2007 Ford Freestyle Complaint Log

VEHICLE SURGES WITHOUT HAVING FOOT ON ACCELERATOR. *TR

JULY 4 2010 CAR SUDDENLY LUNGED FORWARD AND THEN STOPPED. ABLE TO RESTART BUT COULD NOT GET ANY SPEED. ABLE TO GET TO FORD DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED TROTTLE BODY PROBLEM, WHICH COULD COST OER 700$. SPRAYED CARBON CLEANER IN WITH GAS, OK FOR A WHILE, BUT IT HAS HAPPED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE. IS THERE A RECALL. *TR

I DRIVE A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. THIS SUMMER IT STARTED TO HAVE PROBLEMS LURCHING FORWARD. SPECIFICALLY IF IN AREAS WHERE I WAS SITTING, LIKE AT A LIGHT, OR IN A PARKING STALL. AND MORE FREQUENTLY DURING REALLY HOT DAYS. AFTER THE WRENCH LIGHT WOULD COME ON. A FEW TIMES MY CAR STALLED AND I HAD TO WAIT TO START IT AGAIN. I HAD IT FIXED, UNDER WARRANTY, THANKFULLY AND THEY SAID IT WAS SENSOR THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. BUT, I HAVE HEARD THAT THIS IS BECOMING A COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH THIS VEHICLE AND BECAUSE IT IS SUCH A SAFETY ISSUE I WANTED TO SEND MY COMPLAINT IN AS WELL. MY VEHICLE HAS 60,046 MILES ON IT. *TR

NOTICED MY 2007 FORD FREESTYLE "SURGE" WHILE BAKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY. I STOPPED TO LET A CAR PASS AND THE CAR JUMPED OUT INTO THE STREET. IT DONE IT AGAIN LATER THAT DAY, BUT WENT MANY DAYS WITHOUT DOING IT AGAIN. THEN WE STARTED NOTICING IT WAS "SURGING" OR DOING AN ACCELERATION JUMP WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK, DRIVE, REVERSE, AND ANY OTHER TIME WE'RE HAVING TO HOLD THE BRAKE. OUR MECHANIC CHECKED IT OUT AND DIAGNOSED IT AS THE THROTTLE BOTTLE. CALLED THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED THAT FORD WAS AWARE OF THE ISSUE, AND THAT THE REPLACEMENT PARTS WERE BEING REWORKED TO REMOVE THE FLAW AND ON BACKORDER. DEALER SAID THAT OWNERS WOULD RECEIVE A NOTICE WHEN THE NEW PARTS WERE AVAILABLE, BUT THAT FORD WAS NOT GOING TO ISSUE A RECALL AT THIS TIME. MY CAR HAD JUST ROLLED 50,000 MILES, IT NOW HAS NEARLY 60,000 AND I'VE NOT RECEIVED A NOTICE/CALL. I NEARLY HIT A CHILD CROSSING BETWEEN ME AND ANOTHER CAR IN THE SCHOOL PICK UP LINE BECAUSE THIS CAR SURGED (WHILE HOLDING THE BRAKE ALL THE WAY DOWN). WE ARE NOW HAVING A/C ISSUES AND IT IS "SURGING" MORE FREQUENTLY. AS IT'S BECOME TOO DANGEROUS AND COSTLY TO DRIVE, WE ARE CONSIDERING PARKING IT! FORD SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS FLAW BEFORE THERE IS A LOSS OF LIFE... *TR

WHILE PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE IN REVERSE, HAD FOOT LIGHTLY ON BRAKE AND CAR REVVED AND THEN LURCHED BACKWARD, HAD TO PUSH REALLY HARD ON BRAKE TO STOP. TRIED TO PULL BACK IN THE PARKING SPACE AND THE CAR STALLED, AND THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL MORE TIMES LAST SUMMER, ONLY WHEN THE A/C WAS ON. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER, THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. IT HAS STARTED HAPPENING AGAIN THIS SUMMER WITH INCREASED FREQUENCY, AND I WAS VERY CLOSE TO BEING IN AN ACCIDENT TODAY BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. I DO NOT WANT TO DRIVE THIS CAR, AND I CERTAINLY DON'T WANT MY 16 YEAR OLD DRIVING THIS DANGEROUS CAR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS, THE VEHICLE WOULD LUNGE FORWARD WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH. THE FAILURE ALSO OCCURRED WHILE REVERSING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO VARIOUS AUTHORIZED DEALERS AND REPAIR SHOPS, WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 117,000. VF THE CONSUMER STATES THE AUTO LUNGES WITHOUT HER CONTROL. UPDATED 09/28/2011 *LN *TR

NOT LONG AFTER I PURCHASED THE 2007 FORD FREESTYLE, SUMMER CAME AND I WAS USING THE AIR CONDITIONER A LOT. I NOTICED THAT WHEN THE AC WAS RUNNING, ESPECIALLY AT HIGH, THE CAR WOULD "LURCH" FORWARD AT LOW SPEEDS (PROBABLY 5 MPH OR LESS ). WHEN I WAS PARKING THE CAR, ROLLING INTO A PARKING SPACE, WITH MY FOOT HOVERING OVER THE BRAKE PEDAL, AS SOON AS I GOT TO THE PROPER SPOT, THE CAR WOULD "LURCH". WHEN I WOULD BACK OUT OF A PARKING SPACE WITH MY FOOT HOVERING ABOVE THE BRAKE, IT WOULD "LURCH". THIS PROVED TO BE A SCARY SITUATION MANY TIMES AS THERE WERE CARS PASSING IN THE PARKING LOT. MANY TIMES, I COULD HAVE HIT ANOTHER CAR. EVEN IN THE DRIVE THROUGH OF FAST FOOD RESTAURANTS WITH OTHER CARS IN LINE, MANY TIMES I HAVE ALMOST HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. MANY TIMES, MY CAR HAS "LURCHED" AND STALLED. THE WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON, AND IF I DON'T TURN THE CAR ALL THE WAY OFF IN PARK, THE CAR DOES NOT BEHAVE PROPERLY (AS IN NO ACCELERATION) NOR DOES THE WRENCH LIGHT GO OFF. IN THE BEGINNING, I THOUGHT IT WAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER BEING ON HIGH. THE PROBLEM STOPPED IN THE WINTER WHEN THE AC WASN'T BEING USED. HOWEVER, IN THE SUMMER OF 2011, IT ALL STARTED AGAIN. MY AC WENT OUT, SO I HAD IT WORKED ON. THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. TODAY, THE PROBLEM CONTINUES. I ALMOST HIT A CHILD IN A PARKING LOT THE OTHER DAY BECAUSE MY CAR "LURCHED". I BEGAN SEARCHING AND FOUND THAT OTHERS ARE HAVING THE SAME SCARY PROBLEM WITH THEIR FORD FREESTYLES. IT SOUNDS AS IF I AM MAYBE LAZY OR NOT TOO CONCERNED SINCE I HAVEN'T HAD THIS CHECKED EARLIER, BUT FRANKLY, I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO SPEND ON REPAIRS, SO I KEEP HOPING IT WON'T CAUSE A DISASTROUS SITUATION. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE BEFORE IT DOES BECOME DEADLY. *TR

AT 36,000 MILES I BEGAN EXPERIENCING ISSUES WITH THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATING AND LUNGING FORWARD IF THE CAR IS IN DRIVE OR BACKWARD IF THE CAR IS IN REVERSE. IT HAPPENED ONCE THEN. THE NEXT TIME IT HAPPENED AT 39,000 MILES AND HAS BEEN OCCURRING REGULARLY EVER SINCE. NOW AT 40,000 MILES. THE ISSUE USUALLY HAPPENS WHEN THE AC IS RUNNING AND IT IS HOT OUTSIDE. I TOOK IT TO FORD DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE ISSUE AFTER KEEPING IT FOR 3 DAYS. THE SERVICE GUY SAID IT WAS PROBABLY THE THROTTLE BOTTLE ISSUE THAT EVERYONE HAS BEEN HAVING. I'VE HAD SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHERE I WOULD BE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE AND NEARLY HIT A CAR PARKED IN FRONT OF ME. MOST RECENTLY IT HAPPENED WITH THE CAR IN REVERSE. THE MOTOR ACCELERATED MORE SO THAN EVER BEFORE. I HELD THE BRAKE AND THE CAR STALLED. WHEN I STARTED THE CAR AGAIN THE WRENCH LIGHT WAS ON. THE CAR HAD VERY LITTLE POWER WHILE THE WRENCH LIGHT WAS ON. FORD HAS NO REMEDY. THE PART IS UNAVAILABLE. AM I SUPPOSED TO DRIVE THIS CAR? WHAT HAPPENS WHEN IT ACCELERATES AND HITS SOMEBODY. MY WIFE AND CHILDREN ARE DRIVING MY CAR UNTIL THIS IS RESOLVED. I WILL NOT PUT THEM IN HARMS WAY EVEN THOUGH FORD CLEARLY HAS. I EXPECT FORD TO RECALL AND REPLACE THIS PART IMMEDIATELY. *TR

JUST BOUGHT A 07 FORD FREESTYLE WHILE PARKING VEHICLE IN GARAGE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD HITTING MY WALL NOTICE ON LINE THAT THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF FREESTYLES WITH THE SAME PROBLEM (ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING LOW SPEEDS WHETHER IN REVERSE OR DRIVING FORWARD, HE NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SURGE ON ITS OWN OR THE RPMS WOULD INCREASE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO ADVISED HIM THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 53,000. UPDATED 09/14/2011 *LN UPDATED 12/07/11

2007 FORD FREESTYLE ----- I HAVE AN ISSUE WITH THE CAR SURGING AHEAD WHEN YOU SHIFT GEARS AND APPLY THE BRAKES. MANY OTHER CAR OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. AT MYCARSTATS.COM THERE ARE OVER 50 COMPLAINS ABOUT THE FREESTYLE AND I WOULD SAY AT LEAST 40 OF THEM RELATE TO THIS PROBLEM. THE OTHERS COMPLAINTS WERE MINOR, DOOR LATCHES ETC. IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS REALLY AN ISSUE WITH THIS CAR. APPARENTLY THE PROBLEM IS CAUSED BY THE THROTTLE BODY AND ACCORDING TO THE RESEARCH THE PART ALONE COST OVER $600. WHY HASN'T A RECALL BEEN MADE ON THIS PART. TOYOTA WAS JUST FINED OVER $16 MILLION FOR NOT REPORTING THEIR PROBLEM YOUR AGENCY SOON ENOUGH. ACCORDING TO THE REPORTS I READ ON-LINE THIS INFORMATION HAS BEEN REPORTED TO YOUR AGENCY FOR SOME TIME NOW. IS ANYTHING GOING TO BE DONE ABOUT IT? VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR

2007 FORD FREESTYLE WILL UNEXPECTEDLY SURGE AND THEN SHUT OFF. THE SURGE HAS CAUSE ME TO HIT A PARKING SIGN AND ALMOST STRIKE SEVERAL OTHER CARS. HAD IT BACK TO THE FORD DEALER 2 TIMES SO FAR. THE FIRST TIME WAS TOLD THE AIR FILTER WAS WRONG AND CHARGED ME $116.00. SECOND TIME I MENTIONED I HAD FOUND LOTS OF PROBLEMS ONLINE INVOLVING THE THROTTLE BODY ON THIS VEHICLE. RECEIVED A CALL THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS INDEED THE PROBLEM BUT NONE ARE AVAILABLE FOR AT LEAST A MONTH. THEY CLEANED MINE AND SAID KEEP DRIVING. THIS SURGE HAS HAPPENED 6 TIMES INTHE LAST WEEK. *TR

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

THE CAR SURGES/LURCHES UNEXPECTEDLY WHEN AT LOW SPEEDS SUCH AS UPON PULLING INTO A PARKING PLACE OR COMING TO A STOP AT A RED LIGHT EVEN WHEN NO GAS IS GIVE AND BRAKE IS BEING APPLIED. CAR SURGES UPON LEAVING A PARKING SPACE WHEN IN REVERSE EVEN WHEN THE BRAKE IS APPLIED MAKING IT VERY UNSAFE IF SOMEONE HAPPENS TO BE WALKING BEHIND THE CAR. CAR SURGES/LURCHES AT VERY LOW SPEEDS WHETHER BRAKE IS APPLIED OR NOT. THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO OCCUR MUCH MORE FREQUENTLY IN WARM WEATHER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO PARK THE VEHICLE IT SUDDENLY LUNGED FORWARD. THE VEHICLE ALSO LUNGED FORWARD WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY AND ONLY WHEN THE WEATHER WAS WARM. THERE WAS AN OPEN INVESTIGATION UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE11018 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) THAT MAY BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER IN ACTIVATION, THE VEHICLE WOULD LUNGE FORWARD ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER REGARDING THE FAILURE AND THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE FAILURE WAS NORMAL. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT OF NHTSA DEFECT INVESTIGATION NUMBER: PE11018 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,805.

6-22-2010, VEHICLE BEGAN SURGING AND WOULD LUNGE FORWARD AT IDLE SPEED WITH FOOT ON BRAKE. WRENCH LIGHT ON DASH IS ON AND VEHICLE CONTINUES TO DO THIS IN DRIVE AND REVERSE. TOOK TO SERVICE DEPARTMENT 6-23-2010 TO HAVE CHECKED. WAS INFORMED PROBLEM WAS THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY. PART IS ON BACK ORDER DUE TO MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH THIS SAME PART. COST IS EST. $800 REPAIR. AM NOW HAVING TO DRIVE A VEHICLE I NO LONGER CONSIDER SAFE UNTIL PART IS AVAILABLE OR PROBLEM IS TAKEN CARE OF BY MANUFACTURE. MULTIPLE SEARCHES ONLINE FOUND THAT THIS IS A GROWING PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE AND NO REPORTS HAVE BEEN MADE TO DATE BY MANUFACTURER TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. VEHICLE IS A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. *TR

I WAS BACKING MY WIFE'S CAR IN AND IT STARTED ACCELERATING WITHOUT ME PRESSING THE GAS, ACTUALLY MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE THANK GOODNESS. WE PROMPTLY TOOK VEHICLE TO FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY, AND THAT IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND OF COURSE IT WAS SUPPOSEDLY NOT UNDER WARRANTY. THEN THEY CHARGED ME $900 TO FIX IT.I HAVE SINCE DONE LOTS OF RESEARCH ONLINE AS WELL AS IN PERSON AND HAVE COME TO THE REALIZATION THAT THERE ARE THOUSANDS UPON THOUSANDS OF THIS SAME COMPLAINT FOR THE 2005-2007 FORD FREESTYLE. I HAVE ALSO FOUND THAT ALMOST EVERYONE WHO HAS HAD A FAILED THROTTLE BODY HAS HAD MULTIPLE FAILED THROTTLE BODY'S AS WELL AS A/C COMPRESSOR FAILURE. *TR

I AM THE OWNER OF A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. I BEGAN EXPERIENCING ISSUES WITH THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATING AND LUNGING FORWARD IF THE CAR IS IN DRIVE OR BACKWARD IF THE CAR IS IN REVERSE. THE ISSUE ONLY HAPPENS WHEN THE AC IS RUNNING. I'VE HAD SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHERE I WOULD BE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE AND NEARLY HIT A CAR PARKED IN FRONT OF ME. MOST RECENTLY IT HAPPENED WITH THE CAR IN REVERSE. THE MOTOR ACCELERATED MORE SO THAN EVER BEFORE. I HELD THE BRAKE AND THE CAR STALLED. WHEN I STARTED THE CAR AGAIN THE WRENCH LIGHT WAS ON. THE CAR HAD VERY LITTLE POWER WHILE THE WRENCH LIGHT WAS ON. I'VE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES ONLY TO HAVE THE NOT SO VERY NICE MAN IN THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TO TELL ME THAT IT'S IMPOSSIBLE FOR THE CAR TO DO THE THINGS I AM DESCRIBING TO HIM. WE ARE AT THE MERCY OF FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND NO-ONE SEEMS CONCERNED ENOUGH TO FORCE FORD INTO PLACING A RECALL ON THESE CARS FOR THIS ISSUE. I HAVE A FRIEND THAT ALSO HAS A FORD FREESTYLE AND IT JUST COST HIM $900 OUT OF POCKET FOR THE SAME ISSUE. THIS IS A TREMENDOUS SAFETY ISSUE. AT WHAT POINT DOES THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY ADMINISTRATION STAND UP FOR THE CONSUMER AND FORCE FORD MOTOR COMPANY TO RECALL THESE VEHICLES AND FIX THEIR MISTAKES? IT'S JUST VERY UNSETTLING THAT FORD MOTOR COMPANY CAN SELL THESE DEFECTIVE VEHICLES AND GET AWAY WITH NOT BEING HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PRODUCT THEY ARE PUTTING ON THE MARKET. *TR

VEHICLE ACCELERATES 300-400 RPM AFTER TAKING FOOT OFF BRAKE IN FORWARD AND REVERSE. HAPPENS 70% OF THE TIME. CAN CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY IF THE CIRCUMSTANCES WERE RIGHT IE, SOMEONE BEHIND THE CAR COULD BE INJURED. DEALER INDICATED TRANS HAS DELAYED ENGAGEMENT AND IN FAIL MODE, HAD CODE U0401 EEC TEST PINPOINT TEST FOUND PCM POWER RELAY MAKING BAD CONNECTION, CORRECT CONDITION CLEAR CODE ROADTEST. STILL DOES THE SAME THING BUT NOW WORSE HAPPENS MORE OFTEN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS TURNED ON, THE ENGINE WOULD BEGIN TO REV AND ACCELERATE. THE FAILURE WOULD ALSO OCCUR WHEN THE VEHICLE SAT IDLE FOR ANY PERIOD OF TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT DEALER, WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT YET TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 125,000. UPDATED 11/23/11*BF THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN THE A/C WAS IN USE, THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN. UPDATED 11/30/11

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER SHE WOULD REMOVE HER FOOT FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE WOULD INDEPENDENTLY MOVE FORWARD AND BACKWARD. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THERE WERE NO COMPLAINTS RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN FIRST PLACING THE VEHICLE IN GEAR, IT WOULD LUNGE FORWARD ABNORMALLY OR IN REVERSE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THEY WERE UNAWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER OR REPAIRED FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

MY 2007 FORD FREESTYLE HAS LUNGING/SURGING OF POWER. I CAN HAVE MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND THE CAR WILL SURGE EITHER IN FORWARD OR REVERSE. THIS HAPPENS DAILY. IN PARKING LOTS IS VERY DANGEROUS. YOU ACTUALLY HAVE NO CONTROL WHILE IT IS HAPPENING. FORD SAYS IT IS THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY AND IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE IN THEIR 2006 AND 2007 MODELS ON THE INTERNET. I REALLY WISH THAT THIS MATTER IS RESOLVED WITH AN INVESTIGATION AND A SAFETY RECALL. SAFETY SHOULD ALWAYS BE NUMBER 1. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN STOPPING THE VEHICLE WITH THE BRAKE DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE WOULD LUNGED FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE MECHANIC SHOP AND AFTER INSPECTION SHE WAS TOLD IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY REPLACEMENT ARE ON BACK ORDER AND SHE WILL RECEIVE A CALL BACK WHEN THE PARTS ARRIVED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000.

FOR APPROXIMATELY 2 MONTHS, MY 2007 FORD FREESTYLE HAS BEEN SURGING WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE OR WHEN I GO FORWARD AFTER BEING STOPPED, AT SAY A REDLIGHT. LAST WEEK, MY VEHICLE STARTED DYING ON ME AND THE WRENCH SYMBOL WOULD COME ON AND THE SURGING WOULD BE WORSE. OF COURSE WHEN I GOT IT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP THE WRENCH SYMBOL WAS NO LONGER ON SO THEY FOUND NOTHING WHEN THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS PERFORMED. AFTER LEAVING IT THERE FOR 5 DAYS I TOOK IT HOME AND THE NEXT DAY IT DIED AND THE WRENCH SYMBOL CAME ON AGAIN. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND AFTER THE DIAGNOSTIC WAS RAN IT WAS DETERMINED IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY THAT NEEDED REPLACED. *TR

MY 2007 FORD FREESTYLE WITH APPROXIMATELY 56-60,000 MILES WOULD LURCH FORWARD OR BACKWARD AFTER SITTING IN PARK FOR A COUPLE MINUTES (WARMUP, ETC.). I ALWAYS COVER MY BRAKE WITH MY LEFT FOOT FORTUNATELY WHICH PREVENTED ME FROM MOVING TOO FAR. THIS WOULD ALMOST WITHOUT EXCEPTION MAKE THE 'CHECK ENGINE' LIGHT COME ON AND IT WOULD RUN VERY ROUGH. I WOULD HAVE TO TURN OFF THE IGNITION AND THEN RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE LOCAL DEALER DID DIAGNOSE AND REPAIR THE THROTTLE BODY CONTROL (WHAT I WAS TOLD) UNDER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY. IT COST ME MY DEDUCTIBLE BUT THAT TOOK CARE OF THE PROBLEM FOR NOW. IT MAY HAVE HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE 'DRIVE BY WIRE' CONTROLS/COMPUTER FOR THE THROTTLE BODY. WHATEVER IT WAS THE REPAIR SEEMED TO HAVE TAKEN CARE OF IT FOR NOW. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLE OR SHE WAS DRIVING IN REVERSE IT LUNGED FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

VEHICLE OCCASIONALLY LURCHES WHEN PARKING OR BACKING UP WITHOUT ANY PRESSURE ON THE ACCELERATOR (IN MOST CASES MY FOOT IS ON THE BRAKE). IN THE PAST IT HAS LURCHED FORWARD, THEN STALLED WHEN MAKING A TIGHT TURN INTO A PARKING SPACE AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS COME ON. USUALLY AFTER SHUTTING THE CAR DOWN AND WAITING FOR SEVERAL MINUTES THE ENGINE WILL RESTART. THE ONLY PATTERN TO THE LURCHES APPEARS TO BE TIGHT TURNS AND PERHAPS HIGH OUTSIDE TEMPERATURES. ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE SOMETIMES LURCHES FORWARD DURING NORMAL SHUT DOWN EVEN ON COOL DAYS. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE FORD DEALER TWICE IN JUNE OF 2010. THE FORD DEALER'S MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE FORD DEALER'S MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT REPLACED AN AIR FLOW METER ON THE FIRST VISIT AND SAID THAT THEY COULD FIND NOTHING ELSE WRONG ON THE SECOND. THE PROBLEM CONTINUES TO PERSIST. ONLY CONSTANT VIGILANCE AND LUCK HAVE PREVENTED AN ACCIDENT. *TR

I OWN A 2007 FROD FREESTYLE. I HAVE HAD TROUBLE SINCE THE SUMMER I BOUGHT IT IN 2010 WITH LUNGING FORWARD AND UNEXPECTED ACCELERATIONS. IT DOES THIS WORSE IN THE SUMMER. I ALMOST RAN OVER THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME AT A DRIVE THRU THE FIRST TIME. I HAVE HAD IT DO THIS MULTIPLE TIMES WHEN TRYING TO PARK, CAUSING MANY NEAR MISS FENDERBENDERS. I HAVE STOPPED AT CROSSWALKS AND HAD IT LUNGE AND ALMOST RUN OVER PEOPLE. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY COULDNT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. IT KEEPS GETTING WORSE AS TIME GOES BY AND I AM SCARED TO DRIVE IT. *TT

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS TURNED ON. THE DEALER STATED THE CONTACT WAS NOT APPLYING ENOUGH PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND FEARED IT COULD CAUSE A CRASH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000.

VEHICLE WAS IN PARK, MOVED FOOT ON ONTO BRAKE AND PUT CAR INTO DRIVE. CAR SUDDENLY LURCHED FORWARD. I LOOKED DOWN TO MAKE SURE MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE AND NOT ON THE GAS. THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON WHICH INDICATES TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, BUT THEN WENT OUT. IF CAR OR PERSON HAD BEEN IN FRONT OF ME THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN HIT. I WAS AT A FAST FOOD DRIVE THRU. *TR

I BEGAN NOTICING A FAIRLY CONSISTENT "SURGE" IN THE VEHICLE JUST AFTER PLACING IT IN GEAR (FORWARD OR REVERSE) AT AN IDLE STATE. JUST A COUPLE OF SECONDS AFTER PLACING THE VEHICLE IN GEAR, YOU FEEL A SUDDEN LUNGE BUT SINCE YOUR FOOT IS ON THE BRAKE, IT IS EASILY CONTROLLED AND THE SURGE IN RPMS IS VERY BRIEF (LESS THAN TWO SECONDS). THIS OCCURS ON A REGULAR BASIS AND IS TYPICALLY NOTICED WHEN BACKING OUT OF THE GARAGE WHEN THE ENGINE IS IDLING AND JUST AFTER BEING PLACED INTO GEAR. AGAIN, THIS LUNGE HAS CONTINUED TO OCCUR SINCE I FIRST NOTICED IT LAST JUNE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE WOULD ABNORMALLY ACCELERATE FORWARD OR IN REVERSE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION BY DEPRESSING THE BRAKES. THE DEALER ADVISED THE THROTTLE BODY WOULD POSSIBLY NEED TO BE REPLACED HOWEVER; THE PART NEEDED TO MAKE THE REPAIR WAS NOT READILY AVAILABLE AND WOULD NEED TO BE ORDERED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THERE WAS NOT A RECALL FOR THE FAILURE AND DID NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 72,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLE WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER ACTIVATED, THE VEHICLE WOULD SURGE FORWARD WHILE THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. THE FAILURE WOULD ONLY OCCUR WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER ACTIVATED. THE CONTACT STATED HE LOCATED SEVERAL COMPLAINTS SIMILAR TO THE FAILURE. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD TAKE THE LIABILITY FOR THE FAILURE DUE TO THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

WHILE SLOWING DOWN, BACKING UP OR PARKING, WITH THE AC ON, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY SURGES 500-800 RPM'S. IT HAS NOT HAPPENED WITH THE AC OFF. THE DEALER CLAIMED IT WAS NORMAL OPERATION, BECAUSE OF THE TYPE OF AUTO IT IS; AUTOMATIC. UPDATED 07/05/11 *BF UPDATED 08/04/11

CAR WILL SUDDENLY SURGE IN ACCELERATION WHEN SWITCHING FROM PARK TO REVERSE AND REVERSE TO DRIVE; THIS HAPPENS ALMOST EVERY TIME I GET IN IT FROM MY DRIVEWAY TO PARKING LOTS AND ALSO AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS AND DANGEROUS PROBLEM. WHEN I HAVE THE BRAKES DEPRESSED AND SWITCH GEARS THE SURGES (REVS HIGH) STALLS, THE WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON THEN GOES OUT BUT I HAVE LITTLE TO NO POWER WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE. THIS ALL STARTED AROUND MARCH 2010 DOING IT EVERY NOW AND THEN BUT IS NOW DOING IT ALMOST EVERY TIME WE GET IN IT. THE MILEAGE IS 52,000. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT DRIVER INTENT WHEN HE PUT HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE OR SLOW DOWN. THE WRENCH LIGHT (TRANSMISSION THROTTLE LIGHT) ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE BEGAN TO OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY BUT IT BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE OVER TIME. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND WAS ON BACK ORDER FOR AT LEAST THREE WEEKS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 35,000.

THROTTLE BODY REPLACED 6/7/10 DUE TO LUNGING WHILE CAR WAS BEING PARKED AND ONE OCCURRENCE IN REVERSE, AS WELL AS CAR DIEING WHEN PULLING OUT INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THERE WERE MANY OCCURRENCES OF LUNGING AND ACCELERATION PAUSE BEFORE TAKING INTO DEALERSHIP. THE FIRST TIME I TOOK IT IN THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE ISSUE. NEXT TIME WE WERE ABLE TO DUPLICATE AND THEY REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY. CAR SEEMED TO FUNCTION PROPERLY UNTIL JULY 2011. EXACT SAME BEHAVIOR IS NOW TAKING PLACE LUNGING TYPICALLY WHEN IDLING THEN MOVING TO ACCELERATION AND THEN STOPPING SUCH AS AT A LIGHT OR PARKING. ALSO, PAUSED ACCELERATION (POTENTIALLY COULD DIE, ACTS LIKE IT WILL) WHEN PULLING OUT FROM A STOPPED POSITION. AGAIN, I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE. I AM WAITING FOR A MONITOR TO BE PLACED ON THE CAR TO CONFIRM ACTIVITY AND PROBLEM PARTS. EVERYONE WE HAVE SPOKEN WITH ASSUMES THE THROTTLE BODY IS THE ISSUE AGAIN BUT BEING SUCH AN EXPENSIVE PART, CONFIRMATION WOULD BE PREFERRED BEFORE REPLACING AGAIN. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BEING DEPRESSED. WHILE THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ACTIVATED, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY AND THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE WAS PERSISTENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

I OWN A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE SEL AND AM HAVING A SURGING PROBLEM THAT IS CAUSING SAFETY ISSUES WITH DRIVING THE VEHICLE. IT HAS SURGED SO BADLY TO THE POINT THAT I HAVE ALMOST HIT A CAR IN FRONT OF ME AND ALMOST HIT A PEDESTRIAN WHILE BACKING UP. THIS HAS BEEN A FREQUENTLY REPORTED PROBLEM AND I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE IS CURRENTLY NO FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE CAR AND HAS GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THE DEALER RAN A "TEST" AND CLAIMED IT WAS A HARNESS AND THAT THEY "THINK" THEY FIXED IT WHICH COST ME 215.00. IT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THEY CLAIM THE NEXT STEP IS TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY. APPARENTLY IT IS WELL KNOWN THAT THIS DOES NOT NECESSARILY FIX THE PROBLEM EITHER. THAT WILL COST ME OVER 1000.00 WITH NO GUARANTEE IT WILL WORK. PEOPLE STATE THAT CLEANING THE THROTTLE BODY WILL ALLEVIATE THE PROBLEM TEMPORARILY. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY FORD. THIS IS A KNOWN, DANGEROUS, PROBLEM WHICH FORD IS FAILING TO OWN UP TO. I NEED TO DRIVE MY CAR BACK AND FORTH TO WORK 5 DAYS A WEEK AND NEED A SAFE, RELIABLE VEHICLE TO DO SO, HOWEVER IT IS COST PROHIBITIVE TO KEEP GUESSING WHAT THE PROBLEM MAY BE. *TR

I NOTICED THAT MY CAR BEGAN TO HAVE A MIND OF ITS OWN, IT WANTED TO ACCELERATE WHEN I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. MORE NOTICEABLY AT A DRIVE-THRU WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD BE AT A STOP AND WOULD LUNGE FORWARD HARSHLY AS IF I HAD HIT ACCELERATOR, I WOULD HAVE TO SLAM ON THE BRAKE TO MAKE IT STOP. HAVE ALMOST HIT VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME ON OCCASION - THANK GOODNESS NOBODY WAS WALKING IN FRONT OF ME. THE LUNGE WAS AS IF I HAD HIT THE GAS PEDAL. THIS PROBLEM CONTINUALLY GOT WORSE AND IT SEEMED HAVING THE A/C ON WAS A FACTOR. I SAY THAT BECAUSE I NOTICED THE PROBLEM A TIME OR TWO AT THE END OF THE SUMMER IN 09 AND IT WENT AWAY UNTIL THE SUMMER OF 10. ALSO NOTICED WHEN BACKING UP SOMETIMES THE VEHICLE WOULD JUST ABRUPTLY CUT OFF. I CARRIED THE VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALER AND THEY QUICKLY DIAGNOSED A PROBLEM WITH THE THROTTLE BODY AND APPARENTLY I WASN'T THE FIRST! THE PART WAS ON BACK ORDER FOR WEEKS (SAYS ALOT IN ITSELF). THANK GOD I PURCHASED THE EXTENDED WARRANTY, OTHERWISE THIS WOULD HAVE COST CLOSE TO $1,000 FOR REPAIR AND CAR RENTAL. HAD IT NOT BEEN FOR THAT I GUESS I WOULD HAVE CONTINUED TO DRIVE AN UNSAFE VEHICLE BECAUSE I DIDN'T HAVE $1,000 FOR THE REPAIR. THIS MAKES ME WONDER HOW MANY CASES ARE OUT THERE LIKE MINE AND AREN'T BEING REPAIRED BECAUSE IT IS NOT AFFORDABLE. THIS IS A HUGE DANGER AND I HOPE FORD WILL RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED! I DID INVESTIGATE MY PROBLEM ON-LINE AFTER ITS DIAGNOSIS AND FOUND THAT THERE ARE A GREAT DEAL OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING. THIS IS A PROBLEM - FORTUNATELY IT APPEARS TO BE FROM A STOP AND NOT AT A HIGH SPEED LIKE THE TOYOTA PROBLEM. NONE THE LESS STILL A DANGER! I NOTICE THAT THIS FORM ASKS ABOUT FIRE/DAMAGE/CRASH/DEATH OR INJURIES - PLEASE ENCOURAGE FORD TO ADDRESS THIS BEFORE ANYONE HAS TO ANSWER YES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD WHILE STOPPED WITH THE BRAKES ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE ALSO SURGED BACKWARDS WHILE REVERSING. DURING THE FAILURES, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THE FAILURES OCCURRED DURING HOT WEATHER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

MY 2007 FORD FREESTYLE SOMETIMES LURCHES WHEN I PUT IT IN DRIVE, REVERSE OR PARK, QUITS SOMETIMES WHEN I'M BACKING UP OR PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT AND ALSO SURGES SOMETIMES WHEN I ACCELERATE. THE WRENCH LIGHT WILL COME ON, BUT USUALLY GOES OFF WHEN I TURN THE CAR OFF AND THEN RESTART IT. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL COME ON AND SOMETIMES IT GOES OFF AFTER A FEW MINUTES, BUT OTHER TIMES IT STAYS ON FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME EVEN IF I TURN THE CAR OFF AND RESTART IT. THIS PROBLEM STARTED LAST JUNE AND I TOOK THE CAR TO A FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. I DIDN'T HAVE TOO MUCH OF A PROBLEM OVER THE WINTER, BUT THE PROBLEM HAS RETURNED WITH THE WARMER TEMPERATURES AND IS GETTING WORSE. THE PROBLEM IS DEFINITELY WORSE WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER IS ON AND I CAN ALMOST COUNT ON HAVING A PROBLEM AFTER THE CAR HAS IDLED FOR A FEW MINUTES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING INTO A PARKING SPACE AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED, IT BEGAN TO LUNGE FORWARD OR IN REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR WAS IT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000.

WHILE SHIFTING THE VEHICLE INTO "R" OR "F" AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, IT HAS A TENDENCY TO REV THE ENGINE SLIGHTLY. KEEPING FIRM PRESSURE ON THE BRAKES PREVENTS THE VEHICLE FROM LUNGING FORWARD/BACKWARD. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO OCCUR MORE FREQUENTLY AS IT GETS HOTTER AND HOTTER. THE VEHICLE "REVS" THE ENGINE FOR SAY 1 SECOND WHEN SHIFTING FROM "P" TO "R" OR "F" ONCE EVERY 10 VEHICLE STARTS AND DOES SEEM TO OCCUR MAINLY WHEN THE AC IS ON AND THE STEERING WHEEL SLIGHTLY TURNED. TODAY, 12 JULY 2011 THE VEHICLE "REV'D" UP AFTER PICKING UP OUR KIDS AT BIBLE CAMP AND ONCE UNDER WAY THE VEHICLE DID BEGIN TO DIE IN THE PARKING LOT - HOWEVER THE COMPUTER MUST HAVE DETECTED A PROBLEM AND SEEMED TO RESTORE OPERATIONS ALONG WITH THE "WRENCH" LIGHT TURNED ON. AFTER PULLING ONTO THE HIGHWAY, WE EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM THAT HAS NOT HAPPENED SINCE LAST SUMMER. WHILE THE "WRENCH" IS ON THE VEHICLE WOULD ALLOW ACCELERATION TO APPROXIMATELY 30 MILES AN HOUR WITH THE THROTTLE PRESSED TO THE FLOOR WHICH IS NOT NORMAL. THE CAR SEEMS FINE AGAIN NOW THAT IT HAS BEEN RESTARTED. I'M NOT CERTAIN THE "WRENCH" AND THE ALMOST DAILY ENGINE "REV" FOR A SECOND ARE CONNECTED. THE ENGINE "REV" SEEMS FINE AS LONG AS YOU HAVE YOUR FOOT ON THE BRAKE. I'M WORRIED ABOUT THE LIMITED ACCELERATION/"WRENCH" THAT HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES NOW IN THE PAST 14 MONTHS SINCE THERE IS A GOOD CHANCE OF AN ACCIDENT WHEN PULLING OUT INTO A HIGHWAY WHEN YOU EXPECT THE CAR TO MOVE AND THE VEHICLE WILL NOT ALLOW NORMAL ACCELERATION. LAST YEAR WHEN THE "WRENCH" CAME ON - A FORD DEALER INDICATED THAT THE SYSTEM DID NOT RECORD AN EVENT AND THUS UNABLE TO ASSIST WITH RESOLVING THE PROBLEM. WE HAVE AN APPOINTMENT AT THE FORD DEALERSHIP AGAIN TOMORROW, 13 JULY 2011, TO FIND OUT IF THIS OCCURRENCE WAS CAPTURED BY THE COMPUTER/MONITORING SYSTEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE WAITING AT A RED LIGHT WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE LUNGEG FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 96,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE IN DRIVE, THE VEHICLE WOULD SURGE FORWARD WHILE ACCELERATING, AND SURGE BACKWARD WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN REVERSE. ALSO, WHEN ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A TURN IN EITHER DIRECTION, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER; HOWEVER, THEY DID NOT PERFORM A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. A PRIVATE MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS FAULTY AND THAT HE SHOULD TAKE IT TO THE DEALER FOR CONFIRMATION. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY ACCELERATE WITH THE BRAKE DEPRESSED, WHILE REVERSING, WHEN AT A COMPLETE STOP OR WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ACTIVATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THE AIR-CONDITIONING POWER CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SUDDENLY ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 77,773. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

VEHICLE A "SURGING" AT LOW SPEEDS. ESPECIALLY BAD AND DANGEROUS WHEN ATTEMPTING TO PARALLEL PARK. REQUIRES FOOT ON BRAKE DURING PARKING, AND EXTREME CAUTION. VEHICLE "SURGES" IN BOTH FORWARD AND REVERSE GEARS. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE ON THE HIGHWAY THERE WAS NO POWER AND IT TOOK APPROXIMATELY ONE MILE TO REACH HIGHWAY CRUISING SPEED. THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED AT CUSTOMER'S EXPENSE BY THE FORD DEALER. THE MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE IS NOW 78,234 AND THE SAME PROBLEM IS OCCURRING. *TR