2006 Ford Freestyle Complaint Log

MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE LURCHES FORWARD WHEN I TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE. GENERALLY HAPPENS WHEN IDLING AND ONLY IN WARM WEATHER. IT ACTUALLY JUMPS FORWARD AND HAVE TO PRESS MY FOOT ALL THE DOWN ON THE BRAKE HARD TO TRY TO CONTROL IT. I NEVER GET CLOSE BEHIND ANYONE FOR FEAR OF JUMPING INTO THEM. I'VE SO FAR NOT HAD ANY ACCIDENTS ALTHOUGH HAVE HAD MANY CLOSE CALLS, INCLUDING ALMOST RUNNING INTO PEDESTRIANS CROSSING A PARKING LOT. VERY VERY SCARY. SOMETIMES THE CAR WILL STALL AFTER A HUGE LURCH. I TOOK IT INTO FORD 2 YEARS AGO TO EXPLAIN BUT THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH IT. I BEG TO DIFFER ON THAT. *TR

WHILE IDLING WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, THE CAR STARTED "SURGING". RPM'S REVVED UP AND HAD TO STAND ON BRAKE TO KEEP CAR FROM MOVING. HAPPENED A FEW TIMES, SPORADICALLY, THEN STARTED HAPPENING MORE OFTEN. NOW DOING THE SAME THING IN REVERSE. SEVERAL TIMES, WHEN I REMOVE MY FOOT FROM THE BRAKE TO BACK UP THE CAR "LURCHES" 6 OR 8 FEET BEFORE I CAN STOP IT AGAIN. YESTERDAY, THE VEHICLE DIED AFTER DOING THIS, THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. CAR STARTED IMMEDIATELY, LIGHT WENT OFF, AND DROVE HOME WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENTS. THIS IS NOW A DAILY OCCURANCE WHEN DRIVING THIS VEHICLE. NOT CERTAIN WHAT IS CAUSING THIS. SOME REPORTS CITE TRANSMISSION, SOME CITE THROTTLE BODY, AND SOME CITE THE NEED TO HAVE THE FUEL SYSTEM PROFESSIONALLY "CLEANED".

2006 FORD FREESTYLE STARTED TRYING TO DRIVE FORWARD ON ITS OWN. BRAKES WERE APPLIED, BUT YOU COULD STILL FEEL IT PULLING AND THE VEHICLE STARTED ROCKING BACK AND FORTH FOR A FEW SECONDS. WE HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE FOR ALMOST 3 MONTHS AND THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME. IT WAS A HOT DAY AND THE AC WAS ON AS REPORTED BY OTHER OWNERS OF THIS SAME VEHICLE. SINCE SEEING THE REPORT THIS MORNING I HAVE DECIDED NOT TO RUN THE AC FOR THE TIME BEING WHILE THE INVESTIGATION CONTINUES. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL BECAUSE SUDDEN LUNGING COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS. I THOUGHT MAYBE IT WAS AN ISOLATED INCIDENT WHEN MY WIFE TOLD ME WHAT HAD HAPPENED, BUT IT APPEARS IT IS COMMON. *TR

MY 2006 FORD LUNGES. IT ALSO LOSES POWER AND CUTS OFF WHILE TRYING TO DRIVE. THIS HAPPENS EVERYWHERE AND ANYWHERE. EVEN IF MY FOOT IS ON THE BRAKE IT WILL LUNGE FORWARD OR BACKWARD IT DOES NO DISCRIMINATE. THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME. IT'S ALSO WORSE WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONING IS ON. THIS COULD POTENTIALLY BE A SERIOUS SITUATION ON THE HIGHWAYS AND LOCAL STREETS, IF THE CAR IS JUST CUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. LUNGING FORWARD/BACKWARD COULD BECOME POTENTIALLY SERIOUS AS WELL. I REALLY HOPE THAT FORD TAKES RESPONSIBILITY FOR THESE ISSUES. ESPECIALLY SINCE THEY STOPPED MAKING THE FREESTYLE WHAT 3 YRS LATER. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THEY REALIZED THERE WAS SOME KIND OF AN ISSUE WHY ELSE WOULD THEY QUIT MAKING IT? I HAVE TO SAY OTHER THAN THAT MAJOR PROBLEM OF LUNGING AND GOING THROUGH REAR BRAKES THE CAR ITSELF IS WONDERFUL AND NOT MY FIRST FORD. I LOVE FORD VEHICLES, UNFORTUNATELY I AM A LITTLE DISAPPOINTED WITH THIS ONE. IF FORD WOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND FIX IT THAT WOULD BE GREAT! I CAN'T AFFORD TO FIX IT NOR GET ANOTHER VEHICLE. I FEEL LIKE I HAVE A LEMON ON MY HANDS. *TR

UPON STARTING THE CAR AND PUTTING IT IN EITHER REVERSE OR FORWARD, THE ENGINE WOULD RACE AND EITHER LUNGE FORWARD OR BACKWARD. WHILE DRIVING, THE ENGINE WOULD SPUTTER AND STALL. THIS WAS MORE PREVALENT WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONING WAS TURNED ON. ON STARTING THE CAR, I HAD TO PLACE MY FOOT WITH A LOT OF PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO ENSURE THAT THE CAR DID NOT LUNGE. THIS WAS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM AS I HAVE TWO SMALL CHILDREN IN THE CAR AND THEY COULD BE HURT IF THE CAR STALLED IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND WAS STRUCK. THE DEALER SAID THAT THIS WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND THAT THEY UNDERSTOOD THE PROBLEM BUT FORD HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL ON THE PART. IT WAS RATHER EXPENSIVE TO REPLACE THIS PART. I AM URGING THE GOVERNMENT TO ISSUE A RECALL ON THIS PART BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY HURT OR KILLED. THE PART IN QUESTION IS THE THROTTLE BODY. *KB

VEHICLE TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY ON MAY 10, 2011. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP. WAS TOLD THAT THIS PARTICULAR TRANSMISSION (CVT) HAS A HIGH FAILURE RATE, IS USUALLY NOT REPAIRABLE, AND IS VERY EXPENSIVE TO REPLACE (OVER $5,600). TRANSMISSION CAN ONLY BE REPLACED WITH THE SAME PROBLEMATIC TRANSMISSION WHICH WILL LIKELY FAIL AGAIN, AND IS ONLY AVAILABLE FROM FORD, AND EVEN REQUIRES SPECIAL TOOLS TO WORK ON IT. VEHICLE ONLY HAS 71K MILES ON IT AND IS PROPERLY MAINTAINED. CONTACTED FORD WHO REFUSED TO HELP, AND CONTACTED DEALERSHIP WHERE PURCHASED WHO REFUSED TO HELP. TRANSMISSION PROBLEM IS WELL DOCUMENTED ALL OVER THE INTERNET, YET THERE IS NO RECALL TO HELP CONSUMERS. FORD SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO GET AWAY WITH STICKING AMERICAN FAMILIES WITH THIS DEFECTIVE AND POORLY MANUFACTURED PRODUCT. *TR

MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE HAD A MAJOR SURGE PROBLEM AT LOW SPEED, OFTEN WHEN TURNING INTO A PARK PLACE. SOME TIMES IT SHUT THE CAR OFF AND SETS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. THIS HAS HAPPENED MANY, MANY TIMES. *TR

I PURCHASED MY 2006 FREESTYLE NEW AND LOVE THE CAR BUT IT STARTED THIS ACCELERATING FOR NO REASON. I GO TO PARK AND IT ACCELERATES AND SCARES ME. I AM ALMOST AFRAID TO DRIVE IT. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 5 TIMES. MOSTLY IN THE LAST WEEK. PLEASE RECALL THIS CAR BEFORE SOMEBODY IS SERIOUSLY HURT. MY SON SAID ITS A THROTTLE PROBLEM ABOUT $400.00 TO HAVE IT FIXED. *TR

MY CAR BEGAN HAVING PROBLEMS LUNGING FORWARD WHILE I WAS STOPPED AT A SCHOOL ZONE CROSS-WALK WAITING FOR CHILDREN TO CROSS. IT LUNGED FORWARD AND STOPPED JUST INCHES FROM HITTING 4 CHILDREN. IT TERRIFIED ME!!!! IT HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES THAT DAY AND THE NEXT DAY UNTIL I COULD GET IT IN THE SHOP. I WAS TOLD IT NEEDED THE THROTTLE BODY REPLACED BY THE FORD MECHANICS BUT LUCKILY I GOT BY WITH JUST A THROTTLE BODY CLEANING. THE CAR NO LONGER LUNGES FORWARD. ABOUT THE SAME TIME, THE CAR HAD PROBLEMS FEELING LIKE IT WOULDN'T GET PAST 2ND GEAR AND IT WOULDN'T ACCELERATE. I STILL DON'T KNOW WHAT CAUSED THIS. A FEW MONTHS LATER THE CAR STARTED MAKING A STRANGE CLICKING NOISE THAT WOULD GET FASTER WHEN I WOULD ACCELERATE THEN SLOWER WHEN I WOULD BRAKE. IT QUIT MAKING THE NOISE BY THE TIME I COULD TAKE IT TO GET IT LOOKED AT A FEW DAYS LATER. THE AIR CONDITIONER WON'T GET COLD UNLESS THE CAR IS IN MOTION. THE HEATER DOES THE SAME THING. IT ONLY SEEMS TO HAPPEN ON EXTREME TEMPERATURE DAYS. THEN SPONTANEOUSLY, BOTH THESE PROBLEMS SEEMED TO FIX THEMSELVES. JUST THIS WEEK, MY CAR BACKFIRED 2 TIMES, THEN THE NEXT MORNING WHEN I STARTED IT, IT SMELLED HORRIBLE! I TURNED IT OFF IMMEDIATELY, THEN THE NEXT DAY, IT WOULDN'T START. TOOK IT TO MY FORD MECHANIC, AND HE SAID EVERYTHING CHECKED OUT OK. HE NOW THINKS THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE COMPUTER SYSTEM. EVERYTHING I HAVE READ ON THE INTERNET SUGGESTS THAT THESE HAVE BEEN HUGE PROBLEMS FOR MANY FORD FREESTYLE OWNERS. AND YET NO RECALL? COME ON FORD!! YOU HAVE LOST MANY LOYAL CUSTOMERS OVER THIS!! PLEASE HELP ALL OF US TO GET A RECALL ISSUED FOR THIS CAR!! I AM A SINGLE MOTHER OF THREE CHILDREN, AND IF I GET STRANDED, I, LIKE MANY PEOPLE, HAVE NOBODY TO CALL AND NO WAY TO PAY IF I GET STRANDED. PLEASE HELP BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR EVEN KILLED. MANY OTHER PROBS BUT NO ROOM TO LIST. *TR

NOT SURE ON DATE WHEN INCIDENT OCCURRED, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD START LUNGING EVEN WHILE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED. PROBLEM WORSENED OVER A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME TO WHERE IT WOULD CUT OFF MULTIPLE TIMES. ALSO PROBLEM WOULD GET WORSE WHILE AIR CONDITION WAS ON. ONE DAY PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT ONE DAY THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD CAUSING ME TO HIT A PARKING BLOCK. DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE FRONT BUMPER ONLY. EVENTUALLY IT GOT TO WHERE WE WERE UNABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. HAS BEEN PARKED FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. WILL CRANK UP FOR A COUPLE SECONDS AND WILL CUT OFF. *TR

SUNDAY, MAY 8, 2011-2006 FORD FREESTYLE SE WAS PARKED AND RUNNING WITH WIFE IN FRONT PASSENGER SEAT AND DAUGHTER IN CHILD SEAT IN THE BACK WHILE I WAS IN A COMPUTER STORE PURCHASING A HARD DRIVE CONNECTOR. WHEN I RETURNED TO THE CAR, MY WIFE HAD THE AIR CONDITIONING ON DUE TO THE TEMPERATURE RISING WHILE SITTING IDLING IN THE SUN. I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE TO BACK OUT OF MY PARKING SPOT AND HAD THE BRAKE ON WHILE COASTING BACK, AND THEN THE CAR JUMPED...LIKE I WAS PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL. IMMEDIATELY, I DEPRESSED THE BRAKE MUCH HARDER. THEN THE "WRENCH" SHAPED LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON MY DASHBOARD BUT THE CAR DID NOT STALL. I THEN CONTINUED TO BACK OUT OF THE SPOT AND THEN PUT IT IN DRIVE TO DRIVE HOME. THE WRENCH LIGHT STAYED ON AND THE CAR DIDN'T SEEM TO RESPOND TO THE GAS PEDAL LIKE NORMAL. I HAD THE GAS PEDAL ALMOST FULLY DEPRESSED TO GET TO 35 MILES PER HOUR. MY GOAL WAS TO GET THE LIMPING CAR TO MY DRIVEWAY ABOUT 2 MILES AWAY. ONCE THE CAR WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY, I TURNED IT OFF, THEN IMMEDIATELY RESTARTED THE CAR. ONCE IT RESTARTED, THE WRENCH LIGHT WAS NO LONGER DISPLAYED AND THE CAR DROVE NORMALLY. THE CARS COMPUTER HAD TO BE "REPROGRAMMED" AT THE FORD DEALER THREE DAYS PRIOR BECAUSE THE CAR ALL OF THE SUDDEN WOULD NOT START. ONLY 34,000 MILES ON THE CAR. *TR

I PULLED INTO MY GARAGE, PLACED THE CAR IN PARK, TURNED IT OFF, RETURNED IN 30 MINUTES, STARTED RIGHT UP, PLACED TRANSMISSION IN REVERSE, HEARD AND FELT A LARGE BANG, WHINING NOISE FROM ENGINE, WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON, THAT WAS THE LAST TIME I DROVE IT. I HAD IT TOWED TO A SHOP, REPLACED THE COMPUTER, RECODED, REFLASHED, NOTHING WORKED. I WAS TOLD IT NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION. NEW TRANSMISSION ESTIMATE IS $7000.00...FORD SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR A FLAWED DESIGN...I WAS FORTUNATE IN THAT MY TRANSMISSION FAILED IN MY GARAGE, OTHERS WERE NOT SO LUCKY. PLEASE DONT WAIT UNTIL SOMEONE'S FAMILY IS KILLED BEFORE YOU FORCE A MUCH NEEDED RECALL ON SOME SERIOUSLY BAD RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT. *TR

THE AUTOMOBILE SURGES WHEN INITIALING ENGAGING INTO EITHER REVERSE OR DRIVE. EXTREME PRESSURE NEEDS TO BE APPLIED TO THE BREAK TO PREVENT THE CAR FROM SURGING 5 TO 10 FEET, EITHER BACKWARDS OR FORWARDS DEPENDING ON WHICH GEAR IS SELECTED. TOOK THE CAR TO DANVERS FORD IN DANVERS, MASSACHUSETTS. THERE SERVICE MANAGER STATED HE HAD NOT HEARD OF ANY SURGING PROBLEMS. NO ERROR CODES WERE DETECTED. HE CONTACTED FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND THE RECOMMENDED THE "THROTTLE BODY" BE REPLACED. FOR OBVIOUS SAFETY REASONS REASONS, WE COMPLIED AND REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY AT AN OUT-OF-POCKET EXPENSE TO US OF ROUGHLY $650.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS AND DRIVING INTO A PARKING SPACE, HE NOTICED THAT THE RPM'S WOULD INCREASE EXCESSIVELY. WHEN HIS FOOT WAS ALSO ON THE BRAKE PEDAL THE VEHICLE SEEMED TO LUNGE FORWARD AS WELL. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO HAD NOT GIVEN THE CONTACT A DIAGNOSIS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 85,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 10/05/2011 *LN *TR

GOT IN MY CAR TO GO HOME ONE AFTERNOON AND IT CRANKED BUT WHEN I PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL IT WOULDN'T MOVE. HAD TO CALL A TOW TRUCK AND HAVE IT TOWED TO A SHOP. MY CAR SPENT 2 WEEKS IN THE SHOP AND IT WAS DETERMINED IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY. I WAS TOLD BY MY MECHANIC THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON THE FREESTYLE AND IS USUALLY ONE OF THE FIRST MAJOR REPAIRS NEEDED. *KB

VEHICLE THRUST FORWARD OR BACK WARD FAST WITHOUT NOTICE WHILE AC UNIT IS ON TO THE POINT YOU HAVE TO USE 2 FEET ON BRAKE PADDLE. THROTTLE BODY TO THE PCM

WHEN STOPPING OR TAKING OFF CAR SURGES WHETHER YOUR BACKING UP OR AT A STOP LIGHT. THEY SAID IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY,CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON WHEN STOPPED AT RED LIGHT CAN ONLY INCH FORWARD.

WE HAVE A 2006 FREESTYLE AND ARE EXPERIENCING A LUNGING PROBLEM WHEN SITTING IDLE. IT HAPPENS IN REVERSE OR DRIVE. FORTUNATELY, WE HAVE BEEN ALERT AND APPLIED THE BREAKS BEFORE RUNNING IN TO SOMETHING OR SOMEONE. THIS IS NOT A GOOD SITUATION AND IT IS A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. ONE OTHER THING, WE ONLY HAVE 65,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. *KB

VEHICLE LUNGES AND ENGINE REVS UP AT LOW SPEEDS WHEN STOPPING AND AT STOPPED. THIS SEEMED TO HAPPEN AT LOW RPM AND WHEN THE A/C WAS ON AND CYCLING. ALSO NOTICE THIS AT TIMES WHEN STOPPED AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED, AND WHEN BACKING UP. *TR

MY CAR LUNGES FORWARD OR BACKWARD RANDOMLY. FOR EXAMPLE MY CAR IS PARKED IN MY GARAGE. I WILL START IT IN THE MORNING AND PUT IT IN REVERSE AND THE CAR WILL SURGE BACKWARDS WITHOUT ME EVEN TOUCHING THE GAS PETAL. AT RANDOM MOMENTS I WILL TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND MY CAR WILL LUNGE FORWARD. IT IS DANGEROUS. I AM USE TO IT AND I KEEP MY FOOT CLOSE TO THE BRAKE SO I DO NOT HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE, BUT I AM SCARED THAT IT WILL GET WORSE AND THAT I WILL GET INTO AN ACCIDENT. *TR

WHILE IDLING THE CAR WILL LUNGE FORWARD AND (REVERSE IN SEPARATE INCIDENTS) ALL BY ITS SELF. THIS CONTINOUSLY HAPPENS. I HAVE EVEN HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND IT DOES THIS. I HAVE NOT NOTICED ANY CONSISTENCY WITH THE INCIDENTS OTHER THAN WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER IS ON IT IS WORSE. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. IT HAPPENS NO MATTER WHERE I AM, IN THE DRIVE WAY OR PARKING LOT AT PRESCHOOL WHERE THERE ARE PEDESTRIANS AROUND AND I HAVE NO CONTROL OVER MY CAR. SOMETIMES AFTER THE CAR LUNGES (AND IT HAPPENS FORWARD AND REVERSE) THE CAR WILL STALL AND THEN WHEN I TURN IT ON THE WRENCH/CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND THE CAR WILL DRIVE BUT FEELS LIKE IT IS BOGGING DOWN. I HAVE CONTACTED FORD ABOUT THIS AND THEY CLAIM THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF IT BEFORE. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET SERIOUSLY HURT. *TR

VEHICLE SURGES WITH NO APPLICATION OF THE ACCELERATOR. THE SURGE SEEMS TO OCCUR WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN DRIVE OR REVERSE, WITH OR WITHOUT THE BRAKE APPLIED, AND SEEMS TO OCCUR WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONING IS ON ALTHOUGH NOT ALL SURGES HAVE OCCURRED WITH THE AIR-CONDITIONING ON. THIS PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT AND SEEMS TO OCCUR IN SPRING, SUMMER AND FALL MONTHS WHEN THE AIR-CONDITIONING HAS BEEN IN USE. THIS SURGING PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS. THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A DRIVEWAY IN FRONT OF A HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN OUT OF PARK AND PLACED IN REVERSE WHEN THE VEHICLE SURGED BACKWARD TO THE END OF THE DRIVEWAY. THE ACCELERATOR WAS NOT APPLIED TO MAKE THE VEHICLE MOVE AND THE AIR-CONDITIONING WAS NOT ON AT THE TIME OF THE SURGE ALTHOUGH IT HAD BEEN USED EARLY THAT DAY. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE LIMITED THAT LEAKS THROUGH THE PASSENGER SIDE THIRD ROW SEATBELT. FROM WHAT I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SEE ON THE INTERNET IT SOUNDS LIKE IT IS BECAUSE OF THE MOONROOF DRAIN CLIPS. I KNOW THIS PART IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUED AND SHORTED OUT THE PASSENGER SIDE BRAKE/TURN SIGNAL LIGHT. I KNOW IT IS NOT THE FUSE BECAUSE THE FRONT ONE WORKS AND I KNOW IT'S NOT THE BULB BECAUSE THE BULB ONE THE PASSENGER SIDE WORKED WHEN I TRIED IT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A BIG SAFELY PROBLEM SINCE OTHER DRIVERS DON'T KNOW IF I AM TURNING. FORD NEEDS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM AND ISSUE A RECALL BEFORE ACCIDENTS HAPPEN. *TR

REAR BRAKES/ROTORS ON 2006 FORD FREESTYLE ONCE RECALLED BY FORD AND REPLACED NOW THE REAR BRAKES AND ROTORS ARE ALL WORN OUT AGAIN AFTER 20000 MILES. FRONT BRAKES HAVE NOT EVEN BEEN REPLACED WITH 45000 MILES NO PROBLEM THERE. OLD PARTS ARE AVAILABLE. *TR

2006 FORD FREESTYLE IS HAVING VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL ISSUES AS BEING INVESTIGATED PE11018. WHEN MY CAR IS SHIFTED INTO REVERSE OR DRIVE, THE CAR LUNGES FORWARD OR IN REVERSE WITHOUT WARNING. RPMS INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY EVEN WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS PRESSED. IT HAPPENS MAINLY WHILE BACKING OUT OF PARKING SPACES. I HAVE HAD TO PRESS EXTREMELY HARD ON BRAKE PEDAL FOR FEAR THAT I WILL RUN INTO SOMEBODY OR SOMETHING. I HAD A MECHANIC AT SEWELL AUTO WOODLANDS, TX TAKE A LOOK AT DIAGNOSTICS AND HE DETERMINED THAT THROTTLE SENSOR WAS BAD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD, AT IDLE SPEEDS, WHEN SWITCHING GEARS. THE FAILURE OCCURRED, REGARDLESS OF WHAT GEAR HE WAS IN. THE VEHICLE WOULD ONLY COME TO A COMPLETE STOP, WHEN HE APPLIED THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A MECHANIC OR DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT REVIEWED DEFECT INVESTIGATION NHSTA ACTION NUMBER PE11018 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE DRIVING REVERSE WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY LUNGED FORWARD WITH AN ILLUMINATION OF THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP AND CRASHED INTO AN UNOCCUPIED PARKED VEHICLE. THERE WAS NO PERSONAL INJURY AND NO POLICE REPORT FILED. THE REAR BUMPER SUSTAINED A HOLE AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP OR ENGAGING IN A SHARP TURN WITH THE ACTIVATION OF THE AIR CONDITIONER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

VEHICLE HAS BEEN LUNGING WHEN PUT INTO DRIVE FROM PARK, AND WHEN PUT INTO REVERSE FROM PARK. KINDA SCARY ACTUALLY! THIS SUMMER, IT GOT SEVERE DURING THE HEAT WAVE WHILE USING THE A/C; VEHICLE WOULD LUNGE THEN STALL OUT. CALLED THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP TO COMPLAIN, AND WAS TOLD THE CAR HAS TOO MANY MILES ON IT. CALLED THE FORD NATIONAL COMPLANT LINE TO REPORT SAME; WAS TOLD "IT HAS NOT BEEN A REPORTED PROBLEM". WHEN I SEARCHED THE PROBLEM ON LINE, I FOUND THAT TO BE A FALSE STATEMENT. *TT

THE CAR WILL RANDOMLY SURGE WHEN STOPPED OR AT LOW SPEEDS AND BEGINNING TO ACCELERATE. IT SEEMS LIKE IT JUST WANTS TO GO FROM AN EVEN IDLE TO FLOORED SOMETIMES, JUST MOMENTARILY. COULD HAPPEN WHEN YOU ARE GETTING INTO OR OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, PULLING OUT OF AN INTERSECTION...DOESN'T SEEM TO BE ANY PARTICULAR CONDITIONS. LATELY HAS STARTED TO SHUDDER AT MID SPEEDS (15-40 MPH) AND SURGE AHEAD AS IF YOU WERE MOVING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, EVEN THOUGH YOUR FOOT IS STOCK STILL. GETTING TO BE A LITTLE UNEASY HAVING MY WIFE DRIVE THE CAR. *TR

CAR LUNGES FORWARD, OR REVERSE, FROM STOP OR LOW SPEED, ESPECIALLY WHEN AIR CONDITIONER IS ON. I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT 2 WEEKS AGO IN A PARKING GARAGE WITH A CONCRETE WALL IN FRONT OF THE CAR AND NEARLY HIT THE WALL WHEN THE CAR LUNGED FORWARD AS THE AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR CYCLED ON. THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM PULLING INTO MY GARAGE AS I HAVE TO BE VERY CAREFUL NOT TO RUN INTO THE BACK WALL OF THE GARAGE AND END UP IN MY HOUSE. THE CAR DID NOT DO THIS WHEN NEWER AND HAS BEEN BUILDING UP TO MUCH MORE OF AN ISSUE THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS. *TR

ON OR ABOUT SATURDAY, APRIL 30, 2011 I WAS DRIVING MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. I HAD BEEN DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF ABOUT 40 MPH FOR ABOUT A HALF HOUR AND WAS ENTERING ONTO THE HIGHWAY. I WAS COMING AROUND THE ONRAMP CURVE AND WAS NOT PRESSING ON THE GAS. I FELT THE CAR ACCELERATE WHICH AT FIRST I ATTRIBUTED TO A SLIGHT DOWNHILL PITCH IN THE HIGHWAY. I DID HEAR A 'REVVING' SOUND TYPICAL OF WHEN I WOULD BE ACCELERATING TO ENTER THE HIGHWAY, BUT SINCE I WAS NOT PRESSING ON THE GAS I ASSUMED THAT IT WAS THE SOUND OF THE CAR NEXT TO ME. AS THE ROAD BEGAN TO RISE IN PITCH, I PREPARED TO STEP ON THE GAS ' BUT WHEN I WENT TO STEP ON THE PEDAL, IT WAS NOT WITHIN THE NORMAL REACH OF MY FOOT. AT THAT MOMENT, I REALIZED THAT THE CAR WAS CONTINUING TO ACCELERATE EVEN UPHILL AND THAT THE REVVING SOUND WAS INDEED COMING FROM MY OWN CAR, EVEN THOUGH I WAS NOT PRESSING ON THE GAS AT ALL. I SCOOTED FORWARD ON THE SEAT A BIT TO TRY TO REACH THE GAS PEDAL AND REALIZED THE GAS PEDAL WAS SOMEHOW PULLED COMPLETELY DOWN TO THE FLOOR. I TRIED NOT TO PANIC AND WAS CONSIDERING WHETHER I SHOULD SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL. BUT THEN I REALIZED THAT MY FIRST COURSE OF ACTION SHOULD BE TO TRY THE BRAKE. AS SOON AS I DID, THE REVVING STOPPED AND THE ACCELERATOR RETURNED TO ITS NORMAL POSITION. I TOLD MY HUSBAND, WHO WAS IN THE BACK SEAT, WHAT JUST HAPPENED AND HE SUGGESTED I CHECK THE FLOOR MAT. I PULLED OVER INTO THE BREAKDOWN LANE. I COULD SEE THAT THE FLOOR MAT WAS TWISTED (RATHER THAN GOING STRAIGHT, IT WAS TURNED TO THE RIGHT BY ABOUT 20 DEGREES), SO WHEN I PULLED IT TO STRAIGHTEN IT I DID GET A TINY BIT OF RESISTANCE INITIALLY, AS THOUGH MAYBE THE FLOOR MAT HAD BEEN CAUGHT IN THE PEDAL. HOWEVER, THE RESISTANCE WAS SMALL . WHILE IT DID SEEM POSSIBLE THAT THE MAT COULD HAVE BEEN HOLDING THE PEDAL IN PLACE IF I HAD BEEN PRESSING ON THE PEDAL, I COULD NOT UNDERSTAND HOW IT COULD "PULL" THE PEDAL DOWN TO THE FLOOR OUT OF MY REACH. MY MECHANIC COULD SEE NO PROBLEMS. IS THIS RELATED TO THE LUNGING? *TR

I WAS SITTING IN THE CAR WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER ON FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES WITH MY CHILDREN WHILE MY WIFE WENT TO PICK UP A FEW GROCERIES. WHEN WE LEFT I PUT THE CAR REVERSE AND SLOWLY TOOK MY FOOT OF THE BREAK. THE CAR THEN JERKED BACKWARDS AS MY FOOT WAS SOFTLY ON THE BREAK AND THEN AGAIN WHEN IT WAS OFF THE BREAK. THE CAR THEN STALLED AND THE WRENCH LIGHT APPEARED. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL MORE TIMES SINCE, MOSTLY WHEN THE CAR IS IN "DRIVE" WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER WORKING HARD AND MY FOOT EITHER SOFTLY ON THE BREAK OR JUST OFF THE BREAK. THE CAR WILL JERK FORWARD. I'M NOT SURE THE COMPONENT THAT IS MALFUNCTIONING, BUT BELLOW IS AN EDUCATED GUESS.

VEHICLE ACCELERATES, WITHOUT DEPRESSION OF GAS PEDAL. LUNGE FORWARD AT STOP LIGHTS WHILE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. IT SURGES IN REVERSE AS WELL, EVEN WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED AND THE GAS PEDAL IS VACANT. I CALLED DEALERSHIP, AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY, IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND IT WOULD COST UP TO $1000. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY HAZARD AND IT IS COMMON TO ALL FORD FREESTYLES. IT IS MOST DEFINITELY A MANUFACTURING FLAW AND IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE DIES. THE CAR ALREADY HAS SURGED INTO A POLE ONCE, IT IS GETTING BAD. *TR

I WAS PULLING INTO MY GARAGE. I WAS COMING TO A STOP AND THE CAR ACCELERATED FORWARD AND CAN WITHIN INCHES OF HITTING MY HOUSE. ANOTHER TIME I WAS LEAVING MY HOUSE. I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE AND WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE IT ACCELERATED IN REVERSE FOR SEVERAL FEET.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ACCELERATING, THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE ABNORMALLY. ALSO, WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE WOULD DECELERATE INDEPENDENTLY TO A COMPLETE STOP WITHOUT STALLING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 63,000. UPDATE 05/24/11*LJ

I HAVE AN 06 FREESTYLE THAT SURGES FORWARD OR BACKWARD WITHOUT PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES ESPECIALLY WHEN RUNNING THE A/C. I HAVE TO MAKE SURE AND STAY AWAY FROM OTHER CARS AT A RED LIGHT FOR INSTANCE OR THE CAR WOULD LUNGE IN THE THEM. I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY. HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO REPLACE. *TR

2006 FORD FREESTYLE, LUNGED FORWARD AT LOW SPEEDS MULTIPLE TIME FORM THE DATE OF INCIDENT. CURRENTLY, CAR WILL LUNG FORWARD AND STALL OUT. WARRANTY WILL NOT COVER PART REPLACEMENT.

2006 FORD FREESTYLE ([XXX]) LUNGES FORWARD WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS RELEASED. ALMOST REARENDED VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. IT APPEARS THIS HAPPENS MORE FREQUENTLY WHEN GOING REALLY SLOW IN DRIVE THRU LANES AND TRYING TO PARK IN PARKING LOTS. I FEEL THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM THAT NEEDS IMMEDIATE ATTENTION. I HAVE BECOME VERY LEARNING OF DRIVING IT MORE THAN NECESSARY WITH MY KIDS INSIDE THE CAR. I FEEL IT IS NOT MEETING THE SAFETY STANDARDS THAT FORD USUALLY STANDS BEHIND. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).*TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD LUNGE FORWARD OR BACKWARD, DEPENDING ON WHETHER IT WAS IN DRIVE OR REVERSE. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000. UPDATED 08/31/11*LJ UPDATED 2/21/12 *CN

2006 FORD FREESTYLE WITH APPROX. 66,500 MILES ON IT, HAS PROBLEMS WITH THROTTLE BODY AS DIAGNOSED BY FORD COASTAL IN MOBILE, AL. BEFORE DIAGNOSIS, MY FREESTYLE WOULD SUDDENLY LOUNGE OR ACCELERATE, UNCOMMANDED, WHILE BACKING UP (REVERSE), OUT OF PARKING AREA. ENGINE LIGHT AND MAINTENANCE "WRENCH LIGHT" SOON FOLLOW AFTER THESE SERIES OF EVENTS. FORD COASTAL SUGGESTS REPLACING THROTTLE BODY. THIS PART IS NOT COVERED BY MY POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. THE COST IS $920 TO BE SHOULDERED BY THE CAR OWNER. *TR

VEHICLE LUNGES - NOTICED LUNGING IN APRIL 2011. WHEN VEHICLE IS IGNITED AND PUT IN PARK OR FOOT IS APPLIED TO BRAKE, AFTER DRIVING, VEHICLE LUNGES FORWARD - RPM REGISTER CAN REV UP TO AT LEAST "3" OR ABOVE AND THEN REV DOWN TO NORMAL IDLE. LUNGING IS WORSE AND MORE POWERFUL IF AC IS ON. VEHICLE HAS ALSO LUNGED IN REVERSE WHEN VEHICLE IS IGNITED AND PUT IN REVERSE WHILE FOOT IS APPLIED TO BRAKE. THIS FAILURE DESCRIBED ABOVE, HAPPENS EACH TIME THE CAR IS DRIVEN. WE HAVE BEGUN TURNING OFF THE AC WHEN APPROACHING STOPS AND DURING STOPS. THIS TACTIC CAUSES THE LUNGING TO NOT BE AS POWERFUL - PUT IS DOES NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. NO PARTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED OR REPAIRED. HAVE NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR-PLACE AS PERSONAL BUDGET RESTRICTS THIS DURING SOME SUMMER MONTHS. *TR

2006 FORD FREESTYLE LUNGING FORWARD WHEN IN GEAR, SLIGHTLY HIT GARAGE DOOR......I THINK A THROTTLE BODY ISSUE. NOT REPAIRED YET. *TR

WAS DRIVING VEHICLE, ATTEMPTING TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE, MY VEHICLE LOST POWER AND I WAS UNABLE TO PASS. COULD NOT BRING VEHICLE TO FULL POWER. TOOK TO FORD DEALERSHIP, THEY SAID IT WAS THE DRIVEABILITY AND MADE THE REPAIR. THEN ON 5/15/2011, THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ENTER FREEWAY. AGAIN TAKEN TO FORD DELEARSHIP. THIS TIME THEY SAID IT WAS TRANSMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM, REPAIRS MADE. THIS PROBLEM AGAIN OCCURRED YESTERDAY, AGAIN WHEN ON FREEWAY TRAVELING AT 60 MPH, VEHICLE LOST POWER AND COULD NOT RETURN VEHICLE TO FULL POWER. I FEEL THAT MY LIFE AND THE LIVES OF MY FAMILY MEMBERS ARE IN DANGER DUE TO THE PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE AND THE INABILITY OF THE FORD DELEARSHIP TO MAKE REPAIRS. WE HAVE READ THAT OTHERS WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE HAVE HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS AND ARE REPORTING ISSUES WITH THE THROTTLE BODY.

MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE HAS BEEN GIVING A WARNING TITLED "AWD MALFUNCTION". NO MECHANIC CAN FIND A PROBLEM AND THE WARNING COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY. EVIDENTLY IT IS A FLAW IN THE ELECTRONIC SYSTEM. *TR

THE VEHICLE SOMETIMES ACCELERATES WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN A STOPPED POSITION. IF THE BRAKE IS NOT PRESSED IT WILL LUNGE FORWARD. I HAVE NOTICED THAT IT APPEARS TO HAPPEN WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED IN EITHER DIRECTION.

WE ARE STARTING TO EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR "SURGING" WHILE STARTING OUT FROM A DEAD STOP. THE PROBLEM HAPPENS BOTH IN FORWARD OR REVERSE AND THE CAR WILL LURCH 3-4 FEET WITHOUT WARNING.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HE REMOVED HIS FOOT OFF OF THE BRAKE PEDAL THE VEHICLE WOULD LUNGE FORWARD WHILE IN DRIVE AND BACKWARDS WHILE IN REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 51,000.

ONE DAY I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE AND IT LUNGED UNCONTROLLABLY. THEN WHEN I STARTED DRIVING, IT WOULD BARELY MOVE. THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT WENT ON, SO I WENT RIGHT TO A MECHANIC. TWO IN FACT BECAUSE THE FIRST COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND NEITHER COULD THE SECOND. BUT WHEN I TURNED IT OFF COMPLETELY AND RESTARTED, IT RESET ITSELF AND IT WAS FINE. DIDN'T HAPPEN FOR A GOOD WHILE, THEN AGAIN. REPEAT THESE STEPS TO NOW, IT IS A FREQUENT OCCURANCE. SINGLE MOM WITH FIVE YEAR OLD TWINS AND CAN'T AFFORD THIS THROTTLE BODY THING I AM READING ABOUT. BUT CAN'T KEEP DRIVING MY KIDS IN THE CAR BECAUSE IT IS A SAFETY HAZZARD AS IT WILL JUST STOP MOVING ON THE HIGHWAY. ALSO, THE SEATBELT IN THE CENTER OF THE SECOND ROW LOCKED UP WHEN THE BACK WAS FOLDED DOWN AND I COULDN'T LIFT IT BACK UP. HAD TO CUT IT TO LIFT THE SEAT BACK. NOW, NO SEATBELT FOR MIDDLE RIDER. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD ON TWO OCCASIONS, RESULTING IN TWO CRASHES. THE FAILURES OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. POLICE REPORTS WERE FILED, BUT NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON BOTH OCCASIONS WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE OUT OF A PARKING SPACE THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD AND BACKWARDS. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY EXCESSIVE PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THERE WAS AN INVESTIGATION UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE11018 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) THAT MAY BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.