2007 Ford Freestyle

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER ACTIVATED, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE HAD ALSO OCCURRED WHEN IN REVERSE. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION BY ABRUPTLY DEPRESSING THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE THEN STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS OR REPAIRS. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE LOCATED NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS VIA THE INTERNET PERTAINING TO THE FAILURE OF THE THROTTLE IN HIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE HELD LIABLE FOR THE REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,955.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE . WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SURGE FORWARD AND BEGAN TO STALL. A LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL THAT LOOKED LIKE A WRENCH AND WHEN SHE MADE A LEFT TURN THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT THEN TURNED THE VEHICLE BACK ON AND DROVE TO HER RESIDENCE. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS OCCURRED AND WHEN IT OCCURRED THE FIRST TIME THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED . THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 89397. UPDATED 09/28/11*LJ THE DEALER REPLACED THE AIR FILTER. UPDATED 10/07/11

2007 FORD FREESTYLE SURGES EVEN WHEN PUSHING BRAKE. MAINLY DOES IT WHEN BACKING UP BUT HAS DONE IT ON OTHER OCCASIONS. TOOK TO FORD DEALER TOLD THROTTLE BODY IS BAD. AFTER SEARCHING ONLINE I FIND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. THIS IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE THE CAR ACCELERATES AND SURGES FORWARD OR BACKWARD WITHOUT WARNING WHEN THIS HAPPENS. WAS TOLD IT WOULD COST OVER $600 TO REPLACE PART. I HAVE TWO YOUNG CHILDREN AND FEEL UNSAFE DRIVING THIS CAR AND FEEL OTHERS WHO OWN THE CAR SHOULD BE MADE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. *TR

I OWN A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE SEL AND AM HAVING A SURGING PROBLEM THAT IS CAUSING SAFETY ISSUES WITH DRIVING THE VEHICLE. IT HAS SURGED SO BADLY TO THE POINT THAT I HAVE ALMOST HIT A CAR IN FRONT OF ME AND ALMOST HIT A PEDESTRIAN WHILE BACKING UP. THIS HAS BEEN A FREQUENTLY REPORTED PROBLEM AND I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE IS CURRENTLY NO FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE CAR AND HAS GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THE DEALER RAN A "TEST" AND CLAIMED IT WAS A HARNESS AND THAT THEY "THINK" THEY FIXED IT WHICH COST ME 215.00. IT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THEY CLAIM THE NEXT STEP IS TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY. APPARENTLY IT IS WELL KNOWN THAT THIS DOES NOT NECESSARILY FIX THE PROBLEM EITHER. THAT WILL COST ME OVER 1000.00 WITH NO GUARANTEE IT WILL WORK. PEOPLE STATE THAT CLEANING THE THROTTLE BODY WILL ALLEVIATE THE PROBLEM TEMPORARILY. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY FORD. THIS IS A KNOWN, DANGEROUS, PROBLEM WHICH FORD IS FAILING TO OWN UP TO. I NEED TO DRIVE MY CAR BACK AND FORTH TO WORK 5 DAYS A WEEK AND NEED A SAFE, RELIABLE VEHICLE TO DO SO, HOWEVER IT IS COST PROHIBITIVE TO KEEP GUESSING WHAT THE PROBLEM MAY BE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD LOSE POWER UNEXPECTEDLY WHEN DRIVING 10 MPH AND UP. THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD WOULD ILLUMINATE DURING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY YET THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,750 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 35,352. UPDATED 11/19/10. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM WAS FINALLY RECTIFIED AFTER THE SECOND FAILURE. THE CONSUMER STATED HE PAID FOR THE REPAIRS AT HIS EXPENSE. UPDATED 12.01.10*JB REPAIR RECEIPT SAYS THROTTLE BODY REPLACED TO CORRECT PROBLEM FOR JERKING WHEN PUT IN GEAR. SMCH

I DRIVE A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. THIS SUMMER IT STARTED TO HAVE PROBLEMS LURCHING FORWARD. SPECIFICALLY IF IN AREAS WHERE I WAS SITTING, LIKE AT A LIGHT, OR IN A PARKING STALL. AND MORE FREQUENTLY DURING REALLY HOT DAYS. AFTER THE WRENCH LIGHT WOULD COME ON. A FEW TIMES MY CAR STALLED AND I HAD TO WAIT TO START IT AGAIN. I HAD IT FIXED, UNDER WARRANTY, THANKFULLY AND THEY SAID IT WAS SENSOR THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. BUT, I HAVE HEARD THAT THIS IS BECOMING A COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH THIS VEHICLE AND BECAUSE IT IS SUCH A SAFETY ISSUE I WANTED TO SEND MY COMPLAINT IN AS WELL. MY VEHICLE HAS 60,046 MILES ON IT. *TR

OUR 2007 FORD FREESTYLE WITH 63,000 MILES ON IT HAS BE SURGING FOR ABOUT 8 MONTHS NOW AND THE PROBLEM IS GETTING WORSE. MY WIFE ALMOST HIT A CHILD IN THE SCHOOL PARKING LOT ONE DAY AS THE CAR LURCHED FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING. SHE APPLIED THE BRAKE AND THE CALLED STALLED. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE RELATED TO THE THROTTLE BODY CONTROL SYSTEM. I AM SHOCKED TO SEE THAT THERE ARE NUMEROUS ISSUES WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM THAT I DESCRIBE HERE. I SEE MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE CAR REPAIRED ONLY TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPEN AGAIN VERY SHORTLY. SHAME ON FORD FOR NOT RECALLING THE CARS WITH AN UPDATED AND SAFE DESIGN. TOYOTA PAID THE PRICED DEARLY AND SO WILL FORD... ITS TOO BAD SOMEONE, OR MANY PEOPLE WILL GET KILLED BEFORE THE PROBLEM IS FIXED. THIS AN ETHICS PROBLEM FOR FORD. *TR

MY 2007 FORD FREESTYLE WITH APPROXIMATELY 56-60,000 MILES WOULD LURCH FORWARD OR BACKWARD AFTER SITTING IN PARK FOR A COUPLE MINUTES (WARMUP, ETC.). I ALWAYS COVER MY BRAKE WITH MY LEFT FOOT FORTUNATELY WHICH PREVENTED ME FROM MOVING TOO FAR. THIS WOULD ALMOST WITHOUT EXCEPTION MAKE THE 'CHECK ENGINE' LIGHT COME ON AND IT WOULD RUN VERY ROUGH. I WOULD HAVE TO TURN OFF THE IGNITION AND THEN RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE LOCAL DEALER DID DIAGNOSE AND REPAIR THE THROTTLE BODY CONTROL (WHAT I WAS TOLD) UNDER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY. IT COST ME MY DEDUCTIBLE BUT THAT TOOK CARE OF THE PROBLEM FOR NOW. IT MAY HAVE HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE 'DRIVE BY WIRE' CONTROLS/COMPUTER FOR THE THROTTLE BODY. WHATEVER IT WAS THE REPAIR SEEMED TO HAVE TAKEN CARE OF IT FOR NOW. *TR

FORD FREESTYLE '07 LESS THAN 36K MILES...VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD WHILE FOOT WAS ON BRAKE PEDAL...VEHICLE THEN DIED IN MIDDLE OF HIGHWAY. COULD NOT DRIVE IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC WHILE ON HIGHWAY BECAUSE FEAR OF RAMMING INTO VEHICLE AHEAD OF ME. HAPPENED ONE TIME BEFORE WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN REVERSE WITH FOOT ON BRAKE PEDAL...VEHICLE SURGED BACKWARDS. HAVE VEHICLE AT FORD DEALERSHIP NOW...AWAITING ANALYSIS. *TR

WHEN SHIFTING INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE FROM PARK OR NEUTRAL, THE TRANSMISSION TAKES SEVERAL SECONDS TO ENGAGE AND WHEN IT DOES IT LURCHES FORWARD OR BACKWARD WITH NO INPUT TO THE GAS PEDAL. YOU MUST HAVE YOUR FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND BE READY TO PRESS DOWN HARD TO KEEP THE CAR FROM LUNGING FORWARD OR BACKWARD. ALSO, WHEN CREEPING FORWARD IN PARKING LOTS OR OTHER SLOW MOVING SITUATIONS AND APPLYING A SMALL AMOUNT OF THROTTLE, THE CAR WILL LUNGE FORWARD AT A MUCH GREATER SPEED THAN WHAT COMMANDED AT THE GAS PEDAL. THIS IS AN ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION BECAUSE IN PARKING LOTS THERE ARE OTHER PEOPLE OR CARS, POTENTIALLY CLOSE BY THAT COULD BE STRUCK. *TR