Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford freestyle. The contact stated that while reversing and attempting to park the vehicle with the brakes engaged, the vehicle surged forward. The gear was then shifted into drive and the vehicle stalled. The failure was experienced numerous times. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where they were unable to diagnose the failure, but the mass air flow sensor was replaced. The failure continued. The vehicle was not taken back for additional repairs. The failure mileage was 80,000 and the current mileage was 102,000. Updated 8/29/11 *cn since the initial recall, the throttle body was cleaned. Updated 10/03/11
2006 Ford Freestyle acceleration complaints
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Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford freestyle. The contact started the ignition and while slightly turning the steering wheel and applying the brake pedal, the vehicle unexpectedly lunged forward. Also, there was an abnormal increase in engine rpms. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where the throttle body was replaced. The acceleration problem was a continuous failure which recurred whenever the vehicle was in operation. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the defect. The approximate failure mileage was 134,000.
Vehicle accelerates when the air conditioner is on. It accelerates on its own and there have been a few occasions when I have almost rear-ended people. I now know that I have to stay more than the usual distance from the car ahead of me, in order to avoid a collision. This happens all the time when the air conditioner is on. This is not an occasional occurrence. At times, it also seems like the car is going to stale out. I have not taken it to the dealership or to a repair shop, due to a lack of funds to try to diagnose and correct the issue.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford freestyle. The contact stated that the vehicle would surge forward or backward, if you were in drive or reverse, when pressure was released from the brake pedal. The vehicle was not taken to have the failure diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was also not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 104,679.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford freestyle. The contact stated that while attempting to park at 2 MPH, the brakes were applied and the vehicle suddenly accelerated for six feet without warning. The failure occurred on six different occasions. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where they were unable to duplicate the failure. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 91,000.
2006 ford freestyle lurches when coming to a stop or departing from a stop. To prevent the car from involuntarily moving, heavy brake pressure is required. These events started in april 2011 when vehicle had approximately 97,000 miles on it (26 july 2011 odometer reading 99,150 miles). Symptoms occur every time the vehicle is put into reverse; less frequent when in forward gears.
While driving into a driveway, my 2006 ford freestyle, suddenly revved and lurched forward. I had to compress the brakes hard to stop the car from hitting another car. Later that day, I was in a drive thru (stopped) and the car revved up and lurched forward again. Both times the AC was on full blast and the temp outside was over 100. After taking it into ford today, they found no codes but assume it's the throttle body. Although I have a of the line ford warranty, it doesn't include this part. The part alone was almost 600 dollars. Since there are so many near misses with the ford freestyles having the same mechanical problem, ford should be concerned. It causes quite a scare to have your vehicle do this while you are in such a slow mode. Updated ivoq 09/08/11... Updated 10/26/11 *bf updated 11/28/11
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford freestyle. The contact stated while driving into a car wash the vehicle surged forward almost hitting a pedestrian. The contact stated the failure occurred two dozen times. The air conditioner was in use when the vehicle surged forward. The contact had not taken the vehicle to a dealer or called the manufacturer but stated there were numerous complaints regarding surging for his year, make and model. The failure mileage was 68,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford freestyle. While switching the gear shift from park to drive the vehicle suddenly lunged forward. The contact had to apply excessive force to the brake pedal in order to stop the vehicle. The vehicle also lunged forward and stalled when making a left or right turn. The engine warning light illuminated on the instrument panel intermittently. The contact stated the failure occurred more frequently when the air conditioner was activated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The technician stated the ECM needed to be updated. The ECM was reprogrammed and the failure recurred a month later. The vehicle was not repaired. There was an open investigation under the federal safety agency action number: pe11018 (vehicle speed control) that may be related to the failure. The VIN was not available. The approximate failure mileage was 50,000. Updated 08/31/11*lj the consumer also stated the sudden acceleration happened when the vehicle was in put in rverese. Updated 09/07/11
Car surged forward after pulling into a parking spot pressed brake and car engine revved and moved forward and hit curb and caused damage to lower finder and right tire. Had to replace tire on right front passenger side and finder still cracked. Now car will rev up without pushing gas in drive and reverse up to 6 feet at a time then stall when brake is pressed. About ran over a child when they got out for practice. Ford dealership said no problems were found and have issues with throttle body and said it might do the same thing and cost $800. Now it does it all the time and also will lose speed when backing out on a road to take off will not get over 30 MPH. Very dangerous.
Two separate incidents of ford freestyle engine revving without the driver's foot on the gas pedal. On 7/17/11 car lurched forward after engine revved as we were pulling into a restaurant drive through. Almost rear ended vehicle in front of us. On 7/23/11 car lurched backward after engine revved as we were backing up from a parking spot. Check engine light came on immediately following and now will not turn off. In both cases, the steering wheel was turned quite a bit but in opposite directions. Temperature this entire week has been well over 95 degrees with heat index over 105 so air conditioning was turned on maximum for front and back areas of the vehicle. We were extremely fortunate no one got hurt in either incident.
2006 ford freestyle lunged forward suddenly while going thru a bank drive thru. It then stalled. After restarting the vehicle it would barely move. Then it lunged forward again and stalled. The wrench light was on and I was able to get it to a ford dealership where it was diagnosed as needing a throttle body. That very night after "being fixed" the wrench light appeared again but there was no lunging or stalling. This is a serious safety issue and ford needs to address it.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford freestyle. While driving, the contact stated that the vehicle would surge back and forth and would stall sporadically. The dealer diagnosed that the throttle body needed to be replaced and the vehicle was remedied. The contact was uncertain if the manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 25,000 and the current mileage was 54,133.
Car lunges while backing of driving forward at slow speeds without for on accelerator peddle. Have hit a wooden pole causing minor damage to rear bumper. Surges seams worse with AC on or turning stering wheel sharply.
My 2006 ford freestyle has had a lunging problem for the past couple of years. There have been many times that it has lunged in reverse/drive and almost hit another car or object.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford freestyle. While driving at approximately 10 MPH, the vehicle suddenly lunged forward and stalled. The contact applied extreme force to the brake pedal to prevent the vehicle from crashing into the vehicle stopped directly in front of her. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostics. The failure occurs intermittently. There was an investigation open under the federal safety agency action number: pe11018 (vehicle speed control) that may be related to the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 78,000.
Unintended acceleration when moving transmission out of park. Car lurches and accelerates covering distances of 5-20 feet depending upon terrain. Movement can be arrested with braking, but is very sudden and intermittent so difficult to expect and control.
The vehicle has been accelerating all by itself and I have to quickly step on the brake to stop it. It has happened three times. The last time, I had 4 children in my vehicle on a very hot day and it happened as I was waiting to merge into traffic. Luckily I was able to stop it but it was very scary. I brought the vehicle to a local mechanic who indicated that it could be the throttle body or transmission, which he indicated could be very expensive. Upon researching the problem on the internet, I was shocked to see that a large number of other people are experiencing the same problem - some have even had accidents because of it.
While putting car in reverse car surged backwards and the check engine wrench came on. Drove car home approx. Five blocks and shut car off because car was running rough. Started car back up and car ran smooth and the check engine wrench was off. I sat in parking lot for approx. Five minutes while my wife was shopping with car running and the air conditioning on. This is the second time in the last month that this car has done this. Both with the same issues. The car surges, then runs rough, then the check engine wrench comes on, then when you shut the car off and restart it the car runs smooth and the check engine wrench shuts off.
Car lurches (in drive or reverse) when at low speeds. This issue is much more pronounced while air conditioning is on. Engine revs from 1,000 RPM to 2,500 RPM. On occasion the "fail-safe" will engage and the engine will shutdown completely when brakes are applied to stop the car from lurching. The only unusual light that comes on is "throttle system" light.
Early july 2010 car would surge after started when placed into drive or reverse. July 17,2010 about 95 degrees ambient. Driving 55 MPH car started to lose power and stall. Restarted and it went into limp mode with check engine light and occasional surges. I found a ford dealer about 5 miles away. Diagnosis was a bad mass air flow sensor. Replaced and we were on our way again. Early june 2011 it was surging after starting when placed in drive or reverse. June 11,2011. Car stalled and went into limp mode again with check engine light on. Bought a new mass air flow sensor, installed it myself and cleared the code. July 5,2011 while driving to baltimore at 65 MPH and 100 degree ambient, car stalled, restarted and it went into limp mode with check engine light on. I found a parking lot with shade and let it idle for about 20 minutes. Shut it off and restarted. Check engine light was off and it ran fine to baltimore. This appears to be an issue with the mass air flow circuit. The federal safety agency cannot ignore this flaw.
Tl* the contact owns 2006 ford freestyle. The contact stated the vehicle surged forward, at idle speeds, when switching gears. The failure occurred, regardless of what gear he was in. The vehicle would only come to a complete stop, when he applied the brakes. The vehicle was not taken to a mechanic or dealer for diagnostic testing. The VIN was unavailable. The contact reviewed defect investigation nhsta action number pe11018 (vehicle speed control). The failure mileage was 80,000. The current mileage was 82,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford freestyle. The contact stated the vehicle lunged forward while driving in reverse or driving with the brake depressed. When the air conditioning was off or on the vehicle also lunged with greater force. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 65,000 and current mileage was 82,000 miles.
2006 ford freestyle over the past year my car has been accelerating and stalling for no reason. I have had to brake suddenly many times when pulling into a parking space and or backing up. Its really scary. Last week it accelerated so fast and I slammed on my brakes so hard that it quit, I started it, it quit and when I started it again, my engine light was on. I just spent over $1600 dollars to have the problem corrected at the local ford dealership. I bought this car new and gave over $34,000 dollars for it and it has had many issues. I just paid it off in december and now I'm still spending so much money to keep it going. I am a teacher and can not afford this but I can't afford to trade it in and have car payments all over again. Please, isn't there anything you can do to help me?
Drove car about 10 miles, no problems. Sat in parking lot for about 10 minutes idling, outdoor temperature about 90 degrees. Put car in reverse, engine surged and car died. Took three tries to get car to start and the wrench light came on. Was able to begin driving, however the car did not seem to accelerate, even with pedal pushed to the floor. On the way home, engine would "herky/jerk" a little, but did begin to accelerate better and get up to speed. Turned off car in driveway and started a little later to take to garage to get checked. Car started easily this time, and the wrench light was off. Absolutely no issues on way to the garage. Will find out tomorrow what, if anything garage tells me. This problem seems to be similar to other issues described in internet search.
I drive a 2006 ford freestyle. I would like to report that when the car has been running and it is a hot day when placed in reverse it will accelerate on it's own and then the motor will die causing the check engine light to come one. Typically if I turn it off and wait a few minutes it will come back on light free, but there has been two occasions when it has not. The first I took it for a diagnostics where I was told to take it to ford that it seemed to be a transmission issue, ford told me that they were not sure but they cleared out the sensor to give it a good wash if it happened again. It has happened again only this time the engine dying to acceleration ration has increased and a good car wash has not helped the issue. I am becoming very concerned before the acceleration was only in reverse now it is occurring in drive as well and happening more frequently. I have plans to take it to my local ford dealership however I do not have high hopes for answers as they were not all that helpful the first time.
Have 2006 ford freestyle with 55,000 miles on it. It recently lunged forward while I was in driveway. And engine has been revving up for no reason what so ever.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford freestyle. While driving in reverse out of a parking space the contact stated the vehicle lunged forward and backwards. The contact had to apply excessive pressure to the brake pedal in order to stop the vehicle. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer for diagnostic testing. The vehicle was not repaired. There was an investigation under the federal safety agency action number: pe11018 (vehicle speed control) that may be related to the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 80,000.
Got in my car to go home one afternoon and it cranked but when I pressed the gas pedal it wouldn't move. Had to call a tow truck and have it towed to a shop. My car spent 2 weeks in the shop and it was determined it was the throttle body. I was told by my mechanic that this is a common problem on the freestyle and is usually one of the first major repairs needed.
Purchased a used 2006 ford freestyle in july of 2010. A few weeks after we bought it the car started lurching forward and backward when brakes were applied. It is really bad when the AC is running. At first I thought my wife was crazy but then it started to get really bad and I noticed that when backing out of the garage, after putting it in reverse and letting off the gas, that the car would just propel itself backwards. Took the car into the dealer today and was quoted $850 to fix the throttle body which is what they are saying is causing the problem. After reading about all of the other people having the same problems with this particular vehicle I was stunned to find out that ford has not issued a recall on this. This is definitely a safety issue. If myself or my wife were to get in an accident due to this fault you could bet your bottom dollar I would file a lawsuit against ford.
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