We purchased a brand new 2006 ford freestyle in march, 2007. On june 14, 2011, and to a lesser extent, periodically since vehicle purchase, the vehicle's engine surged while my foot was on the brake pedal; the vehicle failed to accelerate to normal speed; and, it acted like it didn't want to shift into next gear. The june 14, 2011 occurrence was the worst one, plus, the wrench light came on. Our local ford dealership diagnosis is that the throttle body needs to be replaced...at only 37,200 miles. Repair estimate from the dealership to replace the part is $836.48. Dealership also determined that an engine mount bracket/gasket needs to be replaced for cost of $424.00; rear brakes will be needed within 5,00 miles for $374, if new rotors are needed; and, new battery is needed now for a cost of $138...all this at only 37,200 miles. We foolishly purchased an extended warranty when we bought the vehicle. Ford tells us that the warranty only covers the power train, and since the throttle body is considered to be electronic, the warranty will not apply. We were LED to believe that it was a bumper-to-bumper extended warranty when we agreed to purchase the warranty. We are very unhappy campers! No more extended warranties for us. We believe that ford should be responsible at least for the throttle body replacement, in full. We are afraid to drive the vehicle now, and even when it is "repaired" we will still be afraid because of the history of the freestyle problems that we have read about online. Please help! Thanks.
2006 Ford Freestyle fuel system complaints
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My vehicle was lurching at slow speeds when pulling into parking spots or parallel parking. In some instances it actually revved up high and I had to slam on the brakes for fear of running into something. With the air conditioner or heater on it's much worse. I took it to the dealer and they told me it was the throttle body but at the time my car only had roughly 48000 miles on it. The car had too few miles on it to have this type of problem, so I looked on the internet and found that many other owners of this vehicle have been having the same issues.
2006 ford freestyle lunges forward when you take it in or out of park. The RPM rev up and lunges forward anywhere from a few inches up to 2 feet.
Returning home with my children, when my 2006 ford freestyle lurched horribly, accelerating first, then dropping down to almost no power at all, with the yellow wrench light turned on, and then would barely accelerate till I got home and turned the engine off, then re-started it and the car acted relatively normal. Fortunately was on a country road, and no other cars around when incident occurred.
Car lurches on its own with my foot on the brake. Happens most in reverse when backing up out of a parking space, but has also happened several times while idling in a drive thru line. I have had several near collisions due to this problem. It happens almost always when first put into reverse. I have learned to keep my foot on the brake. It is an ongoing problem.
My 2006 ford freestyle has had a surging problem at low speeds since we bought it with 15000 miles on it in 2006. Even with your foot on the brake and not on the accelerator the care accelerates on its own in forward and reverse. We took the car to the ford dealer in tucson and they fixed the problem by replacing the throttle body for 1000.00 at our expense. On one occasion may 1 2010 the car surged forward hitting our garage causing damage to the car. There should be a recall on this car.
When placed in reverse or drive vehicle suddenly and unexpectedly accelerated. This happens even when driver's foot is on the brake petal and usually when A/C is on. Typically happens when the car is first started and placed into gear but will happen even if car has been running a while, stopped, and changed into a different gear.
The 2006 ford freestyle during very hot conditions (in the 90s), with the air conditioner operating, has while idling in a line of other autos, or while parallel parking. Has lurched forward with an engine acceleration without a foot on the accelerator pedal. An accident was avoided in all three occurrences.
Vehicle surges with no application of the accelerator. The surge seems to occur when the vehicle is in drive or reverse, with or without the brake applied, and seems to occur when the air conditioning is on although not all surges have occurred with the air-conditioning on. This problem is intermittent and seems to occur in spring, summer and fall months when the air-conditioning has been in use. This surging problem has occurred several times over the past couple of years. The most recent incident occurred when the vehicle was parked in a driveway in front of a home. The vehicle was taken out of park and placed in reverse when the vehicle surged backward to the end of the driveway. The accelerator was not applied to make the vehicle move and the air-conditioning was not on at the time of the surge although it had been used early that day.
Vehicle accelerates, without depression of gas pedal. Lunge forward at stop lights while brake pedal is depressed. It surges in reverse as well, even with the brake pedal is depressed and the gas pedal is vacant. I called dealership, and they said it was the throttle body, it needs to be replaced and it would cost up to $1000. This is a huge safety hazard and it is common to all ford freestyles. It is most definitely a manufacturing flaw and it is only a matter of time before someone dies. The car already has surged into a pole once, it is getting bad.
2006 ford freestyle lunging forward when in gear, slightly hit garage door......I think a throttle body issue. Not repaired yet.
2006 ford freestyle sudden acceleration- a few months ago my 2006 ford freestyle began accelerating, usually going from park to reverse, even while my foot was on the brake. I have to press down on the brake hard to keep the car from lurching forward. Once in drive, there are no problems. No shops have been able to identify a problem even though the wrench light comes on and the car has stalled a couple of time. It never seems to have the problem at the repair shop. Internet research indicates this is a throttle body problem that ford is well aware of but hasn't taken action on to educate consumers or mechanics. I've learned to compensate by always starting the car with my foot firmly on the brake, but I won't let anybody else drive my car. Desperate to get repaired. This problem is rampant based on internet complaints. In fact, the last mechanic said he had another ford freestyle with the same problem which is what prompted me to get on the internet. Why isn't ford doing something before someone gets hurt?
2006 ford freestyle we change the accelerator body it lurched forward and it was dangerous almost hit a few cars in traffic we were terrified of it would not ride the kids in it and the transmission started making a weird ssssssssssss noise few months ago and now its more of a rrrrrrrrrrr loud sound everybody turns to look when we drive by were gonna take it to the ford dealer today we will probably pay up the was because you wont do anything about this problem you know exists as always with everything the corporations comefirst they have the money you should be ashamed this is afamily vehicle it has a third row seat kids ride in it still you do nothing .and as your first questions indicate no deaths no crashes not your problem right.national safety what was that again ya right ,should be national lets take care of the car manufacturer with deep pockets bearue. This is a defect and you know it the accelerator body and the CVT trans. Thousands of people have the same problem yet you do nothing guess we will have to do a class action we have to do it ourselves as always.
My vehicle when in gear and foot on the brake lunges forward and backwards when in reverse, causing me to almost hit 2 pedestrians and several vehicles when I am at a complete stop. This occurs daily when my vehicle is in the drive or reverse position. I have notified the ford dealership and they said it is the throttle body and the part is on backorder. This problem is very scary because I am afraid of hitting someone or something. This has been happening since I bought the vehicle in 2008 and I did take it back to the dealership where I bought it and they would do something to it and it would stop for awhile but would start doing it again and this has been like this for 2 years now. I cannot let my teenagers drive my vehicle because I am afraid they will not be able to stop the vehicle when it starts lunging forward again.
Sudden lurching/surging of my 2006 ford freestyle while driving at low speed in a parking lot.
2006 ford freestyle surges while backing up and going forward at slow speeds and sometime at idle. This is an ongoing problem that I have noticed for over the last 60,000 miles , but it seems to be getting worse. Have ordered a new throttle body but is on backorder.
2006 ford freestyle accelerating.
My 2006 ford freestyle began to lurch forward in reverse after idling for a few moments. If I slammed on the brakes to keep from hitting something/someone, the car died. The transmission light would come on. If I was able to keep the car from dying, it would lurch forward in drive as well. This went on for days until finally, I had to restart the car twice to get it to operate normally, and then the check engine light came on. I took it to the dealership, and they were looking at it. They mentioned "it might be the throttle body." I decided to google it, and lo and behold, hundreds of complaints about this issue! They knew good and well what was wrong with my car all along!
2006 ford freestyle has developed a major throttlebody problem. With the engine running and the car in either drive or reverse with foot only on the brake, not the accelerator, the engine will accelerate and cause the car to lurch forward in drive or backward in reverse. There is no warning that it is going to happen. The lurch is powerful enough to move the car 1-4 feet even with the brakes fully depressed. We have barely avoided a bicycle crossing at a red light, cars at a stop sign, and garage walls. The car is in the shop now and ford corporate refuses to recognize the problem and is happy to charge over $800.00 to fix. This is a huge safety issue. This is a very popular family vehicle. This lurching happens without warning, if you do not have your brake pedal firmly planted on the floor the car easily lurches 1-4 feet before you know it. Someone is going to be seriously injured or killed without any action. This just started to happen to my car, but if you look at the number of complaints about this on various websites it is clearly a huge vehicle wide problem not just with a small handful of vehicles! Ford needs to recall this part immediately before serious injuries occur.
2006 ford freestyle surges and changes speed at both high and low speeds. Last weekend it happened while pulling into the garage. Car about took out the backside of the wall. I have an appointment with ford service tomorrow to have it looked at. Based on all the other reports filed here about this issue, it sounds like the root cause has not been established nor ownership taken by ford for this issue.
How long are you going to look into the ford freestyle throttle body problem??? It has been years...why are you waiting so long to recall these cars.. Iam sure this problem will either hurt or kill somebody.
2006 ford freestyle is lunging very aggressively. I will put the vehicle into reverse and as soon as I let off the brake the car suddenly revs and lunges. When I put the car into drive the vehicle suddenly lunges out of control. This also occurs when I make a stop. The car wants to lunge forward aggressively. Today it finally lunged and then died. This is a very serious situation. If my child would have been walking in front of the vehicle he would have been hit. Something needs to be done about this situation. This is a defect on ford's part.
I own a 2006 ford freestyle which had a throttle body issue. The issue caused the engine to accelerate when the transmission was engaged in drive or reverse and the brake is pressed. The acceleration also happened while driving on the highway on one occasion as I began to slowdown in traffic. As a result of the failure, one of the problem lights illuminated, it was the wrench shaped light indicating an issue. The issue occurred almost daily. The problem was remedied by replacing the throttle body, after a four-month" backordered" wait.
2006 ford freestyle limited_car lunges forward when sitting in traffic and you must quickly slam the brakes to stop. This happens suddenly without warning. My car also dies and I must restart, then the wrench light comes on, and the car barely accelerates. This happens more when it's real hot and the A/C is on. I will not let me wife or kids in the car until this is resolved.
My 2006 ford freestyle has begun to surge and accelerate unexpectedly. If you are not careful, you will find yourself in a car accident without even knowing what is going on. I took it to the dealership and they said that there is a tsb for this issue and it is due to a faulty throttle body and mass air flow sensor. However it is not a safety concern therefore no recall needed.
My 2006 ford freestyle sel accelerates on its own without pushing on the gas pedal. It mainly happens when I am pulling into or backing out of a parking space or driveway or have been sitting at a light or sitting with the car running. This has been happening off & on since I bought the car march of 2008. It wouldn't happen often at first but now it is becoming more frequent. When I took the car to my mechanic back in june for an AC problem it happened to him. He is an asc certified mechanic, but does not have any diagnostic machines in his shop. I decided to research the problem before taking it to the dealer & was surprised to see how many other people have posted the same problem. Not to mention being a single parent I really cant afford an arm & a leg that dealer normally charges. Not to mention still making a hefty car payment.
Throttle body/transmission numerous incidents of 2006 ford freestyle surging while idling. Dangerous in traffic as the brakes would have to be held down in order to not hit car in front of you. Transmission failed going down expresssway at 65 miles per hour with 3 grandchildren in car. Car had to be towed 350 miles home. In addition to all of this, my in-laws have the same type vehicle and are now currently having the same problem. With the current online compaints, this doesn't surprise me. Ford knows there is a problem with this transmission and discontinued using it in later model freestyles. I think ford should be held responsible for selling a vehicle with defective transmission and throttle body. To replace the transmission would cost 5,000 to 6,000 dollars which is half the price of the car. This is totally unfair for loyal ford customers to have deal with. This would be our 41st year of owning only ford vehicles and will be our last. There are too many of these incidents being reported for nothing to be done. Thankfully no crash or injury but I suspect that the latter is what it will take to finally have this issue investigated.
The vehicle surges in forward and reverse without warning. This occurs randomly; typically at least hourly when driving in-town. I have read that ford says the problem is the throttle body.
I have a 2006 ford freestyle. For most of the time I've owned this car it acts up when it is hot. It accelerates on its own when traveling at low speeds (mainly parking lots and driveways). It is very dangerous as a pedestrian could be hit. Several times it has even stalled after one of these incidents. I took it to my local ford dealer several times over the past 2 -3 yrs. And they "couldn't find the problem". Well today the "wrench' light came on and the car had very little power after an accelerating incident, so I pulled into the dealer lot. Today they told me it the throttle body and it costs $800 for the repair but will take 3 weeks to get the part. So I have no car to drive for 3 weeks. I feel that they knew what the problem was all along, and I've been driving a potentially dangerous vehicle for 4 years. This needs to be a recall!
2006 ford freestyle, throttle body assem. Sticking and lurching. Creates a very dangerous driving situation as the vehicle will rev unexpectanly, at lights-signs in parking lots etc., loss of power on a busy freeway!!!, throttle body backlog for up to 6 months so car owner is forced to either drive or park.
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