NHTSA Complaint #10343787 — 2005 FORD FREESTYLE

I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM FROM ABOUT 2 MONTHS AFTER OBTAINING THE VEHICLE. AND I CURRENTLY HAVE 49500 MILES APPROX. THE VEHICLE WILL LUNGE GOING FORWARD OR BACKWARDS, STALL AT TIMES, CLUNKING NOISES. HAVE TAKEN VEHICLE IN MANY TIMES, AND WAS AT ONE TIME NOTHING WRONG. THEN FORD DEALER REPLACED SOME PART IN ENGINE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING AND A/C WAS ON IN PARK, PLACED IN REVERSE VEHICLE LUNGED AGAIN THEN THE FAIL SAFE NOTIFICATION ALONG WITH THE WRENCH CAME ON. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AS I WAS TOLD TO BRING IT BACK WHEN IT WAS HAPPENING AGAIN. THEY TOLD ME TODAY THAT IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY AND MAP SENSORS THAT NEED TO BE REPAIRED AS THEY MECHANICALLY FAILED I HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY AND IT IS NOT A COVERED ITEM WHICH FOR BOTH ITEMS WILL COST ALMOST $1500 WHICH SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED UNDER THE COMPREHENSIVE COVERAGE OF ANY EXTENDED WARRANTY AS IT IS PART OF THE ENGINE AND WORKING COMPREHENSIVE PARTS. I KNOW OF AT LEAST 100 PEOPLE IN MY AREA THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE THROTTLE BODY, YET FORD WILL NOT DO A RECALL ON THIS AS IT IS CONSIDERED A FIRE/SAFETY HAZARD AS THE MAP SENSORS ARE ON THE MANIFOLD WHICH CONTROLS THE FUEL. IF YOU REVIEW THE INTERNET YOU WILL FIND MANY PEOPLE WITH THE 2005 FORD FREESTYLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THESE ITEMS AND SHOULD BE A NATIONAL RECALL ON IT. *TR