NHTSA Complaint #10351391 — 2007 FORD FREESTYLE

WHEN SHIFTING INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE FROM PARK OR NEUTRAL, THE TRANSMISSION TAKES SEVERAL SECONDS TO ENGAGE AND WHEN IT DOES IT LURCHES FORWARD OR BACKWARD WITH NO INPUT TO THE GAS PEDAL. YOU MUST HAVE YOUR FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND BE READY TO PRESS DOWN HARD TO KEEP THE CAR FROM LUNGING FORWARD OR BACKWARD. ALSO, WHEN CREEPING FORWARD IN PARKING LOTS OR OTHER SLOW MOVING SITUATIONS AND APPLYING A SMALL AMOUNT OF THROTTLE, THE CAR WILL LUNGE FORWARD AT A MUCH GREATER SPEED THAN WHAT COMMANDED AT THE GAS PEDAL. THIS IS AN ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION BECAUSE IN PARKING LOTS THERE ARE OTHER PEOPLE OR CARS, POTENTIALLY CLOSE BY THAT COULD BE STRUCK. *TR