Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||||
| 0718 | 10021220 | Transmission shifter binding / high effort bezel replacement. *kb | 03/23/2007 | ||
| 06114 | 01/01/2006 | 10020134 | Continuously variable transaxle (cvt) noise diagnosis. *tt | 07/26/2006 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN | |||
| 01/09/2013 | 133500 | ||
| On february 11th i had the recall done that reflashed computer and cleaned throttle body. the 12th and 13 it was unseasonably warm and the vehicle ran great. on the 14th the vehicle would not move at all. the temp was below 15 degrees. i could not drive my car for a month. when the temps went up into the 20's the car ran fine. i called the dealer to report the problem and was informed that the recall could only be completed once. on march 7th i cleaned the throttle body myself and found a ring of carbon around the butterfly. after cleaning the car was running good again. this was less than 400 miles after the recall had been completed. the symptoms of the jerking have gone away with the cleaning. the continuous problem seems to be the engine and malfunction light will come on and the vehicle reduces power and speed. seems to be at lower temperatures. yesterday it was 20 out and it did this. i have inspected the air and vacuum hoses to the throttle body and cannot find any loose, or broken. i have sprayed around throttle body gaskets while vehicle is running and can find no vacuum leaks. i don't think this is completely a throttle body issue. i believe the cvt transmission is to blame. in november i had the transmission fluids and sump filter changed. i did this because of the complaints of early transmission failure. usually the failure occurs when vehicle is under load, ie going up hills etc. and appears to be temperature related. | |||
| 11/10/2012 | 90000 | 1 | |
| Around the middle of november 2012, i started noticing a slight knocking coming from under the hood while the vehicle was idling. it seemed to go away when i put the car in gear and started to drive. during the next couple of weeks the knocking was getting worse. i noticed it louder and louder as i was driving. then, the only time the knocking went away was when the car was put in reverse. now, i'm starting to get very concerned about my car breaking down while i am out. shortly after this, i received a recall notice about the throttle body. so, i took it in on january 23, 2013 to have the throttle body recall procedure done. while it was at the authorized ford dealership having this procedure done, i asked them to check out the noise i was hearing. they informed me it was a bearing that was within the transmission causing the issue and would need replaced. i was told that the part itself was not able to be replaced, but the whole transmission needed to be replaced. they recommended a new transmission be installed at the cost of $5200.00. a used one might result in the same circumstances happening. however, due to the issues with this cvt transmission, there may not be new one available for a while. i was then informed, that because of this cvt issue, ford has extended the warranty on the 2008+ model years up to 100,000 miles. so, this means i am left with a worthless 2006 ford vehicle with 95,508 miles. which ford knows has a defective part and has chosen to ignore and refuses any responsibility for it. what am i to do? is this how, we as consumers, should expect our vehicles to perform? i loved the styling and features of this car, but i can't see putting $5200.00 into this vehicle at this point and down the road the same thing happening or something new that they have known about. where do i go from here? *tr | |||
| 11/10/2012 | 90000 | ||
| Around the middle of november 2012, i started noticing a slight knocking coming from under the hood while the vehicle was idling. it seemed to go away when i put the car in gear and started to drive. during the next couple of weeks the knocking was getting worse. i noticed it louder and louder as i was driving. then, the only time the knocking went away was when the car was put in reverse. now, i'm starting to get very concerned about my car breaking down while i am out. shortly after this, i received a recall notice about the throttle body. so, i took it in on january 23, 2013 to have the throttle body recall procedure done. while it was at the authorized ford dealership having this procedure done, i asked them to check out the noise i was hearing. they informed me it was a bearing that was within the transmission causing the issue and would need replaced. i was told that the part itself was not able to be replaced, but the whole transmission needed to be replaced. they recommended a new transmission be installed at the cost of $5200.00. a used one might result in the same circumstances happening. however, due to the issues with this cvt transmission, there may not be new one available for a while. i was then informed, that because of this cvt issue, ford has extended the warranty on the 2008+ model years up to 100,000 miles. so, this means i am left with a worthless 2006 ford vehicle with 95,508 miles. which ford knows has a defective part and has chosen to ignore and refuses any responsibility for it. what am i to do? is this how, we as consumers, should expect our vehicles to perform? i loved the styling and features of this car, but i can't see putting $5200.00 into this vehicle at this point and down the road the same thing happening or something new that they have known about. where do i go from here? | |||
| 01/20/2013 | 117000 | ||
| Our vehicle was cruising at interstate speeds when it attempted to accelorate due to an incline in the road. suddenly the vehicle wrench light along with the anti slip light came on and the engine rpm's increased but the vehicle did not accelerate. i took the car off cruise and applied the gas and received the same results, high rpm but no acceleration. the car would not accelerate no matter what i did. we eventually pulled off the highway and stop at a gas station where we turned the car off and fueled up. after leaving the gas station we have not experienced the issue since. we took it to our mechanic the next day who said we needed to replace the tranmission for about $5000. after doing research i have found out the many ford freestyle owners have had to replace their transmissions along with replacing the electronic throttle control (which ford eventually placed a recall on). we have had the etc repaired but the transmission being shot is unacceptible. | |||
| 12/03/2012 | 165000 | 1 | |
| I was sitting in the drive-thru at mcdonald's when the car suddenly lunged forward almost hitting a pedestrian who was crossing in front of me to go into the store. my foot was on the break the whole time. the car lunges sporadically for no rhyme or reason. *tr | |||
| 01/20/2013 | 117000 | ||
| Our vehicle was cruising at interstate speeds when it attempted to accelorate due to an incline in the road. suddenly the vehicle wrench light along with the anti slip light came on and the engine rpm's increased but the vehicle did not accelerate. i took the car off cruise and applied the gas and received the same results, high rpm but no acceleration. the car would not accelerate no matter what i did. we eventually pulled off the highway and stop at a gas station where we turned the car off and fueled up. after leaving the gas station we have not experienced the issue since. we took it to our mechanic the next day who said we needed to replace the tranmission for about $5000. after doing research i have found out the many ford freestyle owners have had to replace their transmissions along with replacing the electronic throttle control (which ford eventually placed a recall on). we have had the etc repaired but the transmission being shot is unacceptible. | |||
| 12/03/2012 | 165000 | 1 | |
| I was sitting in the drive-thru at mcdonald's when the car suddenly lunged forward almost hitting a pedestrian who was crossing in front of me to go into the store. my foot was on the break the whole time. the car lunges sporadically for no rhyme or reason. *tr | |||
| 01/20/2013 | 117000 | ||
| Our vehicle was cruising at interstate speeds when it attempted to accelorate due to an incline in the road. suddenly the vehicle wrench light along with the anti slip light came on and the engine rpm's increased but the vehicle did not accelerate. i took the car off cruise and applied the gas and received the same results, high rpm but no acceleration. the car would not accelerate no matter what i did. we eventually pulled off the highway and stop at a gas station where we turned the car off and fueled up. after leaving the gas station we have not experienced the issue since. we took it to our mechanic the next day who said we needed to replace the tranmission for about $5000. after doing research i have found out the many ford freestyle owners have had to replace their transmissions along with replacing the electronic throttle control (which ford eventually placed a recall on). we have had the etc repaired but the transmission being shot is unacceptible. | |||
| 12/03/2012 | 165000 | ||
| I was sitting in the drive-thru at mcdonald's when the car suddenly lunged forward almost hitting a pedestrian who was crossing in front of me to go into the store. my foot was on the break the whole time. the car lunges sporadically for no rhyme or reason. | |||
| 11/15/2011 | 92000 | 1 | |
| 2006 ford freestyle purchased in june of 2011, returned to used veh dealer twice for various indicators on the dash. in november of 2011 the transmission went out and was replaced with a ford transmission that was replaced in mid december of 2011. in september of 2012 this transmission went out and caused an axle bearing to be defective and the axle has to be replaced due to the bad transmission that is under warranty. it is january 16, 2013 and ford still does not have a transmission to replace their bad one. received word from the dealer that has it we are behind someone else who has been waiting since august for a transmission. have been on the phone almost weekly and sometimes more than that to get something done. in the mean time we have been without the veh since mid september and no loaner as it is long term and ford is not helping at all. even suggested they buy it back and replace with a 2008 taurus x. we would give them money for the exchange but they are not interested. were told it could be 6 months before a transmission is available. *tr | |||
| 12/03/2012 | 165000 | ||
| I was sitting in the drive-thru at mcdonald's when the car suddenly lunged forward almost hitting a pedestrian who was crossing in front of me to go into the store. my foot was on the break the whole time. the car lunges sporadically for no rhyme or reason. | |||
| 11/15/2011 | 92000 | ||
| 2006 ford freestyle purchased in june of 2011, returned to used veh dealer twice for various indicators on the dash. in november of 2011 the transmission went out and was replaced with a ford transmission that was replaced in mid december of 2011. in september of 2012 this transmission went out and caused an axle bearing to be defective and the axle has to be replaced due to the bad transmission that is under warranty. it is january 16, 2013 and ford still does not have a transmission to replace their bad one. received word from the dealer that has it we are behind someone else who has been waiting since august for a transmission. have been on the phone almost weekly and sometimes more than that to get something done. in the mean time we have been without the veh since mid september and no loaner as it is long term and ford is not helping at all. even suggested they buy it back and replace with a 2008 taurus x. we would give them money for the exchange but they are not interested. were told it could be 6 months before a transmission is available. | |||
| 12/21/2012 | 59500 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford freestyle. the contact stated that the vehicle stalled while the contact was driving 30 mph. the vehicle would not accelerate over 10 mph. the contact took the vehicle to the dealer for a diagnostic test and the contact was advised that the transmission was defective and needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 59,500. | |||
| 12/21/2012 | 59500 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 ford freestyle. the contact stated that the vehicle stalled while the contact was driving 30 mph. the vehicle would not accelerate over 10 mph. the contact took the vehicle to the dealer for a diagnostic test and the contact was advised that the transmission was defective and needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 59,500. kmj | |||
| 12/21/2012 | 595000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 ford freestyle. the contact stated the transmission caused the vehicle to stalled while driving 30 mph. the vehicle would not accelerate more then 10 mph. the contact took the vehicle to a dealer for a diagnostic test. the test results shown a defect transmission. the dealer stated the transmission needed to be replaced. the failure mileage was 59,500. jo | |||
| 12/19/2012 | 101000 | 1 | |
| This is a follow up complaint from earlier. i had to replace the transmission a month after buying my freestyle. almost $4000! i have videos of the cars rpms surging as i am driving it. not a safe car - how many complaints before a ford recall is made? please tell me someone does not have to get hurt or die first! *tr | |||
| 05/01/2011 | 52000 | 1 | |
| The car will randomly surge when stopped or at low speeds and beginning to accelerate. it seems like it just wants to go from an even idle to floored sometimes, just momentarily. could happen when you are getting into or out of a parking space, pulling out of an intersection...doesn't seem to be any particular conditions. lately has started to shudder at mid speeds (15-40 mph) and surge ahead as if you were moving the accelerator pedal, even though your foot is stock still. getting to be a little uneasy having my wife drive the car. *tr | |||
| 05/01/2011 | 52000 | ||
| The car will randomly surge when stopped or at low speeds and beginning to accelerate. it seems like it just wants to go from an even idle to floored sometimes, just momentarily. could happen when you are getting into or out of a parking space, pulling out of an intersection...doesn't seem to be any particular conditions. lately has started to shudder at mid speeds (15-40 mph) and surge ahead as if you were moving the accelerator pedal, even though your foot is stock still. getting to be a little uneasy having my wife drive the car. | |||
| 12/30/2009 | 60000 | 1 | |
| Throttle body failed twice. had repaired because vehicle lunged and almost hit a lady at kroger grocery store. foot was firm on brake. very dangerous in my opinion . i'm a ford motor company employee and i've heard this problem from friends at work .also engine races sometimes. *tr | |||
| 10/31/2012 | 89000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 ford freestyle. the contact stated that while driving approximately 25 mph uphill, the engine rpms began to increase rapidly. in addition, there was no engine power with an illumination of the check engine warning indicator. in addition, the transmission began jerking violently. the vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic for diagnosis where they informed the contact that the transmission would need to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the problem. the approximate failure mileage was 89,000. kmj | |||
| 12/30/2009 | 60000 | ||
| Throttle body failed twice. had repaired because vehicle lunged and almost hit a lady at kroger grocery store. foot was firm on brake. very dangerous in my opinion . i'm a ford motor company employee and i've heard this problem from friends at work .also engine races sometimes. | |||
| 10/31/2012 | 89000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 ford freestyle. the contact stated that while driving approximately 25 mph uphill, the engine rpms began to increase rapidly. in addition, there was no engine power with an illumination of the check engine warning indicator. in addition, the transmission began jerking violently. the vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic for diagnosis where they informed the contact that the transmission would need to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the problem. the approximate failure mileage was 89,000. kmj | |||
| 11/14/2012 | 114000 | 2 | |
| This has happened twice. after driving on the interstate for about 60 miles@80 mph the wrench light started flashing and care would shut down. transmission fluid was spewing out the vent tube. i had the transmission replaced and 2 months latter it has happened again. i have been following up on this issue and it seems a lot of people are experiencing similar problems!!! *tr | |||
| 10/31/2012 | 89000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 ford freestyle. the contact stated while driving up an incline approximately 25 mph, the rpms began to increase rapidly. in addition, there was no engine power with an illumination of the warning indicator and the transmission was jerking violently. the vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic for diagnosis and they informed the transmission would need to be replaced. the vehicle had not been repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the problem. the approximate failure mileage was 89,000. js | |||
| 11/14/2012 | 114000 | 2 | |
| This has happened twice. after driving on the interstate for about 60 miles@80 mph the wrench light started flashing and care would shut down. transmission fluid was spewing out the vent tube. i had the transmission replaced and 2 months latter it has happened again. i have been following up on this issue and it seems a lot of people are experiencing similar problems!!! *tr | |||
| 11/14/2012 | 114000 | ||
| This has happened twice. after driving on the interstate for about 60 miles@80 mph the wrench light started flashing and care would shut down. transmission fluid was spewing out the vent tube. i had the transmission replaced and 2 months latter it has happened agian. i have been following up on this issue and it seemes a lot of people are experiencing simmilar problems!!! | |||
| 09/10/2011 | 120000 | 1 | |
| Can be driving any speed or stopped and lose ability to accelerate. have to pull over turn ignition off and restart the car, problem fixed for a little while, frequently while merging to an e way, or hilly areas, ford mechanics have looked at car and cant tell us what is wrong, people who engineered car have looked at it and cant give an answer. due to problems with car we owe more than it is worth now and cant trade in with recurring problem. ford needs to step up and handle this problem. *tr | |||
| 11/14/2012 | 114000 | ||
| This has happened twice. after driving on the interstate for about 60 miles@80 mph the wrench light started flashing and care would shut down. transmission fluid was spewing out the vent tube. i had the transmission replaced and 2 months latter it has happened agian. i have been following up on this issue and it seemes a lot of people are experiencing simmilar problems!!! | |||
| 09/10/2011 | 120000 | ||
| Can be driving any speed or stopped and lose ability to accelerate. have to pull over turn ignition off and restart the car, problem fixed for a little while, frequently while merging to an e way, or hilly areas, ford mechanics have looked at car and cant tell us what is wrong, people who engineered car have looked at it and cant give an answer. due to problems with car we owe more than it is worth now and cant trade in with reoccurring problem. ford needs to step up and handle this problem. | |||
| 05/30/2011 | 40000 | 1 | |
| In the summer of 2011 our freestyle began to surge as far as two feet while driven at low speeds and also while at a complete stop, surging forward or backward when in reverse, revving loudly and subsequently stalling. concerned, we took the vehicle to our ford service department. the ford service department told us that the problem was uncommon (not true) and did not mention any service bulletins before reprogramming our freestyles pcm and replacing the throttle body. *tr | |||
| 11/14/2012 | 114000 | ||
| This has happened twice. after driving on the interstate for about 60 miles@80 mph the wrench light started flashing and care would shut down. transmission fluid was spewing out the vent tube. i had the transmission replaced and 2 months latter it has happened agian. i have been following up on this issue and it seemes a lot of people are experiencing simmilar problems!!! | |||
| 09/10/2011 | 120000 | ||
| Can be driving any speed or stopped and lose ability to accelerate. have to pull over turn ignition off and restart the car, problem fixed for a little while, frequently while merging to an e way, or hilly areas, ford mechanics have looked at car and cant tell us what is wrong, people who engineered car have looked at it and cant give an answer. due to problems with car we owe more than it is worth now and cant trade in with reoccurring problem. ford needs to step up and handle this problem. | |||
| 05/30/2011 | 40000 | 1 | |
| In the summer of 2011 our freestyle began to surge as far as two feet while driven at low speeds and also while at a complete stop, surging forward or backward when in reverse, revving loudly and subsequently stalling. concerned, we took the vehicle to our ford service department. the ford service department told us that the problem was uncommon (not true) and did not mention any service bulletins before reprogramming our freestyles pcm and replacing the throttle body. *tr | |||
| 11/03/2008 | 65000 | 1 | |
| Had to replace transmission right after warranty ran out. was major deal at the time but now have just been told we have to replace transmission again for the third time. after researching on the internet i have seen that this is fairly common problem. looking for answers or assistance on this issue has put poor taste regarding future ownership of ford vehicle, unless problem is only with c.v.t. transmission. *tr | |||
| 11/03/2008 | 65000 | ||
| Had to replace transmission right after warranty ran out. was major deal at the time but now have just been told we have to replace transmission again for the third time. after researching on the internet i have seen that this is fairly common problem. looking for answers or assistance on this issue has put poor taste regarding future ownership of ford vehicle, unless problem is only with c.v.t. transmission. | |||
| 11/15/2012 | 92000 | ||
| Lurching or sudden acceleration | |||
| 10/02/2012 | 75349 | 1 | |
| For about 6 months prior to 10/02/12 i began to have intermittent problems with my freestyle lunging forward in drive and your foot was on the brake, or lunging backwards at slow speeds in the same scenario. it had gotten so bad that troubles started bleeding over into the gears not catching when i put it in drive or reverse. it was throwing tons of codes, so i ended up having it towed to the dealership. they read the codes and said the throttle body needed to be replaced and hopefully after it's replaced the other codes will go away. so after a bill of $1038. the throttle body was fixed, or was it? my problems only continued, now we were into the cvt transmission. with my car still throwing tons of codes, it was determined that the tranny was bad. as i hung my head low, knowing what this involved, i kept trying to reset the codes and see how long she would go before she gave up again. 3 tows later and to a transmission shop, i ended up with a $3000 rebuilt transmission :-( the throttle body is a known issue, but yet ford doesn't have a recall and is allowing its loyal customers to pay out the ying-yang for this thing. the tranny, the same thing, because it's a cvt 'very special and no one works on them' lol, tons of people have done the same thing and only had the option to replace the tranny. i am so upside down in my car and tried like hell to get into another one but to no avail, did i mention i only have 75,000 miles on my car?! this is a tragedy to me. i've been a loyal ford owner for my entire life, and it saddens me to see so many customers that have the same car and are getting shafted because 'big money' doesn't want to address an obviously dangerous issue. hoping that by stating my concerns and what i had to go through that something will be done. i have my receipts and that's great and all but i'm also out $4,000...in this economy, that sucks for me. *tr | |||
| 11/15/2012 | 92000 | ||
| Lurching or sudden acceleration | |||
| 05/07/2011 | 62000 | 1 | |
| I pulled into my garage, placed the car in park, turned it off, returned in 30 minutes, started right up, placed transmission in reverse, heard and felt a large bang, whining noise from engine, wrench light came on, that was the last time i drove it. i had it towed to a shop, replaced the computer, recoded, reflashed, nothing worked. i was told it needs a new transmission. new transmission estimate is $7000.00...ford should be held accountable for a flawed design...i was fortunate in that my transmission failed in my garage, others were not so lucky. please dont wait until someone's family is killed before you force a much needed recall on some seriously bad research and development. *tr | |||
| 05/07/2011 | 62000 | ||
| I pulled into my garage, placed the car in park, turned it off, returned in 30 minutes, started right up, placed transmission in reverse, heard and felt a large bang, whining noise from engine, wrench light came on, that was the last time i drove it. i had it towed to a shop, replaced the computer, recoded, reflashed, nothing worked. i was told it needs a new transmission. new transmission estimate is $7000.00...ford should be held accountable for a flawed design...i was fortunate in that my transmission failed in my garage, others were not so lucky. please dont wait until someone's family is killed before you force a much needed recall on some seriously bad research and developement. | |||
| 10/27/2012 | 108432 | 1 | |
| While driving the car revved up. the wrench light came on .took to shop the next day had the following codes. p0871,p0961,p0701. told i need a new transmission at the tune of 6000.00. *tr | |||
| 10/27/2012 | 108432 | ||
| While driving the car reved up.the wrench light came on .took to shop the next day had the following codes.p0871,p0961,p0701. told i need a new transmision at the tune of 6000.00. | |||
| 10/24/2012 | 77000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 ford freestyle. while stopped at a stop light the contact attempted to accelerate but the vehicle would not respond. the vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic for diagnostic testing. the mechanic stated the transmission would have to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 77,000. da | |||
| 10/16/2012 | 77000 | 1 | |
| I went to put my car into park and my car accelerated had to jump on the brakes with both feet car stalled restarted it had no power and recently transmission was making noise had loss of power i would step on the gas and the car wouldn't move i would shut the car off and restarted it and it would be fine then one night i was driving it had my kids in the car and my car lost all drive gears no acceleration car would just not move left us stranded my car only has 77000 miles on it and its only 6 years old i should not be having these kind of problems with it i have been reading on line there's alot of people who owns the 2006 ford freestyle are having this same problem so with all these complaints why is there no recall on this car i got the car back in january from my father who passed away i finished paying it off for him he bought it brand new and now there's alot of expensive repairs that i cant afford i don't want to get rid of it has alot of sentimental value it belonged to my deceased father. *tr | |||
| 10/13/2012 | 106000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 ford freestyle. the contact stated that while sitting at a stop sign, the vehicle began to accelerate independently. the driver of the vehicle depressed the brake pedal and the vehicle stalled without warning. the vehicle was restarted and the vehicle would hardly move. also, the contact stated that the vehicle would skip gears when accelerating and a wrench light illuminated on the instrument panel. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer for inspection. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not notified. the failure mileage was 106,000. pmb | |||
| 10/15/2012 | 128750 | 1 | |
| So many issues with the transmission not sure where to start. car was running fine yesterday and then today car had the wrench light on and lost power on the expressway at about 75 mph. turned the card off and the light was still on but at least i got partial power. the car shudders and won't shift and sometimes when i push the gas pedal nothing happens. when i am stopped car will lunge forward even with my foot on the brake. called several ford dealerships and they said they are not certified to work on that type of trans but they will replace it for 7000.00!!!! i have read so many posts with the exact same issue. why is there no recall?? i could have been killed!!! or worse my kids could have been hurt. doesn't anyone care enough to do something? *tr | |||
| 10/13/2012 | 106000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 ford freestyle. the contact stated that while sitting at a stop sign, the vehicle began to accelerate independently. the driver of the vehicle depressed the brake pedal and the vehicle stalled without warning. the vehicle was restarted and the vehicle would hardly move. also, the contact stated that the vehicle would skip gears when accelerating and a wrench light illuminated on the instrument panel. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer for inspection. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not notified. the failure mileage was 106,000. pmb | |||
| 10/15/2012 | 128750 | ||
| So many issues with the transmission not sure where to start. car was running fine yesterday and then today car had the wrench light on and lost power on the expressway at about 75 mph. turned the card off and the light was still on but at least i got partial power. the car shudders and won't shift and sometimes when i push the gas pedal nothing happens. when i am stopped car will lunge forward even with my foot on the brake. called several ford dealerships and they said they are not certified to work on that type of trans but they will replace it for 7000.00!!!! i have read so many posts with the exact same issue. why is there no recall?? i could have been killed!!! or worse my kids could have been hurt. doesn't anyone care enough to do something? | |||
| 09/18/2011 | 97758 | 1 | |
| The car lunging in drive,it accelerate ,and stay in the wrong gear,only way to stop the car is turn off the ignition switch. *tr | |||
| 10/13/2012 | 106000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 ford freestyle. the contact stated that while sitting at a stop sign, the vehicle began to accelerate on its own. the driver of the vehicle depressed the brake pedal and the vehicle stalled without warning. the vehicle was restarted and the vehicle would hardly move. the contact also stated that the vehicle would skip gears when accelerating and a wrench light illuminated on the instrument panel. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer for inspection. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not notified. the failure mileage was 106,000. ap | |||
| 10/15/2012 | 128750 | ||
| So many issues with the transmission not sure where to start. car was running fine yesterday and then today car had the wrench light on and lost power on the expressway at about 75 mph. turned the card off and the light was still on but at least i got partial power. the car shudders and won't shift and sometimes when i push the gas pedal nothing happens. when i am stopped car will lunge forward even with my foot on the brake. called several ford dealerships and they said they are not certified to work on that type of trans but they will replace it for 7000.00!!!! i have read so many posts with the exact same issue. why is there no recall?? i could have been killed!!! or worse my kids could have been hurt. doesn't anyone care enough to do something? | |||
| 09/18/2011 | 97758 | ||
| The car lunging in drive,it accelerate ,and stay in the wrong gear,only way to stop the car is turn off the ignition switch. | |||
| 10/15/2012 | 128750 | ||
| So many issues with the transmission not sure where to start. car was running fine yesterday and then today car had the wrench light on and lost power on the expressway at about 75 mph. turned the card off and the light was still on but at least i got partial power. the car shudders and won't shift and sometimes when i push the gas pedal nothing happens. when i am stopped car will lunge forward even with my foot on the brake. called several ford dealerships and they said they are not certified to work on that type of trans but they will replace it for 7000.00!!!! i have read so many posts with the exact same issue. why is there no recall?? i could have been killed!!! or worse my kids could have been hurt. doesn't anyone care enough to do something? | |||
| 09/18/2011 | 97758 | ||
| The car lunging in drive,it accelerate ,and stay in the wrong gear,only way to stop the car is turn off the ignition switch. | |||
| 08/15/2011 | 94000 | ||
| The car would lunge forward when i would take my foot off the brake before i could get my foot to the gas pedal. then started to lunge at low speeds in traffic...now it will lose power to the transmission and i will have to pull over, turn the car off, then start it again. this has happened in the city and on the highway when traveling 65mph in traffic. | |||
| 09/18/2011 | 97758 | ||
| The car lunging in drive,it accelerate ,and stay in the wrong gear,only way to stop the car is turn off the ignition switch. | |||
| 08/15/2011 | 94000 | ||
| The car would lunge forward when i would take my foot off the brake before i could get my foot to the gas pedal. then started to lunge at low speeds in traffic...now it will lose power to the transmission and i will have to pull over, turn the car off, then start it again. this has happened in the city and on the highway when traveling 65mph in traffic. | |||
| 10/10/2012 | 97000 | 1 | |
| Cvt transmission must be replaced. our 2006 ford freestyle whines when in neutral or park. the whine continues (at a lower decibel) when driving. our ase certified tech told us that this problem is common with this type of car and is fully described in ford's tsb 06-11-4. ford is unwilling to assist us with the cost of the repair. a quick internet search tells interested parties that this is a very common problem with this car and this type of transmission. further, it is our opinion that this repair should be covered by ford since many, many owners have the same problem. please issue a recall for this very costly repair. *tr | |||
| 08/15/2011 | 94000 | ||
| The car would lunge forward when i would take my foot off the brake before i could get my foot to the gas pedal. then started to lunge at low speeds in traffic...now it will lose power to the transmission and i will have to pull over, turn the car off, then start it again. this has happened in the city and on the highway when traveling 65mph in traffic. | |||
| 07/09/2012 | 112000 | 1 | |
| The throttle body unit was malfunctioning causing the vehicle to strain, lurch, and accelerate without depression of accelerator. the throttle body was cleaned and then about 2 months after, the malfunction returned. after extensive research, i viewed dozens of similar complaints, some at low speeds in parking lots, in which pedestrians were almost struck. *tr | |||
| 08/15/2011 | 94000 | ||
| The car would lunge forward when i would take my foot off the brake before i could get my foot to the gas pedal. then started to lunge at low speeds in traffic...now it will lose power to the transmission and i will have to pull over, turn the car off, then start it again. this has happened in the city and on the highway when traveling 65mph in traffic. | |||
| 09/13/2010 | 71154 | 1 | |
| My car would die and then start again. it also would surge forward with the brake applied. the dealer said it was the throttle body and replaced it, which was not covered on the extended warranty plan. it is now happening again (september of 2012). i have researched this and found that many people have said they have had the same problem, some replacing this part twice during their ownership of the vehicle. this is an extremely expensive problem and it needs to be investigated. it should not be something that has to be fixed multiple times. i feel that a recall on this vehicle should be made. *tr | |||
| 08/14/2010 | 74593 | 1 | |
| .while stopped in traffic, this vehicle will, without warning, lunge forward. this has happened many many times. i have been told that the problem is the throttle body, a part that cost around 900 dollars. i feel that ford should fix this problem because of the serious safety implications. *tr | |||
| 09/19/2012 | 175000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 ford freestar. the contact stated that while driving, the transmission would not engage into reverse or park. the vehicle was towed to a local mechanic who located the failure at the torque converter, which was replaced. the vehicle was repaired. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the failure and the current mileage was 175,000. kmj | |||
| 09/19/2012 | 175000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 ford freestar. the contact stated the while driving the transmission would not engage into reverse or park. the vehicle was towed to the local mechanic whom located the failure at the torque converter was replaced. the vehicle was repaired. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the failure mileage and current mileage was 175,000. li | |||
| 09/01/2012 | 65000 | 1 | |
| The transmission has to be replaced with only 65,000 at a cost of $6000. ford is aware of cvt transmission defects and failure in it's 2005 thru 2007 freestyles, yet it has done nothing to assist its customers with this issue, despite numerous complaints from the vehicle owners including myself. *tr | |||
| 12/08/2009 | 119205 | 1 | |
| My 2006 ford freestyle lurches forward at 0 to 5 mph. the lurching occurs even if i do not press the pedal. it is dangerous at intersections and when trying to park. a mechanic replaced the egr valve and it is still lurching forward..from what i have found on the internet it seems that many others are having the same problem with this vehicle. *tr | |||
| 09/01/2012 | 65000 | 1 | |
| The transmission has to be replaced with only 65,000 at a cost of $6000. ford is aware of cvt transmission defects and failure in it's 2005 thru 2007 freestyles, yet it has done nothing to assist its customers with this issue, despite numerous complaints from the vehicle owners including myself. *tr | |||
| 12/08/2009 | 119205 | 1 | |
| My 2006 ford freestyle lurches forward at 0 to 5 mph. the lurching occurs even if i do not press the pedal. it is dangerous at intersections and when trying to park. a mechanic replaced the egr valve and it is still lurching forward..from what i have found on the internet it seems that many others are having the same problem with this vehicle. *tr | |||
| 09/01/2012 | 65000 | 1 | |
| The transmission has to be replaced with only 65,000 at a cost of $6000. ford is aware of cvt transmission defects and failure in it's 2005 thru 2007 freestyles, yet it has done nothing to assist its customers with this issue, despite numerous complaints from the vehicle owners including myself. *tr | |||
| 12/08/2009 | 119205 | 1 | |
| My 2006 ford freestyle lurches forward at 0 to 5 mph. the lurching occurs even if i do not press the pedal. it is dangerous at intersections and when trying to park. a mechanic replaced the egr valve and it is still lurching forward..from what i have found on the internet it seems that many others are having the same problem with this vehicle. *tr | |||
| 09/01/2012 | 65000 | ||
| The transmission has to be replaced with only 65,000 at a cost of $6000. ford is aware of cvt transmission defects and failure in it's 2005 thru 2007 freestyles, yet it has done nothing to assist its customers with this issue, despite numerous complaints from the vehicle owners including myself. | |||
| 12/08/2009 | 119205 | 1 | |
| My 2006 ford freestyle lurches forward at 0 to 5 mph. the lurching occurs even if i do not press the pedal. it is dangerous at intersections and when trying to park. a mechanic replaced the egr valve and it is still lurching forward..from what i have found on the internet it seems that many others are having the same problem with this vehicle. *tr | |||
| 09/04/2012 | 93800 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 ford freestyle. the contact stated that while stopped with the brakes applied, the engine rpms increased to 3,000 as the vehicle lunged forward abnormally. the vehicle then stalled without warning. the vehicle was not taken for inspection or repairs. the manufacturer was not contacted. the failure mileage was 93,800. the current mileage was 94,000. kmj | |||
| 05/13/2011 | 1 | ||
| My 2006 ford lunges. it also loses power and cuts off while trying to drive. this happens everywhere and anywhere. even if my foot is on the brake it will lunge forward or backward it does no discriminate. this happens all the time. it's also worse when the air conditioning is on. this could potentially be a serious situation on the highways and local streets, if the car is just cutting off while driving down the road. lunging forward/backward could become potentially serious as well. i really hope that ford takes responsibility for these issues. especially since they stopped making the freestyle what 3 yrs later. it seems to me that they realized there was some kind of an issue why else would they quit making it? i have to say other than that major problem of lunging and going through rear brakes the car itself is wonderful and not my first ford. i love ford vehicles, unfortunately i am a little disappointed with this one. if ford would take responsibility and fix it that would be great! i can't afford to fix it nor get another vehicle. i feel like i have a lemon on my hands. *tr | |||
| 09/04/2012 | 93800 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 ford freestyle. the contact stated that while stopped with the brakes applied, the engine rpms increased to 3,000 as the vehicle lunged forward abnormally. the vehicle then stalled without warning. the vehicle was not taken for inspection or repairs. the manufacturer was not contacted. the failure mileage was 93,800. the current mileage was 94,000. kmj | |||
| 05/13/2011 | 1 | ||
| My 2006 ford lunges. it also loses power and cuts off while trying to drive. this happens everywhere and anywhere. even if my foot is on the brake it will lunge forward or backward it does no discriminate. this happens all the time. it's also worse when the air conditioning is on. this could potentially be a serious situation on the highways and local streets, if the car is just cutting off while driving down the road. lunging forward/backward could become potentially serious as well. i really hope that ford takes responsibility for these issues. especially since they stopped making the freestyle what 3 yrs later. it seems to me that they realized there was some kind of an issue why else would they quit making it? i have to say other than that major problem of lunging and going through rear brakes the car itself is wonderful and not my first ford. i love ford vehicles, unfortunately i am a little disappointed with this one. if ford would take responsibility and fix it that would be great! i can't afford to fix it nor get another vehicle. i feel like i have a lemon on my hands. *tr | |||
| 08/28/2012 | 130000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 ford freestyle. the contact stated that while driving at any speed the vehicle shakes violently. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnose that the caused of the failure was the transmission and offered no assistance. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure who stated that the vehicle was no longer under warranty and did not offer any additional assistance. the vin was not available. the failure mileage was 130,000 and the current mileage was 135,000. pmb | |||
| 09/04/2012 | |||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 ford freestyle. the contact stated while stopped the rotations per minute gauge increased to 3,000 while her foot was on the brake and lunged forward. the vehicle then stalled. the vehicle has not been taken to a mechanic. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not contacted. the failure mileage 93,800. the current mileage was 94,000. mh | |||
| 08/28/2012 | 130000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 ford freestyle. the contact stated that while driving at any speed the vehicle shakes violently. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnose that the caused of the failure was the transmission and offered no assistance. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure who stated that the vehicle was no longer under warranty and did not offer any additional assistance. the vin was not available. the failure mileage was 130,000 and the current mileage was 135,000. pmb | |||
| 08/30/2012 | 73176 | 1 | |
| 2006 ford freestyle at low speeds all of a sudden lunges both in reverse or in drive. *tr | |||
| 08/28/2012 | 130000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 ford freestyle. the contact stated that while driving at any speed the vehicle shakes violently. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnose that the caused of the failure was the transmission and offered no assistance. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure who stated that the vehicle was no longer under warranty and did not offer any additional assistance. the vin was not available. the failure mileage was 130,000 and the current mileage was 135,000. pmb | |||
| 08/30/2012 | 73176 | 1 | |
| 2006 ford freestyle at low speeds all of a sudden lunges both in reverse or in drive. *tr | |||
| 09/01/2012 | 78000 | 1 | |
| Anytime i go from park to reverse or drive at idle speed my car lunges. on this particular day i was backing out of a parking spot. the car lunged so hard it through codes and the wrench on the dash lite up and car lost all acceleration power. i parked the car and drove it the next day and the power was back and the wrench was not lite anymore. it really scares me to drive this car. *tr | |||
| 09/03/2012 | 80000 | 1 | |
| At a very low speed the throttle body stuck open, and the car lunged backwards. i had to slam on the breaks hard to not zoom out into the parking lot into a passing car. the check engine, wrench light came on and the lunging kept continuing both in forward and reverse for several seconds. finally, it appeared to stop once i put the car in neutral, and i was able to back out of the parking space. after that, there was something definitely wrong with the throttle itself. i was unable to accelerate into traffic at the necessary rate. this is a reoccurring problem as there are hundreds if not thousands of reports and complaints about 2005-2006 freestyles and 500s. i would hope that ford would do the right thing and recall this part for the safety of their customers and everyone on the roadway. *tr | |||
| 08/28/2012 | 130000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 ford freestyle. the contact stated that while driving at any speed the vehicle jerks at all the time. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnosed that the caused of the failure was the transmission and offered no assistance. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure who stated that the vehicle was not under any warranty and any repaired was at the contact cost and offered no additional assistance. the vin was not available. the failure mileage was 130,000 and the current mileage was 135,000. lg | |||
| 08/30/2012 | 73176 | ||
| 2006 ford freestyle at low speeds all of a sudden lunges both in reverse or in drive. | |||
| 09/01/2012 | 78000 | 1 | |
| Anytime i go from park to reverse or drive at idle speed my car lunges. on this particular day i was backing out of a parking spot. the car lunged so hard it through codes and the wrench on the dash lite up and car lost all acceleration power. i parked the car and drove it the next day and the power was back and the wrench was not lite anymore. it really scares me to drive this car. *tr | |||
| 09/03/2012 | 80000 | 1 | |
| At a very low speed the throttle body stuck open, and the car lunged backwards. i had to slam on the breaks hard to not zoom out into the parking lot into a passing car. the check engine, wrench light came on and the lunging kept continuing both in forward and reverse for several seconds. finally, it appeared to stop once i put the car in neutral, and i was able to back out of the parking space. after that, there was something definitely wrong with the throttle itself. i was unable to accelerate into traffic at the necessary rate. this is a reoccurring problem as there are hundreds if not thousands of reports and complaints about 2005-2006 freestyles and 500s. i would hope that ford would do the right thing and recall this part for the safety of their customers and everyone on the roadway. *tr | |||
| 08/30/2012 | 73176 | ||
| 2006 ford freestyle at low speeds all of a sudden lunges both in reverse or in drive. | |||
| 08/17/2012 | 110000 | 1 | |
| I have owned my 2006 ford freestyle for just over a year....in this short time i have had it in the shop twice, both for major repairs. the first time was within weeks of my driving it off the lot; all of a sudden my car stopped recognizing the key (i guess it's a smart key with a chip embedded in it). i had to get my car towed to two dealerships before the second one had it for multiple days before getting it back. this time i was leaving the store with my daughters. i started my car and shifted the gear to drive and although my car made the accelerating sound, it went absolutely nowhere. i then tried to reverse it and put it in neutral to see what it would do. i once again had to get it towed to two different dealerships and it has now been at the current dealership for over a week and they are having to disassemble my transmission to determine what is wrong with it. i did a very generic search on google for recalls on my car and stumbled upon www.edmunds.com where there are numerous complaints about transmission issues in the 2006 and 2007 ford freestyles as well as lunging issues. my car did this once while i was driving my children to school. i was turning a curb and felt it accelerate immediately and it shocked me so that i threw on my brakes and almost caused an accident. out of this letter, i would like to see a recall on the 2006 ford freestyles for transmission issues where the manufacturer would be responsible for negligence in making these cars and repairs associated with it. this is my third car that i have owned and my first ford car. after these issues in such a short time of ownership i promise you it will be my last ford. very unhappy freestyle owner!!! [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6). *tr | |||
| 08/17/2012 | 110000 | ||
| I have owned my 2006 ford freestyle for just over a year....in this short time i have had it in the shop twice, both for major repairs. the first time was within weeks of my driving it off the lot; all of a sudden my car stopped recognizing the key (i guess it's a smart key with a chip embedded in it). i had to get my car towed to two dealerships before the second one had it for multiple days before getting it back. this time i was leaving the store with my daughters. i started my car and shifted the gear to drive and although my car made the accelerating sound, it went absolutely nowhere. i then tried to reverse it and put it in neutral to see what it would do. i once again had to get it towed to two different dealerships and it has now been at the current dealership for over a week and they are having to disassemble my transmission to determine what is wrong with it. i did a very generic search on google for recalls on my car and stumbled upon www.edmunds.com where there are numerous complaints about transmission issues in the 2006 and 2007 ford freestyles as well as lunging issues. my car did this once while i was driving my children to school. i was turning a curb and felt it accelerate immediately and it shocked me so that i threw on my brakes and almost caused an accident. out of this letter, i would like to see a recall on the 2006 ford freestyles for transmission issues where the manufacturer would be responsible for negligence in making these cars and repairs associated with it. this is my third car that i have owned and my first ford car. after these issues in such a short time of ownership i promise you it will be my last ford. very unhappy freestyle owner!!! ga | |||
| 04/09/2012 | 110000 | 1 | |
| My complaint mirrors verbatim others related to the may 2011 investigation opened into the lunging at slow speeds for the 05-07 ford freestyle. the ac, hot temps, & lunging. one occurrence traveling 60mph & began to stall out & slow on major highway with three children in car. any pressure on fuel pedal no result. busy traffic, could only travel max 35-40mph. put flashers on & struggled to make it to repair shop. turned off ac in 100 degree heat to get any kind of response from engine. i was worried & feared for mine & my children's safety. vehicle would barely accelerate thru intersection after stopping for red light. finally made it to shop. vehicle was placed on machine. codes appeared: p061b alter fuel control module error, p2106 throttle actuator forced limited. took vehicle to ford house & explained issues as well as codes from previous shop. was told would be $100 for ford to hook up for a dx. if the codes i had were same,would cost est $800 to repair. as mom of 3 & who drives great distances for work, this repair asap. have had many occasions if not had foot firmly on brake the vehicle would've caused a wreck at stop light, pulling into, out of parking lots, etc. car literally drives itself in d/r at 10mph with no acceleration at all after placing in d/r. on 8-12-12 was in drive thru line & car lunged at high rate of speed forward after barely lifting foot off brake. came mm from slamming into vehicle in front. put car in p & the vehicle died. wrench/engine light came on. turned engine off, turned ac off & restarted the car. i can only imagine what would've happened if this had occurred at a stop light in a busy intersection? this issue is a fatality waiting to happen. this cannot be a fluke random issue if you have rec'd 238 prior complaints regarding the exact same issue. i urge nhtsa to place a recall, if for the only reason to save lives. *tr | |||
| 09/29/2009 | 78000 | 1 | |
| Issues with throttle body , the wrench light has come on multiple times while driving at low speeds(under 45mph) the can will randomly lurch at low speeds , having the air conditioner on seems to make the problem worse . the way the car jolts and jumps is unpredictable and makes the vehicle unsafe . this problem has been happening since we purchased the car , and after years and many trips to the ford dealer the problem will stop for only a few days or few months and then the same problem starts all over again. also other owners of ford freestyles made either in2005 or 2006 have also experiences the same exact problems i have experienced. i strongly feel this car should be recalled due to the safety issues. *tr | |||
| 04/09/2012 | 110000 | 1 | |
| My complaint mirrors verbatim others related to the may 2011 investigation opened into the lunging at slow speeds for the 05-07 ford freestyle. the ac, hot temps, & lunging. one occurrence traveling 60mph & began to stall out & slow on major highway with three children in car. any pressure on fuel pedal no result. busy traffic, could only travel max 35-40mph. put flashers on & struggled to make it to repair shop. turned off ac in 100 degree heat to get any kind of response from engine. i was worried & feared for mine & my children's safety. vehicle would barely accelerate thru intersection after stopping for red light. finally made it to shop. vehicle was placed on machine. codes appeared: p061b alter fuel control module error, p2106 throttle actuator forced limited. took vehicle to ford house & explained issues as well as codes from previous shop. was told would be $100 for ford to hook up for a dx. if the codes i had were same,would cost est $800 to repair. as mom of 3 & who drives great distances for work, this repair asap. have had many occasions if not had foot firmly on brake the vehicle would've caused a wreck at stop light, pulling into, out of parking lots, etc. car literally drives itself in d/r at 10mph with no acceleration at all after placing in d/r. on 8-12-12 was in drive thru line & car lunged at high rate of speed forward after barely lifting foot off brake. came mm from slamming into vehicle in front. put car in p & the vehicle died. wrench/engine light came on. turned engine off, turned ac off & restarted the car. i can only imagine what would've happened if this had occurred at a stop light in a busy intersection? this issue is a fatality waiting to happen. this cannot be a fluke random issue if you have rec'd 238 prior complaints regarding the exact same issue. i urge nhtsa to place a recall, if for the only reason to save lives. *tr | |||
| 09/29/2009 | 78000 | 1 | |
| Issues with throttle body , the wrench light has come on multiple times while driving at low speeds(under 45mph) the can will randomly lurch at low speeds , having the air conditioner on seems to make the problem worse . the way the car jolts and jumps is unpredictable and makes the vehicle unsafe . this problem has been happening since we purchased the car , and after years and many trips to the ford dealer the problem will stop for only a few days or few months and then the same problem starts all over again. also other owners of ford freestyles made either in2005 or 2006 have also experiences the same exact problems i have experienced. i strongly feel this car should be recalled due to the safety issues. *tr | |||
| 06/01/2010 | 64000 | 1 | |
| The car surges, jumps, sometimes acclerates and i put on the brakes and it will sometimes die. mainly happens when i am in reverse/forward or the air conditioning is running. also, does this when i am idling in a parking lot or at a traffic light. i have taken it to auto repair shops and they think it is the computer. couldn't afford to do a new computer so thought i would hold out, since it doesn't do it all the time. now it is starting to get worse. i turn the air off when starting out. my wrench light comes on and i don't have much power and my rpms get up to 4 when driving 50mph. turn the car off and it is like it never happened. the car is dangerous to drive with my kids not knowing when it will happen in busy traffic,,will it die and someone hit me? this isn't normal and i have found out my car isn't the only one doing this same thing. will it really take someone getting very hurt for something to be done? what justice is that and knowing that this problems exist. first time buying a ford and will probably be the last time. i don't trust them. you have a problem you fix it. that is integrity & trust. love for someone from ford to come with me for a day and ride in bumper to bumper traffic and see how our day goes. *tr | |||
| 08/11/2012 | 69000 | 1 | |
| Backing from driveway into the street, car surged but was able to stop it when brake applied. at that point the vehicle stalled. able to restart and continue without incident but warning wrench light was on indicating throttle / transmission fault was detected and service required. after restarting later that day no problems noticed and no warning light. this was the most severe case so far but had noticed some small surging in prior weeks both in reverse and drive when starting out both from cold start and from restart conditions. further research suggests this is a well know throttle body problem for ford freestyle / 500 / montego models from 2005 / 2006 timeframe. safety risk is significant, cannot let other family members or any less experienced operators drive this vehicle until the problem is addressed. replacement or at least maintenance for this known faulty system should be provided at no charge by the manufacturer. *tr | |||
| 07/13/2010 | 62000 | 1 | |
| I was stopped and in a line of vehicles in a parking lot with my foot on the brake and the engine surged. fortunately, i had my foot on the brake with sufficient pressure to keep the car from lunging forward. this occurred several times while in the parking lot with the engine going into (limp mode) forced limited power mode. i drove the car directly to the ford dealer where the car was purchased. the mechanics did not detect any diagnostic trouble codes and sent me on my way. since then there have been probably six (6) more events without the engine going into forced limited power mode. in all events the engines surges to approximately between 1500rpm and 1800rpm with the car in drive and the foot securely on the brake. the event generally lasts less than 5 seconds. all events occurred during summer months. last event was this past wednesday when my son was driving the car. i witnessed the event as a passenger. the two codes that came up are p2106 and p061b. i purchased a tester to read the codes. current mileage is 77995. researching the potential cause of this problem led me to your site and prompted me to file a complaint. *tr | |||
| 06/01/2010 | 64000 | 1 | |
| The car surges, jumps, sometimes acclerates and i put on the brakes and it will sometimes die. mainly happens when i am in reverse/forward or the air conditioning is running. also, does this when i am idling in a parking lot or at a traffic light. i have taken it to auto repair shops and they think it is the computer. couldn't afford to do a new computer so thought i would hold out, since it doesn't do it all the time. now it is starting to get worse. i turn the air off when starting out. my wrench light comes on and i don't have much power and my rpms get up to 4 when driving 50mph. turn the car off and it is like it never happened. the car is dangerous to drive with my kids not knowing when it will happen in busy traffic,,will it die and someone hit me? this isn't normal and i have found out my car isn't the only one doing this same thing. will it really take someone getting very hurt for something to be done? what justice is that and knowing that this problems exist. first time buying a ford and will probably be the last time. i don't trust them. you have a problem you fix it. that is integrity & trust. love for someone from ford to come with me for a day and ride in bumper to bumper traffic and see how our day goes. *tr | |||
| 08/11/2012 | 69000 | 1 | |
| Backing from driveway into the street, car surged but was able to stop it when brake applied. at that point the vehicle stalled. able to restart and continue without incident but warning wrench light was on indicating throttle / transmission fault was detected and service required. after restarting later that day no problems noticed and no warning light. this was the most severe case so far but had noticed some small surging in prior weeks both in reverse and drive when starting out both from cold start and from restart conditions. further research suggests this is a well know throttle body problem for ford freestyle / 500 / montego models from 2005 / 2006 timeframe. safety risk is significant, cannot let other family members or any less experienced operators drive this vehicle until the problem is addressed. replacement or at least maintenance for this known faulty system should be provided at no charge by the manufacturer. *tr | |||
| 07/13/2010 | 62000 | 1 | |
| I was stopped and in a line of vehicles in a parking lot with my foot on the brake and the engine surged. fortunately, i had my foot on the brake with sufficient pressure to keep the car from lunging forward. this occurred several times while in the parking lot with the engine going into (limp mode) forced limited power mode. i drove the car directly to the ford dealer where the car was purchased. the mechanics did not detect any diagnostic trouble codes and sent me on my way. since then there have been probably six (6) more events without the engine going into forced limited power mode. in all events the engines surges to approximately between 1500rpm and 1800rpm with the car in drive and the foot securely on the brake. the event generally lasts less than 5 seconds. all events occurred during summer months. last event was this past wednesday when my son was driving the car. i witnessed the event as a passenger. the two codes that came up are p2106 and p061b. i purchased a tester to read the codes. current mileage is 77995. researching the potential cause of this problem led me to your site and prompted me to file a complaint. *tr | |||
| 08/11/2012 | 69000 | 1 | |
| Backing from driveway into the street, car surged but was able to stop it when brake applied. at that point the vehicle stalled. able to restart and continue without incident but warning wrench light was on indicating throttle / transmission fault was detected and service required. after restarting later that day no problems noticed and no warning light. this was the most severe case so far but had noticed some small surging in prior weeks both in reverse and drive when starting out both from cold start and from restart conditions. further research suggests this is a well know throttle body problem for ford freestyle / 500 / montego models from 2005 / 2006 timeframe. safety risk is significant, cannot let other family members or any less experienced operators drive this vehicle until the problem is addressed. replacement or at least maintenance for this known faulty system should be provided at no charge by the manufacturer. *tr | |||
| 07/13/2010 | 62000 | 1 | |
| I was stopped and in a line of vehicles in a parking lot with my foot on the brake and the engine surged. fortunately, i had my foot on the brake with sufficient pressure to keep the car from lunging forward. this occurred several times while in the parking lot with the engine going into (limp mode) forced limited power mode. i drove the car directly to the ford dealer where the car was purchased. the mechanics did not detect any diagnostic trouble codes and sent me on my way. since then there have been probably six (6) more events without the engine going into forced limited power mode. in all events the engines surges to approximately between 1500rpm and 1800rpm with the car in drive and the foot securely on the brake. the event generally lasts less than 5 seconds. all events occurred during summer months. last event was this past wednesday when my son was driving the car. i witnessed the event as a passenger. the two codes that came up are p2106 and p061b. i purchased a tester to read the codes. current mileage is 77995. researching the potential cause of this problem led me to your site and prompted me to file a complaint. *tr | |||
| 06/04/2009 | 63000 | 1 | |
| First time it happened car lunged forward at shut down, died completely. 30 minutes later was able to turn it over. mechanic said it needed throttle body but it was on national backorder until august 2009. so had to drive it home. happened quite a bit throughout that time until i realized that it had a lot to do with having the a/c on. it happens even without the a/c on sometimes at lights, stop signs, and in parking lots, and also when in reverse it lunges in that direction as well; sometimes at very high rate which is scary. have 3 children and cannot fathom why this car has not been recalled. i still owe money on it and now it is sitting in my mechanics garage because the cvt transmission went out.. 5 weeks now and i do not have transportation because i cannot afford to fix the cvt transmission that alot of other people are having the same problem with. *tr | |||
| 06/11/2012 | 68790 | 1 | |
| While backing up the car lunges when foot is still on the brake. car will occasionally lunge forward when pulling out of a parking spot or when stopped at traffic light or stop sign. very unsafe!!!!!! must make sure my foot is on the brake hard when stopped or be ready to quickly brake when backing up. the ac is sometimes on when this happens and the temperature is in the upper 80's. we live in colorado springs, co and 80 degree temp are pretty hot here. lately it has been in the 90 degree + range and the issue has been happening more. my wife mostly drives this car and our teenage daughter, new drive with a permit, is learning to drive, this is not safe!!!. please put pressure on ford to fix this safety item. seems like may others are having the same issue. will it take for someone to be seriously hurt or killed before this gets looked at? how many accidents major or minor has this caused? how many insurance rates have increased because of these accidents? please do something about this!!!!!!! *tr | |||
| 06/04/2009 | 63000 | 1 | |
| First time it happened car lunged forward at shut down, died completely. 30 minutes later was able to turn it over. mechanic said it needed throttle body but it was on national backorder until august 2009. so had to drive it home. happened quite a bit throughout that time until i realized that it had a lot to do with having the a/c on. it happens even without the a/c on sometimes at lights, stop signs, and in parking lots, and also when in reverse it lunges in that direction as well; sometimes at very high rate which is scary. have 3 children and cannot fathom why this car has not been recalled. i still owe money on it and now it is sitting in my mechanics garage because the cvt transmission went out.. 5 weeks now and i do not have transportation because i cannot afford to fix the cvt transmission that alot of other people are having the same problem with. *tr | |||
| 06/11/2012 | 68790 | 1 | |
| While backing up the car lunges when foot is still on the brake. car will occasionally lunge forward when pulling out of a parking spot or when stopped at traffic light or stop sign. very unsafe!!!!!! must make sure my foot is on the brake hard when stopped or be ready to quickly brake when backing up. the ac is sometimes on when this happens and the temperature is in the upper 80's. we live in colorado springs, co and 80 degree temp are pretty hot here. lately it has been in the 90 degree + range and the issue has been happening more. my wife mostly drives this car and our teenage daughter, new drive with a permit, is learning to drive, this is not safe!!!. please put pressure on ford to fix this safety item. seems like may others are having the same issue. will it take for someone to be seriously hurt or killed before this gets looked at? how many accidents major or minor has this caused? how many insurance rates have increased because of these accidents? please do something about this!!!!!!! *tr | |||
| 06/04/2009 | 63000 | ||
| First time it happened car lunged forward at shut down, died completely. 30 minutes later was able to turn it over. mechanic said it needed throttle body but it was on national backorder until august 2009. so had to drive it home. happened quite a bit throughout that time until i realized that it had a lot do do with having the a/c on. it happens even without the a/c on sometimes at lights, stop signs, and in parking lots, and also when in reverse it lunges in that direction as well; sometimes at very high rate which is scary. have 3 children and cannot phathom why this car has not been recalled. i still owe money on it and now it is sitting in my mechanics garage because the cvt transmission went out.. 5 weeks now and i do not have transportation because i cannot afford to fix the cvt transmission that alot of other people are having the same problem with. | |||
| 06/11/2012 | 68790 | 1 | |
| While backing up the car lunges when foot is still on the brake. car will occasionally lunge forward when pulling out of a parking spot or when stopped at traffic light or stop sign. very unsafe!!!!!! must make sure my foot is on the brake hard when stopped or be ready to quickly brake when backing up. the ac is sometimes on when this happens and the temperature is in the upper 80's. we live in colorado springs, co and 80 degree temp are pretty hot here. lately it has been in the 90 degree + range and the issue has been happening more. my wife mostly drives this car and our teenage daughter, new drive with a permit, is learning to drive, this is not safe!!!. please put pressure on ford to fix this safety item. seems like may others are having the same issue. will it take for someone to be seriously hurt or killed before this gets looked at? how many accidents major or minor has this caused? how many insurance rates have increased because of these accidents? please do something about this!!!!!!! *tr | |||
| 07/06/2012 | 94000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 ford freestyle. the contact stated that the vehicle would lunge forward or accelerate abnormally. the failure was most prominent when the air conditioner was activated. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer for inspection or possible repairs. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the failure mileage was 94,000 and the current mileage was 95,000. kmj | |||
| 06/11/2012 | 68790 | 1 | |
| While backing up the car lunges when foot is still on the brake. car will occasionally lunge forward when pulling out of a parking spot or when stopped at traffic light or stop sign. very unsafe!!!!!! must make sure my foot is on the brake hard when stopped or be ready to quickly brake when backing up. the ac is sometimes on when this happens and the temperature is in the upper 80's. we live in colorado springs, co and 80 degree temp are pretty hot here. lately it has been in the 90 degree + range and the issue has been happening more. my wife mostly drives this car and our teenage daughter, new drive with a permit, is learning to drive, this is not safe!!!. please put pressure on ford to fix this safety item. seems like may others are having the same issue. will it take for someone to be seriously hurt or killed before this gets looked at? how many accidents major or minor has this caused? how many insurance rates have increased because of these accidents? please do something about this!!!!!!! *tr | |||
| 07/06/2012 | 94000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 ford freestyle. the contact stated that the vehicle would lunge forward or accelerate abnormally. the failure was most prominent when the air conditioner was activated. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer for inspection or possible repairs. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the failure mileage was 94,000 and the current mileage was 95,000. kmj | |||
| 06/06/2012 | 98213 | 1 | |
| My 2006 ford freestyle surges mainly in reverse, but also does it in drive at times. the first time it surged i thought maybe my foot had hit the accelerator and dismissed it. i started driving this car in october of 2010 and had not experienced the problem until then, but now it happens frequently. i have no idea about previous owners or the car's history so i only know how it has been maintained since i have owned it. also there are 2 technical service bulletins that are also wrong with my car. tsb 07-1-8 and 06-11-4 i think that since ford knows there are problems with this cvt transmission that they ought to recall the vehicles and repair them. *tr | |||
| 06/11/2012 | 68790 | ||
| While backing up the car lunges when foot is still on the brake. car will occassionally lunge forward when pulling out of a parking spot or when stopped at at traffic light or stop sign. very unsafe!!!!!! must make sure my foot is on the brake hard when stopped or be ready to quickly brake when backing up. the ac is sometimes on when this happens and teh temperture is in the upper 80's. we live in colorado springs, co and 80 degree temp are pretty hot here. lately it has been in the 90 degree + range and the issue has been happening more. my wife mostly drives this car and our teenage daughter, new drive with a permit, is learning to drive, this is not safe!!!. pleas eput pressure on ford to fix this safety item. seems like may others are having the same issue. will it take for soemone to be seriously hurt or killed before this gets looked at? how many accidents major or minor has this caused? how many insurance rates have increased because of these accidents? please do something about this!!!!!!! | |||
| 06/06/2012 | 98213 | 1 | |
| My 2006 ford freestyle surges mainly in reverse, but also does it in drive at times. the first time it surged i thought maybe my foot had hit the accelerator and dismissed it. i started driving this car in october of 2010 and had not experienced the problem until then, but now it happens frequently. i have no idea about previous owners or the car's history so i only know how it has been maintained since i have owned it. also there are 2 technical service bulletins that are also wrong with my car. tsb 07-1-8 and 06-11-4 i think that since ford knows there are problems with this cvt transmission that they ought to recall the vehicles and repair them. *tr | |||
| 03/26/2010 | 80000 | 1 | |
| The car ahead of me had run off the freeway due to snow. i stopped to see if he was ok. once i started up, i pushed down hard on the gas pedal to accelerate and be up to speed for the traffic coming up behind me. the pedal stuck to the floor and the car kept accelerating. once it reached 75mph, i held down firmly on the brake and was able to stop the vehicle. i turned off the engine and then restarted. as soon as i put it in drive, the car took off again accelerating on its own. i quickly hit my foot to the gas pedal and was able to knock it loose and the car slowed down. the dealer said it was a faulty gas pedal and i had it replaced (at my cost). the problem still continues to this day. the dealer continues to tell me that there is no problem and there have been no complaints about the vehicle. after that first incident, there was one time that i had started the car in my garage and drove down the street. once i turned the corner, the car accelerated on its own, lunging forward but i was able to stop it. at that time, i was told it was a transmission problem and the dealer did the repairs under warranty. even after that work, i still have a problem with the gas pedal sticking. *tr | |||
| 07/06/2012 | 94000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 ford freestyle. the contact stated that the vehicle lounged at all the time and gets worse when the ac was on. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer. the dealer was not notified. the manufacture was not notified of the failure. the failure mileage was 94,000. and the current mileage was 95,000. lg | |||
| 06/06/2012 | 98213 | 1 | |
| My 2006 ford freestyle surges mainly in reverse, but also does it in drive at times. the first time it surged i thought maybe my foot had hit the accelerator and dismissed it. i started driving this car in october of 2010 and had not experienced the problem until then, but now it happens frequently. i have no idea about previous owners or the car's history so i only know how it has been maintained since i have owned it. also there are 2 technical service bulletins that are also wrong with my car. tsb 07-1-8 and 06-11-4 i think that since ford knows there are problems with this cvt transmission that they ought to recall the vehicles and repair them. *tr | |||
| 03/26/2010 | 80000 | 1 | |
| The car ahead of me had run off the freeway due to snow. i stopped to see if he was ok. once i started up, i pushed down hard on the gas pedal to accelerate and be up to speed for the traffic coming up behind me. the pedal stuck to the floor and the car kept accelerating. once it reached 75mph, i held down firmly on the brake and was able to stop the vehicle. i turned off the engine and then restarted. as soon as i put it in drive, the car took off again accelerating on its own. i quickly hit my foot to the gas pedal and was able to knock it loose and the car slowed down. the dealer said it was a faulty gas pedal and i had it replaced (at my cost). the problem still continues to this day. the dealer continues to tell me that there is no problem and there have been no complaints about the vehicle. after that first incident, there was one time that i had started the car in my garage and drove down the street. once i turned the corner, the car accelerated on its own, lunging forward but i was able to stop it. at that time, i was told it was a transmission problem and the dealer did the repairs under warranty. even after that work, i still have a problem with the gas pedal sticking. *tr | |||
| 10/03/2011 | 89000 | 1 | |
| My car speeds up with out any warning when in reverse. so far i have been lucky and only scraped the front bumper on the garage door. two different ford dealers cannot find a reason for this problem. *tr | |||
| 07/28/2012 | 112000 | 1 | |
| Wife was driving on i540 near raleigh, nc and car wrench icon came on and car decelerated quickly causing a dangerous condition. car was unable to be driven and required towing to a safe place. appears that the throttle controller malfunctioned causing the car to be disabled temporarily. after the car cooled the throttle worked but we elected not to drive until a local mechanic could check out this condition / problem. we towed the vehicle on a trailer to local garage near our home. *tr | |||
| 03/26/2010 | 80000 | 1 | |
| The car ahead of me had run off the freeway due to snow. i stopped to see if he was ok. once i started up, i pushed down hard on the gas pedal to accelerate and be up to speed for the traffic coming up behind me. the pedal stuck to the floor and the car kept accelerating. once it reached 75mph, i held down firmly on the brake and was able to stop the vehicle. i turned off the engine and then restarted. as soon as i put it in drive, the car took off again accelerating on its own. i quickly hit my foot to the gas pedal and was able to knock it loose and the car slowed down. the dealer said it was a faulty gas pedal and i had it replaced (at my cost). the problem still continues to this day. the dealer continues to tell me that there is no problem and there have been no complaints about the vehicle. after that first incident, there was one time that i had started the car in my garage and drove down the street. once i turned the corner, the car accelerated on its own, lunging forward but i was able to stop it. at that time, i was told it was a transmission problem and the dealer did the repairs under warranty. even after that work, i still have a problem with the gas pedal sticking. *tr | |||
| 10/03/2011 | 89000 | 1 | |
| My car speeds up with out any warning when in reverse. so far i have been lucky and only scraped the front bumper on the garage door. two different ford dealers cannot find a reason for this problem. *tr | |||
| 07/28/2012 | 112000 | 1 | |
| Wife was driving on i540 near raleigh, nc and car wrench icon came on and car decelerated quickly causing a dangerous condition. car was unable to be driven and required towing to a safe place. appears that the throttle controller malfunctioned causing the car to be disabled temporarily. after the car cooled the throttle worked but we elected not to drive until a local mechanic could check out this condition / problem. we towed the vehicle on a trailer to local garage near our home. *tr | |||
| 06/05/2012 | 120000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 ford freestyle. the contact stated that the vehicle lunged forward or backward when shifted into drive or reverse. the contact did not take the vehicle to the dealer for an inspection. the contact stated that the failure worsened whenever the air conditioner was on. the manufacturer was not notified. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 120,000. sm. | |||
| 05/27/2012 | 113000 | 1 | |
| While traveling home from holiday, my wrench light came on in the car and we could smell the engine beginning to overheat. my engine was trying to lunge forward even though i had the cruise control on. my vehicle then started to decelerate and i barely made it off from the highway via an exit ramp. pulled over, turned off the car and opened the hood to let the engine cool off. i thought the problem may be gear or transmission related or perhaps bad gas. i tried a trick told to me by mechanic friend to back up the car and go forward approximately 40-50 feet, stop the vehicle and repeat the movement again to reset the transmission controls. i also added fuel injection cleaner and filled the tank again. after fuel injection and letting the car sit, it was okay for the rest of the trip. had another incident just recently (july 2012). the same wrench light came on and my car once again lunged and decelerated and i had to pull off. luckily, there was a gas station at exit again. and, luckily, i was able to maneuver through traffic when decelerating without harm to my family. i bought more fuel injection cleaner and filled the tank. i then let the car sit again. that seemed to help. we made it home after another rest stop for the car. shortly after, my husband used throttle body cleaner to clean out my fuel injection pathway. he removed air connection and found the throttle body to be clogged with gunky material and sprayed a good dose of the cleaner into it while i gunned the engine to clear it out. i am now using fuel injection cleaner with every gas fillup to mitigate the problem. i know i probably need to replace the whole throttle body, but i am leary from what i've read on internet with others having same problem, replacing throttle body and then it having to do it again a year later. i am going to fix car and then probably sell it. not safe anymore. *tr | |||
| 06/01/2012 | 106500 | 1 | |
| Engine speed will surge and vehicle will lunge forward or rearward, depending upon which gear the transmission is in, at unexpected times. always noticeable near 0-2 mph with a/c on, foot on or off brake pedal, may or may not be turning. we have scared people in crosswalks and drive-thrus with this. it scares us as well. *tr | |||
| 06/05/2012 | 120000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 ford freestyle. the contact stated that he would shift the vehicle into gear and the vehicle would lunge in either direction without warning. the contact did not take the vehicle to the dealer for inspection. the contact stated that the lunging would get worse any time the air conditioner was on. the manufacturer was not notified. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 120,000. ap | |||
| 05/27/2012 | 113000 | 1 | |
| While traveling home from holiday, my wrench light came on in the car and we could smell the engine beginning to overheat. my engine was trying to lunge forward even though i had the cruise control on. my vehicle then started to decelerate and i barely made it off from the highway via an exit ramp. pulled over, turned off the car and opened the hood to let the engine cool off. i thought the problem may be gear or transmission related or perhaps bad gas. i tried a trick told to me by mechanic friend to back up the car and go forward approximately 40-50 feet, stop the vehicle and repeat the movement again to reset the transmission controls. i also added fuel injection cleaner and filled the tank again. after fuel injection and letting the car sit, it was okay for the rest of the trip. had another incident just recently (july 2012). the same wrench light came on and my car once again lunged and decelerated and i had to pull off. luckily, there was a gas station at exit again. and, luckily, i was able to maneuver through traffic when decelerating without harm to my family. i bought more fuel injection cleaner and filled the tank. i then let the car sit again. that seemed to help. we made it home after another rest stop for the car. shortly after, my husband used throttle body cleaner to clean out my fuel injection pathway. he removed air connection and found the throttle body to be clogged with gunky material and sprayed a good dose of the cleaner into it while i gunned the engine to clear it out. i am now using fuel injection cleaner with every gas fillup to mitigate the problem. i know i probably need to replace the whole throttle body, but i am leary from what i've read on internet with others having same problem, replacing throttle body and then it having to do it again a year later. i am going to fix car and then probably sell it. not safe anymore. *tr | |||
| 06/01/2012 | 106500 | 1 | |
| Engine speed will surge and vehicle will lunge forward or rearward, depending upon which gear the transmission is in, at unexpected times. always noticeable near 0-2 mph with a/c on, foot on or off brake pedal, may or may not be turning. we have scared people in crosswalks and drive-thrus with this. it scares us as well. *tr | |||
| 05/27/2012 | 113000 | 1 | |
| While traveling home from holiday, my wrench light came on in the car and we could smell the engine beginning to overheat. my engine was trying to lunge forward even though i had the cruise control on. my vehicle then started to decelerate and i barely made it off from the highway via an exit ramp. pulled over, turned off the car and opened the hood to let the engine cool off. i thought the problem may be gear or transmission related or perhaps bad gas. i tried a trick told to me by mechanic friend to back up the car and go forward approximately 40-50 feet, stop the vehicle and repeat the movement again to reset the transmission controls. i also added fuel injection cleaner and filled the tank again. after fuel injection and letting the car sit, it was okay for the rest of the trip. had another incident just recently (july 2012). the same wrench light came on and my car once again lunged and decelerated and i had to pull off. luckily, there was a gas station at exit again. and, luckily, i was able to maneuver through traffic when decelerating without harm to my family. i bought more fuel injection cleaner and filled the tank. i then let the car sit again. that seemed to help. we made it home after another rest stop for the car. shortly after, my husband used throttle body cleaner to clean out my fuel injection pathway. he removed air connection and found the throttle body to be clogged with gunky material and sprayed a good dose of the cleaner into it while i gunned the engine to clear it out. i am now using fuel injection cleaner with every gas fillup to mitigate the problem. i know i probably need to replace the whole throttle body, but i am leary from what i've read on internet with others having same problem, replacing throttle body and then it having to do it again a year later. i am going to fix car and then probably sell it. not safe anymore. *tr | |||
| 07/01/2011 | 1 | ||
| Car lunges at low speeds or when parking or backing out of parking spot. *tr | |||
| 06/10/2010 | 71000 | ||
| The vehicle is in reversed gear or forward. it only happened when the brake pedal was pressed down the vehicle losses power. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnosed that the failure was caused from the throttle box. the vehicle was repair the fist time. and for the second time the vehicle was fail with the previous problem and was taken to a private mechanic. the private mechanic diagnosed the failure was the throttle body box. the vehicle warning lights illuminated. the manufacture was not notified. the failure mileage was 71,000 and the current mileage was 91,000. lg | |||
| 05/27/2012 | 113000 | ||
| While traveling home from holiday, my wrench light came on in the car and we could smell the engine beginning to overheat. my engine was trying to lunge forward even though i had the cruise control on. my vehicle then started to decelerate and i barely made it off from the highway via an exit ramp. pulled over, turned off the car and opened the hood to let the engine cool off. i thought the problem may be gear or transmission related or perhaps bad gas. i tried a trick told to me by mechanic friend to back up the car and go forward approximately 40-50 feet, stop the vehicle and repeat the movement again to reset the transmission controls. i also added fuel injection cleaner and filled the tank again. after fuel injection and letting the car sit, it was okay for the rest of the trip. had another incident just recently (july 2012). the same wrench light came on and my car once again lunged and decelerated and i had to pull off. luckily, there was a gas station at exit again. and, luckily, i was able to maneuver through traffic when decelerating without harm to my family. i bought more fuel injection cleaner and filled the tank. i then let the car sit again. that seemed to help. we made it home after another rest stop for the car. shortly after, my husband used throttle body cleaner to clean out my fuel injection pathway. he removed air connection and found the throttle body to be clogged with gunky material and sprayed a good dose of the cleaner into it while i gunned the engine to clear it out. i am now using fuel injection cleaner with every gas fillup to mitigate the problem. i know i probably need to replace the whole throttle body, but i am leary from what i've read on internet with others having same problem, replacing throttle body and then it having to do it again a year later. i am going to fix car and then probably sell it. not safe anymore. | |||
| 06/01/2012 | 106500 | 1 | |
| Engine speed will surge and vehicle will lunge forward or rearward, depending upon which gear the transmission is in, at unexpected times. always noticeable near 0-2 mph with a/c on, foot on or off brake pedal, may or may not be turning. we have scared people in crosswalks and drive-thrus with this. it scares us as well. *tr | |||
| 06/10/2010 | 71000 | ||
| The vehicle is in reversed gear or forward. it only happened when the brake pedal was pressed down the vehicle losses power. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnosed that the failure was caused from the throttle box. the vehicle was repair the fist time. and for the second time the vehicle was fail with the previous problem and was taken to a private mechanic. the private mechanic diagnosed the failure was the throttle body box. the vehicle warning lights illuminated. the manufacture was not notified. the failure mileage was 71,000 and the current mileage was 91,000. lg | |||
| 05/27/2012 | 113000 | ||
| While traveling home from holiday, my wrench light came on in the car and we could smell the engine beginning to overheat. my engine was trying to lunge forward even though i had the cruise control on. my vehicle then started to decelerate and i barely made it off from the highway via an exit ramp. pulled over, turned off the car and opened the hood to let the engine cool off. i thought the problem may be gear or transmission related or perhaps bad gas. i tried a trick told to me by mechanic friend to back up the car and go forward approximately 40-50 feet, stop the vehicle and repeat the movement again to reset the transmission controls. i also added fuel injection cleaner and filled the tank again. after fuel injection and letting the car sit, it was okay for the rest of the trip. had another incident just recently (july 2012). the same wrench light came on and my car once again lunged and decelerated and i had to pull off. luckily, there was a gas station at exit again. and, luckily, i was able to maneuver through traffic when decelerating without harm to my family. i bought more fuel injection cleaner and filled the tank. i then let the car sit again. that seemed to help. we made it home after another rest stop for the car. shortly after, my husband used throttle body cleaner to clean out my fuel injection pathway. he removed air connection and found the throttle body to be clogged with gunky material and sprayed a good dose of the cleaner into it while i gunned the engine to clear it out. i am now using fuel injection cleaner with every gas fillup to mitigate the problem. i know i probably need to replace the whole throttle body, but i am leary from what i've read on internet with others having same problem, replacing throttle body and then it having to do it again a year later. i am going to fix car and then probably sell it. not safe anymore. | |||
| 06/01/2012 | 106500 | ||
| Engine speed will surge and vehicle will lunge forward or rearward, depending upon which gear the transmission is in, at unexpected times. always noticeable near 0-2 mph with a/c on, foot on or off brake pedal, may or may not be turning. we have scared people in crosswalks and drive-thrus with this. it scares us as well. | |||
| 06/10/2010 | 71000 | ||
| The vehicle is in reversed gear or forward. it only happened when the brake pedal was pressed down the vehicle losses power. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnosed that the failure was caused from the throttle box. the vehicle was repair the fist time. and for the second time the vehicle was fail with the previous problem and was taken to a private mechanic. the private mechanic diagnosed the failure was the throttle body box. the vehicle warning lights illuminated. the manufacture was not notified. the failure mileage was 71,000 and the current mileage was 91,000. lg | |||
| 06/01/2012 | 106500 | ||
| Engine speed will surge and vehicle will lunge forward or rearward, depending upon which gear the transmission is in, at unexpected times. always noticeable near 0-2 mph with a/c on, foot on or off brake pedal, may or may not be turning. we have scared people in crosswalks and drive-thrus with this. it scares us as well. | |||
| 06/10/2010 | 71000 | ||
| The vehicle is in reversed gear or forward. it only happened when the brake pedal was pressed down the vehicle losses power. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnosed that the failure was caused from the throttle box. the vehicle was repair the fist time. and for the second time the vehicle was fail with the previous problem and was taken to a private mechanic. the private mechanic diagnosed the failure was the throttle body box. the vehicle warning lights illuminated. the manufacture was not notified. the failure mileage was 71,000 and the current mileage was 91,000. lg | |||
| 07/17/2012 | 63500 | 1 | |
| My family was sitting in the car while it was parked in drive. it stalled out and made a strange sound that sounded like a problem with the transmission. i have noticed that when it is hot it seems to accelerate on its own. i have noticed that it usually happens at low speeds and reverse. i feel that this is very dangerous. i have researched this car online and have read that this has happened to quite a few of these cars. i wanted to make sure that this defect has been noted. thank you for your time. ## vin failed ## ford, freestyle, 2006 ## *tr | |||
| 06/11/2012 | 40399 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 ford freestyle. the contact stated that while depressing the brake pedal, the vehicle lunged forward and continued to move without stopping. the failure also occurred while in reverse. the vehicle was taken to the dealer to replace egr vaile and the crank sensor. the vehicle was repaired. the manufacturer was contacted and the contact was awaiting a response. the failure mileage was 40,399 and the current mileage was 60,000. sm. | |||
| 05/01/2012 | 70000 | 1 | |
| Vehicle can make sudden acceleration when moving slowly. this has happened twice to both my wife and myself. when arriving into our driveway prior to get vehicle into garage with foot on the brakes and in d car has a sudden jolt or acceleration. fortunately because the brakes stopped the car nothing happened but this could be a problem if brakes do not stop vehicle or if sudden acceleration occurs without warning. *tr | |||
| 07/17/2012 | 72000 | 1 | |
| Throttle surge upon backing up. foot on brake, thank god, while backing when vehicle surged backwards. *tr | |||
| 07/15/2012 | 121806 | 1 | |
| I have a 2006 freestyle and it has the lunging problem with the air on and or the steering wheel being moved. happens every time we back out of our driveway or parking spot, sometimes sitting in an intersection waiting to turn also. the car surges in both reverse and forward without warning. this hasn't caused a crash (yet) but i don't like my wife driving my three children in a car that does this!! and to be clear about the first date of occurrence, i put today's date because we have owned this car for a couple of years now and did not know there was an investigation into this. the surging/lunging problem happens every day and has been getting worse. *tr | |||
| 06/11/2012 | 40399 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 ford freestyle. the contact stated that while depressing the brake pedal, the vehicle lunged forward and continued to move without stopping. the failure also occurred while in reverse. the vehicle was taken to the dealer to replace egr vaile and the crank sensor. the vehicle was repaired. the manufacturer was contacted and the contact was awaiting a response. the failure mileage was 40,399 and the current mileage was 60,000. sm. | |||
| 05/01/2012 | 70000 | 1 | |
| Vehicle can make sudden acceleration when moving slowly. this has happened twice to both my wife and myself. when arriving into our driveway prior to get vehicle into garage with foot on the brakes and in d car has a sudden jolt or acceleration. fortunately because the brakes stopped the car nothing happened but this could be a problem if brakes do not stop vehicle or if sudden acceleration occurs without warning. *tr | |||
| 07/17/2012 | 72000 | 1 | |
| Throttle surge upon backing up. foot on brake, thank god, while backing when vehicle surged backwards. *tr | |||
| 07/15/2012 | 121806 | 1 | |
| I have a 2006 freestyle and it has the lunging problem with the air on and or the steering wheel being moved. happens every time we back out of our driveway or parking spot, sometimes sitting in an intersection waiting to turn also. the car surges in both reverse and forward without warning. this hasn't caused a crash (yet) but i don't like my wife driving my three children in a car that does this!! and to be clear about the first date of occurrence, i put today's date because we have owned this car for a couple of years now and did not know there was an investigation into this. the surging/lunging problem happens every day and has been getting worse. *tr | |||
| 05/19/2012 | 90000 | 1 | |
| I have had 8-9 instances where the car lunges forward in parking lot type situations. i had to make sure i didn't have half my foot on the brake and half on the gas. it was 100% on the brake, but felt like someone was pushing the gas at the same time. *tr back in may, i had a different issue. i drove to the local grocery store 3 miles away. on the way, it started running rough, acting like i was about to run out of gas (i had filled it earlier that day.) i pulled over. a wrench symbol appeared on the dash lights. i couldn't find anything wrong. i continued to the grocer. after shopping, when i backed out of the parking space, the car lunged, then stalled. it took a bit, but i was able to get it restarted. i drove home, but it wouldn't go faster than 20 mph. the next day, i was going to take the car to the dealership, but it was running perfectly. it's been 2 months now and the issue has not recurred, but i'm very leery of taking the car on a long drive. i don't want to get stranded far from home. | |||
| 06/11/2012 | 40399 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 ford freestyle. the contact stated while depressing the brake the vehicle would lunged forward and continues to move without stopping. while the vehicle would be in reversed it would lunged backwards also. the vehicle was taken to the dealer to replace egr vaile and the crank sensor. the vehicle was repaired. the manufacturer was contacted and they stated they would contact her and have not contacted. the failure mileage was 40,399 and the current mileage was 60,000.jp | |||
| 07/15/2012 | 121806 | 1 | |
| I have a 2006 freestyle and it has the lunging problem with the air on and or the steering wheel being moved. happens every time we back out of our driveway or parking spot, sometimes sitting in an intersection waiting to turn also. the car surges in both reverse and forward without warning. this hasn't caused a crash (yet) but i don't like my wife driving my three children in a car that does this!! and to be clear about the first date of occurrence, i put today's date because we have owned this car for a couple of years now and did not know there was an investigation into this. the surging/lunging problem happens every day and has been getting worse. *tr | |||
| 05/19/2012 | 90000 | 1 | |
| I have had 8-9 instances where the car lunges forward in parking lot type situations. i had to make sure i didn't have half my foot on the brake and half on the gas. it was 100% on the brake, but felt like someone was pushing the gas at the same time. *tr back in may, i had a different issue. i drove to the local grocery store 3 miles away. on the way, it started running rough, acting like i was about to run out of gas (i had filled it earlier that day.) i pulled over. a wrench symbol appeared on the dash lights. i couldn't find anything wrong. i continued to the grocer. after shopping, when i backed out of the parking space, the car lunged, then stalled. it took a bit, but i was able to get it restarted. i drove home, but it wouldn't go faster than 20 mph. the next day, i was going to take the car to the dealership, but it was running perfectly. it's been 2 months now and the issue has not recurred, but i'm very leery of taking the car on a long drive. i don't want to get stranded far from home. | |||
| 07/02/2012 | 119000 | 1 | |
| While driving at a low rate of speed the vehicle will lunge in forward and reverse. *tr | |||
| 07/15/2012 | 121806 | 1 | |
| I have a 2006 freestyle and it has the lunging problem with the air on and or the steering wheel being moved. happens every time we back out of our driveway or parking spot, sometimes sitting in an intersection waiting to turn also. the car surges in both reverse and forward without warning. this hasn't caused a crash (yet) but i don't like my wife driving my three children in a car that does this!! and to be clear about the first date of occurrence, i put today's date because we have owned this car for a couple of years now and did not know there was an investigation into this. the surging/lunging problem happens every day and has been getting worse. *tr | |||
| 05/19/2012 | 90000 | 1 | |
| I have had 8-9 instances where the car lunges forward in parking lot type situations. i had to make sure i didn't have half my foot on the brake and half on the gas. it was 100% on the brake, but felt like someone was pushing the gas at the same time. *tr back in may, i had a different issue. i drove to the local grocery store 3 miles away. on the way, it started running rough, acting like i was about to run out of gas (i had filled it earlier that day.) i pulled over. a wrench symbol appeared on the dash lights. i couldn't find anything wrong. i continued to the grocer. after shopping, when i backed out of the parking space, the car lunged, then stalled. it took a bit, but i was able to get it restarted. i drove home, but it wouldn't go faster than 20 mph. the next day, i was going to take the car to the dealership, but it was running perfectly. it's been 2 months now and the issue has not recurred, but i'm very leery of taking the car on a long drive. i don't want to get stranded far from home. | |||
| 07/02/2012 | 119000 | 1 | |
| While driving at a low rate of speed the vehicle will lunge in forward and reverse. *tr | |||
| 05/19/2012 | 90000 | ||
| I have had 8-9 instances where the car lunges forward in parking lot type situations. i had to make sure i didn't have half my foot on the brake and half on the gas. it was 100% on the brake, but felt like someone was pushing the gas at the same time. back in may, i had a different issue. i drove to the local grocery store 3 miles away. on the way, it started running rough, acting like i was about to run out of gas (i had filled it earlier that day.) i pulled over. a wrench symbol appeared on the dash lights. i couldn't find anything wrong. i continued to the grocer. after shopping, when i backed out of the parking space, the car lunged, then stalled. it took a bit, but i was able to get it restarted. i drove home, but it wouldn't go faster than 20 mph. the next day, i was going to take the car to the dealership, but it was running perfectly. it's been 2 months now and the issue has not recurred, but i'm very leery of taking the car on a long drive. i don't want to get stranded far from home. | |||
| 03/10/2009 | 75000 | 1 | |
| The car lunges while stopped or going in reverse. has done this for a long time..my wife is driving this car now and has bumped into post/almost lunged into passing car when backing out of parking spot. *tr | |||
| 05/19/2012 | 90000 | ||
| I have had 8-9 instances where the car lunges forward in parking lot type situations. i had to make sure i didn't have half my foot on the brake and half on the gas. it was 100% on the brake, but felt like someone was pushing the gas at the same time. back in may, i had a different issue. i drove to the local grocery store 3 miles away. on the way, it started running rough, acting like i was about to run out of gas (i had filled it earlier that day.) i pulled over. a wrench symbol appeared on the dash lights. i couldn't find anything wrong. i continued to the grocer. after shopping, when i backed out of the parking space, the car lunged, then stalled. it took a bit, but i was able to get it restarted. i drove home, but it wouldn't go faster than 20 mph. the next day, i was going to take the car to the dealership, but it was running perfectly. it's been 2 months now and the issue has not recurred, but i'm very leery of taking the car on a long drive. i don't want to get stranded far from home. | |||
| 03/10/2009 | 75000 | 1 | |
| The car lunges while stopped or going in reverse. has done this for a long time..my wife is driving this car now and has bumped into post/almost lunged into passing car when backing out of parking spot. *tr | |||
| 07/08/2012 | 80880 | 2 | |
| Air temperature was 100 and my 2006 freestyle was idling. then, when stopped in city traffic, car surged unexpectedly requiring me to press hard on the brakes, then stalled. this happened twice. after sitting and cooling for 2+ hours, the car ran fine. however, check engine light remained on. because i am on vacation, i took the car to a dealer. the service department determined the problem was related to the throttle assembly, which he said was pretty common. replaced the assembly for $1300 for fear the problem could happen again on the highway. *tr | |||
| 07/01/2008 | 80000 | 1 | |
| We bought a used ford freestyle in 2008. since that time, we have had recurring problems stemming from a defective throttle body. it has been in-and-out of the shop, while various mechanics tried to figure out the problem. finally, approximately two years ago, i did my own research (discovered the countless reports of problems with the freestyle) and specifically requested that the mechanic replace the throttle body. this was after having surges in rpms and lurching of the car (while sitting in traffic with no foot on the accelerator), and also dead stalls in the middle of intersections and oncoming traffic when attempting to accelerate. this fixed the problem until several months later. next, we replaced the entire transmission last spring (the vehicle would shift down to first gear at cruising speed, e.g., on the interstate, then go into limp mode). in addition, apparently there is also a systemic issue with the design of the ford's scroll compressor, which began showing symptoms this past spring. thankfully my (new) mechanic replaced a $40 valve in the compressor, instead of the entire $1000 compressor (which the ford folks recommended). approximately two years later, we are replacing the throttle body for a second time today (it is currently in the shop) because of issues with surges in acceleration and stalling in traffic and loss of power. the mechanic just told me, as a friend, i'm telling you: as soon as this car is fixed, you need to sell it. you will continue to have recurring problems with it. we bought this vehicle for around $10,000, and i'd estimate we have spent nearly that much in repairs over the past four years. i'm just thankful that my wife and children were not seriously injured in the meantime. how can ford sell such an unsafe vehicle with no recourse? as soon as i can afford another vehicle, i'm selling this freestyle. *tr | |||
| 07/12/2011 | 98000 | 1 | |
| Car suddenly accelerates on its own. happens in very hot weather, a/c on, in idle, no contact is being made with accelerator pedal, car stalls, when restarted engine light and wrench lights are on and car does not run properly. feels like it is in first gear and doesn't go above 60mph. *tr | |||
| 07/01/2008 | 80000 | 1 | |
| We bought a used ford freestyle in 2008. since that time, we have had recurring problems stemming from a defective throttle body. it has been in-and-out of the shop, while various mechanics tried to figure out the problem. finally, approximately two years ago, i did my own research (discovered the countless reports of problems with the freestyle) and specifically requested that the mechanic replace the throttle body. this was after having surges in rpms and lurching of the car (while sitting in traffic with no foot on the accelerator), and also dead stalls in the middle of intersections and oncoming traffic when attempting to accelerate. this fixed the problem until several months later. next, we replaced the entire transmission last spring (the vehicle would shift down to first gear at cruising speed, e.g., on the interstate, then go into limp mode). in addition, apparently there is also a systemic issue with the design of the ford's scroll compressor, which began showing symptoms this past spring. thankfully my (new) mechanic replaced a $40 valve in the compressor, instead of the entire $1000 compressor (which the ford folks recommended). approximately two years later, we are replacing the throttle body for a second time today (it is currently in the shop) because of issues with surges in acceleration and stalling in traffic and loss of power. the mechanic just told me, as a friend, i'm telling you: as soon as this car is fixed, you need to sell it. you will continue to have recurring problems with it. we bought this vehicle for around $10,000, and i'd estimate we have spent nearly that much in repairs over the past four years. i'm just thankful that my wife and children were not seriously injured in the meantime. how can ford sell such an unsafe vehicle with no recourse? as soon as i can afford another vehicle, i'm selling this freestyle. *tr | |||
| 07/12/2011 | 98000 | 1 | |
| Car suddenly accelerates on its own. happens in very hot weather, a/c on, in idle, no contact is being made with accelerator pedal, car stalls, when restarted engine light and wrench lights are on and car does not run properly. feels like it is in first gear and doesn't go above 60mph. *tr | |||
| 07/01/2008 | 80000 | ||
| We bought a used ford freestyle in 2008. since that time, we have had recurring problems stemming from a defective throttle body. it has been in-and-out of the shop, while various mechanics tried to figure out the problem. finally, approximately two years ago, i did my own research (discovered the countless reports of problems with the freestyle) and specifically requested that the mechanic replace the throttle body. this was after having surges in rpms and lurching of the car (while sitting in traffic with no foot on the accelerator), and also dead stalls in the middle of intersections and oncoming traffic when attempting to accelerate. this fixed the problem until several months later. next, we replaced the entire transmission last spring (the vehicle would shift down to first gear at cruising speed, e.g., on the interstate, then go into limp mode). in addition, apparently there there is also a systemic issue with the design of the ford's scroll compressor, which begain showing symptoms this past spring. thankfully my (new) mechanic replaced a $40 valve in the compressor, instead of the entire $1000 compressor (which the ford folks recommended). approximately two years later, we are replacing the throttle body for a second time today (it is currently in the shop) because of issues with surges in acceleration and stalling in traffic and loss of power. the mechanic just told me, as a friend, i'm telling you: as soon as this car is fixed, you need to sell it. you will continue to have recurring problems with it. we bought this vehicle for around $10,000, and i'd estimate we have spent nearly that much in repairs over the past four years. i'm just thankful that my wife and children were not seriously injured in the meantime. how can ford sell such an unsafe vehicle with no recourse? as soon as i can afford another vehicle, i'm selling this freestyle. | |||
| 07/03/2012 | 65000 | ||
| Engine surges while in gear at low speed causing the car to lurch unexpectedly forward or backward. | |||
| 06/01/2012 | 115000 | 1 | |
| Cvt transmission bad and has to be replaced. there is a recall on the torch converter on the cvt trans but replacing it doesnt really fix the problem even though it was the cause of the original problem. once it goes bad you have bits and pieces of metal floating around all over everywhere else and the transmission just goes regardless. useless recall. also, the ac only blows cold at high speeds ....when driving slow in town it blows warm and i'm having electrical problems with the windows ....goes down when i pull up or wont go at all. *js | |||
| 07/03/2012 | 65000 | ||
| Engine surges while in gear at low speed causing the car to lurch unexpectedly forward or backward. | |||
| 06/01/2012 | 115000 | ||
| Cvt transmission bad and has to be replaced. there is a recall on the torch converter on the cvt trans but replacing it doesnt really fix the problem even though it was the cause of the original problem. once it goes bad you have bits and pieces of metal floating around all over everywhere else and the transmission just goes regardless. useless recall. also, the ac only blows cold at high speeds ....when driving slow in town it blows warm and i'm having electrical problems with the windows ....goes down when i pull up or wont go at all. | |||
| 06/30/2012 | 83000 | ||
| Vehicle for over a year has lunged forward or backward depending on gear it is in. this only takes place when the a/c is on in the vehicle. this is inconsistant but happens more often than not. the lunge is drastic enough that it is a hazard and has caused several issues in the past. the problem has continued to worsen. dealer has not been contacted at this point but was on the list to been seen next week. all required maintenance has taken place up to this point. today was the worst part of the issue. while traveling 75 on the interstate, the wrench icon on the information panel came on. at this point all acceleration was disabled and could not keep up with the flow of traffic. the vehicle could not get above 60 in order to find a safe place to park and created a significantly hazardous situation. in researching the issue, i have found over 242 filed complaints on the same problem. we will be dropping the vehicle off at the dealer asap. how many reported incidents does it take before something is done about this issue? or will it take a loss of human life to take notice of the numerous filed complaints? | |||
| 06/01/2012 | 115000 | ||
| Cvt transmission bad and has to be replaced. there is a recall on the torch converter on the cvt trans but replacing it doesnt really fix the problem even though it was the cause of the original problem. once it goes bad you have bits and pieces of metal floating around all over everywhere else and the transmission just goes regardless. useless recall. also, the ac only blows cold at high speeds ....when driving slow in town it blows warm and i'm having electrical problems with the windows ....goes down when i pull up or wont go at all. | |||
| 07/03/2012 | 65000 | ||
| Engine surges while in gear at low speed causing the car to lurch unexpectedly forward or backward. | |||
| 06/01/2012 | 115000 | ||
| Cvt transmission bad and has to be replaced. there is a recall on the torch converter on the cvt trans but replacing it doesnt really fix the problem even though it was the cause of the original problem. once it goes bad you have bits and pieces of metal floating around all over everywhere else and the transmission just goes regardless. useless recall. also, the ac only blows cold at high speeds ....when driving slow in town it blows warm and i'm having electrical problems with the windows ....goes down when i pull up or wont go at all. | |||
| 06/30/2012 | 83000 | ||
| Vehicle for over a year has lunged forward or backward depending on gear it is in. this only takes place when the a/c is on in the vehicle. this is inconsistant but happens more often than not. the lunge is drastic enough that it is a hazard and has caused several issues in the past. the problem has continued to worsen. dealer has not been contacted at this point but was on the list to been seen next week. all required maintenance has taken place up to this point. today was the worst part of the issue. while traveling 75 on the interstate, the wrench icon on the information panel came on. at this point all acceleration was disabled and could not keep up with the flow of traffic. the vehicle could not get above 60 in order to find a safe place to park and created a significantly hazardous situation. in researching the issue, i have found over 242 filed complaints on the same problem. we will be dropping the vehicle off at the dealer asap. how many reported incidents does it take before something is done about this issue? or will it take a loss of human life to take notice of the numerous filed complaints? | |||
| 06/01/2012 | 115000 | ||
| Cvt transmission bad and has to be replaced. there is a recall on the torch converter on the cvt trans but replacing it doesnt really fix the problem even though it was the cause of the original problem. once it goes bad you have bits and pieces of metal floating around all over everywhere else and the transmission just goes regardless. useless recall. also, the ac only blows cold at high speeds ....when driving slow in town it blows warm and i'm having electrical problems with the windows ....goes down when i pull up or wont go at all. | |||
| 06/30/2012 | 83000 | ||
| Vehicle for over a year has lunged forward or backward depending on gear it is in. this only takes place when the a/c is on in the vehicle. this is inconsistant but happens more often than not. the lunge is drastic enough that it is a hazard and has caused several issues in the past. the problem has continued to worsen. dealer has not been contacted at this point but was on the list to been seen next week. all required maintenance has taken place up to this point. today was the worst part of the issue. while traveling 75 on the interstate, the wrench icon on the information panel came on. at this point all acceleration was disabled and could not keep up with the flow of traffic. the vehicle could not get above 60 in order to find a safe place to park and created a significantly hazardous situation. in researching the issue, i have found over 242 filed complaints on the same problem. we will be dropping the vehicle off at the dealer asap. how many reported incidents does it take before something is done about this issue? or will it take a loss of human life to take notice of the numerous filed complaints? | |||
| 06/25/2011 | 88000 | ||
| My ford freestyle 2006 lunged backward approximately 2 to 4 feet while the transmission was in reverse, my foot was fully applied to the brake, and the vehicle was not moving. this has occurred many times in the same manner, and in similar situations over the past year. the temperature outside is usually in the 90's or above, i usually have the air-conditioning running, and the car will start to loose power with the tachometer visibly dipping down to zero. the car will then suddenly race to 2000 rpms, and the car will lunge backward (or forward) while my foot is on the brake. when this happens in reverse, it is impossible to apply the brake hard enough to stop movement. when this happens in drive, it is possible to apply the brake hard enough to stop movement, and the car engine will die. | |||
| 04/14/2012 | 120000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 ford freestar. the contact stated while driving 70 mph the vehicle stalled without warning. the rpms increased and the gears locked. the contact was able to coast the vehicle onto the emergency lane. the vehicle was towed to a dealer a diagnostic testing which located the failure within the transmission. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the vin was not available. the failure and the current mileage was 120,000. rvk | |||
| 06/30/2012 | 83000 | ||
| Vehicle for over a year has lunged forward or backward depending on gear it is in. this only takes place when the a/c is on in the vehicle. this is inconsistant but happens more often than not. the lunge is drastic enough that it is a hazard and has caused several issues in the past. the problem has continued to worsen. dealer has not been contacted at this point but was on the list to been seen next week. all required maintenance has taken place up to this point. today was the worst part of the issue. while traveling 75 on the interstate, the wrench icon on the information panel came on. at this point all acceleration was disabled and could not keep up with the flow of traffic. the vehicle could not get above 60 in order to find a safe place to park and created a significantly hazardous situation. in researching the issue, i have found over 242 filed complaints on the same problem. we will be dropping the vehicle off at the dealer asap. how many reported incidents does it take before something is done about this issue? or will it take a loss of human life to take notice of the numerous filed complaints? | |||
| 06/25/2011 | 88000 | ||
| My ford freestyle 2006 lunged backward approximately 2 to 4 feet while the transmission was in reverse, my foot was fully applied to the brake, and the vehicle was not moving. this has occurred many times in the same manner, and in similar situations over the past year. the temperature outside is usually in the 90's or above, i usually have the air-conditioning running, and the car will start to loose power with the tachometer visibly dipping down to zero. the car will then suddenly race to 2000 rpms, and the car will lunge backward (or forward) while my foot is on the brake. when this happens in reverse, it is impossible to apply the brake hard enough to stop movement. when this happens in drive, it is possible to apply the brake hard enough to stop movement, and the car engine will die. | |||
| 04/14/2012 | 120000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 ford freestar. the contact stated while driving 70 mph the vehicle stalled without warning. the rpms increased and the gears locked. the contact was able to coast the vehicle onto the emergency lane. the vehicle was towed to a dealer a diagnostic testing which located the failure within the transmission. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the vin was not available. the failure and the current mileage was 120,000. rvk | |||
| 06/25/2011 | 88000 | ||
| My ford freestyle 2006 lunged backward approximately 2 to 4 feet while the transmission was in reverse, my foot was fully applied to the brake, and the vehicle was not moving. this has occurred many times in the same manner, and in similar situations over the past year. the temperature outside is usually in the 90's or above, i usually have the air-conditioning running, and the car will start to loose power with the tachometer visibly dipping down to zero. the car will then suddenly race to 2000 rpms, and the car will lunge backward (or forward) while my foot is on the brake. when this happens in reverse, it is impossible to apply the brake hard enough to stop movement. when this happens in drive, it is possible to apply the brake hard enough to stop movement, and the car engine will die. | |||
| 04/14/2012 | 120000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 ford freestar. the contact stated while driving 70 mph the vehicle stalled without warning. the rpms increased and the gears locked. the contact was able to coast the vehicle onto the emergency lane. the vehicle was towed to a dealer a diagnostic testing which located the failure within the transmission. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the vin was not available. the failure and the current mileage was 120,000. rvk | |||
| 06/25/2011 | 88000 | ||
| My ford freestyle 2006 lunged backward approximately 2 to 4 feet while the transmission was in reverse, my foot was fully applied to the brake, and the vehicle was not moving. this has occurred many times in the same manner, and in similar situations over the past year. the temperature outside is usually in the 90's or above, i usually have the air-conditioning running, and the car will start to loose power with the tachometer visibly dipping down to zero. the car will then suddenly race to 2000 rpms, and the car will lunge backward (or forward) while my foot is on the brake. when this happens in reverse, it is impossible to apply the brake hard enough to stop movement. when this happens in drive, it is possible to apply the brake hard enough to stop movement, and the car engine will die. | |||
| 04/14/2012 | 120000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 ford freestar. the contact stated that while driving at 70mph the vehicle stalled without warning. the rpm increased, and the gear locked. the contact was able to coast the vehicle onto the road shoulder. the vehicle was towed to the dealer a diagnostic was performed which located the failure at the transmission. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the vin was not available. the failure and the current mileage was 120,000. li | |||
| 03/15/2012 | 85000 | ||
| Same as others. car lunges forward and/or backward when slowing to park, or just moving slow or idiling. almost ended up over a berm at sam's club because of this problem. very scary! taking car in to dealership on monday. vehicle surges when idling or going slow. accelerates at times like parking or moving through parking lots or when stopped at stoplights. | |||
| 06/12/2012 | 94000 | ||
| On multiple occasions the vehicle has lurched forward or backward without having my foot on the accelerator. applying the brake has stopped the car. the rear bumper was damaged when it hit a light pole. it seems to happen more frequently when it's warmer outside and when running the air conditioning. i'm very concerned someone might get injured. my wife has also had this happen to her on multiple occasion. i've read a number of similar complaints on the internet. i believe this vehicle should be recalled. i'm a mechanical engineer by degree and can state with certainty that this is a dangerous condition especially in a parking lot where it most frequently happens. i won't even attempt to backup the vehicle if someone is nearby in case it has one of these fits. please keep me posted on any recall updates. do the right thing, force the manufacturer to own up to the problem and take care of it. i took it in to have it fixed, but nobody seems to know or is willing to say what's wrong. they just offer to change out a lot of parts in the hopes of hitting upon the problem. that's too expensive of an approach. does ford know the source of the problem? will they share that information with their dealerships or the consumers? | |||
| 03/15/2012 | 85000 | ||
| Same as others. car lunges forward and/or backward when slowing to park, or just moving slow or idiling. almost ended up over a berm at sam's club because of this problem. very scary! taking car in to dealership on monday. vehicle surges when idling or going slow. accelerates at times like parking or moving through parking lots or when stopped at stoplights. | |||
| 06/12/2012 | 94000 | ||
| On multiple occasions the vehicle has lurched forward or backward without having my foot on the accelerator. applying the brake has stopped the car. the rear bumper was damaged when it hit a light pole. it seems to happen more frequently when it's warmer outside and when running the air conditioning. i'm very concerned someone might get injured. my wife has also had this happen to her on multiple occasion. i've read a number of similar complaints on the internet. i believe this vehicle should be recalled. i'm a mechanical engineer by degree and can state with certainty that this is a dangerous condition especially in a parking lot where it most frequently happens. i won't even attempt to backup the vehicle if someone is nearby in case it has one of these fits. please keep me posted on any recall updates. do the right thing, force the manufacturer to own up to the problem and take care of it. i took it in to have it fixed, but nobody seems to know or is willing to say what's wrong. they just offer to change out a lot of parts in the hopes of hitting upon the problem. that's too expensive of an approach. does ford know the source of the problem? will they share that information with their dealerships or the consumers? | |||
| 03/15/2012 | 85000 | ||
| Same as others. car lunges forward and/or backward when slowing to park, or just moving slow or idiling. almost ended up over a berm at sam's club because of this problem. very scary! taking car in to dealership on monday. vehicle surges when idling or going slow. accelerates at times like parking or moving through parking lots or when stopped at stoplights. | |||
| 06/12/2012 | 94000 | ||
| On multiple occasions the vehicle has lurched forward or backward without having my foot on the accelerator. applying the brake has stopped the car. the rear bumper was damaged when it hit a light pole. it seems to happen more frequently when it's warmer outside and when running the air conditioning. i'm very concerned someone might get injured. my wife has also had this happen to her on multiple occasion. i've read a number of similar complaints on the internet. i believe this vehicle should be recalled. i'm a mechanical engineer by degree and can state with certainty that this is a dangerous condition especially in a parking lot where it most frequently happens. i won't even attempt to backup the vehicle if someone is nearby in case it has one of these fits. please keep me posted on any recall updates. do the right thing, force the manufacturer to own up to the problem and take care of it. i took it in to have it fixed, but nobody seems to know or is willing to say what's wrong. they just offer to change out a lot of parts in the hopes of hitting upon the problem. that's too expensive of an approach. does ford know the source of the problem? will they share that information with their dealerships or the consumers? | |||
| 06/10/2011 | 64000 | ||
| My issue started almost a about a year ago. i was in a parking lot waiting for my son and had air conditioner on and we sat for about 30 min. as soon as i pushed brake in and about to put in d we lunged a couple of times and i was able to stop with brake. i tried again and we lunged again. i put in r and we bolted out of spot. luckily no one was behind us. finally was able to get in d and then we stalled. ive had the transmission cleaned and fluids replaced, but we have been having the same issue over this past year.the latest episode was when i finally got the car to drive and i was barely moving. i was on a busy road trying to go past 10mph. i am seeing tons of complaints about this same issue and am wondering why this hasnt been solved????? it is obviously a defect. why wait till someone gets killed and then sues. | |||
| 07/02/2010 | 60000 | ||
| Vehicle suddenly lurches forward without pressing the accelerator. seems to happen when just starting to move or sometimes while coming to a stop. | |||
| 03/15/2012 | 85000 | ||
| Same as others. car lunges forward and/or backward when slowing to park, or just moving slow or idiling. almost ended up over a berm at sam's club because of this problem. very scary! taking car in to dealership on monday. vehicle surges when idling or going slow. accelerates at times like parking or moving through parking lots or when stopped at stoplights. | |||
| 06/12/2012 | 94000 | ||
| On multiple occasions the vehicle has lurched forward or backward without having my foot on the accelerator. applying the brake has stopped the car. the rear bumper was damaged when it hit a light pole. it seems to happen more frequently when it's warmer outside and when running the air conditioning. i'm very concerned someone might get injured. my wife has also had this happen to her on multiple occasion. i've read a number of similar complaints on the internet. i believe this vehicle should be recalled. i'm a mechanical engineer by degree and can state with certainty that this is a dangerous condition especially in a parking lot where it most frequently happens. i won't even attempt to backup the vehicle if someone is nearby in case it has one of these fits. please keep me posted on any recall updates. do the right thing, force the manufacturer to own up to the problem and take care of it. i took it in to have it fixed, but nobody seems to know or is willing to say what's wrong. they just offer to change out a lot of parts in the hopes of hitting upon the problem. that's too expensive of an approach. does ford know the source of the problem? will they share that information with their dealerships or the consumers? | |||
| 06/10/2011 | 64000 | ||
| My issue started almost a about a year ago. i was in a parking lot waiting for my son and had air conditioner on and we sat for about 30 min. as soon as i pushed brake in and about to put in d we lunged a couple of times and i was able to stop with brake. i tried again and we lunged again. i put in r and we bolted out of spot. luckily no one was behind us. finally was able to get in d and then we stalled. ive had the transmission cleaned and fluids replaced, but we have been having the same issue over this past year.the latest episode was when i finally got the car to drive and i was barely moving. i was on a busy road trying to go past 10mph. i am seeing tons of complaints about this same issue and am wondering why this hasnt been solved????? it is obviously a defect. why wait till someone gets killed and then sues. | |||
| 07/02/2010 | 60000 | ||
| Vehicle suddenly lurches forward without pressing the accelerator. seems to happen when just starting to move or sometimes while coming to a stop. | |||
| 01/04/2012 | 65000 | ||
| The transmission went out in my 2006 ford freestyle, my extened waranty ran out at 60000 mile. it cost me $7000 out of pocket to make the repair. this really put a burden on me financially. | |||
| 03/15/2012 | 85000 | ||
| Same as others. car lunges forward and/or backward when slowing to park, or just moving slow or idiling. almost ended up over a berm at sam's club because of this problem. very scary! taking car in to dealership on monday. vehicle surges when idling or going slow. accelerates at times like parking or moving through parking lots or when stopped at stoplights. | |||
| 06/12/2012 | 94000 | ||
| On multiple occasions the vehicle has lurched forward or backward without having my foot on the accelerator. applying the brake has stopped the car. the rear bumper was damaged when it hit a light pole. it seems to happen more frequently when it's warmer outside and when running the air conditioning. i'm very concerned someone might get injured. my wife has also had this happen to her on multiple occasion. i've read a number of similar complaints on the internet. i believe this vehicle should be recalled. i'm a mechanical engineer by degree and can state with certainty that this is a dangerous condition especially in a parking lot where it most frequently happens. i won't even attempt to backup the vehicle if someone is nearby in case it has one of these fits. please keep me posted on any recall updates. do the right thing, force the manufacturer to own up to the problem and take care of it. i took it in to have it fixed, but nobody seems to know or is willing to say what's wrong. they just offer to change out a lot of parts in the hopes of hitting upon the problem. that's too expensive of an approach. does ford know the source of the problem? will they share that information with their dealerships or the consumers? | |||
| 06/10/2011 | 64000 | ||
| My issue started almost a about a year ago. i was in a parking lot waiting for my son and had air conditioner on and we sat for about 30 min. as soon as i pushed brake in and about to put in d we lunged a couple of times and i was able to stop with brake. i tried again and we lunged again. i put in r and we bolted out of spot. luckily no one was behind us. finally was able to get in d and then we stalled. ive had the transmission cleaned and fluids replaced, but we have been having the same issue over this past year.the latest episode was when i finally got the car to drive and i was barely moving. i was on a busy road trying to go past 10mph. i am seeing tons of complaints about this same issue and am wondering why this hasnt been solved????? it is obviously a defect. why wait till someone gets killed and then sues. | |||
| 07/02/2010 | 60000 | ||
| Vehicle suddenly lurches forward without pressing the accelerator. seems to happen when just starting to move or sometimes while coming to a stop. | |||
| 01/04/2012 | 65000 | ||
| The transmission went out in my 2006 ford freestyle, my extened waranty ran out at 60000 mile. it cost me $7000 out of pocket to make the repair. this really put a burden on me financially. | |||
| 06/12/2012 | 94000 | ||
| On multiple occasions the vehicle has lurched forward or backward without having my foot on the accelerator. applying the brake has stopped the car. the rear bumper was damaged when it hit a light pole. it seems to happen more frequently when it's warmer outside and when running the air conditioning. i'm very concerned someone might get injured. my wife has also had this happen to her on multiple occasion. i've read a number of similar complaints on the internet. i believe this vehicle should be recalled. i'm a mechanical engineer by degree and can state with certainty that this is a dangerous condition especially in a parking lot where it most frequently happens. i won't even attempt to backup the vehicle if someone is nearby in case it has one of these fits. please keep me posted on any recall updates. do the right thing, force the manufacturer to own up to the problem and take care of it. i took it in to have it fixed, but nobody seems to know or is willing to say what's wrong. they just offer to change out a lot of parts in the hopes of hitting upon the problem. that's too expensive of an approach. does ford know the source of the problem? will they share that information with their dealerships or the consumers? | |||
| 06/10/2011 | 64000 | ||
| My issue started almost a about a year ago. i was in a parking lot waiting for my son and had air conditioner on and we sat for about 30 min. as soon as i pushed brake in and about to put in d we lunged a couple of times and i was able to stop with brake. i tried again and we lunged again. i put in r and we bolted out of spot. luckily no one was behind us. finally was able to get in d and then we stalled. ive had the transmission cleaned and fluids replaced, but we have been having the same issue over this past year.the latest episode was when i finally got the car to drive and i was barely moving. i was on a busy road trying to go past 10mph. i am seeing tons of complaints about this same issue and am wondering why this hasnt been solved????? it is obviously a defect. why wait till someone gets killed and then sues. | |||
| 07/02/2010 | 60000 | ||
| Vehicle suddenly lurches forward without pressing the accelerator. seems to happen when just starting to move or sometimes while coming to a stop. | |||
| 01/04/2012 | 65000 | ||
| The transmission went out in my 2006 ford freestyle, my extened waranty ran out at 60000 mile. it cost me $7000 out of pocket to make the repair. this really put a burden on me financially. | |||
| 03/13/2012 | 58500 | ||
| Vehicle suddenly accelerates at low speed both when moving forward and when backing up. this sometimes results in a stall. vehicle also lost low end power. | |||
| 06/10/2011 | 64000 | ||
| My issue started almost a about a year ago. i was in a parking lot waiting for my son and had air conditioner on and we sat for about 30 min. as soon as i pushed brake in and about to put in d we lunged a couple of times and i was able to stop with brake. i tried again and we lunged again. i put in r and we bolted out of spot. luckily no one was behind us. finally was able to get in d and then we stalled. ive had the transmission cleaned and fluids replaced, but we have been having the same issue over this past year.the latest episode was when i finally got the car to drive and i was barely moving. i was on a busy road trying to go past 10mph. i am seeing tons of complaints about this same issue and am wondering why this hasnt been solved????? it is obviously a defect. why wait till someone gets killed and then sues. | |||
| 07/02/2010 | 60000 | ||
| Vehicle suddenly lurches forward without pressing the accelerator. seems to happen when just starting to move or sometimes while coming to a stop. | |||
| 01/04/2012 | 65000 | ||
| The transmission went out in my 2006 ford freestyle, my extened waranty ran out at 60000 mile. it cost me $7000 out of pocket to make the repair. this really put a burden on me financially. | |||
| 03/13/2012 | 58500 | ||
| Vehicle suddenly accelerates at low speed both when moving forward and when backing up. this sometimes results in a stall. vehicle also lost low end power. | |||
| 06/14/2012 | 56953 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford freestyle. the contact stated that while driving 45 mph,, the vehicle independently came to a complete stop. he depressed the accelerator pedal but the vehicle would not respond. the vehicle then started to roll backward and the contact quickly shifted to park, stopping the vehicle from rolling any further. the vehicle was towed to the contact's residence and was not taken to the dealer for inspection or repairs. the manufacturer was not contacted. the failure and the current mileage was 56,953. | |||
| 06/10/2011 | 64000 | ||
| My issue started almost a about a year ago. i was in a parking lot waiting for my son and had air conditioner on and we sat for about 30 min. as soon as i pushed brake in and about to put in d we lunged a couple of times and i was able to stop with brake. i tried again and we lunged again. i put in r and we bolted out of spot. luckily no one was behind us. finally was able to get in d and then we stalled. ive had the transmission cleaned and fluids replaced, but we have been having the same issue over this past year.the latest episode was when i finally got the car to drive and i was barely moving. i was on a busy road trying to go past 10mph. i am seeing tons of complaints about this same issue and am wondering why this hasnt been solved????? it is obviously a defect. why wait till someone gets killed and then sues. | |||
| 07/02/2010 | 60000 | ||
| Vehicle suddenly lurches forward without pressing the accelerator. seems to happen when just starting to move or sometimes while coming to a stop. | |||
| 01/04/2012 | 65000 | ||
| The transmission went out in my 2006 ford freestyle, my extened waranty ran out at 60000 mile. it cost me $7000 out of pocket to make the repair. this really put a burden on me financially. | |||
| 03/13/2012 | 58500 | ||
| Vehicle suddenly accelerates at low speed both when moving forward and when backing up. this sometimes results in a stall. vehicle also lost low end power. | |||
| 06/14/2012 | 56953 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 ford freestyle. the contact stated that while driving 45 mph,, the vehicle independently came to a complete stop. he depressed the accelerator pedal but the vehicle would not respond. the vehicle then started to roll backward and the contact quickly shifted to park, stopping the vehicle from rolling any further. the vehicle was towed to the contact's residence and was not taken to the dealer for inspection or repairs. the manufacturer was not contacted. the failure and the current mileage was 56,953. kmj | |||
| 03/13/2012 | 58500 | ||
| Vehicle suddenly accelerates at low speed both when moving forward and when backing up. this sometimes results in a stall. vehicle also lost low end power. | |||
| 06/14/2012 | 56953 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 ford freestyle. the contact stated that while driving 45 mph,, the vehicle independently came to a complete stop. he depressed the accelerator pedal but the vehicle would not respond. the vehicle then started to roll backward and the contact quickly shifted to park, stopping the vehicle from rolling any further. the vehicle was towed to the contact's residence and was not taken to the dealer for inspection or repairs. the manufacturer was not contacted. the failure and the current mileage was 56,953. kmj | |||
| 03/13/2012 | 58500 | ||
| Vehicle suddenly accelerates at low speed both when moving forward and when backing up. this sometimes results in a stall. vehicle also lost low end power. | |||
| 06/14/2012 | 56953 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 ford freestyle. the contact stated that while driving 45 mph,, the vehicle independently came to a complete stop. he depressed the accelerator pedal but the vehicle would not respond. the vehicle then started to roll backward and the contact quickly shifted to park, stopping the vehicle from rolling any further. the vehicle was towed to the contact's residence and was not taken to the dealer for inspection or repairs. the manufacturer was not contacted. the failure and the current mileage was 56,953. kmj | |||
| 12/09/2009 | 53000 | ||
| I purchased my 2006 ford freestyle in june of 2007. initially i fell in love with the comfort, size, and gas millage of my new car. around 2 1/2 yrs later i started noticing when moving from park to reverse my car would sometimes stall or lunge backwards. it was only occasionally and at the time i was told i probably didnt have it in gear all the way before reversing. i had to switch from park to reverse very slowly and always be ready to hit the brake in case it decided to lunge on its own. this problem has almost completely gone away except now i have problems accelerating. almost always on the highway now my car will loose power and the wrench light will come on. once i pull over and restart it , it seems to temporarily solve the problem. this is however beyond dangerous. several times this has happened in places on busy hightways where there is no shoulder. i have to travel in the slow lane now 100% of the time and i try to avoid major interstates at all costs. i have invested a great deal of money into several different things that have turned out to not be the problem. i feel like this car should have been recalled by now, before it ends up killing someone. i bought this car because it seemed like a great family car but now i am scared to death to even let children ride with me. i am also very upset that after paying down over a 20k loan to 5k that i will have to buy another car. i planned on having this car for years and years. i attempted in 2009 and in 2011 to trade the car in for a new car and the $ value of trade in is very low. the dealerships are well aware of the problems and offer a very small amount for a 7 passenger 2006 with only 85k miles on and it gets great gas mileage compared to most suvs or vans that seat 7. | |||
| 06/14/2012 | 56953 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 ford freestyle. the contact stated while driving 45 mph the vehicle come to a complete stop. he pressed on the accelerator and the vehicle would no go forward. the vehicle started roll backward and there he was able to shift the gear to park. the vehicle was towed to his home. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer. the manufacture was not contacted. the failure and current vehicle was 56,953.jp | |||
| 12/09/2009 | 53000 | ||
| I purchased my 2006 ford freestyle in june of 2007. initially i fell in love with the comfort, size, and gas millage of my new car. around 2 1/2 yrs later i started noticing when moving from park to reverse my car would sometimes stall or lunge backwards. it was only occasionally and at the time i was told i probably didnt have it in gear all the way before reversing. i had to switch from park to reverse very slowly and always be ready to hit the brake in case it decided to lunge on its own. this problem has almost completely gone away except now i have problems accelerating. almost always on the highway now my car will loose power and the wrench light will come on. once i pull over and restart it , it seems to temporarily solve the problem. this is however beyond dangerous. several times this has happened in places on busy hightways where there is no shoulder. i have to travel in the slow lane now 100% of the time and i try to avoid major interstates at all costs. i have invested a great deal of money into several different things that have turned out to not be the problem. i feel like this car should have been recalled by now, before it ends up killing someone. i bought this car because it seemed like a great family car but now i am scared to death to even let children ride with me. i am also very upset that after paying down over a 20k loan to 5k that i will have to buy another car. i planned on having this car for years and years. i attempted in 2009 and in 2011 to trade the car in for a new car and the $ value of trade in is very low. the dealerships are well aware of the problems and offer a very small amount for a 7 passenger 2006 with only 85k miles on and it gets great gas mileage compared to most suvs or vans that seat 7. | |||
| 05/31/2012 | 66849 | ||
| Experienced an engine surge and lunge while waiting at a traffic light with my foot on the brake. panel lamp (wrench) came on. then when trying to accelerate through intersection could not increase velocity, as if i was sort of stuck in low gear. i pulled off of roadway and stopped the engine. after restart, problem seemed to be recurring but began to function more normally. on the next restart (trying to drive to repair shop) there was another episode of lunging when trying to stop (foot on brake, not accelerator.) pretty scary. my shop found codes, did research, and subsequently replaced throttle-body and a broken upper engine mount. they also re-flashed the computer. 1 month ago they had replaced the battery. drove home ok, and no issues in last few days, but have read anecdotes that these problems continue once they start. don't know what % of freestyles do this, but it is a real and dangerous problem on those that do. i'm afraid to put my wife back into this vehicle! | |||
| 05/23/2012 | 90800 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 ford freestyle. the contact stated that the transmission light illuminated on the instrument panel. the contact took the vehicle to the dealer and was told that the transmission needed to be replaced. the contact stated that the dealer advised that the transmission could not be repaired, only replaced. the vin was not available. the failure mileage and current mileages were 90,800. kmj | |||
| 05/18/2012 | 92000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford freestyle. the contact stated that the vehicle would not respond to acceleration moving forward or reversing. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnosed that the transmission was defective and needed to be replaced. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure who did not offer any assistance. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure and current mileage was 92,000. | |||
| 05/23/2012 | 90800 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 ford freestyle. the contact stated that the transmission light illuminated on the instrument panel. the contact took the vehicle to the dealer and was told that the transmission needed to be replaced. the contact stated that the dealer advised that the transmission could not be repaired, only replaced. the vin was not available. the failure mileage and current mileages were 90,800. kmj | |||
| 05/18/2012 | 92000 | ||
| Tl - the contact owns a 2006 ford freestyle. the contact stated that the vehicle would not respond to acceleration moving forward or reversing. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnosed that the transmission was defective and needed to be replaced. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure who did not offer any assistance. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure and current mileage was 92,000. kmj | |||
| 05/23/2012 | 90800 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 ford freestyle. the contact stated that the transmission light illuminated on the instrument panel. the contact took the vehicle to the dealer and was told that the transmission needed to be replaced. the contact stated that the dealer advised that the transmission could not be repaired, only replaced. the vin was not available. the failure mileage and current mileages were 90,800. kmj | |||
| 05/18/2012 | 92000 | ||
| Tl - the contact owns a 2006 ford freestyle. the contact stated that the vehicle would not respond to acceleration moving forward or reversing. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnosed that the transmission was defective and needed to be replaced. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure who did not offer any assistance. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure and current mileage was 92,000. kmj | |||
| 05/23/2012 | 90800 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 ford freestyle. the contact stated that the transmission light illuminated on the instrument panel. the contact took the vehicle to the dealer and was told the transmission needed to be replaced. the contact stated the dealer told them the transmission was all in one and could not be repaired only replaced. the vin was not available. the failure mileage and current mileages were 90,800.rl | |||
| 05/18/2012 | 92000 | ||
| Tl - the contact owns a 2006 ford freestyle. the contact stated that the vehicle would not move forward or backwards after shifting it out of park. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnosed that the transmission was defective and needed to be replaced. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure who did not offer any assistance. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure and current mileage was 92,000. pm | |||
| 04/26/2012 | 113500 | ||
| While vehicle was pulling into garage the vehicle surged forward striking and pinning a person between the vehicle and brick wall. person recieved injuries to both legs requiring medical treatment. this vehicle has surged ever since we purchased it. ford has told us repeated times that it's not a recall problem because it's not a safety problem. | |||
| 05/13/2012 | 78000 | ||
| Motor surge, leaching out of control. | |||
| 04/26/2012 | 113500 | ||
| While vehicle was pulling into garage the vehicle surged forward striking and pinning a person between the vehicle and brick wall. person recieved injuries to both legs requiring medical treatment. this vehicle has surged ever since we purchased it. ford has told us repeated times that it's not a recall problem because it's not a safety problem. | |||
| 05/13/2012 | 78000 | ||
| Motor surge, leaching out of control. | |||
| 04/26/2012 | 113500 | ||
| While vehicle was pulling into garage the vehicle surged forward striking and pinning a person between the vehicle and brick wall. person recieved injuries to both legs requiring medical treatment. this vehicle has surged ever since we purchased it. ford has told us repeated times that it's not a recall problem because it's not a safety problem. | |||
| 05/13/2012 | 78000 | ||
| Motor surge, leaching out of control. | |||
| 04/16/2012 | 66700 | ||
| Purchased used three days prior to first incident. i was traveling at 55mph when i asked the vehicle to accelerate to maintain the current speed up an incline. the vehicles rpms shot up to 5k and i couldn't accelerate. i had my infant daughter in th car with me and was almost hit by another car behind me. i was forced off the road and turned the vehicle off. when i restarted all was ok again. this has happened numerous times since. i have also had a problem with the vehicle accelerating without me hitting the gas. i was in a parking lot when i put the vehicle in reverse and removed my foot from the brake. as i did this the vehicle lurched out of the space almost striking a pedestrian that walked out behind me. i was able to react quickly enough and hit the brake stopping the car. this has also happened in my driveway in drive as well. dealer is aware of the problems on this car from the previous owner having it in the shop multiple times. they have told me that the part to fix the transmission problem is in-accessible and that my only option is to replace the entire transmission for $4500.00. when all i need is a single part inside the trans. also, the throttle body is on backorder. the dealerships response to all of these problems is without an apology to take $50.00 off of my service bill for my inconvience. the vehicle is currently sitting in my driveway because i am too scared to drive it. i have just made my first payment on a car i cant drive. | |||
| 04/02/2012 | 97000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 ford freestyle. the contact stated that while driving 35 mph, the vehicle exhibited an abnormal rattling. the vehicle was taken to a mechanic who inspected the failure and advised that the cvt transmission was defective and would need to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. as the contact left the dealer, the shifter became stuck in drive and could not be shifted into any other gear. the dealer was notified who advised the contact that there were no recalls on the vehicle. the manufacturer was notified of the failure who filed a complaint on behalf of the contact. no further assistance was offered. the failure mileage was 97,000. kmj | |||
| 04/02/2012 | 97000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 ford freestyle. the contact stated while driving 35 mph the vehicle started making a rattling noise. she then drove the vehicle into a mechanic shop who inspected the problems and stated it was the cvt transmission. the contact then drove home but the gear was stuck in drive and would not move to reverse or park. the mechanic stated to replace the transmission it would cost $5000. the dealer was notified who stated there are no recalls on her vehicle. the manufacturer was notified who file a complaint and informed her to contact nhtsa to file a complaint. they offered no assistance. the failure mileage was 97,000. mw | |||
| 07/19/2011 | 90000 | ||
| First, during a family vacation the wrench light kept coming on and the 2006 freestyle would have no acceleration like the transmission would not engage to get the required speed to pass. this results in slowing traffic down causing road rage with other drivers in the vicinity. on one occasion one of our teenagers who is learning to drive experienced this and will not drive the car for this reason. also, on several occasions while i was driving in route to work or the grocery store, my 06 ford freestyle sel limited seemed slow and sluggish to respond as i would be waiting at a red light for the green. when the light did turn green and i would press the gas pedal to go, the car would stall/shut off. a few times there were close calls as the car behind me would be unaware i was having trouble and almost rear-end me. when the car would cut off, i would proceed to restart the car and then press the gas to go. the car seemed to respond extremely slow like i would have the gas pedal pressed to the floor and would only be able to go 20 - 25 mph. on other occasions, the car would seem to lurch forward or backward (depending on if i had the car in drive or reverse) the wrench light coming on my 2006 ford freestyle creates a very dangerous situation because the engine will accelerate without applying the gas pedal and will not accelerate at times when the gas pedal is pressed. people at ford tell me that the company making the valve body part went out of business without notice, which does not help my situation any. so what is to be done? i have notified my state and federal highway safety commissioners, nhtsa, and my friend who also owns a 2006 ford freestyle of the problem and i would like to ask everyone with a similar problem to do the same. please explain,what is to be done? | |||
| 11/17/2011 | 63000 | ||
| Sept 2011: started vehicle and put in reverse to back out of a space and engine revved. if i did not have my foot on the brake it would have leaped backwards thru the parking lot. when i shifted into drive it briefly tried to leap forward. i turned the vehicle off, turned it back on and the diagnostic warning light went off and vehicle seemed normal. throttle body replaced by ford ($800+). nov 2011: speed over 50 mph, went to pass another vehicle and when i pressed the accelerator the vehicle bogged down, rpms revved and it would go no faster than 35-40 mph. diagnostic light comes on. pulled over, turned the vehicle off briefly, restarted, diagnostic light goes out and i proceeded. as long as i do not punch it in high gear i can increase speed when going over 50. increase must be gradual. condition has happened several times since initial instance. | |||
| 07/05/2011 | 39000 | ||
| I was backing up and my car unexpectedly surged into a utility pole. thankfully nobody was behind me, just the pole. my bumper has a gouge in it. this is not the first time my freestyle surged. this is very dangerous, and i expect at some point in time, ford or nhtsa will certainly have to fix/recall this vehicle. i had my car in for service on multiple occassion for this. they keep replacing parts, but they are not correcting the problem. | |||
| 03/02/2012 | 77000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 ford freestyle. the contact stated that while driving approximately 70 mph and attempting to accelerate, the vehicle would decelerate haphazardly instead. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where they advised the contact that the transmission would need replacing. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was contacted and they offered no assistance. the failure mileage was approximately 77,000. the vin was unavailable. kmj | |||
| 07/05/2011 | 39000 | ||
| I was backing up and my car unexpectedly surged into a utility pole. thankfully nobody was behind me, just the pole. my bumper has a gouge in it. this is not the first time my freestyle surged. this is very dangerous, and i expect at some point in time, ford or nhtsa will certainly have to fix/recall this vehicle. i had my car in for service on multiple occassion for this. they keep replacing parts, but they are not correcting the problem. | |||
| 03/02/2012 | 77000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 ford freestyle. the contact stated that while driving approximately 70 mph and attempting to accelerate, the vehicle would decelerate haphazardly instead. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where they advised the contact that the transmission would need replacing. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was contacted and they offered no assistance. the failure mileage was approximately 77,000. the vin was unavailable. kmj | |||
| 03/02/2012 | 77000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 ford freestyle. the contact stated that while driving approximately 70 mph and trying to accelerate the vehicle would decelerate. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and they advised him that he needed a new transmission. the vehicle had not been repaired. the manufacturer was contacted and they offered no assistance. the failure mileage was approximately 77,000. the vin was unavailable. tb | |||
| 04/20/2007 | 80250 | ||
| I bought my 2006 ford freestyle with 23,000 miles within 4 months i started experiencing a whining noise. the noise started getting louder and louder, i then started to feel the car wanting to accelerate while my foot was on the brake, this happened about 5 times. the car would stall and the wrench light would come on. i would turn it off and let it cool a little and it would start right up again. the problems continued especially in the heat. i live in miam florida and it was just about everyday that this would happen. then finally it happened, the car just died on me. i want to point out that i took the car to the dealer with 30,000 and they told me there was nothing they could do because no lights came on. i let them service the car and they told me everything was ok. the dealer told me i needed a new transmission. i could not believe it, he also told me the throttle body went and intake manifold had went as well. i aked if there was anything ford could do they said i would have to call. ford was the worst at customer service that i ever experienced. they said no to everything becuase i was out of warranty. after spending almost $6,000 the dealer told me that ford was now giving 100,000 mile warranty for remanufactured transmissions. to this day, i have replaced brakes, rotors, another throttle body, front engine mount and the car is now experiencing a whining noise again. i still have 15,000 warranty left on last tranny i put in. i'm thinking they may have to put a new tranny in again. ford knew about this recall and how dangerous it was and never asked for a voluntary recall, i am also very dissapointed with the nhtsa. there have been thoudsand of complaints and they also did nothing about. | |||
| 03/02/2012 | 77000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 ford freestyle. the contact stated that while driving approximately 70 mph and trying to accelerate the vehicle would decelerate. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and they advised him that he needed a new transmission. the vehicle had not been repaired. the manufacturer was contacted and they offered no assistance. the failure mileage was approximately 77,000. the vin was unavailable. tb | |||
| 04/20/2007 | 80250 | ||
| I bought my 2006 ford freestyle with 23,000 miles within 4 months i started experiencing a whining noise. the noise started getting louder and louder, i then started to feel the car wanting to accelerate while my foot was on the brake, this happened about 5 times. the car would stall and the wrench light would come on. i would turn it off and let it cool a little and it would start right up again. the problems continued especially in the heat. i live in miam florida and it was just about everyday that this would happen. then finally it happened, the car just died on me. i want to point out that i took the car to the dealer with 30,000 and they told me there was nothing they could do because no lights came on. i let them service the car and they told me everything was ok. the dealer told me i needed a new transmission. i could not believe it, he also told me the throttle body went and intake manifold had went as well. i aked if there was anything ford could do they said i would have to call. ford was the worst at customer service that i ever experienced. they said no to everything becuase i was out of warranty. after spending almost $6,000 the dealer told me that ford was now giving 100,000 mile warranty for remanufactured transmissions. to this day, i have replaced brakes, rotors, another throttle body, front engine mount and the car is now experiencing a whining noise again. i still have 15,000 warranty left on last tranny i put in. i'm thinking they may have to put a new tranny in again. ford knew about this recall and how dangerous it was and never asked for a voluntary recall, i am also very dissapointed with the nhtsa. there have been thoudsand of complaints and they also did nothing about. | |||
| 09/02/2011 | 70000 | ||
| The vehicle lunged while in reverse when backing out of a restaurant parking space. rapid hard application of brakes stopped the vehicle after 15 ft. i put the vehicle in park and turned off the ignition. the vehicle then operated normally. it was a 90 degree day with ac on. | |||
| 04/20/2007 | 80250 | ||
| I bought my 2006 ford freestyle with 23,000 miles within 4 months i started experiencing a whining noise. the noise started getting louder and louder, i then started to feel the car wanting to accelerate while my foot was on the brake, this happened about 5 times. the car would stall and the wrench light would come on. i would turn it off and let it cool a little and it would start right up again. the problems continued especially in the heat. i live in miam florida and it was just about everyday that this would happen. then finally it happened, the car just died on me. i want to point out that i took the car to the dealer with 30,000 and they told me there was nothing they could do because no lights came on. i let them service the car and they told me everything was ok. the dealer told me i needed a new transmission. i could not believe it, he also told me the throttle body went and intake manifold had went as well. i aked if there was anything ford could do they said i would have to call. ford was the worst at customer service that i ever experienced. they said no to everything becuase i was out of warranty. after spending almost $6,000 the dealer told me that ford was now giving 100,000 mile warranty for remanufactured transmissions. to this day, i have replaced brakes, rotors, another throttle body, front engine mount and the car is now experiencing a whining noise again. i still have 15,000 warranty left on last tranny i put in. i'm thinking they may have to put a new tranny in again. ford knew about this recall and how dangerous it was and never asked for a voluntary recall, i am also very dissapointed with the nhtsa. there have been thoudsand of complaints and they also did nothing about. | |||
| 09/02/2011 | 70000 | ||
| The vehicle lunged while in reverse when backing out of a restaurant parking space. rapid hard application of brakes stopped the vehicle after 15 ft. i put the vehicle in park and turned off the ignition. the vehicle then operated normally. it was a 90 degree day with ac on. | |||
| 04/20/2007 | 80250 | ||
| I bought my 2006 ford freestyle with 23,000 miles within 4 months i started experiencing a whining noise. the noise started getting louder and louder, i then started to feel the car wanting to accelerate while my foot was on the brake, this happened about 5 times. the car would stall and the wrench light would come on. i would turn it off and let it cool a little and it would start right up again. the problems continued especially in the heat. i live in miam florida and it was just about everyday that this would happen. then finally it happened, the car just died on me. i want to point out that i took the car to the dealer with 30,000 and they told me there was nothing they could do because no lights came on. i let them service the car and they told me everything was ok. the dealer told me i needed a new transmission. i could not believe it, he also told me the throttle body went and intake manifold had went as well. i aked if there was anything ford could do they said i would have to call. ford was the worst at customer service that i ever experienced. they said no to everything becuase i was out of warranty. after spending almost $6,000 the dealer told me that ford was now giving 100,000 mile warranty for remanufactured transmissions. to this day, i have replaced brakes, rotors, another throttle body, front engine mount and the car is now experiencing a whining noise again. i still have 15,000 warranty left on last tranny i put in. i'm thinking they may have to put a new tranny in again. ford knew about this recall and how dangerous it was and never asked for a voluntary recall, i am also very dissapointed with the nhtsa. there have been thoudsand of complaints and they also did nothing about. | |||
| 09/02/2011 | 70000 | ||
| The vehicle lunged while in reverse when backing out of a restaurant parking space. rapid hard application of brakes stopped the vehicle after 15 ft. i put the vehicle in park and turned off the ignition. the vehicle then operated normally. it was a 90 degree day with ac on. | |||
| 02/02/2012 | |||
| Purchased used 2006 ford freestyle in 11/2007 with approximately 35,000 miles. 2008 vehicle began lunging and accelerating without pressing on the gas pedal, had throttle body replaced at the dealer. vehicle drove fine for approximately 12 months then began the lunging, accelerating and occasional stauling. husband replaced throttle body himself after purchasing a new throttle body from the dealer. again, it drove fine for a while. now the beginning of 2012 it is happening again. this is obviously a factory/part failure that needs to be recalled. there are way too many ford freestyle owners of '05, '06, and '07 owners that have also been dealing with the same problems. | |||
| 05/10/2011 | |||
| Not sure on date when incident occurred, but the vehicle would start lunging even while brake pedal was engaged. problem worsened over a short period of time to where it would cut off multiple times. also problem would get worse while air condition was on. one day pulling into a parking spot one day the vehicle lunged forward causing me to hit a parking block. damage was done to the front bumper only. eventually it got to where we were unable to drive the vehicle. has been parked for several months. will crank up for a couple seconds and will cut off. | |||
| 02/14/2012 | 135000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford freestyle. the contact stated that while driving 30 to 40 mph, the vehicle would lose power. the rpm s would increase to 4,000, the air bag light, traction control light, and the onboard diagnostic light would also illuminate when the failure occurred. the vehicle was taken to a local mechanic and a diagnostic was performed, but the mechanic was unable to generate a failure code. the contact stated that the vehicle would return to normal function when the engine was turned off for a few moments. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure and advised the contact to have a dealer perform the diagnostic. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure and the current mileage was 135,000. the vin was not available. | |||
| 02/02/2012 | |||
| Purchased used 2006 ford freestyle in 11/2007 with approximately 35,000 miles. 2008 vehicle began lunging and accelerating without pressing on the gas pedal, had throttle body replaced at the dealer. vehicle drove fine for approximately 12 months then began the lunging, accelerating and occasional stauling. husband replaced throttle body himself after purchasing a new throttle body from the dealer. again, it drove fine for a while. now the beginning of 2012 it is happening again. this is obviously a factory/part failure that needs to be recalled. there are way too many ford freestyle owners of '05, '06, and '07 owners that have also been dealing with the same problems. | |||
| 02/14/2012 | 135000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford freestyle. the contact stated that while driving 30 to 40 mph, the vehicle would lose power. the rpm s would increase to 4,000, the air bag light, traction control light, and the onboard diagnostic light would also illuminate when the failure occurred. the vehicle was taken to a local mechanic and a diagnostic was performed, but the mechanic was unable to generate a failure code. the contact stated that the vehicle would return to normal function when the engine was turned off for a few moments. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure and advised the contact to have a dealer perform the diagnostic. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure and the current mileage was 135,000. the vin was not available. | |||
| 02/02/2012 | |||
| Purchased used 2006 ford freestyle in 11/2007 with approximately 35,000 miles. 2008 vehicle began lunging and accelerating without pressing on the gas pedal, had throttle body replaced at the dealer. vehicle drove fine for approximately 12 months then began the lunging, accelerating and occasional stauling. husband replaced throttle body himself after purchasing a new throttle body from the dealer. again, it drove fine for a while. now the beginning of 2012 it is happening again. this is obviously a factory/part failure that needs to be recalled. there are way too many ford freestyle owners of '05, '06, and '07 owners that have also been dealing with the same problems. | |||
| 05/10/2011 | |||
| Not sure on date when incident occurred, but the vehicle would start lunging even while brake pedal was engaged. problem worsened over a short period of time to where it would cut off multiple times. also problem would get worse while air condition was on. one day pulling into a parking spot one day the vehicle lunged forward causing me to hit a parking block. damage was done to the front bumper only. eventually it got to where we were unable to drive the vehicle. has been parked for several months. will crank up for a couple seconds and will cut off. | |||
| 02/14/2012 | 135000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford freestyle. the contact stated that while driving 30 to 40 mph, the vehicle would lose power. the rpm s would increase to 4,000, the air bag light, traction control light, and the onboard diagnostic light would also illuminate when the failure occurred. the vehicle was taken to a local mechanic and a diagnostic was performed, but the mechanic was unable to generate a failure code. the contact stated that the vehicle would return to normal function when the engine was turned off for a few moments. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure and advised the contact to have a dealer perform the diagnostic. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure and the current mileage was 135,000. the vin was not available. | |||
| 02/02/2012 | |||
| Purchased used 2006 ford freestyle in 11/2007 with approximately 35,000 miles. 2008 vehicle began lunging and accelerating without pressing on the gas pedal, had throttle body replaced at the dealer. vehicle drove fine for approximately 12 months then began the lunging, accelerating and occasional stauling. husband replaced throttle body himself after purchasing a new throttle body from the dealer. again, it drove fine for a while. now the beginning of 2012 it is happening again. this is obviously a factory/part failure that needs to be recalled. there are way too many ford freestyle owners of '05, '06, and '07 owners that have also been dealing with the same problems. | |||
| 05/10/2011 | |||
| Not sure on date when incident occurred, but the vehicle would start lunging even while brake pedal was engaged. problem worsened over a short period of time to where it would cut off multiple times. also problem would get worse while air condition was on. one day pulling into a parking spot one day the vehicle lunged forward causing me to hit a parking block. damage was done to the front bumper only. eventually it got to where we were unable to drive the vehicle. has been parked for several months. will crank up for a couple seconds and will cut off. | |||
| 02/14/2012 | 135000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 ford freestyle. the contact stated that while driving 30 to 40 mph, the vehicle would lose power. the rpm s would increase to 4,000, the air bag light, traction control light, and the onboard diagnostic light would also illuminate when the failure occurred. the vehicle was taken to a local mechanic and a diagnostic was performed, but the mechanic was unable to generate a failure code. the contact stated that the vehicle would return to normal function when the engine was turned off for a few moments. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure and advised the contact to have a dealer perform the diagnostic. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure and the current mileage was 135,000. the vin was not available. kmj | |||
| 05/10/2011 | |||
| Not sure on date when incident occurred, but the vehicle would start lunging even while brake pedal was engaged. problem worsened over a short period of time to where it would cut off multiple times. also problem would get worse while air condition was on. one day pulling into a parking spot one day the vehicle lunged forward causing me to hit a parking block. damage was done to the front bumper only. eventually it got to where we were unable to drive the vehicle. has been parked for several months. will crank up for a couple seconds and will cut off. | |||
| 02/14/2012 | 135000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 ford freestyle. the contact stated while driving 30 to 40 mph the vehicle lose power. the vehicle rpm increased to 4,000, the air bag light, the traction control light, and the on board diagnostic light illuminated, while the failure occurred. the vehicle was taken to a local mechanic; a diagnostic was performed, but was unable to read the failure code that was located. the vehicle does return to normal function, when the engine is turned off for a moment. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure, and advised to have a ford dealership performed the diagnostic. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure and the current mileage was 135,000. li | |||
| 08/08/2011 | 90000 | ||
| Hearing a thud noise and then it started a sudden surge forward by itself while i had my foot on the brake | |||
| 05/10/2011 | 80000 | ||
| My car began having problems lunging forward while i was stopped at a school zone cross-walk waiting for children to cross. it lunged forward and stopped just inches from hitting 4 children. it terrified me!!!! it happened several times that day and the next day until i could get it in the shop. i was told it needed the throttle body replaced by the ford mechanics but luckily i got by with just a throttle body cleaning. the car no longer lunges forward. about the same time, the car had problems feeling like it wouldn't get past 2nd gear and it wouldn't accelerate. i still don't know what caused this. a few months later the car started making a strange clicking noise that would get faster when i would accelerate then slower when i would brake. it quit making the noise by the time i could take it to get it looked at a few days later. the air conditioner won't get cold unless the car is in motion. the heater does the same thing. it only seems to happen on extreme temperature days. then spontaneously, both these problems seemed to fix themselves. just this week, my car backfired 2 times, then the next morning when i started it, it smelled horrible! i turned it off immediately, then the next day, it wouldn't start. took it to my ford mechanic, and he said everything checked out ok. he now thinks there is something wrong with the computer system. everything i have read on the internet suggests that these have been huge problems for many ford freestyle owners. and yet no recall? come on ford!! you have lost many loyal customers over this!! please help all of us to get a recall issued for this car!! i am a single mother of three children, and if i get stranded, i, like many people, have nobody to call and no way to pay if i get stranded. please help before someone gets seriously injured or even killed. many other probs but no room to list. | |||
| 12/20/2011 | 61500 | ||
| While acceleerating from a stop the chain-driven cvt failed. according to 2 technicians that i spoke with the unit requires replacement due to internal damage, at a cost of approximately $6,400. upon doing research on the make/model/transmission it appears this is not an uncommon occurance. i realize this vehicle is beyond it's warranty, however, a 5 year old car with 61k miles should not require a $6k repair under any circumstance barring a collision. the vehicle (with a functional transmission) is worth approximately $9k as a trade. unless i receive a subsidy from ford or a christmas miracle, this otherwise functional and safe car will be sold for parts/scrap. shame on ford for not backing it's products. | |||
| 05/10/2011 | 80000 | ||
| My car began having problems lunging forward while i was stopped at a school zone cross-walk waiting for children to cross. it lunged forward and stopped just inches from hitting 4 children. it terrified me!!!! it happened several times that day and the next day until i could get it in the shop. i was told it needed the throttle body replaced by the ford mechanics but luckily i got by with just a throttle body cleaning. the car no longer lunges forward. about the same time, the car had problems feeling like it wouldn't get past 2nd gear and it wouldn't accelerate. i still don't know what caused this. a few months later the car started making a strange clicking noise that would get faster when i would accelerate then slower when i would brake. it quit making the noise by the time i could take it to get it looked at a few days later. the air conditioner won't get cold unless the car is in motion. the heater does the same thing. it only seems to happen on extreme temperature days. then spontaneously, both these problems seemed to fix themselves. just this week, my car backfired 2 times, then the next morning when i started it, it smelled horrible! i turned it off immediately, then the next day, it wouldn't start. took it to my ford mechanic, and he said everything checked out ok. he now thinks there is something wrong with the computer system. everything i have read on the internet suggests that these have been huge problems for many ford freestyle owners. and yet no recall? come on ford!! you have lost many loyal customers over this!! please help all of us to get a recall issued for this car!! i am a single mother of three children, and if i get stranded, i, like many people, have nobody to call and no way to pay if i get stranded. please help before someone gets seriously injured or even killed. many other probs but no room to list. | |||
| 12/20/2011 | 61500 | ||
| While acceleerating from a stop the chain-driven cvt failed. according to 2 technicians that i spoke with the unit requires replacement due to internal damage, at a cost of approximately $6,400. upon doing research on the make/model/transmission it appears this is not an uncommon occurance. i realize this vehicle is beyond it's warranty, however, a 5 year old car with 61k miles should not require a $6k repair under any circumstance barring a collision. the vehicle (with a functional transmission) is worth approximately $9k as a trade. unless i receive a subsidy from ford or a christmas miracle, this otherwise functional and safe car will be sold for parts/scrap. shame on ford for not backing it's products. | |||
| 12/08/2011 | 68738 | ||
| When pulling out of my driveway the car would not accelerate, seemed to not have any power. then when placing my foot on the brake at a stop sign it surged forward. it was really scarey and had there been traffic, i would have been hit broad side, as i felt i couldn't control the car. the wrench light came on, and as i drove my son to school, the car continued to either have no power or was surging forward, i called my local dealer where i had just had the cvt transmission replaced in september, and asked to bring it in. they diagnosed it as a throttle body problem, and replaced it. i had asked about this when the transmission was replaced, and they had told me they didn't know about any problems. oh please!!!!!! i've also had two very dangerous tire blow outs, and after some research see that unusual inside tire wear has also been a problem on freestyles due to the sway bar links. now tomorrow.... i am back at the dealer for the engine mount, yet another repeat problem that needs to be recalled. please help us get these dangerous cars recalled and repaired! | |||
| 06/06/2011 | 119000 | ||
| I drive a 2006 freestyle. just weeks after buying it from used dealer the vehicle started lunging when i would attempt to stop or be at a slow pace. example being in parking lot and trying to park it would lung from about 1000 rpm to 4000-5000 rpms. this would throw my car forward. i did tap a car that day but no body damage. also the car will be driving down the road and the wrench comes on and motor shuts down. there is no warning and has been very scary when merging into 75mph traffic with no where to go. on the 6th of june 2011 the throttle body was replaced. however within the 30 days all symptoms were occurring again. i had the compressor go out which cost $1000 to replace. on 12/02/11 i took the vehicle back to the shop, they ran codes and found it was the transmission. i have many accounts of the lunging and the wrench shut down issue. it has become very regular and makes my car very unreliable. | |||
| 11/18/2009 | 30000 | ||
| Vehicle would surge while parked in reverse or forward. withthe foot on the brake vehicle would actually lurch in movement several feet. one time almost hitting a pedestrian. thbe transmission failed due to a failed inlet shaft bearing which was caused by incorrect machining of the inlet shaft. | |||
| 07/13/2010 | 70000 | ||
| The car when your at a stop or low speed, in drive or reverse the car will try to lurch.when driving down the highway it's fine but when you come to a stop the wrench light comes on. a couple of times the car wouldn't go right away but eventually it would sometimes after turning the car off and back on again the wrench would be gone and would be able to go. sounds like sometimes the car isnt shifting right.the lurching is really noticeable when the a/c is on. can't have the a/c on when at a stop or it will lurch. | |||
| 08/04/2011 | 60990 | ||
| I have a 2006 ford freestyle. months before i went to 2 ford dealers about a problem of the car surging at stop lights and also when i took my foot off the brake at stop signs. the third dealer in august that i had went to stated the throttle body had to be replaced, my extended warrenty had just expired in april of 2011. the car had just turned 60,000 miles. they would not cover it under the warrenty. there was a recall on the surging problem but this car dealer said it did not fit my vin number. i want to put on the record that my car and vin fit the recall and could have been taken care of under warrenty but the first two dealers in the jacksonville area ignored the matter. i will never buy another ford vehicle and i have been faithfully riding in them for years. i hope this helps others to be adamant and to have their vehicle checked for the throttle body problem as maybe a solution for their car surging at stop signs . i am very dissappointed in the american ford dealership. i hope no one has the close calls of hitting the vehicle in front of them due to this car surging forward problem as i have. | |||
| 10/17/2011 | 69000 | ||
| 2006 ford freestyle with 69,000 miles, while putting in forward or reverse vechicle would lurch and rpm's would rise to around 3500 ford states it's an throttle body module problem.. replaced throttle body module and now vehicle will not go into gear. dealership now states its a transmission problem. many reported problems with the freestyle for exact problem. this is a safety problem and a recall should be issued. | |||
| 10/07/2011 | 68970 | ||
| Car wrench indicator light went on and could no longer accelerate on major ramp. had to completely shut down car on major roadway and restart in order to move. took to dealer and replaced throttle body ($1100). car surging without warning. did same thing on major highway 2 days later. ford misdiagnosed and now replacing 5 year old transmission on 68k mile car for $5000. | |||
| 09/28/2011 | 125000 | ||
| Good day, while driving my vehicle the vehicle stopped, pushed to the side and tried starting. it never fully recovered the speed, i was able to make it down to the gas station, where i talked to someone and i had to make it into the dealership. even though this is my first time. there has been jerking in the past, paddle sticking, and acceleration of the vehicle. now there are work issues and no one has the money to buy another car, and from searching this site and others, there are quite a few complaints. it would be wonderful if they would fix the problem, seeing as they stopped making the car after 2006, and there are very few parts. this van has some issues, and the dealership i took it too wants to charge me for experimentation on my car, throttle body, and they said if it was not the throttle body, then it was the transmission. i want to understand this because i thought all dealership are suppose to be honest and let people know what is really going on. they did not tell me any of this and they still want to charge me 8,000 dollars, and it is a rip-off. more people need to write in about this vehicle and the ford and the transportation division needs to be held responsible, for taking great peoples hard earn money, have a great day. | |||
| 06/08/2010 | 80000 | ||
| Vehicle surges at low speeds. the problem is worse with the air conditioning on. | |||
| 09/28/2011 | 125000 | ||
| Good day, while driving my vehicle the vehicle stopped, pushed to the side and tried starting. it never fully recovered the speed, i was able to make it down to the gas station, where i talked to someone and i had to make it into the dealership. even though this is my first time. there has been jerking in the past, paddle sticking, and acceleration of the vehicle. now there are work issues and no one has the money to buy another car, and from searching this site and others, there are quite a few complaints. it would be wonderful if they would fix the problem, seeing as they stopped making the car after 2006, and there are very few parts. this van has some issues, and the dealership i took it too wants to charge me for experimentation on my car, throttle body, and they said if it was not the throttle body, then it was the transmission. i want to understand this because i thought all dealership are suppose to be honest and let people know what is really going on. they did not tell me any of this and they still want to charge me 8,000 dollars, and it is a rip-off. more people need to write in about this vehicle and the ford and the transportation division needs to be held responsible, for taking great peoples hard earn money, have a great day. | |||
| 06/08/2010 | 80000 | ||
| Vehicle surges at low speeds. the problem is worse with the air conditioning on. | |||
| 08/01/2007 | 13500 | ||
| Vehicle is a 2006 ford freestyle limited all wheel drive...often, when idling with the transmission in drive and foot on brake, the engine rpms will increase without pressing the accelerator and the car will lunge forward until extreme pressure is applied to the brake pedal. sometimes, especially when in reverse and the car lunges as described, the car will stall after lunging and the check engine light will come on. upon restarting the engine, the car will run, but in a limited capacity with the check engine light on. stopping the car, turning the car off, and then restarting the car, clears the check engine light and the car will operate normally. this seems to occur more often when ambient temperature is around or above 90 degrees fahrenheit. since we purchased the car new in 2006, this has occurred at least 50 times. | |||
| 09/26/2011 | 60000 | ||
| My 2006 ford freestyle is absolutely the worst made car i have ever owned! throttle body problem... 50,000 miles, check! ac compressor goes bad.... 60,000 miles, check! and now beginning at 79,000 miles the cvt transmission is trashed! $6000 to fix and you can't even get a new one! i drove it knowing it would go bad another 3000+ miles because i was destined to spend a lot of money either way. the mechanic actually suggested i trade it in when it began. would that have been fair to whomever bought it? these are all common early mileage problems with the freestyles! there are numerous posts about other owners with the same problems, especially these three and there are a couple more that fortunately i have dodged to this point. what is ford going to do? just let those of us who bought freestyles with cvt suffer. what about the fact that you stopped using the cvt transmission on the taurus x? why? i think we know based on the numerous cvt failures at such low mileage. but not low enough to be covered by warranty. | |||
| 08/01/2007 | 13500 | ||
| Vehicle is a 2006 ford freestyle limited all wheel drive...often, when idling with the transmission in drive and foot on brake, the engine rpms will increase without pressing the accelerator and the car will lunge forward until extreme pressure is applied to the brake pedal. sometimes, especially when in reverse and the car lunges as described, the car will stall after lunging and the check engine light will come on. upon restarting the engine, the car will run, but in a limited capacity with the check engine light on. stopping the car, turning the car off, and then restarting the car, clears the check engine light and the car will operate normally. this seems to occur more often when ambient temperature is around or above 90 degrees fahrenheit. since we purchased the car new in 2006, this has occurred at least 50 times. | |||
| 09/26/2011 | 60000 | ||
| My 2006 ford freestyle is absolutely the worst made car i have ever owned! throttle body problem... 50,000 miles, check! ac compressor goes bad.... 60,000 miles, check! and now beginning at 79,000 miles the cvt transmission is trashed! $6000 to fix and you can't even get a new one! i drove it knowing it would go bad another 3000+ miles because i was destined to spend a lot of money either way. the mechanic actually suggested i trade it in when it began. would that have been fair to whomever bought it? these are all common early mileage problems with the freestyles! there are numerous posts about other owners with the same problems, especially these three and there are a couple more that fortunately i have dodged to this point. what is ford going to do? just let those of us who bought freestyles with cvt suffer. what about the fact that you stopped using the cvt transmission on the taurus x? why? i think we know based on the numerous cvt failures at such low mileage. but not low enough to be covered by warranty. | |||
| 09/12/2011 | 160000 | ||
| On 9/12/11 my 2006 ford freestyle experienced several failures. driving through a parking lot and my wrench and emission lights came on. took to mechanic and he diagnosed complete failure of transmission, and that my power steering was whining as any turns were made. contacted ford motor and the dealership and was told that while not uncommon, there was nothing they could do. my car has essentially died at 160,000 miles as the cost of repairs are greater than the value of the car. | |||
| 07/15/2011 | 75352 | ||
| My 2006 ford freestyle lurches and surges. when put into gear my freestyle will lurch violently and while driving it will surge power. while sitting and in gear power surges and lurches forward forcing the driver to press the brake hard to keep the car from jumping forward. while cruising power will surge without input from the driver. | |||
| 10/01/2010 | 38000 | ||
| When driving, my car loses power. sometimes when moving slowly, i engage the gas pedal and lose power. sometimes when i engage the gas to move from a stopped position, my car will start to go and then lose power. the car does not shut off, it just won't move, and then suddenly does. the dealer replaced the throttle body, but this is still happening. they said unless they can get the problem to happen when they are driving it, there is nothing they can do to help further. this is very scary and i'm sure it's a matter of time before there is an accident. when i put my car in reverse, sometimes it revs up before actually moving. i have had many problems with this vehicle, starting in the 20,000 miles. bad window motor, bad brakes, intermittent dash board clearance, air conditioning mechanism leaking into car. the dealer did replace the window motor, brakes and air conditioning problem, but had no explanation on the dash lights resetting. my paint is bubbling up on the hood of my car. ford offered to fix this for $850. the bubbling started at 39,000 miles. i did not pay them to fix this, as i feel ford should be responsible for this. when ford had my car last, they replaced a sway bar and did not tighten the nut, i then had the abs light come on and they replaced the wheel speed sensor and tightened the nut. my car clunked so bad, i fear that this caused additional suspension problems. i've always had noise in the front end, especially on a tight turn. the greased the front end, but that does not fix the problem. today, my car only has 45,000 miles on it, but unfortunately, my warranty is up and i know that one day when i put my foot on the gas pedal, it's not going to move. i was told by a ford service rep. that the cvt transmission cannot be replaced, so when it does fail, i'm out of luck, there is no repair for this. recall please | |||
| 09/12/2011 | 160000 | ||
| On 9/12/11 my 2006 ford freestyle experienced several failures. driving through a parking lot and my wrench and emission lights came on. took to mechanic and he diagnosed complete failure of transmission, and that my power steering was whining as any turns were made. contacted ford motor and the dealership and was told that while not uncommon, there was nothing they could do. my car has essentially died at 160,000 miles as the cost of repairs are greater than the value of the car. | |||
| 07/15/2011 | 75352 | ||
| My 2006 ford freestyle lurches and surges. when put into gear my freestyle will lurch violently and while driving it will surge power. while sitting and in gear power surges and lurches forward forcing the driver to press the brake hard to keep the car from jumping forward. while cruising power will surge without input from the driver. | |||
| 09/07/2011 | 51000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford freestyle. while driving approximately 50 mph there was an increase in the rpm readings and the vehicle decelerated. the vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. the technician stated the transmission had to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 51,000. | |||
| 10/01/2010 | 38000 | ||
| When driving, my car loses power. sometimes when moving slowly, i engage the gas pedal and lose power. sometimes when i engage the gas to move from a stopped position, my car will start to go and then lose power. the car does not shut off, it just won't move, and then suddenly does. the dealer replaced the throttle body, but this is still happening. they said unless they can get the problem to happen when they are driving it, there is nothing they can do to help further. this is very scary and i'm sure it's a matter of time before there is an accident. when i put my car in reverse, sometimes it revs up before actually moving. i have had many problems with this vehicle, starting in the 20,000 miles. bad window motor, bad brakes, intermittent dash board clearance, air conditioning mechanism leaking into car. the dealer did replace the window motor, brakes and air conditioning problem, but had no explanation on the dash lights resetting. my paint is bubbling up on the hood of my car. ford offered to fix this for $850. the bubbling started at 39,000 miles. i did not pay them to fix this, as i feel ford should be responsible for this. when ford had my car last, they replaced a sway bar and did not tighten the nut, i then had the abs light come on and they replaced the wheel speed sensor and tightened the nut. my car clunked so bad, i fear that this caused additional suspension problems. i've always had noise in the front end, especially on a tight turn. the greased the front end, but that does not fix the problem. today, my car only has 45,000 miles on it, but unfortunately, my warranty is up and i know that one day when i put my foot on the gas pedal, it's not going to move. i was told by a ford service rep. that the cvt transmission cannot be replaced, so when it does fail, i'm out of luck, there is no repair for this. recall please | |||
| 09/12/2011 | 160000 | ||
| On 9/12/11 my 2006 ford freestyle experienced several failures. driving through a parking lot and my wrench and emission lights came on. took to mechanic and he diagnosed complete failure of transmission, and that my power steering was whining as any turns were made. contacted ford motor and the dealership and was told that while not uncommon, there was nothing they could do. my car has essentially died at 160,000 miles as the cost of repairs are greater than the value of the car. | |||
| 07/15/2011 | 75352 | ||
| My 2006 ford freestyle lurches and surges. when put into gear my freestyle will lurch violently and while driving it will surge power. while sitting and in gear power surges and lurches forward forcing the driver to press the brake hard to keep the car from jumping forward. while cruising power will surge without input from the driver. | |||
| 05/15/2011 | 65000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 ford freestyle. while a stopped at a traffic stop with the air conditioner activated, the vehicle lunged forward abnormally. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostics or repairs. the approximate failure mileage was 65,000. kmj | |||
| 09/07/2011 | 51000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 ford freestyle. while driving approximately 50 mph there was an increase in the rpm readings and the vehicle decelerated. the vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. the technician stated the transmission had to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 51,000. rvk | |||
| 10/01/2010 | 38000 | ||
| When driving, my car loses power. sometimes when moving slowly, i engage the gas pedal and lose power. sometimes when i engage the gas to move from a stopped position, my car will start to go and then lose power. the car does not shut off, it just won't move, and then suddenly does. the dealer replaced the throttle body, but this is still happening. they said unless they can get the problem to happen when they are driving it, there is nothing they can do to help further. this is very scary and i'm sure it's a matter of time before there is an accident. when i put my car in reverse, sometimes it revs up before actually moving. i have had many problems with this vehicle, starting in the 20,000 miles. bad window motor, bad brakes, intermittent dash board clearance, air conditioning mechanism leaking into car. the dealer did replace the window motor, brakes and air conditioning problem, but had no explanation on the dash lights resetting. my paint is bubbling up on the hood of my car. ford offered to fix this for $850. the bubbling started at 39,000 miles. i did not pay them to fix this, as i feel ford should be responsible for this. when ford had my car last, they replaced a sway bar and did not tighten the nut, i then had the abs light come on and they replaced the wheel speed sensor and tightened the nut. my car clunked so bad, i fear that this caused additional suspension problems. i've always had noise in the front end, especially on a tight turn. the greased the front end, but that does not fix the problem. today, my car only has 45,000 miles on it, but unfortunately, my warranty is up and i know that one day when i put my foot on the gas pedal, it's not going to move. i was told by a ford service rep. that the cvt transmission cannot be replaced, so when it does fail, i'm out of luck, there is no repair for this. recall please | |||
| 09/12/2011 | 160000 | ||
| On 9/12/11 my 2006 ford freestyle experienced several failures. driving through a parking lot and my wrench and emission lights came on. took to mechanic and he diagnosed complete failure of transmission, and that my power steering was whining as any turns were made. contacted ford motor and the dealership and was told that while not uncommon, there was nothing they could do. my car has essentially died at 160,000 miles as the cost of repairs are greater than the value of the car. | |||
| 07/15/2011 | 75352 | ||
| My 2006 ford freestyle lurches and surges. when put into gear my freestyle will lurch violently and while driving it will surge power. while sitting and in gear power surges and lurches forward forcing the driver to press the brake hard to keep the car from jumping forward. while cruising power will surge without input from the driver. | |||
| 05/15/2011 | 65000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 ford freestyle. while a stopped at a traffic stop with the air conditioner activated, the vehicle lunged forward abnormally. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostics or repairs. the approximate failure mileage was 65,000. kmj | |||
| 09/07/2011 | 51000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 ford freestyle. while driving approximately 50 mph there was an increase in the rpm readings and the vehicle decelerated. the vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. the technician stated the transmission had to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 51,000. rvk | |||
| 10/01/2010 | 38000 | ||
| When driving, my car loses power. sometimes when moving slowly, i engage the gas pedal and lose power. sometimes when i engage the gas to move from a stopped position, my car will start to go and then lose power. the car does not shut off, it just won't move, and then suddenly does. the dealer replaced the throttle body, but this is still happening. they said unless they can get the problem to happen when they are driving it, there is nothing they can do to help further. this is very scary and i'm sure it's a matter of time before there is an accident. when i put my car in reverse, sometimes it revs up before actually moving. i have had many problems with this vehicle, starting in the 20,000 miles. bad window motor, bad brakes, intermittent dash board clearance, air conditioning mechanism leaking into car. the dealer did replace the window motor, brakes and air conditioning problem, but had no explanation on the dash lights resetting. my paint is bubbling up on the hood of my car. ford offered to fix this for $850. the bubbling started at 39,000 miles. i did not pay them to fix this, as i feel ford should be responsible for this. when ford had my car last, they replaced a sway bar and did not tighten the nut, i then had the abs light come on and they replaced the wheel speed sensor and tightened the nut. my car clunked so bad, i fear that this caused additional suspension problems. i've always had noise in the front end, especially on a tight turn. the greased the front end, but that does not fix the problem. today, my car only has 45,000 miles on it, but unfortunately, my warranty is up and i know that one day when i put my foot on the gas pedal, it's not going to move. i was told by a ford service rep. that the cvt transmission cannot be replaced, so when it does fail, i'm out of luck, there is no repair for this. recall please | |||
| 07/03/2011 | 50000 | ||
| While driving down the freeway with my young family. the cvt stopped working. i lost power to the gas peddle. after about an hour on the side of the road it began working again. it does this alot now. i was in heavy traffic and was very lucky to be a firefighter with emergency driving skills. we could have been killed. the vehicle also lunges forward when my foot is on the break.i believe a recall is in order. | |||
| 05/15/2011 | 65000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 ford freestyle. while a stopped at a stop sign with the air conditioner activated the vehicle lunged forward. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostics. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 65,000. ds | |||
| 09/07/2011 | 51000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 ford freestyle. while driving approximately 50 mph there was an increase in the rpm readings and the vehicle decelerated. the vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. the technician stated the transmission had to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 51,000. rvk | |||
| 10/01/2010 | 38000 | ||
| When driving, my car loses power. sometimes when moving slowly, i engage the gas pedal and lose power. sometimes when i engage the gas to move from a stopped position, my car will start to go and then lose power. the car does not shut off, it just won't move, and then suddenly does. the dealer replaced the throttle body, but this is still happening. they said unless they can get the problem to happen when they are driving it, there is nothing they can do to help further. this is very scary and i'm sure it's a matter of time before there is an accident. when i put my car in reverse, sometimes it revs up before actually moving. i have had many problems with this vehicle, starting in the 20,000 miles. bad window motor, bad brakes, intermittent dash board clearance, air conditioning mechanism leaking into car. the dealer did replace the window motor, brakes and air conditioning problem, but had no explanation on the dash lights resetting. my paint is bubbling up on the hood of my car. ford offered to fix this for $850. the bubbling started at 39,000 miles. i did not pay them to fix this, as i feel ford should be responsible for this. when ford had my car last, they replaced a sway bar and did not tighten the nut, i then had the abs light come on and they replaced the wheel speed sensor and tightened the nut. my car clunked so bad, i fear that this caused additional suspension problems. i've always had noise in the front end, especially on a tight turn. the greased the front end, but that does not fix the problem. today, my car only has 45,000 miles on it, but unfortunately, my warranty is up and i know that one day when i put my foot on the gas pedal, it's not going to move. i was told by a ford service rep. that the cvt transmission cannot be replaced, so when it does fail, i'm out of luck, there is no repair for this. recall please | |||
| 07/03/2011 | 50000 | ||
| While driving down the freeway with my young family. the cvt stopped working. i lost power to the gas peddle. after about an hour on the side of the road it began working again. it does this alot now. i was in heavy traffic and was very lucky to be a firefighter with emergency driving skills. we could have been killed. the vehicle also lunges forward when my foot is on the break.i believe a recall is in order. | |||
| 06/01/2010 | 80000 | ||
| In 2010, my 2006 ford freestyle gears felt like it was starting to slip and a 'wrench' light came on. i was unable to maintain speed and had to pull off the road. after a few moments, i started down the road at a low gear until i was able to pull in to a gas station. after the car was cut off for 15 minutes or so, it started up fine and the 'wrench' light cut off. i would drive for 4 or months before it did it again but anytime the speed control was set, it will start again. i would cut the car off and the light would be gone. thought it was a sensor. however, this past week, the car has started lurching forward while my brakes are applied. it will do it forward or while backing up and the 'wrench' light will cut on and the car will stall out. i must keep my foot on the brake when backing up or going forward from a stop position because the car could accelerate at any time. recently, the engine light came on when the wrench light came on. after 1 and half days the engine light has gone off but the car is still jumping. as of yet, no repair work has been done. before taking to the dealership, i decided to checked for any recalls and saw that there was an open case on this model with many complaints for the same thing. | |||
| 08/05/2011 | 90000 | ||
| Recently bought a 2006 ford freestyle. after two weeks this car launches foward while foot is on the brake. almost hit car infront of me. it did it like 3 times back to back. car is about 90,000 miles | |||
| 07/12/2011 | 109000 | ||
| We have had persistent acceleration problems with our 2006 ford freestyle. starting in july 2009, the car started lunging when pulling in or out of parking spaces - i.e., at low speeds. a repair shop completed an inducation cleaning which took care of the problem temporarily. in june 2011 the problem reappeared and we completed another induction cleaning which took care of the acceleration problem for a few weeks. now, a few weeks later, the wrench and engine symbols have started appearing when we start the car. if we try to drive while the wrench symbol (indicating powertrain issue) still appears, the car does not accelerate at lower speeds. yesterday at the shop they performed a throttle body cleaning which has not taken care of the problem. i am very concerned about the unpredictable nature of this car's issues which appear to be related to other complaints about sudden acceleration/lunging and the related investigation that has been reported. i would appreciate any information about the status of this investigation and what responsiblity ford will take if i should need more extensive work to correct this issue. note that we filed a related complaint in may 2010 ((odi number 10328630) but have received no direct response. thus the purpose of this complaint is to indicate that the problem continues to be a serious concern. | |||
| 08/05/2011 | 90000 | ||
| Recently bought a 2006 ford freestyle. after two weeks this car launches foward while foot is on the brake. almost hit car infront of me. it did it like 3 times back to back. car is about 90,000 miles | |||
| 07/12/2011 | 109000 | ||
| We have had persistent acceleration problems with our 2006 ford freestyle. starting in july 2009, the car started lunging when pulling in or out of parking spaces - i.e., at low speeds. a repair shop completed an inducation cleaning which took care of the problem temporarily. in june 2011 the problem reappeared and we completed another induction cleaning which took care of the acceleration problem for a few weeks. now, a few weeks later, the wrench and engine symbols have started appearing when we start the car. if we try to drive while the wrench symbol (indicating powertrain issue) still appears, the car does not accelerate at lower speeds. yesterday at the shop they performed a throttle body cleaning which has not taken care of the problem. i am very concerned about the unpredictable nature of this car's issues which appear to be related to other complaints about sudden acceleration/lunging and the related investigation that has been reported. i would appreciate any information about the status of this investigation and what responsiblity ford will take if i should need more extensive work to correct this issue. note that we filed a related complaint in may 2010 ((odi number 10328630) but have received no direct response. thus the purpose of this complaint is to indicate that the problem continues to be a serious concern. | |||
| 04/19/2011 | 78528 | ||
| 2006 ford freestyle, lunged forward at low speeds multiple time form the date of incident. currently, car will lung forward and stall out. warranty will not cover part replacement. | |||
| 08/01/2010 | 75000 | ||
| There have been multiple engine or transmission related problems with this vehicle dating back to 1 year ago. last august, the car started lunging when idle without the driver pressing the gas. this happened numerous times when we lived in california while idling at traffic lights or while driving slow in parking lots. we brought it in and had a part replaced for $800 and was told everything was fine. 3 weeks later the car was revving high and making a loud whur. we brought it back in and was told that the transmission had to be replaced and that this was a known defect with the freestyle automatic transmission. it cost over $5000. we moved to georgia in april and the lunging problem resurfaced. we had to spend another $1300 to fix this. then low and behold, 6 weeks later, the transmission blew again. this car is a hazard and needs to be taken off the road by ford. | |||
| 07/28/2011 | 70000 | ||
| Vehicle surged forward while parking and backward while exiting parking space. has continued to occur since. | |||
| 08/05/2011 | 90000 | ||
| Recently bought a 2006 ford freestyle. after two weeks this car launches foward while foot is on the brake. almost hit car infront of me. it did it like 3 times back to back. car is about 90,000 miles | |||
| 07/12/2011 | 109000 | ||
| We have had persistent acceleration problems with our 2006 ford freestyle. starting in july 2009, the car started lunging when pulling in or out of parking spaces - i.e., at low speeds. a repair shop completed an inducation cleaning which took care of the problem temporarily. in june 2011 the problem reappeared and we completed another induction cleaning which took care of the acceleration problem for a few weeks. now, a few weeks later, the wrench and engine symbols have started appearing when we start the car. if we try to drive while the wrench symbol (indicating powertrain issue) still appears, the car does not accelerate at lower speeds. yesterday at the shop they performed a throttle body cleaning which has not taken care of the problem. i am very concerned about the unpredictable nature of this car's issues which appear to be related to other complaints about sudden acceleration/lunging and the related investigation that has been reported. i would appreciate any information about the status of this investigation and what responsiblity ford will take if i should need more extensive work to correct this issue. note that we filed a related complaint in may 2010 ((odi number 10328630) but have received no direct response. thus the purpose of this complaint is to indicate that the problem continues to be a serious concern. | |||
| 04/19/2011 | 78528 | ||
| 2006 ford freestyle, lunged forward at low speeds multiple time form the date of incident. currently, car will lung forward and stall out. warranty will not cover part replacement. | |||
| 08/01/2010 | 75000 | ||
| There have been multiple engine or transmission related problems with this vehicle dating back to 1 year ago. last august, the car started lunging when idle without the driver pressing the gas. this happened numerous times when we lived in california while idling at traffic lights or while driving slow in parking lots. we brought it in and had a part replaced for $800 and was told everything was fine. 3 weeks later the car was revving high and making a loud whur. we brought it back in and was told that the transmission had to be replaced and that this was a known defect with the freestyle automatic transmission. it cost over $5000. we moved to georgia in april and the lunging problem resurfaced. we had to spend another $1300 to fix this. then low and behold, 6 weeks later, the transmission blew again. this car is a hazard and needs to be taken off the road by ford. | |||
| 07/28/2011 | 70000 | ||
| Vehicle surged forward while parking and backward while exiting parking space. has continued to occur since. | |||
| 07/12/2011 | 109000 | ||
| We have had persistent acceleration problems with our 2006 ford freestyle. starting in july 2009, the car started lunging when pulling in or out of parking spaces - i.e., at low speeds. a repair shop completed an inducation cleaning which took care of the problem temporarily. in june 2011 the problem reappeared and we completed another induction cleaning which took care of the acceleration problem for a few weeks. now, a few weeks later, the wrench and engine symbols have started appearing when we start the car. if we try to drive while the wrench symbol (indicating powertrain issue) still appears, the car does not accelerate at lower speeds. yesterday at the shop they performed a throttle body cleaning which has not taken care of the problem. i am very concerned about the unpredictable nature of this car's issues which appear to be related to other complaints about sudden acceleration/lunging and the related investigation that has been reported. i would appreciate any information about the status of this investigation and what responsiblity ford will take if i should need more extensive work to correct this issue. note that we filed a related complaint in may 2010 ((odi number 10328630) but have received no direct response. thus the purpose of this complaint is to indicate that the problem continues to be a serious concern. | |||
| 04/19/2011 | 78528 | ||
| 2006 ford freestyle, lunged forward at low speeds multiple time form the date of incident. currently, car will lung forward and stall out. warranty will not cover part replacement. | |||
| 08/01/2010 | 75000 | ||
| There have been multiple engine or transmission related problems with this vehicle dating back to 1 year ago. last august, the car started lunging when idle without the driver pressing the gas. this happened numerous times when we lived in california while idling at traffic lights or while driving slow in parking lots. we brought it in and had a part replaced for $800 and was told everything was fine. 3 weeks later the car was revving high and making a loud whur. we brought it back in and was told that the transmission had to be replaced and that this was a known defect with the freestyle automatic transmission. it cost over $5000. we moved to georgia in april and the lunging problem resurfaced. we had to spend another $1300 to fix this. then low and behold, 6 weeks later, the transmission blew again. this car is a hazard and needs to be taken off the road by ford. | |||
| 07/28/2011 | 70000 | ||
| Vehicle surged forward while parking and backward while exiting parking space. has continued to occur since. | |||
| 04/19/2011 | 78528 | ||
| 2006 ford freestyle, lunged forward at low speeds multiple time form the date of incident. currently, car will lung forward and stall out. warranty will not cover part replacement. | |||
| 08/01/2010 | 75000 | ||
| There have been multiple engine or transmission related problems with this vehicle dating back to 1 year ago. last august, the car started lunging when idle without the driver pressing the gas. this happened numerous times when we lived in california while idling at traffic lights or while driving slow in parking lots. we brought it in and had a part replaced for $800 and was told everything was fine. 3 weeks later the car was revving high and making a loud whur. we brought it back in and was told that the transmission had to be replaced and that this was a known defect with the freestyle automatic transmission. it cost over $5000. we moved to georgia in april and the lunging problem resurfaced. we had to spend another $1300 to fix this. then low and behold, 6 weeks later, the transmission blew again. this car is a hazard and needs to be taken off the road by ford. | |||
| 07/28/2011 | 70000 | ||
| Vehicle surged forward while parking and backward while exiting parking space. has continued to occur since. | |||
| 07/24/2011 | 71400 | ||
| The engine surges all the time, and if the brake pedal is not firmly stepped on, the vehicle will lurch forward 6 to 12 inches. this week the engine surged twice while backing out of my driveway, then once again after shifting into drive, then the engine stalled in the middle of the road. ford diagnosed it as the throttle body needing replacement, but it is not covered under the extended warranty and will cost $805 to replace it. this has been a known problem to ford for several years. | |||
| 07/22/2011 | 89000 | ||
| I was waiting on my wife in mall parking lot with the ac running when i pulled out to pick her up car accelerated and i hit the brakes and the car stalled and the wrench light came on. it has done this about 50000 miles ago and they replaced throttle body. i cant beleive it is happening again. we are going on vacation in 2 weeks and i need to get it fixed before we go but do not need this added expense. ford needs to do something about this. i will be at dealership monday morning. | |||
| 10/12/2010 | 55000 | ||
| The car began to jerk and lurch, and engine speed abruptly slowed after about (3) hours of highway driving (from vermont to new hampshire). a trouble light (wrench icon) appeared. engine rpms fluctuated, but vehicle would not respond to the gas pedal. pulled over, waited a few minutes, restarted the car. trouble light was no longer on, and the vehicle was fine and normal for the rest of the ride home. brought car to portsmouth ford, who could not find any problem. second incident, january 2011: highway drive back to new hampshire from connecticut. same problem. abrupt and alarming drop in car speed. no throttle control. erratic engine rpm performance. attempted to pull off interstate highway to a safe area. waited 5 minutes. re-started the engine. trouble light gone, engine performed fine, and no issue the rest of the trip. brought the car for transmission service to valvoline, then to dowling ford where the vehicle was purchased. third incident, march 2011: after (2) hours of highway driving abrupt drop in engine speed while attempting to merge on interstate 84. lost throttle control. near collision with a tractor-trailer in bad weather while trying to get out of the way and off the highway. frightening experience. brought car to bob thomas ford in hamden, connecticut for a transmission program update and complete transmission service. dealer could not find a problem with the vehicle. fourth incident, june 24, 2011: again on i-84 in the rain after 2.5 hours of highway cruising. radical loss of engine power and vehicle speed. my daughter barely avoided a collision attempting to maneuver off the highway in heavy traffic with erratic throttle control. daughter called me in a panic, crying. waited off the highway a few minutes, re-started, and was fine. car no longer used on the highway, just locally. | |||
| 07/22/2011 | 89000 | ||
| I was waiting on my wife in mall parking lot with the ac running when i pulled out to pick her up car accelerated and i hit the brakes and the car stalled and the wrench light came on. it has done this about 50000 miles ago and they replaced throttle body. i cant beleive it is happening again. we are going on vacation in 2 weeks and i need to get it fixed before we go but do not need this added expense. ford needs to do something about this. i will be at dealership monday morning. | |||
| 10/12/2010 | 55000 | ||
| The car began to jerk and lurch, and engine speed abruptly slowed after about (3) hours of highway driving (from vermont to new hampshire). a trouble light (wrench icon) appeared. engine rpms fluctuated, but vehicle would not respond to the gas pedal. pulled over, waited a few minutes, restarted the car. trouble light was no longer on, and the vehicle was fine and normal for the rest of the ride home. brought car to portsmouth ford, who could not find any problem. second incident, january 2011: highway drive back to new hampshire from connecticut. same problem. abrupt and alarming drop in car speed. no throttle control. erratic engine rpm performance. attempted to pull off interstate highway to a safe area. waited 5 minutes. re-started the engine. trouble light gone, engine performed fine, and no issue the rest of the trip. brought the car for transmission service to valvoline, then to dowling ford where the vehicle was purchased. third incident, march 2011: after (2) hours of highway driving abrupt drop in engine speed while attempting to merge on interstate 84. lost throttle control. near collision with a tractor-trailer in bad weather while trying to get out of the way and off the highway. frightening experience. brought car to bob thomas ford in hamden, connecticut for a transmission program update and complete transmission service. dealer could not find a problem with the vehicle. fourth incident, june 24, 2011: again on i-84 in the rain after 2.5 hours of highway cruising. radical loss of engine power and vehicle speed. my daughter barely avoided a collision attempting to maneuver off the highway in heavy traffic with erratic throttle control. daughter called me in a panic, crying. waited off the highway a few minutes, re-started, and was fine. car no longer used on the highway, just locally. | |||
| 07/22/2011 | 89000 | ||
| I was waiting on my wife in mall parking lot with the ac running when i pulled out to pick her up car accelerated and i hit the brakes and the car stalled and the wrench light came on. it has done this about 50000 miles ago and they replaced throttle body. i cant beleive it is happening again. we are going on vacation in 2 weeks and i need to get it fixed before we go but do not need this added expense. ford needs to do something about this. i will be at dealership monday morning. | |||
| 10/12/2010 | 55000 | ||
| The car began to jerk and lurch, and engine speed abruptly slowed after about (3) hours of highway driving (from vermont to new hampshire). a trouble light (wrench icon) appeared. engine rpms fluctuated, but vehicle would not respond to the gas pedal. pulled over, waited a few minutes, restarted the car. trouble light was no longer on, and the vehicle was fine and normal for the rest of the ride home. brought car to portsmouth ford, who could not find any problem. second incident, january 2011: highway drive back to new hampshire from connecticut. same problem. abrupt and alarming drop in car speed. no throttle control. erratic engine rpm performance. attempted to pull off interstate highway to a safe area. waited 5 minutes. re-started the engine. trouble light gone, engine performed fine, and no issue the rest of the trip. brought the car for transmission service to valvoline, then to dowling ford where the vehicle was purchased. third incident, march 2011: after (2) hours of highway driving abrupt drop in engine speed while attempting to merge on interstate 84. lost throttle control. near collision with a tractor-trailer in bad weather while trying to get out of the way and off the highway. frightening experience. brought car to bob thomas ford in hamden, connecticut for a transmission program update and complete transmission service. dealer could not find a problem with the vehicle. fourth incident, june 24, 2011: again on i-84 in the rain after 2.5 hours of highway cruising. radical loss of engine power and vehicle speed. my daughter barely avoided a collision attempting to maneuver off the highway in heavy traffic with erratic throttle control. daughter called me in a panic, crying. waited off the highway a few minutes, re-started, and was fine. car no longer used on the highway, just locally. | |||
| 07/12/2011 | 95000 | ||
| Put car in reverse and as soon as the brake was released the car jumped back as if i had quickly pressed on the accelerator. i quickly applied the brake and then the car shut itself off. since july 12 i have had a few other instances both when putting the car in reverse and when the car was in drive. i was waiting in a line with the brakes applied. as i lifted my foot off the brake to idle forward the car jumped forward with a quick burst of acceleration and resulting in almost hitting the car in front of me. | |||
| 07/22/2011 | 89000 | ||
| I was waiting on my wife in mall parking lot with the ac running when i pulled out to pick her up car accelerated and i hit the brakes and the car stalled and the wrench light came on. it has done this about 50000 miles ago and they replaced throttle body. i cant beleive it is happening again. we are going on vacation in 2 weeks and i need to get it fixed before we go but do not need this added expense. ford needs to do something about this. i will be at dealership monday morning. | |||
| 10/12/2010 | 55000 | ||
| The car began to jerk and lurch, and engine speed abruptly slowed after about (3) hours of highway driving (from vermont to new hampshire). a trouble light (wrench icon) appeared. engine rpms fluctuated, but vehicle would not respond to the gas pedal. pulled over, waited a few minutes, restarted the car. trouble light was no longer on, and the vehicle was fine and normal for the rest of the ride home. brought car to portsmouth ford, who could not find any problem. second incident, january 2011: highway drive back to new hampshire from connecticut. same problem. abrupt and alarming drop in car speed. no throttle control. erratic engine rpm performance. attempted to pull off interstate highway to a safe area. waited 5 minutes. re-started the engine. trouble light gone, engine performed fine, and no issue the rest of the trip. brought the car for transmission service to valvoline, then to dowling ford where the vehicle was purchased. third incident, march 2011: after (2) hours of highway driving abrupt drop in engine speed while attempting to merge on interstate 84. lost throttle control. near collision with a tractor-trailer in bad weather while trying to get out of the way and off the highway. frightening experience. brought car to bob thomas ford in hamden, connecticut for a transmission program update and complete transmission service. dealer could not find a problem with the vehicle. fourth incident, june 24, 2011: again on i-84 in the rain after 2.5 hours of highway cruising. radical loss of engine power and vehicle speed. my daughter barely avoided a collision attempting to maneuver off the highway in heavy traffic with erratic throttle control. daughter called me in a panic, crying. waited off the highway a few minutes, re-started, and was fine. car no longer used on the highway, just locally. | |||
| 07/12/2011 | 95000 | ||
| Put car in reverse and as soon as the brake was released the car jumped back as if i had quickly pressed on the accelerator. i quickly applied the brake and then the car shut itself off. since july 12 i have had a few other instances both when putting the car in reverse and when the car was in drive. i was waiting in a line with the brakes applied. as i lifted my foot off the brake to idle forward the car jumped forward with a quick burst of acceleration and resulting in almost hitting the car in front of me. | |||
| 07/09/2011 | 68000 | ||
| Hot day - 101 degrees and we had the air conditioner on. while backing up the vehicle surged. put the vehicle in park, again surged. while stopped at a stop light the wrench light came on and the vehicle started losing power acting as if it wanted to shift, but couldn't. it sputtered the whole way home. we turned off the car, waiting for a couple of minutes and turned the car back on and the wrench light was gone. we took it for a drive and it drove just fine. another hot day, driving for awhile and it started surging when backing up and then surged again before the wrench light came on. again, we turned off, turned on, everything is ok. this is a dangerous problem with this vehicle that we now know is the main complaint and many others have complained about the same problem. | |||
| 07/04/2011 | 80000 | ||
| 2006 ford freestyle will surge when car is put in reverse and pulling into parking spaces - need to quickly apply brakes to prevent crashing into someone or something. have not had vehicle in for repair - afraid of how much i will need to pay out of pocket - and will it actually correct the problem??? 82,000 miles on vehicle. i do not feel safe driving this vehicle. was considering giving it to our 17 year old daughter who recently received her driving license, but don't want to take the chance giving her a vehicle she literally cannot control with the newly acquired driving skills under her belt. as a seasoned driver, i feel very uneasy driving this vehicle. | |||
| 04/28/2011 | 44000 | ||
| I was sitting in the car with the air conditioner on for about 10 minutes with my children while my wife went to pick up a few groceries. when we left i put the car reverse and slowly took my foot of the break. the car then jerked backwards as my foot was softly on the break and then again when it was off the break. the car then stalled and the wrench light appeared. this has happened several more times since, mostly when the car is in drive with the air conditioner working hard and my foot either softly on the break or just off the break. the car will jerk forward. i'm not sure the component that is malfunctioning, but bellow is an educated guess. | |||
| 07/04/2011 | 80000 | ||
| 2006 ford freestyle will surge when car is put in reverse and pulling into parking spaces - need to quickly apply brakes to prevent crashing into someone or something. have not had vehicle in for repair - afraid of how much i will need to pay out of pocket - and will it actually correct the problem??? 82,000 miles on vehicle. i do not feel safe driving this vehicle. was considering giving it to our 17 year old daughter who recently received her driving license, but don't want to take the chance giving her a vehicle she literally cannot control with the newly acquired driving skills under her belt. as a seasoned driver, i feel very uneasy driving this vehicle. | |||
| 04/28/2011 | 44000 | ||
| I was sitting in the car with the air conditioner on for about 10 minutes with my children while my wife went to pick up a few groceries. when we left i put the car reverse and slowly took my foot of the break. the car then jerked backwards as my foot was softly on the break and then again when it was off the break. the car then stalled and the wrench light appeared. this has happened several more times since, mostly when the car is in drive with the air conditioner working hard and my foot either softly on the break or just off the break. the car will jerk forward. i'm not sure the component that is malfunctioning, but bellow is an educated guess. | |||
| 07/04/2011 | 80000 | ||
| 2006 ford freestyle will surge when car is put in reverse and pulling into parking spaces - need to quickly apply brakes to prevent crashing into someone or something. have not had vehicle in for repair - afraid of how much i will need to pay out of pocket - and will it actually correct the problem??? 82,000 miles on vehicle. i do not feel safe driving this vehicle. was considering giving it to our 17 year old daughter who recently received her driving license, but don't want to take the chance giving her a vehicle she literally cannot control with the newly acquired driving skills under her belt. as a seasoned driver, i feel very uneasy driving this vehicle. | |||
| 04/28/2011 | 44000 | ||
| I was sitting in the car with the air conditioner on for about 10 minutes with my children while my wife went to pick up a few groceries. when we left i put the car reverse and slowly took my foot of the break. the car then jerked backwards as my foot was softly on the break and then again when it was off the break. the car then stalled and the wrench light appeared. this has happened several more times since, mostly when the car is in drive with the air conditioner working hard and my foot either softly on the break or just off the break. the car will jerk forward. i'm not sure the component that is malfunctioning, but bellow is an educated guess. | |||
| 07/01/2011 | 61000 | ||
| Car surges without pressing the gas pedal either in reverse or drive. | |||
| 07/04/2011 | 80000 | ||
| 2006 ford freestyle will surge when car is put in reverse and pulling into parking spaces - need to quickly apply brakes to prevent crashing into someone or something. have not had vehicle in for repair - afraid of how much i will need to pay out of pocket - and will it actually correct the problem??? 82,000 miles on vehicle. i do not feel safe driving this vehicle. was considering giving it to our 17 year old daughter who recently received her driving license, but don't want to take the chance giving her a vehicle she literally cannot control with the newly acquired driving skills under her belt. as a seasoned driver, i feel very uneasy driving this vehicle. | |||
| 04/28/2011 | 44000 | ||
| I was sitting in the car with the air conditioner on for about 10 minutes with my children while my wife went to pick up a few groceries. when we left i put the car reverse and slowly took my foot of the break. the car then jerked backwards as my foot was softly on the break and then again when it was off the break. the car then stalled and the wrench light appeared. this has happened several more times since, mostly when the car is in drive with the air conditioner working hard and my foot either softly on the break or just off the break. the car will jerk forward. i'm not sure the component that is malfunctioning, but bellow is an educated guess. | |||
| 07/01/2011 | 61000 | ||
| Car surges without pressing the gas pedal either in reverse or drive. | |||
| 07/04/2011 | 80000 | ||
| 2006 ford freestyle will surge when car is put in reverse and pulling into parking spaces - need to quickly apply brakes to prevent crashing into someone or something. have not had vehicle in for repair - afraid of how much i will need to pay out of pocket - and will it actually correct the problem??? 82,000 miles on vehicle. i do not feel safe driving this vehicle. was considering giving it to our 17 year old daughter who recently received her driving license, but don't want to take the chance giving her a vehicle she literally cannot control with the newly acquired driving skills under her belt. as a seasoned driver, i feel very uneasy driving this vehicle. | |||
| 04/28/2011 | 44000 | ||
| I was sitting in the car with the air conditioner on for about 10 minutes with my children while my wife went to pick up a few groceries. when we left i put the car reverse and slowly took my foot of the break. the car then jerked backwards as my foot was softly on the break and then again when it was off the break. the car then stalled and the wrench light appeared. this has happened several more times since, mostly when the car is in drive with the air conditioner working hard and my foot either softly on the break or just off the break. the car will jerk forward. i'm not sure the component that is malfunctioning, but bellow is an educated guess. | |||
| 07/01/2011 | 61000 | ||
| Car surges without pressing the gas pedal either in reverse or drive. | |||
| 06/20/2011 | 120000 | ||
| My ford freestyle jumps forward or backward when driving. very scary when in parking lot. now stalling after jumping. | |||
| 03/10/2011 | 85000 | ||
| Ford freestyle 2006 limited - the vehicle has started to lunge when shifted. this is unintended acceleration, with foot off the pedal. i am getting very worried that my wife will run over someone. this is a throttle body issue that you are currently investigating. this happens almost every day and is getting gradually worse - 89,000 miles on the car. there are hundreds or thousands of reports of this online. you need to have ford fix this. i can't afford to pay for the repair myself, so i haven't had it fixed. i'm hoping it won't keep getting worse and that a recall will be announced soon. | |||
| 07/01/2008 | 70000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford freestyle. the contact stated that the vehicle would surge forward abnormally, most often when the air conditioner was activated. in addition, the when the air conditioner was activated, the vehicle would decelerate to 20 mph and would not accelerate any higher. the contact stated that as she was allowing a passenger to exit the vehicle, the vehicle surged forward abnormally, fracturing the passenger | |||
| 06/11/2011 | |||
| When we put our ford freestyle into drive or reverse it suddenly accelerates without depressing the accelerator. the engine revs to 2000-2500 rpms. | |||
| 06/12/2011 | 79000 | ||
| We have a 2006 ford freestyle that lunges forward or reverse mainly when the a/c is on during slow parking lot type movements. i took it to the dealer in the past for this and they did something but the problem is still evident. this happens a lot and i've almost hit other cars because of it. please look into a proper repair. | |||
| 03/10/2011 | 85000 | ||
| Ford freestyle 2006 limited - the vehicle has started to lunge when shifted. this is unintended acceleration, with foot off the pedal. i am getting very worried that my wife will run over someone. this is a throttle body issue that you are currently investigating. this happens almost every day and is getting gradually worse - 89,000 miles on the car. there are hundreds or thousands of reports of this online. you need to have ford fix this. i can't afford to pay for the repair myself, so i haven't had it fixed. i'm hoping it won't keep getting worse and that a recall will be announced soon. | |||
| 07/01/2008 | 70000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford freestyle. the contact stated that the vehicle would surge forward abnormally, most often when the air conditioner was activated. in addition, the when the air conditioner was activated, the vehicle would decelerate to 20 mph and would not accelerate any higher. the contact stated that as she was allowing a passenger to exit the vehicle, the vehicle surged forward abnormally, fracturing the passenger | |||
| 06/11/2011 | |||
| When we put our ford freestyle into drive or reverse it suddenly accelerates without depressing the accelerator. the engine revs to 2000-2500 rpms. | |||
| 06/12/2011 | 79000 | ||
| We have a 2006 ford freestyle that lunges forward or reverse mainly when the a/c is on during slow parking lot type movements. i took it to the dealer in the past for this and they did something but the problem is still evident. this happens a lot and i've almost hit other cars because of it. please look into a proper repair. | |||
| 03/10/2011 | 85000 | ||
| Ford freestyle 2006 limited - the vehicle has started to lunge when shifted. this is unintended acceleration, with foot off the pedal. i am getting very worried that my wife will run over someone. this is a throttle body issue that you are currently investigating. this happens almost every day and is getting gradually worse - 89,000 miles on the car. there are hundreds or thousands of reports of this online. you need to have ford fix this. i can't afford to pay for the repair myself, so i haven't had it fixed. i'm hoping it won't keep getting worse and that a recall will be announced soon. | |||
| 07/01/2008 | 70000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford freestyle. the contact stated that the vehicle would surge forward abnormally, most often when the air conditioner was activated. in addition, the when the air conditioner was activated, the vehicle would decelerate to 20 mph and would not accelerate any higher. the contact stated that as she was allowing a passenger to exit the vehicle, the vehicle surged forward abnormally, fracturing the passenger | |||
| 06/12/2011 | 79000 | ||
| We have a 2006 ford freestyle that lunges forward or reverse mainly when the a/c is on during slow parking lot type movements. i took it to the dealer in the past for this and they did something but the problem is still evident. this happens a lot and i've almost hit other cars because of it. please look into a proper repair. | |||
| 03/10/2011 | 85000 | ||
| Ford freestyle 2006 limited - the vehicle has started to lunge when shifted. this is unintended acceleration, with foot off the pedal. i am getting very worried that my wife will run over someone. this is a throttle body issue that you are currently investigating. this happens almost every day and is getting gradually worse - 89,000 miles on the car. there are hundreds or thousands of reports of this online. you need to have ford fix this. i can't afford to pay for the repair myself, so i haven't had it fixed. i'm hoping it won't keep getting worse and that a recall will be announced soon. | |||
| 06/11/2011 | |||
| When we put our ford freestyle into drive or reverse it suddenly accelerates without depressing the accelerator. the engine revs to 2000-2500 rpms. | |||
| 06/12/2011 | 79000 | ||
| We have a 2006 ford freestyle that lunges forward or reverse mainly when the a/c is on during slow parking lot type movements. i took it to the dealer in the past for this and they did something but the problem is still evident. this happens a lot and i've almost hit other cars because of it. please look into a proper repair. | |||
| 06/11/2011 | |||
| When we put our ford freestyle into drive or reverse it suddenly accelerates without depressing the accelerator. the engine revs to 2000-2500 rpms. | |||
| 06/12/2011 | 79000 | ||
| We have a 2006 ford freestyle that lunges forward or reverse mainly when the a/c is on during slow parking lot type movements. i took it to the dealer in the past for this and they did something but the problem is still evident. this happens a lot and i've almost hit other cars because of it. please look into a proper repair. | |||
| 05/31/2011 | 124000 | ||
| I purchased a 2006 ford freestyle in march 2011. in may it started lunging when it was first put into gear with my foot apllied on the brake. it got worse when the air had been on and the car is idleing. to the point it started stalling and the transmission light came on. i took it to shop on may 31. stayed there til fri. june 3. they replaced the throttle body. drove it back home over an hour away just for it to happen again. now i have to return to the shop for them to see what else they can find. | |||
| 05/29/2011 | 77000 | ||
| My wife was entering a parking space and the vehicle lunged forward after she had removed her foot from the accelerator. the vehicle struck a row of shopping carts and caused a crease in the right rear door. | |||
| 07/31/2010 | 85000 | ||
| When placed in reverse or drive vehicle suddenly and unexpectedly accelerated. this happens even when driver's foot is on the brake petal and usually when a/c is on. typically happens when the car is first started and placed into gear but will happen even if car has been running a while, stopped, and changed into a different gear. | |||
| 05/15/2011 | 110000 | ||
| 2006 ford freestyle. lunges at idle speed, often with brake pedal depressed. vehicle has been taken to numerous repair facilities, including ford dealerships, and none can determine the cause of the problem. considering the number of identical complaints, when will ford be owning up to this issue and issuing a recall to fix it at their expense? we also have a problem with the car stalling while in cruise control at speeds of 60mph or higher. consider being on a freeway with no power steering or brakes at 60-70 mph, semi trucks and other vehicles speeding around you, and trying to get the vehicle off the roadway safely. again, no repair facility can determine the cause. | |||
| 07/31/2010 | 85000 | ||
| When placed in reverse or drive vehicle suddenly and unexpectedly accelerated. this happens even when driver's foot is on the brake petal and usually when a/c is on. typically happens when the car is first started and placed into gear but will happen even if car has been running a while, stopped, and changed into a different gear. | |||
| 04/30/2011 | 66500 | ||
| Car lunges forward, or reverse, from stop or low speed, especially when air conditioner is on. i was pulling into a parking spot 2 weeks ago in a parking garage with a concrete wall in front of the car and nearly hit the wall when the car lunged forward as the air conditioner compressor cycled on. this is a big problem pulling into my garage as i have to be very careful not to run into the back wall of the garage and end up in my house. the car did not do this when newer and has been building up to much more of an issue the past several months. | |||
| 08/07/2007 | 28141 | ||
| I purchased 2006 ford freestyle in april 2007 with 16823 miles. in august 9, 2007 i took car back to dealership with an acceleration problem when put in drive or reverse. dealership performed eec test no codes dected could not find problem. july 23, 2008 took the car to an auto repair they found codes p21068 and p061b looked up the codes and gave me information from ford on recall for these codes the auto repair suggested i go back to dealership with the recall info. july 28, 2008 took car back to dealership with same issue of lunging diagnostic check showed code p061b and p2106. they replaced valve after keeping my car for 3 weeks i had to pay for part of the cost. april 21, 2009 ii took car back with ac problem paid 611.00 for ac condenser later found out there was a recall on ac that the dealership did not tell me. june 22, 2010 took the car back to dealership with the same issue was told it was the trottle body and i would have to pay for the repair. i called ford complaint dept and was told there was no fix for my problem. i continue top have problems with the car lunging | |||
| 05/15/2011 | 110000 | ||
| 2006 ford freestyle. lunges at idle speed, often with brake pedal depressed. vehicle has been taken to numerous repair facilities, including ford dealerships, and none can determine the cause of the problem. considering the number of identical complaints, when will ford be owning up to this issue and issuing a recall to fix it at their expense? we also have a problem with the car stalling while in cruise control at speeds of 60mph or higher. consider being on a freeway with no power steering or brakes at 60-70 mph, semi trucks and other vehicles speeding around you, and trying to get the vehicle off the roadway safely. again, no repair facility can determine the cause. | |||
| 07/31/2010 | 85000 | ||
| When placed in reverse or drive vehicle suddenly and unexpectedly accelerated. this happens even when driver's foot is on the brake petal and usually when a/c is on. typically happens when the car is first started and placed into gear but will happen even if car has been running a while, stopped, and changed into a different gear. | |||
| 04/30/2011 | 66500 | ||
| Car lunges forward, or reverse, from stop or low speed, especially when air conditioner is on. i was pulling into a parking spot 2 weeks ago in a parking garage with a concrete wall in front of the car and nearly hit the wall when the car lunged forward as the air conditioner compressor cycled on. this is a big problem pulling into my garage as i have to be very careful not to run into the back wall of the garage and end up in my house. the car did not do this when newer and has been building up to much more of an issue the past several months. | |||
| 08/07/2007 | 28141 | ||
| I purchased 2006 ford freestyle in april 2007 with 16823 miles. in august 9, 2007 i took car back to dealership with an acceleration problem when put in drive or reverse. dealership performed eec test no codes dected could not find problem. july 23, 2008 took the car to an auto repair they found codes p21068 and p061b looked up the codes and gave me information from ford on recall for these codes the auto repair suggested i go back to dealership with the recall info. july 28, 2008 took car back to dealership with same issue of lunging diagnostic check showed code p061b and p2106. they replaced valve after keeping my car for 3 weeks i had to pay for part of the cost. april 21, 2009 ii took car back with ac problem paid 611.00 for ac condenser later found out there was a recall on ac that the dealership did not tell me. june 22, 2010 took the car back to dealership with the same issue was told it was the trottle body and i would have to pay for the repair. i called ford complaint dept and was told there was no fix for my problem. i continue top have problems with the car lunging | |||
| 05/15/2011 | 110000 | ||
| 2006 ford freestyle. lunges at idle speed, often with brake pedal depressed. vehicle has been taken to numerous repair facilities, including ford dealerships, and none can determine the cause of the problem. considering the number of identical complaints, when will ford be owning up to this issue and issuing a recall to fix it at their expense? we also have a problem with the car stalling while in cruise control at speeds of 60mph or higher. consider being on a freeway with no power steering or brakes at 60-70 mph, semi trucks and other vehicles speeding around you, and trying to get the vehicle off the roadway safely. again, no repair facility can determine the cause. | |||
| 07/31/2010 | 85000 | ||
| When placed in reverse or drive vehicle suddenly and unexpectedly accelerated. this happens even when driver's foot is on the brake petal and usually when a/c is on. typically happens when the car is first started and placed into gear but will happen even if car has been running a while, stopped, and changed into a different gear. | |||
| 04/30/2011 | 66500 | ||
| Car lunges forward, or reverse, from stop or low speed, especially when air conditioner is on. i was pulling into a parking spot 2 weeks ago in a parking garage with a concrete wall in front of the car and nearly hit the wall when the car lunged forward as the air conditioner compressor cycled on. this is a big problem pulling into my garage as i have to be very careful not to run into the back wall of the garage and end up in my house. the car did not do this when newer and has been building up to much more of an issue the past several months. | |||
| 08/07/2007 | 28141 | ||
| I purchased 2006 ford freestyle in april 2007 with 16823 miles. in august 9, 2007 i took car back to dealership with an acceleration problem when put in drive or reverse. dealership performed eec test no codes dected could not find problem. july 23, 2008 took the car to an auto repair they found codes p21068 and p061b looked up the codes and gave me information from ford on recall for these codes the auto repair suggested i go back to dealership with the recall info. july 28, 2008 took car back to dealership with same issue of lunging diagnostic check showed code p061b and p2106. they replaced valve after keeping my car for 3 weeks i had to pay for part of the cost. april 21, 2009 ii took car back with ac problem paid 611.00 for ac condenser later found out there was a recall on ac that the dealership did not tell me. june 22, 2010 took the car back to dealership with the same issue was told it was the trottle body and i would have to pay for the repair. i called ford complaint dept and was told there was no fix for my problem. i continue top have problems with the car lunging | |||
| 07/31/2010 | 85000 | ||
| When placed in reverse or drive vehicle suddenly and unexpectedly accelerated. this happens even when driver's foot is on the brake petal and usually when a/c is on. typically happens when the car is first started and placed into gear but will happen even if car has been running a while, stopped, and changed into a different gear. | |||
| 04/30/2011 | 66500 | ||
| Car lunges forward, or reverse, from stop or low speed, especially when air conditioner is on. i was pulling into a parking spot 2 weeks ago in a parking garage with a concrete wall in front of the car and nearly hit the wall when the car lunged forward as the air conditioner compressor cycled on. this is a big problem pulling into my garage as i have to be very careful not to run into the back wall of the garage and end up in my house. the car did not do this when newer and has been building up to much more of an issue the past several months. | |||
| 08/07/2007 | 28141 | ||
| I purchased 2006 ford freestyle in april 2007 with 16823 miles. in august 9, 2007 i took car back to dealership with an acceleration problem when put in drive or reverse. dealership performed eec test no codes dected could not find problem. july 23, 2008 took the car to an auto repair they found codes p21068 and p061b looked up the codes and gave me information from ford on recall for these codes the auto repair suggested i go back to dealership with the recall info. july 28, 2008 took car back to dealership with same issue of lunging diagnostic check showed code p061b and p2106. they replaced valve after keeping my car for 3 weeks i had to pay for part of the cost. april 21, 2009 ii took car back with ac problem paid 611.00 for ac condenser later found out there was a recall on ac that the dealership did not tell me. june 22, 2010 took the car back to dealership with the same issue was told it was the trottle body and i would have to pay for the repair. i called ford complaint dept and was told there was no fix for my problem. i continue top have problems with the car lunging | |||
| 03/06/2011 | 74000 | ||
| Vehicle would accelerate, without depression of gas pedal. lunge forward at stop lights while brake pedal was depressed. while driving, at approx. 50mph, wrench light came on and vehicle stalled. pulled to side of road, started the car again and it worked fine...for awhile. called dealership, and they said it could be computer system, but not sure. will be having dealership look at vehicle to determine cause. this has been going on for over a month...just a slight increase in the beginning, but now is uncontrollable. | |||
| 01/24/2011 | 100000 | ||
| I have a 2006 ford freestyle that the engine surges with out pressing the gas. also, the awd and tc function isn't working and we are also getting instrument panel warnings for no seat belt, air bag warnings. ford says i need to replace cvt transmission to fix. | |||
| 09/16/2010 | 75264 | ||
| I have a 2006 ford freestyle that lurches or surges without acceleration. i first noticed it when reversing out of parking spaces. it now occurs much more frequently. i think it may happen more when the car has been idling for a while. last weekend the car had been idling for a while then when i backed out of the parking space and had the wheel turned as far as it would go, the car died. then thursday when turning around - again wheel was completely turned - car surged and then died again. i restarted it and the car did not respond well to acceleration. the rpm's went up but i could not accelerate fast at all and the car had a hard time responding. it seemed to even out after getting to 40mph, but getting there was difficult. the yellow wrench light appeared on the dash indicating a power train issue. the car continues to lunge or surge backward or forward without accelerating. it is very scary and i am very concerned i will not be able to stop the car one of these times and may hit someone or something. | |||
| 08/24/2010 | 25000 | ||
| We own a 2006 ford freestyle with 34,540 miles. we are experincing the car lunge forward automaticly without depressing the gas. this is happening while @ a stop (in drive), shifting from park to drive, and we have also experinced this when shifting from park to reverse. when the car has lunged - the brakes are then applied - the car has stalled. i have talked with the norco ca ford dealership service department - they aknoldged this is a common issue with freestyles and requires a $900+ throttlbody part replacement. they said their is no recall on this part. | |||
| 05/21/2009 | 57000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns 2006 ford freestyle. the contact stated that the vehicle can being sitting still at a light with your foot on the brake and the vehicle will surge forward. the rpm on the vehicle will rev up very high and the transmission will start running very rough. the problem seems to arise when it is hot outside or the engine get hot. the dealer stated that it was a sensor issue, but that did not solve the failure. the vin was not available at the time of the complaint. the failure mileage was 57000 and the current mileage was 67000.rl | |||
| 08/07/2010 | 39100 | ||
| The engine on my 2006 ford freestyle revs up on its own at low idleing parking lot speeds. the wrench light then iluminates on the instrument display and the engine stalls. upon restarting the engine the wrench light stays lit and the vehivle accelarates slugishly. this problem has happend when backing out of parking spots and when driving in stop and go trafic. | |||
| 05/21/2009 | 57000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns 2006 ford freestyle. the contact stated that the vehicle can being sitting still at a light with your foot on the brake and the vehicle will surge forward. the rpm on the vehicle will rev up very high and the transmission will start running very rough. the problem seems to arise when it is hot outside or the engine get hot. the dealer stated that it was a sensor issue, but that did not solve the failure. the vin was not available at the time of the complaint. the failure mileage was 57000 and the current mileage was 67000.rl | |||
| 08/07/2010 | 39100 | ||
| The engine on my 2006 ford freestyle revs up on its own at low idleing parking lot speeds. the wrench light then iluminates on the instrument display and the engine stalls. upon restarting the engine the wrench light stays lit and the vehivle accelarates slugishly. this problem has happend when backing out of parking spots and when driving in stop and go trafic. | |||
| 05/21/2009 | 57000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns 2006 ford freestyle. the contact stated that the vehicle can being sitting still at a light with your foot on the brake and the vehicle will surge forward. the rpm on the vehicle will rev up very high and the transmission will start running very rough. the problem seems to arise when it is hot outside or the engine get hot. the dealer stated that it was a sensor issue, but that did not solve the failure. the vin was not available at the time of the complaint. the failure mileage was 57000 and the current mileage was 67000.rl | |||
| 08/07/2010 | 39100 | ||
| The engine on my 2006 ford freestyle revs up on its own at low idleing parking lot speeds. the wrench light then iluminates on the instrument display and the engine stalls. upon restarting the engine the wrench light stays lit and the vehivle accelarates slugishly. this problem has happend when backing out of parking spots and when driving in stop and go trafic. | |||
| 06/28/2010 | 58000 | ||
| When pulling into parking spaces, or out of the driveway, and/or reducing speed to stop, my 2006 ford feestyle 58k will suddenly lunge forward. when you prevent the sudden acceleration by applying the brake, the wrench light will come on and sometimes it will stall. the ford dealer stated that it was carbon build-up and told me to put a can or two of sea foam in the gas tank. after running two tanks of gas, problem still persists. major safety issue. ford needs to support their customers and recall/fix the defect. | |||
| 08/13/2009 | 42225 | 1 | |
| 2005 ford freestyle car attempted to accelerate while changing from reverse to drive in parking lot got car to go after driving a few blocks car failed to accelerate from a red light . an investigation will reveal this to be a recurring problem with this vehicle with no corrective action from ford. *tr | |||
| 08/25/2009 | 69000 | 1 | |
| I own a 2006 ford freestyle with approx. 69000 miles. the vehicle has started to surge in reverse or drive when my foot is on the brake. i have taken my car in for service and was told that the problem is with the throttle body. i was also told that the part is not available and may not be in until late september. this vehicle is my only means of transportation and i fear having an accident do to the sudden surging. i have also found many complaints on-line about this vehicle with the very same problem. *tr | |||
| 08/17/2008 | 64000 | 1 | |
| 2006 ford freestyle has 64,000 miles on it and was told that the throttle body is bad. after looking into this on line i see that the majority of owners of the 2005 and 2006 are having the same problem. this ais a safety issue because when waiting to go and move the care will lunge forward and could hit another car or yet a person. *tr | |||
| 08/01/2009 | 77000 | 1 | |
| 2006 ford freestyle loss of the ability to accelerate on highway during traffic. have to pull over and restart to reset. happens randomly every time i drive the car. ford says it is a throttle body unit failure, but can do nothing since the part is back ordered for 6 months and has been for over a year. two tsb's over the course of two years, but no recall on a part they cannot even keep in stock for over two years due to the constant failure. now my wife and family are in danger every time they drive the car until the part is available which is always changing and never a firm date. *tr | |||
| 06/21/2009 | 70000 | 2 | |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2006 ford freestyle. while driving 40 mph, the vehicle suddenly began to lose power and decrease in speed. the vehicle would not gain speed when the accelerator pedal was depressed. the throttle control transmission light illuminated on the instrument panel. the vehicle was taken to a repair shop and the mechanic stated that this was a common failure. a diagnostic test was performed and the failure ceased when the vehicle was restarted. the vehicle was not repaired and the contact drove to her residence. the dealer stated that a diagnostic could not be performed unless the failure was present. they assumed that the failure was due to the throttle body of the engine. the failure recurred a month later while the vehicle was idling. the contact placed the vehicle into reverse and then back into drive. the vehicle accelerated and quickly stalled. the emission system light illuminated and the failure occurred three times in one day. the following day, the light remained illuminated, but there was no failure. they took the vehicle to the ford dealer for diagnostic testing, which confirmed the throttle body failure. through research, the contact verified that this was a common failure with her make and model vehicle. the manufacturer stated that they would not be responsible for the repairs. the vehicle is currently at the contact's residence waiting to be repaired. the failure mileage was 70,000 and current mileage was 71,000. updated 09/14/09. *lj updated 09/14/09 updated 09/16/09.*jb | |||
| 07/12/2009 | 1 | ||
| This complaint is in addition to complaint #10277570. after writing my initial complaint as explained i have found out that ford quit using the initial manufacture of the throttle control unit that failed. they just recently came out with a replacement part that requires modification of the system and we understand that they are quickly running out of this part. even our service reps feels this should be a recall item. especially if they cannot keep the parts on the shelf. *tr | |||
| 07/15/2009 | 21200 | 1 | |
| I have a 2006 ford freestyle that needs a throttle body replaced. i cannot get the part because of a national backorder for this part. i have heard from several local dealers that this part is needed very often of this vehicle. i am waiting for this part and hope that my car will continue running. if this part has to be replaced so often, why is it not on a national recall? *tr | |||
| 07/11/2009 | 72000 | 1 | |
| I have a 2006 ford freestyle. a light came on indicating a problem with the drive train. the car would not shift or accell. i took it in to the dealer and found it needed a new throttle assembly. we were told it was on back order for 6 months, then after complaining they said that part had been discontinued and a new part with an adapter kit was available. it seems that the dealers that had the part did not want to part with them and we got the impression that this part which is a safety issue was failing on a lot of the cars. we were told that the original part manufacture was no longer doing business with ford and that is when they had to find someone to make a replacement. the original part had a cooling tube to it and the new one does not. it seems from what i have been hearing that this should be a recall item, especially since it is due to the safety of the car. we had purchased an extended warranty on this vehicle and when we took it in we were told that this specific part was excluded which made me wonder why unless there have been other cases like this. *tr | |||
| 07/01/2009 | 1 | ||
| When we drive our 2006 freestyle, many times it runs rather fast and it's like it will get away from us. it usually happens when we are backing up and turning to the right. this happened one time and it choked off. when this occurred another time, the wrench light appeared. it will run fast and we need to really get on the brakes to have the problem disappear. we will be taking it into our local ford dealer to have the problem checked. *tr | |||
| 07/03/2006 | 63000 | 1 | |
| I have a 2006 ford freestyle. every time i place the transmission in reverse. the car surges backward. *tr | |||
| 07/25/2008 | 1 | ||
| Had a flat tire on my 2006 ford freestyle, awd, ltd and installed the space saver tire. while driving, the speedometer failed to operate, all fault indicators on the dashboard illuminated, and the transmission proceeded to erratically up and down shift. went directly to my local ford dealers service department wherein told by service advisor that this was not normal. told service advisor that i thought it had to do with the space saver tire. there was no information in the owner's manual to the vehicles eradicate behavior. later, service advisor reported that this was normal behavior with the space saver tire and the vehicles abs sensors. i disagreed on the normal behavior since i consider my speedometer a safety device - and since the space saver tire is speed limited, this made the vehicle behavior questionable. *tr | |||
| 07/28/2008 | 61000 | 1 | |
| While curbside at the airport my 2006 ford freestyle started to accelerate by itself. and nearly plowed into the car and pedestrians in front of me. when the acceleration subsided i repositioned my feet (left foot brake, right foot on floor) because i thought my foot was on both the brake and the accelerator. a minute or so later the car did it again, i put the car in neutral and turned it off. when my passengers were re loaded i started the car and while leaving the airport noticed the car was very sluggish. i took it to the dealer that day. after more than two days, lots of phone calls (about what might be the problem but we're not sure) and a lot of negotiation between the dealer and the extended warranty provider it was determined that the electronic throttle body was the culprit but the part was on nationwide back-order in fact we have another freestyle out in the back that has been waiting for a month. the tune changed considerably when the dealer found out that i was not only considering a legal path for resolution, but my wife was a consumer cop for the state where we live. the parts (2)were found in california and air-freighted to our dealer who promptly fixed both cars that day. i was charged $550+ for the repair(neither ford or the 100k mile extended warranty provider covered the work). it seems that others have had this exact problem too, how many does it take? does someone have to get killed or injured for some one to figure out that this type of incident can't possibly be a normal wear and tear or consumer caused problem. *tr | |||
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| 06/12/2011 | 93000 | ||
| 2006 ford freestyle had lurching and transmission wanting to not engage while driving down open highway. | |||
| 11/23/2008 | |||
| I own a 2006 ford freestyle and i have had many problems with it. the most prevalent and frustrating issues are ones i've seen many complaints about...the car lunging forward or backward (happens more when a/c has been on), high rpms with pedal to floor and the car going nowhere (wrench light comes on). the first time the rpm issue happened i was on my way up to lancaster, ca driving up a very steep hill. i had my 2 year old son with me and the car would barely go. i was able to put on my hazards and get off the freeway and made it to a park-and-ride. after i shut the car off for awhile and started it again it was fine. this has happened quite a few times since then; the most recent was last month (july 2011). also, mostly when getting on the freeway and having to accelerate into traffic, the car will rev at a very high rpm and not go down unless i pull over/get off freeway and try the acceleration a little slower. if the rpms stay high it sometimes causes the wrench light to come on and problem with the pedal to the floor and car going nowhere comes into play. i have not been able to have any work done on the car to try to aleve the problems due to financial issues. i know that a lot of other people have had these same problems and i just hope that something can be done before someone seriously gets hurt. | |||
| 06/15/2011 | 65000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 ford freestyle. the contact stated that while driving approximately 35 mph, the vehicle suddenly lunged forward. the failure occurred at different speeds and while driving in reverse. in addition, the vehicle would stall while depressing the brake pedal and the engine would exhibit a lose of power while accelerating. the failures occurred intermittently and with time became constant. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer for diagnostics, where the technicians stated that the transmission needed to be replaced. there was an open investigation under nhtsa action number pe11018 (vehicle speed control) that may be related to the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 65,000. sm. | |||
| 08/12/2011 | 34600 | ||
| On three separate occasions, i have experienced surging forward and also surging in reverse at after shifting from park and from reverse. i have been able to control these surges with the brake and have not had any accidents. there is only 34000 miles (2006 ford freestyle) and have not taken it to a dealer yet , as i have parked it at home. i have researched this problem and have seen that a nhtsa investigation #pe11018 is pending. i would like to report this also and would like to know what is to be done with this. | |||
| 07/16/2011 | 63000 | ||
| The car developed a whine at 52k mi with no apparent vibration or performance issues. during the 60k service (performed at 57k), the dealer identified the whine as coming from the transmission and wanted permission to open the case to investigate and possibly perform an input shaft bearing replacement. while waiting for parts, the transmission failed at highway speed. the car coasted to a stop unable to move but could not fully get off the road due to armco on the shoulder. law enforcement was called to warn approaching motorists and prevent a collision until a tow truck could arrive. the dealer recommended replacing the transmission for $6300 minus a contribution from ford and the dealer supplying parts and labor at cost. repairs were authorized and the final bill was $3000. | |||
| 11/23/2008 | |||
| I own a 2006 ford freestyle and i have had many problems with it. the most prevalent and frustrating issues are ones i've seen many complaints about...the car lunging forward or backward (happens more when a/c has been on), high rpms with pedal to floor and the car going nowhere (wrench light comes on). the first time the rpm issue happened i was on my way up to lancaster, ca driving up a very steep hill. i had my 2 year old son with me and the car would barely go. i was able to put on my hazards and get off the freeway and made it to a park-and-ride. after i shut the car off for awhile and started it again it was fine. this has happened quite a few times since then; the most recent was last month (july 2011). also, mostly when getting on the freeway and having to accelerate into traffic, the car will rev at a very high rpm and not go down unless i pull over/get off freeway and try the acceleration a little slower. if the rpms stay high it sometimes causes the wrench light to come on and problem with the pedal to the floor and car going nowhere comes into play. i have not been able to have any work done on the car to try to aleve the problems due to financial issues. i know that a lot of other people have had these same problems and i just hope that something can be done before someone seriously gets hurt. | |||
| 06/15/2011 | 65000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 ford freestyle. while driving at approximately 35 mph the vehicle suddenly lunged forward. the failure occurs at different speeds and while driving in the reverse. also, the vehicle stalls while depressing the brake pedal. the vehicle losses power while accelerating. the failure occurred intermittently and with time became constant. the vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostics. the technicians stated the transmission had to be replaced. there was an open investigation under nhtsa action number: pe11018 (vehicle speed control) that may be related to the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 65,000. ds | |||
| 08/12/2011 | 34600 | ||
| On three separate occasions, i have experienced surging forward and also surging in reverse at after shifting from park and from reverse. i have been able to control these surges with the brake and have not had any accidents. there is only 34000 miles (2006 ford freestyle) and have not taken it to a dealer yet , as i have parked it at home. i have researched this problem and have seen that a nhtsa investigation #pe11018 is pending. i would like to report this also and would like to know what is to be done with this. | |||
| 07/16/2011 | 63000 | ||
| The car developed a whine at 52k mi with no apparent vibration or performance issues. during the 60k service (performed at 57k), the dealer identified the whine as coming from the transmission and wanted permission to open the case to investigate and possibly perform an input shaft bearing replacement. while waiting for parts, the transmission failed at highway speed. the car coasted to a stop unable to move but could not fully get off the road due to armco on the shoulder. law enforcement was called to warn approaching motorists and prevent a collision until a tow truck could arrive. the dealer recommended replacing the transmission for $6300 minus a contribution from ford and the dealer supplying parts and labor at cost. repairs were authorized and the final bill was $3000. | |||
| 11/23/2008 | |||
| I own a 2006 ford freestyle and i have had many problems with it. the most prevalent and frustrating issues are ones i've seen many complaints about...the car lunging forward or backward (happens more when a/c has been on), high rpms with pedal to floor and the car going nowhere (wrench light comes on). the first time the rpm issue happened i was on my way up to lancaster, ca driving up a very steep hill. i had my 2 year old son with me and the car would barely go. i was able to put on my hazards and get off the freeway and made it to a park-and-ride. after i shut the car off for awhile and started it again it was fine. this has happened quite a few times since then; the most recent was last month (july 2011). also, mostly when getting on the freeway and having to accelerate into traffic, the car will rev at a very high rpm and not go down unless i pull over/get off freeway and try the acceleration a little slower. if the rpms stay high it sometimes causes the wrench light to come on and problem with the pedal to the floor and car going nowhere comes into play. i have not been able to have any work done on the car to try to aleve the problems due to financial issues. i know that a lot of other people have had these same problems and i just hope that something can be done before someone seriously gets hurt. | |||
| 06/15/2011 | 65000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 ford freestyle. while driving at approximately 35 mph the vehicle suddenly lunged forward. the failure occurs at different speeds and while driving in the reverse. also, the vehicle stalls while depressing the brake pedal. the vehicle losses power while accelerating. the failure occurred intermittently and with time became constant. the vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostics. the technicians stated the transmission had to be replaced. there was an open investigation under nhtsa action number: pe11018 (vehicle speed control) that may be related to the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 65,000. ds | |||
| 08/12/2011 | 34600 | ||
| On three separate occasions, i have experienced surging forward and also surging in reverse at after shifting from park and from reverse. i have been able to control these surges with the brake and have not had any accidents. there is only 34000 miles (2006 ford freestyle) and have not taken it to a dealer yet , as i have parked it at home. i have researched this problem and have seen that a nhtsa investigation #pe11018 is pending. i would like to report this also and would like to know what is to be done with this. | |||
| 07/16/2011 | 63000 | ||
| The car developed a whine at 52k mi with no apparent vibration or performance issues. during the 60k service (performed at 57k), the dealer identified the whine as coming from the transmission and wanted permission to open the case to investigate and possibly perform an input shaft bearing replacement. while waiting for parts, the transmission failed at highway speed. the car coasted to a stop unable to move but could not fully get off the road due to armco on the shoulder. law enforcement was called to warn approaching motorists and prevent a collision until a tow truck could arrive. the dealer recommended replacing the transmission for $6300 minus a contribution from ford and the dealer supplying parts and labor at cost. repairs were authorized and the final bill was $3000. | |||
| 06/15/2011 | 65000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 ford freestyle. while driving at approximately 35 mph the vehicle suddenly lunged forward. the failure occurs at different speeds and while driving in the reverse. also, the vehicle stalls while depressing the brake pedal. the vehicle losses power while accelerating. the failure occurred intermittently and with time became constant. the vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostics. the technicians stated the transmission had to be replaced. there was an open investigation under nhtsa action number: pe11018 (vehicle speed control) that may be related to the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 65,000. ds | |||
| 08/12/2011 | 34600 | ||
| On three separate occasions, i have experienced surging forward and also surging in reverse at after shifting from park and from reverse. i have been able to control these surges with the brake and have not had any accidents. there is only 34000 miles (2006 ford freestyle) and have not taken it to a dealer yet , as i have parked it at home. i have researched this problem and have seen that a nhtsa investigation #pe11018 is pending. i would like to report this also and would like to know what is to be done with this. | |||
| 07/16/2011 | 63000 | ||
| The car developed a whine at 52k mi with no apparent vibration or performance issues. during the 60k service (performed at 57k), the dealer identified the whine as coming from the transmission and wanted permission to open the case to investigate and possibly perform an input shaft bearing replacement. while waiting for parts, the transmission failed at highway speed. the car coasted to a stop unable to move but could not fully get off the road due to armco on the shoulder. law enforcement was called to warn approaching motorists and prevent a collision until a tow truck could arrive. the dealer recommended replacing the transmission for $6300 minus a contribution from ford and the dealer supplying parts and labor at cost. repairs were authorized and the final bill was $3000. | |||
| 07/08/2011 | |||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 ford freestyle. the contact stated that the transmission was making a knocking noise and experiencing difficulty while changing gears. the vehicle was inspected at two separate locations and the contact was informed that the transmission needed to be replaced. the contact was not given a reason as to why the transmission needed to be replaced. the failure mileage was unknown and the current mileage was 107,000. sm. | |||
| 08/12/2011 | 34600 | ||
| On three separate occasions, i have experienced surging forward and also surging in reverse at after shifting from park and from reverse. i have been able to control these surges with the brake and have not had any accidents. there is only 34000 miles (2006 ford freestyle) and have not taken it to a dealer yet , as i have parked it at home. i have researched this problem and have seen that a nhtsa investigation #pe11018 is pending. i would like to report this also and would like to know what is to be done with this. | |||
| 07/16/2011 | 63000 | ||
| The car developed a whine at 52k mi with no apparent vibration or performance issues. during the 60k service (performed at 57k), the dealer identified the whine as coming from the transmission and wanted permission to open the case to investigate and possibly perform an input shaft bearing replacement. while waiting for parts, the transmission failed at highway speed. the car coasted to a stop unable to move but could not fully get off the road due to armco on the shoulder. law enforcement was called to warn approaching motorists and prevent a collision until a tow truck could arrive. the dealer recommended replacing the transmission for $6300 minus a contribution from ford and the dealer supplying parts and labor at cost. repairs were authorized and the final bill was $3000. | |||
| 07/08/2011 | |||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 ford freestyle. the contact stated the transmission was making a knocking noise and having a problem switching gears. the contact took the vehicle to be inspected at two different locations and was told the transmission needed to be replaced. the contact was not given a reason. the failure mileage was unknown, but the current mileage was 107,000.rl | |||
| 08/01/2010 | 110000 | ||
| Ford freestyle lunges with foot on brake in forward or reverse...very dangerous could easily lead to serious accident. please contact me about this! 512-635-9685 | |||
| 07/08/2011 | |||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 ford freestyle. the contact stated the transmission was making a knocking noise and having a problem switching gears. the contact took the vehicle to be inspected at two different locations and was told the transmission needed to be replaced. the contact was not given a reason. the failure mileage was unknown, but the current mileage was 107,000.rl | |||
| 08/01/2010 | 110000 | ||
| Ford freestyle lunges with foot on brake in forward or reverse...very dangerous could easily lead to serious accident. please contact me about this! 512-635-9685 | |||
| 08/07/2011 | 59000 | ||
| I have a 2006 ford freestyle. today as i turned into a parking spot, the vehicle lunged forward and stalled when i pressed down on brake. it would then stall everytime the car was put into drive or reverse. vehicle has since been towed to korner ford 805 w. genesee st, syracuse ny. 13204. i do not know what the final verdict will be but having read some of the discussions on-line, it sounds exactly like what has been happening to other freestyle owners. | |||
| 07/08/2011 | |||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 ford freestyle. the contact stated the transmission was making a knocking noise and having a problem switching gears. the contact took the vehicle to be inspected at two different locations and was told the transmission needed to be replaced. the contact was not given a reason. the failure mileage was unknown, but the current mileage was 107,000.rl | |||
| 08/01/2010 | 110000 | ||
| Ford freestyle lunges with foot on brake in forward or reverse...very dangerous could easily lead to serious accident. please contact me about this! 512-635-9685 | |||
| 08/07/2011 | 59000 | ||
| I have a 2006 ford freestyle. today as i turned into a parking spot, the vehicle lunged forward and stalled when i pressed down on brake. it would then stall everytime the car was put into drive or reverse. vehicle has since been towed to korner ford 805 w. genesee st, syracuse ny. 13204. i do not know what the final verdict will be but having read some of the discussions on-line, it sounds exactly like what has been happening to other freestyle owners. | |||
| 08/01/2010 | 110000 | ||
| Ford freestyle lunges with foot on brake in forward or reverse...very dangerous could easily lead to serious accident. please contact me about this! 512-635-9685 | |||
| 08/07/2011 | 59000 | ||
| I have a 2006 ford freestyle. today as i turned into a parking spot, the vehicle lunged forward and stalled when i pressed down on brake. it would then stall everytime the car was put into drive or reverse. vehicle has since been towed to korner ford 805 w. genesee st, syracuse ny. 13204. i do not know what the final verdict will be but having read some of the discussions on-line, it sounds exactly like what has been happening to other freestyle owners. | |||
| 08/05/2011 | 68000 | ||
| 2006 ford freestyle lurches at low speeds or when sitting still; into reverse or forward gears; especially when it is hottest out. example: sitting in line to pick up our children (carpool lane) at the school; vehicle in park. once you move the transmission into drive, while holding down the brake pedal, the engine will rev (run higher) and the vehicle will try to move, therby causing it to 'lurch' or jump foward. it is not a consistent thing, however it does seem to happen the most when the engine and transmission are hot. also happens when switching from park to reverse. often, it will cause the 'wrench' icon on the dashboard to turn on. placing the vehicle in park then turning it off; and turning it back on seems to correct the issue, temporarily. however, it does haappen 3 to 4 times a week. | |||
| 08/07/2011 | 59000 | ||
| I have a 2006 ford freestyle. today as i turned into a parking spot, the vehicle lunged forward and stalled when i pressed down on brake. it would then stall everytime the car was put into drive or reverse. vehicle has since been towed to korner ford 805 w. genesee st, syracuse ny. 13204. i do not know what the final verdict will be but having read some of the discussions on-line, it sounds exactly like what has been happening to other freestyle owners. | |||
| 08/05/2011 | 68000 | ||
| 2006 ford freestyle lurches at low speeds or when sitting still; into reverse or forward gears; especially when it is hottest out. example: sitting in line to pick up our children (carpool lane) at the school; vehicle in park. once you move the transmission into drive, while holding down the brake pedal, the engine will rev (run higher) and the vehicle will try to move, therby causing it to 'lurch' or jump foward. it is not a consistent thing, however it does seem to happen the most when the engine and transmission are hot. also happens when switching from park to reverse. often, it will cause the 'wrench' icon on the dashboard to turn on. placing the vehicle in park then turning it off; and turning it back on seems to correct the issue, temporarily. however, it does haappen 3 to 4 times a week. | |||
| 07/22/2011 | 79500 | ||
| Trying to park my car in a crowded parking lot, the car suddenly surged forward and then stalled. i tried to restart the car and it would not start. i waited a minute, turned off the radio, a/c, etc and then was able to restart. i have had a similar problem on two other occasions since. | |||
| 08/07/2011 | 59000 | ||
| I have a 2006 ford freestyle. today as i turned into a parking spot, the vehicle lunged forward and stalled when i pressed down on brake. it would then stall everytime the car was put into drive or reverse. vehicle has since been towed to korner ford 805 w. genesee st, syracuse ny. 13204. i do not know what the final verdict will be but having read some of the discussions on-line, it sounds exactly like what has been happening to other freestyle owners. | |||
| 08/05/2011 | 68000 | ||
| 2006 ford freestyle lurches at low speeds or when sitting still; into reverse or forward gears; especially when it is hottest out. example: sitting in line to pick up our children (carpool lane) at the school; vehicle in park. once you move the transmission into drive, while holding down the brake pedal, the engine will rev (run higher) and the vehicle will try to move, therby causing it to 'lurch' or jump foward. it is not a consistent thing, however it does seem to happen the most when the engine and transmission are hot. also happens when switching from park to reverse. often, it will cause the 'wrench' icon on the dashboard to turn on. placing the vehicle in park then turning it off; and turning it back on seems to correct the issue, temporarily. however, it does haappen 3 to 4 times a week. | |||
| 07/22/2011 | 79500 | ||
| Trying to park my car in a crowded parking lot, the car suddenly surged forward and then stalled. i tried to restart the car and it would not start. i waited a minute, turned off the radio, a/c, etc and then was able to restart. i have had a similar problem on two other occasions since. | |||
| 08/07/2011 | 59000 | ||
| I have a 2006 ford freestyle. today as i turned into a parking spot, the vehicle lunged forward and stalled when i pressed down on brake. it would then stall everytime the car was put into drive or reverse. vehicle has since been towed to korner ford 805 w. genesee st, syracuse ny. 13204. i do not know what the final verdict will be but having read some of the discussions on-line, it sounds exactly like what has been happening to other freestyle owners. | |||
| 07/22/2011 | 79500 | ||
| Trying to park my car in a crowded parking lot, the car suddenly surged forward and then stalled. i tried to restart the car and it would not start. i waited a minute, turned off the radio, a/c, etc and then was able to restart. i have had a similar problem on two other occasions since. | |||
| 08/05/2011 | 68000 | ||
| 2006 ford freestyle lurches at low speeds or when sitting still; into reverse or forward gears; especially when it is hottest out. example: sitting in line to pick up our children (carpool lane) at the school; vehicle in park. once you move the transmission into drive, while holding down the brake pedal, the engine will rev (run higher) and the vehicle will try to move, therby causing it to 'lurch' or jump foward. it is not a consistent thing, however it does seem to happen the most when the engine and transmission are hot. also happens when switching from park to reverse. often, it will cause the 'wrench' icon on the dashboard to turn on. placing the vehicle in park then turning it off; and turning it back on seems to correct the issue, temporarily. however, it does haappen 3 to 4 times a week. | |||
| 07/22/2011 | 79500 | ||
| Trying to park my car in a crowded parking lot, the car suddenly surged forward and then stalled. i tried to restart the car and it would not start. i waited a minute, turned off the radio, a/c, etc and then was able to restart. i have had a similar problem on two other occasions since. | |||
| 05/22/2011 | 64000 | ||
| 2006 ford freestyle lunging started about 2 months ago. it happens often, thought it was just when i ran the air conditioner but it is happening all the time now. it will happen when the car is going forward and in reverse and sometimes it will die on me. i've already heard of this problem being responsible for 1 injury and i'm afraid it could continue happen to other freestyle owners including myself. i should not have to pay for this problem.ford needs to own up to the fact that this is their fault and recall all freestyles made within 2006-2007. as i am researching this problem with the freestyle i am becoming aware that ford has known about this issue for some time now and have not done anything about it. if this is how they are going to make vehicles and treat their customers then i can assure you that most of their costumers will choose to go elsewhere with their business, including myself! they need to recall this model and fix it!!!! i am at 65,000 milles and this is unacceptable to me and every other owner out there.!!! please do something about this mess. | |||
| 07/22/2011 | 79500 | ||
| Trying to park my car in a crowded parking lot, the car suddenly surged forward and then stalled. i tried to restart the car and it would not start. i waited a minute, turned off the radio, a/c, etc and then was able to restart. i have had a similar problem on two other occasions since. | |||
| 05/22/2011 | 64000 | ||
| 2006 ford freestyle lunging started about 2 months ago. it happens often, thought it was just when i ran the air conditioner but it is happening all the time now. it will happen when the car is going forward and in reverse and sometimes it will die on me. i've already heard of this problem being responsible for 1 injury and i'm afraid it could continue happen to other freestyle owners including myself. i should not have to pay for this problem.ford needs to own up to the fact that this is their fault and recall all freestyles made within 2006-2007. as i am researching this problem with the freestyle i am becoming aware that ford has known about this issue for some time now and have not done anything about it. if this is how they are going to make vehicles and treat their customers then i can assure you that most of their costumers will choose to go elsewhere with their business, including myself! they need to recall this model and fix it!!!! i am at 65,000 milles and this is unacceptable to me and every other owner out there.!!! please do something about this mess. | |||
| 07/17/2011 | 69524 | ||
| 2006 ford freestyle will accelerate, or lunge forward, when brake is engaged while in drive. | |||
| 07/19/2011 | 75600 | ||
| Drove car about 10 miles, no problems. sat in parking lot for about 10 minutes idling, outdoor temperature about 90 degrees. put car in reverse, engine surged and car died. took three tries to get car to start and the wrench light came on. was able to begin driving, however the car did not seem to accelerate, even with pedal pushed to the floor. on the way home, engine would herky/jerk a little, but did begin to accelerate better and get up to speed. turned off car in driveway and started a little later to take to garage to get checked. car started easily this time, and the wrench light was off. absolutely no issues on way to the garage. will find out tomorrow what, if anything garage tells me. this problem seems to be similar to other issues described in internet search. | |||
| 07/17/2011 | 100000 | ||
| Purchased a used 2006 ford freestyle in july of 2010. a few weeks after we bought it the car started lurching forward and backward when brakes were applied. it is really bad when the ac is running. at first i thought my wife was crazy but then it started to get really bad and i noticed that when backing out of the garage, after putting it in reverse and letting off the gas, that the car would just propel itself backwards. took the car into the dealer today and was quoted $850 to fix the throttle body which is what they are saying is causing the problem. after reading about all of the other people having the same problems with this particular vehicle i was stunned to find out that ford has not issued a recall on this. this is definitely a safety issue. if myself or my wife were to get in an accident due to this fault you could bet your bottom dollar i would file a lawsuit against ford. | |||
| 10/17/2008 | 65000 | ||
| The car accelerates without aby prompting or warning. there are different scenarios this is happening in. one situation that has happened numerous times is sitting in a line such as a drive thru and idling with my foot on the brake and the car lurches forward. another scenario is putting the car in reverse and the car lurches backwards. sitting at a red light ot stop sign behinf the line of a crosswalk and the car has lurched forward with foot on brake and narrowly missed a pedestrian. i tend to put it in park when at a light or in a drive thru. i have reported it to ford and they discredited my claim saying it was an issue i needed to repair and did not constitute a recall. how when thousands of others have made complaints on this same issue since the purchase of their cars. this is not a system that wore out. it never worked properly in the first place. maybe the issue is it is a cost repair in the thousands. | |||
| 07/19/2011 | 75600 | ||
| Drove car about 10 miles, no problems. sat in parking lot for about 10 minutes idling, outdoor temperature about 90 degrees. put car in reverse, engine surged and car died. took three tries to get car to start and the wrench light came on. was able to begin driving, however the car did not seem to accelerate, even with pedal pushed to the floor. on the way home, engine would herky/jerk a little, but did begin to accelerate better and get up to speed. turned off car in driveway and started a little later to take to garage to get checked. car started easily this time, and the wrench light was off. absolutely no issues on way to the garage. will find out tomorrow what, if anything garage tells me. this problem seems to be similar to other issues described in internet search. | |||
| 07/17/2011 | 100000 | ||
| Purchased a used 2006 ford freestyle in july of 2010. a few weeks after we bought it the car started lurching forward and backward when brakes were applied. it is really bad when the ac is running. at first i thought my wife was crazy but then it started to get really bad and i noticed that when backing out of the garage, after putting it in reverse and letting off the gas, that the car would just propel itself backwards. took the car into the dealer today and was quoted $850 to fix the throttle body which is what they are saying is causing the problem. after reading about all of the other people having the same problems with this particular vehicle i was stunned to find out that ford has not issued a recall on this. this is definitely a safety issue. if myself or my wife were to get in an accident due to this fault you could bet your bottom dollar i would file a lawsuit against ford. | |||
| 10/17/2008 | 65000 | ||
| The car accelerates without aby prompting or warning. there are different scenarios this is happening in. one situation that has happened numerous times is sitting in a line such as a drive thru and idling with my foot on the brake and the car lurches forward. another scenario is putting the car in reverse and the car lurches backwards. sitting at a red light ot stop sign behinf the line of a crosswalk and the car has lurched forward with foot on brake and narrowly missed a pedestrian. i tend to put it in park when at a light or in a drive thru. i have reported it to ford and they discredited my claim saying it was an issue i needed to repair and did not constitute a recall. how when thousands of others have made complaints on this same issue since the purchase of their cars. this is not a system that wore out. it never worked properly in the first place. maybe the issue is it is a cost repair in the thousands. | |||
| 07/19/2011 | 75600 | ||
| Drove car about 10 miles, no problems. sat in parking lot for about 10 minutes idling, outdoor temperature about 90 degrees. put car in reverse, engine surged and car died. took three tries to get car to start and the wrench light came on. was able to begin driving, however the car did not seem to accelerate, even with pedal pushed to the floor. on the way home, engine would herky/jerk a little, but did begin to accelerate better and get up to speed. turned off car in driveway and started a little later to take to garage to get checked. car started easily this time, and the wrench light was off. absolutely no issues on way to the garage. will find out tomorrow what, if anything garage tells me. this problem seems to be similar to other issues described in internet search. | |||
| 07/17/2011 | 100000 | ||
| Purchased a used 2006 ford freestyle in july of 2010. a few weeks after we bought it the car started lurching forward and backward when brakes were applied. it is really bad when the ac is running. at first i thought my wife was crazy but then it started to get really bad and i noticed that when backing out of the garage, after putting it in reverse and letting off the gas, that the car would just propel itself backwards. took the car into the dealer today and was quoted $850 to fix the throttle body which is what they are saying is causing the problem. after reading about all of the other people having the same problems with this particular vehicle i was stunned to find out that ford has not issued a recall on this. this is definitely a safety issue. if myself or my wife were to get in an accident due to this fault you could bet your bottom dollar i would file a lawsuit against ford. | |||
| 10/17/2008 | 65000 | ||
| The car accelerates without aby prompting or warning. there are different scenarios this is happening in. one situation that has happened numerous times is sitting in a line such as a drive thru and idling with my foot on the brake and the car lurches forward. another scenario is putting the car in reverse and the car lurches backwards. sitting at a red light ot stop sign behinf the line of a crosswalk and the car has lurched forward with foot on brake and narrowly missed a pedestrian. i tend to put it in park when at a light or in a drive thru. i have reported it to ford and they discredited my claim saying it was an issue i needed to repair and did not constitute a recall. how when thousands of others have made complaints on this same issue since the purchase of their cars. this is not a system that wore out. it never worked properly in the first place. maybe the issue is it is a cost repair in the thousands. | |||
| 07/19/2011 | 75600 | ||
| Drove car about 10 miles, no problems. sat in parking lot for about 10 minutes idling, outdoor temperature about 90 degrees. put car in reverse, engine surged and car died. took three tries to get car to start and the wrench light came on. was able to begin driving, however the car did not seem to accelerate, even with pedal pushed to the floor. on the way home, engine would herky/jerk a little, but did begin to accelerate better and get up to speed. turned off car in driveway and started a little later to take to garage to get checked. car started easily this time, and the wrench light was off. absolutely no issues on way to the garage. will find out tomorrow what, if anything garage tells me. this problem seems to be similar to other issues described in internet search. | |||
| 07/17/2011 | 100000 | ||
| Purchased a used 2006 ford freestyle in july of 2010. a few weeks after we bought it the car started lurching forward and backward when brakes were applied. it is really bad when the ac is running. at first i thought my wife was crazy but then it started to get really bad and i noticed that when backing out of the garage, after putting it in reverse and letting off the gas, that the car would just propel itself backwards. took the car into the dealer today and was quoted $850 to fix the throttle body which is what they are saying is causing the problem. after reading about all of the other people having the same problems with this particular vehicle i was stunned to find out that ford has not issued a recall on this. this is definitely a safety issue. if myself or my wife were to get in an accident due to this fault you could bet your bottom dollar i would file a lawsuit against ford. | |||
| 10/17/2008 | 65000 | ||
| The car accelerates without aby prompting or warning. there are different scenarios this is happening in. one situation that has happened numerous times is sitting in a line such as a drive thru and idling with my foot on the brake and the car lurches forward. another scenario is putting the car in reverse and the car lurches backwards. sitting at a red light ot stop sign behinf the line of a crosswalk and the car has lurched forward with foot on brake and narrowly missed a pedestrian. i tend to put it in park when at a light or in a drive thru. i have reported it to ford and they discredited my claim saying it was an issue i needed to repair and did not constitute a recall. how when thousands of others have made complaints on this same issue since the purchase of their cars. this is not a system that wore out. it never worked properly in the first place. maybe the issue is it is a cost repair in the thousands. | |||
| 06/10/2011 | 87000 | ||
| Vehicle will after being put in drive from park will surge, it will rev to 4000 rpm and then die. have nearly hit a pedestrian due to this problem as well as surging nearly into a car stopped in front of me. this is dangerous. i have the car in the dealer right now, says that it's the throttle body assembly which is going to cost us over 1000.00 to fix. by reading all these complaints listed on the nhtsa website this is a big problem with this model. please issue a recall or technical service bulletin in order to force ford into fixing this issue. there is apparantly a nationwide shortage of throttle bodies due to the issue being so wide spread so that has to tell you something about how widespread this problem is. does someone have to die or get injured in order to get this issue fixed. | |||
| 06/18/2011 | 70000 | ||
| I own a 2006 ford freestyle. i have experienced the sudden accelerlation that the agency is investigating. i would like to participate in this investigation. | |||
| 06/12/2011 | 90225 | ||
| I was driving down the road when suddenly the car shuddered and lost accelerator power. the engine was idling, however, i was unable to give the car any gas to get it off of the road, and couldn't even rev the engine with the gas pedal. no response at all from the gas pedal - only idle and engine still running. the wrench symbol was illuminated on the dash. i put the car in park, turned it off, restarted the car and the car responded as if nothing had just happened. i am lucky i hadn't reached the intersection yet and was in the process of pulling out to turn in front of oncoming traffic! first time this has ever happened, however, i have been noticing how my car has been surging as i drive. it has not become extreme, however, it is noticeable since i am not pressing the gas pedal any harder when it suddenly accelerates as i drive along. | |||
| 06/10/2011 | 54000 | ||
| The last month, the car has been lunging forward when the a/c is on and my foot is on the brake. it has lunged backward when pulling out of parking spaces and forward when it is at a complete stop. the wrench came on and he car stalled at a drive thru and drove very slow after restarting. the car was taken to the dealer for a diganostic. | |||
| 06/04/2011 | 101800 | ||
| While driving the car lost power and quit in traffic. this is the 2nd time in two years this problem has happened. the 1st was in 2009 and was told by ford dealership that the throttle body needed replaced. now on 6-4-11 the car is doing the same thing, again the dealership told me it needed yet another throttle body. this is a safety issue we were in downtown traffic when the car quit,we could have been in an accident because of this! | |||
| 06/12/2011 | 90225 | ||
| I was driving down the road when suddenly the car shuddered and lost accelerator power. the engine was idling, however, i was unable to give the car any gas to get it off of the road, and couldn't even rev the engine with the gas pedal. no response at all from the gas pedal - only idle and engine still running. the wrench symbol was illuminated on the dash. i put the car in park, turned it off, restarted the car and the car responded as if nothing had just happened. i am lucky i hadn't reached the intersection yet and was in the process of pulling out to turn in front of oncoming traffic! first time this has ever happened, however, i have been noticing how my car has been surging as i drive. it has not become extreme, however, it is noticeable since i am not pressing the gas pedal any harder when it suddenly accelerates as i drive along. | |||
| 06/10/2011 | 54000 | ||
| The last month, the car has been lunging forward when the a/c is on and my foot is on the brake. it has lunged backward when pulling out of parking spaces and forward when it is at a complete stop. the wrench came on and he car stalled at a drive thru and drove very slow after restarting. the car was taken to the dealer for a diganostic. | |||
| 06/04/2011 | 101800 | ||
| While driving the car lost power and quit in traffic. this is the 2nd time in two years this problem has happened. the 1st was in 2009 and was told by ford dealership that the throttle body needed replaced. now on 6-4-11 the car is doing the same thing, again the dealership told me it needed yet another throttle body. this is a safety issue we were in downtown traffic when the car quit,we could have been in an accident because of this! | |||
| 06/10/2011 | 54000 | ||
| The last month, the car has been lunging forward when the a/c is on and my foot is on the brake. it has lunged backward when pulling out of parking spaces and forward when it is at a complete stop. the wrench came on and he car stalled at a drive thru and drove very slow after restarting. the car was taken to the dealer for a diganostic. | |||
| 06/04/2011 | 101800 | ||
| While driving the car lost power and quit in traffic. this is the 2nd time in two years this problem has happened. the 1st was in 2009 and was told by ford dealership that the throttle body needed replaced. now on 6-4-11 the car is doing the same thing, again the dealership told me it needed yet another throttle body. this is a safety issue we were in downtown traffic when the car quit,we could have been in an accident because of this! | |||
| 06/12/2011 | 90225 | ||
| I was driving down the road when suddenly the car shuddered and lost accelerator power. the engine was idling, however, i was unable to give the car any gas to get it off of the road, and couldn't even rev the engine with the gas pedal. no response at all from the gas pedal - only idle and engine still running. the wrench symbol was illuminated on the dash. i put the car in park, turned it off, restarted the car and the car responded as if nothing had just happened. i am lucky i hadn't reached the intersection yet and was in the process of pulling out to turn in front of oncoming traffic! first time this has ever happened, however, i have been noticing how my car has been surging as i drive. it has not become extreme, however, it is noticeable since i am not pressing the gas pedal any harder when it suddenly accelerates as i drive along. | |||
| 06/10/2011 | 54000 | ||
| The last month, the car has been lunging forward when the a/c is on and my foot is on the brake. it has lunged backward when pulling out of parking spaces and forward when it is at a complete stop. the wrench came on and he car stalled at a drive thru and drove very slow after restarting. the car was taken to the dealer for a diganostic. | |||
| 06/04/2011 | 101800 | ||
| While driving the car lost power and quit in traffic. this is the 2nd time in two years this problem has happened. the 1st was in 2009 and was told by ford dealership that the throttle body needed replaced. now on 6-4-11 the car is doing the same thing, again the dealership told me it needed yet another throttle body. this is a safety issue we were in downtown traffic when the car quit,we could have been in an accident because of this! | |||
| 06/12/2011 | 90225 | ||
| I was driving down the road when suddenly the car shuddered and lost accelerator power. the engine was idling, however, i was unable to give the car any gas to get it off of the road, and couldn't even rev the engine with the gas pedal. no response at all from the gas pedal - only idle and engine still running. the wrench symbol was illuminated on the dash. i put the car in park, turned it off, restarted the car and the car responded as if nothing had just happened. i am lucky i hadn't reached the intersection yet and was in the process of pulling out to turn in front of oncoming traffic! first time this has ever happened, however, i have been noticing how my car has been surging as i drive. it has not become extreme, however, it is noticeable since i am not pressing the gas pedal any harder when it suddenly accelerates as i drive along. | |||
| 06/10/2011 | 54000 | ||
| The last month, the car has been lunging forward when the a/c is on and my foot is on the brake. it has lunged backward when pulling out of parking spaces and forward when it is at a complete stop. the wrench came on and he car stalled at a drive thru and drove very slow after restarting. the car was taken to the dealer for a diganostic. | |||
| 06/04/2011 | 101800 | ||
| While driving the car lost power and quit in traffic. this is the 2nd time in two years this problem has happened. the 1st was in 2009 and was told by ford dealership that the throttle body needed replaced. now on 6-4-11 the car is doing the same thing, again the dealership told me it needed yet another throttle body. this is a safety issue we were in downtown traffic when the car quit,we could have been in an accident because of this! | |||
| 09/01/2010 | 71000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 ford free style. the contact stated when shifting the vehicle into either drive or reverse the vehicle would lunge forward or backward forcing the contact to push hard on the brake, to avoid from getting into a crash. the wrench light would illuminate on the instrument panel at anytime. the dealer was not contacted. the manufacturer was not contacted. the failure mileage was 71,000 and the current mileage was 88,200. nw | |||
| 05/20/2011 | |||
| I would like to file a complaint about our 2006 ford freestyle. our vehicle has the cvt transmission and has started reving and jolting forward when i place the car in drive, reverse or even when i come to a stop. i have noticed since i have started using the air conditioning that the problem has gotten more frequent and more powerful. i have been sitting at a drive-thru and almost hit the car in front of me because my car jolted forward. i am afraid i am going to end up hitting another vehicle or someone if the problem continues or gets worse. | |||
| 05/28/2011 | 68000 | ||
| I purchased used 2006 ford freestyle in february 2011. its been two months. i am having problems of acceleration when my foot is not on the pedal, it speeds up and have to hit the brakes. also, my wrench light goes and and engine light is now on. dealer today states need new throttle body $800. i just drove it off the lot 2 months ago. | |||
| 05/20/2011 | |||
| I would like to file a complaint about our 2006 ford freestyle. our vehicle has the cvt transmission and has started reving and jolting forward when i place the car in drive, reverse or even when i come to a stop. i have noticed since i have started using the air conditioning that the problem has gotten more frequent and more powerful. i have been sitting at a drive-thru and almost hit the car in front of me because my car jolted forward. i am afraid i am going to end up hitting another vehicle or someone if the problem continues or gets worse. | |||
| 05/28/2011 | 68000 | ||
| I purchased used 2006 ford freestyle in february 2011. its been two months. i am having problems of acceleration when my foot is not on the pedal, it speeds up and have to hit the brakes. also, my wrench light goes and and engine light is now on. dealer today states need new throttle body $800. i just drove it off the lot 2 months ago. | |||
| 05/20/2011 | |||
| I would like to file a complaint about our 2006 ford freestyle. our vehicle has the cvt transmission and has started reving and jolting forward when i place the car in drive, reverse or even when i come to a stop. i have noticed since i have started using the air conditioning that the problem has gotten more frequent and more powerful. i have been sitting at a drive-thru and almost hit the car in front of me because my car jolted forward. i am afraid i am going to end up hitting another vehicle or someone if the problem continues or gets worse. | |||
| 05/28/2011 | 68000 | ||
| I purchased used 2006 ford freestyle in february 2011. its been two months. i am having problems of acceleration when my foot is not on the pedal, it speeds up and have to hit the brakes. also, my wrench light goes and and engine light is now on. dealer today states need new throttle body $800. i just drove it off the lot 2 months ago. | |||
| 05/20/2011 | |||
| I would like to file a complaint about our 2006 ford freestyle. our vehicle has the cvt transmission and has started reving and jolting forward when i place the car in drive, reverse or even when i come to a stop. i have noticed since i have started using the air conditioning that the problem has gotten more frequent and more powerful. i have been sitting at a drive-thru and almost hit the car in front of me because my car jolted forward. i am afraid i am going to end up hitting another vehicle or someone if the problem continues or gets worse. | |||
| 05/28/2011 | 68000 | ||
| I purchased used 2006 ford freestyle in february 2011. its been two months. i am having problems of acceleration when my foot is not on the pedal, it speeds up and have to hit the brakes. also, my wrench light goes and and engine light is now on. dealer today states need new throttle body $800. i just drove it off the lot 2 months ago. | |||
| 05/27/2011 | 71944 | ||
| 2006 ford freestyleis having an acceleration problem. i first noticed it in the morning one i put it in reverse and had my foot on the brake the car would wand to go by itself. as it get hotter the problem occurs more. then in 2010 the ac went out and i spent $1100 in reparis. the problem didn't occur to often in the winter however in the past month the car now accelerates forward and backward. it also accelerates when you are driving. this had not happen before. today i was drving on a very busy street when the car lunge and then died. i started the car again and it would go very slow as if it had lost power. it turned off 3 more times and then as i pressed the gas the wrench light came on. i called the dealer and will be taking it in. however, this has been an ongoing problem and as i think about all the incidents over the past year, it seems this may be a problem that is esclated by the air condition and when temperatures rise. i have own many fords and this has never happened with one of them. i think this may be a serious defect that should be recalled. | |||
| 05/18/2011 | 15000 | ||
| My 2006 ford freestyle surges and or accelerates after it is put in gear with my foot on the brake. this happen both in forward(drive) and reverse. this has been an ongoing problem for at least since 2009. | |||
| 02/01/2011 | 60000 | ||
| Ford free style 2006 surges | |||
| 03/16/2011 | |||
| Our 2006 ford freestyle lunges when your foot is not even on the accelerator. | |||
| 05/18/2011 | 15000 | ||
| My 2006 ford freestyle surges and or accelerates after it is put in gear with my foot on the brake. this happen both in forward(drive) and reverse. this has been an ongoing problem for at least since 2009. | |||
| 02/01/2011 | 60000 | ||
| Ford free style 2006 surges | |||
| 03/16/2011 | |||
| Our 2006 ford freestyle lunges when your foot is not even on the accelerator. | |||
| 05/14/2011 | |||
| My 2006 ford freestyle lurches forward when i take my foot off the brake. generally happens when idling and only in warm weather. it actually jumps forward and have to press my foot all the down on the brake hard to try to control it. i never get close behind anyone for fear of jumping into them. i've so far not had any accidents although have had many close calls, including almost running into pedestrians crossing a parking lot. very very scary. sometimes the car will stall after a huge lurch. i took it into ford 2 years ago to explain but they said nothing was wrong with it. i beg to differ on that. | |||
| 05/18/2011 | 15000 | ||
| My 2006 ford freestyle surges and or accelerates after it is put in gear with my foot on the brake. this happen both in forward(drive) and reverse. this has been an ongoing problem for at least since 2009. | |||
| 02/01/2011 | 60000 | ||
| Ford free style 2006 surges | |||
| 03/16/2011 | |||
| Our 2006 ford freestyle lunges when your foot is not even on the accelerator. | |||
| 05/14/2011 | |||
| My 2006 ford freestyle lurches forward when i take my foot off the brake. generally happens when idling and only in warm weather. it actually jumps forward and have to press my foot all the down on the brake hard to try to control it. i never get close behind anyone for fear of jumping into them. i've so far not had any accidents although have had many close calls, including almost running into pedestrians crossing a parking lot. very very scary. sometimes the car will stall after a huge lurch. i took it into ford 2 years ago to explain but they said nothing was wrong with it. i beg to differ on that. | |||
| 02/01/2011 | 60000 | ||
| Ford free style 2006 surges | |||
| 03/16/2011 | |||
| Our 2006 ford freestyle lunges when your foot is not even on the accelerator. | |||
| 05/14/2011 | |||
| My 2006 ford freestyle lurches forward when i take my foot off the brake. generally happens when idling and only in warm weather. it actually jumps forward and have to press my foot all the down on the brake hard to try to control it. i never get close behind anyone for fear of jumping into them. i've so far not had any accidents although have had many close calls, including almost running into pedestrians crossing a parking lot. very very scary. sometimes the car will stall after a huge lurch. i took it into ford 2 years ago to explain but they said nothing was wrong with it. i beg to differ on that. | |||
| 05/10/2011 | 71672 | ||
| Vehicle transmission failed without warning while driving on highway on may 10, 2011. vehicle was towed to a local repair shop. was told that this particular transmissio (cvt) has a high failure rate, is usually not repairable, and is very expensive to replace (over $5,600). transmission can only be replaced with the same problematic transmission which will likely fail again, and is only available from ford, and even requires special tools to work on it. vehilcle only has 71k miles on it and is properly maintained. contacted ford who refused to help, and contacted dealership where purchased who refused to help. transmission problem is well documented all over the internet, yet there is no recall to help consumers. ford should not be allowed to get away with sticking american families with this defective and poorly manufactured product. | |||
| 10/10/2008 | 34000 | ||
| Tl-the contact own a 2006 ford freestyle. the contact was driving approximately 20 mph approaching a stop sign. when driving from the complete stop pressure was applied to the accelerator pedal and the transmission failed to respond. the engine was turned off and restarted. the contact resumed normally. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer two separate times where the transmission was replaced with a rebuilt transmission. after the first transmission was replaced the failure occurred within 1,000 miles. most recent, the vehicle lunged forward unexpectedly while engaging the brake. the dealer advised that the transmission throttle could possibly contribute to the failure. the vehicle had not been repaired. the failure mileage was 34,000. js | |||
| 04/21/2011 | 63000 | ||
| Tl - the contact owns a 2006 ford freestyle. the contact stated that when accelerating the vehicle would studder. she also mentioned that when she tried to accelerate the vehicle would decelerate and completely top. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnosed that the throttle needed to be replaced. the manufacturer was not contacted. the failure and current mileage was 63,000. pm | |||
| 01/06/2008 | 22500 | ||
| Transmission failure | |||
| 03/18/2011 | 68000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2006 ford freestyle. the contact stated that the transmission failed without warning. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who stated that the transmission needed to be replaced. the manufacturer was contacted who did not offer any assistance. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure and current mileage was 68,000. | |||
| 03/18/2011 | 68000 | ||
| Tl - the contact owns a 2006 ford freestyle. the contact stated that the transmission goes out with out warning. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnosed that the transmission needed to be replaced. the manufacturer was contacted who did not offered any assistance. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure and current mileage was 68,000. pm | |||
| 03/07/2011 | 38000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2006 ford freestyle. the contact stated that while driving approximately 30 mph the vehicle wouldn't shift gears and then it stalled. the wrench and the traction control warning light also illuminated on the instrument panel. the vehicle was towed to the dealer and they advised her that she needed to replace the transmission. the failure mileage was approximately 38,000. the vin was unavailable. | |||
| 03/07/2011 | 38000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 ford freestyle. the contact stated that while driving approximatelty 30 mph the vehicle wouldn't shift gears and then it would stall. the wrench and the traction control warning light would illuminate on the indstrumental panel. she then had to have the vehicle towed to the dealer and they advised her that she needed to replace the transmission. the failure mileage was approximately 38,000. the vin was unavailable. tb | |||
| 01/01/2011 | 90000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford freestyle. while driving approximately 35 mph, the vehicle exhibited an abnormally loud noise. she noticed that there was a hole in the transmission and that the transmission gears were on the ground. the dealer offered the contact no assistance. the manufacturer advised the contact that because her vehicle was no longer under warranty, they would not be able to provide any additional assistance. the vehicle was not repaired. the current and failure mileage was 90,000. | |||
| 02/23/2010 | 40000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 ford free style. the contact stated that while the brake was pressed, the check engine warning light would illuminate and then the vehicle would surge forward two feet. the vehicle was taken to the dealer twice; however, they were unable to duplicate a failure. the manufacturer informed the contact that there were no related recalls and that if they did not find a hard code, then nothing would be repaired under warranty. the current mileages were 48,000 and the failure mileages were 40,000. bw | |||
| 02/03/2011 | |||
| I have a 2006 ford freestyle and i am having problems with the cvt transmission makeing a tapping noise. i took the car to the dealer and was told the inside of the transmission was falling apart and it would cost me 5800 dollars to have itr repaired has there been any other problems like this or any recalls for the ford cvt transmission help i have been having problem with the car lunching forward and stalling out and the wrench and check engine light would come on and when i took it to the dealer they said that they could not find a problem or any fault codes this has been going on since i have owned the car | |||
| 02/23/2010 | 40000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 ford free style. the contact stated that while the brake was pressed, the check engine warning light would illuminate and then the vehicle would surge forward two feet. the vehicle was taken to the dealer twice; however, they were unable to duplicate a failure. the manufacturer informed the contact that there were no related recalls and that if they did not find a hard code, then nothing would be repaired under warranty. the current mileages were 48,000 and the failure mileages were 40,000. bw | |||
| 02/03/2011 | |||
| I have a 2006 ford freestyle and i am having problems with the cvt transmission makeing a tapping noise. i took the car to the dealer and was told the inside of the transmission was falling apart and it would cost me 5800 dollars to have itr repaired has there been any other problems like this or any recalls for the ford cvt transmission help i have been having problem with the car lunching forward and stalling out and the wrench and check engine light would come on and when i took it to the dealer they said that they could not find a problem or any fault codes this has been going on since i have owned the car | |||
| 10/01/2010 | 99000 | ||
| 2006 ford freestyle transmission and throttle control problems. bought this vehicle used with 99k miles, days after buying multiple problems appeared. first the throttle body failed, vehicle would accelerate and decelerate randomly while driving and idling in gear. the vehicle was at dealer for two weeks getting it repaired. they replaced throttle body control twice before problem was eliminated. second the cvt transmission failed, wrench and traction control lights would come on and vehicle would lose all drive power, would do it about every 10 miles eventually before the dealer finally agreed the transmission was bad. they rebuilt it twice and still had same problem, they took it to a transmission shop finally to have it repaired. vehicle was in the shop over a month for this. i do not look forward to future repair cost knowing that this will continue to be a problem since ford nor the nhtsa will do a d**n thing about it. thank you ford and thank you nhtsa, looks like the little guy/taxpayer takes it in the rear again! | |||
| 01/21/2011 | 89000 | ||
| I was driving down the road last week and heard a big metallic sounding bang. my husband found metal parts in the road. i now have a whole in my transmission and a gear fell out of it. still waiting to hear from the mechanic how much the repairs will cost. the car has been well maintained. | |||
| 12/27/2010 | 47100 | ||
| We own a 2006 ford freestyle. were driving the car 700 miles from home when the wrench light started going on/off. we were entering a freeway on-ramp when the throttle disengaged and we were forced to coast to the side of the road and call for assistance - thankfully we were able to do it safely. we had it towed to a ford dealership in san leandro, ca, and had to rent a car to get home. after about 1.5 weeks we were told there was significant metal damage in the transmission and it would cost us $6200 to replace it. the vehicle only has 47,100 miles on it. from what we've read, this is a major problem with the freestyle and needs to be seriously addressed by ford. | |||
| 12/13/2010 | 86000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns 2006 ford freestyle. after stopping at a red light and getting ready to move the vehicle would not move. the automatic transmission and the upper torque mount failed. there was a warning light that illuminated showing the wrench stating it was the automatic transmission. the vehicle was towed home and was inspected by a mechanic who stated the transmission failed. the manufacturer or the dealer was not notified. the failure mileage was 86,000....mw | |||
| 11/20/2010 | 65000 | ||
| I had a persistant problem with my 2006 ford freestyle. car would launch with foot on brake. brought to dealer several times. now at 65k miles, the transmsiion has a noise (in park and nuetral). the transmission shop has quoted $5200 for a new transmission. it does not seem right that a car could not easily reach 100k these days. i am an aerospace engineer and would be embarrased if my product failed as often as i have read about this car. | |||
| 10/19/2009 | 98000 | ||
| 2006 ford freestyle we change the accelerater body it lurched foward and it was dangeorus almost hit a few cars in trafic we were terified of it would not ride the kids in it and the transmision started making a weird ssssssssssss noise few months ago and now its more of a rrrrrrrrrrr loud sound everybody turns to look when we drive by were gonna take it to the ford dealer today we will problaly pay up the wasu because you wont do anything about this problem you know exists as always with everything the corporations comefirst they have the money you should be ashamed this is afamily vehicle it has a third row seat kids ride in it still you do nothing .and as your first questions indicate no deaths no crashes not your problem right.national safety what was that again ya right ,should be national lets take care of the car manufac with deep pockets bearue. this is a defect and you know it the accelerater body and the cvt trans.thousands of people have the same problem yet you do nothing guess we will have to do a class action we have to do it ourselves as always. | |||
| 11/07/2010 | 70000 | ||
| My 2006 ford freestyle's accelerator pedal stuck to the floor on 3 different occassions. after shifting to neutral and pulling over, i finally realized that tapping the pedal would release it. the dealer could not duplicate the problem. shortly after the engine light went on, the wrench light came on. when the last light went on, the car would surge forward on its own. i have read numerous accounts of this problem and in those cases, there was no satifaction. it is very frightening to have no control over the acceleration of your vehicle especially when 5 children are with you. | |||
| 07/15/2010 | 81000 | ||
| In july 2010 our 2006 ford freestyle started lurching and the wrench light came on indicating a major issue. dealer advised us to pull over and call a wrecker to tow vehicle. after turning vehicle off and then back on, wrench light did not come back on, so we drove additional 5 miles to home, then to dealer 20 miles next day. milage on vehicle 81,000. we were told there was a problem with transmission and that the cost of repair was $600 to $800. dealer indicated a problem in getting part as there had been a problem with this for some time on the freestyle. i did not keep old part, but later looked up ford freestyle complaints and noted there are a number of individuals having same problem, some occuring in dangerous situations. additionaly we have found two local freestyle owners who have had same issue and same repair done. we put about 30,000 miles a year on our vehicles and keep them for 3 to 4 years. i have never had a transmission problem in this milage range with any previous vehicle, and feel it should be considered a dangerous issue and placed on recall list. | |||
| 08/14/2010 | |||
| Brakes were compressed due to sudden stop in car in front of us during traffic. check engine light came on and car revved to ~4000 rpm and was very unresponsive to compression of gas pedal. this has occurred 3 more times over the past month; each time the car must be turned off and then upon restarting everything seems to be fine again. we have now taken the car to our local ford dealer and they tell us it is a problem with the cvt and will cost $5200 to replace. | |||
| 03/01/2010 | 100000 | ||
| My 2006 ford freestyle lunges/surges when going from park to drive or park to reverse. vehicle has been doing this for at least 1 year .it is very scarey and unsafe for my teenage driver who is just learning to drive. i have also replaced the brakes pads and rotors twice already. the brakes wear out very quickly around 15,000 miles. last i replaced the transmission at 100,000. i bought a used 2007 transmission to save some money. now i am being told that my transmission is bad again. it is once again slipping and i have only driven 15,000 since the transmission was replaced with one od only 56,000 miles. | |||
| 08/14/2010 | |||
| Brakes were compressed due to sudden stop in car in front of us during traffic. check engine light came on and car revved to ~4000 rpm and was very unresponsive to compression of gas pedal. this has occurred 3 more times over the past month; each time the car must be turned off and then upon restarting everything seems to be fine again. we have now taken the car to our local ford dealer and they tell us it is a problem with the cvt and will cost $5200 to replace. | |||
| 03/01/2010 | 100000 | ||
| My 2006 ford freestyle lunges/surges when going from park to drive or park to reverse. vehicle has been doing this for at least 1 year .it is very scarey and unsafe for my teenage driver who is just learning to drive. i have also replaced the brakes pads and rotors twice already. the brakes wear out very quickly around 15,000 miles. last i replaced the transmission at 100,000. i bought a used 2007 transmission to save some money. now i am being told that my transmission is bad again. it is once again slipping and i have only driven 15,000 since the transmission was replaced with one od only 56,000 miles. | |||
| 08/14/2010 | |||
| Brakes were compressed due to sudden stop in car in front of us during traffic. check engine light came on and car revved to ~4000 rpm and was very unresponsive to compression of gas pedal. this has occurred 3 more times over the past month; each time the car must be turned off and then upon restarting everything seems to be fine again. we have now taken the car to our local ford dealer and they tell us it is a problem with the cvt and will cost $5200 to replace. | |||
| 03/01/2010 | 100000 | ||
| My 2006 ford freestyle lunges/surges when going from park to drive or park to reverse. vehicle has been doing this for at least 1 year .it is very scarey and unsafe for my teenage driver who is just learning to drive. i have also replaced the brakes pads and rotors twice already. the brakes wear out very quickly around 15,000 miles. last i replaced the transmission at 100,000. i bought a used 2007 transmission to save some money. now i am being told that my transmission is bad again. it is once again slipping and i have only driven 15,000 since the transmission was replaced with one od only 56,000 miles. | |||
| 06/21/2006 | 54000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 ford freestyle. the contact stated that when he shifted into reverse, the engine would rev and lurch backward. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealership where the transmission was serviced. when he received the vehicle back, the failure continued and he noticed it would lurch forward when in drive as well. the contact called the manufacturer who took a complaint from him but offered no further assistance. the vehicle had not been repaired at the time of the complaint. the current mileage was approximately 56,000. the failure mileage was approximately 54,000-bk | |||
| 09/06/2010 | 111000 | ||
| 2006 ford freestyle transmission problem. my car has 110k miles and i was informed that i need an new transmission. i was driving on the interstate and my car lost power. it wouldn't go fast enough to be considered a safe driving speed on the interstate. i haven't had it repaired yet because i can't afford it. this issue should be a recall. | |||
| 09/10/2010 | 60000 | ||
| My ford freestyle 2006 the transmission cvt is broken, i have warranty but they said this particular transmision is out of warranty and the dealer ford said the cost the new transmision is 6000. | |||
| 04/07/2010 | 110525 | ||
| Transmission while driving suddenly quits and almosts make me lost control at 70 mph. i have read that ford had many parts that were bad and still put it in transmissions while manufacturing to keep up with deadlines. | |||
| 09/06/2010 | 111000 | ||
| 2006 ford freestyle transmission problem. my car has 110k miles and i was informed that i need an new transmission. i was driving on the interstate and my car lost power. it wouldn't go fast enough to be considered a safe driving speed on the interstate. i haven't had it repaired yet because i can't afford it. this issue should be a recall. | |||
| 09/10/2010 | 60000 | ||
| My ford freestyle 2006 the transmission cvt is broken, i have warranty but they said this particular transmision is out of warranty and the dealer ford said the cost the new transmision is 6000. | |||
| 04/07/2010 | 110525 | ||
| Transmission while driving suddenly quits and almosts make me lost control at 70 mph. i have read that ford had many parts that were bad and still put it in transmissions while manufacturing to keep up with deadlines. | |||
| 09/09/2010 | 50000 | ||
| 2006 ford freestyle surging when brake is on. problem is worse when the ac is running. this is a very dangerous issue. it happens when you do not want to go such as tight parking spaces, school parking lots, drive thru fast food places, etc. the car will also have a big surge and then lose power. happened to me in a busy intersection. awesome car but the safety is being comprimised and needs to be addressed. | |||
| 09/06/2010 | 111000 | ||
| 2006 ford freestyle transmission problem. my car has 110k miles and i was informed that i need an new transmission. i was driving on the interstate and my car lost power. it wouldn't go fast enough to be considered a safe driving speed on the interstate. i haven't had it repaired yet because i can't afford it. this issue should be a recall. | |||
| 09/10/2010 | 60000 | ||
| My ford freestyle 2006 the transmission cvt is broken, i have warranty but they said this particular transmision is out of warranty and the dealer ford said the cost the new transmision is 6000. | |||
| 04/07/2010 | 110525 | ||
| Transmission while driving suddenly quits and almosts make me lost control at 70 mph. i have read that ford had many parts that were bad and still put it in transmissions while manufacturing to keep up with deadlines. | |||
| 09/09/2010 | 50000 | ||
| 2006 ford freestyle surging when brake is on. problem is worse when the ac is running. this is a very dangerous issue. it happens when you do not want to go such as tight parking spaces, school parking lots, drive thru fast food places, etc. the car will also have a big surge and then lose power. happened to me in a busy intersection. awesome car but the safety is being comprimised and needs to be addressed. | |||
| 09/12/2010 | 62000 | ||
| Wrench lite came on show a problem with transmission. the vehicle only had 62,000 miles. took to ford dealership was told the transmission needs to be rebuild. which would cost $5,100. on september 12 the transmission went out. vehicle with only 62,000 mile should not have transmission problems. | |||
| 09/10/2010 | 60000 | ||
| My ford freestyle 2006 the transmission cvt is broken, i have warranty but they said this particular transmision is out of warranty and the dealer ford said the cost the new transmision is 6000. | |||
| 04/07/2010 | 110525 | ||
| Transmission while driving suddenly quits and almosts make me lost control at 70 mph. i have read that ford had many parts that were bad and still put it in transmissions while manufacturing to keep up with deadlines. | |||
| 09/09/2010 | 50000 | ||
| 2006 ford freestyle surging when brake is on. problem is worse when the ac is running. this is a very dangerous issue. it happens when you do not want to go such as tight parking spaces, school parking lots, drive thru fast food places, etc. the car will also have a big surge and then lose power. happened to me in a busy intersection. awesome car but the safety is being comprimised and needs to be addressed. | |||
| 09/12/2010 | 62000 | ||
| Wrench lite came on show a problem with transmission. the vehicle only had 62,000 miles. took to ford dealership was told the transmission needs to be rebuild. which would cost $5,100. on september 12 the transmission went out. vehicle with only 62,000 mile should not have transmission problems. | |||
| 04/07/2010 | 110525 | ||
| Transmission while driving suddenly quits and almosts make me lost control at 70 mph. i have read that ford had many parts that were bad and still put it in transmissions while manufacturing to keep up with deadlines. | |||
| 09/09/2010 | 50000 | ||
| 2006 ford freestyle surging when brake is on. problem is worse when the ac is running. this is a very dangerous issue. it happens when you do not want to go such as tight parking spaces, school parking lots, drive thru fast food places, etc. the car will also have a big surge and then lose power. happened to me in a busy intersection. awesome car but the safety is being comprimised and needs to be addressed. | |||
| 09/12/2010 | 62000 | ||
| Wrench lite came on show a problem with transmission. the vehicle only had 62,000 miles. took to ford dealership was told the transmission needs to be rebuild. which would cost $5,100. on september 12 the transmission went out. vehicle with only 62,000 mile should not have transmission problems. | |||
| 07/19/2010 | 40000 | 3 | |
| 2006 ford freestyle. consumer states problems with cvt transmission *tgw the consumer stated the first incident with the vehicle surging/lunging occurred the week of july 19, 2010. she was stopped at a light and the vehicle suddenly surged/lunged, the gauges on the control panel began acting erratic and all of the lights illuminated. the consumer took the vehicle to a mechanic, who was unable to reproduce the problem after having the vehicle for 4 days. the incident happened two more times. the consumer took the vehicle to another mechanic and he found an error code that read transmission control malfunction. the consumer then went to the dealer where she purchased the vehicle and a diagnosis revealed, the vehicle needed a new transmission at a cost of $ 5,600.00. *jb | |||
| 09/09/2010 | 50000 | ||
| 2006 ford freestyle surging when brake is on. problem is worse when the ac is running. this is a very dangerous issue. it happens when you do not want to go such as tight parking spaces, school parking lots, drive thru fast food places, etc. the car will also have a big surge and then lose power. happened to me in a busy intersection. awesome car but the safety is being comprimised and needs to be addressed. | |||
| 09/12/2010 | 62000 | ||
| Wrench lite came on show a problem with transmission. the vehicle only had 62,000 miles. took to ford dealership was told the transmission needs to be rebuild. which would cost $5,100. on september 12 the transmission went out. vehicle with only 62,000 mile should not have transmission problems. | |||
| 07/19/2010 | 40000 | 3 | |
| 2006 ford freestyle. consumer states problems with cvt transmission *tgw the consumer stated the first incident with the vehicle surging/lunging occurred the week of july 19, 2010. she was stopped at a light and the vehicle suddenly surged/lunged, the gauges on the control panel began acting erratic and all of the lights illuminated. the consumer took the vehicle to a mechanic, who was unable to reproduce the problem after having the vehicle for 4 days. the incident happened two more times. the consumer took the vehicle to another mechanic and he found an error code that read transmission control malfunction. the consumer then went to the dealer where she purchased the vehicle and a diagnosis revealed, the vehicle needed a new transmission at a cost of $ 5,600.00. *jb | |||
| 08/01/2010 | 75500 | ||
| My ford freestyle se has begun stalling when i put on the brakes to stop. it has also started lurching forward uncontrollably when stopping as well. during this incident, my foot is on the brake. this is a very dangerous situtation because the car is not under my control when it is accelerating. stalling at a stop sign or red light or when applying the brakes is a huge safety concern for a rear-end collision. this is a serious safety issue. | |||
| 06/23/2010 | 62000 | ||
| 06 ford freestyle with 70k miles it was bought about 4 months ago as is. the problem started about two month ago with the wrench light and check light coming on in the morning. and it is difficult to almost impossible to accelerate. i have to drive it for about 15mins before the lights go out. took it back to the dealer to have it check out the stated it would need a new tranmission at the cost of 5,000 to replace it. the car is also starting to surge when driving under 30mph around town. the situation is getting worse. please help... we use it to drive two special childern to their doctor appts. | |||
| 08/01/2010 | 75500 | ||
| My ford freestyle se has begun stalling when i put on the brakes to stop. it has also started lurching forward uncontrollably when stopping as well. during this incident, my foot is on the brake. this is a very dangerous situtation because the car is not under my control when it is accelerating. stalling at a stop sign or red light or when applying the brakes is a huge safety concern for a rear-end collision. this is a serious safety issue. | |||
| 06/23/2010 | 62000 | ||
| 06 ford freestyle with 70k miles it was bought about 4 months ago as is. the problem started about two month ago with the wrench light and check light coming on in the morning. and it is difficult to almost impossible to accelerate. i have to drive it for about 15mins before the lights go out. took it back to the dealer to have it check out the stated it would need a new tranmission at the cost of 5,000 to replace it. the car is also starting to surge when driving under 30mph around town. the situation is getting worse. please help... we use it to drive two special childern to their doctor appts. | |||
| 08/20/2010 | 70000 | ||
| I had the classic throttle body issue, with the surging in reverse and drive, then the car dying. the car would also go limp from time to time, with no accelleration. i had the throttle body replaced, but the very day i got my car back, it continued to go limp, with the transmission light coming on. it did it once in the middle of a major highway intersection, and another time on a country 2-lane road with a speeding truck behind me. both times, my life was endangered. now, ford says i need a new transmission!! | |||
| 08/19/2010 | 42460 | ||
| Cv boot failed, motor mounts failed, battery dead, rotten egg smell from exhuast, now putting vehicle into gears with foot on brake vehicle surges like my foot is on the gas pedal but it's on the brake, and does not go over 25 when pulling forward almost got into several accidents from vehicle acceleration,this has been happening everyday now i got my vehicle in 2009 and only had it for a year | |||
| 08/20/2010 | 70000 | ||
| I had the classic throttle body issue, with the surging in reverse and drive, then the car dying. the car would also go limp from time to time, with no accelleration. i had the throttle body replaced, but the very day i got my car back, it continued to go limp, with the transmission light coming on. it did it once in the middle of a major highway intersection, and another time on a country 2-lane road with a speeding truck behind me. both times, my life was endangered. now, ford says i need a new transmission!! | |||
| 08/19/2010 | 42460 | ||
| Cv boot failed, motor mounts failed, battery dead, rotten egg smell from exhuast, now putting vehicle into gears with foot on brake vehicle surges like my foot is on the gas pedal but it's on the brake, and does not go over 25 when pulling forward almost got into several accidents from vehicle acceleration,this has been happening everyday now i got my vehicle in 2009 and only had it for a year | |||
| 08/02/2010 | 40000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 ford freestyle. while stopped with a foot on the brake pedal the vehicle surged forward until heavy pressure was applied to the brake pedal. a wrench and engine service light illuminated on the dashboard during the failure. the vehicle was pulled over and shut off. upon restart the vehicle operated as normal. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where they were unable to diagnose the failure and it was not repaired. the failure recurred while driving at approximately 65 mph with the cruise control engaged. all of the service lights began to illuminate on the dashboard. the vehicle was pulled over and shut off. upon restart it operated as normal for approximately 1 hour until the failure again recurred. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where she was informed a trans control malfunction code came up during diagnostic testing. the vehicle was then taken to an authorized dealer where she was informed she needs a new transmission. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 40,000 and the current mileage was 41,000. the vin was unavailable. sm. | |||
| 08/20/2010 | 70000 | ||
| I had the classic throttle body issue, with the surging in reverse and drive, then the car dying. the car would also go limp from time to time, with no accelleration. i had the throttle body replaced, but the very day i got my car back, it continued to go limp, with the transmission light coming on. it did it once in the middle of a major highway intersection, and another time on a country 2-lane road with a speeding truck behind me. both times, my life was endangered. now, ford says i need a new transmission!! | |||
| 08/19/2010 | 42460 | ||
| Cv boot failed, motor mounts failed, battery dead, rotten egg smell from exhuast, now putting vehicle into gears with foot on brake vehicle surges like my foot is on the gas pedal but it's on the brake, and does not go over 25 when pulling forward almost got into several accidents from vehicle acceleration,this has been happening everyday now i got my vehicle in 2009 and only had it for a year | |||
| 08/02/2010 | 40000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 ford freestyle. while stopped with a foot on the brake pedal the vehicle surged forward until heavy pressure was applied to the brake pedal. a wrench and engine service light illuminated on the dashboard during the failure. the vehicle was pulled over and shut off. upon restart the vehicle operated as normal. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where they were unable to diagnose the failure and it was not repaired. the failure recurred while driving at approximately 65 mph with the cruise control engaged. all of the service lights began to illuminate on the dashboard. the vehicle was pulled over and shut off. upon restart it operated as normal for approximately 1 hour until the failure again recurred. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where she was informed a trans control malfunction code came up during diagnostic testing. the vehicle was then taken to an authorized dealer where she was informed she needs a new transmission. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 40,000 and the current mileage was 41,000. the vin was unavailable. sm. | |||
| 08/20/2010 | 70000 | ||
| I had the classic throttle body issue, with the surging in reverse and drive, then the car dying. the car would also go limp from time to time, with no accelleration. i had the throttle body replaced, but the very day i got my car back, it continued to go limp, with the transmission light coming on. it did it once in the middle of a major highway intersection, and another time on a country 2-lane road with a speeding truck behind me. both times, my life was endangered. now, ford says i need a new transmission!! | |||
| 08/19/2010 | 42460 | ||
| Cv boot failed, motor mounts failed, battery dead, rotten egg smell from exhuast, now putting vehicle into gears with foot on brake vehicle surges like my foot is on the gas pedal but it's on the brake, and does not go over 25 when pulling forward almost got into several accidents from vehicle acceleration,this has been happening everyday now i got my vehicle in 2009 and only had it for a year | |||
| 08/02/2010 | 40000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 ford freestyle. while stopped with a foot on the brake pedal the vehicle surged forward until heavy pressure was applied to the brake pedal. a wrench and engine service light illuminated on the dashboard during the failure. the vehicle was pulled over and shut off. upon restart the vehicle operated as normal. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where they were unable to diagnose the failure and it was not repaired. the failure recurred while driving at approximately 65 mph with the cruise control engaged. all of the service lights began to illuminate on the dashboard. the vehicle was pulled over and shut off. upon restart it operated as normal for approximately 1 hour until the failure again recurred. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where she was informed a trans control malfunction code came up during diagnostic testing. the vehicle was then taken to an authorized dealer where she was informed she needs a new transmission. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 40,000 and the current mileage was 41,000. the vin was unavailable. sm. | |||
| 08/14/2010 | 64000 | ||
| 2006 ford freestyle surges and changes speed at both high and low speeds. last weekend it happened while pulling into the garage. car about took out the backside of the wall. i have an appointment with ford service tomorrow to have it looked at. based on all the other reports filed here about this issue, it sounds like the root cause has not been established nor ownership taken by ford for this issue. | |||
| 08/13/2010 | 77251 | ||
| I have had the transmission in my 2006 ford freestyle replaced twice. now it is surging(llunging). i have researched and found lot of other are doing the same - ford is calling for the throttle to be replaced but that does not always solve the problem. i beleive it is time for an invesgiation of this problem. so for i have been lucky and not had an accident with this problem. | |||
| 08/14/2010 | 64000 | ||
| 2006 ford freestyle surges and changes speed at both high and low speeds. last weekend it happened while pulling into the garage. car about took out the backside of the wall. i have an appointment with ford service tomorrow to have it looked at. based on all the other reports filed here about this issue, it sounds like the root cause has not been established nor ownership taken by ford for this issue. | |||
| 08/13/2010 | 77251 | ||
| I have had the transmission in my 2006 ford freestyle replaced twice. now it is surging(llunging). i have researched and found lot of other are doing the same - ford is calling for the throttle to be replaced but that does not always solve the problem. i beleive it is time for an invesgiation of this problem. so for i have been lucky and not had an accident with this problem. | |||
| 08/14/2010 | 64000 | ||
| 2006 ford freestyle surges and changes speed at both high and low speeds. last weekend it happened while pulling into the garage. car about took out the backside of the wall. i have an appointment with ford service tomorrow to have it looked at. based on all the other reports filed here about this issue, it sounds like the root cause has not been established nor ownership taken by ford for this issue. | |||
| 08/13/2010 | 77251 | ||
| I have had the transmission in my 2006 ford freestyle replaced twice. now it is surging(llunging). i have researched and found lot of other are doing the same - ford is calling for the throttle to be replaced but that does not always solve the problem. i beleive it is time for an invesgiation of this problem. so for i have been lucky and not had an accident with this problem. | |||
| 08/14/2010 | 64000 | ||
| 2006 ford freestyle surges and changes speed at both high and low speeds. last weekend it happened while pulling into the garage. car about took out the backside of the wall. i have an appointment with ford service tomorrow to have it looked at. based on all the other reports filed here about this issue, it sounds like the root cause has not been established nor ownership taken by ford for this issue. | |||
| 08/13/2010 | 77251 | ||
| I have had the transmission in my 2006 ford freestyle replaced twice. now it is surging(llunging). i have researched and found lot of other are doing the same - ford is calling for the throttle to be replaced but that does not always solve the problem. i beleive it is time for an invesgiation of this problem. so for i have been lucky and not had an accident with this problem. | |||
| 06/06/2010 | 60000 | ||
| Cvt ( transmission) is failing in my2006 ford freestyle ford nows off this ! and no recall too fix it !!! | |||
| 06/07/2010 | 56578 | ||
| 2006 ford freestyle is surging and lurking while parking or at stop lights and while in reverse. | |||
| 05/30/2010 | 48000 | ||
| My 2006 ford freestyle occasionally experiences engine rev and sudden acceleration when operated at low speeds, usually when the ac is in use. occurs only after idling or operating at low speeds in excess of 3 minutes. each time i had sufficient clearance to avoid an accident, but it's been close. it has happened a total of 5 times in the past 6-8 weeks, pretty much since it had gotten warm enough to use the ac. never happened in the past 3+ years of ownership until this year. most recent occurrence was yesterday, 30 may 2010. | |||
| 03/05/2010 | 63000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2006 ford freestyle. while traveling at a speed of 70mph the contact noticed that her vehicle suddenly made an unknown noise and had begun to coast in neutral, causing the contact to pull to the side of the road. the contact shut off the vehicle.and after restarting the vehicle she noticed that the vehicle would not accelerate. the vehicle was towed to her residence. the contact called the dealership and was informed over the phone that the cvt in the transmission may have caused the failure. the vehicle had not been diagnosed or serviced at the time of the complaint. the current and failure mileages were 63000. | |||
| 01/10/2009 | 62000 | 1 | |
| Cvt transmission in 2006 ford freestyle failed.cost to repair estimated by ford dealer 3000.00. ford canada and wells ford of stirling ontario refused any responsibility. vehicle is now 4 thousand kms over warranty however whining noise in vehicle was reported to the dealer when warranty was still effect. *tr | |||
| 01/15/2010 | 28000 | 1 | |
| Transmission shut down as i was driving along highway. *tr | |||
| 06/26/2009 | 180000 | 1 | |
| 2006 ford freestyle came to sudden stop on a freeway due to transmission fluid leak. *tr | |||
| 09/01/2009 | 1 | ||
| I drive a 2006 ford freestyle and has been in the shop for 38 days not. their has been many complaints on this car due to the fact it is stalling in mid drive. i almost got rear ended. i was very scared for me and more so my children. it has also jerked forward, and when put in reverse it jerks to way you could lose control of the car. *tr | |||
| 08/18/2009 | 65000 | 1 | |
| The engine of my 2006 ford freestyle suddenly revs up to 1500 to 2000 rpm from idle, with my foot on the brake firmly. this happens any time, but more often with the ac on. i had to shift to neutral to prevent hitting someone or something. *tr | |||
| 07/24/2009 | 46000 | 1 | |
| We have had or freestyle since 7-6-2006 and not an issue until the throttle started acting up on a road trip this year. the car has ~46k miles and has been maintained every 5k miles with synthetic blend oil. the trouble started when we drove to utah from seattle and hit the heat. it was not bad at first but continued to get worse if the car sat while running. for is well aware of the issue and has issued two tsb's for dealers the number are tsb 05-25-12 and 06-21-1 (www.justford.com). this failure cause the car to surge forward or reverse without touching the gas pedal. ford is aware of the issue and recommends not driving the car due to the risk of injury but contends it's not a defect that they are required to cover. guess they are waiting until enough people complain or someone is killed to own up to the issue. *tr | |||
| 03/07/2009 | 70125 | 1 | |
| We have a 2006 for freestyle. after completing a turn, the car made a loud pitched squeal, and all gears were lost. ford has advised that the cvt (transmission), has failed. we kept the car maintained, and had no warning other than a light which came on at the time of failure. we had three children in the car at the time, and were lucky we were on a side road. ford also acknowledged they have seen this happen on other freestyles. dealer said they know about the issue, but no recall. cost to repair is close to $6,000. *tr | |||
| 02/24/2009 | 20123 | 1 | |
| Excessive brake dust. was informed that rear brakes were down to metal. rotors were so worn they could not be turned.replaced rear brakes and rotors.took car in for routine check and mentioned that the rear bar that the 3rd row of seats holds onto was rusting. asked if they could check for leaks and if other people were complaining. they found no leaks and said i must have gotten the car excessively wet on the inside (no!). i also complained about a sour moldy smell coming from the air conditioner...again no solution.had to replace tires becuase they wor out 'prematurely'. was told it was my driving. dealership would not do anything under warranty or offer help. tires had abnormal wear on the inside(toeing?) then i was getting very poor gas mileage and needed a routine check and oil change again. i took it in and was informed i had no rear brakes left. the rear calipers were failing to release. once again brake assembly was replaced. took car in for and engine noise/whine 3 different times and had a tech ride with me. each time they heard nothing and did nothing. took car in for a loud noise coming from rear wheel along with a burning smell. tech rode with me and did not hear any noise from tire but did comment about the engine noise/whine. i was finally relieved that he heard it and i told him no other tech has seemed to hear it. car was looked at and found that rear driver tire bearings were shot and wheel was loose(very dangerous they said) they had to order parts. when i asked what they found out about the engine whine that the tech also heard, i was told there was no mention of it but they would look into it before i came to pick up my car. next i got a phone call saying the shop foreman didn't hear the noise, so there was nothing they could do.now for the last two days my car has started really rough and then died. yesterday it surged forward and the wrench light turned on. i took it in and now they say the code says there is a transmission failure!? 45,000. *tr | |||
| 05/03/2008 | 1 | ||
| The engine seems to have power surges in reverse. it seems as though it is going to take off while my foot is on the brake. *tr | |||
| 06/15/2008 | 43500 | 1 | |
| Transmission failure requiring total new transmission in vehicle less than 3 years old. *tr | |||
| 12/24/2007 | 35400 | 1 | |
| While driving along the freeway. the car made a hard shift, then the transmission failed. the car would not accelerate, and we had to coast across 3 lanes of traffic to get out of harms way. i have been on edmunds.com and there are other reports from people who have had the same problem with the same make and model. the transmission failed without any previous problems or indications of problems. during the repair, we found out the input shaft came unwelded, other people with similar cars have had the same problem. *tr | |||
| 09/03/2006 | 17692 | 4 | 09/02/2006 |
| I have two big problems with my ford, first i've had it for a year and a half and replaced the front and rear brakes four times. the rotors were supposed to have been replaced before i got the suv. for over a year i haven't had no help by ford, during the same time i've had a loud knocking noise from either the engine or transmission, they wouldn't even look at that problem. for being a 2006 there is so many things wrong with it and spend double in gas i'm very unsatisfied with my freestyle. *tr | |||
| 09/02/2007 | 40000 | 10 | 04/14/2006 |
| While accelerating up inclines, at highway speeds, with and without cruise control, traction control and power train wrench light would illuminate and the transmission disengaged. dealer initially unable to diagnose, then reports that it is an abs module failure. abs module replaced but failure continued. then dealer replaced a part in the cvt with continued failure. car currently with dealer awaiting new cvt. *tr | |||
| POWER TRAIN - DRIVELINE | |||
| 05/10/2011 | 65000 | ||
| My 2006 ford freestyle had a major surge problem at low speed, often when turning into a park place. some times it shut the car off and sets the check engine light. this ahs happend many, many times. | |||
| 10/01/2009 | 72000 | 1 | |
| I own a 2006 ford freestyle and it surges forward from idle without any warning. ford is aware of the problem and has issued two tsbs (tsb 05-25-12 and 06-21-1) but do not consider this a safety recall. the problem is related to the throttle body part which ford does not have in stock. i am not sure why this was not considered a safety recall by ford as it is quite dangerous. *tr | |||
| POWER TRAIN - MANUAL TRANSMISSION | |||
| 07/20/2011 | 63683 | ||
| My 2006 ford freestyle lately has been having some problems with high rpms at a stop while in drive. with the high rpms it sometimes wants to lunge forward. about 80% of the time a wrench is displayed on the dash. once the indicator wrench light is on the vehicle it will only accelerate to about 30 to 35 mph and the rpm go to about 3500. i know it is a cvt but the desciption is as if it does not want to change gears. | |||
| 06/25/2011 | 65288 | ||
| 2006 ford freestyle sel suddenly lunging forward at idle speeds in either reverse or moving forward. i almost ran over a child, had it not been for my quick reflex with the breaks. don gasgarth's ford dealership in port charlotte, florida ford wants $550 for the new version of the throttle body non heated which they are 100% in agreement has a faulty design and is making this problem and have already replaced hundreds at the owners' expense but has not recalled anything yet. this is a very very very quick fix (under 30 minutes work) and they are just dragging their feet... someone will die as a result and ford needs to fix this asap!!! | |||
| 08/08/2009 | 63000 | ||
| Tl. the contact owns a 2006 ford freestyle. the contact stated while the vehicle is idle with the brake applied the vehicle will lunging forward. this can cause the vehicle crash into the rear of another vehicle. the contact took the vehicle to a local dealer to have a unknown part replaced but that did not remedy the issue. the contact took the vehicle back to the dealer because the vehicle would not drive while in reverse. the dealer performed a diagnostic test the discovered the vehicle needs the transmission replaced. the contact called the manufacturer regarding the transmission replaced and the manufacturer offered to pay half of the cost of the repair. the contact stated the vehicle is very unsafe and many owners of this year make and model have experirenced this issue . the failure mileage was 63,000. jo | |||