NHTSA Complaint #10357300 — 2005 FORD FREESTYLE

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10357300
Vehicle	2005 FORD FREESTYLE
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Date of Incident	May 17, 2010
Date Filed	September 24, 2010
Mileage	72,034 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	TN

Consumer Description

WHEN SITTING IDLE WITH A/C ON, ENGINE REVS ON IT'S OWN AND HAS GONE INTO FAILSAFE MODE. WHEN GOING FROM PARK TO REVERSE, CAR LUNGES WHILE IN REVERSE CAUSING A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE IF THE BRAKE IS NOT APPLIED QUICK ENOUGH. THE CAR ALSO LUNGES FORWARD WHEN GOING FROM PARK TO DRIVE. THE CAR HAS A TENDENCY TO LUNGE AT A STOPLIGHT AND THEN SHUT OFF AND GO INTO FAILSAFE MODE FORCING A RESTART OF THE CAR ONCE IT HAS BEEN TAKEN OUT OF DRIVE AND BACK INTO PARK. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A FEW MONTHS, BUT WE CAN'T AFFORD TO FIX IT UNTIL NEXT MONTH. EVEN WHEN WE DO GO TO ORDER A NEW THROTTLE BODY THROUGH FORD, WHICH IS WHAT WAS RECOMMENDED TO FIX THE PROBLEM, IT'S APPARENTLY ON A HORRENDOUS BACKORDER UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. *TR

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