2006 Ford Freestyle

MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE STARTED ACCELERATING ON IT'S OWN (MY FOOT NOT ON THE GAS PEDAL) WHEN IN REVERSE ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO. RECENTLY IT HAS STARTED ACCELERATING ON IT'S OWN IN BOTH THE DRIVE AND REVERSE AND IT WILL LUNGE ANYWHERE FROM 1 TO 6 FEET. APPLYING THE BRAKE DOES NOT ALWAYS WORK IMMEDIATELY. I HAVE TO PRESS THE BRAKE MUCH MORE FIRMLY THAN USUAL TO GET THE ACCELERATION TO STOP. *TR

MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE HAS AN ISSUE WHERE THE RPM STAYS AT 1500 ALLOWING MY VEHICLE TO MOVE AT SPEEDS OF 25 - 30 MPH WITH MY FOOT OFF OF THE GAS PEDAL. WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE RPM WAS AT 1500 THEN DROPPED ALL OF A SUDDEN CAUSING THE ENGINE TO ALMOST STALL. THE RPMS THEN JUMPED UP AGAIN TO AVOID THE ENGINE STALL CAUSING MY VEHICLE TO MOVE FORWARD. IN RESEARCHING POSSIBLE CAUSES ON THE INTERNET, I FOUND THAT MANY FORD OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE AND HAD TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY (THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR). I CALLED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE AND DESPITE THE NUMEROUS CONSUMER COMPLAINTS, THERE WAS NO RECALL OR NO ISSUE REPORTED RELATED TO THIS SERIOUS ACCELERATION ISSUE. I WAS TOLD TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO MY LOCAL DEALER, HAVE IT REPAIRED, AND IF FORD DECIDED TO PUT OUT A RECALL THAT I MAY BE REIMBURSED FOR THIS ISSUE. MY CONCERN WITH FORD'S APPROACH IS THAT IF EVERY OWNER PAYS FOR THIS REPAIR WITHOUT ANYONE IN THE CONSUMER SAFETY BOARD BEING MADE AWARE OF THIS THAT THERE WILL BE NO RECALL. SOMEONE COULD GET INJURED OR KILLED WITH SUCH A SERIOUS VEHICLE DEFECT. *TR

MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE IS LURCHING WHEN I DO NOT HAVE THE ACCELERATOR PRESSED. IT USUALLY HAPPENS IN REVERSE, BUT HAS ALSO HAPPENED IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND COMPLETELY STALLED. THE "WRENCH" LIGHT COMES ON BUT WHEN YOU SHUT OFF THE MOTOR AND RESTART IT IS USUALLY FINE AGAIN. THIS HAS HAPPENED APPROXIMATELY 10 TIMES OVER THE LAST THREE MONTHS. *TR

VEHICLE WILL AFTER BEING PUT IN DRIVE FROM PARK WILL SURGE, IT WILL REV TO 4000 RPM AND THEN DIE. HAVE NEARLY HIT A PEDESTRIAN DUE TO THIS PROBLEM AS WELL AS SURGING NEARLY INTO A CAR STOPPED IN FRONT OF ME. THIS IS DANGEROUS. *KB I HAVE THE CAR IN THE DEALER RIGHT NOW, SAYS THAT IT'S THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY WHICH IS GOING TO COST US OVER 1000.00 TO FIX. BY READING ALL THESE COMPLAINTS LISTED ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL. PLEASE ISSUE A RECALL OR TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN IN ORDER TO FORCE FORD INTO FIXING THIS ISSUE. THERE IS APPARANTLY A NATIONWIDE SHORTAGE OF THROTTLE BODIES DUE TO THE ISSUE BEING SO WIDE SPREAD SO THAT HAS TO TELL YOU SOMETHING ABOUT HOW WIDESPREAD THIS PROBLEM IS. DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE OR GET INJURED IN ORDER TO GET THIS ISSUE FIXED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN AT A STOP AND HIS FOOT DEPRESSED ON THE BRAKE, HE NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE'S RPM'S WOULD REV TO HIGH NUMBERS AS IF IT WANTED TO TAKE OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN AND INSPECTED BY A INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE DRIVE BY WIRE MAY BE THE CAUSE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 45,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE STARTED ACCELERATING ON IT'S OWN (MY FOOT NOT ON THE GAS PEDAL) WHEN IN REVERSE ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO. RECENTLY IT HAS STARTED ACCELERATING ON IT'S OWN IN BOTHE THE DRIVE AND REVERSE AND IT WILL LUNGE ANYWHERE FROM 1 TO 6 FEET. APPLYING THE BRAKE DOES NOT ALWAYS WORK IMMEDIATELY. I HAVE TO PRESS THE BRAKE MUCH MORE FIRMLY THAN USUAL TO GET THE ACCELERATION TO STOP. *KB

ONE DAY I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE AND IT LUNGED UNCONTROLLABLY. THEN WHEN I STARTED DRIVING, IT WOULD BARELY MOVE. THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT WENT ON, SO I WENT RIGHT TO A MECHANIC. TWO IN FACT BECAUSE THE FIRST COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND NEITHER COULD THE SECOND. BUT WHEN I TURNED IT OFF COMPLETELY AND RESTARTED, IT RESET ITSELF AND IT WAS FINE. DIDN'T HAPPEN FOR A GOOD WHILE, THEN AGAIN. REPEAT THESE STEPS TO NOW, IT IS A FREQUENT OCCURANCE. SINGLE MOM WITH FIVE YEAR OLD TWINS AND CAN'T AFFORD THIS THROTTLE BODY THING I AM READING ABOUT. BUT CAN'T KEEP DRIVING MY KIDS IN THE CAR BECAUSE IT IS A SAFETY HAZZARD AS IT WILL JUST STOP MOVING ON THE HIGHWAY. ALSO, THE SEATBELT IN THE CENTER OF THE SECOND ROW LOCKED UP WHEN THE BACK WAS FOLDED DOWN AND I COULDN'T LIFT IT BACK UP. HAD TO CUT IT TO LIFT THE SEAT BACK. NOW, NO SEATBELT FOR MIDDLE RIDER. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE GEAR WAS PLACED IN DRIVE THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD AND STALLED. THE VEHICLE ALSO SURGES BACKWARDS WHILE IT WAS IN REVERSE. THE RPMS WOULD ALSO INCREASE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO DECELERATE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY AND HAPPENED MORE OFTEN WHEN THE WEATHER WAS HOT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIANS WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THERE WAS AN OPEN INVESTIGATION; NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE10033 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM)) THAT MAY BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

ON SATURDAY, JULY 2, 2011 WE HAD BEEN DRIVING THE CAR FOR ABOUT 40 MINUTES TO OUR DESTINATION WHEN THE VEHICLE STARTED ACTING UP AT A STOP. I WAS IDLING AT A STOP WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY INCREASED RPMS TO 3 ' 4K. I HAD TO TURN THE CAR OFF TO GET IT TO STOP. THE INDICATOR LIGHT THAT LOOKS LIKE A WRENCH AND AN ENGINE CAME ON DURING THIS TIME. I HAD A DIFFICULT TIME STARTING THE VEHICLE SHORTLY AFTER TUNING IT OFF. THE TEMPERATURE ON THAT DAY WAS RIGHT AT 100 DEGREES AND I HAD THE AIR CONDITIONER RUNNING WHILE DRIVING AND AT THE STOP WHEN THIS OCCURED. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS IN FORWARD OR REVERSE THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY LUNGE IN EITHER DIRECTION. HE ALSO, NOTICED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE RPM'S WOULD INCREASE EXCESSIVELY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED NOR HAD IT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 65,000. UPDATED 08/31/2011 *LN *TR