Vehicle surges at low speeds. The problem is worse with the air conditioning on.
2006 Ford Freestyle transmission complaints
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Vehicle is a 2006 ford freestyle limited all wheel drive...often, when idling with the transmission in drive and foot on brake, the engine rpms will increase without pressing the accelerator and the car will lunge forward until extreme pressure is applied to the brake pedal. Sometimes, especially when in reverse and the car lunges as described, the car will stall after lunging and the check engine light will come on. Upon restarting the engine, the car will run, but in a limited capacity with the check engine light on. Stopping the car, turning the car off, and then restarting the car, clears the check engine light and the car will operate normally. This seems to occur more often when ambient temperature is around or above 90 degrees fahrenheit. Since we purchased the car new in 2006, this has occurred at least 50 times.
My 2006 ford freestyle is absolutely the worst made car I have ever owned! Throttle body problem... 50,000 miles, check! Ac compressor goes bad.... 60,000 miles, check! And now beginning at 79,000 miles the CVT transmission is trashed! $6000 to fix and you can't even get a new one! I drove it knowing it would go bad another 3000+ miles because I was destined to spend a lot of money either way. The mechanic actually suggested I trade it in when it began. Would that have been fair to whomever bought it? These are all common early mileage problems with the freestyles! There are numerous posts about other owners with the same problems, especially these three and there are a couple more that fortunately I have dodged to this point. What is ford going to do? Just let those of us who bought freestyles with CVT suffer. What about the fact that you stopped using the CVT transmission on the taurus x? Why? I think we know based on the numerous CVT failures at such low mileage. But not low enough to be covered by warranty.
Upon starting the car and putting it in either reverse or forward, the engine would race and either lunge forward or backward. While driving, the engine would sputter and stall. This was more prevalent when the air conditioning was turned on. On starting the car, I had to place my foot with a lot of pressure on the brake pedal to ensure that the car did not lunge. This was a very dangerous problem as I have two small children in the car and they could be hurt if the car stalled in heavy traffic and was struck. The dealer said that this was not under warranty and that they understood the problem but ford has not issued a recall on the part. It was rather expensive to replace this part. I am urging the government to issue a recall on this part before someone gets seriously hurt or killed. The part in question is the throttle body.
On 9/12/11 my 2006 ford freestyle experienced several failures. Driving through a parking lot and my wrench and emission lights came on. Took to mechanic and he diagnosed complete failure of transmission, and that my power steering was whining as any turns were made. Contacted ford motor and the dealership and was told that while not uncommon, there was nothing they could do. My car has essentially died at 160,000 miles as the cost of repairs are greater than the value of the car.
When the motor is running and I put it in gear either in reverse or forward the car lunges. It also happens at stop signs or red lights. If the car is stopped and I remove my foot from the brake, it lunges. It will stop if I hit the brake.
My 2006 ford freestyle lurches and surges. When put into gear my freestyle will lurch violently and while driving it will surge power. While sitting and in gear power surges and lurches forward forcing the driver to press the brake hard to keep the car from jumping forward. While cruising power will surge without input from the driver.
We have a 2006 freestyle and are experiencing a lunging problem when sitting idle. It happens in reverse or drive. Fortunately, we have been alert and applied the breaks before running in to something or someone. This is not a good situation and it is a matter of time before someone gets hurt. One other thing, we only have 65,000 miles on the vehicle.
When driving, my car loses power. Sometimes when moving slowly, I engage the gas pedal and lose power. Sometimes when I engage the gas to move from a stopped position, my car will start to go and then lose power. The car does not shut off, it just won't move, and then suddenly does. The dealer replaced the throttle body, but this is still happening. They said unless they can get the problem to happen when they are driving it, there is nothing they can do to help further. This is very scary and I'm sure it's a matter of time before there is an accident. When I put my car in reverse, sometimes it revs up before actually moving. I have had many problems with this vehicle, starting in the 20,000 miles. Bad window motor, bad brakes, intermittent dash board clearance, air conditioning mechanism leaking into car. The dealer did replace the window motor, brakes and air conditioning problem, but had no explanation on the dash lights resetting. My paint is bubbling up on the hood of my car. Ford offered to fix this for $850. The bubbling started at 39,000 miles. I did not pay them to fix this, as I feel ford should be responsible for this. When ford had my car last, they replaced a sway bar and did not tighten the nut, I then had the ABS light come on and they replaced the wheel speed sensor and tightened the nut. My car clunked so bad, I fear that this caused additional suspension problems. I've always had noise in the front end, especially on a tight turn. The greased the front end, but that does not fix the problem. Today, my car only has 45,000 miles on it, but unfortunately, my warranty is up and I know that one day when I put my foot on the gas pedal, it's not going to move. I was told by a ford service rep. That the CVT transmission cannot be replaced, so when it does fail, I'm out of luck, there is no repair for this. Recall please
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford freestyle. While driving approximately 50 MPH there was an increase in the RPM readings and the vehicle decelerated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The technician stated the transmission had to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 51,000.
While driving down the freeway with my young family. The CVT stopped working. I lost power to the gas peddle. After about an hour on the side of the road it began working again. It does this alot now. I was in heavy traffic and was very lucky to be a firefighter with emergency driving skills. We could have been killed. The vehicle also lunges forward when my foot is on the brake.I believe a recall is in order.
When going from park to reverse or reverse to drive the car lunges. Very unsafe. It happens more when it's hot. Has happened multiple times.
Vehicle will lunge or accelerate unexpectedly while sitting in traffic, stop light or any low speed. It will happen in drive or reverse. Almost caused a rear end collision at traffic light. Engine died after lunging on one occasion after I applied brakes hard to stop from jumping into traffic from parking lot.
2006 ford freestyle had lurching and transmission wanting to not engage while driving down open highway.
2006 ford freestyle strongly surged/lunged a distance of 5 feet forward from stop immediately after putting vehicle in gear and with foot on the brakes. If a pedestrian or other vehicle had been in front of the car, we would have hit the pedestrian or vehicle. The same has happened countless times in both forward and reverse. Ford dealer is unable to diagnose specific corrective action nor has ford motor company issued a recall despite thousands of reports on the internet of this problem and potential danger and injury.
In 2010, my 2006 ford freestyle gears felt like it was starting to slip and a 'wrench' light came on. I was unable to maintain speed and had to pull off the road. After a few moments, I started down the road at a low gear until I was able to pull in to a gas station. After the car was cut off for 15 minutes or so, it started up fine and the 'wrench' light cut off. I would drive for 4 or months before it did it again but anytime the speed control was set, it will start again. I would cut the car off and the light would be gone. Thought it was a sensor. However, this past week, the car has started lurching forward while my brakes are applied. It will do it forward or while backing up and the 'wrench' light will cut on and the car will stall out. I must keep my foot on the brake when backing up or going forward from a stop position because the car could accelerate at any time. Recently, the engine light came on when the wrench light came on. After 1 and half days the engine light has gone off but the car is still jumping. As of yet, no repair work has been done. Before taking to the dealership, I decided to checked for any recalls and saw that there was an open case on this model with many complaints for the same thing.
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.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford freestyle. The contact stated that while driving approximately 35 MPH, the vehicle suddenly lunged forward. The failure occurred at different speeds and while driving in reverse. In addition, the vehicle would stall while depressing the brake pedal and the engine would exhibit a lose of power while accelerating. The failures occurred intermittently and with time became constant. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer for diagnostics, where the technicians stated that the transmission needed to be replaced. There was an open investigation under the federal safety agency action number pe11018 (vehicle speed control) that may be related to the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 65,000.
On three separate occasions, I have experienced surging forward and also surging in reverse at after shifting from park and from reverse. I have been able to control these surges with the brake and have not had any accidents. There is only 34000 miles (2006 ford freestyle) and have not taken it to a dealer yet , as I have parked it at home. I have researched this problem and have seen that a the federal safety agency investigation #pe11018 is pending. I would like to report this also and would like to know what is to be done with this.
The car developed a whine at 52k mi with no apparent vibration or performance issues. During the 60k service (performed at 57k), the dealer identified the whine as coming from the transmission and wanted permission to open the case to investigate and possibly perform an input shaft bearing replacement. While waiting for parts, the transmission failed at highway speed. The car coasted to a stop unable to move but could not fully get off the road due to armco on the shoulder. Law enforcement was called to warn approaching motorists and prevent a collision until a tow truck could arrive. The dealer recommended replacing the transmission for $6300 minus a contribution from ford and the dealer supplying parts and labor at cost. Repairs were authorized and the final bill was $3000.
We have a 2006 ford freestyle. It has been lunging forward while in drive and reverse even when your foot is on the brake. It happens randomly but seems to be worse when you turn the steering wheel while you are stopped with the car in reverse or drive. At first we had the rack replaced. This solved some of the noise but it still lunges. After searching the internet it seems that several people have tied it to the throttle body. This has been a real problem as we have been teaching our daughter how to drive. It can be quite dangerous while at stop lights and trying to park. Also, recently the wrench light has come on after it begins to lunge. When the wrench light is on it has little power to accelerate. After the car is parked for a while the light goes on and the car functions normally again. Please pursue a recall on this part and let me know what you find in your investigation.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford freestyle. The contact was driving 35 MPH when the vehicle stalled and became resistant to acceleration attempts. The check engine and transmission warning lights were illuminated. The contact was able to immediately restart the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who was unable to diagnose the failure. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was 69,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford freestyle. The contact stated that the transmission was making a knocking noise and experiencing difficulty while changing gears. The vehicle was inspected at two separate locations and the contact was informed that the transmission needed to be replaced. The contact was not given a reason as to why the transmission needed to be replaced. The failure mileage was unknown and the current mileage was 107,000.
Ford freestyle lunges with foot on brake in forward or reverse...very dangerous could easily lead to serious accident. Please contact me about this! [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
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.
I have a 2006 ford freestyle. Today as I turned into a parking spot, the vehicle lunged forward and stalled when I pressed down on brake. It would then stall everytime the car was put into drive or reverse. Vehicle has since been towed to korner ford 805 w. Genesee st, syracuse ny. 13204. I do not know what the final verdict will be but having read some of the discussions on-line, it sounds exactly like what has been happening to other freestyle owners.
Recently bought a 2006 ford freestyle. After two weeks this car launches foward while foot is on the brake. Almost hit car infront of me. It did it like 3 times back to back. Car is about 90,000 miles.
2006 ford freestyle "lurches" at low speeds or when sitting still; into reverse or forward gears; especially when it is hottest out. Example: sitting in line to pick up our children (carpool lane) at the school; vehicle in park. Once you move the transmission into drive, while holding down the brake pedal, the engine will rev (run higher) and the vehicle will try to move, therby causing it to 'lurch' or jump foward. It is not a consistent thing, however it does seem to happen the most when the engine and transmission are hot. Also happens when switching from park to reverse. Often, it will cause the 'wrench' icon on the dashboard to turn on. Placing the vehicle in park then turning it off; and turning it back on seems to correct the issue, temporarily. However, it does haappen 3 to 4 times a week.
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