2006 FORD FREESTYLE Complaints

THE CAR WHEN YOUR AT A STOP OR LOW SPEED, IN DRIVE OR REVERSE THE CAR WILL TRY TO LURCH. WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY IT'S FINE BUT WHEN YOU COME TO A STOP THE WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON. A COUPLE OF TIMES THE CAR WOULDN'T GO RIGHT AWAY BUT EVENTUALLY IT WOULD SOMETIMES AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN THE WRENCH WOULD BE GONE AND WOULD BE ABLE TO GO. SOUNDS LIKE SOMETIMES THE CAR ISN'T SHIFTING RIGHT.THE LURCHING IS REALLY NOTICEABLE WHEN THE A/C IS ON. CAN'T HAVE THE A/C ON WHEN AT A STOP OR IT WILL LURCH. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. MONTHS BEFORE I WENT TO 2 FORD DEALERS ABOUT A PROBLEM OF THE CAR SURGING AT STOP LIGHTS AND ALSO WHEN I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE AT STOP SIGNS. THE THIRD DEALER IN AUGUST THAT I HAD WENT TO STATED THE THROTTLE BODY HAD TO BE REPLACED, MY EXTENDED WARRANTY HAD JUST EXPIRED IN APRIL OF 2011. THE CAR HAD JUST TURNED 60,000 MILES. THEY WOULD NOT COVER IT UNDER THE WARRANTY. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE SURGING PROBLEM BUT THIS CAR DEALER SAID IT DID NOT FIT MY VIN NUMBER. I WANT TO PUT ON THE RECORD THAT MY CAR AND VIN FIT THE RECALL AND COULD HAVE BEEN TAKEN CARE OF UNDER WARRANTY BUT THE FIRST TWO DEALERS IN THE JACKSONVILLE AREA IGNORED THE MATTER. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER FORD VEHICLE AND I HAVE BEEN FAITHFULLY RIDING IN THEM FOR YEARS. I HOPE THIS HELPS OTHERS TO BE ADAMANT AND TO HAVE THEIR VEHICLE CHECKED FOR THE THROTTLE BODY PROBLEM AS MAYBE A SOLUTION FOR THEIR CAR SURGING AT STOP SIGNS . I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED IN THE AMERICAN FORD DEALERSHIP. I HOPE NO ONE HAS THE CLOSE CALLS OF HITTING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF THEM DUE TO THIS CAR SURGING FORWARD PROBLEM AS I HAVE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD ABNORMALLY WHILE SITTING AT A COMPLETE STOP WITH THE BRAKES DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED HER THAT THE THROTTLE BODY FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 85,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

2006 FORD FREESTYLE WITH 69,000 MILES, WHILE PUTTING IN FORWARD OR REVERSE VEHICLE WOULD LURCH AND RPM'S WOULD RISE TO AROUND 3500 FORD STATES IT'S AN THROTTLE BODY MODULE PROBLEM.. REPLACED THROTTLE BODY MODULE AND NOW VEHICLE WILL NOT GO INTO GEAR. DEALERSHIP NOW STATES ITS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. MANY REPORTED PROBLEMS WITH THE FREESTYLE FOR EXACT PROBLEM. THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM AND A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED. *TR

VEHICLE LUNGES AND ENGINE REVS UP AT LOW SPEEDS WHEN STOPPING AND AT STOPPED. THIS SEEMED TO HAPPEN AT LOW RPM AND WHEN THE A/C WAS ON AND CYCLING. ALSO NOTICE THIS AT TIMES WHEN STOPPED AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED, AND WHEN BACKING UP. *TR

VEHICLE HAS BEEN LUNGING WHEN PUT INTO DRIVE FROM PARK, AND WHEN PUT INTO REVERSE FROM PARK. KINDA SCARY ACTUALLY! THIS SUMMER, IT GOT SEVERE DURING THE HEAT WAVE WHILE USING THE A/C; VEHICLE WOULD LUNGE THEN STALL OUT. CALLED THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP TO COMPLAIN, AND WAS TOLD THE CAR HAS TOO MANY MILES ON IT. CALLED THE FORD NATIONAL COMPLANT LINE TO REPORT SAME; WAS TOLD "IT HAS NOT BEEN A REPORTED PROBLEM". WHEN I SEARCHED THE PROBLEM ON LINE, I FOUND THAT TO BE A FALSE STATEMENT. *TT

MULTIPLE INCIDENTS OF ENGINE SURGING WHEN PUTTING IN GEAR OR IDLING AT A STOP. SOMETIMES THIS CAUSES THE ENGINE TO STALL. WAS TOLD IT WAS THE THROTTLE-BODY GETTING STUCK. *TT

CAR WRENCH INDICATOR LIGHT WENT ON AND COULD NO LONGER ACCELERATE ON MAJOR RAMP. HAD TO COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN CAR ON MAJOR ROADWAY AND RESTART IN ORDER TO MOVE. TOOK TO DEALER AND REPLACED THROTTLE BODY ($1100). CAR SURGING WITHOUT WARNING. DID SAME THING ON MAJOR HIGHWAY 2 DAYS LATER. FORD MISDIAGNOSED AND NOW REPLACING 5 YEAR OLD TRANSMISSION ON 68K MILE CAR FOR $5000. *TR

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE I WAS DRIVING IN ROUTE TO WORK OR THE GROCERY STORE, MY 06 FORD FREESTYLE SEEMED SLOW AND SLUGGISH TO RESPOND AS I WOULD BE WAITING AT A RED LIGHT FOR THE GREEN. WHEN THE LIGHT DID TURN GREEN AND I WOULD PRESS THE GAS PEDAL TO GO, THE CAR WOULD SHUT OFF. A FEW TIMES THERE WERE CLOSE CALLS AS THE CAR BEHIND ME WOULD BE UNAWARE I WAS HAVING TROUBLE AND ALMOST REAR-END ME. WHEN THE CAR WOULD CUT OFF, I WOULD PROCEED TO RESTART THE CAR AND THEN PRESS THE GAS TO GO. THE CAR SEEMED TO RESPOND EXTREMELY SLOW LIKE I WOULD HAVE THE GAS PEDAL PRESSED TO THE FLOOR AND WOULD ONLY BE ABLE TO GO 20 - 25 MPH. ON OTHER OCCASIONS, THE CAR WOULD SEEM TO LURCH FORWARD OR BACKWARD (DEPENDING ON IF I HAD THE CAR IN DRIVE OR REVERSE) THE THROTTLE BODY FAILURE ON MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE CREATES A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION BECAUSE THE ENGINE WILL ACCELERATE WITHOUT APPLYING THE GAS PEDALAND WILL NO ACCELERATE AT TIMES WHEN THE GAS PEDAL IS PRESSED. AFTER A LITTLE RESEARCH I FOUND THIS TO BE ARECURRING PROBLEM ON 2006, AND 2007 FORD FREESTYLE VEHICLES. FORD IS OR SHOULD BE WELL AWARE THE PROBLE EXIST AND HAS FOR SOME TIME AND HAS DONE NOTHING ABOUT IT , TO ADD INSULT TO INJURY MY CAR HAS BEEN AT THE FORD DEALERSHIP FOR OVER A MONTH BECAUSE THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR IT [ THROTTLEBODY ] IS NOT AVAILIABLE AND NO ONE CAN TELL ME FOR SURE WHEN IT WILL BE PEOPLE AT FORD TELL ME THAT THE COMPANY MAKING THE PART WENT OUT OF BUSSINESS WITHOUT NOTICE, WELL NEEDLESS TO SAY THIS DOES NOT HELP MY SITUATION, I HAVE NOTIFIED MY STATE AND FEDERAL HIGHWAY SAFETY COMMISHNERS OF THE PROBLEM AND I WOULD LIKE TO ASK EVERYONE WITH A SIMILAR PROBLEM TO DO THE SAME. *TR

PREMATURELY WORN REAR BRAKE PADS AND ROTOR DAMAGE. FORD INITIALLY HAD A RECALL ON THE REAR BRAKE PADS DUE TO FAULTY MATERIAL COMPOSITION. SINCE THE PADS WERE REPLACED BY RECALL I HAVE EXPERIENCED A SIMILAR FAILURE ON TWO OTHER OCCASIONS. THE FIRST FAILURE WAS ABOUT 17000 MILES, FOLLOWED BY 33000 MILES AND AT 47000. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT 67000 MILES AND THE REAR PADS AND ONE ROTOR HAVE FAILED AGAIN. FRONT BRAKE PADS WHERE REPLACED AS A COURTESY BY THE FORD DEALER AT 47000 AND FRONT ROTORS HAVE NEVER BEEN REPLACED. I SPOKE WITH THE LOCAK FORD DEALERSHIP REGARDING THE PREMATURE WEAR AND THEY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT A PROBLEM EXISTS BUT FORD HAS NOT RECALLED OR CORRECTED ANYTHING. AS A RESULT OF THAT CONVERSATION I CONTACTED FORD CUSTOMER CARE AND WAS CONTACTED BY AN INVESTIGATOR TO DISCUSS THE BRAKES AMONG OTHER PROBLEMS. THE INVESTIGATOR DID NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE BRAKE WEAR WAS A PROBLEM AND ONLY STATED THAT IT WAS A WEAR ITEM. WHEN ASKED WHY THE REAR BRAKES FAILED AT A RATE SIGNIFICANTLY FASTER THAN THE FRONT BRAKES THE INVESTIGATOR REFUSED TO COMMENT. *TR