2006 Ford Freestyle Complaint Log

FRONT AND REAR BRAKES ON 06 FORD FREESTYLE. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKE ROTORS ON THIS CAR OR HAD TO HAVE THEM RESURFACED 4 TIME SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR. AT 39,000 MILES THEY DID A TSB ON THE REAR BRAKES, AT 79,000 THE REPLACED PADS, RESURFACED ROTORS, AND CLEANED AND LUBED THE SLIDES AND PINS, AT 85,000 MILES THEY REPLACED THE REAR ROTORS AND RESURFACED THE FRONT ROTORS AGAIN, AT 96,905 THEY REPLACED THE FRONT ROTORS. WHY ARE THERE PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES ON THESE CARS? WHAT ARE THY DOING TO HELP THE CONSUMER WITH THE COST OF REPAIRS? *TR

HOW LONG ARE YOU GOING TO LOOK INTO THE FORD FREESTYLE THROTTLE BODY PROBLEM??? IT HAS BEEN YEARS...WHY ARE YOU WAITING SO LONG TO RECALL THESE CARS.. IAM SURE THIS PROBLEM WILL EITHER HURT OR KILL SOMEBODY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WOULD INTERMITTENTLY BECOME STUCK IN THE OPEN THROTTLE POSITION CAUSING UNWANTED ACCELERATION. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PEDALS SIMULTANEOUSLY AND THEN SHIFTED INTO PARK TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE THROTTLE MOTOR WAS REPLACED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 63,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 65,000. UPDATED12/15/10. *LJ UPDATED 12/27/10

I HAVE A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE IT HAS A PROBLEM IN SURGING AND LURCHING MOST IN REVERSE YOU HAVE TO HIT THE BRAKE TO STOP AND THEN IT STALLS AND A WARNING LIGHT WITH A SYMBOL OF A WRENCH COMES ON MY WIFE TOOK IT IN AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THE BATTERY??? WHICH WE HAD PUT IN... BUT IT STILL DID THIS IS A REAL ISSUE.. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR ABOUT 10 MONTHS NOW. I CLEANED THE THROTTLE BODY BUTTERFLY THE OTHER DAY SO NOT SURE IF THAT WILL HELP. *TR

I WOULD BE SITTING IN LINE AT SCHOOL TO PICK UP GRAND DAUGHTER WITH AIR ON, LET OFF BRAKE TO MOVE FORWARD AND CAR WOULD SURGE THIS CONTINUED, BUT FORTUNATELY I WASN'T PICKING HER UP AS OFTEN. I COULD NOT TURN AIR ON. MY FREESTYLE NOW ONLY HAS 58,947MILES(APPROX.). SOMETIME IN 2012 I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM FORD OFFERING TO CLEAN THE THROTTLE BODY. I HAD IT CLEANED THEN IT SOUNDED LIKE A TRUCK AND SMELLED LIKE GAS. THE LAST FEW MONTHS IT DIES ON THE HIGHWAY. I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE ON BUSY ROADS. I HAD MY CAR DIAGNOSED, THEY SAY IT IS THE THROTTLE BODY WHICH IS MESSING UP THE COMPUTER. I HAVE CONTACTED FORD DISTRIBUTOR TO NO AVAIL. I AM TRYING TO GET FUNDS TOGETHER TO TAKE CARE OF THIS PROBLEM. I UNDERSTAND THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED CASE. THE PROBLEM MIGHT BE THAT FORD ONLY SOLD FREESTYLES FOR A FEW YEARS. *TR

SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHEN PUTTING CAR INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE. SEEMS TO HAPPEN MOST OFTEN WHEN RUNNING THE AC. PARKING AND PULLING OUT OF PARKING SPACES IS VERY DANGEROUS AS ACCELERATION HAPPENS AT SLOW SPEEDS WHEN USUALLY IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO OTHER CARS AND PEOPLE. 2006 FORD FREESTYLE WITH 60,000 MILES. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE THAT LUNGES WHEN YOU PUT IT IN GEAR. IT DOES IT ALL THE TIME. ITS WORSE WHEN THE AIR COND. IS ON. I HAD AN ACCIDENT IN A PARKING LOT. I HAVE QUIT DRIVING THE CAR TILL I CAN AFFORD TO TAKE IN TO A DEALER. FROM WHAT I'VE READ THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH FREESTYLES. *TR

THROTTLE BODY SEEM TO MAKE THE VEHICLE LUNGE FORWARD WHILE SETTING IN TRAFFIC. ALMOST STRUCK VEHICLES IN FRONT OF ME ON MANY OCCASIONS. I'M FORCED TO PUT VEHICLE IN PARK OR NEUTRAL WHILE STOPPED. *KB

TRANSMISSION WHILE DRIVING SUDDENLY QUITS AND ALMOST MAKE ME LOST CONTROL AT 70 MPH. I HAVE READ THAT FORD HAD MANY PARTS THAT WERE BAD AND STILL PUT IT IN TRANSMISSIONS WHILE MANUFACTURING TO KEEP UP WITH DEADLINES. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 FREESTYLE THAT LUNGES WHEN YOU PUT IT IN GEAR .HIT A CAR BACKING UP IN PARKING LOT. CAN'T AFFORD TO HAVE IT REPAIRED I'M UNEMPLOYED. *TR

THE CAR AHEAD OF ME HAD RUN OFF THE FREEWAY DUE TO SNOW. I STOPPED TO SEE IF HE WAS OK. ONCE I STARTED UP, I PUSHED DOWN HARD ON THE GAS PEDAL TO ACCELERATE AND BE UP TO SPEED FOR THE TRAFFIC COMING UP BEHIND ME. THE PEDAL STUCK TO THE FLOOR AND THE CAR KEPT ACCELERATING. ONCE IT REACHED 75MPH, I HELD DOWN FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE AND WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND THEN RESTARTED. AS SOON AS I PUT IT IN DRIVE, THE CAR TOOK OFF AGAIN ACCELERATING ON ITS OWN. I QUICKLY HIT MY FOOT TO THE GAS PEDAL AND WAS ABLE TO KNOCK IT LOOSE AND THE CAR SLOWED DOWN. THE DEALER SAID IT WAS A FAULTY GAS PEDAL AND I HAD IT REPLACED (AT MY COST). THE PROBLEM STILL CONTINUES TO THIS DAY. THE DEALER CONTINUES TO TELL ME THAT THERE IS NO PROBLEM AND THERE HAVE BEEN NO COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE VEHICLE. AFTER THAT FIRST INCIDENT, THERE WAS ONE TIME THAT I HAD STARTED THE CAR IN MY GARAGE AND DROVE DOWN THE STREET. ONCE I TURNED THE CORNER, THE CAR ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN, LUNGING FORWARD BUT I WAS ABLE TO STOP IT. AT THAT TIME, I WAS TOLD IT WAS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM AND THE DEALER DID THE REPAIRS UNDER WARRANTY. EVEN AFTER THAT WORK, I STILL HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE GAS PEDAL STICKING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE SWITCHING THE GEAR SHIFT FROM PARK TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LUNGED FORWARD. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY EXCESSIVE FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE ALSO LUNGED FORWARD AND STALLED WHEN MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN. THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE OCCURRED MORE FREQUENTLY WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ACTIVATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE ECM NEEDED TO BE UPDATED. THE ECM WAS REPROGRAMMED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED A MONTH LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THERE WAS AN OPEN INVESTIGATION UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE11018 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) THAT MAY BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. UPDATED 08/31/11*LJ THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION HAPPENED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN PUT IN RVERESE. UPDATED 09/07/11

AIRBAG SENSOR AND WIRING HARNESS FAILURE. THE HARNESS IS LOCATED IN SUCH A POSITION THAT IT IS SUSCEPTIBLE TO MOISTURE AND AT TIME OF REPLACEMENT WAS VERY RUSTED AND CORRODED. *TR

MY VEHICLE EXPERIENCES UNEXPECTED MOVEMENT WHEN THE DRIVER'S FOOT IS NOT ON THE ACCELERATOR. THE VEHICLE BRAKES ARE EFFECTIVE IN EITHER PREVENTING OR STOPPING THE MOVEMENT, BUT IN SOME CASES THE VEHICLE HAS MOVED AS MUCH AS 10 FEET IF THE BRAKE IS NOT APPLIED, LIGHTLY APPLIED OR APPLIED LATE. THE MOVEMENT RESULTING FROM THE UNEXPECTED IDLE SPEED INCREASE, OFTEN DESCRIBED AS A "LUNGE," GENERALLY OF BRIEF DURATION. WHAT SHOULD I DO, HOW CAN THIS BE FIXED? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE TRAVELING AT A SPEED OF 70MPH THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT HER VEHICLE SUDDENLY MADE AN UNKNOWN NOISE AND HAD BEGUN TO COAST IN NEUTRAL, CAUSING THE CONTACT TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE.AND AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE SHE NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HER RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED OVER THE PHONE THAT THE CVT IN THE TRANSMISSION MAY HAVE CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR SERVICED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 63000.

SURGING/LUNGING OF CAR EVEN WHILE PRESSING BRAKES AS HARD AS POSSIBLE. OCCURS QUITE FREQUENTLY. HAVE NOT REPAIRED YET, WILL NOT LET WIFE OR DAUGHTER DRIVE UNTIL I GET IT FIXED. *TR

MY VEHICLE HAS ISSUES IN UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION WHEN INCHING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY OR PARKING PLACE. IT SURGES WHEN THE GEARS ARE SHIFTED FROM PARK TO REVERSE AND VISA VERSA. I WAS IN LINE AT A DRIVE THROUGH AT IDLE WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE WAITING FOR MY TURN TO INCH UP TO THE ORDER MICROPHONE. MY 06 FORD FREESTYLE ACCELERATED OF ITS OWN ACCORD, ALMOST CAUSING A REAR END COLLISION. THE VEHICLE THEN STALLED OUT AND THE ORANGE WRENCH ON THE DASH LIGHTED UP .I DROVE TO THE CLOSEST DEALER IN LIMP MODE. THE DEALER COULDN'T SCHEDULE A TIMELY APPOINTMENT AND I DECIDED TO TRY TO MAKE IT TO A DEALER ACROSS TOWN. THE VEHICLE THEN CRANKED AND RAN WITHOUT INCIDENT. UPON INSPECTION AT THE NEXT DEALERSHIP IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY HAD FAILED AND NEEDED REPLACED. PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT OF RANDOM ACCELERATION THIS VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH THAT OCCURRED WHEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND REAR ENDED ANOTHER CAR. NOW THAT I REFLECT BACK TO THE CRASH, AFTER THE MOST RECENT RANDOM ACCELERATION, I CANNOT DETERMINE THAT I WAS ENTIRELY AT FAULT FOR THE INCIDENT THAT RESULTED IN A CRASH. I WAS STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT IDLING AND WAITING FOR IT TO CHANGE WHEN I REMEMBER A SUDDEN ACCELERATION AND DESPERATE ATTEMPT TO STOP THE VEHICLE, BUT WITHOUT SUCCESS BEFORE IT CRASHED. THE CORRECTION FOR THE PROBLEM IS TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY. THE DEALER HAS SAID THE REPAIR PART IS ON NATIONAL BACKORDER AND NO APPROXIMATE DATE OF ACQUISITION IS STATED. DEALER ALSO STATES THAT MY VEHICLE IS INOPERABLE DUE TO THE FAILURE OF SAID PART AND IS A SAFETY RISK, YET FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE HAS NOT AGREED NOR OFFERED ANY ASSISTANCE OTHER THAN PUTTING THE PART REQUEST ON EXPEDITED STATUS. NO RECALL FOR THE WIDESPREAD FAILURE OF THIS PART HAS BEEN ISSUED BY FORD. FORD SHOULD RECALL THIS VEHICLE AS IT IS NOT SAFE TO OPERATE DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE THROTTLE BODY. *TR

MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE LUNGES/SURGES WHEN GOING FROM PARK TO DRIVE OR PARK TO REVERSE. VEHICLE HAS BEEN DOING THIS FOR AT LEAST 1 YEAR .IT IS VERY SCAREY AND UNSAFE FOR MY TEENAGE DRIVER WHO IS JUST LEARNING TO DRIVE. I HAVE ALSO REPLACED THE BRAKES PADS AND ROTORS TWICE ALREADY. THE BRAKES WEAR OUT VERY QUICKLY AROUND 15,000 MILES. LAST I REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION AT 100,000. I BOUGHT A USED 2007 TRANSMISSION TO SAVE SOME MONEY. NOW I AM BEING TOLD THAT MY TRANSMISSION IS BAD AGAIN. IT IS ONCE AGAIN SLIPPING AND I HAVE ONLY DRIVEN 15,000 SINCE THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED WITH ONE OD ONLY 56,000 MILES. *TR

VEHICLE LUNGES/ACCELERATES WHEN IDLING OR JUST AFTER SHIFTING IN TO GEAR OR REVERSE. IT CAN CAUSE A BIG ENOUGH SURGE THAT I'VE ALMOST HIT A CAR OR OBJECT IN FRONT/BEHIND ME SEVERAL TIMES BUT HAVE BEEN LUCKY ENOUGH TO AVOID THAT. IT OCCURS DAILY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE PLASTIC CASING OVER THE TOP OF THE THIRD ROW SEAT BELT HAD BROKEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED THAT BECAUSE THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED, THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO COVER THE REPAIR EXPENSES. HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. HE STATED THAT THERE WAS A WATER LEAK COMING FROM THE SUNROOF INTO THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE AND THE TIRE WELL. THE WATER LEAK HAS CAUSED RUST AND MOLD TO THE SPARE TIRE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED YET HE HAS NOT RECEIVED A RESPONSE. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE . THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 35,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE AND THEN THE VEHICLE WOULD ABNORMALLY ACCELERATE UP TO TWO FEET. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TWICE BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE AND THAT IF THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE, THERE WOULD BE NO REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 48,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

I WAS DRIVING MY 2006 FREESTYLE (WHICH I PURCHASED USED IN NOV. 2009) IN LATE FEBRUARY ON A UPPER 30'S DEGREE DAY. I TURNED INTO A PARKING LOT AND HEARD A LOUD BANG AND THE WINDOW NEXT TO MY 7 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER SHATTERED. IT LOOKED LIKE IT WAS BLOWN OUT. LOOKED ON LINE AND SAW MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT FORDS - MOSTLY ESCAPES - WITH EXPLODING WINDOW PROBLEMS. DIDN'T GET ANY SATISFACTION FROM MY DEALER OR FORD. HOPE IT DOESN'T HAPPEN AGAIN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT WAS BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED THE VEHICLE SURGED IN REVERSE UNEXPECTEDLY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE INTERMITTENT FAILURE WAS CONTINUOUSLY OCCURRING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN PERFORMED UNKNOWN REPAIRS. THE FAILURE CONTINUED AFTER THE REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRYING TO DECELERATE OR JUST WHILE IDLING, THE VEHICLE WOULD SURGE FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING. THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL AFTER THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE THROTTLE BODY HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT SIX MONTHS LATER THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

WE OWN A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE THAT HAD A SAFETY RECALL # 06S45 PERTAINING TO DOOR LATCHES STICKING. IT WAS PERFORMED IN 2006. ON FEB 10 2010 THE DOOR LATCH FAILED TO WORK WHILE I WAS BUCKLING MY CHILDREN INTO THE CAR. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID EVERYTHING LOOKED FINE TO THEM. I CALLED FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND THEY TOLD ME THAT SINCE THEY PERFORMED THE RECALL IN 2006 THAT THEY WERE NO LONGER RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SAFETY OF MY PASSENGERS. *TR

THE SEAT LOCKS IN PLACE S O THAT IT CANNOT BE RAISED. THEREFORE, NO ONE CAN SIT IN THE THIRD ROW OF SEATS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD WHEN SHIFTING INTO REVERSE OR DRIVE. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY AND THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY HEAVY PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON THREE OCCASIONS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ON ALL THREE OCCASIONS, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000.

ENGINE WILL REV UP WITHOUT ANY PRESSURE BEING APPLIED TO THE GAS PEDAL. HAPPENS MORE FREQUENTLY WHEN VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN PARK AND IS PUT IN GEAR. HAPPENS IN BOTH REVERSE AND FORWARD AND CAN CAUSE YOU TO JUMP OUT IN TRAFFIC IF NOT PREPARED TO DEPRESS THE BRAKES. HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER A FEW TIMES WITH NO POSITIVE OUTCOME. ONGOING INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. LAST NOTICED YESTERDAY. *TR

TRANSMISSION SHUT DOWN AS I WAS DRIVING ALONG HIGHWAY. *TR

UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION WHILE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. THIS HAPPENS BOTH WHILE IN FORWARD AND REVERSE, AND IS A FAIRLY RARE OCCURRENCE, BUT THERE HAVE BEEN A FEW INSTANCES WHEN THIS "SURGING" OCCURS WHILE I'VE BEEN STOPPED AT BUSY STREETS. DEFINITELY A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN, AS THIS IS A FAMILY VEHICLE. LOOKING AT FORD DISCUSSION BOARDS, IT APPEARS TO BE FAIRLY COMMON IN THE FREESTYLE. WE'VE ALSO HAD LOSS OF POWER WHILE DRIVING - THE ENGINE RPMS GO WAY UP, POWER GOES WAY DOWN & THE WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON (CAR GOES INTO "LIMP" MODE); TURNING THE CAR OFF & THEN BACK ON HELPED INITIALLY, BUT THE ISSUE HAS BECOME MORE COMMON & PREVALENT; CAR IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY; ONE OF THE SURGES CAUSED MY WIFE TO SIDE-SWIPE A CONCRETE POLE IN A PARKING RAMP AS SHE WAS BACKING OUT OF THE PARKING SPACE. FAILURE OCCURRED AT APPROXIMATELY 60K MILES, BUT SUDDEN ACCELERATIONS HAVE OCCURRED OVER THE PAST 5K MILES (APPROXIMATELY). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN SHIFTING IN REVERSE OR DRIVE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE WOULD EXHIBIT AN UNUSUAL INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,000.

VEHICLE HAS, ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, LUNGED FORWARD WHILE IDLING. THE RPMS ALL THE SUDDEN REV UP AND THE CAR LURCHES FORWARD OR BACK DEPENDING ON THE GEAR. I HAVE NOTICED THIS MOSTLY WHILE PARKING OR BACKING OUT OF A PARKING PLACE. BRAKING HARD STOPS THE CAR, BUT YOU CAN STILL HEAR THE ENGINE REVVING.

2006 FORD FREESTYLE- 68,000 MI. THROTLE BODY PROBLEM. ENGINE WILL SURGE WHILE IN DRIVE OR REVERSE WITH NO THROTTLE APPLIED AND BRAKES APPLIED. VEHICLE WILL SURGE UP TO TWO FEET AT HIGH RPM WITH FULL BRAKE APPLICATION AND THEN STALL. WORSE DURING WARM WEATHER ABOVE 75 DEGREES. DEALER TO REPLACE THROTTLE BODY. PART TO BE BACK ORDERED PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. ONE MONTH BEFORE DELIVERY. *TR

LUNGING PROBLEM FOR 2006 FORD FREESTYLE - I JUST WENT TO THE FORD WEBSITE TO CHECK FOR ANY RECALLS BECAUSE WE ARE EXPERIENCING A LUNGING PROBLEM. THE OFFICIAL WEBSITE DOES NOT LIST ONE BUT I FOUND INFO LISTED THRU YOUR WEBSITE WITH THE SAME ISSUE. IT DOES HAPPEN AT LOW SPEEDS, WE COULDN'T FIGURE IT OUT AND WE'VE SPENT MONEY ALREADY TRYING TO STOP THE ISSUE BUT IT KEEPS HAPPENING, IT FIRST HAPPENED ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO AND WE REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY. NORMALLY IT'S FROM GOING FROM PARK TO REVERSE OR FROM PARK FORWARD. IT ACCELERATES WHEN YOU DON'T HAVE YOUR FOOT ON THE PEDAL. THE ISSUE IS STARTING TO GET WORSE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING AND ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE WITH THE BRAKES ENGAGED, THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD. THE GEAR WAS THEN SHIFTED INTO DRIVE AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE, BUT THE MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN BACK FOR ADDITIONAL REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 102,000. UPDATED 8/29/11 *CN SINCE THE INITIAL RECALL, THE THROTTLE BODY WAS CLEANED. UPDATED 10/03/11

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHILE THE GEAR WAS PLACED IN REVERSE. THE VEHICLE ALSO ACCELERATED WHILE IN DRIVE WITH THE BRAKES DEPRESSED. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,000. UPDATED 01/03/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION ONLY HAPPENED WHEN THE ENGINE WAS COLD. UPDATED 01/04/12

VEHICLE WOULD LUNGE FORWARD WHEN LETTING OFF BRAKE IN 2010. FORD REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY UNDER WARRANTY AT THAT TIME. THE CAR STARTED LUNGING AGAIN SEVERAL TIMES IN JUNE 2012 AND IN JULY THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. DEALERSHIP ADVISED US TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY ONCE AGAIN. *TR

THROTTLE BODY FAILED TWICE. HAD REPAIRED BECAUSE VEHICLE LUNGED AND ALMOST HIT A LADY AT KROGER GROCERY STORE. FOOT WAS FIRM ON BRAKE. VERY DANGEROUS IN MY OPINION . I'M A FORD MOTOR COMPANY EMPLOYEE AND I'VE HEARD THIS PROBLEM FROM FRIENDS AT WORK .ALSO ENGINE RACES SOMETIMES. *TR

WHEN PLACED IN REVERSE THE AUTO WOULD SURGE WITHOUT WARNING, AS IF THE FUEL PEDAL WERE APPLIED. THIS ALSO DID IT WHEN GOING FROM REVERSE TO FORWARD. HAD TO KEEP FOOT FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE AT ALL TIMES OR RISK AN ACCIDENT. CAR BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE WHEN THIS OCCURRED. AT 80,472 MILES. ENGINE CHECK LIGHT STAYED ON AFTER ANOTHER SURGE PROBLEM THAT STALLED THE AUTO. RAY SKILLMAN FORD IN GREENWOOD, IN DETERMINED IT WAS THE "THROTTLE BODY". IT WAS REPLACED AND WHILE THE SERVICE MAN DROVE THE CAR, THE ENTIRE A/C UNIT WENT OUT. THEY PUT A NEW CLUTCH & COMPRESSOR. AFTER CALLING SEVERAL FORD DEALERSHIPS, THERE HAS BEEN A HUGE BACKORDER OF THESE THROTTLE BODY'S. CAPITAL CITY FORD IS INSTALLING TWO A DAY THE SAME WITH RAY SKILLMAN FORD.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE SHIFTING INTO REVERSE GEAR THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SURGE FORWARD UNEXPECTEDLY. THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED EXCESSIVELY. THE FAILURE PROGRESSED AND OCCURRED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, IDLE OR SHIFTING INTO ANY GEAR. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION THE ENGINE STALLED BUT THE VEHICLE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

I PURCHASED MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE IN JUNE OF 2007. INITIALLY I FELL IN LOVE WITH THE COMFORT, SIZE, AND GAS MILEAGE OF MY NEW CAR. AROUND 2 1/2 YRS LATER I STARTED NOTICING WHEN MOVING FROM PARK TO REVERSE MY CAR WOULD SOMETIMES STALL OR LUNGE BACKWARDS. IT WAS ONLY OCCASIONALLY AND AT THE TIME I WAS TOLD I PROBABLY DIDN'T HAVE IT IN GEAR ALL THE WAY BEFORE REVERSING. I HAD TO SWITCH FROM PARK TO REVERSE VERY SLOWLY AND ALWAYS BE READY TO HIT THE BRAKE IN CASE IT DECIDED TO LUNGE ON ITS OWN. THIS PROBLEM HAS ALMOST COMPLETELY GONE AWAY EXCEPT NOW I HAVE PROBLEMS ACCELERATING. ALMOST ALWAYS ON THE HIGHWAY NOW MY CAR WILL LOOSE POWER AND THE WRENCH LIGHT WILL COME ON. ONCE I PULL OVER AND RESTART IT , IT SEEMS TO TEMPORARILY SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THIS IS HOWEVER BEYOND DANGEROUS. SEVERAL TIMES THIS HAS HAPPENED IN PLACES ON BUSY HIGHWAYS WHERE THERE IS NO SHOULDER. I HAVE TO TRAVEL IN THE SLOW LANE NOW 100% OF THE TIME AND I TRY TO AVOID MAJOR INTERSTATE AT ALL COSTS. I HAVE INVESTED A GREAT DEAL OF MONEY INTO SEVERAL DIFFERENT THINGS THAT HAVE TURNED OUT TO NOT BE THE PROBLEM. I FEEL LIKE THIS CAR SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED BY NOW, BEFORE IT ENDS UP KILLING SOMEONE. I BOUGHT THIS CAR BECAUSE IT SEEMED LIKE A GREAT FAMILY CAR BUT NOW I AM SCARED TO DEATH TO EVEN LET CHILDREN RIDE WITH ME. I AM ALSO VERY UPSET THAT AFTER PAYING DOWN OVER A 20K LOAN TO 5K THAT I WILL HAVE TO BUY ANOTHER CAR. I PLANNED ON HAVING THIS CAR FOR YEARS AND YEARS. I ATTEMPTED IN 2009 AND IN 2011 TO TRADE THE CAR IN FOR A NEW CAR AND THE $ VALUE OF TRADE IN IS VERY LOW. THE DEALERSHIPS ARE WELL AWARE OF THE PROBLEMS AND OFFER A VERY SMALL AMOUNT FOR A 7 PASSENGER 2006 WITH ONLY 85K MILES ON AND IT GETS GREAT GAS MILEAGE COMPARED TO MOST SUVS OR VANS THAT SEAT 7. *TR

MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE LURCHES FORWARD AT 0 TO 5 MPH. THE LURCHING OCCURS EVEN IF I DO NOT PRESS THE PEDAL. IT IS DANGEROUS AT INTERSECTIONS AND WHEN TRYING TO PARK. A MECHANIC REPLACED THE EGR VALVE AND IT IS STILL LURCHING FORWARD..FROM WHAT I HAVE FOUND ON THE INTERNET IT SEEMS THAT MANY OTHERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. *TR

VEHICLE WOULD SURGE WHILE PARKED IN REVERSE OR FORWARD. WITH THE FOOT ON THE BRAKE VEHICLE WOULD ACTUALLY LURCH IN MOVEMENT SEVERAL FEET. ONE TIME ALMOST HITTING A PEDESTRIAN. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED DUE TO A FAILED INLET SHAFT BEARING WHICH WAS CAUSED BY INCORRECT MACHINING OF THE INLET SHAFT. *TR

REAR BRAKES ON MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE ROTORS AND PADS AND THEY WAS REPAIRED BY FORD AT 40K BUT NOW THIS IS THE THIRD SET WITH ONLY 91K SINCE THEN AND IT TIME FOR FORD TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT LOOK LIKE THIS IS A ON GOING THING WITH THE FREESTYLE AND 500. *TR

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE CAR SURGES UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE IDLING (E.G. WHILE STOPPED AT A LIGHT, OR IMMEDIATELY AFTER STARTING THE IGNITION). THE EFFECT APPEARS TO BE EXAGGERATED WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER IS TURNED ON. THE THROTTLE BODY/TRANSMISSION MAINTENANCE LIGHT HAS COME ON DURING A FEW OF THE INCIDENTS. THE THROTTLE BODY CONTROL HAS BEEN REPLACED ONCE.

VEHICLE SURGED RAPIDLY WHILE IN DRIVE WITH NO INPUT FROM GAS PEDAL AND WITHOUT WARNING. HAS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS VEHICLE YET FORD HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL. REPLACEMENT PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. (THROTTLE BODY) SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

SURGING OF 2006 FORD FREESTYLE SEL WHEN GOING FROM IDLE. VEHICLE WILL SURGE FROM 1000RMP TO 2500RPM WHEN GOING FROM A STOP AND NOT APPLYING GAS. THIS OCCURS AFTER CAR HAS SAT AT IDLE FOR 2+ MINS. THIS HAS HAPPENED SINCE 5/2006. *TR

2006 FORD FREESTYLE WE CHANGE THE ACCELERATOR BODY IT LURCHED FORWARD AND IT WAS DANGEROUS ALMOST HIT A FEW CARS IN TRAFFIC WE WERE TERRIFIED OF IT WOULD NOT RIDE THE KIDS IN IT AND THE TRANSMISSION STARTED MAKING A WEIRD SSSSSSSSSSSS NOISE FEW MONTHS AGO AND NOW ITS MORE OF A RRRRRRRRRRR LOUD SOUND EVERYBODY TURNS TO LOOK WHEN WE DRIVE BY WERE GONNA TAKE IT TO THE FORD DEALER TODAY WE WILL PROBABLY PAY UP THE WAS BECAUSE YOU WONT DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM YOU KNOW EXISTS AS ALWAYS WITH EVERYTHING THE CORPORATIONS COMEFIRST THEY HAVE THE MONEY YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED THIS IS AFAMILY VEHICLE IT HAS A THIRD ROW SEAT KIDS RIDE IN IT STILL YOU DO NOTHING .AND AS YOUR FIRST QUESTIONS INDICATE NO DEATHS NO CRASHES NOT YOUR PROBLEM RIGHT.NATIONAL SAFETY WHAT WAS THAT AGAIN YA RIGHT ,SHOULD BE NATIONAL LETS TAKE CARE OF THE CAR MANUFACTURER WITH DEEP POCKETS BEARUE. THIS IS A DEFECT AND YOU KNOW IT THE ACCELERATOR BODY AND THE CVT TRANS. THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM YET YOU DO NOTHING GUESS WE WILL HAVE TO DO A CLASS ACTION WE HAVE TO DO IT OURSELVES AS ALWAYS. *TR

WHILE TRYING TO PARK VEHICLE OR WHEN VEHICLE IS STOPPED & ENGINE RUNNING. ACCELERATED WHEN THROTTLE WAS NOT DEPRESSED. DEALER RE PROGRAMMED THE COMPUTER. THIS DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. *TR