NHTSA Complaint #10201872 — 2007 FORD FREESTYLE

ENGINE BEGAN STUTTERING, JERKING AND SEEMED ABOUT TO STALL. A/C WENT SPORADICALLY "WISH, WISH", ETC. AS IF A PERSON BREATHING HARD. LIGHTS DIMMED AND BRIGHTENED ALTERNATELY, LIGHTS ON DASH WENT BLACK, ALL DIALS WENT TO ZERO OR OFF, CHECK BRAKES LIGHT CAME ON AND OFF WITH THE SAME PACE AS LIGHTS. CAR STALLED. RESTARTED RIGHT AWAY BUT WENT THROUGH SAME ROUTINE AGAIN. ENGINE LIGHT, ABS LIGHT AND SKID LIGHT WENT ON AND OFF AT SAME TIME. NO OTHER DASH WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. CONDITION WAS CHECKED AT DEALER BUT NO PROBLEM FOUND; NO CODES DISPLAYED. DROVE ANOTHER 2500 MILES AND NO PROBLEM. JUST STARTED AGAIN 9/4/2007 AND WORSE THIS TIME WITH VERY RAPID AND FREQUENT LIGHTS GOING OUT, STUTTERING OF AND FAILURE OF ENGINE MOMENTARILY. SEEMS LIKE AN ELECTRICAL OR COMPUTER BREAKDOWN. *JB *UPDATED 12/12/07 *BF UPDATE 12/12/07