2007 Ford Freestyle

NOTICED MY 2007 FORD FREESTYLE "SURGE" WHILE BAKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY. I STOPPED TO LET A CAR PASS AND THE CAR JUMPED OUT INTO THE STREET. IT DONE IT AGAIN LATER THAT DAY, BUT WENT MANY DAYS WITHOUT DOING IT AGAIN. THEN WE STARTED NOTICING IT WAS "SURGING" OR DOING AN ACCELERATION JUMP WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK, DRIVE, REVERSE, AND ANY OTHER TIME WE'RE HAVING TO HOLD THE BRAKE. OUR MECHANIC CHECKED IT OUT AND DIAGNOSED IT AS THE THROTTLE BOTTLE. CALLED THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED THAT FORD WAS AWARE OF THE ISSUE, AND THAT THE REPLACEMENT PARTS WERE BEING REWORKED TO REMOVE THE FLAW AND ON BACKORDER. DEALER SAID THAT OWNERS WOULD RECEIVE A NOTICE WHEN THE NEW PARTS WERE AVAILABLE, BUT THAT FORD WAS NOT GOING TO ISSUE A RECALL AT THIS TIME. MY CAR HAD JUST ROLLED 50,000 MILES, IT NOW HAS NEARLY 60,000 AND I'VE NOT RECEIVED A NOTICE/CALL. I NEARLY HIT A CHILD CROSSING BETWEEN ME AND ANOTHER CAR IN THE SCHOOL PICK UP LINE BECAUSE THIS CAR SURGED (WHILE HOLDING THE BRAKE ALL THE WAY DOWN). WE ARE NOW HAVING A/C ISSUES AND IT IS "SURGING" MORE FREQUENTLY. AS IT'S BECOME TOO DANGEROUS AND COSTLY TO DRIVE, WE ARE CONSIDERING PARKING IT! FORD SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS FLAW BEFORE THERE IS A LOSS OF LIFE... *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SURGE FORWARD WHILE IN DRIVE AND BACKWARD WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN REVERSE WHILE TRAVELING AT LOW SPEEDS. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED BUT THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84,100 AND THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND A PROBLEM. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONSUMER TO BRING THE VEHICLE BACK WHEN SHE EXPERIENCED THE SURGING AGAIN. UPDATED 09/07/11

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD LUNGE EITHER FORWARD OR BACKWARD ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED. THE ENGINE WOULD EXHIBIT AND INCREASE IN RPMS OF UP TO 5,000 WITHOUT ANY RESPONSE FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO STALL ON OCCASION. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED REPLACING, WHICH WAS IN THE PROCESS OF REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 54,300.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT PLACED THE GEAR SHIFTER INTO REVERSE WHEN THE VEHICLE SLIGHTLY ACCELERATED BACKWARD. THE FAILURE ALSO OCCURRED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AND THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY BUT BECAME MORE PROMINENT OVER TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIANS WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THERE WAS AN OPEN INVESTIGATION UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE11018 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) THAT COULD HAVE POSSIBLY BEEN RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD SHUT OFF BY ITSELF WHEN BRAKING, TO KEEP FROM LUNGING. THE MAINTENANCE LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE AND THEN GO OUT. UPDATED 11/23/11

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE SURGED RANDOMLY IN BOTH DRIVE AND REVERSE GEAR. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE MAKING A TURN EITHER TO THE LEFT OR TO THE RIGHT, SHE HEARD A CLICKING SOUND IN THE FRONT WHEELS. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE FAILURE COULD BE CAUSED BY THE CV JOINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN, BUT THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,699.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER PLACING HER VEHICLE IN REVERSE, IT LUNGED BACKWARDS; AND THE TOOL SYMBOL ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT HAD TO PUSH THE BRAKE PEDAL EXCESSIVELY IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 64,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

WITH MY FREESTYLE THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE TRANSMISSION OR THROTTLE CONTROL. THERE ARE TIMES WHEN I REVERSE OR GO FORWARD FROM EITHER A PARKED POSITION OR FROM A STOPPED POSITION THAT THE CAR WILL LUNGE. I HAVE TO APPLY THE BRAKES SOMETIMES TO AVOID HITTING ANOTHER AUTO. WHEN I DO THIS SOMETIMES THE CAR WILL STALL AND THE "WRENCH" LIGHT WILL SHOW UP ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. I HAVE ALSO HAD IT NOT GO INTO GEAR, IT WILL LUNGE AND THEN WHEN I APPLY THE GAS THE CAR WILL NOT SHIFT INTO THE NEXT GEAR. THE RPMS WILL GO UP BUT EVEN WITH THE GAS PEDAL TO THE FLOOR IT WILL NOT ENGAGE. I HAVE TAKEN TO THE CAR TO WHERE I HAVE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY AND THEY ARE STATING THAT THEY HAVE NOT HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT WITHOUT THE LIGHT ON THERE IS NO WAY TO KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. THIS IS A HUGE ISSUE BECAUSE THERE IS NO WAY TO KNOW WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN AND YOU ALWAYS NEED TO BE PREPARED TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND THIS CAN RESULT IN A STALLED VEHICLE WHICH IN TURN COULD BE STRUCK BY ANOTHER VEHICLE CAUSING BODILY INJURY.

MY 2007 FORD FREESTYLE SOMETIMES LURCHES WHEN I PUT IT IN DRIVE, REVERSE OR PARK, QUITS SOMETIMES WHEN I'M BACKING UP OR PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT AND ALSO SURGES SOMETIMES WHEN I ACCELERATE. THE WRENCH LIGHT WILL COME ON, BUT USUALLY GOES OFF WHEN I TURN THE CAR OFF AND THEN RESTART IT. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL COME ON AND SOMETIMES IT GOES OFF AFTER A FEW MINUTES, BUT OTHER TIMES IT STAYS ON FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME EVEN IF I TURN THE CAR OFF AND RESTART IT. THIS PROBLEM STARTED LAST JUNE AND I TOOK THE CAR TO A FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. I DIDN'T HAVE TOO MUCH OF A PROBLEM OVER THE WINTER, BUT THE PROBLEM HAS RETURNED WITH THE WARMER TEMPERATURES AND IS GETTING WORSE. THE PROBLEM IS DEFINITELY WORSE WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER IS ON AND I CAN ALMOST COUNT ON HAVING A PROBLEM AFTER THE CAR HAS IDLED FOR A FEW MINUTES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT SWITCHED THE GEAR SHIFTER TO REVERSE WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE LUNGED BACKWARD. THERE WAS AN INVESTIGATION OPEN UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE11018 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) WHICH COULD HAVE BEEN RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS NOR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000. UPDATED 07/21/11 *BF UPDATED 07/28/11