NHTSA Complaint #10366639 — 2005 FORD FREESTYLE

I BOUGHT A USED 2005 FORD FREESTYLE AND IT HAS BEEN A GOOD CAR UP UNTIL THE PAST 6 MONTHS. WITHIN THOSE MONTHS I HAVE HAD THE ENGINE MOUNTING BRACKET BREAK AND THE CAR, DURING STOP AND GO DRIVING, WILL RANDOMLY LUNGE FORWARD OR BACKWARD. WHEN THE CAR DECIDES TO LUNGE, EVEN WITH YOUR FOOT ON THE BREAK, IT IS NOT STOPPED COMPLETELY. I HAVE CONTACTED FORD ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND HAVE DONE NUMEROUS HOURS OF RESEARCH MYSELF. ALL OF THE RESEARCH THAT I HAVE DONE POINTS TO THE THROTTLE BODY GOING BAD, HOWEVER, FORD DENIES THAT THERE IS ANY KIND OF A SAFETY ISSUE AND THAT THERE IS NO RECALL. FORD WILL HOWEVER, GLADLY CHARGE ME 600.00 TO REPLACE IT. WHEN THERE IS A SAFETY PROBLEM WITH A VEHICLE, AND RANDOM, UNCONTROLLABLE LUNGES ARE A SAFETY PROBLEM, THE DEALER SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND FIX THE DEFECTIVE PART. WITH THE HUNDREDS OF POSTS THAT I HAVE READ BY OTHER FREESTYLE OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS, MOST OF WHICH HAVE BEEN IN THE PAST 2 YEARS, THE PART SHOULD DEFINTELY BE RECALLED AND FIXED BY FORD. *TR