2005 Ford Freestyle Complaint Log

2005 FORD FREESTYLE SEL EXHIBITED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION WHEN PULLING INTO PARKING SPACE. VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD ABOUT 2 FEET WHILE MOVING FOOT FROM ACCELERATOR TO BRAKE. ENGINE SPEED RETURNED TO IDLE ONCE BRAKE WAS APPLIED. *TR

MY 2005 FREESTYLE IS MAKING LOUD RATTLING SOUND (COMING FROM TRANS) AND THE FAILSAFE MODE INDICATOR AS WELL AS THE YELLOW WRENCH HAVE BEEN APPEARING. I HAVE HAD IT IN THE SERVICE DEPT OF DEALERSHIP MANY TIMES FOR SURGING AND POWER FAILURES, ETC, AND THEY HAVE MADE NUMEROUS REPAIRS - (INCLUDING THE AC COMPRESSOR) AND REPLACED A HEAD GASKET (WHICH IS LEAKING BADLY NOW?), AND IT APPEARS THIS TIME IT MAY BE A THROTTLE BODY PROBLEM? THE DEALER WON'T LOOK AT IT TILL NEXT WEEK AND WANTS $200 TO CHECK IT OUT? PEOPLE WAITING IN LINE (AT THE SERVICE DEPT) TODAY TOLD ME THEY HAD THE EXACT SAME PROBLEMS (WITH FREESTYLES). THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL IF SO MANY PEOPLE ARE COMPLAINING.

2005 FORD FREESTYLE SEL LUNGES/SURGES WHEN PARKED OR AT LOW SPEEDS IN FORWARD AND REVERSE. IT WILL REV UP TO 3-4,000 RPM AND VEHICLE WILL ALMOST JUMP EVEN WHEN BRAKES APPLIED. WHEN AC IS RUNNING, IT HAPPENS MORE OFTEN. IF BRAKES ARE APPLIED 100% IT WILL MOVE AND IT'S WORSE IN REVERSE. HAS ALMOST CAUSED A FEW FENDER BENDERS IN PARKING LOTS DUE TO THE LUNGING. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING SINCE WE GOT IT IN 2009 AND HAS BEEN GETTING WORSE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY ACCELERATE WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE FAILURE WOULD ALSO OCCUR WHILE STOPPED WITH THE BRAKES ENGAGED. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH NHTSA. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 141,964. UPDATED 07/20/11*LJ THE CONSUMERS WIFE WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE, WHEN IT ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL, WHICH RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE OTHER VEHICLE, BUT MINOR DAMAGE TO THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE. NO POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. UPDATED 08/05/11*JB

VEHICLE'S ENGINE SURGES AT LOW SPEEDS WHEN BACKING UP OR GOING FORWARDS. THE PROBLEM IS MOST NOTICEABLE WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER IS RUNNING. IT DOES NOT HAPPEN CONSISTENTLY WHICH MAKES IT DIFFICULT FOR DEALERSHIP TO DIAGNOSE, AND IT IS UNPREDICTABLE AND DANGEROUS. PRESSING THE BRAKES WILL STOP THE SURGE. IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING OFF AND ON FOR A YEAR BUT HAS INCREASED IN FREQUENCY TO WHERE IT OCCURS NEARLY EVERY DAY. *TT

CAR LUNGES FORWARD AT CERTAIN TIMES. MOST NOTABLY WHILE AIR CONDITIONER IS RUNNING AND PULLING INTO A PARKING PLACE. SOMETIMES LUNGES WHILE PULLING OUT OF PARKING; SO WHILE IN REVERSE. SEEMS TO HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH TIGHT TURNING OF THE STEERING WHEEL. MENTION HAS BEEN MADE OF A POSSIBLE THROTTLE BODY SENSOR PROBLEM. WHEN TAKEN TO THE MECHANIC HOWEVER; IT WOULD NOT LUNGE, SO NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. ONLY DOES IT ON CERTAIN OCCASIONS. *TR

CAR WAS PARKED WITH OUT SIDE AIR TEMPERATURE 100+, STARTED CAR AND PUT IT INTO REVERSE TO BACK OUT OF ANGLE PARKING STALL, CAR ACCELERATED WITHOUT THROTTLE PEDAL NOT YET BEING PRESSED AND I APPLIED RAPID BRAKE STOPPING CAR. ENGINE WRENCH ICON APPEARED ON DASH DISPLAY WITH ENGINE FAILSAFE MESSAGE SHOWING. SHUT OFF KEY, RESTARTED AND ICONS DID NOT REAPPEAR. SAME THING OCCURRED TWO MORE TIMES AND I GOT CAR TO DEALER WITH THROTTLE CONTROL (BODY) FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE AND REPLACED BY DEALER FOR $938.32. PROBLEM CAME BACK ON 07/24/2011 WITH MILEAGE AT 121216, AIR TEMPERATURE 104 AND ENGINE SHUT DOWN WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK ON CITY STREET WITH FAILSAFE MESSAGE SHOWING. SHUT OFF KEY AND RESTARTED CAR WITH NO MESSAGE REAPPEARING. TOOK CAR TO DEALER AND CODE FOR DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODY FOUND WITH A REPLACEMENT COST OF $623.05 SUGGESTED. CALLED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE WITH CONCERN THAT FIX WAS SHORT LIVED AND PROBLEM IS DANGEROUS AND COULD COME BACK ANYTIME. FORD ADVISED THEY HAVE NO RECALL IN EFFECT AND ENGINEERING WOULD BE ADVISED AND MY REQUEST FOR A CALL BACK COULD HAPPEN OR NOT. *TR

2005 FORD FREESTYLE CONTINUOUSLY MISSING OUT AND OR LUNGES. IF IT'S HOT OUT & AIR IS ON CAR WILL DRASTICALLY LUNGE FORWARD OR REVERSE. IF IT'S RAINING OUT CAR MISSES OUT WHILE JUST DRIVING NORMALLY & ACTS AS IF IT'S GOING TO STALL OUT WHEN GOING FORWARD FROM A STOP LIGHT OR SIMILAR SITUATIONS. THERE HAVE BEEN MANY NEAR MISSES WITH BOTH TYPE OF INCIDENTS. ALSO CHECK FUEL CAP COMES ON PERIODICALLY & GOES OFF FOR NO APPARENT REASON AS WELL. VEHICLE HAS NOT FELT SAFE FOR QUITE SOME TIME - BUT IT'S PAID FOR. I'VE READ MANY MANY CONCERNS WITH THESE ISSUES & AM SHOCKED THAT THIS HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED BY NOW - WHAT DOES IT TAKE?? *TR

WHEN STOPPING, PARKING, OR BACKING UP, THE VEHICLE OCCASIONALLY ACCELERATES UNEXPECTEDLY. IN THE LAST 6 MONTHS, IT HAS HAPPENED A MINIMUM OF 10 TIMES. I HAVE NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE PROBLEM DIAGNOSED, AS I CANNOT AFFORD THE REPAIR COSTS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SITTING WITH THE VEHICLE IDLE AND THE ENGINE RUNNING, THE VEHICLE WOULD LUNGE FORWARD ABNORMALLY. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 63,000. ALSO WHEN YOU GO FROM PARK TO REVERSE THE CAR LUNGES TERRIBLY. UPDATED 09/29/2011 *LN

I HAVE A 2005 FREESTYLE, I BOUGHT NEW, AND HAVE HAD THE THROTTLE BODY REPLACED TWICE FOR THIS SURGING ISSUE. THE DEALER SAID IT WAS A BAD THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR. I HAVE READ ON THE FORUMS ABOUT OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS MY WIFE'S CAR AND SHE FREAKS OUT WHEN IT SURGES, SHE HAS ALMOST LOST CONTROL SOMETIMES. *TR

AT RANDOM TIMES WHEN THE CAR IS IDLING OR AT LOW SPEEDS WITH NO CONTACT WITH THE GAS PEDAL, THE ENGINE SURGES. THIS OCCURS IN FORWARD OR REVERSE, WITH OR WITHOUT THE BRAKE BEING APPLIED. AT TIMES, THE SURGING IS SEVERE AND REQUIRES A LOT OF PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE TO HOLD THE CAR IN PLACE. LAST YEAR, IT SEEMED TO OCCUR MORE OFTEN WITH THE AC ON. THE COMPRESSOR DIED, SO WE HAD IT REPLACED, BUT THAT DID NOT FIX THE ISSUE. WE HAVE NOT CRASHED INTO ANYTHING BUT HAVE COME VERY CLOSE. IT IS TROUBLING SINCE IT OCCURS AT LOW SPEEDS, MEANING WE'RE IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO CARS, PEOPLE, AND BUILDINGS WHEN THE ENGINE SURGES. *TR

OWN A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE THAT LUNGES WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER IS TURNED ON. I'VE HAD THIS PROBLEM FOR SEVERAL YEARS NOW WITH NO RESOLUTION. IT LUNGES AFTER I'VE BEEN SITTING IN IDLE AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT OR IF I AM BACKING UP. SO FAR I'VE NOT HAD AN ACCIDENT , BUT JUST WONDER WHEN MY LUCK WILL RUN OUT. SOMETIMES THE CAR WILL STALL OUT AND GO IN TO ENGINE FAIL SAFE MODE. ALSO I WILL HAVE MY FOOT FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE AND THE CAR SEEMS TO OVER RIDE THIS ACTION AND LUNGES/ACCELARATE ON ITS OWN. *TR

WHEN IDLING WITH YOUR FOOT ON THE BRAKE THE CAR WILL SUDDENLY EXPERIENCE AN INCREASE IN THE RPMS AND "LUNGE" EITHER FORWARD OR BACKWARD DEPENDING ON WHICH GEAR IS SELECTED: DRIVE OR REVERSE. THIS BEHAVIOR HAPPENS INTERMEDIATELY, BUT DOES NOT SEEM TO OCCUR WHEN THE ENGINE IS COLD.

2005 FORD FREESTYLE UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATES WHEN CAR IS PUT INTO GEAR (FORWARD OR REVERSE), THIS SEEMS TO BE ALIGNED WITH OTHER COMPLAINTS ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA INVESTIGATION PE11018. THE ENGINE WILL REV WHEN PUTTING THE CAR INTO GEAR AND WILL LURCH IN THE DIRECTION OF THE GEAR THAT IT WAS PLACED IN. THIS IS NOT DUE TO THE DRIVER INADVERTENTLY PRESSING ON THE GAS PEDAL AT THE SAME TIME AS THE BRAKE. THE DRIVER HAS TO FIRMLY PRESS ON THE BRAKES TO PREVENT THE CAR FROM MOVING. IF THE BRAKE IS ONLY PRESSED JUST ENOUGH TO PUT THE CAR IN GEAR THE VEHICLE WILL ACTUALLY MOVE 3-4 FEET. THE HAPPENS SPORADICALLY BUT DOES OCCUR AT LEAST 4-5 TIMES A WEEK.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREE STYLE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 20 MPH WHEN THE WRENCH FAILURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE ALSO EXPERIENCED ABNORMALLY HIGH RPMS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT ON A SEPARATE OCCASION THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE THE MECHANIC CONFIRMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 120,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY LUNGE FORWARD WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AND WOULD LUNGE BACKWARD WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN REVERSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

ENGINE SURGED WHEN SHIFTED FROM PARK TO REVERSE ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. ENGINE STALLED, WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND ENGINE SAFE MODE APPEARED.. DEALERSHIP REPLACED THROTTLE BODY. *TR

HAD THIS PROBLEM PREVIOUSLY AND I EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM AGAIN YESTERDAY, MAY 31. OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE 93. AC ON. IN A CONVENIENCE STORE PARKING LOT. CAR STARTED LURCHING FORWARD. HAD TO APPLY BREAKS HARD AS TO NOT HIT A PARKED CAR. CAR STALLED. RESTARTED, HAPPENED AGAIN. AFTER THE THIRD TIME OF LURCHING FORWARD AND STALLING, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AS DID THE WRENCH ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. COULDN'T DRIVE AT HIGHWAY SPEED BUT MANAGED TO GET TO DESTINATION. AFTER THE CAR SAT FOR 3 HOURS, WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME AT NORMAL SPEED. THE WRENCH IS OFF, BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINS. CAR SEEMED TO DRIVE NORMALLY THIS MORNING, JUNE 1. RPM STILL A BIT HIGH. OUTSIDE TEMP 89. I DID NOT RUN THE AC YET. PLAN ON CALLING FORD DEALER TO SCHEDULE SERVICE. MANY ONLINE FORUMS SAY THIS IS A THROTTLE BODY PROBLEM. I PLAN TO ASK THE DEALER TO RUN A DIAGNOSTIC TO CHECK THE CODES AND WILL ASK THEM TO CLEAN THE THROTTLE BODY AND REPLACE MY AIR FILTER AS WELL. REPORTED PREVIOUSLY #10372235. AGAIN, DRIVING SLOW, CAR SURGED FORWARD. I RAN INTO THE DOOR FRAME OF MY GARAGE BECAUSE THE CAR JUST TOOK OFF. *TR

VEHICLE ACCELERATES FROM A PARKED POSITION WHILE SHIFTING FROM P TO R OR D. THE ACCELERATION IS GREATER WHEN WHEELS ARE TURNED. THIS VEHICLE IS IN FLORIDA SO THE A/C IS ALWAYS ON. *TT

MY WIFE AND I JUST BOUGHT A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE, 2005 MODEL. THE VEHICLE JERKS AND LUNGES WHEN OUR FOOT IS NOT ON THE GAS PEDAL. WE TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE WE BOUGHT IT AND THEY SENT IT OUT TO A FORD DEALERSHIP. THE CLAIM THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG AND GAVE IT BACK TO US. THE CAR STILL JERKS AND LUNGES AND IS VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. *TR

I EXPERIENCED AN UNCOMMANDED AND OVERCOMPENSATING THROTTLE RESPONSE WHILE BACKING UP. AT THE TIME THE AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR WAS ENGAGED AND THE STEERING WHEEL ABOUT ONE TURN FROM FULL LOCK. I WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLES SPEED WITH THE BRAKES AND NO INCIDENT RESULTED, HOWEVER WITHOUT A TIMELY RESPONSE THE OUTCOME MAY HAVE TURNED OUT DIFFERENTLY. THE "WRENCH LIGHT" ILLUMINATED DURING THE OCCURRENCE BUT TURNED OFF AFTER RESTARTING THE CAR. THE THROTTLE DOES SERGE SLIGHTLY AT HIGHWAY SPEED BUT IS BARLEY NOTICEABLE COMPARED TO A LOAD PLACED ON THE ENGINE AT IDLE. LOOKING BACK SEVERAL YEARS, WE ALSO HAVE EXPERIENCED SOME STARTING PROBLEMS, WHICH I THINK IS RELATED. I BELIEVE THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE THROTTLE BODY UNIT, PART # 5F9Z9E926B. THE PROBLEM IS INCONSISTENT. I HAVE NOT YET REPLACED THE UNIT, ONLY CLEANED IT, WHICH IS NOT A SOLUTION. *TR

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE MOST RECENT BEING MAY 28, 2011, MY 2005 FORD FREESTYLE HAS HAD SUDDEN ACCELERATION ISSUES. ON SATURDAY, MAY 28, 2011, THIS OCCURRED WHEN I WAS BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE. I HAVE FOUND THAT ONLY BY TURNING THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTING IT WILL THIS CORRECT THE ISSUE. I HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN IN BOTH DRIVE AND REVERSE. LUCKILY IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN IMMEDIATELY AFTER I HAVE STARTED THE VEHICLE AND I AM MOVING AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED EITHER IN MY DRIVEWAY OR IN A PARKING LOT. I HAVE NOT HAD THE MISFORTUNE TO BE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT BUT HEARING ON THE NEWS THAT THIS IS A REPORTED ISSUE WITH MY VEHICLE ENCOURAGED ME TO DO MORE RESEARCH AS THERE HAS NOT BEEN A COMMON DENOMINATOR THAT WOULD ALLOW ME TO HAVE A DEALER REPLICATE THE ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT WITH THE BRAKES DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD ALSO OCCUR WHILE IN REVERSE OR SPORADICALLY WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ACTIVATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS OR REPAIRS. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

FOR THE PAST MONTH OR SO, MY 2005 FORD FREESTYLE WILL SURGE IN SPEED, WHEN SHIFTED INTO EITHER DRIVE OR REVERSE, DURING LOW IDLE. IN ALL SITUATIONS WHEN THE SPEED SURGE HAS OCCURRED, I DID NOT HAVE MY FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, ONLY ON THE BRAKE. THIS CONDITION IS MOST PRONOUNCED AFTER A COLD START. THE AMOUNT OF TIME TO START THE ENGINE HAS ALSO INCREASED SINCE THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN FIRST NOTICED. ALSO, AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE RPM'S CAN FLUCTUATE 200 TO 300 RPMS EVEN WHILE THE CRUISE CONTROL IS ACTIVE, THE CAR IS BEING OPERATED ON A RELATIVELY FLAT AND STRAIGHT SURFACE. THIS ISSUE OF RPM FLUCTUATION HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR APPROXIMATELY 6 MONTHS OR GREATER. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN SUBLTLY GETTING WORSE OVER TIME. WHEN I FIRST NOTICED THE FLUXUATION, IT WAS BARELY NOTICABLE. NOW, YOU CAN FEEL YOURSELF ROCKING BACK AND FORTH SLIGHTLY WITH THE ACCELERATION AND DECELERATION OF THE VEHICLE DURING A FLUCTUATION OCCURRANCE. THE OCCURRANCES CAN LAST ANYWHERE FROM 10 SECONDS TO 30 SECONDS. AND SOMETIMES CAN BE REPLICATED AGAIN WHILE DRIVING ALONG USING SIMILAR ROAD CONDITIONS. I POST TWO ISSUES WITHIN THIS COMPLAINT ONLY BECAUSE I BELIEVE THEY ARE RELATED. SHOULD INFORMATION ARISE TO INDICATE A SEPERATE ISSUE, I SHALL RESUBMIT THE 2ND PARAGRAPH. *TR

FORD FREESTYLE 2005 EXPERIENCING THE LUNGING ISSUE PRETTY MUCH SINCE CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW. JUST FIGURED IT WAS A "TOUCHY" ENGINE THAT I NEEDED TO GET USED TO. AFTER HEARING THAT THERE WERE MANY PEOPLE EXPERIENCING THE ISSUE, TOOK IT TO DEALER. FIRST DEALER COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. SECOND DEALER INSISTED THAT IT WAS A SAFETY ISSUE AND REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY FOR $900 - MY EXPENSE. SINCE THEN AIR CONDITIONER HAS NOT WORKED AND EAST COAST HAS HAD 5 HEAT WAVES - STARING DOWN THE THROAT OF #6. DEALER CLAIMS THAT THERE IS NO RELATION TO PREVIOUS WORK DONE (30 DAYS AGO). I DO REALIZE THAT AIR CONDITIONING IS A LUXURY, BUT AM LEARNING FROM OTHER POSTS THAT DEALERS ARE PUSHING COMPLETE REPLACEMENT OF COMPRESSORS ($800 ++) WHILE OTHER PEOPLE ARE GETTING THEIR FIX WITH A VALVE REPLACEMENT ($30). THESE OVERCHARGING PRACTICES ARE UNACCEPTABLE AND WITH SO MANY PEOPLE REPORTING THE SAME PROBLEMS, IT IS APPARENT THAT THESE ARE MANUFACTURER'S DEFAULTS AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR

FORD FREESTYLE STALLS AND SHUTS DOWN WHILE DRIVING, DISABLING THE POWERED STEERING AMONG OTHER THINGS AND CAUSES VERY UNSAFE SITUATIONS. THIS WILL USUALLY START WITH SOME HESITATIONS OF THE ENGINE AND THEN IT DIES. OFTEN IT STALLS WHILE TAKING OFF FROM STANDSTILL AS WELL EITHER FORWARD OR GOING IN REVERSE. SOMETIMES THERE IS SURGING OF THE ENGINE AS WELL, ESPECIALLY WHILE USING AC OR TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. THIS HAS CAUSED MANY DANGEROUS SITUATIONS ON THE ROAD WHERE ALL OF THE SUDDEN WE STALL IN MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. THE CAR HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER ABOUT THREE TIMES FOR THESE ISSUES, LAST TIME FOR FUEL SYSTEM CLEANING BUT THIS HAS NOT SOLVED THE PROBLEMS. *TR

2005 FORD FREESTYLE COMPLETE SHUTOFF OF ELECTRICAL SYSTEM INCLUDING TURN SIGNALS. THIS IS THE SECOND PROBLEM. THE FIRST WAS THE SURGING THAT EVERYBODY IS COMPLAINING ABOUT. AFTER A WRONG DIAGNOSIS AND REPLACING THE THROTTLE BODY AND PCM, THE WHOLE PROBLEM WAS FIXED BY REPLACING THE ALTERNATOR. MY CONCERN IS THE COMPLETE SHUTOFF OF ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THIS SECOND PROBLEM IS CURRENT. *TR

WHEN I BACK OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, THE CAR LUNGES BACKWARDS WITHOUT ME PRESSING ON THE GAS. THIS STARTED ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO. ORIGINALLY IT WAS INTERMITTENT. NOW IT HAPPENS ALL OF THE TIME. ORIGINALLY, IT ONLY HAPPENED WHEN THE CAR WAS IN REVERSE. NOW AFTER I HAVE BACKED OUT OF MY PARKING SPACE AND PUT THE CAR INTO DRIVE, THE CAR LUNGES FORWARD. NOW THAT I KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT, I'M VERY CAREFUL BECAUSE ESPECIALLY IN A SMALL PARKING LOT, IT WOULD BE VERY EASY TO HIT ANOTHER CAR. THIS IS AN ONGOING INCIDENT. *TR

2005 FORD FREESTYLE THAT LUNGES UNEXPECTEDLY AND KILLS THE ENGINE. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWO TIMES IN WHICH BOTH TIMES THE AC WAS ON. *TR

OUR FORD FREESTYLE HAD ITS A/C REPAIRED AND SINCE THEN HAS BEEN SURGING AT LOW IDLE OR WHILE BACKING OUT OF PARKING SPACES. ON MAY 21, 2011 IT WAS THE HOTTEST DAY SINCE THE A/C WAS REPAIRED AND THE SURGING WAS WORSE. IT DID IT THREE CONSECUTIVE TIMES AND THEN THE CAR DIED. I GOT IT STARTED AND 'LIMPED' HOME. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AS THEY SEEM TO BE THE ONLY ONES WHO KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THE TYPE OF TRANSMISSION ON THIS. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND NOW SEE WHERE THE NTSB IS INVESTIGATING THIS SAME ISSUE. *TR

THE CAR SURGES WHILE IDLING AND WHEN PLACE IN DRIVE-THE CAR SHUTS OFF AND RESTARTS IN SAFE MODE AND THE TRANSMISSION WRENCH COMES ON--YOU CAN SHUT THE CAR OFF AND WAIT A FEW SECONDS AND RESTART AND THE WRENCH GOES AWAY--THIS HAS HAPPENED 2 TIMES IN THE LAST 2 WEEKS--FIRST NOTICED THE PROBLEM 5/21/11. THE CAR HAS OVER 90,000 MILES ON. *TR

MY 2005 FORD FREESTYLE LUNGES FORWARD WHILE SITTING IDLE OFTEN. IT IS DIFFICULT TO STOP IT ONCE IT LUNGES. FORD WANTED TO REPLACE PARTS ON MY FREESTYLE WHICH THEY SAID MIGHT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *TR

1- THE ENGINE CRADLE TOTALLY RUSTED OUT REPLACEMENT EST. 3,000.00 . DEALER SAYS NOT COVERED 2-THE HOOD IS PITTED DEALER SAYS NOT COVERED EST.1000.00 3- RADIATOR COOLANT TUBE MADE FROM STEEL RUSTED OUT AND COOLANT LEAKED . EST 250.00 4-DOOR LATCHES FAIL IN COLD WEATHER DOOR WILL NOT STAY CLOSED .DEALER SAYS ITS BEEN FIXED UNDER RECALL .ITS STILL A PROBLEM .

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE TRAVELING 5-10 MPH WITH THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM FUNCTIONING, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD ABNORMALLY ACCELERATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 130,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS FIRMLY ENGAGED AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LUNGE FORWARD UNEXPECTEDLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON FIVE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THE AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS NOT A RECALL PERTAINING TO THE FAILURE. ALSO, THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED. THERE WAS AN OPEN INVESTIGATION ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA ACTION NUMBER PE11018 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

2005 FORD FREESTYLE RANDOMLY LURCHES WHEN PLACED INTO GEAR. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE SINCE 2008 BUT INITIALLY ATTRIBUTED THE PROBLEM TO DRIVING IN EXCESSIVE HEAT AND IMPROPER IRREGULAR VEHICLE MAINTENANCE. *TR

OUR 2005 FORD FREESTYLE ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN AT TIMES AFTER YOU PUT IT IN GEAR. IF YOU ARE NOT PREPARED BY HAVING YOUR FOOT ON THE BRAKE IT WILL LURCH AS THE RPMS INCREASE ON ITS OWN WITHOUT TOUCHING THE ACCELERATOR. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY IF SOMEONE IS STANDING BEHIND THE VEHICLE.

FIRST, LET ME START BY SAYING THAT I LIKE MY FORD FREESTYLE. IT IS A COMFORTABLE CAR WITH A SMOOTH RIDE. THE EVENT OCCURRED ONE WEEK AGO ON SUNDAY MAY 15TH. IT WAS A SUNNY DAY, GOOD DRIVING CONDITIONS AT ABOUT 1PM. I WAS EXITING THE CHURCH PARKING LOT WITH THE RADIO AND AIR CONDITIONER ON. I WAS IN A LINE OF CARS WAITING TO TURN ONTO THE MAIN STREET. THE VEHICLE WAS IN GEAR IN THE "D"(DRIVE) POSITION. THE CAR WAS NOT MOVING, AND MY FOOT WAS IN MID-AIR (NEITHER ON THE ACCELERATOR NOR ON THE BRAKE) AS I WAS ANTICIPATING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME TO MOVE IN A FEW SECONDS. SUDDENLY, THE ENGINE REVVED SLIGHTLY AND THE CAR LUNGED FORWARD ABOUT ONE FOOT BEFORE I COULD APPLY THE BRAKE. I WAS VERY SURPRISED, AS THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME IT HAD HAPPENED. FORTUNATELY, I HAD LEFT ABOUT 10 FEET ROOM BETWEEN MY CAR AND THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. ( I AM ABSOLUTELY POSITIVE THAT I DID NOT TOUCH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, NOR DID THE FLOOR MAT) IRONICALLY, A FEW DAYS LATER, I READ AN ARTICLE IN OUR NEWSPAPER ABOUT A CURRENT INVESTIGATION OF ABOUT 200 FORD FREESTYLES WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS POTENTIALLY SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM THAT SEEMS TO BE AFFECTING THE FORD FREESTYLE. THANK YOU FOR INVESTIGATING THIS MATTER. *TR

2005 FORD FREESTYLE LUNGES FORWARD WHEN STOPPED. IF FOOT ISN'T ON THE BRAKE GOOD AND FIRM, THE LUNGE ALMOST REAR ENDS THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF YOU. I HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE SINCE 2006 AND IT HAS DONE THIS SINCE DAY ONE. FORD GARAGE ALWAYS SAYS THAT THEY CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. *TR

2005 FORD FREESTYLE - MY CAR ALSO HAS THE SURGING PROBLEM. IT HAS BEEN OCCURING FOR MANY YEARS AND I HAD TAKEN IT TO THE LOCAL DEALER SEVERAL TIMES, TO NO AVAIL, THEY COULDN'T GET IT TO SURGE. IT TENDS TO HAPPEN AT LOW SPEEDS, LIKE WHILE AT A DRIVE THROUGH RESTAURANT, OR JUST STARTING FROM A STOP, IT WILL SURGE AND JUMP WITHOUT ANY ACCELERATION. THE DEALER COULD NEVER GET IT TO HAPPEN, SO I QUIT TAKING IT IN FOR FURTHER CHECKING. I CAN'T EVEN LET MY DAUGHTER DRIVE THE CAR, AS SHE IS A PERMIT DRIVER AND I DON'T FEEL IT SAFE FOR HER TO DRIVE. I HOPE YOU FIND A SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM, IT WOULD BE MUCH APPRECIATED. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURING FOR MANY YEARS, HOWEVER BELOW ON THE INCIDENT DATE, I JUST LISTED THE LAST DATE OF OCCURENCE, I WOULD HAVE TO CALL FORD FOR THE EXACT DATES, BUT I PURCHASED CAR IN 2006 AND IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING EVER SINCE. *TR

CAR LUNGES FORWARD AND BACKWARDS EVEN WHILE HOLDING THE BRAKE, ACCELERATES ON OWN. WRENCH LIGHTS UP THEN DIES. *TR

OUR 2005 FORD FREESTYLE HAS A SURGING PROBLEM. AFTER READING ONLINE THIS APPEARS TO BE VERY COMMON. VERY DANGEROUS! SEEMS TO BE RELATED TO THE THROTTLE BODY. FORD RECOMMENDS REPLACING THE TB. *TR

I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS INSTANCES WHERE, WHEN EITHER AT A STOP LIGHT, OR PARKING OR WAITING IN THE CARPOOL LINE MY FREESTYLE HAS LUNGED FORWARD WHILE MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. SOME INSTANCES ARE WORSE THAN OTHERS WITH MORE FORCE, BUT I AM ABLE TO STOP THE CAR BY PRESSING HARDER ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. I HAVE ALMOST HIT A COUPLE OF CARS IN THE DRIVE THRU LANES AT RESTAURANTS. I HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED MY FREESTYLE CUTTING OFF WHILE AT A LIGHT, AND EVEN ONCE WHEN I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE GAS TO COAST INTO A PARKING LOT. THE CAR JUST DIED. I CALLED THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY STATED THAT THERE HAVE BEEN ISSUES WITH THE THROTTLE BODY STICKING AND ITS WAY OF CORRECTING ITSELF IS TO LUNGE THE CAR AND ATTEMPT TO RIGHT THE ISSUE. THEY QUOTED ANYWHERE FROM $100 TO TRY TO CLEAN THE THROTTLE BODY AND POSSIBLE HAVE TO REPLACE IT TO THE TUNE OF ABOUT $700. IF THIS PROBLEM IS SO WELL KNOWN THAT MY DEALER KNOWS ABOUT IT, WHY HAS IT NOT BEEN ADDRESSED AND RECALLED? *KB

THE CAR CONTINUALLY WANTS TO TAKE OFF ON ITS OWN WHEN IN AN IDLE SITUATION OR MOVING SLOWLY. MAINLY HAPPENS WHEN AIR CONDITIONER IS RUNNING. WILL PRETTY MUCH HAPPEN ONCE CAR HAS BEEN RUNNING FOR A LITTLE WHILE AND YOU SLOW TO A STOP AT A LIGHT, STOP SIGN, OR ANY OTHER SITUATION THAT YOU WOULD MOVE VERY SLOWLY OR IDLE IN. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS BOUGHT, VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO FORD DEALERSHIP TO INVESTIGATE, BUT WERE TOLD THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. FIRST COUPLE OF YEARS, DID NOT HAPPEN THAT MUCH, BUT AS IT GOT OLDER, HAPPENS QUITE A BIT. WHEN THE ISSUE OCCURS, IT THROWS THE VEHICLE INTO A FAIL SAFE MODE IF YOU DO NOT TURN THE AIR CONDITIONER OFF IN TIME. NEVER HAVE GOTTEN THE VEHICLE FIXED. *TR

SUDDEN ACCELERATION- VEHICLE WILL LUNGE FORWARD OR BACKWARDS WHEN VEHICLE IS STOPPED OR WHEN FIRST PUT INTO GEAR. THIS HAPPENS MORE FREQUENTLY WHEN THE WEATHER IS WARM. THE VEHICLE CAN BE STOPPED WITH EXTRA BRAKE APPLICATION. THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME IN WARM TEMPERATURES. I HAVE NOT HAD THIS PROBLEM LOOKED AT, THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF FACTORY WARRANTY AND AFTER RESEARCHING THIS ONLINE IT SEEMS LIKE PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THIS REPAIRED CONTINUE TO HAVE ISSUES. *TR

WHEN PUTTING CAR INTO REVERSE OR DRIVE, THE CAR WILL LUNG FORWARD AND AS SOON AS THE BREAKS ARE APPLIED THE CAR GOES DEAD AND THE TROUBLE LIGHT COMES ON. THIS HAPPENS A GOOD DEAL OF THE TIME AND IS VERY DANGEROUS AND HAS NEARLY CAUSED SEVERAL ACCIDENTS. *TT

2005 FORD FREESTYLE AWD LIMITED, CAR SURGES FORWARD, WHEN STOPPED AND WHEN STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED. CAR ALSO STALLS WHILE DRIVING OR IF HITTING THE GAS. *TR

I WAS PULLING TO A STOP LIGHT WITH MY FOOT FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE AND THE TRUCK CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. I HAD TO PRESS THE BRAKE ALMOST COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR TO KEEP FROM JUMPING INTO ON COMING TRAFFIC. I HEARD ABOUT THE COMPLAINTS ON THE NEWS SO I DECIDED TO FILE A COMPLAINT AS WELL. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE BECAUSE YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN.

MY 2005 FORD FREESTYLE TOOK OFF IN REVERSE AT HIGH SPEED AS SOON AS I PUT IT IN REVERSE, MY FOOT WAS NOT ON THE GAS PEDAL. I ALMOST HIT A LARGE TREE. *TR