2005 Ford Freestyle Complaint Log

FUEL GAUGE WILL DROP TO ZERO AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON. I PAID $109 FOR FORD TO TELL ME IT WILL COST $500 TO FIX FAULTY FUEL MODULES WHICH IS KNOWN BY FORD TO BE FAULTY IN 2006. THEY WILL NOT FIX IT AT THERE COST. *TR

1. EARLY LAST YEAR, MY WIFE AND I NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE DEVELOPED A TENDENCY TO LUNGE (ACCELERATE) WHEN BRAKING TOWARD A STOPLIGHT OR A PARKING SPOT. 2. THE FREQUENCY OF THE OCCURRENCE INCREASES ONCE THE VEHICLE ENGINE IS WARMED UP TO OPERATING TEMPERATURE OR AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN DRIVEN LONG DISTANCES. 3. LAST SEPTEMBER, WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL FORD SERVICE CENTER TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT. THE PROBLEM WAS IDENTIFIED AS A FAULTY THROTTLE BODY. WE WERE TOLD AT THE TIME THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE, AND WE WOULD BE NOTIFIED WHEN THE PART BECAME AVAILABLE. WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED THAT CALL. WE WERE ALSO INFORMED THAT THE REPAIR WOULD BE APPROXIMATELY $600.00. INTERNET RESEARCH FOUND THAT THIS IS A APPARENTLY A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE, WITH SOME OWNERS REPORTING THAT THEIR VEHICLE IS NO LONGER OPERATIONAL. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I ALSO FEEL THAT FORD, LIKE TOYOTA HAS RECENTLY, SHOULD INITIATE A RECALL TO FIX THE PROBLEM. AT THE VERY LEAST, THEY NEED TO MAKE THE PART AVAILABLE, SO THAT THE REPAIR CAN BE MADE. AS FAR AS I KNOW, THE PART IS STILL NOT AVAILABLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING OVER 5 MPH, ALL OF THE GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED. THE VEHICLE MOMENTARILY SURGED FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS WHERE VARIOUS REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000. UPDATED 09/15/11*LJ

MY CAR IS LUNGING FORWARDS/BACKWARDS AND MY MOTOR REVS UP AT THE TIME THIS LUNGING OCCURS. SOMETIMES IT HAPPENS WHILE I AM SITTING AT A RED LIGHT, STOP SIGN, OR DRIVE THRU (ANYTIME THE CAR IS ON AND MY FOOT IT ON THE BRAKE) AND SOMETIMES IT HAPPENS RIGHT AFTER I PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE OR REVERSE AS I GO TO RELEASE THE BRAKE PEDAL (BEFORE PUTTING MY FOOT ON THE GAS). I HAVE TO HURRY AND PRESS THE BRAKE BACK DOWN BEFORE HITTING SOMEONE OR SOMETHING. THIS IS VERY SCARY FOR I HAVE ALMOST HIT PEOPLE WALKING IN CROSSWALKS, CARS IN PARKING LOTS, AND HAVE ALMOST RAN INTO BACK SIDE OF MY HOUSE WHERE I PARK ON A DAILY BASIS. AFTER HAVING THIS HAPPEN TO ME TODAY ON MY LUNCH, I WENT ONLINE TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM AND FOUND THAT MANY OTHER PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING THIS AND THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL BUT IT IS OR WAS UNDER INVESTIGATION. I ALSO NOTICED OTHERS HAVE HAD TO HAVE THEIR AIR CONDITIONER REPAIRED AND/OR MOTOR MOUNTS FIXED. I HAVE ALSO HAD TO REPAIR THE SAME EXACT THINGS, DONE BY MY DEALERSHIP. I WOULD HAVE THE LUNGING PROBLEM AND THEN IT WOULD STOP FOR A WHILE AND THEN START AGAIN. I DIDN'T REALIZE THIS UNTIL READING ABOUT OTHERS BUT I, LIKE THEM, EXPERIENCE THIS WORSE DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS WHEN IT IS HOT WEATHER. OTHER THAN THIS LUNGING AND MOTOR REVVING PROBLEM I HAVE BEEN SATISFIED WITH MY CAR. AFTER LOOKING ONLINE THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A FORD PROBLEM AND IS NOT FAIR TO THE CUSTOMERS TO HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM FIXED. *TR

MY 2005 FORD FREESTYLE HAS A BAD THROTTLE BODY. SEE THE OTHER 1000 COMPLAINS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. FORD IS AWARE THAT THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM. FORD REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING. THEY WANT ME TO PREPAID FOR A PART THAT IS NOT AVAILABLE. FORD HAS NO REPLACEMENT PARTS UNTIL SOMETIME IN DECEMBER. MY CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. IT WILL GO IN FAIL SAFE MODE WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH HER VEHICLE STALLED. THE FAIL SAFE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE CONTACT SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF, RESTARTED IT AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE NORMALLY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE COULD BE RELATED TO THE THROTTLE BODY. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE MULTIPLE FAILURES AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE REPAIRED SINCE THE PART WAS ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO PURCHASE THE PART FROM THE JUNK YARD. THE CONTACT REQUESTED A RENTAL VEHICLE AND THE MANUFACTURER DENIED THE REQUEST SINCE THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,200.

I WAS DRIVING THE VEH NORMAL AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE RMP JUMPS REALLY HIGH FOLLOWING THIS MY VEH SHUTS DOWN, WRENCH LIGHT COMES, AND THE FAIL SAFE ENGINE MODE DISPLAYS. ALSO, WHEN THE VEH IS PUT IN PARK AND SHUT OFF, THEN BACK ON AGAIN THE LIGHT DISAPPEARS, AND EVERYTHING APPEARS NORMAL. TODAY WOULD BE TWICE THIS HAS HAPPENED SO AFTER READING OTHER REVIEWS WITH SAME ISSUE FOUND OUT ITS THROTTLE BODY THAT NEEDS REPLACED. I WILL CALL DEALER TOMORROW TO FIND OUT MORE, BUT WHY ISN'T THIS PART ON RECALL. HOPE ITS COVERED UNDER POWERTRAIN :( *TR

I HAVE A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL LUNGING INCIDENTS WHERE THE CAR FEELS LIKE IT WANTS TO LUNG FORWARD OR BACKWARD WHEN BACKING OUT A PARKING SPACE ETC.. THE FIRST TIME I REPORTED THIS INCIDENT WAS ON 08/25/09. THE NEXT TIME WAS ON 09/22/09. THE DEALER ORDERED A NEW THROTTLE BODY. THERE WERE SO MANY ISSUES WITH THE THROTTLE BODY ON THIS CAR THAT THEY WERE ON BACK ORDER. THE DEALER ALLOWED ME TO DRIVE FOR 5697 MILES BEFORE THE PART ARRIVED. I REQUESTED A RENTAL UNDER WARRANTY AND THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT JUSTIFY A RENTAL. ON 02/08/10 MY NEW THROTTLE BODY WAS INSTALLED. TODAY IS 02/22/2012 AND I AM HAVING THE SAME ISSUE ALL OVER AGAIN. THE FORD FREESTYLE IS BY FAR THE WORST VEHICLE I HAVE EVER OWNED. I AM ON MY SECOND SET OF (REAR) BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS. I HAVE HAD THE ENGINE MOUNTS REPLACED. OUR AIR CONDITIONER ONLY WORKS PROPERLY DURING THE WINTER. I HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS PAGES OF FORUMS WITH PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER THE UNITED STATES DEALING WITH THE EXACT SAME ISSUES ON THE EXACT SAME CARS. I RECENTLY DISCOVERED THAT A CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT HAS BEEN FILED AGAINST FORD FOR THE THROTTLE BODY ISSUE. I HAVE PAGES OF DOCUMENTED ISSUES WITH THIS CAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND HEADLIGHTS FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED AT THIS TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 63,000. UPDATED 01/05/10 *BF UPDATED 01/06/10.*JB

2005 FORD FREESTYLE HAS A SERIOUS SURGING PROBLEM SIMILAR TO OTHER 2005-2007 FORD FREESTYLES. WHEN YOU PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE, IT REVS EXTREMELY HIGH AND IT IS "EXTREMELY" DIFFICULT TO STOP. THEN WHEN YOU PUT IT IN DRIVE, IT DOES THE SAME THING GOING FORWARD. SOMETIMES IT SHUTS OFF COMPLETELY. FORD DEALERS TELL ME THE NEW REVISED "THROTTLE BODY" WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL DECEMBER AND AT FULL CHARGE ($580). *TR

DURING ROUTINE DRIVING MY 2005 FORD FREESTYLE'S WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR SUDDENLY STARTED LOSING POWER. THE RPM'S WOULD NOT GO ABOVE 2000 OR THE SPEED OF THE AUTOMOBILE ABOVE 30. RESTARTING THE ENGINE DOES ON OCCASION REMOVE THE WARNING LIGHTS COMPLETELY AND THE AUTOMOBILE HAS APPARENTLY NO ILL EFFECTS. AFTER BRINGING THE AUTOMOBILE INTO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY INJECTION AND IT WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. ONLY THAT THE PART WAS ON NATIONWIDE BACKORDER UNTIL DECEMBER 7TH 2009. ENCLOSED I GIVEN LINKS TO CAR CARE FORUMS WHERE OWNERS HAVE REPORTED SIMILAR PROBLEMS. HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/FORD/FREESTYLE/2005/ENGINE/THROTTLE_BODY_MALFUNCTION.SHTML HTTP://WWW.MYFORDFREESTYLE.COM/FORUMS/VIEWTOPIC.PHP?T=547 HTTP://WWW.MYFORDFREESTYLE.COM/FORUMS/VIEWTOPIC.PHP?F=1&T=2814. *TR

I BOUGHT A USED 2005 FORD FREESTYLE AND IT HAS BEEN A GOOD CAR UP UNTIL THE PAST 6 MONTHS. WITHIN THOSE MONTHS I HAVE HAD THE ENGINE MOUNTING BRACKET BREAK AND THE CAR, DURING STOP AND GO DRIVING, WILL RANDOMLY LUNGE FORWARD OR BACKWARD. WHEN THE CAR DECIDES TO LUNGE, EVEN WITH YOUR FOOT ON THE BREAK, IT IS NOT STOPPED COMPLETELY. I HAVE CONTACTED FORD ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND HAVE DONE NUMEROUS HOURS OF RESEARCH MYSELF. ALL OF THE RESEARCH THAT I HAVE DONE POINTS TO THE THROTTLE BODY GOING BAD, HOWEVER, FORD DENIES THAT THERE IS ANY KIND OF A SAFETY ISSUE AND THAT THERE IS NO RECALL. FORD WILL HOWEVER, GLADLY CHARGE ME 600.00 TO REPLACE IT. WHEN THERE IS A SAFETY PROBLEM WITH A VEHICLE, AND RANDOM, UNCONTROLLABLE LUNGES ARE A SAFETY PROBLEM, THE DEALER SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND FIX THE DEFECTIVE PART. WITH THE HUNDREDS OF POSTS THAT I HAVE READ BY OTHER FREESTYLE OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS, MOST OF WHICH HAVE BEEN IN THE PAST 2 YEARS, THE PART SHOULD DEFINTELY BE RECALLED AND FIXED BY FORD. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. HE EXPERIENCED UNINTENDED VEHICLE ACCELERATION WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE GEAR OR AT A COMPLETE STOP. THE DEALER REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY; HOWEVER, AFTER THE REPAIR WAS MADE THE ENGINE BEGAN TO STALL. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND A TECHNICIAN CONCLUDED THAT THE REPAIR PARTS WERE ON BACK ORDER; THEREFORE, NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84,000.

WE BOUGHT A NEW 2005 FORD FREESTYLE IN OCTOBER 2005. WE HAD NO PROBLEMS UNTIL OUR 3 YEAR WARRANTY EXPIRED IN OCTOBER 2008. BEGINNING IN 2009 WE BEGAN TO NOTICE THAT OUR INSTRUMENT PANEL WOULD LOSE POWER. ALL DIALS WOULD GO DOWN TO ZERO, FLICKER AND THE ENTIRE PANEL WOULD BE DEAD FOR A SHORT TIME. IT HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY AND WE LIVED WITH IT FOR A YEAR BEFORE TAKING THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE SAN LEANDRO, CA FORD DEALER, PAYING $250 FOR AN ENGINE DIAGNOSTIC IN JANUARY 2009. THE DIAGNOSTIC WHICH TOOK ALL DAY, REVEALED THAT THERE WAS A SHORT IN A WIRE IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WHICH MEANT THE PANEL WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED IN ITS ENTIRETY ($700). NOT HAVING THE $700 TO PAY FOR THE SOLUTION I CAME HOME TO DO SOME RESEARCH. I FOUND THAT PER FORD TSB 06-17-9 ALL FORD DEALERSHIPS WERE TOLD ABOUT THIS DEFECT. IT WAS INVESTIGATED BY THE NHTSA AND BECAUSE THE PROBLEM DID NOT INVOLVE THE OPERATION OF THE EXTERIOR FUNCTIONS OF THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS NO RECALL. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY FORD MC IS TAKING $250 FROM ITS CUSTOMERS TO DIAGNOSE A PROBLEM THAT IT ALREADY KNEW ABOUT. ALSO, IF IT WERE YOUR VEHICLE, WOULD YOU BE SATISFIED IN PAYING $700 FOR A REPLACEMENT PART THAT FORD READILY ADMITS TO HAVING BEEN SOLDERED INCORRECTLY DURING THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS? I CAN TESTIFY THAT THERE IS A SAFETY ISSUE INVOLVED HERE. WHEN DRIVING HOME FROM YOSEMITE NP AT NIGHT, ALONG STEEP MOUNTAIN ROADS, MY FAMILY OF 4 CHILDREN, MOM AND DAD NEARLY DROVE OFF THE ROAD WHEN OUR ENTIRE CABIN WENT DARK BECAUSE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL SHUT DOWN. WE HAD TO BRAKE HARD AND CARS BEHIND US AND IN FRONT HAD TO DO THE SAME IN RESPONSE. I COULD NOT TELL HOW FAST WE WERE GOING, NOR HOW MUCH GAS WAS LEFT IN THE TANK FOR A PERIOD OF 10 MINUTES. REVERSE LIGHTS COME ON WHILST DRIVING IN FORWARD DIRECTION CAUSING DRIVERS TO BRAKE BEHIND US. THE INVESTIGATION SHOULD BE REOPENED BECAUSE THIS PROBLEM IS ONGOING AND WILL CAUSE LOSS OF LIFE FOR THE SAKE OF A REPLACEMENT PART THAT WAS BADLY MADE. *TR

2005 FORD FREESTYLE 3.0 LITER V6. UNCOMMANDED HIGH REVS WHICH CAN LAUNCH THE CAR UNEXPECTEDLY IF ONE DOES NOT HAVE THEIR FOOT FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE. PROBLEM IN LINKED TO THE AUTOTHROTTLE BODY. ALSO ACTIVATES ENGINE LIGHT. PART ON ORDER, HOWEVER FORD HAS PUSHED BACK THE DATE OF SUPPLY OF PART SEVERAL TIMES. I BELIEVE THAT THE PART SHOULD BE RECALLED FOR SAFETY REASONS DUE TO THE POSSIBILITY OF ACCIDENT BY THE CAR'S UNCOMMANDED HIGH REVOLUTIONS AND THE POSSIBILITY OF THE CAR LURCHING FORWARD OR BACK AND IMPACTING AN OBJECT. *TR

FORD FREESTYLE 2005 LIMITED EDITION THROTTLE BODY NEEDED REPLACEMENT HOWEVER PART WAS BACK ORDERED FOR 6 MONTHS AND NOW THEY DON'T HAVE THE RIGHT PART. I HAD A HEATED THROTTLE BODY THAT I PAID FOR ON THE CAR AND NOW THEY ARE SWITCHING IT TO A NON HEATED. SO IF I GO TO THE SNOW IM SOL. *TR

CAR WOULD HESITATE WHEN PUSHING ON GAS PEDAL, THEN SUDDENLY CATCH AND ACCELERATE AFTER SOME TIME PRESSING ON THE ACCELERATOR. HAD IT CHECKED PREVIOUSLY WITH THE SUGGESTION TO REPLACE FUEL FILTER. AFTER A FEW MONTHS, PROBLEM GOT WORSE, ANOTHER SERVICE STATION FOUND THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR WAS BAD. HAD IT REPLACED AT A COST OF $672.33 PARTS AND LABOR. FOUND OUT THIS PROBLEM IS SHARED BY MANY FORD FREESTYLE OWNERS, CHECKED WITH LOCAL FORD DEALER IF A RECALL HAD BEEN DONE OR A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN, WAS TOLD NOT AND THEY WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING FOR ME ABOUT IT. *TR

AT VARIOUS TIMES THE CAR WILL LUNGE FORWARD WHILE FOOT IS ON THE BRAKE (PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE, INTO A PARKING LOT, IDLING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC). FAILURE STARTED OCCURRING AROUND 40,000 MILES. 8/2009 VEHICLE SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING. TOWED TO REPAIR FACILITY WHERE THEY REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY WITH A USED ONE AS A NEW PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE (APPARENTLY WAS IN A REDESIGN PHASE) WE ARE NOW (7/2010) EXPERIENCING THE SAME SUDDEN ACCELERATIONS WE HAD PRIOR TO IT SHUTTING DOWN IN AUGUST OF 2009. *TR

THE CAR STALLED WHILE I WAS IN LAS VEGAS. I WAS DRIVING ON THE STREET AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE SPEED WENT DOWN AND I COULD CONTROL THE SPEED ("FAILED ENGINE SAFE MODE" APPEARED IN THE PANEL). I PARKED THE VEHICLE, TURNED IT OFF AND RE-STARTED IT. THE PROBLEM DIDN'T HAPPEN AGAIN. ON MY WAY BACK, TOOK IT TO FAIRWAY FORD IN PLACENTIA, CALIFORNIA. THEY REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY, AIR INTAKE AND ENGINE ROLL RESTRICTOR. CAR WAS OK UNTIL 6/6/14 WITH 65,330 MILES WHEN THE SAME THING HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING AROUND MY HOUSE, TOOK IT TO FAIRWAY FORD AND IT WAS RECALL 12N03 ON THE VEHICLE (NEVER RECEIVED A NOTICE FROM FORD), THEY CLEANED THE THROTTLE BODY AND RE-PROGRAMMED THE PCM. 2 MOS. LATER, 8/28/14 SAME THING HAPPENED, AND FAIRWAY FORD TOLD ME THEY HAVE TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY AGAIN AND I HAVE TO PAY $860. CALLED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 800-392-3673, TALKED TO [XXX] AND SHE SAID I COULD GET ANY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE BECAUSE THE RECALL HAD EXPIRED. I ESCALATED THE SITUATION, AND A SUPERVISOR WILL CALL ME BACK ON TUESDAY 9/2/14. IF THIS HAPPENED ON THE FREEWAY I COULD GET REAR ENDED AND BE KILLED. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

THERE WERE NO REAL EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE, IT JUST HAPPENED ALL OF A SUDDEN OUT OF THE BLUE. I WAS PULLING OUT OF THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL W/ MY 2 CHILDREN, AND 3 OTHER SMALL CHILDREN. I PULLED OUT AND WHEN I PRESSED THE GAS IT WENT AND THEN STARTED JUMPING AND STALLING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. I FINALLY GOT IT TO GO, BUT WAS ALMOST HIT BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THEY LISTED IT AS A THROTTLE BODY FAILURE AND THAT IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS PART IS ON A NATIONAL BACKORDER AND THEY MADE ME DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME AND DID NOT OFFER ME A RENTAL CAR. IT HAS BEEN 6 DAYS AND I STILL HAVE ATLEAST 2 MORE BEFORE I FIND OUT IF I WILL GET A RENTAL CAR. IF I DRIVE THE CAR, I PUT MY CHILDREN AND OTHERS AT RISK, AND I DEFINITELY AM VERY UPSET B/C I AM STILL PAYING ON THIS CAR, AND I'M STUCK WITH PAYMENTS AND NO CAR. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE AND NOTHING IS BEING DONE ABOUT IT!!!!! *TR

WHEN MY WIFE STARTED OUR 2005 FORD FREESTYLE TO LEAVE HER PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT, THE ENGINE SURGED IN "REVERSE" AND STALLED. SHE RESTARTED THE ENGINE AND THE CAR SURGED FORWARD WHEN SHE SHIFTED INTO "DRIVE", THE "WRENCH LIGHT" CAME ON "INDICATING ENGINE OPERATING IN SAFE MODE". SHE NOTED A SIGNIFICANT LOSS OF POWER AND BALKY RESPONSE. SHE RECOGNIZED THE SEVERITY OF THE PROBLEM AND IMMEDIATELY DROVE THE CAR TO OUR MECHANICS GARAGE. THE GARAGE IN QUESTION, AN INDEPENDENT, DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM TO BE A "THROTTLE BODY" ISSUE AND HAS DETERMINED THE CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AS THE MECHANIC ALSO EXPERIENCED THE CAR SURGING FORWARD. TO DATE, THE GARAGE HAS BEEN UNABLE TO LOCATE REPLACEMENT PARTS AND I'M BEING TOLD BY FORD CUSTOMER CARE SOLUTION CENTER THAT NEEDED PARTS ARE ON "NATIONAL BACK-ORDER". IN THE MEANTIME, MY VEHICLE REMAINS UNDRIVEABLE AND IS SITTING AWAITING PARTS THAT MAY NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR WEEKS OR PERHAPS MONTHS. FORD STATES THEY ARE UNABLE TO DO ANYTHING, OTHER THAN TO EXPEDITE PARTS ON AN "EMERGENCY BASIS". I REQUESTED THAT FORD FURNISH A COURTESY VEHICLE WHILE MY CAR IS DISABLED. FORD REFUSED TO DO SO. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OF THE THROTTLE BODY CAUSED UNINTENDED VEHICLE ACCELERATION. UNINTENDED VEHICLE ACCELERATION INCREASED THE RISK OF VEHICLE CRASH. AN AUTHORIZED TECHNICIAN ADVISED HER THAT SINCE THE PARTS WERE ON BACK ORDER UNTIL DECEMBER 2009, NO REPAIRS COULD BE MADE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 23,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED A MESSAGE ILLUMINATING, STATING "CHECK TRANSMISSION". SHE PRESSED THE RESET BUTTON AND CONTINUED TO DRIVE. A FEW MINUTES LATER, THE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN. THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER THAT PRODUCED THE PART WAS NO LONGER IN BUSINESS; THEREFORE, IT WOULD TAKE MONTHS TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE REPAIR COST WAS ESTIMATED AT $345. THE CONTACT IS CURRENTLY DRIVING A RENTAL VEHICLE WHILE SHE WAITS FOR THE MANUFACTURER TO DECIDE IF THEY WILL COVER THE COST OF THE RENTAL. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT PROVIDE COMPENSATION BECAUSE THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000.

MY CAR LUNGES FOREWORD OR BACKWARD WHEN I AM IN A STOPPED POSITION THIS HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY, AND SOMETIMES WHILE I'M ON THE FREEWAY. THE DEALERSHIP HAS HAD COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS BUT THE PART TO REPAIR IT IS ON A BACK ORDER SITUATION SINCE LAST YEAR. MY CAR IS IN THE SHOP NOW SO I CANNOT GET THE VIN# UNTIL LATER. *TR

I WAS IN A PARKING SPACE IN MY 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE THE ENGINE REVVED UP AND THE CAR WENT BACK VERY FAST BEFORE STALLING OUT. THE DASH BOARD READ "FAIL SAFE MODE". I BROUGHT THE CAR TO MY LOCAL FORD DEALER AND THEY SAID IT'S THE THROTTLE BODY - A PART ON BACK ORDER UNTIL NOV 09 AND COSTS $700 PLUS $300 LABOR ~ AND THEY SENT ME HOME WITH MY CAR!! VERY UNSURE OF DRIVING MY VEHICLE UNTIL THEN WITH MY 2 YOUNG CHILDREN NEVERMIND THE DANGERS TO OTHER PEOPLE. FORD ISSUED A TECHNICAL BULLETIN BACK IN DEC 05 FOR THIS EXACT ISSUE. A SIMPLE GOOGLE SEARCH ON LINE SHOWS THAT THEIR ARE MANY COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS ISSUE. WHY HAS THERE NOT BEEN A RECALL YET. CLEARLY THERE NEEDS TO BE AN INVESTIGATION INTO THIS ISSUE THAT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON OCCURRENCE FOR THE 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. *TR

AFTER IDLING, THE CAR SOMETIMES LURCHES FORWARD AND I HAVE TO APPLY THE BRAKES TO KEEP IT FROM ACCELERATING VERY QUICKLY. HAPPENS IN REVERSE ALSO OUT OF PARKING SPOTS. FORD SHOP SAYS THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS DESPITE THE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS I HAVE SEEN ONLINE. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION AND NEEDS TO BE REMEDIED BY FORD. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE LOSES POWER AND WILL NOT ACCELERATE OVER 20 MPH. WHEN HE SHIFTS GEARS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATES. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY FAILED. THE ORIGINAL PART WILL BE AVAILABLE IN DECEMBER OF 2009. THE DEALER WILL NOT RELEASE THE VEHICLE UNTIL THE FAILURE IS REPAIRED BECAUSE IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. REPORT NUMBER 048422169 WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY STATED THAT IF HE REPLACED THE FAILED PART WITH AN AFTERMARKET PART, IT WOULD VOID HIS WARRANTY. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 30,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. SHE STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER GAUGES FAILED INTERMITTENTLY AS WELL AS THE DASHBOARD, AIR CONDITIONER, TAIL LIGHTS AND RPM GAUGES. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH SHE ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN INTO A GARAGE AND THE TURN SIGNALS FAILED TO OPERATE. DUE TO THE FAILURE A VEHICLE FOLLOWING HER NEARLY CRASHED INTO HER. SHE HAS REVIEWED THE TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS AND NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE07058 INVESTIGATION WHICH WAS CLOSED IN 2008. THE CONTACT IS AWARE OF THE SAFETY RISK AND THE POSSIBILITY THAT A CRASH COULD OCCUR. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE UNDER 41,000.

05 FORD FREESTYLE SHUTTING OFF, SURGING WHILE IN PARK, DECREASED POWER WHILE DRIVING, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON, AIR BAG LIGHT COMING ON, LEACHING AND SURGING WHILE DRIVING. OCCURS EVERY DAY AT VARIOUS TIMES WHILE DRIVING. WAITED 7 MONTHS FOR A REPLACEMENT THROTTLE BODY ($600), DID NOT RESOLVE ISSUE, PAID $500 FOR NEW INSTRUMENT CLUSTER, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *TR

2005 FORD FREESTYLE LOCKED UP A YEAR AGO AND WAS TOLD IT WAS A THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY THAT NEEDS REPLACING BUT IT'S ON NATIONAL BACKORDER. WE WERE TOLD IT WAS SAFE TO DRIVE BUT IT SURGES SOME AND STILL NO PART! AFTER RESEARCH, THIS SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING TO EVERYONE. WHAT IS FORD WAITING FOR, PEOPLE TO DIE BEFORE THEY GET THIS RESOLVED????? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED FORWARD AND THE FAIL SAFE GATE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF. UPON RESTART, THE LIGHT WAS STILL ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED (DETAILS OF THE REPAIR UNAVAILABLE). THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 75,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 101,200.

WHEN I START MY 2005 FREESTYLE AND PUT THE A/C ON OR PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE OR REVERSE AND USE THE STEERING WHEEL THE CAR ACCELERATES BY ITSELF AND TRIES TO TAKEOFF. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED IN SAFE MODE. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF. THE FORD MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS AVAILABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

WAS MANEUVERING VEHICLE IN A PARKING LOT WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR SURGED FORWARD. WAS ABLE TO APPLY BRAKE BEFORE HITTING ANYTHING. CAR ENGINE ALSO STALLS AND UPON RESTART A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND CAR DID NOT WANT TO ACCELERATE. THIS HAS HAPPENED MORE THAN ONCE. TOOK TO LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY NEEDED REPLACING. WAS TOLD THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE UNTIL POSSIBLY IN DECEMBER. AFTER REVIEWING COMPLAINTS ON THE WEB, THIS SEEMS TO BE A LARGE PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE CAR WANTING TO SURGE FORWARD. *TR

WHEN COMPLETELY IDLE, STILL IN DRIVE, FOOT ON THE BRAKE, RPM'S SURGE AND CAR LURCHES FORWARD 2-3 TIMES BEFORE DYING AND INDICATING "FAIL SAFE ENGINE MODE" ON INFO PANEL. SEEMS TO HAPPEN WHEN IT'S HOT OUTSIDE (IN TEXAS IS OFTEN) AND A/C ON MAX. THIS IS DANGEROUS WHEN GOING THROUGH PICK UP LINE AT MY KIDS SCHOOL OR AT A LIGHT IN TRAFFIC BECAUSE I COULD HIT ANOTHER CAR OR A CHILD IF MY FOOT IS NOT FIRMLY PRESSING THE BRAKE DOWN AS THE SURGE STARTS. CAN ONLY BE FIXED AT DEALERSHIP AND QUOTED AROUND $900. *TT

UNEXPECTED TRANSMISSION FAILURE IN BRISK TRAFFIC. NO WARNING LIGHTS ISSUED ON THE DASH UNTIL FAILURE, DEALER SAW NO CODES ON THE COMPUTER. *TR

FIRST TIME IN MYRTLE BEACH, SC. CAR ACCELERATED FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING. FOOT ON BRAKE MADE NO DIFFERENCE. WRENCH SYMBOL CAME ON DASHBOARD INDICATING IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY VALVE TO GO TO A DEALER IMMEDIATELY. CONTACTED DEALER. DEALER INDICATED THROTTLE BODY VALVES WERE ON BACK ORDER AND RECOMMENDED NOT DRIVING CAR. AFTER RETURNING TO PENNSYLVANIA VEHICLE DID THE SAME THING AGAIN. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER. DEALER CHECKED THE COMPUTER INDICATING THROTTLE BODY VALVE WAS THE PROBLEM. BACK ORDER ABOUT 3 MONTHS BEFORE REPAIRS WERE MADE. DEALER RECOMMENDED NOT DRIVING THE VEHICLE. APPROXIMATELY $500 LATER VEHICLE IS SUPPOSEDLY SAFE. *TR

MY FORD FREESTYLE SURGES FORWARD WHEN PUT I PUT IT IN DRIVE FROM PARK. IT WILL ALSO SURGE BACKWARDS WHEN THE CAR IS PUT IN REVERSE FROM THE PARK POSITION. SOMETIMES IT WILL EVEN SURGE FORWARD IN THE DRIVE POSITION IF I HAVE BEEN SITTING AT A STOPLIGHT IDLING FOR TOO LONG. ON OCCASION AFTER THIS OCCURS THE CAR WILL STALL. SOMETIMES WHEN THE CAR IS STARTED AGAIN, IT ACTS LIKE IT WILL WORK FINE BUT THEN WILL NOT DRIVE OVER 40 MPH. THIS FORWARD SURGE IS SO POWERFUL WHEN IT OCCURS THAT IT WILL JUMP FORWARD EVEN WHEN MY FOOT IS ON THE BRAKE. IT PRIMARILY HAPPENS AFTER THE CAR HAS BEEN PARKED IN A PARKING LOT BUT ALSO OCCURS WHILE IDLING AT A STOP LIGHT. WHEN THE CAR JERKS FORWARD LIKE THIS EVEN WITH THE FOOT ON THE BRAKE I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. I HAVE READ ABOUT THIS HAPPENING ON THE FORD FREESTYLE ALOT. I AM CONCERNED THAT MY CAR WILL SURGE INTO AN INTERSECTION AND I WILL BE IN AN ACCIDENT. I AM ALSO CONCERNED THAT I WILL RUN OVER A PEDESTRIAN IN A PARKING LOT BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. FORD SAYS IT IS THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY. THE PART IS ON NATIONAL BACKORDER. ACCORDING TO SOME ACCOUNTS I HAVE READ THIS HAS BEEN ON BACKORDER SINCE LAST YEAR! THEY KNOW THIS IS A PROBLEM YET THEY KEEP SENDING PEOPLE HOME FROM DEALERSHIPS WITH THESE DEFECTIVE DANGEROUS CARS. WHEN I CALLED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE TO COMPLAIN THEY PRETENDED LIKE THEY WERE NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT I HAVE SEEN PAGES AND PAGES OF CONSUMER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS DANGEROUS SITUATION. I AM AFRAID THEY WON'T CONSIDER THIS IMPORTANT OR DANGEROUS ENOUGH TO RECALL UNTIL SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR WORSE. THIS FAILURE OCCURS EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE CAR. THE CAR HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP BUT NO PART WAS AVAILABLE TO FIX THE CAR. *TR

WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PUT IN REVERSE THE CAR WOULD JERK AND ALMOST STALL, THEN WHEN SHIFTED TO DRIVE THE CAR WOULD STALL, WHEN THE CAR WAS SHUT OFF AND THE PUT INTO DRIVE THE CAR RAN ROUGH, I HAD TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER THE FIRST TIME , THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS WATER IN THE BOX, I AM A CERTIFIED MECHANIC, AND I NEVER HEARD OF THIS, I HAD TAKEN THE CAR BACK, TO THE DEALER AND THEY HAD THE CAR FOR TWO WEEKS BEFORE THEY FOUND OUT IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY, THEY DIDN'T HAVE ONE IN STOCK, THEY SEARCHED ACROSS THE COUNTRY , NOT ONE TO BE FOUND , THEY CALLED FORD MOTOR COMPANY , THEY DIDN'T HAVE ONE EITHER, THEY SAID THEY ARE TRYING TO FIND SOMEONE TO MAKE THE PART, , IT IS A DIE CAST PART, THEN IT HAS TO BE MACHINED THEN FITTED WITH THE SENSORS, , WIRE PORTS AND VACUUM SOCKETS HAVE TO BE MACHINED, THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO CALL ME SEPT 30, 09 TO LET ME KNOW THE STATUS, I HAVE A VERY BAD FEELING ABOUT THIS, I CAN ALMOST GUARANTEE THE PART IS NOT GOING TO BE RIGHT, AS OF SEPT 30 09 THEY HAVE HAD MY CAR TWO MONTHS, I THINK THEY ARE GOING TO WAIT UNTIL MY EXTENDED WARRANTY EXPIRES, THEN THE CAR IS GOOD FOR NOTHING BUT A PLANTER IN THE FRONT YARD, I HAVE TERMINAL BRAIN CANCER AND NEED MY CAR TO CARRY MY WHEEL CHAIR AROUND, THE DEALER FIRST GAVE ME A FOCUS, THEN A TAURUS, I STILL CANT LIFT MY WHEEL CHAIR TO LAY IT FLAT IN THE TRUNK, I HAVE ASKED FOR SOMETHING COMPARABLE TO MY 2005 FORD FREESTYLE, , WHICH I JUST LIFT MY CHAIR STRAIT UP AND PUT IT IN, BUT WHAT THIS WHOLE PROBLEM HAS CREATED, IS A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM, IF THIS PART LETS GO ON THE FREEWAY THE CAR WILL JERK THE WHEELS WILL LOCK UP AND HOPEFULLY THE CAR BEHIND IS WATCHING , OTHERWISE , THIS IS GOING TO BE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *TR

INSTRUMENT PANEL WENT DEAD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT WAS STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC STOP WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER ACTIVATED WHEN THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS. THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE BUT THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES TO AVOID CRASHING INTO THE VEHICLE AHEAD OF HER. THE VEHICLE THEN STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO IMMEDIATELY RESTART THE VEHICLE AND SHUT OFF THE AIR CONDITIONER. THE DEALER ADVISED HAVING A DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE BUT THE CONTACT DECLINED. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE FOLLOWED BY THE ILLUMINATION OF THE CHECK ENGINE, CHECK TRANSMISSION AND THROTTLE CONTROL WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. EACH TIME, THE CONTACT WOULD SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND WHEN RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE WOULD RESUME NORMAL OPERATION. IN ADDITION, THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS NO LONGER OPERABLE. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS AND WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 83,000. UPDATED 10/21/10. LJ THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AS HAVING INTERNAL FAILURE IN THE TRANSMISSON. UPDATED 10/26/10

THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FLIPS ON AND OFF AT RANDOM INTERVALS CAUSING THE CAR TO JUMP INTO "SAFE MODE". IF THIS OCCURS AT HIGH SPEED THE CAR BUCKS AND BECOMES UNCONTROLLABLE UNTIL IT SLOWS DOWN BELOW 40MPH. IN A POSSIBLE RELATED ISSUE THE BATTERY LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY FLICKERS ON AND OFF EVEN WITH A BRAND NEW BATTERY INSTALLED. THE ALTERNATOR APPEARS TO CHARGE WHEN EVER IT FEEL LIKE IT AND NOT CONTINUOUSLY. THERE ARE SO MANY ELECTRICAL ISSUES IN THIS CAR I WILL NOT LET ANYONE IN MY FAMILY DRIVE OR RIDE IN IT. WITH ON 64000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE NONE OF THESE PROBLEMS SHOULD BE OCCURRING. I FEAR A MAJOR ACCIDENT EACH DAY I GET IN AND DRIVE IT WORK.*TR

2005 FORD FREESTYLE IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS TOYOTA IS HAVING. OUR CAR STARTED ACCELERATING ON ITS OWN. DALE JARRETT FORD REPLACED THE COMPUTER. AND SINCE THAN THE PROBLEM STOPPED. THEY TOLD US THAT THEY DIDN'T REPLACE THE COMPUTER. BUT WE RECEIVED A CARD IN THE MAIL FROM THEM THAT OUR COMPUTER MODULE IS IN AND READY TO BE INSTALLED. *TR

2005 FORD FREESTYLE, WE WENT TO FLORIDA BACK ON 07/2009 IT WAS VERY HOT. THE CAR STARTED JERKING, THAN IT ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. THAN IT ALMOST STOPPED. THAN IT WOULD NOT GO FASTER THAN 35. AND THAN IT ACCELERATED UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH WE ALMOST RAN INTO THE BACK OF SOMEONE. WHEN WE ARRIVED BACK HOME TO NC WE TOOK IT TOO THE FORD DEALER WHO SAID IT WAS THE COMPUTER MODULE. WE TOOK IT IN AND LEFT IT FOR REPAIR. THE SERVICE MANAGER CALLED AND SAID THAT WE HAD A WALMART AIR FILTER, AND IT NEEDED A FORD AIR FILTER. THEY TRIED TO SAY THAT WAS THE PROBLEM. BUT BEFORE WE GOT THE CAR BACK, WE RECEIVED A POST CARD FROM THE DEALER SAYING OUR COMPUTER MODULE THAT WAS ORDERED FROM THE DEALER HAS ARRIVED. SO THE DEALER TOLD US IT WAS THE AIR FILTER WHEN IN FACT IT WAS THE COMPUTER MODULE. WE BELEIVE THE DEALER REPLACED THE COMPUTER MODULE BUT TOLD US IT WAS THE AIR FILTER TO AVOID A COSTLY RECALL. I HAVE FOUND ON THIS WEBSITE THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS RECALLED IT CERTAIN PARTS OF THE USA FOR THIS REASON BUT NOT IN OUR REGION. THE RECALL WAS DUE BECAUSE IN WARMER CLIMATES THIS PROBLEM MAY OCCUR. ALL OF THIS VEHICLES SHOULD BE REPAIRED, BECAUSE SOMEONE WITH THIS VEHICLE MAY TRAVEL TO AREAS THAT ARE WARMER THAN OTHER DURING BUSINESS TRIPS OR VACATION TRIPS. *CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO DRIVE BUT INSTEAD, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD ABNORMALLY. THE FAILURE ALSO RECURRED WHILE IN REVERSE WHERE THE VEHICLE WOULD LUNGE BACKWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS OR REPAIRS. AN INVESTIGATION WAS OPENED UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE11018 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) THAT COULD POSSIBLY HAVE BEEN RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

-COMPONENT- THROTTLE BODY!!!!! THE CAR MOVE UP HALF A FOOT FORWARD WITH OUT ME DOING ANYTHING AND BACK AS WELL? *TR

MY CAR HAS A SERIOUS LUNGING PROBLEM. IT DOES IT MAINLY WHEN THE CAR IS IN DRIVE, BUT ALSO WHEN IN REVERSE. I HAVE HIT POSTS AND OTHER STATIONARY OBJECTS A COUPLE OF TIMES, AND HAVE MULTIPLE NEAR MISSES OF HITTING OTHER CARS. AN EXAMPLE WOULD BE SUCH AS WHEN IN THE DRIVE-THRU AT MCDONALDS OR OTHER FAST FOOD PLACES, WHEN THE CAR IS IDLING. THIS HAS ALSO HAPPENED MANY TIMES WHEN I AM SITTING AT STOP LIGHTS OR WAITING TO MAKE A TURN. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE FORD DEALER A COUPLE TIMES AND ASKED IF THEY COULD CHECK IT OUT, ALWAYS BEING TOLD THAT THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. IS THERE ANYTHING THAT FORD IS DOING TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM? *TR

SITTING AT A RED LIGHT AND THE CAR LURCHED FORWARD WHEN FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE. ALMOST GOT HIT IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. CAR THEN IMMEDIATELY WENT INTO FAILSAFE MODE AND WOULD NOT GO OVER 30 MPH. TOOK IT TO DEALER AND WAS DETERMINED THAT THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO REPLACED. THEN WAS TOLD A WEEK LATER THAT THE PART WAS BACKORDERED AND WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR OVER 90 DAYS. DEALER THEN TOLD ME IT WAS OK TO DRIVE. NO WAY I'M PUTTING MY FAMILY IN THIS CAR WHICH COULD GAS FORWARD ON IT'S OWN AS IT IS A DRIVE BY WIRE SYSTEM. MANY PEOPLE REPORTING THE SAME PROBLEMS. FORD EVEN HAS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ISSUED REGARDING THIS PROBLEM--TSB 05-25-13. SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED TO VOLVO'S WHICH USE SAME PARTS. HOPEFULLY MORE REPORTS OF THIS WILL CAUSE FORD TO RECALL THE PART! AND ALSO AFTER EVERY TWO FILL UPS THE FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT GOES BAD. *TR

MULTIPLE CASES OF UNINTENDED ACCELERATION, CODES INDICATE FAILED THROTTLE BODY. CHECK ENGINE COMES ON AND FORCED LIMITED POWER KEEPS SPEED BELOW 25 MPH. *TR

I OWN A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE JUST BOUGHT IT LAST YEAR AND IT HAS BEEN AT BOB BELL FORD FOR OVER A WEEK. I WAS AT THE BEACH AND THE CAR STALLED TWICE AND WENT IN TO A FAIL SAFE MODE. I TOOK IT TO BOB BELL FORD AND THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY AND THAT IT WAS ON BACK ORDER UNTIL NOVEMBER 2009. I WAS TOLD THAT I COULD COME PICK UP MY CAR AND IF IT BREAKS DOWN THEY WILL COME GET ME. NOT THINKING THAT I COULD BE INVOLVED IN A ACCIDENT IF IT STALLS WELL DRIVING. I HAVE CALLED HEADQUARTERS TO SEE WHAT THEY ARE GOING TO DO FOR ME AS FAR AS A RENTAL AND THEY TOLD ME THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING FOR THAT LENGTH OF TIME. THIS ALL HAS TO DO WITH THE PLANTS BEING SHUT DOWN AND PARTS NO BEING MADE. SOMEONE JUST BOUGHT A NEW GM CAMARO AND HAD TO SIGN A WAIVER STATING THAT IF THE CAR BREAKS DOWN THEY COULD HAVE TO WAIT 6 MONTHS TO A YEAR TO GET PARTS AND THEY ARE STILL RESPONSIBLE FOR MAKING THE PAYMENT. THE PART THAT I NEED IS ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER. OTHER PEOPLE WITH THIS SAME CAR ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THIS PART. JUST LOOKING TO SEE WHAT CAN BE DONE BECAUSE I CAN NOT GO WITHOUT A CAR UNTIL NOVEMBER. I HAVE 3 KIDS AND I WORK 2 JOBS TO SUPPORT MY FAMILY. WITHOUT A CAR HOE AM I SUPPOSED TO GET BACK TO WORK. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR TAKING THE TIME TO HELP ME. *TR