NHTSA Complaint #10416994 — 2007 FORD FREESTYLE

I HAVE A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE WHICH THE FORD DEALERSHIP THAT I PURCHASED IT FROM NEW HAS COMPLETED ALL THE UP KEEP ON IT AS PART OF THE DEAL OF TIRES FOR LIFE WHICH IS GOOD SINCE THE FORD EATS THE TIRES AND BRAKES BUT THIS PROBLEM STARTED WHEN I WOULD PRESSING ON THE BRAKES AND IT WOULD LUNGE FORWARD BUT IT WOULD ONLY DO IT EVERY NOW AGAIN BUT IT TOOK A WHILE BEFORE MY HUSBAND WITNESSED IT HIMSELF. THEN ONE VERY HOT DAY MY AIR CONDITION JUST STOPPED WORKING. I STOPPED AT THE GAS STATION AND LET IT IDLE WHILE INSIDE AND WHEN I CAME OUT AND PUT IT IN REVERSE IT LUNGED THEN JUST QUIT ALL TOGETHER AND A WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON THE PANEL. AFTER CALLING MY HUSBAND I TRIED TO START IT BACK UP AND IT STARTED BUT IT HAD NO POWER WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO PULL OUT FROM THE GAS STATION AT A VERY BUSY INTERSECTION AT THE MALL WITH ME PUSHING THE PETAL TO THE FLOOR IT DIED AGAIN. AFTER RESTARTING IT THE WRENCH LIGHT WAS OFF BUT THE GAS MILEAGE WENT FROM 23 TO 15 WITH LITTLE TO NO POWER BUT WHEN I WOULD LET OFF THE PETAL IT WOULD LUNGE FORWARD AS IF I PUSHED ON THE GAS PETAL AND WOULD TAKE OFF AND GO FASTER. I HAD 5 CHILDREN IN THE CAR AND MY HUSBAND OUT OF TOWN. I HAD TO DRIVE IT HOME AND I THINK THAT WAS THE LONGEST TRIP EVER. I WAS SCARED OF HITTING SOMEONE OR BEING HIT WHEN IT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WHEN I WOULD PUSH ON THE GAS FROM A RED LIGHT. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP YESTERDAY AND TODAY I GOT THE QUOTE FOR 1200.00 TO FIX THE PROBLEM. WHICH IS SAID TO BE FOR A NEW THROTTLE BODY, STARK PLUGS, AND INTAKE GASKETS. WHEN THEY COMPLETED THE LAST OIL CHANGE ABOUT A MONTH AGO EVERYTHING WAS FINE SO IT SEEMED. I HAVE 5 CHILDREN AND NOW I HAVE NO VEHICLE THAT I CAN TRUST TO TAKE THEM TO THEIR PRACTICES. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS AND MAY TRADE IT IN BECAUSE AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH TODAY AND FINDING OUT THAT ALOT OF OTHERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS AND GENERAL SAFETY CONCERNS AND THAT AFTER HAVING THE THROTTLE BODY REPLACE IT IS NOT FIXING THE PROBLEM LONG TERM. *TR