NHTSA Complaint #10463171 — 2007 FORD FREESTYLE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING ON VARIOUS OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR WAS DEPRESSED ON A FEW OCCASIONS. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY FAILED TO RESPOND WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE FAILURES RECURRED AND BECAME MORE SEVERE. THE FAILURE WAS COMMON WHEN THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN IDLE OR PARKED UNDER THE SUN FOR A WHILE. THE POWER TRAIN AND ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST OR REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 5,040.