2006 FORD FREESTYLE Complaints

ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE HAS LURCHED FORWARD OR BACKWARD WITHOUT HAVING MY FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR. APPLYING THE BRAKE HAS STOPPED THE CAR. THE REAR BUMPER WAS DAMAGED WHEN IT HIT A LIGHT POLE. IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN MORE FREQUENTLY WHEN IT'S WARMER OUTSIDE AND WHEN RUNNING THE AIR CONDITIONING. I'M VERY CONCERNE SOMEONE MIGHT GET INJURED. MY WIFE HAS ALSO HAD THIS HAPPEN TO HER ON MULTIPLE OCCASION. I'VE READ A NUMBER OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET. I BELIEVE THIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE RECALLED. I'M A MECHANICAL ENGINEER BY DEGREE AND CAN STATE WITH CERTAINTY THAT THIS IS A DANGEROUS CONDITION ESPECIALLY IN A PARKING LOT WHERE IT MOST FREQUENTLY HAPPENS. I WON'T EVEN ATTEMPT TO BACKUP THE VEHICLE IF SOMEONE IS NEARBY IN CASE IT HAS ONE OF THESE FITS. PLEASE KEEP ME POSTED ON ANY RECALL UPDATES. DO THE RIGHT THING, FORCE THE MANUFACTURER TO OWN UP TO THE PROBLEM AND TAKE CARE OF IT. I TOOK IT IN TO HAVE IT FIXED, BUT NOBODY SEEMS TO KNOW OR IS WILLING TO SAY WHAT'S WRONG. THEY JUST OFFER TO CHANGE OUT A LOT OF PARTS IN THE HOPES OF HITTING UPON THE PROBLEM. THAT'S TOO EXPENSIVE OF AN APPROACH. DOES FORD KNOW THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM? WILL THEY SHARE THAT INFORMATION WITH THEIR DEALERSHIPS OR THE CONSUMERS? *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER ACCELERATING FROM A STOP LIGHT, THE VEHICLE JERKED FORWARD AND THEN STALLED. AFTER RESTARTING THE ENGINE, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO JERK AND DECELERATE. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE BEYOND 10 MPH. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS OR WARRANTIES COVERING THE FAILURE. THEY OFFERED NO OTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000.

VEHICLE LURCHES AND LUNGES FORWARD WHEN PARKING THE VEHICLE OR BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE USED NEARLY A YEAR AGO AND HAVE HAD THE LURCHING PROBLEM AT LEAST A DOZEN TIMES. IT IS SPORADIC AND UNEXPECTED EACH TIME IT HAPPENS. I HAVE COME EXTREMELY CLOSE TO HITTING OTHER PARKED CARS, PARKING BARRIERS AND EVEN MY OWN GARAGE DOOR. I AM VERY THANKFUL THAT I HAVE NOT HIT A PERSON. TODAY IT HAPPENED AS I WAS BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT AT THE MALL. I HAD NEVER HAD THE PROBLEM IN REVERSE AND IT CAUGHT ME OFF GUARD. I WAS EXTREMELY CLOSE TO HITTING THE CAR BEHIND ME. THIS PROBLEM IS EXTRAORDINARILY FRIGHTENING AND WITH VERY LITTLE RESEARCH I WAS ABLE TO SEE THAT IT IS AN EXTREMELY COMMON PROBLEM. I AM APPALLED THAT A PROBLEM THIS WIDESPREAD AND DANGEROUS HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED BY FORD. *JS

VEHICLE SUDDENLY LURCHES FORWARD WITHOUT PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR. SEEMS TO HAPPEN WHEN JUST STARTING TO MOVE OR SOMETIMES WHILE COMING TO A STOP.

MY ISSUE STARTED ALMOST A ABOUT A YEAR AGO. I WAS IN A PARKING LOT WAITING FOR MY SON AND HAD AIR CONDITIONER ON AND WE SAT FOR ABOUT 30 MIN. AS SOON AS I PUSHED BRAKE IN AND ABOUT TO PUT IN D WE LUNGED A COUPLE OF TIMES AND I WAS ABLE TO STOP WITH BRAKE. I TRIED AGAIN AND WE LUNGED AGAIN. I PUT IN R AND WE BOLTED OUT OF SPOT. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS BEHIND US. FINALLY WAS ABLE TO GET IN D AND THEN WE STALLED. I'VE HAD THE TRANSMISSION CLEANED AND FLUIDS REPLACED, BUT WE HAVE BEEN HAVING THE SAME ISSUE OVER THIS PAST YEAR.THE LATEST EPISODE WAS WHEN I FINALLY GOT THE CAR TO DRIVE AND I WAS BARELY MOVING. I WAS ON A BUSY ROAD TRYING TO GO PAST 10MPH. I AM SEEING TONS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE AND AM WONDERING WHY THIS HASN'T BEEN SOLVED????? IT IS OBVIOUSLY A DEFECT. WHY WAIT TILL SOMEONE GETS KILLED AND THEN SUES. *TR

WHILE IDLING THE CAR WILL LUNGE FORWARD AND (REVERSE IN SEPARATE INCIDENTS) ALL BY ITS SELF. THIS CONTINOUSLY HAPPENS. I HAVE EVEN HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND IT DOES THIS. I HAVE NOT NOTICED ANY CONSISTENCY WITH THE INCIDENTS OTHER THAN WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER IS ON IT IS WORSE. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. IT HAPPENS NO MATTER WHERE I AM, IN THE DRIVE WAY OR PARKING LOT AT PRESCHOOL WHERE THERE ARE PEDESTRIANS AROUND AND I HAVE NO CONTROL OVER MY CAR. SOMETIMES AFTER THE CAR LUNGES (AND IT HAPPENS FORWARD AND REVERSE) THE CAR WILL STALL AND THEN WHEN I TURN IT ON THE WRENCH/CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND THE CAR WILL DRIVE BUT FEELS LIKE IT IS BOGGING DOWN. I HAVE CONTACTED FORD ABOUT THIS AND THEY CLAIM THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF IT BEFORE. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET SERIOUSLY HURT. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT IN MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE, MY EXTENDED WARRANTY RAN OUT AT 60000 MILE. IT COST ME $7000 OUT OF POCKET TO MAKE THE REPAIR. THIS REALLY PUT A BURDEN ON ME FINANCIALLY. *TR

VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATES AT LOW SPEED BOTH WHEN MOVING FORWARD AND WHEN BACKING UP. THIS SOMETIMES RESULTS IN A STALL. VEHICLE ALSO LOST LOW END POWER. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH,, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. HE DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE VEHICLE THEN STARTED TO ROLL BACKWARD AND THE CONTACT QUICKLY SHIFTED TO PARK, STOPPING THE VEHICLE FROM ROLLING ANY FURTHER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 56,953. UPDATED 7/20/12 *CN THE TRANSAXLE ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 07/30/12

THE CAR IDLED HIGH WHILE IN A DRIVE THROUGH LINE WITH A FOOT ON THE BRAKE, IT DID THIS TWICE. AFTER IT IDLED BACK DOWN AND MY WIFE REMOVED HER FOOT FROM THE BRAKE, THE CAR LUNGED FORWARD. LUCKILY, THERE WAS ENOUGH DISTANCE BETWEEN THE CARS TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. SHE SLAMMED HER FOOT BACK ON THE BRAKE, THE CAR IDLED A LITTLE LONGER THEN DIED. *JB