2006 FORD FREESTYLE Complaints

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.

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

OUR '06 FREESTYLE LURCHED FORWARD WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ALLOW A PEDESTRIAN TO PASS IN A PARKING LOT. THE ENGINE SPEED INCREASED AND MORE BRAKE PRESSURE HAD TO BE APPLIED TO STOP THE CAR. SLIGHT ENGINE REVVING WAS FIRST NOTICED AT A MILEAGE OF ~60,000 MILES AND GREW OVER THE NEXT 10,000 TO THE POINT OF THE CAR ACTUALLY LURCHING FORWARD UNLESS HEAVY PRESSURE WAS APPLIED ON THE BREAKS. EVENTUALLY, I LEARNED THAT IF I HAD THE A/C ON MAX, VEHICLE STOPPED AND IDLING, LIGHT PRESSURE ON THE BRAKES, A TURN OF THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD MAKE THE CAR LURCH EVERY TIME. THE LURCHING MADE PARKING, ESPECIALLY PARALLEL PARKING, WHICH REQUIRES THE STEERING WHEEL TO BE TURNED RIGHT AND LEFT, A RISK TO NEARBY PEDESTRIANS. ON-LINE POSTS AND FORUMS LED ME TO CLEAN THE THROTTLE BODY AND THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN FIXED FOR THE PAST FEW HUNDRED MILES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE EXITING A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

THROTTLE SURGE UPON BACKING UP. FOOT ON BRAKE, THANK GOD, WHILE BACKING WHEN VEHICLE SURGED BACKWARDS. *TR

98 DEGREES (103 WITH HEAT INDEX), SAT IN PARKING LOT WITH AC ON HIGH FOR 3 - 5 MINUTES. BACKED OUT OF PARKING STALL, AND APPROACHED STOP SIGN. WHEN HIT BRAKES THE CAR LUNGED FORWARD. PULLED OUT OF LOT AND 'WRENCH' LIGHT CAME ON AND CAR WOULDN'T RUN RIGHT. TONIGHT TESTED THE CAR AGAIN AND IT RUNS FINE. AFTER READING ONLINE IT SOUNDS LIKE THIS MAY BE A COMMON OCCURRENCE RELATED TO A THROTTLE BODY FAILURE/MALFUNCTION. *TR

VEHICLE WOULD LUNGE FORWARD WHEN LETTING OFF BRAKE IN 2010. FORD REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY UNDER WARRANTY AT THAT TIME. THE CAR STARTED LUNGING AGAIN SEVERAL TIMES IN JUNE 2012 AND IN JULY THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. DEALERSHIP ADVISED US TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY ONCE AGAIN. *TR

I PURCHASED MY FORD FREESTYLE ABOUT A MONTH AGO AND BEGAN STRUGGLING ALMOST IMMEDIATELY WITH THE CAR LUNGING FORWARD (OR BACKWARD) UNEXPECTEDLY WHEN AT A STOP. IF MY FOOT IS ON THE BRAKE, MY ENGINE RACES AS IF THE CAR HAS A MIND OF ITS OWN AND IS OVERRIDING MY WILL TO REMAIN STATIONERY, AND GREATLY INCREASES THE RPM'S . IF MY FOOT IS NOT ON THE BRAKE OR IS LIGHTLY ON THE BRAKE, THE CAR LUNGES FORWARD (OR BACKWARD IF IN REVERSE), PUTTING PEDESTRIANS OR CARS IN OUR PATH AT RISK OF BEING RUN OVER. PLEASE ADVISE AS TO HOW TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM. THANK YOU. *TR

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

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.