2007 Ford Freestyle

UNEXPECTED POWER SURGES WHEN VEHICLE IS STOPPED. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS, AND WE HAVE HAD A FEW NEAR MISSES. WHILE THE BRAKE IS APPLIED, THE VEHICLE WILL LURCH FORWARD. IT DOES THIS OFTEN, AND SEEMS LIKE IT DOES IT MORE IN HOT WEATHER. WE TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER BEFORE THE WARRANTY RAN OUT AND THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE POWER SURGE, SO THEY COULDN'T FIX IT. I COULD TELL THEY HAD HEARD OF THIS BEFORE, BUT DID NOT WANT TO ADDRESS IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD ABNORMALLY AFTER BEING STOP OR IN REVERSED WHILE WOULD LUNGE FORWARD ABNORMALLY WHEN STOPPED OR BRAKING TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000.

MY CAR WOULD SURGE FORWARDED WITH OUT ME PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR. I TOOK IT IN AND THEY COULD FIND NOTHING BECAUSE IT DIDN'T DO IT CONSTANTLY EVENTUALLY THE CAR STOPPED AND WOULD START AND THEY SAID I NEEDED A THROTTLE BODY. MY WARRANTY WAS UP AT 50,000 MI AND I HAD 52,000 I HAD TO PAY $1000 OUT OF POCKET FOR A PROBLEM THEY COULDN'T DETECT EARLIER. NOW MY TRANSMISSION HAS GONE BAD I HAVE THE CVT TRANSMISSION AND THE INTERNAL SHAFT HAS GONE BAD AGAIN MY WARRANTY WAS UP AT 60,000 MILES AND I HAVE 64,000 I HAVE SPOKEN TO ONE OF THE MECHANICS AT A FORD DEALER AND HE SAID THEY HAVE BEEN THIS COMPLAINT FROM A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH THE 2005-2007 FORD FREE STYLES THEY THINK IT MAY BE A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSIONS BUT THEY REFUSE TO DO A RECALL. SO NOW I AM OUT OF POCKET $4000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HAVING REGULAR MAINTENANCE PERFORMED, THE MECHANIC ADVISED HIM THAT THE ROTORS HAD BECOME TOO THIN AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE OTHER THAN TO FILE A REPORT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE THE GEAR SHIFT WAS PLACED IN REVERSE THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED IN REVERSE ON ITS OWN WHILE THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE CONTACT APPLIED EXCESSIVE FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THERE WAS A FAILURE WITHIN THE ELECTRICAL WIRING NEAR THE HVAC UNIT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

THE 2007 FORD FREESTYLE WILL SOMETIMES LURCH FORWARD OR BACKWARDS FROM A STOP. IN ALL CASES THE CAR WAS INITIALLY AT A STOP WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND WHEN I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE, BUT BEFORE PLACING MY FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR, THE CAR LURCHED FORWARD IF IN DRIVE OR BACKWARDS IF IN REVERSE. THE CAR USUALLY LURCHED ABOUT FIVE FEET BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO STOP IT. SOMETIMES THE LURCHING WAS FOLLOWED BY THE VEHICLE STALLING AND IN THE WORST CASE THE VEHICLE STALLED, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND THE SERVICE REQUIRED LIGHT BOTH TURNED ON AND I WAS UNABLE TO RE-START THE VEHICLE FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. THE LURCHING SEEMS TO BE MORE OF A PROBLEM ON HOT DAYS. *TT

THE FIRST TIME THE PROBLEM OCCURED WAS SOON AFTER I PURCHASED MY CAR. I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE WHEN THE CAR WAS IN PARK, AND THE CAR LUNGED FORWARD. SINCE THAT TIME, THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE CAR HAS ALSO LUNGED BACKWARDS WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE AND TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE. AT TIMES, THIS HAS CAUSED THE CAR TO DIE. IT SEEMS TO BE WORSE WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONING IS ON. *TT

ON ABOUT 10 OCCASIONS MY FORD FREESTYLE HAS LUNGED FORWARD OR BACKWARD WHILE IN REVERSE WITHOUT ME ENGAGING THE GAS PEDAL. IT WILL STOP IF THE BRAKE IS APPLIED BUT IT OFTEN CATCHES ME OFF GUARD. ABOUT HALF OF THE TIMES THE CAR THEN CUTS OFF (ONCE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TURN ONTO A VERY BUSY STREET). THE CAR WILL RESTART BUT OFTEN CUTS OFF ABOUT 2 MORE TIMES BEFORE DECIDING TO RUN CORRECTLY. USUALLY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND WRENCH SYMBOL WILL ILLUMINATE. THIS IS A VERY SCARY AND DANGEROUS PROBLEM. ON ONE OCCASION, AFTER DROPPING OF MY MOTHER AT A STORE I TOOK MY FOOT OFF OF THE BRAKE AND THE CAR LUNGED FORWARD COMING QUITE CLOSE TO MY MOM WHO WAS CROSSING IN FRONT OF MY CAR. AFTER TAKING THE CAR TO A MECHANIC, THE P061B CODE CAME UP FOR INTERNAL CONTROL MOD TORQUE CALCULATION PERFORMANCE. WHEN WE GOOGLED THIS CODE I WAS SHOCKED AT THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE POSTED ON VARIOUS WEBSITES ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME! *KB

WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK TO DRIVE OR REVERSE TO DRIVE, THE CAR RANDOMLY SURGES FORWARD EVEN WHEN THE ACCELERATOR IS NOT DEPRESSED. IT ALSO OCCURS WHEN STOPPED OR MOVING SLOWLY FORWARD SUCH AS AT A STOPLIGHT OR WHEN PARKING. THE PROBLEM IS MORE PRONOUNCED WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER IS ON. IT IS A CONCERN THAT THIS SURGING PROBLEM MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AT SOME TIME. *KB