2006 FORD FREESTYLE Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD WHILE BRAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL DURING THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE ALSO OCCURRED WHILE IN REVERSE AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE TEST RESULTS INDICATED A FAULTY THROTTLE BODY. THE THROTTLE BODY WAS NOT REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

WE BOUGHT A USED FORD FREESTYLE IN 2008. SINCE THAT TIME, WE HAVE HAD RECURRING PROBLEMS STEMMING FROM A DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODY. IT HAS BEEN IN-AND-OUT OF THE SHOP, WHILE VARIOUS MECHANICS TRIED TO FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM. FINALLY, APPROXIMATELY TWO YEARS AGO, I DID MY OWN RESEARCH (DISCOVERED THE COUNTLESS REPORTS OF PROBLEMS WITH THE FREESTYLE) AND SPECIFICALLY REQUESTED THAT THE MECHANIC REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY. THIS WAS AFTER HAVING SURGES IN RPMS AND LURCHING OF THE CAR (WHILE SITTING IN TRAFFIC WITH NO FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR), AND ALSO DEAD STALLS IN THE MIDDLE OF INTERSECTIONS AND ONCOMING TRAFFIC WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE. THIS FIXED THE PROBLEM UNTIL SEVERAL MONTHS LATER. NEXT, WE REPLACED THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION LAST SPRING (THE VEHICLE WOULD SHIFT DOWN TO FIRST GEAR AT CRUISING SPEED, E.G., ON THE INTERSTATE, THEN GO INTO "LIMP" MODE). IN ADDITION, APPARENTLY THERE IS ALSO A SYSTEMIC ISSUE WITH THE DESIGN OF THE FORD'S SCROLL COMPRESSOR, WHICH BEGAN SHOWING SYMPTOMS THIS PAST SPRING. THANKFULLY MY (NEW) MECHANIC REPLACED A $40 VALVE IN THE COMPRESSOR, INSTEAD OF THE ENTIRE $1000 COMPRESSOR (WHICH THE FORD FOLKS RECOMMENDED). APPROXIMATELY TWO YEARS LATER, WE ARE REPLACING THE THROTTLE BODY FOR A SECOND TIME TODAY (IT IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP) BECAUSE OF ISSUES WITH SURGES IN ACCELERATION AND STALLING IN TRAFFIC AND LOSS OF POWER. THE MECHANIC JUST TOLD ME, "AS A FRIEND, I'M TELLING YOU: AS SOON AS THIS CAR IS FIXED, YOU NEED TO SELL IT. YOU WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE RECURRING PROBLEMS WITH IT." WE BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE FOR AROUND $10,000, AND I'D ESTIMATE WE HAVE SPENT NEARLY THAT MUCH IN REPAIRS OVER THE PAST FOUR YEARS. I'M JUST THANKFUL THAT MY WIFE AND CHILDREN WERE NOT SERIOUSLY INJURED IN THE MEANTIME. HOW CAN FORD SELL SUCH AN UNSAFE VEHICLE WITH NO RECOURSE? AS SOON AS I CAN AFFORD ANOTHER VEHICLE, I'M SELLING THIS FREESTYLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE WAITING IN TRAFFIC, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE ACCELERATION BY APPLYING THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 109,000. UPDATED 08/01/12*LJ UPDATED 08/02/12

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN REVERSE, THE RPMS INCREASED EXCESSIVELY. HE HAD TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE VERY HARD TO STOP THE VEHICLE FROM MOVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO CLEANED THE INJECTORS AND REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY IN JULY 2009. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED TO REPORT THE MOST RECENT FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,156 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN. HAPPENS IN VERY HOT WEATHER, A/C ON, IN IDLE, NO CONTACT IS BEING MADE WITH ACCELERATOR PEDAL, CAR STALLS, WHEN RESTARTED ENGINE LIGHT AND WRENCH LIGHTS ARE ON AND CAR DOES NOT RUN PROPERLY. FEELS LIKE IT IS IN FIRST GEAR AND DOESN'T GO ABOVE 60MPH. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD LUNGE FORWARD ABNORMALLY WHEN COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PERSONAL MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 117,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

WHILE SEARCHING FOR A PARKING SPACE IN A BUSY MALL PARKING LOT, TRAVELING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE CAR LUNGED. I DID NOT HAVE MY FOOT ON THE GAS AND HAD TO BRAKE HARD TO KEEP IT FROM MOVING FORWARD. THIS HAPPENED THREE TIMES AND THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. I FOUND A PARKING SPACE AND WHEN I RETURNED TO THE CAR THE LIGHT WAS OFF. A MINOR VERSION OF ABOVE DID OCCUR AGAIN. NOW IT CONSTANTLY IDLES HIGHER AND IT HAS PRODUCED THE SAME LUNGE BUT NOT AS NOTICEABLE MULTIPLE TIMES. MY A/C WAS ON HIGH AND THE OUTSIDE TEMP. WAS HIGH DURING THESE OCCURRENCES. *JS

ENGINE SURGES WHILE IN GEAR AT LOW SPEED CAUSING THE CAR TO LURCH UNEXPECTEDLY FORWARD OR BACKWARD. *JS

CVT TRANSMISSION BAD AND HAS TO BE REPLACED. THERE IS A RECALL ON THE TORCH CONVERTER ON THE CVT TRANS BUT REPLACING IT DOESNT REALLY FIX THE PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH IT WAS THE CAUSE OF THE ORIGINAL PROBLEM. ONCE IT GOES BAD YOU HAVE BITS AND PIECES OF METAL FLOATING AROUND ALL OVER EVERYWHERE ELSE AND THE TRANSMISSION JUST GOES REGARDLESS. USELESS RECALL. ALSO, THE AC ONLY BLOWS COLD AT HIGH SPEEDS ....WHEN DRIVING SLOW IN TOWN IT BLOWS WARM AND I'M HAVING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE WINDOWS ....GOES DOWN WHEN I PULL UP OR WONT GO AT ALL. *JS

WHILE NAVIGATING AND ENTERING A CAR WASH VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHILE MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE AND I NEARLY STRUCK THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I APPLIED HARD BRAKES AND VEHICLE STOPPED. VEHICLE THEN STALLED OUT. VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN NEUTRAL AND I TURNED IT BACK ON. UPON PUTTING IT INTO DRIVE THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD AND STOPPED WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. *JS