2006 Ford Freestyle: loss of power steering

Filed Jan 29, 2020 · Acceleration, Fuel system · 148,446 miles · CA

I just bought the vehicle via private seller. No issues were reported by seller. I filled vehicle and entered the freeway. A few moments later the vehicle started jolting while at a high rate of speed. I pressed the accelerator, the vehicle did not respond. The vehicle continued to jolt off/on. I exited the freeway due to feeling unsafe to continue on the freeway. Upon exiting the ramp, the vehicle stalled. I had no control of the vehicle as the breaks did not seem to work and the power steering was out. I pulled the steering wheel, as hard as I could, to the right to the shoulder of the road. Once the vehicle came to a stop. I put the vehicle in park, restarted the vehicle and continued driving cautiously. Driving at a slower rate, 35-40mph, the vehicle started to jolt again and had difficulty accelerating. After several days of this issue, I cleaned the battery terminals to ensure there was a good connection. I thought the issue was resolved. At this point I had half a tank. A couple days later, I was on empty. I filled up the vehicle for the week. My vehicle is now jolting and surging again. I was almost home, when the vehicle shut off, I lost power steering again and the breaks were not working. I again pulled the steering wheel, as hard as I could to the right, to get off the road as an oncoming car was just ahead. Once the vehicle came to a stop, I put it in park, restarted the car, entered the driveway and parked it. Today the vehicle is still jolting, surging and has a delay when pressing the accelerator. I am scared to continue driving this vehicle! I have no control after the vehicle stalls. I am scared the vehicle is going to stall, at a high rate of speed, and I am not going to be able to get off to the shoulder, turn the wheel fast enough to avoid a collision or maneuver a curve when if it stalls. I am scared I may hit a pedestrian due to no breaks.

Filed Aug 27, 2015 · Electrical · 113,677 miles · NC

On march 15, 2014 while driving my ford freestyle my car completely lost power on a 2 lane state road. I lost power steering to be able to completely get my car off the road. My child and I were broke down in the evening 40 miles from home and cars were coming fast behind us barely getting over even though I had my flashers on. I thought maybe my gas gauge stopped working and I was out of gas. By the grace of god someone we knew drove past us and came back. They went and got gas for the car thinking maybe the same issue. Nothing helped to restart the car. I had it towed to a mechanic that we know. He put it on the computer and low and behold it's the throttle body that needs replaced, the same part that I understood a year before was replaced. I was told it was replaced because there was a recall. I find out later it was not replaced that it was actually a customer satisfaction program that I call is a cya for ford. The only thing required of the dealership is to clean and reprogram, something only a ford dealership can do. I thought it must be under warranty cause I had the work done less than a year. Only to find out that ford just authorized a band aid fix and that my throttle body would have to now be replaced and my cost. Prior to this my car almost lunged us into the side of our house as I was pulling into our carport. Not the normal breaking that ford tells the federal safety agency in their report. I had to put all my might with both feet on the breaks to stop my car from running into our house. Also not the other bs lie ford tells nhsta that the car looses power but does not loose control of power steering and breaks. On both occasions that I had a problem all of what ford tells the federal safety agency is not an issue is definitely a safety issue. Im appalled that the federal safety agency has to wait for someone to die to stop believing the bs lies ford is giving them. Do something.

Filed Jul 7, 2011 · Acceleration, Engine · PA

My 2006 ford freestyle was accelerating when I had my foot on the brake at a stop sign. It does not gas when I have my foot on the gas pedal. It stalled a few times and when I have the car in reverse it accelerates without me even pressing on the gas. My wrench light was on in my dash as well. I took it to pepboys and was informed that my sensor was bad and I needed spark plugs and a vacuum hose..after spending $700, needless to say the problem with the accelerating still exists and there is also a humming noise while driving and the steering is very hard to maneuver. I took it back to pepboys and they said it is an electrical issue and I have to take it to ford to get it fixed. *tr updated 03/23/12

Filed May 17, 2011 · Transmission · 110,000 miles · FL

2006 ford freestyle. Lunges at idle speed, often with brake pedal depressed. Vehicle has been taken to numerous repair facilities, including ford dealerships, and none can determine the cause of the problem. Considering the number of identical complaints, when will ford be owning up to this issue and issuing a recall to fix it at their expense? We also have a problem with the car stalling while in cruise control at speeds of 60mph or higher. Consider being on a freeway with no power steering or brakes at 60-70 MPH, semi trucks and other vehicles speeding around you, and trying to get the vehicle off the roadway safely. Again, no repair facility can determine the cause.

Filed Jul 15, 2010 · Acceleration · 60,000 miles · NJ

Subject: 2006 ford freestyle aggressive, unexpected thrusting comments: I have a 2006 ford freestyle with 60,000 miles. It has recently begun to aggressively thrust (either forward in drive or in reverse in reverse) when put into gear and has done this in stop & go traffic and after making stops at red lights/stop signs. I took the vehicle to the ford dealer where I purchased the car and the only "code" they got was for an air filter. Immediately after the vehicle thrusts, the wrench light illuminates and the car loses power (but can still crawl along with no steering or braking assisted control). The car has to be turned off & restarted at which point the problem dissipates as if it didn't happen only to return again at any unexpected time. Its frightening in parking lots, drive thrus & stop & go traffic because you just don't know what the car will do next. I drive with 3 small children & am in fear the car is going to cause an accident. The car is still under warranty with ford but they seem unwilling to address this very real, very terrifying concern. What do I do?