2006 FORD FREESTYLE Complaints

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL INSTANCES OF SURGING FORWARD WHEN IDLING OR COMING TO A STOP. THE DEALER CLEANED AND REPROGRAMMED THE THROTTLE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 100,000. UPDATED 09/07/2012 *JS

THE THROTTLE WILL RACE UP ESPECIALLY WHILE COMING UP TO A STOP. I BELONG TO A COUPLE OF FORUMS THAT PEOPLE HAVE TRIED MANY OF TIMES TO GET THIS SERIOUS REPAIR RECALLED. ONE PERSON EVEN PINNED THEIR CHILD AGAINST THE GARAGE WALL. I HAVE NOT FIXED MINE YET AS FORD GARAGE SAYS IT IS ABOUT $750 REPAIR. MY WIFE ALMOST TOOK A GUYS DOOR OFF. AS SHE PULLED INTO A PARKING SPOT A GUY WAS GETTING OUT OF THE CAR AND AS SHE PRESSED THE BRAKE HARDER IT MADE THE THROTTLE INCREASE. THE GUY THEN THOUGH SHE WAS DELIBERATELY TRYING TO RUN HIM OVER. WE HAD TO DEMONSTRATE THE ISSUE OF THIS AND THEN HE UNDERSTOOD. I JUST CANT BELIEVE THAT FORD CAN GET AWAY WITH THIS THROTTLE ISSUE. *TR

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

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

CAR LUNGES FORWARD AND BACKWARD EVEN WITH FOOT ON THE BRAKE. USED TO ONLY DO IT WITH THE AIR CONDITIONING ON BUT NOW WILL DO IT AT ANY TIME. WHEN SPEAKING WITH FORD THEY CLAIM THEY KNOW NOTHING ABOUT THIS DESPITE ME READING THEM THE 23 PAGE LETTER BETWEEN FORD AND [XXX] (OFFICE OF DEFECT INVESTIGATION). INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

VEHICLE SURGES AHEAD AT LOW SPEEDS AND STOPPED. MUST HOLD BRAKE TIGHT TO KEEP VEHICLE FROM JUMPING AHEAD. ALSO VEHICLE ENGINE SURGES FAST ON AND OFF AT LOW SPEEDS LIKE COMING UP TO A STOP SIGN OR MOVING JUST AHEAD ALITTLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD LUNGE FORWARD ABNORMALLY WITH THE GEAR IN ANY SELECTED POSITION AND THE BRAKE PEDAL ENGAGED. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE MALFUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT AUTO SHOP. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE THROTTLE BODY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THERE WAS CURRENTLY AN OPEN INVESTIGATION UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER PE11018 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER ACTIVATED. NEITHER THE BRAKE PEDAL NOR THE ACCELERATOR PEDALS WERE ENGAGED WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SURGE FORWARD ABNORMALLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED SIX TIMES AND WHENEVER THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ACTIVATED. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

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. *TR