NHTSA Complaint #10487925 — 2007 FORD FREESTYLE

THE VEHICLE LUNGES INTO GEAR - BOTH DRIVE AND REVERSE. RPMS JUMP RAPIDLY AND CAR JUMPS INTO GEAR. I NEED TO PUSH ON BRAKE WITH ALL OF MY MIGHT TO STOP IT FROM MOVING. ALSO JUMPS ERRATICALLY WHEN STOPPED SUCH AS AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT OR STOP SIGN. IT IS MUCH WORSE WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONING IS ON. AS THE SITUATION WORSENED, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL DUE TO SURGING. UPON RESTARTING WHEN WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON AND THEN THE CAR WILL NOT MOVE. THERE IS NO RESPONSE TO THE GAS PEDAL. AFTER WAITING 10 -15 MINUTES IT WILL THEN START AND RUN FINE UNTIL NEXT TIME. I HAD TRANSMISSION TROUBLE AS A RESULT OF THIS. I HAD THE TRANSMISSION SERVICED BUT THIS DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE TECHNICIAN CLEANED OFF THE THROTTLE BODY HOUSING AND IT SEEMED TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM....TEMPORARILY. WITHIN 10,000 MILES THE VEHICLE STARTED STALLING AGAIN. I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC WHO RAN A SCAN AND GOT TRANSMISSION CODES. BACK TO TRANSMISSION SHOP. NOW THEY SAID THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION WITH A USED ONE WITH 30,000 MILES. RAN FINE FOR 15 MINUTES AND WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON AGAIN AND THE CAR WON'T MOVE. UPON RESEARCHING I HAVE FOUND MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ON BOTH THE TRANSMISSION AND THROTTLE BODY AND HOUSING. I UNDERSTAND YOU ARE INVESTIGATING THIS AND WOULD LIKE MY COMPLAINT ADDED TO YOUR LIST! *TR