Throttle body replaced 6/7/10 due to lunging while car was being parked and one occurrence in reverse, as well as car dieing when pulling out into oncoming traffic. There were many occurrences of lunging and acceleration pause before taking into dealership. The first time I took it in they could not duplicate issue. Next time we were able to duplicate and they replaced the throttle body. Car seemed to function properly until july 2011. Exact same behavior is now taking place lunging typically when idling then moving to acceleration and then stopping such as at a light or parking. Also, paused acceleration (potentially could die, acts like it will) when pulling out from a stopped position. Again, I took it into the dealership and they could not duplicate. I am waiting for a monitor to be placed on the car to confirm activity and problem parts. Everyone we have spoken with assumes the throttle body is the issue again but being such an expensive part, confirmation would be preferred before replacing again.
2007 Ford Freestyle engine complaints
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When I am going at a low speed the car goes dead. Example being when I turn in my driveway or into a parking space. Also the car surges and jumps forward or sometimes backwards when I put it in reverse or park. It is beginning to happen all the time and is dangerous! I am so frustrated I don't know what to do. I actually ran across a site where tons of others are having the same problem. I do not have 750.00 plus to pay on fixing something that ford is well aware they fouled up and did nothing about. As with all the other cases my A/C quit long ago. I feel they should be held accountable and a recall issued so they can pay for the repair of an item that should have been sold in proper working order. Thank you.
The car leaped forward unexpectedly while pulling up to a stop sign. This happened on 7/02/2011 for the first time. We had this occur several more times in the next few days, always while stopping or parking the car. In one instance the car would of struck a light pole, had there not been a curb there. This seems to occur whether the car is cold or has run for awhile. We are now having to drive this car like it may leap forward at anytime. Ford needs to get this taken care of before some is seriously injured.
My car lunges on its own. It happens several times a day while driving. When backing out the driveway, pulling through a drive through, or turning from a stop. I have come very close to hitting other vehicles. I have taken it to the dealership and they found nothing wrong.
I have the 2007 ford freestyle with the too common "surging" problem. Apparently ford and the government are ignoring hundreds of reported incidents of spontaneous unintended acceleration. Someone could be killed or seriously injured, if it hasn't happened already. Most likely it will be an innocent pedestrian who didn't choose to buy this menace vehicle. I highly encourage the government and ford to issue a safety recall immediately.
I was going through a drive through and my freestyle lunged forward several feet before I had to slam on the brakes. The vehicle then shut off and all the lights in the dash came on. I did have the air conditioning on really high because it was 95 degrees in st. Louis today. My vehicle started lunging a few months ago and it has done it 6 more times today since the worst episode, but the vehicle has not shut off again since I was in the drive through this afternoon. This is very dangerous because if a car or person had been in front of me I would have hit them very forcefully. The problem has progressively gotten worse.
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 - the car accelerates on it's own and lunges forward. I can hear the engine revving when this is happening - even though my foot is on the brake.
2007 ford freestyle that lunges forward or backward depending on what gear it is in. I saw where ford was looking into this for a possible recall, mine does this on occasion. But 5/30/11 mine did it very badly and the car died. The check engine light and transmission light both came on. I did get the car started and back into a parking spot, with it lunging forward and my foot on the brake. The car is at carmax now as I had bought the extended warranty they offer. Waiting on the outcome.
Vehicle surges suddenly at idle speeds in parking lots. This seems to happen more in hot weather. It also loses power on the freeway and becomes very sluggish in acceleration. This is a dangerous situatioas the surges will casue the vehicle to jump forward or backward suddenly with pedestrians around.
Car surges and "revs" when you put it in gear or when you change from reverse to drive, or drive to reverse. Lunges forward or backwards, have hit the front of the garage and had surges where have bumped other cars (not bad enough to file a claim). Seems like the engine just revs or surges all the time now. It has gotten worse over the years.
When I come to a stop prior to pulling in the last few feet of a parking spot, my car will lunge forward (rev) with my foot not touching the gas pedal. I can stop the car with the brake. It seems to only happen when the air conditioning and/or defrost are on.
On several occassions beginning on this date while driving under 10 miles per hour, the car would lung forward and then when the brakes were applied the car would stall. This "surging" problem would occur once you took your foot off of the brake after being stopped for a period of time but would happen before you pressed the acelerator. Because of the severity of the issue and after almost hitting another car while in a parking lot, we took the car to a ford dealership. They diagnoised the problem and we had to have the throttle body replaced which was a significant cost. Since this issue is currently under investigation, we wanted to submit our experience to be considered and so that we would be notified in the case of recall.
I began noticing a fairly consistent "surge" in the vehicle just after placing it in gear (forward or reverse) at an idle state. Just a couple of seconds after placing the vehicle in gear, you feel a sudden lunge but since your foot is on the brake, it is easily controlled and the surge in rpms is very brief (less than two seconds). This occurs on a regular basis and is typically noticed when backing out of the garage when the engine is idling and just after being placed into gear. Again, this lunge has continued to occur since I first noticed it last june.
Several times over the last few weeks, the vehicle will jerk forward when pulling into a parking place or jerk backward when backing out of parking place. The engine will rev on its own without having to push on the accelerator causing the jerky feeling.
The vehicle surged when coming off of idle, both in drive and reverse. This was especially noticeable when parking. This happened in the spring of 2009 and again in the spring of 2011. Both times the dealership replaced the throttle body, which did seem to resolve the problem. No accident or injury resulted from this problem.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 ford freestyle. While driving approximately 5 MPH, the vehicle would jerk forward. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the technicians replaced the throttle body. The contact stated the failure continued. The transmission was also replaced. The approximate failure mileage was 50,000.
2007 freestyle sel awd w/50,000 miles surges at low speeds and stalls at high speeds. The wrench light comes on and the vehicle enters "limp" mode until vehicle is restarted. The dealership was unable to recover error codes when I took it in for diagnostics. However, based on my verbal description of the problem alone he suggested replacement of the entire throttle body assembly, saying "this is a very common issue for the freestyle, 500, and edge." I am still deciding whether to spend the $1000 they quoted me for replacement (a firestone service center quoted me $750). For one, I can't understand how such a dangerous malfunction is allowed to go unaddressed. Two, how can the throttle body assembly, which controls the entire powertrain, not be covered by a powertrain warranty? And three, if it is such a common problem that by verbal description alone, a dealer knows a major component needs replacement, why is this not being addressed by ford at a national level? Here's my vote of no confidence.
Tl*the contact owns a 2007 ford freestyle. The contact stated that a check charging system light illuminated on the instrument panel. Also, when she shifted into gear, the vehicle would jolt forward or backward. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where the electrical throttle box and motor mount were replaced. The manufacturer had not been notified. The current mileage was approximately 47,000. The failure mileage was approximately 46,000.
I received a recall notice on the back brakes. Had those replaced july08. In july09 I was backing out of a parking spot and when I put the car in reverse it accelerated and lurched forward almost hitting the car beside me. This happened several times. This went on for about a week. Then every time I put it in reverse it would die then the transmission light came on. Took it to the dealership and it was the throttle body and was replaced. In feb. 2010 I was informed that my back brakes were completely gone and needed to be replaced asap. In june10 the car started making a funny noise in park and no lights in the instrumental panel had come on. Took it to the dealership and the input shaft bearing was out. Which means a new transmission. In october10, as I was turning right into an intersection during morning rush hour traffic it would not accelerate. I had the pedal pushed all the way to the floor. And, the transmission light came on again. Took it to the dealership, it was the throttle body again.
Vehicle surges or lunches forward at low speeds. Car also dies when going from park to drive.
I own a 2007 ford freestyle sel and am having a surging problem that is causing safety issues with driving the vehicle. It has surged so badly to the point that I have almost hit a car in front of me and almost hit a pedestrian while backing up. This has been a frequently reported problem and I understand that there is currently no fix for this problem. This happens every time I drive the car and has gotten progressively worse. The dealer ran a "test" and claimed it was a harness and that they "think" they fixed it which cost me 215.00. It did not fix the problem. They claim the next step is to replace the throttle body. Apparently it is well known that this does not necessarily fix the problem either. That will cost me over 1000.00 with no guarantee it will work. People state that cleaning the throttle body will alleviate the problem temporarily. This is unacceptable and needs to be addressed by ford. This is a known, dangerous, problem which ford is failing to own up to. I need to drive my car back and forth to work 5 days a week and need a safe, reliable vehicle to do so, however it is cost prohibitive to keep guessing what the problem may be.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 ford freestyle. The contact stated that the vehicle would lose power unexpectedly when driving 10 MPH and up. The entire dashboard would illuminate during the failure. The vehicle was taken to a local repair facility yet the mechanic was unable to duplicate the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 34,750 and the current mileage was 35,352. Updated 11/19/10. *lj the consumer stated the problem was finally rectified after the second failure. The consumer stated he paid for the repairs at his expense. Updated 12.01.10*jb repair receipt says throttle body replaced to correct problem for jerking when put in gear. Smch
I drive a 2007 ford freestyle. This summer it started to have problems lurching forward. Specifically if in areas where I was sitting, like at a light, or in a parking stall. And more frequently during really hot days. After the wrench light would come on. A few times my car stalled and I had to wait to start it again. I had it fixed, under warranty, thankfully and they said it was sensor that needed to be replaced. But, I have heard that this is becoming a common occurrence with this vehicle and because it is such a safety issue I wanted to send my complaint in as well. My vehicle has 60,046 miles on it.
When shifting into drive or reverse from park or neutral, the transmission takes several seconds to engage and when it does it lurches forward or backward with no input to the gas pedal. You must have your foot on the brake and be ready to press down hard to keep the car from lunging forward or backward. Also, when creeping forward in parking lots or other slow moving situations and applying a small amount of throttle, the car will lunge forward at a much greater speed than what commanded at the gas pedal. This is an especially dangerous situation because in parking lots there are other people or cars, potentially close by that could be struck.
My 2007 ford freestyle has had several problems this summer that appear to be occurring frequently all over the united states. Our freestyle has just over 60,000 miles on it. A month ago, we had to replace the air compressor. Then the car began lurching and one day kept dying as the check engine light came on. Right now, it has been at the dealership for 2 weeks awaiting a throttle body sensor which is on backorder since so many of these models have this problem. Clearly ford needs to recall this model and quickly find replacement parts for these vehicles.
I took my ford freestyle into the dealer today to have it looked at because it was lurching and not getting enough power. It was diagnosed with ...bad throttle body...and the mechanic had the nerve to suggest that it only happens to cars that aren't maintained properly by the owners. I explained that mine is well maintained and I have records to show for it, then he gave me the wonderful news that it would only cost me $1,188.93 to fix it. He acted like it was a real rarity for this to happen and that I was getting a huge deal. He even charged me $99 for the privilege of diagnosing the problem. Then he came back to me and warned me that it could stop or "the engine could seize" if I drove it still. When I wouldn't take the bait, he called me later at home and suggested they could give me a small discount for the repair. Then he once again warned that it's very unsafe to drive. By the way, I'm a single woman and the car has only 47k on it. I'm feeling pretty confident that the increased cost was associated with my gender...so, what others were told would cost them about $700 or so, I was informed would be almost $1,200 - guess it's more expensive to fix the problem when a woman is the primary driver!!! When I googled the freestyle name I found out that this problem is very very common with other vehicle owners. I'm seriously disgusted that ford and their representatives would try to cover up or ignore this problem and even allow drivers back on the road when this type of thing is occurring. It's an accident waiting to happen.
We own a 2007 ford freestyle with a 3l engine. We are experiencing a surging of the engine when the air conditioner is on and we are turning into tight spots such as parking spots. Today (13aug2010) I left the vehicle idling while I went inside a pizza store to buy a pizza (less than three minutes). When I returned to the vehicle and placed it in reverse to back out of our parking spot the vehicle surged in reverse and died. After restarting the engine it would not idle correctly and a wrench light on the dash board came on. The vehicle cut out as I put it in drive to move out of the driving lane and on the ride home the engine would cut out occasionally but never completely died. At home I checked the engine and noticed the top motor mount bushing was broken.
Tl*the contact owns a 2007 ford freestyle. The contact stated that the emissions control light and a wrench light illuminated at times. The vehicle would stall at a red light or stop sign. At times the vehicle would jerk and lunge forward. Diagnostics testing was performed on the vehicle; yet, no failures were found. The vehicle was not repaired. The current and failure mileages were approximately 70,000.
Tl*the contact owns 2007 ford freestyle. The contact stated that the vehicle stalled while driving. If the contact was at a stand still the vehicle surged forward and made it feel as if they were hit from behind and shut off. The failure became progressively worse over time. The vehicle was not inspected. The failure mileage was 64000 and the current mileage was 67000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 ford freestyle. The contact stated whenever the vehicle would change gears, the engine would exhibit an unusual increase in rpms. When the contact would shift gears into drive or reverse, the vehicle would unexpectedly jump. When attempting to park, the vehicle would sporadically lunge forward, exhibiting high engine rpms. When the failures would occur, the air conditioner, if operating, would fail and the dashboard lights would illuminate. Once the engine rpms would return to normal, the air conditioner would independently activate. The vehicle was taken to the dealer several times and the dealer repeatedly informed the contact that they were unable to duplicate or locate a failure within the vehicle. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 65,000 and the current mileage was 74,850.
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