2006 Ford Freestyle

I HAVE A 2006 FREESTYLE AND IT HAS THE LUNGING PROBLEM WITH THE AIR ON AND OR THE STEERING WHEEL BEING MOVED. HAPPENS EVERY TIME WE BACK OUT OF OUR DRIVEWAY OR PARKING SPOT, SOMETIMES SITTING IN AN INTERSECTION WAITING TO TURN ALSO. THE CAR SURGES IN BOTH REVERSE AND FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING. THIS HASN'T CAUSED A CRASH (YET) BUT I DON'T LIKE MY WIFE DRIVING MY THREE CHILDREN IN A CAR THAT DOES THIS!! AND TO BE CLEAR ABOUT THE FIRST DATE OF OCCURRENCE, I PUT TODAY'S DATE BECAUSE WE HAVE OWNED THIS CAR FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS NOW AND DID NOT KNOW THERE WAS AN INVESTIGATION INTO THIS. THE SURGING/LUNGING PROBLEM HAPPENS EVERY DAY AND HAS BEEN GETTING WORSE. *TR

I HAVE HAD 8-9 INSTANCES WHERE THE CAR LUNGES FORWARD IN PARKING LOT TYPE SITUATIONS. I HAD TO MAKE SURE I DIDN'T HAVE HALF MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND HALF ON THE GAS. IT WAS 100% ON THE BRAKE, BUT FELT LIKE SOMEONE WAS PUSHING THE GAS AT THE SAME TIME. *TR BACK IN MAY, I HAD A DIFFERENT ISSUE. I DROVE TO THE LOCAL GROCERY STORE 3 MILES AWAY. ON THE WAY, IT STARTED RUNNING ROUGH, ACTING LIKE I WAS ABOUT TO RUN OUT OF GAS (I HAD FILLED IT EARLIER THAT DAY.) I PULLED OVER. A WRENCH SYMBOL APPEARED ON THE DASH LIGHTS. I COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. I CONTINUED TO THE GROCER. AFTER SHOPPING, WHEN I BACKED OUT OF THE PARKING SPACE, THE CAR LUNGED, THEN STALLED. IT TOOK A BIT, BUT I WAS ABLE TO GET IT RESTARTED. I DROVE HOME, BUT IT WOULDN'T GO FASTER THAN 20 MPH. THE NEXT DAY, I WAS GOING TO TAKE THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP, BUT IT WAS RUNNING PERFECTLY. IT'S BEEN 2 MONTHS NOW AND THE ISSUE HAS NOT RECURRED, BUT I'M VERY LEERY OF TAKING THE CAR ON A LONG DRIVE. I DON'T WANT TO GET STRANDED FAR FROM HOME.

I WAS PARKING MY VEHICLE IN THE LOCAL WALMART LOT AND THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD. I PUSHED THE BRAKES TO STOP IT FROM GOING TO FAR AND THE ENGINE CUT OFF. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME IT HAS LUNGED FORWARD, IN FACT IT HAS DONE THAT SEVERAL TIMES IN THE PAST SINCE 2009. I DECIDED TO INVESTIGATE THE CAUSE THIS TIME BECAUSE MY ENGINE CUT OFF. THAT NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE. I'D LIKE TO KNOW IF FORD IS GOING TO RECALL OR FIX THIS ISSUE OR IF THEY WILL IGNORE IT LIKE THE OTHER 248 COMPLAINTS THEY'VE GOTTEN ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE. *TR

CAR LURCHES RANDOMLY. THIS HAPPENS WHEN I PULL INTO MY GARAGE OR PARKING SPACE, BACK OUT OF THE GARAGE OR A PARKING SPACE. WHEN I AM STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC SIGNAL I HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT I HAVE MY FOOT PLANTED FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE PEDAL FOR FEAR THAT THE CAR MIGHT CHOOSE THAT OPPORTUNITY TO LURCH AHEAD, ESPECIALLY IF I AM THE FIRST CAR STOPPED AT AN INTERSECTION. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN MY CAR NOW. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LUNGED FORWARD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS MOST NOTICEABLE WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ACTIVATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WOULD HAVE TO BE RESET. THE MECHANIC REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE DEALER BECAUSE HE COULD NOT PERFORM THE REPAIR. THERE WAS AN INVESTIGATION UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE11018 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) THAT MAY BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.

AIR TEMPERATURE WAS 100 AND MY 2006 FREESTYLE WAS IDLING. THEN, WHEN STOPPED IN CITY TRAFFIC, CAR SURGED UNEXPECTEDLY REQUIRING ME TO PRESS HARD ON THE BRAKES, THEN STALLED. THIS HAPPENED TWICE. AFTER SITTING AND COOLING FOR 2+ HOURS, THE CAR RAN FINE. HOWEVER, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ON. BECAUSE I AM ON VACATION, I TOOK THE CAR TO A DEALER. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT DETERMINED THE PROBLEM WAS RELATED TO THE THROTTLE ASSEMBLY, WHICH HE SAID WAS PRETTY COMMON. REPLACED THE ASSEMBLY FOR $1300 FOR FEAR THE PROBLEM COULD HAPPEN AGAIN ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR

BEGINNING ABOUT AUGUST OF 2011 MY CAR STARTED TO SUDDENLY "JUMP" FORWARD EVEN IF MY FOOT WAS NOT ON THE ACCELERATOR AND EVEN WHEN MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE. I WAS ABLE TO APPLY MY BRAKES HARD ENOUGH TO MAKE IT STOP AND I IMMEDIATELY PUT THE CAR IN PARK. IT HAPPENED AT LEAST 2 MORE TIMES IN THE WEEK THAT FOLLOWED. I HAD A FRIEND LOOK AT THE CAR, BUT THEN IT DID NOT START TO DO IT AGAIN UNTIL THIS WEEK. SEVERAL TIMES THE CAR JOLTED FORWARD ONCE I EVEN HAD MY FOOT FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE. I HAD TO REALLY PUSH ON THE BRAKE AS I PUT THE CAR IN PARK TO KEEP FROM HITTING THE CAR IMMEDIATELY IN FRONT OF ME. EACH TIME I WAS ABLE TO STEP ON THE BRAKES AND PUT THE CAR IN PARK. EVEN IN PARK THE ENGINE WOULD REV TO HIGHER THAN USUAL RPMS. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND STARTED IT AGAIN TO SEE IF THAT WOULD CORRECT THE ISSUE. BUT A SHORT TIME LATER IT DID THE SAME THING. THEN FINALLY, MY CAR DIED AND I HAD A HARD TIME STARTING IT AGAIN. WHEN IT DID START, I HAD A HARD TIME TRYING TO GET IT TO DRIVE. IT WAS IN GEAR, BUT IT DID NOT WANT TO GO FORWARD, ALMOST AS IF IT WAS FIGHTING THE ACCELERATION. I GOT IT HOME AND PARKED IT. I WILL BE TAKING MY CAR TO A FORD DEALER THIS WEEK TO BE LOOKED AT. BUT, WHEN I DID SOME RESEARCH ON THE PROBLEM, I FOUND THERE HAVE BEEN SIMILAR COMPLAINTS SO I WANTED TO MAKE SURE YOU WERE AWARE OF MINE AS WELL. DO I HAVE ANY RECOURSE ABOUT THE ISSUE AND THE REPAIR THAT WILL BE REQUIRED? *TR