NHTSA Complaint #10633375 — 2007 FORD FREESTYLE

POWER TRAIN issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number 10633375
Vehicle 2007 FORD FREESTYLE
Component POWER TRAIN
Date of Incident
Date Filed
Mileage 127,000 miles
Crash No
Fire No
Injuries 0
Deaths 0
Vehicle Towed No
State AL

Consumer Description

SO I USED TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE RPM SURGE IN MY CAR THEN A CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM (CSP) CAME OUT AND I HAD THE THROTTLE BODY DEPOSITS CLEANED AS PER THE CSP12N03 IN APRIL OF 2013. I HAVE NOT HAD ANY ISSUES UNTIL JULY 2014. MAJOR ISSUE- I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE ON JULY 27TH AND MY CAR BEGAN DECELERATING REALLY QUICKLY. THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON DURING THIS DECELERATION AND I HAD TO COME TO A STOP IN THE V WHERE CARS ARE MERGING ONTO THE INTERSTATE. I HAD TO STOP BECAUSE MY CAR SLOWED SO DRASTICALLY THAT I WOULD HAVE NOT MADE IT TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AND WOULD HAVE GOTTEN HIT BY ANOTHER MOTORIST. WHEN I CAME TO A STOP MY CAR WAS ACTUALLY STILL RUNNING, I MANUALLY TURNED THE CAR OFF. AFTER I SAT FOR A MOMENT, I DECIDED I WOULD SEE IF MY CAR WOULD CRANK. THE CAR CRANKED AND DIED AND FINALLY STAYED CRANKED, I DECIDED TO TRY TO MOVE THE CAR. THE WRENCH LIGHT WAS NO LONGER ON AND THE CAR DID EXACTLY WHAT A NORMAL CAR WOULD DO. I WAS ABLE TO GET UP TO SPEED AND EXIT AND DRIVE THE REST OF THE WAY HOME. I TOOK IT FOR DIAGNOSTICS, THE FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE I LIVE SAY THAT IT IS THE THROTTLE BODY (THE PART THAT HAD A CSP ON IT). I DO NOT FEEL THAT I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY 1000 DOLLARS OR MORE TO HAVE A FAULTY PART REPLACED. OBVIOUSLY SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THIS OTHERWISE FORD WOULD NOT HAVE HAD THE PART CLEANED. I WOULD LIKE FOR FORD TO REPLACE THE PART ON MY CAR AND ANYONE ELSE'S VEHICLES THAT IS HAVING THE THROTTLE ISSUES. EVEN THOUGH AFTER SOME OF THE PARTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED, THE ISSUE STARTS AGAIN. I NOTICED THAT SOME OF THE INVESTIGATIONS INTO FORD THROTTLE ISSUES INCLUDE YEARS 2009 AND NEWER FOR THAT LIMP MODE THING, HOWEVER, MY CAR IS A 2007 AND TOTALLY DID THE DECELERATING ON THE INTERSTATE. IT WAS VERY FRIGHTENING AND I WOULD LIKE THIS ISSUE TO BECOME A RECALL FOR A REPLACEMENT. I CALLED FORD AND FILED A COMPLAINT TODAY, 9/15/2014. *TR

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