2007 Ford Freestyle

2007 FORD FREESTYLE THROTTLE BODY VEHICLE PROGRESSIVELY FEELING MORE ROUGH AT IDLING (WHILE WAITING AT A STOP LIGHT). ON AUGUST 7 2010 I BACKED OUT OF A PARKING SPACE THEN WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE SHIFTED INTO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE STARTED LURCHING FORWARD OVERRIDING MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON THE DASH PANEL CAME ON WHICH INDICATED A TRANSMISSION FAULT HAD BEEN DETECTED. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALER WHO SAID THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *TR

MY 2007 FORD FREESTYLE HAS 64,446 MILES AND WAS PURCHASED NEW. IN THE PAST 2 MONTHS, THE CAR HAS DEVELOPED A PROBLEM WITH RAPID ACCELERATION THAT OCCURS WITHOUT WARNING AND IT HAPPENS IN FORWARD AS WELL AS REVERSE. IT SEEMS TO BE WORSE WHEN IT'S HOT & THE A/C IS ON. I HAVE ALMOST REAR-ENDED SEVERAL CARS WHILE STOPPED AT A LIGHT & ALMOST "LURCHED" INTO A PEDESTRIAN IN A PARKING LOT. I TOOK THE CAR TO MY LOCAL FORD DEALER AND THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY IS BAD AND HAS TO BE REPLACED AND THE PART & REPAIR IS NOT GOING TO BE COVERED BY MY EXTENDED WARRANTY. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD TO BOTH THE DRIVER AND PUBLIC SINCE IT OCCURS WITHOUT ANY WARNING AND THE "LURCHING" SENDS THE CAR FORWARD OR BACKWARD AT A SUDDEN SPEED. SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE TO ALERT THE PUBLIC. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. WHEN THE CONTACT APPROACHED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITH HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. SHE ENGAGED THE BRAKES WITH EXTREME PRESSURE SEVERAL TIMES AND WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY FIVE TIMES IN ONE DAY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER LAST WEEK AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. SHE ALSO STATED THAT THE PART WAS ON BACK ORDER AND WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,096 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,101.

THIS STARTED ABOUT A MONTH AGO ON MY 2007 FORD FREESTYLE WITH 44,000 MILES. THE CAR LUNGES FORWARD WITH FOOT ON BRAKE AND THEN STALLS. IT ALSO OCCURS WHEN GOING IN REVERSE. I'VE ALMOST HIT CARS IN PARKING LOTS 3 TIMES. IT'S INTERMITTENT AND SEEMS TO HAPPEN MORE WHEN IT'S HOT OUTSIDE ANT THE AC IS ON. FORD DEALERS SAYS THERE AREN'T ANY RECALLS AND I'M OUT OF WARRANTY. THEY TELL ME THERE WELL AWARE OF THE PROBLEMS WITH THIS AND THAT THE ISSUE IS THE THROTTLE BODY. COST OF REPAIRS IS $700-$1000. *TR

WE OWN A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. IT IS HAVING POWER SURGES WITH ACCELERATIONS WHEN IN REVERSE OR FORWARD, ESPECIALLY ON HOT DAYS WITH THE A/C GOING. WHEN WE BREAK, THE WRENCH (TRANSMISSION LIGHT) COMES ON AND THE CAR STALLS. IT IS HARD TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND STEER ONCE THE WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON. INTERNET RESEARCH SHOWS SEVERAL FREESTYLE HAVE SAME ISSUE AND IT IS WITH THE THROTTLE BODY. THIS IS NOT A SAFE ERROR TO HAVE, AS THE CAR ACCELERATES AND IS HARD TO CONTROL. *TR

WHEN I PUT MY CAR IN DRIVE OR REVERSE AND SOMETIMES WHILE IDLE IT WILL ACCELERATE HIGHLY WITHOUT ME TOUCHING THE GAS PEDAL AND IF I DON'T HAVE MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE IT WILL JUST TAKE OFF. IT WILL THEN TRY TO GO FORWARD OR BACKWARD AND SOMETIMES GOES DEAD AND WONT LET ME RE-CRANK IT FOR A FEW MINUTES. IT STARTED OUT DOING THIS EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE. NOW IT DOES IT ALL THE TIME. IF IM NOT CAREFUL IM AFRAID IT WILL RAM INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE OR EVEN PERSON IF IM IN A PARKING LOT. THIS STARTED APPROX A YEAR AGO OFF AND ON AND RECENTLY STARTED DOING IT ENOUGH FOR ME TO BE ABLE TO GET IT LOOKED AT. FORD DEALERSHIP SAYS ITS THE THROTTLE BODY. I SEE THAT THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FOR SEVERAL VEHICLE TYPES WITH THE SAME THROTTLE BODY PROBLEM, THERE STILL HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL AND IT CAN BE DANGEROUS. AFTER PURCHASING A BRAND NEW VEHICLE YOU WOULD THINK THE PARTS WOULD BE OF TOP QUALITY AND NOT BREAK AFTER JUST A FEW YEARS ESPECIALLY THE THROTTLE BODY. THE THROTTLE BODY IS ONE OF THE MAIN PARTS OF THE POWERTRAIN. *TR

WE OWN A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE WITH 61,000 MILES. WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE NEW IN 2007. THE CAR HAS RECENTLY DEVELOPED A PROBLEM WITH UNINTENDED RAPID ACCELERATION WHICH OCCURS WITHOUT WARNING AND CAN HAPPEN IN FORWARD GEAR OR REVERSE. WE ADDITIONALLY HAVE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL SITUATIONS WHERE THE VEHICLE WILL NOT ACCELERATE NORMALLY -EVEN WITH FULL THROTTLE PRESS ON THE ACCELERATOR. TOOK VEHICLE TO LOCAL FORD DEALER AND THEY HAVE DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS THROTTLE BODY DEFECT AND SAY THAT IT MAY TAKE 3 WEEKS FOR PART TO BE SHIPPED. SO THAT REPAIR CAN BE MADE. THEY FURTHER STATE THAT THIS IS NOT GOING TO BE COVERED BY WARRANTY. THIS ERRATIC BEHAVIOR OF THE VEHICLE IS A SAFETY HAZARD TO THE DRIVER AND THE PUBLIC SINCE IT APPEARS TO OCCUR WITHOUT ANY WARNING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WOULD CHANGE GEARS, THE ENGINE WOULD EXHIBIT AN UNUSUAL INCREASE IN RPMS. WHEN THE CONTACT WOULD SHIFT GEARS INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE, THE VEHICLE WOULD UNEXPECTEDLY JUMP. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO PARK, THE VEHICLE WOULD SPORADICALLY LUNGE FORWARD, EXHIBITING HIGH ENGINE RPMS. WHEN THE FAILURES WOULD OCCUR, THE AIR CONDITIONER, IF OPERATING, WOULD FAIL AND THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS WOULD ILLUMINATE. ONCE THE ENGINE RPMS WOULD RETURN TO NORMAL, THE AIR CONDITIONER WOULD INDEPENDENTLY ACTIVATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AND THE DEALER REPEATEDLY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE OR LOCATE A FAILURE WITHIN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 74,850.

2007 FORD FREESTYLE. CONSUMER STATES A VIBRATION/ NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE *TGW THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE VIBRATION/NOISE INSPECTED. HOWEVER, THE DEALER STATED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER RETURNED TO THE DEALER BECAUSE THE FRONT END NOISE HAD WORSENED. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT ALL FOUR PIRELLI P6 TIRES WERE CUPPED WITH FLAT SPOTS. THE DAMAGE WAS ON THE INSIDE EDGE ONLY OF ALL FOUR TIRES. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE TIRES WERE REGULARLY BALANCED AND ROTATED. UPON RESEARCH, THE CONSUMER LEARNED THE PIRELLI P6 TIRES FORD INSTALLED AT THE FACTORY HAD BEEN PROBLEMATIC WHEN USED ON THE 2005/2007 FORD FREESTYLES. THE REPORT DESCRIBED THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM AND SHOWED A TYPICAL WEAR PATTERN THAT HE EXPERIENCED WITH HIS VEHICLE. AFTER 2 1/2 YEARS, THE DEALER CONFIRMED THE NOISE WAS INDEED COMING FROM THE TIRES. THE CONSUMER STATED THE QUESTION STILL REMAINS AT WHICH CAUSED THE PROBLEM; THE TIRES OR THE SUSPENSION. *JB