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.
2006 Ford Freestyle transmission complaints
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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.
2006 ford freestyle is experiencing sporadic lunging (engine racing) when shifting from park to reverse or park to drive. Has happened more frequently in the last month. 65500 miles on odometer.
The car accelerates without any prompting or warning. There are different scenarios this is happening in. One situation that has happened numerous times is sitting in a line such as a drive thru and idling with my foot on the brake and the car lurches forward. Another scenario is putting the car in reverse and the car lurches backwards. Sitting at a red light or stop sign behind the line of a crosswalk and the car has lurched forward with foot on brake and narrowly missed a pedestrian. I tend to put it in park when at a light or in a drive thru. I have reported it to ford and they discredited my claim saying it was an issue I needed to repair and did not constitute a recall. How when thousands of others have made complaints on this same issue since the purchase of their cars. This is not a system that wore out. It never worked properly in the first place. Maybe the issue is it is a cost repair in the thousands.
I own a 2006 ford freestyle which I love but, I am having a problem with the car accelerating when I move forward or back up. It has been on going for the last year. I have visited many mechanics who are unable to locate the problem. I felt the need to file a complaint because I have four children and this problem has almost caused an accident more than once.
2006 ford freestyle lunges occassionally when slowly pulling into the garage or parking space or when backing out of the garage or parking space. My foot is on the brake when this occurs.
I own a 2006 ford freestyle, which I purchased, used,in 2007. I have had two throttle body assemblies replaced. The first was in july, 2008 @ 40,203 miles and the second in august, 2010 @ 84,731 miles. The characteristics of the problem are: 'when starting to move from a stopped position, the engine would surge, as if the accelerator had been depressed. 'sometimes when this surging occurred, the engine had no power 'when the "no power" occurred, it could be corrected by turning off and restarting the engine, this condition occurs most often when trying to move in reverse. The condition has occurred in the summer both times
My 2006 ford freestyle began to either stall soon after it was started, or worse still, lunge forward a short distance. In both instances the outdoor temperature was over 90 degrees and the air conditioner was turned on. An hour after this a transmission warning light came on. I had it looked into the next day on 6/13/2001. The ford dealership where I took it to ( greenway ford, orlando, fl.) ford ran an eec system diagnosis and found that the throttle control had to be replaced and the on board computer adjusted. Since the way the vehicle lurched forward, although I was able to brake it before it went a foot, it would seem to pose a danger to individuals nearby the vehicle.
Hot day - 101 degrees and we had the air conditioner on. While backing up the vehicle "surged". Put the vehicle in park, again surged. While stopped at a stop light the wrench light came on and the vehicle started losing power acting as if it wanted to shift, but couldn't. It sputtered the whole way home. We turned off the car, waiting for a couple of minutes and turned the car back on and the wrench light was gone. We took it for a drive and it drove just fine. Another hot day, driving for awhile and it started surging when backing up and then surged again before the wrench light came on. Again, we turned off, turned on, everything is ok. This is a dangerous problem with this vehicle that we now know is the main complaint and many others have complained about the same problem.
Ford freestyle 2006 surging and reving up when putting it in gear. Reverse and forward almost had accident again. It seams that there is a lot of problems with this many owners. When putting it in gear it revs up high and then shutsw engine down. Check engine light comes on and wrench light comes on. Once restarted runs ok untill gear is selected again have to hold brake and hope it works right, seems to happen alot.
Car lurches forward in idle. Catches me by surprise when I move from parked position to drive. I have to immediately and forcefully put on the brakes or will hit a park car or moving vehicle. The problem is worse when I have the air conditioner on "high" I keep the air conditioner fan low to minimize the problem...
2006 ford freestyle lunges with foot on the brake and not on the accelerator. This is unpredictable and random. It happens in reverse and drive.
Vehicle will after being put in drive from park will surge, it will rev to 4000 RPM and then die. Have nearly hit a pedestrian due to this problem as well as surging nearly into a car stopped in front of me. This is dangerous. *kb I have the car in the dealer right now, says that it's the throttle body assembly which is going to cost us over 1000.00 to fix. By reading all these complaints listed on the federal safety agency website this is a big problem with this model. Please issue a recall or technical service bulletin in order to force ford into fixing this issue. There is apparantly a nationwide shortage of throttle bodies due to the issue being so wide spread so that has to tell you something about how widespread this problem is. Does someone have to die or get injured in order to get this issue fixed.
My 2006 ford freestyle started accelerating on it's own (my foot not on the gas pedal) when in reverse about 6 months ago. Recently it has started accelerating on it's own in bothe the drive and reverse and it will lunge anywhere from 1 to 6 feet. Applying the brake does not always work immediately. I have to press the brake much more firmly than usual to get the acceleration to stop.
One day I put the car in reverse and it lunged uncontrollably. Then when I started driving, it would barely move. The transmission light went on, so I went right to a mechanic. Two in fact because the first couldn't find anything with the transmission and neither could the second. But when I turned it off completely and restarted, it reset itself and it was fine. Didn't happen for a good while, then again. Repeat these steps to now, it is a frequent occurance. Single mom with five year old twins and can't afford this throttle body thing I am reading about. But can't keep driving my kids in the car because it is a safety hazzard as it will just stop moving on the highway. Also, the seatbelt in the center of the second row locked up when the back was folded down and I couldn't lift it back up. Had to cut it to lift the seat back. Now, no seatbelt for middle rider.
I have a 2006 ford freestyle which has been having a surging problem. This has been accruing everyday now. It happens more when put in reverse you need to hit the brakes and than it stalls. I have found out that many owners are experiencing this problem. The dealers seem to have a variety of solutions but no real fix. Most say it is a throttle body issue, others a electrical one. It is only a matter of time before someone is injured or killed.
2006 ford freestyle will surge when car is put in reverse and pulling into parking spaces - need to quickly apply brakes to prevent crashing into someone or something. Have not had vehicle in for repair - afraid of how much I will need to pay out of pocket - and will it actually correct the problem??? 82,000 miles on vehicle. I do not feel safe driving this vehicle. Was considering giving it to our 17 year old daughter who recently received her driving license, but don't want to take the chance giving her a vehicle she literally cannot control with the newly acquired driving skills under her belt. As a seasoned driver, I feel very uneasy driving this vehicle.
I was sitting in the car with the air conditioner on for about 10 minutes with my children while my wife went to pick up a few groceries. When we left I put the car reverse and slowly took my foot of the break. The car then jerked backwards as my foot was softly on the break and then again when it was off the break. The car then stalled and the wrench light appeared. This has happened several more times since, mostly when the car is in "drive" with the air conditioner working hard and my foot either softly on the break or just off the break. The car will jerk forward. I'm not sure the component that is malfunctioning, but bellow is an educated guess.
Car surges without pressing the gas pedal either in reverse or drive.
2006 ford freestyle sel suddenly lunging forward at idle speeds in either reverse or moving forward. I almost ran over a child, had it not been for my quick reflex with the brakes. Don gasgarth's ford dealership in port charlotte, florida ford wants $550 for the new version of the throttle body non heated which they are 100% in agreement has a faulty design and is making this problem and have already replaced hundreds at the owners' expense but has not recalled anything yet. This is a very very very quick fix (under 30 minutes work) and they are just dragging their feet... Someone will die as a result and ford needs to fix this asap!!!
I own a 2006 ford freestyle. I have experienced the sudden acceleration that the agency is investigating. I would like to participate in this investigation.
My ford freestyle jumps forward or backward when driving. Very scary when in parking lot. Now stalling after jumping.
Both times this has happened, it has been very hot 100+ degrees outside, and the vehicle had been parked, idling for a few minutes (5-15 mins). Upon putting car in gear, the vehicle engine surged. Luckily the foot was on the brake pedal. While experiencing these problems, vehicle has died twice, and tends to do it more at low, idle only speeds, for example while parking or pulling out of the driveway. Once, we were driving from out of town, and the vehicle was sluggish on acceleration, and never seemed to switch gears. We made it home, then let it cool, and it ran fine for several days. About a week later, having the same issues. Going to take it into the ford dealer tomorrow and have them look at it, referencing the federal safety agency investigation into the ford freestyles.
The car will surge on it's own at different times: sitting at a red light ~normal misc idling, while in reverse, while making full turns. It will also sometimes die right after the surge, but not every time. It is worse in the summer during high temps, but will sometimes do it in colder temps as well. It does this when you have your foot on the brake, also when it has been in parked (while idling). At a drive thru window on one occasion, it surged over 5 times and was restarted over 5 different times, all at same drive thru window. (maybe 10 minutes at the window) . Additionally the driver front seat, seat warmer has stopped working, the keypad on the driver's car door to open the car doors will not function, several lights inside the dash do not light up and/or very dim, the middle row seat 2/3, the seat on the left side will not fold down.
Ford freestyle 2006 limited - the vehicle has started to lunge when shifted. This is unintended acceleration, with foot off the pedal. I am getting very worried that my wife will run over someone. This is a throttle body issue that you are currently investigating. This happens almost every day and is getting gradually worse - 89,000 miles on the car. There are hundreds or thousands of reports of this online. You need to have ford fix this. I can't afford to pay for the repair myself, so I haven't had it fixed. I'm hoping it won't keep getting worse and that a recall will be announced soon.
I was driving down the road when suddenly the car shuddered and lost accelerator power. The engine was idling, however, I was unable to give the car any gas to get it off of the road, and couldn't even rev the engine with the gas pedal. No response at all from the gas pedal - only idle and engine still running. The "wrench" symbol was illuminated on the dash. I put the car in park, turned it off, restarted the car and the car responded as if nothing had just happened. I am lucky I hadn't reached the intersection yet and was in the process of pulling out to turn in front of oncoming traffic! First time this has ever happened, however, I have been noticing how my car has been surging as I drive. It has not become extreme, however, it is noticeable since I am not pressing the gas pedal any harder when it suddenly accelerates as I drive along.
When we put our ford freestyle into drive or reverse it suddenly accelerates without depressing the accelerator. The engine revs to 2000-2500 rpms.
We have a 2006 ford freestyle that lunges forward or reverse mainly when the A/C is on during slow parking lot type movements. I took it to the dealer in the past for this and they did "something" but the problem is still evident. This happens a lot and I've almost hit other cars because of it. Please look into a proper repair.
The last month, the car has been lunging forward when the A/C is on and my foot is on the brake. It has lunged backward when pulling out of parking spaces and forward when it is at a complete stop. The wrench came on and he car stalled at a drive thru and drove very slow after restarting. The car was taken to the dealer for a diagnostic.
While driving the car lost power and quit in traffic. This is the 2nd time in two years this problem has happened. The 1st was in 2009 and was told by ford dealership that the throttle body needed replaced. Now on 6-4-11 the car is doing the same thing, again the dealership told me it needed yet another throttle body. This is a safety issue we were in downtown traffic when the car quit,we could have been in an accident because of this!
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