2005 FORD FREESTYLE Complaints

AFTER COMING HOME FROM A TRIP TO THE GROCERY STORE, ABOUT 5 MILE TOTAL ROUND TRIP; I PULLED INTO MY GARAGE. WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND ABOUT TO MOVE THE GEAR LEVER FROM DRIVE TO PARK, THE CAR SUDDENLY SURGED FORWARD HITTING A METAL STORAGE SHELF. THE CAR SURGED 5 FEET FORWARD WHILE ENGINE RPMS INCREASED FROM IDLE (ABOUT 800) TO 2500 INSTANTLY AND UNCOMMANDED WITH ABSOLUTELY NO THROTTLE INCREASE OR INPUT. IT DAMAGED THE FRONT OF MY CAR. OUR FREESTYLE DOES THIS OFTEN. I NORMALLY CAN CATCH IT. IT ALWAYS HAPPENS AT LOW SPEED OR WHILE THE CAR IS STOPPED. IT HAPPENS BOTH IN DRIVE AND REVERSE. I HAVE SINCE HAD TO DISCONTINUE LETTING MY 18 AND 16 YEAR OLD SON AND DAUGHTER DRIVE THE VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THE DANGER INVOLVED IN THESE UNCONTROLLED SURGES. *TR

LUNGING FORWARD OR BACKWARD AT LOW SPEEDS WHEN FOOT IS NOT ON THE ACCELERATOR. THROTTLE BODY REPLACED ONCE IN 2010 AN NOW IT NEEDS REPLACING AGAIN. *TR

I JUST PURCHASED MY FREESTYLE IN MARCH FROM A USED CAR DEALER. OVER THE LAST 3 MONTHS OR SO IT HAS STARTED LUNGING AT SLOW SPEEDS. MULTIPLE TIMES COMING CLOSE TO HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE AFTER PULLING TO A FULL STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND WITH FOOT PRESSED FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. I AM SCARED TO DEATH TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE BUT SINCE ITS THE ONLY ONE I HAVE AND I'M UNDER CONTRACT, ITS NOT REALLY A CHOICE AT THIS POINT. SEEING HOW MANY OF THIS VEHICLES ARE HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM, I AM SURE THAT IT WILL CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. WHY ISN'T FORD DOING ANYTHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM??? IF I HAD KNOWN ABOUT THIS BEFORE MAKING MY PURCHASE, I WOULD NOT HAVE BOUGHT IT. I LOVE FORDS CARS, MY PREVIOUS VEHICLE WAS A TAURUS, BUT IF THEY ARE GOING TO CONTINUE TO HAVE THESE KINDS OF SERIOUS PROBLEMS, I WILL BE RETHINKING ANY FUTURE PURCHASES!!! *TR

WHEN HOT AND TYPICALLY WITH THE AIR CONDITIONING ON THE CAR WILL SURGE FORWARD DURING BACKUP AND SLOW MANEUVERING. OCCASIONALLY IT WILL ALSO DIE. IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALMOST HIT A COUPLE OF STUDENTS WHILE IN PULLMAN. EVEN HAPPENS WITH THE FOOT ON THE BRAKE. I AM REALLY SURPRISED THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL FOR THIS. THIS IS PUTTING FORD AND HIGH RISK FOR A MAJOR LAWSUIT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SURGED WHENEVER COMING TO STOP OR WHEN IN REVERSE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE ENGINE MOTOR MOUNT HAD FRACTURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

VEHICLE LUNGING. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO THE CAR TWICE NOW. BOTH TIMES WITH MY ENTIRE FAMILY WITH ME. HUSBAND AND TWO DAUGHTER OF 10 AND 12. WHILE SITTING IN THE CAR, WITH THE AC RUNNING, WE PLACED THE CAR IN EITHER DRIVE OR REVERSE AND THE VEHICLE WENT HIGH SPEED AHEAD WITHOUT ANY PRESSURE ON THE GAS PETAL. INSTEAD THE BRAKE PETAL WAS APPLIED. THANK THE GOOD LORD, NO ONE WAS BEHIND ME OR IN FRONT OF ME ... SINCE I WAS IN A BUSY STORE PARKING LOT BOTH TIMES! THE SECOND TIME IT HAPPENED, AS WE CONTINUED TO DRIVE, THE ENGINE WOULD SURGE OR LOSE POWER ALONG WITH THE WRENCH(TRANSMISSION) LIGHT COMING ON. THIS WENT ON FOR 3 MILES DOWN ROAD IN HEAVY TRAFFIC WITH THESE PROBLEMS. EVENTUALLY IT FELT BACK TO NORMAL. WE WENT TO A GARAGE AND THEY SAID THE TRANSMISSION WAS GOING IN THE CAR. THIS PROBLEM I SEE IS VERY PREVALENT IN THIS CAR. WHY IS NOTHING BEING DONE? SOMEONE WILL BE KILLED BEFORE THIS IS RESOLVED.. I AM SORRY TO SAY! CAR IS STILL AT GARAGE AND NOT REPAIRED. LAST WORD WAS THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS ON BACKORDER. THERE ARE NONE AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. I HAVE BOUGHT 5 FORD VEHICLES AND THIS MAY BE THE LAST. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE VEHICLE STALLED. ALSO, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND LUNGED FORWARD WITHOUT ANY WARNINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 87,000.

SHIFTING FROM PARK TO REVERSE OR TO DRIVE CAUSES A DANGEROUS SPIKE IN RPMS AND THE CAR TRIES TO TAKE OFF WITH NO FOOT ON GAS PEDAL. SEEMS TO BE INCREASING MORE AND MORE AND GIVES A FEELING THAT THE BRAKES WON'T HOLD THE CAR FROM TAKING OFF ON DAY. MAKES ME FEARFUL FOR PARKING LOT AREAS OR DRIVEWAY AREAS. SEEMS VERY DANGEROUS AND HAVE HEARD THAT FORD WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT PROBLEM NO MATTER WHAT. *TR

YESTERDAY I WAS IN LINE AT A DRIVE THRU. AS I TURNED THE WHEEL SLIGHTLY TO MAKE A TURN AND ROLL FORWARD A BIT IN THE LINE THE CAR MADE A DRAMATIC LUNGE FORWARD WITH VERY NOTICEABLE INCREASE IN THROTTLE, BUT I DID NOT HAVE MY FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL. I HAD TO APPLY ADDITIONAL BRAKE TO HOLD THE CAR FROM IMPACTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. IT DID IT SEVERAL MORE TIMES AS I WENT THROUGH THE LINE AND GOT MY FOOD. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR TO DO IT AGAIN AT HOME IN THE DRIVEWAY. THIS IS REAL BAD AND HAS TO BE A SERIOUS DEFECT. IN A DIFFERENT SITUATION THE CAR COULD LUNGE INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND CAUSE A FATALITY. I HAVE THE CAR PARKED AND WILL NOT DRIVE IT. *TR

WE WERE BACKING UP IN A PARKING LOT AND THE CAR ACCELERATED TO WHERE WE HAD TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES, LUCKILY NO ONE WAS BEHIND US OR WE COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. IT IS LURCHING FORWARD WHEN WE ARE AT SLOW SPEEDS FOR NO REASON, I AM WORRIED THAT IF SOMEONE IS IN FRONT OR BACK OF US WE WILL HIT THEM. THIS HAPPENED ABOUT 2 SUMMERS AGO BUT A PART WAS REPLACED AND IT HAD NOT BEEN A PROBLEM AGAIN UNTIL NOW. I HAVE NOTICED THAT IT BECOMES AN ISSUE ON HOT DAYS WHEN MY A/C IS ON. *TR