2006 Ford Freestyle

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN SHIFTING THE VEHICLE INTO EITHER DRIVE OR REVERSE THE VEHICLE WOULD LUNGE FORWARD OR BACKWARDS FORCING THE CONTACT TO APPLY PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES AND AVOID A CRASH. THE WRENCH LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,200. UPDATED 07/08/11 *BF

WHILE IDLING WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, THE CAR STARTED "SURGING". RPM'S REVVED UP AND HAD TO STAND ON BRAKE TO KEEP CAR FROM MOVING. HAPPENED A FEW TIMES, SPORADICALLY, THEN STARTED HAPPENING MORE OFTEN. NOW DOING THE SAME THING IN REVERSE. SEVERAL TIMES, WHEN I REMOVE MY FOOT FROM THE BRAKE TO BACK UP THE CAR "LURCHES" 6 OR 8 FEET BEFORE I CAN STOP IT AGAIN. YESTERDAY, THE VEHICLE DIED AFTER DOING THIS, THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. CAR STARTED IMMEDIATELY, LIGHT WENT OFF, AND DROVE HOME WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENTS. THIS IS NOW A DAILY OCCURANCE WHEN DRIVING THIS VEHICLE. NOT CERTAIN WHAT IS CAUSING THIS. SOME REPORTS CITE TRANSMISSION, SOME CITE THROTTLE BODY, AND SOME CITE THE NEED TO HAVE THE FUEL SYSTEM PROFESSIONALLY "CLEANED".

HAVE 2006 FORD FREESTYLE WITH 50,000+ MILES. WHEN STARTED OR STOPPED, ENGINE WILL SUDENLY ACCELERATE OR REV UP, CAR WILL SURGE FORWARD. HAVE TO HOLD CAR WITH BRAKE. DEALER SAYS NOT A WARRANTY DEFECT, BUT WILL HAVE TO GET A NEW THROTTLE BODY AT COST OF $800 PLUS LABOR. TALKED TO TWO DEALERS AND THEY COULD NOT EVEN GET ONE BECAUSE WERE BACKORDERED. DEALER SAID OTHER CARS HAVING SAME PROBLEM. CAR NOW HAS 65,00 MILES AND STILL DOING THE SAME THING. THIS SHOULD BE UNDER WARRANTY AND HAVE FORD FIX THE PROBLEM UNDER A RECALL. ALSO HAVE A 2005 FREESTYLE WITH 87,000 MILES AND THE ENGINE IS STARTING TO HAVE THE SAME SURGE AND HIGH RPM PROBLEM. FORD NEEDS TO FIX THIS AS SOOM AS POSSIBLE. *TR

WE OWN A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE AND HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH SUDDEN ACCELERATION AT LOW SPEEDS AND IDLING IN GENERAL. THE CAR WAS VIEWED BY JEREMY AT CLASSIC FORD IN COLUMBIA, SC, AND QUOTED A BIT TOO QUICKLY FOR ME TOO FEEL COMFORTABLE. WHEN I MENTIONED AN 06 FREESTYLE, IT TOOK NO TIME TO DIAGNOSE OVER THE PHONE AS A THROTTLE BODY PROBLEM. THE REPAIR WAS QUOTED IN THE $850 RANGE. I PURCHASED A THROTTLE BODY FROM ANOTHER 2006 FREESTYLE FROM A JUNKYARD AND MADE THE REPAIR. LESS THAN 7000 MILES LATER WE ARE SEEING THE BEGINNING OF THE PROBLEM AGAIN. THE INITIAL SURGES/REVVING OCCURRED FEW AND FAR BETWEEN, USUALLY IN HOT TEMPERATURES WITH THE AIR RUNNING. THE IDLE RPM USUALLY SITS AT ABOUT 500 RPM, AND WHEN WE STOP, STILL IN DRIVE, IT SURGES, WHICH CAUSES THE CAR TO LUNGE FORWARD. WHEN IT PROGRESSED, IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO SIT AT A STOP SIGN WITHOUT IDLING FROM 500 TO 750 RPM EVERY SECOND, BACK AND FORTH. AFTER I MADE THE REPAIR, THE CAR RAN GREAT. BUT AS I SAID, WE ARE LESS THAN 7000 MILES OUT OF THE REPAIR, AND THE INITIAL STAGES ARE HAPPENING AGAIN. I CAN PURCHASE A PART FROM THE FORD DEALER FOR $600+, OR AN AFTERMARKET PART FOR $500+. MY HESITATION IN YET ANOTHER REPAIR IS A FAULTY PART FROM THE MANUFACTURER, OR A PART THAT IS NOT OEM, BUT MADE PER THEIR SPECS BY AN AFTERMARKET MANUFACTURER THAT WILL FAIL IN A SIMILAR MANNER. I BELIEVE THE BEST CASE IN THIS SITUATION WILL BE TO TAKE THE $4000 HIT I WILL INCUR DUE TO KELLY BLUE BOOK DIFFERENCES FROM WHAT THE CAR IS ACTUALLY WORTH, NOW THAT OTHER DEALERS KNOW WHAT'S UP. *TR

THE CAR LUNGES AT COMPLETE STOP AND IN REVERSE. WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL WRECKS IN DRIVE THRUS AND STOPLIGHTS BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. AFTER IT LUNGES THE WRENCH COMES ON AND THE CAR WILL NOT GO OVER 40MPH. FORD DEALER SAYS ITS THE THROTTLE BODY AND ARE BACKORDERED FROM FORD FOR MONTHS AND THE COST IS OVER $800. I AM VERY DISATISFIED WITH THE ACTIONS ON THIS FROM FORD. EVRYONE KNOWS ABOUT IT BUT THEY SEEM TO NOT CARE UNTIL SOMEONE GETS HURT.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD MOMENTARILY SURGE FORWARD WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND WITH THE BRAKES ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO REPLACE THE TORQUE CONVERTER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 139,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 141,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT WITH HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL THE VEHICLE STARTED SURGING. HE HAD TO PROVIDE AN INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER TO KEEP THE VEHICLE FROM GOING INTO TRAFFIC. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THE CONTACT DECIDED NOT TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED HIM TO NHTSA. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000. UPDATED 07/08/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE SURGING INCREASED OVER A PERIOD OF TIME. UPDATED 07/22/11

I WOULD LIKE TO FILE A COMPLAINT ABOUT OUR 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. OUR VEHICLE HAS THE CVT TRANSMISSION AND HAS STARTED REVVING AND JOLTING FORWARD WHEN I PLACE THE CAR IN DRIVE, REVERSE OR EVEN WHEN I COME TO A STOP. I HAVE NOTICED SINCE I HAVE STARTED USING THE AIR CONDITIONING THAT THE PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN MORE FREQUENT AND MORE POWERFUL. I HAVE BEEN SITTING AT A DRIVE-THRU AND ALMOST HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME BECAUSE MY CAR JOLTED FORWARD. I AM AFRAID I AM GOING TO END UP HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE OR SOMEONE IF THE PROBLEM CONTINUES OR GETS WORSE. *TR