2005 FORD FREESTYLE Complaints

I WAS BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AND THE CAR LUNGED SEVERAL FEET AND I BARELY MISSED HITTING ANOTHER CAR. THIS HAPPENED TO ME YESTERDAY AND ALMOST EVERY DAY AS OF THE PAST COUPLE OF WEEKS. AS WELL AS MANY, MANY TIMES IN THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS, SINCE BUYING THE CAR. THIS IS GETTING VERY DANGEROUS AND HARD TO CONTROL. THERE IS NO RHYME OR REASON TO THIS AND WE ARE GETTING FED UP. IT SEEMS TO DO IT MORE IN THE SUMMER AND IN THE WINTER, IT DOES NOT LIKE TO STAY RUNNING WHEN STARTING IT. THE ISSUE WITH IT NOT STAYING RUNNING IN THE COLD HAS STRANDED ME ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE BATTERY IS BRAND NEW, SO THAT IS NOT AN ISSUE. *JS

I WAS BACKING UP OUT OF A PARKING SPOT VERY SLOWLY AND THE CAR SURGED BACKWARD ABOUT A FOOT, I WAS ABLE TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE AND STOP IT. THE FAIL SAFE MODE THEN ENGAGED. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND SAT FOR A COUPLE MINUTES AND RESTARTED IT AND STARTED BACKING OUT. THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN, THE SURGE BACKWARD AND THE FAILSAFE MODE ENGAGED. I ONCE AGAIN STOPPED AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND SAT FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES. WHEN I RESTARTED THE CAR THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON BUT I WAS ABLE TO BACK OUT OF THE PARKING SPACE ALL RIGHT, AND THE FAILSAFE MODE DID NOT COME BACK ON. IT WAS AN EXTREMELY HOT 100 DEGREES DAY, AND THE A/C WAS ON. THIS IS EXTREMELY SCARY. I COULD HAVE HIT SOMEONE. *JS

PURCHASED THE CAR USED FROM FORD DEALERSHIP. I HAD BEEN FOLLOWING A FRIEND ON IH10 IN EAST TEXAS. FRIEND HAD PULLED OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD, I PULLED IN BEHIND HIM. I STAYED IN MY CAR WITH AC RUNNING FOR APPROX 10 MINUTES I PUT THE CAR IN GEAR AND STARTED TO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO OVER 20 MPH. I PULLED OVER AND TURNED THE CAR OFF. MY FRIEND SAW ME AND PULLED HIS VEHICLE OVER AND CAME BACK TO CHECK ON ME. I STARTED THE CAR BACK UP TO GET OFF THE FREEWAY THE ACCELERATOR WAS RACING EVEN WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE COMPUTER SAID IT WAS RUNNING IN SAFE MODE. ON JULY 2 2012 I TOOK MY SON TO AIRPORT. I PARKED IN THE PARKING LOT ,WE HAD SET IN THE CAR IN PARK WITH ENGINE AND AC RUNNING FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES.. WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE THE ACCELERATOR GOT STUCK AND WITH MY BRAKES STILL APPLIED THE CAR LUNGED BACKWARD ACCELERATOR RUNNING FULL FORCE. THE GAS PEDAL WAS NOT ENGAGED BY ME AND I HAD TO TURN THE CAR OFF TO STOP THE ACCELERATION. WHEN I TURNED THE CAR BACK ON THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON AND OPERATING IN SAFE MODE. THIS IS VERY UNNERVING AND I THINK COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT HAD ANY CARS BEEN AROUND ME. I TOOK THE CAR IN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I HAD PURCHASED IT, HAVE AN APPT TO BRING IT BACK IN ON JULY 9 TO HAVE THEM FIX IT. I GOT ON THE WEBSITE OF FORD TODAY FOR ANY RECALLS THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN CALLED FOR MY CAR-DIDN'T SEE ANY FOR THIS TYPE PROBLEM. HOWEVER IN RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM I FOUND A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO HAD REPORTED IT. THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AND QUICKLY BEFORE SOMEONE IS INJURED OR KILLED-AND I PRAY ITS NOT ME. THE DEALERSHIP IS CHARGING ME $85 TO RUN A DIAGNOSTIC THEY ALREADY KNOWS EXISTS. AS FAR AS I CAN TELL, NO ONE HAS BEEN ABLE TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM RESOLVED OR FIXED. *JS

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER THE BRAKE WAS RELEASED, THE VEHICLE WOULD LUNGE FORWARD ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTO MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 89,000.

MY 2005 FORD FREESTYLE SEEMS TO HAVE ISSUES AT THE INITIAL START POSITION. IN THE "PARK" POSITION THE CAR WILL REV WITHOUT COMPRESSING THE GAS PETAL, IT THEN LUNGES FORWARD AS YOU ARE ATTEMPTING TO PUT THE CAR IN EITHER FORWARD OR REVERSE. IT SHUDDERS AND SHAKES, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY AND OPERATE IS THE "SAFE" MODE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT USUALLY COMES ON. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN SEEN ON 3 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS RANGING FROM APRIL OF 2010 TO JULY 2010, EACH TIME THE SYMPTOMS BECAME WORSE, AT ONE POINT WHILE WAITING AT A RED LIGHT JUST BEFORE ENTERING THE ON-RAMP TO THE HIGHWAY, IT STUTTERED, REVVED HIGH AND LUNGED INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC, EMBARRASSED, I CONTINUED TO PROCEED FORWARD TO THE ON-RAMP WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY CAUSING THE 4 VEHICLES BEHIND ME TO BREAK HARD, AGAIN ALMOST CAUSING ANOTHER ACCIDENT, I DROVE IT DIRECTLY TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER DID WORK ON THE VEHICLE AND THOUGHT TO HAVE SOLVED THE ISSUE. THE ISSUES STARTED TO OCCUR IN THE WINTER AND EARLY SPRING BEFORE THE USAGE OF THE A/C AND BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE AS THE SUMMER MONTHS APPROACHED AND THE A/C FULL WAS IN USAGE. IT HAS BEEN A ALMOST 2 YEARS SINCE I HAVE NEEDED TO REPORT ANYTHING TO THE DEALER. THE FIX DID APPEAR TO LESSEN THE INTENSITY OF THE ISSUE, BUT DID NOT FIX IT ENTIRELY. IT HAS CONTINUED TO ACT UP, BUT IS BACK TO THE SAME INTENSITY AS THE SUMMER OF 2010. THE ENGINE SURGED 3 TIMES IN AN HOUR PERIOD LAST WEEK AND SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN TWICE. WHEN I CALLED THE DEALER TO REPORT IT, THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WOULD BE CONSIDERED A NEW ISSUE SINCE IT HAS BEEN ALMOST 2 YEARS SINCE THEY HAD WORKED ON THE CAR FOR THE SAME ISSUE. THEY MAY HAVE CLEANED THE THROTTLE BODY IN 2010, WHICH REDUCED THE SURGING INTENSITY, BUT IT DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. IS FORD WAITING FOR A MAJOR ACCIDENT, FIRE OR DEATH TO OCCUR BEFORE THIS PROBLEM IS RESOLVED OR REPLACED?! *JS

I HAVE A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE WITH 96,987 MILES. THE CAR HAS BEEN HAVING INTERMITTENT LUNGING ISSUES FOR THE PAST FEW MONTHS. IT IS ONLY ON HOT DAYS WHEN I HAVE THE A/C ON. THE LUNGING HAPPENS WHEN I AM COMPLETELY STOPPED, OR BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT, IT HAS HAPPENED IN THE DRIVE THROUGH AT A FAST FOOD RESTAURANT, THE BANK, ETC. BUT MOST RECENTLY IT HAPPENED AT MY DAUGHTERS SCHOOL PARKING LOT! I ALMOST HIT A CHILD AS SHE WAS CROSSING IN FRONT OF ME. THE CAR LUNGED FORWARD AND I HAD TO PUT MY FOOT ON THE BREAK AND THANKFULLY THE CAR STOPPED. NEEDLESS TO SAY IT COULD HAVE BEEN A MUCH WORSE OUTCOME. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO MY LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP. THEY REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY; PARTS AND LABOR $880. PICKED UP THE CAR AT 6:45PM, ALL THE SERVICE TECS HAD LEFT FOR THE DAY; SO I PAID THE CASHIER THE $880, GOT IN THE CAR, TURNED ON THE IGNITION AND IMMEDIATELY THE ENGINE LIGHT AND WRENCH LIGHT WERE STILL ON!! I COULD NOT BELIEVE IT! I COULD NOT EVEN LEAVE THE PARKING LOT...THE CAR "BUCKED" THE ENTIRE WAY OUT...I IMMEDIATELY TURNED AROUND AND LEFT MY CAR AT THE SERVICE LOT AGAIN AND DROPPED OF THE KEYS WITH A NOTE IN THE NIGHT KEY BOX. I AM SO DISAPPOINTED IN MY LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP; I KNOW THEY NEVER TEST DROVE THE CAR PRIOR TO THEM DIAGNOSING THE PROBLEM NOR DID THEY TEST DRIVE THE CAR AFTER THEY "FIXED" IT. I DO NOT KNOW HOW THEY COULD CONSCIOUSLY TELL ME THE CAR WAS FIXED AND CHARGE ME $880.00?!?! FORD REALLY NEEDS TO STEP TO THE PLATE ON THIS ISSUE AND PLACE A RECALL ON THESE CARS....I HAVE LOVED MY CAR PRIOR TO THIS LUNGING/SURGING SITUATION BUT AT THIS POINT I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER FORD!! *JS

WHEN I PUT CAR IN REVERSE, DRIVE, OR WHEN CAR IS SITTING IDLE THERE IS A SUDDEN ABRUPT THROTTLE IN THE TRANSMISSION GAS. THE ACCELERATION IS SO ABRUPT THAT IT CAUSES THE CAR TO MOVE WITH FORCE WITHOUT HAVING TO PRESS THE GAS. THERE WERE A FEW INCIDENCES WHERE I ALMOST RAMMED THE OBJECTS IN FRONT AND BEHIND ME, FROM THE SUDDEN THROTTLES/ACCELERATION. IVE NOTICED THAT IF IM SITTING BEHIND THE WHEEL AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND I HAVE MY FOOT ON THE BREAK AND IF I MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL THE CAR WILL ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE. *JS [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

WITH THE A/C ON FULL (VERY HOT DAY OUTSIDE), WHEN STOPPING OR STARTING TO REVERSE, THE CAR LURCHED FORWARD TWICE. MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE AND WAS NOT ON THE ACCELERATOR. *TR

ON 6/18/12 AS I WAS SLOWLY BACKING OUT OF MY GARAGE I HEARD THE CAR REVVED UP A BIT AND THE CAR SUDDENLY LUNGED BACKWARDS FOR A COUPLE OF SECONDS. IT'S A GOOD THING I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL SO THE CAR DIDN'T JUST SPEED BACKWARDS ALL THE WAY. *TR ON 6/20/12 AS I WAS PULLING OUT OF THE GROCERY COMPLEX, TURNING RIGHT INTO THE MAIN ROAD THE CAR SUDDENLY REVVED UP AND STARTED LUNGING FORWARD. IT'S A GOOD THING I HAD MY FOOT ON THE PEDAL AGAIN. ALSO IT'S A GOOD THING THERE WAS ENOUGH DISTANCE BETWEEN MY CAR AND THE ONE IN FRONT. OTHERWISE I WOULD HAVE HIT THAT CAR BECAUSE THE LUNGE WAS PRETTY SIGNIFICANT. I BROUGHT IT TO FORD UPLAND, CA FOR THE THROTTLE BODY SERVICE. I GAVE THEM A COPY OF THE FORD TSB 09-24-12 BUT IN INSPECTING THE VEHICLE AFTERWARDS, I DO NOT SEE ANY EVIDENCE THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REMOVED AND THEN CLEANED THOROUGHLY. THE TSB SPECIFICALLY STATES TO REMOVE THE TB AND CLEAN IT PROPERLY. I AM GUESSING THAT THEY JUST OPENED UP THE OTHER END AND SPRAYED TB CLEANING COMPOUND AND THAT'S IT. NOW I AM WEARY THAT THE LUNGING MIGHT HAPPEN AGAIN. I AM HOPING THROUGH THE NHTSA THIS VEHICLE CAN BE RECALLED AND FORD TO ASSUME ALL COSTS OF REPLACING THE DEFECTIVE TB AND ANY OTHER CONNECTED PROBLEMS TO LUNGING. THIS IS MY ONLY VEHICLE AND I USE THIS TO DRIVE MY FAMILY WHICH INCLUDES A 1 YEAR OLD BABY. *TR

ABOUT 2 YRS AGO DURING THE BEGINNING OF THE SUMMER I NOTICED THAT MY AIR CONDITION ON MY 2005 FORD FREESTYLE WAS NOT COOLING. SITTING STILL YOU WILL THINK YOU HAVE ON THE HEAT. I ALSO NOTICED THAT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE IT MUCH WARMER THAT THAN THE DRIVER SIDE. COOLS OK IN THE MORNINGS WHEN IT IS NOT SO HOT BUT LATER IN THE DAY YOU CAN FORGET ABOUT THE AIR. I HAVE HAD THE FREON CHECK MORE THAN ONCE WAS TOLD IT WAS NOT LOW. THIS YEAR IT WORST THAN EVER. BEFORE IT WOULD START TO COOL ABOUT 20 MILES FURTHER DOWN THE ROAD. NOT NOW! I WAS TOLD BY THE MECHANIC ALSO THE THE MOTOR BRACK IS BROKEN. WHAT IS NEXT. I ALSO HAD THE LUNGING PROBLEM THAT WAS FIXED, ONLY BECAUSE IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. A CAR THAT IS ONLY 7 YEARS OLD SURE HAS HAD LOT OF PROBLEMS. *TR