My 2005 ford freestyle just all of a sudden took off when I put it in reverse. I almost hit another car in the parking lot!!!!. Since then it does it randomly several times a week and now it even does it when you put it in drive. I have to be very careful in parking lots and in traffic. This is very dangerous and fords needs to recall this dangerous defect.
2005 Ford Freestyle transmission complaints
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2005 ford freestyle lunges forward when placed in gear and sometimes when sitting at a stop sign or traffic light. Also lunges backward when in reverse. This has been going on for about 5 months and seems to be getting worse. Worried about the car hitting a person or another car.
The vehicle would experience intermittent loss of the electrical to the gauges and interior lighting. The gauges would sweep to zero and then momentarily sweep back. The length of the loss of electrical is increasing with each intermittent failure. Twice now the vehicle has also lost acceleration when pulling out of an intersection causing a potential collision condition. The last time this happened it also occurred with a loss of electrical to the instrument cluster and interior lighting. This is a potential serious condition as the vehicle may have been involved in a collision due to the loss of power. The vehicle is currently with the ford dealer undergoing diagnostics.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford freestyle. The contact stated that when shifting from park to drive or braking to a stop, the vehicle would intermittently lunge forward. In addition, the vehicle would lose power sporadically and would engage the safe mode. The dealer advised that the transmission would need replacing. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 45,000.
Purchased a 2005 ford freestyle two years ago. This past year (2010) have experienced surging when placing my car in reverse- consistently happens every time I start my car and place into reverse. This past week (8.26.2010) I almost rear ended a car while waiting at a traffic light when the car started surging (rpms were going up & down) unexpectedly. It surged 4 times then the fail safe lights came on and the engine cut off. I pushed the car off the side of the road. After a few moments I restarted- car again surged while in reverse and drove it to the dealership. Awaiting response of the problem. Am very afraid I will end up backing into someone or rear ending a car due to the over revving while sitting idle.
I own a 2005 ford freestyle and over the past 6 months it has surged unexplainably a dozen plus times, to a point where my wife is afraid to drive it. This has happened both soon after the car has been started and, with a foot on the brake, the car is put into d or r. Thankfully the car brake was applied. It has also happened to me while braking at speeds of 40+ MPH and has made it difficult to stop to a point I had to pput the car in n to slow it. I have 4 kids and these unexplained surges surely are of great concern. I brought the car to the local ford dealership and they said ot was the aftermarket airfilter and that they couldn't replacate the problem.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford freestyle. The contact stated that check engine light illuminated as the vehicle abnormally accelerated before stalling. The contact stated the failure would occur intermittently. When shifted into reverse, the vehicle would move forward independently and vice versa. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where the contact was informed that the transmission would need replacing. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer offered no assistance. The failure mileage was 75,402 and the current mileage was approximately 75,800.
For the past 3 weeks, my 2005 ford freestyle has been lunging forward in drive w/o my control. In reverse, it lunges backwards. I have seen numerous blogs about the same problem w/ford. Some people have actually hit bldgs & people! This is outrageous that ford has not made a recall. This is a complete safety issue. Also, after the car lurches, it dies - which can happen on a highway as well. Ford will not do anything to help. They told me its my responsibility to get a replacement car while I wait months for the part to come in from the national backorder. If this wasn't such a problem then why are the parts on a national backorder?
2005 ford freestyle lunged backward when put in gear. Even with the brake applied the car moved a few feet. This has occurred on three separate occasions. Fortunately, there was no person or object in my path. The car was taken to the ford dealership and the throttle body was replaced. The car has 60,700 miles on the odometer.
Car accelerated when placed in reverse and brake was applied, 2005 ford freestyle ... Took to dealer... Replaced the throttle sensor w a kit. Problem was resolved to the tune of $700,00.
Car sometimes feels like it is accelerating, or bucking, when the brake is on or slowing down such as pulling into a parking space or pulling up to a stop sign or traffic light.
2005 ford freestyle intermittently stalls or lunges forward/reverse. This has occurred while driving on highway, when placed in reverse, and when placed in drive. Code reader resulted in codes p061b and p2106. Many online forums and automechanic websites identify the same dangerous scenarios with the same code reader results. Dealerships also acknowledge this is a very common and dangerous defect in the ford freestyle, yet no recall has occurred and repairs are expensive.
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 ford freestyle. The contact stated that the vehicle would lunge forward when she attempted to slow down or stop. The problem became progressively worse since september 2008. The vehicle had not been inspected or repaired at the time of the complaint. The contact had not spoken with the manufacturer at the time of the complaint. The current mileage was approximately 70,000. The failure mileage was approximately 65,000.
For the past two years I have had trouble with my 2005 ford freestyle surging while in drive or reverse at slow speeds. Again yesterday this happened while in a parking lot as I was pulling into the parking space. This is typical of when the car lurches/surges forward. However, yesterday the car also went into "fail safe engine mode". I have been complaining to my dealership about this incident since prior to the standard warranty expiring on the car. I have also filed a complaint directly with ford motor company. Since the car does not 'throw any codes' when this occurs there has never been any action taken to resolve the issue although I continue to notify my dealership everytime the car is in for scheduled maintenance, repair, etc. It appears the problem is with the throttle body/throttle body control.
Throttle surges when in reverse. This has happened for about a month and a half off and on. Now starting to surge a little when in drive. When your foot is on the brake and not on the gas, the car tries to accelerate.
I have a 2005 ford freestyle and when in forward gear at idle it will surge forward without pressing the accelerator. This problem is worse in the summer I believe due to A/C in use. This surging also happens when you turn the steering wheel. I believe this to be the engine control computer trying to maintain engine idle speed but it over compensates for the load of the AC or power steering load. This surging has many times caused close calls in drive thrus and parking.
The throttle body on our 2005 ford freestyle must be replaced. While driving today, 7/31/10, our car went into "engine failsafe mode" 8 times, 8 times!, while driving on the interstate and on a sc/nc state highway. Fortunately we were able to find a safe place to pull over each time. We have been on a waiting list for 2 weeks for a $600 part, and must now rent a car. I have noticed many online complaints regarding this issue that date back several years. This is a serious safety issue and I am hoping that the federal safety agency will finally encourage the ford motor company to issue a recall on this. Thanks.
2005 ford freestyle lunges forward when 1) engine is warm, 2)A/C is on, 3) at complete stop with brakes engaged and 4) begin to turn steering wheel to make turn. 5) engine stalls. Dealer diagnosed defective throttle body. Very unsafe!!!
54,000 miles auto throttle body replaced at a shared cost with ford since the warranty had only been expired for a short time. 93,000 miles problem has returned worse than ever - car is dangerous to drive as the surging now happens on every trip. Seems to be mainly when going into reverse but has also happened just stopping at a light or stop sign. Parking structure walls have almost been hit and a student was almost hit when they walked in front of my car and I braked for them. The student thought I hit the gas when they stepped in front of my car (not the case at all) - the car simply surged forward like it does frequently. Now the car has begun going into fail safe mode while driving down the road. Contacted ford dealer for service and before dropping car off asked if part was still on backorder. Part is still on backorder at least until 8/31/2010. Hoping ford will take responsibility soon before someone gets hurt!
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
My 2005 ford freestyle began jerking backwards while in reverse to the point that I could not control the directions or speed the car was going. This was especially dangerous backing out of parking spaces. Today while backing out of a spot my car jerked back several times then would not switch in to drive and stalled. After restarting, the car went into drive and I pulled out on to a busy street. The check engine light then came on and the car would not go above 30 MPH. I had to quickly pull over so I didn't get hit and killed and shut the car off and restarted it. The check engine light did not come back on but I went to auto zone to get it diagnosed. The codes came back saying something about an internal module and the tac switch. I tried backing out of the parking spot at auto zone and the car would jerk backwards and then stall. I have not successfully found any information on exactly what is wrong and how to fix it.
Cvt transmission for 2005 ford freestyle had catastrophic failure at 65,000 miles. Transmission fluid was fine and checked at 61,000. The failure included pieces of the transmission piercing the outer casing and depositing metal parts on the driveway along with a great deal of fluid. The vehicle did not show any indications (lights, shifting or anything else) that the transmission was in jeopardy. My worry would be for others is that if the core of the transmission pierced the case it could have entered the passenger cabin.
2005 ford freestyle surging while in gear. Has been happening for over a year and has been to the dealer for repairs but never fixed. Dealer now tells me that it needs a throttle body but he is not able to get one from ford as they are back ordered. Now I'm forced to use a car which the dealer service manager said was dangerous. I can no longer afford to rent and my ford esp won't reimburse until the repair is completed.
Two incidents - while maneuvering at parking lots (external temperature around 100 degrees), vehicle's engine surged and vehicle lurched forward and a second time backward. Had to apply heavy breaking to avoid hitting a tree in the first incident and other cars on the second incident. After a few seconds the engine shut down and the message engine safe mode appeared in the panel. After turning the ignition off and on again, the problem disappeared.
Car surged after starting in putting into reverse. Put foot on brake to stop. Thank goodness no one behind me. Car message center indicated "fail safe mode". Cut car off, restarted took to dealer where codes indicated I needed to replace the throttle body control at a cost of over $800. Dealer said this was one of many that had failed and all had caused a sudden surge without warning as my car also lunged into reverse with no warning. Web site also indicated many problems with this same potential safety problem on 3.0 v6 units made in 2005. Dealer said it usually happens just after the warranty goes out and mine lasted much longer, but I feel it is unsafe to drive unless fixed.
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 ford freestyle. While driving in reverse the rpms would increase which prevented the transmission from shifting in gear. The vehicle would also lunged backwards intermittently. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who stated that there were no related recalls. The dealer also stated that they were aware of the transmission problems. The contact does not know if they will repair the failure or not. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure and current mileages were 116,000. The consumer stated when he shifted the gear into reverse, the engine revved without any pressure to the accelerator pedal. It was only when he applied heavy pressure to the brake did the engine rev down to idle. Updated evoq 11/15/10
Car lurches when put into gear.
I was parked with the car in park. I went to put the car in the garage. I had to turn it around first. I put car in drive and drove forward a little. Stopped put in reverse, drove backwards a little then put back in drive and just as I was stopping car lurched forward, hitting my deep freezer. The car has acted like it wanted to go forward before when I put on the brakes lightly. This has happened about 4 times but, today was the worst.
Have been experiencing the awd malfunction message and traction control light coming on. Had it in to be looked at. Dealer replaced the pump pressure sensor. The problem went away for a few months but has returned. Dealer again replaced the pump pressure sensor. My wife got 5 minutes from the dealer and the messages reappeared. Dealer now says the rear differential oil pump needs to be replaced. I just spent 2 hours reading from other freesytle owners who have been through the same thing. Ford doesn't specify that the rear differential oil should be changed at any certain mileage, but from what I have read this is what causes the pump to fail. Furthermore, when this pump goes bad it causes the computer to mess up preventing the alternator from re-charging. My wife barely made it to work before the care shut down. If it would have happened on the interstate during rush hour I'd be typing this from the hospital. Please look into this as I"m no the only freestyle owner to have the same problems. Go to www.myfordfreestyle.com to see more.
2005 ford freestyle. Started to notice it felt like it would lunge forward after idling for a few minutes in park. I thought it was my imagination at first. This happened at least 6 times when I drove it (this is not the car I usually drive). Then on june 5, 2010 I was in park at a gas station with the engine on and I put it in reverse and it lunged backwards...I slammed on the brakes and they didn't work...I switched it to neutral and then the engine stalled out and all the dash lights came on (oil, repair, engine, fail mode). I turned the key switch to off, waited a few minutes, then restarted it and all the lights were off. I was able to return home safely. I was just glad no one was behind me. This is a serious problem/defect!! I'm scared to drive it now! Especially after reading about all the other people who have complained about having this problem with their freestyles.
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