NHTSA Complaint #10343937 — 2005 FORD FREESTYLE

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE THE RPMS WOULD INCREASE WHICH PREVENTED THE TRANSMISSION FROM SHIFTING IN GEAR. THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO LUNGED BACKWARDS INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. THE CONTACT DOES NOT KNOW IF THEY WILL REPAIR THE FAILURE OR NOT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 116,000. THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE SHIFTED THE GEAR INTO REVERSE, THE ENGINE REVVED WITHOUT ANY PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. IT WAS ONLY WHEN HE APPLIED HEAVY PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE DID THE ENGINE REV DOWN TO IDLE. UPDATED EVOQ 11/15/10