2007 Ford Freestyle Complaint Log

THIS CAR HAS A BAD SURGE PROBLEM ESPECIALLY WHEN THE FAN IS ON. MY FOOT WILL BE ON THE BRAKE AND IT WILL JUST LUNGE FORWARD. I CANNOT RUN THE AIR IN THE SUMMER OR THE CAR WILL JUST CUT OFF MORE NOTICEABLY WHEN I AM TURNING A CORNER. I HAVE HAD THE THROTTLE CLEANED AND CONTINUE TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT IN MY 2007 FORD FREESTYLE WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN WITHOUT WARNING THE CAR LUNGED FORWARD. I WAS EASING INTO THE SPOT. FOR SEVERAL MONTHS NOW WE HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING THIS LUNGE WITH THE RPM'S HOVERING ABOVE NORMAL. PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE, HAVE READ NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS WITH THE SAME MECHANICAL PROBLEMS IN THE SAME VEHICLE AS MY OWN. APPEARS FROM PREVIOUS REPORTS READ THAT THE ISSUE HAS TO DO WITH A DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODY. THIS HAPPENS IN BOTH DRIVE OR REVERSE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SURGE AND THE RPMS INCREASED EXCESSIVELY WHICH WAS DISPLAYED IN THE RED MARKINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT SHE NEEDED A NEW THROTTLE BODY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH THE CONTACT HEARD A CLANGING SOUND IN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT PROCEEDED TO ACCELERATE BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT GEARS AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE TO ANY GEAR. THE CONTACT WAS FORCED TO PUSH THE VEHICLE INTO A PARKING LOT. THE VEHICLE WAS GOING TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000.

MY 2007 FORD FREESTYLE HAS BEEN ACCELERATING WITHOUT THE GAS PEDAL BEING PRESSED. IT USUALLY OCCURS WHEN IN REVERSE. IT DOES NOT DO IT EVERYTIME. THE LAST FEW DAYS IT HAS BEEN DOING IT IN DRIVE AS WELL. TODAY IT WAS ENOUGH TO CAUSE THE WARNING LIGHT TO COME ON. I WAS ABLE TO STOP MY VEHICLE WITH THE BRAKES. THIS IS GETTING WORSE AND I AM AFRAID IT MAY LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT. *TR

CAR WOULD LUNGE FORWARD ON ITS OWN 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SURGE FORWARD, WHILE THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT WAS ACTIVATED, THEN THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY STALL AND HE WOULD NOTICE A WARNING LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT TO HAVE THE THROTTLE BODY REPLACED. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 30,000. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. UPDATED 9/13/11 *CN THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED IF THE AC WAS ON, THE VEHICLE WOULD SURGE FORWARD. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER MODELS STARTING FROM 2006 AND UP HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION BODY VALVE. UPDATED 10/05/11

AFTER WARMING UP THE VEHICLE, AND LETTING THE ENGINE DROP DOWN TO 1000 RPMS, WHEN THE CAR IS PUT IN GEAR THE TACH JUMPS UP TO ABOUT 1500 RPMS AND THE VEHICLE WANTS TO LURCH. I AM ABLE TO KEEP THE CAR FROM GOING FORWARD BY REMAINING ON THE BRAKE, BUT IT IS A DEFINITE LURCHING SENSATION

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD LUNGE FORWARD WHILE DRIVING AND LUNGE BACKWARDS WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE. THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,981 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

2007 FORD FREESTYLE IS STALLING, AND STOPPING IN MIDDLE OF HIGHWAY, THE TRANSMISSION IS NOT SHIFTING, FROM MY UNDERSTANDING, MANY OWNERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. RPM IS RACING. I HAVE TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND WAIT A FEW MINUTES I HAVE CALLED FORD MANY TIMES AND REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO THEM. TODAY, 1-31-2011, THE FORD FREESTYLE 2007, SHUT COMPLETELY OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF I-85. THERE COULD HAVE BEEN AN CAR CRASH IF I DIDN'T THINK QUICKLY ON WHAT TO DO. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS, FORD SHOULD BE HELD LIABLE BECAUSE OF SO MANY OWNERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

NOISE COMING FROM ENGINE. TOOK IT TO DEALER FOUND THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS BAD, DO TO A BENT SHAFT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK WHEN SHIFTED INTO PARK AND SURGE FORWARD WHEN SHIFTED INTO DRIVE. THE FAILURES OCCURRED ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 53,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE SURGED WHILE DRIVING LOW SPEEDS. WHILE THE GEAR WAS IN REVERSE OR DRIVE THERE WOULD BE A SUDDEN SURGE IN THE ENGINE. THE SPEED WOULD INCREASE UP TO 15 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,000.

I GOT THIS CAR ON 04/2010 THOUGHT IT WOULD BE GOOD FOR THE KIDS NOPE I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS IN JAN /2011 THE TRANSMISSION WENT NOW 09/2012 SAME THING THE CAR SEEMED LIKE IT WAS GOING TO STALL THEN LUNGED TRANSMISSION AGAIN THIS IS NOT A SAFE CAR !!!.. HAS BEEN IN SHOP AS OF 9/29/2012 TONIGHT THE AUTO SHOP CALLED ME AND SAID THE PART IS NOT IN STOCK MIGHT BE UP TILL 3 WEEKS BEFORE THEY GET IT, WONT PAY FOR A RENT A CAR FOR ME & TOLD ME I COULD COME GET THE CAR TILL THE PART COMES IN.... BUT CANT TELL ME ITS SAFE FOR ME & MY KIDS TO DRIVE IN ??SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE ASAP !!! *TR

2007 FORD FREESTYLE STARTED SURGING ON HIGHWAY AND THE WRENCH ICON CAME ON ON THE DASHBOARD. WE SLOWED DOWN A DROVE HOME BECAUSE IT WAS SNOWING. TOOK IT TO REPAIR SHOP AND WERE CHARGED 600.00 TO REPAIR THE THROTTLE BODY. CHECKED THE INTERNET AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. *TR

MY 2007 FORD FREESTYLE IS SURGING FORWARD ON ITS OWN AND STALLING IN TRAFFIC. I HAVE HAD THE CAR SURGE FORWARD WITH PEDESTRIANS CLOSE BY. I HAVE TOLD BY A MECHANIC THAT IT WILL COST AROUND $600. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT HE HAS CHANGED SO MANY OF THESE AND TOTALLY AGREES THAT FORD SHOULD STEP UP AND RECALL THIS DEFECT IN THEIR CAR. *TR

2007 FORD FREESTYLE SURGING. OUR FREESTYLE HAS THE SURGING ISSUE. FIRST STARTED LAST YEAR WHEN WE TURNED ON THE AIR, THE FORD SURGED AND THREW 2 RODS. FORD REBUILT THE ENGINE, LUCKILY STILL UNDER WARRANTY. SINCE THEN IT HAS DONE THE SURGE AT LEAST FIVE MORE TIMES, IT SEEMS TURNING ON THE DEFROST, AIR CONDITION, OR WHEN THE ALL WHEEL DRIVE STARTS, IT HAPPENS. I HAVE TAKEN VEHICLE TO FORD 2 ADDITIONAL TIMES AND THEY CANNOT SEEM TO FIND NOTHING WRONG. *TR

OUR2007 FORD FREESTYLE IS DOING SOMETHING EXACTLY AS DESCRIBED BY MANY OTHER OWNERS ON THE INTERNET. NOT EVERY TIME, BUT INTERMITTENTLY, WHEN YOU PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE OR REVERSE THE ENGINE REVS AND THE CAR SURGES A FEW FEET. MORE OFTEN THAN NOT WHEN IT DOES THIS OUR FOOT WILL BE ON THE BRAKE. INITIALLY I THOUGHT I MUST HAVE HAD PART OF MY FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR. I NOW KNOW FOR SURE THAT NO PART OF MY FOOT IS ON THE ACCELERATOR WHEN THIS IS HAPPENING. WE ARE HAVING TO BE VERY CAREFUL WHEN DRIVING THE CAR, BECAUSE OF THIS DANGEROUS SITUATION. IF YOU DON'T HAVE YOUR FOOT HARD ON THE BRAKE WHEN PUTTING IT INTO GEAR, AND IF THERE WAS A PERSON OR A VEHICLE IN FRONT OR BEHIND YOU, YOU WOULD HIT THEM. INITIALLY IT MAY ONLY HAPPEN ONCE OR TWICE A MONTH, BUT NOW IT IS HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY. WHEN WE FIRST BROUGHT IT TO A FORD DEALERSHIP THEY SAID THEY HAD NO IDEA WHY THIS WAS HAPPENING. NOW THAT OUR EXTENDED WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED, WE ARE JUST FINDING OUT THAT THERE ARE MANY OTHER PEOPLE OUT THERE WITH THE SAME DANGEROUS PROBLEM HAPPENING. I HAVE READ THAT IT IS BECAUSE OF A FAULTY THROTTLE BODY UNIT. I AM WORKING WITH A NEW DEALERSHIP TO TRY TO GET IT FIXED. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) *TT

2007 FORD FREESTYLE: WRENCH LIGHT ON DASHBOARD CAME ON INDICATING THROTTLE CONTROL/TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. CAR STALLED AND SURGED FOR 4 MILES. THROTTLE BODY REPLACED AT 36,819 MILES. *TR

I BOUGHT FORD FREESTYLE ABOUT 4 MONTHS AGO,NOW I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE THROTTLE AND ESPECIALLY THE TRANSMISSION WHICH STALLS OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING. ALSO, WHEN ON THE INTERSTATE IT DOES THE SAME THING. HAD IT CHECKED OUT AND GOING TO HAVE TO GET SOME MAJOR WORKED DONE ON THE ENGINE. *TR

2007 FORD FREESTYLE IS STOPPING ON ITS OWN WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT ANY WARNING. I HAVE TO COATS TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO TURN IT OFF, WAIT A FEW MINUTES AND TURN IT BACK ON. THEN I PUT IT IN DRIVE AGAIN, THEN WHILE DRIVING, THE ENGINE STARTS RACING, AND THE ENGINE LIGHT AS WELL AS THE RENCH LIGHT COMES ON. THEN THE RPM NEEDLE STARTS TO GO CRAZY. THEN THE CAR STOPS AGAIN, IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC AND I WOULD HAVE TO REPEATLY COATS INTO A SAFE POSITION, TURN IT OFF, WAIT A FEW MINUTES AND TURN IT BACK ON AGAIN. *LN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD ABNORMALLY. THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION WARNING LAMP ALSO ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD RECUR WHETHER DRIVING FORWARD OR IN REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

MY FORD FREESTYLE IS CONSTANTLY LUNGING OR SURGING WHEN I GO FROM IDLING TO DRIVING. THIS HAPPENS MOST OFTEN WHEN I AM BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE. THIS HAS ALMOST CAUSED ME TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT ON SEVERAL DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. MANY TIMES AFTER SURGING THE VEHICLE CUTS OFF. *TR

WHILE AT A SIGNAL COMPLETELY STOPPED, THE VEHICLE MOTOR REVVED AND EXCELLED ACTED FORWARD. THIS CAUSED THE ENGINE TO DIE AND ALL DASH LIGHTS CAME ON. THE ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON AFTER RESTARTING. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIME ALMOST CAUSING SEVERAL ACCIDENTS. WE HAVE HAD OUR TRANSMISSION REPLACED BECAUSE OF IT. THE AMOUNT OF TIMES IT HAPPENED AND TORQUE IT PRODUCED CAUSED DAMAGE IN TRANSMISSION. WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL MECHANICS REFUSE TO WORK ON THIS ISSUE BECAUSE THEY SAY THIS MODEL IS KNOW TO DO THIS AND NO ONE KNOWS HOW TO FIX IT. I AM OUT $7000 AND A UNRELIABLE CAR THAT IS UNSAFE TO PUT MY WIFE AND KIDS IN. FORD HAS SAID THEY WOULD LOOK AT IT AND WOULD COST ME ANOTHER $5000, AND WE'RE NOT SURE IF THEY THEMSELVES COULD FIX IT. THEY ARE NOT SURE WHAT THE ISSUE IS, BUT WOULD BE WILLING TO RESEARCH IF I PAY FOR IT. *TR

MY 2007 FORD FREESTYLE LIMITED WILL SURGE, EVEN WITH FOOT ON BRAKE. USUALLY OCCURS BACKING IN/OUT PARKING SPACE, OUT OF CARPORT, ETC. IT IS A VERY STRONG SURGE, AND THE BRAKE DOESN'T ALWAYS STOP IT. HAVE HAD MECHANIC CHECK IT BUT HE FINDS NOTHING WRONG. *TR

2007 FORD FREESTYLE LUNGES AT LOW SPEEDS WHEN FOOT IS NOT ON GAS PEDAL. INVESTIGATIONS POINT TO THROTTLE BODY NEEDS REPLACING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED INTO REVERSE IT WOULD STALL. THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO INTERMITTENTLY HESITATE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM STOPS. AN ENGINE FAIL SAFE MODE INDICATOR LIGHT WOULD ALSO ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE DEALER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WERE CURRENTLY INVESTIGATING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

AT FIRST OCCURRENCE, I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE. AS I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE GAS AND PLACED IT ON THE BRAKE MY CAR LURCHED FORWARD UNEXPECTEDLY. THIS UNEXPECTED LURCHING HAS INCREASED IN FREQUENCY AND HAPPENS BOTH IN DRIVE AND REVERSE. THERE HAVE ALSO BEEN INCIDENTS WHEN THE CAR IS IN PARK AND IT REVS, AS IF I AM PUSHING ON THE GAS PEDAL. IT WILL REV LIKE THAT AND IDLE DOWN A FEW TIMES AND THEN THE ENGINE WILL STALL. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION CAUSES PERFORMANCE ISSUES. THE TRANSMISSION JERKS, RATTLES, DOESN'T PULL, CAUSES THE ENGINE TO STOP WHILE TRAVELING OR PARKED IN TRAFFIC. CAUSES SUDDEN JERKING WHILE DRIVING, BACKING UP AND STARTING OFF. IT ALSO JERKS VIOLENTLY WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PUT IN DRIVE OR REVERSE EVEN BEFORE STARTING TO DRIVE. WHILE DRIVING THE TRANSMISSIONS CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO BE SLOW TO CHANGE SPEED. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD CAUSE WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE JERKS SO VIOLENTLY THAT IT RISK HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE OR PEDESTRIAN. *TR

WHILE AT REST, CAR SUDDENLY SURGES FORWARD. THEN, WHILE REVERSING MY CAR STARTED SURGING MAKING IT DARN NEAR IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE AS WELL AS PARK. IN 2011, SPENT 7000$ ON A NEW TRANSMISSION FOR A FOUR YR OLD VEHICLE WITH 75,000 MILES!!!! RIDICULOUS. NOW, THE CAR SURGES IN BOTH DIRECTIONS AND TIMING IS OFF. FORD ISSUED A ONE TIME THROTTLE CLEANING. WHAT A JOKE! THANKS FORD! $150$ SERVICE THAT FIXES NOTHING AND 20,000 PEOPLE ONLINE THAT ARE OUT 5000-7000$ FOR TRANSMISSIONS GET WHAT? *TR

WE PURCHASED OUR FREESTYLE IN 07 AND LITERALLY ONLY DROVE IT FOR 3 YEARS. THE CAR STARTED TO LUNGE AND MAKE ALL KINDS OF NOISES WHEN WE TOOK IT IN AND THEY SAID OUR CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY BY A COUPLE MILES LITERALLY THEY WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING FOR US JUST TOLD US IT WAS GOING TO BE ABOUT $5000 TO REPAIR. THAT IS HUGE WHEN YOUR STILL PAYING ON IT. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS SO WE ALL CAN GET A VEHICLE WE CAN DRIVE AND NOT WORRY WE ARE GOING TO LUNGE AT THE KIDS SCHOOL WHERE YOU COULD EASILY HURT CHILDREN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE STOPPED AT A LIGHT, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE DEFROSTER STOPPED EMITTING HOT AIR AND THE WINDSHIELD WOULD NOT DEFROST. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE THERMOSTAT, HEATER CORE, AND WATER PUMP. THE FAILURE CONTINUED AFTER THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS A CHARACTERISTIC OF THE VEHICLE AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO TO ASSIST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,688. UPDATED 06/26/12 *BF

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH APPROACHING A LIGHT TO MAKE A TURN, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TURNED OFF AND BACK ON IN ORDER FOR IT TO BE DRIVEN. THE FAILURE OCCURRED THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000.

WE WERE STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT AND MY HUSBAND HAD HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE WHEN THE CAR LUNGED FORWARD. MY HUSBAND PRESSED HARDER ON THE BRAKES SO THAT WE WOULD NOT STRIKE THE CAR IN FRONT OF US. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH IN REVERSE, THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY LUNGE FORWARD WITHOUT THE CONTACT APPLYING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 63,000. THE CONSUMER STATED THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION WAS NOTICED IN SLOW SPEED SITUATIONS; WHEN PULLING IN/OUT OF A PARKING SPACE ETC. UPDATED 08/01/11

2007 FREESTYLE SEL AWD W/50,000 MILES SURGES AT LOW SPEEDS AND STALLS AT HIGH SPEEDS. THE WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON AND THE VEHICLE ENTERS "LIMP" MODE UNTIL VEHICLE IS RESTARTED. THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO RECOVER ERROR CODES WHEN I TOOK IT IN FOR DIAGNOSTICS. HOWEVER, BASED ON MY VERBAL DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM ALONE HE SUGGESTED REPLACEMENT OF THE ENTIRE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY, SAYING "THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE FOR THE FREESTYLE, 500, AND EDGE." I AM STILL DECIDING WHETHER TO SPEND THE $1000 THEY QUOTED ME FOR REPLACEMENT (A FIRESTONE SERVICE CENTER QUOTED ME $750). FOR ONE, I CAN'T UNDERSTAND HOW SUCH A DANGEROUS MALFUNCTION IS ALLOWED TO GO UNADDRESSED. TWO, HOW CAN THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY, WHICH CONTROLS THE ENTIRE POWERTRAIN, NOT BE COVERED BY A POWERTRAIN WARRANTY? AND THREE, IF IT IS SUCH A COMMON PROBLEM THAT BY VERBAL DESCRIPTION ALONE, A DEALER KNOWS A MAJOR COMPONENT NEEDS REPLACEMENT, WHY IS THIS NOT BEING ADDRESSED BY FORD AT A NATIONAL LEVEL? HERE'S MY VOTE OF NO CONFIDENCE. *TR

PURCHASED AN 07 FORD FREESTYLE. LESS THAN THREE YRS OLD AND HAD TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION AT $7000.00! WAS TOLD THE REVVING AND LUNGING THE VEHICLE DOES CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION ISSUE. I HAVE REPORTED THIS TO EVERYONE I CAN. WHY DOES NO ONE CARE THAT THESE VEHICLES MOVE ON THEIR OWN? WHEN TOYOTA HAD THIS ISSUE, THE NEWS STATIONS WERE ALL OVER IT. A RECALL HAPPENED WITHIN MONTHS! IF YOU GOOGLE THESE ISSUES, THERE ARE MORE THAN 20,000 PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUE. THESE ARE FAMILY CARS! FAMILY VEHICLES WHICH DRIVE KIDS AND THEY ACCELERATE ON THEIR OWN EVEN IN REVERSE! I DON'T HAVE ANOTHER 7000.00 FOR ANOTHER NEW TRANSMISSION. FORD ISSUED A ONE TIME THROTTLE CLEANING, THAT I JUST RECEIVED IN THE MAIL. THX FORD FOR THE $150 SERVICE THAT DOES NOTHING! NEVER AGAIN WILL I BUY A F.O.R.D! FOUND ON ROAD DEAD=FORD! *TR

VEHICLE BEGAN SURGING ON HIGHWAY AND THROTTLE WAS NOT RESPONDING PROPERLY. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DONNELL FORD, BOARDMAN, OHIO ON 12/8/10 AND WAS TOLD THE THROTTLE BOY NEEDED REPLACED AND VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. COST TO REPAIR WAS $860.00.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL OF THE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,158.

2007 FORD FREESTYLE. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE HAD A BURNING SMELL AND STOPPED RUNNING WHILE DRIVING *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS REPLACED. A FEW DAYS LATER, THE BURNING SMELL RETURNED AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED RUNNING. THE DEALER REPLACED THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER AGAIN. THE CONSUMER STATED THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS REPLACED THREE TIMES. ALSO, THE MANIFOLD, GASKET AND SEALS HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THEY MELTED DUE TO HEAT. THREE MONTHS LATER. THE OIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE SERVICE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THERE WAS NO OIL IN THE ENGINE AND HE WAS UNABLE TO SEE ANY TYPE OF LEAK. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE ENTIRE EXHAUST SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AS WELL AS THE IGNITION COIL AND FANS, BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WOULD PROBABLY OVERHEAT. *JB

THE CAR STARTED LEAKING TRANSMISSION FLUID. I TOOK IT TO THE REPAIR SHOP AND THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS BAD. THERE HAVE BEEN ALOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION IN THIS CAR AND THERE IS NOT A RECALL AT THIS TIME. *TR

2007 FORD FREESTYLE HAS NOISE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH NEAR THE FRONT. IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY WITH 120,000 MILES. BROUGHT IT IN TO MECHANIC THINKING IT WAS A WHEEL BEARING OR SOMETHING SIMILAR. ACCORDING TO FOUR SEPARATE REPAIR SHOPS IT IS THE TRANSMISSION. LOWEST COST TO FIX, THAT I COULD FIND, IS 4300 DOLLARS, WHICH IS MORE THAN HALF OF WHAT I STILL OWE ON IT. FOR SOMETHING TO COST THAT MUCH TO REPAIR IS A SHAME. I CAN UNDERSTAND CAR PARTS FAILING, EVEN TRANSMISSIONS, BUT NOT FOR THAT MUCH. I HAD A TRANSMISSION FAIL IN ANOTHER FORD, A COUPLE MONTHS BEFORE THIS ONE, AND IT WAS 2000 DOLLARS TO FIX. EXPENSIVE, YES, BUT NOT OVER 4000 FREAKIN DOLLARS. I COULD HAVE THE ENTIRE ENGINE REPLACED ON THIS 2007 FREESTYLE FOR CHEAPER THAN THE TRANSMISSION. FORD COULD AT LEAST OFFER SOME KIND OF BREAK ON THESE TRANSMISSIONS IF NOT A RECALL. I AM AWARE OF A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH THESE FREESTYLES. IF SOMETHING DOESN'T HAPPEN FOR THESE SOON, I WILL NOT BE SAD TO NEVER BUY A FORD AGAIN. *LN

THE DESIGN OF THE SUNSHINE KIDS RADIAN XTSL LATCH STRAP CAUSES IT TO COME LOOSE WHEN USING THE SEAT REAR-FACING IN MY 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. WHEN TIGHTENED SO THAT THERE IS LESS THAN 1 INCH OF MOVEMENT IN THE SEAT, THE LATCHPLATE IS AT AN ANGLE WHERE IT WILL NOT STAY TIGHT. (RELATED VEHICLE INFORMATION: MODEL YEAR=2007, MAKE=FORD, MODEL=FREESTYLE). *TR

I OWN A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. IT HAS IN RECENT WEEKS BEGUN TO UNEXPECTEDLY SURGE IN BOTH DRIVE AND REVERSE. THIS IS NOT A "LITTLE" SURGE BUT A POWERFUL LUNGE IN WHATEVER DIRECTION THE WHEEL IS TURNED. IT IS ALWAYS AT LOW SPEED, AND VERY RANDOM IN WHEN IT OCCURS. IT IS VERY UNNERVING AROUND PEDESTRIANS AND ALSO IN TIGHT SPACES LIKE A GARAGE. *TR

THE ENGINE REVVED UP AND LUNGED FORWARD ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. IT STARTED OCCURRING OCCASIONALLY, BUT HAPPENED MORE OFTEN WHEN THE CAR IDLED OR WAS BEING PARKED. THE DEALER HAS NOT CORRECTED IT YET. *TR

VEHICLE HAD SURGING PROBLEM I ALL MOST GOT HIT,AND I WAS SO AFRAID COULDN'T DRIVE HOME MY HUSBAND HAD TO COME GET ME, I REPORTED THIS PROBLEM BEFORE,I PAID TO HAVE THROTTLE FIXED AT FORD SOME PEOPLE GETTING THEIR MONEY BACK BUT I HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING, NOW THE CVT TRANSMISSION HAS GONE OUT THIS IS REALLY SAD I PAID 32,000 IN 2007 FOR THIS CAR NOW ITS WORTH 1,000 AND I STILL OWE 5,000.,TRANSMISSION STOP IN THE STREET WITH ME IN IT HAD CAR PULLED TO FORD THAT HOW I FOUND OUT ITS WORTH 1,000, I AM RETIRED ITS TAKING ALL MY MONEY, I STILL HAVE MY RECEIPTS WENT TO DOUG STANLEY FORD 515 NORTH I-35,DESOTO,TX 972 223-8050 JULY 28,2011 INVOICE [XXX],CUSTOMER #[XXX] (PLEASE HELP ME)I AM ON THE CITY BUS,WITH A CAR AT HOME I CANT DO ANYTHING WITH. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

ELECTRICAL THROTTLE BOX WOULD FORCE THE VEHICLE TO JOLT FORWARD OR BACKWARD, WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKING SYSTEM. *TR

BOUGHT A USED 2007 FORD FREESTYLE LIMITED 3.0 DURATEC ENGINE, CVT AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION 2 WEEKS PRIOR TO INCIDENT. HAD FORD DEALER TUNE-UP THE ENGINE, REPLACE FRONT CRANKSHAFT SEAL ON ENGINE AND REPLACE THE CVT FLUID & FILTERS AS WELL AS PERFORM A MULTI-POINT INSPECTION. AFTER WORK PERFORMED (WHICH REQUIRED THE REMOVAL OF THE INTAKE MANIFOLD W/THROTTLE BODY ATTACHED FOR THE TUNE-UP) THE VEHICLE NOW SURGES BADLY WHEN IN REVERSE PULLING OUT OF PARKING SPOT. DOES SO QUITE POWERFULLY AND IS VERY DANGEROUS TO ANY LIFE & PROPERTY THAT IS AROUND THE VEHICLE WHEN SURGING OCCURS UNEXPECTEDLY. NO DOUBT IN MY MIND HAD MY WIFE BEEN DRIVING SHE WOULD HAVE PANICKED AND THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A LOSS OF LIFE OR PROPERTY. FORTUNATELY I WAS DRIVING AND MANAGED (JUST BARELY) TO MAINTAIN CONTROL. TOOK BACK TO DEALER TO DIAGNOSE AND WAS QUOTED THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE R/R'D. WAS TOLD BY SERVICE MANAGER FORD WAS WELL AWARE OF THE ISSUE BUT HAS FAILED TO RESPOND WITH A RECALL. *TR

I RECENTLY BOUGHT A USED, WELL MAINTAINED 2007 FORD FREESTYLE LAST FALL. ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE RAN FINE LAST FALL, OVER THIS SUMMER WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER BEING USED, THE FORD WILL UNEXPECTED LUNGE FORWARD WHEN IDLING OR AT A STOPLIGHT WHEN THE AIRCONDITIONER KICKS ON, WHICH IS DANGEROUS. IT ALMOST CAUSED A CRASH WHEN PULLING INTO MY GARAGE THIS SUMMER. YOU MUST FIRMLY HAVE YOUR FOOT ON THE BRAKE AT ALL TIMES, THIS IS VERY DIFFERENT THAN ANY OTHER VEHICLE I HAVE EVER DRIVEN, AND IS DANGEROUS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED DURING COLD WEATHER, THE VEHICLE WOULD ABNORMALLY ACCELERATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED FOR THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR SPORADICALLY, AT LEAST THREE TIMES PER WEEK. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,000.