Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | |||
| 09/08/2011 | 44886 | ||
| I was on the freeway driving freeway speed in the middle lane when the engine stopped, i had no power. i was very lucky to be able to get to the freeway shoulder without an incident. after a few minutes, the engine started and back at freeway speed. a few miles later, the same happened. this continued for the next several hundred miles. start,stop,start stop etc. cost to replace fuel pump...$1000. nov. 22, 2012 (two months later) @ 48200 miles, again on the freeway, the same happened. one hundred miles and four hours later i got to the repair shop. another fuel pump, this time it was warranty by planet ford here in spring, texas. nov. 2, 2012 at mileage 56023 another fuel pump failure. ford said only the first pump fell under their warranty policy. i was told by a mechanic at ford, i should try not to let the fuel tank get less than half full, the fuel in the tank keeps the pump cool. another mechanic told me that because the drive shaft goes thru the tank, the tank is split and can cause the pump to overheat. can you help? thanks. | |||
| 05/04/2012 | 85000 | ||
| The 2007 freestyle which was built near the end of 2006. it was ok when first purchased as used back in 2008. but as time went on its throttle began to surge unexpectedly. eventually it began to happen often enough for my wife and i to notice how it usually happens when the ac is on. it's particularly a problem while pulling in and out of parking spaces. now it happens every single day beginning when the car is backed out of the garage. we have learned to keep our foot on the brake to stop the car from crashing into anything. to me the problem seems to be getting worse. but i don't drive it as often as does my wife. she says that the progression of the problem seems to have slowed down. but she says she has gotten used to compensating for it. the car also has difficulty starting occasionally. maybe that is related to the surging throttle. but so far we have not noticed the starting problem correlating with anything in particular. the local ford dealer says there is a recall to have the throttle body cleaned. that has been scheduled. | |||
| 09/08/2011 | 44886 | ||
| I was on the freeway driving freeway speed in the middle lane when the engine stopped, i had no power. i was very lucky to be able to get to the freeway shoulder without an incident. after a few minutes, the engine started and back at freeway speed. a few miles later, the same happened. this continued for the next several hundred miles. start,stop,start stop etc. cost to replace fuel pump...$1000. nov. 22, 2012 (two months later) @ 48200 miles, again on the freeway, the same happened. one hundred miles and four hours later i got to the repair shop. another fuel pump, this time it was warranty by planet ford here in spring, texas. nov. 2, 2012 at mileage 56023 another fuel pump failure. ford said only the first pump fell under their warranty policy. i was told by a mechanic at ford, i should try not to let the fuel tank get less than half full, the fuel in the tank keeps the pump cool. another mechanic told me that because the drive shaft goes thru the tank, the tank is split and can cause the pump to overheat. can you help? thanks. | |||
| 05/04/2012 | 85000 | ||
| The 2007 freestyle which was built near the end of 2006. it was ok when first purchased as used back in 2008. but as time went on its throttle began to surge unexpectedly. eventually it began to happen often enough for my wife and i to notice how it usually happens when the ac is on. it's particularly a problem while pulling in and out of parking spaces. now it happens every single day beginning when the car is backed out of the garage. we have learned to keep our foot on the brake to stop the car from crashing into anything. to me the problem seems to be getting worse. but i don't drive it as often as does my wife. she says that the progression of the problem seems to have slowed down. but she says she has gotten used to compensating for it. the car also has difficulty starting occasionally. maybe that is related to the surging throttle. but so far we have not noticed the starting problem correlating with anything in particular. the local ford dealer says there is a recall to have the throttle body cleaned. that has been scheduled. | |||
| 09/08/2011 | 44886 | ||
| I was on the freeway driving freeway speed in the middle lane when the engine stopped, i had no power. i was very lucky to be able to get to the freeway shoulder without an incident. after a few minutes, the engine started and back at freeway speed. a few miles later, the same happened. this continued for the next several hundred miles. start,stop,start stop etc. cost to replace fuel pump...$1000. nov. 22, 2012 (two months later) @ 48200 miles, again on the freeway, the same happened. one hundred miles and four hours later i got to the repair shop. another fuel pump, this time it was warranty by planet ford here in spring, texas. nov. 2, 2012 at mileage 56023 another fuel pump failure. ford said only the first pump fell under their warranty policy. i was told by a mechanic at ford, i should try not to let the fuel tank get less than half full, the fuel in the tank keeps the pump cool. another mechanic told me that because the drive shaft goes thru the tank, the tank is split and can cause the pump to overheat. can you help? thanks. | |||
| 05/04/2012 | 85000 | ||
| The 2007 freestyle which was built near the end of 2006. it was ok when first purchased as used back in 2008. but as time went on its throttle began to surge unexpectedly. eventually it began to happen often enough for my wife and i to notice how it usually happens when the ac is on. it's particularly a problem while pulling in and out of parking spaces. now it happens every single day beginning when the car is backed out of the garage. we have learned to keep our foot on the brake to stop the car from crashing into anything. to me the problem seems to be getting worse. but i don't drive it as often as does my wife. she says that the progression of the problem seems to have slowed down. but she says she has gotten used to compensating for it. the car also has difficulty starting occasionally. maybe that is related to the surging throttle. but so far we have not noticed the starting problem correlating with anything in particular. the local ford dealer says there is a recall to have the throttle body cleaned. that has been scheduled. | |||
| 01/03/2011 | 72000 | 1 | |
| While at a signal completely stopped, the vehicle motor revved and excelled acted forward. this caused the engine to die and all dash lights came on. the engine light stayed on after restarting. this has happened several time almost causing several accidents. we have had our transmission replaced because of it. the amount of times it happened and torque it produced caused damage in transmission. we have had several mechanics refuse to work on this issue because they say this model is know to do this and no one knows how to fix it. i am out $7000 and a unreliable car that is unsafe to put my wife and kids in. ford has said they would look at it and would cost me another $5000, and we're not sure if they themselves could fix it. they are not sure what the issue is, but would be willing to research if i pay for it. *tr | |||
| 01/03/2011 | 72000 | ||
| While at a signal completely stopped, the vehicle motor reved and excelled acted forward. this caused the engine to die and all dash lights came on. the engine light stayed on after restarting. this has happened several time almost causing several accidents. we have had our transmission replaced because of it. the amount of times it happened and torque it produced caused damage in transmission. we have had several mechanics refuse to work on this issue because they say this model is know to do this and no one knows how to fix it. i am out $7000 and a unrealiable car that is unsafe to put my wife and kids in. ford has said they would look at it and would cost me another $5000, and we're not sure if they themselves could fix it. they are not sure what the issue is, but would be willing to research if i pay for it. | |||
| 01/03/2012 | 96000 | 1 | |
| While driving at a slow speed, my ford freestyle will lunge forward even while braking. i have jumped curbs because of this issue and feel that this problem should be addressed before it causes someone serious injury. *tr | |||
| 01/03/2012 | 96000 | ||
| While driving at a slow speed, my ford freestyle will lunge forward even while breaking. i have jumped curbs because of this issue and feel that this problem should be addressed before it causes someone serious injury. | |||
| 06/26/2012 | 114684 | 1 | |
| While stopped the vehicle will lunge either forward or backwards without engaging the gas pedal. *tr | |||
| 06/26/2012 | 114684 | ||
| While stopped the vehicle will lunge either forward or backwards without engaging the gas pedal. | |||
| 06/20/2012 | 77977 | 1 | |
| Low speeds forward or reverse, here in florida hot humid environment, car accelerates faster than foot pedal response. *tr | |||
| 06/26/2012 | 114684 | ||
| While stopped the vehicle will lunge either forward or backwards without engaging the gas pedal. | |||
| 06/20/2012 | 77977 | ||
| Low speeds forward or reverse, here in florida hot humid environment, car accelerates faster than foot pedal response. | |||
| 06/26/2012 | 114684 | ||
| While stopped the vehicle will lunge either forward or backwards without engaging the gas pedal. | |||
| 06/20/2012 | 77977 | ||
| Low speeds forward or reverse, here in florida hot humid environment, car accelerates faster than foot pedal response. | |||
| 06/02/2011 | 1 | ||
| I purchased my 2007 ff dec of 2010. three months after purchase, i noticed mild acceleration sometimes without applying my foot to the pedal. it became progressively worse by mid june. so much so that i contacted drivetime where i purchased the car & they gave me some transmission shop to take it to, only be told that it was normal for that particular transmission. well, by 2012, the uninitiated acceleration has become so bad that a few months ago my car accelerated on its own & ran slam into the back of a lady's car causing more than $2000 worth of damage. i tried to explain to police that my car accelerated abruptly without me doing anything but slightly lifting my foot from the brake (never touching the gas). he didn't give me a ticket but said it was still my fault. my kids call the car a transformer but it is the worse trying to keep it from plunging forward or backward & hitting something or someone! i have to make absolute sure no one is around when i am in shopping lots because i am afraid when the car takes off backwards from parking spaces. i usually have to slam on brakes but then the car shuts off &on comes the engine light. something has to be done about this dangerous problem with the ford freestyle!!! *tr | |||
| 06/02/2011 | |||
| I purchased my 2007 ff dec of 2010. three months after purchase, i noticed mild acceleration sometimes without applying my foot to the pedal. it became progressively worse by mid june. so much so that i contacted drivetime where i purchased the car & they gave me some transmission shop to take it to, to only be told that it was normal for that particular transmission. well, by 2012, the uninitiated acceleration has become so bad that a few months ago my car accelerated on its own & ran slam into the back of a lady's car causing more than $2000 worth of damage. i tried to explain to police that my car accelerated abruptly without me doing anything but slighty lifting my foot from the brake (never touching the gas). he didn't give me a ticket but said it was still my fault. my kids call the car a transformer but it is the worse trying to keep it from plunging forward or backward & hitting something or someone! i have to make absolute sure no one is around when i am in shopping lots because i am afraid when the car takes off backwards from parking spaces. i usually have to slam on brakes but then the car shuts off &on comes the engine light. something has to be done about this dangerous problem with the ford freestyle!!! | |||
| 07/01/2010 | 60000 | ||
| Not long after i purchased the 2007 ford freestyle, summer came and i was using the air conditioner a lot. i noticed that when the ac was running, especially at high, the car would lurch forward at low speeds (probably 5 mph or less ). when i was parking the car, rolling into a parking space, with my foot hovering over the brake pedal, as soon as i got to the proper spot, the car would lurch. when i would back out of a parking space with my foot hovering above the brake, it would lurch. this proved to be a scary situation many times as there were cars passing in the parking lot. many times, i could have hit another car. even in the drive through of fast food restaurants with other cars in line, many times i have almost hit the car in front of me. many times, my car has lurched and stalled. the wrench light comes on, and if i don't turn the car all the way off in park, the car does not behave properly (as in no acceleration) nor does the wrench light go off. in the beginning, i thought it was something to do with the air conditioner being on high. the problem stopped in the winter when the ac wasn't being used. however, in the summer of 2011, it all started again. my ac went out, so i had it worked on. the problem continued. today, the problem continues. i almost hit a child in a parking lot the other day because my car lurched. i began searching and found that others are having the same scary problem with their ford freestyles. it sounds as if i am maybe lazy or not too concerned since i haven't had this checked earlier, but frankly, i don't have the money to spend on repairs, so i keep hoping it won't cause a disastrous situation. please investigate this issue before it does become deadly. | |||
| 01/02/2012 | 82510 | 1 | |
| My 2007 ford freestyle has been surging over the past year and a half. at first it was very intermittent. now it is almost every time i use the car. i took it into the mechanic and he said that ford is having issues with the cvt transmission. so far there as not been a recall. he said he can't fix it because he cannot get the parts. my car with lunge forward when i turn it on. it also will surge when i go into reverse. today when i was dropping my youngest son at school it lunged forward in the area where children around. i had a difficult time controlling the car. it now is becoming a bigger safety issue. why is ford not recalling this car? it is not safe! what does it take to get this taken care of? my concern is someone is going be severely injured due to this problem. before this issue i was very happy with my freestyle. now i am so scared. ford please help! *tr | |||
| 01/02/2012 | 82510 | ||
| My 2007 ford freestyle has been surging over the past year and a half. at first it was very intermittent. now it is almost every time i use the car. i took it into the mechanic and he said that ford is having issues with the cvt transmission. so far there as not been a recall. he said he can't fix it because he cannot get the parts. my car with lunge forward when i turn it on. it also will surge when i go into reverse. today when i was dropping my youngest son at school it lunged forward in the area where children around. i had a difficult time controlling the car. it now is becoming a bigger safety issue. why is ford not recalling this car? it is not safe! what does it take to get this taken care of? my concern is someone is going be severly injured due to this problem. before this issue i was very happy with my freestyle. now i am so scared. ford please help! | |||
| 07/05/2010 | 61463 | 1 | |
| We purchased this vehicle new 8/18/07 from palm coast ford. in may or june 2010 i began noticing the car lunging when backing out of parking spots or once you have backed out and then placed into drive. i also encountered an issue with the car stalling if parked on an incline. on 7.5.10 the vehicle was left for several days with palm coast ford for diagnostics and they claimed nothing was wrong with the car as they could not duplicate the issues. as this issue did not seem appropriate i visited the daytona beach ford dealership but this was not a documented visit as was the palm coast ford visit. the daytona ford service manager indicated it was a just the way the car was designed to prevent stalling when backing up or pulling forward. so i lived with this problem hoping that it wouldn't lunge and hit someone in a parking lot. my brother finally rode with me and said this is not correct so i took the vehicle to a non-ford repair shop who recommended a tune-up be accomplished. this occurred oct. 25, 2011 and corrected the problem. however, now whatever they accomplished with the tune-up is now wearing off as the vehicle has begun it's lunging problem again in the past few weeks. that's when i researched and found these incident reports so i want to report my problem to help you document there is definitely something going on with this make/model car. i like my freestyle but there's definitely an issue with the lunging situation. *tr | |||
| 09/01/2011 | 1 | ||
| We have owned this car for just over a year. for several months now, we have been having problems with the car surging/lunging. it happens without any notice, and you have to slam on the brakes to stop it. initially, i only noticed the problem when pulling into a parking space. the vehicle would lunge forward. in the last couple of months it has started lunging backward and forward, regardless of how fast i was going (pulling in, backing up, or driving down the highway at a steady speed.) once, the car lunged as i was backing up and hit another car. minor damage. not reported. it is starting to happen more often, and the car has also begun dying if it happens whole backing up. turning the car off and restarting it solves that. i've had to start parking further back in spots because i don't want to hit the car in front of me. this has indirectly caused cosmetic damage (coming out of a store twice i've noticed scrapes that look like someone backed into me.) i don't understand how this can be such a widely reported and potentially dangerous problem without a recall or even acknowledgement of the issue (if you call ford.) my car has lunged forward at red lights and stop signs toward oncoming traffic, as well as driveways with children nearby. it may only be a few feet, but even that can be deadly considering when the problem occurs most. *tr | |||
| 09/06/2012 | 75642 | 1 | |
| I had left the vehicle idling in park while i went to check the mailbox. when i gotback i shifted into reverse and when i took my foot off the brake the vehicle lunged back almost striking a pedestrian i have complained about this before and i notice the investigation has been open since may 2011 i have also noticed there have been alot of complaints about this problem on the web. just an fyi it seems to lunge when taking off in forward or reverse. i also noticed there is a class action suit against ford for this problem in california. *tr | |||
| 07/05/2010 | 61463 | ||
| We purchased this vehicle new 8/18/07 from palm coast ford. in may or june 2010 i began noticing the car lunging when backing out of parking spots or once you have backed out and then placed into drive. i also encountered an issue with the car stalling if parked on an incline. on 7.5.10 the vehicle was left for several days with palm coast ford for diagnostics and they claimed nothing was wrong with the car as they could not duplicate the issues. as this issue did not seem appropriate i visited the daytona beach ford dealership but this was not a documented visit as was the palm coast ford visit. the daytona ford service manager indicated it was a just the way the car was designed to prevent stalling when backing up or pulling forward. so i lived with this problem hoping that it wouldn't lunge and hit someone in a parking lot. my brother finally rode with me and said this is not correct so i took the vehicle to a non-ford repair shop who recommended a tune-up be accomplished. this occurred oct. 25, 2011 and corrected the problem. however, now whatever they accomplished with the tune-up is now wearing off as the vehicle has begun it's lunging problem again in the past few weeks. that's when i researched and found these incident reports so i want to report my problem to help you document there is definitely something going on with this make/model car. i like my freestyle but there's definitely an issue with the lunging situation. | |||
| 09/01/2011 | 1 | ||
| We have owned this car for just over a year. for several months now, we have been having problems with the car surging/lunging. it happens without any notice, and you have to slam on the brakes to stop it. initially, i only noticed the problem when pulling into a parking space. the vehicle would lunge forward. in the last couple of months it has started lunging backward and forward, regardless of how fast i was going (pulling in, backing up, or driving down the highway at a steady speed.) once, the car lunged as i was backing up and hit another car. minor damage. not reported. it is starting to happen more often, and the car has also begun dying if it happens whole backing up. turning the car off and restarting it solves that. i've had to start parking further back in spots because i don't want to hit the car in front of me. this has indirectly caused cosmetic damage (coming out of a store twice i've noticed scrapes that look like someone backed into me.) i don't understand how this can be such a widely reported and potentially dangerous problem without a recall or even acknowledgement of the issue (if you call ford.) my car has lunged forward at red lights and stop signs toward oncoming traffic, as well as driveways with children nearby. it may only be a few feet, but even that can be deadly considering when the problem occurs most. *tr | |||
| 09/06/2012 | 75642 | 1 | |
| I had left the vehicle idling in park while i went to check the mailbox. when i gotback i shifted into reverse and when i took my foot off the brake the vehicle lunged back almost striking a pedestrian i have complained about this before and i notice the investigation has been open since may 2011 i have also noticed there have been alot of complaints about this problem on the web. just an fyi it seems to lunge when taking off in forward or reverse. i also noticed there is a class action suit against ford for this problem in california. *tr | |||
| 07/05/2010 | 61463 | ||
| We purchased this vehicle new 8/18/07 from palm coast ford. in may or june 2010 i began noticing the car lunging when backing out of parking spots or once you have backed out and then placed into drive. i also encountered an issue with the car stalling if parked on an incline. on 7.5.10 the vehicle was left for several days with palm coast ford for diagnostics and they claimed nothing was wrong with the car as they could not duplicate the issues. as this issue did not seem appropriate i visited the daytona beach ford dealership but this was not a documented visit as was the palm coast ford visit. the daytona ford service manager indicated it was a just the way the car was designed to prevent stalling when backing up or pulling forward. so i lived with this problem hoping that it wouldn't lunge and hit someone in a parking lot. my brother finally rode with me and said this is not correct so i took the vehicle to a non-ford repair shop who recommended a tune-up be accomplished. this occurred oct. 25, 2011 and corrected the problem. however, now whatever they accomplished with the tune-up is now wearing off as the vehicle has begun it's lunging problem again in the past few weeks. that's when i researched and found these incident reports so i want to report my problem to help you document there is definitely something going on with this make/model car. i like my freestyle but there's definitely an issue with the lunging situation. | |||
| 09/01/2011 | 1 | ||
| We have owned this car for just over a year. for several months now, we have been having problems with the car surging/lunging. it happens without any notice, and you have to slam on the brakes to stop it. initially, i only noticed the problem when pulling into a parking space. the vehicle would lunge forward. in the last couple of months it has started lunging backward and forward, regardless of how fast i was going (pulling in, backing up, or driving down the highway at a steady speed.) once, the car lunged as i was backing up and hit another car. minor damage. not reported. it is starting to happen more often, and the car has also begun dying if it happens whole backing up. turning the car off and restarting it solves that. i've had to start parking further back in spots because i don't want to hit the car in front of me. this has indirectly caused cosmetic damage (coming out of a store twice i've noticed scrapes that look like someone backed into me.) i don't understand how this can be such a widely reported and potentially dangerous problem without a recall or even acknowledgement of the issue (if you call ford.) my car has lunged forward at red lights and stop signs toward oncoming traffic, as well as driveways with children nearby. it may only be a few feet, but even that can be deadly considering when the problem occurs most. *tr | |||
| 09/06/2012 | 75642 | ||
| I had left the vehicle idling in park while i went to check the mailbox. when i gotback i shifted into reverse and when i took my foot off the brake the vehicle lunged back almost striking a pedistrian i have complained about this before and i notice the investigation has been open since may 2011 i have also noticed there have been alot of complaints about this problem on the web. just an fyi it seems to lunge when taking off in forward or reverse. i also noticed there is a class action suit against ford for this problem in californa | |||
| 09/01/2011 | |||
| We have owned this car for just over a year. for several months now, we have been having problems with the car surging/lunging. it happens without any notice, and you have to slam on the brakes to stop it. initially, i only noticed the problem when pulling into a parking space. the vehicle would lunge forward. in the last couple of months it has started lunging backward and forward, regardless of how fast i was going (pulling in, backing up, or driving down the highway at a steady speed.) once, the car lunged as i was backing up and hit another car. minor damage. not reported. it is starting to happen more often, and the car has also begun dying if it happens whole backing up. turning the car off and restarting it solves that. i've had to start parking further back in spots because i don't want to hit the car in front of me. this has indirectly caused cosmetic damage (coming out of a store twice i've noticed scrapes that look like someone backed into me.) i don't understand how this can be such a widely reported and potentially dangerous problem without a recall or even acknowledgement of the issue (if you call ford.) my car has lunged forward at red lights and stop signs toward oncoming traffic, as well as driveways with children nearby. it may only be a few feet, but even that can be deadly considering when the problem occurs most. | |||
| 09/06/2012 | 75642 | ||
| I had left the vehicle idling in park while i went to check the mailbox. when i gotback i shifted into reverse and when i took my foot off the brake the vehicle lunged back almost striking a pedistrian i have complained about this before and i notice the investigation has been open since may 2011 i have also noticed there have been alot of complaints about this problem on the web. just an fyi it seems to lunge when taking off in forward or reverse. i also noticed there is a class action suit against ford for this problem in californa | |||
| 08/04/2012 | 58800 | 1 | |
| I was going to pull out into a 4 lane road and was easing up to see better...out of nowhere the car begins to accelerating. once i got out into the road the car just cut off and i had to quickly restart it to avoid being hit. then i turned in to chic fil a and was in the drive thru line. it was a pretty long line so we would ease up ever few minutes. the car jumps and starts to accelerating and i stomp on the brakes. the car was accelerating so much that the force of the brakes stopping the car made my tires squeal. *tr | |||
| 08/04/2012 | 58800 | ||
| I was going to pull out into a 4 lane road and was easing up to see better...out of nowhere the car begins to accelerating. once i got out into the road the car just cut off and i had to quickly restart it to avoid being hit. then i turned in to chic fil a and was in the drive thru line. it was a pretty long line so we would ease up ever few minutes. the car jumps and starts to accelerating and i stomp on the brakes. the car was accelerating so much that the force of the breaks stopping the car made my tires squeal. | |||
| 07/07/2010 | 1 | ||
| On very hot days, the car will lurch forward when put into gear the first couple of times. *tr | |||
| 07/07/2010 | |||
| On very hot days, the car will lurch forward when put into gear the first couple of times. | |||
| 07/20/2012 | 83000 | 1 | |
| My 2007 ford freestyle will lunge unexpectedly in idle, with foot on the brake. sometimes the vehicle will surge and shut down. this happens more with the air conditioning on. i will shut off the a/c, then restart the vehicle and drive without a/c. *tr | |||
| 07/20/2012 | 83000 | ||
| My 2007 ford freestyle will lunge unexpectedly in idle, with foot on the brake. sometimes the vehicle will surge and shut down. this happens more with the air conditioning on. i will shut off the a/c, then restart the vehicle and drive without a/c. | |||
| 07/21/2012 | 1 | ||
| Car lunges when brakes, traveling forward slowly or even when sitting still with brake applied. also happens when changing from park to drive or reverse. started erratically but problem is almost constant now. we have surmised from other postings this is a throttle body problem , however replacement seems to rectify issues temporarily but reappears. *tr | |||
| 07/21/2012 | |||
| Car lunges when brakes, traveling forward slowly or even when sitting still with brake applied. also happens when changing from park to drive or reverse. started erratically but problem is almost constant now. we have surmised from other postings this is a throttle body problem , however replacement seems to rectify issues temporarily but reappears. | |||
| 07/04/2012 | 100000 | 1 | |
| My freestyle has started to lunge forward at times when immediately taking my foot off the brake in forward or backward motion. after making a turn today it did it too, but this time the transmission light came on. it has happened many times over the last couple of months. the weather has been very hot too. i have a new teenaged driver so this is disconcerting. | |||
| 07/12/2012 | 98000 | 1 | |
| While driving in 90 degree + temperatures, we have noticed that the car lurches while reversing from a parking spot, or at a stop. braking does stop the unexpected acceleration, however it still feels unsafe. this has happened 3-6 times, and as recently as today (7/17/12). it is not driver error - again has happened enough that we are able to analyze that the foot is not on the gas. check engine light comes on when this occurs. *tr | |||
| 07/21/2012 | |||
| Car lunges when brakes, traveling forward slowly or even when sitting still with brake applied. also happens when changing from park to drive or reverse. started erratically but problem is almost constant now. we have surmised from other postings this is a throttle body problem , however replacement seems to rectify issues temporarily but reappears. | |||
| 07/04/2012 | 100000 | 1 | |
| My freestyle has started to lunge forward at times when immediately taking my foot off the brake in forward or backward motion. after making a turn today it did it too, but this time the transmission light came on. it has happened many times over the last couple of months. the weather has been very hot too. i have a new teenaged driver so this is disconcerting. | |||
| 07/12/2012 | 98000 | 1 | |
| While driving in 90 degree + temperatures, we have noticed that the car lurches while reversing from a parking spot, or at a stop. braking does stop the unexpected acceleration, however it still feels unsafe. this has happened 3-6 times, and as recently as today (7/17/12). it is not driver error - again has happened enough that we are able to analyze that the foot is not on the gas. check engine light comes on when this occurs. *tr | |||
| 07/04/2012 | 100000 | ||
| My freestyle has started to lunge forward at times when immediately taking my foot off the break in forward or backward motion. after making a turn today it did it too, but this time the transmission light came on. it has happened many times over the last couple of months. the weather has been very hot too. i have a new teenaged driver so this is disconcerting. | |||
| 07/12/2012 | 98000 | 1 | |
| While driving in 90 degree + temperatures, we have noticed that the car lurches while reversing from a parking spot, or at a stop. braking does stop the unexpected acceleration, however it still feels unsafe. this has happened 3-6 times, and as recently as today (7/17/12). it is not driver error - again has happened enough that we are able to analyze that the foot is not on the gas. check engine light comes on when this occurs. *tr | |||
| 07/04/2012 | 100000 | ||
| My freestyle has started to lunge forward at times when immediately taking my foot off the break in forward or backward motion. after making a turn today it did it too, but this time the transmission light came on. it has happened many times over the last couple of months. the weather has been very hot too. i have a new teenaged driver so this is disconcerting. | |||
| 07/12/2012 | 98000 | ||
| While driving in 90 degree + temperatures, we have noticed that the car lurches while reversing from a parking spot, or at a stop. braking does stop the unexpected acceleration, however it still feels unsafe. this has happened 3-6 times, and as recently as today (7/17/12). it is not driver error - again has happened enough that we are able to analyze that the foot is not on the gas. check engine light comes on when this occurs. | |||
| 06/21/2010 | 45000 | ||
| I was backing my wife's car in and it started accelerating without me pressing the gas, actually my foot was on the brake thank goodness. we promptly took vehicle to ford dealership and they said it was the throttle body, and that it needed to be replaced, and of course it was supposedly not under warranty. then they charged me $900 to fix it.i have since done lots of research online as well as in person and have come to the realization that there are thousands upon thousands of this same complaint for the 2005-2007 ford freestyle. i have also found that almost everyone who has had a failed throttle body has had multiple failed throttle body's as well as a/c compressor failure. | |||
| 08/01/2011 | 50000 | ||
| If you have your a/c on and leave your car idoling for just a few minutes then when you put it in reverse or drive, it surges a few feet like 4 to 5 ft unless you really hold the brake down. it really seems to be getting worse as time goes on. | |||
| 06/21/2010 | 45000 | ||
| I was backing my wife's car in and it started accelerating without me pressing the gas, actually my foot was on the brake thank goodness. we promptly took vehicle to ford dealership and they said it was the throttle body, and that it needed to be replaced, and of course it was supposedly not under warranty. then they charged me $900 to fix it.i have since done lots of research online as well as in person and have come to the realization that there are thousands upon thousands of this same complaint for the 2005-2007 ford freestyle. i have also found that almost everyone who has had a failed throttle body has had multiple failed throttle body's as well as a/c compressor failure. | |||
| 08/01/2011 | 50000 | ||
| If you have your a/c on and leave your car idoling for just a few minutes then when you put it in reverse or drive, it surges a few feet like 4 to 5 ft unless you really hold the brake down. it really seems to be getting worse as time goes on. | |||
| 06/21/2010 | 45000 | ||
| I was backing my wife's car in and it started accelerating without me pressing the gas, actually my foot was on the brake thank goodness. we promptly took vehicle to ford dealership and they said it was the throttle body, and that it needed to be replaced, and of course it was supposedly not under warranty. then they charged me $900 to fix it.i have since done lots of research online as well as in person and have come to the realization that there are thousands upon thousands of this same complaint for the 2005-2007 ford freestyle. i have also found that almost everyone who has had a failed throttle body has had multiple failed throttle body's as well as a/c compressor failure. | |||
| 08/01/2011 | 50000 | ||
| If you have your a/c on and leave your car idoling for just a few minutes then when you put it in reverse or drive, it surges a few feet like 4 to 5 ft unless you really hold the brake down. it really seems to be getting worse as time goes on. | |||
| 06/17/2012 | 120000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2007 ford freestyle. the contact stated that the vehicle stalled while driving in reverse. the vehicle was restarted and a light on the instrument panel illuminated, indicating there was a problem. the vehicle was taken to the dealer for a diagnosis. the contact was informed that the vehicle would need a new throttle body and a new transmission. the manufacturer was notified but offered no assistance. the vehicle had not been repaired. the failure and current mileages were 120,000. sm. | |||
| 06/21/2010 | 45000 | ||
| I was backing my wife's car in and it started accelerating without me pressing the gas, actually my foot was on the brake thank goodness. we promptly took vehicle to ford dealership and they said it was the throttle body, and that it needed to be replaced, and of course it was supposedly not under warranty. then they charged me $900 to fix it.i have since done lots of research online as well as in person and have come to the realization that there are thousands upon thousands of this same complaint for the 2005-2007 ford freestyle. i have also found that almost everyone who has had a failed throttle body has had multiple failed throttle body's as well as a/c compressor failure. | |||
| 08/01/2011 | 50000 | ||
| If you have your a/c on and leave your car idoling for just a few minutes then when you put it in reverse or drive, it surges a few feet like 4 to 5 ft unless you really hold the brake down. it really seems to be getting worse as time goes on. | |||
| 06/17/2012 | 120000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2007 ford freestyle. the contact stated that the vehicle stalled while driving in reverse. the vehicle was restarted and a light on the instrument panel illuminated, indicating there was a problem. the vehicle was taken to the dealer for a diagnosis. the contact was informed that the vehicle would need a new throttle body and a new transmission. the manufacturer was notified but offered no assistance. the vehicle had not been repaired. the failure and current mileages were 120,000. sm. | |||
| 06/21/2012 | 5 | ||
| Our car has on several occasions accelerated on it's own. mostly when it is hot out. it will accelerate either in reverse or forward without even having our foot on the gas pedal. on 6/21/2012 it almost fordced us out into an intersection. | |||
| 06/17/2012 | 120000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2007 ford freestyle. the contact stated that the vehicle stalled while driving in reverse. the vehicle was restarted and a light on the instrument panel illuminated, indicating there was a problem. the vehicle was taken to the dealer for a diagnosis. the contact was informed that the vehicle would need a new throttle body and a new transmission. the manufacturer was notified but offered no assistance. the vehicle had not been repaired. the failure and current mileages were 120,000. sm. | |||
| 06/21/2012 | 5 | ||
| Our car has on several occasions accelerated on it's own. mostly when it is hot out. it will accelerate either in reverse or forward without even having our foot on the gas pedal. on 6/21/2012 it almost fordced us out into an intersection. | |||
| 06/17/2012 | 120000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2007 ford freestyle. the contact stated that while going in reverse the vehicle stalled. the vehicle then was restarted and a light on the dash illuminated indicating there was a problem. the vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnosis. the contact was informed that the vehicle would need a new throttle body and a new transmission. the manufacturer was notified but offered no assistance. the vehicle had not been repaired. the failure and current mileages were 120,000. dt | |||
| 06/21/2012 | 5 | ||
| Our car has on several occasions accelerated on it's own. mostly when it is hot out. it will accelerate either in reverse or forward without even having our foot on the gas pedal. on 6/21/2012 it almost fordced us out into an intersection. | |||
| 06/18/2011 | 50000 | ||
| My 2007 ford freestyle has been having unexpected acceleration while at very low speeds in either forward or reverse. the acceleration can be stopped by the brake, but happens unexpectedly. i have previously reported this to the ford dealership where i purchased the vehicle, however, they were unable to replicate the problem, so no action was taken. the problem has been occurring with increasing frequency over the past year. it is worse when the car has been running for a long time, or in hot weather it seems with air conditioning running. the lunging will sometimes happen repeatedly in the course of trying to park the car, then the car will sometimes stall. i have serious safety concerns while driving in parking lots as it is difficult to control the vehicle. the problem is exactly as described in nhtsa investigation pe11018. | |||
| 08/01/2009 | 30000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2007 ford freestyle. the contact stated that while driving 65 mph the vehicle stalled without warning. the vehicle also accelerated independently when shifted into reverse or drive and the contact had to depress the brakes with extreme force in order to get the vehicle to stop. the vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnosis and the transmission was replaced. the failure recurred six months after the repair. there were no further repairs made to the vehicle. the failure mileage was 30,000 and the current mileage was 65,000. kmj | |||
| 06/18/2011 | 50000 | ||
| My 2007 ford freestyle has been having unexpected acceleration while at very low speeds in either forward or reverse. the acceleration can be stopped by the brake, but happens unexpectedly. i have previously reported this to the ford dealership where i purchased the vehicle, however, they were unable to replicate the problem, so no action was taken. the problem has been occurring with increasing frequency over the past year. it is worse when the car has been running for a long time, or in hot weather it seems with air conditioning running. the lunging will sometimes happen repeatedly in the course of trying to park the car, then the car will sometimes stall. i have serious safety concerns while driving in parking lots as it is difficult to control the vehicle. the problem is exactly as described in nhtsa investigation pe11018. | |||
| 08/01/2009 | 30000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2007 ford freestyle. the contact stated that while driving 65 mph the vehicle stalled without warning. the vehicle also accelerated independently when shifted into reverse or drive and the contact had to depress the brakes with extreme force in order to get the vehicle to stop. the vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnosis and the transmission was replaced. the failure recurred six months after the repair. there were no further repairs made to the vehicle. the failure mileage was 30,000 and the current mileage was 65,000. kmj | |||
| 06/18/2011 | 50000 | ||
| My 2007 ford freestyle has been having unexpected acceleration while at very low speeds in either forward or reverse. the acceleration can be stopped by the brake, but happens unexpectedly. i have previously reported this to the ford dealership where i purchased the vehicle, however, they were unable to replicate the problem, so no action was taken. the problem has been occurring with increasing frequency over the past year. it is worse when the car has been running for a long time, or in hot weather it seems with air conditioning running. the lunging will sometimes happen repeatedly in the course of trying to park the car, then the car will sometimes stall. i have serious safety concerns while driving in parking lots as it is difficult to control the vehicle. the problem is exactly as described in nhtsa investigation pe11018. | |||
| 08/01/2009 | 30000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2007 ford freestyle. the contact stated that while driving 65 mph the vehicle stalled without warning. the vehicle also accelerated independently when shifted into reverse or drive and the contact had to depress the brakes with extreme force in order to get the vehicle to stop. the vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnosis and the transmission was replaced. the failure recurred six months after the repair. there were no further repairs made to the vehicle. the failure mileage was 30,000 and the current mileage was 65,000. kmj | |||
| 06/18/2011 | 50000 | ||
| My 2007 ford freestyle has been having unexpected acceleration while at very low speeds in either forward or reverse. the acceleration can be stopped by the brake, but happens unexpectedly. i have previously reported this to the ford dealership where i purchased the vehicle, however, they were unable to replicate the problem, so no action was taken. the problem has been occurring with increasing frequency over the past year. it is worse when the car has been running for a long time, or in hot weather it seems with air conditioning running. the lunging will sometimes happen repeatedly in the course of trying to park the car, then the car will sometimes stall. i have serious safety concerns while driving in parking lots as it is difficult to control the vehicle. the problem is exactly as described in nhtsa investigation pe11018. | |||
| 08/01/2009 | 30000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2007 ford freestyle. the contact stated that while driving 65 mph the vehicle stalled without warning. the vehicle also accelerated independently when shifted into reverse or drive and the contact had to depress the brakes with extreme force in order to get the vehicle to stop. the vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnosis and the transmission was replaced. the failure recurred six months after the repair. there were no further repairs made to the vehicle. the failure mileage was 30,000 and the current mileage was 65,000. kmj | |||
| 08/01/2009 | 30000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2007 ford freestyle. the contact stated while driving 65 mph the vehicle stalled. the vehicle also accelerated on it's own when put in reverse or forward and the contact had to press very hard on the brakes to get the vehicle to stop. the vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnosis and the transmission was replaced. six months after the repair the failure recurred. the failure mileage 30,000 and the current mileage was 65,000. dt | |||
| 05/24/2012 | 64225 | ||
| Just bought a used 2007 ford freestyle and had it for 3 days, and had the already documented lunging/stalling issue. | |||