NHTSA Complaint #10432223 — 2005 FORD FREESTYLE

I PURCHASE MY 2005 FORD FREESTYLE IN JUNE 2005. JULY 2005 TRAVELING TO GEORGIA BETWEEN 55/60 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND TRANSMISSION ICON APPEARED. UPON TRYING TO ACCELERATE, I COULD NOT MOVE NO MORE THAN 30-40 MPH WITH THE RPM'S RACING. I HAD TO PULL OVER AND LET THE CAR REST APPROXIMATELY 15-20 MINUTES. UPON STARTING THE CAR AND PUTTING INTO DRIVE GEAR IT WAS VERY HARD AND LUNGED. THE CAR SOUNDS LIKE YOU'RE RACING THE ENGINE WITH THE VEHICLE IN PARK. THE FREQUENCY OF THE ENGINE/TRANSMISSION LIGHT WITH TRYING TO ACCELERATE AND CAN NOT IS A PERSISTENT ISSUE. IT ALSO LUNGES WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER IS TURNED ON. ONCE THE CAR IS SHUT OFF AND STARTED AGAIN, WHILE YOUR FOOT IS ON THE BRAKE WHICH HAS TO BE WITH MORE PRESSURE THAN USUAL TO CONTROL THE LUNGE. SITTING IN TRAFFIC WITH THE AIR ON WITH CARS AHEAD OF YOU IS FRIGHTENING SINCE IT WILL LUNGE THEN ALSO. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE SINCE THE PURCHASE OF THIS VEHICLE. I'VE ALSO HAD THE BRAKES REPAIRED MORE THAN NORMAL. SINCE ACQUIRING THIS CAR. RECENTLY, I'VE GOTTEN THE BRAKES DONE IN FEBRUARY, MAY AND CURRENTLY NEED ANOTHER REPAIR WITH ALL THE SQUEALING. *TR