2007 Ford Freestyle: sudden loss of power

Filed Aug 12, 2017 · Engine · 250,000 miles · WA

Engine will stall (cold or warm condition) resulting in a total loss of engine power. Vehicle will take some time for it to restart. Car may then run for several minutes while driving down the road or stall out upon riving off.

Filed Feb 7, 2015 · Electrical, Transmission · 138,000 miles · NH

Helicopter noise started in december 2014. You hear the whirling sound in park neutral and reverse- sounds fine in drive. Driving fine. No loss of power this vehicle gets driven about 100 miles a day. Last week had dealer look and tell me the torque converter about to break. Can only fix it with complete new tranny install. $6300!!! Took it to independent transmission guy and tells me same thing with lower price. 2 hours later after I stopped car and went into store and started car up and the wrench was lit up on dash. No power. Revving really high. Bucking and undriveable. Got a code reader and code p042-hydraulic pressure unit came up let car sit for 30 mins then turned car on and wrench display gone! Moved car out of road to safety and there it sits. Should I be fixing a car that cannot be guaranteed to never do this again as all CVT transmissions do this? How can ford be ok with this? My vehicle is amazing and roomy and safe and I hate to think its ready for the junkyard at 140k. So disappointed with ford. Please join me in hopes that ford will step up to the plate and acknowledge this.

Filed Jan 30, 2014 · Transmission · 73,000 miles · NY

While driving 45 MPH had a sudden loss of power and increase rpms. Immediately pulled over. Engine idle in park makes a loud helicopter sound when engaged in drive or reverse sound is not heard as loud. After doing lengthy research this common problem with CVT transmissions by ford at around the same mileage (70,000mi).ford has yet to recall these vehicles voluntarily. Dealers insist transmission needs replacing (common theme).no way thousands of vehicles should have catastrophic transmission failure at 70,000! This is a manufacturer and safety issue. I'm just thankful I didn't have my kids in the car and traveling on the interstate.

Filed Oct 18, 2012 · Engine · 84,300 miles · PA

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 ford freestyle. The contact stated that when driving at any speed, the lights on the instrument panel would darken and the vehicle would lose power without warning. The vehicle would return to normal acceleration after several minutes but the air bag and service warning lights remained illuminated. The failure was experienced numerous times. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who performed a diagnostic and located the failure at the left headlight, which caused water and moisture to penetrate. The left headlight was replaced however, the failure was not corrected. The failure mileage was 84,300 and the current mileage was 84,900.

Filed Sep 8, 2012 · Engine, Transmission · 120,000 miles · MN

The car surges when you put in gear, even with your foot on the brake. It does it in forward and reverse. It is very scary, many times I almost hit something. This past winter I was on the interstate and the car lost power, I could not go over 30 miles per hour.

Filed Aug 9, 2012 · Transmission · 96,000 miles · VA

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 ford freestyle. The contact stated that while driving 30 MPH, the check engine warning light illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle abnormally accelerated and then, lost power. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnosis. The dealer advised that they needed to replace the control module. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and stated that the vehicle was not under recall. The failure and current mileage was 96,000.

Filed Jun 26, 2012 · Acceleration · 100,000 miles · MI

In july of 2011 we started experiencing lurching. When you press the brake to put the car into reverse or drive, the car lunges when letting off of the brake. Then the wrench light came on and lost all power. After turning the car off and then back on the light went away but not the lunging problem. We took it to the dealership where we bought the car and they did a computer update. It kind of fixed the problem. Now one year later in june of 2012 the car is lurching again, but worse than ever. While sitting in a drive through line, I released my foot off the brake and the car suddenly lunged forward. After reading the many reports online from other ford freestyle owners, this is not an isolated incident. And the there seems to be no fix for the problem. Dealerships are throwing parts at cars hoping to fix the problem but none seem to be working. While car owners are paying exorbitant fees to not have a problem fixed.

Filed Aug 21, 2011 · Acceleration, Transmission · TX

I purchased a 2007 ford freestyle last year and with only 68000 miles it is now unsafe to drive. The last couple months my car started lunging forward when I would press on brake with the car in either reverse or drive. At first I thought it was my doing somehow but now I know differently. It happen one time while my husband was driving, we were going on vacation, we had stopped at a gas station to get a drink when the wrench light came on and the car stalled and lost power and die in the middle of the street. My husband and I decided not to take the car for we were not surewhat was happening and could not afford to be stranded somewhere and break down. It really starts acting up when it is really hot out or if it is parked and is idling for a little it with the AC running. After it has idled for a little bit you put the car in either drive or reverse and it will lunge forward. One time I almost hit a person walking in front of my car at a drive-in restaurant. My husband and I are now too scared to drive it. I thought it would be a great car for my family but now just want out of it for the safety of my family..

Filed Aug 21, 2011 · Acceleration · 65,000 miles · TX

The part with a safety issue is the throttle body on the ford freestyle. The car will get a surge of power and lurch forward when in traffic, parking lots, and at stop lights. If the driver is not able to brake in time, the vehicle could hit and/or injure a person or other vehicle in front of them. This is a problem that ford is aware of and has not issued a recall, despite numerous complaints. As the surging power continues to be a problem, the vehicle may also completely lose power while in motion, causing the driver to have no ability to avoid a collision as the vehicle loses power very suddenly.

Filed Aug 8, 2011 · Acceleration · 76,000 miles · MI

Our 2007 ford freestyle has begun to display an issue with surging which appears related to incidents where the wrench dash board warning light comes on shortly there after. It does seem to occur on very hot days when the air conditioner is running. During one incident the car had been restarted after being parked, was idling in gear for several minutes, while my foot was on the brake, the vehicle lurched forward, then stalled. Upon restart the wrench dash board light stayed on. The engine lacked power and would go a maximum of 40 MPH even with the gas petal fully depressed. Once at home, turned the vehicle off and let it sit for an hour. It restarted fine, without the wrench warning light, and drove fine for several days. Both unexpected surging and loss of power events have recurred on multiple occasions, with multiple drivers. Recently the check engine light came on and has stayed on. The vehicle drives but seems to lack its usually level of power and will sometimes stall out while idling at a red light. Car restarts and drives fine for a while when another stall out occurs at some other light (unpredictable). Took the vehicle in for service 08/08/11 because it feels unsafe to drive. Ford dealer reports the throttle body needs to be replaced along with the mass air sensor (quoted $1,250 total). In the shop waiting on parts.

Filed Jul 27, 2011 · Acceleration · 69,900 miles · TX · crash

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

Filed Jul 25, 2011 · Engine · 64,900 miles · TX · crash

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 rpms.