2006 Ford Freestyle

MY VEHICLE LUNGED INTO TRAFFIC, AFTER STOPPING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. THE WRENCH INDICATOR LIGHT INDICATED A FAILURE, BUT THEN DISAPPEARED AFTER A COUPLE OF MOMENTS. ALSO, WHILE PULLING INTO A DRIVE THROUGH THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD ALMOST HITTING ANOTHER CAR AND I HAD TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES TO PREVENT A CRASH. THIS LUNGE FORWARD, THE ENGINE REVS UP WHEN THIS HAPPENS AND I THINK THIS COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS TO THE DRIVER AND PEDESTRIANS (IMAGINE THIS HAPPENING AT A SCHOOL CROSSING!!!).

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SURGE AND ABNORMALLY ACCELERATE FORWARD OR IN REVERSE WITHOUT DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DISCOVERED THAT WHOMEVER PERFORMED THE MOST RECENT OIL CHANGE ON THE VEHICLE ADDED INCORRECT FLUID, CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO BECOME DEFECTIVE. THE DEALER MADE REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE BUT THE ISSUE WAS NOT REMEDIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO STATED THAT THEY WOULD CONTACT HER AT A LATER DATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP WHEN THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE WRENCH WARNING LIGHT. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE AND ENDED UP CRASHING INTO A DITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE WIRING HARNESS ON THE RIGHT REAR ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE BATTERY AND THE SHOCK MOUNT WAS ALSO REPLACED AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO HAVE THE THROTTLE BODY AND CRANK SENSOR REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY AND CRANK SHAFT SENSOR WERE PREVIOUSLY REPLACED AND DENIED HAVING THE COMPONENTS REPLACED A SECOND TIME. THERE WAS AN OPEN INVESTIGATION UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE11018 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) THAT COULD POSSIBLE HAVE BEEN RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000.

BOTH TIMES THIS HAS HAPPENED, IT HAS BEEN VERY HOT 100+ DEGREES OUTSIDE, AND THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED, IDLING FOR A FEW MINUTES (5-15 MINS). UPON PUTTING CAR IN GEAR, THE VEHICLE ENGINE SURGED. LUCKILY THE FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. WHILE EXPERIENCING THESE PROBLEMS, VEHICLE HAS DIED TWICE, AND TENDS TO DO IT MORE AT LOW, IDLE ONLY SPEEDS, FOR EXAMPLE WHILE PARKING OR PULLING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY. ONCE, WE WERE DRIVING FROM OUT OF TOWN, AND THE VEHICLE WAS SLUGGISH ON ACCELERATION, AND NEVER SEEMED TO SWITCH GEARS. WE MADE IT HOME, THEN LET IT COOL, AND IT RAN FINE FOR SEVERAL DAYS. ABOUT A WEEK LATER, HAVING THE SAME ISSUES. GOING TO TAKE IT INTO THE FORD DEALER TOMORROW AND HAVE THEM LOOK AT IT, REFERENCING THE NHTSA INVESTIGATION INTO THE FORD FREESTYLES. *TR

WE PURCHASED A BRAND NEW 2006 FORD FREESTYLE IN MARCH, 2007. ON JUNE 14, 2011, AND TO A LESSER EXTENT, PERIODICALLY SINCE VEHICLE PURCHASE, THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE SURGED WHILE MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL; THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE TO NORMAL SPEED; AND, IT ACTED LIKE IT DIDN'T WANT TO SHIFT INTO NEXT GEAR. THE JUNE 14, 2011 OCCURRENCE WAS THE WORST ONE, PLUS, THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. OUR LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSIS IS THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED...AT ONLY 37,200 MILES. REPAIR ESTIMATE FROM THE DEALERSHIP TO REPLACE THE PART IS $836.48. DEALERSHIP ALSO DETERMINED THAT AN ENGINE MOUNT BRACKET/GASKET NEEDS TO BE REPLACED FOR COST OF $424.00; REAR BRAKES WILL BE NEEDED WITHIN 5,00 MILES FOR $374, IF NEW ROTORS ARE NEEDED; AND, NEW BATTERY IS NEEDED NOW FOR A COST OF $138...ALL THIS AT ONLY 37,200 MILES. WE FOOLISHLY PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY WHEN WE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE. FORD TELLS US THAT THE WARRANTY ONLY COVERS THE POWER TRAIN, AND SINCE THE THROTTLE BODY IS CONSIDERED TO BE ELECTRONIC, THE WARRANTY WILL NOT APPLY. WE WERE LED TO BELIEVE THAT IT WAS A BUMPER-TO-BUMPER EXTENDED WARRANTY WHEN WE AGREED TO PURCHASE THE WARRANTY. WE ARE VERY UNHAPPY CAMPERS! NO MORE EXTENDED WARRANTIES FOR US. WE BELIEVE THAT FORD SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE AT LEAST FOR THE THROTTLE BODY REPLACEMENT, IN FULL. WE ARE AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE NOW, AND EVEN WHEN IT IS "REPAIRED" WE WILL STILL BE AFRAID BECAUSE OF THE HISTORY OF THE FREESTYLE PROBLEMS THAT WE HAVE READ ABOUT ONLINE. PLEASE HELP! THANKS.

MY VEHICLE WAS LURCHING AT SLOW SPEEDS WHEN PULLING INTO PARKING SPOTS OR PARALLEL PARKING. IN SOME INSTANCES IT ACTUALLY REVVED UP HIGH AND I HAD TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES FOR FEAR OF RUNNING INTO SOMETHING. WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER OR HEATER ON IT'S MUCH WORSE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY BUT AT THE TIME MY CAR ONLY HAD ROUGHLY 48000 MILES ON IT. THE CAR HAD TOO FEW MILES ON IT TO HAVE THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM, SO I LOOKED ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT MANY OTHER OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE HAVE BEEN HAVING THE SAME ISSUES. *TR

WE ARE HAVING CONCERN WITH OUR FREESTYLE. ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS I WILL BE PARKED, IN THE SCHOOL PICK-UP LINE, FOR EXAMPLE. WHEN I RELEASE THE BRAKE, THE CAR JOLTS FORWARD WITHOUT EVEN PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR. THIS CAN BE TERRIFYING, AS IT ALWAYS SEEMS TO BE IN A SITUATION WHERE THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE WHOM COULD BE INJURED. THIS ALSO HAPPENS FREQUENTLY IN PARKING LOTS. THIS IS A POSSIBLE THROTTLE MALFUNCTION? I AM BRINGING TO THE MECHANIC TO SEE IF THERE IS SOMETHING THEY CAN DO. BECAUSE I HAVE NOTICED THERE ARE OTHER COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS ISSUE, I THOUGHT I SHOULD STATE MY CONCERN AS WELL. HOPEFULLY IF A RECALL IS NEEDED TO ENSURE SAFETY OF THIS VEHICLE, THIS WILL BE THOROUGHLY INVESTIGATED. THANK YOU.