2007 Ford Freestyle

2007 FORD FREESTYLE.... I WAS SETTING AT A STOP SIGN WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND JUST AS I WAS EASING MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE TO PULL OUT THE GAS SURGED AND PUT ME IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AND THE CAR DIED. IT WAS NOT A MAJOR ROAD AND WITH QUICK THINKING I GEARED TO PARK TURNED THE KEY OFF AND STARTED IT BACK UP AND PULLED OVER INTO A PARKING LOT WHILE SETTING IN THE PARKING LOT IT DONE THE SAME THING. IF THIS HAD BEEN MY WIFE OR SON OR DAUGHTER DRIVING THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A DEADLY EVENT. SIMILAR EVENTS ARE POSTED ALL OVER THE INTERNET AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE THIS IS A SERIOUS SITUATION AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED PROMPTLY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING IN REVERSE APPROXIMATELY 3 MPH AND THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE ENGINE RESTARTED WITH A WARNING SYMBOL ILLUMINATION OF A "WRENCH" DISPLAYED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE WARNING SYMBOL REMAINED ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE RESUMED OPERATION IN POOR PERFORMANCE. ALSO, AN UNINTENDED SURGE WOULD OCCUR WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE OCCURRENCES WERE INTERMITTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS DEFECTIVE. THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE AND ON A BACK ORDER. THE REPAIR COST WAS $700. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE "POWER TRAIN" WARRANTY AND THAT HE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR EXPENSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,500. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I OWN A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CAR WILL ACCELERATE OR LURCH FORWARD WHEN THE BRAKE IS PRESSED. IT HAPPENS WHEN THE AC IS ON AND THE TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE IS HOT. THE CAR WILL THEN IDLE LOW AND THEN SHUT OFF. THE WRENCH LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD WILL LIGHT UP. ONCE I RESTART THE CAR, THE WRENCH LIGHT GOES OFF AND THE CAR RUNS NORMAL UNTIL I COME TO A STOPLIGHT AND THEN THE CAR LURCHES FORWARD AGAIN. IT ALSO HAPPENS WHEN YOU PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE WHEN THE AIR IS ON AND THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE IS HOT. *TR

2007 FORD FREESTYLE: LIFE SAFETY ISSUE - SEVERAL TIMES THE VEHICLE HAS LUNGED WHEN BACKING UP OR PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE, DRIVEWAY, GARAGE, ETC. MY FOOT WAS NOT ON THE ACCELERATOR, BUT ON THE BRAKE (FORTUNATELY). AS SOON AS THIS HAPPENS THE FAIL SAFE LIGHT (WRENCH LIGHT) COMES ON THE DASH. YOU CAN TURN THE ENGINE OFF AND BACK ON AND THE WRENCH LIGHT GOES OFF AND THE CAR SEEMS TO RUN FINE. YESTERDAY, THE CAR LUNGED WHILE BACKING UP AND ALSO WHEN MY WIFE STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN. IT RAN NORMAL FOR ABOUT 5 MILES, SHE PULLED OVER BECAUSE THE SERVICE WRENCH LIGHT WAS ON AND WHEN SHE PULLED OUT AGAIN, THE CAR HAD NO POWER. SHE LIMPED ALONG FOR A MILE OR SO AND PULLED OFF AGAIN. TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND BACK ON AND THE CAR RAN FINE. I HAVE LOOKED ON THE INTERNET AND TALKED TO MY LOCAL FORD DEALER. MY DEALER HAS SAID THAT IT IS A THROTTLE BODY PROBLEM AND THE PART WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED AND THAT IT IS ALSO A SOFTWARE PROBLEM. THE INTERNET HAS NUMEROUS FORUMS WITH OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. IT IS MY OPINION THAT THIS IS A TRUE LIFE SAFETY ISSUE. THE CAR CANNOT BE CONTROLLED AND YOU HAVE TO JAM ON THE BRAKE TO KEEP FROM HITTING SOMEONE OR SOMETHING. THIS HAPPENS AT LEAST ONCE EVERY COUPLE OF WEEKS AND SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING MORE OFTEN. MY WIFE IS BEGINNING TO BE AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR WITH OUR TWO CHILDREN WITH HER. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING INTO A PARKING SPACE APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED WITH AN UNEXPECTED SURGED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS A DELAY RESPONSE DURING ACCELERATION. THE OCCURRENCE WAS SPORADIC. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS DEFECTIVE AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED AT AN ESTIMATED COST OF $1,000. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD ABNORMALLY ACCELERATE. THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR MORE FREQUENTLY WHEN SHIFTING INTO REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WHENEVER THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR. THE DEALER ADVISED THERE WAS A WIRE IN THE COMPUTER THAT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD HAVE TO BE DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER BORE THEY WOULD MAKE A DETERMINATION IF THEY WOULD ASSIST WITH REPAIRS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 57,000. UPDATED 10/13/2010. *LJ THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED . UPDATED 10/19/10*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THE FUEL LEVEL INDICATOR WOULD NOT DISPLAY THE AMOUNT OF GASOLINE IN THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER ADVISED THE FUEL TRANSPONDER WAS DEFECTIVE AND REPLACED THE PART. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE CONTINUOUSLY RECURRED AND THE DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSPONDER THREE TIMES BUT TO NO AVAIL. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED WHEN FIRST STARTING THE VEHICLE, THERE WOULD BE AN UNUSUAL INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS AND THE VEHICLE WOULD ABNORMALLY ACCELERATE FORWARD OR IN REVERSE DEPENDING ON WHAT GEAR THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE THE VEHICLE IN. THE DEALER DID NOT BELIEVE THE VEHICLE WAS DISPLAYING THE FAILURE THE CONTACT DESCRIBED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION FAILURE WOULD OCCUR MORE FREQUENTLY WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ACTIVE. THE AIR CONDITIONER BECAME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER REPAIRED NOR DIAGNOSED FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 32,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 77,000.

2007 FORD FREESTYLE THROTTLE PROBLEMS ON JULY 30,2010 THE CAR SURGED BY IT'S SELF IN REVERSE. UPON GETTING THE CARD INTO NEUTRAL THE CAR STOPPED AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS ON THE BRAKES. WE DROVE THE CAR APPROX. 1/8 MILE AND STOPPED THE CAR CUT OFF. ONCE AGAIN STARTING THE CAR IT SURGED FORWARD THIS TIME. NOW I'M HAVING TO PAY $901.00 PLUS TAX TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. ON EDMUNDS.COM I HAVE READ AND I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE THAT HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM. ONCE AGAIN FORD HAS GOTTEN AWAY WITH THE SAME THING THAT TOYOTA GOT CAUGHT IN ITS ACTIONS. ALSO THE REPAIRMAN SAID THE SOFTWARE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPROGRAMMED. PLEASE GO ONLINE AND LOOKED AT ALL THE PROBLEMS WITH THE FORD FREESTYLE. *TR

MY WIFE DRIVES A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE AND HAS LATELY BEEN EXPERIENCING THE VEHICLE LUNGING/SURGING AT LOW IDLE GOING FORWARD OR BACKWARD. TODAY SHE ALMOST CRASHED INTO THE GARAGE. WHEN I RESEARCHED IT ONLINE, MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM, AND THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR IS BACK-ORDERED FOR WEEKS. I HOPE IT DOESN'T TAKE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT OR EVEN A DEATH FOR THIS TO BE ADDRESSED. I'M WRITING FORD AT THE SAME TIME, BUT DON'T KNOW WHAT HELP TO EXPECT SINCE MANY ON THE BLOGS WITH THE VEHICLES SAY THEY'RE NOT GETTING ANY SATISFACTION FROM FORD. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS. I KNOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE ALREADY WRITTEN YOU ABOUT IT. *TR