NHTSA Complaint #10422833 — 2007 FORD FREESTYLE

VEHICLE SURGES FORWARD WHEN RELEASING BRAKE PEDAL. ANY TIME CAR COMES TO COMPLETE STOP, UPON RELEASE OF BRAKE PEDAL, VEHICLE SURGES FORWARD INVOLUNTARILY. ESPECIALLY NOTICEABLE WHEN AIR CONDITIONING IS ENGAGED AND MORE PRONOUNCED AT HIGHER BLOWER SETTINGS. DANGEROUS TO DRIVE WHILE PICKING UP KIDS AT SCHOOL. HAVE NOT EXPERIENCED SURGE WHEN A/C OFF. RECENTLY HAD A/C PROBLEM AND WHILE A/C NOT WORKING-NO SURGE, THE FIRST DAY A/C FIXED-SURGE BACK. A/C PROBLEM FIXED WITH A SCROLL COMPRESSOR RELIEF VALVE. WE FEEL THE A/C AND THE SURGE PROBLEM ARE DIRECTLY CONNECTED AND ARE VERY WEARY OF DRIVING VEHICLE EXCEPT FOR IT IS THE ONLY FAMILY VEHICLE WE OWN. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM, ESPECIALLY WHEN THE WEATHER IS WARM AND WE MUST USE THE A/C. SEVERAL TIMES HAVE COME CLOSE TO HITTING OTHER VEHICLES OR PEDESTRIANS. THIS IS A REGULARLY OCCURRING PROBLEM THAT IS GETTING WORSE. TODAY, NUMEROUS WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON TOGETHER AND WE HAD TO STOP, TURN OFF VEHICLE AND RE-START. SOMETIMES ENGINE WILL DIE WHEN WE PUSH RAPIDLY ON BRAKE TO PREVENT SURGE. VEHICLE MUST THEN BE ALLOWED TO SIT FOR 30-60 SECONDS THEN BE RESTARTED. UNSURE SOURCE OF PROBLEM FROM A/C TO TRANSMISSION TO FUEL SYSTEM BUT ALL ARE ELECTRONICALLY CONTROLLED. THIS VEHICLE IS GETTING DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. *TR