NHTSA Complaint #10479215 — 2007 FORD FREESTYLE

I PURCHASED MY 2007 FF DEC OF 2010. THREE MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE, I NOTICED MILD ACCELERATION SOMETIMES WITHOUT APPLYING MY FOOT TO THE PEDAL. IT BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE BY MID JUNE. SO MUCH SO THAT I CONTACTED DRIVETIME WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR & THEY GAVE ME SOME TRANSMISSION SHOP TO TAKE IT TO, ONLY BE TOLD THAT IT WAS NORMAL FOR THAT PARTICULAR TRANSMISSION. WELL, BY 2012, THE UNINITIATED ACCELERATION HAS BECOME SO BAD THAT A FEW MONTHS AGO MY CAR ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN & RAN SLAM INTO THE BACK OF A LADY'S CAR CAUSING MORE THAN $2000 WORTH OF DAMAGE. I TRIED TO EXPLAIN TO POLICE THAT MY CAR ACCELERATED ABRUPTLY WITHOUT ME DOING ANYTHING BUT SLIGHTLY LIFTING MY FOOT FROM THE BRAKE (NEVER TOUCHING THE GAS). HE DIDN'T GIVE ME A TICKET BUT SAID IT WAS STILL MY FAULT. MY KIDS CALL THE CAR A TRANSFORMER BUT IT IS THE WORSE TRYING TO KEEP IT FROM PLUNGING FORWARD OR BACKWARD & HITTING SOMETHING OR SOMEONE! I HAVE TO MAKE ABSOLUTE SURE NO ONE IS AROUND WHEN I AM IN SHOPPING LOTS BECAUSE I AM AFRAID WHEN THE CAR TAKES OFF BACKWARDS FROM PARKING SPACES. I USUALLY HAVE TO SLAM ON BRAKES BUT THEN THE CAR SHUTS OFF &ON COMES THE ENGINE LIGHT. SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS DANGEROUS PROBLEM WITH THE FORD FREESTYLE!!! *TR