Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN | |||||
| 06411 | 01/01/2006 | 10019914 | Oil leak from power transfer unit. *tt | 05/10/2006 | |
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||||
| 0718 | 10021220 | Transmission shifter binding / high effort bezel replacement. *kb | 03/23/2007 | ||
| 06114 | 01/01/2006 | 10020134 | Continuously variable transaxle (cvt) noise diagnosis. *tt | 07/26/2006 | |
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM) | |||||
| 042107 | 12/13/2004 | 042414 | 10014086 | General (pcm) power train control module programming procedures. *tt | 04/28/2005 |
| POWER TRAIN - AXLE ASSEMBLY | |||||
| 18361 | 12/01/2004 | 10014624 | Oil leak from power transfer unit. *eh | 05/05/2005 | |
| 18378 | 01/01/2005 | 10013317 | Oil leak from power transfer unit. *tt | 04/14/2005 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN | |||
| 02/12/2013 | 150000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford freestyle. the contact stated that while coming to a stop, the vehicle independently surged forward. additionally, the contact stated while at a complete stop, she attempted to accelerate but the vehicle would not respond. the contact continually applied pressure to the accelerator pedal until the vehicle responded. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 150,000. | |||
| 02/12/2013 | 150000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2005 ford freestyle. the contact stated that while coming to a stop, the vehicle independently surged forward. additionally, the contact stated while at a complete stop, she attempted to accelerate but the vehicle would not respond. the contact continually applied pressure to the accelerator pedal until the vehicle responded. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 150,000. mah | |||
| 02/12/2013 | 150000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2005 ford freestyle. the contact stated that while coming to a stop the vehicle surged forward on its own. additionally, the contact stated while stopped at a stop sign she attempted to accelerate but the vehicle would not respond. the contact continually applied pressure to the accelerator pedal until the vehicle responded. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 150,000. da | |||
| 10/05/2012 | 57000 | 1 | |
| When it gets below freezing, i get a wrench light and then there is no throttle response. a few weeks ago i was stuck in a snow storm with this problem. i ended up purchasing a carmd device and found out that it is a transmission valve body, but the local ford motor company insists that it is the complete transmission and wants to charge for something that i think that this should be a recall because of all of the complaints and listings on the web for the same problem. after reading further into the information i have found out that the cvt transmission is attached to a 3.5l six cylinder engine that is pushing more horsepower than the transmission can handle. therefore this is a deliberate neglect on the ford motor company and should make appropriate corrections to resolve the problem. *tr | |||
| 10/05/2012 | 57000 | ||
| When it gets below freezing, i get a wrench light and then there is no throttle response. a few weeks ago i was stuck in a snow storm with this problem. i ended up purchasing a carmd device and found out that it is a transmission valve body, but the local ford motor company insists that it is the complete transmission and wants to charge for something that i think that this should be a recall because of all of the complaints and listings on the web for the same problem. after reading further into the information i have found out that the cvt transmission is attached to a 3.5l six cylinder engine that is pushing more horsepower than the transmission can handle. therefore this is a deliberate neglect on the ford motor company and should make appropriate corrections to resolve the problem. | |||
| 12/14/2012 | 59519 | ||
| Started the car, headed out and check transmission came on. took to the dealer they came up with 2 codes, possible transmission, possible mechatronics. dealer recommended take home and if/when error messages appear bring the car back. car was fine for few miles then check transmission followed by check engine and immediate loss of power. took car back to dealer (used scanner to clear so i could drive). left at dealer for them to drive and get some answers. was told need a new transmission parts + labor around $6500-$7000. with a four month wait due to production back log. before this happened i loved this car.. hoping the dealer will work with me on trade in, can not afford a new car! | |||
| 11/21/2012 | 95000 | 1 | |
| My awd malfunction light is on and the all wheel drive does not work. *tr | |||
| 11/21/2012 | 95000 | ||
| My awd malfunction light is on and the all wheel drive does not work. | |||
| 08/15/2012 | 35000 | 1 | |
| The car jump in low speed and you have to apply the brakes, this was in direct drive or reverse. *tr | |||
| 08/15/2012 | 35000 | ||
| The car jump in low speed and you have to apply the brakes, this was in direct drive or reverse | |||
| 10/12/2011 | 101000 | 1 | |
| The vehicle began to surge on the hwy. the rpms would surge forward and relax to normal rpm speed. i received a recall letter a few day's ago. my worry is that i have taken it to repair facilities and they found nothing wrong. i am worried that i will have transmission problems because of the recall defect. i have read many posts about cvt transmission failure, it would appear that ford is doing nothing about the transmission problems. i have owned fords for over thirty years and if the cvt problems are not addressed. i will not buy another, my family will not buy again either. *tr | |||
| 08/15/2012 | 35000 | ||
| The car jump in low speed and you have to apply the brakes, this was in direct drive or reverse | |||
| 10/12/2011 | 101000 | 1 | |
| The vehicle began to surge on the hwy. the rpms would surge forward and relax to normal rpm speed. i received a recall letter a few day's ago. my worry is that i have taken it to repair facilities and they found nothing wrong. i am worried that i will have transmission problems because of the recall defect. i have read many posts about cvt transmission failure, it would appear that ford is doing nothing about the transmission problems. i have owned fords for over thirty years and if the cvt problems are not addressed. i will not buy another, my family will not buy again either. *tr | |||
| 08/15/2012 | 35000 | ||
| The car jump in low speed and you have to apply the brakes, this was in direct drive or reverse | |||
| 10/12/2011 | 101000 | ||
| The vehicle began to surge on the hwy. the rpms would surge forward and relax to normal rpm speed. i received a recall letter a few day's ago. my worry is that i have taken it to repair facilities and they found nothing wrong. i am worried that i will have transmission problems because of the recall defect. i have read many posts about cvt transmission failure, it would appear that ford is doing nothing about the transmission problems. i have owned fords for over thirty years and if the cvt problems are not addressed. i will not buy another, my family will not buy again either. | |||
| 07/09/2012 | 90000 | 1 | |
| Car surges when at low speeds without applying pressure of gas, transmission is shifting very wierd, kicks hard then the next day works. *tr | |||
| 07/09/2012 | 90000 | ||
| Car surges when at low speeds without applying pressure of gas, transmission is shifting very wierd, kicks hard then the next day works . | |||
| 08/21/2012 | 120000 | 1 | |
| Vehicle lunges or surges when at idle or low speeds in forward and reverse. *tr | |||
| 06/04/2012 | 125283 | 1 | |
| Car was parked in rear of apartment complex.when i put it in reverse it lunged back without my foot on the gas, smashing the rear of the car into the apartment building wall. i did have a seat belt on but the impact caused severe neck trauma as my head was turned at the time of impact. i shut the car off. approximately an hour later i started the car, put it in drive, and as i attempted to drive the car home, it would lose power, the wrench light would come on, and the car would have no transmission power. i had to pull the car over, turn it off and restart it. this happened repeatedly. the local ford dealership incorrectly diagnosed and charged me a repair for cleaning the sensor - and refused to refund me my diagnostic charges even though my car was not fixed. i did my own research to learn it was a throttle body issue. the service manager stated they would apply the credit towards replacing the throttle body....but not all the charges. they were horrible to deal with in customer service after completely failing to fix my car and charging me almost $500. *tr | |||
| 08/21/2012 | 120000 | 1 | |
| Vehicle lunges or surges when at idle or low speeds in forward and reverse. *tr | |||
| 06/04/2012 | 125283 | 1 | |
| Car was parked in rear of apartment complex.when i put it in reverse it lunged back without my foot on the gas, smashing the rear of the car into the apartment building wall. i did have a seat belt on but the impact caused severe neck trauma as my head was turned at the time of impact. i shut the car off. approximately an hour later i started the car, put it in drive, and as i attempted to drive the car home, it would lose power, the wrench light would come on, and the car would have no transmission power. i had to pull the car over, turn it off and restart it. this happened repeatedly. the local ford dealership incorrectly diagnosed and charged me a repair for cleaning the sensor - and refused to refund me my diagnostic charges even though my car was not fixed. i did my own research to learn it was a throttle body issue. the service manager stated they would apply the credit towards replacing the throttle body....but not all the charges. they were horrible to deal with in customer service after completely failing to fix my car and charging me almost $500. *tr | |||
| 02/12/2010 | 90000 | 1 | |
| When vehicle is complete stopped with brake applied, the vehicle will lunge forward. this happened numerous times during my two years of driving this vehicle until the transmission went completely out. several times i barely missed hitting the car in front of me. luckily i never pull up real close. ford is now 90 days out on getting a new transmission and the cost to replace it is more than the vehicle is worth. *tr | |||
| 10/09/2012 | 16000 | 1 | |
| Ford has not issued a recall on their cvt transmission. there were over 54 pages of complaints on one website. ford has also decided not to make a replacement part. therefore, the consumer is faced with a $6000.00 repair bill. there is no doubt the transmission is faulty as ford changed to a more reliable 6speed automatic. those of who have a nice vehicle are faced with oversized yard art as the common man can buy another car for the repair. trying to trade resulted in what will we do with it? nice answer. *tr | |||
| 06/07/2012 | 82000 | 1 | |
| The vehicle surges at low speeds, more frequently when a/c is on. *tr | |||
| 09/19/2012 | 113000 | 1 | |
| While maneuvering my vehicle in a small space (forward, reverse, turning the wheel) the car began to surge and lunge (has occurred before, but mostly in reverse.) there was loud whining when i turned the steering wheel (that began recently and is almost constant.) the engine began to rev loudly, the car trying to lunge even with the brake applied. i reversed the car several feet from the road for fear it would lunge into traffic. the engine light (1st time ever) and the wrench symbol came on. car went into limp mode, would not accelerate or exceed 30mph. (4th or 5th time this has happened in the one year i've owned the car.) diagnostic codes given by autozone on 9/19/12: p2106 (throttle actuator control system) & p061b (internal control module torque calculation performance error.) upon restart, engine light off. dealer was contacted, and on 9/26/12 i drove the car to repair shop. they said smart junction box melted, must replace (electronic chassis control module )before doing repairs to the throttle body, cvt and suddenly non-working a/c (was working prior). no repairs have been made to the vehicle as the dealership (not ford) refuses to honor the 36,000ml warranty with car. recent problems prior to 9/26/12:*highway driving (55+mph/sometimes using cruise) car revs high rpms/will not accelerate at all/resumes later*sputters/stalls/loses power when slowing/stopping (it does restart) instrument panel brightens/dims*power locks malfunctioning (unlock function works with fob only) often while driving car locks/unlocks continuously/car randomly unlocks after being parked/turned off*cd player not working/displayed error code/2 month later working again*security system function inconsistent/disables randomly*gears not engaging right away, then a loud noise and car surges/lunges into drive/reverse* lunging (mostly reverse) and surge/lunge when in drive/brake applied. *tr | |||
| 10/09/2012 | 16000 | 1 | |
| Ford has not issued a recall on their cvt transmission. there were over 54 pages of complaints on one website. ford has also decided not to make a replacement part. therefore, the consumer is faced with a $6000.00 repair bill. there is no doubt the transmission is faulty as ford changed to a more reliable 6speed automatic. those of who have a nice vehicle are faced with oversized yard art as the common man can buy another car for the repair. trying to trade resulted in what will we do with it? nice answer. *tr | |||
| 06/07/2012 | 82000 | 1 | |
| The vehicle surges at low speeds, more frequently when a/c is on. *tr | |||
| 09/19/2012 | 113000 | 1 | |
| While maneuvering my vehicle in a small space (forward, reverse, turning the wheel) the car began to surge and lunge (has occurred before, but mostly in reverse.) there was loud whining when i turned the steering wheel (that began recently and is almost constant.) the engine began to rev loudly, the car trying to lunge even with the brake applied. i reversed the car several feet from the road for fear it would lunge into traffic. the engine light (1st time ever) and the wrench symbol came on. car went into limp mode, would not accelerate or exceed 30mph. (4th or 5th time this has happened in the one year i've owned the car.) diagnostic codes given by autozone on 9/19/12: p2106 (throttle actuator control system) & p061b (internal control module torque calculation performance error.) upon restart, engine light off. dealer was contacted, and on 9/26/12 i drove the car to repair shop. they said smart junction box melted, must replace (electronic chassis control module )before doing repairs to the throttle body, cvt and suddenly non-working a/c (was working prior). no repairs have been made to the vehicle as the dealership (not ford) refuses to honor the 36,000ml warranty with car. recent problems prior to 9/26/12:*highway driving (55+mph/sometimes using cruise) car revs high rpms/will not accelerate at all/resumes later*sputters/stalls/loses power when slowing/stopping (it does restart) instrument panel brightens/dims*power locks malfunctioning (unlock function works with fob only) often while driving car locks/unlocks continuously/car randomly unlocks after being parked/turned off*cd player not working/displayed error code/2 month later working again*security system function inconsistent/disables randomly*gears not engaging right away, then a loud noise and car surges/lunges into drive/reverse* lunging (mostly reverse) and surge/lunge when in drive/brake applied. *tr | |||
| 10/09/2012 | 16000 | ||
| Ford has not issued a recall on their cvt transmission. there were over 54 pages of comlaints on one website. ford has also decided not to make a repalcement part. therefore, the consumer is faced with a $6000.00 repair bill. there is no doubt the transmission is faulty as ford changed to a more reliable 6speed automatic. those of who have a nice vehicle are faced with oversized yard art as the common man can buy another car for the repair. trying to trade resulted in what will we do with it? nice answer | |||
| 06/07/2012 | 82000 | ||
| The vehicle surges at low speeds, more frequently when a/c is on. | |||
| 09/19/2012 | 113000 | ||
| While maneuvering my vehicle in a small space (forward, reverse, turning the wheel) the car began to surge and lunge (has occurred before, but mostly in reverse.) there was loud whining when i turned the steering wheel (that began recently and is almost constant.) the engine began to rev loudly, the car trying to lunge even with the brake applied. i reversed the car several feet from the road for fear it would lunge into traffic. the engine light (1st time ever) and the wrench symbol came on. car went into limp mode, would not accelerate or exceed 30mph. (4th or 5th time this has happened in the one year i've owned the car.) diagnostic codes given by autozone on 9/19/12: p2106 (throttle actuator control system) & p061b (internal control module torque calculation performance error.) upon restart, engine light off. dealer was contacted, and on 9/26/12 i drove the car to repair shop. they said smart junction box melted, must replace (electronic chassis control module )before doing repairs to the throttle body, cvt and suddenly non-working a/c (was working prior). no repairs have been made to the vehicle as the dealership (not ford) refuses to honor the 36,000ml warranty with car. recent problems prior to 9/26/12:*highway driving (55+mph/sometimes using cruise) car revs high rpms/will not accelerate at all/resumes later*sputters/stalls/loses power when slowing/stopping (it does restart) instrument panel brightens/dims*power locks malfunctioning (unlock function works with fob only) often while driving car locks/unlocks continuously/car randomly unlocks after being parked/turned off*cd player not working/displayed error code/2 month later working again*security system function inconsistent/disables randomly*gears not engaging right away, then a loud noise and car surges/lunges into drive/reverse* lunging (mostly reverse) and surge/lunge when in drive/brake applied | |||
| 10/09/2012 | 16000 | ||
| Ford has not issued a recall on their cvt transmission. there were over 54 pages of comlaints on one website. ford has also decided not to make a repalcement part. therefore, the consumer is faced with a $6000.00 repair bill. there is no doubt the transmission is faulty as ford changed to a more reliable 6speed automatic. those of who have a nice vehicle are faced with oversized yard art as the common man can buy another car for the repair. trying to trade resulted in what will we do with it? nice answer | |||
| 06/07/2012 | 82000 | ||
| The vehicle surges at low speeds, more frequently when a/c is on. | |||
| 09/19/2012 | 113000 | ||
| While maneuvering my vehicle in a small space (forward, reverse, turning the wheel) the car began to surge and lunge (has occurred before, but mostly in reverse.) there was loud whining when i turned the steering wheel (that began recently and is almost constant.) the engine began to rev loudly, the car trying to lunge even with the brake applied. i reversed the car several feet from the road for fear it would lunge into traffic. the engine light (1st time ever) and the wrench symbol came on. car went into limp mode, would not accelerate or exceed 30mph. (4th or 5th time this has happened in the one year i've owned the car.) diagnostic codes given by autozone on 9/19/12: p2106 (throttle actuator control system) & p061b (internal control module torque calculation performance error.) upon restart, engine light off. dealer was contacted, and on 9/26/12 i drove the car to repair shop. they said smart junction box melted, must replace (electronic chassis control module )before doing repairs to the throttle body, cvt and suddenly non-working a/c (was working prior). no repairs have been made to the vehicle as the dealership (not ford) refuses to honor the 36,000ml warranty with car. recent problems prior to 9/26/12:*highway driving (55+mph/sometimes using cruise) car revs high rpms/will not accelerate at all/resumes later*sputters/stalls/loses power when slowing/stopping (it does restart) instrument panel brightens/dims*power locks malfunctioning (unlock function works with fob only) often while driving car locks/unlocks continuously/car randomly unlocks after being parked/turned off*cd player not working/displayed error code/2 month later working again*security system function inconsistent/disables randomly*gears not engaging right away, then a loud noise and car surges/lunges into drive/reverse* lunging (mostly reverse) and surge/lunge when in drive/brake applied | |||
| 11/14/2011 | 80000 | 1 | |
| The vehicle lurches/lunge just before stop. on numerous occasions, it would lurch/lunge just as it is stopping. has been going on for a year; had vehicle serviced/repaired but still continues to malfunction. *tr | |||
| 01/14/2007 | 1 | ||
| I've had problems with this vehicle numerous times over the past few years. i filed a complaint on here once but do not remember the dates or the username/password i used. this vehicle is the worst car i have ever owned. i've sunk thousands into repairs in the last couple of years. i've had instrument cluster replaced 4 times, replaced engine mounts, my a/c compressor went out on it, throttle body replaced. and now it sits on blocks we thought was the fuel pump went out so replaced it. didn't do any good. not sure what it is the instrument cluster still doesn't work correctly, it was surging til the day the other day when it just wont go anymore, it will start and run but won't go. i was told it could be numerous things, throttle body again, instrument cluster still not right, might be my transmission, could be my pedal throttle sensor, fuel switch out..........so what do i do nickel and penny everything i have into a lemon that obviously the nhtsa nor ford care about. i'm a single mother with two children, we live 7 miles from town...and now i have no transportation. i bought this vehicle in 2005 and paid quite a bit for it. its like toilet paper or diapers....disposable! i will never purchase a ford again. *tr | |||
| 09/19/2012 | 113000 | ||
| While maneuvering my vehicle in a small space (forward, reverse, turning the wheel) the car began to surge and lunge (has occurred before, but mostly in reverse.) there was loud whining when i turned the steering wheel (that began recently and is almost constant.) the engine began to rev loudly, the car trying to lunge even with the brake applied. i reversed the car several feet from the road for fear it would lunge into traffic. the engine light (1st time ever) and the wrench symbol came on. car went into limp mode, would not accelerate or exceed 30mph. (4th or 5th time this has happened in the one year i've owned the car.) diagnostic codes given by autozone on 9/19/12: p2106 (throttle actuator control system) & p061b (internal control module torque calculation performance error.) upon restart, engine light off. dealer was contacted, and on 9/26/12 i drove the car to repair shop. they said smart junction box melted, must replace (electronic chassis control module )before doing repairs to the throttle body, cvt and suddenly non-working a/c (was working prior). no repairs have been made to the vehicle as the dealership (not ford) refuses to honor the 36,000ml warranty with car. recent problems prior to 9/26/12:*highway driving (55+mph/sometimes using cruise) car revs high rpms/will not accelerate at all/resumes later*sputters/stalls/loses power when slowing/stopping (it does restart) instrument panel brightens/dims*power locks malfunctioning (unlock function works with fob only) often while driving car locks/unlocks continuously/car randomly unlocks after being parked/turned off*cd player not working/displayed error code/2 month later working again*security system function inconsistent/disables randomly*gears not engaging right away, then a loud noise and car surges/lunges into drive/reverse* lunging (mostly reverse) and surge/lunge when in drive/brake applied | |||
| 11/14/2011 | 80000 | ||
| The vehicle lurches/lunge just before stop. on numerous occassions, it would lurch/lunge just as it is stopping. has been going on for a year; had vehicle serviced/repaired but still continues to malfunction. | |||
| 01/14/2007 | 1 | ||
| I've had problems with this vehicle numerous times over the past few years. i filed a complaint on here once but do not remember the dates or the username/password i used. this vehicle is the worst car i have ever owned. i've sunk thousands into repairs in the last couple of years. i've had instrument cluster replaced 4 times, replaced engine mounts, my a/c compressor went out on it, throttle body replaced. and now it sits on blocks we thought was the fuel pump went out so replaced it. didn't do any good. not sure what it is the instrument cluster still doesn't work correctly, it was surging til the day the other day when it just wont go anymore, it will start and run but won't go. i was told it could be numerous things, throttle body again, instrument cluster still not right, might be my transmission, could be my pedal throttle sensor, fuel switch out..........so what do i do nickel and penny everything i have into a lemon that obviously the nhtsa nor ford care about. i'm a single mother with two children, we live 7 miles from town...and now i have no transportation. i bought this vehicle in 2005 and paid quite a bit for it. its like toilet paper or diapers....disposable! i will never purchase a ford again. *tr | |||
| 11/14/2011 | 80000 | ||
| The vehicle lurches/lunge just before stop. on numerous occassions, it would lurch/lunge just as it is stopping. has been going on for a year; had vehicle serviced/repaired but still continues to malfunction. | |||
| 06/01/2012 | 125000 | ||
| When at a stop, our car lunges when you press on the gas pedal, forward or reverse. there is a hesitation after pushing on the pedal than it leaps forward or reverse. i was told from a dealer that it needed the throttle body cleaned and was told the same from a transmission shop. the transmission shop informed me of some problems ford was having with this transmission. i looked it up on line and seen many complaints. i cleaned it and it seemed to fix the problem. a couple of months ago, it started the lunging again. this morning, the car shuttered and stopped and several lights on the dash lit up, wrench, motor. the car wouldn't move, it wouldn't even rev up. it stranded my wife on the side of the road. i came to meet her and had it towed to our house. i cleaned the throttle body again. when i got in to try it, all the lights were no longer there but it still lunges. very afraid to let my wife drive it again with the possibility of being stranded. | |||
| 11/01/2012 | 130000 | 1 | |
| Total transmission failure... *tr | |||
| 11/01/2012 | 130000 | ||
| Total transmission failure... | |||
| 10/15/2012 | 57624 | 1 | |
| The weather was below freezing and the wrench light came on. i taken it to the local for dealer and he mentioned that it was the crv transmission, but no additional error codes. the problems along with the wrench light was the motor would not accelerate and the was no indication on what was going on. when the temperatures were above freezing the wrench light was out and everything seemed to be ok. but now after several of the wrench lights, now i have a check engine light and it seams like i have lost engine power. the local dealer has told me that if it persists i will need a new transmission and that will be in access of $4,750.00. i believe after reading the online messages in edmunds.com and reading that this is over 170,000 ford freestyles there has to be a definite problem here. will the lemon law cover this problem since i have under 60,000 miles. *tr | |||
| 11/01/2012 | 130000 | ||
| Total transmission failure... | |||
| 10/15/2012 | 57624 | 1 | |
| The weather was below freezing and the wrench light came on. i taken it to the local for dealer and he mentioned that it was the crv transmission, but no additional error codes. the problems along with the wrench light was the motor would not accelerate and the was no indication on what was going on. when the temperatures were above freezing the wrench light was out and everything seemed to be ok. but now after several of the wrench lights, now i have a check engine light and it seams like i have lost engine power. the local dealer has told me that if it persists i will need a new transmission and that will be in access of $4,750.00. i believe after reading the online messages in edmunds.com and reading that this is over 170,000 ford freestyles there has to be a definite problem here. will the lemon law cover this problem since i have under 60,000 miles. *tr | |||
| 10/15/2012 | 57624 | ||
| The weather was below freezing and the wrench light came on. i taken it to the local for dealer and he mentioned that it was the crv transmission, but no additional error codes. the problems along with the wrench light was the motor would not accelerate and the was no indication on what was going on. when the temperatures were above freezing the wrench light was out and everything seemed to be ok. but now after several of the wrench lights, now i have a check engine light and it seams like i have lost engine power. the local dealer has told me that if it persists i will need a new transmission and that will be in access of $4,750.00. i believe after reading the online messages in edmunds.com and reading that this is over 170,000 ford freestyles there has to be a definite problem here. will the lemon law cover this problem since i have under 60,000 miles. | |||
| 10/24/2012 | 140000 | 1 | |
| Engine sputter then failure. then computer error states, fail safe engine mode. diagnostic reveals throttle body failure. common problem according to service department recall pending, why won't u act. web full of this complaint. *tr | |||
| 05/30/2012 | 110000 | ||
| Hello, in may this year the transmission started failing on my vehicle. i am the third owner. the previous owner, who works at ford dealership, told me that he had to replace all electronics and sensors on the transmission ($1500 parts and labor). i took the car to several mechanic shops and at every shop i was told the transmission has to be replaced (estimates ranged between $2800 and $5000). i bought a used transmission from a 2006 model ($2100) and had it replaced by a mechanic ($700 for labor). now the transmission is beginning to fail again. last week it began producing loud noise and vibration. everywhere i look on the web i see owners of ford freestyle complaining about the same issue! here is an example: http://townhall-talk.edmunds.com/direct/view/.f0d8ce7 i'm sure if you google up ford freestyle transmission you'll find a lot more complaints and you probably have a lot of complaints filed already! i think it is time that ford acknowledged that they produced a defective car and recalled the entire 2005-2007 ford freestyle series for a free transmission replacement! this issue is very dangerous. the car suddenly loses power without any warning and stalls. we got stalled in the middle of traffic on the highway (i-288) and only escaped an accident by a miracle! thank you for your time and consideration! | |||
| 08/07/2012 | 57000 | 1 | |
| In august 2012, my 2005 freestyle surged while in reverse with my wheels at full cut as i was backing out of my driveway, as i have been doing for the last 40 years. as i took my foot off of the gas pedal to apply the brake to switch to drive from reverse, the car surged in reverse, and the right corner of my rear bumper impacted my neighbors truck behind his front door, causing me to report the accident to my insurance company to repair his vehicle. i told the agent at my insurance company i had read about this surging problem in the freestyle forums, and asked if the accident would be contributed to mechanical failure due to defective part, rather than driver error, as i stated before i have been backing out of this driveway for 40 years with 70's lincolns and cadillacs, all cars 5 feet longer than the freestyle, without incident. her reply was that if there was a recall due to this problem, then yes, it would be attributed to mechanical failure. my question is, i know the nhtsa was investigating this last year, has there been any conclusion to this investigation? if anyone has an update, can you please contact me at fcejr55yahoo.com with the information. i know it says not to use my e-mail address, but how else will somebody be able to contact me? any help will be greatly appreciated. [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6). *tr | |||
| 10/03/2012 | 58000 | 1 | |
| I started my car backed out of the driveway and put the car in drive. when i went to press on the gas pedal it seemed like it wasn't in drive. i looked and it was in drive and then i looked and my engine fail safe mode light was on. i drove slowly to service station and they said that i need a new throttle body after putting it on there testing machine. *tr | |||
| 07/16/2012 | 84000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2005 ford freestyle. the contact stated while driving 50 mph, the transmission warning light illuminated. the contact decelerated to 40 mph as the vehicle began to lunge forward abnormally. the vehicle was taken to a dealer for diagnosis and the contact was informed that the transmission would need to be replaced. the vehicle was repaired. the failure recurred. the vehicle was returned to the dealer, who stated that the transmission would need to be replaced again however, they did not have the necessary parts to complete the repair. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where the transmission was rebuilt however, the failure recurred. the contact was informed that there was an electrical problem that was causing the recurring transmission failure. the vehicle was not further repaired. the failure mileage was 84,000 and the current mileage was 85,000. kmj | |||
| 07/16/2012 | 85000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2005 ford freestyle. the contact stated while driving 50 mph the transmission light illuminated. the contact slowed down to 40 mph and the vehicle began to lunge forward independently. the vehicle was taken to a dealer for diagnosis and was informed the transmission would need to be replaced. the vehicle was repaired. the day the vehicle was returned from the dealer the failure recurred. the vehicle was returned to the dealer who stated the transmission would need to be replaced again however they did not have parts. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and the transmission was rebuilt. the failure recurred. the contact was informed that there was an electrical problem that was causing the transmission failure. the vehicle had not been repaired. the failure mileage was 84,000 and the current mileage was 85,000. dt | |||
| 08/17/2012 | 104000 | 1 | |
| Went to start my 2005 ford freestyle - the rpms on the vehicle increased slightly, the wrench, traction control and engine light came on, when i put the car in reverse, there was a loud thunk noise. i turned the engine off and tried it again. same thing, i had to drive it approx. 2 miles, there was no power, but it got me to my class. when i came back out to my car an hour an a half later, only the engine light came on and the vehicle drove normally. since then i have had it to the dealer to diagnose. at first they said it was the transmission that would need to be replaced. this is a $4000 repair. the diagnostic codes were generic and they could not tell for sure what the problem was. this behavior usually starts after the vehicle has sat for a few hours. when all the lights first come on, it says it has had a data transmission error. i turn off the car and restart. this usually resets the computer in some way. when only the engine light comes on, it will say check engine, check transmission. sometimes no lights come on. it drives normally. i took it back to the dealer so they could experience the whole issue first thing in the morning. they have now said that it is a short in the instrument cluster. the repair will be $1025.00, but they can not guarantee that this will resolve the issue for sure. i have also experienced where the lights will come on while i am driving. i have to turn my vehicle off in traffic to reset it. this is not real safe. i see that my year of car and newer has had several complaints for this issue and a lunging issue. i will be contacting ford tomorrow to see if i can get some help on this issue. *tr | |||
| 04/10/2010 | 95500 | 1 | |
| The day i bought me car there was problems. the front passenger side was soak with water ands the dealerships response was to use the heating system to dry it. the car had a high pitch noise and the gears seemed to be tight. if my foot was not on the brake even on an up hill climb the car would roll forward. when i accelerate it revs very high and did not drop much and when you take your foot off the gas it plummets. at about odometer 129689 my car started to sound like a mack truck and it increase it noise level. i was told i need to replace the transmission and it is a special transmission...one of a kind so a used one will run about 2500, a brand new one from ford will cost around $5k and that does not include labor. also to rebuild the one you have will cost you because they have to buy another use transmission from another freestyle and then combine the 2. my odometer is at 136701 today my car is still running somewhat but any day it will explode and die. trust me ford is well aware of the problem(s) and will not recall the part(s) unless someone gets hurt or is killed. i will never buy another ford! they have lost me as a supporter! they only make junk cars or lemons. i wish i realized at the time of purchase that it was a lemon and transmission was already bad. the ford dealership knew and sold it to me with a smile. i had them fix one thing and they said they will fix that part and there was nothing else? why would they sell a damage car? if you have a freestyle get rid of it if you can!!!! ford does not take pride in their workmanship nor stand behind their product. *tr | |||
| 08/01/2011 | 115000 | 1 | |
| For quite some time, my 2005 ford freestyle lunges and will stall when operating at low speeds (parking, and backing up) with the air conditioning on. it either lunges forward or backwards (if in reverse), then stalls and goes into failsafe mode. this is very annoying. the car should not do this. now it's happening when idling at stop lights or in traffic with the air conditioning on...which is great in rush hour traffic in florida when it's 95 degrees outside...having to drive around with the windows down because i can't drive with air on or car will stall is highly annoying. with all the other complaints this should be a recall. the car has 147k miles on it (mostly highway) and i love my car. the lunging is scary though. i'm having to look for parking spaces with limited neighbors so we don't lunge into another car. *tr | |||
| 04/10/2010 | 95500 | 1 | |
| The day i bought me car there was problems. the front passenger side was soak with water ands the dealerships response was to use the heating system to dry it. the car had a high pitch noise and the gears seemed to be tight. if my foot was not on the brake even on an up hill climb the car would roll forward. when i accelerate it revs very high and did not drop much and when you take your foot off the gas it plummets. at about odometer 129689 my car started to sound like a mack truck and it increase it noise level. i was told i need to replace the transmission and it is a special transmission...one of a kind so a used one will run about 2500, a brand new one from ford will cost around $5k and that does not include labor. also to rebuild the one you have will cost you because they have to buy another use transmission from another freestyle and then combine the 2. my odometer is at 136701 today my car is still running somewhat but any day it will explode and die. trust me ford is well aware of the problem(s) and will not recall the part(s) unless someone gets hurt or is killed. i will never buy another ford! they have lost me as a supporter! they only make junk cars or lemons. i wish i realized at the time of purchase that it was a lemon and transmission was already bad. the ford dealership knew and sold it to me with a smile. i had them fix one thing and they said they will fix that part and there was nothing else? why would they sell a damage car? if you have a freestyle get rid of it if you can!!!! ford does not take pride in their workmanship nor stand behind their product. *tr | |||
| 08/01/2011 | 115000 | 1 | |
| For quite some time, my 2005 ford freestyle lunges and will stall when operating at low speeds (parking, and backing up) with the air conditioning on. it either lunges forward or backwards (if in reverse), then stalls and goes into failsafe mode. this is very annoying. the car should not do this. now it's happening when idling at stop lights or in traffic with the air conditioning on...which is great in rush hour traffic in florida when it's 95 degrees outside...having to drive around with the windows down because i can't drive with air on or car will stall is highly annoying. with all the other complaints this should be a recall. the car has 147k miles on it (mostly highway) and i love my car. the lunging is scary though. i'm having to look for parking spaces with limited neighbors so we don't lunge into another car. *tr | |||
| 04/10/2010 | 95500 | ||
| The day i bought me car there was problems. the front passanger side was soak with water ands the dealerships response was to use the heating system to dry it. the car had a high pitch noise and the gears seemed to be tight. if my foot was not on the brake even on an up hill climb the car would roll forward. when i excelerate it reves very high and did not drop much and when you take your foot off the gas it plummets. at about odometer 129689 my car started to sound like a mack truck and it increase it noise level. i was told i need to replace the transmission and it is a special transmission...one of a kind so a used one will run about 2500, a brand new one from ford will cost around $5k and that does not include labor. also to rebuild the one you have will cost you because they have to buy another use transmission from another freestyle and then combine the 2. my odometer is at 136701 today my car is still running somewhat but any day it will explode and die. trust me ford is well aware of the problem(s) and will not recall the part(s) unless someone gets hurt or is killed. i will never buy another ford! they have lost me as a supporter! they only make junk cars or lemons. i wish i realized at the time of purchase that it was a lemon and transmission was already bad. the ford dealership knew and sold it to me with a smile. i had them fix one thing and they said they will fix that part and there was nothing else? why would they sell a damage car? if you have a freestyle get rid of it if you can!!!! ford does not take pride in their workmanship nor stand behind their product. | |||
| 08/01/2011 | 115000 | ||
| For quite some time, my 2005 ford freestyle lunges and will stall when operating at low speeds (parking, and backing up) with the air conditioning on. it either lunges forward or backwards (if in reverse), then stalls and goes into failsafe mode. this is very annoying. the car should not do this. now it's happening when idling at stop lights or in traffic with the air conditioning on...which is great in rush hour traffic in florida when it's 95 degrees outside...having to drive around with the windows down because i can't drive with air on or car will stall is highly annoying. with all the other complaints this should be a recall. the car has 147k miles on it (mostly highway) and i love my car. the lunging is scary though. i'm having to look for parking spaces with limited neighbors so we don't lunge into another car. | |||
| 09/01/2012 | 125325 | 1 | |
| For the past few months my car has been lunging forward or backward when going at a low speed. for example, going into or coming out of a parking space, in a drive thru line, or waiting at a traffic light. the problem seem worse when it is hot outside and/or the air is on. yesterday the problem happen again, engine stalled and when i restarted the car the check engine light came on. i have had a few near misses with the problem, coming close to hitting a little girl in a parking lot and almost running into a car at a drive thru line just to name a couple. i remember hearing about the same problem last year and am very shocked to see that ford is taking a chance with peoples lives like this, why has there not been a recall issued to fix the problem? *tr | |||
| 04/10/2010 | 95500 | ||
| The day i bought me car there was problems. the front passanger side was soak with water ands the dealerships response was to use the heating system to dry it. the car had a high pitch noise and the gears seemed to be tight. if my foot was not on the brake even on an up hill climb the car would roll forward. when i excelerate it reves very high and did not drop much and when you take your foot off the gas it plummets. at about odometer 129689 my car started to sound like a mack truck and it increase it noise level. i was told i need to replace the transmission and it is a special transmission...one of a kind so a used one will run about 2500, a brand new one from ford will cost around $5k and that does not include labor. also to rebuild the one you have will cost you because they have to buy another use transmission from another freestyle and then combine the 2. my odometer is at 136701 today my car is still running somewhat but any day it will explode and die. trust me ford is well aware of the problem(s) and will not recall the part(s) unless someone gets hurt or is killed. i will never buy another ford! they have lost me as a supporter! they only make junk cars or lemons. i wish i realized at the time of purchase that it was a lemon and transmission was already bad. the ford dealership knew and sold it to me with a smile. i had them fix one thing and they said they will fix that part and there was nothing else? why would they sell a damage car? if you have a freestyle get rid of it if you can!!!! ford does not take pride in their workmanship nor stand behind their product. | |||
| 08/01/2011 | 115000 | ||
| For quite some time, my 2005 ford freestyle lunges and will stall when operating at low speeds (parking, and backing up) with the air conditioning on. it either lunges forward or backwards (if in reverse), then stalls and goes into failsafe mode. this is very annoying. the car should not do this. now it's happening when idling at stop lights or in traffic with the air conditioning on...which is great in rush hour traffic in florida when it's 95 degrees outside...having to drive around with the windows down because i can't drive with air on or car will stall is highly annoying. with all the other complaints this should be a recall. the car has 147k miles on it (mostly highway) and i love my car. the lunging is scary though. i'm having to look for parking spaces with limited neighbors so we don't lunge into another car. | |||
| 09/01/2012 | 125325 | 1 | |
| For the past few months my car has been lunging forward or backward when going at a low speed. for example, going into or coming out of a parking space, in a drive thru line, or waiting at a traffic light. the problem seem worse when it is hot outside and/or the air is on. yesterday the problem happen again, engine stalled and when i restarted the car the check engine light came on. i have had a few near misses with the problem, coming close to hitting a little girl in a parking lot and almost running into a car at a drive thru line just to name a couple. i remember hearing about the same problem last year and am very shocked to see that ford is taking a chance with peoples lives like this, why has there not been a recall issued to fix the problem? *tr | |||
| 08/16/2012 | 96000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2005 ford freestyle. the contact stated as he came to a stop sign there was a sudden increase on engine rpms. the contact mentioned that he engaged the brake pedal but it failed to stop the vehicle. however, the contact was able to turn the vehicle off and restart it in order to reset the system. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnosed that the mechatronics control unit needed to be replaced. the remedy failed to repair the problem. the vehicle was taken back to the dealer who diagnosed that the throttle body needed to be replaced. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the vin was unknown. the failure mileage was 96,000 and the current mileage was 98,000. pmb | |||
| 08/16/2012 | 96000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2005 ford freestyle. the contact stated as he come to a stop sign the rpms increase excessively. the brake pedal had to be depressing hard to keep the vehicle from moving. the contact turned the vehicle off and on to reset itself. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who stated he needed a new mechtronics unit which was a part of the transmission. that was replaced at a cost of $1,200 to the contact two weeks prior and the same failure remains. the vehicle was taken back to the dealer who now stated the vehicle needs a new throttle body at a cost of $800. the manufacturer was not notified. the vin was unknown. the failure mileage was 96,000 and the current mileage was 98,000. mw | |||
| 08/15/2012 | 90100 | 1 | |
| While coming to a stop the car started making a helicopter sound, and the check transmission and check trac control lights started flashing as was the awd malfunction light. *tr | |||
| 02/21/2011 | 110000 | 1 | |
| The cars wrench light and engine light come on while sitting on hot days with the a/c on. when this happens it goes into a fail safe mode that allows only 15mph and it surges real bad in forward or reverse with a very loud and sudden thunk when putting it in gear. there needs to be a recall on this pos transmission as i am not the only one with these issues. i know many other freestyle owners in my area alone that have the same exact problems. *tr | |||
| 07/29/2010 | 95000 | 1 | |
| The car had been making a low groaning noise for a few months and the mechanics were unable to detect any issues. my wife was driving on the highway at approximately 55mph when a loud blast came from the underside of the car. the transmission literally exploded and blew a hole in the housing and sent metal everywhere. there was an obvious sudden loss of power and the brakes were compromised because the metal had severed the brake line as well. the car was safely brought to a stop and then towed to a mechanic where it ended up having a transmission replacement for nearly $4,000. we had been having intermittent issues with sudden engine surges dating back to well before the transmission incident and continuing even to this day. it was not until finding recent information that i related these two incidents to each other. this last spring we also had the engine mounts replaced as well. i recall seeing that listed in several reports as well. *tr | |||
| 08/01/2012 | 156000 | 1 | |
| After coming home from a trip to the grocery store, about 5 mile total round trip; i pulled into my garage. with my foot on the brake and about to move the gear lever from drive to park, the car suddenly surged forward hitting a metal storage shelf. the car surged 5 feet forward while engine rpms increased from idle (about 800) to 2500 instantly and uncommanded with absolutely no throttle increase or input. it damaged the front of my car. our freestyle does this often. i normally can catch it. it always happens at low speed or while the car is stopped. it happens both in drive and reverse. i have since had to discontinue letting my 18 and 16 year old son and daughter drive the vehicle because of the danger involved in these uncontrolled surges. *tr | |||
| 08/17/2012 | 117000 | 1 | |
| When hot and typically with the air conditioning on the car will surge forward during backup and slow maneuvering. occasionally it will also die. it is extremely dangerous. almost hit a couple of students while in pullman. even happens with the foot on the brake. i am really surprised there has not been a recall for this. this is putting ford and high risk for a major lawsuit. *tr | |||
| 08/15/2012 | 90100 | ||
| While coming to a stop the car started making a helicopter sound, and the check transmission and check trac control lights started flashing as was the awd malfunction light | |||
| 02/21/2011 | 110000 | 1 | |
| The cars wrench light and engine light come on while sitting on hot days with the a/c on. when this happens it goes into a fail safe mode that allows only 15mph and it surges real bad in forward or reverse with a very loud and sudden thunk when putting it in gear. there needs to be a recall on this pos transmission as i am not the only one with these issues. i know many other freestyle owners in my area alone that have the same exact problems. *tr | |||
| 07/29/2010 | 95000 | 1 | |
| The car had been making a low groaning noise for a few months and the mechanics were unable to detect any issues. my wife was driving on the highway at approximately 55mph when a loud blast came from the underside of the car. the transmission literally exploded and blew a hole in the housing and sent metal everywhere. there was an obvious sudden loss of power and the brakes were compromised because the metal had severed the brake line as well. the car was safely brought to a stop and then towed to a mechanic where it ended up having a transmission replacement for nearly $4,000. we had been having intermittent issues with sudden engine surges dating back to well before the transmission incident and continuing even to this day. it was not until finding recent information that i related these two incidents to each other. this last spring we also had the engine mounts replaced as well. i recall seeing that listed in several reports as well. *tr | |||
| 08/17/2012 | 117000 | 1 | |
| When hot and typically with the air conditioning on the car will surge forward during backup and slow maneuvering. occasionally it will also die. it is extremely dangerous. almost hit a couple of students while in pullman. even happens with the foot on the brake. i am really surprised there has not been a recall for this. this is putting ford and high risk for a major lawsuit. *tr | |||
| 08/15/2012 | 90100 | ||
| While coming to a stop the car started making a helicopter sound, and the check transmission and check trac control lights started flashing as was the awd malfunction light | |||
| 02/21/2011 | 110000 | ||
| The cars wrench light and engine light come on while sitting on hot days with the a/c on. when this happens it goes into a fail safe mode that allows only 15mph and it surges real bad in forward or reverse with a very loud and sudden thunk when putting it in gear. there needs to be a recall on this pos transmission as i am not the only one with these issues. i know many other freestyle owners in my area alone that have the same exact problems. | |||
| 07/29/2010 | 95000 | ||
| The car had been making a low groaning noise for a few months and the mechanics were unable to detect any issues. my wife was driving on the highway at approximately 55mph when a loud blast came from the underside of the car. the transmission literally exploded and blew a hole in the housing and sent metal everywhere. there was an obvious sudden loss of power and the brakes were compromised because the metal had severed the brake line as well. the car was safely brought to a stop and then towed to a mechanic where it ended up having a transmission replacement for nearly $4,000. we had been having intermittent issues with sudden engine surges dating back to well before the transmission incident and continuing even to this day. it was not until finding recent information that i related these two incidents to each other. this last spring we also had the engine mounts replaced as well. i recall seeing that listed in several reports as well. | |||
| 08/01/2012 | 156000 | 1 | |
| After coming home from a trip to the grocery store, about 5 mile total round trip; i pulled into my garage. with my foot on the brake and about to move the gear lever from drive to park, the car suddenly surged forward hitting a metal storage shelf. the car surged 5 feet forward while engine rpms increased from idle (about 800) to 2500 instantly and uncommanded with absolutely no throttle increase or input. it damaged the front of my car. our freestyle does this often. i normally can catch it. it always happens at low speed or while the car is stopped. it happens both in drive and reverse. i have since had to discontinue letting my 18 and 16 year old son and daughter drive the vehicle because of the danger involved in these uncontrolled surges. *tr | |||
| 08/17/2012 | 117000 | 1 | |
| When hot and typically with the air conditioning on the car will surge forward during backup and slow maneuvering. occasionally it will also die. it is extremely dangerous. almost hit a couple of students while in pullman. even happens with the foot on the brake. i am really surprised there has not been a recall for this. this is putting ford and high risk for a major lawsuit. *tr | |||
| 08/01/2012 | 82100 | 1 | |
| Vehicle lunging. this has happened to the car twice now. both times with my entire family with me. husband and two daughter of 10 and 12. while sitting in the car, with the ac running, we placed the car in either drive or reverse and the vehicle went high speed ahead without any pressure on the gas petal. instead the brake petal was applied. thank the good lord, no one was behind me or in front of me ... since i was in a busy store parking lot both times! the second time it happened, as we continued to drive, the engine would surge or lose power along with the wrench(transmission) light coming on. this went on for 3 miles down road in heavy traffic with these problems. eventually it felt back to normal. we went to a garage and they said the transmission was going in the car. this problem i see is very prevalent in this car. why is nothing being done? someone will be killed before this is resolved.. i am sorry to say! car is still at garage and not repaired. last word was that the transmission was on backorder. there are none available at this time. i have bought 5 ford vehicles and this may be the last. *tr | |||
| 02/21/2011 | 110000 | ||
| The cars wrench light and engine light come on while sitting on hot days with the a/c on. when this happens it goes into a fail safe mode that allows only 15mph and it surges real bad in forward or reverse with a very loud and sudden thunk when putting it in gear. there needs to be a recall on this pos transmission as i am not the only one with these issues. i know many other freestyle owners in my area alone that have the same exact problems. | |||
| 07/29/2010 | 95000 | ||
| The car had been making a low groaning noise for a few months and the mechanics were unable to detect any issues. my wife was driving on the highway at approximately 55mph when a loud blast came from the underside of the car. the transmission literally exploded and blew a hole in the housing and sent metal everywhere. there was an obvious sudden loss of power and the brakes were compromised because the metal had severed the brake line as well. the car was safely brought to a stop and then towed to a mechanic where it ended up having a transmission replacement for nearly $4,000. we had been having intermittent issues with sudden engine surges dating back to well before the transmission incident and continuing even to this day. it was not until finding recent information that i related these two incidents to each other. this last spring we also had the engine mounts replaced as well. i recall seeing that listed in several reports as well. | |||
| 08/17/2012 | 117000 | 1 | |
| When hot and typically with the air conditioning on the car will surge forward during backup and slow maneuvering. occasionally it will also die. it is extremely dangerous. almost hit a couple of students while in pullman. even happens with the foot on the brake. i am really surprised there has not been a recall for this. this is putting ford and high risk for a major lawsuit. *tr | |||
| 08/01/2012 | 82100 | 1 | |
| Vehicle lunging. this has happened to the car twice now. both times with my entire family with me. husband and two daughter of 10 and 12. while sitting in the car, with the ac running, we placed the car in either drive or reverse and the vehicle went high speed ahead without any pressure on the gas petal. instead the brake petal was applied. thank the good lord, no one was behind me or in front of me ... since i was in a busy store parking lot both times! the second time it happened, as we continued to drive, the engine would surge or lose power along with the wrench(transmission) light coming on. this went on for 3 miles down road in heavy traffic with these problems. eventually it felt back to normal. we went to a garage and they said the transmission was going in the car. this problem i see is very prevalent in this car. why is nothing being done? someone will be killed before this is resolved.. i am sorry to say! car is still at garage and not repaired. last word was that the transmission was on backorder. there are none available at this time. i have bought 5 ford vehicles and this may be the last. *tr | |||
| 05/01/2012 | 87000 | 1 | |
| Shifting from park to reverse or to drive causes a dangerous spike in rpms and the car tries to take off with no foot on gas pedal. seems to be increasing more and more and gives a feeling that the brakes won't hold the car from taking off on day. makes me fearful for parking lot areas or driveway areas. seems very dangerous and have heard that ford will not do anything about problem no matter what. *tr | |||
| 08/01/2012 | 82100 | ||
| Vehicle lunging. this has happened to the car twice now. both times with my entire family with me. husband and two daughter of 10 and 12. while sitting in the car, with the ac running, we placed the car in either drive or reverse and the vehicle went high speed ahead without any pressure on the gas petal. instead the brake petal was applied. thank the good lord, no one was behind me or in front of me ... since i was in a busy store parking lot both times! the second time it happened, as we continued to drive, the engine would surge or lose power along with the wrench(transmission) light coming on. this went on for 3 miles down road in heavy traffic with these problems. eventually it felt back to normal. we went to a garage and they said the transmission was going in the car. this problem i see is very prevalent in this car. why is nothing being done? someone will be killed before this is resolved.. i am sorry to say! car is still at garage and not repaired. last word was that the transmission was on backorder. there are none available at this time. i have bought 5 ford vehicles and this may be the last. | |||
| 05/01/2012 | 87000 | 1 | |
| Shifting from park to reverse or to drive causes a dangerous spike in rpms and the car tries to take off with no foot on gas pedal. seems to be increasing more and more and gives a feeling that the brakes won't hold the car from taking off on day. makes me fearful for parking lot areas or driveway areas. seems very dangerous and have heard that ford will not do anything about problem no matter what. *tr | |||
| 05/01/2012 | 87000 | ||
| Shifting from park to reverse or to drive causes a dangerous spike in rpms and the car tries to take off with no foot on gas pedal. seems to be increasing more and more and gives a feeling that the brakes won't hold the car from taking off on day. makes me fearful for parking lot areas or driveway areas. seems very dangerous and have heard that ford will not do anything about problem no matter what. | |||
| 08/07/2012 | 101000 | 1 | |
| My ford freestyle it raves on it's own with out me stepping on the gas. it also trys and takes off on its own it has done it various times. i just got it out the dealership on 8/7/12 due to ac compressor took the dealership a whole week to fix went to pick it up left the dealer and it started accelerating on its on and trying to take off whitout me stepping on the gas. the next day 8/8/12 i went to work when i got to our gate at my job i was getting my badge to open the gate and it started doing it again when i was parking reverse it accelerated and then it died on me it read system failure, i turned on the car again and it did it again and then it shut off again reading system failure. i took it back to the dealership after work thinking they must have did something wrong now there telling me its the throttle body and i have to pay another deductible to get it fixed. there goes 2 deductible payments back to back! they need to recall this part back i looked online and many people are having the same issue! *tr | |||
| 08/07/2012 | 101000 | ||
| My ford freestyle it raves on it's own with out me stepping on the gas. it also trys and takes off on its own it has done it various times. i just got it out the dealership on 8/7/12 due to ac compressor took the dealership a whole week to fix went to pick it up left the dealer and it started accelerating on its on and trying to take off whitout me stepping on the gas. the next day 8/8/12 i went to work when i got to our gate at my job i was getting my badge to open the gate and it started doing it again when i was parking reverse it accelerated and then it died on me it read system failure, i turned on the car again and it did it again and then it shut off again reading system failure. i took it back to the dealership after work thinking they must have did something wrong now there telling me its the throttle body and i have to pay another deductible to get it fixed. there goes 2 deductible payments back to back! they need to recall this part back i looked online and many people are having the same issue! | |||
| 08/06/2012 | 57445 | 1 | |
| Recently, my 2005 ford freestyle began lunging forward at slow speeds, and yesterday it did it twice in heavy traffic. i took it to big country ford and they are trying to tell me it is my water-pump and air conditioner compressor. they also said my motor mount was broken, which was a common problem with the freestyles and taurus x models. as i read online, the lunging problems seem to be common with these. *tr | |||
| 04/14/2011 | 48000 | 1 | |
| Lunging when switching gears. *tr | |||
| 03/24/2012 | 57000 | 1 | |
| While driving on the highway at a speed of approximately 70 mph, the car (2005 ford freestyle) would not accelerate/maintain speed and quickly decelerated and had to be pulled into the emergency lane, coming to a complete stop. the car had to be turned off and restarted in order to continue traveling the 3 hours left in the 9 hour trip back home. the ford service shop said the throttle body ($900), ac compressor ($1,300), and top engine mount ($330) need to be replaced. based on what i've been able to read on the internet, this appears to be a recurring and dangerous theme with this ford vehicle. *tr | |||
| 06/01/2012 | 105000 | 1 | |
| I just recently had my freestyle(05)become increasingly horrible lunging in parking lots,drive thru's,etc. upon reading about it on your website i realized how much of the same problems are occuring for all the owners of this vehicle. it just recently has gotten worse since i just had the a/c compressor replaced. *tr | |||
| 08/03/2012 | 65000 | 1 | |
| Vehicle has been lunging forward at very slow speeds for several months, usually with foot lightly on brake. when this occurred on 8/3/12, the vehicle lost considerable power and the dash indicated safe mode. mechanic advised throttle body needs replaced. *tr | |||
| 05/28/2012 | 92115 | 1 | |
| Car begun accelerating while pulling into the garage. noticed that it would accelerate or lung at low speed. it also happens when turning the steering wheel. this happens going forward or reverse. also revs up motor while stopped. it has happened while pulling into parking spaces (have almost went over a hill side at work parking), stopping at stop lights (several times run up on the back of cars at stop lights), pull into garage (have almost drove thru my wall) and backing out of my drive way. this has become increasingly dangerous. took to the ford dealership to have checked for problem was told that i need to have my throttle body replaced. costing around $600. i am now understanding that this is a problem that has been reported by several people but no recall has been done to correct the problem. i have in many cases came close to having an accident. driving this car is unsafe and i was even told that by the car dealer and was told that they would suggest that i rent a car until my car was fixed. under the affected parts this part is not listed it is the throttle body. *tr | |||
| 08/07/2012 | 101000 | ||
| My ford freestyle it raves on it's own with out me stepping on the gas. it also trys and takes off on its own it has done it various times. i just got it out the dealership on 8/7/12 due to ac compressor took the dealership a whole week to fix went to pick it up left the dealer and it started accelerating on its on and trying to take off whitout me stepping on the gas. the next day 8/8/12 i went to work when i got to our gate at my job i was getting my badge to open the gate and it started doing it again when i was parking reverse it accelerated and then it died on me it read system failure, i turned on the car again and it did it again and then it shut off again reading system failure. i took it back to the dealership after work thinking they must have did something wrong now there telling me its the throttle body and i have to pay another deductible to get it fixed. there goes 2 deductible payments back to back! they need to recall this part back i looked online and many people are having the same issue! | |||
| 08/06/2012 | 57445 | 1 | |
| Recently, my 2005 ford freestyle began lunging forward at slow speeds, and yesterday it did it twice in heavy traffic. i took it to big country ford and they are trying to tell me it is my water-pump and air conditioner compressor. they also said my motor mount was broken, which was a common problem with the freestyles and taurus x models. as i read online, the lunging problems seem to be common with these. *tr | |||
| 04/14/2011 | 48000 | 1 | |
| Lunging when switching gears. *tr | |||
| 03/24/2012 | 57000 | 1 | |
| While driving on the highway at a speed of approximately 70 mph, the car (2005 ford freestyle) would not accelerate/maintain speed and quickly decelerated and had to be pulled into the emergency lane, coming to a complete stop. the car had to be turned off and restarted in order to continue traveling the 3 hours left in the 9 hour trip back home. the ford service shop said the throttle body ($900), ac compressor ($1,300), and top engine mount ($330) need to be replaced. based on what i've been able to read on the internet, this appears to be a recurring and dangerous theme with this ford vehicle. *tr | |||
| 06/01/2012 | 105000 | 1 | |
| I just recently had my freestyle(05)become increasingly horrible lunging in parking lots,drive thru's,etc. upon reading about it on your website i realized how much of the same problems are occuring for all the owners of this vehicle. it just recently has gotten worse since i just had the a/c compressor replaced. *tr | |||
| 08/03/2012 | 65000 | 1 | |
| Vehicle has been lunging forward at very slow speeds for several months, usually with foot lightly on brake. when this occurred on 8/3/12, the vehicle lost considerable power and the dash indicated safe mode. mechanic advised throttle body needs replaced. *tr | |||
| 05/28/2012 | 92115 | 1 | |
| Car begun accelerating while pulling into the garage. noticed that it would accelerate or lung at low speed. it also happens when turning the steering wheel. this happens going forward or reverse. also revs up motor while stopped. it has happened while pulling into parking spaces (have almost went over a hill side at work parking), stopping at stop lights (several times run up on the back of cars at stop lights), pull into garage (have almost drove thru my wall) and backing out of my drive way. this has become increasingly dangerous. took to the ford dealership to have checked for problem was told that i need to have my throttle body replaced. costing around $600. i am now understanding that this is a problem that has been reported by several people but no recall has been done to correct the problem. i have in many cases came close to having an accident. driving this car is unsafe and i was even told that by the car dealer and was told that they would suggest that i rent a car until my car was fixed. under the affected parts this part is not listed it is the throttle body. *tr | |||
| 08/06/2012 | 57445 | ||
| Recently, my 2005 ford freestyle began lunging forward at slow speeds, and yesterday it did it twice in heavy traffic. i took it to big country ford and they are trying to tell me it is my water-pump and air conditioner compressor. they also said my motor mount was broken, which was a common problem with the freestyles and taurus x models. as i read online, the lunging problems seem to be common with these. | |||
| 04/14/2011 | 48000 | 1 | |
| Lunging when switching gears. *tr | |||
| 03/24/2012 | 57000 | 1 | |
| While driving on the highway at a speed of approximately 70 mph, the car (2005 ford freestyle) would not accelerate/maintain speed and quickly decelerated and had to be pulled into the emergency lane, coming to a complete stop. the car had to be turned off and restarted in order to continue traveling the 3 hours left in the 9 hour trip back home. the ford service shop said the throttle body ($900), ac compressor ($1,300), and top engine mount ($330) need to be replaced. based on what i've been able to read on the internet, this appears to be a recurring and dangerous theme with this ford vehicle. *tr | |||
| 06/01/2012 | 105000 | 1 | |
| I just recently had my freestyle(05)become increasingly horrible lunging in parking lots,drive thru's,etc. upon reading about it on your website i realized how much of the same problems are occuring for all the owners of this vehicle. it just recently has gotten worse since i just had the a/c compressor replaced. *tr | |||
| 08/03/2012 | 65000 | 1 | |
| Vehicle has been lunging forward at very slow speeds for several months, usually with foot lightly on brake. when this occurred on 8/3/12, the vehicle lost considerable power and the dash indicated safe mode. mechanic advised throttle body needs replaced. *tr | |||
| 05/28/2012 | 92115 | 1 | |
| Car begun accelerating while pulling into the garage. noticed that it would accelerate or lung at low speed. it also happens when turning the steering wheel. this happens going forward or reverse. also revs up motor while stopped. it has happened while pulling into parking spaces (have almost went over a hill side at work parking), stopping at stop lights (several times run up on the back of cars at stop lights), pull into garage (have almost drove thru my wall) and backing out of my drive way. this has become increasingly dangerous. took to the ford dealership to have checked for problem was told that i need to have my throttle body replaced. costing around $600. i am now understanding that this is a problem that has been reported by several people but no recall has been done to correct the problem. i have in many cases came close to having an accident. driving this car is unsafe and i was even told that by the car dealer and was told that they would suggest that i rent a car until my car was fixed. under the affected parts this part is not listed it is the throttle body. *tr | |||
| 07/18/2012 | 102153 | 1 | |
| 1. pulling into parking space, vehicle surged forward, steering was turned sharply at the time and foot on brake 2. pulling in garage and vehicle surged while foot on brake. *tr | |||
| 08/02/2012 | 77859 | 1 | |
| Vehicle lunges when starting out from parked, lunges in forward gear, and in reverse gear. i see that there are many people with the same complaint this is a serious safety problem. i had this problem multiple times before and have nearly injured someone when he stepped behind my vehicle as i put it into reverse to back out of a parking place. the car accelerated by itself, fortunately i was able to stop. however the braking is not sufficient when backing it is a very dangerous problem. this deserves your immediate attention. i have been involved in automotive repair for 40+yrs. and assure you there is no excuse for fords not handling this. they are well aware that this exists and are ignoring a serious hazard. any ford service will admit that the problem exists and that they do not have a recall. i see now that there is a redesign due to the problem. your power can force them to rectify this problem, and save serious injury from this point on. i have no doubt that many accidents have occurred and someone has been injured seriously. [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6). *tr | |||
| 03/24/2012 | 57000 | 1 | |
| While driving on the highway at a speed of approximately 70 mph, the car (2005 ford freestyle) would not accelerate/maintain speed and quickly decelerated and had to be pulled into the emergency lane, coming to a complete stop. the car had to be turned off and restarted in order to continue traveling the 3 hours left in the 9 hour trip back home. the ford service shop said the throttle body ($900), ac compressor ($1,300), and top engine mount ($330) need to be replaced. based on what i've been able to read on the internet, this appears to be a recurring and dangerous theme with this ford vehicle. *tr | |||
| 06/01/2012 | 105000 | 1 | |
| I just recently had my freestyle(05)become increasingly horrible lunging in parking lots,drive thru's,etc. upon reading about it on your website i realized how much of the same problems are occuring for all the owners of this vehicle. it just recently has gotten worse since i just had the a/c compressor replaced. *tr | |||
| 08/03/2012 | 65000 | 1 | |
| Vehicle has been lunging forward at very slow speeds for several months, usually with foot lightly on brake. when this occurred on 8/3/12, the vehicle lost considerable power and the dash indicated safe mode. mechanic advised throttle body needs replaced. *tr | |||
| 07/18/2012 | 102153 | 1 | |
| 1. pulling into parking space, vehicle surged forward, steering was turned sharply at the time and foot on brake 2. pulling in garage and vehicle surged while foot on brake. *tr | |||
| 08/02/2012 | 77859 | 1 | |
| Vehicle lunges when starting out from parked, lunges in forward gear, and in reverse gear. i see that there are many people with the same complaint this is a serious safety problem. i had this problem multiple times before and have nearly injured someone when he stepped behind my vehicle as i put it into reverse to back out of a parking place. the car accelerated by itself, fortunately i was able to stop. however the braking is not sufficient when backing it is a very dangerous problem. this deserves your immediate attention. i have been involved in automotive repair for 40+yrs. and assure you there is no excuse for fords not handling this. they are well aware that this exists and are ignoring a serious hazard. any ford service will admit that the problem exists and that they do not have a recall. i see now that there is a redesign due to the problem. your power can force them to rectify this problem, and save serious injury from this point on. i have no doubt that many accidents have occurred and someone has been injured seriously. [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6). *tr | |||
| 07/11/2011 | 140000 | 1 | |
| During hotter weather if the car idles at a stop light or in traffic, it starts surging uncontrollably unless the brake pedal is depressed very firmly. usually the check engine light and the fail safe mode engage. the engine speed surges up and down and tries to move the car. if the brake is not depressed very firmly car has hit curb and tried to climb onto the sidewalk. *tr | |||
| 07/18/2012 | 102153 | 1 | |
| 1. pulling into parking space, vehicle surged forward, steering was turned sharply at the time and foot on brake 2. pulling in garage and vehicle surged while foot on brake. *tr | |||
| 08/02/2012 | 77859 | 1 | |
| Vehicle lunges when starting out from parked, lunges in forward gear, and in reverse gear. i see that there are many people with the same complaint this is a serious safety problem. i had this problem multiple times before and have nearly injured someone when he stepped behind my vehicle as i put it into reverse to back out of a parking place. the car accelerated by itself, fortunately i was able to stop. however the braking is not sufficient when backing it is a very dangerous problem. this deserves your immediate attention. i have been involved in automotive repair for 40+yrs. and assure you there is no excuse for fords not handling this. they are well aware that this exists and are ignoring a serious hazard. any ford service will admit that the problem exists and that they do not have a recall. i see now that there is a redesign due to the problem. your power can force them to rectify this problem, and save serious injury from this point on. i have no doubt that many accidents have occurred and someone has been injured seriously. [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6). *tr | |||
| 07/11/2011 | 140000 | 1 | |
| During hotter weather if the car idles at a stop light or in traffic, it starts surging uncontrollably unless the brake pedal is depressed very firmly. usually the check engine light and the fail safe mode engage. the engine speed surges up and down and tries to move the car. if the brake is not depressed very firmly car has hit curb and tried to climb onto the sidewalk. *tr | |||
| 07/18/2012 | 102153 | 1 | |
| 1. pulling into parking space, vehicle surged forward, steering was turned sharply at the time and foot on brake 2. pulling in garage and vehicle surged while foot on brake. *tr | |||
| 08/02/2012 | 77859 | 1 | |
| Vehicle lunges when starting out from parked, lunges in forward gear, and in reverse gear. i see that there are many people with the same complaint this is a serious safety problem. i had this problem multiple times before and have nearly injured someone when he stepped behind my vehicle as i put it into reverse to back out of a parking place. the car accelerated by itself, fortunately i was able to stop. however the braking is not sufficient when backing it is a very dangerous problem. this deserves your immediate attention. i have been involved in automotive repair for 40+yrs. and assure you there is no excuse for fords not handling this. they are well aware that this exists and are ignoring a serious hazard. any ford service will admit that the problem exists and that they do not have a recall. i see now that there is a redesign due to the problem. your power can force them to rectify this problem, and save serious injury from this point on. i have no doubt that many accidents have occurred and someone has been injured seriously. [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6). *tr | |||
| 07/25/2012 | 67000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford freestyle. the contact stated that the vehicle would lunge in acceleration while driving at various speeds. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnosed that the throttle body would need replacing. the vehicle was repaired. the manufacturer was not notified of the issue. the failure mileage was 67,000 and the current mileage was 67,300. | |||
| 05/01/2011 | 82512 | 1 | |
| My 2005 ford freestyle surges violently after warming up when the transmission is in drive and you come to a stop. the car lurches forward quickly and without warning several feet and when you try to brake to stop the forward progress, it usually dies and gives the wrench check engine light. it will not restart until you turn the ignition off and back on. it does this mostly during warm to hot weather. rarely through the cool or cold weather. *js | |||
| 07/11/2011 | 140000 | 1 | |
| During hotter weather if the car idles at a stop light or in traffic, it starts surging uncontrollably unless the brake pedal is depressed very firmly. usually the check engine light and the fail safe mode engage. the engine speed surges up and down and tries to move the car. if the brake is not depressed very firmly car has hit curb and tried to climb onto the sidewalk. *tr | |||
| 07/25/2012 | 67000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford freestyle. the contact stated that the vehicle would lunge in acceleration while driving at various speeds. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnosed that the throttle body would need replacing. the vehicle was repaired. the manufacturer was not notified of the issue. the failure mileage was 67,000 and the current mileage was 67,300. | |||
| 05/01/2011 | 82512 | 1 | |
| My 2005 ford freestyle surges violently after warming up when the transmission is in drive and you come to a stop. the car lurches forward quickly and without warning several feet and when you try to brake to stop the forward progress, it usually dies and gives the wrench check engine light. it will not restart until you turn the ignition off and back on. it does this mostly during warm to hot weather. rarely through the cool or cold weather. *js | |||
| 07/25/2012 | 67000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford freestyle. the contact stated that the vehicle would lunge in acceleration while driving at various speeds. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnosed that the throttle body would need replacing. the vehicle was repaired. the manufacturer was not notified of the issue. the failure mileage was 67,000 and the current mileage was 67,300. | |||
| 05/01/2011 | 82512 | 1 | |
| My 2005 ford freestyle surges violently after warming up when the transmission is in drive and you come to a stop. the car lurches forward quickly and without warning several feet and when you try to brake to stop the forward progress, it usually dies and gives the wrench check engine light. it will not restart until you turn the ignition off and back on. it does this mostly during warm to hot weather. rarely through the cool or cold weather. *js | |||
| 06/03/2011 | 106302 | 1 | |
| 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 | |||
| 07/26/2012 | 66592 | 3 | |
| Same issues as investigation # pe11018. i was backing out of a parking space and the engine attempted to surge three separate times. i was in control with my foot on the brake. after exiting the parking lot, i drove about 400-500 feet and stopped. backed up and then as i went forward, the engine surged and then the car went into fail safe mode. i have had the engine surge in reverse over the past year that i have owned it, but this is the first time it has resulted in a fail safe mode. it is now in the shop and the dealer believes that it is a throttle body and/or and ecm module failure. *tr | |||
| 06/15/2011 | 135000 | 1 | |
| 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 | |||
| 07/25/2012 | 67000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2005 ford freestyle. the contact stated that the vehicle would lunge in acceleration while driving at various speeds. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnosed that the throttle body would need replacing. the vehicle was repaired. the manufacturer was not notified of the issue. the failure mileage was 67,000 and the current mileage was 67,300. kmj | |||
| 05/01/2011 | 82512 | 1 | |
| My 2005 ford freestyle surges violently after warming up when the transmission is in drive and you come to a stop. the car lurches forward quickly and without warning several feet and when you try to brake to stop the forward progress, it usually dies and gives the wrench check engine light. it will not restart until you turn the ignition off and back on. it does this mostly during warm to hot weather. rarely through the cool or cold weather. *js | |||
| 06/03/2011 | 106302 | 1 | |
| 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 | |||
| 07/26/2012 | 66592 | 3 | |
| Same issues as investigation # pe11018. i was backing out of a parking space and the engine attempted to surge three separate times. i was in control with my foot on the brake. after exiting the parking lot, i drove about 400-500 feet and stopped. backed up and then as i went forward, the engine surged and then the car went into fail safe mode. i have had the engine surge in reverse over the past year that i have owned it, but this is the first time it has resulted in a fail safe mode. it is now in the shop and the dealer believes that it is a throttle body and/or and ecm module failure. *tr | |||
| 06/15/2011 | 135000 | 1 | |
| 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 | |||
| 07/25/2012 | 67000 | 1 | |
| I have experienced the surging problem being investigated by nhtsa. i was in a parking lot and put the vehicle into reverse, started to back out of the space and the engine surged and lurched backwards into the driving area. i put it into park and noticed the engine rpms going up and down instead of staying constant while idling, then it evened out. i tried again and the car surged again (i was ready for it this time and applied the brakes to slow the vehicle down) and was able to back out of the space and drive normally. this is not the first time that the vehicle has done this, but i am not sure how long it has been doing it. *tr | |||
| 07/25/2012 | 67000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2005 ford freestyle. the contact stated that the vehicle lounged unexpectedly at any speed. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnosed that the failure was the vehicle throttle body. the vehicle was repaired at the contact cost the amount of $1,040.00. the manufacture was not notified. the failure mileage was 67,000 and the current mileage was 67,300. lg | |||
| 05/01/2011 | 82512 | ||
| My 2005 ford freestyle surges violently after warming up when the transmission is in drive and you come to a stop. the car lurches forward quickly and without warning several feet and when you try to brake to stop the forward progress, it usually dies and gives the wrench check engine light. it will not restart until you turn the ignition off and back on. it does this mostly during warm to hot weather. rarely through the cool or cold weather. | |||
| 06/03/2011 | 106302 | 1 | |
| 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 | |||
| 07/26/2012 | 66592 | 3 | |
| Same issues as investigation # pe11018. i was backing out of a parking space and the engine attempted to surge three separate times. i was in control with my foot on the brake. after exiting the parking lot, i drove about 400-500 feet and stopped. backed up and then as i went forward, the engine surged and then the car went into fail safe mode. i have had the engine surge in reverse over the past year that i have owned it, but this is the first time it has resulted in a fail safe mode. it is now in the shop and the dealer believes that it is a throttle body and/or and ecm module failure. *tr | |||
| 06/15/2011 | 135000 | 1 | |
| 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 | |||
| 07/25/2012 | 67000 | 1 | |
| I have experienced the surging problem being investigated by nhtsa. i was in a parking lot and put the vehicle into reverse, started to back out of the space and the engine surged and lurched backwards into the driving area. i put it into park and noticed the engine rpms going up and down instead of staying constant while idling, then it evened out. i tried again and the car surged again (i was ready for it this time and applied the brakes to slow the vehicle down) and was able to back out of the space and drive normally. this is not the first time that the vehicle has done this, but i am not sure how long it has been doing it. *tr | |||
| 05/01/2011 | 82512 | ||
| My 2005 ford freestyle surges violently after warming up when the transmission is in drive and you come to a stop. the car lurches forward quickly and without warning several feet and when you try to brake to stop the forward progress, it usually dies and gives the wrench check engine light. it will not restart until you turn the ignition off and back on. it does this mostly during warm to hot weather. rarely through the cool or cold weather. | |||
| 06/15/2011 | 135000 | ||
| 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. | |||
| 07/26/2012 | 66592 | ||
| Same issues as investigation # pe11018. i was backing out of a parking space and the engine attempted to surge three separate times. i was in control with my foot on the brake. after exiting the parking lot, i drove about 400-500 feet and stopped. backed up and then as i went forward, the engine surged and then the car went into fail safe mode. i have had the engine surge in reverse over the past year that i have owned it, but this is the first time it has resulted in a fail safe mode. it is now in the shop and the dealer believes that it is a throttle body and/or and ecm module failure. | |||
| 06/15/2011 | 135000 | ||
| 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. | |||
| 07/05/2012 | 141000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2005 ford freestyle. the contact was driving 30 mph when the vehicle accelerated abnormally and independently. in addition, the vehicle would sporadically stall when the failure occurred. the contact was a mechanic and inspected the vehicle. he was able to generate failure codes that indicated throttle body failures. the vehicle had not been repaired. the failure and current mileages were 141,000. kmj | |||
| 07/25/2012 | 67000 | 1 | |
| I have experienced the surging problem being investigated by nhtsa. i was in a parking lot and put the vehicle into reverse, started to back out of the space and the engine surged and lurched backwards into the driving area. i put it into park and noticed the engine rpms going up and down instead of staying constant while idling, then it evened out. i tried again and the car surged again (i was ready for it this time and applied the brakes to slow the vehicle down) and was able to back out of the space and drive normally. this is not the first time that the vehicle has done this, but i am not sure how long it has been doing it. *tr | |||
| 06/15/2011 | 135000 | ||
| 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. | |||
| 07/05/2012 | 141000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2005 ford freestyle. the contact stated while driving 30 mph the vehicle started to accelerate on its own as well as surge at times as well as stalled. the contact, a mechanic, inspected the vehicle and saw the codes p2104 and p2111 which both reference throttle body failures. the vehicle had not been repaired. the failure and current mileages were 141,000. dt | |||
| 07/25/2012 | 67000 | ||
| I have experienced the surging problem being investigated by nhtsa. i was in a parking lot and put the vehicle into reverse, started to back out of the space and the engine surged and lurched backwards into the driving area. i put it into park and noticed the engine rpms going up and down instead of staying constant while idling, then it evened out. i tried again and the car surged again (i was ready for it this time and applied the brakes to slow the vehicle down) and was able to back out of the space and drive normally. this is not the first time that the vehicle has done this, but i am not sure how long it has been doing it. | |||
| 07/22/2012 | 105000 | 1 | |
| Well its been happening for awhile now my 2005 freestyle has the tendency to lung forward and in reverse in low speeds or even at stops causing the car to rattle and stall or go into engine protect mode which makes it drive very slow. but its is happening more frequent. i also notice that the tranny wines now and one of the engine mounts is broke. very unsafe to drive my wife wont even let me take my kids in the car. very frustrating that ford has not done anything about this what does it take someone to get killed????? *tr | |||
| 07/09/2012 | 110600 | 1 | |
| My 2005 limited edition freestyle has a few issues that i am very concerned about. my throttle is having major issues. the car will surge forward with no warning when i am at a complete stop. it also has caused it to have a lot of difficultly accelerating when in motion and starting the ignition. i'm afraid that it will surge forward and cause me to hit something or someone. i've read online about people that have had this issue where it gets so bad that they've even lost all acceleration while driving down the highway and one person who hit something in his garage sending it flying through the garage wall. my husband has tried cleaning out the throttle with no success. we bought the car used less than a year ago with no warranty and this problem has been getting progressively worse over the last few months. *tr | |||
| 05/21/2012 | 110560 | 1 | |
| When in reverse or drive if turning the sterring wheel the car take off and you have to but the brake on hard to stop car. this happens 95% of the time. *tr | |||
| 07/16/2012 | 61000 | 3 | |
| While at a stop and idoling the vehicle's rpm's will go up to about 6 and the vehicle lunges forward....or going from drive to reverse the rpm's on the vehicle go up to about 6 and the vehicle will lunge. during the reverse the vehicle's dash warnings came on and the vehicle died. this is not a safe!....i could accidently hurt someone thats within a few steps of my vehicle. this has happened about 3 times now. *tr | |||
| 07/22/2012 | 105000 | ||
| Well its been happening for awhile now my 2005 freestyle has the tendoncy to lung forward and in reverse in low speeds or even at stops causing the car to rattle and stall or go into engine protect mode wich makes it drive very slow. but its is happening more frequent. i also notice that the trany wines now and one of the engine mounts is broke. very unsafe to drive my wife wont even let me take my kids in the car. very frustrating that ford has not done anything about this what does it take someone to get killed?????/ | |||
| 07/09/2012 | 110600 | 1 | |
| My 2005 limited edition freestyle has a few issues that i am very concerned about. my throttle is having major issues. the car will surge forward with no warning when i am at a complete stop. it also has caused it to have a lot of difficultly accelerating when in motion and starting the ignition. i'm afraid that it will surge forward and cause me to hit something or someone. i've read online about people that have had this issue where it gets so bad that they've even lost all acceleration while driving down the highway and one person who hit something in his garage sending it flying through the garage wall. my husband has tried cleaning out the throttle with no success. we bought the car used less than a year ago with no warranty and this problem has been getting progressively worse over the last few months. *tr | |||
| 05/21/2012 | 110560 | 1 | |
| When in reverse or drive if turning the sterring wheel the car take off and you have to but the brake on hard to stop car. this happens 95% of the time. *tr | |||
| 07/16/2012 | 61000 | 3 | |
| While at a stop and idoling the vehicle's rpm's will go up to about 6 and the vehicle lunges forward....or going from drive to reverse the rpm's on the vehicle go up to about 6 and the vehicle will lunge. during the reverse the vehicle's dash warnings came on and the vehicle died. this is not a safe!....i could accidently hurt someone thats within a few steps of my vehicle. this has happened about 3 times now. *tr | |||
| 07/17/2012 | 70000 | 1 | |
| While stopped or at low speeds the car lunges forward suddenly. only a quick application of the brake prevented an accident. we have had this problem several times last summer also as it seems to be aggravated by very hot weather and the use of the air conditioner. we got a check engine light and the dealer recommended a throttle body update and wants $945 but acknowledged they didn't know if this would fix the problem or not. i see this as a serious problem that has significant risk potential. please investigate if other freestyle owners are having the same issue. thank you. *tr | |||
| 07/22/2012 | 105000 | ||
| Well its been happening for awhile now my 2005 freestyle has the tendoncy to lung forward and in reverse in low speeds or even at stops causing the car to rattle and stall or go into engine protect mode wich makes it drive very slow. but its is happening more frequent. i also notice that the trany wines now and one of the engine mounts is broke. very unsafe to drive my wife wont even let me take my kids in the car. very frustrating that ford has not done anything about this what does it take someone to get killed?????/ | |||
| 05/21/2012 | 110560 | ||
| When in reverse or drive if turning the sterring wheel the car take off and you have to but the brake on hard to stop car. this happens 95% of the time. | |||
| 07/17/2012 | 70000 | 1 | |
| While stopped or at low speeds the car lunges forward suddenly. only a quick application of the brake prevented an accident. we have had this problem several times last summer also as it seems to be aggravated by very hot weather and the use of the air conditioner. we got a check engine light and the dealer recommended a throttle body update and wants $945 but acknowledged they didn't know if this would fix the problem or not. i see this as a serious problem that has significant risk potential. please investigate if other freestyle owners are having the same issue. thank you. *tr | |||
| 06/01/2012 | 108000 | 1 | |
| Vehicle surges at low speed, both in forward or in reverse, necessitating heavy braking to keep vehicle under control. when moving at slow speed there is a 1000 rpm increase when the steering wheel is turned. this has resulted in one near accident thus far. *tr | |||
| 07/14/2012 | 91000 | 1 | |
| Before saturday, our 2005 freestyle had surged forward a few (4-5) times within the last 6 months. on saturday, the cvt (transmission) died. i now have to pay an inordinate amount of money ($7000) to possibly replace it (informed this is remote). the ongoing recall investigation on the freestyle is for its lunging forward and backward, but i'd request a widening investigation on the cvt system itself. *tr | |||
| 05/21/2012 | 110560 | ||
| When in reverse or drive if turning the sterring wheel the car take off and you have to but the brake on hard to stop car. this happens 95% of the time. | |||
| 06/01/2012 | 108000 | 1 | |
| Vehicle surges at low speed, both in forward or in reverse, necessitating heavy braking to keep vehicle under control. when moving at slow speed there is a 1000 rpm increase when the steering wheel is turned. this has resulted in one near accident thus far. *tr | |||
| 07/14/2012 | 91000 | 1 | |
| Before saturday, our 2005 freestyle had surged forward a few (4-5) times within the last 6 months. on saturday, the cvt (transmission) died. i now have to pay an inordinate amount of money ($7000) to possibly replace it (informed this is remote). the ongoing recall investigation on the freestyle is for its lunging forward and backward, but i'd request a widening investigation on the cvt system itself. *tr | |||
| 06/01/2012 | 108000 | 1 | |
| Vehicle surges at low speed, both in forward or in reverse, necessitating heavy braking to keep vehicle under control. when moving at slow speed there is a 1000 rpm increase when the steering wheel is turned. this has resulted in one near accident thus far. *tr | |||
| 07/14/2012 | 91000 | 1 | |
| Before saturday, our 2005 freestyle had surged forward a few (4-5) times within the last 6 months. on saturday, the cvt (transmission) died. i now have to pay an inordinate amount of money ($7000) to possibly replace it (informed this is remote). the ongoing recall investigation on the freestyle is for its lunging forward and backward, but i'd request a widening investigation on the cvt system itself. *tr | |||
| 06/01/2011 | 65000 | 1 | |
| 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 | |||
| 06/01/2012 | 108000 | ||
| Vehicle surges at low speed, both in forward or in reverse, necessitating heavy breaking to keep vehicle under control. when moving at slow speed there is a 1000 rpm increase when the steering wheel is turned. this has resulted in one near accident thus far. | |||
| 06/01/2011 | 65000 | 1 | |
| 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 | |||
| 07/12/2012 | 79502 | 2 | |
| Check wrench light coming on and goes into safemode and service engine light on. vehicle shuts down while driving on road, no response. replaced throttle 2-3 years ago and need to replace once again. *tr | |||
| 06/01/2012 | 108000 | ||
| Vehicle surges at low speed, both in forward or in reverse, necessitating heavy breaking to keep vehicle under control. when moving at slow speed there is a 1000 rpm increase when the steering wheel is turned. this has resulted in one near accident thus far. | |||
| 07/12/2012 | 79502 | 2 | |
| Check wrench light coming on and goes into safemode and service engine light on. vehicle shuts down while driving on road, no response. replaced throttle 2-3 years ago and need to replace once again. *tr | |||
| 07/04/2012 | 57000 | 1 | |
| The engine has begun surging, particularly at low speeds. happens most often when it is very hot outside the a/c is on and the car is in reverse. the car will suddenly surge and i have to jam on the brakes to stop the car. this has happened several times when backing out of parking spaces and once now at a stop light as i was slowing to a stop. i've found many references to this problem online that the throttle body is the problem and has to be cleaned. ford needs to alert owners of this issue and initiate a plan to remedy it before someone gets killed. *tr | |||
| 07/05/2012 | 143865 | 1 | |
| When i shift from park to drive or reverse while applying the brakes the vehicle will lung forward. recently check engine came on and had hard time stopping vehicle and stalled. luckily did not hit anything or person. took vehicle to ford dealer and they stated i had trouble codes: po61 and p2106. ford stated that i needed a new throttle body. replaced throttle body and seems to have stopped stalling and lunging. also have issues with upper motor mount and ac. *tr | |||
| 06/01/2010 | 1 | ||
| Car lunges in forward or reverse. usually in hot weather. idles low and stalled a few time. if it does not stall it is sluggish and no power. please lets have some service after the sale. *tr | |||
| 07/05/2012 | 61900 | 1 | |
| My 2005 ford freestyle has been having issues with it lunging forward or backward when i am either stopped or driving at a slow speed. it seems to happen mainly when it a hot day and the air condition is on, but it has also occurred when the air condition is off. there are times when i am backing out of a parking space and i loose power and the car says fail safe engine mode. now i have a check engine light on the dashboard that will not go away. this has occurred several times off and on for the last two years with the fail safe engine mode. this is just the latest occurrence. it seems to be getting worse. *tr | |||
| 07/05/2012 | 143865 | 1 | |
| When i shift from park to drive or reverse while applying the brakes the vehicle will lung forward. recently check engine came on and had hard time stopping vehicle and stalled. luckily did not hit anything or person. took vehicle to ford dealer and they stated i had trouble codes: po61 and p2106. ford stated that i needed a new throttle body. replaced throttle body and seems to have stopped stalling and lunging. also have issues with upper motor mount and ac. *tr | |||
| 06/01/2010 | 1 | ||
| Car lunges in forward or reverse. usually in hot weather. idles low and stalled a few time. if it does not stall it is sluggish and no power. please lets have some service after the sale. *tr | |||
| 07/05/2012 | 61900 | 1 | |
| My 2005 ford freestyle has been having issues with it lunging forward or backward when i am either stopped or driving at a slow speed. it seems to happen mainly when it a hot day and the air condition is on, but it has also occurred when the air condition is off. there are times when i am backing out of a parking space and i loose power and the car says fail safe engine mode. now i have a check engine light on the dashboard that will not go away. this has occurred several times off and on for the last two years with the fail safe engine mode. this is just the latest occurrence. it seems to be getting worse. *tr | |||
| 06/25/2012 | 103000 | 1 | |
| 1.) while putting car in reverse,with foot on brake the car lunges backward with significant force & speed. 2.) while sitting with 'drive' engaged & foot on brake car will lunge in the same manner. if a/c or heat is on it is significantly worse & more dangerous!! this happens very unexpectedly & surges/lunges quite a distance before vehicle is able to be stopped. sometimes the vehicle will completely shut itself off with some type of a fail safe error displayed. this problem occurs multiple times daily on a daily basis! i am scared to death to back out of any parking space with the fear of hitting a pedestrian! as well as this issue, while driving at any speed, the vehicle acts like it will stall. meaning that you may be driving anywhere from 20-60mph & it hesitates - not only when accelerating, but when at a consistent speed as well. this too increases with heating & cooling on. all incidents could cause great harm! *tr | |||
| 07/06/2012 | 84340 | 1 | |
| On a hot day (98 degrees) when driving with the air conditioning on in my 2005 ford freestyle it surged ahead in the mall parking lot and i almost hit someone walking in front of the car. this vehicle has acted like this on hot days when the a/c is on and running in the past. you have to be very careful and aware that this will happen, if someone was to borrow my car i would be afraid that they would run someone over. it happens in both forward and reverse and usually only at slow speeds/idle speed. its dangerous in parking lots when you are both pulling into the parking spots you have to brake quickly or you'll speed up and hit a parked car in front of you, then backing out of the spot it does the same thing. this is a serious problem and needs to be taken care of. one time last year on a long drive through philadelphia this happened and the car stalled and locked up at a green light. we just want to know how to fix it. *tr | |||
| 06/25/2012 | 103000 | 1 | |
| 1.) while putting car in reverse,with foot on brake the car lunges backward with significant force & speed. 2.) while sitting with 'drive' engaged & foot on brake car will lunge in the same manner. if a/c or heat is on it is significantly worse & more dangerous!! this happens very unexpectedly & surges/lunges quite a distance before vehicle is able to be stopped. sometimes the vehicle will completely shut itself off with some type of a fail safe error displayed. this problem occurs multiple times daily on a daily basis! i am scared to death to back out of any parking space with the fear of hitting a pedestrian! as well as this issue, while driving at any speed, the vehicle acts like it will stall. meaning that you may be driving anywhere from 20-60mph & it hesitates - not only when accelerating, but when at a consistent speed as well. this too increases with heating & cooling on. all incidents could cause great harm! *tr | |||
| 07/06/2012 | 84340 | 1 | |
| On a hot day (98 degrees) when driving with the air conditioning on in my 2005 ford freestyle it surged ahead in the mall parking lot and i almost hit someone walking in front of the car. this vehicle has acted like this on hot days when the a/c is on and running in the past. you have to be very careful and aware that this will happen, if someone was to borrow my car i would be afraid that they would run someone over. it happens in both forward and reverse and usually only at slow speeds/idle speed. its dangerous in parking lots when you are both pulling into the parking spots you have to brake quickly or you'll speed up and hit a parked car in front of you, then backing out of the spot it does the same thing. this is a serious problem and needs to be taken care of. one time last year on a long drive through philadelphia this happened and the car stalled and locked up at a green light. we just want to know how to fix it. *tr | |||
| 06/25/2012 | 103000 | 1 | |
| 1.) while putting car in reverse,with foot on brake the car lunges backward with significant force & speed. 2.) while sitting with 'drive' engaged & foot on brake car will lunge in the same manner. if a/c or heat is on it is significantly worse & more dangerous!! this happens very unexpectedly & surges/lunges quite a distance before vehicle is able to be stopped. sometimes the vehicle will completely shut itself off with some type of a fail safe error displayed. this problem occurs multiple times daily on a daily basis! i am scared to death to back out of any parking space with the fear of hitting a pedestrian! as well as this issue, while driving at any speed, the vehicle acts like it will stall. meaning that you may be driving anywhere from 20-60mph & it hesitates - not only when accelerating, but when at a consistent speed as well. this too increases with heating & cooling on. all incidents could cause great harm! *tr | |||
| 07/06/2012 | 84340 | 1 | |
| On a hot day (98 degrees) when driving with the air conditioning on in my 2005 ford freestyle it surged ahead in the mall parking lot and i almost hit someone walking in front of the car. this vehicle has acted like this on hot days when the a/c is on and running in the past. you have to be very careful and aware that this will happen, if someone was to borrow my car i would be afraid that they would run someone over. it happens in both forward and reverse and usually only at slow speeds/idle speed. its dangerous in parking lots when you are both pulling into the parking spots you have to brake quickly or you'll speed up and hit a parked car in front of you, then backing out of the spot it does the same thing. this is a serious problem and needs to be taken care of. one time last year on a long drive through philadelphia this happened and the car stalled and locked up at a green light. we just want to know how to fix it. *tr | |||
| 07/03/2012 | 130000 | 1 | |
| Car will lurch forward and rev only when the ac is on. mostly when the car has been sitting at a light or waiting for my wife to come out of a store. if the car is in park and the ac is sitting on for a while and you put it into reverse, when you take your foot off of the brake it will lurch backwards and sometimes stall out. it is very scary and only a matter of time before someone gets hurt from it. *tr | |||
| 04/23/2012 | 90000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford freestyle. the contact stated that the vehicle would abnormally jerk forward when the accelerator pedal was released. the depressed the brake pedal and stopped the vehicle from accelerating further but the failure recurred as soon as her foot was removed from the brake pedal. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was notified and informed the contact that there were no recalls for the failure. the failure mileage was 90,000. the vin was not available. | |||
| 05/16/2012 | 1 | ||
| Pulling out of a parking space after idling for approximately 10 or so minutes the vehicle was placed into reverse and the vehicle lurched back about 10 feet almost striking two cars and a person. the lurching has occurred on multiple occasions also when this happens the vehicle goes into failsafe mode. it has also lurched going in drive as well. *tr | |||
| 06/25/2012 | 103000 | ||
| 1.) while putting car in reverse,with foot on brake the car lunges backward with significant force & speed. 2.) while sitting with 'drive' engaged & foot on brake car will lunge in the same manner. if a/c or heat is on it is significantly worse & more dangerous!! this happens very unexpectedly & surges/lunges quite a distance before vehicle is able to be stopped. sometimes the vehicle will completely shut itself off with some type of a fail safe error displayed. this problem occurs multiple times daily on a daily basis! i am scared to death to back out of any parking space with the fear of hitting a pedestrian! as well as this issue, while driving at any speed, the vehicle acts like it will stall. meaning that you may be driving anywhere from 20-60mph & it hesitates - not only when accelerating, but when at a consistent speed as well. this too increases with heating & cooling on. all incidents could cause great harm! | |||
| 07/06/2012 | 84340 | ||
| On a hot day (98 degrees) when driving with the air conditioning on in my 2005 ford freestyle it surged ahead in the mall parking lot and i almost hit someone walking in front of the car. this vehicle has acted like this on hot days when the a/c is on and running in the past. you have to be very careful and aware that this will happen, if someone was to borrow my car i would be afraid that they would run someone over. it happens in both forward and reverse and usually only at slow speeds/idle speed. its dangerous in parking lots when you are both pulling into the parking spots you have to brake quickly or you'll speed up and hit a parked car in front of you, then backing out of the spot it does the same thing. this is a serious problem and needs to be taken care of. one time last year on a long drive through philadelphia this happened and the car stalled and locked up at a green light. we just want to know how to fix it. | |||
| 07/03/2012 | 130000 | 1 | |
| Car will lurch forward and rev only when the ac is on. mostly when the car has been sitting at a light or waiting for my wife to come out of a store. if the car is in park and the ac is sitting on for a while and you put it into reverse, when you take your foot off of the brake it will lurch backwards and sometimes stall out. it is very scary and only a matter of time before someone gets hurt from it. *tr | |||
| 04/23/2012 | 90000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford freestyle. the contact stated that the vehicle would abnormally jerk forward when the accelerator pedal was released. the depressed the brake pedal and stopped the vehicle from accelerating further but the failure recurred as soon as her foot was removed from the brake pedal. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was notified and informed the contact that there were no recalls for the failure. the failure mileage was 90,000. the vin was not available. | |||
| 05/16/2012 | 1 | ||
| Pulling out of a parking space after idling for approximately 10 or so minutes the vehicle was placed into reverse and the vehicle lurched back about 10 feet almost striking two cars and a person. the lurching has occurred on multiple occasions also when this happens the vehicle goes into failsafe mode. it has also lurched going in drive as well. *tr | |||
| 06/25/2012 | 103000 | ||
| 1.) while putting car in reverse,with foot on brake the car lunges backward with significant force & speed. 2.) while sitting with 'drive' engaged & foot on brake car will lunge in the same manner. if a/c or heat is on it is significantly worse & more dangerous!! this happens very unexpectedly & surges/lunges quite a distance before vehicle is able to be stopped. sometimes the vehicle will completely shut itself off with some type of a fail safe error displayed. this problem occurs multiple times daily on a daily basis! i am scared to death to back out of any parking space with the fear of hitting a pedestrian! as well as this issue, while driving at any speed, the vehicle acts like it will stall. meaning that you may be driving anywhere from 20-60mph & it hesitates - not only when accelerating, but when at a consistent speed as well. this too increases with heating & cooling on. all incidents could cause great harm! | |||
| 07/06/2012 | 84340 | ||
| On a hot day (98 degrees) when driving with the air conditioning on in my 2005 ford freestyle it surged ahead in the mall parking lot and i almost hit someone walking in front of the car. this vehicle has acted like this on hot days when the a/c is on and running in the past. you have to be very careful and aware that this will happen, if someone was to borrow my car i would be afraid that they would run someone over. it happens in both forward and reverse and usually only at slow speeds/idle speed. its dangerous in parking lots when you are both pulling into the parking spots you have to brake quickly or you'll speed up and hit a parked car in front of you, then backing out of the spot it does the same thing. this is a serious problem and needs to be taken care of. one time last year on a long drive through philadelphia this happened and the car stalled and locked up at a green light. we just want to know how to fix it. | |||
| 07/03/2012 | 130000 | ||
| Car will lurch forward and rev only when the ac is on. mostly when the car has been sitting at a light or waiting for my wife to come out of a store. if the car is in park and the ac is sitting on for a while and you put it into reverse, when you take your foot off of the brake it will lurch backwards and sometimes stal out. it is very scarry and only a matter of time before someone gets hurt from it. | |||
| 04/23/2012 | 90000 | ||
| Tl -the contact owns a 2005 ford freestyle. the contact stated that the vehicle would abnormally jerk forward when the accelerator pedal was released. the depressed the brake pedal and stopped the vehicle from accelerating further but the failure recurred as soon as her foot was removed from the brake pedal. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was notified and informed the contact that there were no recalls for the failure. the failure mileage was 90,000. the vin was not available. kmj | |||
| 04/06/2010 | 60000 | ||
| My 2005 ford freestyle seems to have issues at the initial start position. in the park position the car will revv without compressing the gas petal, it then lunges forward as you are attempting to put the car in either forward or reverse. it shudders and shakes, causing the engine to shut down completely and operate is the safe mode. the check engine light usually comes on. the vehicle had been seen on 3 different occasions ranging from april of 2010 to july 2010, each time the symptoms became worse, at one point while waiting at a red light just before entering the on-ramp to the highway, it stuttered, revved high and lunged into oncoming traffic, embarrassed, i continued to proceed forward to the on-ramp when the car suddenly shut down completely causing the 4 vehicles behind me to break hard, again almost causing another accident, i drove it directly to the dealer. the dealer did work on the vehicle and thought to have solved the issue. the issues started to occur in the winter and early spring before the usage of the a/c and became progressively worse as the summer months approached and the a/c full was in usage. it has been a almost 2 years since i have needed to report anything to the dealer. the fix did appear to lessen the intensity of the issue, but did not fix it entirely. it has continued to act up, but is back to the same intensity as the summer of 2010. the engine surged 3 times in an hour period last week and shut the engine down twice. when i called the dealer to report it, they told me that it would be considered a new issue since it has been almost 2 years since they had worked on the car for the same issue. they may have cleaned the throttle body in 2010, which reduced the surging intensity, but it did not solve the problem. is ford waiting for a major accident, fire or death to occur before this problem is resolved or replaced?! | |||
| 06/05/2012 | 114345 | ||
| When i put car in reverse, drive, or when car is sitting idle there is a sudden abrupt throttle in the transmission gas. the acceletarion is so abrupt that it causes the car to move with force with out having to pressing the gas. there were a few incidence where i almost ramed the objects infront and behind me, from the sudden throttles/acceleration. ive noticed that if im sitting behind the wheel at a traffic light and i have my foot on the break and if i move the steering wheel the car will accelerate on it own. please look into this issue. k. johnson | |||
| 07/03/2012 | 130000 | ||
| Car will lurch forward and rev only when the ac is on. mostly when the car has been sitting at a light or waiting for my wife to come out of a store. if the car is in park and the ac is sitting on for a while and you put it into reverse, when you take your foot off of the brake it will lurch backwards and sometimes stal out. it is very scarry and only a matter of time before someone gets hurt from it. | |||
| 04/23/2012 | 90000 | ||
| Tl -the contact owns a 2005 ford free style. the contact stated while driving, she would take her foot off the accelerator pedal and the vehicle would jerk forward. the contact stated that she pressed the brake pedal and stopped the vehicle but she she took he foot off the pedal, the vehicle jerk forward before she pressed the accelerator pedal. the vehicle has not been repaired. the manufacturer was notified and they informed that if a recall was issued then the contact would be notified. the failure mileage was 90,000. ap | |||
| 04/06/2010 | 60000 | ||
| My 2005 ford freestyle seems to have issues at the initial start position. in the park position the car will revv without compressing the gas petal, it then lunges forward as you are attempting to put the car in either forward or reverse. it shudders and shakes, causing the engine to shut down completely and operate is the safe mode. the check engine light usually comes on. the vehicle had been seen on 3 different occasions ranging from april of 2010 to july 2010, each time the symptoms became worse, at one point while waiting at a red light just before entering the on-ramp to the highway, it stuttered, revved high and lunged into oncoming traffic, embarrassed, i continued to proceed forward to the on-ramp when the car suddenly shut down completely causing the 4 vehicles behind me to break hard, again almost causing another accident, i drove it directly to the dealer. the dealer did work on the vehicle and thought to have solved the issue. the issues started to occur in the winter and early spring before the usage of the a/c and became progressively worse as the summer months approached and the a/c full was in usage. it has been a almost 2 years since i have needed to report anything to the dealer. the fix did appear to lessen the intensity of the issue, but did not fix it entirely. it has continued to act up, but is back to the same intensity as the summer of 2010. the engine surged 3 times in an hour period last week and shut the engine down twice. when i called the dealer to report it, they told me that it would be considered a new issue since it has been almost 2 years since they had worked on the car for the same issue. they may have cleaned the throttle body in 2010, which reduced the surging intensity, but it did not solve the problem. is ford waiting for a major accident, fire or death to occur before this problem is resolved or replaced?! | |||
| 06/05/2012 | 114345 | ||
| When i put car in reverse, drive, or when car is sitting idle there is a sudden abrupt throttle in the transmission gas. the acceletarion is so abrupt that it causes the car to move with force with out having to pressing the gas. there were a few incidence where i almost ramed the objects infront and behind me, from the sudden throttles/acceleration. ive noticed that if im sitting behind the wheel at a traffic light and i have my foot on the break and if i move the steering wheel the car will accelerate on it own. please look into this issue. k. johnson | |||
| 06/18/2012 | 87229 | ||
| On 6/18/12 as i was slowly backing out of my garage i heard the car revved up a bit and the car suddenly lunged backwards for a couple of seconds. it's a good thing i had my foot on the brake pedal so the car didn't just speed backwards all the way. on 6/20/12 as i was pulling out of the grocery complex, turning right into the main road the car suddenly revved up and started lunging forward. it's a good thing i had my foot on the pedal again. also it's a good thing there was enough distance between my car and the one in front. otherwise i would have hit that car because the lunge was pretty significant. i brought it to ford upland, ca for the throttle body service. i gave them a copy of the ford tsb 09-24-12 but in inspecting the vehicle afterwards, i do not see any evidence that the throttle body was removed and then cleaned thoroughly. the tsb specifically states to remove the tb and clean it properly. i am guessing that they just opened up the other end and sprayed tb cleaning compound and that's it. now i am weary that the lunging might happen again. i am hoping through the nhtsa this vehicle can be recalled and ford to assume all costs of replacing the defective tb and any other connected problems to lunging. this is my only vehicle and i use this to drive my family which includes a 1 year old baby. | |||
| 04/06/2010 | 60000 | ||
| My 2005 ford freestyle seems to have issues at the initial start position. in the park position the car will revv without compressing the gas petal, it then lunges forward as you are attempting to put the car in either forward or reverse. it shudders and shakes, causing the engine to shut down completely and operate is the safe mode. the check engine light usually comes on. the vehicle had been seen on 3 different occasions ranging from april of 2010 to july 2010, each time the symptoms became worse, at one point while waiting at a red light just before entering the on-ramp to the highway, it stuttered, revved high and lunged into oncoming traffic, embarrassed, i continued to proceed forward to the on-ramp when the car suddenly shut down completely causing the 4 vehicles behind me to break hard, again almost causing another accident, i drove it directly to the dealer. the dealer did work on the vehicle and thought to have solved the issue. the issues started to occur in the winter and early spring before the usage of the a/c and became progressively worse as the summer months approached and the a/c full was in usage. it has been a almost 2 years since i have needed to report anything to the dealer. the fix did appear to lessen the intensity of the issue, but did not fix it entirely. it has continued to act up, but is back to the same intensity as the summer of 2010. the engine surged 3 times in an hour period last week and shut the engine down twice. when i called the dealer to report it, they told me that it would be considered a new issue since it has been almost 2 years since they had worked on the car for the same issue. they may have cleaned the throttle body in 2010, which reduced the surging intensity, but it did not solve the problem. is ford waiting for a major accident, fire or death to occur before this problem is resolved or replaced?! | |||
| 06/05/2012 | 114345 | ||
| When i put car in reverse, drive, or when car is sitting idle there is a sudden abrupt throttle in the transmission gas. the acceletarion is so abrupt that it causes the car to move with force with out having to pressing the gas. there were a few incidence where i almost ramed the objects infront and behind me, from the sudden throttles/acceleration. ive noticed that if im sitting behind the wheel at a traffic light and i have my foot on the break and if i move the steering wheel the car will accelerate on it own. please look into this issue. k. johnson | |||
| 06/18/2012 | 87229 | ||
| On 6/18/12 as i was slowly backing out of my garage i heard the car revved up a bit and the car suddenly lunged backwards for a couple of seconds. it's a good thing i had my foot on the brake pedal so the car didn't just speed backwards all the way. on 6/20/12 as i was pulling out of the grocery complex, turning right into the main road the car suddenly revved up and started lunging forward. it's a good thing i had my foot on the pedal again. also it's a good thing there was enough distance between my car and the one in front. otherwise i would have hit that car because the lunge was pretty significant. i brought it to ford upland, ca for the throttle body service. i gave them a copy of the ford tsb 09-24-12 but in inspecting the vehicle afterwards, i do not see any evidence that the throttle body was removed and then cleaned thoroughly. the tsb specifically states to remove the tb and clean it properly. i am guessing that they just opened up the other end and sprayed tb cleaning compound and that's it. now i am weary that the lunging might happen again. i am hoping through the nhtsa this vehicle can be recalled and ford to assume all costs of replacing the defective tb and any other connected problems to lunging. this is my only vehicle and i use this to drive my family which includes a 1 year old baby. | |||
| 06/05/2012 | 114345 | ||
| When i put car in reverse, drive, or when car is sitting idle there is a sudden abrupt throttle in the transmission gas. the acceletarion is so abrupt that it causes the car to move with force with out having to pressing the gas. there were a few incidence where i almost ramed the objects infront and behind me, from the sudden throttles/acceleration. ive noticed that if im sitting behind the wheel at a traffic light and i have my foot on the break and if i move the steering wheel the car will accelerate on it own. please look into this issue. k. johnson | |||
| 06/18/2012 | 87229 | ||
| On 6/18/12 as i was slowly backing out of my garage i heard the car revved up a bit and the car suddenly lunged backwards for a couple of seconds. it's a good thing i had my foot on the brake pedal so the car didn't just speed backwards all the way. on 6/20/12 as i was pulling out of the grocery complex, turning right into the main road the car suddenly revved up and started lunging forward. it's a good thing i had my foot on the pedal again. also it's a good thing there was enough distance between my car and the one in front. otherwise i would have hit that car because the lunge was pretty significant. i brought it to ford upland, ca for the throttle body service. i gave them a copy of the ford tsb 09-24-12 but in inspecting the vehicle afterwards, i do not see any evidence that the throttle body was removed and then cleaned thoroughly. the tsb specifically states to remove the tb and clean it properly. i am guessing that they just opened up the other end and sprayed tb cleaning compound and that's it. now i am weary that the lunging might happen again. i am hoping through the nhtsa this vehicle can be recalled and ford to assume all costs of replacing the defective tb and any other connected problems to lunging. this is my only vehicle and i use this to drive my family which includes a 1 year old baby. | |||
| 05/09/2007 | 49000 | ||
| Started car and was leaving restaurant parking space. engine revved up several hundred rpm and car was lurching forward as i tried to hold it back with the brake pedal. people were walking in front of car heading toward restaurant. car was lurching forward toward them and it was difficult to keep car from moving forward. the rpm's would go high enough to make the front tires spin a little bit on the paved parking lot. i killed the ignition to make car stop. the people thought i had been trying to assault them with the car because i didn't want to wait on them to walk across the parking lot in front of me. mechanic checked car out and couldn't find anything. this happens pretty frequently. it is worse when air conditioner is on and is most common when in parking lots or driveway when not even using the accelerator. | |||
| 06/18/2012 | 87229 | ||
| On 6/18/12 as i was slowly backing out of my garage i heard the car revved up a bit and the car suddenly lunged backwards for a couple of seconds. it's a good thing i had my foot on the brake pedal so the car didn't just speed backwards all the way. on 6/20/12 as i was pulling out of the grocery complex, turning right into the main road the car suddenly revved up and started lunging forward. it's a good thing i had my foot on the pedal again. also it's a good thing there was enough distance between my car and the one in front. otherwise i would have hit that car because the lunge was pretty significant. i brought it to ford upland, ca for the throttle body service. i gave them a copy of the ford tsb 09-24-12 but in inspecting the vehicle afterwards, i do not see any evidence that the throttle body was removed and then cleaned thoroughly. the tsb specifically states to remove the tb and clean it properly. i am guessing that they just opened up the other end and sprayed tb cleaning compound and that's it. now i am weary that the lunging might happen again. i am hoping through the nhtsa this vehicle can be recalled and ford to assume all costs of replacing the defective tb and any other connected problems to lunging. this is my only vehicle and i use this to drive my family which includes a 1 year old baby. | |||
| 05/09/2007 | 49000 | ||
| Started car and was leaving restaurant parking space. engine revved up several hundred rpm and car was lurching forward as i tried to hold it back with the brake pedal. people were walking in front of car heading toward restaurant. car was lurching forward toward them and it was difficult to keep car from moving forward. the rpm's would go high enough to make the front tires spin a little bit on the paved parking lot. i killed the ignition to make car stop. the people thought i had been trying to assault them with the car because i didn't want to wait on them to walk across the parking lot in front of me. mechanic checked car out and couldn't find anything. this happens pretty frequently. it is worse when air conditioner is on and is most common when in parking lots or driveway when not even using the accelerator. | |||
| 06/11/2012 | 64223 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2005 ford freestyle. the contact was reversing when the vehicle abnormally accelerated. the vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnosis and it was determined that the throttle body needed to be replaced. the vehicle was repaired. the failure recurred two years later. the vehicle was returned to the dealer and again, it was advised to the contact that the throttle body would need to be replaced. the vehicle was not further repaired. the failure mileage was 64,223 and the current mileage was 88,000. kmj | |||
| 06/11/2012 | 64223 | ||
| Tl- the contact 2005 ford freestyle. the contact stated that while going in reverse the vehicle accelerated on it's own. the vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnosis and it was determined that the throttle body needed to be replaced. the vehicle was repaired at the cost of the owner. two years later the failure recurred. the vehicle was returned to the dealer and again it was determined that the throttle body would need to be replaced. the vehicle had not been repaired. the failure mileage was 64,223 and the current mileage was 88,000. | |||
| 12/30/2010 | 130000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2005 ford freestyle. the contact stated that while driving 35 mph, the transmission failed. the contact was driving at a steady pace when the transmission began to fail. the vehicle also stalled and was unable to be restarted. the vehicle was towed to the dealer for inspection where they informed the contact that the torque converter needed to be replaced. the vehicle was repaired. the manufacturer was notified and informed the contact that the vehicle was not included in any recalls. the failure mileage was 130,000. kmj | |||
| 05/06/2012 | 62000 | ||
| Sudden engine revving driving on interstate. loss of power to transmission. instrument panel wrench light came on. after resting restarted and acted like nothing happened. drove to dealership evaluation showed an event. assuming it's ok to drive. weeks later at a stop light hesitation and jerking was occurring. this continues, worse if ac was on. nothing ever revealed on instrument panel indicating failure. back to ford based on codes it was going to need a $900+ part. during this process it was revealed a new transmission was required or a rebuilt. 4-7k. we no longer trust this car for our safety. it was always maintained at dealership. we loved this car. | |||
| 12/30/2010 | 130000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2005 ford freestyle. the contact stated that while driving 35 mph, the transmission failed. the contact was driving at a steady pace when the transmission began to fail. the vehicle also stalled and was unable to be restarted. the vehicle was towed to the dealer for inspection where they informed the contact that the torque converter needed to be replaced. the vehicle was repaired. the manufacturer was notified and informed the contact that the vehicle was not included in any recalls. the failure mileage was 130,000. kmj | |||
| 05/06/2012 | 62000 | ||
| Sudden engine revving driving on interstate. loss of power to transmission. instrument panel wrench light came on. after resting restarted and acted like nothing happened. drove to dealership evaluation showed an event. assuming it's ok to drive. weeks later at a stop light hesitation and jerking was occurring. this continues, worse if ac was on. nothing ever revealed on instrument panel indicating failure. back to ford based on codes it was going to need a $900+ part. during this process it was revealed a new transmission was required or a rebuilt. 4-7k. we no longer trust this car for our safety. it was always maintained at dealership. we loved this car. | |||
| 12/30/2010 | 130000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2005 ford free style. the contact stated that while driving 35 mph, the transmission failed. the contact was driving at a steady pace when the transmission began to fail. the vehicle also stalled and was unable to be restarted. the vehicle was towed to the dealer for inspection where they informed the contact that the torque converter needed to be replaced. the vehicle was repaired. the manufacturer was notified and informed the contact that the vehicle was not included in any recalls. the failure mileage was 130,000. kmj | |||
| 05/06/2012 | 62000 | ||
| Sudden engine revving driving on interstate. loss of power to transmission. instrument panel wrench light came on. after resting restarted and acted like nothing happened. drove to dealership evaluation showed an event. assuming it's ok to drive. weeks later at a stop light hesitation and jerking was occurring. this continues, worse if ac was on. nothing ever revealed on instrument panel indicating failure. back to ford based on codes it was going to need a $900+ part. during this process it was revealed a new transmission was required or a rebuilt. 4-7k. we no longer trust this car for our safety. it was always maintained at dealership. we loved this car. | |||
| 05/17/2012 | 73000 | ||
| My car makes a funny high pitched noise while driving. also in park to drive, it will lunge forward. i was told that it is a intake bearing that has come loose in my transmission. the noise gets lowder as you continue to acclerate. it will only make the noise when it is in motion. i bought this vehicle used in 2010 with around 58,000 miles. | |||
| 12/30/2010 | 130000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2005 ford free style. the contact stated while going 35 mph, the transmission failed. the driver was driving at a steady pace when the vehicles transmission began to fail. the driver pulled the vehicle to the side of the road to restart it but it stalled. the vehicle was not able to restart. the vehicle was towed to the dealer for inspection and they informed that the torque converter needed to be replaced. the vehicle was repaired. the manufacturer was notified and informed that his vehicle was not apart of the recall that was already issued and he would have to pay for costs. the failure mileage was 130000. ap | |||
| 05/06/2012 | 62000 | ||
| Sudden engine revving driving on interstate. loss of power to transmission. instrument panel wrench light came on. after resting restarted and acted like nothing happened. drove to dealership evaluation showed an event. assuming it's ok to drive. weeks later at a stop light hesitation and jerking was occurring. this continues, worse if ac was on. nothing ever revealed on instrument panel indicating failure. back to ford based on codes it was going to need a $900+ part. during this process it was revealed a new transmission was required or a rebuilt. 4-7k. we no longer trust this car for our safety. it was always maintained at dealership. we loved this car. | |||
| 05/17/2012 | 73000 | ||
| My car makes a funny high pitched noise while driving. also in park to drive, it will lunge forward. i was told that it is a intake bearing that has come loose in my transmission. the noise gets lowder as you continue to acclerate. it will only make the noise when it is in motion. i bought this vehicle used in 2010 with around 58,000 miles. | |||
| 07/24/2011 | 70000 | ||
| First incident - hot july day, 2011; idling in traffic with the air conditioning on; car lunged forward a few times; aggressively applied the brakes and the car stalled each time. subsequent incidents - all similar. air conditioner on; proceeding slowly out of a parking spot when the car lunges forward. have not sought service as many blogs indicate the problem has not been properly diagnosed. | |||
| 05/06/2012 | 62000 | ||
| Sudden engine revving driving on interstate. loss of power to transmission. instrument panel wrench light came on. after resting restarted and acted like nothing happened. drove to dealership evaluation showed an event. assuming it's ok to drive. weeks later at a stop light hesitation and jerking was occurring. this continues, worse if ac was on. nothing ever revealed on instrument panel indicating failure. back to ford based on codes it was going to need a $900+ part. during this process it was revealed a new transmission was required or a rebuilt. 4-7k. we no longer trust this car for our safety. it was always maintained at dealership. we loved this car. | |||
| 05/17/2012 | 73000 | ||
| My car makes a funny high pitched noise while driving. also in park to drive, it will lunge forward. i was told that it is a intake bearing that has come loose in my transmission. the noise gets lowder as you continue to acclerate. it will only make the noise when it is in motion. i bought this vehicle used in 2010 with around 58,000 miles. | |||
| 07/24/2011 | 70000 | ||
| First incident - hot july day, 2011; idling in traffic with the air conditioning on; car lunged forward a few times; aggressively applied the brakes and the car stalled each time. subsequent incidents - all similar. air conditioner on; proceeding slowly out of a parking spot when the car lunges forward. have not sought service as many blogs indicate the problem has not been properly diagnosed. | |||
| 05/17/2012 | 73000 | ||
| My car makes a funny high pitched noise while driving. also in park to drive, it will lunge forward. i was told that it is a intake bearing that has come loose in my transmission. the noise gets lowder as you continue to acclerate. it will only make the noise when it is in motion. i bought this vehicle used in 2010 with around 58,000 miles. | |||
| 05/26/2012 | 114100 | ||
| The car was surging and lurching forward even when the break was engaged. we had near misses running in to cars in front of us just trying to get it to a safe location as we were stuck in a parking lot and in stop and go traffic. while on the interstate is would just loose almost all power even though the accelerater was floored. | |||
| 05/17/2012 | 73000 | ||
| My car makes a funny high pitched noise while driving. also in park to drive, it will lunge forward. i was told that it is a intake bearing that has come loose in my transmission. the noise gets lowder as you continue to acclerate. it will only make the noise when it is in motion. i bought this vehicle used in 2010 with around 58,000 miles. | |||
| 07/24/2011 | 70000 | ||
| First incident - hot july day, 2011; idling in traffic with the air conditioning on; car lunged forward a few times; aggressively applied the brakes and the car stalled each time. subsequent incidents - all similar. air conditioner on; proceeding slowly out of a parking spot when the car lunges forward. have not sought service as many blogs indicate the problem has not been properly diagnosed. | |||
| 05/26/2012 | 114100 | ||
| The car was surging and lurching forward even when the break was engaged. we had near misses running in to cars in front of us just trying to get it to a safe location as we were stuck in a parking lot and in stop and go traffic. while on the interstate is would just loose almost all power even though the accelerater was floored. | |||
| 07/24/2011 | 70000 | ||
| First incident - hot july day, 2011; idling in traffic with the air conditioning on; car lunged forward a few times; aggressively applied the brakes and the car stalled each time. subsequent incidents - all similar. air conditioner on; proceeding slowly out of a parking spot when the car lunges forward. have not sought service as many blogs indicate the problem has not been properly diagnosed. | |||
| 05/26/2012 | 114100 | ||
| The car was surging and lurching forward even when the break was engaged. we had near misses running in to cars in front of us just trying to get it to a safe location as we were stuck in a parking lot and in stop and go traffic. while on the interstate is would just loose almost all power even though the accelerater was floored. | |||
| 06/02/2010 | 45000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford freestyle. the contact stated that while attempting to accelerate after shifting from park to drive, the vehicle lunged forward abnormally. the contact mentioned that the failure recurred several times and the vehicle would sporadically stall immediately after the failure. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who was unable to diagnose the failure. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 45,000 and the current mileage was 100,000. | |||
| 03/10/2011 | |||
| 2005 ford freestyle, the engine revs up and lunges forward in drive with a hard jerk. this also happens in reverse. have to hurry and slam on the brake before hitting anything. after a couple of months the vehicle started knocking in park. also knocks stopped at a red light. brought it to the ford dealer. started the car and was told that it was the transmission without them even taking a look. this is an issue that ford knows about and received many complaints about but still have faulty equipment. eventhough this happens at low speeds, this could be very dangerous for kids and people not paying attention walking by. can't believe this issue is still being looked at to get fixed or recalled. | |||
| 03/07/2012 | 50000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford freestyle. the contact stated while driving at any speed, the vehicle made a knocking noise. the vehicle was taken to a local mechanic and the dealer where a diagnostic test was performed. the failure was located in the transmission input shaft and bearing. the manufacturer stated that the failure was not related to a recall. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 49,000 and the current mileage was 50,000. | |||
| 06/02/2010 | 45000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford freestyle. the contact stated that while attempting to accelerate after shifting from park to drive, the vehicle lunged forward abnormally. the contact mentioned that the failure recurred several times and the vehicle would sporadically stall immediately after the failure. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who was unable to diagnose the failure. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 45,000 and the current mileage was 100,000. | |||
| 03/10/2011 | |||
| 2005 ford freestyle, the engine revs up and lunges forward in drive with a hard jerk. this also happens in reverse. have to hurry and slam on the brake before hitting anything. after a couple of months the vehicle started knocking in park. also knocks stopped at a red light. brought it to the ford dealer. started the car and was told that it was the transmission without them even taking a look. this is an issue that ford knows about and received many complaints about but still have faulty equipment. eventhough this happens at low speeds, this could be very dangerous for kids and people not paying attention walking by. can't believe this issue is still being looked at to get fixed or recalled. | |||
| 03/07/2012 | 50000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford freestyle. the contact stated while driving at any speed, the vehicle made a knocking noise. the vehicle was taken to a local mechanic and the dealer where a diagnostic test was performed. the failure was located in the transmission input shaft and bearing. the manufacturer stated that the failure was not related to a recall. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 49,000 and the current mileage was 50,000. | |||
| 06/02/2010 | 45000 | ||
| Tl - the contact owns a 2005 ford freestyle. the contact stated that while attempting to accelerate after shifting from park to drive, the vehicle lunged forward abnormally. the contact mentioned that the failure recurred several times and the vehicle would sporadically stall immediately after the failure. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who was unable to diagnose the failure. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 45,000 and the current mileage was 100,000. kmj | |||
| 03/10/2011 | |||
| 2005 ford freestyle, the engine revs up and lunges forward in drive with a hard jerk. this also happens in reverse. have to hurry and slam on the brake before hitting anything. after a couple of months the vehicle started knocking in park. also knocks stopped at a red light. brought it to the ford dealer. started the car and was told that it was the transmission without them even taking a look. this is an issue that ford knows about and received many complaints about but still have faulty equipment. eventhough this happens at low speeds, this could be very dangerous for kids and people not paying attention walking by. can't believe this issue is still being looked at to get fixed or recalled. | |||
| 03/07/2012 | 50000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2005 ford freestyle. the contact stated while driving at any speed, the vehicle made a knocking noise. the vehicle was taken to a local mechanic and the dealer where a diagnostic test was performed. the failure was located in the transmission input shaft and bearing. the manufacturer stated that the failure was not related to a recall. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 49,000 and the current mileage was 50,000. rvk | |||
| 06/02/2010 | 45000 | ||
| Tl - the contact owns a 2005 ford freestyle. the contact stated that while attempting to pull off after shifting from park to drive the vehicle lunge forward. the contact mentioned that the failure occurred several times and it some occasion the vehicle stalled immediately after. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who was unable to diagnosed the failure. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 45,000 and the current mileage was 100,000. pm | |||
| 03/10/2011 | |||
| 2005 ford freestyle, the engine revs up and lunges forward in drive with a hard jerk. this also happens in reverse. have to hurry and slam on the brake before hitting anything. after a couple of months the vehicle started knocking in park. also knocks stopped at a red light. brought it to the ford dealer. started the car and was told that it was the transmission without them even taking a look. this is an issue that ford knows about and received many complaints about but still have faulty equipment. eventhough this happens at low speeds, this could be very dangerous for kids and people not paying attention walking by. can't believe this issue is still being looked at to get fixed or recalled. | |||
| 03/07/2012 | 50000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2005 ford freestyle. the contact stated while driving at any speed, the vehicle made a knocking noise. the vehicle was taken to a local mechanic and the dealer where a diagnostic test was performed. the failure was located in the transmission input shaft and bearing. the manufacturer stated that the failure was not related to a recall. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 49,000 and the current mileage was 50,000. rvk | |||
| 03/10/2011 | |||
| 2005 ford freestyle, the engine revs up and lunges forward in drive with a hard jerk. this also happens in reverse. have to hurry and slam on the brake before hitting anything. after a couple of months the vehicle started knocking in park. also knocks stopped at a red light. brought it to the ford dealer. started the car and was told that it was the transmission without them even taking a look. this is an issue that ford knows about and received many complaints about but still have faulty equipment. eventhough this happens at low speeds, this could be very dangerous for kids and people not paying attention walking by. can't believe this issue is still being looked at to get fixed or recalled. | |||
| 03/07/2012 | 50000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2005 ford freestyle. the contact stated that while driving at any speed the vehicle made a knocking noise. the vehicle was taken to the local mechanic and the dealer they both performed a diagnostic. the failure was located at the transmission input shaft and bearing. the manufacturer advised that the failure was not recalled. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 49,000 and the current mileage was 50,000. li | |||
| 05/03/2012 | 139000 | ||
| While driving at 7 am in the morning on a very bust road in nevada, both the check in light and the failsafe mode light came on. the car stopped in traffic and i had seconds to get over to the side. i got as far out of the road as possible but it was a dicey situation. i called my mechanic who sent a tow truck. i had no problems with this car until i hit 120000. as soon as i did, the check engine light came on. took it to the shop and got a code read about the mass air flow sensor, which i don't have . i have a maf sensor. replaced sensor, then fine for 2 months. then the light came back on while i was at the dmv trying to register my car in nv. had to take it to the shop again and the code was for the egr valve. replaced that, no lights for 1 month. then last month the light came back on and my mechanic decided he should clean the throttle body. said there were problems with it but no recall had been issued. he said he would clean it and see if that fixed the problem. light came back on in three days. hooked it up again for diagnostics and the code is for an oxygen sensor, ordered that and then yesterday, the wrench and the cel came on and i was almost rear-ended. car in shop now and i have no idea what is next. car is lurching, having trouble accelerating and chugs along. | |||
| 09/09/2011 | 111980 | ||
| The transmission went out in our ford freestyle. we are finding out that this is happening to many ford freestyle's with the crv transmission. ford knows this is a huge problem, but will not recall these cars. i am done with ford cars forever. | |||
| 07/06/2009 | 54392 | ||
| My family and i were on a summer vacation traveling on the interstate at about 70 mph. my van was set on cruise control. all of a sudden, the motor revved up extremely high and i tapped the brakes which disconnected the cruise control. i then stepped on the accelerator and the engine just revved up like it was in neutral but it was still in drive. i coasted to a stop along side the road. i tried reverse and drive and nothing. so i put it in park which did stop the car from rolling and waited for a tow. $3041.11 and 3 days later, i had a another transmission installed and headed home. | |||
| 03/19/2012 | 94200 | ||
| This is the 2nd time this happened ! again, we were on the highway and suddenly the motor gave out. luckily, we made it without an accident to the shoulder. the wrench symbol and the cel were on. the motor started again but the car didn't take any gas, didn't accelerate. and the engine was running very rough and rumbling. i had my wife and kids in the car and was really so mad. we had to call a tow truck and a taxi to get home. the cel came on so many times in the past months, we checked the code - it was always for the throttle body. we cleaned it and the light was gone. only to come back a couple of weeks later. as i said, we've been dealing with this problem since some months now. but this is the 2nd time the motor actually stalled. and in this really very dangerous situation : on a highway !! ford needs to initiate a recall, i've done some research in the last months, there are so many complaints about this problem. my freestyle also lunges forward/backward if i'm accelerating. i think it's all related and totall irresponsible from ford not do do something. it's a serious safety issue. a miracle no one has been injured until now - or worse !!! | |||
| 12/01/2011 | 100000 | ||
| The transmission has started to make a very ugly noise when on park. the suv lunges and the rpm needle goes out of control sometimes. i've read online of other ford freestyles having the same problems and i've also heard that these problems have cause some accidents. please do something to fix this problem. we do don't have the money to have these problems fixed and we need the transportation. thanks. | |||
| 08/14/2010 | 74000 | ||
| I bought my 2005 ford freestyle in june 2010, very nice car. a few week into driving i heard a very strange noise so i took it back to the dealship to check, the told me the noise is normal it is comming from the transmission and that sound goes with that type of tranny(cvt). august of 2010 dtiving on i95 got a popping sound and car stop,i tow it back to dealship and thetransmission went, the put a new tranny in it was covered by my warranity, january 2012 got the same sound again and i was told that the tranny is not good,so i need a new one again it is covered. so u see ford is not taking responabitly for there mistake, please help all of us that have 2005 ford freestyle problems | |||
| 12/27/2011 | 91000 | ||
| After having the car seviced for stalling , and having the throtle cleaned, the car again would not start.. this time it had drained the brand new battery as well. | |||
| 06/06/2011 | 50000 | ||
| 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 unnnerved 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. | |||
| 12/11/2010 | 96000 | ||
| While sitting idle waiting in line at a drive through christmas light display, the transmission light came on in the car. after light came on, could not drive faster than 35 mph. took car to parkway ford in winston salem where it was diagnosed that entire cvt was ruined and needed to be replaced. $5,700.00 for a refurbished cvt. based on the number of complaints now on this website, seems ford needs to take some action and recall as i am sure that there are plenty of affected owners that aren't aware of this process. | |||
| 07/07/2011 | |||
| My 2005 limited edition freestyle has a few issues that i am very concerned about. my throttle is having major issues. the car will surge forward with no warning when i am at a complete stop. it also has caused it to have a lot of difficultly accelerating when in motion and starting the ignition. i'm afraid that it will surge forward and cause me to hit something or someone. i've read online about people that have had this issue where it gets so bad that they've even lost all acceleration while driving down the highway and one person who hit something in his garage sending it flying through the garage wall. my husband has tried cleaning out the throttle with no success. we bought the car used less than a year ago with no warranty and this problem has been getting progressively worse over the last few months . we are also having a problem with water in the car. we've had puddles on the back passenger floor and front driver side. i do not have a moon/sunroof. water has actually pooled out from the car onto the ground when i've opened the door. the doors will be dry and we can't figure out how the water is getting in the car. i'm very concerned about mold as both me and my daughter are allergic to it. there is also a whirling noise that happens when you turn the wheel. we noticed this right after buying the car and the dealer looked at it and said there wasn't anything that could be done to fix it that it's just a noise this model car makes. the first 2 issues seem to have affected a very large group of people and i don't know why ford hasn't recalled the cars as this could lead to severe injury or death. | |||
| 11/20/2011 | 103000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2005 ford freestyle. the contact stated that while driving 55 mph, the vehicle suddenly decelerated. the contact also stated that prior to the failure a wrench icon illuminated along the control panel. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer and the dealer confirmed that the electronic throttle body needed to be replaced. the manufacturer was notified. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure and current mileages were 103,000. the vin was unknown. sm. | |||
| 11/17/2011 | 96000 | ||
| Eng. surging car wants to acelerade weil standing at red light hat trouble holding car still also weil driving car wants to lurge forward | |||
| 11/20/2011 | 103000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2005 ford free style. the contact was driving 55 mph when the vehicle loss power and decreased in speed. the contact also stated that prior to the failure a wrench icon illuminated along the control panel. the vehicle was taken to the dealer and the dealer confirmed the electronic throttle body needed to be replaced. the manufacturer was contacted. the vehicle was not repaired and the vin was unknown. the failure and current mileages were 103,000. rds | |||
| 11/17/2011 | 96000 | ||
| Eng. surging car wants to acelerade weil standing at red light hat trouble holding car still also weil driving car wants to lurge forward | |||
| 11/20/2011 | 103000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2005 ford free style. the contact was driving 55 mph when the vehicle loss power and decreased in speed. the contact also stated that prior to the failure a wrench icon illuminated along the control panel. the vehicle was taken to the dealer and the dealer confirmed the electronic throttle body needed to be replaced. the manufacturer was contacted. the vehicle was not repaired and the vin was unknown. the failure and current mileages were 103,000. rds | |||
| 11/17/2011 | 96000 | ||
| Eng. surging car wants to acelerade weil standing at red light hat trouble holding car still also weil driving car wants to lurge forward | |||
| 06/01/2011 | 120000 | ||
| 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. | |||
| 11/01/2005 | |||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2005 ford freestyle. the contact stated that when reversing the vehicle would lunge backward. the contact would have to depress the brake abruptly in order for the vehicle to come to a complete stop. in addition, the awd warning light was illuminated. the vehicle was taken to a local mechanic who diagnosed the failure as a sensor defect. the vehicle was not repaired. neither the dealer nor the manufacturer was notified of failure. the failure mileage was unavailable and the current mileage was 75,000. kmj | |||
| 06/01/2011 | 120000 | ||
| 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. | |||
| 11/01/2005 | |||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2005 ford freestyle. the contact stated that when reversing the vehicle would lunge backward. the contact would have to depress the brake abruptly in order for the vehicle to come to a complete stop. in addition, the awd warning light was illuminated. the vehicle was taken to a local mechanic who diagnosed the failure as a sensor defect. the vehicle was not repaired. neither the dealer nor the manufacturer was notified of failure. the failure mileage was unavailable and the current mileage was 75,000. kmj | |||
| 06/01/2011 | 120000 | ||
| 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. kmj | |||
| 11/01/2005 | |||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2005 ford freestyle. the contact stated that when reversing the vehicle would lunge backward and the contact would have to depress the brake hard in order for the vehicle to come to a complete stop. the vehicle was being repaired for the awd warning light illuminating on the instrument panel of the vehicle. a mechanic diagnosed that there was a sensor defect. neither dealer nor manufacturer were notified of failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was unavailable and the current mileage was 75,000. nw | |||
| 06/01/2011 | 120000 | ||
| 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. kmj | |||
| 06/01/2011 | 120000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2005 ford free style. the contact was driving 20mph when the wrench failure light illuminated and the engine stalled. the vehicle also experienced abnormally high rpms, prior to the failure. the contact also noted on a separate occasion the brakes were depressed the vehicle failed to stop properly. the vehicle was towed to a private mechanic. the mechanic confirmed the transmission needed to be replaced. the manufacturer was contacted. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure and current mileages were 120,000. rds | |||
| 11/05/2011 | 100000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2005 ford freestyle. while parked, the contact heard a knocking noise coming from the front end of the vehicle. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnostic where the mechanic advised that the transmission would have to be inspected and possibly replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 100,000. kmj | |||
| 11/04/2011 | 79500 | ||
| The cvt transmission in this model is a problem. it has always had a surge when you first put it in gear or let off the brake, but that is something my wife and i got used to. couple days ago we got into the car, and right after the little surge we're used to we noticed the tach was going way up (3500-4000) and we were just starting to about 10-15mph. it would only use the lower ratio and would not let us go any faster than about 40mph. we took it back home, read the manual and it said to take it straight back to the dealer. called the dealer and they didn't even want to mess with it, said they did not have the right equipment to check it correctly. so then we called a transmission repair shop. they drove it and ran some tests on it and said it's internal problems. leave the car with them for 3-4 days and they would try to fix it. wouldn't give us a quote in writing, although they said we're looking at $4000-$6000 to get it fixed or replaced. searched around on the internet and seen alot of the same. if it was something we did wrong to make a $15,000 vehicle last year worth $1,500 right now i would not say a word. this is not right and needs to be addressed by ford. this is our only car and i'm going to continue to use it to get and forth from work because, at the moment, it'll let you drive it for 20 minutes or so before it starts staying stuck in the low ratios. | |||
| 11/05/2011 | 100000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2005 ford freestyle. while parked the contact heard a knocking noise coming from the front end of the vehicle. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnostic. the mechanic stated the transmission would have to be inspected and possibly replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 100,000. ds | |||
| 11/04/2011 | 79500 | ||
| The cvt transmission in this model is a problem. it has always had a surge when you first put it in gear or let off the brake, but that is something my wife and i got used to. couple days ago we got into the car, and right after the little surge we're used to we noticed the tach was going way up (3500-4000) and we were just starting to about 10-15mph. it would only use the lower ratio and would not let us go any faster than about 40mph. we took it back home, read the manual and it said to take it straight back to the dealer. called the dealer and they didn't even want to mess with it, said they did not have the right equipment to check it correctly. so then we called a transmission repair shop. they drove it and ran some tests on it and said it's internal problems. leave the car with them for 3-4 days and they would try to fix it. wouldn't give us a quote in writing, although they said we're looking at $4000-$6000 to get it fixed or replaced. searched around on the internet and seen alot of the same. if it was something we did wrong to make a $15,000 vehicle last year worth $1,500 right now i would not say a word. this is not right and needs to be addressed by ford. this is our only car and i'm going to continue to use it to get and forth from work because, at the moment, it'll let you drive it for 20 minutes or so before it starts staying stuck in the low ratios. | |||
| 10/23/2011 | 77000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford freestar. the contact stated that the vehicle failed to accelerate in any gear. the vehicle was towed to a private mechanic where the mechanic confirmed that the transmission needed to be replaced. the contact stated that the rear sliding door failed to lock properly. the manufacturer was contacted but the vehicle was not repaired. the failure and the current mileages were 77,000. | |||
| 10/23/2011 | 77000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2005 ford freestar. the contact stated that the vehicle failed to accelerate in any gear. the vehicle was towed to a private mechanic where the mechanic confirmed that the transmission needed to be replaced. the contact stated that the rear sliding door failed to lock properly. the manufacturer was contacted but the vehicle was not repaired. the failure and the current mileages were 77,000. kmj | |||
| 10/21/2011 | 62400 | ||
| My vehicle has a cvt (continuously variable transmission). the check transmission light comes on, car only goes about 30 mph with engine at 4,000 rpm. turn car off and back on and the problem is gone for a few minutes but then recurs. while this problem is happening the car idles at 2,000 rpm (instead of 800). if you take you foot off the brake while sitting still the car will lunge forward unexpectedly. the ford dealership (allan vigil in morrow, ga) quoted $5,800 to replace the transmission. they did not tell me that it would be a rebuilt transmission. it seems the cvt transmission is no longer manufactured and ford can only rebuild the transmission. there seem to be many similar complaints about this vehicle yet ford says they are very surprised at the failure. interestingly, i did not mention the lunging issue to the service advisor. before my car was moved from the service lane he noted lunging on the report. if the problem isn't widespread how did he know that? basically, i have a 6 year old car that has been meticulously maintained by the dealership. and a common point of failure is no longer manufactured and i have to pay almost $6000 to have the cvt rebuilt. the frequent cvt failure and the lunging issue in my opinion should be recalled by ford. | |||
| 10/23/2011 | 77000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2005 ford freestar. the contact stated the vehicle failed to accelerate in any gear. the vehicle was towed to a private mechanic. the mechanic confirmed transmission needed to be replaced. the contact stated the rear sliding door failed to lock properly. the manufacturer was contacted. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure and current mileages were mileage was 77,000. rds | |||
| 10/21/2011 | 62400 | ||
| My vehicle has a cvt (continuously variable transmission). the check transmission light comes on, car only goes about 30 mph with engine at 4,000 rpm. turn car off and back on and the problem is gone for a few minutes but then recurs. while this problem is happening the car idles at 2,000 rpm (instead of 800). if you take you foot off the brake while sitting still the car will lunge forward unexpectedly. the ford dealership (allan vigil in morrow, ga) quoted $5,800 to replace the transmission. they did not tell me that it would be a rebuilt transmission. it seems the cvt transmission is no longer manufactured and ford can only rebuild the transmission. there seem to be many similar complaints about this vehicle yet ford says they are very surprised at the failure. interestingly, i did not mention the lunging issue to the service advisor. before my car was moved from the service lane he noted lunging on the report. if the problem isn't widespread how did he know that? basically, i have a 6 year old car that has been meticulously maintained by the dealership. and a common point of failure is no longer manufactured and i have to pay almost $6000 to have the cvt rebuilt. the frequent cvt failure and the lunging issue in my opinion should be recalled by ford. | |||
| 10/12/2011 | 56800 | ||
| Second complaint on cvt transmission. dealership said the only way to repair the transmission is to replace it as they ford doesn't make parts for it anymore. the transmission will cost $5800.00. how can ford be allowed to discontinue parts on a 6 year old vehicle. both my wife and i are social security recepients and asking us to pay $5800.00 is something that impossible for us. for the sake of not only people such as us, how about the numerous complaints on edmund.com by others who have the same problem and the same result. ford motor consumer department has stated they will not assist in anyway. please help us and soon. | |||
| 08/03/2011 | |||
| Roaring sounds begin to surge in the transmission and the car became unable to drive safely. | |||
| 10/12/2011 | 56800 | ||
| Second complaint on cvt transmission. dealership said the only way to repair the transmission is to replace it as they ford doesn't make parts for it anymore. the transmission will cost $5800.00. how can ford be allowed to discontinue parts on a 6 year old vehicle. both my wife and i are social security recepients and asking us to pay $5800.00 is something that impossible for us. for the sake of not only people such as us, how about the numerous complaints on edmund.com by others who have the same problem and the same result. ford motor consumer department has stated they will not assist in anyway. please help us and soon. | |||
| 08/03/2011 | |||
| Roaring sounds begin to surge in the transmission and the car became unable to drive safely. | |||
| 10/11/2011 | 56800 | ||
| This is my second notice on the transmission problems i am sure you have been deluged with. ford represented the problem as fluid and thought this would take care of the problem with the tramsmission suddenly causing the vehicle to stop. i paid $325.00 to have this work completed. drove the car home and the next morning the same problem occurred. car was towed to landmark ford for the second time. i am informed tonight that they think the problem is with an internal seal for which they have no parts for and recommended a new transmission at a cost of $5800.00 plus labor. how can ford not be responsible for a design error in the first place and require someone to invest this amount of money. i as many i have read on the recall and defects web page need your hopefully immediate attention. please help us as we are social security people and don't have $5800.00. thank you robert poskin | |||
| 10/12/2011 | 56800 | ||
| Second complaint on cvt transmission. dealership said the only way to repair the transmission is to replace it as they ford doesn't make parts for it anymore. the transmission will cost $5800.00. how can ford be allowed to discontinue parts on a 6 year old vehicle. both my wife and i are social security recepients and asking us to pay $5800.00 is something that impossible for us. for the sake of not only people such as us, how about the numerous complaints on edmund.com by others who have the same problem and the same result. ford motor consumer department has stated they will not assist in anyway. please help us and soon. | |||
| 08/03/2011 | |||
| Roaring sounds begin to surge in the transmission and the car became unable to drive safely. | |||
| 10/11/2011 | 56800 | ||
| This is my second notice on the transmission problems i am sure you have been deluged with. ford represented the problem as fluid and thought this would take care of the problem with the tramsmission suddenly causing the vehicle to stop. i paid $325.00 to have this work completed. drove the car home and the next morning the same problem occurred. car was towed to landmark ford for the second time. i am informed tonight that they think the problem is with an internal seal for which they have no parts for and recommended a new transmission at a cost of $5800.00 plus labor. how can ford not be responsible for a design error in the first place and require someone to invest this amount of money. i as many i have read on the recall and defects web page need your hopefully immediate attention. please help us as we are social security people and don't have $5800.00. thank you robert poskin | |||
| 10/12/2011 | 56800 | ||
| Second complaint on cvt transmission. dealership said the only way to repair the transmission is to replace it as they ford doesn't make parts for it anymore. the transmission will cost $5800.00. how can ford be allowed to discontinue parts on a 6 year old vehicle. both my wife and i are social security recepients and asking us to pay $5800.00 is something that impossible for us. for the sake of not only people such as us, how about the numerous complaints on edmund.com by others who have the same problem and the same result. ford motor consumer department has stated they will not assist in anyway. please help us and soon. | |||
| 08/03/2011 | |||
| Roaring sounds begin to surge in the transmission and the car became unable to drive safely. | |||
| 10/11/2011 | 56800 | ||
| This is my second notice on the transmission problems i am sure you have been deluged with. ford represented the problem as fluid and thought this would take care of the problem with the tramsmission suddenly causing the vehicle to stop. i paid $325.00 to have this work completed. drove the car home and the next morning the same problem occurred. car was towed to landmark ford for the second time. i am informed tonight that they think the problem is with an internal seal for which they have no parts for and recommended a new transmission at a cost of $5800.00 plus labor. how can ford not be responsible for a design error in the first place and require someone to invest this amount of money. i as many i have read on the recall and defects web page need your hopefully immediate attention. please help us as we are social security people and don't have $5800.00. thank you robert poskin | |||
| 08/03/2011 | |||
| Roaring sounds begin to surge in the transmission and the car became unable to drive safely. | |||
| 10/11/2011 | 56800 | ||
| This is my second notice on the transmission problems i am sure you have been deluged with. ford represented the problem as fluid and thought this would take care of the problem with the tramsmission suddenly causing the vehicle to stop. i paid $325.00 to have this work completed. drove the car home and the next morning the same problem occurred. car was towed to landmark ford for the second time. i am informed tonight that they think the problem is with an internal seal for which they have no parts for and recommended a new transmission at a cost of $5800.00 plus labor. how can ford not be responsible for a design error in the first place and require someone to invest this amount of money. i as many i have read on the recall and defects web page need your hopefully immediate attention. please help us as we are social security people and don't have $5800.00. thank you robert poskin | |||
| 08/03/2011 | |||
| Roaring sounds begin to surge in the transmission and the car became unable to drive safely. | |||
| 10/11/2011 | 56800 | ||
| This is my second notice on the transmission problems i am sure you have been deluged with. ford represented the problem as fluid and thought this would take care of the problem with the tramsmission suddenly causing the vehicle to stop. i paid $325.00 to have this work completed. drove the car home and the next morning the same problem occurred. car was towed to landmark ford for the second time. i am informed tonight that they think the problem is with an internal seal for which they have no parts for and recommended a new transmission at a cost of $5800.00 plus labor. how can ford not be responsible for a design error in the first place and require someone to invest this amount of money. i as many i have read on the recall and defects web page need your hopefully immediate attention. please help us as we are social security people and don't have $5800.00. thank you robert poskin | |||
| 10/11/2011 | |||
| Cvt transmission failed for the second time while drving. vehicle lurched and the wrench light came on, front end shuddered. restarted the vehicle and it woul drive, but would only achieve 20 mph with very high rpms. dealer says transmission will have to be replaced. as i understand reading the numerous complaints, they don't make this unit anymore. i am faced with a vehicle that i can't drive. please do something. | |||
| 09/02/2011 | 87225 | ||
| I just had the a/c compressor replaced and now the car lunges without pressing on the gas peddle. it mostly happens while i am moving from park to reverse. it has happened once, while i was moving forward in a parking lot and then stalled. pressing the brake pedal overrides the sudden acceleration, and it seems to be worse when the air conditioning is on or the steering wheel is turned. while it started slowly, it is now happening ever time i put the car in reverse. i need to keep my foot on the brake peddle every time. i am hoping that ford places a recall on the ford freestyle. | |||
| 09/26/2011 | 73000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2005 ford freestyle. the contact stated while coming to a traffic light with his foot on the brake pedal the vehicle lunged forward almost causing a crash. the automatic transmission gear shifted into low gear and would not shift into any other gear. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who repaired the vehicle at the owners expense for $700. the dealer also informed him he does not need to repair transmission. the manufacturer was notified and stated there were no recalls for both failures. the offered no other assistance. the vin was unknown. the failure mileage was 73,000. rvk | |||
| 09/02/2011 | 87225 | ||
| I just had the a/c compressor replaced and now the car lunges without pressing on the gas peddle. it mostly happens while i am moving from park to reverse. it has happened once, while i was moving forward in a parking lot and then stalled. pressing the brake pedal overrides the sudden acceleration, and it seems to be worse when the air conditioning is on or the steering wheel is turned. while it started slowly, it is now happening ever time i put the car in reverse. i need to keep my foot on the brake peddle every time. i am hoping that ford places a recall on the ford freestyle. | |||
| 09/26/2011 | 73000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2005 ford freestyle. the contact stated while coming to a traffic light with his foot on the brake pedal the vehicle lunged forward almost causing a crash. the automatic transmission gear shifted into low gear and would not shift into any other gear. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who repaired the vehicle at the owners expense for $700. the dealer also informed him he does not need to repair transmission. the manufacturer was notified and stated there were no recalls for both failures. the offered no other assistance. the vin was unknown. the failure mileage was 73,000. rvk | |||
| 09/02/2011 | 87225 | ||
| I just had the a/c compressor replaced and now the car lunges without pressing on the gas peddle. it mostly happens while i am moving from park to reverse. it has happened once, while i was moving forward in a parking lot and then stalled. pressing the brake pedal overrides the sudden acceleration, and it seems to be worse when the air conditioning is on or the steering wheel is turned. while it started slowly, it is now happening ever time i put the car in reverse. i need to keep my foot on the brake peddle every time. i am hoping that ford places a recall on the ford freestyle. | |||
| 09/26/2011 | 73000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2005 ford freestyle. the contact stated while coming to a traffic light with his foot on the brake pedal the vehicle lunged forward almost causing a crash. the automatic transmission gear shifted into low gear and would not shift into any other gear. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who repaired the vehicle at the owners expense for $700. the dealer also informed him he does not need to repair transmission. the manufacturer was notified and stated there were no recalls for both failures. the offered no other assistance. the vin was unknown. the failure mileage was 73,000. rvk | |||
| 09/02/2011 | 87225 | ||
| I just had the a/c compressor replaced and now the car lunges without pressing on the gas peddle. it mostly happens while i am moving from park to reverse. it has happened once, while i was moving forward in a parking lot and then stalled. pressing the brake pedal overrides the sudden acceleration, and it seems to be worse when the air conditioning is on or the steering wheel is turned. while it started slowly, it is now happening ever time i put the car in reverse. i need to keep my foot on the brake peddle every time. i am hoping that ford places a recall on the ford freestyle. | |||
| 09/26/2011 | 73000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2005 ford freestyle. the contact stated while coming to a stop light with his foot depressing the brake the vehicle lunged forward almost causing a crash. the automatic transmission would shift into low gear and will not shift back out. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who replaces a part (unknown parts) but it cost him $700 for the replacement. the dealer also informed him he does not repair transmission. the manufacturer was notified who stated there are no recalls on both failures. the offered no other assistance. the vin was unknown. the failure mileage was 73,000. mw | |||
| 09/02/2011 | 87225 | ||
| I just had the a/c compressor replaced and now the car lunges without pressing on the gas peddle. it mostly happens while i am moving from park to reverse. it has happened once, while i was moving forward in a parking lot and then stalled. pressing the brake pedal overrides the sudden acceleration, and it seems to be worse when the air conditioning is on or the steering wheel is turned. while it started slowly, it is now happening ever time i put the car in reverse. i need to keep my foot on the brake peddle every time. i am hoping that ford places a recall on the ford freestyle. | |||
| 03/31/2010 | 61540 | ||
| The car started showing hesitation when accelerating and making a strange noise early in 2010. this condition got progressively worse until one day, while driving on the freeway, the engine would not respond to the gas pedal being depressed, the wrench light came on, and i was forced to coast to the side of the road. i turned the car off for a few minutes and when i attempoted to restart it, the gas pedal seemed to be working again. took the car to jones ford the next day and they told me the throttle body was bad and replaced it to the tune of $638.97. date of service was april 1, 2020. mileage at time of failure was 61,540 everything seemed fine for a few months but i started noticing the hesitation on acceleration again. took it to summerville ford on july 21, 2010. i didn't wait for a complete failure since it was extremely dangerous to lose power on the freeway with a whole car load of kids! jones ford said the throttle body was bad again and replaced it under warranty this time. checked for codes and got code #u0141. mileage at time of replacement was 65,207. within the last couple of weeks i have noticed similar conditions to the last two times the throttle body failed. yesterday i was parking and the car surged forward as i let my foot of the brake, almost causing me to hit the car in the spot in front of me. i have no choice but to keep driving it until something is done by ford about this dangerous condition. i was also told that the motor mount needs to be replaced. i also have repalced the 2/3 row seat pivot once during warranty but it failed again in 2010 and i haven't been able to afford to replace it. the a/c compressor stopped working this summer. still not fixed. i have replaced my tires twice in seven years. i have replaced both sets of brakes. ford needs t address these common failures. before someone gets hurt! | |||
| 05/02/2011 | 67000 | ||
| The vehicle started surging without foot on the gas pedal. this occurs at low speeds or when stopping. have had to rapidly press the brake pedal and hold it to avoid accidents. when the surging occurs, many times the vehicle goes into fail-safe engine mode which does not allow one to shift into higher gears. check engine light stays on after occurence and failsafe engine mode was solved by pulling over, killing the motor, waiting, and then restarting. | |||
| 03/31/2010 | 61540 | ||
| The car started showing hesitation when accelerating and making a strange noise early in 2010. this condition got progressively worse until one day, while driving on the freeway, the engine would not respond to the gas pedal being depressed, the wrench light came on, and i was forced to coast to the side of the road. i turned the car off for a few minutes and when i attempoted to restart it, the gas pedal seemed to be working again. took the car to jones ford the next day and they told me the throttle body was bad and replaced it to the tune of $638.97. date of service was april 1, 2020. mileage at time of failure was 61,540 everything seemed fine for a few months but i started noticing the hesitation on acceleration again. took it to summerville ford on july 21, 2010. i didn't wait for a complete failure since it was extremely dangerous to lose power on the freeway with a whole car load of kids! jones ford said the throttle body was bad again and replaced it under warranty this time. checked for codes and got code #u0141. mileage at time of replacement was 65,207. within the last couple of weeks i have noticed similar conditions to the last two times the throttle body failed. yesterday i was parking and the car surged forward as i let my foot of the brake, almost causing me to hit the car in the spot in front of me. i have no choice but to keep driving it until something is done by ford about this dangerous condition. i was also told that the motor mount needs to be replaced. i also have repalced the 2/3 row seat pivot once during warranty but it failed again in 2010 and i haven't been able to afford to replace it. the a/c compressor stopped working this summer. still not fixed. i have replaced my tires twice in seven years. i have replaced both sets of brakes. ford needs t address these common failures. before someone gets hurt! | |||
| 05/02/2011 | 67000 | ||
| The vehicle started surging without foot on the gas pedal. this occurs at low speeds or when stopping. have had to rapidly press the brake pedal and hold it to avoid accidents. when the surging occurs, many times the vehicle goes into fail-safe engine mode which does not allow one to shift into higher gears. check engine light stays on after occurence and failsafe engine mode was solved by pulling over, killing the motor, waiting, and then restarting. | |||
| 08/08/2011 | 98000 | ||
| Engine / speed surging especially noticeable when parking. whether in drive or reverse engine moderates only slightly but car lurches. this has happened to three different drivers of the same car, same day, similar experiences. extra pressure was needed on brake to prevent car from hitting other cars in parking lot. . . . circumstances: hot day ( 90+ f), air conditioning on, engine at idle speed while maneuvering into / out from parking, turning wheel or holding wheel turned during maneuver | |||
| 09/02/2011 | 81000 | ||
| Car lunges forward (when in drive) or backward (when in reverse) when sitting idling for a period of time. rpms rev without applying gas. occurs especially in hot weather and when a/c is running. engine failsafe mode appears on driver information screen. check engine light then comes on. | |||
| 08/08/2011 | 98000 | ||
| Engine / speed surging especially noticeable when parking. whether in drive or reverse engine moderates only slightly but car lurches. this has happened to three different drivers of the same car, same day, similar experiences. extra pressure was needed on brake to prevent car from hitting other cars in parking lot. . . . circumstances: hot day ( 90+ f), air conditioning on, engine at idle speed while maneuvering into / out from parking, turning wheel or holding wheel turned during maneuver | |||
| 09/02/2011 | 81000 | ||
| Car lunges forward (when in drive) or backward (when in reverse) when sitting idling for a period of time. rpms rev without applying gas. occurs especially in hot weather and when a/c is running. engine failsafe mode appears on driver information screen. check engine light then comes on. | |||
| 08/08/2011 | 98000 | ||
| Engine / speed surging especially noticeable when parking. whether in drive or reverse engine moderates only slightly but car lurches. this has happened to three different drivers of the same car, same day, similar experiences. extra pressure was needed on brake to prevent car from hitting other cars in parking lot. . . . circumstances: hot day ( 90+ f), air conditioning on, engine at idle speed while maneuvering into / out from parking, turning wheel or holding wheel turned during maneuver | |||
| 09/02/2011 | 81000 | ||
| Car lunges forward (when in drive) or backward (when in reverse) when sitting idling for a period of time. rpms rev without applying gas. occurs especially in hot weather and when a/c is running. engine failsafe mode appears on driver information screen. check engine light then comes on. | |||
| 08/08/2011 | 98000 | ||
| Engine / speed surging especially noticeable when parking. whether in drive or reverse engine moderates only slightly but car lurches. this has happened to three different drivers of the same car, same day, similar experiences. extra pressure was needed on brake to prevent car from hitting other cars in parking lot. . . . circumstances: hot day ( 90+ f), air conditioning on, engine at idle speed while maneuvering into / out from parking, turning wheel or holding wheel turned during maneuver | |||
| 09/02/2011 | 81000 | ||
| Car lunges forward (when in drive) or backward (when in reverse) when sitting idling for a period of time. rpms rev without applying gas. occurs especially in hot weather and when a/c is running. engine failsafe mode appears on driver information screen. check engine light then comes on. | |||
| 08/08/2011 | 98000 | ||
| Engine / speed surging especially noticeable when parking. whether in drive or reverse engine moderates only slightly but car lurches. this has happened to three different drivers of the same car, same day, similar experiences. extra pressure was needed on brake to prevent car from hitting other cars in parking lot. . . . circumstances: hot day ( 90+ f), air conditioning on, engine at idle speed while maneuvering into / out from parking, turning wheel or holding wheel turned during maneuver | |||
| 08/15/2011 | 125000 | ||
| 2005 ford freestyle surges and accelerates from a stop or low speed. it is particularly evident when shifting the transmission from drive to reverse or reverse to drive. the acceleration can last for maximum 5 seconds but you better have your foot firmly planted on the brake or the vehicle could lunge forward or backward into oncoming or parked cars and pedistrians. it doesnt happen al the time, often after the car has been run and parked for a 15-30 minute period. | |||
| 06/17/2010 | 75000 | ||
| Vehicle intermittently seems to surge either in forward and reverse when taking foot off brake before you even hit the gas pedal. on or about aug 1st, 2011 when backing out of a parking space it surged in reverse and then quit. it did that twice. once i restarted after the second time it seemed to stabilize almost like the computer adjusted. this problem seems to occur more in the warm to hot weather. at this point with my vehicle i feel very uncomfortable and would not let anyone else drive it as i am aware of it and am i know that i need a firm foot on the brake pedal. my reviews of multiple people with this problem point to the throttle body and i would also think maybe a possible computer control. | |||
| 06/01/2011 | 120000 | ||
| 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. | |||
| 06/17/2010 | 75000 | ||
| Vehicle intermittently seems to surge either in forward and reverse when taking foot off brake before you even hit the gas pedal. on or about aug 1st, 2011 when backing out of a parking space it surged in reverse and then quit. it did that twice. once i restarted after the second time it seemed to stabilize almost like the computer adjusted. this problem seems to occur more in the warm to hot weather. at this point with my vehicle i feel very uncomfortable and would not let anyone else drive it as i am aware of it and am i know that i need a firm foot on the brake pedal. my reviews of multiple people with this problem point to the throttle body and i would also think maybe a possible computer control. | |||
| 06/01/2011 | 120000 | ||
| 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. | |||
| 06/17/2010 | 75000 | ||
| Vehicle intermittently seems to surge either in forward and reverse when taking foot off brake before you even hit the gas pedal. on or about aug 1st, 2011 when backing out of a parking space it surged in reverse and then quit. it did that twice. once i restarted after the second time it seemed to stabilize almost like the computer adjusted. this problem seems to occur more in the warm to hot weather. at this point with my vehicle i feel very uncomfortable and would not let anyone else drive it as i am aware of it and am i know that i need a firm foot on the brake pedal. my reviews of multiple people with this problem point to the throttle body and i would also think maybe a possible computer control. | |||
| 06/01/2011 | 120000 | ||
| 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. | |||
| 01/01/2008 | 36001 | ||
| I first noticed a surge in the car just as it was out of warranty. the problem has gotten progressively worse with time. whenever the car comes to a stop (e.g. in a parking spot) the car surges in the direction the transmission is selected. additional brake pressure is immediately required to keep the vehicle from moving forward. likewise... when first selecting reverse from a stopped position the vehicle surges drastically which also requires prompt additional braking to keep the vehicle under control. the vehicle has always been well maintained by the dealer. the surging may be coming from an issue within the function of the throttle body, but not 100% sure of that. the addition of fuel cleaners seems to help, but only a little... and then only temporarily. symptoms occur year round, but seem to be worsened by high ambient temperatures. the vehicle is a threat to safety in it's design and should be recalled. | |||
| 07/30/2011 | 122000 | ||
| We own a 2005 ford freestyle. for the past four years, we have had a vehicle speed control problem. it first started in 2007 when the car started to lunge backwards when shifted into reverse by simply shifting the car into gear, without releasing the break pedal. the car was taken to ford in 2008 (under warranty) where we were told the problem was fixed and so we took the car home. the problem only appeared to become worse than before. ford was once again contacted and they said that they would take the car and take care of it. they said that the problem was how the computer was not reset/recalibrated. eventually, the lunging problem continued and so we went back ford, where we were told the guarantee had expired. coorporate ford was contacted and they stated how they agreed with the dealer. the lunging happened only several times a month until it slowly started occuring on a daily basis where we (the drivers) knew to never remove the break pedal completely in order not to crash into other cars or people. the problem is now occuring both when it goes backward and forward. now, the car not only lunges but it stalls and the car goes into failure engine mode. the wrench light also comes on and does not turn off. when the car is turned off for several hours and turned back on the wrench light does not light up and nothing seems to be wrong again. because of this, mechanics tell us that nothing is wrong, after spending several hundreds of dollars for every diagnostic. after reading numerous other compaints on the same exact issue with this model car, we understand that it is a throttle body issue but we refuse to replace it as it is, not only, a costly repair (+$800) but it was already fixed or replaced by ford when the car was under warranty. | |||
| 01/01/2008 | 36001 | ||
| I first noticed a surge in the car just as it was out of warranty. the problem has gotten progressively worse with time. whenever the car comes to a stop (e.g. in a parking spot) the car surges in the direction the transmission is selected. additional brake pressure is immediately required to keep the vehicle from moving forward. likewise... when first selecting reverse from a stopped position the vehicle surges drastically which also requires prompt additional braking to keep the vehicle under control. the vehicle has always been well maintained by the dealer. the surging may be coming from an issue within the function of the throttle body, but not 100% sure of that. the addition of fuel cleaners seems to help, but only a little... and then only temporarily. symptoms occur year round, but seem to be worsened by high ambient temperatures. the vehicle is a threat to safety in it's design and should be recalled. | |||
| 07/30/2011 | 122000 | ||
| We own a 2005 ford freestyle. for the past four years, we have had a vehicle speed control problem. it first started in 2007 when the car started to lunge backwards when shifted into reverse by simply shifting the car into gear, without releasing the break pedal. the car was taken to ford in 2008 (under warranty) where we were told the problem was fixed and so we took the car home. the problem only appeared to become worse than before. ford was once again contacted and they said that they would take the car and take care of it. they said that the problem was how the computer was not reset/recalibrated. eventually, the lunging problem continued and so we went back ford, where we were told the guarantee had expired. coorporate ford was contacted and they stated how they agreed with the dealer. the lunging happened only several times a month until it slowly started occuring on a daily basis where we (the drivers) knew to never remove the break pedal completely in order not to crash into other cars or people. the problem is now occuring both when it goes backward and forward. now, the car not only lunges but it stalls and the car goes into failure engine mode. the wrench light also comes on and does not turn off. when the car is turned off for several hours and turned back on the wrench light does not light up and nothing seems to be wrong again. because of this, mechanics tell us that nothing is wrong, after spending several hundreds of dollars for every diagnostic. after reading numerous other compaints on the same exact issue with this model car, we understand that it is a throttle body issue but we refuse to replace it as it is, not only, a costly repair (+$800) but it was already fixed or replaced by ford when the car was under warranty. | |||
| 01/01/2008 | 36001 | ||
| I first noticed a surge in the car just as it was out of warranty. the problem has gotten progressively worse with time. whenever the car comes to a stop (e.g. in a parking spot) the car surges in the direction the transmission is selected. additional brake pressure is immediately required to keep the vehicle from moving forward. likewise... when first selecting reverse from a stopped position the vehicle surges drastically which also requires prompt additional braking to keep the vehicle under control. the vehicle has always been well maintained by the dealer. the surging may be coming from an issue within the function of the throttle body, but not 100% sure of that. the addition of fuel cleaners seems to help, but only a little... and then only temporarily. symptoms occur year round, but seem to be worsened by high ambient temperatures. the vehicle is a threat to safety in it's design and should be recalled. | |||
| 07/30/2011 | 122000 | ||
| We own a 2005 ford freestyle. for the past four years, we have had a vehicle speed control problem. it first started in 2007 when the car started to lunge backwards when shifted into reverse by simply shifting the car into gear, without releasing the break pedal. the car was taken to ford in 2008 (under warranty) where we were told the problem was fixed and so we took the car home. the problem only appeared to become worse than before. ford was once again contacted and they said that they would take the car and take care of it. they said that the problem was how the computer was not reset/recalibrated. eventually, the lunging problem continued and so we went back ford, where we were told the guarantee had expired. coorporate ford was contacted and they stated how they agreed with the dealer. the lunging happened only several times a month until it slowly started occuring on a daily basis where we (the drivers) knew to never remove the break pedal completely in order not to crash into other cars or people. the problem is now occuring both when it goes backward and forward. now, the car not only lunges but it stalls and the car goes into failure engine mode. the wrench light also comes on and does not turn off. when the car is turned off for several hours and turned back on the wrench light does not light up and nothing seems to be wrong again. because of this, mechanics tell us that nothing is wrong, after spending several hundreds of dollars for every diagnostic. after reading numerous other compaints on the same exact issue with this model car, we understand that it is a throttle body issue but we refuse to replace it as it is, not only, a costly repair (+$800) but it was already fixed or replaced by ford when the car was under warranty. | |||
| 01/01/2008 | 36001 | ||
| I first noticed a surge in the car just as it was out of warranty. the problem has gotten progressively worse with time. whenever the car comes to a stop (e.g. in a parking spot) the car surges in the direction the transmission is selected. additional brake pressure is immediately required to keep the vehicle from moving forward. likewise... when first selecting reverse from a stopped position the vehicle surges drastically which also requires prompt additional braking to keep the vehicle under control. the vehicle has always been well maintained by the dealer. the surging may be coming from an issue within the function of the throttle body, but not 100% sure of that. the addition of fuel cleaners seems to help, but only a little... and then only temporarily. symptoms occur year round, but seem to be worsened by high ambient temperatures. the vehicle is a threat to safety in it's design and should be recalled. | |||
| 07/30/2011 | 122000 | ||
| We own a 2005 ford freestyle. for the past four years, we have had a vehicle speed control problem. it first started in 2007 when the car started to lunge backwards when shifted into reverse by simply shifting the car into gear, without releasing the break pedal. the car was taken to ford in 2008 (under warranty) where we were told the problem was fixed and so we took the car home. the problem only appeared to become worse than before. ford was once again contacted and they said that they would take the car and take care of it. they said that the problem was how the computer was not reset/recalibrated. eventually, the lunging problem continued and so we went back ford, where we were told the guarantee had expired. coorporate ford was contacted and they stated how they agreed with the dealer. the lunging happened only several times a month until it slowly started occuring on a daily basis where we (the drivers) knew to never remove the break pedal completely in order not to crash into other cars or people. the problem is now occuring both when it goes backward and forward. now, the car not only lunges but it stalls and the car goes into failure engine mode. the wrench light also comes on and does not turn off. when the car is turned off for several hours and turned back on the wrench light does not light up and nothing seems to be wrong again. because of this, mechanics tell us that nothing is wrong, after spending several hundreds of dollars for every diagnostic. after reading numerous other compaints on the same exact issue with this model car, we understand that it is a throttle body issue but we refuse to replace it as it is, not only, a costly repair (+$800) but it was already fixed or replaced by ford when the car was under warranty. | |||
| 06/01/2011 | 57500 | ||
| 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. | |||
| 07/12/2011 | 52000 | ||
| I own a 2005 ford freestyle sel awd. the car lunges out of park. happened about three times in the last 30~ 60 days the car comes to a failsafe engine mode. i have to shut off the engine and restart it to clear the failsafe mode. this is not the first time this has happened. it has happened in the past few years. | |||
| 06/01/2011 | 57500 | ||
| 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. | |||
| 07/12/2011 | 52000 | ||
| I own a 2005 ford freestyle sel awd. the car lunges out of park. happened about three times in the last 30~ 60 days the car comes to a failsafe engine mode. i have to shut off the engine and restart it to clear the failsafe mode. this is not the first time this has happened. it has happened in the past few years. | |||
| 06/01/2011 | 57500 | ||
| 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. | |||
| 07/12/2011 | 52000 | ||
| I own a 2005 ford freestyle sel awd. the car lunges out of park. happened about three times in the last 30~ 60 days the car comes to a failsafe engine mode. i have to shut off the engine and restart it to clear the failsafe mode. this is not the first time this has happened. it has happened in the past few years. | |||
| 06/01/2011 | 57500 | ||
| 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. | |||
| 07/12/2011 | 52000 | ||
| I own a 2005 ford freestyle sel awd. the car lunges out of park. happened about three times in the last 30~ 60 days the car comes to a failsafe engine mode. i have to shut off the engine and restart it to clear the failsafe mode. this is not the first time this has happened. it has happened in the past few years. | |||
| 07/21/2011 | 78000 | ||
| The vehicle surges when at idle. commonly happens when backing up or moving forward slowly (ie, in a parking lot or driving into a garage). because this is occurring at idle speeds so far my foot has been either on the brake or close to the brake to prevent an accident. however this will also happen if in a traffic jam or slow moving traffic situations (ie, dropping the kids off a school, slowing down due to pedestrian traffic, etc). i have discussed with the dealer the issue and they are ignorant to the problem. | |||
| 07/12/2011 | 52000 | ||
| I own a 2005 ford freestyle sel awd. the car lunges out of park. happened about three times in the last 30~ 60 days the car comes to a failsafe engine mode. i have to shut off the engine and restart it to clear the failsafe mode. this is not the first time this has happened. it has happened in the past few years. | |||
| 07/21/2011 | 78000 | ||
| The vehicle surges when at idle. commonly happens when backing up or moving forward slowly (ie, in a parking lot or driving into a garage). because this is occurring at idle speeds so far my foot has been either on the brake or close to the brake to prevent an accident. however this will also happen if in a traffic jam or slow moving traffic situations (ie, dropping the kids off a school, slowing down due to pedestrian traffic, etc). i have discussed with the dealer the issue and they are ignorant to the problem. | |||
| 07/12/2011 | 52000 | ||
| I own a 2005 ford freestyle sel awd. the car lunges out of park. happened about three times in the last 30~ 60 days the car comes to a failsafe engine mode. i have to shut off the engine and restart it to clear the failsafe mode. this is not the first time this has happened. it has happened in the past few years. | |||
| 07/21/2011 | 78000 | ||
| The vehicle surges when at idle. commonly happens when backing up or moving forward slowly (ie, in a parking lot or driving into a garage). because this is occurring at idle speeds so far my foot has been either on the brake or close to the brake to prevent an accident. however this will also happen if in a traffic jam or slow moving traffic situations (ie, dropping the kids off a school, slowing down due to pedestrian traffic, etc). i have discussed with the dealer the issue and they are ignorant to the problem. | |||
| 07/05/2011 | 105500 | ||
| The vehicle is experiencing a surge in the engine performance at a low speed and also when shifting into drive, neutral, reverse & park. the surge of the engine causes the vehicle to lunge forward or rearward (depending on what gear is selected) and when put in neutral or park a sharp increase in engine rpm | |||
| 07/21/2011 | 78000 | ||
| The vehicle surges when at idle. commonly happens when backing up or moving forward slowly (ie, in a parking lot or driving into a garage). because this is occurring at idle speeds so far my foot has been either on the brake or close to the brake to prevent an accident. however this will also happen if in a traffic jam or slow moving traffic situations (ie, dropping the kids off a school, slowing down due to pedestrian traffic, etc). i have discussed with the dealer the issue and they are ignorant to the problem. | |||
| 07/05/2011 | 105500 | ||
| The vehicle is experiencing a surge in the engine performance at a low speed and also when shifting into drive, neutral, reverse & park. the surge of the engine causes the vehicle to lunge forward or rearward (depending on what gear is selected) and when put in neutral or park a sharp increase in engine rpm | |||
| 07/15/2011 | 77334 | ||
| Vehicle accelerated while in line at the drive through and was lurching forward. then engine light came on. took vehicle to ford they informed i needed a new throttle body. | |||
| 07/05/2011 | 105500 | ||
| The vehicle is experiencing a surge in the engine performance at a low speed and also when shifting into drive, neutral, reverse & park. the surge of the engine causes the vehicle to lunge forward or rearward (depending on what gear is selected) and when put in neutral or park a sharp increase in engine rpm | |||
| 07/15/2011 | 77334 | ||
| Vehicle accelerated while in line at the drive through and was lurching forward. then engine light came on. took vehicle to ford they informed i needed a new throttle body. | |||
| 07/05/2011 | 105500 | ||
| The vehicle is experiencing a surge in the engine performance at a low speed and also when shifting into drive, neutral, reverse & park. the surge of the engine causes the vehicle to lunge forward or rearward (depending on what gear is selected) and when put in neutral or park a sharp increase in engine rpm | |||
| 07/15/2011 | 77334 | ||
| Vehicle accelerated while in line at the drive through and was lurching forward. then engine light came on. took vehicle to ford they informed i needed a new throttle body. | |||
| 07/05/2011 | 105500 | ||
| The vehicle is experiencing a surge in the engine performance at a low speed and also when shifting into drive, neutral, reverse & park. the surge of the engine causes the vehicle to lunge forward or rearward (depending on what gear is selected) and when put in neutral or park a sharp increase in engine rpm | |||
| 07/15/2011 | 77334 | ||
| Vehicle accelerated while in line at the drive through and was lurching forward. then engine light came on. took vehicle to ford they informed i needed a new throttle body. | |||
| 07/13/2011 | 105000 | ||
| The vehicle has been lurching at low speeds & at idle. it is occurring when shifting from park to reverse and drive. my wife and i have to make sure we are pushing down on the brake hard to prevent the lurch from hitting anything. it is also lurching while idling at red lights as well. this problem started about 1 month ago and seems to be getting worse and worse. i researched this issue and it appears that it is not uncommon to freestyle owners. most forums indicate that it is a throttle body issue & that it can either be cleaned or repaired. there are numerous complaints on this website regarding this issue & i am concerned about the safety for my family. if the car were to lurch into an intersection at a red light or possible rear end another vehicle. also, the possibility of hitting a pedestrian in a parking lot and crashing into our garage. | |||
| 07/15/2011 | 77334 | ||
| Vehicle accelerated while in line at the drive through and was lurching forward. then engine light came on. took vehicle to ford they informed i needed a new throttle body. | |||
| 07/13/2011 | 105000 | ||
| The vehicle has been lurching at low speeds & at idle. it is occurring when shifting from park to reverse and drive. my wife and i have to make sure we are pushing down on the brake hard to prevent the lurch from hitting anything. it is also lurching while idling at red lights as well. this problem started about 1 month ago and seems to be getting worse and worse. i researched this issue and it appears that it is not uncommon to freestyle owners. most forums indicate that it is a throttle body issue & that it can either be cleaned or repaired. there are numerous complaints on this website regarding this issue & i am concerned about the safety for my family. if the car were to lurch into an intersection at a red light or possible rear end another vehicle. also, the possibility of hitting a pedestrian in a parking lot and crashing into our garage. | |||
| 06/27/2010 | 83205 | ||
| Vehicle revs up when turning into a tight parking space. feels like a surge which requires faster than normal braking to stop. the car does stop but it feels like the car suddenly has someone on the accelerator and brake at the same time for a moment or two. | |||
| 07/14/2010 | 50000 | ||
| I was driving and stopped at a red light. i had my foot firmly on the brake. the car suddenly surged forward almost two feet. i pulled into a restaurant and it did the same thing at the drive thru window. it then shut off and when i turned it back on it went into safety mode. took to ford dealer and they took some money off for the repair - throttle body, etc. have also had over 1,000 in brake repairs and now the air conditioner isn't working; looks like the compressor. why hasn't this car been recalled? this is getting ridiculous. | |||
| 06/01/2010 | 90000 | ||
| Sitting at stop light, engine surges and lurches into fail safe mode. car slips out of gear into neutral, and limps to a stop. has occured multiple times, especially in the heat of summer. taken car into multiple shops, have never received consistent answer. answers range from transmission failure to a bad computer, or a sensor. | |||
| 06/27/2010 | 83205 | ||
| Vehicle revs up when turning into a tight parking space. feels like a surge which requires faster than normal braking to stop. the car does stop but it feels like the car suddenly has someone on the accelerator and brake at the same time for a moment or two. | |||
| 07/14/2010 | 50000 | ||
| I was driving and stopped at a red light. i had my foot firmly on the brake. the car suddenly surged forward almost two feet. i pulled into a restaurant and it did the same thing at the drive thru window. it then shut off and when i turned it back on it went into safety mode. took to ford dealer and they took some money off for the repair - throttle body, etc. have also had over 1,000 in brake repairs and now the air conditioner isn't working; looks like the compressor. why hasn't this car been recalled? this is getting ridiculous. | |||
| 06/01/2010 | 90000 | ||
| Sitting at stop light, engine surges and lurches into fail safe mode. car slips out of gear into neutral, and limps to a stop. has occured multiple times, especially in the heat of summer. taken car into multiple shops, have never received consistent answer. answers range from transmission failure to a bad computer, or a sensor. | |||
| 06/27/2010 | 83205 | ||
| Vehicle revs up when turning into a tight parking space. feels like a surge which requires faster than normal braking to stop. the car does stop but it feels like the car suddenly has someone on the accelerator and brake at the same time for a moment or two. | |||
| 07/14/2010 | 50000 | ||
| I was driving and stopped at a red light. i had my foot firmly on the brake. the car suddenly surged forward almost two feet. i pulled into a restaurant and it did the same thing at the drive thru window. it then shut off and when i turned it back on it went into safety mode. took to ford dealer and they took some money off for the repair - throttle body, etc. have also had over 1,000 in brake repairs and now the air conditioner isn't working; looks like the compressor. why hasn't this car been recalled? this is getting ridiculous. | |||
| 06/01/2010 | 90000 | ||
| Sitting at stop light, engine surges and lurches into fail safe mode. car slips out of gear into neutral, and limps to a stop. has occured multiple times, especially in the heat of summer. taken car into multiple shops, have never received consistent answer. answers range from transmission failure to a bad computer, or a sensor. | |||
| 06/27/2010 | 83205 | ||
| Vehicle revs up when turning into a tight parking space. feels like a surge which requires faster than normal braking to stop. the car does stop but it feels like the car suddenly has someone on the accelerator and brake at the same time for a moment or two. | |||
| 07/14/2010 | 50000 | ||
| I was driving and stopped at a red light. i had my foot firmly on the brake. the car suddenly surged forward almost two feet. i pulled into a restaurant and it did the same thing at the drive thru window. it then shut off and when i turned it back on it went into safety mode. took to ford dealer and they took some money off for the repair - throttle body, etc. have also had over 1,000 in brake repairs and now the air conditioner isn't working; looks like the compressor. why hasn't this car been recalled? this is getting ridiculous. | |||
| 06/01/2010 | 90000 | ||
| Sitting at stop light, engine surges and lurches into fail safe mode. car slips out of gear into neutral, and limps to a stop. has occured multiple times, especially in the heat of summer. taken car into multiple shops, have never received consistent answer. answers range from transmission failure to a bad computer, or a sensor. | |||
| 06/27/2010 | 83205 | ||
| Vehicle revs up when turning into a tight parking space. feels like a surge which requires faster than normal braking to stop. the car does stop but it feels like the car suddenly has someone on the accelerator and brake at the same time for a moment or two. | |||
| 07/14/2010 | 50000 | ||
| I was driving and stopped at a red light. i had my foot firmly on the brake. the car suddenly surged forward almost two feet. i pulled into a restaurant and it did the same thing at the drive thru window. it then shut off and when i turned it back on it went into safety mode. took to ford dealer and they took some money off for the repair - throttle body, etc. have also had over 1,000 in brake repairs and now the air conditioner isn't working; looks like the compressor. why hasn't this car been recalled? this is getting ridiculous. | |||
| 06/01/2010 | 90000 | ||
| Sitting at stop light, engine surges and lurches into fail safe mode. car slips out of gear into neutral, and limps to a stop. has occured multiple times, especially in the heat of summer. taken car into multiple shops, have never received consistent answer. answers range from transmission failure to a bad computer, or a sensor. | |||
| 06/21/2011 | 128000 | ||
| 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. | |||
| 07/14/2010 | 50000 | ||
| I was driving and stopped at a red light. i had my foot firmly on the brake. the car suddenly surged forward almost two feet. i pulled into a restaurant and it did the same thing at the drive thru window. it then shut off and when i turned it back on it went into safety mode. took to ford dealer and they took some money off for the repair - throttle body, etc. have also had over 1,000 in brake repairs and now the air conditioner isn't working; looks like the compressor. why hasn't this car been recalled? this is getting ridiculous. | |||
| 06/01/2010 | 90000 | ||
| Sitting at stop light, engine surges and lurches into fail safe mode. car slips out of gear into neutral, and limps to a stop. has occured multiple times, especially in the heat of summer. taken car into multiple shops, have never received consistent answer. answers range from transmission failure to a bad computer, or a sensor. | |||
| 06/21/2011 | 128000 | ||
| 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. | |||
| 12/15/2010 | 65000 | ||
| While going about 75mph on interstate i459, my ford freestyle slowed down according to the driver behind me and i was rear ended in heavy traffic. this may have been due to transmission problems. | |||
| 04/12/2011 | 133000 | ||
| My 2005 ford freestyle lunges forward at slow speeds, in forward and reverse, without me initiating it! this has almost caused me to rear end cars when parking in parking lots, and when stopping at stop lights! this scares me to death! i just recently purchased this car used, now i see why the previous owner got rid of it! i have two small children. i have a four month old and a 3 year old! i bought this vehicle to have something safe to drive them around in. now im wishing i would have bought something else! | |||
| 06/04/2011 | 106300 | ||
| 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. | |||
| 05/29/2011 | |||
| 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. | |||
| 06/19/2009 | 80000 | ||
| Problem started about 2 yrs after buying vehicle used. wife shifted into reverse to back out of parking spot and vehicle attempted to move backwards fast. wife had to basically stand on brake to get it to stop. vehicle cut off and went intofail-safe mode. it scared her the first time it happened, but she learned quickly to expect it especially if it is very warm outside or a/c is running. it happened to her several more times then it happened to me(i rarely drive the car). the engine seems to rpm up and then there is a lurch -happens most often in reverse, even with your foot on the brake. brake must be pressed hard. my wife estimates it happens about 5% of the time. other than that has been a great car, very comfortable and roomy | |||
| 05/13/2011 | 80000 | ||
| Car lunges forward and backwards even while holding the brake, accelerates on own. wrench lioghts up then dies. | |||
| 05/16/2011 | |||
| 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. | |||
| 10/01/2010 | 50000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford freestyle. the contact stated that the vehicle would jerk backward or forward. the contact stated that the failure would sporadically occur when the vehicle was idle and neither the accelerator nor brake pedal was depressed. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who advised that the vehicle needed an unknown part replaced at the contacts expense. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure and advised the contact that there were no recalls for the failure and would provide no further assistance. the failure mileage was 50,000 and the current mileage was 55,000. | |||
| 05/13/2011 | 80000 | ||
| Car lunges forward and backwards even while holding the brake, accelerates on own. wrench lioghts up then dies. | |||
| 05/16/2011 | |||
| 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. | |||
| 03/01/2011 | 75000 | ||
| I have a 2005 ford freestyle that lunges forward at idle.its not consistent but does it at low speeds at lights or coasting thru parking lots. | |||
| 08/01/2010 | |||
| Problem with 2005 ford freestyle - surging forward when idling at a stop sign, stop light, or drive through - even though foot is on the brake. happens more frequently in warmer weather, especially with air conditioning running. have had several near-misses with hitting other cars or garage doors. problem was resolved by ford dealership in august 2010 at a cost of $800 - replacement of electronic throttle body. research shows many ford freestyle owners are encountering this same dangerous problem, but no recalls are issued by ford - just advisement to replace the etb at the cost of the consumer. | |||
| 05/13/2011 | 80000 | ||
| Car lunges forward and backwards even while holding the brake, accelerates on own. wrench lioghts up then dies. | |||
| 05/16/2011 | |||
| 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. | |||
| 03/01/2011 | 75000 | ||
| I have a 2005 ford freestyle that lunges forward at idle.its not consistent but does it at low speeds at lights or coasting thru parking lots. | |||
| 08/01/2010 | |||
| Problem with 2005 ford freestyle - surging forward when idling at a stop sign, stop light, or drive through - even though foot is on the brake. happens more frequently in warmer weather, especially with air conditioning running. have had several near-misses with hitting other cars or garage doors. problem was resolved by ford dealership in august 2010 at a cost of $800 - replacement of electronic throttle body. research shows many ford freestyle owners are encountering this same dangerous problem, but no recalls are issued by ford - just advisement to replace the etb at the cost of the consumer. | |||
| 05/13/2011 | 80000 | ||
| Car lunges forward and backwards even while holding the brake, accelerates on own. wrench lioghts up then dies. | |||
| 05/16/2011 | |||
| 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. | |||
| 03/01/2011 | 75000 | ||
| I have a 2005 ford freestyle that lunges forward at idle.its not consistent but does it at low speeds at lights or coasting thru parking lots. | |||
| 08/01/2010 | |||
| Problem with 2005 ford freestyle - surging forward when idling at a stop sign, stop light, or drive through - even though foot is on the brake. happens more frequently in warmer weather, especially with air conditioning running. have had several near-misses with hitting other cars or garage doors. problem was resolved by ford dealership in august 2010 at a cost of $800 - replacement of electronic throttle body. research shows many ford freestyle owners are encountering this same dangerous problem, but no recalls are issued by ford - just advisement to replace the etb at the cost of the consumer. | |||
| 03/01/2011 | 75000 | ||
| I have a 2005 ford freestyle that lunges forward at idle.its not consistent but does it at low speeds at lights or coasting thru parking lots. | |||
| 08/01/2010 | |||
| Problem with 2005 ford freestyle - surging forward when idling at a stop sign, stop light, or drive through - even though foot is on the brake. happens more frequently in warmer weather, especially with air conditioning running. have had several near-misses with hitting other cars or garage doors. problem was resolved by ford dealership in august 2010 at a cost of $800 - replacement of electronic throttle body. research shows many ford freestyle owners are encountering this same dangerous problem, but no recalls are issued by ford - just advisement to replace the etb at the cost of the consumer. | |||
| 04/01/2011 | 86100 | ||
| Usually from a dead stop or when the car is shifting down as i begin to stop, it will rev on it's own and lurch. many times from a dead stop the car has reved and lurched on it's own. this happens in drive and reverse and seems random. i believe the difficulty lies in the throttle body which ford refuses to produce a recall on and has had difficulty building replacement parts so many of us are stuck with unsafe vehicles. today, the car reved and lurched and the failsafe engine mode came on and the car lost power. i refuse to let my teenaged children drive this car because i believe it is not safe to drive and fear that the problem will cause an accident. | |||
| 10/15/2010 | 111000 | ||
| 2005 ford freestyle has awd malfunction message (ford diagnostic code: p1889). malfunction message comes on sporadically. no clear reason for the malfunction. happens while driving or idling. when this happens the vehicle reverts to 2wd. this can be dangerous while driving (especially in wet, snowy, icy conditions) and happens unexpectedly. have taken vehicle to ford dealer, with no success in fixing. the dealer followed what ford says to do according to the code and can't fix problem. dealer has replaced oil pressure and temp sensor with no change in issue. now wants to try to change the traction coupler at the rear differential without any guarantee that will wok either. ford does not have a clear fix for issue and will not cover costs of repairs for awd defect. | |||
| 08/27/2010 | 41000 | ||
| The vehicle would experience intermittent loss of the electrical to the gauges and interior lighting. the gauges would sweep to zero and then momentarily sweep back. the length of the loss of electrical is increasing with each intermittent failure. twice now the vehicle has also lost acceleration when pulling out of an intersection causing a potential collision condition. the last time this happened it also occurred with a loss of electrical to the instrument cluster and interior lighting. this is a potential serious condition as the vehicle may have been involved in a collision due to the loss of power. the vehicle is currently with the ford dealer undergoing diagnostics. | |||
| 07/15/2008 | 65000 | ||
| My 2005 ford freestyle surges when put into forward or reverse gear without stepping on the gas pedal. | |||
| 05/25/2010 | 79000 | ||
| Loud noises coming from car, engine, transmission days prior to driving to work. driving to work car turns off and comes to stop in the middle of busy intersection. can start car but can't move it. car does not move forward or backward. having car looked at by dealer. reading message boards and finding out that there are many, no wait lots of other people experiencing the same thing. people being told to replace transmissions only to have them repeatedly break multiple times. make: ford model: freestyle transmission: cvt | |||
| 05/01/2007 | 20000 | 1 | |
| We had a 2005 ford freestyle that would accelerate unexpectedly when you put the car in drive or reverse. we got rid of the vehicle after a couple times that this happened and one close call with a wall. the dealership couldn't find anything wrong. *tr | |||
| 08/01/2009 | 71883 | 1 | |
| 05 ford freestyle shutting off, surging while in park, decreased power while driving, check engine light coming on, air bag light coming on, leaching and surging while driving. occurs every day at various times while driving. waited 7 months for a replacement throttle body ($600), did not resolve issue, paid $500 for new instrument cluster, problem still exists. *tr | |||
| 11/19/2009 | 78000 | 1 | |
| Purchased a 2005 ford freestyle brand new, after 34,000 miles the transmission went, luckily it was under warranty, another 30,000 miles later the transmission has gone again; as i was pulling out onto a highway! this technically will be the 3rd transmission in this vehicle. i have kept maintenance with this vehicle, had everything done at the dealership i purchased the vehicle, i had just had my 65,000/70,000 mile check and was told the car had nothing wrong with it, and 10,000 miles later the transmission is gone again! now they want me to pay $3000 to have it fixed again! this is more then just fix the vehicle and be done with it, who is to say it is not going to happen again and next time myself or my family will not be so lucky! this is a safety issue, when you are trying to pull out on a highway an your vehicle just creeps out. need i say anymore, there should be a recall on these transmissions. people pay alot of money to have a decent vehicle we should not be paying alot of money for a vehicle that is not going to make us feel safe! please note the original problem happened at only 34,000 miles. i was also asked about the speed, i had my foot all the way to the floor to pull out on highway and the vehicle would not hit any speed, but when it crept out it reach a speed of 30. thank you for your time and consideration in this matter. *tr | |||
| 08/12/2009 | 101337 | 1 | |
| There were no real events leading up to the failure, it just happened all of a sudden out of the blue. i was pulling out of the elementary school w/ my 2 children, and 3 other small children. i pulled out and when i pressed the gas it went and then started jumping and stalling in the middle of the road. i finally got it to go, but was almost hit by oncoming traffic. i took it to the local dealership and they listed it as a throttle body failure and that it needed to be replaced. this part is on a national backorder and they made me drive the vehicle home and did not offer me a rental car. it has been 6 days and i still have atleast 2 more before i find out if i will get a rental car. if i drive the car, i put my children and others at risk, and i definitely am very upset b/c i am still paying on this car, and i'm stuck with payments and no car. this is a huge safety issue and nothing is being done about it!!!!! *tr | |||
| 07/20/2009 | 59000 | 1 | |
| My ford freestyle surges forward when put i put it in drive from park. it will also surge backwards when the car is put in reverse from the park position. sometimes it will even surge forward in the drive position if i have been sitting at a stoplight idling for too long. on occasion after this occurs the car will stall. sometimes when the car is started again, it acts like it will work fine but then will not drive over 40 mph. this forward surge is so powerful when it occurs that it will jump forward even when my foot is on the brake. it primarily happens after the car has been parked in a parking lot but also occurs while idling at a stop light. when the car jerks forward like this even with the foot on the brake i feel this is a safety hazard. i have read about this happening on the ford freestyle alot. i am concerned that my car will surge into an intersection and i will be in an accident. i am also concerned that i will run over a pedestrian in a parking lot because of this problem. ford says it is the throttle body assembly. the part is on national backorder. according to some accounts i have read this has been on backorder since last year! they know this is a problem yet they keep sending people home from dealerships with these defective dangerous cars. when i called ford customer service to complain they pretended like they were not aware of the problem, but i have seen pages and pages of consumer complaints about this dangerous situation. i am afraid they won't consider this important or dangerous enough to recall until someone is seriously injured or worse. this failure occurs every time i drive the car. the car has been taken to the dealership but no part was available to fix the car. *tr | |||
| 07/26/2009 | 66000 | 1 | |
| Was maneuvering vehicle in a parking lot when all of a sudden the car surged forward. was able to apply brake before hitting anything. car engine also stalls and upon restart a check engine light came on and car did not want to accelerate. this has happened more than once. took to local ford dealership and was told that the electronic throttle body needed replacing. was told the part was not available until possibly in december. after reviewing complaints on the web, this seems to be a large problem with this vehicle. this is a serious safety issue with the car wanting to surge forward. *tr | |||
| 12/20/2008 | 69500 | 1 | |
| We get a awd malfunction showing up on the dash. they want over $5,000 for the repair. the car is only 4 years old and value is only about $11,000. as i read online, there could be more wrong past this because some have the same issue and next the transmission has to get replaced also. so the fist fix cost us $500+ and then they said it would be another $5,000+. *tr | |||
| 09/26/2008 | 47000 | 1 | |
| When driving my 2005 freestyle i lost all power while going 70mph and was able to pull it off the road after almost being hit from behind by a semi truck. turned key to off position and restarted and everything was fine. did the same thing a week later. took to dealer and they could not find anything wrong. was told it most likely was a bad throttle body, but they could do nothing until it did it for them. has happened two more times since. *tr | |||
| 08/17/2008 | 57500 | 1 | |
| The car was put into reverse, then it with my foot still on the brake, it attempted to throttle backwards. i applied more pressure to the brake and then the car stalled. i thought this was a fluke but this same thing has happened more than once now. this issue has happened now at least 4 times. biggest problem is determining the problem. when i restart the car the engine light that was on when the car stalled has now been cleared. i am attempting to capture the code so that i can get that information to the dealership, so that this issue can be fixed. until then the dealership can not do much. according to other experiencing the same issue it is the throttle body assy. http://www.myfordfreestyle.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=2354 http://www.myfordfreestyle.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=2197. *tr | |||
| 08/19/2008 | 43158 | 1 | |
| While driving with my 2 children in the car, the throttle body went, leaving me with no power to my vehicle. we were very lucky to not have been injured or involved in an accident. the vehicle was taken the next day to the repair shop and was fixed in 2 days, with a new electronic throttle body being installed. according to both the ford website and customer service representative, there is no recall on this vehicle for this problem. is there anything you can do as this is a definite safety issue?? *tr | |||
| 07/23/2008 | 26000 | 1 | |
| While stopped with foot on the brake, the car surges forward and the rpms increase dramatically. this also happens while allowing vehicle to back out of a parking spot. this has occurred more than 10 times. the car has been taken to the dealership on 3 occasions and everytime we were told that they can not duplicate the problem and therefore can not fix it. it is only a matter of time before this vehicle lunges into cross traffic at a stop light. *tr | |||
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| 08/15/2011 | 125000 | ||
| 2005 ford freestyle surges and accelerates from a stop or low speed. it is particularly evident when shifting the transmission from drive to reverse or reverse to drive. the acceleration can last for maximum 5 seconds but you better have your foot firmly planted on the brake or the vehicle could lunge forward or backward into oncoming or parked cars and pedistrians. it doesnt happen al the time, often after the car has been run and parked for a 15-30 minute period. | |||
| 08/01/2011 | 77000 | ||
| I have a 2005 ford freestyle that surges, especially when it is hot and i have the a/c on. this surging occurs several times a day. it happens while i am driving very slowly, backing out of a parking space or waiting in line at the drive-thru. i have almost rear-ended people several times. after researching it on the internet, i have found this to be a common problem with these cars. the issue is with the throttle body but apparently ford will not recognize that a problem exists. | |||
| 07/31/2011 | 94656 | ||
| Have a 2005 ford freestyle . in the last month, the car has been surging and taking off without my touching the gas. it surged violently backward while i was parallel parking and ran up on the curb . i stood on the brake and the engine quit and went into a fault mode. it did this three times after re-starting the car each time. it also about two weeks ago surged forward into the community. it is now surging at a third of my stops. i don't try and back it up if at all possible. i am convinced this is a serious saety problem. i am afraid to allow anyone in my family to drive it.i feel this should be re-called and fixed. | |||
| 08/08/2011 | 110000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2005 ford freestyle. the contact stated that the vehicle would surge forward while in drive or backward while in reverse, when the air conditioner was on and the brakes were depressed. the dealer was not notified. the manufacturer denied any assistance with repair to the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure and current mileages were 110,000. sm. | |||
| 07/31/2011 | 94656 | ||
| Have a 2005 ford freestyle . in the last month, the car has been surging and taking off without my touching the gas. it surged violently backward while i was parallel parking and ran up on the curb . i stood on the brake and the engine quit and went into a fault mode. it did this three times after re-starting the car each time. it also about two weeks ago surged forward into the community. it is now surging at a third of my stops. i don't try and back it up if at all possible. i am convinced this is a serious saety problem. i am afraid to allow anyone in my family to drive it.i feel this should be re-called and fixed. | |||
| 08/08/2011 | 110000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2005 ford freestyle. the contact stated that the vehicle would surge forward while in drive or backward while in reverse, when the air conditioner was on and the brakes were depressed. the dealer was not notified. the manufacturer denied any assistance with repair to the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure and current mileages were 110,000. sm. | |||
| 07/31/2011 | 94656 | ||
| Have a 2005 ford freestyle . in the last month, the car has been surging and taking off without my touching the gas. it surged violently backward while i was parallel parking and ran up on the curb . i stood on the brake and the engine quit and went into a fault mode. it did this three times after re-starting the car each time. it also about two weeks ago surged forward into the community. it is now surging at a third of my stops. i don't try and back it up if at all possible. i am convinced this is a serious saety problem. i am afraid to allow anyone in my family to drive it.i feel this should be re-called and fixed. | |||
| 08/08/2011 | 110000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2005 ford freestyle. the contact stated that the transmission would surge forward (while in drive) and backwards (while in reverse) when the air condition was on and while the brake was depressed. the dealer was not contacted. the manufacturer denied any assistance with repair to the failure. the failure was not remedied. the failure and current mileage was 110,000. nw | |||
| 07/31/2011 | 94656 | ||
| Have a 2005 ford freestyle . in the last month, the car has been surging and taking off without my touching the gas. it surged violently backward while i was parallel parking and ran up on the curb . i stood on the brake and the engine quit and went into a fault mode. it did this three times after re-starting the car each time. it also about two weeks ago surged forward into the community. it is now surging at a third of my stops. i don't try and back it up if at all possible. i am convinced this is a serious saety problem. i am afraid to allow anyone in my family to drive it.i feel this should be re-called and fixed. | |||
| 08/08/2011 | 110000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2005 ford freestyle. the contact stated that the transmission would surge forward (while in drive) and backwards (while in reverse) when the air condition was on and while the brake was depressed. the dealer was not contacted. the manufacturer denied any assistance with repair to the failure. the failure was not remedied. the failure and current mileage was 110,000. nw | |||
| 07/31/2011 | 94656 | ||
| Have a 2005 ford freestyle . in the last month, the car has been surging and taking off without my touching the gas. it surged violently backward while i was parallel parking and ran up on the curb . i stood on the brake and the engine quit and went into a fault mode. it did this three times after re-starting the car each time. it also about two weeks ago surged forward into the community. it is now surging at a third of my stops. i don't try and back it up if at all possible. i am convinced this is a serious saety problem. i am afraid to allow anyone in my family to drive it.i feel this should be re-called and fixed. | |||
| 08/08/2011 | 110000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2005 ford freestyle. the contact stated that the transmission would surge forward (while in drive) and backwards (while in reverse) when the air condition was on and while the brake was depressed. the dealer was not contacted. the manufacturer denied any assistance with repair to the failure. the failure was not remedied. the failure and current mileage was 110,000. nw | |||
| 07/14/2011 | 128934 | ||
| While sitting in a parking lot on a hot day (a/c running), my 2005 ford freestyle suddenly lunged forward. when the brake was applied, it stopped the engine. a message appeared reading engine in fail-safe mode. approximately 2 weeks later, this same condition was repeated with the same result. in between these events the car seems to perform as expected. as of now we have taken no action however next wednesday the dealer can look at the vehicle and hopefully have some good news on the repairs. i had the local autozone technician run a diagnostic check and two codes came up he said were unique to ford so a ford service technician would be required to interpret. he lead me to believe these codes read tac and something referring to the torque control module. codess may have been p061b and a p1202 (?). | |||
| 08/01/2011 | 83000 | ||
| 2005 ford freestyle transmission surging when placed in reverse. had been minor up to this point but while my wife was driving it last night, engine revved higher than before and stalled . check transmission light came on and 'system failure message appeared. after doing some research, it seems to be the throttle body problem that is prevalent with this vehicle. of course, my extended warranty expired 2 weeks ago. | |||
| 07/14/2011 | 128934 | ||
| While sitting in a parking lot on a hot day (a/c running), my 2005 ford freestyle suddenly lunged forward. when the brake was applied, it stopped the engine. a message appeared reading engine in fail-safe mode. approximately 2 weeks later, this same condition was repeated with the same result. in between these events the car seems to perform as expected. as of now we have taken no action however next wednesday the dealer can look at the vehicle and hopefully have some good news on the repairs. i had the local autozone technician run a diagnostic check and two codes came up he said were unique to ford so a ford service technician would be required to interpret. he lead me to believe these codes read tac and something referring to the torque control module. codess may have been p061b and a p1202 (?). | |||
| 08/01/2011 | 83000 | ||
| 2005 ford freestyle transmission surging when placed in reverse. had been minor up to this point but while my wife was driving it last night, engine revved higher than before and stalled . check transmission light came on and 'system failure message appeared. after doing some research, it seems to be the throttle body problem that is prevalent with this vehicle. of course, my extended warranty expired 2 weeks ago. | |||
| 07/14/2011 | 128934 | ||
| While sitting in a parking lot on a hot day (a/c running), my 2005 ford freestyle suddenly lunged forward. when the brake was applied, it stopped the engine. a message appeared reading engine in fail-safe mode. approximately 2 weeks later, this same condition was repeated with the same result. in between these events the car seems to perform as expected. as of now we have taken no action however next wednesday the dealer can look at the vehicle and hopefully have some good news on the repairs. i had the local autozone technician run a diagnostic check and two codes came up he said were unique to ford so a ford service technician would be required to interpret. he lead me to believe these codes read tac and something referring to the torque control module. codess may have been p061b and a p1202 (?). | |||
| 08/01/2011 | 83000 | ||
| 2005 ford freestyle transmission surging when placed in reverse. had been minor up to this point but while my wife was driving it last night, engine revved higher than before and stalled . check transmission light came on and 'system failure message appeared. after doing some research, it seems to be the throttle body problem that is prevalent with this vehicle. of course, my extended warranty expired 2 weeks ago. | |||
| 07/20/2011 | 168000 | ||
| While driving in traffic at 40mph car lurched forward and went into fail safe mode and stalled out. car restarted and at next intersection lurched forward again and went into fail safe mode. | |||
| 07/23/2011 | 94114 | ||
| Our 2005 ford freestyle began moving in reserve quickly as soon as the car was placed in reverse and my foot was still on the brake. this happened last night and then the wrench(transmission) light came on. the engine previously had began revving very high like it was possessed while driving on the highway and when i exited the road the car acted as if it was not going to stop and i had to practically stomp on the brake to get the car to stop. the engine sounded as if it was going to explode from revving so high. it was frightening. the vehicle has about 90,000 miles on it. | |||
| 07/20/2011 | 168000 | ||
| While driving in traffic at 40mph car lurched forward and went into fail safe mode and stalled out. car restarted and at next intersection lurched forward again and went into fail safe mode. | |||
| 07/23/2011 | 94114 | ||
| Our 2005 ford freestyle began moving in reserve quickly as soon as the car was placed in reverse and my foot was still on the brake. this happened last night and then the wrench(transmission) light came on. the engine previously had began revving very high like it was possessed while driving on the highway and when i exited the road the car acted as if it was not going to stop and i had to practically stomp on the brake to get the car to stop. the engine sounded as if it was going to explode from revving so high. it was frightening. the vehicle has about 90,000 miles on it. | |||
| 07/20/2011 | 168000 | ||
| While driving in traffic at 40mph car lurched forward and went into fail safe mode and stalled out. car restarted and at next intersection lurched forward again and went into fail safe mode. | |||
| 07/23/2011 | 94114 | ||
| Our 2005 ford freestyle began moving in reserve quickly as soon as the car was placed in reverse and my foot was still on the brake. this happened last night and then the wrench(transmission) light came on. the engine previously had began revving very high like it was possessed while driving on the highway and when i exited the road the car acted as if it was not going to stop and i had to practically stomp on the brake to get the car to stop. the engine sounded as if it was going to explode from revving so high. it was frightening. the vehicle has about 90,000 miles on it. | |||
| 07/17/2011 | 104000 | ||
| The car surges in drive or reverse without applying the accelerator. it usually happens after the engine has been turned off. it seems worse when the engine is cold, but it has also happened after the car has reached operating temperature. the only solution has been to apply the break and attempt to control the surge when it happens. | |||
| 07/20/2011 | 168000 | ||
| While driving in traffic at 40mph car lurched forward and went into fail safe mode and stalled out. car restarted and at next intersection lurched forward again and went into fail safe mode. | |||
| 07/23/2011 | 94114 | ||
| Our 2005 ford freestyle began moving in reserve quickly as soon as the car was placed in reverse and my foot was still on the brake. this happened last night and then the wrench(transmission) light came on. the engine previously had began revving very high like it was possessed while driving on the highway and when i exited the road the car acted as if it was not going to stop and i had to practically stomp on the brake to get the car to stop. the engine sounded as if it was going to explode from revving so high. it was frightening. the vehicle has about 90,000 miles on it. | |||
| 07/17/2011 | 104000 | ||
| The car surges in drive or reverse without applying the accelerator. it usually happens after the engine has been turned off. it seems worse when the engine is cold, but it has also happened after the car has reached operating temperature. the only solution has been to apply the break and attempt to control the surge when it happens. | |||
| 07/21/2011 | 78000 | ||
| The vehicle surges when at idle. commonly happens when backing up or moving forward slowly (ie, in a parking lot or driving into a garage). because this is occurring at idle speeds so far my foot has been either on the brake or close to the brake to prevent an accident. however this will also happen if in a traffic jam or slow moving traffic situations (ie, dropping the kids off a school, slowing down due to pedestrian traffic, etc). i have discussed with the dealer the issue and they are ignorant to the problem. | |||
| 04/09/2011 | 80000 | ||
| My 2005 ford freestyle surges when the engine is running but my car is not moving. i have to keep my foot on the break when starting up the car for fear it will lunge forward, or backward, without any pressure put on the gas pedal. i am afraid to let anyone drive the car, even with me telling the person about the surges, since it is not what you would normally be thinking about when starting a car and putting it into gear. i am concerned about the safety of this situation. i have not taken the car to the dealership yet since i don't know what the charge will be for repair. the surging has occurred at least 10 times over the last 2 months. each time i think it is just a one time thing, but now i know it is not. | |||
| 07/23/2011 | 94114 | ||
| Our 2005 ford freestyle began moving in reserve quickly as soon as the car was placed in reverse and my foot was still on the brake. this happened last night and then the wrench(transmission) light came on. the engine previously had began revving very high like it was possessed while driving on the highway and when i exited the road the car acted as if it was not going to stop and i had to practically stomp on the brake to get the car to stop. the engine sounded as if it was going to explode from revving so high. it was frightening. the vehicle has about 90,000 miles on it. | |||
| 07/17/2011 | 104000 | ||
| The car surges in drive or reverse without applying the accelerator. it usually happens after the engine has been turned off. it seems worse when the engine is cold, but it has also happened after the car has reached operating temperature. the only solution has been to apply the break and attempt to control the surge when it happens. | |||
| 07/21/2011 | 78000 | ||
| The vehicle surges when at idle. commonly happens when backing up or moving forward slowly (ie, in a parking lot or driving into a garage). because this is occurring at idle speeds so far my foot has been either on the brake or close to the brake to prevent an accident. however this will also happen if in a traffic jam or slow moving traffic situations (ie, dropping the kids off a school, slowing down due to pedestrian traffic, etc). i have discussed with the dealer the issue and they are ignorant to the problem. | |||
| 04/09/2011 | 80000 | ||
| My 2005 ford freestyle surges when the engine is running but my car is not moving. i have to keep my foot on the break when starting up the car for fear it will lunge forward, or backward, without any pressure put on the gas pedal. i am afraid to let anyone drive the car, even with me telling the person about the surges, since it is not what you would normally be thinking about when starting a car and putting it into gear. i am concerned about the safety of this situation. i have not taken the car to the dealership yet since i don't know what the charge will be for repair. the surging has occurred at least 10 times over the last 2 months. each time i think it is just a one time thing, but now i know it is not. | |||
| 07/16/2011 | 92000 | ||
| Started car, put it in reverse, car lunged. not the first time it has done this. each time the lunge, either in reverse or drive, happens with no warning whatsoever. it just about always starts when the car is started or moved into gear after idling. | |||
| 07/23/2011 | 94114 | ||
| Our 2005 ford freestyle began moving in reserve quickly as soon as the car was placed in reverse and my foot was still on the brake. this happened last night and then the wrench(transmission) light came on. the engine previously had began revving very high like it was possessed while driving on the highway and when i exited the road the car acted as if it was not going to stop and i had to practically stomp on the brake to get the car to stop. the engine sounded as if it was going to explode from revving so high. it was frightening. the vehicle has about 90,000 miles on it. | |||
| 07/21/2011 | 78000 | ||
| The vehicle surges when at idle. commonly happens when backing up or moving forward slowly (ie, in a parking lot or driving into a garage). because this is occurring at idle speeds so far my foot has been either on the brake or close to the brake to prevent an accident. however this will also happen if in a traffic jam or slow moving traffic situations (ie, dropping the kids off a school, slowing down due to pedestrian traffic, etc). i have discussed with the dealer the issue and they are ignorant to the problem. | |||
| 07/17/2011 | 104000 | ||
| The car surges in drive or reverse without applying the accelerator. it usually happens after the engine has been turned off. it seems worse when the engine is cold, but it has also happened after the car has reached operating temperature. the only solution has been to apply the break and attempt to control the surge when it happens. | |||
| 07/21/2011 | 78000 | ||
| The vehicle surges when at idle. commonly happens when backing up or moving forward slowly (ie, in a parking lot or driving into a garage). because this is occurring at idle speeds so far my foot has been either on the brake or close to the brake to prevent an accident. however this will also happen if in a traffic jam or slow moving traffic situations (ie, dropping the kids off a school, slowing down due to pedestrian traffic, etc). i have discussed with the dealer the issue and they are ignorant to the problem. | |||
| 04/09/2011 | 80000 | ||
| My 2005 ford freestyle surges when the engine is running but my car is not moving. i have to keep my foot on the break when starting up the car for fear it will lunge forward, or backward, without any pressure put on the gas pedal. i am afraid to let anyone drive the car, even with me telling the person about the surges, since it is not what you would normally be thinking about when starting a car and putting it into gear. i am concerned about the safety of this situation. i have not taken the car to the dealership yet since i don't know what the charge will be for repair. the surging has occurred at least 10 times over the last 2 months. each time i think it is just a one time thing, but now i know it is not. | |||
| 07/16/2011 | 92000 | ||
| Started car, put it in reverse, car lunged. not the first time it has done this. each time the lunge, either in reverse or drive, happens with no warning whatsoever. it just about always starts when the car is started or moved into gear after idling. | |||
| 07/02/2011 | 114000 | ||
| My 2005 ford freestyle sel fwd has sudden acceleration problems in both forward and reverse. this issue happens more frequently and is worse in the warmer months. this issue has been going on for the past 4 years with my vehicle. the sudden acceleration caused my freestyle to shut down and go into engine failsafe mode the last time. the acceleration issue occurs multiple times a day. the dealer says that since there is not a recall on the vehicle there is nothing that they can do that won't come out of my pocket. i am worried that the car will one day lunge forward or backwards into another vehicle or a person walking around the car. ford needs to be forced to issue a recall and correct this problem before someone is gravely injured. | |||
| 07/09/2011 | 106300 | ||
| The vehicles cvt transmission failed and needed to be replaced. | |||
| 06/15/2011 | |||
| 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 care 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. | |||
| 07/21/2011 | 78000 | ||
| The vehicle surges when at idle. commonly happens when backing up or moving forward slowly (ie, in a parking lot or driving into a garage). because this is occurring at idle speeds so far my foot has been either on the brake or close to the brake to prevent an accident. however this will also happen if in a traffic jam or slow moving traffic situations (ie, dropping the kids off a school, slowing down due to pedestrian traffic, etc). i have discussed with the dealer the issue and they are ignorant to the problem. | |||
| 04/09/2011 | 80000 | ||
| My 2005 ford freestyle surges when the engine is running but my car is not moving. i have to keep my foot on the break when starting up the car for fear it will lunge forward, or backward, without any pressure put on the gas pedal. i am afraid to let anyone drive the car, even with me telling the person about the surges, since it is not what you would normally be thinking about when starting a car and putting it into gear. i am concerned about the safety of this situation. i have not taken the car to the dealership yet since i don't know what the charge will be for repair. the surging has occurred at least 10 times over the last 2 months. each time i think it is just a one time thing, but now i know it is not. | |||
| 07/16/2011 | 92000 | ||
| Started car, put it in reverse, car lunged. not the first time it has done this. each time the lunge, either in reverse or drive, happens with no warning whatsoever. it just about always starts when the car is started or moved into gear after idling. | |||
| 07/02/2011 | 114000 | ||
| My 2005 ford freestyle sel fwd has sudden acceleration problems in both forward and reverse. this issue happens more frequently and is worse in the warmer months. this issue has been going on for the past 4 years with my vehicle. the sudden acceleration caused my freestyle to shut down and go into engine failsafe mode the last time. the acceleration issue occurs multiple times a day. the dealer says that since there is not a recall on the vehicle there is nothing that they can do that won't come out of my pocket. i am worried that the car will one day lunge forward or backwards into another vehicle or a person walking around the car. ford needs to be forced to issue a recall and correct this problem before someone is gravely injured. | |||
| 07/09/2011 | 106300 | ||
| The vehicles cvt transmission failed and needed to be replaced. | |||
| 06/15/2011 | |||
| 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 care 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. | |||
| 07/16/2011 | 92000 | ||
| Started car, put it in reverse, car lunged. not the first time it has done this. each time the lunge, either in reverse or drive, happens with no warning whatsoever. it just about always starts when the car is started or moved into gear after idling. | |||
| 07/02/2011 | 114000 | ||
| My 2005 ford freestyle sel fwd has sudden acceleration problems in both forward and reverse. this issue happens more frequently and is worse in the warmer months. this issue has been going on for the past 4 years with my vehicle. the sudden acceleration caused my freestyle to shut down and go into engine failsafe mode the last time. the acceleration issue occurs multiple times a day. the dealer says that since there is not a recall on the vehicle there is nothing that they can do that won't come out of my pocket. i am worried that the car will one day lunge forward or backwards into another vehicle or a person walking around the car. ford needs to be forced to issue a recall and correct this problem before someone is gravely injured. | |||
| 07/09/2011 | 106300 | ||
| The vehicles cvt transmission failed and needed to be replaced. | |||
| 06/15/2011 | |||
| 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 care 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. | |||
| 07/02/2011 | 114000 | ||
| My 2005 ford freestyle sel fwd has sudden acceleration problems in both forward and reverse. this issue happens more frequently and is worse in the warmer months. this issue has been going on for the past 4 years with my vehicle. the sudden acceleration caused my freestyle to shut down and go into engine failsafe mode the last time. the acceleration issue occurs multiple times a day. the dealer says that since there is not a recall on the vehicle there is nothing that they can do that won't come out of my pocket. i am worried that the car will one day lunge forward or backwards into another vehicle or a person walking around the car. ford needs to be forced to issue a recall and correct this problem before someone is gravely injured. | |||
| 07/09/2011 | 106300 | ||
| The vehicles cvt transmission failed and needed to be replaced. | |||
| 06/15/2011 | |||
| 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 care 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. | |||
| 07/02/2011 | 114000 | ||
| My 2005 ford freestyle sel fwd has sudden acceleration problems in both forward and reverse. this issue happens more frequently and is worse in the warmer months. this issue has been going on for the past 4 years with my vehicle. the sudden acceleration caused my freestyle to shut down and go into engine failsafe mode the last time. the acceleration issue occurs multiple times a day. the dealer says that since there is not a recall on the vehicle there is nothing that they can do that won't come out of my pocket. i am worried that the car will one day lunge forward or backwards into another vehicle or a person walking around the car. ford needs to be forced to issue a recall and correct this problem before someone is gravely injured. | |||
| 07/09/2011 | 106300 | ||
| The vehicles cvt transmission failed and needed to be replaced. | |||
| 06/15/2011 | |||
| 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 care 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. | |||
| 07/01/2011 | 73000 | ||
| This is the second time i had to tow this car to the dealership due to transmission issues. i have already spent $6,000.00 on the transmission and then it lunges while backing up and i have to take it in to the dealership again. it is very scary to drive this car when it does this. they have the nerve to tell me it is the air filter!!!!! how can the air filter casue the wrench light and engine safe mode to come on!!! they know that it is the transmission and they don't want to fix it so they are giving me the run around. there is no way i should have to replace the transmission twice on a 2005 vechile. i am scared to death to drive it cause i never know when it will leave me stranded or just lunged into something or someone. please investigate this before someone gets hurt. | |||
| 07/02/2011 | 88500 | ||
| Sudden acceleration in vehicle: after driving 200 miles i was pulling into a parking space when i had a sudden acceleration in the vehicle. i had my foot firmly on the brake with no contact on the accelerator. the turn was a 180 degree turn into the parking space. (90 into driveway then continuous 90 degree turn into space.) had to increase angle of turn to avoid hitting parked car. immediately after the acceleration the vehicle stalled. there was no difficulty restarting the vehicle. the radio was off, air conditioning on (approximately 90 degrees outside, sunny high humidity.) three adult passengers in vehicle at time. speed approximately 10 miles an hour. first time i noticed this in the vehicle. three hours later as i was decelerating while approaching a light i also had a sudden surge lasted maybe two seconds. had foot on brake at the time. was able to continue slowing despite surge in engine and attempts by car to increase speed. car did not stall this time. speed about 25 mph. have driven about 300 miles since and have not experienced the problem. vehicle front wheel drive with cvt transmission. | |||
| 07/01/2011 | 73000 | ||
| This is the second time i had to tow this car to the dealership due to transmission issues. i have already spent $6,000.00 on the transmission and then it lunges while backing up and i have to take it in to the dealership again. it is very scary to drive this car when it does this. they have the nerve to tell me it is the air filter!!!!! how can the air filter casue the wrench light and engine safe mode to come on!!! they know that it is the transmission and they don't want to fix it so they are giving me the run around. there is no way i should have to replace the transmission twice on a 2005 vechile. i am scared to death to drive it cause i never know when it will leave me stranded or just lunged into something or someone. please investigate this before someone gets hurt. | |||
| 07/02/2011 | 88500 | ||
| Sudden acceleration in vehicle: after driving 200 miles i was pulling into a parking space when i had a sudden acceleration in the vehicle. i had my foot firmly on the brake with no contact on the accelerator. the turn was a 180 degree turn into the parking space. (90 into driveway then continuous 90 degree turn into space.) had to increase angle of turn to avoid hitting parked car. immediately after the acceleration the vehicle stalled. there was no difficulty restarting the vehicle. the radio was off, air conditioning on (approximately 90 degrees outside, sunny high humidity.) three adult passengers in vehicle at time. speed approximately 10 miles an hour. first time i noticed this in the vehicle. three hours later as i was decelerating while approaching a light i also had a sudden surge lasted maybe two seconds. had foot on brake at the time. was able to continue slowing despite surge in engine and attempts by car to increase speed. car did not stall this time. speed about 25 mph. have driven about 300 miles since and have not experienced the problem. vehicle front wheel drive with cvt transmission. | |||
| 04/01/2011 | 64000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2005 ford freestyle. the contact stated that the vehicle suddenly surged forward without warning, when she noticed that the transmission light illuminated. the dealer advised the contact to have the transmission replaced. the manufacturer was aware of the failure. no repairs were performed. the current mileage was 67,000. the approximate failure mileage was 64,000. rk | |||
| 06/09/2011 | 77050 | ||
| 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 (drving 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. | |||
| 04/01/2011 | 64000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2005 ford freestyle. the contact stated that the vehicle suddenly surged forward without warning, when she noticed that the transmission light illuminated. the dealer advised the contact to have the transmission replaced. the manufacturer was aware of the failure. no repairs were performed. the current mileage was 67,000. the approximate failure mileage was 64,000. bw | |||
| 06/09/2011 | 77050 | ||
| 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 (drving 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. | |||
| 04/01/2011 | 64000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2005 ford freestyle. the contact stated that the vehicle suddenly surged forward without warning, when she noticed that the transmission light illuminated. the dealer advised the contact to have the transmission replaced. the manufacturer was aware of the failure. no repairs were performed. the current mileage was 67,000. the approximate failure mileage was 64,000. bw | |||
| 06/09/2011 | 77050 | ||
| 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 (drving 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. | |||
| 08/01/2010 | 72000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2005 ford freestyle. the contact stated that the vehicle would lung forward when shifting gears; the vehicle would also stall. the dealer diagnosed that a filter needed replacing, but the failure re occurred. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the failure mileage was 72,000 and current mileage was 95,000. the vin was unavailable. nw | |||
| 12/15/2010 | 65000 | ||
| I own a 2005 ford freestyle with 74k miles. a few months ago i noticed that while shifting from p to d or r with the foot on brake pedal the car would lunge forward/backward with enough force that it would move a foot or two. this has happened a few times but intermittently. the last time the wrench light also came on but disappeared after i restated the car. the problem started about 6 months ago with 65k. luckily all times i either caught the lunging on time and increased the brake pedal pressure or i was lucky that no car was in front/back. one time my friend saw the lunging while waiting for me to finish parking and was very concerned about the possibility of me hitting someone accidentally. i haven't taken it to the mechanic yet thinking that it's just an electronic mishap that would disappear upon restarting the car, but i just found out that many freestyle owners are having similar problems! | |||
| 08/01/2010 | 72000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2005 ford freestyle. the contact stated that the vehicle would lung forward when shifting gears; the vehicle would also stall. the dealer diagnosed that a filter needed replacing, but the failure re occurred. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the failure mileage was 72,000 and current mileage was 95,000. the vin was unavailable. nw | |||
| 12/15/2010 | 65000 | ||
| I own a 2005 ford freestyle with 74k miles. a few months ago i noticed that while shifting from p to d or r with the foot on brake pedal the car would lunge forward/backward with enough force that it would move a foot or two. this has happened a few times but intermittently. the last time the wrench light also came on but disappeared after i restated the car. the problem started about 6 months ago with 65k. luckily all times i either caught the lunging on time and increased the brake pedal pressure or i was lucky that no car was in front/back. one time my friend saw the lunging while waiting for me to finish parking and was very concerned about the possibility of me hitting someone accidentally. i haven't taken it to the mechanic yet thinking that it's just an electronic mishap that would disappear upon restarting the car, but i just found out that many freestyle owners are having similar problems! | |||
| 08/01/2010 | 72000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2005 ford freestyle. the contact stated that the vehicle would lung forward when shifting gears; the vehicle would also stall. the dealer diagnosed that a filter needed replacing, but the failure re occurred. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the failure mileage was 72,000 and current mileage was 95,000. the vin was unavailable. nw | |||
| 12/15/2010 | 65000 | ||
| I own a 2005 ford freestyle with 74k miles. a few months ago i noticed that while shifting from p to d or r with the foot on brake pedal the car would lunge forward/backward with enough force that it would move a foot or two. this has happened a few times but intermittently. the last time the wrench light also came on but disappeared after i restated the car. the problem started about 6 months ago with 65k. luckily all times i either caught the lunging on time and increased the brake pedal pressure or i was lucky that no car was in front/back. one time my friend saw the lunging while waiting for me to finish parking and was very concerned about the possibility of me hitting someone accidentally. i haven't taken it to the mechanic yet thinking that it's just an electronic mishap that would disappear upon restarting the car, but i just found out that many freestyle owners are having similar problems! | |||
| 06/05/2011 | 76000 | ||
| 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. | |||
| 12/15/2010 | 65000 | ||
| I own a 2005 ford freestyle with 74k miles. a few months ago i noticed that while shifting from p to d or r with the foot on brake pedal the car would lunge forward/backward with enough force that it would move a foot or two. this has happened a few times but intermittently. the last time the wrench light also came on but disappeared after i restated the car. the problem started about 6 months ago with 65k. luckily all times i either caught the lunging on time and increased the brake pedal pressure or i was lucky that no car was in front/back. one time my friend saw the lunging while waiting for me to finish parking and was very concerned about the possibility of me hitting someone accidentally. i haven't taken it to the mechanic yet thinking that it's just an electronic mishap that would disappear upon restarting the car, but i just found out that many freestyle owners are having similar problems! | |||
| 06/05/2011 | 76000 | ||
| 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. | |||
| 06/05/2006 | 20000 | ||
| My 2005 ford freestyle would lurch forward or backward if my foot was not firmly on the brake when idling or shifting into gear. this is expecially problematic when the ac is on.. | |||
| 06/05/2011 | 76000 | ||
| 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. | |||
| 06/05/2006 | 20000 | ||
| My 2005 ford freestyle would lurch forward or backward if my foot was not firmly on the brake when idling or shifting into gear. this is expecially problematic when the ac is on.. | |||
| 06/05/2011 | 76000 | ||
| 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. | |||
| 06/05/2006 | 20000 | ||
| My 2005 ford freestyle would lurch forward or backward if my foot was not firmly on the brake when idling or shifting into gear. this is expecially problematic when the ac is on.. | |||
| 05/21/2011 | 90000 | ||
| 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 | |||
| 06/01/2011 | 61000 | ||
| 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. | |||
| 05/21/2011 | 90000 | ||
| 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 | |||
| 06/01/2011 | 61000 | ||
| 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. | |||
| 05/21/2011 | 90000 | ||
| 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 | |||
| 06/01/2011 | 61000 | ||
| 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. | |||
| 04/11/2011 | 140000 | ||
| 2005 ford freestyle lunges unexpectedly while placed in gear or moving at slow speeds. | |||
| 05/21/2011 | 90500 | ||
| 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. | |||
| 04/11/2011 | 140000 | ||
| 2005 ford freestyle lunges unexpectedly while placed in gear or moving at slow speeds. | |||
| 05/21/2011 | 90500 | ||
| 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. | |||
| 04/11/2011 | 140000 | ||
| 2005 ford freestyle lunges unexpectedly while placed in gear or moving at slow speeds. | |||
| 05/21/2011 | 90500 | ||
| 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. | |||
| 04/11/2011 | 140000 | ||
| 2005 ford freestyle lunges unexpectedly while placed in gear or moving at slow speeds. | |||
| 05/21/2011 | 90500 | ||
| 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. | |||
| 04/11/2011 | 140000 | ||
| 2005 ford freestyle lunges unexpectedly while placed in gear or moving at slow speeds. | |||
| 05/21/2011 | 90500 | ||
| 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. | |||
| 02/15/2011 | 85000 | ||
| Only had one event before the failure of the transmission,while backing into the driveway at a low speed the vehicle lunged backward nearly running into my garage,one week later my transmission went out and had to be replaced at a cost to me of $5,000 dollars. the dealer that sold me the vehicle told me that there was a service bulletin on the problem but no recall. | |||
| 02/07/2011 | 107400 | ||
| Transmission totally failed in cold weather, stranding me. | |||
| 05/21/2011 | 90500 | ||
| 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. | |||
| 02/15/2011 | 85000 | ||
| Only had one event before the failure of the transmission,while backing into the driveway at a low speed the vehicle lunged backward nearly running into my garage,one week later my transmission went out and had to be replaced at a cost to me of $5,000 dollars. the dealer that sold me the vehicle told me that there was a service bulletin on the problem but no recall. | |||
| 02/07/2011 | 107400 | ||
| Transmission totally failed in cold weather, stranding me. | |||
| 04/30/2011 | 71160 | ||
| On april 30th, 2011 i was leaving on a short weekend trip with myself and 5 kids. i had just left my driveway and was driving about 25 when a bird flew out in front of me. i proceeded to try to brake so i would not hit the bird. instead of braking, the car accelerated. the kids in the vehicle wanted to know why i sped up instead of braking. it was very scary. if there would have been a car or person in front of me, i would have hit them. thankfully there was not. i let the incident pass and we continued on. on sunday, may 1, 2011, we were driving home when my car started speeding up and then shaking. it was out of control. it was then that the check transmission light came on. i thankfully was able to pull over safely. we ended up having to find transportation for myself and 5 children and then have the car towed back to our local dealership. after the dealership checked it out, we were informed that the transmission is bad and they are asking $6000.00 to fix it. it seems that the special transmission they put in our 2005 freestyle is not a good one and they are having problems with it. it is the special transmission that is making it so expensive to fix. so, it seems ford knows that there is a problem but refuses to stand behind its product or customers and fix it. this is a very dangerous situation! i am so thankful no one was hurt in my situation. it could have been much worse considering i live on a busy street with a lot of children. i am glad it was not a child i was trying to stop for as i would have most definitely hit them.. | |||
| 02/15/2011 | 85000 | ||
| Only had one event before the failure of the transmission,while backing into the driveway at a low speed the vehicle lunged backward nearly running into my garage,one week later my transmission went out and had to be replaced at a cost to me of $5,000 dollars. the dealer that sold me the vehicle told me that there was a service bulletin on the problem but no recall. | |||
| 02/07/2011 | 107400 | ||
| Transmission totally failed in cold weather, stranding me. | |||
| 04/30/2011 | 71160 | ||
| On april 30th, 2011 i was leaving on a short weekend trip with myself and 5 kids. i had just left my driveway and was driving about 25 when a bird flew out in front of me. i proceeded to try to brake so i would not hit the bird. instead of braking, the car accelerated. the kids in the vehicle wanted to know why i sped up instead of braking. it was very scary. if there would have been a car or person in front of me, i would have hit them. thankfully there was not. i let the incident pass and we continued on. on sunday, may 1, 2011, we were driving home when my car started speeding up and then shaking. it was out of control. it was then that the check transmission light came on. i thankfully was able to pull over safely. we ended up having to find transportation for myself and 5 children and then have the car towed back to our local dealership. after the dealership checked it out, we were informed that the transmission is bad and they are asking $6000.00 to fix it. it seems that the special transmission they put in our 2005 freestyle is not a good one and they are having problems with it. it is the special transmission that is making it so expensive to fix. so, it seems ford knows that there is a problem but refuses to stand behind its product or customers and fix it. this is a very dangerous situation! i am so thankful no one was hurt in my situation. it could have been much worse considering i live on a busy street with a lot of children. i am glad it was not a child i was trying to stop for as i would have most definitely hit them.. | |||
| 04/06/2009 | |||
| Previous issue that i had fixed at the ford dealer with my freestyle. vehicle would lunge as noted in your investigation. i contacted ford and they stated that there was no recall at the time and apologized for the issue but noted it in the records for my 2005 freestyle. i had the throttle body replaced and it fixed the issue, however, ford did not pay for any of t he repairs. repair was done at dovi ford dealership in cortland, ny. | |||
| 05/01/2008 | 70000 | ||
| The car will rev up and jump forward (or backward). sometimes stalls after jumping, worse when air conditioning is on. dealership has said there is no problem they can find. saw there was an investigatioin so i decided to make my complaint official. | |||
| 03/15/2011 | 100000 | ||
| Unintended movement, when brake was applied engine seemed to throttled and shifted up without foot on accelaratorand continue moiving until brake pressed again and emergency brake applied and car hit curb | |||
| 02/15/2011 | 85000 | ||
| Only had one event before the failure of the transmission,while backing into the driveway at a low speed the vehicle lunged backward nearly running into my garage,one week later my transmission went out and had to be replaced at a cost to me of $5,000 dollars. the dealer that sold me the vehicle told me that there was a service bulletin on the problem but no recall. | |||
| 02/07/2011 | 107400 | ||
| Transmission totally failed in cold weather, stranding me. | |||
| 05/01/2009 | 20000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2005 ford freestyle. the contact stated that his vehicle lunged forward when shifting gears. the check engine and the wrench symbol illuminated on the instrument panel. the dealer was contacted and they replaced the air cleaner but the failure reoccured. the failure mileage was 20,000 and the current mileage was 40,000. nw | |||
| 04/30/2011 | 71160 | ||
| On april 30th, 2011 i was leaving on a short weekend trip with myself and 5 kids. i had just left my driveway and was driving about 25 when a bird flew out in front of me. i proceeded to try to brake so i would not hit the bird. instead of braking, the car accelerated. the kids in the vehicle wanted to know why i sped up instead of braking. it was very scary. if there would have been a car or person in front of me, i would have hit them. thankfully there was not. i let the incident pass and we continued on. on sunday, may 1, 2011, we were driving home when my car started speeding up and then shaking. it was out of control. it was then that the check transmission light came on. i thankfully was able to pull over safely. we ended up having to find transportation for myself and 5 children and then have the car towed back to our local dealership. after the dealership checked it out, we were informed that the transmission is bad and they are asking $6000.00 to fix it. it seems that the special transmission they put in our 2005 freestyle is not a good one and they are having problems with it. it is the special transmission that is making it so expensive to fix. so, it seems ford knows that there is a problem but refuses to stand behind its product or customers and fix it. this is a very dangerous situation! i am so thankful no one was hurt in my situation. it could have been much worse considering i live on a busy street with a lot of children. i am glad it was not a child i was trying to stop for as i would have most definitely hit them.. | |||
| 04/06/2009 | |||
| Previous issue that i had fixed at the ford dealer with my freestyle. vehicle would lunge as noted in your investigation. i contacted ford and they stated that there was no recall at the time and apologized for the issue but noted it in the records for my 2005 freestyle. i had the throttle body replaced and it fixed the issue, however, ford did not pay for any of t he repairs. repair was done at dovi ford dealership in cortland, ny. | |||
| 05/01/2008 | 70000 | ||
| The car will rev up and jump forward (or backward). sometimes stalls after jumping, worse when air conditioning is on. dealership has said there is no problem they can find. saw there was an investigatioin so i decided to make my complaint official. | |||
| 03/15/2011 | 100000 | ||
| Unintended movement, when brake was applied engine seemed to throttled and shifted up without foot on accelaratorand continue moiving until brake pressed again and emergency brake applied and car hit curb | |||
| 05/01/2009 | 20000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2005 ford freestyle. the contact stated that his vehicle lunged forward when shifting gears. the check engine and the wrench symbol illuminated on the instrument panel. the dealer was contacted and they replaced the air cleaner but the failure reoccured. the failure mileage was 20,000 and the current mileage was 40,000. nw | |||
| 04/30/2011 | 71160 | ||
| On april 30th, 2011 i was leaving on a short weekend trip with myself and 5 kids. i had just left my driveway and was driving about 25 when a bird flew out in front of me. i proceeded to try to brake so i would not hit the bird. instead of braking, the car accelerated. the kids in the vehicle wanted to know why i sped up instead of braking. it was very scary. if there would have been a car or person in front of me, i would have hit them. thankfully there was not. i let the incident pass and we continued on. on sunday, may 1, 2011, we were driving home when my car started speeding up and then shaking. it was out of control. it was then that the check transmission light came on. i thankfully was able to pull over safely. we ended up having to find transportation for myself and 5 children and then have the car towed back to our local dealership. after the dealership checked it out, we were informed that the transmission is bad and they are asking $6000.00 to fix it. it seems that the special transmission they put in our 2005 freestyle is not a good one and they are having problems with it. it is the special transmission that is making it so expensive to fix. so, it seems ford knows that there is a problem but refuses to stand behind its product or customers and fix it. this is a very dangerous situation! i am so thankful no one was hurt in my situation. it could have been much worse considering i live on a busy street with a lot of children. i am glad it was not a child i was trying to stop for as i would have most definitely hit them.. | |||
| 04/06/2009 | |||
| Previous issue that i had fixed at the ford dealer with my freestyle. vehicle would lunge as noted in your investigation. i contacted ford and they stated that there was no recall at the time and apologized for the issue but noted it in the records for my 2005 freestyle. i had the throttle body replaced and it fixed the issue, however, ford did not pay for any of t he repairs. repair was done at dovi ford dealership in cortland, ny. | |||
| 05/01/2008 | 70000 | ||
| The car will rev up and jump forward (or backward). sometimes stalls after jumping, worse when air conditioning is on. dealership has said there is no problem they can find. saw there was an investigatioin so i decided to make my complaint official. | |||
| 03/15/2011 | 100000 | ||
| Unintended movement, when brake was applied engine seemed to throttled and shifted up without foot on accelaratorand continue moiving until brake pressed again and emergency brake applied and car hit curb | |||
| 05/01/2008 | 70000 | ||
| The car will rev up and jump forward (or backward). sometimes stalls after jumping, worse when air conditioning is on. dealership has said there is no problem they can find. saw there was an investigatioin so i decided to make my complaint official. | |||
| 03/15/2011 | 100000 | ||
| Unintended movement, when brake was applied engine seemed to throttled and shifted up without foot on accelaratorand continue moiving until brake pressed again and emergency brake applied and car hit curb | |||
| 02/23/2011 | 68000 | ||
| Bought our 2005 ford freestyle new. summer 2010 began having stalling and lurching problems. fall 2010, knock in transmission while in nuetral and reverse. winter 2010, knock becomes more prominent and is now being heard while slowing to a stop. called several non-ford transmission shops, they will not touch the cvt's. finally go to local ford dealership, bearings are going bad, best case scenario $2,000, worst case scenario a re-man tranny $5,400+. of course, after getting into the tranny, i am with the worst case scenario. contact ford customer service.....end result --sorry about your luck. | |||
| 11/16/2010 | 85000 | ||
| Cvt trransmission faliure in my freestyle 2005 at 83000 miles. the car has gone into a safe transmission mode or just stopped almost every month for 6 morths. ford wanted $ 6500 to put in an entirely new transmission. i took it to a transmission shop and they rebuilt it. same prolem is happening again. ford needs to address this with teh transmission manufacturer and figure this out or put out a recall on this transimission - that is no longer being used. | |||
| 01/25/2011 | 133000 | ||
| I have experienced my second cvt transmission failure on my 2005 ford freestyle | |||
| 12/23/2010 | 80000 | ||
| This happend again today. first noticed summer 2010. have around 80,000 miles now. vehicle surges forward. rpm spikes during driving every day no matter what speed driving to 3k-4k. vehicle lurches forward at slow speeds as well. have hit the side of my garage when i took my foot off the brake while parking and banged up the bumper pretty bad as well as garage. vehicle lurched forward during summer when ac was on, almost hit another car, but seems to happen regardless of ac or heat on or off. ford dealer reported no problem during last check up. could it be the cvt. this is a serious issue and should be addressed! i don't feel safe and i'm planning to give vehicle to my son next year. please help! | |||
| 12/06/2010 | 48000 | ||
| My 2005 ford freestyle with 48000 miles on suddenly needs a new transmission. the dealer gave an option of spending a $1000 dollars to possibly fix it but cannot guarantee else we have to sepnd $5500 on a new transmission. something is seriously wrong with ford if after 5 years i have to spend over $5k on a new tranny and nothing is covered. basically i pay it or have no car that will drive. this is completely bogus and ford needs to do something about it. apparently i am not the only one complaining here, so what is going to be done to rectify the situation? | |||
| 11/17/2010 | 98000 | ||
| I bought a 2005 ford frestyle used with 81000 miles a couple months later it began to surge forward or backward with the brake on. then at 98000 miles while driving down the four-lane the transmission completly quit. i had it towed to a ford dealership and they are saying the transmission is gone and has to be replaced (for $6000). obviously from all the complaints this is a serious problem, why isn't ford doing something about it. are they waiting on somebody to die first??? | |||
| 09/07/2010 | 67000 | ||
| Cvt transmission vibrating excessively and making loud noise when shifting out of park. cvt transmission failure at 67,000 miles. had to replace with a ford remanufactured transmission. | |||
| 07/17/2010 | 100000 | ||
| My 2005 ford freestyle just all of a sudden took off when i put it in reverse. i almost hit another car in the parking lot!!!!. since then it does it randomly several times a week and now it even does it when you put it in drive. i have to be very careful in parking lots and in traffic. this is very dangerous and fords needs to recall this dangerous defect. | |||
| 08/31/2010 | 112000 | ||
| 2005 ford freestyle lunges forward when placed in gear and sometimes when sitting at a stop sign or traffic light. also lunges backward when in reverse. this has been going on for about 5 months and seems to be getting worse. worried about the car hitting a person or another car. | |||
| 08/20/2008 | 45000 | ||
| Tl. the contact owns a 2005 ford freestyle. the contact stated stated when shifting the vehicle from park to drive the vehicle tends to lung forward. also while stopped at a stop light with the brakes applied the vehicle tends to move forward as well and at times the vehicle loses power and goes into safemode. the contact took the vehicle to the dealer and the dealer stated to the contact the vehicle needs a new transmission. the contact has not called the manufacturer at this time. the contact stated the manufacturer should be responsible for the repairs since the transmission has very low miles. the failure mileage was 45,000. jo | |||
| 08/26/2010 | 53000 | ||
| Purchased a 2005 ford freestyle two years ago. this past year (2010) have experienced surging when placing my car in reverse- consistently happens every time i start my car and place into reverse. this past week (8.26.2010) i almost rear ended a car while waiting at a traffic light when the car started surging (rpms were going up & down) unexpectedly. it surged 4 times then the fail safe lights came on and the engine cut off. i pushed the car off the side of the road. after a few moments i restarted- car again surged while in reverse and drove it to the dealership. awaiting response of the problem. am very afraid i will end up backing into someone or rear ending a car due to the over revving while sitting idle. | |||
| 08/31/2010 | 112000 | ||
| 2005 ford freestyle lunges forward when placed in gear and sometimes when sitting at a stop sign or traffic light. also lunges backward when in reverse. this has been going on for about 5 months and seems to be getting worse. worried about the car hitting a person or another car. | |||
| 08/20/2008 | 45000 | ||
| Tl. the contact owns a 2005 ford freestyle. the contact stated stated when shifting the vehicle from park to drive the vehicle tends to lung forward. also while stopped at a stop light with the brakes applied the vehicle tends to move forward as well and at times the vehicle loses power and goes into safemode. the contact took the vehicle to the dealer and the dealer stated to the contact the vehicle needs a new transmission. the contact has not called the manufacturer at this time. the contact stated the manufacturer should be responsible for the repairs since the transmission has very low miles. the failure mileage was 45,000. jo | |||
| 08/26/2010 | 53000 | ||
| Purchased a 2005 ford freestyle two years ago. this past year (2010) have experienced surging when placing my car in reverse- consistently happens every time i start my car and place into reverse. this past week (8.26.2010) i almost rear ended a car while waiting at a traffic light when the car started surging (rpms were going up & down) unexpectedly. it surged 4 times then the fail safe lights came on and the engine cut off. i pushed the car off the side of the road. after a few moments i restarted- car again surged while in reverse and drove it to the dealership. awaiting response of the problem. am very afraid i will end up backing into someone or rear ending a car due to the over revving while sitting idle. | |||
| 08/20/2008 | 45000 | ||
| Tl. the contact owns a 2005 ford freestyle. the contact stated stated when shifting the vehicle from park to drive the vehicle tends to lung forward. also while stopped at a stop light with the brakes applied the vehicle tends to move forward as well and at times the vehicle loses power and goes into safemode. the contact took the vehicle to the dealer and the dealer stated to the contact the vehicle needs a new transmission. the contact has not called the manufacturer at this time. the contact stated the manufacturer should be responsible for the repairs since the transmission has very low miles. the failure mileage was 45,000. jo | |||
| 08/26/2010 | 53000 | ||
| Purchased a 2005 ford freestyle two years ago. this past year (2010) have experienced surging when placing my car in reverse- consistently happens every time i start my car and place into reverse. this past week (8.26.2010) i almost rear ended a car while waiting at a traffic light when the car started surging (rpms were going up & down) unexpectedly. it surged 4 times then the fail safe lights came on and the engine cut off. i pushed the car off the side of the road. after a few moments i restarted- car again surged while in reverse and drove it to the dealership. awaiting response of the problem. am very afraid i will end up backing into someone or rear ending a car due to the over revving while sitting idle. | |||
| 08/02/2010 | 75402 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2005 ford freestyle. the contact stated that check engine light illuminated; the vehicle lurched forward and shut off. the vehicle would accelerate suddenly. when shifted into reverse, the vehicle would move forward and vice versa. the problem occurred frequently. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealership where the contact was informed that the transmission needed to be replaced. the vehicle had not been repaired at the time of the complaint. the contact called the manufacturer who offered no assistance. the current mileage was approximately 75,800. the failure mileage was 75,402-bk | |||
| 08/26/2010 | 53000 | ||
| Purchased a 2005 ford freestyle two years ago. this past year (2010) have experienced surging when placing my car in reverse- consistently happens every time i start my car and place into reverse. this past week (8.26.2010) i almost rear ended a car while waiting at a traffic light when the car started surging (rpms were going up & down) unexpectedly. it surged 4 times then the fail safe lights came on and the engine cut off. i pushed the car off the side of the road. after a few moments i restarted- car again surged while in reverse and drove it to the dealership. awaiting response of the problem. am very afraid i will end up backing into someone or rear ending a car due to the over revving while sitting idle. | |||
| 08/02/2010 | 75402 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2005 ford freestyle. the contact stated that check engine light illuminated; the vehicle lurched forward and shut off. the vehicle would accelerate suddenly. when shifted into reverse, the vehicle would move forward and vice versa. the problem occurred frequently. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealership where the contact was informed that the transmission needed to be replaced. the vehicle had not been repaired at the time of the complaint. the contact called the manufacturer who offered no assistance. the current mileage was approximately 75,800. the failure mileage was 75,402-bk | |||
| 08/25/2010 | 70000 | ||
| For the past 3 weeks, my 2005 ford freestyle has been lunging forward in drive w/o my control. in reverse, it lunges backwards. i have seen numerous blogs about the same problem w/ford. some people have actually hit bldgs & people! this is outrageous that ford has not made a recall. this is a complete safety issue. also, after the car lurches, it dies - which can happen on a highway as well. ford will not do anything to help. they told me its my responsibility to get a replacement car while i wait months for the part to come in from the national backorder. if this wasn't such a problem then why are the parts on a national backorder? | |||
| 08/26/2010 | 53000 | ||
| Purchased a 2005 ford freestyle two years ago. this past year (2010) have experienced surging when placing my car in reverse- consistently happens every time i start my car and place into reverse. this past week (8.26.2010) i almost rear ended a car while waiting at a traffic light when the car started surging (rpms were going up & down) unexpectedly. it surged 4 times then the fail safe lights came on and the engine cut off. i pushed the car off the side of the road. after a few moments i restarted- car again surged while in reverse and drove it to the dealership. awaiting response of the problem. am very afraid i will end up backing into someone or rear ending a car due to the over revving while sitting idle. | |||
| 08/02/2010 | 75402 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2005 ford freestyle. the contact stated that check engine light illuminated; the vehicle lurched forward and shut off. the vehicle would accelerate suddenly. when shifted into reverse, the vehicle would move forward and vice versa. the problem occurred frequently. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealership where the contact was informed that the transmission needed to be replaced. the vehicle had not been repaired at the time of the complaint. the contact called the manufacturer who offered no assistance. the current mileage was approximately 75,800. the failure mileage was 75,402-bk | |||
| 08/25/2010 | 70000 | ||
| For the past 3 weeks, my 2005 ford freestyle has been lunging forward in drive w/o my control. in reverse, it lunges backwards. i have seen numerous blogs about the same problem w/ford. some people have actually hit bldgs & people! this is outrageous that ford has not made a recall. this is a complete safety issue. also, after the car lurches, it dies - which can happen on a highway as well. ford will not do anything to help. they told me its my responsibility to get a replacement car while i wait months for the part to come in from the national backorder. if this wasn't such a problem then why are the parts on a national backorder? | |||
| 06/01/2010 | 48000 | ||
| Car sometimes feels like it is accelerating, or bucking, when the brake is on or slowing down such as pulling into a parking space or pulling up to a stop sign or traffinc light. | |||
| 09/18/2008 | 65000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2005 ford freestyle. the contact stated that the vehicle would lurch forward when she attempted to slow down or stop. the problem became progressively worse since september 2008. the vehicle had not been inspected or repaired at the time of the complaint. the contact had not spoken with the manufacturer at the time of the complaint. the current mileage was approximately 70,000. the failure mileage was approximately 65,000-bk | |||
| 06/01/2010 | 48000 | ||
| Car sometimes feels like it is accelerating, or bucking, when the brake is on or slowing down such as pulling into a parking space or pulling up to a stop sign or traffinc light. | |||
| 09/18/2008 | 65000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2005 ford freestyle. the contact stated that the vehicle would lurch forward when she attempted to slow down or stop. the problem became progressively worse since september 2008. the vehicle had not been inspected or repaired at the time of the complaint. the contact had not spoken with the manufacturer at the time of the complaint. the current mileage was approximately 70,000. the failure mileage was approximately 65,000-bk | |||
| 06/20/2005 | 68421 | ||
| Have been experiencing the awd malfunction message and traction control light coming on. had it in to be looked at. dealer replaced the pump pressure sensor. the problem went away for a few months but has returned. dealer again replaced the pump pressure sensor. my wife got 5 minutes from the dealer and the messages reappeared. dealer now says the rear differential oil pump needs to be replaced. i just spent 2 hours reading from other freesytle owners who have been through the same thing. ford doesn't specify that the rear differential oil should be changed at any certain mileage, but from what i have read this is what causes the pump to fail. furthermore, when this pump goes bad it causes the computer to mess up preventing the alternator from re-charging. my wife barely made it to work before the care shut down. if it would have happened on the interstate during rush hour i'd be typing this from the hospital. please look into this as im no the only freestyle owner to have the same problems. go to www.myfordfreestyle.com to see more. | |||
| 05/27/2010 | 64000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2005 ford freestyle. the automatic transmission goes into safe mode making the vehicle stalls and lost of power when driving. this would happen when driving at 55mph to 65mph. the vehicle was taken to the dealer and they repaired it by adding transmission fluid making it works for a while and then it was back to the failure of the transmission. the manufacturer was contacted stating his vehicle is out of warranty and there is no recalls he has to replace the transmission at his expense. the failure and current mileage was 64,000... | |||
| 04/10/2010 | |||
| Car experiences sudden surges and acceleration when idling (in forward or reverse), and will suddenly drop into failsafe mode at highway speed, requiring turning off the car and restarting in order to drive at speed. car drops into failsafe and will not reset - check engine light remains on. have replaced and cleaned air filter, air intake, maf sensor. suspect throttle body replacement needed, but the only manufacturer of ford throttle bodies has gone out of business and ford has failed to identify or provide replacement parts. | |||
| 05/25/2010 | 79000 | ||
| Loud noises coming from car, engine, transmission days prior to driving to work. driving to work car turns off and comes to stop in the middle of busy intersection. can start car but can't move it. car does not move forward or backward. having car looked at by dealer. reading message boards and finding out that there are many, no wait lots of other people experiencing the same thing. people being told to replace transmissions only to have them repeatedly break multiple times. make: ford model: freestyle transmission: cvt | |||
| 03/01/2010 | 82500 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2005 ford freestyle. the contact stated that at 60,000 miles, the oil pump and supply tube were replaced. then at 83,000 miles the side shaft gear began to malfunction. the contact felt that the failure was due to the lack of lubricant the oil pump received when it was replaced. the dealer advised the contact that the two failures were not related and the shaft gear would have to be repaired at his expense. furthermore, the contact stated that the transmission slipped and he was concerned that the vehicle might stall while he was driving. the failure mileage was approximately 82,500. the current mileage was approximately 83,000. | |||
| 12/02/2009 | 77000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2005 ford freestyle. the contact stated that the vehicles rpms decreased while the vehicle was in the drive position, it surged, jolted forward and then backwards. a local mechanic stated that the transmission needed to be replaced. the contact also took the vehicle to the dealer who confirmed that the transmission needed to be replaced. the contact attempted to file a complaint with the ford manufacturer but he was told to take the vehicle to the dealer first. the vin was unknown. the failure mileage was 77,000. | |||
| 08/15/2009 | 58000 | 1 | |
| Ford freestyle 2005 limited edition throttle body needed replacement however part was back ordered for 6 months and now they don't have the right part. i had a heated throttle body that i paid for on the car and now they are switching it to a non heated. so if i go to the snow im sol. *tr | |||
| 08/15/2009 | 78000 | 1 | |
| 2005 ford freestyle 3.0 liter v6. uncommanded high revs which can launch the car unexpectedly if one does not have their foot firmly on the brake. problem in linked to the autothrottle body. also activates engine light. part on order, however ford has pushed back the date of supply of part several times. i believe that the part should be recalled for safety reasons due to the possibility of accident by the car's uncommanded high revolutions and the possibility of the car lurching forward or back and impacting an object. *tr | |||
| 09/15/2009 | 35000 | 1 | |
| I was leaving a parking lot, after stopping, to enter a two lane street with traffic both ways. somehow the cvt transmission seemed to remain in high gear. i crept out into traffic at a slow crawl with horns honking and tires screeching. i was luck it is a small town and i wasn't hit. *tr | |||
| 07/23/2009 | 38890 | 1 | |
| Unexpected transmission failure in brisk traffic. no warning lights issued on the dash until failure, dealer saw no codes on the computer. *tr | |||
| 05/10/2009 | 66000 | 1 | |
| Ctv transmission in '05 ford freestyle models have been trouble since the day they were put on the market. what the dealers didn't divulge is that you are not likely to replace parts of this type of transmission, rather you need to replace the whole thing. the situations that arise, outside of being stranded, is that the engine is not reliable. it can make the car jerk, hesitate, jump forward and backward and some cases, the transmission pretty much disintegrated on the ground. there are many complaints about this abuse that ford has bestowed on it's customers. *tr | |||
| 03/03/2009 | 60000 | 1 | |
| Component: power train:automatic transmission details: 2005 ford freestyle - i have had my vehicle back to the dealer 5 times for this issue, when moving from reverse to drive, the wrench light on the dash comes on and when pressing on the gas, the car does not move. finally, after flooring it, the car moved slowly until approximately 20 mph. the problem seems to occur approximately every 6 months or 8000-10000 miles. ford has changed the same parts every time and the problem still recurs. it is in the shop for over 2 weeks again. i have an extended warranty but ford refuses to change out the transmission, only replace the same parts every time. i'm bewildered and disappointed in fords corporate customer service and the inability to fix the problem. *tr | |||
| 11/14/2008 | 27839 | 1 | |
| Transmission failure at 27k miles. i was driving at 40 mph. i accelerated slightly to maintain my speed up a slight grade. i heard a clunk from the transmission area under the dash and then the car lost all acceleration. i had enough speed to coast to a church parking lot where i parked. the engine was idling normally, but the engine would not rev higher when i stepped on the accelerator. the check engine light and check transmission indicator were displayed. i turned the engine off and then restarted it. it idled normally but i still couldn't rev the engine in park or neutral. the car would not move in drive or reverse. the check engine light and check transmission indicator were still displayed. i had the car towed to the ford dealership where i purchased it. the dealership replaced the transmission, clutch, and axle at a cost of $5885. the car is over 3 years old and out of warranty so i was liable for this cost. neither ford nor the dealer would assume any liability for this defective transmission. twice i complained to the dealer, while the car was under warranty, that the car was making a whining sound as i accelerated and the noise grew louder as the speed increased. he couldn't hear anything, either time. i have the work orders to prove it. i assumed it was probably road noise due to tire wear. the whining sound has disappeared since the new transmission was installed. *tr | |||
| 03/01/2006 | 30000 | 1 | |
| On the ford freestyle there is an inherent problem with transmission. when trying to pass,go up hill, or just as temperature rises in transmission. the transmission will go into traction control setting. you will loose speed power and rpm will go up and red line. this is very dangerous if you are trying to pass on two lane road. i have been almost ran over on the freeway when this occurs. ford will not acknowledge the problem. i checked on edmonds dot com and there are thousands of complaints with this problem. the people are told they must buy a new transmission. for between $5000-$7000 dollars. i have spent 2000 already and still not fixed problem. mine failed at 74,800 miles , but i was out of town in the boom docks and by the time i got back i was over mileage, they would not honor the warranty. i have over a 120,000 miles now and they can not fix it, i live in nebraska where the problem does not occur under 40 degrees outside. i started seeing a wrench appear on the console but the dealer could not find any computer problem. so they ignored it a glitch in the system. thanks scott manley this problem can and will cause a death. *tr | |||
| 09/02/2008 | 69000 | 1 | |
| While driving car gives a series of kicks, loss of power and car enters limp mode, message states failsafe mode. once you are able to get off the road and safely pull over normal reset by turning car off and turning back on and car is once again mobile under normal drive mode. *tr | |||
| 05/24/2008 | 59990 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns 2005 ford freestyle. the contact stated that on several occasions while driving, the vehicle would surge forward or reverse depending on the gear, the rpns would go up. on one occasion the vehicle shut off and had to be restarted. the vehicle was taken to a dealer who stated that they could not duplicate the problem but they changed the cvt fluid. the current mileage is 60000 and the failure mileage was 59990. jp | |||
| 07/18/2008 | 46000 | 1 | |
| 2005 ford freestyle i backed out of a parking space and then put it into drive. the wrench light on the dash came on and when pressing on the gas, the car did not move. finally, after flooring it, the car moved slowly. i drove home. when i stopped the car and restarted, the problem was gone. we took it to the dealer and they ran diagnostic tests. they reset the computer and said it was fine. after about a week later, it did the same thing again. *tr | |||
| 07/23/2008 | 26000 | 1 | |
| While stopped with foot on the brake, the car surges forward and the rpms increase dramatically. this also happens while allowing vehicle to back out of a parking spot. this has occurred more than 10 times. the car has been taken to the dealership on 3 occasions and everytime we were told that they can not duplicate the problem and therefore can not fix it. it is only a matter of time before this vehicle lunges into cross traffic at a stop light. *tr | |||
| 07/20/2008 | 28000 | 1 | |
| While starting up and pulling away from a parked position my 2005 ford freestyle jerked and stalled. when i restarted the wrench light on the dash lit up and the error message fail safe engine mode appeared. i was able to limp home about 4 to 5 miles, but had little power going up hills. the car seemed like it was in first or second gear the whole time. i have an appointment with the ford dealer tomorrow morning. this seems to be a growing complaint with these transmissions. *tr | |||
| 05/18/2008 | 37411 | 1 | |
| On sunday, may 18, 2008, at approximately 11:15 am, my wife was driving my two (2) children to the mall which is located approximately six (6) miles from my residence. my wife related approximately one and a half miles from the mall she felt a pull in the front end of the car and then heard a loud explosion. she attempted to move the car to the side of the road to no avail. the car was then pushed off the roadway. after moving the car a few metal parts were secured from the road surface. i discovered that the transmission had sustained a catastrophic failure. the back of the transmission is missing as well as the parts contained within. the damage to this unit appears to be consistent with damage caused by a detonation. my wife related there were no warning lights, noises or mechanical failures of the vehicle before this incident occurred. i reported this matter to the dealership where the car was purchased. they seemed to show some level of concern after seeing the failed parts and offered to tow the vehicle to their service department free of charge. ford later acknowledged the damage was caused by a failure of the differential. this incident occurred in a rural area. based upon the amount of material which blasted from the transmission, had this incident occurred in town there would have been significant damage to surrounding structures, property, and persons. in closing, the ford corp. has offered to pay only half of the cost at $2,100.00 to repair the damage. in my opinion this is an admission of guilt as i did not ask for any assistance, it was volunteered. i counter offered to pay only the labor costs and requested an answer by cob friday, may 23, 2008. it is not surprising ford failed to respond. accordingly, i am submitting this complaint and request a recall of these transmissions due to the risk of public safety. *tr | |||
| 05/01/2008 | 59100 | 1 | |
| Experienced a loud squeal from transmission when vehicle driven at 40 mph or less. found fluid leak on transmission case. brought vehicle to dealer. was told by service rep that transmission needed upgrade to new transmission case bolts to address leaking problem and upgraded gearing to address squeal. total cost estimate to be $4,000. *tr | |||
| 01/30/2005 | 1200 | 30 | 01/27/2005 |
| Car stops on its own. shuts off. bucks and jerks and is going to kill me and my kids and ford will not do anything about it. i can't even get a ford dealership to work on my vehicle they tell me they don't want this problem. there are to many repairs on this vehicle and now they are telling well your warranty is up now. they kept telling me at ford (1-800) we are working on it, getting me a buy back. now they tell me it is do deal and they will not fix my vehicle. my car now fills up with water when it rains. i have had 2 transmissions put in this vehicle, they replaced my brakes a few times, they replaced my computer a few times, and all the while kept telling me we are working on getting you a new vehicle. they the dealership shuts down. i have been to others and they don't want my problem. i have called ford a lot of times. they just take my information and tell me they don't have to fix your vehicle. i am fed up with this. *tr | |||
| 03/25/2008 | 87000 | 1 | 09/21/2007 |
| 1. i noticed that there was a knocking noise of sorts coming from my vehicle when i would put it in drive. at first, it would only do it in drive. now, it makes the noise in park and in every gear except reverse. it is extremely loud. 2. after taking the vehicle to three different places, it has been determined that the input shaft and bearing needs to be replaced in my transmission. per the ford dealership, this will run roughly around $2,200.00! 3. i am currently waiting to get an appointment to get my car repaired. have called 2 separate ford dealerships and one of them told us to call back in a week when his transmission guy would be in, the other told us to call back when they open today. *tr | |||
| 12/30/2007 | 65000 | 1 | 10/20/2005 |
| Transmission failed at 65000 miles on interstate. would not work in any gear. $1500+ to rebuild. common problem with freestars and windstars according to ford forums.*cn | |||
| 12/23/2007 | 31252 | 1 | 07/25/2007 |
| My husband was backing our 2005 ford freestyle out of the garage at 8 am when it stopped moving, it would not go in any gear and the engine would not respond. my vehicle has 31,000 miles on it. after having it towed away on a flat bed tow truck and 2 days of diagnostics at a ford dealer repair shop it was found to need an entirely new transmission. there were 6 failure codes inside my cvt transmission. i contacted ford corp. several times and they refused to assist in costs as my 3 years had expired even though at 30,000 miles i had complete transmission failure. dealer states $5600.00 to replace. i had to replace all 4 tires at 23,000 miles as manufacturer continental tires had worn out, power steering line broke at 30,000 miles. vehicle is solely used for family transportation. *tr | |||
| 12/17/2006 | 25000 | 1 | 06/28/2005 |
| Tl* - the contact stated that on december 17, 2006, while driving at 10 to 15 mph he heard a whirling sound. the contact notified the dealer of the problem and was asked to get the car serviced. the vehicle was still with the dealer because the failure was undetermined.*ak updated 1/29/2007 - as of 1 19/07 the dealer still has the vehicle. the consumer was told that the transmission would have to be repaired. this will be the third time. *nm updated 1/29/2007 - *nm | |||
| 08/01/2006 | 38000 | 1 | 05/07/2005 |
| Dt*: the contact stated while driving 50 mph on dry roads, the instrument panel gauges raised up to the highest readings, then dropped down to the lowest and subsequently did not function. also, while stopped at a traffic light, the vehicle surged forward without warning while the brake pedal was depressed. finally, even though the vehicle has a continuous transmission, there was still a moderate shift shock between gears. the vehicle was taken to a service dealer, where the cause of the problems were unable to be determined. the manufacturer was also notified. | |||
| 04/15/2006 | 7900 | 1 | 05/05/2005 |
| 2005 ford freestyle. the continuously variable transmission has a defect in that it will sporadically and randomly dramatically change gear ratios resulting in a very noticeable increase in rpm. the consequence of this is that the engine undergoes moderate to severe engine braking significantly slowing down the car without warning. this has caused a number of near accidents as cars following closely behind have no warning that the car will slow down very aggressively in front of them. i have reported the defect to my local ford dealer (frontier ford in sunnyvale, california) and it has been in their service department three separate times and they have been unable to repair the problem and have not provided acceptable options to fix the problem, apparently unconcerned about the significant safety risk posed by the defect. the most recent incident occurred saturday april 15, 2006. *jb | |||
| 04/01/2005 | 5000 | 1 | |
| Hi: the cvt transmission surges at highway speed of 70 miles this is on our 2005 ford freestyle sel. it continues to do this and has being brought to the attention of the ford dealership that we bought the vehicle from and as of yet they have not taken care of this issue. *jb | |||
| 01/05/2006 | 12098 | 2 | 05/05/2005 |
| Trans would function normally and then when you put it in park it starts backing up! then when you attempt to place the car in drive it revs like it's in neutral. you have to shift it into low to get it into drive. this also causes it to come out of gear while driving. *nm | |||
| 07/16/2005 | 39 | 2 | 07/16/2005 |
| Vehicle was purchased on 7/16/2005. after being driven off the lot, transmission light appeared. vehicle was returned to dealer who could not locate a problem. vehicle was then driven 23 miles when all power was lost. vehicle was towed back to dealer. service tried to correct the problem for 1 week before ordering a new transmission. new transmission was installed one week later. upon picking up vehicle, engine light appeared. vehicle will now need to be returned once again. glare from tan interior is dangerous also, and accelerator tends to stick. *nm | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM) | |||
| 08/15/2005 | 100 | 2 | 08/11/2005 |
| 1. i leased a 05 ford freestyle and in just 3 days the pcm was broken. in just 100 miles. i was still able to drive home that night. 2. the next day i called the dealership and told them that the engine check light was turning on and the vehicles turns on and off, so maybe they can tow the car from my home. instead they told me to drive the car to the dealership. i was on my way to the dealership and when i exited the freeway the engine suddenly stopped including the brakes which almost made me fall off the ditch. i was then towed to the dealearship. 3. the dealership had to order a new pcm and when the pcm arrive after 2 days they had to wait for another 2 days since they did not have the software to calibrate the new pcm. the car stayed longer in the dealership than with me while i was paying the lease everyday. *jb | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL) | |||
| 06/18/2007 | 05/24/2007 | ||
| Bought car used last month and within the last 2 weeks, car was unable to go into reverse. called the dealer, they told us to call ford roadside service. car was towed to dealer. dealer found shift bezel to be broken | |||
| POWER TRAIN - DRIVELINE | |||
| 07/04/2006 | 1 | ||
| The ford freestyle surges and accelerates while idling in parking spot or while sitting at a stop light. sometimes when it surges, the car loses power and goes into engine failsafe mode. *tr | |||
| POWER TRAIN - MANUAL TRANSMISSION | |||
| 06/12/2011 | 58000 | ||
| 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. | |||
| 07/01/2011 | 70000 | ||
| I purchased at 2005 ford freestyle in 2006. my veh now has 88,800 miles on it as of 07/18/11. over the past year my veh has began accelerating when i shift the veh 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 rpms. 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 veh 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 similair to the issues that some of the ford taurus's had in the past. ths car is just a revamped ford taurus....differnet look same problems! | |||
| 10/23/2008 | 62411 | 1 | |
| I was driving down 2 lane road at approx. 40mph with my 7yr old daughter. the van suddenly went into neutral, there was no warning lights, noises etc. i was able to coast into parking lot, the van was running but would not go into any gear. was towed to my home and called ford dealership and was told that this is an ongoing problem with this van and probable need new transmission. quoted at approx $1,600.00-2,000.00. *tr | |||
| 02/07/2005 | 245 | 1 | 02/06/2005 |
| I purchased a 2005 ford freestyle on 2/6/05. it stopped working on 2/07/05, the vehicle completely shut down and i was towed back to the dealership. i have been driving around in a rental for nearly a week. yet i've paid for a new vehicle. ford really should work out the quirks before putting out a new vehicle. they are supposed replace the whole transmission on 2/14. this is ridiculous!*jb | |||