2007 Ford Freestyle

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

THE THRODDLE IS STICKING. WHEN THE CAR IS STOPPED IT STILL ACTS LIKE I'M PUSHING ON THE GAS PEDAL AND TRIES TO GO BY ITSELF. ESPECIALLY WHEN CHANGING GEARS. I HAVE COME VERY CLOSE TO HITTING PEOPLE AND DOGS AND FENCES DUE TO THE CAR JERKING FORWARD OR BACKWARD AFTER LETTING OFF THE BRAKE. FOR THE LAST TWO WEEKS I HAVE BEEN HAVING TO KEEP THE BRAKE ALL THE WAY DOWN FOR AT LEAST 30 SECONDS AFTER CHANGING GEARS TO KEEP THE VEHICLE FROM GUNNING FORWARD OR BACKWARDS.

SURGING ON 2007 FORD FREESTYLE (VIN: [XXX]) -- EVENTUALLY CAUSED TRAFFIC ACCIDENT IN PARKING LOT WHILE I WAS PULLING FORWARD. AFTER TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER MORE THAN ONCE FOR REPAIR, WE HAVE BEEN TOLD IT WAS POSSIBLY A SOFTWARE UPGRADE OR THROTTLE BODY ISSUE, THEN POSSIBLE TRANSMISSION SERVICE REPAIR, AND ULTIMATELY THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE ISSUE. OUR LAST VISIT WE HAD A TRANSMISSION SERVICE AND 2 WEEKS LATER MY VEHICLE SURGED AND I HIT A PARKED CAR. THIS HAPPENS FREQUENTLY WHEN I AM TRAVELING IN REVERSE (SUCH AS PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE OR BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY) OR FORWARD AT A SLOW SPEED (SUCH AS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT OR MAKING A U-TURN AFTER SITTING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT). I AM VERY CONCERNED BECAUSE OUR DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE. THIS TIME MY CHILD WAS IN THE CAR WITH ME AND WE WERE LUCKY TO HAVE HAD NO INJURIES ONLY DAMAGE TO THE CARS. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).*TR

AT VERY LOW SPEEDS THE VEHICLE WILL LUNGE IN BOTH DRIVE AND REVERSE. IT SEEMS TO MOSTLY DO THE LUNGING WHEN THE AIR CONDITION IS ON. AT TIME IT WILL LUNGE AND STALL, SO I WILL HAVE TO THEN SHUT OFF THE CAR, PUT IT IN PARK AND RE-START THE VEHICLE. IT IS VERY FRUSTRATING THEN YOU ARE IN A DRIVE THRU AND THE LUNGING MAKES YOU FEAR YOU WILL HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF YOU. THIS PROBLEM STARTED OVER THE SUMMER OF 2010 AND AS OF APRIL OF 2011 HAS BECAME MUCH WORSE. I HAVE TO PARALLEL PARK MANY TIME A DAY AT MY JOB AND HOME, AND WITH THE LUNGING GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE I FEAR I WILL HIT SOMETHING OR WORSE A PERSON!!!! PLEASE HELP!!!

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.

MY CAR AFTER BEING IN PARK, WHEN PLACED INTO DRIVE LURCHED FORWARD. ONCE I STARTED THE ENGINE DID NOT SEEM TO GO QUITE RIGHT AND I HAD AN ORANGE WRENCH LIGHT APPEAR. I PULLED OVER AND TURNED OFF CAR AND THE LIGHT WAS OFF WHEN I RESTARTED IT AND IT ACTED FINE. I HAVE HAD 3 SUBSEQUENT SIMILAR INCIDENCES...THE LURCHES HAVE HAD ME COME CLOSE TO HITTING A CAR AND A PERSON. THE LIGHT ALWAYS GOES AWAY WHEN I TURN OFF THE CAR AND TURN IT RIGHT BACK ON. *TR

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