2006 Ford Freestyle

WHEN PARALLEL PARKING, THE CAR SURGED BACKWARD AND I HAD TO STOMP ON THE BRAKE TO PREVENT IT FROM CRASHING INTO THE CAR BEHIND ME. I THEN BEGAN TO PULL FORWARD AND IT ONCE AGAIN LUNGED, THIS TIME I WAS QUICKER ON THE BRAKE AND NOTED THAT THE RPMS SHOT UP MOMENTARILY BEFORE IT SETTLED DOWN AGAIN. THE PROBLEM CONTINUES TO OCCUR, ALWAYS AT LOW SPEEDS, MOST OFTEN WHEN IN REVERSE. IT HAS OCCURRED A FEW TIMES WHEN PULLING FORWARD INTO OUR GARAGE. I AM AFRAID TO PARK NEAR OTHER CARS WARY THAT IT WILL CAUSE A COLLISION. *TR

2006 FORD FREESTYLE WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY (60+ MPH) ENGINE FEELS AS THOUGH IT IS IN NEUTRAL. PUSH ON GAS PEDAL, RPMS REV UP TO 4K-5K AND CAR DOES NOT ACCELERATE. WRENCH LIGHT ILLUMINATES AND NEED TO PULL CAR OVER TO RESTART IT. CAR WORKS FINE AFTER RESTARTING FOR A BIT, AND THEN WILL ACT UP AGAIN. HAVE READ MULTIPLE REPORTS OF THIS HAPPENING TO SAME VEHICLE SO IT IS CURRENTLY AT THE MECHANIC TO HAVE THE THROTTLE BODY CLEANED TO SEE IF THIS RESOLVES ISSUE. *TR

THE CAR SURGES WHEN AT LOW SPEEDS, IDLING AND IN REVERSE. WE FIRST NOTICED IT IN REVERSE. THIS IS MORE APPARENT WHEN THE A/C IS ON. WE ARE UNSURE EXACTLY WHEN THIS STARTED TO OCCUR SO THE DATE ABOVE IS A CLOSE GUESS. THE SURGING IS DEFINITELY HAPPENING NOW. IF IT HAPPENS WE HAVE TO STEP VERY FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE BECAUSE THE CAR WANTS TO JUMP FORWARD. WE HAVE ALSO HAD THE WRENCH LIGHT COME ON. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY WE HAD IT LOOKED AT BY THE DEALER BUT WE WERE TOLD THAT THEY COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM. I SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND HAVE DISCOVERED THAT OTHERS ARE HAVING THE SAME OR SIMILAR PROBLEM AS I AM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATED AT RAPID SPEEDS AND THE CONTACT WAS NOT DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

WE INITIALLY EXPERIENCED SURGING WHILE MANEUVERING IN & OUT OF PARKING SPACES. LATER THE CAR FAILED TO ACCELERATE BEYOND 15-20 MPH WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE STREET. FORD REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY ON THE DATE ABOVE (6/16/09) AT 53,700 MILES AT A COST OF $780, WHICH SOLVED THE PROBLEM UNTIL RECENTLY. TWO WEEKS AGO (8/15/11) WE BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE THE SURGING AGAIN WHILE MANEUVERING IN & OUT OF PARKING SPACES. WE NOW HAVE 90,000 MILES ON THE CAR. (FORD ALSO REPLACED AN ENGINE MOUNT WHEN THEY REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY IN 2009 AT A COST OF $428.)

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN DRIVE WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED WHEN THE ENGINE EXHIBITED AN ABNORMAL INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS. THE VEHICLE THEN ABNORMALLY LUNGED FORWARD. THE FAILURE WOULD ALSO OCCUR IN REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,190 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 76,000.

WE HAVE OWNED OUR 2006 FREESTYLE SINCE AUG. 2007. AFTER 6 MONTHS OF PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, WE NOTICED AN OCCASIONAL UNINTENDED ACCELERATION PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM BECAME MORE FREQUENT OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS. RECENTLY, MY WIFE WAS TRYING TO PARALLEL PARK WHEN THE FREESTYLE SUDDENLY LURCHED BACKWARD NARROWLY MISSING THE CAR BEHIND OURS. THE CAR STALLED WHEN SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES. SHE RESTARTED THE CAR, AND AGAIN IT LURCHED, THIS TIME DANGEROUSLY CLOSE TO THE CAR IN FRONT OF HER. AGAIN, THE CAR STALLED WHEN SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES. OUR CHILDREN WERE AS FRIGHTENED AS MY WIFE. WE TOOK OUR FREESTYLE IN ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS AND THE CAUSE OF THE ISSUE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED EVEN AFTER WE EXPLAINED WHAT HAPPENED. WE TOOK OUR FREESTYLE TO A FORD DEALERSHIP WHO FINALLY DIAGNOSED (WITH ?75% CONFIDENCE?) THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION STEMMING FROM A DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODY. THE COST TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY IS NEARLY $1000.00. UPON RESEARCH OF THIS ISSUE WITH FORD FREESTYLES, WE FEEL THAT THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION PROBLEM IS CAUSE FOR FORD TO RECALL AND REPAIR THESE VEHICLES AT NO COST TO US BEFORE MY FAMILY OR OTHER FREESTYLE OWNERS ARE INJURED OR KILLED. *TR

AT STARTUP WHEN I PUT THE VEHICLE INTO FORWARD OR REVERSE GEARS THE ENGINE RACES AND THE VEHICLE LURCHES IN REVERSE OR FORWARD DEPENDING WHICH GEAR IT IS IN. SINCE I HAVE MY FOOT ON THE BREAK WHILE PUTTING IT INTO GEAR I HAVEN'T HAD AN ACCIDENT. ALSO, SEVERAL TIMES WHEN THIS HAPPENED THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE HAD VERY LITTLE POWER. AFTER I TURNED THE ENGINE OFF , SAT AWHILE AND TURNED THE ENGINE ON THE SERVICE LIGHT DID NO COME ON UNTIL THIS HAPPENED AGAIN. I HAVE HEARD OF THIS HAPPENING TO OTHERS ,SO, CONSEQUENTLY, I BELIEVE THIS COULD BE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT.