2006 Ford Freestyle

MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE IS HAVING SURGING PROBLEMS. EVERY TIME WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT, AT TURNS, OR WHEN BACKING MY CAR SURGES. IT IS VERY SCARY AN I AM AFRAID I AM GOING TO HIT SOMEONE OR RUNOVER SOMEONE. I WAS AT DRIVE THROUGH AT MCDONALD'S TODAY AND MY CAR SURGED AND CAME INCHES FROM HITTING A CHILD. THIS HAS GOT TO STOP. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS VERY SCARY AND I AM FRUSTRATED THAT THIS MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD SUCH A DANGEROUS PROBLEM AND IT HASN'T BEEN ADDRESSED OR RECALLED. THIS HAS TO BE TAKEN CARE OF BEFORE SOMEONE HIS HURT OR KILLED BECAUSE OF FORD'S NEGLECT. *TR

ON JUNE 10, 2011 I ALLOWED MY SON AND DAUGHTER IN-LAW ALONG WITH THERE TWO SMALL CHILDREN TO USE OUR 2006 FORD FREESTYLE TO DRIVE TO THERE VACATION DESTINATION IN NAGS HEAD NC. THEY STOPPED IN WOODBRIDGE VA TO SPEND THE NIGHT. AFTER OBTAINING A MOTEL ROOM THEY USED THE CAR TO GO TO A RESTAURANT TO EAT AND AT THIS TIME WHILE DRIVING THE CAR IT BEGAN TO ACCELERATE AND SURGE FORWARD. APPLYING THE BRAKE SEEMED TO HAVE KNOW EFFECT ON THE CONDITION. MY SON CALLED ME AND ASK WHAT I THOUGHT HE SHOULD DO AND I TOLD HIM TO TAKE IT TO A LOCAL FORD DEALER IN THE MORNING. ON THE MORNING OF JUNE 11 2011 HE DROVE THE CAR TO COWLES PARKWAY FORD IN WOODBRIDGE VA. THEY REPORTED TO HIM THAT THE CAR HAD A FAULTY THROTTLE BODY AND IT WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $969.00. THE PART WAS REPLACED AND THEY PROCEEDED TO NAGS HEAD NC. AFTER SOME INVESTIGATION ON MY PART I DISCOVERED THAT FORD MOTOR COMPANY KNEW THAT THIS PROBLEM EXISTED BUT TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE DID NOT INFORM OWNERS. I WOULD NOT HAVE SENT MY FAMILY ON A VACATION WITH THIS CAR IF I HAD KNOWN THAT THIS POTENTIONALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION COULD ARISE. *TR

WHEN BACKING OUT OF THE GARAGE IN REVERSE, THE ENGINE REVVED WILDLY CAUSING A BIG INCREASE IN ACCELERATION BACKWARDS. THANKFULLY I SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES TO STOP (BEFORE I CLIPPED THE SIDE OF THE GARAGE) AND PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL TO SEE IF THE REVVING WOULD CONTINUE...IT DID. FOR THE NEXT MINUTE OR SO, THE ENGINE REVVED FROM ABOUT 800 RPMS TO 2500 RPMS IN NEUTRAL, WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE....THE ENGINE ACTED THE SAME WAY IN NEUTRAL AS IT DID IN REVERSE (INCREASED RPMS = INADVERTENT ACCELERATION). AFTER A MINUTE, I CAUTIOUSLY CONTINUED BACKING OUT AND EVERYTHING WAS OK THEN. OTHER CONDITIONS TO CONSIDER IN YOUR EVALUATION: -IT WAS HOT OUTSIDE (100 DEGREES) -ENGINE WAS WARM FROM PREVIOUSLY RUNNING ERRANDS -AC ON -WHEELS TURNED SLIGHTLY -TWO ADULTS AND 3 CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME

2 MONTHS IN (CRUISE CONTROL CAUSES CAR TO SHUT DOWN) CONTINUES TO DO SO WHEN USED AT 35 MPH OR LESS. 3 MO. IN (CAR LOOSES POWER AND SURGES RANDOMLY MAINLY IN PARKING MODE. ALSO POWER LOST WHILE DRIVING DOWN ROAD BETWEEN 30 MPH AND 60 MPH 6 MONTHS IN ALL LIGHTS SURGE WHEN USED. A/C USAGE AGITATES ALL SYMPTOMS BUT DOES NOT HAVE TO BE IN USE FOR OCCURRENCE. ONE OR ALL OCCURRENCES HAPPEN EVERYTIME DRIVEN, AIR FILTER CHANGED(NO HELP) CAR IS NOW HARDER TO START. PLANS FOR THROTTLE BODY CLEANING IN THE NEXT WEEK THOUGH. WILL UPDATE ON RESULTS. *TR

2006 FOR FREESTYLE 120000 MILES, I WAS BACKING UP CAR ENGINE STARTED TO RACE. HAD FOOT ON BRAKE NOT ON ACCELERATOR. IF FOOT WAS NOT ON BRAKE WOULD HAVE HIT PARKED CAR BEHIND ME. BACKED UP AND HAD TO KEEP BRAKE APPLIED TO KEEP CAR FROM MOVING IN REVERSE TO QUICKLY. CAR THEN STALLED. I RESTARTED AND WENT INTO "SAFE MODE". DROVE TO AUTOMECHANIC UNABLE TO DRIVE OVER 40MPH. MECHANIC LOOKING AT THROTTLE BODY AS CAUSE. *TR

AT LEAST ONCE DAILY, MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE LURCHES FORWARD WHEN I AM GOING FORWARD OR BACKWARD AT A LOW SPEED, SUCH AS PULLING IN TO OR OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, OR GOING FROM A COMPLETE STOP. TODAY AS I ENTERED THE ROAD FROM A COMPLETE STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE CAR JERKED FORWARD, I HEARD A NOISE AND THE ORANGE WRENCH SHAPED LIGHT CAME ON. *TR

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS MY 06 FORD FREESTYLE HAS HAD AND UNEXPLAINED JERK/LUNGE IN MOTION. WE PURCHASED THE CAR IN OCT 08 AND THE PROBLEMS STARTED NOV 08. I HAVE GOTTEN TO THE POINT WHERE I HAVE HAD ENOUGH, AND MY FAITH IN FORD IS SLOWLY WILTING AWAY. THE JERK/LUNGE NORMALLY OCCURS WHILE COMING TO A STOP AT RED LIGHT OR STOP SIGN, OR GOING IDLE SPEED IN THE FOLLOWING PLACES DRIVE-THRU, PARKING LOT, WHILE REVERSING OR PARKING THE CAR. TODAY WHEN I GOT BACK FROM THE GROCERY STORE I WAS REVERSING INTO MY GARAGE AND THE CAR STARTED TO LUNGE I APPLIED THE BREAK AND IT CONTINUED TO JERK ABOUT A FOOT TILL IT STOPPED. I WAS NOT SURE THE CAR WOULD STOP, THIS SCARED ME HALF TO DEATH, I KEPT ON THINKING WHAT IF SOMEONE WAS BEHIND ME. I TRIED AGAIN AND IT HAPPENED 2 MORE TIMES BEFORE I SHUT THE CAR OFF. I THEN TURNED EVERYTHING OFF IN THE CAR STARTED THE CAR AGAIN AND PUT IT INTO REVERSE AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE. I WAS VERY GRATEFUL THAT THIS HAPPENED IN MY OWN DRIVE WAY. IF I WAS IN A PARKING LOT I COULD HAVE HIT A CAR WITH IT MOVING A FOOT AND I COULD HAVE HIT SOMEONE. THE JERKING/LUNGING IN THE CAR IS VERY SPORADIC AND HAS HAPPENED WHILE MY HUSBAND DROVE THE CAR AS WELL, SO IT IS NOT OPERATOR ERROR. IT IS SO SPORADIC THAT THIS ACTION IS HARD TO RECREATE AT A GIVEN NOTICE YOU CAN NOT PREDICT THE TIME BUT YOU CAN ANTICIPATE THAT IT WILL HAPPEN AT LEAST 3 TIMES A WEEK. SOME MAY THINK THAT IF IT IS HARD TO RECREATE THEN IT IS NOT A PROBLEM, BUT IF IT HAPPENS AT LEAST 3 TIMES A WEEK THAT IS SOMETHING TO LOOK AT ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU ARE THINKING ABOUT HUMAN LIFE. A VEHICLE IS NOT A LUXURY ITEM ESPECIALLY TO A MILITARY FAMILY LIKE WE ARE. IT IS A NECESSITY THAT SHOULD BE DEPENDABLE AND THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD STAND BEHIND THERE PRODUCTS. I HAVE TWO SMALL CHILDREN AND WONDER WHAT TO DO NEXT. THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO READ THIS AND I HOPE THERE WILL BE A RESOLUTION TO THIS SOON. *TR