2007 Ford Freestyle

I HAVE A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. MY CAR SURGED FORWARD TWICE ALMOST STRIKING KIDS (I WAS IN A SCHOOL PARKING LOT), THEN DIED. A WARNING LIGHT POPPED UP ON THE DASH. APPARENTLY IT IS THE THROTTLE BODY. I CAN SEE FROM WEBSITES THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AND AN EXTREME SAFETY ISSUE. FORD IS NOT STANDING BEHIND THIS PRODUCT EVEN THOUGH MY CAR IS STILL UNDER ITS EXTENDED WARRANTY. PLEASE CONSIDER A RECALL AS THIS IS A PREVALENT PROBLEM WITH AN EXTREME SAFETY RISK. I AM SIMPLY THANKFUL I DIDN'T HIT ANY KIDS... *TR

I HAVE A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE THAT "SURGES" WHEN IT IS PUT INTO REVERSE OR INTO DRIVE, THIS OCCURS ON A DAILY BASIS. IT IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. I HAVE 2 SMALL CHILDREN & THIS MAKES ME FEEL VERY UNSAFE. AFTER TAKING IT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED REPLACING. THERE HAPPENED TO BE A CAR EXACTLY LIKE MINE IN THEIR SHOP HAVING THE EXACT SAME REPAIR. I DID SOME RESEARCH & FOUND THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE A UNIVERSAL PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT WAS SITTING AT A COMPLETE STOP WITH THE BRAKES DEPRESSED WHEN THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO IMMEDIATELY STOP THE ACCELERATION BY APPLYING ABRUPT PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL AND SHIFTING INTO PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,200 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 97,251.

I HAVE A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE THAT HAS BEEN ACCELERATING ON ITS OWN. WHEN THE CAR IS PUT IN DRIVE AND OR REVERSE, THE CAR LUNGES OUT WITHOUT THE ACCELERATOR BEING PUSHED. AT TIMES THE WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON AND THE CAR FEELS AS THOUGH IT HAS NO POWER. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE MECHANIC ON 8/20/10 AND HE ADVISED ME THAT IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY THAT NEEDED REPLACED. I HAVE THREE CHILDREN AND THIS IS OUR FAMILY CAR, AND AT THIS POINT IT FEELS LIKE I AM PUTTING THEM IN HARMS WAY WHEN THE CAR DOES THIS ON ITS OWN. PLEASE HELP!!! I KNOW THAT I AM NOT ALONE ON THIS MATTER. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE SEL WITH APPROX 91,000 ODOMETER READING. OVER THE PAST 3-4 MONTHS WE HAVE NOTICED THE CAR SURGING AND LURCHING FORWARD AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP AND WITHOUT ANY DEPRESSION OF THE GAS PEDAL WHATSOEVER. SEVERAL TIMES WE HAVE ALMOST COLLIDED WITH VEHICLES IN FRONT OF US AT INTERSECTIONS. WE HAVE DEFINITELY LEARNED TO "COVER THE BRAKE" AT INTERSECTIONS. THIS ALSO HAPPENS WHEN THE CAR IS IN REVERSE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, FOR INSTANCE, AND STOPPING TO SHIFT INTO DRIVE. THE CAR WILL SURGE OR LURCH BACKWARDS AND IF YOU ARE NOT COVERING THE BRAKE WHILE IN DRIVE OR REVERSE, THE CAR WILL ACCELERATE WITHOUT TOUCHING THE GAS PEDAL. THIS HAPPENS EVERY DAY NOW APPROXIMATELY 5-10 TIMES. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO BOB MOORE FORD IN OKLAHOMA CITY AND THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THIS PROBLEM AS A BAD THROTTLE BODY. FROM MY RESEARCH, THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE & MODEL VEHICLE. I BELIEVE THIS PROBLEM MAY VERY WELL LEAD TO A SERIOUS TRAGEDY IF THIS COMMON PROBLEM IS NOT RECALLED. THE PART FOR MY VEHICLE THAT WAS ORDERED ON AUG, 11TH IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY BUT ON BACK ORDER. BOB MOORE FORD CONTACTED ME ON 8/21/10 TO ADVISE ME THAT THEY COULD NOT GET A SHIPMENT OF THIS PART DUE TO IT BEING BACK LOGGED AND THAT THEY WERE NOT SLATED TO GET THE PART UNTIL THE END OF AUGUST. *TR

MY CAR LUNGES FORWARD OR BACKWARDS EVEN IF THE BRAKE IS FIRMLY ENGAGED. IT IS EVEN WORSE IF THE CAR HAS BEEN IDLE FOR A FEW MINUTES. IT WILL THROW A WRENCH IN THE WARNING LIGHT ON THE DASH, STALL OUT AND I HAVE TO TURN THE CAR OFF THEN ON AGAIN. IT SEEMS TO BE WORSE IF IT'S HOT OUTSIDE. THIS CAR IS VERY DANGEROUS. YOU HAVE NO CONTROL OVER IT LUNGING FORWARD. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THIS. THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ALL OVER THE INTERNET AND ON HERE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN SHIFTING INTO FIRST GEAR AT 25 MPH OR MORE, THE VEHICLE WOULD ABNORMALLY ACCELERATE WITH THE BRAKES DEPRESSED. THE FAILURE WOULD ALSO OCCUR WHEN DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY STALL WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION AND ADVISED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 73,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AT SPEEDS AS LOW AS 10 MPH OR WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES AT LOW SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD ABNORMALLY ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT WOULD ABRUPTLY DEPRESS THE BRAKES TO STOP THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION AND WHEN DOING SO, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE OVER TIME AND WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE HE WAS ADVISED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

MY 2007 FORD FREESTYLE HAS HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS THIS SUMMER THAT APPEAR TO BE OCCURRING FREQUENTLY ALL OVER THE UNITED STATES. OUR FREESTYLE HAS JUST OVER 60,000 MILES ON IT. A MONTH AGO, WE HAD TO REPLACE THE AIR COMPRESSOR. THEN THE CAR BEGAN LURCHING AND ONE DAY KEPT DYING AS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. RIGHT NOW, IT HAS BEEN AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR 2 WEEKS AWAITING A THROTTLE BODY SENSOR WHICH IS ON BACKORDER SINCE SO MANY OF THESE MODELS HAVE THIS PROBLEM. CLEARLY FORD NEEDS TO RECALL THIS MODEL AND QUICKLY FIND REPLACEMENT PARTS FOR THESE VEHICLES. *TR