2006 Ford Freestyle Complaint Log

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD. THE BRAKES WERE QUICKLY APPLIED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE WITHOUT WARNING WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS IN USE. THE CONTACT EXPRESSED CONCERN OVER A POSSIBLE CRASH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000.

THE VEHICLE IS IN REVERSED GEAR OR FORWARD. IT ONLY HAPPENED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS PRESSED DOWN THE VEHICLE LOSSES POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED FROM THE THROTTLE BOX. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIR THE FIST TIME. AND FOR THE SECOND TIME THE VEHICLE WAS FAIL WITH THE PREVIOUS PROBLEM AND WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC. THE PRIVATE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE WAS THE THROTTLE BODY BOX. THE VEHICLE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE MANUFACTURE WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 91,000. LG

THE THROTTLE BODY IN THE 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION, REVVING OF THE MOTOR. *TR

VEHICLE SURGES AT LOW SPEEDS. THE PROBLEM IS WORSE WITH THE AIR CONDITIONING ON. *KB

2006 FORD FREESTYLE IS SURGING AND LURKING WHILE PARKING OR AT STOP LIGHTS AND WHILE IN REVERSE. *TR

2006 FORD FREESTYLE HAS RAPID ACCELERATION WHEN SHIFTING INTO REVERSE AND BRAKE IS APPLIED. THE HAPPENS WITHOUT EVER PLACING FOOT ON THE GAS. THIS STARTED AFTER OWNING THE CAR FOR 4 YEARS. *TR

CVT ( TRANSMISSION) IS FAILING IN MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE FORD KNOWS OFF THIS ! AND NO RECALL TOO FIX IT !!! *TR

2006 FORD FREESTYLE 85,000 MILES. CAR BEGAN LURCHING FORWARD WHEN IN DRIVE AND BACKWARD WHEN IN REVERSE AT ABOUT 70,000 MILES. JUNE 2010 CAR LUNGED FORWARD IN A PARKING LOT AND ALMOST HIT CAR IN FRONT OF ME. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP NEXT DAY AND FOR $920 THEY REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY IN ONE DAY. NEVER MENTIONED THEY WERE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. *TR

MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE ACTUALLY LUNGES AND REVS UP WHEN I FIRST GET INTO IT AND PUT IT INTO REVERSE OR FORWARD. IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING REGULARLY NOW FOR OVER 2 YEARS AND ABOUT 40,000 MILES BUT THIS WEEKEND WAS THE FINAL STRAW. I HAD TO PICK UP A CHILD AND LEFT MY KIDS IN THE CAR FOR ABOUT 5 MINS WITH THE CAR RUNNING AND WHEN I WENT TO LEAVE THE CAR LUNGED BACKWARDS AND I ALMOST HIT A TREE THEN IT SHUT OFF. I PUT THE CAR INTO PARK AND RESTARTED IT AND IT LUNGED FORWARDS AFTER BEING PUT INTO DRIVE THEN SHUT OFF AGAIN. I THEN RESTARTED IT BUT IT WOULD NOT RUN CORRECTLY.A WRENCH LIGHT ALSO CAME ON. IT WAS CLOCKING 3000 RPMS AT 40 MPH AND IT SEEMED LIKE IT WOULD NOT SHIFT. I PULLED OVER AND LET THE CAR SIT FOR ABOUT A MINUTE AND RESTARTED IT. IT SEEMED TO RUN OKAY AFTER THAT BUT LUNGED AGAIN TODAY.I PULLED THE CODES WHICH WERE PO61B AND P2106. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY PROBLEM. I HAVE ALMOST HIT PEOPLE IN PARKING LOTS, TREES, MY GARAGE DOOR, AND MY OWN KIDS...THIS HAS TO BE TAKEN CARE OF AND I THINK FORD SHOULD DO A RECALL!! *TR

MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE LUNGES FORWARD. IT WAS SEVERAL WEEKS FROM THE FIRST TIME THIS OCCURRED TO THE SECOND TIME, BUT NOW IT IS DOING IT ALMOST ALL OF THE TIME. WHEN IT IS HOT OUTSIDE AND THE ENGINE IS WARM THE THROTTLE HAS A MIND OF IT'S OWN. IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN MOST FREQUENTLY WHEN PARKING SUCH AS SHIFTING FROM PARK TO DRIVE, PARK TO REVERSE, OR DRIVE TO REVERSE, BUT HAVE ALSO HAD IT HAPPEN WHEN STOPPING AT AN INTERSECTION. THE VEHICLE JUST TRIES TO RUN AWAY WITH ITSELF, THE LIMITED POWER LIGHT COMES ON AND A COUPLE OF TIMES IT HAS STALLED WHEN THIS OCCURRED. THE PROBLEM IS THE THROTTLE BODY. HAD THE CODES RAN AT THE FORD SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT MY LOCAL DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY HAVE SEEN OVER 20 CASES OF THIS SAME ISSUE. I LIVE IN A VERY RURAL AREA AND I DIDN'T EVEN THINK THERE WERE THAT MANY FREESTYLE'S IN THIS AREA. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER TO FILE A COMPLAINT, AND THEY MAYBE THEY WOULD RECALL THE DEFECTIVE PART. I BELIEVE THIS PART NEEDS RECALLED AS A MATTER OF SAFETY. LAST WEEK I ALMOST HIT A MAN IN A GROCERY STORE PARKING LOT AS I PUT THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE TO BACK OUT OF A PARKING SPOT. HE WAS WALKING BEHIND THE VEHICLE AND I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKES BUT WHEN THE CAR DECIDED TO THROTTLE BY ITSELF THE BRAKED DID GIVE A LITTLE AND THE MAN PROCEEDED TO USE VULGAR LANGUAGE AND SOME SIGN LANGUAGE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH UPHILL, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE FURTHER BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE BEYOND 40 MPH. ONCE SHE REACHED THE TOP OF THE HILL, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED UNTIL SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO RECUR INTERMITTENTLY. SHE ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY STALL WITHOUT WARNING WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE AGAIN, UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NEVER REPAIRED FOR EITHER FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 59,000.

MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE SURGES FORWARD (OR BACK) WHEN TAKEN OUT OF PARK. OCCURS MORE FREQUENTLY WHEN PLACED INTO REVERSE. OCCASIONALLY, THE CAR WILL ALSO STALL AFTER SURGING WHEN THE BRAKES ARE SLAMMED TO STOP THE CAR AND A YELLOW WRENCH LIGHT WILL APPEAR ON DASH. BROUGHT TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY CAN NOT REPLICATE. NO CODES. HAS HAPPEND ABOUT 20 TIMES IN THE PAST YEAR. *TR

ENGINE WILL REV UP WITHOUT ANY PRESSURE BEING APPLIED TO THE GAS PEDAL. HAPPENS MORE FREQUENTLY WHEN VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN PARK AND IS PUT IN GEAR. HAPPENS OFTEN ENOUGH THAT I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY, AS IT IS A FAMILY CAR. MY LOCAL MERCURY DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAYS THAT I NEED A NEW THROTTLE BODY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED SEVERAL TIMES WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE WITH HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. A RECENT INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING AT HER RESIDENCE AND NEARLY CAUSED A CRASH TO OCCUR. THE VEHICLE WILL BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 51,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. WHEN THE VEHICLE STOPPED THE RPM'S BEGAN TO INCREASE AND DECREASE EXCESSIVELY. SHE ALSO STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY STALL WHILE DRIVING FORWARD OR IN REVERSE. WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WAS RESTARTED, IT WOULD FUNCTION NORMALLY. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 83,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

JUNE 2010 I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE LURCHING FORWARD/BACKWARD WHILE IN GEAR AND FOOT FIRMLY ON BRAKE. THE CAR WOULD STALL AND I WOULD HAVE TO WAIT 5-10 MINUTES TO RE-START. IT SEEMED TO BE WORSE WHEN THE A/C WAS RUNNING. STILL HAVING PROBLEMS TODAY. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DICK MASHETER FORD IN COLUMBUS, OH PER FORD'S CUSTOMER SERVICE. THEY RAN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST (WITH A WAIVED FEE PER FORD) AND AFTER LETTING THE VEHICLE AND A/C RUN FOR AWHILE THEY DID NOTICE A "LIGHT SERGE AT IDLE IN GEAR WITH A/C ON AND TURNING AT THE SAME TIME". I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WHEN THE A/C NEEDS TO BE RAN. IT WILL LURCH A GOOD FOOT IF NOT MORE WHEN IT IS AT ITS WORST.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SURGE AND ABNORMALLY ACCELERATE FORWARD OR IN REVERSE WITHOUT DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DISCOVERED THAT WHOMEVER PERFORMED THE MOST RECENT OIL CHANGE ON THE VEHICLE ADDED INCORRECT FLUID, CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO BECOME DEFECTIVE. THE DEALER MADE REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE BUT THE ISSUE WAS NOT REMEDIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO STATED THAT THEY WOULD CONTACT HER AT A LATER DATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE OR DRIVING WITH THE BRAKE DEPRESSED. WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONING WAS OFF OR ON THE VEHICLE ALSO LUNGED WITH GREATER FORCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 82,000 MILES.

VEHICLE LUNGES FORWARD WHEN AT A STOP WITH FOOT ON BRAKE. ALSO HAPPENS WHEN GOING INTO A PARKING SPACE IN FORWARD AND WHEN BACKING OUT IN REVERSE. THIS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES LAST SUMMER. NEVER HAPPENED ALL WINTER. NOW HAS BEEN DOING IT REGULARLY THIS SUMMER. THE CLOSEST WE CAME TO AN ACCIDENT WAS IN OUR GARAGE. BARELY GOT IT STOPPED BEFORE HITTING THE WALL. MY SON AND A FRIEND HAS THE SAME VEHICLE AND BOTH OF THEM DOES IT ALSO. I DON'T KNOW WHAT COMPONENT IS INVOLVED FOR SURE. I EXPLAINED THE SYMPTOMS TO MY SERVICE ADVISOR AT MY FORD DEALER HE SAID IT COULD BE THE THROTTLE BODY WHICH WOULD BE ABOUT $800 REPAIR. I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO HOLD OUT TO SEE IF THERE WOULD BE A RECALL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE REVERSING WITH THE BRAKE DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE LUNGED BACKWARD. THE FAILURE WAS ALSO EXPERIENCED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN DRIVE AND CAUSED THE ENGINE LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. AFTERWARDS, THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THE THROTTLE BODY HAD FAILED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY, BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 47,000.

IN 2010, MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE GEARS FELT LIKE IT WAS STARTING TO SLIP AND A 'WRENCH' LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN SPEED AND HAD TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. AFTER A FEW MOMENTS, I STARTED DOWN THE ROAD AT A LOW GEAR UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO PULL IN TO A GAS STATION. AFTER THE CAR WAS CUT OFF FOR 15 MINUTES OR SO, IT STARTED UP FINE AND THE 'WRENCH' LIGHT CUT OFF. I WOULD DRIVE FOR 4 OR MONTHS BEFORE IT DID IT AGAIN BUT ANYTIME THE SPEED CONTROL WAS SET, IT WILL START AGAIN. I WOULD CUT THE CAR OFF AND THE LIGHT WOULD BE GONE. THOUGHT IT WAS A SENSOR. HOWEVER, THIS PAST WEEK, THE CAR HAS STARTED LURCHING FORWARD WHILE MY BRAKES ARE APPLIED. IT WILL DO IT FORWARD OR WHILE BACKING UP AND THE 'WRENCH' LIGHT WILL CUT ON AND THE CAR WILL STALL OUT. I MUST KEEP MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE WHEN BACKING UP OR GOING FORWARD FROM A STOP POSITION BECAUSE THE CAR COULD ACCELERATE AT ANY TIME. RECENTLY, THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHEN THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER 1 AND HALF DAYS THE ENGINE LIGHT HAS GONE OFF BUT THE CAR IS STILL JUMPING. AS OF YET, NO REPAIR WORK HAS BEEN DONE. BEFORE TAKING TO THE DEALERSHIP, I DECIDED TO CHECKED FOR ANY RECALLS AND SAW THAT THERE WAS AN OPEN CASE ON THIS MODEL WITH MANY COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME THING.

THE CAR SURGES WHEN AT LOW SPEEDS, IDLING AND IN REVERSE. WE FIRST NOTICED IT IN REVERSE. THIS IS MORE APPARENT WHEN THE A/C IS ON. WE ARE UNSURE EXACTLY WHEN THIS STARTED TO OCCUR SO THE DATE ABOVE IS A CLOSE GUESS. THE SURGING IS DEFINITELY HAPPENING NOW. IF IT HAPPENS WE HAVE TO STEP VERY FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE BECAUSE THE CAR WANTS TO JUMP FORWARD. WE HAVE ALSO HAD THE WRENCH LIGHT COME ON. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY WE HAD IT LOOKED AT BY THE DEALER BUT WE WERE TOLD THAT THEY COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM. I SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND HAVE DISCOVERED THAT OTHERS ARE HAVING THE SAME OR SIMILAR PROBLEM AS I AM.

I PURCHASED MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE IN DECEMBER 2009. AS SOON AS THE WEATHER GOT WARMER I NOTICED THAT WHEN PARKING, BACKING UP, OR TRYING TO STOP, THE VEHICLE WOULD SURGE AS IF I STILL HAD MY FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR. SOON IT ALSO STARTED SURGING/SPUTTERING WHEN I FIRST STARTED OUT AND WOULD OCCASIONALLY STALL, TWICE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP TO DISCOVER THAT THE THROTTLE BODY POSITION SENSOR DOESN'T WORK PROPERLY & THAT ALL FREESTYLES WERE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I WAS SHOCKED TO FIND THAT A NEW UNIT COULD BE PUT IN BUT WAS NOT COVERED AS A RECALL AND WAS GOING TO COST $1000. AS A SINGLE MOM, THAT WAS JUST IMPOSSIBLE. LUCKILY MY DISABLED FATHER WAS PREVIOUSLY A MECHANIC AND WAS ABLE TO USE CARB CLEANER TO CLEAN THE SENSOR AND TEMPORARILY STOP THE PROBLEM. SINCE THEN, EVERY SPRING THE PROBLEM COMES BACK AND I HAVE TO HAVE THE THROTTLE BODY UNIT CLEANED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE WINTER. ANOTHER PROBLEM I HAVE WITH THIS VEHICLE IS THAT THE BRAKES WEAR OUT UNUSUALLY QUICKLY. I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S BECAUSE OF HAVING TO FIGHT THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR TO STOP THE CAR, OR IF IT'S A FLAW IN THE DESIGN OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM. I DO KNOW THAT WHEN IT STARTS TO FEEL LIKE THEY ARE WEARING OUT I HAVE TO REPLACE THEM ASAP BECAUSE THE MORE THEY GET WORN THE FASTER THEY WEAR OUT, IF THAT MAKES SENSE. SOMETHING I'VE JUST RECENTLY NOTICED IS THAT THE LIGHTS (INTERIOR, EXTERIOR, DISPLAY, ALL OF THEM) HAVE BEEN ALMOST BLINKING...GETTING BRIGHTER/DIMMER AND AT THE SAME TIME MY A/C BLOWS HARDER/SOFTER, LIKE THEY ARE SURGING AS WELL. UPON FURTHER EXAMINATION I FOUND THAT THE TOP AND BOTTOM DRIVER'S SIDE MOTOR MOUNTS HAVE CRACKED/ROTTED BUSHINGS. FORD SHOULD ABSOLUTELY REPLACE THESE THROTTLE BODIES WITHOUT QUESTION; MY CHILDREN RIDE IN MY FREESTYLE EVERY DAY AND ONE CLOSE CALL IS ONE TOO MANY. I WANT THIS FIXED ONCE AND FOR ALL. *JS

THE CAR SURGES, JUMPS, SOMETIMES ACCLERATES AND I PUT ON THE BRAKES AND IT WILL SOMETIMES DIE. MAINLY HAPPENS WHEN I AM IN REVERSE/FORWARD OR THE AIR CONDITIONING IS RUNNING. ALSO, DOES THIS WHEN I AM IDLING IN A PARKING LOT OR AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO AUTO REPAIR SHOPS AND THEY THINK IT IS THE COMPUTER. COULDN'T AFFORD TO DO A NEW COMPUTER SO THOUGHT I WOULD HOLD OUT, SINCE IT DOESN'T DO IT ALL THE TIME. NOW IT IS STARTING TO GET WORSE. I TURN THE AIR OFF WHEN STARTING OUT. MY WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON AND I DON'T HAVE MUCH POWER AND MY RPMS GET UP TO 4 WHEN DRIVING 50MPH. TURN THE CAR OFF AND IT IS LIKE IT NEVER HAPPENED. THE CAR IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE WITH MY KIDS NOT KNOWING WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN IN BUSY TRAFFIC,,WILL IT DIE AND SOMEONE HIT ME? THIS ISN'T NORMAL AND I HAVE FOUND OUT MY CAR ISN'T THE ONLY ONE DOING THIS SAME THING. WILL IT REALLY TAKE SOMEONE GETTING VERY HURT FOR SOMETHING TO BE DONE? WHAT JUSTICE IS THAT AND KNOWING THAT THIS PROBLEMS EXIST. FIRST TIME BUYING A FORD AND WILL PROBABLY BE THE LAST TIME. I DON'T TRUST THEM. YOU HAVE A PROBLEM YOU FIX IT. THAT IS INTEGRITY & TRUST. LOVE FOR SOMEONE FROM FORD TO COME WITH ME FOR A DAY AND RIDE IN BUMPER TO BUMPER TRAFFIC AND SEE HOW OUR DAY GOES. *TR

STARTING IN MAY, MY CAR WOULD REV UP AND ACCELERATE REAL FAST WHEN I PUT IT INTO REVERSE. SINCE THEN, THE CAR NOT ONLY ACCELERATES IN REVERSE, BUT NOW DOES THE SAME IN DRIVE AND EVEN IN PARK NOW. I HAVE TO SLAM MY FOOT ON THE BREAK TO KEEP FROM CAUSING ACCIDENTS ALL THE TIME NOW. I'M CONSTANTLY GETTING A YELLOW WRENCH ON MY DASH AFTER IT HAPPENS, BUT THEN IT JUST GOES AWAY LIKE NOTHING EVER HAPPENED. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY LAST WEEK, AND THE CAR JUST SHUT DOWN, IT TOOK ME A MILE AND A HALF TO GET UP TO 60 MILES AN HOUR, MY CAR CHOOSES WHEN TO ACCELERATE AND WHEN TO SLOW DOWN ON IT'S OWN, AND IT'S GOING TO END UP KILLIN MY FAMILY. IF I DIDN'T OWE SO MUCH, I'D TRADE IT IN A HEARTBEAT. *TR

MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE OCCASIONALLY EXPERIENCES ENGINE REV AND SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHEN OPERATED AT LOW SPEEDS, USUALLY WHEN THE AC IS IN USE. OCCURS ONLY AFTER IDLING OR OPERATING AT LOW SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF 3 MINUTES. EACH TIME I HAD SUFFICIENT CLEARANCE TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT, BUT IT'S BEEN CLOSE. IT HAS HAPPENED A TOTAL OF 5 TIMES IN THE PAST 6-8 WEEKS, PRETTY MUCH SINCE IT HAD GOTTEN WARM ENOUGH TO USE THE AC. NEVER HAPPENED IN THE PAST 3+ YEARS OF OWNERSHIP UNTIL THIS YEAR. MOST RECENT OCCURRENCE WAS YESTERDAY, 30 MAY 2010. *TR

NO CRASHES, BUT VERY CONCERNED THAT THE CAR LUNGES FORWARD OFTEN. IT ALSO HAS EXPERIENCED POWER FAILURE ON 4 OCCASIONS IN THE 4 YEARS I HAVE HAD IT. FOR EXAMPLE, OFTEN WHEN I AM IN A PARKING LOT AND PUT THE VEHICLE INTO EITHER DRIVE OR REVERSE IT LUNGES. I ALWAYS KEEP MY FOOT VERY FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE AND IT GROANS SOMETIMES UNDER THE STRAIN. WHEN I PULL INTO MY GARAGE SLOWLY, WITH FOOT ON BRAKE I GO TO PUT INTO PARK AND IT WILL TRY TO LURCH FORWARD WHEN COMING TO A STOP. IT IS LIKE IT DOES NOT WANT TO STOP. I AM VERY CAREFUL AND HAVE NOT HIT ANYTHING BUT AM WORRIED AS THIS SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING MORE REGULARLY. I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER IN AUGUST OF 2009 AND THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM OR DUPLICATE IT. I TOOK IT IN AGAIN TODAY JUNE 3, AND THEY COULD NOT FIND IN THEIR RECORDS WHERE I HAD IT IN LAST YEAR. I SHOWED THEM MY RECEIPT AS PROOF. I HAVE BEEN TOLD IT IS A THROTTLE BODY PROBLEM, BUT THEY WILL NOT JUST CLEAN IT, THEY SAY IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $700 TO ME AND IS NOT COVERED UNDER MY WARRANTY. (SAID IT IS INJECTION SYSTEM, NOT MY POWERTRAIN). I HAVE ONLY 44,000 MILES ON THIS VEHICLE, AND IT WAS DOING THIS AT 34000 LAST YEAR (ACTUALLY EVEN BEFORE THAT IT DID IT, BUT THAT IS THE FIRST TIME I TOOK IT IN FOR THIS PROBLEM). THE PROBLEM HAPPENS MORE COMMONLY AS TIME GOES BY. I AM LISTING AS THE 'INCIDENCE DATE' THE MOST RECENT ONE, BUT ITS HAPPENED FOR TWO YEARS NOW. LAST WEEK IT STALLED OUT AT A DRIVE THROUGH WINDOW. *TR

HELLO, I HAVE A COMPLAINT ON MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. I HAVE A SAFETY CONCERN ABOUT MY VEHICLE DURING REVERSE AND ACCELERATION. MY VEHICLE TENDS TO LUNGE 4-5 FT. WHEN I REVERSE SLOWLY OR MOVE FORWARD. IT HAPPENS TO DO THIS MOSTLY DURING THE SUMMERTIME. TO TEMPORARILY CORRECT THIS ISSUE I HAVE TO FIRMLY HOLD ON THE BRAKES TO CONTROL IT FROM LUNGING. I BROUGHT THIS ISSUE TO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAY THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. NO WHAT I EXPECTED TO HEAR. NO REPAIR IS CURRENTLY DONE TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE. *TR

MY FORD FREESTYLE 2006 KEEPS SURGING FORWARD IN LOW SPEED AND OUT OF PARK CONDITIONS. 1ST TIME IT HAPPENED I THOUGHT MY FOOT HIT THE GAS PEDAL ACCIDENTALLY. BUT IT HAPPENED THE 2ND TIME A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER AS I WAS LEAVING A GAS PUMP. AS SOON AS I REALIZED THAT THE CAR WAS JUMPING FORWARD, I SLAMMED MY FOOT ON THE BRAKES WHICH CAUSED THE CAR TO DIE. I RESTARTED IT AND WENT ON MY WAY THINKING IT WAS JUST A WEIRD OCCURRENCE. THE 3RD TIME IT HAPPENED I WAS DRIVING 5MILES PER HOUR IN MY CHILDREN'S SCHOOL PARKING LOT. CAR SURGED SUDDENLY AND I HAD TO VEER FOR THE SOCCER FIELD TO AVOID OTHER TRAFFIC. AS SOON AS I SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES, THE CAR DIED AGAIN. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT I COULDN'T BE SEEN UNTIL 5DAYS LATER B/C THEY WERE BOOKED. I WAS INCREDULOUS B/C THIS SEEMED TO ME TO BE A DANGEROUS MATTER. I CALLED ANOTHER DEALERSHIP WHERE THE SERVICE PERSON INSULTED ME BY INTIMATING THAT 1) I MUST HAVE HAD MY CRUISE CONTROL ON - I DID NOT OR 2) THAT MY MAT WAS TANGLED IN MY ACCELERATOR OR 3) "SOMETIMES LADIES HAVE THEIR PURSE BY THEIR FEET AND MAYBE MY PURSE WAS PUSHING ON THE ACCELERATOR WITHOUT ME KNOWING." I HAD TO ASK HIM IF HE THOUGHT I WAS AN IDIOT FOR CALLING SINCE HE WASN'T TAKING MY CONCERNS FOR A MECHANICAL SAFETY ISSUE SERIOUSLY. I CALLED A FRIEND WHO'S A MECHANIC WHO WENT ONTO THE FORD WEBSITE AND FOUND OUT THAT SEVERAL CUSTOMERS WERE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE WITH SUDDEN ACCELERATION AND POSTED THEIR CONCERNS ON THE FORD WEBSITE. I WOULD HAVE THOUGHT THAT A PROBLEM WHICH COULD RESULT IN A MAJOR ACCIDENT FOR THE CAR'S OCCUPANTS OR PASSERS-BY WOULD HAVE BEEN TAKEN MORE SERIOUSLY AND FORD WOULD HAVE HAD LETTERS MAILED TO ALL THE AFFECTED CUSTOMERS OF THAT MALFUNCTION. AT THIS POINT, I MADE THE APPOINTMENT AND AWAIT WHAT THEY PLAN ON DOING ABOUT IT BUT, WAS ALREADY FOREWARNED THAT I STILL HAVE TO PAY FOR THE DIAGNOSTIC AND REPAIRS B/C MY CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY SINCE ITS 4YRS OLD AND STANDARD WARRANTIES ARE FOR 3YRS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS RELEASED, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD. THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY IN HOTTER TEMPERATURES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NEVER TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000. UPDATED 06/17/11*LJ UPDATED 06/21/11

THE CAR WILL LUNGE FORWARD WHEN SLOWING TO A STOP OR WHEN PULLING OUT AFTER IDLING. RUNNING THE A/C MAKES THE PROBLEM WORSE AND THE CAR TRIES TO SHUT DOWN.THE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE LIGHTS START TO FLICKER AND THE AIR BAG AND WRENCH LIGHTS COME ON. WHILE IN PARK THE RPMS WILL RACE TO 3 RPMS WITHOUT TOUCHING THE ACCELERATOR. WE HAVE REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY AND THE SMART JUNCTION BOX BUT THE CAR JUST KEEPS GETTIN WORSE. THE CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY WHEN THIS STARTED TO HAPPEN BUT THEY COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG SO THEY TOLD ME TO DRIVE IT THIS WAY UNTIL IT DIED THEN TOW IT TO THEM AND THEY WOULD GO BACK TO THE SAME TICKET SINCE THE WARRANTY WAS ALMOST OUT. THAT DEALERSHIP HAS SINCE CLOSED SO NOW I'M STUCK WITH THE BILL. IF WE ONLY KNEW WHAT THE PROBLEM ACTUALLY WAS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED A WRENCH WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD AND THE CONTACT BEGAN TO APPLY REPEATED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES BEFORE THE VEHICLE WOULD STOP. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REPLACEMENT PARTS WERE ON BACK ORDER AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 26,700.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE WAITING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY LUNGE FORWARD. THE FAILURE ALSO OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS AND THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE EXCESSIVELY AND BECOME UNCONTROLLABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR HAD IT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED HER THAT THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

I FIRST NOTICED OUR 2006 FORD FREESTYLE STARTED LUNGING FORWARD WHEN I WOULD BE IN LINE AT THE DRIVE UP WINDOW AT A RESTAURANT OR THE BANK, NUMEROUS TIMES, ALMOST HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. ALSO, WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO ENTER THE GARAGE OR A PARKING SPACE AND WHEN BACKING OUT OF THE GARAGE. IT SEEMED TO BE WORSE WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONING WAS ON. I FINALLY TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP WHO CHARGED $125.00 FOR THE DIAGNOSTIC TO TELL ME IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY. THEIR ESTIMATE WAS ALMOST $800. I HAD MY OWN MECHANIC FIX IT FOR AROUND $600 AND HAVE HAD NO PROBLEMS SINCE. I AM HOPING YOU CAN DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS AS I WAS VERY CONCERNED ABOUT IT LUNGING FORWARD AND HITTING SOMEONE. *KB

SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHEN PUTTING CAR INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE. SEEMS TO HAPPEN MOST OFTEN WHEN RUNNING THE AC. PARKING AND PULLING OUT OF PARKING SPACES IS VERY DANGEROUS AS ACCELERATION HAPPENS AT SLOW SPEEDS WHEN USUALLY IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO OTHER CARS AND PEOPLE. 2006 FORD FREESTYLE WITH 60,000 MILES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE IN THE REVERSE POSITION WITH THE BRAKES DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY AND MOST OFTEN WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT WAS ACTIVATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 51,217.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT WAS SITTING IDLE AT A TRAFFIC STOP WITH THE BRAKE DEPRESSED WHEN THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. AN UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE THEN STALLED. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE THROTTLE WOULD LIKELY NEED REPLACING HOWEVER THE PART WAS ON BACKORDER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE IN REVERSE THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE LUNGED BACKWARDS. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED APPROXIMATELY TEN TIMES AT LOW SPEEDS. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIANS STATED THE THROTTLE CONTROL AND FUEL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THERE WAS AN OPEN INVESTIGATION UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER PE11018 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) THAT MAY BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED .THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,247. UPDATED 07/20/11*LJ UPDATED 2/29/12 *CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN SHIFTING GEARS, THE VEHICLE WOULD INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATE INTERMITTENTLY. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PAST 35 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE FAILURE COULD POSSIBLY BE CAUSED BY A DEFECT IN THE TORQUE CONVERTER. THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A DEFINITIVE DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 52,000.

2006 FORD FREESTYLE LUNGES WHILE IN DRIVE OR REVERSE. CAR LUNGES WHILE FOOT IS ON THE BRAKE, WHILE IN DRIVE AND FOOT IS OFF THE GAS PEDAL, WHILE IN REVERSE WHILE FOOT IS OFF THE GAS PEDAL. I HAVE HAD TROUBLE WITH THE CAR LUNGING FORWARD AND THEN STALLING ON 2 OCCASIONS. THE LUNGING WITHOUT STALLING CONTINUES TO OCCUR AND SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY. LUNGING HAS OCCURRED ON AT LEAST 8 OCCASIONS. CURRENT MILEAGE IS 61K. PROBLEMS BEGAN ABOUT 1 YEAR AGO. I HAVE ALSO HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE REAR BRAKES WEARING OUT. FORD REPLACED THEM AT NO CHARGE DUE TO THE RECALL. JUST REPLACED MY FRONT BREAK PADS ON 5/5/2010. TODAY, THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND WOULD NOT GO AWAY. ALSO THE SEATBELT LIGHT AND ALARM KEPT RINGING EVEN THOUGH I WAS WEARING MY SEATBELT AND THERE WERE NO OTHER PASSENGERS IN THE CAR. *TR

MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE HAS 74575 MILES AND HAS RECENTLY STARTED THIS SAME SURGE THAT EVERYONE ELSE IS COMPLAINING ABOUT..ONCE IT STARTS TO SURGE FORWARD...EVEN WITH FOOT ON THE BRAKE... IT WILL OFTEN NOT PICK UP SPEED JUST LIMPS ALONG ..THE LIMITED POWER THAT EVERYONE IS COMPLAINING ABOUT. THIS ONLY SEEMS TO HAPPEN WITH THE A/C ON AND ONLY IF IT IS HOT. ESP IF SITTING IN TRAFFIC OR IDLING. IF FOOT IS NOT FIRM ON THE BRAKE IT WILL JUMP AHEAD AND SOMETIMES THE ENGINE DIES. ONCE IT DOES THAT THE WRENCH LIGHTS UP ON THE DASH AND THEN THERE IS VERY LIMITED POWER..PRESSING THE GAS DOESN'T SPEED UP THE MOTOR..IT GOES, JUST NOT FAST. TURN IT OFF FOR 5 MINUTES AND IT STARTS UP AND RUNS FINE (??) THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON LAST WEEK FOR 2 DAYS AND I TOOK IT TO ADVANCE AUTO AND THEY GAVE ME THESE CODES :P2106 (LIMITED FORCED POWER) & P061B (TORQUE CONVERTER CONTROL MODULE) GUY THERE SAID IT WAS PROBABLY TRANSMISSION AND WOULD NEED TO BE REBUILT..IT HAS THE CVT TRANSMISSION BUT THE GAS MILEAGE HAS NEVER BEEN OVER 22 AND USUALLY IS ABOUT 20. I READ LOTS OF FOLKS GET 26+ IT SHIFTS SMOOTHLY AND I AM DRIVING IT DAILY..BUT AM FEARFUL OF RUNNING INTO SOMEONE.. IF SO MANY OF US ARE HAVING THIS ISSUE WHY WILL FORD NOT DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT??? *TR

MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE 2WD SUDDENLY LOSES POWER AND SHUTS THE ENGINE OFF, WHILE DRIVING. THIS GENERALLY HAPPENS WITHIN THE FIRST MILE OR TWO AND USUALLY AFTER A COLD START, THOUGH SOMETIMES IT IS ONLY 20-30 MINUTES SINCE THE CAR LAST RAN, SO I'M NOT SURE THAT QUALIFIES AS A COLD START. EACH TIME, I AM ABLE TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND THE CAR STARTS BACK UP IMMEDIATELY, ON THE FIRST ATTEMPT, THEN DOESN'T FAIL AGAIN UNTIL ANOTHER TRIP. IT DOES NOT HAPPEN EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE CAR, HOWEVER, AND SO FAR I CAN DISCERN NO PATTERN OR PREDICT WHEN THE FAILURE WILL HAPPEN. IT IS CURRENTLY AT A FORD DEALER, WHO HAS BEEN ABLE TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND IS PRESENTLY LOOKING FOR A SOLUTION, AS THIS IS INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS AND COULD LEAD TO A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. I AM QUITE UPSET, AS I JUST PURCHASED THIS CAR, AND THE PROBLEM WAS NOT AT ALL EVIDENT DURING THE TEST DRIVE OR THE 90+ MILE DRIVE BACK TO MY HOUSE. *TR

THE PROBLEMS STARTED WHEN I WAS BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE. THE CAR SURGES WHETHER IT IS IN DRIVE OR REVERSE...WILL CONTINUE TO ACCELERATE EVEN WHEN BRAKE IS APPLIED. I HAVE HAD TO SHUT THE CAR OFF COMPLETELY TO GET IT TO STOP. OTHER TIMES IT WILL SURGE, THEN STALL COMPLETELY. IN ADDITION TO THIS HAPPENING AFTER RESTARTING, THE CAR WON'T ACCELERATE NORMALLY. THIS HAPPENED WHILE TRYING TO GET THROUGH AN INTERSECTION. NOT SAFE. *TR

THROTTLE BODY AGAIN. SECOND TIME IN HAVING 06 FORD FREESTYLE THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. CAR WILL LUNGE FORWARD WITH NO WARNING AND STALL OUT. ALMOST REAR-ENDED ANOTHER CAR AND ON 5/1/10 WHEN PULLED OUT IN INTERSECTION, IT LUNGED FORWARD AND STALLED, CARS WERE COMING FROM BOTH DIRECTIONS. NEAR MISS. *TR

2006 FORD FREESTYLE SUDDEN ACCELERATION- A FEW MONTHS AGO MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE BEGAN ACCELERATING, USUALLY GOING FROM PARK TO REVERSE, EVEN WHILE MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE. I HAVE TO PRESS DOWN ON THE BRAKE HARD TO KEEP THE CAR FROM LURCHING FORWARD. ONCE IN DRIVE, THERE ARE NO PROBLEMS. NO SHOPS HAVE BEEN ABLE TO IDENTIFY A PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH THE WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON AND THE CAR HAS STALLED A COUPLE OF TIME. IT NEVER SEEMS TO HAVE THE PROBLEM AT THE REPAIR SHOP. INTERNET RESEARCH INDICATES THIS IS A THROTTLE BODY PROBLEM THAT FORD IS WELL AWARE OF BUT HASN'T TAKEN ACTION ON TO EDUCATE CONSUMERS OR MECHANICS. I'VE LEARNED TO COMPENSATE BY ALWAYS STARTING THE CAR WITH MY FOOT FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE, BUT I WON'T LET ANYBODY ELSE DRIVE MY CAR. DESPERATE TO GET REPAIRED. THIS PROBLEM IS RAMPANT BASED ON INTERNET COMPLAINTS. IN FACT, THE LAST MECHANIC SAID HE HAD ANOTHER FORD FREESTYLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM WHICH IS WHAT PROMPTED ME TO GET ON THE INTERNET. WHY ISN'T FORD DOING SOMETHING BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT? *TR

MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE HAS HAD A SURGING PROBLEM AT LOW SPEEDS SINCE WE BOUGHT IT WITH 15000 MILES ON IT IN 2006. EVEN WITH YOUR FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND NOT ON THE ACCELERATOR THE CARE ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN IN FORWARD AND REVERSE. WE TOOK THE CAR TO THE FORD DEALER IN TUCSON AND THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM BY REPLACING THE THROTTLE BODY FOR 1000.00 AT OUR EXPENSE. ON ONE OCCASION MAY 1 2010 THE CAR SURGED FORWARD HITTING OUR GARAGE CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE CAR. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS CAR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT WITH HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL THE VEHICLE STARTED SURGING. HE HAD TO PROVIDE AN INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER TO KEEP THE VEHICLE FROM GOING INTO TRAFFIC. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THE CONTACT DECIDED NOT TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED HIM TO NHTSA. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000. UPDATED 07/08/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE SURGING INCREASED OVER A PERIOD OF TIME. UPDATED 07/22/11

WE OWN A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE AND STARTING HAVING ISSUES WITH SUDDEN ACCELERATION WITHIN TWO YEARS AFTER PURCHASE. AT FIRST, IT WAS A SUDDEN JOLT IN REVERSE ONLY, THEN IT WAS SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT OR GOING INTO REVERSE AFTER COMING OUT OF PARKING AND THEN SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHILE SLOWLY TURNING OR STOPPING FOR PEOPLE WALKING BY IN PARKING LOTS. WE NOTICE IT ACTS UP MUCH MORE DURING THE SUMMER WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER IS ON FULL BLAST AND THE CAR WILL ACTUALLY SUDDENLY DIE ON THE HIGHWAY WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS TURNING ON AT US. IT IS NOT SAFE FOR MY FAMILY OF FOUR CHILDREN UNDER SIX NOR FOR PEOPLE ON THE STREETS WHO MIGHT BE HIT ACCIDENTALLY FROM THROTTLE BODY ISSUES. SOMETIMES, IT IS DIFFICULT TO STOP THE CAR FROM ACCELERATING! WE HAVE CLEANED THE THROTTLE BODY OURSELVES TO SEE IF IT WOULD HELP AND IT DID FOR ONLY A SHORT TIME. WE ARE NOW FACED WITH REPLACING THE THROTTLE BODY WHICH IS A 700-1000 REPAIR! THIS IS NOT A NEW ISSUE OR RARE ISSUE FROM WHAT WE HAVE RESEARCHED ONLINE WITH OTHER FREESTYLE OWNERS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT MUST BE FIXED ASAP BEFORE PEOPLE GET HURT!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SURGE FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING WITH THE BRAKES DEPRESSED. THE DEALER DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 47,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 09/01/2011 *LN *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY LUNGE FORWARD AND BACKWARD WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS. IN ORDER TO STOP THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO APPLY EXCESSIVE PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL OR SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.