Engine RPM will suddenly increase during low speed maneuvers such as parking or backing out of driveway. This sudden change can vary between 500 to 1000 RPM and seems more pronounced when the air conditioner is on and the vehicle is turning
2006 Ford Freestyle acceleration complaints
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Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford freestyle. The contact stated that whether the vehicle was in drive or reverse, it would exhibit a loud noise and stall. The dealer diagnosed that the throttle body needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but denied any assistance with repairs. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 98,000 and the current mileage was 160,000. Updated 10/21/11 *bf the consumer stated she can not drive or 25 MPH, as the problems becomes worse. Updated 11/07/11
I own a 2006 ford freestyle and I have had many problems with it. The most prevalent and frustrating issues are ones I've seen many complaints about...the car lunging forward or backward (happens more when A/C has been on), high rpms with pedal to floor and the car going nowhere (wrench light comes on). The first time the RPM issue happened I was on my way up to lancaster, ca driving up a very steep hill. I had my 2 year old son with me and the car would barely go. I was able to put on my hazards and get off the freeway and made it to a park-and-ride. After I shut the car off for awhile and started it again it was fine. This has happened quite a few times since then; the most recent was last month (july 2011). Also, mostly when getting on the freeway and having to accelerate into traffic, the car will rev at a very high RPM and not go down unless I pull over/get off freeway and try the acceleration a little slower. If the rpms stay high it sometimes causes the wrench light to come on and problem with the pedal to the floor and car going nowhere comes into play. I have not been able to have any work done on the car to try to relieve the problems due to financial issues. I know that a lot of other people have had these same problems and I just hope that something can be done before someone seriously gets hurt.
The car lurches forward or revs ups when under these conditions: AC is on, car is idling such as in a parking lot, stop signs or intersections. This has been gradually worsening until I narrowly missed a person walking in the parking lot and took the car in for repairs. The local dealer replaced the throttle body.
2006 ford freestyle with approximately 80,000 miles began violently lurching forward from a parked position without the driver's foot being on the gas pedal (was actually on brake which prevented the car from going more than a couple of feet forward). This was a sudden and powerful lurch, that even the brake could not totally stop. Having air conditioning on exacerbated the problem. I researched the issue online and found many forums, comments and even a facebook page with freestyle owners experiencing identical problems, all stemming from a throttle body problem. We cleaned accumulation out from flap leading into throttle body and the problem was resolved for a few weeks. Without warning, the vehicle now will not move as there is no response with foot on accelerator. The idle remains below 1,000 rpms and the car is sluggish to the point of not moving. Found out that replacing the throttle body at a cost of several hundred dollars is the only solution, but even that is not a permanent fix, according to many reports online. This is because the part is only manufactured by ford and the item will continue to fail.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford freestyle. The contact stated while driving in reverse, the vehicle accelerated at idle speeds unexpectedly. The vehicle stopped moving when the brakes were depressed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, but the manufacturer was not notified. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 98,000 and the current mileage was 100,000.
I experienced an unexpected movement of the vehicle when I wasn't pushing the accelerator either moving forward or backwards. An increase in the rpms is evident in both but worse in reverse. When stopping at the light and gear is in "d", after a full stop, the engine increases the rpms. When you release the brakes to start moving again, the car abruptly moves without pushing the accelerator. In reverse, with brakes lightly applied, the engine increases the rpms more dramatically than in forward. It is even worse if you turn the steering wheel, in my case, to the left. You have to apply firmly the brakes to stop the car from moving without control but the rpms still running high. One of the times, even when applying firmly the brakes, the car still moved up to the point that it shut down the engine. That happened in a parking lot and almost hit another car. That's when I decided to take it to the dealer. This is very dangerous. We park the car inside our garage and it became unsafe to pull in and out as space is tight and you could hit the walls or my other car or the kids. You do not know when it will happen and how severe the sudden increase in speed will be. The dealer said it was the electronic throttle body that failed and changed it. I have a 2006 freestyle se.
I own a 2006 ford freestyle and I have had many problems with it. The most prevalent and frustrating issues are ones I've seen many complaints about. The car lunging forward or backward (happens more when A/C has been on), high rpms with pedal to floor and the car going nowhere (wrench light comes on). The first time the RPM issue happened I was on my way up to lancaster, ca driving up a very steep hill. I had my 2 year old son with me and the car would barely go. I was able to put on my hazards and get off the freeway and made it to a park-and-ride. After I shut the car off for awhile and started it again it was fine. This has happened quite a few times since then; the most recent was last month (july 2011). Also, mostly when getting on the freeway and having to accelerate into traffic, the car will rev at a very high RPM and not go down unless I pull over/get off freeway and try the acceleration a little slower. If the rpms stay high it sometimes causes the wrench light to come on and problem with the pedal to the floor and car going nowhere comes into play. I have not been able to have any work done on the car to try to aleve the problems due to financial issues. I know that a lot of other people have had these same problems and I just hope that something can be done before someone seriously gets hurt.
2006 ford freestyle lunges when reversing or going forward when the AC is on. This happens on a daily basis.
Car lurched/lunged forward when shifting into reverse. Has since happened when at a stop with car in gear. On one occasion, the wrench light came on, car sputtered, and then died-did this twice in the same incidence.
Having issues with hard starting issues to the point it got to where it would not start. I have also had issues with acceleration fluctuation without me touching gas peddle. There was even a time where it fluctuated while I was driving. At the time I had the cruise on and it shut off the cruise when it did it. I have had mechanic clean out the throttle body and intake air sensor with electrical contact cleaner which seems to alleviate the problem temporarily. It lasts anywhere from 1 1/2 to 2 months and needs cleaned again as it hangs up and my engine begins to self accelerate and is hard starting again. I am very worried that this will self accelerate while we are driving. This first began to give issues dec. 2010.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford freestyle. The contact stated while driving in reverse the vehicle would lunge backwards, when the accelerator pedal was not engaged. The vehicle would also lunged forward while the contacts foot was depressed on the brake. The dealer nor manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 56,000 and the current mileage was 60,000. Updated 12/05/11
Bought car used, certified, but noticed right away that car would lunge backwards when I would go to back up. Ford found no problem. Problem continued for numerous months and then at about 56,000 miles issue escalated. Now car lunges forward or reverse, moving anywhere from 2 to 8 feet. At times it feels like pressure is being pushed from the brake up, to my foot......pushing it off the brake. Problem is worse the more car is driven that day, and seems to happen mostly when AC is on. But in the early days of issue air was not always on. If someone walks in front or behind me when this happens they would certainly be injured.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford freestyle. The contact was driving 50 MPH when the vehicle lunged forward and accelerated abnormally. The check engine warning light illuminated immediately following the failure. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnosed that the throttle body was defective and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure and the vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 69,000 and the current mileage was 72,000.
We purchased a 2006 ford freestyle on wednesday august 3rd, 2011. Acceleration seemed "off" but since we had been driving a minivan, we and the dealer put it off as more "get up and go." problem persisted with each time the vehicle was driven and we became concerned. Wednesday august 10th, as we pulled into a parking spot, engine revved and car surged forward very forcefully, almost making us hit the car in the spot ahead of us. No feet or other objects came into contact with either pedal at time of incident. My 3 children were in the car. This is very concerning to us. Vehicle is currently in the shop and will not be driven off the lot until loan is forgiven on account of us being sold a faulty and unsafe vehicle. On the way to repair shop, steering wheel locked up, entire car shook, engine accelerated without any pressure on either pedal.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford freestyle. The contact attempted to place the vehicle into reverse when it surged forward without warning. Both the dealer and manufacturer were notified of the failure and the contact was awaiting a response. The vehicle was not inspected or repaired. The current and failure mileages were 96,000.
1. There were no events leading to this failure. 2. The failure is that while driving and without notice my 2006 freestyle goes into fail safe mode which causes the rpms to rapidly increase and the accelerator to not respond to my actions. This has been occurring since my freestyle turned 50,000 miles. This failure happens everyday and multiple times per day. The consequences from this failure are near fatal accidents. 3. My vehicle was brought into the ford dealership from which I purchased it. I was told multiple times they could find nothing wrong, but they could investigate the transmission at a cost of $1800.00. I did not have them do that. I did bring it to a transmission specialist at a cost of $1600.00. They would not warranty the work as the only parts available from ford were reconditioned and ford then required the replaced part be shipped back to them. I drove 1000 miles without an occurrence and the problem returned.
Vehicle will surge or lunge when trying to park vehicle or you are moving slowly (not accelerating) - perhaps when you are just using the idling power of the engine to move. Your foot is often over the brake, or maybe even braking slightly, using the vehicle's own power at idle to just move slowly or slightly into a parking spot or come to a stop. There have not been any accidents, as your foot is typically already over the brake and you can react quickly enough to stop the car. It started doing it 2 or 3 years ago, but just occasionally, so it wasn't a big concern. But it has become steadily more common, to the point that it is happening weekly or sometimes more often - every 2 or 3 days. The engine RPM seems to increase for just a second, and then subside. It is not clear to me if the air conditioning has any impact, as others have said. But the car runs fine and normally otherwise. We recently had a repair done to replace an egr tube, which was causing acceleration to be uncontrolled, which was at all speeds, and was unrelated to this surge or lunge condition. However, we hoped that it would improve or correct the lunge or surge, but it hasn't. The lunge or surge does not occur when you are touching the accelerator, only when you are already braking slightly and letting the idle speed of the engine creep the car along. It happens in both forward and reverse and is noticed when parking or when you are trying to park close to something, so you are creeping along with just idle speed into a parking position. We haven't had any other repairs performed, as it didn't happen often enough to duplicate for the dealer, but it is more often now that perhaps it could be duplicated with some attempts after a couple of days. I know that it has been discussed, and it seems to only affect CVT transmission equipped freestyles and may be a function of the transmission that causes it.
When placed in reverse the auto would surge without warning, as if the fuel pedal were applied. This also did it when going from reverse to forward. Had to keep foot firmly on the brake at all times or risk an accident. Car became very difficult to drive when this occurred. At 80,472 miles. Engine check light stayed on after another surge problem that stalled the auto. Ray skillman ford in greenwood, in determined it was the "throttle body". It was replaced and while the service man drove the car, the entire A/C unit went out. They put a new clutch & compressor. After calling several ford dealerships, there has been a huge backorder of these throttle body's. Capital city ford is installing two a day the same with ray skillman ford.
In hot weather, the car will rev like the gas pedal is being pressed, in cold weather, pressing the gas pedal does not give the car gas. The dash light and odb reader both say throttle body failure. In hot weather, it has caused two minor bumps (no damage). In a few weeks, I am going to be afraid to pick the kids up at school for fear of lunging.
My 2006 ford freestyle lately has been having some problems with high rpms at a stop while in drive. With the high rpms it sometimes wants to lunge forward. About 80% of the time a wrench is displayed on the dash. Once the indicator wrench light is on the vehicle it will only accelerate to about 30 to 35 MPH and the RPM go to about 3500. I know it is a CVT but the description is as if it does not want to change gears.
Car was stopped at a red light, while releasing brake pedal, car surged forward on its own. This took place at three consecutive stoplights in one afternoon. One week later, backing car up in parking lot, when brake pedal was released, car surged backward on its own. When changing from reverse to forward, car engine died. Waited a few moments and car restarted. Wrench light on dash was then on. Took to dealership and they replaced etb electronic throttle body.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford freestyle. The contact stated that while driving 25 MPH, the vehicle would maintain that speed despite the brakes being depressed. As a result, the vehicle would coast to a complete stop. The vehicle was taken to the an authorized dealer, however the vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 48,000 and the current mileage was 48,600. Updated 10/12/11*lj the consumer stated when he removed his foot from the gas pedal brake pedal, the engine increased in RPM's. The consumer stated he had to apply extreme pressure to the brake pedal, in order to bring the vehicle to a stop. The engine continued to stay at its increased RPM's. The updated 10/24/11
Trying to park my car in a crowded parking lot, the car suddenly surged forward and then stalled. I tried to restart the car and it would not start. I waited a minute, turned off the radio, A/C, etc and then was able to restart. I have had a similar problem on two other occasions since.
My ford freestyle lunges at various points on my route. I notice it the most when my foot is on the brake. For instance, at times when I am backing out of my garage, my car would suddenly accelerate even though my foot was firmly on the brake. I have also been pulling up behind traffic, with my foot firmly on the brake, and the car has lunged forward. I just took my car to the mechanic. They have cleaned the throttle plate. The car now downshifts rapidly when my car is nearly stopped, like when I am stopping for a red light. The RPM's stay right at 1000 until I am 10-20 feet from the stopping point, then the car suddenly downshifts, causing the car to bow. This is a daily occurrence.
2006 ford freestyle, in 2010 issue w/lurching originally in reverse only & later in drive also. Extreme when shifting into gear & taking foot off brake. Reported to dealership,they told us they had not heard of this issue & were not able to replicate it. Researched on the internet & found others w/ similar issues. Throttle body identified as responsible for sudden lurching. Brought up the issue w/dealer prior to our being out of warranty. It was after the factory warranty expired,the part was finally changed. Dealer stated could not replicate issue even though we brought it to their attention several times. Only when occurring all the time - dealer acknowledged the issue. Ford denied any safety issue & said we needed to pay for a replacement of the throttle body. Cost between $1,000 - $2,000 including labor.ford & dealership insisted not a safety issue & no recall.we appealed to our dealer, armed with info from the internet citing info was on various sites by hundreds of ford freestyle owners .local dealer partnered with us to replace the part for $100.00. We believe that they did this due to the fact they had serviced 100% of the work on the car since it was purchased. One year later & same lurching began again in both reverse and drive. We went back to the local dealership and they tested the car and found the part indeed has failed again & is lurching. The local dealership stated once again they have no formal notice of recall or problems with the 'throttle body'. Ford once again has denied that there are any issues with this part. Dealership partnered w/us & replaced part in july '11 for 2nd time. We have 2 invoices for both replacements. .just this last weekend even though the part was just replaced a 2nd time, we noticed twice that the car lurched in reverse.
There have been multiple engine or transmission related problems with this vehicle dating back to 1 year ago. Last august, the car started lunging when idle without the driver pressing the gas. This happened numerous times when we lived in california while idling at traffic lights or while driving slow in parking lots. We brought it in and had a part replaced for $800 and was told everything was fine. 3 weeks later the car was revving high and making a loud whur. We brought it back in and was told that the transmission had to be replaced and that this was a known defect with the freestyle automatic transmission. It cost over $5000. We moved to georgia in april and the lunging problem resurfaced. We had to spend another $1300 to fix this. Then low and behold, 6 weeks later, the transmission blew again. This car is a hazard and needs to be taken off the road by ford.
Vehicle surged forward while parking and backward while exiting parking space. Has continued to occur since.
Vehicle surges forward in low idle or when stopped. Will happen also in reverse. Seems worse on hot days or with A/C running. Service "wrench" light will come on and car will almost stop running and has stopped on some occasions.
Auto-up/down function is erratic. Battery warning light goes off and on. Sudden acceleration at any speed.
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