2005 Ford Freestyle Complaint Log

I PURCHASED AT 2005 FORD FREESTYLE IN 2006. MY VEHICLE NOW HAS 88,800 MILES ON IT AS OF 07/18/11. OVER THE PAST YEAR MY VEHICLE HAS BEGAN ACCELERATING WHEN I SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO A FORWARD OR REVERSE GEAR. MY FOOT IS ALWAYS FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE. RECENTLY, I HAVE BEEN TURNING THE A/C ON LOW AND WATCHING THE RPM'S BEFORE I SHIFT INTO GEAR. MY CAR WILL STILL JUMP ON ME AND THE MOTOR WILL ACCELERATE EVEN AT 500 RPM"S. I WILL NOT GO THROUGH A DRIVE THRU BECAUSE THIS IS WHERE MY CAR WILL CAUSE THE MOST PROBLEMS AND I NEVER KNOW WHEN MY VEHICLE WILL BEGIN TO MALFUNCTION. I HAVE CALLED 2 FORD DEALERSHIPS AND THEY ARE AWARE OF THIS ISSUE, BUT THEY WOULD HAVE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM BEFORE THEY CAN DIAGNOSE ANYTHING. THEY STATE IT COULD BE A NUMBER OF ISSUES. I AM RELUCTANT TO TAKE IT IN CAUSE I KNOW THAT I WILL BE SPENDING LOTS OF MONEY AND THE PROBLEM WILL NOT BE RESOLVED. I THINK FORD NEEDS TO ISOLATE THE PROBLEM AND FIX IT. THIS SEEMS TO BE VERY SIMILAR TO THE ISSUES THAT SOME OF THE FORD TAURUS'S HAD IN THE PAST. THIS CAR IS JUST A REVAMPED FORD TAURUS....DIFFERENT LOOK SAME PROBLEMS! *KB

2005 FORD FREESTYLE IS LUNGING...VERY DANGEROUS!! I'VE HEARD MULTIPLE OTHER CUSTOMERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND FORD HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM. *TT

SINCE JULY, MY CAR HAS BEEN LUNGING BOTH FORWARD AND IN REVERSE WHEN MY FOOT IS NOT ON THE ACCELERATOR. I HAVE COME CLOSE TO RUNNING INTO CARS, PEOPLE, AND MY GARAGE DUE TO THESE SURGES. IT STARTED OFF HAPPENING FROM TIME TO TIME. NOW IT IS DAILY AND SOMETIMES MULTIPLE TIMES PER DAY. IN ADDITION TO THE SURGES, THERE ARE TIMES IT STRUGGLES TO ACCELERATE. *TR

OUR 2005 FORD FREESTYLE IS LUNGING FORWARD AT LOW SPEEDS. WE NEED TO FIRMLY PRESS ON THE BRAKES TO STOP IT WHICH IS VERY DANGEROUS! AT THIS POINT, THE ENGINE STALLS. IT SEEMS CLEAR THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE IN THIS VEHICLE DUE TO A MALFUNCTIONING THROTTLE BODY. THIS IS NOT SAFE AND THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL TO PERMANENTLY FIX THE ISSUE! *TR

2005 FORD FREESTYLE LURCHES FORWARD WITHOUT ANY ACCELERATOR INPUT OR WARNING. I AM SURE THAT IT IS GOING TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT OR INJURY. THIS STARTED AT ABOUT 140,000 MILES THE FIRST TIME, AND IS GETTING WORSE. VERY DANGEROUS EVENT WHEN IT HAPPENS. FROM WHAT I GATHER FROM OTHERS ON LINE IT IS A PROBLEM WITH THE THROTTLE BODY. THIS IS FOR SURE A SAFETY ISSUE AND FLAW IN THE DESIGN AND USE OF THE THROTTLE BODY WHICH SHOULD BE MADE WHOLE AND FOR SURE BE PUT ON A RECALL TO CORRECT BEFORE SOMEONE IS HURT. BEING IT HAPPENS WHEN AT AN IDLE IF COULD CAUSE A COLLISION WITH A VEHICLE IN FRONT OF YOU, BUT WORSE THAN THAT COULD BE A CHILD OR PERSON WALKING INFRONT OF THE VEHICLE AND SUDDENLY BEING HIT BY THE LURCHING CAR. *TR

CAR LUNGES UNEXPECTEDLY AT SLOW SPEEDS ESPECIALLY WHEN PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACES WITH FOOT ON BRAKE. CAR STALLS AFTER IDLING RESTARTS IN FAILSAFE MODE CAR THEN ACCELERATES VERY SLOW WITH UNEXPECTED LUNGES CAR ALSO STALLS AFTER REVERSING. THIS MAY BE ASSOCIATED WITH A/C I HAVE NOT HAD AS MANY FAIL SAFE OCCURRENCES DURING THE WINTER. THIS SEEMS TO OCCUR EVERYTIME I DRIVE THE CAR IN WARM WEATHER. WE HAVE TAKEN TO A MECHANIC BEFORE THEY WERE UNABLE TO IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. REPLACED COILS ON ONE VISIT BUT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. PURCHASED VEHICLE USED AND HAD THIS PROBLEM IMMEDIATELY DEALER WAS UNABLE TO FIX. PURCHASED CAR IN JUNE 2010. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON SHIFTING INTO REVERSE, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD. AN ENGINE SAFE MODE ALSO BEGAN TO ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 78,200.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT WITH THE BRAKES ENGAGED, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD AND THE ENGINE REVVED TO A VERY HIGH RPM. THE FAILURE ALSO OCCURRED WHILE IN REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

WITHOUT WARNING, WHEN MY 2005 FORD FREESTYLE IS IN DRIVE OR REVERSE, IT SURGES AND I HAVE TO BE READY TO BRAKE OR CRASH INTO SOMETHING. FOLLOWING THE SURGE, THE ORANGE WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON AND I HAVE TO SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTART IT, AND THEN IT WILL GO AWAY. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY HAVE NOT HAD ANY OTHER COMPLAINTS LIKE MINE. THEY SCANNED THE CAR AT THE DEALERSHIP, BUT THERE WERE NO CODES. THEY ADVISED THAT UNLESS I CAN MAKE THE SURGE HAPPEN, NOT TO LEAVE THE CAR. *TT

FOR MONTHS, CAR HAS SURGED FORWARD OR BACKWARD DEPENDING ON GEAR. ALTHOUGH A LITTLE FRIGHTENING, IT HAS BEEN EASILY STOPPED BY APPLYING THE BREAK FIRMLY. ON JUNE 27, 2011, THE ENGINE UNEXPECTEDLY REVVED SEVERAL TIMES WHILE IN PARK, NO ONE IN DRIVER SEAT. LAST SUMMER A/C COMPRESSOR WAS REPLACED, PROBLEMS SEEMED TO BEGIN AFTER THAT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. WHENEVER THE GEARS BEGAN TO SHIFT FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE WOULD LUNGE FORWARD AND THEN BACKWARDS. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH ALL OF A SUDDEN THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD DECREASE TO 35 MPH WITHOUT ANY WARNING AND THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO SLOW DOWN. ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WOULD ILLUMINATE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST BUT COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE NOR WERE ANY ERROR CODES DISPLAYED. OCCASIONALLY WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND THEN BACK ON IT WOULD RESET ITSELF. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 86,000.

WHILE IDLING MY FREESTYLE WILL ACCELERATE WITHOUT MY FOOT BEING ON THE GAS PEDAL. I AM ALWAYS AFRAID TO TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE WHILE IDLING JUST WAITING FOR THE CAR TO JUMP FORWARD. *KB

CAR IS SURGING WHILE STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT. WORSE WITH THE A/C ON. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHILE THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT MOVING. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE FUNCTIONED NORMALLY WHILE DRIVING AT AN AVERAGE SPEED. THE FAILURE ONLY OCCURRED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS COMING TO A STOP OR ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. THE VIN WAS NOT ACCEPTED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN, BUT THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 92,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD LUNGE FORWARD ABNORMALLY WITH THE BRAKES DEPRESSED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,800 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 66,000.

CAR LURCHES WHEN PLACED IN REVERSE. NEEDED TO STOMP BRAKES TO PREVENT CRASHING. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE IN THE PAST MONTH. LURCHING STOPS IF CAR IS TURNED OFF FOR A WHILE. *TR

PURCHASED CAR USED FROM FORD DEALER AND BOUGHT EXTENDED WARRANTY. EXPERIENCED CAR ACCELERATING OR LUNGING AS CAR WAS SHIFTED TO REVERSE WITH FOOT STILL ON THE BRAKE. TOOK IT TO DEALER UNDER WARRANTY AND REPAIRS WERE MADE. IT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. NOW WE ARE OUT OF THE WARRANTY AND IT IS GETTING WORSE. NOW IT LUNGES AND TRIES TO ACCELERATE WHILE SITTING AT A STOP AND WILL ALSO STALL REQUIRING AN ENGINE RESTART. SEEMS VERY VERY DANGEROUS. I SEE MANY PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE EXACT SAME THING ON THE INTERNET AND AN INVESTIGATION ON THE WAY. ADD MY ISSUE AS ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF THIS PROBLEM FOR 2005 FORD FREESTYLE VIN [XXX]. INVESTIGATION NHTSA: PE11018. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).*TR

I OWN A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. WITH NORMAL DRIVING, THIS VEHICLE WILL SURGE IN SPEED WHEN PLACED IN REVERSE AND DRIVE. I WILL BE IN A PARKING LOT OR MY HOME GARAGE AND START THE ENGINE, PLACE CAR IN REVERSE, AND THE CAR WILL IMMEDIATELY SURGE IN SPEED IF MY FOOT IS NOT FIRMLY PLACED ON THE BRAKE. THIS HAS ALMOST RESULTED IN SEVERAL ACCIDENTS IN PUBLIC LOTS. THIS HAS HAPPENED FOR THE LAST FEW MONTHS AND SEVERAL TIMES A WEEK. IT HAS RECENTLY HAPPENED WHEN I PLACE THE CAR IN "DRIVE". DURING THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT, MY ENGINE FAIL SAFE LIGHT CAME ON TO INDICATE A PROBLEM. I HAVE RECENTLY HAD THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY REPLACED TO THE AMOUNT OF $665.35. I WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THIS PART WAS REDESIGNED FOR LATER MODELS. I HOPE THIS RESOLVES THIS ISSUE. I ALSO HOPE THAT NO ONE HAS A SERIOUS ACCIDENT RESULTING IN INJURY TO INNOCENT PARTIES DUE TO THIS DEFECTIVE PART. *TR

1. THE AIR CONDITIONER FAILED, HAD TO BE REPLACED JUNE 2011. IT JUST GRADUALLY DID NOT COOL THE AIR AT ALL. FAN ON AC WORKED FINE, ALL CONTROLS AS WELL, JUST NO COOL AIR. $850. THE VEHICLE LUNGES FORWARD OR BACKWARD, MORE NOTICEABLE WHEN STARTING TO BACK UP. HAD VALVES CLEANED. WORKED TEMPORARILY. LOOKING AT MAJOR REPAIR BILL FOR THROTTLE BODY OR TRANSMISSION, DON'T KNOW WHICH.. *TR

MY WIFE DRIVES A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE AND IT HAS A TENDENCY TO LUNGE FORWARD WHEN PUT INTO DRIVE, WITHOUT HER FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL. SHE KEEPS HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE, BUT IT STILL LUNGES. THIS ALSO HAPPENS WHEN SHE PUTS THE CAR IN REVERSE. I DROVE THE CAR SATURDAY AND EXPERIENCED IT FOR MYSELF. I FEEL THAT THIS IS UNSAFE AND AM DEBATING PARKING THE VEHICLE UNTIL SOMETHING IS DONE. *TT

FROM TIME TO TIME THE CAR SURGES AS IF THE GAS HAS BEEN PRESSED REALLY HARD EVEN THOUGH THE PEDAL HAS NOT BEEN PRESSED AT ALL. THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDS REPLACED. *TR

CAR LUNGES FORWARD OR BACKWARD INTERMITTENTLY, WHEN I LEAVE THE HOUSE. I HAVE JUST PUT THE CAR FROM PARKED INTO REVERSE, WHEN I STEP MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE, BUT HAVEN'T TOUCHED THE GAS YET, IT ACCELERATES ON ME. IT'S VERY SCARY, EACH TIME IT HAS OCCURRED (ABOUT ONCE A MONTH IN THE PAST 2 YEARS), I WAS FORTUNATE TO HAVE QUICK REFLEX, STEP ON THE BRAKES AND DIDN'T HIT ANYTHING. BUT I AM WORRIED ABOUT THIS HAPPENING ONE DAY WHEN I AM TOO CLOSE TO OTHER OBJECTS (IE. A DRIVE-THRU) AND HITTING ANOTHER CAR! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD SURGE FORWARD WITH THE BRAKE DEPRESSED OR WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ACTIVATED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, NOR WAS THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 145,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 142,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

MY WIFE WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE WITH HER FOOT LIGHTLY ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE CAR LUNGED FORWARD, CAUSING HER TO PRESS HARD ON THE BRAKES. THE CAR DID STOP, BUT IT ALMOST HIT THE CAR IN THE NEXT PARKING SPACE. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS CAR HAS DISPLAYED THIS PROBLEM. OUR DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING IT A MONTH OR SO AGO, AND IT DID THE SAME THING.

CAR LUNGES UP TO TEN FEET WHEN MY FOOT IN NOT ON THE ACCELERATOR. MY MECHANIC SAYS IT'S THE THROTTLE BODY CAUSING THE PROBLEM.THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES AND HAS CAUSED ME TO ALMOST HAVE ACCIDENTS. THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO RECALLS, HOWEVER, ACCORDING TO YOUR WEBSITE OVER 238 COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN FILED. WHEN CAN THIS BE LISTED AS A RECALL AND HAVE THE CAR FIXED BY FORD! THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. WHY WAIT TIL SOMEONE GETS KILLED OR HURT? PLEASE DO SOMETHING AND DO IT TODAY! WE NEED YOUR HELP! *TR

INCIDENT HAPPENED WHILE ON VACATION IN ANOTHER STATE. CAR WAS IDLING WITH AIR CONDITIONER RUNNING FOR APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES, UPON SHIFTING GEAR INTO REVERSE AND BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, CAR SURGED INTO REVERSE WITHOUT FOOT ACCELERATING THE PETAL. DRIVER BRAKED AND CAR STALLED. CAR RESTARTED IN ENGINE FAILSAFE MODE. CAR REPEATEDLY STALLED UPON SUCCESSIVE RESTARTS EACH TIME CONTINUING TO DISPLAY ENGINE FAILSAFE MODE. AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS, CAR RESTARTED IN NORMAL MODE WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINING ON. CAR WAS SLUGGISH, BUT CONTINUED TO DRIVE WITHOUT STALLING. DROVE CAR TO TROPICAL FORD DEALERSHIP IN ORLANDO THE NEXT DAY. SERVICE ADVISOR RECOMMENDED MULTIPLE ITEMS, INCLUDING REPLACING THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY, PCV VALVE, PCV CONTROL VALVE, REPROGRAMMING THE PCM. UPON ADVISE OF SERVICE ADVISOR THAT IT WAS A DANGEROUS SITUATION THAT "CAR COULD SURGE AND STALL WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEEDS ON THE INTERSTATE" ON THE LONG DRIVE HOME, WE AUTHORIZED TROPICAL FORD TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY ( REPLACED WITH FP # 6F9Z-9E926-A) AND REPROGRAM THE PCM.

CAR UNEXPECTEDLY LUNGES WHEN SITTING AT IDLE POSITION ON HOT DAYS WITH A/C WORKING HARD. DOES SO IN DRIVE OR REVERSE. MOST CONCERNED WHILE SITTING IN CAR POOL LINE AT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ON HOT DAYS. KIDS WALK IN FRONT OF CAR FREQUENTLY AND THIS LUNGING CAN BE RATHER DRAMATIC AT TIMES. OCCURS QUITE FREQUENTLY WHEN IT'S HOT AND A/C IS RUNNING. THERE IS NO KNOWN FIX AND FORD DOES NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM OR A FIX. *TR

SUDDEN ACCELERATION AT SLOW SPEED BOTH IN FORWARD AND REVERSE. WORSE WHEN AIR CONDITIONING IS ON. DEALERSHIP STATES THAT IT IS A THROTTLE BODY ISSUE. VERY COSTLY TO REPAIR, VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. ALREADY RAN INTO CART CORRAL AT GROCERY STORE WHEN CAR LURCHED FORWARD. NO DAMAGE. *TR

WE HAVE EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH OUR FREESTYLE, AND AT THIS POINT ARE FACED WITH A FAILED THROTTLE BODY, WHICH WILL COST $900 TO REPLACE (DEALER QUOTE). SEARCHING THE INTERNET REVEALS THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON, KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE FREESTYLE, AND ITS SISTER CARS (THE 500 & SABLE) ALL BUILD BY FORD WITH THE SAME ENGINE. THE PROBLEM CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO LURCH WHILE AT IDLE, TO PERHAPS 5-10 MPH, ENDANGERING ANYONE IN THE VEHICLE'S PATH (IE, PEDESTRIANS, CARS AHEAD IN A DRIVE-THRU LANE, ETC.) FORD HAS PRODUCED SEVERAL SUCCESSIVE VARIANTS OF THE THROTTLE BODY, INDICATING THE NEWER ONES DO NOT HAVE THE FATAL DESIGN FLAW THAT PLAGUES THE ORIGINAL. WHY AM I FORCED TO PURCHASE A REPLACEMENT FOR AN OBVIOUSLY (AT THIS POINT) BADLY DESIGNED PRODUCT? THESE CARS SHOULD BE RECALLED, AND WE SHOULD BE REIMBURSED FOR THE EXPENSE. *TR

I WAS IN THE DRIVE THREW OF A FAST FOOD RESTAURANT WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY PLUNGED FORWARD ,I HAD TO PUT BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE TO KEEP FROM HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME,AND THEN THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND THE ENGINE WENT INTO A FAILSAFE MODE. THE MECHANIC I TOOK IT TO INFORMED ME THAT MOST OF THESE MODELS WERE DOING THAT BUT FORD WOULDN'T DO A RECALL BECAUSE A LAWSUIT WAS CHEAPER. JUST THE PARTS TO TEMPORARILY FIX THE PROBLEM IS OVER 450 DOLLARS AND THEN THERE IS THE LABOR TO PAY FOR. *TR

WHEN CAR IS STOPPED, TRANSMISSION IN DRIVE, FOOT USUALLY ON THE BRAKE, THE CAR SUDDENLY SURGES FORWARD FOR 2 -3 SECONDS. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST A DOZEN TIMES SINCE AND HAVE TO THIS POINT BEEN ABLE TO STOP THE CAR BEFORE DAMAGE OR INJURY HAS OCCURRED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE IN REVERSE WITH THE CONTACTS FOOT ON THE BRAKE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SURGED BACKWARDS. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO APPLY THE BRAKES UNTIL THE VEHICLE STOPPED. THE VEHICLE THEN STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THERE WAS AN INVESTIGATION UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE11018 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) THAT MAY BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED HIS VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS BEING DEPRESSED AND HE WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN. THIS FAILURE HAPPENED MORE THAN ONCE INCLUDING WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE. THE WRENCH WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN ONTO THE EMERGENCY LAND AND TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,300. UPDATED 11/17/11 *BF

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOPPED IN A PARKING SPACE WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL APPLIED THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND REPROGRAMMED. AFTER THE REPAIR THE FAILURE RECURRED TWO DIFFERENT TIMES. THE CONTACT STATED ONE OF THE TIMES THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD IT CRASHED INTO A RAIL AND STEPS LEADING TO A SHOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO DECIDED TO REPROGRAM THE COMPUTER. THERE WAS AN INVESTIGATION UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE11018 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) THAT MAY BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THE INFORMATION WOULD BE REVIEWED BY THERE GENERAL COUNSEL DIVISION BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,936...UPDATED11/21/12 *BF UPDATED 12/3/2012 *JS

I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM ONLY A FEW TIMES THE LAST 2 YEARS WE HAVE OWNED THE CAR, BUT RECENTLY, SINCE IT HAS BEEN EXTREMELY HOT IN OKLAHOMA, THE FORD FREESTYLE THAT WE HAVE LUNGES FORWARD JUST AS YOU PRESS THE BRAKE OR LET OFF. I HAVE ALMOST HIT SEVERAL CARS, LUNGED INTO TRAFFIC AT A RED LIGHT, AND HAVE REVERSED INTO MY GARAGE WITH THE BRAKE ON. IT SEEMS THAT PROBLEM OCCURS MORE THAN 5 TIMES A DAY. IT IS TO THE POINT WHERE IT FRIGHTENS ME AND THREATENS MY FAMILY WHEN DRIVING IN HIGHLY POPULATED AREAS. I PHONED A FORD DEALERSHIP IN MY HOME TOWN OF MUSKOGEE,OK AND THEY SAID IT COULD BE THE THROTTLE BODY BUT THE COST OF THIS IS SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS (THAT I WOULD NOT LIKE TO SPEND ON A CAR WITH ONLY 56,000 MILES ON IT). I HAVE DONE RESEARCH AND THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF POSTS ABOUT PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS NEEDS TO BE FIXED PRONTO. *TT

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARALLEL PARK, MY 2005 FORD FREESTYLE, ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN AND ALMOST CAUSED ME TO COLLIDE WITH THE CAR BEHIND ME. I HAVE HAD OVER 10 INCIDENTS WHERE MY CAR HAS ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. TODAY WHEN IT HAPPENED THE CAR ENDED UP STALLING AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THIS HAS BECOME A SAFETY ISSUE AND SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY. I WILL CONTACT MY LOCAL FORD DEALER TO SEE WHAT WHAT STEPS FORD IS TAKING TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRYING TO PARK THE VEHICLE WITH THE BRAKES DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO SURGE FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THEY ADVISED HER THAT THE THROTTLE BODY FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS THEN CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 85,370. UPDATED 08/31/11*LJ THE VEHICLE WAS REPIAED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC.UPDATED 09/12/11

I OWN A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE SEL WITH JUST OVER 77,000 MILES. I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH MY VEHICLE LUNGING AT LOW SPEEDS (DRIVING FORWARD AND REVERSE) AND ONE TIME WHERE IT LUNGED, STALLED AND ENTERED INTO SAFE MODE WHILE BACKING UP. THE AIR CONDITIONING WAS ON DURING THE INCIDENTS. I USE THE BRAKES TO STOP IT FROM LUNGING BUT THAT IS BECAUSE I EXPECT IT TO HAPPEN. TO SOMEONE WHO IS UNAWARE OF THE PROBLEM MIGHT NOT REACT THE SAME AS I DO. IT IS QUITE POSSIBLE THAT HAD I NOT BEEN AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND REACTED PROPERLY THAT I COULD OF HIT A PEDESTRIAN OR ANOTHER VEHICLE. TO GET MY VEHICLE OUT OF SAFE MODE I CYCLED MY KEY A COUPLE OF TIMES WITH THE LAST TIME ACTUALLY TAKING THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION AND THE VEHICLE RETURNED TO NORMAL DRIVING. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE IT GOES INTO FAIL SAFE MODE KINDA LIKE STALLING IT DOES THIS UP TO 4 OR 5 TIMES WITH ONLY GOING A FEW MILES AND DOESN'T MATTER IF IT IS IN TOWN OR HIGHWAY IT DOES IT EVERYWHERE. WE HAVE TO PULL OVER SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTART IT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE WAITING AT A STOP LIGHT WITH HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LUNGED FORWARD. SHE HAD THE AIR CONDITIONER ON WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 94,900. UPDATED 09/27/11 *BF UPDATED 10/05/511

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD UNTIL THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. WHILE THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO REV UNTIL IT WAS SHIFTED INTO PARK AND SHUT OFF. DURING THE FAILURE, THE ENGINE FAIL SAFE MODE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD WHILE IN DRIVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE ONLY OCCURRED WHILE THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS RUNNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR FAILED AND THE PROBLEM DID NOT RESURFACE UNTIL THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS FIXED. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE CLEANED. THE REPAIR DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 158,000. *TR

CAR LURCHING FORWARD WHILE FOOT ON BRAKE AND GOING DEAD WHILE DRIVING STATED IN FEB BUT IS NOW WORSE WITH THE HEAT. *TR

2005 FORD FREESTYLE-DROVE INTO PARKING LOT TO PICKUP FRIENDS WAITING. PUT CAR IN DRIVE AND CAR LUNGED FORWARD WITH MY FOOT ON BRAKE JUMPING SEVERAL FEET FORWARD THEN ENGINE STALLED. RESTARTED WHILE IN MIDDLE OF PARKING LOT TO ONCOMING TRAFFIC, AND REPEATED ABOVE STALLED AND LUNGED, AGAIN AND AGAIN AFTER 5TH TIME WRENCH LIGHT SHOWED ON DASH DISPLAY -STARTED CAR AND WAS ABLE TO DO A TIGHT U AND REPARK VEHICLE. WRENCH LIGHT REMAINED ON. LEFT CAR IN LOT AFTER RETURNED FROM DINNER 2 HOURS LATER THE WRENCH LIGHT WAS OUT AND VEHICLE WAS TAKEN HOME AND APPOINTMENT MADE AT LOCAL MECHANICL. MECHANIC CALLED WITH INFO THAT WE NEEDED TO TAKE TO FORD REPAIR WITH CODE #'S P061B & P2106. FORD PRESENTLY IS LOOKING AT VEHICLE AND WAS TOLD THEY RESET THE COMPUTER AND WE NEEDED A TUNE UP AND AS OF THIS MOMENT, THEY ARE HAVING DIFFICULTY GETTING THINGS BACK TO US. VEHICLE IS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE WITH 65,000 MILES ON IT. THIS IS A VERY SCARY DANGEROUS THING THAT HAPPEN. FORTUNATELY NO CARS IN THE LOT WERE HIT AS THE CAR LUNGED APPROXIMENTLY 8-10 FEET AND I WASNT DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. AFTER LOOKING ON LINE LAST NIGHT I SEE THE NHTSA IS INVESTIGATING AFTER APPROXIMATE 500 REPORTS OF VARYING YEARS OF THIS VEHICLE REPORTED THESE SAME DETAILS. AFTER READING THEM, I SEE MY SITUATION FITS THIS TO A TEE! SOME HAVE REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY FOR A COST OF $1000 ONLY TO HAVE IT HAPPEN AGAIN AFTER THIS REPAIR. SEVERAL MONTHS AGO WE THOUGHT WE MAY HAVE GOTTEN BAD GASOLINE AS THE CAR WAS ACTING AS THOUGH IT WAS SURGING BACK AND FORTH AND WOULD STALL AFTER STARTING AND RUNNING ROUGH FOR A FEW MINUTES. PUT ADDITIVE IN THE GAS TANK.I THINK FORD NEEDS TO INVESTIGATE THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS, I NO LONGER TRUST THAT I WILL BE SAFE DRIVING MY CAR AND I WOULD NOT WANT ANY OF MY LOVED ONES DRIVING THIS VEHICLE AND HAVING THIS HAPPEN AS THEY WERE IN TRAFFIC, SURELY WOULD BE AN ACCIDENT AND HOPEFULLY NO ONES LIVES WILL BE TAKEN BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. I LOVE MY FORD FREESTYLE AND NEVER HAD COMPLAINT TIL NOW. *TR

2005 FORD FREESTYLE LUNGES FORWARD WHEN A/C IS ON IN HOT WEATHER AT IDLE SPEED. PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED ON A REGULAR BASIS(20-30 TIMES) EACH SUMMER FOR THE LAST 4-5 YEARS. WE HAVE HAD IT IN THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AND MADE MANY, MANY PHONE CALLS. ONE REPAIR IN THE BEGINNING WAS THE THOTTLE BODY. IT HAD GOT TO THE POINT WHERE THE DEALER NOTIFIED US THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM UNLESS THE MESSAGE SYSTEM STAYED ON WHICH IT NEVER DID. AFTER EACH INCIDENT THE MESSAGE CENTER WOULD DISPLAY "FAILSAFE MODE" BUT WOULD NOT RETURN AFTER THR ENGINE WAS RESTARTED. VERY UNSAFE-MY WIFE ALMOST RAN OVER CHILDREN IN THE PICK UP LINE AT SCHOOL. I AM CONCERNED THE CAR MAY LUNGE INTO FAST MOVING TRAFFIC. I NOTIFIED THE DEALER 5-3-11 TO ASK THEM ABOUT YOUR INVESTIGATION AND WHETHER SOMETHING CAN NOW BE DONE. THE SERVICE ADVISOR TOLD ME THERE WAS NO RECORD OF A POSSIBLE RECALL OR INVESTIGATION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT WAS REVERSING WITH THE BRAKES APPLIED. AS PRESSURE WA REMOVED FROM THE BRAKES, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS AS THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE AT LEAST FIVE TIMES. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

PURCHASED USED FORD FREESTYLE DECEMBER 2010. RAN FINE UNTIL WARM WEATHER AND USE OF AIR CONDITIONER. WITH A/C ON, THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL SEEMS TO OFTEN GREATLY OVERSHOOT THE CORRECT SETTING WHEN SHIFTING FROM NEUTRAL TO DRIVE OR REVERSE, WHICH CAUSES A SIGNIFICANT ENGINE RPM INCREASE AND A MOMENTARY "LUNGE" IF THE BRAKE IS NOT APPLIED VERY FIRMLY. MANY VEHICLES DO THIS TO A MINOR EXTENT BUT THE FREESTYLE IS FAR AND AWAY THE WORST I'VE EVER SEEN. THIS DOES CAUSE UNANTICIPATED VEHICLE MOVEMENT AND COULD INJURE A CHILD, PASSERBY ETC OR CAUSE A VEHICLE TO ENTER AN INTERSECTION. MY WIFE IS CERTAINLY UNNERVED BY IT. EFFECT IS IN FACT SOMETIMES THERE IN COOL WEATHER BUT TO A MUCH LESSER EXTENT. READING FORUMS AND THINKING ABOUT THIS (I'M AN ENGINEER AND SAE MEMBER) IT MAY VERY WELL BE SOMETHING LIKE A WORN THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR INTERACTING WITH AN ECU SOFTWARE GLITCH, MAY VERY WELL BE FIXABLE IN SOFTWARE. ANNOYINGLY THE TPS ON THIS VEHICLE IS INTEGRATED INTO THE THROTTLE BODY OR I'D JUST REPLACE THE TPS. *TR

TWO INCIDENTS OCCURRED ON HE SAME DAY. FIRST TIME, I WAS IN THE DRIVEWAY AT MY HOME WAITING FOR MY WIFE TO COME OUT OF THE HOUSE. THE CAR WAS IN REVERSE WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. I WAS IDLING WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER ON. THE CAR SUDDENLY LURCHED BACKWARDS ABOUT 12-24 INCHES. MY FOOT WAS NOT ON THE ACCELERATOR. MY CONCERN IS THAT THERE WERE CHILDREN RIDING THEIR BICYCLES AT THE TOP OF MY DRIVEWAY. NO VEHICLE MALFUNCTION OR WARNING ERRORS WERE DISPLAYED AT THIS TIME. THE SECOND OCCURRENCE HAPPENED ABOUT AN HOUR LATER. WE HAD JUST WALKED OUT OF OUR LOCAL COSTCO STORE AND WERE PARKED. THE CAR WAS IDLING, IN REVERSE, WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER RUNNING. THE VEHICLE LUNGED BACK AGAIN (12-24 INCHES). AGAIN, THERE WERE PEOPLE WALKING IN THE PARKING LOT. WITH THIS OCCURRENCE, AN ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR WAS DISPLAYED. MY FOOT WAS NOT ON THE ACCELERATOR. THE "FAILSAFE ENGINE MODE" WARNING WAS DISPLAYED ON THE DASHBOARD ALONG WITH THE ORANGE WRENCH SYMBOL. THE CAR STALLED OUT THIS TIME. I REMOVED THE KEYS FROM THE IGNITION AND LET THE CAR SIT FOR A FEW MINUTES. I THEN RESTARTED THE CAR AND NO WARNING LIGHTS WERE DISPLAYED. AT THIS TIME, WE DROVE THE CAR HOME. THE FOLLOWING WEEK, WE TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A THROTTLE BODY ISSUE.

STOPPED AFTER DRIVING A LONG DISTANCE (6 HOURS) ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY TO PURCHASE A CUP OF COFFEE AND AFTER PULLING INTO THE PARKING SPOT MY CAR LUNGED FORWARD WHILE STOPPED. MY FOOT WAS DIRECTLY ON THE BRAKE AND I PUSHED EVEN HARDER ON THE BRAKE AND MY DAUGHTER CHECKED MY FOOT LOCATION AS WELL. I WAS FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE AND NO WHERE NEAR THE GAS PEDAL AND I SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND PUSHED HARDER ON THE BRAKE AND THE CAR STOPPED. PROBABLY WOULD HAVE JUMPED THE CURB HAD I NOT BEEN ABLE TO STOP IT. IN THE SHOP AT MY FORD DEALER NOW AND THEY ARE TELLING ME THAT I NEED THE THROTTLE BODY REPLACED. NO MONEY FROM FORD IS AVAILABLE FOR THIS NOR FROM MY EXTENDED WARRENTLY AND NOW I MUST MAKE A DECISION WHETHER TO TAKE MY CAR BACK WITHOUT DOING THE REPAIR THAT I CANNOT AFFORT TO DO NOW. I BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BE A COVERED SAFETY EXPENSE AS THE PRICE IS OVER 500.00+ AND I AM PAYING FOR ANOTHER REPAIR THAT WAS DONE WHILE UNDER WARRENTLY FOR THE SHIFT ISSUE THAT NEEDED A NEW SHIFTER BEZEL. THIS WAS DONE AT 32,000 MILES AND HAD NEVER BEEN TOTALLY FIXED BUT NOW NEEDS TO BE REPLACED ONCE AGAIN AT 300.00 ESTIMATED COST. HOPE THAT FORD WILL HELP ALL OF US OUT ASD THIS IS A DANGEROUS ISSUE WITH THE LUNGING FORWARD. *TR

VEHICLE IS SURGING AT LOW IDLE. LAST NIGHT I HAD TO PRESS VERY FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE TO AVOID BEING FORCED INTO ON COMING TRAFFIC WHILE EXITING A PARKING LOT. ANOTHER TIME I HAD TO BRAKE VERY HARD TO AVOID HITTING THE STEEL SECURITY GATE WHILE EXITING MY WORK PARKING GARAGE. I HAS HAPPENED ON OTHER OCCASIONS BUT THESE TWO HAVE BEEN THE SCARIEST. *TR