2007 Ford Freestyle

I RECENTLY BOUGHT A USED, WELL MAINTAINED 2007 FORD FREESTYLE LAST FALL. ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE RAN FINE LAST FALL, OVER THIS SUMMER WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER BEING USED, THE FORD WILL UNEXPECTED LUNGE FORWARD WHEN IDLING OR AT A STOPLIGHT WHEN THE AIRCONDITIONER KICKS ON, WHICH IS DANGEROUS. IT ALMOST CAUSED A CRASH WHEN PULLING INTO MY GARAGE THIS SUMMER. YOU MUST FIRMLY HAVE YOUR FOOT ON THE BRAKE AT ALL TIMES, THIS IS VERY DIFFERENT THAN ANY OTHER VEHICLE I HAVE EVER DRIVEN, AND IS DANGEROUS. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE LAST YEAR AND WITH ONLY 68000 MILES IT IS NOW UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE LAST COUPLE MONTHS MY CAR STARTED LUNGING FORWARD WHEN I WOULD PRESS ON BRAKE WITH THE CAR IN EITHER REVERSE OR DRIVE. AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS MY DOING SOMEHOW BUT NOW I KNOW DIFFERENTLY. IT HAPPEN ONE TIME WHILE MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING, WE WERE GOING ON VACATION, WE HAD STOPPED AT A GAS STATION TO GET A DRINK WHEN THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR STALLED AND LOST POWER AND DIE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET. MY HUSBAND AND I DECIDED NOT TO TAKE THE CAR FOR WE WERE NOT SUREWHAT WAS HAPPENING AND COULD NOT AFFORD TO BE STRANDED SOMEWHERE AND BREAK DOWN. IT REALLY STARTS ACTING UP WHEN IT IS REALLY HOT OUT OR IF IT IS PARKED AND IS IDLING FOR A LITTLE IT WITH THE AC RUNNING. AFTER IT HAS IDLED FOR A LITTLE BIT YOU PUT THE CAR IN EITHER DRIVE OR REVERSE AND IT WILL LUNGE FORWARD. ONE TIME I ALMOST HIT A PERSON WALKING IN FRONT OF MY CAR AT A DRIVE-IN RESTAURANT. MY HUSBAND AND I ARE NOW TOO SCARED TO DRIVE IT. I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE A GREAT CAR FOR MY FAMILY BUT NOW JUST WANT OUT OF IT FOR THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY.. *TR

MY 2007 FORD FREESTYLE LUNGES FORWARD & BACKWARD UNCONTROLLABLY. HAD VEHICLE SERVICED AT FORD DEALERSHIP ON 10-21-2010 AND WAS DIAGNOSED AND ADVISED TO REPLACE ALL PLUGS AND 1 COIL AND 7 BOOTS, MILEAGE 78,436. COMPLETED THE SERVICE AS ADVISED, COST $931.35. THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTED AND ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON JUNE OF 2011. HAD SAME DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSE AND THE SAME DIAGNOSIS CAME BACK BUT EVERYTHING CHECKED OUT OK. I HAD THE DEALERSHIP REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY AT MY REQUEST BECAUSE OF SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE UNCONTROLLABLE LUNGING AND OTHER FORD FREESTYLE'S HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AT MILEAGE 85,976 AT A COST OF $740.41. TODAY, 8-18-2011 WITH MILEAGE AT 87,600, I HAVE NOT HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE LUNGING UNCONTROLLABLY. BASED ON THE ABOVE DESCRIPTION, I BELIEVE THE THROTTLE BODY WAS DEFECTIVE AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. ADDITIONALLY, I ALSO BELIEVE THAT THERE WAS A MISDIAGNOSIS OF THE INITIAL PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE REIMBURSED BOTH COSTS. PLEASE CONTACT ME IF YOU NEED FURTHER INFORMATION AND DOCUMENTATION. THANK YOU. *KB

I RECENTLY BOUGHT A USED 2007 FORD FREESTYLE FROM A USED CAR DEALERSHIP. AFTER OWNING THE CAR FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS, I WAS SITTING IN A DRIVE-THRU LINE WHEN I NOTICED MY CAR STARTED SURGING FORWARD WHILE MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE. I BECAME CONCERNED THAT I MIGHT HIT THE CAR AHEAD OF ME SO I GOT OUT OF LINE AND PARKED THE CAR. AFTER SOME DOWN TIME I WAS ABLE TO RE-START THE CAR AND FOR THAT NIGHT HAD NO OTHER PROBLEMS. NOW OVER THE LAST MONTH I HAVE NOTICED THE SURGING MORE AND MORE OFTEN AND AM CONCERNED I WILL BE IN A SITUATION WHERE I CAN'T JUST GET OUT OF LINE AND SOME DAMAGE WILL HAPPEN OR INJURY. I HAVE FOUND BY RESEARCHING ON-LINE THAT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE FORD FREESTYLE AND I WOULD JUST LIKE TO REPORT THAT I FEEL CONTINUED DRIVING OF THIS VEHICLE MAY BE DANGEROUS BUT, IT IS THE ONLY VEHICLE I HAVE TO DRIVE AND HAVE NO OTHER CHOICES. *KB

I HAVE A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE AND ITS JUST GETTING WORSE AND WORSE AS THE MILEAGE GOES UP. THE CAR SEEMS TO HAVE A MIND OF ITS OWN. I CANT EVEN USE MY A/C OR HEATER AS THIS CAUSES THE CAR TO LUNGE FORWARD HARD AND EVENTUALLY THE CAR CUTS OFF CAUSING ENGINE AND WRENCH LIGHT TO CUT ON. WHILE BACKING INTO MY PARKING GARAGE I RAN INTO THE BUILDING BECAUSE THE CAR LUNGED BACK BY ITSELF, THIS COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS, COULD CAUSE ME TO HIT SOMEONE OR SOMETHING VERY BADLY. IM AFRAID TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE BUT DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER CHOICE, HAVE TO GO TO WORK. THIS IS SCARY, I NEED HELP WITH THIS. JUST BOUGHT THIS CAR DON'T HAVE THE CASH TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT. *KB

I HAVE A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE . THE TRANSMISSION HAS GONE OUT IN MY CAR. I HAVE EXPERIENCE UNCONDITIONAL "SURGING" WHILE THE CAR WAS IN GEAR. I HAVE GONE WITHOUT RUNNING THE AIR CONDITIONER, THINKING THAT WAS THE "CAUSE" OF THE CAR SURGING (TAKING OFF). THE INCREASE ACCELERATION (REVVING) OF THE SPEEDOMETER AND RPM GAUGES WERE VERY ALARMING. THE OCCURRENCES WERE MANY THROUGHOUT THE TWO YEARS OF ME DRIVING THE CAR. THE WRENCH APPEARED WHILE I WAS DRIVING, THE CAR DIED. I PULLED OVER AND STARTED THE CAR BACK UP. IT HESITATED AFTER TWO TRIES, IT FINALLY TURNED OVER. I PRECEDED TO GO TO T MY NEXT DESTINATION THREE HOURS LATER, AFTER TRANSPORTING THE ATHLETES THAT I COACH, THE CAR STOP AS WE WERE TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD (ON GOING TRAFFIC) .THERE IS WHERE "EVERYTHING " WENT PIECES. THE CAR WAS NOT GETTING ANY GAS, IT WOULD NOT GO INTO DRIVE NOR REVERSE. I WAS SCARED AND DEVASTATED, THE KIDS WERE FRIGHTENED, SCREAMING OUT THAT WE WERE GOING TO DIE. I AM PRAYING THAT FORD WOULD MAKE A JUSTIFIABLE DECISION ON RECALLING THIS MAKE AND MODEL BEFORE "TRAGEDY" STUMBLE UPON THEIR COMPANY, CONFUSED & CONCERN. *TR

PCM HAS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED 4 (POSSIBLY 5) TIMES; MILEAGE ON 2007 FORD FREESTYLE SEL HAS 41,124 MILES. LAST PCM AND THROTTLE BODY REPLACED AT OVER 37,000 MILES. IST REPAIR AUGUST 2010; 2ND REPAIR OCTOBER 2010; 3RD REPAIR DECEMBEER 2010; 4TH REPAIR JUNE 2011; 5TH REPAIR AUGUST 2011. DIES WHILE DRIVING DOWN ROAD - TWICE ON I75 AT 70MPH. NO RPM'S, NO ACCELERATION, WRENCH APPEARS AND CAR WILL NOT DRIVE. FORD ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE WILL TOW VEHICLE AND LAST EMAIL STATED VEHICLE IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY (POWERTRAIN WARRANTY IS 5 YEARS/60,000 MILES)? EACH DEALER HAS REPLACED PARTS BUT I HAD TO PAY A DEDUCTIBLE UNDER THE EXTENDED GM MAJOR REPAIR PLAN. SHOULD NOT HAVE PAID. FORD REFUSES TO TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY. BOUGHT VEHICLE USED AT ONLY 32,000 MILES. *TR

WE OWN A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. WHEN WE COME TO A STOP, FOR INSTANCE AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE ENGINE WILL REV UP AND THE VEHICLE WILL LURCH FORWARD. THIS OFTEN CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO THEN STALL. THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME IF WE ARE RUNNING THE AIR CONDITIONER. NOW WE SHUT THE AIR CONDITIONER OFF WHILE DRIVING IN TOWN. WE HAVE AVOIDED ANY INCIDENTS SO FAR. ALTHOUGH MANY TIMES HAVE HAD TO APPLY EXTREME PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES TO KEEP FROM LURCHING INTO A VEHICLE IN FRONT OF US. THE VEHICLE WILL STILL LURCH, BUT SO FAR WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO STOP IT IN TIME. AS I SAID BEFORE THE PRESSURE WE HAVE TO APPLY TO THE BRAKES IS EXTREME. THIS ALSO WILL HAPPEN WHEN BACKING UP. THE ENGINE WILL REV UP AND THEN DIE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE IN DRIVE, THE VEHICLE WOULD SURGE FORWARD WHILE ACCELERATING, AND SURGE BACKWARD WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN REVERSE. ALSO, WHEN ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A TURN IN EITHER DIRECTION, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER; HOWEVER, THEY DID NOT PERFORM A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. A PRIVATE MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS FAULTY AND THAT HE SHOULD TAKE IT TO THE DEALER FOR CONFIRMATION. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000.