2007 Ford Freestyle

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE REAR DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOORS BECAME AJAR. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO SECURELY CLOSE THE DOORS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT WAS NOT UNTIL THE CABIN TEMPERATURE WARMED UP BEFORE THE DOORS COULD BE SECURELY CLOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO CALL NHTSA. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 116,000.

MY FREESTYLE ACCELERATORS/ LUNGES FORWARD FOR "NO REASON" WHEN I'M PUSHING ON BRAKE TO PARK. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES AT GROCERY STORE, WAL-MARY ETC. LAST TUESDAY WAS THE SCARIEST. I WAS WITH MY MOM DRIVING TO THE BANK AND AS I WAS PARKING IT ACCELERATED MUCH MORE THAN IT NORMALLY DOES. WE HOPPED THE CURB AND ALMOST CRASHED INTO THE BANK WALL. MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE! I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL MECHANICS WHO HAVE NO CLUE AND CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. I WENT IMMEDIATELY TO SEEN ANOTHER RECOMMEND SEASONED MECHANIC WHO SAID HE HAD NO IDEA WHAT IT COULD BE AND SAW NOTHING WRONG. I'M SCARED TO DRIVE MY CAT OR EVEN PARK IT. I ONLY PARK AWAY FROM OTHER CARS NOW. IF SOMEONE WOULD HAVE BEEN IN FRONT OF MY CAT AT THE BANK, THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED. I GOOGLED THE PROBLEM AND SAW OTHER PEOPLE HAD REPORTED THE SAME THING AND I'M HOPING THAT YOU GUYS CAN TELL ME WHAT THE ISSUE WAS SINCE THERE WERE NUMEROUS OTHER COMPLAINTS. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.

THE CAR IS SELF ACCELERATING!! IT IS VERY SCARY. IT DOES IT WHEN I AM ON DRIVE TRYING TO SLOW DOWN AND STOP OR WHEN I HAVE BEEN PARKED AND TRY TO BACKUP SLOWLY TO MOVE IN REVERSE. IT THEREFORE, HAPPENS MOSTLY AT RED LIGHTS, STOP SIGNS, AND IN PARKING LOTS. I AM TERRIFIED THE CAR WILL RUN OVER A PERSON CROSSING THE STREET OR WALKING BEHIND MY CAR IN A PARKING SPACE. WHEN THE CAR SELF ACCELERATES, IT DOES IT SUDDENLY AND FORCEFULLY. IN THAT SPLIT SECOND I SLAM ON THE BRAKES TO AVOID RUNNING OVER A CROSSING PEDESTRIAN OR WINDING UP AT CROSSROADS AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. WHEN I STEP ON THE BRAKES, THE CAR SHAKES AND DIES. I HAVE TO QUICKLY RESTART THE CAR AGAIN. THIS CONSTANT DYING AND RESTARTING OF THE CAR AT RED LIGHTS AND PARKING LOTS HAD DRAINED MY BATTERY. THIS EXACT SELF ACCELERATING PROBLEM HAPPENED IN 2011. IT WAS "FIXED" AT THE MAXWELL FORD DEALERSHIP IN 5000 SOUTH I-35 78745. THEY SAID IT WAS THE THROTTLE. I HAD A NEW AC COMPRESSOR PUT IN RECENTLY AND SUDDENLY THE PROBLEM CAME BACK. THE LAST FOUR YEARS THE AC HAS NOT WORKED WELL. I WONDER IF THERE IS A A CONNECTION BETWEEN THE PROPER FUNCTIONALITY OF BOTH PARTS - THE THROTTLE AND THE AC. I AM DESPERATE TO HAVE IT REPAIRED AGAIN, AND OF COURSE AT NO EXPENSE OF MINE SINCE IT HAS BEEN OBVIOUSLY A CONTINUOUS FACTORY/DESIGN DEFECT. PLEASE HELP, I HAVE LESS THAN $200 IN MY ACCOUNT AND I DEPEND ON MY CAR FOR MY LIVELIHOOD.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS ABOVE 50 MPH WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED BELOW 30 MPH INDEPENDENTLY CAUSING AN ABNORMAL KNOCKING SOUND FROM THE TRANSMISSION. THE POWERTRAIN WARNING SENOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL HERTRICH FORD-LINCOLN DEALER OF MILFORD LOCATED ON 1427 BAY RD, MILFORD, DE, 19963 WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT MULTIPLE ERROR CODES INTERNALLY WITH THE TRANSMISSION, AND THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD RECORD THE FAILURE, HOWEVER THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THE FAILURE BUT WERE AWARE OF THE HIGH VOLUME OF COMPLAINTS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 98,897.

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THE CAR AT THE TIME AND FELT A LARGE BANG THEN SHUDDERING WITH THE VEHICLE BECOMING DIFFICULT TO STEER AND LOSING CONTROL, VEERING OFF THE ROAD EDGE. SHE REGAINED CONTROL AND BROUGHT THE CAR TO A SAFE STOP. SHE CALLED ME FOR ASSISTANCE AND I FOUND THE REAR SUB FRAME IS INFERIOR IN CONSTRUCTION AND HAD EXTENSIVE PERFORATION INCONSISTENT WITH THE REST OF THE VEHICLE. THIS CAUSED THE REAR CONTROL ARM TO SEPARATE FROM THE SUB FRAME. THE REAR WHEEL BECAME UNSTABLE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOSE CONTROL. I HAVE CONTACTED FORD ON THE ISSUE, THEY HAVE RECALLS ON THE ESCAPE AND WINDSTAR FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE ALSO FOUND THE SAME REPORTS FROM OTHER FREESTYLE OWNERS. FORD REFUSED TO ASSIST ON THE MATTER. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. THIS OCCURRED AT RELATIVELY LOW SPEED APPROX. 35 MILES PER OUR. HAD THIS OCCURRED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS MY DAUGHTER MAY HAVE BEEN INJURED OR KILLED.

I WAS ON THE PARKWAY GOING ABOUT 65 MPH. I STOPPED AT A LIGHT TO TURN. AS I PRESSED ON THE PEDAL THE CAR DID NOT ACCELERATE NORMALLY. IT WAS SLUGGISH. I PULLED OVER TO LET TRAFFIC PASS. I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND TURNED IT ON AGAIN. THE CAR STARTED AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT ABOUT A 1/4 MILE BEFORE IT STOPPED ACCELERATING. IN THAT 1/4 MILE THE CAR BARELY ACCELERATED. I HAD TO PRESS THE PEDAL FAR TO RAISE THE RPMS A LITTLE BIT. HAD I CONTINUED TO DRIVE DOWN THAT PARKWAY I WOULD HAVE BEEN HIT BY ANOTHER CAR. I HAD TO BE TOWED HOME.

ON MAY 27TH, 2017, WE WERE TRAVELING AT 50-55 MPH WITH CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN OUR FORD FREESTYLE BEGAN LURCHING BADLY AND THE RPM BEGAN SURGING. IN A A FEW MINUTES THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON ALONG WITH THE ENGINE LIGHT, BATTERY LIGHT, ABS LIGHT AND AIRBAG LIGHT. OUR SPEEDOMETER BEGAN FLIPPING BACK AND FORTH UNCONTROLLABLY. AT THAT POINT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT EXCEED 25-30 MPH EVEN AT FULL SPEED. WE COULD HAVE BEEN REAR-ENDED! WE IMMEDIATELY PULLED OFF AT A GAS STATION TO CHECK THE OIL LEVELS AND CHECK TO SEE WHAT WAS WRONG. WE STARTED THE VEHICLE BACK AND RETURNED HOME CAUTIOUSLY. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE NEAREST LUBE PLACE AND GOT THE OIL CHANGED. WE RETURNED HOME AND RESEARCHED ABOUT THE ISSUE. MY HUSBAND (WHO IS VERY MECHANICALLY INCLINED) DECIDED TO FOLLOW A MECHANIC'S ADVICE AND CLEANED THE THROTTLE BODY THOROUGHLY WITH SEAFOAM AND A TOOTHBRUSH. IT WAS FILTHY AND HAD LOTS OF DEPOSITS BUILT UP ON IT. HE UNPLUGGED THE BATTERY TO RESET EVERYTHING AND REINSTALLED THE THROTTLE BODY. IT PROVED INEFFECTIVE SO WE PURCHASED A NEW THROTTLE BODY FOR $320 FROM ADVANCED AUTO PARTS. HE INSTALLED IT TODAY AND THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN SOLVED. WE ARE AT A LOSS AND ARE NOT SURE WHAT TO DO. THIS ISSUE SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED. I AM A MOTHER OF 3 AND AM CURRENTLY PREGNANT WITH MY FOURTH CHILD AND I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE!