2006 Ford Freestyle

OUT OF THE BLUE, MY CAR WAS JUMPING FORWARD (OR BACKWARD IF IN REVERSE) WITHOUT ME PUSHING ON THE GAS PEDAL. IN ONE INSTANCE, WHEN STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, THE CAR JUMPED PARTWAY INTO THE INTERSECTION WHICH WAS VERY FRIGHTENING! ALSO HAD AN INCIDENT STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT WHERE CAR JUMPED FORWARD NEARLY HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. ALSO EXPERIENCED SOME LOSS OF POWER, INABILITY TO ACCELERATE, WHILE DRIVING. THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON THE DASHBOARD. TOOK INTO THE FORD DEALERSHIP. THEY REPLACED THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY. PART WAS VERY HARD TO FIND, AND WE HAD TO PAY FOR A RENTAL CAR FOR A WEEK. INITIALLY TOLD THE PART WAS ON BACK ORDER AND MAY TAKE A COUPLE MONTHS! *TR

MY FORD FREESTYLE HAS HAD REAR BRAKE PROBLEMS SINCE I PURCHASED IT NEW FROM BEARTOOTH FORD IN HARDIN, MT. THE FIRST TIME THE DEALER REPLACED/REPAIRED THE REAR BRAKES WHILE THE CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY. THE RIGHT REAR BRAKE WAS DRAGGING TO THE EXTENT THAT THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL WOULD GET SO HOT YOU COULD NOT TOUCH IT CREATING A DANGER OF FIRE. THIS PROBLEM HAS CONTINUED EACH TIME AFTER IT WAS REPAIRED. THE MOST RECENT REPAIR WAS MADE BY THE FORD DEALERSHIP IN MISSOULA, MT. AT A COST OF $500.00 AFTER THE BRAKES WENT OUT AGAIN, WE TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE MISSOULA FORD DEALERSHIP AND ASKED THEM TO REPAIR/REPLACE THE BRAKES. THEY REFUSED TO DO SO. SO NOW I HAVE AN UNSAFE VEHICLE WITH ONLY THREE (3) BRAKES. THIS PROBLEM IS CLEARLY A PROBLEM WITH THE DESIGN OF MY CAR.

WE OWN A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. WERE DRIVING THE CAR 700 MILES FROM HOME WHEN THE WRENCH LIGHT STARTED GOING ON/OFF. WE WERE ENTERING A FREEWAY ON-RAMP WHEN THE THROTTLE DISENGAGED AND WE WERE FORCED TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CALL FOR ASSISTANCE - THANKFULLY WE WERE ABLE TO DO IT SAFELY. WE HAD IT TOWED TO A FORD DEALERSHIP IN SAN LEANDRO, CA, AND HAD TO RENT A CAR TO GET HOME. AFTER ABOUT 1.5 WEEKS WE WERE TOLD THERE WAS SIGNIFICANT METAL DAMAGE IN THE TRANSMISSION AND IT WOULD COST US $6200 TO REPLACE IT. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 47,100 MILES ON IT. FROM WHAT WE'VE READ, THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THE FREESTYLE AND NEEDS TO BE SERIOUSLY ADDRESSED BY FORD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPAIRED AT THE MANUFACTURERS EXPENSE. THE FAILURE PERSISTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS OR DIAGNOSIS AS THE FAILURE PERSISTED SPORADICALLY. OVER TIME, THE VEHICLE BECAME INOPERABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT ANY FURTHER REPAIRS WOULD BE AT THE CONTACTS EXPENSE. NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. AFTER STOPPING AT A RED LIGHT AND GETTING READY TO MOVE THE VEHICLE IT FAILED TO MOVE. THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AND THE UPPER TORQUE MOUNT FAILED. THERE WAS A WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED DISPLAYING A WRENCH FOR THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HIS RESIDENCE AND INSPECTED BY A MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER NOR THE DEALER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000.

2006 FORD FREESTYLE SUDDEN ACCELERATION- A FEW MONTHS AGO MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE BEGAN ACCELERATING, USUALLY GOING FROM PARK TO REVERSE, EVEN WHILE MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE. I HAVE TO PRESS DOWN ON THE BRAKE HARD TO KEEP THE CAR FROM LURCHING FORWARD. ONCE IN DRIVE, THERE ARE NO PROBLEMS. NO SHOPS HAVE BEEN ABLE TO IDENTIFY A PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH THE WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON AND THE CAR HAS STALLED A COUPLE OF TIME. IT NEVER SEEMS TO HAVE THE PROBLEM AT THE REPAIR SHOP. INTERNET RESEARCH INDICATES THIS IS A THROTTLE BODY PROBLEM THAT FORD IS WELL AWARE OF BUT HASN'T TAKEN ACTION ON TO EDUCATE CONSUMERS OR MECHANICS. I'VE LEARNED TO COMPENSATE BY ALWAYS STARTING THE CAR WITH MY FOOT FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE, BUT I WON'T LET ANYBODY ELSE DRIVE MY CAR. DESPERATE TO GET REPAIRED. THIS PROBLEM IS RAMPANT BASED ON INTERNET COMPLAINTS. IN FACT, THE LAST MECHANIC SAID HE HAD ANOTHER FORD FREESTYLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM WHICH IS WHAT PROMPTED ME TO GET ON THE INTERNET. WHY ISN'T FORD DOING SOMETHING BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 65 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, THE RPMS INCREASED TO 5,000 AND WOULD NOT MOVE. THE CONTACT PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF. THE CONTACT THEN RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ON AND THE VEHICLE WAS COMING TO A STOP, THE RPMS INCREASED TO 2,000 AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 68,000.

I HAD A PERSISTENT PROBLEM WITH MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. CAR WOULD LAUNCH WITH FOOT ON BRAKE. BROUGHT TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES. NOW AT 65K MILES, THE TRANSMISSION HAS A NOISE (IN PARK AND NEUTRAL). THE TRANSMISSION SHOP HAS QUOTED $5200 FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION. IT DOES NOT SEEM RIGHT THAT A CAR COULD NOT EASILY REACH 100K THESE DAYS. I AM AN AEROSPACE ENGINEER AND WOULD BE EMBARRASSED IF MY PRODUCT FAILED AS OFTEN AS I HAVE READ ABOUT THIS CAR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. HE OPEN THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR AND IT WOULD NOT CLOSE. HE HAD TO SIT IN THE REAR PASSENGER SEAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN IN ORDER TO KEEP THE DOOR FROM OPENING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT A PART OF RECALL 06V383000, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH. THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALER WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WERE 62,000.