2007 Ford Freestyle

THE DESIGN OF THE SUNSHINE KIDS RADIAN XTSL LATCH STRAP CAUSES IT TO COME LOOSE WHEN USING THE SEAT REAR-FACING IN MY 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. WHEN TIGHTENED SO THAT THERE IS LESS THAN 1 INCH OF MOVEMENT IN THE SEAT, THE LATCHPLATE IS AT AN ANGLE WHERE IT WILL NOT STAY TIGHT. (RELATED VEHICLE INFORMATION: MODEL YEAR=2007, MAKE=FORD, MODEL=FREESTYLE). *TR

THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES - MORE FREQUENT DURING SUMMER MONTHS - THE ENGINE LUNGES (BOTH IN DRIVE AND REVERSE) WHEN MY FOOT IS FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE. OCCASIONALLY, WHEN IN REVERSE, IT WILL LUNGE, THEN THE ENGINE WILL DIE. WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND RESTART IT THE WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON. FORD SAYS THEY CAN FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. HOPEFULLY IT WILL NOT CONTINUE TO LUNGE WHEN PEOPLE ARE STANDING IN A CROSSWALK. *TR

I OWN A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. IT HAS IN RECENT WEEKS BEGUN TO UNEXPECTEDLY SURGE IN BOTH DRIVE AND REVERSE. THIS IS NOT A "LITTLE" SURGE BUT A POWERFUL LUNGE IN WHATEVER DIRECTION THE WHEEL IS TURNED. IT IS ALWAYS AT LOW SPEED, AND VERY RANDOM IN WHEN IT OCCURS. IT IS VERY UNNERVING AROUND PEDESTRIANS AND ALSO IN TIGHT SPACES LIKE A GARAGE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A CHECK CHARGING SYSTEM LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. ALSO, WHEN SHE SHIFTED INTO GEAR, THE VEHICLE WOULD JOLT FORWARD OR BACKWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE ELECTRICAL THROTTLE BOX AND MOTOR MOUNT WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 47,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 46,000.

BOUGHT A USED 2007 FORD FREESTYLE LIMITED 3.0 DURATEC ENGINE, CVT AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION 2 WEEKS PRIOR TO INCIDENT. HAD FORD DEALER TUNE-UP THE ENGINE, REPLACE FRONT CRANKSHAFT SEAL ON ENGINE AND REPLACE THE CVT FLUID & FILTERS AS WELL AS PERFORM A MULTI-POINT INSPECTION. AFTER WORK PERFORMED (WHICH REQUIRED THE REMOVAL OF THE INTAKE MANIFOLD W/THROTTLE BODY ATTACHED FOR THE TUNE-UP) THE VEHICLE NOW SURGES BADLY WHEN IN REVERSE PULLING OUT OF PARKING SPOT. DOES SO QUITE POWERFULLY AND IS VERY DANGEROUS TO ANY LIFE & PROPERTY THAT IS AROUND THE VEHICLE WHEN SURGING OCCURS UNEXPECTEDLY. NO DOUBT IN MY MIND HAD MY WIFE BEEN DRIVING SHE WOULD HAVE PANICKED AND THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A LOSS OF LIFE OR PROPERTY. FORTUNATELY I WAS DRIVING AND MANAGED (JUST BARELY) TO MAINTAIN CONTROL. TOOK BACK TO DEALER TO DIAGNOSE AND WAS QUOTED THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE R/R'D. WAS TOLD BY SERVICE MANAGER FORD WAS WELL AWARE OF THE ISSUE BUT HAS FAILED TO RESPOND WITH A RECALL. *TR

I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ON THE BACK BRAKES. HAD THOSE REPLACED JULY08. IN JULY09 I WAS BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT AND WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE IT ACCELERATED AND LURCHED FORWARD ALMOST HITTING THE CAR BESIDE ME. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. THIS WENT ON FOR ABOUT A WEEK. THEN EVERY TIME I PUT IT IN REVERSE IT WOULD DIE THEN THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY AND WAS REPLACED. IN FEB. 2010 I WAS INFORMED THAT MY BACK BRAKES WERE COMPLETELY GONE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ASAP. IN JUNE10 THE CAR STARTED MAKING A FUNNY NOISE IN PARK AND NO LIGHTS IN THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL HAD COME ON. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE INPUT SHAFT BEARING WAS OUT. WHICH MEANS A NEW TRANSMISSION. IN OCTOBER10, AS I WAS TURNING RIGHT INTO AN INTERSECTION DURING MORNING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC IT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. I HAD THE PEDAL PUSHED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. AND, THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY AGAIN. *TR

I NOTICED THAT MY CAR BEGAN TO HAVE A MIND OF ITS OWN, IT WANTED TO ACCELERATE WHEN I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. MORE NOTICEABLY AT A DRIVE-THRU WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD BE AT A STOP AND WOULD LUNGE FORWARD HARSHLY AS IF I HAD HIT ACCELERATOR, I WOULD HAVE TO SLAM ON THE BRAKE TO MAKE IT STOP. HAVE ALMOST HIT VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME ON OCCASION - THANK GOODNESS NOBODY WAS WALKING IN FRONT OF ME. THE LUNGE WAS AS IF I HAD HIT THE GAS PEDAL. THIS PROBLEM CONTINUALLY GOT WORSE AND IT SEEMED HAVING THE A/C ON WAS A FACTOR. I SAY THAT BECAUSE I NOTICED THE PROBLEM A TIME OR TWO AT THE END OF THE SUMMER IN 09 AND IT WENT AWAY UNTIL THE SUMMER OF 10. ALSO NOTICED WHEN BACKING UP SOMETIMES THE VEHICLE WOULD JUST ABRUPTLY CUT OFF. I CARRIED THE VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALER AND THEY QUICKLY DIAGNOSED A PROBLEM WITH THE THROTTLE BODY AND APPARENTLY I WASN'T THE FIRST! THE PART WAS ON BACK ORDER FOR WEEKS (SAYS ALOT IN ITSELF). THANK GOD I PURCHASED THE EXTENDED WARRANTY, OTHERWISE THIS WOULD HAVE COST CLOSE TO $1,000 FOR REPAIR AND CAR RENTAL. HAD IT NOT BEEN FOR THAT I GUESS I WOULD HAVE CONTINUED TO DRIVE AN UNSAFE VEHICLE BECAUSE I DIDN'T HAVE $1,000 FOR THE REPAIR. THIS MAKES ME WONDER HOW MANY CASES ARE OUT THERE LIKE MINE AND AREN'T BEING REPAIRED BECAUSE IT IS NOT AFFORDABLE. THIS IS A HUGE DANGER AND I HOPE FORD WILL RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED! I DID INVESTIGATE MY PROBLEM ON-LINE AFTER ITS DIAGNOSIS AND FOUND THAT THERE ARE A GREAT DEAL OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING. THIS IS A PROBLEM - FORTUNATELY IT APPEARS TO BE FROM A STOP AND NOT AT A HIGH SPEED LIKE THE TOYOTA PROBLEM. NONE THE LESS STILL A DANGER! I NOTICE THAT THIS FORM ASKS ABOUT FIRE/DAMAGE/CRASH/DEATH OR INJURIES - PLEASE ENCOURAGE FORD TO ADDRESS THIS BEFORE ANYONE HAS TO ANSWER YES. *TR

2007 FORD FREESTYLE SURGED FORWARD AS I WAS STOPPED FOR A TRAFFIC LIGHT. THE "WRENCH" LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. I TOOK THE CAR TO MY LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED IT. I WAS TOLD THE DIAGNOSTIC CODE INDICATED THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL ASSEMBLY MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE INSTALLATION WOULD COST ABOUT $700. THE PART WAS ORDERED IN LATE JULY. IT IS NOW OCTOBER AND THE PART HAS NOT ARRIVED. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT RE-OCCURRED. IT WAS VERY HOT THAT DAY AND THE A/C WAS ON. *TR

I HAVE THE SUNSHINE KIDS RADIAN SL CAR SEAT. THE SUPERLATCH BELT FEATURES A TILT/LOCK MECHANISM THAT FALLS AGAINST THE CORNER OF THE BELT PATH IN MANY VEHICLES, RESULTING IN AN INABILITY TO LOCK. THIS COULD CAUSE THE CHILD RESTRAINT TO FAIL TO FUNCTION IN A CRASH, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN INJURY OR DEATH. MANY PARENTS MIGHT NOT NOTICE THIS HAPPENING AND MAY TRUST THE SUPERLATCH BELT. AFTER CONTACTING SUNSHINE KIDS CUSTOMER SERVICE, I WAS TOLD TO KEEP TRYING TO TIGHTEN IT. I HAVE DISCUSSED THIS WITH OTHER OWNERS OF THIS CAR SEAT WHO EXPERIENCE THE SAME PROBLEM AND ARE UNABLE TO SOLVE IT BY CONTINUING TO "KEEP TRYING." (RELATED VEHICLE INFORMATION: MODEL YEAR=2007, MAKE=FORD, MODEL=FREESTYLE). *TR