This started last year, when warm weather started, tried to back up after vehicle had been idling for awhile, freestyle stalled out and tried to jump, about three times in a row, before we could get in drive. This seems to be an on going intermittent problem that happens in warm weather. Took a friend to the hospital on 05/25/11. Drove to east gate from my house to pick her up, stopped at fast food place, had to wait for food, noticed gauge needles all jumped up and then fell back down while waiting w/A/C and engine running in park. Pulled out, went to downtown cincinnati, got into parking garage, vehicle started to lurch when I took my foot from the brake. I slammed both feet on brake, to keep from hitting anyone, or anything, vehicle stalled. I restarted, and kept both feet on the brake, the vehicle again tried to lurch out, and then died. This happen 3 or 4 times in succession, finally got vehicle under control, and parked it. It was parked about 30 minutes, drove back to eastgate, and then home. Wrench and transmission light came on at time of incident. It was still on when I got home. It went off after a couple of days. On 5/30/11, dropped off friend from work, on my way home, talked in car for awhile with engine and A/C running while in park. Upon driving to main road, vehicle stalled, restarted no acceleration, when I hit the gas, vehicle stalled again. Pulled over to side, turned everything off, removed key, restarted and drove home. Dealership called today, said it was the throttle body and will cost me about $600.00 to install a new throttle body. This is a safety issue that many people are having, after reading info on edmunds.com updated 06/0/8/11
2007 Ford Freestyle transmission complaints
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Throttle body on 2007 ford freestyle and transmission bad and car kept lunging forward. Dealership will repair but there had been many with the same problem.
I own a 2007 ford freestyle sel and this event has happened 5 times within the last year. After starting the vehicle and turning on the air conditioning, when the car is shifted from park to either reverse or drive, the car's engine will surge and immediately the service engine light as well as another indicator light will come on. There were two occasions where my wife told me that if she had not had her foot firmly on the brake pedal, she would have struck another vehicle. Fortunately that did not happen. I've read that this is a persistent problem with this make and model of vehicle. I've also read that the repair for this is quite expensive. My wife and I both love this vehicle and wish to keep it.
Own a ford freestyle 2007. When I put the car into drive, while the A/C was on, the car "lunged" forward and the "wrench" light came on the dashboard. I checked my manual and it referred to the throttle body possibly having an issue. I immediately shut off A/C and shut car off. I then restarted car and the wrench has not appeared since.
The engine surges when idling as well as lurches forward (while in drive thru lane) and it lurches in reverse. It is a major concern when parking and backing out of said location. It has already caused me to hit a concrete pillar in the parking garage!
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.
My car after being in park, when placed into drive lurched forward. Once I started the engine did not seem to go quite right and I had an orange wrench light appear. I pulled over and turned off car and the light was off when I restarted it and it acted fine. I have had 3 subsequent similar incidences...the lurches have had me come close to hitting a car and a person. The light always goes away when I turn off the car and turn it right back on.
My 2007 ford freestyle started jumping or lunging when I would be parking. I would have my foot firmly on the brake and was about to put the gear in park when the car would just jump or lunge forward. I would push harder on the brake and it would stop. Fortunately, I did not hit a car or wall in front of me. After this happened several times over a three week period, I took the car in for service this week and they had to replace the throttle. It cost me $856.64 at my local ford dealership.
My 2007 ford freestyle started making a "revving up" type sound when car was in park or reverse. It would feel like it was going to lunge forward if I was stopped at a light ect. It stalled out on me and the wrench light would come on. It would start back up. I took it to the dealer asap when this started happening. I have approx 80,000 miles on my car and was told I was past my warranty due to mileage and they would not honor the 5 yr warranty. The dealer had me call ford to see if they could help me out with adjusting the cost of repair. Needless to say-this appeared to be a scam to get your car repaired at the dealer. I am now looking at $2500 in repairs to fix a bad bearing in my transmission. This car should be recalled on these transmission problems! Ford needs to stand by their customers! I wonder why they stopped making freestyles? Who is going to bail us out on these repair bills?
Vehicle occasionally lurches when parking or backing up without any pressure on the accelerator (in most cases my foot is on the brake). In the past it has lurched forward, then stalled when making a tight turn into a parking space and the check engine light has come on. Usually after shutting the car down and waiting for several minutes the engine will restart. The only pattern to the lurches appears to be tight turns and perhaps high outside temperatures. Although the vehicle sometimes lurches forward during normal shut down even on cool days. I took the vehicle to the ford dealer twice in june of 2010. The ford dealer's maintenance department stated that they could not replicate the failure. The ford dealer's maintenance department replaced an air flow meter on the first visit and said that they could find nothing else wrong on the second. The problem continues to persist. Only constant vigilance and luck have prevented an accident.
Vehicle surges without having foot on accelerator.
Car lunges accelerates forward and backwards while driving in and out of driveway or parking spaces. It has happened numerous times over the last year.
I own a 2007 ford freestyle that was surging when in drive or reverse I had to always make sure that I kept my foot on the brake until the surge was over it would also stall the engine sometimes when it surged. I took it into the dealer and was told it was the throttle body and had to wait two weeks for the part to come in. The dealer provided me with a loaner because I didn't feel safe driving the car because it was becoming worse. I would shake you around at times the surge was so strong. It seemed ok when we picked it up but I have put about 8000 mile on it since the repair and I am starting to notice that it is starting to act up again not to a bad point yet but that is how it started out the first time. The repair was 650.00 and it is looking like it will have to be repaired again.
Our 2007 ford freestyle is exhibiting vehicle lunging and/or engine revving when a foot is not on the accelerator, and occasionally at low speed when it is.. This is now occurring daily, and has worsened since having one repair (replaced engine/transmission mount) done last week.
My 2007 ford freestyle will jump forward or backward when put into gear. It is worse when the airconditoner is on or if you have had your foot on the break while the car is in gear. At times when it jumps it causes the car to go dead and it will have to be restarted. This has been happening since we bought the car in 2010.
2007 ford freestyle surging. Our freestyle has the surging issue. First started last year when we turned on the air, the ford surged and threw 2 rods. Ford rebuilt the engine, luckily still under warranty. Since then it has done the surge at least five more times, it seems turning on the defrost, air condition, or when the all wheel drive starts, it happens. I have taken vehicle to ford 2 additional times and they cannot seem to find nothing wrong.
We own a 2007 ford freestyle. It has roughly 51,000 miles on it which have been all city/highway miles. We have never towed with this vehicle. We have been experiencing problems with surging followed by lack of power for about a month. To get power back, you must put the gas pedal to the floor and wait for it the power to kick back in. We took our vehicle in to lithia ford in boise, id where we reside and where we purchased the vehicle and have had it maintained. They informed us that the throttle body needs to be replaced. Of course, this is not covered under the powertrain warranty, even though it is required for the vehicle to drive. The estimated cost is $954! I guess we are lucky that it has not failed on us yet as there have been numerous frightening stories about this type of failure. We will need to have it replaced within the week and will be retaining the old part. However, this appears to be a systemic issue with ford freestyles and certainly a safety issue. I have owned a ford all of my driving life and, for the first time, am regretting buying this one. We would ask that you take note of the overwhelming number of complaints from other freestyle owners, especially for the 2007, and immediately open an investigation on behalf of us consumers. Thank you!
I had my brakes repaired this spring. Two weeks ago I had to have my A/C compressor replaced. On 5/8/11 I was backing out of a parking space with my foot applied gently to the brake when my ford freestyle suddenly surged and then shut off. When I restarted it the wrench light was lit. I took it to the dealership the next day and was told I needed a new throttle body, not covered under powertrain warranty as it is outside the engine. I researched these issues online when I got home and there are many discussions regarding all of these issues. Some even state after repair the vehicle continues to surge and has even hit other vehicles.
Http://www.myfordfreestyle.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=2951&start=45 - is the link for the several different customer complaints regarding the ford freestyle. Question - why is ford not forced to do a recall on the freestyle due to surging forward and backward. Other car manufactures are being held accountable. Yesterday on may 8, 2011 - 2007 limited ford freestyle - was in walmart parking lot - put the car in reverse - surged backward - car just about hit a child in the parking lot if I was not quick to put on brakes. Took out of gear - put back in reverse - small surge backward. To drive forward - put car in gear - jerked - about to fail but finally surged forward - noise as if gear are stripping - drove to stop light - made a right hand turn - car just about shut down - my husband and grandchildren in the car. - thankful no cars were behind me. Dangerous on the road and in parking lots - be hit or hit people or other vehicles. - per all the complaints posted appears there is a throttle problem that has been identified and replacements are in short supply. Going to the media to see if this will get someone attention.
2007 ford freestyle- the transmission has a bearing going that is causing the transmission to slip. This car is only 4 yrs old. When you are driving you feel the engine revving up. Ford will not stand behind its warranty on the replacement of the transmission. I also have had the wrench light go one. The car is starting to lose power when driving on the freeway, I also have had issues with the middle seat not going down properly. It was replace once when the car was first delivered and will not go down again. I also have paint peeling off left side of hood. This started when the car was less that 2 yrs old. Ford will not help with any of the costs to fix any of the above. I am located in ohio.
Our 2007 ford freestyle (70124) began making a noise in park and neutral. Took it to dealership and was told the CVT transmission needed to be replaced at a cost of $4384 with labor and flush $5618.87 to repair. After reading other accounts here I also recognize the lurching forward. Tried to trade vehicle but cost of repair takes away trade in value. We will wait for a push pull and drag sale and try to get at least enough for it to get another vehicle. Was told that the new replacement transmission carries a 100,000 mile warranty. Why did the current transmission have only 60,000 mile warranty. We were told ford is the only place to get the new transmission. Win win situation for ford at customer expense. One solution for ford to consider if they cannot do a recall is to refinance vehicles for transmission repair at cost. They should not just abandon their customers.
2007 ford freestyle, it has been lurching and accelerating and then stalling off and on over the past 2 years. We have had it checked out twice and the mechanics can find nothing wrong. Last week the car started having a high pitched whining sound, had the wheel bearing checked, nothing wrong. Then the car in the middle of the highway just quit going forward, the car was still running, but would not go anywhere. Having it towed to the dealer, pretty sure it is the CVT transmission. The car has 78,000 miles on it.
2007 ford freestyle has noise coming from underneath near the front. It is out of warranty with 120,000 miles. Brought it in to mechanic thinking it was a wheel bearing or something similar. According to four separate repair shops it is the transmission. Lowest cost to fix, that I could find, is 4300 dollars, which is more than half of what I still owe on it. For something to cost that much to repair is a shame. I can understand car parts failing, even transmissions, but not for that much. I had a transmission fail in another ford, a couple months before this one, and it was 2000 dollars to fix. Expensive, yes, but not over 4000 freakin dollars. I could have the entire engine replaced on this 2007 freestyle for cheaper than the transmission. Ford could at least offer some kind of break on these transmissions if not a recall. I am aware of a lot of people having transmission problems with these freestyles. If something doesn't happen for these soon, I will not be sad to never buy a ford again.
Tl*the contact owns a 2007 ford freestyle. While driving approximately 30 MPH the contact heard a clanging sound in the vehicle. The contact proceeded to accelerate but the vehicle would not move. The contact attempted to shift gears and the vehicle would not move to any gear. The contact was forced to push the vehicle into a parking lot. The vehicle was going to be towed to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The VIN was unavailable. The approximate failure mileage was 81,000.
Noise coming from engine. Took it to dealer found that the transmission is bad, do to a bent shaft.
2007 ford freestyle is stalling, and stopping in middle of highway, the transmission is not shifting, from my understanding, many owners have the same problem. Rpm is racing. I have to turn the car off and wait a few minutes I have called ford many times and reported the problem to them. Today, 1-31-2011, the ford freestyle 2007, shut completely off in the middle of I-85. There could have been an car crash if I didn't think quickly on what to do. Something needs to be done about this, ford should be held liable because of so many owners have the same problem.
I bought ford freestyle about 4 months ago,now I am having problems with the throttle and especially the transmission which stalls out in the middle of driving. Also, when on the interstate it does the same thing. Had it checked out and going to have to get some major worked done on the engine.
2007 ford freestyle: wrench light on dashboard came on indicating throttle control/transmission problem. Car stalled and surged for 4 miles. Throttle body replaced at 36,819 miles.
My 2007 ford freestyle was delivered in january, 2007. In march 2008, the transmission went and the dealer had the freestyle until the end of may, 2008. The dealer told me that "people" were flown in from "detroit." then, in august, 2009, the transmission went on the mass pike at 65 MPH. I called the dealer and I was told that it was my responsibility because the car was out of warranty, but the new transmission only had 11,000 miles on it. (as an aside, no one was at the dealership that I had any contact with when the transmission went in 2008.) I called ford. I was told that this was not a "ford problem" because it was not fixed by ford, but rather by the "transmission shop around the corner." ford's problem has been sitting in my driveway since them and I continue to pay for ford's problem.
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.
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