2007 Ford Freestyle

I OWN A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. IT IS LUNGING FORWARD WITHOUT USE OF THE GAS PEDAL. IT WILL ALSO DIE AFTER THIS OCCURS A COUPLE OF TIMES IN A BRIEF PERIOD OF TIME. TYPICALLY THIS OCCURS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IDLING OR MOVING AT SLOW SPEEDS. IT HAS CAUSED ME TO BUMP THE GARAGE WALL AND NEAR MISSES WITH PEDESTRIANS WHEN DROPPING CHILDREN OFF AT SCHOOL. I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT A CHILD WILL BE INJURED OR A CAR ACCIDENT WILL OCCUR. I KNOW ANOTHER OWNER OF A FREESTYLE WHO RECENTLY HAD TO GET RID OF HERS FOR THE VERY SAME REASON. SHE WAS TOLD IT WOULD BE TOO EXPENSIVE TO FIX. *TR

2007 AWD FORD FREESTYLE. LUNGES FORWARD, REVS UP ON IT'S OWN, COMPLETELY STALLS OUT. HAVE LEARNED IT IS THE THROTTLE BODY. FORD KNOWS ABOUT THIS AND THERE IS NO RECALL. WHY? THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS TO ANYONE DRIVING THIS CAR. THERE IS A FACEBOOK PAGE DEDICATED TO PEOPLE IN MY POSITION. CARS STALLING OUT ON HIGHWAY, ON RAILROAD TRACKS. MINE DIED IN AN INTERSECTION. THE PROBLEM IS MUCH WORSE WHEN HOT OUT AND AIR CONDITIONING IS ON HIGH. WHY ISN'T FORD DOING ANYTHING ABOUT THIS? WHO HAS OVER $1,000 TO FIX THIS PROBLEM? WHY IS OUR SAFETY NOT IMPORTANT ENOUGH TO RECALL THIS CAR? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON SHIFTING OUT OF PARK WITH THE BRAKES ENGAGED, THE VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY LUNGE FORWARD AND STALL. UPON RESTART, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

VEHICLE SURGES FORWARD WHEN RELEASING BRAKE PEDAL. ANY TIME CAR COMES TO COMPLETE STOP, UPON RELEASE OF BRAKE PEDAL, VEHICLE SURGES FORWARD INVOLUNTARILY. ESPECIALLY NOTICEABLE WHEN AIR CONDITIONING IS ENGAGED AND MORE PRONOUNCED AT HIGHER BLOWER SETTINGS. DANGEROUS TO DRIVE WHILE PICKING UP KIDS AT SCHOOL. HAVE NOT EXPERIENCED SURGE WHEN A/C OFF. RECENTLY HAD A/C PROBLEM AND WHILE A/C NOT WORKING-NO SURGE, THE FIRST DAY A/C FIXED-SURGE BACK. A/C PROBLEM FIXED WITH A SCROLL COMPRESSOR RELIEF VALVE. WE FEEL THE A/C AND THE SURGE PROBLEM ARE DIRECTLY CONNECTED AND ARE VERY WEARY OF DRIVING VEHICLE EXCEPT FOR IT IS THE ONLY FAMILY VEHICLE WE OWN. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM, ESPECIALLY WHEN THE WEATHER IS WARM AND WE MUST USE THE A/C. SEVERAL TIMES HAVE COME CLOSE TO HITTING OTHER VEHICLES OR PEDESTRIANS. THIS IS A REGULARLY OCCURRING PROBLEM THAT IS GETTING WORSE. TODAY, NUMEROUS WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON TOGETHER AND WE HAD TO STOP, TURN OFF VEHICLE AND RE-START. SOMETIMES ENGINE WILL DIE WHEN WE PUSH RAPIDLY ON BRAKE TO PREVENT SURGE. VEHICLE MUST THEN BE ALLOWED TO SIT FOR 30-60 SECONDS THEN BE RESTARTED. UNSURE SOURCE OF PROBLEM FROM A/C TO TRANSMISSION TO FUEL SYSTEM BUT ALL ARE ELECTRONICALLY CONTROLLED. THIS VEHICLE IS GETTING DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. *TR

MY FORD FREESTYLE HAS 87,000 MILES. UNTIL RECENTLY, IT HAS BEEN A TERRIFIC CAR. HOWEVER, IT NOW HAS HAD INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS THAT (ACCORDING TO THE CODE) ARE LINKED TO THE THROTTLE BODY. THE TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE LIGHTS COME ON. THE ACCELERATOR DOESN'T WORK, AND THEN IT LUNGES UNEXPECTEDLY. AFTER RESEARCHING ONLINE, I FOUND HUNDREDS OF OTHERS ARE HAVING THIS ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND THE VEHICLE SURGED BACKWARD. THE FAILURE HAD SINCE RECURRED WHILE DRIVING FORWARD AND WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE. THE VEHICLE ALSO STALLED AFTER SURGING BACKWARD ON ONE OCCASION. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

2007 FORD FREESTYLE LUNGES FORWARD EVEN WHEN YOUR FOOT IS ON THE BRAKES. AS YOU SHIFT INTO REVERSE OR FORWARD WITH YOU FOOT ON THE BRAKE, THE VEHICLE LUNGES AHEAD. TAKEN IT TO 3 DIFFERENT FORD DEALERSHIPS IN AUSTIN TEXAS AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT I NEED INJECTOR FLUSH AND GAS AND AIR FILTERS CHANGED WHICH MAY RESULT IN PROBLEM GOING AWAY. ANOTHER DEALER WANTS TO CHANGE THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY BLAMING THE PROBLEM ON ETHANOL IN THE GASOLINE. THEY ALSO WANT TO DO THE PREVIOUS SERVICES AS WELL. COSTS HAVE RANGED FROM 616.00 TO 1200.00. FOUND NUMEROUS FORUMS ABOUT THIS ISSUE WITH HUNDREDS OR MORE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEMS BUT FORD IS SAYING THAT THIS IS NOT A SERIOUS PROBLEM OR THAT THEY DO NOT SEE MANY OF THESE ISSUES. THE PROBLEM OF LUNGING HAS BEEN MORE APPARENT OVER THE LAST 10,000 MILES (CAR IS AT 86000MILES) THERE DOES NOT SEEM. *TR