2005 Ford Freestyle: adaptive cruise control problems

Filed Mar 2, 2016 · Acceleration · 86,060 miles · GA

Was traveling on a highway. When I set the cruise control I had to push the button 15x for it to engage. After it was set the increase and decrease buttons wouldn't work. When I tried to cancel out cruise control the button did not work. Only way to stop the cruise control was to tap the brakes.

Filed Dec 22, 2014 · Acceleration, Tires · 70,000 miles · MA

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford freestyle. The contact stated that the vehicle accelerated when the brake pedal was depressed. The contact also stated that the vehicle accelerated at a high speed while in cruise control. Additionally, the tires were wearing out prematurely. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failures. The failure mileage was 70,000.

Filed Dec 8, 2014 · Engine · 65,000 miles · MA

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford freestyle. The contact stated that there was a sudden increase in engine rpms while the brake pedal was depressed. While the vehicle was in cruise control mode between 60-65 MPH, the cruise control would deactivate independently and the engine would rev up without the contact accelerating. The dealer was notified, but the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 65,000.

Filed Dec 8, 2014 · Acceleration, Engine · 115,000 miles · IN

A little over 3 years ago, I filed a complaint regarding a surging with my ford freestyle. We had our vehicle serviced and the throttle body cleaned. The problem was resolved for a while, but we recently started experiencing issues again. This time the freestyle would lose acceleration, the rpms dropped, and a wrench-shaped warning light activated. At first it seemed to be an issue only when cruise control was activated, but has since happened during normal driving. We took our car into the dealer, and they completely replaced the throttle body for a total of $900, but we are still having issues.

Filed Oct 26, 2012 · Acceleration, Fuel system · 71,700 miles · KY

Unintended acceleration-I stopped at traffic light and the engine stayed at a high RPM and did not drop to idle RPM. I was able to hold foot on brake until light turned green, the problem did not reoccur. I was not using cruise control. I took the car to my ford dealer and they were unable to find anything wrong. This problem has not recurred but is very frightening when it occurs.

Filed Oct 17, 2012 · Acceleration · 115,000 miles · IN

On occasion we felt a little surge when backing up. Noticed primarily when backing out of our driver. Foot was not on the accelerator at the time. No accidents occurred. Surge was brief but braking would still stop the vehicle. Also observed a surge when driving at highway speeds. Cruise control was not on. The surge was brief, maybe lasting 1-2 secs. In addition we've experienced a loss of acceleration, sluggishness. The throttle control has been replaced.

Filed Jul 23, 2012 · Acceleration, Engine · 131,500 miles · CA

Road trip from bc to ontario, driving through mountains, first occurrence in chase, bc, at dairy queen car lunged in drive through, heard whiny noise from engine, gets worse when turning steering wheel. Last occurrence on trip, driving back into hope, bc, after cruise control want to speed up a bit but no power, get out of cruise control and car stalls while going about 60 kph!!! Manage to get off the highway onto merging lane. Husband checked fluid levels but everything is topped up. Manage to start up again after 3 tries and get home safely. Address is in canada, please ignore californa and zip code.

Filed Apr 10, 2012 · Transmission · 54,392 miles · OK

My family and I were on a summer vacation traveling on the interstate at about 70 MPH. My van was set on cruise control. All of a sudden, the motor revved up extremely high and I tapped the brakes which disconnected the cruise control. I then stepped on the accelerator and the engine just revved up like it was in neutral but it was still in drive. I coasted to a stop along side the road. I tried reverse and drive and nothing. So I put it in park which did stop the car from rolling and waited for a tow. $3041.11 and 3 days later, I had a another transmission installed and headed home.

Filed May 29, 2011 · Acceleration · 44,000 miles · OH

For the past month or so, my 2005 ford freestyle will surge in speed, when shifted into either drive or reverse, during low idle. In all situations when the speed surge has occurred, I did not have my foot on the accelerator pedal, only on the brake. This condition is most pronounced after a cold start. The amount of time to start the engine has also increased since this problem has been first noticed. Also, at highway speeds, the RPM's can fluctuate 200 to 300 rpms even while the cruise control is active, the car is being operated on a relatively flat and straight surface. This issue of RPM fluctuation has been going on for approximately 6 months or greater. This issue has been subltly getting worse over time. When I first noticed the fluxuation, it was barely noticable. Now, you can feel yourself rocking back and forth slightly with the acceleration and deceleration of the vehicle during a fluctuation occurrance. The occurrances can last anywhere from 10 seconds to 30 seconds. And sometimes can be replicated again while driving along using similar road conditions. I post two issues within this complaint only because I believe they are related. Should information arise to indicate a seperate issue, I shall resubmit the 2nd paragraph.

Filed Jul 28, 2010 · Acceleration, Transmission · 60,000 miles · MD

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford freestyle. The contact was stopped at a traffic stop with the air conditioner activated when there was an abnormal increase in engine rpms. The consumer attempted to accelerate but the contact applied the brakes to avoid crashing into the vehicle ahead of her. The vehicle then stalled. The contact was able to immediately restart the vehicle and shut off the air conditioner. The dealer advised having a diagnostic performed on the vehicle but the contact declined. The failure recurred twice followed by the illumination of the check engine, check transmission and throttle control warning lights illuminated. Each time, the contact would shut off the engine and when restarting, the vehicle would resume normal operation. In addition, the cruise control was no longer operable. The manufacturer advised that there were no related recalls and would not provide any assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 60,000 and the current mileage was approximately 83,000. Updated 10/21/10. Lj the vehicle was diagnosed as having internal failure in the transmisson. Updated 10/26/10