2005 FORD FREESTYLE Complaints

WHILE PUTTING THE VEHICLE BOTH INTO DRIVE AND REVERSE IT REVS AND/OR RPMS DROP, AND LUNGES UNTIL I HIT THE BRAKES OR THE MOTOR CUTS OUT AND DISPLAYS ENGINE FAILURE SAFETY. IT HAS DONE THIS TWICE, THEN A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I WILL SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALERSHIP, HOWEVER IT DOES CAUSE A BIT OF NERVES WHEN IT HAPPENS. *TT

CAR LUNGED FORWARD WHEN IN DRIVE THRU. FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE AND AIR CONDTIONING WAS RUNNING, CAR SEEMED TO HAVE A SURGE OF POWER CAUSING THE CAR TO LUNG FORWARD AND THEN CAR CUT OFF. THIS HAPPEN BEFORE IN AUGUST OF 2008 AND THE FORD DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY. DEALERSHIP REPLACED THROTTLE BODY AND MOTOR ON AC UNIT, BUT IT IS STILL HAPPENING. DEALERSHIP AND FORD CONSUMER CARE WAS CONTACTED,BUT THEY REFUSE TO ACKNOWLEDGE PROBLEM OR FIX IT. THE PROBLEM HAS ALSO AFFECTED THE TRANSMISSION. TRANSMISSION NEEDED ONLY A NEW IN PUT SHAFT, BUT FORD FAILED TO TELL CUSTOMERS THAT THEY CLOSED THEIR PLANT THAT MAKES THE PARTS FOR FREESTYLE. NO INPUT SHAFT COULD BE FOUND, SO HAD TO PAY FOR A WHOLE NEW TRANSMISSION FOR $6000.00. AGAIN FORD WAS CONTACTED, COULD ONLY SAY OH WELL. *TT

VEHICLE SURGES WITHOUT PRESSING ACCELERATOR WHILE IDLING AND DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS SUCH AS TAKING OFF FROM STOP SIGNS, PARKING OR BACKING. IT IS WORSE WHEN AIR CONDITIONER IS OPERATING. WHILE PARKED AND IDLING WITH A/C ON, RPMS INCREASE (NEARLY DOUBLE) WHEN A/C COOMPRESSOR CLUTCH ENGAGES. THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT IS NOT ON WHILE THE CONDITION EXISTS. I HAVE NOT CONTACTED THE FORD DEALERSHIP, HOWEVER I DO PLAN ON IT TOMORROW TO SEE IF THEY KNOW OF A PROPER REPAIR. *TT

PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT THE VEHICLE WILL SURGE AND THE BRAKES HAVE TO BE PRESSED REALLY QUICK SO U DON'T HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF U. IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN MORE FREQUENTLY WHEN THE AIR IS RUNNING. IT WILL ALSO DO THIS WHEN U ARE BACKING UP AND GOING AT A SLOW RATE OF SPEED. *TT

WE HAVE HAD A FEW ISSUES WITH THE CAR LUNGING BUT TODAY, JUNE 18,2012 WAS THE WORST INCIDENT. I WAS BACKING OUT IN A PARKING LOT AND THE CAR LUNGED SO BAD I HAD TROUBLES STOPPING IT. I THEN PUT IT IN DRIVE WHEN IT STOPPED TO TRY BACKING OUT AGAIN AND IT LUNGED IN FORWARD SO HARD I ALMOST COULD NOT GET IT STOPPED AND ABOUT HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THE DISPLAY THEN SAID IT WENT INTO ENGINE OVERRIDE AND CUT THE POWER. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT OBVIOUSLY NEEDS TAKEN CARE OF AND I WAS FORTUNATE I DID NOT HIT ANYBODY. *JS

IDLING AT TRAFFIC LIGHT WITH BRAKES PRESSED, ENGINE STARTING REVVING UP TO OVER 2000 RPM. VEHICLE STARTED TO SURGE AND HAD TO PRESS BRAKE PEDAL HARDER TO STOP. VEHICLE MOVED APPROX 10 FT BEFORE IT STOPPED. ISSUE HAPPENED REPEATEDLY, BUT WAS NOT TAKEN IN TO SHOP FOR DIAGNOSIS AS IT WOULD NOT HAPPEN FOR QUITE A WHILE. HAS HAPPENED AROUND 30 TIMES SINCE FEBRUARY. TODAY, 6/18/2012 WHILE DRIVING THROUGH TOWN IN STOP-GO TRAFFIC, VEHICLE STARTED SURGING AGAIN. WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AS WELL AS ERROR WORDING OF ENGINE FAIL SAFE MODE. HAD TO SLOWLY MANEUVER INTO A PARKING LOT AND TURN CAR OFF. ONCE RESTARTED, LIGHTS WENT OFF AND WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT HOME. TOOK IT TO LOCAL MECHANIC AND THEY STATE THIS IS COMMON PROBLEM AND THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED (THEY JUST DID ON 05 FREESTYLE LAST THURSDAY WITH SAME SYMPTOMS). $758.00 TO REPLACE. REALLY NEED SOME ACTION ON THIS INVESTIGATION! *TR

1ST OCCURRENCE WAS IN A PARKING LOT. STARTED CAR, HAD FOOT ON BRAKE, REMOVED FOOT FROM BRAKE AND CAR SURGED BACKWARD. QUICKLY APPLIED BRAKE. 2ND OCCURRENCE, AGAIN IN A PARKING LOT, A FEW DAYS LATER. THIS TIME PUT CAR INTO DRIVE AND IT SURGED FORWARD 3 - 4 TIMES IN A ROW. HAD TO QUICKLY APPLY THE BREAK EACH TIME AND WHEN I WOULD RELEASE THE BRAKE IT WOULD SURGE AGAIN. 3RD OCCURRENCE IN FAST FOOD DRIVE THROUGH. EACH TIME I WOULD ADVANCE IN LINE THE CAR WOULD SURGE AND I HAD TO QUICKLY APPLY THE BRAKE. ALSO HAVE NOTICED SLIGHT SURGING AT INTERSTATE SPEEDS. HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM SINCE THE CAR WAS AT 20,000 MILES OR LESS. CAN OBSERVE THE SPEEDOMETER FLUCTUATING WHILE CRUISE IS SET OR WHEN FOOT IS ON ACCELERATOR. *TR

THE CAR WILL LUNGE ALMOST UNCONTROLLABLY WHEN STOPPED AT ANY LENGTH OF TIME WITH AIR CONDITIONING ON. THIS WILL MAKE THE CAR STALL OUT AND CAUSE THE WRENCH LIGHT TO COME ON RENDERING THE CAR TO OPERATE IN SAFETY MODE. *TR

CAR LOST POWER AT 35-40 MPH FOR JUST A FEW SECONDS. MANY INSTANCES OF LUNGING IN FORWARD AND REVERSE. FRIGHTENING TO DRIVE IN PARKING LOTS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE AND SHIFTING INTO THE DRIVE POSITION, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SAFETY CONTROL AND CHECK ENGINE WARNING ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 127,000.