2007 Ford Freestyle

MY 2007 FORD FREESTYLE BEGAN TO LUNGE FORWARD WHILE MY FOOT WAS ON THE BREAK. THE WRENCH LIGHT, ENGINE AND BATTERY LIGHTS CAME ON AS WELL BEFORE MY VEHICLE SHUT ITSELF OFF. IT HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES BUT FORD COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM AND TOLD ME THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM. *TT I NOTICE THAT IT HAPPENS MOST WHEN THE A/C IS ON. *TT

MY 2007 FORD FREESTYLE HAS BEEN HAVING AN ISSUE WITH LURCHING FORWARD AND BACKWARDS WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED AT LOW SPEEDS WITH THE A/C ON. SEVERAL CLOSE MISSES OF ALMOST REARENDING SOMEONE DUE TO THIS ISSUE IN DRIVE TRUS AND OTHER PLACES WHENE SLOWING DOWN TO A STOP AT A REDLIGHT OR STOP SIGN. THE RPM WILL RAISE AND FEELS LIKE THE CAR WANTS TO GO FOWARD OR REVERSE DEPENDING ON WHAT GEAR THE CAR IS IS THEN THE ENGINE WILL CUT OFF AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT (WRENCH) WILL GO ON ON THE DASH. DOES NOT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME. TAKING IT TO THE DEALER NEXT WEEK TO SEE IF THEY CAN RETRIEVE THE CODE THAT MAY BE STORED ON THE CAR'S MAIL COMPUTER

IN THE SPRING OF 2009 WE STARTED NOTICING OUR 2007 FORD FREESTYLE WOULD LUNGE WHEN PUT INTO GEAR, AFTER SITTING WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER RUNNING. WHEN I WOULD BACK OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, IT WOULD SUDDENLY LUNGE BACKWARD, THEN WHEN I PUT IT IN DRIVE, IT WOULD DO THE SAME THING FORWARD. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY, WHICH WAS COVERED UNDER OUR WARRANTY. WE DID HAVE TO PAY A $100.00 DEDUCTIBLE. THAT FIXED IT FOR TWO YEARS. NOW, IT'S STARTING DOING THE SAME THING AGAIN. WE HAVEN'T TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP YET, BUT I'M SURE IT'S THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE THROTTLE BODY. MY HUSBAND PLANS TO CALL THE DEALERSHIP MONDAY, SO WE CAN GET IT FIXED AGAIN, AS IT'S A SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE A FEAR OF HITTING SOMEONE WHEN IT SURGES FORWARD AND BACKWARD. I JUST PRAY IT'S NOT SOMEONE ON FOOT. *TR

THE VEHICLE ENGINE SPEED INCREASED BY APPROXIMATELY 250-350 RPM UPON SHIFTING INTO GEAR IN THE PROCESS OF PARALLEL PARKING. THE UNEXPECTED INCREASE IN ENGINE SPEED CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO MOVE MORE THAN EXPECTED ALTHOUGH I MANAGED TO AVOID STRIKING THE OTHER PARKED CAR. I DID NOT HAVE CONTACT WITH THE ACCELERATOR WHEN THE ENGINE SPEED SURGED AS DESCRIBED. I WAS LIGHTLY RIDING THE BRAKE USING SUFFICIENT FORCE TO CONTROL THE CAR'S MOVEMENT AT IDLE SPEED. I WAS ABLE TO INCREASE BRAKE PRESSURE TO OVERCOME THE UNEXPECTED INCREASE IN ENGINE SPEED, AND THUS AVOID STRIKING THE OTHER CAR. THE YELLOW "WRENCH" WARNING LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED WHEN THIS HAPPENED. ON OCTOBER 10, 2010 I TOOK THE CAR TO WALNUT CREEK (CA) FORD AND REPORTED THE PROBLEM. UPON THEIR EXAMINATION, THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. SUBSEQUENTLY, I HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN SEVERAL OTHER TIMES. IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN WHEN ITS HOT OUTSIDE AND THE AIR CONDITIONING IS RUNNING. THE RPM'S WILL INCREASE UPON SHIFTING FROM NEUTRAL OR PARK INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE GEAR. TO TEST FURTHER, I WAS ABLE TO PRODUCE THE PHENOMENON SEVERAL TIMES IN A ROW BY GOING FROM NEUTRAL TO REVERSE &/OR DRIVE AFTER THE CONDITION OCCURRED AGAIN. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THE PHENOMENON DID NOT OCCUR WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONING WAS SWITCHED OFF, BUT RE-OCCURRED WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONING WAS TURNED BACK ON. I DON'T KNOW WHAT COMPONENT IS RESPONSIBLE. I SUSPECT SOME TYPE OF SENSOR OR COMPUTER MALFUNCTION.

THE VEHICLE SURGES WHEN PUT INTO GEAR OR GEAR IS CHANGED (E.G. REVERSE TO DRIVE). ALSO, IF THE CAR SITS WITH THE AC ON FOR A PERIOD OF TIME (AS FEW AS 10 MIN) IN PARK AND IS THEN DRIVEN THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT COMES ON AND ENGINE RPM IS LIMITED TO APPROXIMATELY 2000. JUST TURNING THE CAR OFF AND THEN BACK ON CLEARS THAT ISSUE. THE PROBLEMS ARE WORSE WHEN IT IS HOT. THAT HAPPENS OCCASIONALLY HERE IN TX. DON'T KNOW WHEN IT STARTED AS WE BOUGHT IT USED. BRAKE MUST BE VERY FIRMLY APPLIED TO AVOID A BIG JUMP - EVEN THEN, IT STILL JUMPS A LITTLE. HAVEN'T HIT ANYBODY OR ANYTHING...YET.

THE THRODDLE IS STICKING. WHEN THE CAR IS STOPPED IT STILL ACTS LIKE I'M PUSHING ON THE GAS PEDAL AND TRIES TO GO BY ITSELF. ESPECIALLY WHEN CHANGING GEARS. I HAVE COME VERY CLOSE TO HITTING PEOPLE AND DOGS AND FENCES DUE TO THE CAR JERKING FORWARD OR BACKWARD AFTER LETTING OFF THE BRAKE. FOR THE LAST TWO WEEKS I HAVE BEEN HAVING TO KEEP THE BRAKE ALL THE WAY DOWN FOR AT LEAST 30 SECONDS AFTER CHANGING GEARS TO KEEP THE VEHICLE FROM GUNNING FORWARD OR BACKWARDS.

SURGING ON 2007 FORD FREESTYLE (VIN: [XXX]) -- EVENTUALLY CAUSED TRAFFIC ACCIDENT IN PARKING LOT WHILE I WAS PULLING FORWARD. AFTER TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER MORE THAN ONCE FOR REPAIR, WE HAVE BEEN TOLD IT WAS POSSIBLY A SOFTWARE UPGRADE OR THROTTLE BODY ISSUE, THEN POSSIBLE TRANSMISSION SERVICE REPAIR, AND ULTIMATELY THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE ISSUE. OUR LAST VISIT WE HAD A TRANSMISSION SERVICE AND 2 WEEKS LATER MY VEHICLE SURGED AND I HIT A PARKED CAR. THIS HAPPENS FREQUENTLY WHEN I AM TRAVELING IN REVERSE (SUCH AS PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE OR BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY) OR FORWARD AT A SLOW SPEED (SUCH AS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT OR MAKING A U-TURN AFTER SITTING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT). I AM VERY CONCERNED BECAUSE OUR DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE. THIS TIME MY CHILD WAS IN THE CAR WITH ME AND WE WERE LUCKY TO HAVE HAD NO INJURIES ONLY DAMAGE TO THE CARS. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).*TR

AT VERY LOW SPEEDS THE VEHICLE WILL LUNGE IN BOTH DRIVE AND REVERSE. IT SEEMS TO MOSTLY DO THE LUNGING WHEN THE AIR CONDITION IS ON. AT TIME IT WILL LUNGE AND STALL, SO I WILL HAVE TO THEN SHUT OFF THE CAR, PUT IT IN PARK AND RE-START THE VEHICLE. IT IS VERY FRUSTRATING THEN YOU ARE IN A DRIVE THRU AND THE LUNGING MAKES YOU FEAR YOU WILL HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF YOU. THIS PROBLEM STARTED OVER THE SUMMER OF 2010 AND AS OF APRIL OF 2011 HAS BECAME MUCH WORSE. I HAVE TO PARALLEL PARK MANY TIME A DAY AT MY JOB AND HOME, AND WITH THE LUNGING GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE I FEAR I WILL HIT SOMETHING OR WORSE A PERSON!!!! PLEASE HELP!!!