My 2007 for freestyle is having lunging issues. I often notice it when it's very hot and the air conditioner is running and/or when I'm parking. I've also noticed the wrench lite appear a few times. Other times, my car looses power completely and shuts off. Other times, it feels like I am loosing power when I'm driving. Almost as if the car is down shifting to a lower gear.
2007 Ford Freestyle acceleration complaints
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My 2007 for freestyle is having lunging issues. I often notice it when it's very hot and the air conditioner is running and/or when I'm parking. I've also noticed the wrench lite appear a few times. Other times, my car looses power completely and shuts off. Other times, it feels like I am loosing power when I'm driving. Almost as if the car is down shifting to a lower gear.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 ford freestyle. When the brakes were applied, the contact stated that the vehicle would lunge forward while driving and lunge backwards while driving in reverse. The vehicle stalled and the warning light would illuminate on the instrument panel. The dealer was notified, but denied any assistance with repairs to the failure. The manufacturer was not notified. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 65,981 and the current mileage was 68,000.
Vehicle experiences sudden unexpected acceleration (or lurching) when idling or moving at a very slow speed. Occurs in forward or reverse directions, occurs more frequently in hot weather.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 ford freestyle. The contact stated that the vehicle would surge forward, while the air conditioning unit was activated, then the vehicle would suddenly stall and he would notice a warning light on the instrument panel. The dealer inspected the vehicle and informed the contact to have the throttle body replaced. No repairs were performed. The current mileages were 30,000. The approximate failure mileage was 100,000. Updated 9/13/11 *cn the consumer also stated if the AC was on, the vehicle would surge forward. The dealer informed the consumer models starting from 2006 and up had a problem with the transmission body valve. Updated 10/05/11
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 ford freestyle. The contact stated that the vehicle would surge forward while in drive and would surge backward while in reverse. The dealer advised the contact to have the throttle body replaced. The manufacturer had not been notified. The vehicle was repaired. The current mileage was 75,000. The approximate failure mileage was 72,000. Updated 2/22/12
Car lunges or surges forward or backward unexpectedly, especially when air conditioning unit is operating. Can occur with or without having the brake pedal applied.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 ford freestyle. The contact stated that while waiting at a red light with the brake pedal depressed, the vehicle lungeg forward. The vehicle was taken to a local repair shop where the contact was informed that the throttle body was defective and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure, but did not offer any assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 50,000 and current mileage was 96,000. The VIN was not available.
I have a 2007 ford freestyle that lunges without touching the gas , when I park and sit for a moment as soon as I put it in drive it lunges forward, sometimes when im going to park in a parking lot and stop and let off the gas it lunges forward , I do not know why it does this but some one will get hurt if this is not fixed and ford dealer cant tell me why it does this .
Our 2007 ford freestyle surges uncontrollably when idling. The dealer states that the throttle body is defective and needs to be replaced.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 ford freestyle. While in drive gear or in reverse with the brakes engaged, the contact stated that the vehicle would suddenly surge forward without warning. She noticed the failure when the air conditioning unit was activated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who inspected the vehicle and informed the contact that the throttle body failed and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was aware of the failure. No repairs were performed. The current mileage was 29,900. The approximate failure mileage was 500.
2007 ford freestyle lunged twice in may, 2011 while pulling into parking spot. Incident happened at 55,000 miles. Slammed on brakes and did not hit neighboring vehicles. Early in june 2011, had our AC replaced which was not working. Immediately after AC was working again, car lunged, wrench light appeared and vehicle stalled during a low speed turn. Car proceeded to lunge and surge regularly when it was put in reverse or drive. With foot firmly on brake and putting the car in park, rpms would go between 3000 and 5000. Then car would die. With experimenting, car would not do it when air conditioning was turned off. We researched internet and learned about surging and throttle body problems. Had fuel induction service performed and have not had recurrence in 90+ days. Did not replace throttle body yet but suspect it will be clogged up again with time and mileage. We can't predict when the surging will happen. We will not let our teenager drive this vehicle. It is very unsafe and needs to be recalled for this reason.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 ford freestyle. The contact stated that that vehicle would suddenly surge forward when the throttle body indicator symbol would illuminate on the instrument panel. The dealer advised the contact to repair the throttle body. The manufacturer was aware of the failure. The current mileage was 91,300. The vehicle had not been repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 91,000. The VIN was unavailable.
We purchased a 2007 ford freestyle on july 18, 2011 from a reputable dealership in little rock, ar. On july 19,2011 we experienced three unexpected "lunges" of the car, all at slow speeds or stopped. It has happened at least one more time within the past 10 days. It was/is quite unnerving.
My 2007 ford freestyle lunged forward yesterday while it was in park at an atm. I noticed that the wrench light came on after this happened. I continued to move forward and noticed that the car was not accelerating properly. At the stop light I turned off the car and restarted it, the wrench light went off and the car seemed to be back to normal. I am scared that it will happen again and result in a wreck, since I had no control over it.
Dangerous vehicle surge while foot on brake. This same event has happened many other times.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 ford freestyle. The contact stated while the engine was idle the vehicle unexpectedly accelerated in reverse and drive although his foot was not on the accelerator or brake pedal. The dealer was contacted and they stated the vehicle was functioning properly. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 41,000 and the current mileage was 42,000.
July 4 2010 car suddenly lunged forward and then stopped. Able to restart but could not get any speed. Able to get to ford dealer who diagnosed trottle body problem, which could cost oer 700$. Sprayed carbon cleaner in with gas, ok for a while, but it has happed several times since. Is there a recall.
I have a 2007 ford freestyle. About 4 or 5 months ago when I would put the car in reverse or drive (from park) the engine would speed up and it would surge. It would do it maybe once a week. It has been doing it everyday for the past 2 months.it is very scary. When it surges,you have to push harder on the brake to stop it from crashing into something or speeding off down the road.when you push harder on the brake the engine shuts off.I called the ford dealership where I bought the vehicle and it was going to cost me over $940 to fix a problem(throttle body) that is not my fault nor was caused by me,and many other ford freestyles are having the same problem.there are 5 (including mine) that I know of that are having this problem,just in the small town that I live in. But the dealership will not fix it unless I pay $940,because ford has not recalled it.
My 2007 ford freestyle, on several occasions, has surged, or lunged on it's own, usually at low speeds and without my foot being anywhere near the gas pedal. I am listing one date on which this has happened, but it has happened many times and I am worried this could cause injury. Most of the time it happens in parking lots, where people might be walking near my vehicle when it happens.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 ford freestyle. The contact stated that while driving at low speeds, the vehicle would surge forward. The vehicle was taken to a local repair shop, who diagnosed that the throttle body was defective and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 44,000. The VIN was unavailable.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 ford freestyle. The contact stated that the vehicle would jerk when shifted into park and surge forward when shifted into drive. The failures occurred on an intermittent basis. The vehicle was not taken to have the failure diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was 50,000 and the current mileage was 53,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 ford freestyle. The contact stated that the vehicle would lunge forward when shifted into drive or reverse, forcing her to apply heavy pressure to the accelerator pedal. The tacometer would display a reading of 2,500 rpms during the failure. Neither the dealer, nor the manufacturer were made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 58,226 and the current mileage was 69,900.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 ford freestyle. The contact stated that whenever the air conditioner was turned on, the engine would begin to rev and accelerate. The failure would also occur when the vehicle sat idle for any period of time. The vehicle was taken to an independent dealer, who advised the contact to take the vehicle to an authorized dealer. The vehicle was not yet taken to an authorized dealer. The failure mileage was 100,000 and the current mileage was 125,000. Updated 11/23/11*bf the consumer stated when the A/C was in use, the vehicle would accelerate on its own. Updated 11/30/11
Several times my vehicle surges forward when moving at slow speeds or braking. This has happened while driving forward and reverse. More noticeable when the A/C is on. Even when my foot is on the brake . I can hear the engine revving when this is happening - even though my foot is on the brake.it also loses power on the freeway and becomes very sluggish in acceleration.the vehicle would lose power unexpectedly when driving 10 MPH and up. Also I had a minor accident,the vehicle accelerated by itself and I hit a wall in my garage. Also, it would not go forward and when put in reverse it would accelerate--this happened in the middle of traffic during rush hour. We finally took it to the dealer to have it looked at, they told us it was the throttle body and our master tech guarantee did not cover the expense. All they did was clean the throttle up (is expected to have more problems later) because the cost was over $700 and we cannot afford it at the time. So, after we took it out of the shop the car is now only accelerating to no more than 4000
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 ford freestyle. The contact was driving 25 MPH with the air conditioner active when the vehicle lunged forward abnormally. The contact stated that the failure would recur when the air conditioner was activated and the vehicle would lunge either forward or in reverse without warning. The contact took the vehicle to a local mechanic where the throttle body was replaced but the failure persisted. The throttle was replaced a second time in an attempt to correct the failure. The contact stated she did not feel safe operating the vehicle. The failure mileage was 49,900. The consumer stated the vehicle is currently at the dealership updated 08/24/11*jb updated 08/24/11
Starting at about 70,000 miles 2007 ford freestyle begin having intermittent problems with surging when accelerating in forward or reverse. Almost felt uncontrollable at times. It could be extremely dangerous, especially when backing out of a parking space and someone walks behind and you are having trouble controlling the surge! New throttle body purchased and induction system cleaned/new air filter-all told about $900 plus tax.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 ford freestyle. The contact stated that when reversing or placing the vehicle in drive, the vehicle would surge forward. The vehicle would also stall at any time. Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer were notified of the failure. The vehiclewas not repaired. The failure mileage was 78,000 and the current mileage was 79,950. The VIN was unavailable.
My 2007 ford freestyle would not accelerate when driving, pushed gas pedal all the way down to achieve 20-30 MPH when going from stopped position under traffic light. Also, when putting the car in reverse and accelerating slowly, the car would jerk. When releasing foot from gas pedal, car jerked also instead of slowly decelerating. I had this repaired at a ford dealership and was charged for repair of throttle body and related items. Final charge was $ 1,041.93.
On a hot summer day in the chicago, il suburban area (7/21/2011, outside air temperature of 100 degrees f), I was completely stopped at a red traffic light. I was the first car in the lane of traffic awaiting the light to transition to green in order to proceed safely through the intersection. Suddenly and while my foot was completely depressing the brake pedal of the automatic transmission 2007 ford freestyle (with approximately 44,000 miles), the vehicle jumped forward (I.e., lunged) approximately 10-feet. While there was no other vehicle in front of my freestyle, no collision was experienced. However, the lunge was significant enough that had another party's vehicle been in front of my freestyle, I am very confident that a collision would have been experienced. The vehicle dashboard "wrench" symbol then illuminated. I was able to drive the vehicle to the ford authorized service and sales dealer. The vehicle was slow to respond to acceleration in-route to the repair center. In other words, the vehicle "limped" to the service center. The ford service representatives reported their diagnostic code readings were indicative of the need for a new throttle body assembly. Once replaced on 7/22/2011, the vehicle is performing as expected in a normal fashion. I have the defective part in my possession, and I am working to provide the unit to a the federal safety agency representative.
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