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11/21/201295000
 My awd malfunction light is on and the all wheel drive does not work.
06/06/201280000
 The air conditioner blows warm air only.
11/21/201295000
 My awd malfunction light is on and the all wheel drive does not work.
06/06/201280000
 The air conditioner blows warm air only.
11/21/201295000
 My awd malfunction light is on and the all wheel drive does not work.
08/15/2012350001
 The car jump in low speed and you have to apply the brakes, this was in direct drive or reverse. *tr
08/15/201235000
 The car jump in low speed and you have to apply the brakes, this was in direct drive or reverse
07/09/201290000
 Car surges when at low speeds without applying pressure of gas, transmission is shifting very wierd, kicks hard then the next day works .
02/12/201090000
 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.
01/14/2007
 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.
09/24/2012115000
 On occasion we felt a little surge when backing up. noticed primarily when backing out of our driver. foot was not on the accelerator at the time. no accidents occurred. surge was brief but braking would still stop the vehicle. also observed a surge when driving at highway speeds. cruise control was not on. the surge was brief, maybe lasting 1-2 secs. in addition we've experienced a loss of acceleration, sluggishness. the throttle control has been replaced.
07/14/201098000
 Rpm surge while parking. when pulling into a parking space with foot on brake, car lunges. when coming to a stop at a traffic light, car has also been known to lunge. most all incidents occurred while ac was running and wheel was sharply turned.
10/03/201258000
 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 wasnt 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.
09/02/201175000
 My car will lurch forward suddendly when put into park, and sometimes reverse and mostly drive. scary.
08/17/2012104000
 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.
09/01/2012125325
 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?
08/21/2010700001
 Lunging forward or backward at low speeds when foot is not on the accelerator. throttle body replaced once in 2010 an now it needs replacing again. *tr
08/21/201070000
 Lunging forward or backward at low speeds when foot is not on the accelerator. throttle body replaced once in 2010 an now it needs replacing again.
08/17/2012117000
 When hot and typically with the air conditioning on the car will surge forward during backup and slow manuvering. occassionally it will also die. it is extremenly 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.
03/04/201080000
 On march 4th 2010 i was backing out of my sisters driveway when my car surged and caused me to back into her neighbors garage across the alley. since then i have had numerous close calls from almost hitting pedestrians in cross walks to almost hitting the front of stores, or other vehicles while attempting to pull into or back out of parking spots. the car also surges at stop lights. i have started putting my car in park while idling so that i don't end up in an accident. in may of 2012 i hit a metal fence post while attempting to park my car at the local rodeo. the car is dangerous & i do not allow my daughters, who are both old enough to drive, to drive my vehicle. ford needs to recall this dangerous malfunction before someone is seriously injured.
05/28/201292115
 Car begun excellurating while pulling into the garage. noticed that it would excellurate or lung at low speed. it also happens when turning the steering wheel. this happens going forward or reverse. also rebs 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 increasely 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 serveral 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.
03/04/201080000
 On march 4th 2010 i was backing out of my sisters driveway when my car surged and caused me to back into her neighbors garage across the alley. since then i have had numerous close calls from almost hitting pedestrians in cross walks to almost hitting the front of stores, or other vehicles while attempting to pull into or back out of parking spots. the car also surges at stop lights. i have started putting my car in park while idling so that i don't end up in an accident. in may of 2012 i hit a metal fence post while attempting to park my car at the local rodeo. the car is dangerous & i do not allow my daughters, who are both old enough to drive, to drive my vehicle. ford needs to recall this dangerous malfunction before someone is seriously injured.
03/24/201257000
 While dirving on the highway at a speed of approximately 70 mph, the car (2005 ford freestyle) would not accelerate/maintain speed and quickly deccelerated 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 travelling 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.
03/04/201080000
 On march 4th 2010 i was backing out of my sisters driveway when my car surged and caused me to back into her neighbors garage across the alley. since then i have had numerous close calls from almost hitting pedestrians in cross walks to almost hitting the front of stores, or other vehicles while attempting to pull into or back out of parking spots. the car also surges at stop lights. i have started putting my car in park while idling so that i don't end up in an accident. in may of 2012 i hit a metal fence post while attempting to park my car at the local rodeo. the car is dangerous & i do not allow my daughters, who are both old enough to drive, to drive my vehicle. ford needs to recall this dangerous malfunction before someone is seriously injured.
08/03/201265000
 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.
05/28/201292115
 Car begun excellurating while pulling into the garage. noticed that it would excellurate or lung at low speed. it also happens when turning the steering wheel. this happens going forward or reverse. also rebs 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 increasely 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 serveral 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.
03/04/201080000
 On march 4th 2010 i was backing out of my sisters driveway when my car surged and caused me to back into her neighbors garage across the alley. since then i have had numerous close calls from almost hitting pedestrians in cross walks to almost hitting the front of stores, or other vehicles while attempting to pull into or back out of parking spots. the car also surges at stop lights. i have started putting my car in park while idling so that i don't end up in an accident. in may of 2012 i hit a metal fence post while attempting to park my car at the local rodeo. the car is dangerous & i do not allow my daughters, who are both old enough to drive, to drive my vehicle. ford needs to recall this dangerous malfunction before someone is seriously injured.
04/15/2009
 The same thing happens every time the weather gets warm (90+ degrees f). vehicle lunges forward or back without my foot on throttle pedal and with stall when brake is pressed hard to stop lunge. have been told by several technicians that the throttle body should have been recalled. we have replaced it twice already. it has ports that heat it though the radiator. have been told that it shouldnt have the ports. we live in fl. this car is not made for hot weather. might be ok to leave that heated throttle body on in cooler climates, but not in fl. huge safety hazzard. i have had to adjust my driving to compensate for the lunging. (i throw vehicle in neutral instead of pressing brake so that the lunging stops) also, i can sometimes press the gas pedal and the vehicle does not move at all.
09/01/200980000
 My car is lunging forwards/backwards and my motor revs up at the time this lunging occurs. sometimes it happens while i am sitting at a red light, stop sign, or drive thru (anytime the car is on and my foot it on the brake) and sometimes it happens right after i put the car in drive or reverse as i go to release the brake pedal (before putting my foot on the gas). i have to hurry and press the brake back down before hitting someone or something. this is very scary for i have almost hit people walking in crosswalks, cars in parking lots, and have almost ran into back side of my house where i park on a daily basis. after having this happen to me today on my lunch, i went online to see if there was a recall for this problem and found that many other people are experiencing this and there has not been a recall but it is or was under investigation. i also noticed others have had to have their air conditioner repaired and/or motor mounts fixed. i have also had to repair the same exact things, done by my dealership. i would have the lunging problem and then it would stop for a while and then start again. i didn't realize this until reading about others but i, like them, experience this worse during the summer months when it is hot weather. other than this lunging and motor reving problem i have been satisfied with my car. after looking online this is obviously a ford problem and is not fair to the customers to have to pay to have this problem fixed.
07/09/2012110600
 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
07/16/201261000
 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.
07/09/2012110600
 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
07/16/201261000
 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.
05/01/201293000
 Vehicle lurches forward/backward at low speeds and at stop lights which could cause an accident if a person was not paying attention. engine rpms increase accordingly even though foot is not on the accelerator. this occurs more frequently when ac is on. however, same issue occurs without ac on as well. while in park, the engine will rev up and down and sometimes quite all together and has progressively gotten worse over the last 6,000 miles.
06/01/2012108000
 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.
07/14/201291000
 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.
05/01/201293000
 Vehicle lurches forward/backward at low speeds and at stop lights which could cause an accident if a person was not paying attention. engine rpms increase accordingly even though foot is not on the accelerator. this occurs more frequently when ac is on. however, same issue occurs without ac on as well. while in park, the engine will rev up and down and sometimes quite all together and has progressively gotten worse over the last 6,000 miles.
06/01/2012108000
 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.
07/14/201291000
 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.
05/01/201293000
 Vehicle lurches forward/backward at low speeds and at stop lights which could cause an accident if a person was not paying attention. engine rpms increase accordingly even though foot is not on the accelerator. this occurs more frequently when ac is on. however, same issue occurs without ac on as well. while in park, the engine will rev up and down and sometimes quite all together and has progressively gotten worse over the last 6,000 miles.
07/12/201279502
 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.
06/01/2010
 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.
07/05/201261900
 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 occured 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 occurence. it seems to be getting worse.
06/11/201287000
 I own a 2005 ford freestyle which lurches backward when you have the a/c on and you back up. it also started doing the same in foward. ford should act upon this before there is a death.
06/01/2010
 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.
07/05/201261900
 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 occured 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 occurence. it seems to be getting worse.
06/01/2010
 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.
07/05/201261900
 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 occured 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 occurence. it seems to be getting worse.
01/04/201080000
 1.)every winter the locking mechanism on the drivers side door will freeze. so, once you open your door & you go to shut it, it will not latch shut, instead it will just bounce back open. after spending about 1/2 hour each time of manually moving the latch up & down it finally engages. 2.) power window buttons do not work on any window except drivers side. when i have it repaired, & if i put the window locks on, after that none will work again. i'm tired of fixing an ongoing problem! 3.) driver side power door lock is intermittent in working. it must be pressed approximately 5-6 times usually before it will engage
06/14/201282531
 My car started lunging when moving at slow speeds, and i'd have to jam on brakes to keep it from hitting another car, building, etc. happens primarily when a/c is on also. loses power on accelleration, but lunges when applying slight gas in both reverse and forward. scary beyond belief. i have a heart condition, and nearly fainted when it happened last time, at an intersection with wild traffic, and i had to jam the brakes to keep the car from going into traffic. seen enough similar reports online that my next stop will be news media. please help us!
01/04/201080000
 1.)every winter the locking mechanism on the drivers side door will freeze. so, once you open your door & you go to shut it, it will not latch shut, instead it will just bounce back open. after spending about 1/2 hour each time of manually moving the latch up & down it finally engages. 2.) power window buttons do not work on any window except drivers side. when i have it repaired, & if i put the window locks on, after that none will work again. i'm tired of fixing an ongoing problem! 3.) driver side power door lock is intermittent in working. it must be pressed approximately 5-6 times usually before it will engage
06/14/201282531
 My car started lunging when moving at slow speeds, and i'd have to jam on brakes to keep it from hitting another car, building, etc. happens primarily when a/c is on also. loses power on accelleration, but lunges when applying slight gas in both reverse and forward. scary beyond belief. i have a heart condition, and nearly fainted when it happened last time, at an intersection with wild traffic, and i had to jam the brakes to keep the car from going into traffic. seen enough similar reports online that my next stop will be news media. please help us!
06/30/201289000
 With the a/c on full (very hot day outside), when stopping or starting to reverse, the car lurched forward twice. my foot was on the brake and was not on the accelerator.
06/18/201287229
 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.
06/30/201289000
 With the a/c on full (very hot day outside), when stopping or starting to reverse, the car lurched forward twice. my foot was on the brake and was not on the accelerator.
06/18/201287229
 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.
05/01/201085000
 About 2 yrs ago during the beginning of the summer i noticed that my air condition on my 2005 ford freestyle was not cooling. sitting still you will think you have on the heat. i also noticed that on the passenger side it much warmer that than the driver side. cools ok in the mornings when it is not so hot but later in the day you can forget about the air. i have had the freon check more than once was told it was not low. this year it worst than ever. before it would start to cool about 20 miles further down the road. not now! i was told by the mechanic also the the motor brack is broken. what is next. i also had the lunging problem that was fixed, only because it was still under warranty. a car that is only 7 years old sure has had lot of problems.
04/02/2012
 I was at a stop light and my car lunched on its own and on many different occassions it lunches even when reversing or parking. one time i almost hit a vehicle because this occurred. this is very dangerous and i want to find out if this will be fixed by ford or is this an expense i will have to deal with.
06/30/201289000
 With the a/c on full (very hot day outside), when stopping or starting to reverse, the car lurched forward twice. my foot was on the brake and was not on the accelerator.
06/18/201287229
 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.
05/01/201085000
 About 2 yrs ago during the beginning of the summer i noticed that my air condition on my 2005 ford freestyle was not cooling. sitting still you will think you have on the heat. i also noticed that on the passenger side it much warmer that than the driver side. cools ok in the mornings when it is not so hot but later in the day you can forget about the air. i have had the freon check more than once was told it was not low. this year it worst than ever. before it would start to cool about 20 miles further down the road. not now! i was told by the mechanic also the the motor brack is broken. what is next. i also had the lunging problem that was fixed, only because it was still under warranty. a car that is only 7 years old sure has had lot of problems.
04/02/2012
 I was at a stop light and my car lunched on its own and on many different occassions it lunches even when reversing or parking. one time i almost hit a vehicle because this occurred. this is very dangerous and i want to find out if this will be fixed by ford or is this an expense i will have to deal with.
06/30/201289000
 With the a/c on full (very hot day outside), when stopping or starting to reverse, the car lurched forward twice. my foot was on the brake and was not on the accelerator.
06/18/201287229
 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.
05/01/201085000
 About 2 yrs ago during the beginning of the summer i noticed that my air condition on my 2005 ford freestyle was not cooling. sitting still you will think you have on the heat. i also noticed that on the passenger side it much warmer that than the driver side. cools ok in the mornings when it is not so hot but later in the day you can forget about the air. i have had the freon check more than once was told it was not low. this year it worst than ever. before it would start to cool about 20 miles further down the road. not now! i was told by the mechanic also the the motor brack is broken. what is next. i also had the lunging problem that was fixed, only because it was still under warranty. a car that is only 7 years old sure has had lot of problems.
04/02/2012
 I was at a stop light and my car lunched on its own and on many different occassions it lunches even when reversing or parking. one time i almost hit a vehicle because this occurred. this is very dangerous and i want to find out if this will be fixed by ford or is this an expense i will have to deal with.
06/24/201299125
 As i put my car into reverse it lunged without having my foot on the gas. i put the car into drive and it lunged forward in the same manor. all of the service lights lit up on the dash and a message about emergency engine flashed and then the car shut off. this happened one other time. if someone would have been in front or behind my vehicle it would have hit them. now my check charging system light is flashing on and off...but they have checked it and all parts seem to be in working order. i have had multple things go wrong with this car and am getting worried that it is just going to totally stop working.
04/02/2012
 I was at a stop light and my car lunched on its own and on many different occassions it lunches even when reversing or parking. one time i almost hit a vehicle because this occurred. this is very dangerous and i want to find out if this will be fixed by ford or is this an expense i will have to deal with.
06/24/201299125
 As i put my car into reverse it lunged without having my foot on the gas. i put the car into drive and it lunged forward in the same manor. all of the service lights lit up on the dash and a message about emergency engine flashed and then the car shut off. this happened one other time. if someone would have been in front or behind my vehicle it would have hit them. now my check charging system light is flashing on and off...but they have checked it and all parts seem to be in working order. i have had multple things go wrong with this car and am getting worried that it is just going to totally stop working.
04/07/201299000
 Pulling into a parking spot the vehicle will surge and the brakes have to be pressed really quick so u don't hit the vehicle in front of u. it seems to happen more frequently when the air is running. it will also do this when u are backing up and going at a slow rate of speed.
06/24/201299125
 As i put my car into reverse it lunged without having my foot on the gas. i put the car into drive and it lunged forward in the same manor. all of the service lights lit up on the dash and a message about emergency engine flashed and then the car shut off. this happened one other time. if someone would have been in front or behind my vehicle it would have hit them. now my check charging system light is flashing on and off...but they have checked it and all parts seem to be in working order. i have had multple things go wrong with this car and am getting worried that it is just going to totally stop working.
04/07/201299000
 Pulling into a parking spot the vehicle will surge and the brakes have to be pressed really quick so u don't hit the vehicle in front of u. it seems to happen more frequently when the air is running. it will also do this when u are backing up and going at a slow rate of speed.
06/05/201264000
 1st occurrence was in a parking lot. started car, had foot on brake, removed foot from brake and car surged backward. quickly applied brake. 2nd occurrence, again in a parking lot, a few days later. this time put car into drive and it surged forward 3 - 4 times in a row. had to quickly apply the break each time and when i would release the brake it would surge again. 3rd occurrence in fast food drive through. each time i would advance in line the car would surge and i had to quickly apply the brake. also have noticed slight surging at interstate speeds. have had this problem since the car was at 20,000 miles or less. can observe the speedometer flucutating while cruise is set or when foot is on accelerator.
04/07/201299000
 Pulling into a parking spot the vehicle will surge and the brakes have to be pressed really quick so u don't hit the vehicle in front of u. it seems to happen more frequently when the air is running. it will also do this when u are backing up and going at a slow rate of speed.
06/05/201264000
 1st occurrence was in a parking lot. started car, had foot on brake, removed foot from brake and car surged backward. quickly applied brake. 2nd occurrence, again in a parking lot, a few days later. this time put car into drive and it surged forward 3 - 4 times in a row. had to quickly apply the break each time and when i would release the brake it would surge again. 3rd occurrence in fast food drive through. each time i would advance in line the car would surge and i had to quickly apply the brake. also have noticed slight surging at interstate speeds. have had this problem since the car was at 20,000 miles or less. can observe the speedometer flucutating while cruise is set or when foot is on accelerator.
04/07/201299000
 Pulling into a parking spot the vehicle will surge and the brakes have to be pressed really quick so u don't hit the vehicle in front of u. it seems to happen more frequently when the air is running. it will also do this when u are backing up and going at a slow rate of speed.
06/05/201264000
 1st occurrence was in a parking lot. started car, had foot on brake, removed foot from brake and car surged backward. quickly applied brake. 2nd occurrence, again in a parking lot, a few days later. this time put car into drive and it surged forward 3 - 4 times in a row. had to quickly apply the break each time and when i would release the brake it would surge again. 3rd occurrence in fast food drive through. each time i would advance in line the car would surge and i had to quickly apply the brake. also have noticed slight surging at interstate speeds. have had this problem since the car was at 20,000 miles or less. can observe the speedometer flucutating while cruise is set or when foot is on accelerator.
06/13/2012104500
 Car lost power at 35-40 mph for just a few seconds. many instances of lunging in forward and reverse. frightening to drive in parking lots.
06/05/201264000
 1st occurrence was in a parking lot. started car, had foot on brake, removed foot from brake and car surged backward. quickly applied brake. 2nd occurrence, again in a parking lot, a few days later. this time put car into drive and it surged forward 3 - 4 times in a row. had to quickly apply the break each time and when i would release the brake it would surge again. 3rd occurrence in fast food drive through. each time i would advance in line the car would surge and i had to quickly apply the brake. also have noticed slight surging at interstate speeds. have had this problem since the car was at 20,000 miles or less. can observe the speedometer flucutating while cruise is set or when foot is on accelerator.
06/13/2012104500
 Car lost power at 35-40 mph for just a few seconds. many instances of lunging in forward and reverse. frightening to drive in parking lots.
05/23/201284250
 After quickly crossing traffic and entering my driveway (which is on a downward slope) i released the gas on entering my driveway and applied the brake. just before applying the brake the vehicle lurched. it didn't lurch far, but enough for me to rapidly depress the brake pedal in surprise. one item of note--the low fuel indicator was on and my next stop was to get gas.
05/08/201089000
 When stopped or moving slow to make a turn the engine accelerates on its own , this happens going forwards or in reverse and happens more with the ac turned on.
08/16/200625000
 Chronic problem, increasing frequency, cant remember when it all started was infrequent 1-2x/year and usually on hot days, maybe when it was 1 year old. has gradually increased in frequency happening now in spurts with no rhyme nor reason. when accelerating from a stop, or drive from reverse car will choke and stall. seems to be worse in hot weather, but has also occurred in very cold. check engine lights up in limp home mode but then corrects when shut engine off for awhile, but the light does not come on every time nothing shows on computer when check engine light is on either. no codes show, mechanic is certified and a family friend, he kept the car; it acted up only once and his computer said throttle body sensor - it was replaced, but the problem persists. he has done all he can but can't find the problem. in searching the internet i have seen this is a chronic problem with the freestyle. i wont let my kids drive it for fear their lack of experience and quick thinking at the wheel could get them killed as it has happened pulling out at intersections. i found this site through the edmonds recall information site: please institute an investigation to get a recall on whatever is going on. i love this car, it now has 225000 miles and that is the only problem, i cant afford a replacement, but i cant afford to die either.
11/20/201172000
 Throttle body failure (see pe-11018). first incident vehicle would not start. would turn over but not start. then had incidences of lurching forward and also in reversed. second failure was same as first. after third failure, contacted local mechanic who in turn contacted local dealership who advised of problems with the throttle body. stated that, according to a service bulletin, the part could be reprogrammed but they had not had any success with this and were at that time installing the part on a customers vehicle due to unsuccessful reprogramming. part replaced on my vehicle at a cost of $546.56.
08/16/200625000
 Chronic problem, increasing frequency, cant remember when it all started was infrequent 1-2x/year and usually on hot days, maybe when it was 1 year old. has gradually increased in frequency happening now in spurts with no rhyme nor reason. when accelerating from a stop, or drive from reverse car will choke and stall. seems to be worse in hot weather, but has also occurred in very cold. check engine lights up in limp home mode but then corrects when shut engine off for awhile, but the light does not come on every time nothing shows on computer when check engine light is on either. no codes show, mechanic is certified and a family friend, he kept the car; it acted up only once and his computer said throttle body sensor - it was replaced, but the problem persists. he has done all he can but can't find the problem. in searching the internet i have seen this is a chronic problem with the freestyle. i wont let my kids drive it for fear their lack of experience and quick thinking at the wheel could get them killed as it has happened pulling out at intersections. i found this site through the edmonds recall information site: please institute an investigation to get a recall on whatever is going on. i love this car, it now has 225000 miles and that is the only problem, i cant afford a replacement, but i cant afford to die either.
11/20/201172000
 Throttle body failure (see pe-11018). first incident vehicle would not start. would turn over but not start. then had incidences of lurching forward and also in reversed. second failure was same as first. after third failure, contacted local mechanic who in turn contacted local dealership who advised of problems with the throttle body. stated that, according to a service bulletin, the part could be reprogrammed but they had not had any success with this and were at that time installing the part on a customers vehicle due to unsuccessful reprogramming. part replaced on my vehicle at a cost of $546.56.
08/16/200625000
 Chronic problem, increasing frequency, cant remember when it all started was infrequent 1-2x/year and usually on hot days, maybe when it was 1 year old. has gradually increased in frequency happening now in spurts with no rhyme nor reason. when accelerating from a stop, or drive from reverse car will choke and stall. seems to be worse in hot weather, but has also occurred in very cold. check engine lights up in limp home mode but then corrects when shut engine off for awhile, but the light does not come on every time nothing shows on computer when check engine light is on either. no codes show, mechanic is certified and a family friend, he kept the car; it acted up only once and his computer said throttle body sensor - it was replaced, but the problem persists. he has done all he can but can't find the problem. in searching the internet i have seen this is a chronic problem with the freestyle. i wont let my kids drive it for fear their lack of experience and quick thinking at the wheel could get them killed as it has happened pulling out at intersections. i found this site through the edmonds recall information site: please institute an investigation to get a recall on whatever is going on. i love this car, it now has 225000 miles and that is the only problem, i cant afford a replacement, but i cant afford to die either.
11/20/201172000
 Throttle body failure (see pe-11018). first incident vehicle would not start. would turn over but not start. then had incidences of lurching forward and also in reversed. second failure was same as first. after third failure, contacted local mechanic who in turn contacted local dealership who advised of problems with the throttle body. stated that, according to a service bulletin, the part could be reprogrammed but they had not had any success with this and were at that time installing the part on a customers vehicle due to unsuccessful reprogramming. part replaced on my vehicle at a cost of $546.56.
08/16/200625000
 Chronic problem, increasing frequency, cant remember when it all started was infrequent 1-2x/year and usually on hot days, maybe when it was 1 year old. has gradually increased in frequency happening now in spurts with no rhyme nor reason. when accelerating from a stop, or drive from reverse car will choke and stall. seems to be worse in hot weather, but has also occurred in very cold. check engine lights up in limp home mode but then corrects when shut engine off for awhile, but the light does not come on every time nothing shows on computer when check engine light is on either. no codes show, mechanic is certified and a family friend, he kept the car; it acted up only once and his computer said throttle body sensor - it was replaced, but the problem persists. he has done all he can but can't find the problem. in searching the internet i have seen this is a chronic problem with the freestyle. i wont let my kids drive it for fear their lack of experience and quick thinking at the wheel could get them killed as it has happened pulling out at intersections. i found this site through the edmonds recall information site: please institute an investigation to get a recall on whatever is going on. i love this car, it now has 225000 miles and that is the only problem, i cant afford a replacement, but i cant afford to die either.
11/20/201172000
 Throttle body failure (see pe-11018). first incident vehicle would not start. would turn over but not start. then had incidences of lurching forward and also in reversed. second failure was same as first. after third failure, contacted local mechanic who in turn contacted local dealership who advised of problems with the throttle body. stated that, according to a service bulletin, the part could be reprogrammed but they had not had any success with this and were at that time installing the part on a customers vehicle due to unsuccessful reprogramming. part replaced on my vehicle at a cost of $546.56.
08/16/200625000
 Chronic problem, increasing frequency, cant remember when it all started was infrequent 1-2x/year and usually on hot days, maybe when it was 1 year old. has gradually increased in frequency happening now in spurts with no rhyme nor reason. when accelerating from a stop, or drive from reverse car will choke and stall. seems to be worse in hot weather, but has also occurred in very cold. check engine lights up in limp home mode but then corrects when shut engine off for awhile, but the light does not come on every time nothing shows on computer when check engine light is on either. no codes show, mechanic is certified and a family friend, he kept the car; it acted up only once and his computer said throttle body sensor - it was replaced, but the problem persists. he has done all he can but can't find the problem. in searching the internet i have seen this is a chronic problem with the freestyle. i wont let my kids drive it for fear their lack of experience and quick thinking at the wheel could get them killed as it has happened pulling out at intersections. i found this site through the edmonds recall information site: please institute an investigation to get a recall on whatever is going on. i love this car, it now has 225000 miles and that is the only problem, i cant afford a replacement, but i cant afford to die either.
09/02/2011
 I have a 2005 ford freestyle with two issues.. issue #1- when shifting into gear (drive or reverse) or starting to accelerate the car lunges forward or backward. it is a requirement to stay a few feet back and foot firmly on the brake at all times as not to hit other vehicles or pedestrians. issue #2- instrument panel randomly began to illuminate lights (ie check engine, seatbelt, air bag) for a period of time and then they would disappear. then the gauges (ie gas, temp, and speedometer) began not working. took it in to shop and they confirmed a faulty insturment cluster
01/17/200733000
 I have more than one complaint. 1) shortly after buying my used 2005 freestyle i would be driving both at higher and lower speeds and i would loose all control of the vehicle. it would not respond to gas or steering. it was like it was loseing power but it was still running. i had several near misses when this would happen. i was lucky that when i bought my freestyle it was certified and under warranty, otherwise the repairs would have cost me over $1200. my ford dealer replaced the kind of sensor/brain as they called it. has been working sence. 2) air compressor needs to be replaced now. i thought the a/c wasn't blowing cold enough, i finally told it to a repair shop i trust and he said he couldn't understand i i had any cool air at all. 3) brakes, rear most of all, have been replaced several times. way too soon and anytime it's wet they sceal like crazy. gues i need to have them changed again. 4) transmission issues are starting now. i roughly have 90k miles and hoped this would be my last car for several more years. i hate to trade it in and start another car payment and let this car get back out to some other unsuspecting soul.
01/20/201285565
 While stationary in my 2005 ford freestyle in the left turn lane at a red light, the engine suddenly accelerated moving the car forward approximately five feet into the intersection before it could be stopped. at the time of this occurrence, my foot was already on the brake and only by stomping harder on the brakes was i able to stop the car's forward travel into cross traffic that was traveling at over 40mph. the car then died and a warning came up on the information display on the dash panel stating engine failsafe mode. i turned off the ignition and tried to start the car again. the car started, but still displayed the engine failsafe mode warning and when we were attempting to return home, the vehicle would not shift out of first gear or allow us to accelerate over 30mph. this incident took place at 9:35pm on january the 20th 2012. it was raining and the ac heat was on.
01/17/200733000
 I have more than one complaint. 1) shortly after buying my used 2005 freestyle i would be driving both at higher and lower speeds and i would loose all control of the vehicle. it would not respond to gas or steering. it was like it was loseing power but it was still running. i had several near misses when this would happen. i was lucky that when i bought my freestyle it was certified and under warranty, otherwise the repairs would have cost me over $1200. my ford dealer replaced the kind of sensor/brain as they called it. has been working sence. 2) air compressor needs to be replaced now. i thought the a/c wasn't blowing cold enough, i finally told it to a repair shop i trust and he said he couldn't understand i i had any cool air at all. 3) brakes, rear most of all, have been replaced several times. way too soon and anytime it's wet they sceal like crazy. gues i need to have them changed again. 4) transmission issues are starting now. i roughly have 90k miles and hoped this would be my last car for several more years. i hate to trade it in and start another car payment and let this car get back out to some other unsuspecting soul.
01/20/201285565
 While stationary in my 2005 ford freestyle in the left turn lane at a red light, the engine suddenly accelerated moving the car forward approximately five feet into the intersection before it could be stopped. at the time of this occurrence, my foot was already on the brake and only by stomping harder on the brakes was i able to stop the car's forward travel into cross traffic that was traveling at over 40mph. the car then died and a warning came up on the information display on the dash panel stating engine failsafe mode. i turned off the ignition and tried to start the car again. the car started, but still displayed the engine failsafe mode warning and when we were attempting to return home, the vehicle would not shift out of first gear or allow us to accelerate over 30mph. this incident took place at 9:35pm on january the 20th 2012. it was raining and the ac heat was on.
01/16/2012
 There is a major safety issue with my 2005 freestyle we bought it less than a year ago and everytime it rains or gets cold the doors will not shut it happens all the time yesterday while driving down the road with my child in the car my driver door his dppr and the hatch popped open in moving traffic im very upset!!! the car owners sold us this probably knowing this and never said i just looked it up on line and found this on recalls and defects national highway website ford issued a recall affecting certain 2005 ford five hundreds and mercury montegos and certain 2005-2006 ford freestyle vehicles. the recall addresses the problem of door latch freezing, which occurs mainly in cold and wet weather states. in wet and below freezing temperatures, these defective door latches may fail to fully latch, allowing a door to open while the vehicle is in motion or in a crash. if you suspect your vehicle may be part of this recall, request a door latch safety inspection from your ford dealer. notify the national highway traffic safety administration (nhtsa) if your door latches are found to be unsafe. you can contact nhtsa on their vehicle safety hotline: 1-888-327-4236 or 1-800-424-9393 i want this problem renderd i do not feel safe in this vehicale nor do i wish to continue dealing with this problem i am not comfortable with the safety of my children in this vehicale! this freakstyle should be replaced i am scared of this vehicale now and highly disappointed in the product manufacturer and the dealer who sold this lemon to us! i need to know what to do we are still paying for this and i dont want to anymore because of these past problem and safety issues! its not safe for my family or other drivers around this car with bad door latches! please tell me what i can do dont think i will ever feel safe in a ford again can you imagine what could of happen?
01/20/201285565
 While stationary in my 2005 ford freestyle in the left turn lane at a red light, the engine suddenly accelerated moving the car forward approximately five feet into the intersection before it could be stopped. at the time of this occurrence, my foot was already on the brake and only by stomping harder on the brakes was i able to stop the car's forward travel into cross traffic that was traveling at over 40mph. the car then died and a warning came up on the information display on the dash panel stating engine failsafe mode. i turned off the ignition and tried to start the car again. the car started, but still displayed the engine failsafe mode warning and when we were attempting to return home, the vehicle would not shift out of first gear or allow us to accelerate over 30mph. this incident took place at 9:35pm on january the 20th 2012. it was raining and the ac heat was on.
01/16/2012
 There is a major safety issue with my 2005 freestyle we bought it less than a year ago and everytime it rains or gets cold the doors will not shut it happens all the time yesterday while driving down the road with my child in the car my driver door his dppr and the hatch popped open in moving traffic im very upset!!! the car owners sold us this probably knowing this and never said i just looked it up on line and found this on recalls and defects national highway website ford issued a recall affecting certain 2005 ford five hundreds and mercury montegos and certain 2005-2006 ford freestyle vehicles. the recall addresses the problem of door latch freezing, which occurs mainly in cold and wet weather states. in wet and below freezing temperatures, these defective door latches may fail to fully latch, allowing a door to open while the vehicle is in motion or in a crash. if you suspect your vehicle may be part of this recall, request a door latch safety inspection from your ford dealer. notify the national highway traffic safety administration (nhtsa) if your door latches are found to be unsafe. you can contact nhtsa on their vehicle safety hotline: 1-888-327-4236 or 1-800-424-9393 i want this problem renderd i do not feel safe in this vehicale nor do i wish to continue dealing with this problem i am not comfortable with the safety of my children in this vehicale! this freakstyle should be replaced i am scared of this vehicale now and highly disappointed in the product manufacturer and the dealer who sold this lemon to us! i need to know what to do we are still paying for this and i dont want to anymore because of these past problem and safety issues! its not safe for my family or other drivers around this car with bad door latches! please tell me what i can do dont think i will ever feel safe in a ford again can you imagine what could of happen?
01/02/201294500
 Vehicle appears normal first 10 minutes or so of driving, then traction control light and awd malfunction appear. ford diagnosed p1889 error code. noticed all ford recommendations for repair didn't resolve others' similar issues and that there is frequent reporting over this issue and ford doesn't know what to do. discovered this freestyle has a volvo rear and that haldex oil may need changing though they don't provide that recommendation in their maintenance manuals so it leads to these issues. when driving in snow, sometimes awd, then error code appears and driving becomes extremely unsafe as it shifts into 2wd. ford has changed my sensor and it still occurs. i plan to take further action to get this resolved and to make sure we are not taken advantage of. ford should be accountable.
01/16/2012
 There is a major safety issue with my 2005 freestyle we bought it less than a year ago and everytime it rains or gets cold the doors will not shut it happens all the time yesterday while driving down the road with my child in the car my driver door his dppr and the hatch popped open in moving traffic im very upset!!! the car owners sold us this probably knowing this and never said i just looked it up on line and found this on recalls and defects national highway website ford issued a recall affecting certain 2005 ford five hundreds and mercury montegos and certain 2005-2006 ford freestyle vehicles. the recall addresses the problem of door latch freezing, which occurs mainly in cold and wet weather states. in wet and below freezing temperatures, these defective door latches may fail to fully latch, allowing a door to open while the vehicle is in motion or in a crash. if you suspect your vehicle may be part of this recall, request a door latch safety inspection from your ford dealer. notify the national highway traffic safety administration (nhtsa) if your door latches are found to be unsafe. you can contact nhtsa on their vehicle safety hotline: 1-888-327-4236 or 1-800-424-9393 i want this problem renderd i do not feel safe in this vehicale nor do i wish to continue dealing with this problem i am not comfortable with the safety of my children in this vehicale! this freakstyle should be replaced i am scared of this vehicale now and highly disappointed in the product manufacturer and the dealer who sold this lemon to us! i need to know what to do we are still paying for this and i dont want to anymore because of these past problem and safety issues! its not safe for my family or other drivers around this car with bad door latches! please tell me what i can do dont think i will ever feel safe in a ford again can you imagine what could of happen?
01/02/201294500
 Vehicle appears normal first 10 minutes or so of driving, then traction control light and awd malfunction appear. ford diagnosed p1889 error code. noticed all ford recommendations for repair didn't resolve others' similar issues and that there is frequent reporting over this issue and ford doesn't know what to do. discovered this freestyle has a volvo rear and that haldex oil may need changing though they don't provide that recommendation in their maintenance manuals so it leads to these issues. when driving in snow, sometimes awd, then error code appears and driving becomes extremely unsafe as it shifts into 2wd. ford has changed my sensor and it still occurs. i plan to take further action to get this resolved and to make sure we are not taken advantage of. ford should be accountable.
01/16/2012
 There is a major safety issue with my 2005 freestyle we bought it less than a year ago and everytime it rains or gets cold the doors will not shut it happens all the time yesterday while driving down the road with my child in the car my driver door his dppr and the hatch popped open in moving traffic im very upset!!! the car owners sold us this probably knowing this and never said i just looked it up on line and found this on recalls and defects national highway website ford issued a recall affecting certain 2005 ford five hundreds and mercury montegos and certain 2005-2006 ford freestyle vehicles. the recall addresses the problem of door latch freezing, which occurs mainly in cold and wet weather states. in wet and below freezing temperatures, these defective door latches may fail to fully latch, allowing a door to open while the vehicle is in motion or in a crash. if you suspect your vehicle may be part of this recall, request a door latch safety inspection from your ford dealer. notify the national highway traffic safety administration (nhtsa) if your door latches are found to be unsafe. you can contact nhtsa on their vehicle safety hotline: 1-888-327-4236 or 1-800-424-9393 i want this problem renderd i do not feel safe in this vehicale nor do i wish to continue dealing with this problem i am not comfortable with the safety of my children in this vehicale! this freakstyle should be replaced i am scared of this vehicale now and highly disappointed in the product manufacturer and the dealer who sold this lemon to us! i need to know what to do we are still paying for this and i dont want to anymore because of these past problem and safety issues! its not safe for my family or other drivers around this car with bad door latches! please tell me what i can do dont think i will ever feel safe in a ford again can you imagine what could of happen?
01/02/201294500
 Vehicle appears normal first 10 minutes or so of driving, then traction control light and awd malfunction appear. ford diagnosed p1889 error code. noticed all ford recommendations for repair didn't resolve others' similar issues and that there is frequent reporting over this issue and ford doesn't know what to do. discovered this freestyle has a volvo rear and that haldex oil may need changing though they don't provide that recommendation in their maintenance manuals so it leads to these issues. when driving in snow, sometimes awd, then error code appears and driving becomes extremely unsafe as it shifts into 2wd. ford has changed my sensor and it still occurs. i plan to take further action to get this resolved and to make sure we are not taken advantage of. ford should be accountable.
01/16/2012
 There is a major safety issue with my 2005 freestyle we bought it less than a year ago and everytime it rains or gets cold the doors will not shut it happens all the time yesterday while driving down the road with my child in the car my driver door his dppr and the hatch popped open in moving traffic im very upset!!! the car owners sold us this probably knowing this and never said i just looked it up on line and found this on recalls and defects national highway website ford issued a recall affecting certain 2005 ford five hundreds and mercury montegos and certain 2005-2006 ford freestyle vehicles. the recall addresses the problem of door latch freezing, which occurs mainly in cold and wet weather states. in wet and below freezing temperatures, these defective door latches may fail to fully latch, allowing a door to open while the vehicle is in motion or in a crash. if you suspect your vehicle may be part of this recall, request a door latch safety inspection from your ford dealer. notify the national highway traffic safety administration (nhtsa) if your door latches are found to be unsafe. you can contact nhtsa on their vehicle safety hotline: 1-888-327-4236 or 1-800-424-9393 i want this problem renderd i do not feel safe in this vehicale nor do i wish to continue dealing with this problem i am not comfortable with the safety of my children in this vehicale! this freakstyle should be replaced i am scared of this vehicale now and highly disappointed in the product manufacturer and the dealer who sold this lemon to us! i need to know what to do we are still paying for this and i dont want to anymore because of these past problem and safety issues! its not safe for my family or other drivers around this car with bad door latches! please tell me what i can do dont think i will ever feel safe in a ford again can you imagine what could of happen?
01/02/201294500
 Vehicle appears normal first 10 minutes or so of driving, then traction control light and awd malfunction appear. ford diagnosed p1889 error code. noticed all ford recommendations for repair didn't resolve others' similar issues and that there is frequent reporting over this issue and ford doesn't know what to do. discovered this freestyle has a volvo rear and that haldex oil may need changing though they don't provide that recommendation in their maintenance manuals so it leads to these issues. when driving in snow, sometimes awd, then error code appears and driving becomes extremely unsafe as it shifts into 2wd. ford has changed my sensor and it still occurs. i plan to take further action to get this resolved and to make sure we are not taken advantage of. ford should be accountable.
12/27/201191000
 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.
01/01/2008
 I have already replaced the throttle body in this vehicle around 2008. i can check with my mechanic for an exact date. it was surging into traffic, light poles in parking lots, and even pedestrians, all while my foot was on the brake. i now have the same issue with the throttle body failing again. this kind of car is going to injure or kill someone. i do not have another 800 dollars that the dealership charges to correct this problem. with no warning this car lunges forward with no regard to what or who is in front of it. please look into this further. i am fully aware that there are many others who also own this same type of car who have the same exact problem. please help advocate for the people who cannot continuously afford to fix this problem with no resolve in the end. thank you lindsay lanette
06/09/2011
 While driving the vehicle it goes into fail safe mode kinda like stalling it does this up to 4 or 5 times with only going a few miles and doesn't matter if it is in town or highway it does it everywhere. we have to pull over shut the car off and restart it
12/27/201191000
 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.
01/01/2008
 I have already replaced the throttle body in this vehicle around 2008. i can check with my mechanic for an exact date. it was surging into traffic, light poles in parking lots, and even pedestrians, all while my foot was on the brake. i now have the same issue with the throttle body failing again. this kind of car is going to injure or kill someone. i do not have another 800 dollars that the dealership charges to correct this problem. with no warning this car lunges forward with no regard to what or who is in front of it. please look into this further. i am fully aware that there are many others who also own this same type of car who have the same exact problem. please help advocate for the people who cannot continuously afford to fix this problem with no resolve in the end. thank you lindsay lanette
06/09/2011
 While driving the vehicle it goes into fail safe mode kinda like stalling it does this up to 4 or 5 times with only going a few miles and doesn't matter if it is in town or highway it does it everywhere. we have to pull over shut the car off and restart it
12/27/201191000
 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.
01/01/2008
 I have already replaced the throttle body in this vehicle around 2008. i can check with my mechanic for an exact date. it was surging into traffic, light poles in parking lots, and even pedestrians, all while my foot was on the brake. i now have the same issue with the throttle body failing again. this kind of car is going to injure or kill someone. i do not have another 800 dollars that the dealership charges to correct this problem. with no warning this car lunges forward with no regard to what or who is in front of it. please look into this further. i am fully aware that there are many others who also own this same type of car who have the same exact problem. please help advocate for the people who cannot continuously afford to fix this problem with no resolve in the end. thank you lindsay lanette
06/09/2011
 While driving the vehicle it goes into fail safe mode kinda like stalling it does this up to 4 or 5 times with only going a few miles and doesn't matter if it is in town or highway it does it everywhere. we have to pull over shut the car off and restart it
09/07/200653000
 Throttle body is giving me trouble. when i am at a light or stopped my car accelerates by itself. is a safety issue as sometimes i am at a pedestrian crosswalk or just at a light. very concerned about this issue.
12/27/201191000
 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.
01/01/2008
 I have already replaced the throttle body in this vehicle around 2008. i can check with my mechanic for an exact date. it was surging into traffic, light poles in parking lots, and even pedestrians, all while my foot was on the brake. i now have the same issue with the throttle body failing again. this kind of car is going to injure or kill someone. i do not have another 800 dollars that the dealership charges to correct this problem. with no warning this car lunges forward with no regard to what or who is in front of it. please look into this further. i am fully aware that there are many others who also own this same type of car who have the same exact problem. please help advocate for the people who cannot continuously afford to fix this problem with no resolve in the end. thank you lindsay lanette
06/09/2011
 While driving the vehicle it goes into fail safe mode kinda like stalling it does this up to 4 or 5 times with only going a few miles and doesn't matter if it is in town or highway it does it everywhere. we have to pull over shut the car off and restart it
09/07/200653000
 Throttle body is giving me trouble. when i am at a light or stopped my car accelerates by itself. is a safety issue as sometimes i am at a pedestrian crosswalk or just at a light. very concerned about this issue.
01/01/2008
 I have already replaced the throttle body in this vehicle around 2008. i can check with my mechanic for an exact date. it was surging into traffic, light poles in parking lots, and even pedestrians, all while my foot was on the brake. i now have the same issue with the throttle body failing again. this kind of car is going to injure or kill someone. i do not have another 800 dollars that the dealership charges to correct this problem. with no warning this car lunges forward with no regard to what or who is in front of it. please look into this further. i am fully aware that there are many others who also own this same type of car who have the same exact problem. please help advocate for the people who cannot continuously afford to fix this problem with no resolve in the end. thank you lindsay lanette
09/07/200653000
 Throttle body is giving me trouble. when i am at a light or stopped my car accelerates by itself. is a safety issue as sometimes i am at a pedestrian crosswalk or just at a light. very concerned about this issue.
06/09/2011
 While driving the vehicle it goes into fail safe mode kinda like stalling it does this up to 4 or 5 times with only going a few miles and doesn't matter if it is in town or highway it does it everywhere. we have to pull over shut the car off and restart it
09/07/200653000
 Throttle body is giving me trouble. when i am at a light or stopped my car accelerates by itself. is a safety issue as sometimes i am at a pedestrian crosswalk or just at a light. very concerned about this issue.
07/24/200830329
 I purchased my 2005 ford freestyle new in january 2006. after two years i started to experience various unintended accelerations. i took the vehicle to a ford authorized dealership and had it checked out. their work order indicated they had performed an eec test code p2106 (throttle position sensor), it also indicated a pin point test qe1, qe9, and they proceeded to replace the throttle body. the problem went away for some time and after a few months the vehicle started to do the same thing again (accelaration). the problem really gets worse with the a/c on and while i try to manuever into parking spaces or while i'm at a full stop waiting to turn. i have since used less my vehicle. this issue causes a great burden on me and my family since this is our daily driver and we are trying to avoid any mishaps that could involve an accident with another vehicle or person.
12/07/201186860
 While driving on the highway with my wife at a speed of 55mph the motor suddenly dies and the wrench symbol appears. i tried to restart the car by turning the key - didn't work. luckily we were close to an exit and i let the car roll out and onto a parking lot. there i tried again to start the car and it suddenly started again and the wrench symbol is gone. i went to a mechanic to have it checked out but he couldn't find anything. and the car runs fine w/o incident since then. i am just glad that my 3 kids weren't with us in the car that day and that nothing serious happened. a motor dying on a highway can cause serious trouble ! shortly after i bought the car about 2 months ago the cel went on and the error codes for torque/throttle body were given. i went to valvoline to have the fuel system cleaned and the codes taken out, no problems since then. but i've noticed that the car is very sluggish when i accelerate and then suddenly lunges. needless to say that i think this car is not the best model ford developed, we did some research on this model and there are so many complaints. ford needs to do some serious customer care !!! and of course i find my car highly unreliable and expect it to break down any day.
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.
07/15/2009
 My car has a serious lunging problem. it does it mainly when the car is in drive, but also when in reverse. i have hit posts and other stationary objects a couple of times, and have multiple near misses of hitting other cars. an example would be such as when in the drive-thru at mcdonalds or other fast food places, when the car is idling. this has also happened many times when i am sitting at stop lights or waiting to make a turn. i have taken the car to the ford dealer a couple times and asked if they could check it out, always being told that they couldn't find anything wrong. is there anything that ford is doing to correct this problem?
11/22/2011120000
 My vehicle has a failed throttle body as evidenced by two codes: t2106 and p061b (reported to me by my mechanic). it lunges or surges when trying to accelerate normally. it goes into engine fail safe mode repeatedly and randomly. it has rough starts from time to time that have not been found to have another cause. now, the check engine light is on and stays on, and it will not go into engine fail safe mode, which actually scares me. it scares me because, as i understand it, engine fail safe mode is a protective mode for a failed throttle body. when my mechanic ran the diagnostics on the check engine light, he got the two codes listed above, which he said indicate a failed throttle body. he said this could be dangerous. he said that from his research, this is a wide-spread problem, and ford should have issued a recall on this by now. i have contacted ford, and they are refusing to assist with this. my real dilemma is that even if i pay for the replacement, if ford has not reengineered the part, i will be putting in another defective ford part. this is what is happening to many ford owners. they are experiencing multiple failed throttle bodies. i feel trapped in this situation with no good solution other than to pray for safety and hope for ford to do the right thing and reengineer this part, recall it, and replace it. can you please investigate this? thank you, ford driver
11/17/201196000
 Eng. surging car wants to acelerade weil standing at red light hat trouble holding car still also weil driving car wants to lurge forward
11/22/2011120000
 My vehicle has a failed throttle body as evidenced by two codes: t2106 and p061b (reported to me by my mechanic). it lunges or surges when trying to accelerate normally. it goes into engine fail safe mode repeatedly and randomly. it has rough starts from time to time that have not been found to have another cause. now, the check engine light is on and stays on, and it will not go into engine fail safe mode, which actually scares me. it scares me because, as i understand it, engine fail safe mode is a protective mode for a failed throttle body. when my mechanic ran the diagnostics on the check engine light, he got the two codes listed above, which he said indicate a failed throttle body. he said this could be dangerous. he said that from his research, this is a wide-spread problem, and ford should have issued a recall on this by now. i have contacted ford, and they are refusing to assist with this. my real dilemma is that even if i pay for the replacement, if ford has not reengineered the part, i will be putting in another defective ford part. this is what is happening to many ford owners. they are experiencing multiple failed throttle bodies. i feel trapped in this situation with no good solution other than to pray for safety and hope for ford to do the right thing and reengineer this part, recall it, and replace it. can you please investigate this? thank you, ford driver
11/17/201196000
 Eng. surging car wants to acelerade weil standing at red light hat trouble holding car still also weil driving car wants to lurge forward
06/03/2011100000
 Car lunges forward at certain times. most noteably while air conditioner is running and pulling into a parking place. sometimes lunges while pulling out of parking; so while in reverse. seems to have something to do with tight turning of the steering wheel. mention has been made of a possible throttle body sensor problem. when taken to the mechanic however; it would not lunge, so no repairs were made. only does it on certain occassions.
06/01/2009
 Lunging, surging, and jumping while a/c is on
07/22/2005
 I purchase my 2005 ford freestyle in june 2005. july 2005 traveling to georgia between 55/60 mph, the check engine light and transmission icon appeared. upon trying to accelerate, i could not move no more than 30-40 mph with the rpm's racing. i had to pull over and let the car rest approximately 15-20 minutes. upon starting the car and putting into drive gear it was very hard and lunged. the car sounds like you're racing the engine with the vehicle in park. the frequency of the engine/transmission light with trying to accelerate and can not is a persisent issue. it also lunges when the air conditioner is turned on. once the car is shut off and started again, while your foot is on the brake which has to be with more pressure than usual to control the lunge. sitting in traffic with the air on with cars ahead of you is frightning since it will lunge then also. this has been an ongoing issue since the purchase of this vehicle. i've also had the brakes repaired more than normal. since acquiring this car. recently, i've gotten the brakes done in february, may and currently need another repair with all the squealing.
07/15/201063000
 At slow speeds, at various times, there are unintended surges in speed. they are usually more common when the air conditioning is in use. the may occur when in forward or reverse. my local dealer advised that ford was looking into the problem, but i have nothing definite about what the problem is and whether or not ford will pay for any repairs. i have since learned that the problem is quite common and is being investigated. i do not recall filing a formal complaint before.
07/22/2005
 I purchase my 2005 ford freestyle in june 2005. july 2005 traveling to georgia between 55/60 mph, the check engine light and transmission icon appeared. upon trying to accelerate, i could not move no more than 30-40 mph with the rpm's racing. i had to pull over and let the car rest approximately 15-20 minutes. upon starting the car and putting into drive gear it was very hard and lunged. the car sounds like you're racing the engine with the vehicle in park. the frequency of the engine/transmission light with trying to accelerate and can not is a persisent issue. it also lunges when the air conditioner is turned on. once the car is shut off and started again, while your foot is on the brake which has to be with more pressure than usual to control the lunge. sitting in traffic with the air on with cars ahead of you is frightning since it will lunge then also. this has been an ongoing issue since the purchase of this vehicle. i've also had the brakes repaired more than normal. since acquiring this car. recently, i've gotten the brakes done in february, may and currently need another repair with all the squealing.
07/15/201063000
 At slow speeds, at various times, there are unintended surges in speed. they are usually more common when the air conditioning is in use. the may occur when in forward or reverse. my local dealer advised that ford was looking into the problem, but i have nothing definite about what the problem is and whether or not ford will pay for any repairs. i have since learned that the problem is quite common and is being investigated. i do not recall filing a formal complaint before.
05/11/2011
 I have had numerous instances where, when either at a stop light, or parking or waiting in the carpool line my freestyle has lunged forward while my foot was on the brake pedal. some instances are worse than others with more force, but i am able to stop the car by pressing harder on the brake pedal. i have almost hit a couple of cars in the drive through lanes at restaurants. i have also experienced my freestyle cutting off while at a light, and even once when i took my foot off the gas to coast into a parking lot. the car just died. i called the local ford dealership and they stated that there have been issues with the throttle body sticking and its way of correcting itself is to lunge the car and attempt to right the issue. they quoted anywhere from $100 to try to clean the throttle body and possible have to replace it to the tune of about $700. if this problem is so well known that my dealer knows about it, why has it not been addressed and recalled?
07/01/2011
 Since july, my car has been lunging both forward and in reverse when my foot is not on the accelerator. i have come close to running into cars, people, and my garage due to these surges. it started off happening from time to time. now it is daily and sometimes multiple times per day. in addition to the surges, there are times it struggles to accelerate.
09/15/201199865
 First i would like to say is, my ford freestyle vehicle is the worse vehicle i have owned!!!!! not is it the worse vehicle this vehicle is very expensive to have repaired. please if you are thinking about buying a ford freestyle vehicle please think twicce. just last week this vehicle has been losing it speed and on top of that this vehicle accelerates all by it self. the vehicle speeds up then idel down. i don't know what is wrong.
07/01/2011
 Since july, my car has been lunging both forward and in reverse when my foot is not on the accelerator. i have come close to running into cars, people, and my garage due to these surges. it started off happening from time to time. now it is daily and sometimes multiple times per day. in addition to the surges, there are times it struggles to accelerate.
09/15/201199865
 First i would like to say is, my ford freestyle vehicle is the worse vehicle i have owned!!!!! not is it the worse vehicle this vehicle is very expensive to have repaired. please if you are thinking about buying a ford freestyle vehicle please think twicce. just last week this vehicle has been losing it speed and on top of that this vehicle accelerates all by it self. the vehicle speeds up then idel down. i don't know what is wrong.
07/01/2011
 Since july, my car has been lunging both forward and in reverse when my foot is not on the accelerator. i have come close to running into cars, people, and my garage due to these surges. it started off happening from time to time. now it is daily and sometimes multiple times per day. in addition to the surges, there are times it struggles to accelerate.
09/15/201199865
 First i would like to say is, my ford freestyle vehicle is the worse vehicle i have owned!!!!! not is it the worse vehicle this vehicle is very expensive to have repaired. please if you are thinking about buying a ford freestyle vehicle please think twicce. just last week this vehicle has been losing it speed and on top of that this vehicle accelerates all by it self. the vehicle speeds up then idel down. i don't know what is wrong.
07/01/2011
 Since july, my car has been lunging both forward and in reverse when my foot is not on the accelerator. i have come close to running into cars, people, and my garage due to these surges. it started off happening from time to time. now it is daily and sometimes multiple times per day. in addition to the surges, there are times it struggles to accelerate.
09/15/201199865
 First i would like to say is, my ford freestyle vehicle is the worse vehicle i have owned!!!!! not is it the worse vehicle this vehicle is very expensive to have repaired. please if you are thinking about buying a ford freestyle vehicle please think twicce. just last week this vehicle has been losing it speed and on top of that this vehicle accelerates all by it self. the vehicle speeds up then idel down. i don't know what is wrong.
09/03/201195100
 On the date noted, i was stopped at a traffic light with my foot on the brake when the car suddenly lurched forward (maybe 6-9 inches). i turned the corner to enter a parking garage and while stopped with my foot on the brake, the car lurched forward again, this time the car stalled. i restarted it pulled forward to the garage gate and stopped. it lurched a third time, stalling again and then the service engine light came on. i can best describe it as though i released the clutch (on a manual shift car) with my foot on the brake and not the accelerator. in such a situation, the car will lurch and stall. however this is an automatic and the reason the clutch would engage is from acceleration. i recall the motor revving up prior to the lurch which would explain the event. the ford dealership finally narrowed the problem to the throttle body and the electronics attached to it and required replacement ($700+). i would say this event occurred at least 6 times in the past year, always while the car was stopped but never 3 times in succession. it stalled maybe two of those times, entered 'engine failsafe mode' but was fine after re-starting the engine. i researched this occurrence on the internet finding it to be an issue on many occasions with this model vehicle. there are several reports on your website as well. i see the investigation is still open. i noted one report referencing a design flaw as to the release of gases in the throttle body and how they are re-routed back throught the body. the service rep at the dealer noted to me that the new body installed on my car was a new design where the gases are released away from the body. i take this as acknowledgement that the original design was flawed, leading to its unsafe behavior. note that this last event occurred in 90+ degree weather with the ac on and after highway driving for 3 hours.
06/20/200725000
 Unintended acceleration - happened infrequently early in vehicles life at lower mileage. now unintended acceleration happens much more frequently and regularly. it only happens at low speed, idle rpm and during parking maneuvers. unintended acceleration/surge is most common after a cold start and with steering input. this behavior requires that i maintain active pressure on the brake to maintain control over the vehicle. however, i am concerned that, with the issue becoming worse with age, i may lose control over the vehicle and cause property damage or injure an innocent bystander. current mileage is 95000 and issue has become markedly worse since 75000.
09/06/2011
 Vehicle has severe lunging when at idle. it doesn't matter if you are in reverse or in drive the vehicle lunges severely and unexpectedly and brake must be applied very heavily to stop it. i have tried turning off he ac, however, i have found little to no relief when i do this. there have been several near misses when sitting at a stop light or when attempting to park, including almost hitting a pedestrian in a parking lot. i have contacted my ford dealership about this several times and am told there is no evidence as to what the problem is and that ford has no solution at this time.
06/20/200725000
 Unintended acceleration - happened infrequently early in vehicles life at lower mileage. now unintended acceleration happens much more frequently and regularly. it only happens at low speed, idle rpm and during parking maneuvers. unintended acceleration/surge is most common after a cold start and with steering input. this behavior requires that i maintain active pressure on the brake to maintain control over the vehicle. however, i am concerned that, with the issue becoming worse with age, i may lose control over the vehicle and cause property damage or injure an innocent bystander. current mileage is 95000 and issue has become markedly worse since 75000.
09/06/2011
 Vehicle has severe lunging when at idle. it doesn't matter if you are in reverse or in drive the vehicle lunges severely and unexpectedly and brake must be applied very heavily to stop it. i have tried turning off he ac, however, i have found little to no relief when i do this. there have been several near misses when sitting at a stop light or when attempting to park, including almost hitting a pedestrian in a parking lot. i have contacted my ford dealership about this several times and am told there is no evidence as to what the problem is and that ford has no solution at this time.
06/20/200725000
 Unintended acceleration - happened infrequently early in vehicles life at lower mileage. now unintended acceleration happens much more frequently and regularly. it only happens at low speed, idle rpm and during parking maneuvers. unintended acceleration/surge is most common after a cold start and with steering input. this behavior requires that i maintain active pressure on the brake to maintain control over the vehicle. however, i am concerned that, with the issue becoming worse with age, i may lose control over the vehicle and cause property damage or injure an innocent bystander. current mileage is 95000 and issue has become markedly worse since 75000.
09/06/2011
 Vehicle has severe lunging when at idle. it doesn't matter if you are in reverse or in drive the vehicle lunges severely and unexpectedly and brake must be applied very heavily to stop it. i have tried turning off he ac, however, i have found little to no relief when i do this. there have been several near misses when sitting at a stop light or when attempting to park, including almost hitting a pedestrian in a parking lot. i have contacted my ford dealership about this several times and am told there is no evidence as to what the problem is and that ford has no solution at this time.
07/15/2009
 -component- throttle body!!!!! the car move up half a foot forward with out me doing anything and back as well?
07/15/201158000
 Car lunges when stopped and/or stalls while in motion (up to 30mph). appears to occur more frequently in hot and humid weather. engine light came on and dealership stated throttle body needed to be replaced. researched online and numerous of other freestyle (and mercury) owners listed this issue. why isn't this part recalled? because no serious injuries or deaths have yet occurred?
08/25/201184689
 My car lunges forward when stopped at a light (brake is applied) or driving slow in the parking lot. it happens unexpectedly and lunges forward as if the accelator is being pushed quickly, even though my foot is on the brake to either be stopped or to slow down in a parking lot. i typically press the brake very hard to try to get control of the car to avoid hitting anything in front of me. it does concern me that i if it occurs, that i could hit the car in front of me at a light or possible a person walking through a parking lot. when driving home the other day (45 - 50 mph), my check charging system light also came on. i took it to the ford dealer. i explained to them the problem i had with the car lunging and the charging system light coming on. they checked it out and told me the car needed a new alternator and that this would fix the lunging issue and the charging system light issue. they put the new alternator in (which was not cheap) and i noticed on the way home that the car was still lunging. i was driving the following sunday morning and noticed the car continued to lunge when stoppled at a light. also, when i stopped at my mailbox the engine shut off and the charging system, engine oil, and emission control lights are coming on. needless to say the car is going back to the ford dealership monday morning.
07/15/201158000
 Car lunges when stopped and/or stalls while in motion (up to 30mph). appears to occur more frequently in hot and humid weather. engine light came on and dealership stated throttle body needed to be replaced. researched online and numerous of other freestyle (and mercury) owners listed this issue. why isn't this part recalled? because no serious injuries or deaths have yet occurred?
08/25/201184689
 My car lunges forward when stopped at a light (brake is applied) or driving slow in the parking lot. it happens unexpectedly and lunges forward as if the accelator is being pushed quickly, even though my foot is on the brake to either be stopped or to slow down in a parking lot. i typically press the brake very hard to try to get control of the car to avoid hitting anything in front of me. it does concern me that i if it occurs, that i could hit the car in front of me at a light or possible a person walking through a parking lot. when driving home the other day (45 - 50 mph), my check charging system light also came on. i took it to the ford dealer. i explained to them the problem i had with the car lunging and the charging system light coming on. they checked it out and told me the car needed a new alternator and that this would fix the lunging issue and the charging system light issue. they put the new alternator in (which was not cheap) and i noticed on the way home that the car was still lunging. i was driving the following sunday morning and noticed the car continued to lunge when stoppled at a light. also, when i stopped at my mailbox the engine shut off and the charging system, engine oil, and emission control lights are coming on. needless to say the car is going back to the ford dealership monday morning.
07/15/201158000
 Car lunges when stopped and/or stalls while in motion (up to 30mph). appears to occur more frequently in hot and humid weather. engine light came on and dealership stated throttle body needed to be replaced. researched online and numerous of other freestyle (and mercury) owners listed this issue. why isn't this part recalled? because no serious injuries or deaths have yet occurred?
08/25/201184689
 My car lunges forward when stopped at a light (brake is applied) or driving slow in the parking lot. it happens unexpectedly and lunges forward as if the accelator is being pushed quickly, even though my foot is on the brake to either be stopped or to slow down in a parking lot. i typically press the brake very hard to try to get control of the car to avoid hitting anything in front of me. it does concern me that i if it occurs, that i could hit the car in front of me at a light or possible a person walking through a parking lot. when driving home the other day (45 - 50 mph), my check charging system light also came on. i took it to the ford dealer. i explained to them the problem i had with the car lunging and the charging system light coming on. they checked it out and told me the car needed a new alternator and that this would fix the lunging issue and the charging system light issue. they put the new alternator in (which was not cheap) and i noticed on the way home that the car was still lunging. i was driving the following sunday morning and noticed the car continued to lunge when stoppled at a light. also, when i stopped at my mailbox the engine shut off and the charging system, engine oil, and emission control lights are coming on. needless to say the car is going back to the ford dealership monday morning.
08/23/2011
 My ford freestyle, lunges all the time. it makes it very difficult to parallel park. i have not had an accident, but i have been very close to hitting other parked cars. i lunges when my foot is on the brake if it's in reverse it lunges backwards. if it's in drive it lunges forward. this has been happening for a long time, my car is a 2005. it's been happening for at least the last 2 years.
08/23/201177123
 When you put the car into reverse or drive and sometimes when sitting at a light the car will lurch several feet with out putting my foot on the acelerator
07/15/201158000
 Car lunges when stopped and/or stalls while in motion (up to 30mph). appears to occur more frequently in hot and humid weather. engine light came on and dealership stated throttle body needed to be replaced. researched online and numerous of other freestyle (and mercury) owners listed this issue. why isn't this part recalled? because no serious injuries or deaths have yet occurred?
08/25/201184689
 My car lunges forward when stopped at a light (brake is applied) or driving slow in the parking lot. it happens unexpectedly and lunges forward as if the accelator is being pushed quickly, even though my foot is on the brake to either be stopped or to slow down in a parking lot. i typically press the brake very hard to try to get control of the car to avoid hitting anything in front of me. it does concern me that i if it occurs, that i could hit the car in front of me at a light or possible a person walking through a parking lot. when driving home the other day (45 - 50 mph), my check charging system light also came on. i took it to the ford dealer. i explained to them the problem i had with the car lunging and the charging system light coming on. they checked it out and told me the car needed a new alternator and that this would fix the lunging issue and the charging system light issue. they put the new alternator in (which was not cheap) and i noticed on the way home that the car was still lunging. i was driving the following sunday morning and noticed the car continued to lunge when stoppled at a light. also, when i stopped at my mailbox the engine shut off and the charging system, engine oil, and emission control lights are coming on. needless to say the car is going back to the ford dealership monday morning.
08/23/2011
 My ford freestyle, lunges all the time. it makes it very difficult to parallel park. i have not had an accident, but i have been very close to hitting other parked cars. i lunges when my foot is on the brake if it's in reverse it lunges backwards. if it's in drive it lunges forward. this has been happening for a long time, my car is a 2005. it's been happening for at least the last 2 years.
08/23/201177123
 When you put the car into reverse or drive and sometimes when sitting at a light the car will lurch several feet with out putting my foot on the acelerator
07/15/201158000
 Car lunges when stopped and/or stalls while in motion (up to 30mph). appears to occur more frequently in hot and humid weather. engine light came on and dealership stated throttle body needed to be replaced. researched online and numerous of other freestyle (and mercury) owners listed this issue. why isn't this part recalled? because no serious injuries or deaths have yet occurred?
08/25/201184689
 My car lunges forward when stopped at a light (brake is applied) or driving slow in the parking lot. it happens unexpectedly and lunges forward as if the accelator is being pushed quickly, even though my foot is on the brake to either be stopped or to slow down in a parking lot. i typically press the brake very hard to try to get control of the car to avoid hitting anything in front of me. it does concern me that i if it occurs, that i could hit the car in front of me at a light or possible a person walking through a parking lot. when driving home the other day (45 - 50 mph), my check charging system light also came on. i took it to the ford dealer. i explained to them the problem i had with the car lunging and the charging system light coming on. they checked it out and told me the car needed a new alternator and that this would fix the lunging issue and the charging system light issue. they put the new alternator in (which was not cheap) and i noticed on the way home that the car was still lunging. i was driving the following sunday morning and noticed the car continued to lunge when stoppled at a light. also, when i stopped at my mailbox the engine shut off and the charging system, engine oil, and emission control lights are coming on. needless to say the car is going back to the ford dealership monday morning.
08/23/2011
 My ford freestyle, lunges all the time. it makes it very difficult to parallel park. i have not had an accident, but i have been very close to hitting other parked cars. i lunges when my foot is on the brake if it's in reverse it lunges backwards. if it's in drive it lunges forward. this has been happening for a long time, my car is a 2005. it's been happening for at least the last 2 years.
08/23/201177123
 When you put the car into reverse or drive and sometimes when sitting at a light the car will lurch several feet with out putting my foot on the acelerator
07/15/201158000
 Car lunges when stopped and/or stalls while in motion (up to 30mph). appears to occur more frequently in hot and humid weather. engine light came on and dealership stated throttle body needed to be replaced. researched online and numerous of other freestyle (and mercury) owners listed this issue. why isn't this part recalled? because no serious injuries or deaths have yet occurred?
08/25/201184689
 My car lunges forward when stopped at a light (brake is applied) or driving slow in the parking lot. it happens unexpectedly and lunges forward as if the accelator is being pushed quickly, even though my foot is on the brake to either be stopped or to slow down in a parking lot. i typically press the brake very hard to try to get control of the car to avoid hitting anything in front of me. it does concern me that i if it occurs, that i could hit the car in front of me at a light or possible a person walking through a parking lot. when driving home the other day (45 - 50 mph), my check charging system light also came on. i took it to the ford dealer. i explained to them the problem i had with the car lunging and the charging system light coming on. they checked it out and told me the car needed a new alternator and that this would fix the lunging issue and the charging system light issue. they put the new alternator in (which was not cheap) and i noticed on the way home that the car was still lunging. i was driving the following sunday morning and noticed the car continued to lunge when stoppled at a light. also, when i stopped at my mailbox the engine shut off and the charging system, engine oil, and emission control lights are coming on. needless to say the car is going back to the ford dealership monday morning.
08/23/2011
 My ford freestyle, lunges all the time. it makes it very difficult to parallel park. i have not had an accident, but i have been very close to hitting other parked cars. i lunges when my foot is on the brake if it's in reverse it lunges backwards. if it's in drive it lunges forward. this has been happening for a long time, my car is a 2005. it's been happening for at least the last 2 years.
08/23/201177123
 When you put the car into reverse or drive and sometimes when sitting at a light the car will lurch several feet with out putting my foot on the acelerator
08/19/201078500
 The vehicle lunges at low speeds. this act happens at random times and has occurred on numerous occasions.
08/15/201170000
 Update on odi10419757: took car to ford dealer because engine light came on after car lunged (while backing up). said it was the throttle control actuator stivkin g was replaced at a cost of $895.00. two other customers with ford freestyle have had the same problem.
08/19/201078500
 The vehicle lunges at low speeds. this act happens at random times and has occurred on numerous occasions.
08/15/201170000
 Update on odi10419757: took car to ford dealer because engine light came on after car lunged (while backing up). said it was the throttle control actuator stivkin g was replaced at a cost of $895.00. two other customers with ford freestyle have had the same problem.
08/15/201170000
 Normal driving conditions-when backing out the car lunges and goes dead. fail safe engine mode is displayed. have had it lunge forward when foot is on brake and engine dies. happens more often when air conditioner is on. check engine light comes on. ford dealer said air compressor was no good. did not replace because we saw complaint about ford freestyle.
08/15/201170000
 Update on odi10419757: took car to ford dealer because engine light came on after car lunged (while backing up). said it was the throttle control actuator stivkin g was replaced at a cost of $895.00. two other customers with ford freestyle have had the same problem.
08/15/201170000
 Normal driving conditions-when backing out the car lunges and goes dead. fail safe engine mode is displayed. have had it lunge forward when foot is on brake and engine dies. happens more often when air conditioner is on. check engine light comes on. ford dealer said air compressor was no good. did not replace because we saw complaint about ford freestyle.
08/10/201199361
 My 2005 ford freestyle has developed a significant surge when maneuvering at low speeds like in a parking lot or driveway. if the driver is not very quick to respond to this surge the driver would easily lose control. since, parking lots and driveways often have people (especially children) around it is a very bad situation not to have total control of a car. it seems to occur when the a/c is running and the car is at normal or high operating temperatures (not when the engine is cold). i searched the internet related to this issue and it seems there are many who are experiencing this condition and there does not seem to be a straight forward answer as to the cause. i would not normally write a complaint but when i saw that the nhtsa is investigating this issue, i called a local dealership to see if ford had any notices or bulletins that might identify the cause. i described the condition and explained that nhtsa was investigating this issue but was told that they had never heard of it. i then asked if they could search for notices or bulletins and get back to me, i was told that they would not do that unless i first brought the car in to their service center. i tried to explain the safety significance of this issue and that since he had never heard of this problem that it would make more sense to search for any information ford had on the issue before i brought it in and charged for service that may not be of any help. the service rep then said he would not help me and then basically hung up on me. the answer to this issue may be something very simple (like cleaning the throttle body) but the vehicle's computer controlled response is very real and very dangerous and ford should be working much harder to resolve this.
08/15/201170000
 Update on odi10419757: took car to ford dealer because engine light came on after car lunged (while backing up). said it was the throttle control actuator stivkin g was replaced at a cost of $895.00. two other customers with ford freestyle have had the same problem.
08/15/201170000
 Normal driving conditions-when backing out the car lunges and goes dead. fail safe engine mode is displayed. have had it lunge forward when foot is on brake and engine dies. happens more often when air conditioner is on. check engine light comes on. ford dealer said air compressor was no good. did not replace because we saw complaint about ford freestyle.
08/10/201199361
 My 2005 ford freestyle has developed a significant surge when maneuvering at low speeds like in a parking lot or driveway. if the driver is not very quick to respond to this surge the driver would easily lose control. since, parking lots and driveways often have people (especially children) around it is a very bad situation not to have total control of a car. it seems to occur when the a/c is running and the car is at normal or high operating temperatures (not when the engine is cold). i searched the internet related to this issue and it seems there are many who are experiencing this condition and there does not seem to be a straight forward answer as to the cause. i would not normally write a complaint but when i saw that the nhtsa is investigating this issue, i called a local dealership to see if ford had any notices or bulletins that might identify the cause. i described the condition and explained that nhtsa was investigating this issue but was told that they had never heard of it. i then asked if they could search for notices or bulletins and get back to me, i was told that they would not do that unless i first brought the car in to their service center. i tried to explain the safety significance of this issue and that since he had never heard of this problem that it would make more sense to search for any information ford had on the issue before i brought it in and charged for service that may not be of any help. the service rep then said he would not help me and then basically hung up on me. the answer to this issue may be something very simple (like cleaning the throttle body) but the vehicle's computer controlled response is very real and very dangerous and ford should be working much harder to resolve this.
08/15/201170000
 Normal driving conditions-when backing out the car lunges and goes dead. fail safe engine mode is displayed. have had it lunge forward when foot is on brake and engine dies. happens more often when air conditioner is on. check engine light comes on. ford dealer said air compressor was no good. did not replace because we saw complaint about ford freestyle.
08/10/201199361
 My 2005 ford freestyle has developed a significant surge when maneuvering at low speeds like in a parking lot or driveway. if the driver is not very quick to respond to this surge the driver would easily lose control. since, parking lots and driveways often have people (especially children) around it is a very bad situation not to have total control of a car. it seems to occur when the a/c is running and the car is at normal or high operating temperatures (not when the engine is cold). i searched the internet related to this issue and it seems there are many who are experiencing this condition and there does not seem to be a straight forward answer as to the cause. i would not normally write a complaint but when i saw that the nhtsa is investigating this issue, i called a local dealership to see if ford had any notices or bulletins that might identify the cause. i described the condition and explained that nhtsa was investigating this issue but was told that they had never heard of it. i then asked if they could search for notices or bulletins and get back to me, i was told that they would not do that unless i first brought the car in to their service center. i tried to explain the safety significance of this issue and that since he had never heard of this problem that it would make more sense to search for any information ford had on the issue before i brought it in and charged for service that may not be of any help. the service rep then said he would not help me and then basically hung up on me. the answer to this issue may be something very simple (like cleaning the throttle body) but the vehicle's computer controlled response is very real and very dangerous and ford should be working much harder to resolve this.
08/09/2011
 I have a 2005 ford freestyle for 1yr 1/2 now it has 45,000 miles on it, i almost twice lost my family and my life but thank god and the quick reflex of my husband we are alive, all due to the throttle, i cant describe it how i wish well i would need a whole page to explain we have taken very good care of it we are right now without a vehicle it cost too much and we have no warranty, so we will have to manage for now until we can, although my husband is in the military we are not rich and i work 6 days a week and have 3 children students whom all have after school sports activities, i am in total shock i really thought we had it made with this car its comfortable 3rd row but now after reading all the reviews we are so horribly upset and feel so taken of ****ts, this probably has no affect on whose responsability this problem falls on well im sure they have a superb car, but for the american families trying to make it, it is a shame that ford knowing about this hasnt taken no action, but to each his own and although it seems minor to the high power corporates like ford whoever needs to own up to this problem and hasnt and just seems to pass the hot potato to others they too will have their judgemet day, and yes i might sound drastic to you it is a very serious matter to us the people who trusted in purchasing a ford, thank you.
08/09/201184000
 Vehicle is surging at low speeds. parking lot speeds. must apply brakes to stop motion. several feet covered before able to apply brakes. happened in excess of 10 times. car is at dealer now and they have witnessed to surging. car has been taken to ford service now and they have had it for 24 hours. they are stating they do not know the cause.
08/08/201187000
 Our 2005 ford freestyle sel, fwd is having sudden surges of acceleration (forward and reverse) at low speeds. this has now happened several times and is getting more frequent. this presents a safety issue as the surge has the potential to cause the car to run into someone or something, or to unexpectantly enter an intersection. the car has 87000 miles as of august, 2011. we are the original owners.
08/10/201199361
 My 2005 ford freestyle has developed a significant surge when maneuvering at low speeds like in a parking lot or driveway. if the driver is not very quick to respond to this surge the driver would easily lose control. since, parking lots and driveways often have people (especially children) around it is a very bad situation not to have total control of a car. it seems to occur when the a/c is running and the car is at normal or high operating temperatures (not when the engine is cold). i searched the internet related to this issue and it seems there are many who are experiencing this condition and there does not seem to be a straight forward answer as to the cause. i would not normally write a complaint but when i saw that the nhtsa is investigating this issue, i called a local dealership to see if ford had any notices or bulletins that might identify the cause. i described the condition and explained that nhtsa was investigating this issue but was told that they had never heard of it. i then asked if they could search for notices or bulletins and get back to me, i was told that they would not do that unless i first brought the car in to their service center. i tried to explain the safety significance of this issue and that since he had never heard of this problem that it would make more sense to search for any information ford had on the issue before i brought it in and charged for service that may not be of any help. the service rep then said he would not help me and then basically hung up on me. the answer to this issue may be something very simple (like cleaning the throttle body) but the vehicle's computer controlled response is very real and very dangerous and ford should be working much harder to resolve this.
08/09/2011
 I have a 2005 ford freestyle for 1yr 1/2 now it has 45,000 miles on it, i almost twice lost my family and my life but thank god and the quick reflex of my husband we are alive, all due to the throttle, i cant describe it how i wish well i would need a whole page to explain we have taken very good care of it we are right now without a vehicle it cost too much and we have no warranty, so we will have to manage for now until we can, although my husband is in the military we are not rich and i work 6 days a week and have 3 children students whom all have after school sports activities, i am in total shock i really thought we had it made with this car its comfortable 3rd row but now after reading all the reviews we are so horribly upset and feel so taken of ****ts, this probably has no affect on whose responsability this problem falls on well im sure they have a superb car, but for the american families trying to make it, it is a shame that ford knowing about this hasnt taken no action, but to each his own and although it seems minor to the high power corporates like ford whoever needs to own up to this problem and hasnt and just seems to pass the hot potato to others they too will have their judgemet day, and yes i might sound drastic to you it is a very serious matter to us the people who trusted in purchasing a ford, thank you.
08/09/201184000
 Vehicle is surging at low speeds. parking lot speeds. must apply brakes to stop motion. several feet covered before able to apply brakes. happened in excess of 10 times. car is at dealer now and they have witnessed to surging. car has been taken to ford service now and they have had it for 24 hours. they are stating they do not know the cause.
08/08/201187000
 Our 2005 ford freestyle sel, fwd is having sudden surges of acceleration (forward and reverse) at low speeds. this has now happened several times and is getting more frequent. this presents a safety issue as the surge has the potential to cause the car to run into someone or something, or to unexpectantly enter an intersection. the car has 87000 miles as of august, 2011. we are the original owners.
08/05/2011115000
 2005 ford freestyle will excelerate and usually stall. the car hit the garage hitting a person and breaking the side mirror
08/10/201199361
 My 2005 ford freestyle has developed a significant surge when maneuvering at low speeds like in a parking lot or driveway. if the driver is not very quick to respond to this surge the driver would easily lose control. since, parking lots and driveways often have people (especially children) around it is a very bad situation not to have total control of a car. it seems to occur when the a/c is running and the car is at normal or high operating temperatures (not when the engine is cold). i searched the internet related to this issue and it seems there are many who are experiencing this condition and there does not seem to be a straight forward answer as to the cause. i would not normally write a complaint but when i saw that the nhtsa is investigating this issue, i called a local dealership to see if ford had any notices or bulletins that might identify the cause. i described the condition and explained that nhtsa was investigating this issue but was told that they had never heard of it. i then asked if they could search for notices or bulletins and get back to me, i was told that they would not do that unless i first brought the car in to their service center. i tried to explain the safety significance of this issue and that since he had never heard of this problem that it would make more sense to search for any information ford had on the issue before i brought it in and charged for service that may not be of any help. the service rep then said he would not help me and then basically hung up on me. the answer to this issue may be something very simple (like cleaning the throttle body) but the vehicle's computer controlled response is very real and very dangerous and ford should be working much harder to resolve this.
08/09/2011
 I have a 2005 ford freestyle for 1yr 1/2 now it has 45,000 miles on it, i almost twice lost my family and my life but thank god and the quick reflex of my husband we are alive, all due to the throttle, i cant describe it how i wish well i would need a whole page to explain we have taken very good care of it we are right now without a vehicle it cost too much and we have no warranty, so we will have to manage for now until we can, although my husband is in the military we are not rich and i work 6 days a week and have 3 children students whom all have after school sports activities, i am in total shock i really thought we had it made with this car its comfortable 3rd row but now after reading all the reviews we are so horribly upset and feel so taken of ****ts, this probably has no affect on whose responsability this problem falls on well im sure they have a superb car, but for the american families trying to make it, it is a shame that ford knowing about this hasnt taken no action, but to each his own and although it seems minor to the high power corporates like ford whoever needs to own up to this problem and hasnt and just seems to pass the hot potato to others they too will have their judgemet day, and yes i might sound drastic to you it is a very serious matter to us the people who trusted in purchasing a ford, thank you.
08/09/201184000
 Vehicle is surging at low speeds. parking lot speeds. must apply brakes to stop motion. several feet covered before able to apply brakes. happened in excess of 10 times. car is at dealer now and they have witnessed to surging. car has been taken to ford service now and they have had it for 24 hours. they are stating they do not know the cause.
08/08/201187000
 Our 2005 ford freestyle sel, fwd is having sudden surges of acceleration (forward and reverse) at low speeds. this has now happened several times and is getting more frequent. this presents a safety issue as the surge has the potential to cause the car to run into someone or something, or to unexpectantly enter an intersection. the car has 87000 miles as of august, 2011. we are the original owners.
08/05/2011115000
 2005 ford freestyle will excelerate and usually stall. the car hit the garage hitting a person and breaking the side mirror
08/01/201162721
 About a month ago, i received error messages on my dashboard ranging from check engine light to critical engine failure. i took my car to the local dealership and he said there were all sorts of error codes that needed to be cleared out. he said this was common and happens every 3 to 4 years. i paid the money, had the error messages / computer chip reset, and went on my way. during the last couple of weeks, my car will surge while i'm temporarily stopped (at a stop light, drive through window, etc), and the engine dies about 50% of the time. the car will lunge 3 to 5 feet as soon as i take my foot off of the break and before i can touch the gas pedal. it is extremely unnerving, it has been very hot in arkansas during the last few weeks (temps in the high 90s / low 100s) and my air conditioner is on while this happens. it appears from similar comments posted, i have a throttle body that is failing.
07/08/2011
 Vehicle lunges forwards or speeds up while slowing down (at stop signs, going into garage etc)
03/08/201165000
 Tl-the contact owns a 2005 ford freestyle. the contact stated that while stopped at a stop light with the brakes engaged, the vehicle would suddenly lunge forward. the vehicle was inspected by an authorized dealer, who stated the throttle body needed to be replaced. the vehicle was repaired. the manufacturer was notified and they offered no assistance. the failure mileage was approximately 65,000. sm.
08/09/2011
 I have a 2005 ford freestyle for 1yr 1/2 now it has 45,000 miles on it, i almost twice lost my family and my life but thank god and the quick reflex of my husband we are alive, all due to the throttle, i cant describe it how i wish well i would need a whole page to explain we have taken very good care of it we are right now without a vehicle it cost too much and we have no warranty, so we will have to manage for now until we can, although my husband is in the military we are not rich and i work 6 days a week and have 3 children students whom all have after school sports activities, i am in total shock i really thought we had it made with this car its comfortable 3rd row but now after reading all the reviews we are so horribly upset and feel so taken of ****ts, this probably has no affect on whose responsability this problem falls on well im sure they have a superb car, but for the american families trying to make it, it is a shame that ford knowing about this hasnt taken no action, but to each his own and although it seems minor to the high power corporates like ford whoever needs to own up to this problem and hasnt and just seems to pass the hot potato to others they too will have their judgemet day, and yes i might sound drastic to you it is a very serious matter to us the people who trusted in purchasing a ford, thank you.
08/09/201184000
 Vehicle is surging at low speeds. parking lot speeds. must apply brakes to stop motion. several feet covered before able to apply brakes. happened in excess of 10 times. car is at dealer now and they have witnessed to surging. car has been taken to ford service now and they have had it for 24 hours. they are stating they do not know the cause.
08/08/201187000
 Our 2005 ford freestyle sel, fwd is having sudden surges of acceleration (forward and reverse) at low speeds. this has now happened several times and is getting more frequent. this presents a safety issue as the surge has the potential to cause the car to run into someone or something, or to unexpectantly enter an intersection. the car has 87000 miles as of august, 2011. we are the original owners.
08/05/2011115000
 2005 ford freestyle will excelerate and usually stall. the car hit the garage hitting a person and breaking the side mirror
08/01/201162721
 About a month ago, i received error messages on my dashboard ranging from check engine light to critical engine failure. i took my car to the local dealership and he said there were all sorts of error codes that needed to be cleared out. he said this was common and happens every 3 to 4 years. i paid the money, had the error messages / computer chip reset, and went on my way. during the last couple of weeks, my car will surge while i'm temporarily stopped (at a stop light, drive through window, etc), and the engine dies about 50% of the time. the car will lunge 3 to 5 feet as soon as i take my foot off of the break and before i can touch the gas pedal. it is extremely unnerving, it has been very hot in arkansas during the last few weeks (temps in the high 90s / low 100s) and my air conditioner is on while this happens. it appears from similar comments posted, i have a throttle body that is failing.
07/08/2011
 Vehicle lunges forwards or speeds up while slowing down (at stop signs, going into garage etc)
03/08/201165000
 Tl-the contact owns a 2005 ford freestyle. the contact stated that while stopped at a stop light with the brakes engaged, the vehicle would suddenly lunge forward. the vehicle was inspected by an authorized dealer, who stated the throttle body needed to be replaced. the vehicle was repaired. the manufacturer was notified and they offered no assistance. the failure mileage was approximately 65,000. sm.
08/06/2011
 My 2005 ford freestyle crossover frequently lunges at low speeds and when the driver is not pressing the accelerator pedal. this problem seems to be occuring more often and with more power and is getting harder to stop. today it almost jumped over a parking lot curb at a retail store parking lot. it happens unexpectantly in forward and reverse and seams to be worse when the a/c is on. in fact, our a/c was not working properly and the problem was not near as bad. however, when the a/c was repaired (the expansion valves were replaced) the problem returned to its previous strength or stronger and more often.
08/05/2011115000
 2005 ford freestyle will excelerate and usually stall. the car hit the garage hitting a person and breaking the side mirror
08/01/201162721
 About a month ago, i received error messages on my dashboard ranging from check engine light to critical engine failure. i took my car to the local dealership and he said there were all sorts of error codes that needed to be cleared out. he said this was common and happens every 3 to 4 years. i paid the money, had the error messages / computer chip reset, and went on my way. during the last couple of weeks, my car will surge while i'm temporarily stopped (at a stop light, drive through window, etc), and the engine dies about 50% of the time. the car will lunge 3 to 5 feet as soon as i take my foot off of the break and before i can touch the gas pedal. it is extremely unnerving, it has been very hot in arkansas during the last few weeks (temps in the high 90s / low 100s) and my air conditioner is on while this happens. it appears from similar comments posted, i have a throttle body that is failing.
07/08/2011
 Vehicle lunges forwards or speeds up while slowing down (at stop signs, going into garage etc)
03/08/201165000
 Tl-the contact owns a 2005 ford freestyle. the contact stated that when waiting at a stop light and his foot on the brake the vehicle would suddenly lunge forward. the vehicle was inspected by a dealer and they advised him that the throttle body needed to be replaced. the vehicle was repaired for the throttle body. the manufacturer was contacted and they offered no assistance. the failure mileage was approximately 65,000. tb
08/06/2011
 My 2005 ford freestyle crossover frequently lunges at low speeds and when the driver is not pressing the accelerator pedal. this problem seems to be occuring more often and with more power and is getting harder to stop. today it almost jumped over a parking lot curb at a retail store parking lot. it happens unexpectantly in forward and reverse and seams to be worse when the a/c is on. in fact, our a/c was not working properly and the problem was not near as bad. however, when the a/c was repaired (the expansion valves were replaced) the problem returned to its previous strength or stronger and more often.
07/01/2011
 2005 ford freestyle is lunging...very dangerous!! i've heard multiple other customers have the same problem and ford has not issued a recall on this problem.
08/01/201162721
 About a month ago, i received error messages on my dashboard ranging from check engine light to critical engine failure. i took my car to the local dealership and he said there were all sorts of error codes that needed to be cleared out. he said this was common and happens every 3 to 4 years. i paid the money, had the error messages / computer chip reset, and went on my way. during the last couple of weeks, my car will surge while i'm temporarily stopped (at a stop light, drive through window, etc), and the engine dies about 50% of the time. the car will lunge 3 to 5 feet as soon as i take my foot off of the break and before i can touch the gas pedal. it is extremely unnerving, it has been very hot in arkansas during the last few weeks (temps in the high 90s / low 100s) and my air conditioner is on while this happens. it appears from similar comments posted, i have a throttle body that is failing.
07/08/2011
 Vehicle lunges forwards or speeds up while slowing down (at stop signs, going into garage etc)
03/08/201165000
 Tl-the contact owns a 2005 ford freestyle. the contact stated that when waiting at a stop light and his foot on the brake the vehicle would suddenly lunge forward. the vehicle was inspected by a dealer and they advised him that the throttle body needed to be replaced. the vehicle was repaired for the throttle body. the manufacturer was contacted and they offered no assistance. the failure mileage was approximately 65,000. tb
08/06/2011
 My 2005 ford freestyle crossover frequently lunges at low speeds and when the driver is not pressing the accelerator pedal. this problem seems to be occuring more often and with more power and is getting harder to stop. today it almost jumped over a parking lot curb at a retail store parking lot. it happens unexpectantly in forward and reverse and seams to be worse when the a/c is on. in fact, our a/c was not working properly and the problem was not near as bad. however, when the a/c was repaired (the expansion valves were replaced) the problem returned to its previous strength or stronger and more often.
07/01/2011
 2005 ford freestyle is lunging...very dangerous!! i've heard multiple other customers have the same problem and ford has not issued a recall on this problem.
07/28/201167000
 With the car in drive and my foot on the brake pedal, the car unexpectedly surged forward. i was able to control the car from hitting anyone/anything by applying the brake more forcefully, but this incident has occurred on repeated occasions now both in drive (when the car surges forward) and in reverse (when the car surges backwards). it seems particularly pronounced during hot days when the ac is running full blast. in each incident, i was traveling 5 mph or less, and had my foot on the brake, either preparing to park or pulling out of a parking spot. so far it has not caused an accident, but there is clearly something wrong with the speed control or the transmission. i have noticed numerous other complaints of a similar nature made online by other owners of 2005 and 2006 ford freestyles. there clearly seems to be a problem with the vehicle of this year, make and model and i am hoping ford will take responsibility and issue a recall in order to prevent future potential injury or death.
07/08/2011
 Vehicle lunges forwards or speeds up while slowing down (at stop signs, going into garage etc)
03/08/201165000
 Tl-the contact owns a 2005 ford freestyle. the contact stated that when waiting at a stop light and his foot on the brake the vehicle would suddenly lunge forward. the vehicle was inspected by a dealer and they advised him that the throttle body needed to be replaced. the vehicle was repaired for the throttle body. the manufacturer was contacted and they offered no assistance. the failure mileage was approximately 65,000. tb
08/06/2011
 My 2005 ford freestyle crossover frequently lunges at low speeds and when the driver is not pressing the accelerator pedal. this problem seems to be occuring more often and with more power and is getting harder to stop. today it almost jumped over a parking lot curb at a retail store parking lot. it happens unexpectantly in forward and reverse and seams to be worse when the a/c is on. in fact, our a/c was not working properly and the problem was not near as bad. however, when the a/c was repaired (the expansion valves were replaced) the problem returned to its previous strength or stronger and more often.
07/01/2011
 2005 ford freestyle is lunging...very dangerous!! i've heard multiple other customers have the same problem and ford has not issued a recall on this problem.
07/28/201167000
 With the car in drive and my foot on the brake pedal, the car unexpectedly surged forward. i was able to control the car from hitting anyone/anything by applying the brake more forcefully, but this incident has occurred on repeated occasions now both in drive (when the car surges forward) and in reverse (when the car surges backwards). it seems particularly pronounced during hot days when the ac is running full blast. in each incident, i was traveling 5 mph or less, and had my foot on the brake, either preparing to park or pulling out of a parking spot. so far it has not caused an accident, but there is clearly something wrong with the speed control or the transmission. i have noticed numerous other complaints of a similar nature made online by other owners of 2005 and 2006 ford freestyles. there clearly seems to be a problem with the vehicle of this year, make and model and i am hoping ford will take responsibility and issue a recall in order to prevent future potential injury or death.
08/03/2011
 Random lunging when, generally, car is placed in reverse. it does it randomly, increasing in frequency. however, today, we got a warning light and the vehicle went into engine failsafe mode and was jerking and just not driving appropriately. we went to ford, and were told to turn the car off and back on to reset that particular sensor, but that generally these problems can be attributed to a throttle body issue - and that said issues may continue or worsen until replacement of this part.
08/06/2011
 My 2005 ford freestyle crossover frequently lunges at low speeds and when the driver is not pressing the accelerator pedal. this problem seems to be occuring more often and with more power and is getting harder to stop. today it almost jumped over a parking lot curb at a retail store parking lot. it happens unexpectantly in forward and reverse and seams to be worse when the a/c is on. in fact, our a/c was not working properly and the problem was not near as bad. however, when the a/c was repaired (the expansion valves were replaced) the problem returned to its previous strength or stronger and more often.
07/01/2011
 2005 ford freestyle is lunging...very dangerous!! i've heard multiple other customers have the same problem and ford has not issued a recall on this problem.
07/28/201167000
 With the car in drive and my foot on the brake pedal, the car unexpectedly surged forward. i was able to control the car from hitting anyone/anything by applying the brake more forcefully, but this incident has occurred on repeated occasions now both in drive (when the car surges forward) and in reverse (when the car surges backwards). it seems particularly pronounced during hot days when the ac is running full blast. in each incident, i was traveling 5 mph or less, and had my foot on the brake, either preparing to park or pulling out of a parking spot. so far it has not caused an accident, but there is clearly something wrong with the speed control or the transmission. i have noticed numerous other complaints of a similar nature made online by other owners of 2005 and 2006 ford freestyles. there clearly seems to be a problem with the vehicle of this year, make and model and i am hoping ford will take responsibility and issue a recall in order to prevent future potential injury or death.
08/03/2011
 Random lunging when, generally, car is placed in reverse. it does it randomly, increasing in frequency. however, today, we got a warning light and the vehicle went into engine failsafe mode and was jerking and just not driving appropriately. we went to ford, and were told to turn the car off and back on to reset that particular sensor, but that generally these problems can be attributed to a throttle body issue - and that said issues may continue or worsen until replacement of this part.
07/29/201168000
 Bought a ford freestyle in july 2008 took it to the shop july 2009 because it was lunging and stalling. ford kept it on thier lot until november. when i got it back i had to replace the tire because they had flat spts they did not move the car. they replaced the throttle body and now july of 2011 it is doing the same problem. i was told that this car engine gets to hot and the altanater can't work correctly. my warranty expired july 27th 2011 and i can't afford to fix this car. somrthing needs to be done about all the problems this car has.
07/28/201167000
 With the car in drive and my foot on the brake pedal, the car unexpectedly surged forward. i was able to control the car from hitting anyone/anything by applying the brake more forcefully, but this incident has occurred on repeated occasions now both in drive (when the car surges forward) and in reverse (when the car surges backwards). it seems particularly pronounced during hot days when the ac is running full blast. in each incident, i was traveling 5 mph or less, and had my foot on the brake, either preparing to park or pulling out of a parking spot. so far it has not caused an accident, but there is clearly something wrong with the speed control or the transmission. i have noticed numerous other complaints of a similar nature made online by other owners of 2005 and 2006 ford freestyles. there clearly seems to be a problem with the vehicle of this year, make and model and i am hoping ford will take responsibility and issue a recall in order to prevent future potential injury or death.
08/03/2011
 Random lunging when, generally, car is placed in reverse. it does it randomly, increasing in frequency. however, today, we got a warning light and the vehicle went into engine failsafe mode and was jerking and just not driving appropriately. we went to ford, and were told to turn the car off and back on to reset that particular sensor, but that generally these problems can be attributed to a throttle body issue - and that said issues may continue or worsen until replacement of this part.
07/29/201168000
 Bought a ford freestyle in july 2008 took it to the shop july 2009 because it was lunging and stalling. ford kept it on thier lot until november. when i got it back i had to replace the tire because they had flat spts they did not move the car. they replaced the throttle body and now july of 2011 it is doing the same problem. i was told that this car engine gets to hot and the altanater can't work correctly. my warranty expired july 27th 2011 and i can't afford to fix this car. somrthing needs to be done about all the problems this car has.
07/26/201170000
 My 2005 ford freestyle has been surging forwards while at redlights, stop signs or any other time it is idling with the ac on. the rotters and brakes have also been replaced several times. is there any known reason for this? or any thing that can be done about? its pretty scary especially when another vehicle is in front of me.
08/03/2011
 Random lunging when, generally, car is placed in reverse. it does it randomly, increasing in frequency. however, today, we got a warning light and the vehicle went into engine failsafe mode and was jerking and just not driving appropriately. we went to ford, and were told to turn the car off and back on to reset that particular sensor, but that generally these problems can be attributed to a throttle body issue - and that said issues may continue or worsen until replacement of this part.
07/29/201168000
 Bought a ford freestyle in july 2008 took it to the shop july 2009 because it was lunging and stalling. ford kept it on thier lot until november. when i got it back i had to replace the tire because they had flat spts they did not move the car. they replaced the throttle body and now july of 2011 it is doing the same problem. i was told that this car engine gets to hot and the altanater can't work correctly. my warranty expired july 27th 2011 and i can't afford to fix this car. somrthing needs to be done about all the problems this car has.
07/26/201170000
 My 2005 ford freestyle has been surging forwards while at redlights, stop signs or any other time it is idling with the ac on. the rotters and brakes have also been replaced several times. is there any known reason for this? or any thing that can be done about? its pretty scary especially when another vehicle is in front of me.
07/29/201168000
 Bought a ford freestyle in july 2008 took it to the shop july 2009 because it was lunging and stalling. ford kept it on thier lot until november. when i got it back i had to replace the tire because they had flat spts they did not move the car. they replaced the throttle body and now july of 2011 it is doing the same problem. i was told that this car engine gets to hot and the altanater can't work correctly. my warranty expired july 27th 2011 and i can't afford to fix this car. somrthing needs to be done about all the problems this car has.
07/26/201170000
 My 2005 ford freestyle has been surging forwards while at redlights, stop signs or any other time it is idling with the ac on. the rotters and brakes have also been replaced several times. is there any known reason for this? or any thing that can be done about? its pretty scary especially when another vehicle is in front of me.
07/22/2011100000
 While backing out of a parking space, my vehicle jumped forward by itself. it then went into engine override mode and stalled. i was able to crank the vehicle back up and continue driving.
07/22/201169378
 I own a 2005 ford freestyle. in the last month, i have experienced the car accelerating on it's own and lunging while attempting to stop or pull off from a stop. this problem is very concerning as it occurs when my child is in the car. i have narrowly escaped running into other vehicles.
07/19/201174000
 On several occasions on july 19 and 20, 2011, while maneuvering the vehicle at low speeds to park in a parking structure and to parallel park in an urban street setting, the vehicle's engine revved up without my pressing down on the accelerator, causing the vehicle to surge or lunge--this occurred both in drive and in reverse. in all cases, a quick application of the brake caused the surging to end; fortunately, no nearby vehicles or pedestrians were struck. these incidents occurred under very hot weather conditions (temperature around 100 degrees), with the vehicle's air conditioning running full blast. the problem seemed to be triggered by turning the steering wheel, while attempting to park or exit a parking space. after experiencing this surging/lunging on several occasions, i was able to replicate this problem in an isolated corner of a shopping mall parking lot, by driving at a slow speed and then turning the steering wheel as if to make a right or left turn. we have owned our freestyle for nearly four years (purchased used) and have never experienced this problem before. we have not experienced the problem since july 20--although the weather has been cooler since that date, and the air conditioning has been used far less, if at all. this problem sounds exactly like a matter we understand the nhtsa has been investigating recently with freestyles of this vintage. i had read an article on the investigation several weeks ago, and did not think anything more about it--until my experiences on july 19-20. on inquiring about this matter with our local ford dealer, the service department indicated it was unaware of such a problem, and suggested that we have the refrigerant level checked, as a low refrigerant level might cause the a/c system to demand more power from the engine. an appt. is scheduled.
07/29/201168000
 Bought a ford freestyle in july 2008 took it to the shop july 2009 because it was lunging and stalling. ford kept it on thier lot until november. when i got it back i had to replace the tire because they had flat spts they did not move the car. they replaced the throttle body and now july of 2011 it is doing the same problem. i was told that this car engine gets to hot and the altanater can't work correctly. my warranty expired july 27th 2011 and i can't afford to fix this car. somrthing needs to be done about all the problems this car has.
07/26/201170000
 My 2005 ford freestyle has been surging forwards while at redlights, stop signs or any other time it is idling with the ac on. the rotters and brakes have also been replaced several times. is there any known reason for this? or any thing that can be done about? its pretty scary especially when another vehicle is in front of me.
07/22/2011100000
 While backing out of a parking space, my vehicle jumped forward by itself. it then went into engine override mode and stalled. i was able to crank the vehicle back up and continue driving.
07/22/201169378
 I own a 2005 ford freestyle. in the last month, i have experienced the car accelerating on it's own and lunging while attempting to stop or pull off from a stop. this problem is very concerning as it occurs when my child is in the car. i have narrowly escaped running into other vehicles.
07/19/201174000
 On several occasions on july 19 and 20, 2011, while maneuvering the vehicle at low speeds to park in a parking structure and to parallel park in an urban street setting, the vehicle's engine revved up without my pressing down on the accelerator, causing the vehicle to surge or lunge--this occurred both in drive and in reverse. in all cases, a quick application of the brake caused the surging to end; fortunately, no nearby vehicles or pedestrians were struck. these incidents occurred under very hot weather conditions (temperature around 100 degrees), with the vehicle's air conditioning running full blast. the problem seemed to be triggered by turning the steering wheel, while attempting to park or exit a parking space. after experiencing this surging/lunging on several occasions, i was able to replicate this problem in an isolated corner of a shopping mall parking lot, by driving at a slow speed and then turning the steering wheel as if to make a right or left turn. we have owned our freestyle for nearly four years (purchased used) and have never experienced this problem before. we have not experienced the problem since july 20--although the weather has been cooler since that date, and the air conditioning has been used far less, if at all. this problem sounds exactly like a matter we understand the nhtsa has been investigating recently with freestyles of this vintage. i had read an article on the investigation several weeks ago, and did not think anything more about it--until my experiences on july 19-20. on inquiring about this matter with our local ford dealer, the service department indicated it was unaware of such a problem, and suggested that we have the refrigerant level checked, as a low refrigerant level might cause the a/c system to demand more power from the engine. an appt. is scheduled.
04/19/201154234
 When manuevering in parking lots the vehicle has lunged forward when trying to park the vehicle. after it lunges forward it stalls and comes up with an error message. it starts back up fine afterwards. sometimes during regular travel it will speed up unexpectedly.
07/26/201170000
 My 2005 ford freestyle has been surging forwards while at redlights, stop signs or any other time it is idling with the ac on. the rotters and brakes have also been replaced several times. is there any known reason for this? or any thing that can be done about? its pretty scary especially when another vehicle is in front of me.
07/22/2011100000
 While backing out of a parking space, my vehicle jumped forward by itself. it then went into engine override mode and stalled. i was able to crank the vehicle back up and continue driving.
07/22/201169378
 I own a 2005 ford freestyle. in the last month, i have experienced the car accelerating on it's own and lunging while attempting to stop or pull off from a stop. this problem is very concerning as it occurs when my child is in the car. i have narrowly escaped running into other vehicles.
07/19/201174000
 On several occasions on july 19 and 20, 2011, while maneuvering the vehicle at low speeds to park in a parking structure and to parallel park in an urban street setting, the vehicle's engine revved up without my pressing down on the accelerator, causing the vehicle to surge or lunge--this occurred both in drive and in reverse. in all cases, a quick application of the brake caused the surging to end; fortunately, no nearby vehicles or pedestrians were struck. these incidents occurred under very hot weather conditions (temperature around 100 degrees), with the vehicle's air conditioning running full blast. the problem seemed to be triggered by turning the steering wheel, while attempting to park or exit a parking space. after experiencing this surging/lunging on several occasions, i was able to replicate this problem in an isolated corner of a shopping mall parking lot, by driving at a slow speed and then turning the steering wheel as if to make a right or left turn. we have owned our freestyle for nearly four years (purchased used) and have never experienced this problem before. we have not experienced the problem since july 20--although the weather has been cooler since that date, and the air conditioning has been used far less, if at all. this problem sounds exactly like a matter we understand the nhtsa has been investigating recently with freestyles of this vintage. i had read an article on the investigation several weeks ago, and did not think anything more about it--until my experiences on july 19-20. on inquiring about this matter with our local ford dealer, the service department indicated it was unaware of such a problem, and suggested that we have the refrigerant level checked, as a low refrigerant level might cause the a/c system to demand more power from the engine. an appt. is scheduled.
04/19/201154234
 When manuevering in parking lots the vehicle has lunged forward when trying to park the vehicle. after it lunges forward it stalls and comes up with an error message. it starts back up fine afterwards. sometimes during regular travel it will speed up unexpectedly.
07/23/201191000
 I own a 2005 ford freestyle. it has started jumping and accelerating on it own. after is does this the car goes into engine failure mode or cuts off. it has done this several times. i don't feel comfortable going through a drive through because the car will start jumping. i started looking online about this problem and saw this is a wide spread problem and ford needs to fix this.
07/22/2011
 Our 2005 ford freestyle lunges (car jumps forward and gas pedal drops with no driver action) in first gear and low to no rpm in forward and reverse. this most often occurs at stop lights, parking, and easing out of parking. all of these times have the propensity to cause minor accidents. if it does cause an accident, i will have my lawyers contact yours. this is a well documented issue.
07/22/2011100000
 While backing out of a parking space, my vehicle jumped forward by itself. it then went into engine override mode and stalled. i was able to crank the vehicle back up and continue driving.
07/22/201169378
 I own a 2005 ford freestyle. in the last month, i have experienced the car accelerating on it's own and lunging while attempting to stop or pull off from a stop. this problem is very concerning as it occurs when my child is in the car. i have narrowly escaped running into other vehicles.
07/19/201174000
 On several occasions on july 19 and 20, 2011, while maneuvering the vehicle at low speeds to park in a parking structure and to parallel park in an urban street setting, the vehicle's engine revved up without my pressing down on the accelerator, causing the vehicle to surge or lunge--this occurred both in drive and in reverse. in all cases, a quick application of the brake caused the surging to end; fortunately, no nearby vehicles or pedestrians were struck. these incidents occurred under very hot weather conditions (temperature around 100 degrees), with the vehicle's air conditioning running full blast. the problem seemed to be triggered by turning the steering wheel, while attempting to park or exit a parking space. after experiencing this surging/lunging on several occasions, i was able to replicate this problem in an isolated corner of a shopping mall parking lot, by driving at a slow speed and then turning the steering wheel as if to make a right or left turn. we have owned our freestyle for nearly four years (purchased used) and have never experienced this problem before. we have not experienced the problem since july 20--although the weather has been cooler since that date, and the air conditioning has been used far less, if at all. this problem sounds exactly like a matter we understand the nhtsa has been investigating recently with freestyles of this vintage. i had read an article on the investigation several weeks ago, and did not think anything more about it--until my experiences on july 19-20. on inquiring about this matter with our local ford dealer, the service department indicated it was unaware of such a problem, and suggested that we have the refrigerant level checked, as a low refrigerant level might cause the a/c system to demand more power from the engine. an appt. is scheduled.
04/19/201154234
 When manuevering in parking lots the vehicle has lunged forward when trying to park the vehicle. after it lunges forward it stalls and comes up with an error message. it starts back up fine afterwards. sometimes during regular travel it will speed up unexpectedly.
07/23/201191000
 I own a 2005 ford freestyle. it has started jumping and accelerating on it own. after is does this the car goes into engine failure mode or cuts off. it has done this several times. i don't feel comfortable going through a drive through because the car will start jumping. i started looking online about this problem and saw this is a wide spread problem and ford needs to fix this.
07/22/2011
 Our 2005 ford freestyle lunges (car jumps forward and gas pedal drops with no driver action) in first gear and low to no rpm in forward and reverse. this most often occurs at stop lights, parking, and easing out of parking. all of these times have the propensity to cause minor accidents. if it does cause an accident, i will have my lawyers contact yours. this is a well documented issue.
07/23/201159000
 When turning my car on and switching from different gears, the rpms jumo up and down and cause the car to lunge even while holding down the brake pedal. it has been happening off and on for 2 years, but has more recently been happening daily. i did not take it to get repaired yet, but will have no choice,
06/20/2011103000
 1. the air conditioner failed, had to be replaced june 2011. it just gradually did not cool the air at all. fan on ac worked fine, all controls as well, just no cool air. $850. the vehicle lunges forward or backward, more noticeable when starting to back up. had valves cleaned. worked temporarily. looking at major repair bill for throttle body or transmission, don't know which..
07/23/2011108000
 2005 ford freestyle lunges when at idle speedl, particularly when turning the stering wheel, in both reverse and forward gear.
07/23/201150000
 Car lunges (revs up to high rpm) when trying to park, when backing out, when at lights. can barely hold car by pushing very hard on brake. it has been going on for a while but there does not seem to be any acknowledgement that there is an issue.
07/19/201174000
 On several occasions on july 19 and 20, 2011, while maneuvering the vehicle at low speeds to park in a parking structure and to parallel park in an urban street setting, the vehicle's engine revved up without my pressing down on the accelerator, causing the vehicle to surge or lunge--this occurred both in drive and in reverse. in all cases, a quick application of the brake caused the surging to end; fortunately, no nearby vehicles or pedestrians were struck. these incidents occurred under very hot weather conditions (temperature around 100 degrees), with the vehicle's air conditioning running full blast. the problem seemed to be triggered by turning the steering wheel, while attempting to park or exit a parking space. after experiencing this surging/lunging on several occasions, i was able to replicate this problem in an isolated corner of a shopping mall parking lot, by driving at a slow speed and then turning the steering wheel as if to make a right or left turn. we have owned our freestyle for nearly four years (purchased used) and have never experienced this problem before. we have not experienced the problem since july 20--although the weather has been cooler since that date, and the air conditioning has been used far less, if at all. this problem sounds exactly like a matter we understand the nhtsa has been investigating recently with freestyles of this vintage. i had read an article on the investigation several weeks ago, and did not think anything more about it--until my experiences on july 19-20. on inquiring about this matter with our local ford dealer, the service department indicated it was unaware of such a problem, and suggested that we have the refrigerant level checked, as a low refrigerant level might cause the a/c system to demand more power from the engine. an appt. is scheduled.
04/19/201154234
 When manuevering in parking lots the vehicle has lunged forward when trying to park the vehicle. after it lunges forward it stalls and comes up with an error message. it starts back up fine afterwards. sometimes during regular travel it will speed up unexpectedly.
07/23/201191000
 I own a 2005 ford freestyle. it has started jumping and accelerating on it own. after is does this the car goes into engine failure mode or cuts off. it has done this several times. i don't feel comfortable going through a drive through because the car will start jumping. i started looking online about this problem and saw this is a wide spread problem and ford needs to fix this.
07/22/2011
 Our 2005 ford freestyle lunges (car jumps forward and gas pedal drops with no driver action) in first gear and low to no rpm in forward and reverse. this most often occurs at stop lights, parking, and easing out of parking. all of these times have the propensity to cause minor accidents. if it does cause an accident, i will have my lawyers contact yours. this is a well documented issue.
07/23/201159000
 When turning my car on and switching from different gears, the rpms jumo up and down and cause the car to lunge even while holding down the brake pedal. it has been happening off and on for 2 years, but has more recently been happening daily. i did not take it to get repaired yet, but will have no choice,
06/20/2011103000
 1. the air conditioner failed, had to be replaced june 2011. it just gradually did not cool the air at all. fan on ac worked fine, all controls as well, just no cool air. $850. the vehicle lunges forward or backward, more noticeable when starting to back up. had valves cleaned. worked temporarily. looking at major repair bill for throttle body or transmission, don't know which..
07/23/2011108000
 2005 ford freestyle lunges when at idle speedl, particularly when turning the stering wheel, in both reverse and forward gear.
07/23/201150000
 Car lunges (revs up to high rpm) when trying to park, when backing out, when at lights. can barely hold car by pushing very hard on brake. it has been going on for a while but there does not seem to be any acknowledgement that there is an issue.
07/20/201188000
 I own a 2005 ford freestyle with 88,000 miles and i had trouble with my car lunging forward this happen to me very bad today where trying to leave a parking space. i did have my air conditioning on high because it was 100 degrees in the midwest. the problem was the worst today since it started several months ago and my throttle control/transmission light came on. what do i do next? i need to get the vehicle fixed. do i need to contact ford? do i go ahead and pay to have it fixed? thanks so much.
07/23/201191000
 I own a 2005 ford freestyle. it has started jumping and accelerating on it own. after is does this the car goes into engine failure mode or cuts off. it has done this several times. i don't feel comfortable going through a drive through because the car will start jumping. i started looking online about this problem and saw this is a wide spread problem and ford needs to fix this.
07/22/2011
 Our 2005 ford freestyle lunges (car jumps forward and gas pedal drops with no driver action) in first gear and low to no rpm in forward and reverse. this most often occurs at stop lights, parking, and easing out of parking. all of these times have the propensity to cause minor accidents. if it does cause an accident, i will have my lawyers contact yours. this is a well documented issue.
07/23/201159000
 When turning my car on and switching from different gears, the rpms jumo up and down and cause the car to lunge even while holding down the brake pedal. it has been happening off and on for 2 years, but has more recently been happening daily. i did not take it to get repaired yet, but will have no choice,
06/20/2011103000
 1. the air conditioner failed, had to be replaced june 2011. it just gradually did not cool the air at all. fan on ac worked fine, all controls as well, just no cool air. $850. the vehicle lunges forward or backward, more noticeable when starting to back up. had valves cleaned. worked temporarily. looking at major repair bill for throttle body or transmission, don't know which..
07/23/2011108000
 2005 ford freestyle lunges when at idle speedl, particularly when turning the stering wheel, in both reverse and forward gear.
07/23/201150000
 Car lunges (revs up to high rpm) when trying to park, when backing out, when at lights. can barely hold car by pushing very hard on brake. it has been going on for a while but there does not seem to be any acknowledgement that there is an issue.
07/20/201188000
 I own a 2005 ford freestyle with 88,000 miles and i had trouble with my car lunging forward this happen to me very bad today where trying to leave a parking space. i did have my air conditioning on high because it was 100 degrees in the midwest. the problem was the worst today since it started several months ago and my throttle control/transmission light came on. what do i do next? i need to get the vehicle fixed. do i need to contact ford? do i go ahead and pay to have it fixed? thanks so much.
07/23/201191000
 I own a 2005 ford freestyle. it has started jumping and accelerating on it own. after is does this the car goes into engine failure mode or cuts off. it has done this several times. i don't feel comfortable going through a drive through because the car will start jumping. i started looking online about this problem and saw this is a wide spread problem and ford needs to fix this.
07/22/2011
 Our 2005 ford freestyle lunges (car jumps forward and gas pedal drops with no driver action) in first gear and low to no rpm in forward and reverse. this most often occurs at stop lights, parking, and easing out of parking. all of these times have the propensity to cause minor accidents. if it does cause an accident, i will have my lawyers contact yours. this is a well documented issue.
07/23/201159000
 When turning my car on and switching from different gears, the rpms jumo up and down and cause the car to lunge even while holding down the brake pedal. it has been happening off and on for 2 years, but has more recently been happening daily. i did not take it to get repaired yet, but will have no choice,
06/20/2011103000
 1. the air conditioner failed, had to be replaced june 2011. it just gradually did not cool the air at all. fan on ac worked fine, all controls as well, just no cool air. $850. the vehicle lunges forward or backward, more noticeable when starting to back up. had valves cleaned. worked temporarily. looking at major repair bill for throttle body or transmission, don't know which..
07/23/2011108000
 2005 ford freestyle lunges when at idle speedl, particularly when turning the stering wheel, in both reverse and forward gear.
07/23/201150000
 Car lunges (revs up to high rpm) when trying to park, when backing out, when at lights. can barely hold car by pushing very hard on brake. it has been going on for a while but there does not seem to be any acknowledgement that there is an issue.
07/20/201188000
 I own a 2005 ford freestyle with 88,000 miles and i had trouble with my car lunging forward this happen to me very bad today where trying to leave a parking space. i did have my air conditioning on high because it was 100 degrees in the midwest. the problem was the worst today since it started several months ago and my throttle control/transmission light came on. what do i do next? i need to get the vehicle fixed. do i need to contact ford? do i go ahead and pay to have it fixed? thanks so much.
04/01/201196101
 I have a 2005 ford freestyle that has been surging forward when i am at a complete stop & the engine fail safe mode with a wrench has shown up. i have 4 kids & this has happened on the highway with them in the car on the highway & it is very scary to lose power on the highway & try to get to the shoulder without getting hit by another car.
05/11/200952386
 My vehicle will jump ahead at different times. most of the time it is when you put the car in gear. it lunges very quickly so you have to be aware if it at all times. the first time it happened it took me by surprised it jumped ahead so quickly. i have noticed lately when the air conditionaing is in use it will jump/lunge ahead numerous times.
07/22/2011
 Our 2005 ford freestyle lunges (car jumps forward and gas pedal drops with no driver action) in first gear and low to no rpm in forward and reverse. this most often occurs at stop lights, parking, and easing out of parking. all of these times have the propensity to cause minor accidents. if it does cause an accident, i will have my lawyers contact yours. this is a well documented issue.
07/23/201159000
 When turning my car on and switching from different gears, the rpms jumo up and down and cause the car to lunge even while holding down the brake pedal. it has been happening off and on for 2 years, but has more recently been happening daily. i did not take it to get repaired yet, but will have no choice,
06/20/2011103000
 1. the air conditioner failed, had to be replaced june 2011. it just gradually did not cool the air at all. fan on ac worked fine, all controls as well, just no cool air. $850. the vehicle lunges forward or backward, more noticeable when starting to back up. had valves cleaned. worked temporarily. looking at major repair bill for throttle body or transmission, don't know which..
07/23/2011108000
 2005 ford freestyle lunges when at idle speedl, particularly when turning the stering wheel, in both reverse and forward gear.
07/23/201150000
 Car lunges (revs up to high rpm) when trying to park, when backing out, when at lights. can barely hold car by pushing very hard on brake. it has been going on for a while but there does not seem to be any acknowledgement that there is an issue.
07/20/201188000
 I own a 2005 ford freestyle with 88,000 miles and i had trouble with my car lunging forward this happen to me very bad today where trying to leave a parking space. i did have my air conditioning on high because it was 100 degrees in the midwest. the problem was the worst today since it started several months ago and my throttle control/transmission light came on. what do i do next? i need to get the vehicle fixed. do i need to contact ford? do i go ahead and pay to have it fixed? thanks so much.
04/01/201196101
 I have a 2005 ford freestyle that has been surging forward when i am at a complete stop & the engine fail safe mode with a wrench has shown up. i have 4 kids & this has happened on the highway with them in the car on the highway & it is very scary to lose power on the highway & try to get to the shoulder without getting hit by another car.
05/11/200952386
 My vehicle will jump ahead at different times. most of the time it is when you put the car in gear. it lunges very quickly so you have to be aware if it at all times. the first time it happened it took me by surprised it jumped ahead so quickly. i have noticed lately when the air conditionaing is in use it will jump/lunge ahead numerous times.
07/17/2011212000
 When go to back it lundges back and if you are sitting in traffic it will lundge forward and then stall out are die the rpms go up real high
04/01/201196101
 I have a 2005 ford freestyle that has been surging forward when i am at a complete stop & the engine fail safe mode with a wrench has shown up. i have 4 kids & this has happened on the highway with them in the car on the highway & it is very scary to lose power on the highway & try to get to the shoulder without getting hit by another car.
05/11/200952386
 My vehicle will jump ahead at different times. most of the time it is when you put the car in gear. it lunges very quickly so you have to be aware if it at all times. the first time it happened it took me by surprised it jumped ahead so quickly. i have noticed lately when the air conditionaing is in use it will jump/lunge ahead numerous times.
07/17/2011212000
 When go to back it lundges back and if you are sitting in traffic it will lundge forward and then stall out are die the rpms go up real high
04/01/201196101
 I have a 2005 ford freestyle that has been surging forward when i am at a complete stop & the engine fail safe mode with a wrench has shown up. i have 4 kids & this has happened on the highway with them in the car on the highway & it is very scary to lose power on the highway & try to get to the shoulder without getting hit by another car.
05/11/200952386
 My vehicle will jump ahead at different times. most of the time it is when you put the car in gear. it lunges very quickly so you have to be aware if it at all times. the first time it happened it took me by surprised it jumped ahead so quickly. i have noticed lately when the air conditionaing is in use it will jump/lunge ahead numerous times.
07/17/2011212000
 When go to back it lundges back and if you are sitting in traffic it will lundge forward and then stall out are die the rpms go up real high
07/13/2011
 2005 ford freestyle - when first putting my car into gear, either forward or reverse, the car lunges or revs up as if it is going to take off. placing my foot on the brake or having the air conditioner off or on low seems to help somewhat. in at least one incident, the car has gone into an engine safe mode and has stopped completely. luckily, i was in a not so crowded parking lot at the time. we recently had to have the air conditioner replaced in its entirety which has made the problem worse and more frequent.
07/17/2011212000
 When go to back it lundges back and if you are sitting in traffic it will lundge forward and then stall out are die the rpms go up real high
07/13/2011
 2005 ford freestyle - when first putting my car into gear, either forward or reverse, the car lunges or revs up as if it is going to take off. placing my foot on the brake or having the air conditioner off or on low seems to help somewhat. in at least one incident, the car has gone into an engine safe mode and has stopped completely. luckily, i was in a not so crowded parking lot at the time. we recently had to have the air conditioner replaced in its entirety which has made the problem worse and more frequent.
07/17/2011212000
 When go to back it lundges back and if you are sitting in traffic it will lundge forward and then stall out are die the rpms go up real high
07/13/2011
 2005 ford freestyle - when first putting my car into gear, either forward or reverse, the car lunges or revs up as if it is going to take off. placing my foot on the brake or having the air conditioner off or on low seems to help somewhat. in at least one incident, the car has gone into an engine safe mode and has stopped completely. luckily, i was in a not so crowded parking lot at the time. we recently had to have the air conditioner replaced in its entirety which has made the problem worse and more frequent.
07/09/201165000
 I have a 2005 ford freestyle limited and the car lunges when going into drive or reverse. the problem seems worse when the ac is on.
07/10/201189000
 My 2005 ford freestyle periodically lunges when driving at low speeds, usually when i slow down to stop or put the car in reverse. i have experienced this problem a few times over the past couple years, but it seems like it is happening more frequently. i am unsure if running my airconditioning has caused the increased lunging, but it has been happening multiple times over the past few days. i have not contacted ford yet, but i've noticed many reports of the same problem online. i really think that ford should put out a notice to fix this problem that could lead to a crash or even a death.
06/10/2011148000
 While attempting to parallel park, my 2005 ford freestyle, accelerated on its own and almost caused me to collide with the car behind me. i have had over 10 incidents where my car has accelerated on its own. today when it happened the car ended up stalling and the check engine light came on. this has become a safety issue and seems to be happening more frequently. i will contact my local ford dealer to see what what steps ford is taking to resolve this issue.
07/09/201165000
 I have a 2005 ford freestyle limited and the car lunges when going into drive or reverse. the problem seems worse when the ac is on.
07/10/201189000
 My 2005 ford freestyle periodically lunges when driving at low speeds, usually when i slow down to stop or put the car in reverse. i have experienced this problem a few times over the past couple years, but it seems like it is happening more frequently. i am unsure if running my airconditioning has caused the increased lunging, but it has been happening multiple times over the past few days. i have not contacted ford yet, but i've noticed many reports of the same problem online. i really think that ford should put out a notice to fix this problem that could lead to a crash or even a death.
06/10/2011148000
 While attempting to parallel park, my 2005 ford freestyle, accelerated on its own and almost caused me to collide with the car behind me. i have had over 10 incidents where my car has accelerated on its own. today when it happened the car ended up stalling and the check engine light came on. this has become a safety issue and seems to be happening more frequently. i will contact my local ford dealer to see what what steps ford is taking to resolve this issue.
07/03/201173125
 My 2005 ford freestyle has had increasing problems with unexpected lunging. this has occured numerous times when parked or stopped. usually i can press the brakes and control the movement. recently, however, i was in a long line of cars leaving a multistoried parking garagae on july 3rd of this year. as we moved down toward the exit, the car became increasingly difficult to manage, lunging repeatedly, and even braking as usual did not stop the lunge. i barely missed the car in front of me, and was grateful that no pedestrians crossed in front of my car.
07/09/201165000
 I have a 2005 ford freestyle limited and the car lunges when going into drive or reverse. the problem seems worse when the ac is on.
07/10/201189000
 My 2005 ford freestyle periodically lunges when driving at low speeds, usually when i slow down to stop or put the car in reverse. i have experienced this problem a few times over the past couple years, but it seems like it is happening more frequently. i am unsure if running my airconditioning has caused the increased lunging, but it has been happening multiple times over the past few days. i have not contacted ford yet, but i've noticed many reports of the same problem online. i really think that ford should put out a notice to fix this problem that could lead to a crash or even a death.
06/10/2011148000
 While attempting to parallel park, my 2005 ford freestyle, accelerated on its own and almost caused me to collide with the car behind me. i have had over 10 incidents where my car has accelerated on its own. today when it happened the car ended up stalling and the check engine light came on. this has become a safety issue and seems to be happening more frequently. i will contact my local ford dealer to see what what steps ford is taking to resolve this issue.
07/03/201173125
 My 2005 ford freestyle has had increasing problems with unexpected lunging. this has occured numerous times when parked or stopped. usually i can press the brakes and control the movement. recently, however, i was in a long line of cars leaving a multistoried parking garagae on july 3rd of this year. as we moved down toward the exit, the car became increasingly difficult to manage, lunging repeatedly, and even braking as usual did not stop the lunge. i barely missed the car in front of me, and was grateful that no pedestrians crossed in front of my car.
07/09/201165000
 I have a 2005 ford freestyle limited and the car lunges when going into drive or reverse. the problem seems worse when the ac is on.
07/10/201189000
 My 2005 ford freestyle periodically lunges when driving at low speeds, usually when i slow down to stop or put the car in reverse. i have experienced this problem a few times over the past couple years, but it seems like it is happening more frequently. i am unsure if running my airconditioning has caused the increased lunging, but it has been happening multiple times over the past few days. i have not contacted ford yet, but i've noticed many reports of the same problem online. i really think that ford should put out a notice to fix this problem that could lead to a crash or even a death.
06/10/2011148000
 While attempting to parallel park, my 2005 ford freestyle, accelerated on its own and almost caused me to collide with the car behind me. i have had over 10 incidents where my car has accelerated on its own. today when it happened the car ended up stalling and the check engine light came on. this has become a safety issue and seems to be happening more frequently. i will contact my local ford dealer to see what what steps ford is taking to resolve this issue.
07/03/201173125
 My 2005 ford freestyle has had increasing problems with unexpected lunging. this has occured numerous times when parked or stopped. usually i can press the brakes and control the movement. recently, however, i was in a long line of cars leaving a multistoried parking garagae on july 3rd of this year. as we moved down toward the exit, the car became increasingly difficult to manage, lunging repeatedly, and even braking as usual did not stop the lunge. i barely missed the car in front of me, and was grateful that no pedestrians crossed in front of my car.
07/09/201165000
 I have a 2005 ford freestyle limited and the car lunges when going into drive or reverse. the problem seems worse when the ac is on.
07/10/201189000
 My 2005 ford freestyle periodically lunges when driving at low speeds, usually when i slow down to stop or put the car in reverse. i have experienced this problem a few times over the past couple years, but it seems like it is happening more frequently. i am unsure if running my airconditioning has caused the increased lunging, but it has been happening multiple times over the past few days. i have not contacted ford yet, but i've noticed many reports of the same problem online. i really think that ford should put out a notice to fix this problem that could lead to a crash or even a death.
06/10/2011148000
 While attempting to parallel park, my 2005 ford freestyle, accelerated on its own and almost caused me to collide with the car behind me. i have had over 10 incidents where my car has accelerated on its own. today when it happened the car ended up stalling and the check engine light came on. this has become a safety issue and seems to be happening more frequently. i will contact my local ford dealer to see what what steps ford is taking to resolve this issue.
07/03/201173125
 My 2005 ford freestyle has had increasing problems with unexpected lunging. this has occured numerous times when parked or stopped. usually i can press the brakes and control the movement. recently, however, i was in a long line of cars leaving a multistoried parking garagae on july 3rd of this year. as we moved down toward the exit, the car became increasingly difficult to manage, lunging repeatedly, and even braking as usual did not stop the lunge. i barely missed the car in front of me, and was grateful that no pedestrians crossed in front of my car.
07/02/2011100000
 2005 ford freestyle is experiencing sudden acceleration. we first experienced the problem soon after purchase, but the throttle body was cleaned (or so we were told) and the problem went away until recently. now it does it frequently and with a new driver in the family we are fearful about the safety of the car. the driver of this car must be very aware of its tending to accelerate / surge. the car has twice shut down in safe engine mode when it surged while backing out of a parking space.
07/05/2011115000
 Ford freestyle lunging wife nearly hit someone on a bike
07/15/2010107050
 The freestyle sudden-acceleration incidents occur when the vehicle is either idling or traveling at a low speed.
06/23/201143000
 Car is surging while stopped at a stop light. worse with the a/c on.
06/10/2011148000
 While attempting to parallel park, my 2005 ford freestyle, accelerated on its own and almost caused me to collide with the car behind me. i have had over 10 incidents where my car has accelerated on its own. today when it happened the car ended up stalling and the check engine light came on. this has become a safety issue and seems to be happening more frequently. i will contact my local ford dealer to see what what steps ford is taking to resolve this issue.
07/03/201173125
 My 2005 ford freestyle has had increasing problems with unexpected lunging. this has occured numerous times when parked or stopped. usually i can press the brakes and control the movement. recently, however, i was in a long line of cars leaving a multistoried parking garagae on july 3rd of this year. as we moved down toward the exit, the car became increasingly difficult to manage, lunging repeatedly, and even braking as usual did not stop the lunge. i barely missed the car in front of me, and was grateful that no pedestrians crossed in front of my car.
07/02/2011100000
 2005 ford freestyle is experiencing sudden acceleration. we first experienced the problem soon after purchase, but the throttle body was cleaned (or so we were told) and the problem went away until recently. now it does it frequently and with a new driver in the family we are fearful about the safety of the car. the driver of this car must be very aware of its tending to accelerate / surge. the car has twice shut down in safe engine mode when it surged while backing out of a parking space.
07/05/2011115000
 Ford freestyle lunging wife nearly hit someone on a bike
07/15/2010107050
 The freestyle sudden-acceleration incidents occur when the vehicle is either idling or traveling at a low speed.
06/23/201143000
 Car is surging while stopped at a stop light. worse with the a/c on.
07/02/2011100000
 2005 ford freestyle is experiencing sudden acceleration. we first experienced the problem soon after purchase, but the throttle body was cleaned (or so we were told) and the problem went away until recently. now it does it frequently and with a new driver in the family we are fearful about the safety of the car. the driver of this car must be very aware of its tending to accelerate / surge. the car has twice shut down in safe engine mode when it surged while backing out of a parking space.
07/05/2011115000
 Ford freestyle lunging wife nearly hit someone on a bike
07/15/2010107050
 The freestyle sudden-acceleration incidents occur when the vehicle is either idling or traveling at a low speed.
06/23/201143000
 Car is surging while stopped at a stop light. worse with the a/c on.
07/02/2011100000
 2005 ford freestyle is experiencing sudden acceleration. we first experienced the problem soon after purchase, but the throttle body was cleaned (or so we were told) and the problem went away until recently. now it does it frequently and with a new driver in the family we are fearful about the safety of the car. the driver of this car must be very aware of its tending to accelerate / surge. the car has twice shut down in safe engine mode when it surged while backing out of a parking space.
07/05/2011115000
 Ford freestyle lunging wife nearly hit someone on a bike
07/15/2010107050
 The freestyle sudden-acceleration incidents occur when the vehicle is either idling or traveling at a low speed.
06/23/201143000
 Car is surging while stopped at a stop light. worse with the a/c on.
07/01/201180000
 I have had my 2005 ford freestyle lung while in either drive or reverse. luckily nothing has been damaged and no one has been injured. i have noticed that it usually only happens while the air conditioning is on. also i have been having issues trying to get my vehicle out of park. i am having problems with the gear shift. it doesn't seem to matter if i have just started my vehicle or have been sitting in a drive through. please advise as to what i need to do to get this resolved.
07/04/2010100000
 As i was preparing to turn, the car surged forward continuously. i pressed the brake as hard as possible and the surge continued, which was dangerous, as i almost hit a pedestrian. i put it in park and the surge continued, as it did after i put it back in drive to get the beast into the parking garage. it was determined to be a failed throttle body, which was replaced on july 7, 2010 at a cost of $821.33 by crown ford, nashville tn.
07/01/201180000
 I have had my 2005 ford freestyle lung while in either drive or reverse. luckily nothing has been damaged and no one has been injured. i have noticed that it usually only happens while the air conditioning is on. also i have been having issues trying to get my vehicle out of park. i am having problems with the gear shift. it doesn't seem to matter if i have just started my vehicle or have been sitting in a drive through. please advise as to what i need to do to get this resolved.
07/04/2010100000
 As i was preparing to turn, the car surged forward continuously. i pressed the brake as hard as possible and the surge continued, which was dangerous, as i almost hit a pedestrian. i put it in park and the surge continued, as it did after i put it back in drive to get the beast into the parking garage. it was determined to be a failed throttle body, which was replaced on july 7, 2010 at a cost of $821.33 by crown ford, nashville tn.
07/14/201050000
 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.
07/04/2010100000
 As i was preparing to turn, the car surged forward continuously. i pressed the brake as hard as possible and the surge continued, which was dangerous, as i almost hit a pedestrian. i put it in park and the surge continued, as it did after i put it back in drive to get the beast into the parking garage. it was determined to be a failed throttle body, which was replaced on july 7, 2010 at a cost of $821.33 by crown ford, nashville tn.
07/14/201050000
 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.
05/01/201167000
 Vehicle lunges when coming to a stop or attempting to park while the air conditioning is on
06/16/2011130793
 Incident happened while on vacation in another state. car was idling with air conditioner running for approximately 20 minutes, upon shifting gear into reverse and backing out of a parking space, car surged into reverse without foot accelerating the petal. driver braked and car stalled. car restarted in engine failsafe mode. car repeatedly stalled upon successive restarts each time continuing to display engine failsafe mode. after multiple attempts, car restarted in normal mode with the check engine light remaining on. car was sluggish, but continued to drive without stalling. drove car to tropical ford dealership in orlando the next day. service advisor recommended multiple items, including replacing throttle body assembly, pcv valve, pcv control valve, reprogramming the pcm. upon advise of service advisor that it was a dangerous situation that car could surge and stall while traveling at high speeds on the interstate on the long drive home, we authorized tropical ford to replace the throttle body assembly ( replaced with fp # 6f9z-9e926-a) and reprogram the pcm.
05/01/201167000
 Vehicle lunges when coming to a stop or attempting to park while the air conditioning is on
06/16/2011130793
 Incident happened while on vacation in another state. car was idling with air conditioner running for approximately 20 minutes, upon shifting gear into reverse and backing out of a parking space, car surged into reverse without foot accelerating the petal. driver braked and car stalled. car restarted in engine failsafe mode. car repeatedly stalled upon successive restarts each time continuing to display engine failsafe mode. after multiple attempts, car restarted in normal mode with the check engine light remaining on. car was sluggish, but continued to drive without stalling. drove car to tropical ford dealership in orlando the next day. service advisor recommended multiple items, including replacing throttle body assembly, pcv valve, pcv control valve, reprogramming the pcm. upon advise of service advisor that it was a dangerous situation that car could surge and stall while traveling at high speeds on the interstate on the long drive home, we authorized tropical ford to replace the throttle body assembly ( replaced with fp # 6f9z-9e926-a) and reprogram the pcm.
06/16/201166000
 Car lunges up to ten feet when my foot in not on the accelerator. my mechanic says it's the throttle body causing the problem.this has happened numerous times and has caused me to almost have accidents. there are currently no recalls, however, according to your website over 238 compliants have been filed. when can this be listed as a recall and have the car fixed by ford! this is a very dangerous situation. why wait til someone gets killed or hurt? please do something and do it today! we need your help!
05/01/201167000
 Vehicle lunges when coming to a stop or attempting to park while the air conditioning is on
06/16/2011130793
 Incident happened while on vacation in another state. car was idling with air conditioner running for approximately 20 minutes, upon shifting gear into reverse and backing out of a parking space, car surged into reverse without foot accelerating the petal. driver braked and car stalled. car restarted in engine failsafe mode. car repeatedly stalled upon successive restarts each time continuing to display engine failsafe mode. after multiple attempts, car restarted in normal mode with the check engine light remaining on. car was sluggish, but continued to drive without stalling. drove car to tropical ford dealership in orlando the next day. service advisor recommended multiple items, including replacing throttle body assembly, pcv valve, pcv control valve, reprogramming the pcm. upon advise of service advisor that it was a dangerous situation that car could surge and stall while traveling at high speeds on the interstate on the long drive home, we authorized tropical ford to replace the throttle body assembly ( replaced with fp # 6f9z-9e926-a) and reprogram the pcm.
06/16/201166000
 Car lunges up to ten feet when my foot in not on the accelerator. my mechanic says it's the throttle body causing the problem.this has happened numerous times and has caused me to almost have accidents. there are currently no recalls, however, according to your website over 238 compliants have been filed. when can this be listed as a recall and have the car fixed by ford! this is a very dangerous situation. why wait til someone gets killed or hurt? please do something and do it today! we need your help!
12/01/201063000
 Sometimes when putting the car in gear from park the motor surges. also it surges when stopped at a stop sign or when backing out of a parking spot. this has been happening for quite some time and is happening more frequently lately.
05/01/201167000
 Vehicle lunges when coming to a stop or attempting to park while the air conditioning is on
06/16/2011130793
 Incident happened while on vacation in another state. car was idling with air conditioner running for approximately 20 minutes, upon shifting gear into reverse and backing out of a parking space, car surged into reverse without foot accelerating the petal. driver braked and car stalled. car restarted in engine failsafe mode. car repeatedly stalled upon successive restarts each time continuing to display engine failsafe mode. after multiple attempts, car restarted in normal mode with the check engine light remaining on. car was sluggish, but continued to drive without stalling. drove car to tropical ford dealership in orlando the next day. service advisor recommended multiple items, including replacing throttle body assembly, pcv valve, pcv control valve, reprogramming the pcm. upon advise of service advisor that it was a dangerous situation that car could surge and stall while traveling at high speeds on the interstate on the long drive home, we authorized tropical ford to replace the throttle body assembly ( replaced with fp # 6f9z-9e926-a) and reprogram the pcm.
06/16/201166000
 Car lunges up to ten feet when my foot in not on the accelerator. my mechanic says it's the throttle body causing the problem.this has happened numerous times and has caused me to almost have accidents. there are currently no recalls, however, according to your website over 238 compliants have been filed. when can this be listed as a recall and have the car fixed by ford! this is a very dangerous situation. why wait til someone gets killed or hurt? please do something and do it today! we need your help!
12/01/201063000
 Sometimes when putting the car in gear from park the motor surges. also it surges when stopped at a stop sign or when backing out of a parking spot. this has been happening for quite some time and is happening more frequently lately.
06/16/2011145950
 My wife was pulling into a parking space with her foot lightly on the brake pedal. the car lunged forward, causing her to press hard on the brakes. the car did stop, but it almost hit the car in the next parking space. this is the second time this car has displayed this problem. our daughter was driving it a month or so ago, and it did the same thing.
06/16/2011130793
 Incident happened while on vacation in another state. car was idling with air conditioner running for approximately 20 minutes, upon shifting gear into reverse and backing out of a parking space, car surged into reverse without foot accelerating the petal. driver braked and car stalled. car restarted in engine failsafe mode. car repeatedly stalled upon successive restarts each time continuing to display engine failsafe mode. after multiple attempts, car restarted in normal mode with the check engine light remaining on. car was sluggish, but continued to drive without stalling. drove car to tropical ford dealership in orlando the next day. service advisor recommended multiple items, including replacing throttle body assembly, pcv valve, pcv control valve, reprogramming the pcm. upon advise of service advisor that it was a dangerous situation that car could surge and stall while traveling at high speeds on the interstate on the long drive home, we authorized tropical ford to replace the throttle body assembly ( replaced with fp # 6f9z-9e926-a) and reprogram the pcm.
06/16/201166000
 Car lunges up to ten feet when my foot in not on the accelerator. my mechanic says it's the throttle body causing the problem.this has happened numerous times and has caused me to almost have accidents. there are currently no recalls, however, according to your website over 238 compliants have been filed. when can this be listed as a recall and have the car fixed by ford! this is a very dangerous situation. why wait til someone gets killed or hurt? please do something and do it today! we need your help!
12/01/201063000
 Sometimes when putting the car in gear from park the motor surges. also it surges when stopped at a stop sign or when backing out of a parking spot. this has been happening for quite some time and is happening more frequently lately.
06/16/2011145950
 My wife was pulling into a parking space with her foot lightly on the brake pedal. the car lunged forward, causing her to press hard on the brakes. the car did stop, but it almost hit the car in the next parking space. this is the second time this car has displayed this problem. our daughter was driving it a month or so ago, and it did the same thing.
06/16/201166000
 Car lunges up to ten feet when my foot in not on the accelerator. my mechanic says it's the throttle body causing the problem.this has happened numerous times and has caused me to almost have accidents. there are currently no recalls, however, according to your website over 238 compliants have been filed. when can this be listed as a recall and have the car fixed by ford! this is a very dangerous situation. why wait til someone gets killed or hurt? please do something and do it today! we need your help!
12/01/201063000
 Sometimes when putting the car in gear from park the motor surges. also it surges when stopped at a stop sign or when backing out of a parking spot. this has been happening for quite some time and is happening more frequently lately.
06/16/2011145950
 My wife was pulling into a parking space with her foot lightly on the brake pedal. the car lunged forward, causing her to press hard on the brakes. the car did stop, but it almost hit the car in the next parking space. this is the second time this car has displayed this problem. our daughter was driving it a month or so ago, and it did the same thing.
06/07/201163000
 2005 ford freestyle-drove into parking lot to pickup friends waiting. put car in drive and car lunged forward with my foot on brake jumping several feet forward then engine stalled. restarted while in middle of parking lot to oncoming traffic, and repeated above stalled and lunged, again and again after 5th time wrench light showed on dash display -started car and was able to do a tight u and repark vehicle. wrench light remained on. left car in lot after returned from dinner 2 hours later the wrench light was out and vehicle was taken home and appointment made at local mechanicl. mechanic called with info that we needed to take to ford repair with code #'s p061b & p2106. ford presently is looking at vehicle and was told they reset the computer and we needed a tune up and as of this moment, they are having difficulty getting things back to us. vehicle is a 2005 ford freestyle with 65,000 miles on it. this is a very scary dangerous thing that happen. fortunately no cars in the lot were hit as the car lunged approximently 8-10 feet and i wasnt driving down the road. after looking on line last night i see the nhtsa is investigating after approximate 500 reports of varying years of this vehicle reported these same details. after reading them, i see my situation fits this to a tee! some have replaced the throttle body for a cost of $1000 only to have it happen again after this repair. several months ago we thought we may have gotten bad gasoline as the car was acting as though it was surging back and forth and would stall after starting and running rough for a few minutes. put additive in the gas tank.i think ford needs to investigate this is very dangerous, i no longer trust that i will be safe driving my car and i would not want any of my loved ones driving this vehicle and having this happen as they were in traffic, surely would be an accident and hopefully no ones lives will be taken because of this issue. i love my ford freestyle and never had complaint til now
06/07/2011107000
 Car lurching forward while foot on brake and going dead while driving stated in feb but is now worse with the heat
06/06/201122043
 2005 ford freestyle lunges forward when a/c is on in hot weather at idle speed. problem has occurred on a regular basis(20-30 times) each summer for the last 4-5 years. we have had it in the dealer several times and made many, many phone calls. one repair in the beginning was the thottle body. it had got to the point where the dealer notified us they could not diagnose the problem unless the message system stayed on which it never did. after each incident the message center would display failsafe mode but would not return after thr engine was restarted. very unsafe-my wife almost ran over children in the pick up line at school. i am concerned the car may lunge into fast moving traffic. i notified the dealer 5-3-11 to ask them about your investigation and whether something can now be done. the service advisor told me there was no record of a possible recall or investigation.
06/07/2011107000
 Car lurching forward while foot on brake and going dead while driving stated in feb but is now worse with the heat
06/06/201122043
 2005 ford freestyle lunges forward when a/c is on in hot weather at idle speed. problem has occurred on a regular basis(20-30 times) each summer for the last 4-5 years. we have had it in the dealer several times and made many, many phone calls. one repair in the beginning was the thottle body. it had got to the point where the dealer notified us they could not diagnose the problem unless the message system stayed on which it never did. after each incident the message center would display failsafe mode but would not return after thr engine was restarted. very unsafe-my wife almost ran over children in the pick up line at school. i am concerned the car may lunge into fast moving traffic. i notified the dealer 5-3-11 to ask them about your investigation and whether something can now be done. the service advisor told me there was no record of a possible recall or investigation.
06/07/2011107000
 Car lurching forward while foot on brake and going dead while driving stated in feb but is now worse with the heat
06/06/201122043
 2005 ford freestyle lunges forward when a/c is on in hot weather at idle speed. problem has occurred on a regular basis(20-30 times) each summer for the last 4-5 years. we have had it in the dealer several times and made many, many phone calls. one repair in the beginning was the thottle body. it had got to the point where the dealer notified us they could not diagnose the problem unless the message system stayed on which it never did. after each incident the message center would display failsafe mode but would not return after thr engine was restarted. very unsafe-my wife almost ran over children in the pick up line at school. i am concerned the car may lunge into fast moving traffic. i notified the dealer 5-3-11 to ask them about your investigation and whether something can now be done. the service advisor told me there was no record of a possible recall or investigation.
06/03/2011250000
 My 2005 freestyle is making loud rattling sound (coming from trans) and the failsafe mode indicator as well as the yellow wrench have been appearing. i have had it in the service dept of dealership many times for surging and power failures, etc, and they have made numerous repairs - (including the ac compressor) and replaced a head gasket (which is leaking badly now?), and it appears this time it may be a throttle body problem? the dealer won't look at it till next week and wants $200 to check it out? people waiting in line (at the service dept) today told me they had the exact same problems (with freestyles). there should be a recall if so many people are complaining.
06/01/2011102000
 Own a 2005 ford freestyle that lunges when the air conditioner is turned on. i've had this problem for several years now with no resolution. it lunges after i've been sitting in idle at a traffic light or if i am backing up. so far i've not had an accident , but just wonder when my luck will run out. sometimes the car will stall out and go in to engine fail safe mode. also i will have my foot firmly on the brake and the car seems to over ride this action and lunges/accelarate on its own.
06/07/2011107000
 Car lurching forward while foot on brake and going dead while driving stated in feb but is now worse with the heat
06/06/201122043
 2005 ford freestyle lunges forward when a/c is on in hot weather at idle speed. problem has occurred on a regular basis(20-30 times) each summer for the last 4-5 years. we have had it in the dealer several times and made many, many phone calls. one repair in the beginning was the thottle body. it had got to the point where the dealer notified us they could not diagnose the problem unless the message system stayed on which it never did. after each incident the message center would display failsafe mode but would not return after thr engine was restarted. very unsafe-my wife almost ran over children in the pick up line at school. i am concerned the car may lunge into fast moving traffic. i notified the dealer 5-3-11 to ask them about your investigation and whether something can now be done. the service advisor told me there was no record of a possible recall or investigation.
06/03/2011250000
 My 2005 freestyle is making loud rattling sound (coming from trans) and the failsafe mode indicator as well as the yellow wrench have been appearing. i have had it in the service dept of dealership many times for surging and power failures, etc, and they have made numerous repairs - (including the ac compressor) and replaced a head gasket (which is leaking badly now?), and it appears this time it may be a throttle body problem? the dealer won't look at it till next week and wants $200 to check it out? people waiting in line (at the service dept) today told me they had the exact same problems (with freestyles). there should be a recall if so many people are complaining.
06/01/2011102000
 Own a 2005 ford freestyle that lunges when the air conditioner is turned on. i've had this problem for several years now with no resolution. it lunges after i've been sitting in idle at a traffic light or if i am backing up. so far i've not had an accident , but just wonder when my luck will run out. sometimes the car will stall out and go in to engine fail safe mode. also i will have my foot firmly on the brake and the car seems to over ride this action and lunges/accelarate on its own.
06/02/2011105000
 When stopping, parking, or backing up, the vehicle occasionally accelerates unexpectedly. in the last 6 months, it has happened a minimum of 10 times. i have not taken the vehicle to the dealership to have the problem diagnosed, as i cannot afford the repair costs.
06/06/201122043
 2005 ford freestyle lunges forward when a/c is on in hot weather at idle speed. problem has occurred on a regular basis(20-30 times) each summer for the last 4-5 years. we have had it in the dealer several times and made many, many phone calls. one repair in the beginning was the thottle body. it had got to the point where the dealer notified us they could not diagnose the problem unless the message system stayed on which it never did. after each incident the message center would display failsafe mode but would not return after thr engine was restarted. very unsafe-my wife almost ran over children in the pick up line at school. i am concerned the car may lunge into fast moving traffic. i notified the dealer 5-3-11 to ask them about your investigation and whether something can now be done. the service advisor told me there was no record of a possible recall or investigation.
06/03/2011250000
 My 2005 freestyle is making loud rattling sound (coming from trans) and the failsafe mode indicator as well as the yellow wrench have been appearing. i have had it in the service dept of dealership many times for surging and power failures, etc, and they have made numerous repairs - (including the ac compressor) and replaced a head gasket (which is leaking badly now?), and it appears this time it may be a throttle body problem? the dealer won't look at it till next week and wants $200 to check it out? people waiting in line (at the service dept) today told me they had the exact same problems (with freestyles). there should be a recall if so many people are complaining.
06/01/2011102000
 Own a 2005 ford freestyle that lunges when the air conditioner is turned on. i've had this problem for several years now with no resolution. it lunges after i've been sitting in idle at a traffic light or if i am backing up. so far i've not had an accident , but just wonder when my luck will run out. sometimes the car will stall out and go in to engine fail safe mode. also i will have my foot firmly on the brake and the car seems to over ride this action and lunges/accelarate on its own.
06/02/2011105000
 When stopping, parking, or backing up, the vehicle occasionally accelerates unexpectedly. in the last 6 months, it has happened a minimum of 10 times. i have not taken the vehicle to the dealership to have the problem diagnosed, as i cannot afford the repair costs.
06/01/201161000
 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.
06/03/2011250000
 My 2005 freestyle is making loud rattling sound (coming from trans) and the failsafe mode indicator as well as the yellow wrench have been appearing. i have had it in the service dept of dealership many times for surging and power failures, etc, and they have made numerous repairs - (including the ac compressor) and replaced a head gasket (which is leaking badly now?), and it appears this time it may be a throttle body problem? the dealer won't look at it till next week and wants $200 to check it out? people waiting in line (at the service dept) today told me they had the exact same problems (with freestyles). there should be a recall if so many people are complaining.
06/01/2011102000
 Own a 2005 ford freestyle that lunges when the air conditioner is turned on. i've had this problem for several years now with no resolution. it lunges after i've been sitting in idle at a traffic light or if i am backing up. so far i've not had an accident , but just wonder when my luck will run out. sometimes the car will stall out and go in to engine fail safe mode. also i will have my foot firmly on the brake and the car seems to over ride this action and lunges/accelarate on its own.
06/02/2011105000
 When stopping, parking, or backing up, the vehicle occasionally accelerates unexpectedly. in the last 6 months, it has happened a minimum of 10 times. i have not taken the vehicle to the dealership to have the problem diagnosed, as i cannot afford the repair costs.
06/01/201161000
 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.
08/30/201099268
 When air temperature is hot the car tends to jump a foot in moving forward from a stopped position or idle position or back a foot if moving backward from a stopped or idle position.
06/02/2011105000
 When stopping, parking, or backing up, the vehicle occasionally accelerates unexpectedly. in the last 6 months, it has happened a minimum of 10 times. i have not taken the vehicle to the dealership to have the problem diagnosed, as i cannot afford the repair costs.
06/01/201161000
 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.
08/30/201099268
 When air temperature is hot the car tends to jump a foot in moving forward from a stopped position or idle position or back a foot if moving backward from a stopped or idle position.
06/01/201161000
 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.
08/30/201099268
 When air temperature is hot the car tends to jump a foot in moving forward from a stopped position or idle position or back a foot if moving backward from a stopped or idle position.
04/01/2011
 My ford freestyle accelerates without having foot on the accelerater
06/01/2009100000
 2005 ford freestyle surges forward without foot on the accelerator. occurs mostly at city driving speeds, not on the highway. began approx. 2 years ago (june 2009).
08/30/201099268
 When air temperature is hot the car tends to jump a foot in moving forward from a stopped position or idle position or back a foot if moving backward from a stopped or idle position.
04/01/2011
 My ford freestyle accelerates without having foot on the accelerater
06/01/2009100000
 2005 ford freestyle surges forward without foot on the accelerator. occurs mostly at city driving speeds, not on the highway. began approx. 2 years ago (june 2009).
08/30/201099268
 When air temperature is hot the car tends to jump a foot in moving forward from a stopped position or idle position or back a foot if moving backward from a stopped or idle position.
04/01/2011
 My ford freestyle accelerates without having foot on the accelerater
06/01/2009100000
 2005 ford freestyle surges forward without foot on the accelerator. occurs mostly at city driving speeds, not on the highway. began approx. 2 years ago (june 2009).
06/15/200844000
 Sudden acceleration from idle. car would suddenly jump forward or reverse at idle especially when shifting from park. dealer taped some wiring for temporary fix warranty coverage during. problem reoccurred after warranty coverage expired and dealer and would not address the issue. vehicle now has 100k+ miles and the problem has gotten progressively worse. i have learned to keep my foot on the brake.
05/22/201181500
 When i back out of a parking space, the car lunges backwards without me pressing on the gas. this started about 6 months ago. originally it was intermittent. now it happens all of the time. originally, it only happened when the car was in reverse. now after i have backed out of my parking space and put the car into drive, the car lunges forward. now that i know what to expect, i'm very careful because especially in a small parking lot, it would be very easy to hit another car. this is an ongoing incident.
05/15/201142090
 First, let me start by saying that i like my ford freestyle. it is a comfortable car with a smooth ride. the event occurred one week ago on sunday may 15th. it was a sunny day, good driving conditions at about 1pm. i was exiting the church parking lot with the radio and air conditioner on. i was in a line of cars waiting to turn onto the main street. the vehicle was in gear in the d(drive) position. the car was not moving, and my foot was in mid-air (neither on the accelerator nor on the brake) as i was anticipating the car in front of me to move in a few seconds. suddenly, the engine revved slightly and the car lunged forward about one foot before i could apply the brake. i was very surprised, as this was the first time it had happened. fortunately, i had left about 10 feet room between my car and the car in front of me. ( i am absolutely positive that i did not touch the accelerator pedal, nor did the floor mat) ironically, a few days later, i read an article in our newspaper about a current investigation of about 200 ford freestyles with similar problems. i am very concerned about this potentially serious safety problem that seems to be affecting the ford freestyle. thank you for investigating this matter.
06/15/200844000
 Sudden acceleration from idle. car would suddenly jump forward or reverse at idle especially when shifting from park. dealer taped some wiring for temporary fix warranty coverage during. problem reoccurred after warranty coverage expired and dealer and would not address the issue. vehicle now has 100k+ miles and the problem has gotten progressively worse. i have learned to keep my foot on the brake.
05/22/201181500
 When i back out of a parking space, the car lunges backwards without me pressing on the gas. this started about 6 months ago. originally it was intermittent. now it happens all of the time. originally, it only happened when the car was in reverse. now after i have backed out of my parking space and put the car into drive, the car lunges forward. now that i know what to expect, i'm very careful because especially in a small parking lot, it would be very easy to hit another car. this is an ongoing incident.
05/15/201142090
 First, let me start by saying that i like my ford freestyle. it is a comfortable car with a smooth ride. the event occurred one week ago on sunday may 15th. it was a sunny day, good driving conditions at about 1pm. i was exiting the church parking lot with the radio and air conditioner on. i was in a line of cars waiting to turn onto the main street. the vehicle was in gear in the d(drive) position. the car was not moving, and my foot was in mid-air (neither on the accelerator nor on the brake) as i was anticipating the car in front of me to move in a few seconds. suddenly, the engine revved slightly and the car lunged forward about one foot before i could apply the brake. i was very surprised, as this was the first time it had happened. fortunately, i had left about 10 feet room between my car and the car in front of me. ( i am absolutely positive that i did not touch the accelerator pedal, nor did the floor mat) ironically, a few days later, i read an article in our newspaper about a current investigation of about 200 ford freestyles with similar problems. i am very concerned about this potentially serious safety problem that seems to be affecting the ford freestyle. thank you for investigating this matter.
06/15/200844000
 Sudden acceleration from idle. car would suddenly jump forward or reverse at idle especially when shifting from park. dealer taped some wiring for temporary fix warranty coverage during. problem reoccurred after warranty coverage expired and dealer and would not address the issue. vehicle now has 100k+ miles and the problem has gotten progressively worse. i have learned to keep my foot on the brake.
05/22/201181500
 When i back out of a parking space, the car lunges backwards without me pressing on the gas. this started about 6 months ago. originally it was intermittent. now it happens all of the time. originally, it only happened when the car was in reverse. now after i have backed out of my parking space and put the car into drive, the car lunges forward. now that i know what to expect, i'm very careful because especially in a small parking lot, it would be very easy to hit another car. this is an ongoing incident.
05/15/201142090
 First, let me start by saying that i like my ford freestyle. it is a comfortable car with a smooth ride. the event occurred one week ago on sunday may 15th. it was a sunny day, good driving conditions at about 1pm. i was exiting the church parking lot with the radio and air conditioner on. i was in a line of cars waiting to turn onto the main street. the vehicle was in gear in the d(drive) position. the car was not moving, and my foot was in mid-air (neither on the accelerator nor on the brake) as i was anticipating the car in front of me to move in a few seconds. suddenly, the engine revved slightly and the car lunged forward about one foot before i could apply the brake. i was very surprised, as this was the first time it had happened. fortunately, i had left about 10 feet room between my car and the car in front of me. ( i am absolutely positive that i did not touch the accelerator pedal, nor did the floor mat) ironically, a few days later, i read an article in our newspaper about a current investigation of about 200 ford freestyles with similar problems. i am very concerned about this potentially serious safety problem that seems to be affecting the ford freestyle. thank you for investigating this matter.
12/20/201070
 Parking vehicle in lot and vehicle accelerates on its own. front of car hits concrete stop and cracks skirt.
01/01/201060000
 Car is accelerating on its own hard on shifting into drive or reverse. mostly on low pulling out speed when you turn the steering out of a parking spot at every time. hope the recall comes into effect on these hard time or before someone gets killed. thank you for your time to look into our safety.
01/01/2008
 My 2005 ford freestyle lunges forward or backward before i give it gas. i notice it most when getting ready to back out of the driveway or when getting ready to back out of parking spaces or preparing to pull forward after backing out of a parking space. it seems to happen as i remove my foot from the brake pedal. i began noticing the problem approximately three years ago,and it probably only happened half a dozen times in that year. since then it has become more frequent to the point that now almost every time i get in the car it happens. so far applying the brakes has stopped the sudden acceleration, and i have had no accidents however, the problem seems to be getting worse and i am quite concerned about it.
06/15/200844000
 Sudden acceleration from idle. car would suddenly jump forward or reverse at idle especially when shifting from park. dealer taped some wiring for temporary fix warranty coverage during. problem reoccurred after warranty coverage expired and dealer and would not address the issue. vehicle now has 100k+ miles and the problem has gotten progressively worse. i have learned to keep my foot on the brake.
05/22/201181500
 When i back out of a parking space, the car lunges backwards without me pressing on the gas. this started about 6 months ago. originally it was intermittent. now it happens all of the time. originally, it only happened when the car was in reverse. now after i have backed out of my parking space and put the car into drive, the car lunges forward. now that i know what to expect, i'm very careful because especially in a small parking lot, it would be very easy to hit another car. this is an ongoing incident.
05/15/201142090
 First, let me start by saying that i like my ford freestyle. it is a comfortable car with a smooth ride. the event occurred one week ago on sunday may 15th. it was a sunny day, good driving conditions at about 1pm. i was exiting the church parking lot with the radio and air conditioner on. i was in a line of cars waiting to turn onto the main street. the vehicle was in gear in the d(drive) position. the car was not moving, and my foot was in mid-air (neither on the accelerator nor on the brake) as i was anticipating the car in front of me to move in a few seconds. suddenly, the engine revved slightly and the car lunged forward about one foot before i could apply the brake. i was very surprised, as this was the first time it had happened. fortunately, i had left about 10 feet room between my car and the car in front of me. ( i am absolutely positive that i did not touch the accelerator pedal, nor did the floor mat) ironically, a few days later, i read an article in our newspaper about a current investigation of about 200 ford freestyles with similar problems. i am very concerned about this potentially serious safety problem that seems to be affecting the ford freestyle. thank you for investigating this matter.
12/20/201070
 Parking vehicle in lot and vehicle accelerates on its own. front of car hits concrete stop and cracks skirt.
01/01/201060000
 Car is accelerating on its own hard on shifting into drive or reverse. mostly on low pulling out speed when you turn the steering out of a parking spot at every time. hope the recall comes into effect on these hard time or before someone gets killed. thank you for your time to look into our safety.
01/01/2008
 My 2005 ford freestyle lunges forward or backward before i give it gas. i notice it most when getting ready to back out of the driveway or when getting ready to back out of parking spaces or preparing to pull forward after backing out of a parking space. it seems to happen as i remove my foot from the brake pedal. i began noticing the problem approximately three years ago,and it probably only happened half a dozen times in that year. since then it has become more frequent to the point that now almost every time i get in the car it happens. so far applying the brakes has stopped the sudden acceleration, and i have had no accidents however, the problem seems to be getting worse and i am quite concerned about it.
05/08/201180300
 I was pulling to a stop light with my foot firmly on the brake and the truck continued to accelerate. i had to press the brake almost completely to the floor to keep from jumping into on coming traffic. i heard about the complaints on the news so i decided to file a complaint as well. this is a very dangerous issue because you never know when it will happen again.
05/10/201194000
 Sudden accelleration- vehicle will lunge forward or backwards when vehicle is stopped or when first put into gear. this happens more frequently when the weather is warm. the vehicle can be stopped with extra brake application. this happens all the time in warm temperatures. i have not had this problem looked at, the vehicle is out of factory warranty and after researching this online it seems like people who have had this repaired continue to have issues.
05/22/201181500
 When i back out of a parking space, the car lunges backwards without me pressing on the gas. this started about 6 months ago. originally it was intermittent. now it happens all of the time. originally, it only happened when the car was in reverse. now after i have backed out of my parking space and put the car into drive, the car lunges forward. now that i know what to expect, i'm very careful because especially in a small parking lot, it would be very easy to hit another car. this is an ongoing incident.
05/15/201142090
 First, let me start by saying that i like my ford freestyle. it is a comfortable car with a smooth ride. the event occurred one week ago on sunday may 15th. it was a sunny day, good driving conditions at about 1pm. i was exiting the church parking lot with the radio and air conditioner on. i was in a line of cars waiting to turn onto the main street. the vehicle was in gear in the d(drive) position. the car was not moving, and my foot was in mid-air (neither on the accelerator nor on the brake) as i was anticipating the car in front of me to move in a few seconds. suddenly, the engine revved slightly and the car lunged forward about one foot before i could apply the brake. i was very surprised, as this was the first time it had happened. fortunately, i had left about 10 feet room between my car and the car in front of me. ( i am absolutely positive that i did not touch the accelerator pedal, nor did the floor mat) ironically, a few days later, i read an article in our newspaper about a current investigation of about 200 ford freestyles with similar problems. i am very concerned about this potentially serious safety problem that seems to be affecting the ford freestyle. thank you for investigating this matter.
12/20/201070
 Parking vehicle in lot and vehicle accelerates on its own. front of car hits concrete stop and cracks skirt.
01/01/201060000
 Car is accelerating on its own hard on shifting into drive or reverse. mostly on low pulling out speed when you turn the steering out of a parking spot at every time. hope the recall comes into effect on these hard time or before someone gets killed. thank you for your time to look into our safety.
01/01/2008
 My 2005 ford freestyle lunges forward or backward before i give it gas. i notice it most when getting ready to back out of the driveway or when getting ready to back out of parking spaces or preparing to pull forward after backing out of a parking space. it seems to happen as i remove my foot from the brake pedal. i began noticing the problem approximately three years ago,and it probably only happened half a dozen times in that year. since then it has become more frequent to the point that now almost every time i get in the car it happens. so far applying the brakes has stopped the sudden acceleration, and i have had no accidents however, the problem seems to be getting worse and i am quite concerned about it.
05/08/201180300
 I was pulling to a stop light with my foot firmly on the brake and the truck continued to accelerate. i had to press the brake almost completely to the floor to keep from jumping into on coming traffic. i heard about the complaints on the news so i decided to file a complaint as well. this is a very dangerous issue because you never know when it will happen again.
05/10/201194000
 Sudden accelleration- vehicle will lunge forward or backwards when vehicle is stopped or when first put into gear. this happens more frequently when the weather is warm. the vehicle can be stopped with extra brake application. this happens all the time in warm temperatures. i have not had this problem looked at, the vehicle is out of factory warranty and after researching this online it seems like people who have had this repaired continue to have issues.
03/15/201170000
 My 2005 ford freestyle limited often lunges (high rpm rev) without pressure on the gas pedal - often at low speeds and when shifting from park to reverse. almost hit house through garage and car in front of me in a parking lot.
05/22/201181500
 When i back out of a parking space, the car lunges backwards without me pressing on the gas. this started about 6 months ago. originally it was intermittent. now it happens all of the time. originally, it only happened when the car was in reverse. now after i have backed out of my parking space and put the car into drive, the car lunges forward. now that i know what to expect, i'm very careful because especially in a small parking lot, it would be very easy to hit another car. this is an ongoing incident.
05/15/201142090
 First, let me start by saying that i like my ford freestyle. it is a comfortable car with a smooth ride. the event occurred one week ago on sunday may 15th. it was a sunny day, good driving conditions at about 1pm. i was exiting the church parking lot with the radio and air conditioner on. i was in a line of cars waiting to turn onto the main street. the vehicle was in gear in the d(drive) position. the car was not moving, and my foot was in mid-air (neither on the accelerator nor on the brake) as i was anticipating the car in front of me to move in a few seconds. suddenly, the engine revved slightly and the car lunged forward about one foot before i could apply the brake. i was very surprised, as this was the first time it had happened. fortunately, i had left about 10 feet room between my car and the car in front of me. ( i am absolutely positive that i did not touch the accelerator pedal, nor did the floor mat) ironically, a few days later, i read an article in our newspaper about a current investigation of about 200 ford freestyles with similar problems. i am very concerned about this potentially serious safety problem that seems to be affecting the ford freestyle. thank you for investigating this matter.
12/20/201070
 Parking vehicle in lot and vehicle accelerates on its own. front of car hits concrete stop and cracks skirt.
01/01/201060000
 Car is accelerating on its own hard on shifting into drive or reverse. mostly on low pulling out speed when you turn the steering out of a parking spot at every time. hope the recall comes into effect on these hard time or before someone gets killed. thank you for your time to look into our safety.
05/08/201180300
 I was pulling to a stop light with my foot firmly on the brake and the truck continued to accelerate. i had to press the brake almost completely to the floor to keep from jumping into on coming traffic. i heard about the complaints on the news so i decided to file a complaint as well. this is a very dangerous issue because you never know when it will happen again.
05/10/201194000
 Sudden accelleration- vehicle will lunge forward or backwards when vehicle is stopped or when first put into gear. this happens more frequently when the weather is warm. the vehicle can be stopped with extra brake application. this happens all the time in warm temperatures. i have not had this problem looked at, the vehicle is out of factory warranty and after researching this online it seems like people who have had this repaired continue to have issues.
03/15/201170000
 My 2005 ford freestyle limited often lunges (high rpm rev) without pressure on the gas pedal - often at low speeds and when shifting from park to reverse. almost hit house through garage and car in front of me in a parking lot.
07/15/200517000
 Began when car was about one year old.it occurs just about every time it's driven.i took car to garage and they said it was o.k. it lungs in forward and reverse
01/01/2008
 My 2005 ford freestyle lunges forward or backward before i give it gas. i notice it most when getting ready to back out of the driveway or when getting ready to back out of parking spaces or preparing to pull forward after backing out of a parking space. it seems to happen as i remove my foot from the brake pedal. i began noticing the problem approximately three years ago,and it probably only happened half a dozen times in that year. since then it has become more frequent to the point that now almost every time i get in the car it happens. so far applying the brakes has stopped the sudden acceleration, and i have had no accidents however, the problem seems to be getting worse and i am quite concerned about it.
05/08/201180300
 I was pulling to a stop light with my foot firmly on the brake and the truck continued to accelerate. i had to press the brake almost completely to the floor to keep from jumping into on coming traffic. i heard about the complaints on the news so i decided to file a complaint as well. this is a very dangerous issue because you never know when it will happen again.
05/10/201194000
 Sudden accelleration- vehicle will lunge forward or backwards when vehicle is stopped or when first put into gear. this happens more frequently when the weather is warm. the vehicle can be stopped with extra brake application. this happens all the time in warm temperatures. i have not had this problem looked at, the vehicle is out of factory warranty and after researching this online it seems like people who have had this repaired continue to have issues.
03/15/201170000
 My 2005 ford freestyle limited often lunges (high rpm rev) without pressure on the gas pedal - often at low speeds and when shifting from park to reverse. almost hit house through garage and car in front of me in a parking lot.
05/14/2011107000
 2005 ford freestyle - my car also has the surging problem. it has been occuring for many years and i had taken it to the local dealer several times, to no avail, they couldn't get it to surge. it tends to happen at low speeds, like while at a drive through restaurant, or just starting from a stop, it will surge and jump without any acceleration. the dealer could never get it to happen, so i quit taking it in for further checking. i can't even let my daughter drive the car, as she is a permit driver and i don't feel it safe for her to drive. i hope you find a solution to this problem, it would be much appreciated. this has been occuring for many years, however below on the incident date, i just listed the last date of occurence, i would have to call ford for the exact dates, but i purchased car in 2006 and it has been happening ever since.
05/16/201190000
 Our 2005 ford freestyle accelerates on its own at times after you put it in gear. if you are not prepared by having your foot on the brake it will lurch as the rpms increase on its own without touching the accelerator. this is very dangerous especially if someone is standing behind the vehicle.
07/15/200517000
 Began when car was about one year old.it occurs just about every time it's driven.i took car to garage and they said it was o.k. it lungs in forward and reverse
04/01/201090000
 I have had my car accerate without my foot being on the pedal. this would usually happen as i would get ready to go into reverse or just putting the car in gear to go forward. i immediately brake hard to stop the problem, which solves the issue. my accelerator has also had problems getting stuck and i have to pull it forward with my foot. this began about a year ago, and happens occasionally.
05/14/2011120000
 2005 ford freestyle lunges forward when stopped. if foot isn't on the break good and firm, the lunge almost rear ends the vehicle in front of you. i have had this vehicle since 2006 and it has done this since day one. ford garage always says that they cannot find anything wrong.
05/09/201194969
 2005 ford freestyle awd limited, car surges forward, when stopped and when steering wheel is turned. car also stalls while driving or if hitting the gas.
01/01/2006
 Car accelerates when at low idle and the a/c is running. the car will lurch forward. i can stop it with the brakes. can happen at stop lights, but usually the brake is fully depressed at stop lights. unfortunately, it happens when backing out of the driveway and switching to drive, it will lurch at that point. it will also happen when parking, either pull-in parking or parallel. just lucky i've been able to hit the brakes in time.
08/16/201085000
 My ford freestyle lunged forward in 2010 while i was sitting in traffic at a toll booth on busy rt 128. at the time i was scared to death, and had to aggressively press the break to keep it from hitting the car in front of me. this continued for a few mminutes, and eventually the car went into limp home mode. when i got to a safe spot, i turned the car off. when i turned the car on again, this lunging did not happen again. at the time it happenedi thought it was the heat, or because i had the air conditioning on, anything to justify what just happened. it was not until ii saw the news this morning 5/16/11 and realized the problem i had last summer was experienced by others.
05/10/201194000
 Sudden accelleration- vehicle will lunge forward or backwards when vehicle is stopped or when first put into gear. this happens more frequently when the weather is warm. the vehicle can be stopped with extra brake application. this happens all the time in warm temperatures. i have not had this problem looked at, the vehicle is out of factory warranty and after researching this online it seems like people who have had this repaired continue to have issues.
03/15/201170000
 My 2005 ford freestyle limited often lunges (high rpm rev) without pressure on the gas pedal - often at low speeds and when shifting from park to reverse. almost hit house through garage and car in front of me in a parking lot.
05/14/2011107000
 2005 ford freestyle - my car also has the surging problem. it has been occuring for many years and i had taken it to the local dealer several times, to no avail, they couldn't get it to surge. it tends to happen at low speeds, like while at a drive through restaurant, or just starting from a stop, it will surge and jump without any acceleration. the dealer could never get it to happen, so i quit taking it in for further checking. i can't even let my daughter drive the car, as she is a permit driver and i don't feel it safe for her to drive. i hope you find a solution to this problem, it would be much appreciated. this has been occuring for many years, however below on the incident date, i just listed the last date of occurence, i would have to call ford for the exact dates, but i purchased car in 2006 and it has been happening ever since.
05/16/201190000
 Our 2005 ford freestyle accelerates on its own at times after you put it in gear. if you are not prepared by having your foot on the brake it will lurch as the rpms increase on its own without touching the accelerator. this is very dangerous especially if someone is standing behind the vehicle.
07/15/200517000
 Began when car was about one year old.it occurs just about every time it's driven.i took car to garage and they said it was o.k. it lungs in forward and reverse
04/01/201090000
 I have had my car accerate without my foot being on the pedal. this would usually happen as i would get ready to go into reverse or just putting the car in gear to go forward. i immediately brake hard to stop the problem, which solves the issue. my accelerator has also had problems getting stuck and i have to pull it forward with my foot. this began about a year ago, and happens occasionally.
05/14/2011120000
 2005 ford freestyle lunges forward when stopped. if foot isn't on the break good and firm, the lunge almost rear ends the vehicle in front of you. i have had this vehicle since 2006 and it has done this since day one. ford garage always says that they cannot find anything wrong.
05/09/201194969
 2005 ford freestyle awd limited, car surges forward, when stopped and when steering wheel is turned. car also stalls while driving or if hitting the gas.
01/01/2006
 Car accelerates when at low idle and the a/c is running. the car will lurch forward. i can stop it with the brakes. can happen at stop lights, but usually the brake is fully depressed at stop lights. unfortunately, it happens when backing out of the driveway and switching to drive, it will lurch at that point. it will also happen when parking, either pull-in parking or parallel. just lucky i've been able to hit the brakes in time.
08/16/201085000
 My ford freestyle lunged forward in 2010 while i was sitting in traffic at a toll booth on busy rt 128. at the time i was scared to death, and had to aggressively press the break to keep it from hitting the car in front of me. this continued for a few mminutes, and eventually the car went into limp home mode. when i got to a safe spot, i turned the car off. when i turned the car on again, this lunging did not happen again. at the time it happenedi thought it was the heat, or because i had the air conditioning on, anything to justify what just happened. it was not until ii saw the news this morning 5/16/11 and realized the problem i had last summer was experienced by others.
05/14/2011107000
 2005 ford freestyle - my car also has the surging problem. it has been occuring for many years and i had taken it to the local dealer several times, to no avail, they couldn't get it to surge. it tends to happen at low speeds, like while at a drive through restaurant, or just starting from a stop, it will surge and jump without any acceleration. the dealer could never get it to happen, so i quit taking it in for further checking. i can't even let my daughter drive the car, as she is a permit driver and i don't feel it safe for her to drive. i hope you find a solution to this problem, it would be much appreciated. this has been occuring for many years, however below on the incident date, i just listed the last date of occurence, i would have to call ford for the exact dates, but i purchased car in 2006 and it has been happening ever since.
05/16/201190000
 Our 2005 ford freestyle accelerates on its own at times after you put it in gear. if you are not prepared by having your foot on the brake it will lurch as the rpms increase on its own without touching the accelerator. this is very dangerous especially if someone is standing behind the vehicle.
07/15/200517000
 Began when car was about one year old.it occurs just about every time it's driven.i took car to garage and they said it was o.k. it lungs in forward and reverse
04/01/201090000
 I have had my car accerate without my foot being on the pedal. this would usually happen as i would get ready to go into reverse or just putting the car in gear to go forward. i immediately brake hard to stop the problem, which solves the issue. my accelerator has also had problems getting stuck and i have to pull it forward with my foot. this began about a year ago, and happens occasionally.
05/14/2011120000
 2005 ford freestyle lunges forward when stopped. if foot isn't on the break good and firm, the lunge almost rear ends the vehicle in front of you. i have had this vehicle since 2006 and it has done this since day one. ford garage always says that they cannot find anything wrong.
05/09/201194969
 2005 ford freestyle awd limited, car surges forward, when stopped and when steering wheel is turned. car also stalls while driving or if hitting the gas.
01/01/2006
 Car accelerates when at low idle and the a/c is running. the car will lurch forward. i can stop it with the brakes. can happen at stop lights, but usually the brake is fully depressed at stop lights. unfortunately, it happens when backing out of the driveway and switching to drive, it will lurch at that point. it will also happen when parking, either pull-in parking or parallel. just lucky i've been able to hit the brakes in time.
08/16/201085000
 My ford freestyle lunged forward in 2010 while i was sitting in traffic at a toll booth on busy rt 128. at the time i was scared to death, and had to aggressively press the break to keep it from hitting the car in front of me. this continued for a few mminutes, and eventually the car went into limp home mode. when i got to a safe spot, i turned the car off. when i turned the car on again, this lunging did not happen again. at the time it happenedi thought it was the heat, or because i had the air conditioning on, anything to justify what just happened. it was not until ii saw the news this morning 5/16/11 and realized the problem i had last summer was experienced by others.
05/14/2011120000
 2005 ford freestyle lunges forward when stopped. if foot isn't on the break good and firm, the lunge almost rear ends the vehicle in front of you. i have had this vehicle since 2006 and it has done this since day one. ford garage always says that they cannot find anything wrong.
05/09/201194969
 2005 ford freestyle awd limited, car surges forward, when stopped and when steering wheel is turned. car also stalls while driving or if hitting the gas.
01/01/2006
 Car accelerates when at low idle and the a/c is running. the car will lurch forward. i can stop it with the brakes. can happen at stop lights, but usually the brake is fully depressed at stop lights. unfortunately, it happens when backing out of the driveway and switching to drive, it will lurch at that point. it will also happen when parking, either pull-in parking or parallel. just lucky i've been able to hit the brakes in time.
08/16/201085000
 My ford freestyle lunged forward in 2010 while i was sitting in traffic at a toll booth on busy rt 128. at the time i was scared to death, and had to aggressively press the break to keep it from hitting the car in front of me. this continued for a few mminutes, and eventually the car went into limp home mode. when i got to a safe spot, i turned the car off. when i turned the car on again, this lunging did not happen again. at the time it happenedi thought it was the heat, or because i had the air conditioning on, anything to justify what just happened. it was not until ii saw the news this morning 5/16/11 and realized the problem i had last summer was experienced by others.
06/13/2009
 The vehicle lurches after sitting in park. it happens in reverse and drive. the vehicle seems to be okay in the colder months, but when the heat/humidity hit the car begins to lurch uncontrollably. a few times it has gone into fail safe mode and i've had to restart it. this is extremely dangerous in parking lots and around pedestrians.
11/15/201095000
 All wheel drive malfunction message came up. the message would not clear. remains on conctantly. result is front wheel drive only, creates unsafe driving in snow or slick streets. went to the dealer and he said it was a sensoe and would cost $500.00 but expect that price to snowball. price will snowball?? what kind od diagnosis is that. i will try to fix it but it will surely cost you a lot more because we can't pinpoint the exact cause. it could be this, that, that, we don't know. we will do all the work and then tell you what the bill is. it could be $7000.00. would you leave your car at this dealership???
11/20/201048000
 At the start of the winter here in minnesota, the driver's side door on our 2005 ford freestyle would fail to latch intermittently. when this would occur, there was nothing to prevent the door from swinging open while driving. ford issued a safety recall notice (06s45) in 2006 to fix this known defect on the 2005 ford freestyle but it is clear that the fix is not preventing the problem from reoccurring. it is impossible to predict when the failure to latch will occur and results in a highly dangerous situation which puts the driver and the passengers the vehicle in peril.
08/05/20061000
 I own a 2005 ford freestyle. almost immediately after purchase off new car lot began having trouble with engine surging while a/c was running. have had it to ford dealership multiple times and nothing has been resolved and the year 2010 is now ending. on many occasions while stopped in traffic, the engine has surged and the car lurched forward so forcefully that i had to hold the brake to the floor to avoid a collision. repeated visits to ford dealer has resulted in nothing but a $50-$100 labor bill and no repair. i am afraid that it is going to happen and someone is going to get hurt. please look into this safety issue.
09/25/2010100000
 When driving my 2005 ford freestyle down the road the entire cluster will start cutting out all the lights will come on. the first time this happened i was driving 30 mile per hour. i pulled over and shut off my vehicle, a few seconds later i restarted my vehicle the lights still came on they stayed on for about 20 minutes and then stayed off for about a 9 days. the second time it happened they stayed on for 4 days. i called our nearest ford dealership the same day they came on and was told it could be the battery causing it or could be the cluster cutting out. we checked and cleaned our battery which is only 9 months old. it was not the battery. then on the 4th day all the warning lights in the cluster went off except the check engine light. after a day or so it to went out. the biggest problem with this the speedodometer does not work when this occurs. ...i feel this is very dangerous, especially on the curvy and winding roads where i live. and it is a problem i thoroughly checked out many people are having problem with this issue yet ford has not had a recall on it or the other problem with the throttle body (lurching and surging). both are safety issues and manufacturing defects. bad enough the ac problem and having bought 5 sets of tires since i have bought the 2005 freestyle. i have owned ford products for many years and being they do not back their products i will not continue purchasing from ford.
05/02/200850000
 Surging/lurching unexpectantly with my 2005 ford freestyle. i take my children to and from school and extracurricular activieties. i almost hit a group of children crossing in front of me due to my car surging unexpectantly. i have been having trouble with my car for quite some time and checked periodically for recalls for this issue. contacting the nearest ford dealership after our local dealership shut down. i used to think ford was a decent vehicle, i will never purchase another american made vehicle. the warranties suck on them, and they seldom are true to their customers and do not take care of defective issues in a timely manner if ever. the first incident was in may 2008. the surging issue has reoccured many times since. and it is getting worse.
09/25/2010100000
 When driving my 2005 ford freestyle down the road the entire cluster will start cutting out all the lights will come on. the first time this happened i was driving 30 mile per hour. i pulled over and shut off my vehicle, a few seconds later i restarted my vehicle the lights still came on they stayed on for about 20 minutes and then stayed off for about a 9 days. the second time it happened they stayed on for 4 days. i called our nearest ford dealership the same day they came on and was told it could be the battery causing it or could be the cluster cutting out. we checked and cleaned our battery which is only 9 months old. it was not the battery. then on the 4th day all the warning lights in the cluster went off except the check engine light. after a day or so it to went out. the biggest problem with this the speedodometer does not work when this occurs. ...i feel this is very dangerous, especially on the curvy and winding roads where i live. and it is a problem i thoroughly checked out many people are having problem with this issue yet ford has not had a recall on it or the other problem with the throttle body (lurching and surging). both are safety issues and manufacturing defects. bad enough the ac problem and having bought 5 sets of tires since i have bought the 2005 freestyle. i have owned ford products for many years and being they do not back their products i will not continue purchasing from ford.
05/02/200850000
 Surging/lurching unexpectantly with my 2005 ford freestyle. i take my children to and from school and extracurricular activieties. i almost hit a group of children crossing in front of me due to my car surging unexpectantly. i have been having trouble with my car for quite some time and checked periodically for recalls for this issue. contacting the nearest ford dealership after our local dealership shut down. i used to think ford was a decent vehicle, i will never purchase another american made vehicle. the warranties suck on them, and they seldom are true to their customers and do not take care of defective issues in a timely manner if ever. the first incident was in may 2008. the surging issue has reoccured many times since. and it is getting worse.
09/25/2010100000
 When driving my 2005 ford freestyle down the road the entire cluster will start cutting out all the lights will come on. the first time this happened i was driving 30 mile per hour. i pulled over and shut off my vehicle, a few seconds later i restarted my vehicle the lights still came on they stayed on for about 20 minutes and then stayed off for about a 9 days. the second time it happened they stayed on for 4 days. i called our nearest ford dealership the same day they came on and was told it could be the battery causing it or could be the cluster cutting out. we checked and cleaned our battery which is only 9 months old. it was not the battery. then on the 4th day all the warning lights in the cluster went off except the check engine light. after a day or so it to went out. the biggest problem with this the speedodometer does not work when this occurs. ...i feel this is very dangerous, especially on the curvy and winding roads where i live. and it is a problem i thoroughly checked out many people are having problem with this issue yet ford has not had a recall on it or the other problem with the throttle body (lurching and surging). both are safety issues and manufacturing defects. bad enough the ac problem and having bought 5 sets of tires since i have bought the 2005 freestyle. i have owned ford products for many years and being they do not back their products i will not continue purchasing from ford.
05/02/200850000
 Surging/lurching unexpectantly with my 2005 ford freestyle. i take my children to and from school and extracurricular activieties. i almost hit a group of children crossing in front of me due to my car surging unexpectantly. i have been having trouble with my car for quite some time and checked periodically for recalls for this issue. contacting the nearest ford dealership after our local dealership shut down. i used to think ford was a decent vehicle, i will never purchase another american made vehicle. the warranties suck on them, and they seldom are true to their customers and do not take care of defective issues in a timely manner if ever. the first incident was in may 2008. the surging issue has reoccured many times since. and it is getting worse.
09/25/2010100000
 When driving my 2005 ford freestyle down the road the entire cluster will start cutting out all the lights will come on. the first time this happened i was driving 30 mile per hour. i pulled over and shut off my vehicle, a few seconds later i restarted my vehicle the lights still came on they stayed on for about 20 minutes and then stayed off for about a 9 days. the second time it happened they stayed on for 4 days. i called our nearest ford dealership the same day they came on and was told it could be the battery causing it or could be the cluster cutting out. we checked and cleaned our battery which is only 9 months old. it was not the battery. then on the 4th day all the warning lights in the cluster went off except the check engine light. after a day or so it to went out. the biggest problem with this the speedodometer does not work when this occurs. ...i feel this is very dangerous, especially on the curvy and winding roads where i live. and it is a problem i thoroughly checked out many people are having problem with this issue yet ford has not had a recall on it or the other problem with the throttle body (lurching and surging). both are safety issues and manufacturing defects. bad enough the ac problem and having bought 5 sets of tires since i have bought the 2005 freestyle. i have owned ford products for many years and being they do not back their products i will not continue purchasing from ford.
05/02/200850000
 Surging/lurching unexpectantly with my 2005 ford freestyle. i take my children to and from school and extracurricular activieties. i almost hit a group of children crossing in front of me due to my car surging unexpectantly. i have been having trouble with my car for quite some time and checked periodically for recalls for this issue. contacting the nearest ford dealership after our local dealership shut down. i used to think ford was a decent vehicle, i will never purchase another american made vehicle. the warranties suck on them, and they seldom are true to their customers and do not take care of defective issues in a timely manner if ever. the first incident was in may 2008. the surging issue has reoccured many times since. and it is getting worse.
01/01/201090000
 2005 ford freestyle consistently surges both in drive or reverse. it is completely unexpected and is difficult to control when occurs. it can happen at a dead stop or when car is in motion. this is a safety hazard for driver, passenger and any one around car when this happens. it lurches forward or back as if it had a mind of its own. i have had the car surge forward in a parking lot with people around me who feel threatened by my car's actions. we feel ford should address this issue since we are aware of many, many others who are experiencing this problem.
09/16/201052781
 2005 ford freestyle 53,000 miles experiencing loss of power with wrench light on instrument panel illuminating while driving. first trip to dealer, the service department replaced air filter indicating that the filter had slipped out of the housing and was blocking air flow. within 2 weeks we have dropped the car off for a second visit for same power failure issue. when will ford issue a recall for this widespread mechanical problem? how many crashes, or deaths have resulted from this issue?
01/01/201090000
 2005 ford freestyle consistently surges both in drive or reverse. it is completely unexpected and is difficult to control when occurs. it can happen at a dead stop or when car is in motion. this is a safety hazard for driver, passenger and any one around car when this happens. it lurches forward or back as if it had a mind of its own. i have had the car surge forward in a parking lot with people around me who feel threatened by my car's actions. we feel ford should address this issue since we are aware of many, many others who are experiencing this problem.
09/16/201052781
 2005 ford freestyle 53,000 miles experiencing loss of power with wrench light on instrument panel illuminating while driving. first trip to dealer, the service department replaced air filter indicating that the filter had slipped out of the housing and was blocking air flow. within 2 weeks we have dropped the car off for a second visit for same power failure issue. when will ford issue a recall for this widespread mechanical problem? how many crashes, or deaths have resulted from this issue?
08/31/2010114000
 Have a 2005 ford freestyle- with a throttle body issue. the part is on back order- no rental given by company. fail safe engine mode and check engine light is one because of it- they insist that it is safe to drive (i drive 75 miles back and forth to work everyday). i am sorry- but driving that many miles- with my children in the car as well- while the engine is failing- is never safe. because of the jolting forward and backwards while in this mode- i can't even count how many times i have almost hit another car, or a pedestrian! what happens when the engine does fail- is ford going to replace that?
08/30/201074000
 The car lunges forward or backward depending if you are in drive or reverse. it is so fast you have to brake with both feet and pull agaiinst steering wheel to stop car. car trips into failsafe mode after this happens (would be too late, you would have hit something by then)dealer says it is the bad throttle body. seems to be a systemic problem with freestyle 2005-2007? very dangerous a matter of time before someone is run over or killed with vehicle
09/10/201082100
 2005 ford freestyle for 2 yrs having a problem with foot being on brake and the throttle wanting to go causing car to surge ahead - no accident yet - this is off and on - also if turning hard will surge - 2x went into safe engine mode - code p061b and p2106 then after parking car for awhile it will be fine - also rear brakes making noises and have to be replace every few thousand miles - car surges and accelerates on its own mostly when stopped with foot on brake also does this in reverse - car has about 120,000 miles on it at this time - very dangerous - cannot afford to have throttle body replaced - this happens every day pretty much - some days only once - this past week extremely often and went in fail safe mode - there should be a recall on this dangerous problem - i have read many complaints about this - very dangerous
07/18/201096000
 2005 ford freestyle limited awd. the vehicle, when a/c unit is on and outside temperature is between 80 and 90 degree f, surges forward violently, approx. 1 to 2 feet, while trying to slow down or stop. then engine goes into safe mode and stalls. when researching this problem on the website myfordfreestyle.com there was information about the possible cause of the surge. the ford service dept. recommends replacing the throttle body due to excess sludge build up inside the unit. $700.00 plus fix. i took my car into the ford service dept. in my area, gave the description of the problem, they said it was probably the throttle body and that i would have to get this replaced and that the car was unsafe to drive due to the surging. ford says the throttle body is on back order.
09/10/201082100
 2005 ford freestyle for 2 yrs having a problem with foot being on brake and the throttle wanting to go causing car to surge ahead - no accident yet - this is off and on - also if turning hard will surge - 2x went into safe engine mode - code p061b and p2106 then after parking car for awhile it will be fine - also rear brakes making noises and have to be replace every few thousand miles - car surges and accelerates on its own mostly when stopped with foot on brake also does this in reverse - car has about 120,000 miles on it at this time - very dangerous - cannot afford to have throttle body replaced - this happens every day pretty much - some days only once - this past week extremely often and went in fail safe mode - there should be a recall on this dangerous problem - i have read many complaints about this - very dangerous
07/18/201096000
 2005 ford freestyle limited awd. the vehicle, when a/c unit is on and outside temperature is between 80 and 90 degree f, surges forward violently, approx. 1 to 2 feet, while trying to slow down or stop. then engine goes into safe mode and stalls. when researching this problem on the website myfordfreestyle.com there was information about the possible cause of the surge. the ford service dept. recommends replacing the throttle body due to excess sludge build up inside the unit. $700.00 plus fix. i took my car into the ford service dept. in my area, gave the description of the problem, they said it was probably the throttle body and that i would have to get this replaced and that the car was unsafe to drive due to the surging. ford says the throttle body is on back order.
09/03/201059200
 This car has an apparently well-known issue with the throttle body failing, causing: a) sudden uncontolled acceleration from a stop, and b) sudden loss of power when traveling down the road at highway speeds. my wife experienced both problems yesterday. first, with my wife's foot on the brake, the freestyle lunged forward and almost rear-ended another car that had children loading into it, while in school carpool line. then, while making her way immediately to the ford dealership -- with my two children -- this uncontrolled lunging from a dead stop continued at intersections; and while traveling at speed, in traffic, the car would suddenly lose all power. the sudden lunge makes it likely you'll hit a pedestrian or rear-end the car in front of you; the sudden loss of power makes it likely you'll be the recipient of a rear-end collision. the repair is costing us $730. it's the throttle body, of course. and i've asked the dealership to give me back the old part, so yes, i should have that available when i get the car back. *** important *** this is a well-known issue to both ford and the odi of the nhtsa. there are hundreds of matching, publicly filed complaints documenting this chilling safety issue in this very same odi database to which i am submitting this mirror complaint. when should we expect to see some action from the odi/nhtsa and/or ford on this???????? i want my money back but i also want ford to fix this, not just on my car, but on all the other familys' cars that have this **well-known** safety defect!!!!!!!!!
07/18/201096000
 2005 ford freestyle limited awd. the vehicle, when a/c unit is on and outside temperature is between 80 and 90 degree f, surges forward violently, approx. 1 to 2 feet, while trying to slow down or stop. then engine goes into safe mode and stalls. when researching this problem on the website myfordfreestyle.com there was information about the possible cause of the surge. the ford service dept. recommends replacing the throttle body due to excess sludge build up inside the unit. $700.00 plus fix. i took my car into the ford service dept. in my area, gave the description of the problem, they said it was probably the throttle body and that i would have to get this replaced and that the car was unsafe to drive due to the surging. ford says the throttle body is on back order.
09/03/201059200
 This car has an apparently well-known issue with the throttle body failing, causing: a) sudden uncontolled acceleration from a stop, and b) sudden loss of power when traveling down the road at highway speeds. my wife experienced both problems yesterday. first, with my wife's foot on the brake, the freestyle lunged forward and almost rear-ended another car that had children loading into it, while in school carpool line. then, while making her way immediately to the ford dealership -- with my two children -- this uncontrolled lunging from a dead stop continued at intersections; and while traveling at speed, in traffic, the car would suddenly lose all power. the sudden lunge makes it likely you'll hit a pedestrian or rear-end the car in front of you; the sudden loss of power makes it likely you'll be the recipient of a rear-end collision. the repair is costing us $730. it's the throttle body, of course. and i've asked the dealership to give me back the old part, so yes, i should have that available when i get the car back. *** important *** this is a well-known issue to both ford and the odi of the nhtsa. there are hundreds of matching, publicly filed complaints documenting this chilling safety issue in this very same odi database to which i am submitting this mirror complaint. when should we expect to see some action from the odi/nhtsa and/or ford on this???????? i want my money back but i also want ford to fix this, not just on my car, but on all the other familys' cars that have this **well-known** safety defect!!!!!!!!!
08/21/201065000
 I own a 2005 ford freestyle and over te hpast 6 months it has surged unexplainably a dozen plus times, to a point where my wife is afraid to drive it. tghis has happened both soon after the car has been started and, with a foot on the break, the car is put into d or r. thankfully the car break was applied. it has also happened to me while braking at speeds of 40+ mph and has made it difficult to stop to a point i had to pput the car in n to slow it. i have 4 kids and these unexplained surges surely are of great concern. i brought the car to the local ford dealership and they said ot was the aftermarket airfilter and that they couldn't replacate the problem.
08/21/201058000
 2005 ford freestyle. 3 different incidents when the car was stopped, lurched forward and then the dashboard light came on reading engine safe failed turned car off and restarted. 3rd time it happened the check engine light remained on with the emissions light on the dashboard. took car to dealership to be serviced. we are now told the throttle body needs to be replaced and the electric system needs to be rebooted. the car only has 58,000 miles and we purchased only 30 days ago used.
08/21/201065000
 I own a 2005 ford freestyle and over te hpast 6 months it has surged unexplainably a dozen plus times, to a point where my wife is afraid to drive it. tghis has happened both soon after the car has been started and, with a foot on the break, the car is put into d or r. thankfully the car break was applied. it has also happened to me while braking at speeds of 40+ mph and has made it difficult to stop to a point i had to pput the car in n to slow it. i have 4 kids and these unexplained surges surely are of great concern. i brought the car to the local ford dealership and they said ot was the aftermarket airfilter and that they couldn't replacate the problem.
08/21/201058000
 2005 ford freestyle. 3 different incidents when the car was stopped, lurched forward and then the dashboard light came on reading engine safe failed turned car off and restarted. 3rd time it happened the check engine light remained on with the emissions light on the dashboard. took car to dealership to be serviced. we are now told the throttle body needs to be replaced and the electric system needs to be rebooted. the car only has 58,000 miles and we purchased only 30 days ago used.
08/21/201065000
 I own a 2005 ford freestyle and over te hpast 6 months it has surged unexplainably a dozen plus times, to a point where my wife is afraid to drive it. tghis has happened both soon after the car has been started and, with a foot on the break, the car is put into d or r. thankfully the car break was applied. it has also happened to me while braking at speeds of 40+ mph and has made it difficult to stop to a point i had to pput the car in n to slow it. i have 4 kids and these unexplained surges surely are of great concern. i brought the car to the local ford dealership and they said ot was the aftermarket airfilter and that they couldn't replacate the problem.
08/21/201058000
 2005 ford freestyle. 3 different incidents when the car was stopped, lurched forward and then the dashboard light came on reading engine safe failed turned car off and restarted. 3rd time it happened the check engine light remained on with the emissions light on the dashboard. took car to dealership to be serviced. we are now told the throttle body needs to be replaced and the electric system needs to be rebooted. the car only has 58,000 miles and we purchased only 30 days ago used.
08/16/201046318
 While slowing down to come to a stop sign at a crosswalk, my 2005 ford freestyle's engine suddenly started racing and jerking forward! pressing down as hard as i could on the brakes did not stop the car and i had to turn it off-if someone had been in the crosswalk, i would have hit them! needless to say, i am scared to drive my car-it is being towed to the dealership. mileage is 46,318.
08/14/2010
 2005 ford freestyle se, self excelerating and lunge's forward on its own (when foot is on brake) and displays fail safe mode on dash, vehicle shuts down-mostly when going in reverse. just bought used vehicle from dealership approx 3 weeks ago.
08/16/201046318
 While slowing down to come to a stop sign at a crosswalk, my 2005 ford freestyle's engine suddenly started racing and jerking forward! pressing down as hard as i could on the brakes did not stop the car and i had to turn it off-if someone had been in the crosswalk, i would have hit them! needless to say, i am scared to drive my car-it is being towed to the dealership. mileage is 46,318.
08/14/2010
 2005 ford freestyle se, self excelerating and lunge's forward on its own (when foot is on brake) and displays fail safe mode on dash, vehicle shuts down-mostly when going in reverse. just bought used vehicle from dealership approx 3 weeks ago.
08/16/201046318
 While slowing down to come to a stop sign at a crosswalk, my 2005 ford freestyle's engine suddenly started racing and jerking forward! pressing down as hard as i could on the brakes did not stop the car and i had to turn it off-if someone had been in the crosswalk, i would have hit them! needless to say, i am scared to drive my car-it is being towed to the dealership. mileage is 46,318.
08/14/2010
 2005 ford freestyle se, self excelerating and lunge's forward on its own (when foot is on brake) and displays fail safe mode on dash, vehicle shuts down-mostly when going in reverse. just bought used vehicle from dealership approx 3 weeks ago.
06/10/2010100000
 My 2005 ford freestyle will accelerate without any driver action and will die after accelerating. this occurs several times per month. the ford dealership advised that they are aware of the problem and that it is the throttle body. they cannot do anything about it because the parts are on back order. i was also advised by the dealer that there are several 2005 ford freestyles in my area with the same problem and that ford is aware of the problem.
06/05/2010125483
 2005 ford freestyle. started to notice it felt like it would lunge forward after idleing for a few minutes in park. i thought it was my imagination at first. this happened at least 6 times when i drove it (this is not the car i usually drive). then on june 5, 2010 i was in park at a gas station with the engine on and i put it in reverse and it lunged backwards...i slammed on the brakes and they didn't work...i switched it to neutral and then the engined stalled out and all the dash lights came on (oil, repair, engine, fail mode). i turned the key switch to off, waited a few minutes, then restarted it and all the lights were off. i was able to return home safely. i was just glad no one was behind me. this is a serious problem/defect!! i'm scared to drive it now! especially after reading about all the other people who have complained about having this problem with their freestyles.
06/07/201077000
 Vehicle accelerates unexpectedly at low speeds.
04/26/201026000
 Rear window of 2005 ford freestyle exploded when driving out of the garage
06/01/2009320001
 Ford freestyle 2005 has been leaking for months. large puddles have formed on the front and rear passenger side of the car. most recently, water has leaked from the sunroof onto both the driver and passenger side. i have read extensively on the internet about a basic design flaw in this car that causes water from the drains to empty into the car because the drains are unable to handle the required amount of water. ford dealerships generally seem to report no knowledge of the problem or do not resolve the problem. driving with water dripping on my head is a safety hazard. also, my child has been sick with respiratory problems for almost a month now. i had not pinpointed the source of his problem, but having read numerous posts about mold growth due to the water infiltration i am wondering if that could be the problem. water causes mold, rust, and can short out electrical systems in the car. while ford doesn't apparently see this as a hazard or a result of their bad design, many consumers do. *tr
05/25/2009400001
 We recently purchased a 2005 ford freestyle. the dashboard gauges will randomly all bottom out for a few seconds, and then come back on. this happens at least once nearly everytime we drive. occasionally the gauges will 'freeze' where they are and the dashboard lights (including odometer) will go out. this lasts for a few seconds, and when the lights come back on, all of the gauges bottom out for a few seconds and then come back on. while trying to figure out what the problem is, we discovered that there is a common defect in the gauge cluster and an online search reveals hundreds of complaints about this. there is an open investigation, but no recall to date. this is a safety hazard despite what ford says, not knowing how fast you are going (even if it is just for a few seconds) is dangerous, but the worst part is the distraction when you see your gauges going crazy out of the corner of your eye. distracted drivers are not safe drivers. the dealer tells us they've changed dozens of these, and the cost is nearly $900! for and the nhtsa know this is a problem, ford should take responsibility and make it right. *tr
07/18/2008710001
 No one was injured, the 2005 ford freestyle had to have a battery replaced and upon replacement the car started but the instrument cluster no longer functions,. the dealership (b.j. ford, liberty, texas) said the cluster would need to be replaced at a cost of $440.00. i have researched several websites and this seems to be a defect. your agencies own nhsta action number: pe07058 addressed this issue. i feel ford should take responsibility for this issue. it is expensive to replace and it seems to be a prevalent issue with the 2005-06 freestyle models. *tr