NHTSA Complaint #10351917 — 2007 FORD FREESTYLE

I OWN A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE SEL AND AM HAVING A SURGING PROBLEM THAT IS CAUSING SAFETY ISSUES WITH DRIVING THE VEHICLE. IT HAS SURGED SO BADLY TO THE POINT THAT I HAVE ALMOST HIT A CAR IN FRONT OF ME AND ALMOST HIT A PEDESTRIAN WHILE BACKING UP. THIS HAS BEEN A FREQUENTLY REPORTED PROBLEM AND I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE IS CURRENTLY NO FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE CAR AND HAS GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THE DEALER RAN A "TEST" AND CLAIMED IT WAS A HARNESS AND THAT THEY "THINK" THEY FIXED IT WHICH COST ME 215.00. IT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THEY CLAIM THE NEXT STEP IS TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY. APPARENTLY IT IS WELL KNOWN THAT THIS DOES NOT NECESSARILY FIX THE PROBLEM EITHER. THAT WILL COST ME OVER 1000.00 WITH NO GUARANTEE IT WILL WORK. PEOPLE STATE THAT CLEANING THE THROTTLE BODY WILL ALLEVIATE THE PROBLEM TEMPORARILY. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY FORD. THIS IS A KNOWN, DANGEROUS, PROBLEM WHICH FORD IS FAILING TO OWN UP TO. I NEED TO DRIVE MY CAR BACK AND FORTH TO WORK 5 DAYS A WEEK AND NEED A SAFE, RELIABLE VEHICLE TO DO SO, HOWEVER IT IS COST PROHIBITIVE TO KEEP GUESSING WHAT THE PROBLEM MAY BE. *TR