Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford freestyle. The contact stated that while driving approximately 15 MPH and approaching a traffic stop, the vehicle surged forward abnormally. The vehicle was not inspected by a dealer or an independent mechanic. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was approximately 124,000. The current mileage was approximately 125,500. The VIN was unavailable.
2006 Ford Freestyle acceleration complaints
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My car was parked and idling with the air conditioning on (husband was in the passenger's seat, and kids in the back and it was very hot), I got into the car, put it in to reverse with my foot on the brake and it surged backwards going very fast. It almost hit a lady but I was able to slam down hard on the brakes and stop it. I then drove it limping along because it wouldn't' shift, to the nearest dealer. There they replaced the throttle body and some fluids and charged me 1000.00. It hasn't happened since but now that I know it is a common problem and can reoccur, I am looking for another vehicle to replace this one.
I was pulling in to walmart parking lot pulled up behind a parked vehicle I was almost stopped when my car accelerated it was almost like some one pushed my gas pedal to the floor I had to jump on the brake pedal with both feet then the car stalled and when I restarted the car I had no power I had to shut the car off then restarted it again then it was fine.
While stopped in a line of traffic to get into a parking lot for a nfl football game, while having my foot on the brake the vehicle revved up and lunged forward bumping into the car in front of me. After pulling over and taking each others information, after getting back into the car and driving to parking space the car surged and lunged forward when turning the wheel to enter parking space.
Vehicle lunges while at zero or low speeds sometimes almost causing a collision with other vehicles or stationary items.
I was backing up in the drive way and the car accelerated on it's own the engine rpgs went to 4000 without me pressing the gas. The call continued to accelerate until I pressed brakes and it stalled.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford freestyle. The contact stated that the vehicle would continue to abnormally accelerate when the accelerator pedal was released. The contact also stated that a wrench warning light illuminated after the failure. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was unknown and the current mileage was 102,385.
The car lunges at low speeds (around 5 MPH), when in both drive gear and reverse. It happens every time the car is put in and out of gear. No check engine light is displayed.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford freestyle. The contact stated that while stopped with the brakes applied, the engine rpms increased to 3,000 as the vehicle lunged forward abnormally. The vehicle then stalled without warning. The vehicle was not taken for inspection or repairs. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 93,800. The current mileage was 94,000.
My car accelerates sometimes while my foot is on the brake pedal. It feels like it is jumping forward or something. Also when I turn on my air condition my car, if in motion, will start to jump forward even though you have your foot on the brake. It even cut off on me several times with the air conditioning on. I now just drive without air at all because I am scared that my car will just stop on me. Also my air only works on the highest level.
2006 ford freestyle at low speeds all of a sudden lunges both in reverse or in drive.
I have a 2006 ford freestyle with the same problem, the SUV lunging forward when in drive or if your in reverse it does it to. I also have a fail safe issues the little wrench lite comes on and acts like it's going to die, and when you turn the key off and wait a couple of seconds then restart the car it is fine. Also I go through rear brakes like candy. Why isn't there anybody making ford accountable fore these problems.
Anytime I go from park to reverse or drive at idle speed my car lunges. On this particular day I was backing out of a parking spot. The car lunged so hard it through codes and the wrench on the dash lite up and car lost all acceleration power. I parked the car and drove it the next day and the power was back and the wrench was not lite anymore. It really scares me to drive this car.
My 2006 ford freestyle limited has major electrical problems. I have had the car lunge on me, at 0mph it would lunge forward, and in reverse. Fortunately I had my foot on the brake every time. I don't think it is the transmission. I have a feeling that it is all electrical. I have had the lunging problem since last year. (2011) and the car has been deteriorating since. Yesterday I got "check charging system" and now it kills all of the lights and gauges... Yet it still kind of ran.(not very good up hill, and no indicator lights, no speedometer nothing.)another recent problem I have is the center engine (shock?)mount is busted.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford freestyle. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds the vehicle lunge forward. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who was unable to diagnose the failure. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 65,000 and the current mileage was 113,000.
My husband used the cruise control on the highway and experienced a loss of power. We are unable to use the cruise control at all. This is also a problem when getting on the highway or passing. Trying to pass can be terrifying when you are in the left hand lane and lose power,you have to find a way to pull to the right hand lane ,get off the road, and shut off the engine.when you start back up you have power again. I know that we are not the only ones with this problem I also know that they have had a recall for the same problem with a different model.
Issues with throttle body , the wrench light has come on multiple times while driving at low speeds(under 45mph) the can will randomly lurch at low speeds , having the air conditioner on seems to make the problem worse . The way the car jolts and jumps is unpredictable and makes the vehicle unsafe . This problem has been happening since we purchased the car , and after years and many trips to the ford dealer the problem will stop for only a few days or few months and then the same problem starts all over again. Also other owners of ford freestyles made either in2005 or 2006 have also experiences the same exact problems I have experienced. I strongly feel this car should be recalled due to the safety issues.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford freestyle. The contact was driving 55 MPH when he noticed that the vehicle would not decelerate. The contact had to tap on the brake pedal a couple of times to get the vehicle to decelerate. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 85,000 and the current mileage was 86,000.
The car surges, jumps, sometimes acclerates and I put on the brakes and it will sometimes die. Mainly happens when I am in reverse/forward or the air conditioning is running. Also, does this when I am idling in a parking lot or at a traffic light. I have taken it to auto repair shops and they think it is the computer. Couldn't afford to do a new computer so thought I would hold out, since it doesn't do it all the time. Now it is starting to get worse. I turn the air off when starting out. My wrench light comes on and I don't have much power and my rpms get up to 4 when driving 50mph. Turn the car off and it is like it never happened. The car is dangerous to drive with my kids not knowing when it will happen in busy traffic,,will it die and someone hit me? This isn't normal and I have found out my car isn't the only one doing this same thing. Will it really take someone getting very hurt for something to be done? What justice is that and knowing that this problems exist. First time buying a ford and will probably be the last time. I don't trust them. You have a problem you fix it. That is integrity & trust. Love for someone from ford to come with me for a day and ride in bumper to bumper traffic and see how our day goes.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford freestyle. The contact stated that while sitting at a traffic light the vehicle suddenly accelerated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnosed that the throttle body needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 138,000.
Twice, in 100+ degree weather, after idling for a short time with AC running, I put the car in reverse only to have it lunge backward. Thankfully I was able to control this with the brake. It continued to happen in drive until I reached my destination (fortunately a short distance, although traffic was heavy) and turned the engine off and let it sit for awhile. It has not repeated through the cool months, but I fear it will repeat if I am in the same conditions. As I live part of the year in arizona, that is very likely. It seems that this is a known issue with this car, hope ford isn't waiting for someone to die before they fix it.
We were in a parking lot. I had just shifted in to reverse and lighted up on the brake, and the car throttled backwards. I quickly pressed the brake and the car stalled or quit. I started the car again and the car throttled backwards again. I pressed the brake, but it didn't stall this time. I slowly released the brake and was able to back out of my spot. A little while later, having arrived at another destination, about 10 miles away, I was pulling into a parking spot, in drive, and after releasing the throttle, to apply the break as I was coasting in, the car 'throttled' again. Fortunately, there was not another vehicle in the space in front of me or I would have probably had a fender bender.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford freestyle. The contact stated that the vehicle lunged forward as she was braking to a stop. The failure also caused the vehicle to sporadically stall without warning. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer for inspection where they stated that the air intake valve was cracked and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was notified of the issue and stated that there were no recalls for the failure. The failure mileage was 75,000.
Car lunges forward when it is hot outside and air conditioning is on. While foot is on brake, the car lunges wanting to move forward. I was in a car line to pick up my kids from school and it was 105 outside and I had the air on. When the foot is on the brake the car revs up and tries to move forward. It has done it a couple times in the past, but very softly (mostly when putting it into reverse). This happened yesterday and it wouldn't stop. I was scared to death that I would hit a car or a child walking to the cars. Only due to the fact that my foot was on the break did I not move more than a couple inches, the only way to make it stop was to turn the car off. I was stuck in the car line and had to turn my car on to move every couple minutes and was so scared that I would hit somebody/something. I didn't see the tachometer move very much but the force of the car was scary. The wrench light and the check engine light both came on. Ford needs to do something about this. This is very dangerous. Of course, ford says there is no problem with the frestyle model and that I need to have my throttle body looked at which is not covered by them as I'm out of warranty. Needless to say, I'm taking my car to a different mechanic. I can't trust ford. I?ve already had my CVT transmision replaced with ford (in 2010) as it completely failed and of course that was out of warranty too. File with pe11018.
I would like to add my complaining to incident pe11018. My ford freestyle 2006 is doing exactly as described. I would like to see a recall issued. How many incidents does it take before action is taken by ford?
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford freestyle. The contact stated that the vehicle surged while sitting at a traffic light. The contact mentioned that the failure would only occur when the air conditioner was on. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who advised not to run the air conditioner. The current mileage was 90,000 and the failure mileage was unavailable.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford freestyle. The contact stated was reversing from a parking space when the vehicle abnormally accelerated. The contact applied the brakes but the brake pedal traveled to the floorboard and the vehicle did not respond. The contact then crashed into another vehicle. There were no injuries reported. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who advised the contact that the master air flow sensor and the throttle body needed to be cleaned. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and the current mileage was 113,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford freestyle. The contact stated that vehicle would surge forward when sitting at a complete stop or when trying to park. The contact stated that they had to depress the brakes extremely hard in order to keep the vehicle from moving. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer and was told that the throttle body assembly needed to be replaced. The failure mileage was 100,000 and the current mileage was 127,000. The VIN was not available.
The vehicle will lunge forward at slow speed or while stopping. It has done so numerous times now and seems very dangerous. It has done it at stop signs and while parking the vehicle. I have read several other people having the same problem.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford freestyle. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds and on some occasions while parking, the vehicle would lunge forward abnormally. On one occasion the wrench warning lamp illuminated. 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. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 95,000 and the current mileage was 97,000.
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