NHTSA Complaint #10423769 — 2005 FORD FREESTYLE

MY 2005 FORD FREESTYLE SEL HAS EXPERIENCES ISSUES WITH SURGING, STALLING AND INABILITY TO ACCELERATE. THE PROBLEMS STARTED AT LEAST 2 YEARS AGO (2009) AT WHICH TIME I CALLED MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP TO INQUIRE ON RECALLS (WARRANTY WAS OUT) AND WAS TOLD THERE WERE NO RECALLS TO FIX THIS ISSUE. SINCE THE SURGE HAS INCREASED IN FREQUENCY, MOST ANY TIME I START THE VEHICLE AND PUT IT IN GEAR, IT WILL SURGE (RPM'S REV UP ON THEIR OWN). HAVING MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AT TIMES STILL DOES NOT HOLD THE CAR COMPLETELY STILL AND HAS CONCERNED ME ON MORE OCCASIONS THAN NOT WHEN IN PARKING LOTS AT STORES WITH PEOPLE MOVING AROUND MY VEHICLE. THE STALL & INABILITY TO ACCELERATE HAPPENS LESS FREQUENTLY BUT HAS HAPPENED A HANDFUL OF TIMES AND ALWAYS RESULTS IN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT (WRENCH) COMING ON. THE VEHICLE WILL NOT PERFORM AS IT SHOULD UNTIL THE CHECK ENGINE HAS BEEN CLEARED. I RECENTLY BACKED INTO A TREE AT MY WORK AND FIRMLY BELIEVE IT HAPPENED DUE TO A SURGE AFTER I PUT THE CAR IN GEAR AND STARTED BACKING UP. I DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO REACT (STOPPING THE VEHICLE) BEFORE IT HIT THE TREE. I'VE OWNED MY CAR SINCE 2007 - MY SISTER HAS A LINCOLN LS THAT WAS RECALLED JUST BEFORE MY CAR STARTED THESE EPISODES. HER CAR WAS RECALLED FOR EVERYTHING I'VE STATED ABOVE (EVEN THOUGH IT HAD NEVER DONE IT) - THE THROTTLE BODY LINKAGE WAS REPLACED. I'VE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, EVEN STATING THAT HER LINCOLN RECEIVED THE RECALL THAT MY CAR NEEDS, WITH ABSOLUTELY NO HELP OR SUGGESTIONS. *TR