NHTSA Complaint #10420289 — 2006 FORD FREESTYLE

I WAS WAITING TO PICK UP MY SON AT SCHOOL IN THE "PICK UP" LANE. THE CAR WAS IN DRIVE, BUT I WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP AT THE TIME WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. WITHOUT WARNING AND WITHOUT A CHANGE IN THE SPEED OF THE CAR AND NO MOVEMENT OF MY FOOT OFF OF THE BRAKE, THE CAR'S ENGINE REVVED AND SUDDENLY LUNGED FORWARD, NEARLY HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THIS HAS HAPPENED MORE THAN ONCE SINCE THIS TIME - ALWAYS WHEN THE CAR WAS NOT MOVING (LIKE WAITING IN DRIVE-THRU LINES) OR WAS ABOUT TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP (LIKE SLOWING DOWN AT A RED LIGHT, FOR EXAMPLE.) I HAVE HEARD FROM A FRIEND WHO IS A FELLOW FORD FREESTYLE OWNER THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THE THROTTLE BODY. SHE HAD HERS REPLACED AND IT COST HER OVER $500!