NHTSA Complaint #10344117 — 2005 FORD FREESTYLE

VEHICLE LUNGES FORWARD WHILE PUTTING IN GEAR, EITHER FORWARD OR REVERSE. PROBLEM SEEMS WORSE THEN THE AC IS RUNNING. ALSO, THE VEHICLE HAS STALLED A COUPLE OF TIMES AND IDLED VERY HIGH WHEN PUTTING THE CAR IN PARK. THIS STARTED HAPPENING AROUND 70,000 MILES AND NOW HAVE 74,000 AND IS HAPPENING QUITE OFTEN. I WAS TOLD THAT IT COULD BE MONTHS BEFORE THE THROTTLE BODY PART WILL BE IN AND THAT IT HAS TO BE PRE PAID BEFORE IT CAN BE ORDERED. THE PART IS AROUND $500 AND THAT DOES NOT INCLUDE LABOR. I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH FORD AND THEY ARE GOING TO TRY AND EXPEDITE THE PART, BUT CAN NOT MAKE ANY PROMISES. I FEEL THAT THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL AS THERE ARE SO MANY PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR