I recently bought a used 2007 ford freestyle and noticed that it started "lurching" intermittently after being stopped. It would go lurch in drive or reverse, it didn't matter. Recently, it would not start. Thinking it was the battery, I replaced it with a brand new one and it would not stay running. I took it to the dealer and they diagnosed it as a bad throttlebody. I am still waiting on my car to be fixed.
2007 Ford Freestyle fuel system complaints
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My 2007 ford freestyle with 58,334 miles on it has begun to surge at low speeds, especially between shifts from forward to reverse during parking. It is worse on hot weather days and the air conditioner running. It has caused near misses with people and other vehicles. I see my vehicle is not alone and wonder why this hasn't been addressed with a recall. Are we waiting for someone to be killed first?
Our 2007 ford freestyle with 63,000 miles on it has be surging for about 8 months now and the problem is getting worse. My wife almost hit a child in the school parking lot one day as the car lurched forward without warning. She applied the brake and the called stalled. The problem seems to be related to the throttle body control system. I am shocked to see that there are numerous issues with this same problem that I describe here. I see many people have had the car repaired only to have the same problem happen again very shortly. Shame on ford for not recalling the cars with an updated and safe design. Toyota paid the priced dearly and so will ford... Its too bad someone, or many people will get killed before the problem is fixed. This an ethics problem for ford.
I have a 2007 ford freestyle sel with approx 91,000 odometer reading. Over the past 3-4 months we have noticed the car surging and lurching forward after coming to a complete stop and without any depression of the gas pedal whatsoever. Several times we have almost collided with vehicles in front of us at intersections. We have definitely learned to "cover the brake" at intersections. This also happens when the car is in reverse backing out of the driveway, for instance, and stopping to shift into drive. The car will surge or lurch backwards and if you are not covering the brake while in drive or reverse, the car will accelerate without touching the gas pedal. This happens every day now approximately 5-10 times. I took the vehicle to bob moore ford in oklahoma city and the mechanic diagnosed this problem as a bad throttle body. From my research, this is a widespread problem with this make & model vehicle. I believe this problem may very well lead to a serious tragedy if this common problem is not recalled. The part for my vehicle that was ordered on aug, 11th is not under warranty but on back order. Bob moore ford contacted me on 8/21/10 to advise me that they could not get a shipment of this part due to it being back logged and that they were not slated to get the part until the end of august.
Ford freestyle 2007 throttle control causes surging which is very dangerous. I have this problem. You should read the internet on this problem and you will find many complaints. Do you have the balls to go after ford to have a recall on this problem. Probably not. There are long wait times for this part. Please help the consumer because that is your job.
We own a 2007 ford freestyle with 61,000 miles. We purchased this vehicle new in 2007. The car has recently developed a problem with unintended rapid acceleration which occurs without warning and can happen in forward gear or reverse. We additionally have experienced several situations where the vehicle will not accelerate normally -even with full throttle press on the accelerator. Took vehicle to local ford dealer and they have diagnosed the problem as throttle body defect and say that it may take 3 weeks for part to be shipped. So that repair can be made. They further state that this is not going to be covered by warranty. This erratic behavior of the vehicle is a safety hazard to the driver and the public since it appears to occur without any warning.
2007 ford freestyle.... I was setting at a stop sign with my foot on the brake and just as I was easing my foot off the brake to pull out the gas surged and put me in the middle of the road and the car died. It was not a major road and with quick thinking I geared to park turned the key off and started it back up and pulled over into a parking lot while setting in the parking lot it done the same thing. If this had been my wife or son or daughter driving this could have been a deadly event. Similar events are posted all over the internet and something needs to be done this is a serious situation and needs to be addressed promptly.
2007 ford freestyle accelerator surges uncontrollably. It happens when trying to park using reverse and when using reverse and drive. Really bad when it is hot outside or vehicle has been running for a while.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 ford freestyle. The contact stated the fuel level indicator would not display the amount of gasoline in the vehicle. The dealer advised the fuel transponder was defective and replaced the part. The contact stated the failure continuously recurred and the dealer replaced the transponder three times but to no avail. In addition, the contact stated when first starting the vehicle, there would be an unusual increase in engine rpms and the vehicle would abnormally accelerate forward or in reverse depending on what gear the contact would have the vehicle in. The dealer did not believe the vehicle was displaying the failure the contact described. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated the unintended acceleration failure would occur more frequently when the air conditioner was active. The air conditioner became inoperable. The vehicle was neither repaired nor diagnosed for the failure. The manufacturer would not offer any assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 32,000 and the current mileage was approximately 77,000.
My wife drives a 2007 ford freestyle and has lately been experiencing the vehicle lunging/surging at low idle going forward or backward. Today she almost crashed into the garage. When I researched it online, many people are having the same problem, and the part needed to repair is back-ordered for weeks. I hope it doesn't take a serious accident or even a death for this to be addressed. I'm writing ford at the same time, but don't know what help to expect since many on the blogs with the vehicles say they're not getting any satisfaction from ford. Please look into this. I know many people have already written you about it.
Beginning in july 2008, I have taken my 2007 ford freestyle to the dealership for the same problem four separate times. The issue is that the vehicle surges/lunges when the brake is engaged. This surge/lunge happens in drive and reverse and it is random. Experiences: 1. At a stop light, car surges forward. A friend of mine borrowed my car to pick up our kids at school, even knowing of the problem, he ended up in the middle of the intersection, 2. In a drive thru, the car surges forward, 3. In the morning I open the garage door, start the car, put it in reverse, take my foot off the brake and it shoots backwards. The first two times the dealer could not recreate the problem. The third time they were able to recreate/experience the issue and informed me that the throttle body is where the issue is originating and that the valve was sticky. So they cleaned it and sent me home. I have been having the same issue again and it is getting worse. So I took my freestyle to the dealer and they informed me it is indeed the throttle body and that it is a one piece unit and the components are not working together, that is what is causing the issue. They did say that the part would have to be replaced for $570.00, unfortunately the part will not be available until mid august; unfortunately, that is the date for the other units they had ordered for other cars with the same issue. They are not sure if they will cover the cost since the vehicle warranty is expired! My concern is that this is a safety issue, someone could seriously be injured. My 6 year old son, once came to greet me as I was pulling into the garage when I arrived home from work and the car surged forward. Thank the lord I am aware of this issue and was ready for it to do just that, so I was able to stop the vehicle before it hit him. I am afraid that it will take someone being seriously injured or killed before ford does something about this issue. And I do mean ford motor company, not the dealer.
2007 ford freestyle with 36,000 miles last summer began "lurching" when pulling into/out of parking space. This summer now at 57,000 miles the lurching is becoming more frequent. It occurs primarily when the following conditions are combined: 1) engine is warm, 2) A/C is on, 3) at complete stop with brakes applied and 4) turn the steering wheel in preparation for a turn. Reviewed several owner forums for the problem and several owners report same problem with answer from ford being "replace the throttle body". Problem- throttle body replacement hard to find. Took mine in for service and reported above problem to service dept. Answer was "need new throttle body". Will try to find one, on back order. "car is unsafe to drive" per ford service department. After evaluation condition is worse. Car now idles below 500 rpms, and fluctuates constantly, even w/o A/C on (worse when A/C on). A/c compressor was just replaced this summer and the condition worsened when the compressor was replaced. The consumer stated since filing the complaint, she took the vehicle to an independent shop and had the fuel induction service done for $125.00. It has been 5 weeks and the problem has not returned. It appeared that the dirty fuel injection system prevented the throttle body from getting the air it needed to function properly. Updated ivoq 09/13/10
I own a 2007 ford freestyle, and two days ago, while driving, it began losing power, then accelerating fast forward and backward. I took it to the shop, only to be told the throttle body seems to be bad. I was going to take it to the ford dealer to see if this is covered under the 80,000mi. Emissions warranty. I saw alot of other complaints about this part and the same vehicle, so I wondered if it was recalled by ford, but did not see that it has been. I can not drive my vehicle, as this is a very serious issue if it over accelerates when I hit the gas. My vehicle only has 69,000mi on it.
I own a 2007 ford freestyle and am having problems with sudden acceleration when I am stopped at a light or when I put the car in reverse. It has almost caused me to hit other objects. I am taking the car in on thursday to have it looked at.
2007 ford freestyle will unexpectedly surge and then shut off. The surge has cause me to hit a parking sign and almost strike several other cars. Had it back to the ford dealer 2 times so far. The first time was told the air filter was wrong and charged me $116.00. Second time I mentioned I had found lots of problems online involving the throttle body on this vehicle. Received a call that the throttle body was indeed the problem but none are available for at least a month. They cleaned mine and said keep driving. This surge has happened 6 times inthe last week.
6-22-2010, vehicle began surging and would lunge forward at idle speed with foot on brake. Wrench light on dash is on and vehicle continues to do this in drive and reverse. Took to service department 6-23-2010 to have checked. Was informed problem was throttle body assembly. Part is on back order due to multiple problems with this same part. Cost is est. $800 repair. Am now having to drive a vehicle I no longer consider safe until part is available or problem is taken care of by manufacture. Multiple searches online found that this is a growing problem with this vehicle and no reports have been made to date by manufacturer to solve the problem. Vehicle is a 2007 ford freestyle.
Throttle body needs replacing on my 2007 for freestyle car has less than 40,000 miles. Car surges when driving every 5 minutes or so. Tool bar light goes on dash I pull over turn off, it resets and happens again 5 minutes later. Ford states my warranty doesn't cover.
My freestyle sel vehicle's (6/2006 prod. Date) wrench light came on which is supposed to be for transmission problems. Car hesitates on shifting, especially downhill. In the morning a slight lurch is experienced when pulling off before car is warmed sufficiently. Car has 40k miles and has a 100k warranty so the dealer assessed the problem at a throttle body and put in a part order. The part needed is a non-water cooled one which is impossible to find until is goes into manufacture in december. I understand the earlier model 500s and freestyles use the water cooled version. The dealer made us pay for a rental and we had to complain to the service manager profusely before a loaner came in. Seems we have been lucky, I hope focuses don't have the same problem. I was told by the service advisor that it is not typical for these cars to shutdown but why risk it. Another dealer researched the problem and described the status in the parts system as the "code from '!@#$%". I have been communicating directly with the manufacturer. Maybe ford should go bankrupt too.
My freestyle has a problem with the engine surging / lurching while driving both forward or reverse even when the brake is applied. On 25 aug 2009, I made an appointment with beach ford dealership in virginia beach, va. The technician could not replicate the problems I was having. The maintenance team tried again and conducted a "pin point test" and found out that the tb needs to be replaced. The dealership ordered the part which is in back order until 7 dec, 2009.
I own a 2007 ford freestyle on the 13th of august my car started to lurch while driving & then the wrench light came on, drove car to repair center mechanic came out and looked at the car, mechanic had his foot on the brake put the car in gear & engine would rev with out gas pedal being touched & car would lurch, repair shop kept car to so they could hook it up to the computer & run their test, next day the called & said it was the throttle body (part # is 5f9z-9e926-b) & said they could order the part expedited and have it in 1-2 business days, that was the 14th of august, after the 18th the service manager started checking on the part today is the 24th and we still have no response from ford as to when part will be available, as part is on back order, have looked online & there seam to be several complaints about this throttle body part not working right & people having worse driving experiences then I had.
Car accelerated in reverse almost hitting the vehicle behind the car. This has happened a few other times. Also in forward. A warning light came on and I drove directly to the dealer. They said it needed a new throttle body part, but won't be available until december!! Car is not drivable and is sitting at the dealers service center.
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