NHTSA Complaint #10439821 — 2005 FORD FREESTYLE

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WITH MY WIFE AT A SPEED OF 55MPH THE MOTOR SUDDENLY DIES AND THE WRENCH SYMBOL APPEARS. I TRIED TO RESTART THE CAR BY TURNING THE KEY - DIDN'T WORK. LUCKILY WE WERE CLOSE TO AN EXIT AND I LET THE CAR ROLL OUT AND ONTO A PARKING LOT. THERE I TRIED AGAIN TO START THE CAR AND IT SUDDENLY STARTED AGAIN AND THE WRENCH SYMBOL IS GONE. I WENT TO A MECHANIC TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT BUT HE COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING. AND THE CAR RUNS FINE W/O INCIDENT SINCE THEN. I AM JUST GLAD THAT MY 3 KIDS WEREN'T WITH US IN THE CAR THAT DAY AND THAT NOTHING SERIOUS HAPPENED. A MOTOR DYING ON A HIGHWAY CAN CAUSE SERIOUS TROUBLE ! SHORTLY AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO THE CEL WENT ON AND THE ERROR CODES FOR TORQUE/THROTTLE BODY WERE GIVEN. I WENT TO VALVOLINE TO HAVE THE FUEL SYSTEM CLEANED AND THE CODES TAKEN OUT, NO PROBLEMS SINCE THEN. BUT I'VE NOTICED THAT THE CAR IS VERY SLUGGISH WHEN I ACCELERATE AND THEN SUDDENLY LUNGES. NEEDLESS TO SAY THAT I THINK THIS CAR IS NOT THE BEST MODEL FORD DEVELOPED, WE DID SOME RESEARCH ON THIS MODEL AND THERE ARE SO MANY COMPLAINTS. FORD NEEDS TO DO SOME SERIOUS CUSTOMER CARE !!! AND OF COURSE I FIND MY CAR HIGHLY UNRELIABLE AND EXPECT IT TO BREAK DOWN ANY DAY. *TR