One day our ford freestyle decided to lurch forward on it's own. It then lost power and had several more surges. It was under an extended warranty (which I paid for) at the time and was covered. Ford however was well aware of the problem and we had to wait 1 month for a replacement throttle body to be manufactured. We were however paying for insurance on the rental out of our own pocket. After getting the car back we have had several more of the same type of incidents over the past year all of which mysteriously went away after turning the car off and then back on again. Today it happened again this time it would not go away. I had an expert read the trouble codes from the cars computer. The results are all once again contained to the throttle body unit. Ford let me know the part was out of warranty after 12,000 miles and repairs will cost me an additional 800 dollars. My wife uses this car to get around with my 7 year old and infant baby. This is a serious problem that could potentially end up with a tragic outcome. It is unacceptable that ford can act like this is not there fault and not be held accountable. My car is built on the ford 500 chassis and that car too has the same issues along with a few others. Something should be done about this it immediately before someone gets killed if they haven't been already. I will pay again to have my car fixed again only because my family is in danger and I am being forced to. I have researched this extensively an know we are not alone. Please finish this investigation and hold ford motor company accountable. Thank you for your services in helping keep american lives safe!
2006 Ford Freestyle acceleration complaints
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Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford freestyle. The contact stated that while reversing, the vehicle abnormally accelerated. The brake was depressed and the engine was turned off to stop the failure. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who stated they needed to replace the throttle body. The manufacturer was notified of the failure who offered no assistance. The failure mileage was 60,000.
Upon starting the car and putting it in either reverse or forward, the engine would race and either lunge forward or backward. While driving, the engine would sputter and stall. This was more prevalent when the air conditioning was turned on. On starting the car, I had to place my foot with a lot of pressure on the brake pedal to ensure that the car did not lunge. This was a very dangerous problem as I have two small children in the car and they could be hurt if the car stalled in heavy traffic and was struck. The dealer said that this was not under warranty and that they understood the problem but ford has not issued a recall on the part. It was rather expensive to replace this part. I am urging the government to issue a recall on this part before someone gets seriously hurt or killed. The part in question is the throttle body.
Car lunged forward with foot firmly on the brake, this also happened when the car was in reverse. This lunging stopped when the brake was applied, this has happened several times since then.
I have now had the diagnostic ran and the bad throttle body came in. I contacted ford and filed a complaint and request for financial assistance. There are hundreds of blog entries with this same issue. It is dangerous and some people are buying new cars because of it. I do not have this luxury. The repair is going to cost around $750.00 which I cannot afford either. If ford knows about this, and it is currently under investigation, then why is there no recall? This car is a danger on the roads. We are being put in harms way every day, and now to boot we are having to replace a defective part that owners have had issues with for the past 2 years. The posts I have read are from all across the country, with people having the exact same issues. We are being taken advantage of. Please make them do something about this. Sounds a lot like toyota.
When the motor is running and I put it in gear either in reverse or forward the car lunges. It also happens at stop signs or red lights. If the car is stopped and I remove my foot from the brake, it lunges. It will stop if I hit the brake.
My 2006 ford freestyle lurches and surges. When put into gear my freestyle will lurch violently and while driving it will surge power. While sitting and in gear power surges and lurches forward forcing the driver to press the brake hard to keep the car from jumping forward. While cruising power will surge without input from the driver.
We have a 2006 freestyle and are experiencing a lunging problem when sitting idle. It happens in reverse or drive. Fortunately, we have been alert and applied the breaks before running in to something or someone. This is not a good situation and it is a matter of time before someone gets hurt. One other thing, we only have 65,000 miles on the vehicle.
When driving, my car loses power. Sometimes when moving slowly, I engage the gas pedal and lose power. Sometimes when I engage the gas to move from a stopped position, my car will start to go and then lose power. The car does not shut off, it just won't move, and then suddenly does. The dealer replaced the throttle body, but this is still happening. They said unless they can get the problem to happen when they are driving it, there is nothing they can do to help further. This is very scary and I'm sure it's a matter of time before there is an accident. When I put my car in reverse, sometimes it revs up before actually moving. I have had many problems with this vehicle, starting in the 20,000 miles. Bad window motor, bad brakes, intermittent dash board clearance, air conditioning mechanism leaking into car. The dealer did replace the window motor, brakes and air conditioning problem, but had no explanation on the dash lights resetting. My paint is bubbling up on the hood of my car. Ford offered to fix this for $850. The bubbling started at 39,000 miles. I did not pay them to fix this, as I feel ford should be responsible for this. When ford had my car last, they replaced a sway bar and did not tighten the nut, I then had the ABS light come on and they replaced the wheel speed sensor and tightened the nut. My car clunked so bad, I fear that this caused additional suspension problems. I've always had noise in the front end, especially on a tight turn. The greased the front end, but that does not fix the problem. Today, my car only has 45,000 miles on it, but unfortunately, my warranty is up and I know that one day when I put my foot on the gas pedal, it's not going to move. I was told by a ford service rep. That the CVT transmission cannot be replaced, so when it does fail, I'm out of luck, there is no repair for this. Recall please
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford freestyle. While a stopped at a traffic stop with the air conditioner activated, the vehicle lunged forward abnormally. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostics or repairs. The approximate failure mileage was 65,000.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford freestyle. The contact stated that the vehicle would lunge forward while driving at low speeds. The failure would also occur while driving in reverse and both failures occurred on an intermittent basis. The vehicle was eventually taken to an authorized dealer, where the contact was informed that the throttle body control was defective. The vehicle was repaired. The failure mileage was 5 and the current mileage was 89,090.
Ford freestyle surges, moving the vehicle when brake is lightly held.
My husband was stopped at a red light. All of a sudden the car just went forward through the light, even though he was holding the brake pedal down. Thankfully no cars hit us. We thought perhaps it was just something weird that happened. I continued to drive it and it happened two more times. I called ford. They told me that there was no recall and I should take it to a ford dealership to have it tested. The dealership said that they had this happen on quite a few of their cars, and that even though the computer didn't show anything, they recommended that we have a new throttle put in the car. We did and paid $800. To have it done. We had also talked to a different mechanic who also confirmed that he had quite a few fords come in with this same problem. Ford told us that they would not pay for it unless there was a recall. They car was not safe to drive, therefore we paid for the repair.
When parallel parking, the car surged backward and I had to stomp on the brake to prevent it from crashing into the car behind me. I then began to pull forward and it once again lunged, this time I was quicker on the brake and noted that the rpms shot up momentarily before it settled down again. The problem continues to occur, always at low speeds, most often when in reverse. It has occurred a few times when pulling forward into our garage. I am afraid to park near other cars wary that it will cause a collision.
2006 ford freestyle while driving on highway (60+ MPH) engine feels as though it is in neutral. Push on gas pedal, rpms rev up to 4k-5k and car does not accelerate. Wrench light illuminates and need to pull car over to restart it. Car works fine after restarting for a bit, and then will act up again. Have read multiple reports of this happening to same vehicle so it is currently at the mechanic to have the throttle body cleaned to see if this resolves issue.
The car surges when at low speeds, idling and in reverse. We first noticed it in reverse. This is more apparent when the A/C is on. We are unsure exactly when this started to occur so the date above is a close guess. The surging is definitely happening now. If it happens we have to step very firmly on the brake because the car wants to jump forward. We have also had the wrench light come on. When the vehicle was still under warranty we had it looked at by the dealer but we were told that they could not reproduce the problem. I searched the internet and have discovered that others are having the same or similar problem as I am.
My auto serviceman found my throttle body to be faulty. He mentioned a service report was published by ford due to the number of failures ford was having with this part.
I have a 2006 ford freestyle. The car has been surging forward and backwards, for the last year and a half, with or without the A/C on. The first time I took it back to ford, they told me there was nothing wrong. Now, we try not to use the A/C and drive/brake very cautiously.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford freestyle. The contact stated that the vehicle unexpectedly accelerated at rapid speeds and the contact was not depressing the accelerator pedal. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer and the manufacturer was not contacted. The vehicle was not repaired and the VIN was unavailable. The failure mileage was 60,000 and the current mileage was 65,000.
We initially experienced surging while maneuvering in & out of parking spaces. Later the car failed to accelerate beyond 15-20 MPH while driving down the street. Ford replaced the throttle body on the date above (6/16/09) at 53,700 miles at a cost of $780, which solved the problem until recently. Two weeks ago (8/15/11) we began to experience the surging again while maneuvering in & out of parking spaces. We now have 90,000 miles on the car. (ford also replaced an engine mount when they replaced the throttle body in 2009 at a cost of $428.)
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford freestyle. The contact stated while the vehicle was in drive with the brake pedal depressed when the engine exhibited an abnormal increase in engine rpms. The vehicle then abnormally lunged forward. The failure would also occur in reverse. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who replaced the throttle body, but the failure persisted. The failure mileage was 61,190 and the current mileage was 76,000.
We have owned our 2006 freestyle since aug. 2007. After 6 months of purchasing the vehicle, we noticed an occasional unintended acceleration problem. The problem became more frequent over the last few months. Recently, my wife was trying to parallel park when the freestyle suddenly lurched backward narrowly missing the car behind ours. The car stalled when she applied the brakes. She restarted the car, and again it lurched, this time dangerously close to the car in front of her. Again, the car stalled when she applied the brakes. Our children were as frightened as my wife. We took our freestyle in on multiple occasions and the cause of the issue could not be diagnosed even after we explained what happened. We took our freestyle to a ford dealership who finally diagnosed (with ?75% confidence?) the unintended acceleration stemming from a defective throttle body. The cost to replace the throttle body is nearly $1000.00. Upon research of this issue with ford freestyles, we feel that the unintended acceleration problem is cause for ford to recall and repair these vehicles at no cost to us before my family or other freestyle owners are injured or killed.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford freestyle. The contact stated that while reversing from a parking space, the vehicle lunged backward and stalled. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer to have the failure diagnosed. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and referred the contact to the nearest dealer to have the vehicle inspected. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 80,000 and current mileage was 101,000. Updated 11/03/11 *bf updated 11/04/11
Car attempts to lunge while foot is firmly applied to the brake. This event sometimes results in an engine stall followed by the check engine light coming on. It has occurred frequently over the last 3 months. Most occurrences do not result in the check engine light coming on. Car failed vehicle inspection on 06/27/11 due to this event occurring while the inspector was testing the brake system. I don't plan to have the car worked on until this defect investigation is complete, so this car could serve as an example if needed.
My 2006 ford freestyle accelerated in reverse when my foot was not engaging the gas pedal. It then lurched forward before stalling out. I have complained to the ford dealership about unusual performance especially at parking lot speeds. They are never able to diagnose a problem. Today, it lunged in reverse while backing out of a parking space. It then stalled out. I finally got it to crank back up. Then it lunged forward out of control approximately 5 to 10 feet. I got it to drive, but it would not accelerate without having my foot all the way down. It would hardly make it up a hill and then lunge at the top of the hill acting like it was going to stall out again. I have lost all confidence in my car and fear for the safety of my children.
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