2007 Ford Freestyle

2007 AWD FORD FREESTYLE. LUNGES FORWARD, REVS UP ON IT'S OWN, COMPLETELY STALLS OUT. HAVE LEARNED IT IS THE THROTTLE BODY. FORD KNOWS ABOUT THIS AND THERE IS NO RECALL. WHY? THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS TO ANYONE DRIVING THIS CAR. THERE IS A FACEBOOK PAGE DEDICATED TO PEOPLE IN MY POSITION. CARS STALLING OUT ON HIGHWAY, ON RAILROAD TRACKS. MINE DIED IN AN INTERSECTION. THE PROBLEM IS MUCH WORSE WHEN HOT OUT AND AIR CONDITIONING IS ON HIGH. WHY ISN'T FORD DOING ANYTHING ABOUT THIS? WHO HAS OVER $1,000 TO FIX THIS PROBLEM? WHY IS OUR SAFETY NOT IMPORTANT ENOUGH TO RECALL THIS CAR? *TR

MY FORD FREESTYLE HAS 87,000 MILES. UNTIL RECENTLY, IT HAS BEEN A TERRIFIC CAR. HOWEVER, IT NOW HAS HAD INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS THAT (ACCORDING TO THE CODE) ARE LINKED TO THE THROTTLE BODY. THE TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE LIGHTS COME ON. THE ACCELERATOR DOESN'T WORK, AND THEN IT LUNGES UNEXPECTEDLY. AFTER RESEARCHING ONLINE, I FOUND HUNDREDS OF OTHERS ARE HAVING THIS ISSUE. *TR

I WAS BEGINNING BACKING UP MY WIFES' 2007 FORD FREESTYLE IN THE HARRIS TEETER PARKING LOT ON 07/17/2011 WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCERLATED AND I HAD TO HIT THE BRAKES HARD TO AVOID LOSS OF CONTROL. THE VEHICLE STALLED. I RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, PUT IT IN REVERSE AND IT ACCELERATED SUDDENLY AGAIN, I BRAKED AND IT STALLED AGAIN. I WAS FAR ENOUGH OUT OF THE PARKING SPOT TO GO FORWARD BY THIS POINT. I PUT THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE AND WENT FORWARD OUT OF THE PARKING LOT. NOW I HAD ACCELERATION PROBLEMS AS THE ENGINE DID NOT ACCELERATE PROPERLY- I COULDN'T GET THE MOTOR PAST 3000 RPM. I CALLED THE LOCAL FORD DEALER ON THE FOLLOWING MONDAY, SCHEDULED A REPAIR APPOINTMENT AND TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY AT A TOTAL COST OF $792.16. THE VEHICLE IS AGAIN DRIVING PROPERLY. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) *TT

SINCE 2007 WHEN I BOUGHT MY FORD FREESTYLE, I HAVE HAD IT INTO THE FORD DEALER NUMEROUS (APPROX 10) TIMES FOR INVESTIGATION OF THE LUNGING FORWARD ISSUES AS WELL AS SLOW THROTTLE RESPONSE AFTER LONG IDLE TIMES. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL INCIDENT'S WHERE I HAVE ALMOST HIT PARKED CARS IN PARKING LOTS, STALLS IN THE MIDDLE OF INTERSECTION. EACH TIME THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN THE COMMON RESPONSE WAS "WE DO NOT FIND A PROBLEM AT THIS TIME". IN THE SPRING OF 2009 IT WAS FOUND THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS BAD AND WAS REPLACED IN LATE SUMMER 2009 AFTER WAITING 5 MONTHS FOR THE PART, DUE TO A NATIONAL BACK ORDER OF THE PART. PRIOR TO HAVING THE THROTTLE-BODY REPLACED, ONE OF THE TWO SCENARIOS WOULD HAPPEN 1-2 TIMES A WEEK AND MORE FREQUENT AT 3-5 TIMES PER WEEK JUST BEFORE THE THROTTLE-BODY WAS REPLACED. ON 7/24/2011 THE CAR LUNGED FORWARD ONCE AGAIN AND THEN ACCELERATED RAPIDLY FORCING ME TO PRESS THE BRAKE HARSHLY UNTIL I COULD GET THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND SHUT OFF. THIS INCIDENT ALMOST CAUSED MY TO CRASH INTO THE BACK END OF A SEMI-TRAILER BEFORE I COULD GET IT SHUT DOWN. AT THIS TIME I HAVE NOT SUFFERED ANY PERSONAL INJURY, BUT HAVE COME VERY CLOSE TO CAUSING DAMAGE TO OTHER'S PROPERTY (VEHICLES) DUE TO THE NATURE OF THIS PROBLEM. ALTHOUGH THE THROTTLE -BODY WAS REPLACED, THE ISSUE IS STILL PRESENT IN MY CASE AND I AM REQUESTING THAT FURTHER INVESTIGATION BE PERFORMED BEFORE SERIOUS INJURIES OR DEATH IS INCURRED. I HAVE NOTICED THAT THESE ISSUES SEEM TO BE HAPPENING IN HOT AND EXTREMELY HOT CONDITIONS OUTSIDE AND HAVE YET TO EXPERIENCE THESE ISSUES DURING THE COOLER MONTHS. *TR

OUR2007 FORD FREESTYLE IS DOING SOMETHING EXACTLY AS DESCRIBED BY MANY OTHER OWNERS ON THE INTERNET. NOT EVERY TIME, BUT INTERMITTENTLY, WHEN YOU PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE OR REVERSE THE ENGINE REVS AND THE CAR SURGES A FEW FEET. MORE OFTEN THAN NOT WHEN IT DOES THIS OUR FOOT WILL BE ON THE BRAKE. INITIALLY I THOUGHT I MUST HAVE HAD PART OF MY FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR. I NOW KNOW FOR SURE THAT NO PART OF MY FOOT IS ON THE ACCELERATOR WHEN THIS IS HAPPENING. WE ARE HAVING TO BE VERY CAREFUL WHEN DRIVING THE CAR, BECAUSE OF THIS DANGEROUS SITUATION. IF YOU DON'T HAVE YOUR FOOT HARD ON THE BRAKE WHEN PUTTING IT INTO GEAR, AND IF THERE WAS A PERSON OR A VEHICLE IN FRONT OR BEHIND YOU, YOU WOULD HIT THEM. INITIALLY IT MAY ONLY HAPPEN ONCE OR TWICE A MONTH, BUT NOW IT IS HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY. WHEN WE FIRST BROUGHT IT TO A FORD DEALERSHIP THEY SAID THEY HAD NO IDEA WHY THIS WAS HAPPENING. NOW THAT OUR EXTENDED WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED, WE ARE JUST FINDING OUT THAT THERE ARE MANY OTHER PEOPLE OUT THERE WITH THE SAME DANGEROUS PROBLEM HAPPENING. I HAVE READ THAT IT IS BECAUSE OF A FAULTY THROTTLE BODY UNIT. I AM WORKING WITH A NEW DEALERSHIP TO TRY TO GET IT FIXED. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) *TT

THE CAR LEAPED FORWARD UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE PULLING UP TO A STOP SIGN. THIS HAPPENED ON 7/02/2011 FOR THE FIRST TIME. WE HAD THIS OCCUR SEVERAL MORE TIMES IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS, ALWAYS WHILE STOPPING OR PARKING THE CAR. IN ONE INSTANCE THE CAR WOULD OF STRUCK A LIGHT POLE, HAD THERE NOT BEEN A CURB THERE. THIS SEEMS TO OCCUR WHETHER THE CAR IS COLD OR HAS RUN FOR AWHILE. WE ARE NOW HAVING TO DRIVE THIS CAR LIKE IT MAY LEAP FORWARD AT ANYTIME. FORD NEEDS TO GET THIS TAKEN CARE OF BEFORE SOME IS SERIOUSLY INJURED.