2007 Ford Freestyle acceleration problems

Filed Oct 14, 2020 · Acceleration · 247,000 miles · WA

When driving the car suddenly lurches forward. I have had the car 3 days and it has done this twice. Both times I was on city streets driving up a slight incline. The first time I was driving about 35 MPH. Two different towns two different hills. The first was a freeway overpass and the second was just a street on a hill. Today I had just pulled out from a stop sign and was accelerating up the hill between 20-30 MPH it lurched/surged again!

Filed Aug 14, 2020 · Acceleration · 139,000 miles · WV

My 2007 ford freestyle is lunging when I am stopped and take my foot off brake pedal. Very dangerous situation as this could easily caused other property damage or even bodily injury should someone be walking in front of my vehicle. I see that there have been numerous complaints with regards to this problem. The lunging seems worse when it is hot outside and car AC is on. If vehicle is allowed to idle in hot weather for more than 5-10 minutes the wrench light will generally come out and engine will die. An accident could easily occur which would not be the fault of the driver.

Filed Jul 29, 2020 · Acceleration · 134,000 miles · TN

Well I noticed this issue a couple months ago, I bought the car back in july of 2019 with 123,000 miles. Whenever I go to park or reverse with the A/C on or anything my car lunges without me even touching the acceleration and I have to slam on the brakes not to hit anything. And today I reversed out of a parking spot and it lunges as usual and when I started driving down the road a wrench light flashed on and I wasn't getting as much acceleration as usual. I've been researching and this seems to be a problem a lot of people have had with this car. It just scares me with it lunging and speeding up on its own in drive thrus, parking lots/spots, and simply when I'm sitting and turn my wheel just a little bit it decides it wants to accelerate on its on! All this happened mostly when I just start driving, or pulling in somewhere or reversing, and sometimes when I'm stationary at a drive thru.

Filed Dec 10, 2019 · Acceleration, Transmission · 161,000 miles · MA

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 ford freestyle. The contact stated that the vehicle seized and the power train and battery warning indicators illuminated. The contact attempted to start the vehicle, but was unsuccessful. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic who diagnosed the vehicle and determined that an unknown computer needed to be replaced. The vehicle's battery and body control module were replaced; however, the failure recurred. The dealer and manufacturer were not contacted. The contact referenced the federal safety agency action number: pe11018 (vehicle speed control). The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 161,000.

Filed May 14, 2018 · Acceleration, Engine · 126,000 miles · MO

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 ford freestyle. While driving 25 MPH, the vehicle accelerated and the throttle control and transmission warning indicators illuminated. The contact coasted the vehicle to the side of the road and powered off the engine. The vehicle was restarted and was able to operate normally; however, the failure recurred. In addition, the vehicle would accelerate without warning at traffic lights, stop signs, or when making turns. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or independent mechanic for diagnostic testing or repair. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 126,000.

Filed Sep 7, 2017 · Acceleration, Electrical · 60,000 miles · HI

My car randomly surges. This usualy happens at low speeds when the car is at or close to idle. The car will sugre like the gass is being pressed but it is definetly not. It also surges randomly when shifted into different gears park,reverse,neutral. It is very dangerous as it is inpredictable.

Filed Aug 26, 2017 · Acceleration · 160,000 miles · SD

My freestyle accelerators/ lunges forward for "no reason" when I'm pushing on brake to park. This has happened numerous times at grocery store, wal-mary etc. Last tuesday was the scariest. I was with my mom driving to the bank and as I was parking it accelerated much more than it normally does. We hopped the curb and almost crashed into the bank wall. My foot was on the brake! I have seen several mechanics who have no clue and can't find anything wrong. I went immediately to seen another recommend seasoned mechanic who said he had no idea what it could be and saw nothing wrong. I'm scared to drive my cat or even park it. I only park away from other cars now. If someone would have been in front of my cat at the bank, they would have been seriously injured. I googled the problem and saw other people had reported the same thing and I'm hoping that you guys can tell me what the issue was since there were numerous other complaints. Thank you so much for your time.

Filed Aug 5, 2017 · Acceleration · 134,000 miles · TX

The car is self accelerating!! It is very scary. It does it when I am on drive trying to slow down and stop or when I have been parked and try to backup slowly to move in reverse. It therefore, happens mostly at red lights, stop signs, and in parking lots. I am terrified the car will run over a person crossing the street or walking behind my car in a parking space. When the car self accelerates, it does it suddenly and forcefully. In that split second I slam on the brakes to avoid running over a crossing pedestrian or winding up at crossroads and cause an accident. When I step on the brakes, the car shakes and dies. I have to quickly restart the car again. This constant dying and restarting of the car at red lights and parking lots had drained my battery. This exact self accelerating problem happened in 2011. It was "fixed" at the maxwell ford dealership in 5000 south I-35 78745. They said it was the throttle. I had a new AC compressor put in recently and suddenly the problem came back. The last four years the AC has not worked well. I wonder if there is a a connection between the proper functionality of both parts - the throttle and the AC. I am desperate to have it repaired again, and of course at no expense of mine since it has been obviously a continuous factory/design defect. Please help, I have less than $200 in my account and I depend on my car for my livelihood.

Filed Jul 5, 2017 · Acceleration, Transmission · 98,897 miles · DE

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 ford freestyle. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds above 50 MPH with the accelerator pedal depressed, the vehicle decelerated below 30 MPH independently causing an abnormal knocking sound from the transmission. The powertrain warning senor illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the local hertrich ford-lincoln dealer of milford located on 1427 bay rd, milford, de, 19963 where it was diagnosed that multiple error codes internally with the transmission, and that the transmission would need to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that they would record the failure, however there was no recall for the failure but were aware of the high volume of complaints. The failure mileage was approximately 98,897.

Filed May 2, 2017 · Acceleration · 169,000 miles · NC

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 ford freestyle. While approaching a stop, the vehicle surged without warning while the brake pedal was being depressed. The failure occurred randomly. The vehicle was taken to a dealer, but the cause of the failure could not be determined. The manufacturer informed the contact that the vehicle had reached the 10 year warranty and no assistance would be provided. The failure mileage was approximately 169,000.