NHTSA Complaint #10525669 — 2007 FORD FREESTYLE

FIRST HAPPENED THE DAY I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE USED WITH 93,000 MILES. I WAS BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AND THE VEHICLE LUNGED. IT ALSO TURNED OFF. IT DID IT TWICE IN A ROW. THEN NO PROBLEMS FOR ANOTHER FEW HUNDRED MILES. IT DOES IT EVERY TANK OR SO OF GAS. OCCASIONALLY IT WILL BE ACCOMPANIED WITH THE WRENCH LIGHT. I BROUGHT IT TO A LOCAL AUTO SHOP WHEN THE LIGHT WAS ON (PURE LUCK BECAUSE IT TURNS OFF QUICKLY AFTER) AND IT CODED SOMETHING BUT THEN WHEN THE SEARCHED THE CODE IT CAME UP AS NOT MATCHING MY VEHICLE! I AM BRINGING IT TO A DEALERSHIP NEXT WEEK FOR SERVICE BEFORE A LONG ROAD TRIP AND HOPE TO HAVE THE THROTTLE BODY CLEANED. FROM WHAT I GATHER THIS IS A KNOWN AND WIDESPREAD PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. I REALLY WISH THEY WOULD RECALL IT AND FIX IT! *TR