2006 FORD FREESTYLE Complaints

.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

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.

WHEN I STOP THE CAR AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT OR ANY STOP, THE CAR IS ACCELERATED. AND HAVE PROBLEMS TO RUN AGAIN. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I HAVE TO REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY. *TR

I WAS PULLING IN TO WALMART PARKING LOT PULLED UP BEHIND A PARKED VEHICLE I WAS ALMOST STOPPED WHEN MY CAR ACCELERATED IT WAS ALMOST LIKE SOME ONE PUSHED MY GAS PEDAL TO THE FLOOR I HAD TO JUMP ON THE BRAKE PEDAL WITH BOTH FEET THEN THE CAR STALLED AND WHEN I RESTARTED THE CAR I HAD NO POWER I HAD TO SHUT THE CAR OFF THEN RESTARTED IT AGAIN THEN IT WAS FINE. *TR

WHILE STOPPED IN A LINE OF TRAFFIC TO GET INTO A PARKING LOT FOR A NFL FOOTBALL GAME, WHILE HAVING MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE THE VEHICLE REVVED UP AND LUNGED FORWARD BUMPING INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. AFTER PULLING OVER AND TAKING EACH OTHERS INFORMATION, AFTER GETTING BACK INTO THE CAR AND DRIVING TO PARKING SPACE THE CAR SURGED AND LUNGED FORWARD WHEN TURNING THE WHEEL TO ENTER PARKING SPACE. *TR

VEHICLE LUNGES WHILE AT ZERO OR LOW SPEEDS SOMETIMES ALMOST CAUSING A COLLISION WITH OTHER VEHICLES OR STATIONARY ITEMS. *TR

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

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

I WAS BACKING UP IN THE DRIVE WAY AND THE CAR ACCELERATED ON IT'S OWN THE ENGINE RPGS WENT TO 4000 WITHOUT ME PRESSING THE GAS. THE CALL CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE UNTIL I PRESSED BRAKES AND IT STALLED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD CONTINUE TO ABNORMALLY ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS RELEASED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT A WRENCH WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 102,385.