2007 Ford Freestyle

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED WHEN THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY LUNGED FORWARD. AS THE BRAKES WERE RELEASED, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED RAPIDLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED ANYTIME THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE BUT ADVISED THAT HE WOULD REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO TOOK A COMPLAINT BUT PROVIDED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 46,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 35,000.

MY 2007 FORD FREESTYLE WAGON SURGES WHEN I'M AT LOW SPEEDS, ESPECIALLY WHEN I'M BACKING UP OR MOVING INTO A PARKING SPACE. THIS HAS OCCURRED THE LAST 2 SUMMERS. I DON'T REMEMBER IT HAPPENING IN COOL OR COLD WEATHER. THIS HAPPENS ALMOST EVERY TIME I DRIVE. WE HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING TO FIX IT YET BECAUSE WE JUST FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL. *TR

MULTIPLE INCIDENTS HAVE OCCURRED. WHILE STOPPED WITH BRAKE APPLIED CAR SURGES AND TRIES TO MOVE FORWARD. LATEST INCIDENT CAR HAPPENED WHILE I WAS STOPPED WAITING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN ONTO A STREET FROM A PARKING LOT. CAR SURGED AND LUNGED FORWARD STOPPING PARTIALLY INTO THE OUTSIDE TRAFFIC LANE WHERE IT DIED. ONCOMING TRAFFIC WAS ABLE TO AVOID MY STALLED CAR. I EVENTUALLY GOT IT STARTED, BACKED UP, AND CHOSE A DIFFERENT EXIT FROM ANOTHER SIDE OF THE SAME PARKING LOT BECAUSE THERE WAS LIGHTER TRAFFIC ON THAT SIDE AND I WASN'T SURE HOW THE CAR WOULD PERFORM. COULD EASILY HAVE CAUSED AND ACCIDENT. *TR

CAR SURGES AND "REVS" WHEN YOU PUT IT IN GEAR OR WHEN YOU CHANGE FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE, OR DRIVE TO REVERSE. LUNGES FORWARD OR BACKWARDS, HAVE HIT THE FRONT OF THE GARAGE AND HAD SURGES WHERE HAVE BUMPED OTHER CARS (NOT BAD ENOUGH TO FILE A CLAIM). SEEMS LIKE THE ENGINE JUST REVS OR SURGES ALL THE TIME NOW. IT HAS GOTTEN WORSE OVER THE YEARS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD ABNORMALLY WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC STOP, WITH THE BRAKES APPLIED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD ALSO OCCUR IN REVERSE WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT. THE CONTACT WOULD APPLY ABRUPT FORCE TO THE BRAKES IN ORDER TO STOP THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS TIMES AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC THAT WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE FAILURE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE PLASTIC AIR FILTER HOUSING AND A VALVE SENSOR BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE FAILURE PERSISTED AND THERE WERE NO FURTHER REPAIRS. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 170,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING 5 MPH OR AT A STOP WITH THE BRAKES DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE WOULD SURGE FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING WITH AN ABNORMAL INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,947.

I PULLED INTO MY DRIVEWAY AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER RUNNING AND MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. THE VEHICLE THEN LUNGED A FOOT FORWARD WITH MY FOOT STILL ON THE BRAKE, COMPLETELY OUT OF MY CONTROL. THIS IS THE MOST RECENT OCCURRENCE. MY VEHICLE DOES THIS NEARLY EVERY TIME I DRIVE AT LOW SPEEDS, BUT IT OCCURS MUCH MORE FREQUENTLY WITH THE AIR ON. TO DATE NO DAMAGE HAS BEEN DONE AND NO INJURY HAD OCCURRED, HOWEVER MY CONFIDENCE IN MY VEHICLE AND ITS SAFETY IS SEVERELY DIMINISHED. I BROUGHT MY FREESTYLE TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP TO REPORT AND CORRECT ITS LUNGING TENDENCY. HOWEVER, THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND A CAUSE, AND SUBSEQUENTLY A SOLUTION, FOR THE PROBLEM. *TR

ON SEVERAL OCCASSIONS BEGINNING ON THIS DATE WHILE DRIVING UNDER 10 MILES PER HOUR, THE CAR WOULD LUNG FORWARD AND THEN WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED THE CAR WOULD STALL. THIS "SURGING" PROBLEM WOULD OCCUR ONCE YOU TOOK YOUR FOOT OFF OF THE BRAKE AFTER BEING STOPPED FOR A PERIOD OF TIME BUT WOULD HAPPEN BEFORE YOU PRESSED THE ACELERATOR. BECAUSE OF THE SEVERITY OF THE ISSUE AND AFTER ALMOST HITTING ANOTHER CAR WHILE IN A PARKING LOT, WE TOOK THE CAR TO A FORD DEALERSHIP. THEY DIAGNOISED THE PROBLEM AND WE HAD TO HAVE THE THROTTLE BODY REPLACED WHICH WAS A SIGNIFICANT COST. SINCE THIS ISSUE IS CURRENTLY UNDER INVESTIGATION, WE WANTED TO SUBMIT OUR EXPERIENCE TO BE CONSIDERED AND SO THAT WE WOULD BE NOTIFIED IN THE CASE OF RECALL.