2006 Ford Freestyle

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD WHEN IT WAS FIRST STARTED. IN ADDITION, WHEN TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE VEHICLE WOULD LOSE POWER. THE CONTACT HAD TO STOP, SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE AND RESTART WHENEVER THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE THE THROTTLE BODY WAS CLEANED AND THE PCM WAS RE-PROGRAMMED, BUT THE FAILURE STILL RECURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

I OWN A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE WHICH I PURCHASED IN 2006. I HAVE HAD SOME PAST EXPERIENCES WITH WHAT APPEARED TO BE THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING WHEN MILEAGE WAS AROUND 50,000. THE WRENCH LIGHT WOULD COME ON, BUT THEN THE CAR WOULD RESUME AS NORMAL AND THE WRENCH LIGHT WOULD GO OFF. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT, THAT UNLESS THEY WERE IN THE AUTO WHEN IT HAPPENED OR THE LIGHT WAS ON, THEY COULD NOT RUN A CODE OR DETERMINE THE CAUSE. MY FREESTYLE NOW HAS 108,000 MILES AND THIS MORNING I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY TO WORK, THE TRANSMISSION SLIGHTLY SLIPPED AND THEN WHEN I ACCELERATED, I HAD NO POWER. I WAS ABLE TO ROLL TO A SIDE ROAD FOR SAFETY. I TURNED MY AUTO OFF AND THEN ON, PUT IT IN DRIVE AND REVERSE AND NEITHER GEARS WORKED. MY AUTOMOBILE WOULD NOT MOVE. I HAVE TALKED TO TWO FORD DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENTS AND THEY TELL ME IT WILL BE AROUND $6000 (GIVE OR TAKE) TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. THEY SAID THAT NO ONE WILL "REPAIR IT" DUE TO THE "CVT" TRANSMISSION. I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED AND MISSED WORK BECAUSE OF THIS. FORD SHOULD PAY, NOT THEIR CUSTOMERS. I WANT RESTITUTION. FORD NEEDS TO RECALL THESE AUTOMOBILES AND REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION WITH ONE THAT THEY KNOW IS NOT FAULTY. THEY ALSO NEED TO PAY FOR A RENTAL AUTO WHILE MY TRANSMISSION IS BEING REPLACED WITH A NEW/RELIABLE/SAFE ONE. I AM VERY UPSET AND WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHERE TO GO FROM HERE. I HAVE TAKEN GREAT CARE OF MY AUTOMOBILE, REGULAR MAINTENANCE DONE REGULARLY AND IT LOOKS NEW. HAD I OF BEEN ON THE INTERSTATE, I COULD HAVE BEEN IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *TR

THE VEHICLE WAS IDLE WHILE I WAS WAITING TO ENTER INTO TRAFFIC AND IT LUNGED FORWARD MULTIPLE TIME. I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND WHEN I STARTED IT AGAIN IT DID NOT RESPOND WHEN I PLACED IT IN DRIVE OR REVERSED. AFTER THAT IT SEEMS TO LUNGE FORWARD WHENEVER IT WANTS TO WITHOUT ANY REASON. I STARTED TO READ ABOUT RELATED ISSUES ON LINE AND HOW OWNERS WERE CONTACT ABOUT THIS POSSIBLE ISSUE BUT I WAS NOT. THIS IS A VERY BIG SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD UNEXPECTEDLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE TECHNICIAN OFFERED TO CLEAN THE THROTTLE AT THEIR EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,862. RETURNED BY USPS ON 9/10/2013. 2ND ATTEMPT ON 9/12/2013 FAILED. *KB

HAD GONE THRU FAST FOOD DRIVE THRU AND PARKED BRIEFLY TO EAT. LEFT VEHICLE RUNNING WITH A/C ON. PUT VEHICLE IN REVERSE TO BACK OUT OF PARKING SPACE. VEHICLE LUNGED BACKWARDS ACROSS THE DRIVEWAY. HIT BRAKES QUICKLY AND DID NOT HIT ANYONE OR OTHER CARS. THEN WHEN PULLING OUT ONTO MAIN ROAD, VEHICLE ALTERNATELY RACED AND SPUTTERED. TOOK TO FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY REPLACED THROTTLE BODY FOR $905.30. REQUESTED REFUND OF REPAIR CHARGE UNDER CUST SAT PROGRAM 12N03. DENIED BECAUSE DEALERSHIP DID NOT NOTE 'SURGE' IN WORK ORDER OR INCLUDE ANY TROUBLE CODES ON INVOICE. *TR

THE PASSENGER SIDE PUDDLE LIGHT UNDER THE MIRROR WAS SMOKING. I'D HAD THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR AND TRUNK OPEN FOR JUST ABOUT THREE MINUTES WHEN SOMEONE PASSING BY BROUGHT IT TO MY ATTENTION THAT THE RIGHT SIDE MIRROR WAS SMOKING. YOU COULD SMELL PLASTIC BURNING AND FEEL THE HEAT WHEN YOU TOUCHED THE MIRROR. AFTER A PERIOD OF TIME IT STOPPED SMOKING. THE FOLLOWING DAY JULY 3RD IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I DECIDED NOT DRIVE THE CAR FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS RATHER THAN CHANCING ANY ADDITIONAL DAMAGE. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE LINCOLN DEALER ON MONDAY WHERE THEY CUT THE WIRE FOR THE PUDDLE LIGHT AND SHOWED ME THE DAMAGE TO THE UNIT. I WAS TOLD THAT TO REPAIR THIS I WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE MIRROR ASSEMBLY AT A COST OF $500.00. AT THIS POINT I AM UNDECIDED AS TO WHAT I WILL DO. APPARENTLY THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT FORD KNOWS ABOUT, BUT I COULD NOT FIND ANY TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS. I DID FIND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM WITH THE PUDDLE LIGHTS NOT JUST LIMITED TO THE FREESTYLE. *TR

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, PRESS ON THE GAS PEDAL TO ACCELERATE - THE TRACTION CONTROL AND WRENCH LIGHT COME ON, THE ENGINE REVS, RPMS GO UP, CAR DECELERATES AND WON'T GO OVER 40 MPH. TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT GOES OFF, WRENCH LIGHT STAYS ON. HAVE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD TO STOP AND RESTART THE CAR - WRENCH LIGHT GOES OFF. HAPPENED 5 TIMES WHEN I WAS DRIVING OVER THE MOUNTAIN ON I-40 FROM TENNESSEE TO NORTH CAROLINA. NOT A LOT OF ROOM TO BE STOPPING ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. PUTS EVERYONE IN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. HAVE BEEN LIVING WITH THIS FOR OVER 2 YEARS. HAVE SEEN MANY OTHER FREESTYLE OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. IT IS TIME FOR FORD TO RECALL THE CAR AND FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR APPROXIMATELY 15MINS, SITTING IDLE. I SHIFTED TO REVERSE AND SLOWLY RELEASED BRAKE PEDAL. VEHICLE RPMS SURGED TO ~2000RPM AND VEHICLE ACCELERATED IN THE REVERSE DIRECTION RAPIDLY. VEHICLE WAS HALTED BY A HARD BRAKE RESPONSE. I NEARLY COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. LEAVING THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE AND HOLDING THE BRAKE FIRMLY, RPMS OSCILLATED BETWEEN 800-2000 REPETITIVELY (APPROXIMATELY 1-2 SECONDS PER OSCILLATION). VEHICLE EVENTUALLY STALLED. I HAVE NOTICED THIS BEHAVIOR FREQUENTLY, AND FOUND IT CAN OCCUR IN THE FORWARD OR REVERSE DIRECTIONS. FORDS CLAIM THAT RPM ONLY FLARES ~1300 IN WORST CASE IS FALSE. THE CLAIM THAT A THE VEHICLE WILL ONLY ACCELERATE TO 4 MPH IS FALSE. THE ACCELERATION EXPERIENCED BY THIS FLAW IS VERY ACUTE AND COULD EASILY RESULT IN INJURY AND/OR DEATH; ESPECIALLY GIVEN THE AGGRAVATING FACTOR THAT IT OCCURS MOST FREQUENTLY IN LOW SPEED AREAS (DRIVEWAYS, PARKING LOTS WITH PEDESTRIANS, TRAFFIC STOPS, ETC...). *TR