2007 Ford Freestyle

THIS STARTED LAST YEAR, WHEN WARM WEATHER STARTED, TRIED TO BACK UP AFTER VEHICLE HAD BEEN IDLING FOR AWHILE, FREESTYLE STALLED OUT AND TRIED TO JUMP, ABOUT THREE TIMES IN A ROW, BEFORE WE COULD GET IN DRIVE. THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ON GOING INTERMITTENT PROBLEM THAT HAPPENS IN WARM WEATHER. TOOK A FRIEND TO THE HOSPITAL ON 05/25/11. DROVE TO EAST GATE FROM MY HOUSE TO PICK HER UP, STOPPED AT FAST FOOD PLACE, HAD TO WAIT FOR FOOD, NOTICED GAUGE NEEDLES ALL JUMPED UP AND THEN FELL BACK DOWN WHILE WAITING W/A/C AND ENGINE RUNNING IN PARK. PULLED OUT, WENT TO DOWNTOWN CINCINNATI, GOT INTO PARKING GARAGE, VEHICLE STARTED TO LURCH WHEN I TOOK MY FOOT FROM THE BRAKE. I SLAMMED BOTH FEET ON BRAKE, TO KEEP FROM HITTING ANYONE, OR ANYTHING, VEHICLE STALLED. I RESTARTED, AND KEPT BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE, THE VEHICLE AGAIN TRIED TO LURCH OUT, AND THEN DIED. THIS HAPPEN 3 OR 4 TIMES IN SUCCESSION, FINALLY GOT VEHICLE UNDER CONTROL, AND PARKED IT. IT WAS PARKED ABOUT 30 MINUTES, DROVE BACK TO EASTGATE, AND THEN HOME. WRENCH AND TRANSMISSION LIGHT CAME ON AT TIME OF INCIDENT. IT WAS STILL ON WHEN I GOT HOME. IT WENT OFF AFTER A COUPLE OF DAYS. ON 5/30/11, DROPPED OFF FRIEND FROM WORK, ON MY WAY HOME, TALKED IN CAR FOR AWHILE WITH ENGINE AND A/C RUNNING WHILE IN PARK. UPON DRIVING TO MAIN ROAD, VEHICLE STALLED, RESTARTED NO ACCELERATION, WHEN I HIT THE GAS, VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN. PULLED OVER TO SIDE, TURNED EVERYTHING OFF, REMOVED KEY, RESTARTED AND DROVE HOME. DEALERSHIP CALLED TODAY, SAID IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY AND WILL COST ME ABOUT $600.00 TO INSTALL A NEW THROTTLE BODY. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING, AFTER READING INFO ON EDMUNDS.COM UPDATED 06/0/8/11*BF

I OWN A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE SEL AND THIS EVENT HAS HAPPENED 5 TIMES WITHIN THE LAST YEAR. AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE AND TURNING ON THE AIR CONDITIONING, WHEN THE CAR IS SHIFTED FROM PARK TO EITHER REVERSE OR DRIVE, THE CAR'S ENGINE WILL SURGE AND IMMEDIATELY THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT AS WELL AS ANOTHER INDICATOR LIGHT WILL COME ON. THERE WERE TWO OCCASIONS WHERE MY WIFE TOLD ME THAT IF SHE HAD NOT HAD HER FOOT FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, SHE WOULD HAVE STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE. FORTUNATELY THAT DID NOT HAPPEN. I'VE READ THAT THIS IS A PERSISTENT PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL OF VEHICLE. I'VE ALSO READ THAT THE REPAIR FOR THIS IS QUITE EXPENSIVE. MY WIFE AND I BOTH LOVE THIS VEHICLE AND WISH TO KEEP IT. *TR

OWN A FORD FREESTYLE 2007. WHEN I PUT THE CAR INTO DRIVE, WHILE THE A/C WAS ON, THE CAR "LUNGED" FORWARD AND THE "WRENCH" LIGHT CAME ON THE DASHBOARD. I CHECKED MY MANUAL AND IT REFERRED TO THE THROTTLE BODY POSSIBLY HAVING AN ISSUE. I IMMEDIATELY SHUT OFF A/C AND SHUT CAR OFF. I THEN RESTARTED CAR AND THE WRENCH HAS NOT APPEARED SINCE.

2007 FORD FREESTYLE THAT LUNGES FORWARD OR BACKWARD DEPENDING ON WHAT GEAR IT IS IN. I SAW WHERE FORD WAS LOOKING INTO THIS FOR A POSSIBLE RECALL, MINE DOES THIS ON OCCASION. BUT 5/30/11 MINE DID IT VERY BADLY AND THE CAR DIED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND TRANSMISSION LIGHT BOTH CAME ON. I DID GET THE CAR STARTED AND BACK INTO A PARKING SPOT, WITH IT LUNGING FORWARD AND MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. THE CAR IS AT CARMAX NOW AS I HAD BOUGHT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY THEY OFFER. WAITING ON THE OUTCOME. *TR

MY CAR AFTER BEING IN PARK, WHEN PLACED INTO DRIVE LURCHED FORWARD. ONCE I STARTED THE ENGINE DID NOT SEEM TO GO QUITE RIGHT AND I HAD AN ORANGE WRENCH LIGHT APPEAR. I PULLED OVER AND TURNED OFF CAR AND THE LIGHT WAS OFF WHEN I RESTARTED IT AND IT ACTED FINE. I HAVE HAD 3 SUBSEQUENT SIMILAR INCIDENCES...THE LURCHES HAVE HAD ME COME CLOSE TO HITTING A CAR AND A PERSON. THE LIGHT ALWAYS GOES AWAY WHEN I TURN OFF THE CAR AND TURN IT RIGHT BACK ON. *TR

MY 2007 FORD FREESTYLE STARTED JUMPING OR LUNGING WHEN I WOULD BE PARKING. I WOULD HAVE MY FOOT FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE AND WAS ABOUT TO PUT THE GEAR IN PARK WHEN THE CAR WOULD JUST JUMP OR LUNGE FORWARD. I WOULD PUSH HARDER ON THE BRAKE AND IT WOULD STOP. FORTUNATELY, I DID NOT HIT A CAR OR WALL IN FRONT OF ME. AFTER THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES OVER A THREE WEEK PERIOD, I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE THIS WEEK AND THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE. IT COST ME $856.64 AT MY LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP. *TR

MY 2007 FORD FREESTYLE STARTED MAKING A "REVVING UP" TYPE SOUND WHEN CAR WAS IN PARK OR REVERSE. IT WOULD FEEL LIKE IT WAS GOING TO LUNGE FORWARD IF I WAS STOPPED AT A LIGHT ECT. IT STALLED OUT ON ME AND THE WRENCH LIGHT WOULD COME ON. IT WOULD START BACK UP. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER ASAP WHEN THIS STARTED HAPPENING. I HAVE APPROX 80,000 MILES ON MY CAR AND WAS TOLD I WAS PAST MY WARRANTY DUE TO MILEAGE AND THEY WOULD NOT HONOR THE 5 YR WARRANTY. THE DEALER HAD ME CALL FORD TO SEE IF THEY COULD HELP ME OUT WITH ADJUSTING THE COST OF REPAIR. NEEDLESS TO SAY-THIS APPEARED TO BE A SCAM TO GET YOUR CAR REPAIRED AT THE DEALER. I AM NOW LOOKING AT $2500 IN REPAIRS TO FIX A BAD BEARING IN MY TRANSMISSION. THIS CAR SHOULD BE RECALLED ON THESE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS! FORD NEEDS TO STAND BY THEIR CUSTOMERS! I WONDER WHY THEY STOPPED MAKING FREESTYLES? WHO IS GOING TO BAIL US OUT ON THESE REPAIR BILLS? *TR

VEHICLE OCCASIONALLY LURCHES WHEN PARKING OR BACKING UP WITHOUT ANY PRESSURE ON THE ACCELERATOR (IN MOST CASES MY FOOT IS ON THE BRAKE). IN THE PAST IT HAS LURCHED FORWARD, THEN STALLED WHEN MAKING A TIGHT TURN INTO A PARKING SPACE AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS COME ON. USUALLY AFTER SHUTTING THE CAR DOWN AND WAITING FOR SEVERAL MINUTES THE ENGINE WILL RESTART. THE ONLY PATTERN TO THE LURCHES APPEARS TO BE TIGHT TURNS AND PERHAPS HIGH OUTSIDE TEMPERATURES. ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE SOMETIMES LURCHES FORWARD DURING NORMAL SHUT DOWN EVEN ON COOL DAYS. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE FORD DEALER TWICE IN JUNE OF 2010. THE FORD DEALER'S MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE FORD DEALER'S MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT REPLACED AN AIR FLOW METER ON THE FIRST VISIT AND SAID THAT THEY COULD FIND NOTHING ELSE WRONG ON THE SECOND. THE PROBLEM CONTINUES TO PERSIST. ONLY CONSTANT VIGILANCE AND LUCK HAVE PREVENTED AN ACCIDENT. *TR