2006 FORD FREESTYLE Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH THERE WAS AN INCREASE IN THE RPM READINGS AND THE VEHICLE DECELERATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,000.

I WAS BACKING MY VEHICLE OUT OF A PARKING SPACE WHEN THE ENGINE SUDDENLY STALLED AND A SMALL WRENCH LIGHT APPEARED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. TWO DAYS LATER, I WAS STOPPED AT AN INTERSECTION WHEN THE CAR BEGAN LURCHING FORWARD, EVEN THOUGH I WAS STOPPED WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. LATER THAT DAY, IT HAPPENED AGAIN WHILE PARKING IN MY DRIVEWAY. THE CAR LURCHED WHILE IN BOTH DRIVE AND REVERSE. THERE HAD BEEN SEVERAL DAYS OF EXTREMELY HOT, HUMID WEATHER DURING WHICH I HAD BEEN USING THE AIR CONDITIONING IN THE CAR QUITE FREQUENTLY. THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ON DURING ALL INCIDENTS. I HAVE NOT HAD THIS PROBLEM OCCUR AGAIN AS I HAVE NOT USED THE AIR CONDITIONER SINCE THE LAST INCIDENT.

I'M HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS AS I'VE SEEN IN MANY OF THE COMPLAINTS THAT ARE ALREADY POSTED WITHIN YOUR SITE. WHEN YOU PUT THE FORD FREESTYLE IN REVERSE IT WILL LUNGE VERY QUICKLY AND WHEN YOU APPLY THE BRAKES IT WILL STALL OUT. THIS ALSO HAPPENS WHEN ITS IN GEAR AND WORRIES ME SINCE THIS IS THE CAR MY 17 YEAR OLD DRIVES WHILE ATTENDING SCHOOL STATES AWAY. I JUST HAD THE THROTTLE BODY REPLACED WHICH WAS A WASTED $380.00 AS THE CAR STILL LUNGES. CAR IS SITTING IN THE YARD NOT KNOWING WHAT TO DO WITH IT. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT FORD IS DOING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. IS IT A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM, TORQUE CONVERTER OR ELECTRICAL HARNESS? WHAT'S THE FIX. SEEMS THAT SOMEONE SHOULD KNOW AND FORD NEEDS TO TAKE ACTION BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ACTIVATED, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WITHOUT WARNING AND SPORADICALLY, THE VEHICLE WOULD LUNGE FORWARD OR BACKWARD ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER WHERE THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THERE WERE NO FAILURES AND THE OCCURRENCES WERE NORMAL FOR THE PARTICULAR VEHICLE. THE DEALER DID NOT PERFORM A DIAGNOSTIC BUT ADVISED THAT THE ENGINE WOULD PRODUCE GREATER RPMS WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ACTIVATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000.

WHEN I AM IDLE OR JUST DRIVING AROUND LOCAL, THE CAR IS ACCELERATING ON ITS OWN. VERY DANGEROUS. I HAVE ADJUSTED MY DRIVING HABITS AROUND THIS ISSUE, BUT TOOK IT IN THIS MORNING BECAUSE THE CAR WILL NOT START WITHOUT PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL. I HAVE READ ON THE INTERNET THAT THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE THAT ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE, BUT FORD HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL. I CANNOT AFFORD TO MAKE THE REPAIRS THAT OTHERS HAVE DETAILED, AND THEY SAY THAT THE PROBLEM COMES BACK AFTER THE REPAIRS ARE MADE. *TR

VEHICLE SURGES WHILE IN REVERSE AND WHILE IN DRIVE AT STOP LIGHTS OR WHEN BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE. HAVE CAME CLOSE TO SURGING OUT INTO THE INTERSECTION AND ALMOST SURGED OUT INTO THE PATH OF ANOTHER CAR IN A PARKING LOT. *TR

THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LUNGES FORWARD OR BACKWARD DEPENDING WHICH GEAR IT IS IN. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE IT FIRST OCCURRED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC STOP, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LUNGED FORWARD WHILE THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY AND MOST FREQUENTLY WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ACTIVATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER NOR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 128,000.

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY WITH MY YOUNG FAMILY. THE CVT STOPPED WORKING. I LOST POWER TO THE GAS PEDDLE. AFTER ABOUT AN HOUR ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IT BEGAN WORKING AGAIN. IT DOES THIS ALOT NOW. I WAS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND WAS VERY LUCKY TO BE A FIREFIGHTER WITH EMERGENCY DRIVING SKILLS. WE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. THE VEHICLE ALSO LUNGES FORWARD WHEN MY FOOT IS ON THE BRAKE.I BELIEVE A RECALL IS IN ORDER. *TR

DURING HOT WEATHER, ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, MY NEWLY-PURCHASED 2006 FORD FREESTYLE WILL "LUNGE" WILDLY WHEN INITIALLY PLACED IN EITHER REVERSE OR DRIVE, REQUIRING HEAVY APPLICATION OF THE BRAKES TO KEEP IT FROM RUNNING AWAY. THE VEHICLE HAS A "WRENCH" LIGHT (INDICATING A POWERTRAIN OR TRANSMISSION FAULT) AND AN "ENGINE" LIGHT (I.E., CHECK ENGINE) WHICH BOTH COME ON WHEN THIS OCCURS. TYPICALLY TURNING THE IGNITION OFF AND RESTARTING THE CAR WILL TEMPORARILY RESOLVE THE PROBLEM, HOWEVER OCCASIONALLY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL REMAIN ON WHILE DRIVING FOR A DAY OR SO AFTERWARD. THIS BEHAVIOR HAS NOT BEEN EXHIBITING ITSELF SINCE THE WEATHER TURNED COOLER. I DON'T KNOW WHAT DIFFERENCE THAT MAKES, BUT IT DOES SEEM TO MAKE SOME DIFFERENCE. *TR