2006 FORD FREESTYLE Engine And Engine Cooling Problems

THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE CUT OUT AFTER A STOP SEVERAL TIMES, WHEN RESTARTED, VEHICLE BEHAVIOR WAS ERRATIC DURING ACCELERATION. DEALER DETERMINED THE ELECTRIC THROTTLE BODY WAS BAD AND REPLACED THE COMPONENT.

WHILE PUTTING CAR IN REVERSE CAR SURGED BACKWARDS AND THE CHECK ENGINE WRENCH CAME ON. DROVE CAR HOME APPROX. FIVE BLOCKS AND SHUT CAR OFF BECAUSE CAR WAS RUNNING ROUGH. STARTED CAR BACK UP AND CAR RAN SMOOTH AND THE CHECK ENGINE WRENCH WAS OFF. I SAT IN PARKING LOT FOR APPROX. FIVE MINUTES WHILE MY WIFE WAS SHOPPING WITH CAR RUNNING AND THE AIR CONDITIONING ON. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IN THE LAST MONTH THAT THIS CAR HAS DONE THIS. BOTH WITH THE SAME ISSUES. THE CAR SURGES, THEN RUNS ROUGH, THEN THE CHECK ENGINE WRENCH COMES ON, THEN WHEN YOU SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTART IT THE CAR RUNS SMOOTH AND THE CHECK ENGINE WRENCH SHUTS OFF.

I WAS APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION AT ABOUT 1-5 MPH AND PRESSING THE BRAKES, THEN THE CAR LUNGED FORWARD AND MOVED 2 TO 4 FEET (AT NO POINT I PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL). AFTER THAT, THE GAS PEDAL DID NOT WORK, AND I HAD TO RESTART THE CAR TO BE ABLE TO MOVE IT AGAIN. THIS ALL HAPPENED AT AN INTERSECTION. I BELIEVE THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. WITH THE LUNGE I COULD HAVE HIT A PEDESTRIAN. WITH THE NEED TO RE-START AT THE MIDDLE OF A CONGESTED INTERSECTION, I COULD HAVE BEEN HIT BY A CAR MOVING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION.

WAS DRIVING VEHICLE, ATTEMPTING TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE, MY VEHICLE LOST POWER AND I WAS UNABLE TO PASS. COULD NOT BRING VEHICLE TO FULL POWER. TOOK TO FORD DEALERSHIP, THEY SAID IT WAS THE DRIVEABILITY AND MADE THE REPAIR. THEN ON 5/15/2011, THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ENTER FREEWAY. AGAIN TAKEN TO FORD DELEARSHIP. THIS TIME THEY SAID IT WAS TRANSMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM, REPAIRS MADE. THIS PROBLEM AGAIN OCCURRED YESTERDAY, AGAIN WHEN ON FREEWAY TRAVELING AT 60 MPH, VEHICLE LOST POWER AND COULD NOT RETURN VEHICLE TO FULL POWER. I FEEL THAT MY LIFE AND THE LIVES OF MY FAMILY MEMBERS ARE IN DANGER DUE TO THE PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE AND THE INABILITY OF THE FORD DELEARSHIP TO MAKE REPAIRS. WE HAVE READ THAT OTHERS WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE HAVE HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS AND ARE REPORTING ISSUES WITH THE THROTTLE BODY.

MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE WAS ACCELERATING WHEN I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AT A STOP SIGN. IT DOES NOT GAS WHEN I HAVE MY FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL. IT STALLED A FEW TIMES AND WHEN I HAVE THE CAR IN REVERSE IT ACCELERATES WITHOUT ME EVEN PRESSING ON THE GAS. MY WRENCH LIGHT WAS ON IN MY DASH AS WELL. I TOOK IT TO PEPBOYS AND WAS INFORMED THAT MY SENSOR WAS BAD AND I NEEDED SPARK PLUGS AND A VACUUM HOSE..AFTER SPENDING $700, NEEDLESS TO SAY THE PROBLEM WITH THE ACCELERATING STILL EXISTS AND THERE IS ALSO A HUMMING NOISE WHILE DRIVING AND THE STEERING IS VERY HARD TO MANEUVER. I TOOK IT BACK TO PEPBOYS AND THEY SAID IT IS AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE AND I HAVE TO TAKE IT TO FORD TO GET IT FIXED. *TR UPDATED 03/23/12 *BF

I WAS SITTING IN THE CAR WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER ON FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES WITH MY CHILDREN WHILE MY WIFE WENT TO PICK UP A FEW GROCERIES. WHEN WE LEFT I PUT THE CAR REVERSE AND SLOWLY TOOK MY FOOT OF THE BREAK. THE CAR THEN JERKED BACKWARDS AS MY FOOT WAS SOFTLY ON THE BREAK AND THEN AGAIN WHEN IT WAS OFF THE BREAK. THE CAR THEN STALLED AND THE WRENCH LIGHT APPEARED. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL MORE TIMES SINCE, MOSTLY WHEN THE CAR IS IN "DRIVE" WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER WORKING HARD AND MY FOOT EITHER SOFTLY ON THE BREAK OR JUST OFF THE BREAK. THE CAR WILL JERK FORWARD. I'M NOT SURE THE COMPONENT THAT IS MALFUNCTIONING, BUT BELLOW IS AN EDUCATED GUESS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED. UPON RESTART, THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS NORMAL. A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ALSO ILLUMINATING ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL UPON RESTART. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING A RECURRING FAILURE IN WHICH IT WOULD MOMENTARILY SURGE FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. UPDATED 08/01/11*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAD AN ACCIDENT LAST YEAR IN A PRIVATE PARKING LOT. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE SURGED WHEN IT WAS PLACED INTO GEAR. THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED IN 2011. UPDATED 01/30/12

THE AUTOMOBILE SURGES WHEN INITIALING ENGAGING INTO EITHER REVERSE OR DRIVE. EXTREME PRESSURE NEEDS TO BE APPLIED TO THE BREAK TO PREVENT THE CAR FROM SURGING 5 TO 10 FEET, EITHER BACKWARDS OR FORWARDS DEPENDING ON WHICH GEAR IS SELECTED. TOOK THE CAR TO DANVERS FORD IN DANVERS, MASSACHUSETTS. THERE SERVICE MANAGER STATED HE HAD NOT HEARD OF ANY SURGING PROBLEMS. NO ERROR CODES WERE DETECTED. HE CONTACTED FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND THE RECOMMENDED THE "THROTTLE BODY" BE REPLACED. FOR OBVIOUS SAFETY REASONS REASONS, WE COMPLIED AND REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY AT AN OUT-OF-POCKET EXPENSE TO US OF ROUGHLY $650.

VEHICLE LUNGES AT IDLE, ESPECIALLY ON HOT DAYS WHEN A/C IS RUNNING. ALMOST RAN OVER ATTENDANT AT OIL CHANGE LOCATION. THIS HAS OCCURRED ABOUT 30 TIMES SINCE WE HAVE OWNED THE CAR. THE DEALER HAS NO KNOWLEDGE OF OTHER FREESTYLES WITH THIS PROBLEM, BUT MANY OTHER FREESTYLE OWNERS DO, AS DOES THE FORD CORPORATION.

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS MY 06 FORD FREESTYLE HAS HAD AND UNEXPLAINED JERK/LUNGE IN MOTION. WE PURCHASED THE CAR IN OCT 08 AND THE PROBLEMS STARTED NOV 08. I HAVE GOTTEN TO THE POINT WHERE I HAVE HAD ENOUGH, AND MY FAITH IN FORD IS SLOWLY WILTING AWAY. THE JERK/LUNGE NORMALLY OCCURS WHILE COMING TO A STOP AT RED LIGHT OR STOP SIGN, OR GOING IDLE SPEED IN THE FOLLOWING PLACES DRIVE-THRU, PARKING LOT, WHILE REVERSING OR PARKING THE CAR. TODAY WHEN I GOT BACK FROM THE GROCERY STORE I WAS REVERSING INTO MY GARAGE AND THE CAR STARTED TO LUNGE I APPLIED THE BREAK AND IT CONTINUED TO JERK ABOUT A FOOT TILL IT STOPPED. I WAS NOT SURE THE CAR WOULD STOP, THIS SCARED ME HALF TO DEATH, I KEPT ON THINKING WHAT IF SOMEONE WAS BEHIND ME. I TRIED AGAIN AND IT HAPPENED 2 MORE TIMES BEFORE I...

WE PURCHASED A BRAND NEW 2006 FORD FREESTYLE IN MARCH, 2007. ON JUNE 14, 2011, AND TO A LESSER EXTENT, PERIODICALLY SINCE VEHICLE PURCHASE, THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE SURGED WHILE MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL; THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE TO NORMAL SPEED; AND, IT ACTED LIKE IT DIDN'T WANT TO SHIFT INTO NEXT GEAR. THE JUNE 14, 2011 OCCURRENCE WAS THE WORST ONE, PLUS, THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. OUR LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSIS IS THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED...AT ONLY 37,200 MILES. REPAIR ESTIMATE FROM THE DEALERSHIP TO REPLACE THE PART IS $836.48. DEALERSHIP ALSO DETERMINED THAT AN ENGINE MOUNT BRACKET/GASKET NEEDS TO BE REPLACED FOR COST OF $424.00; REAR BRAKES WILL BE NEEDED WITHIN 5,00 MILES FOR $374, IF NEW ROTORS ARE NEEDED; AND, NEW BATTERY IS NEEDED NOW FOR A COST OF $138...ALL THIS AT ONLY 37,200 MILES. WE FOOLISHLY PURCHASED AN...

VEHICLE WILL ACCELERATE WHILE FOOT IS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. HAPPENS MOSTLY WHEN BACKING BUT WILL HAPPEN ALSO WHEN IN DRIVE. SEEMS TO HAPPEN AS WHEEL IS TURNED SLIGHTLY IN EITHER DIRECTION, BUT NOT FOR SURE. ALSO SEEMS TO HAPPEN MORE IN VERY HOT WEATHER OR AFTER VEHICLE HAS BEEN DRIVEN FOR A WHILE. ACCELERATION IS MINOR TO MODERATE AND HAPPENS UNEXPECTEDLY. FORD REPROGRAMMED COMPUTER LAST SUMMER BUT STILL OCCURS. VEHICLE IS ALSO WEARING OUT RIGHT REAR BRAKE FASTER THAT OTHER BRAKES.

WHILE IDLING WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, THE CAR STARTED "SURGING". RPM'S REVVED UP AND HAD TO STAND ON BRAKE TO KEEP CAR FROM MOVING. HAPPENED A FEW TIMES, SPORADICALLY, THEN STARTED HAPPENING MORE OFTEN. NOW DOING THE SAME THING IN REVERSE. SEVERAL TIMES, WHEN I REMOVE MY FOOT FROM THE BRAKE TO BACK UP THE CAR "LURCHES" 6 OR 8 FEET BEFORE I CAN STOP IT AGAIN. YESTERDAY, . SOME REPORTS CITE TRANSMISSION, SOME CITE THROTTLE BODY". *TR

HOT HUMID WEATHER WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER ON. VEHICLE SURGES FORWARD APPROXIMATELY ONE FOOT WHEN STOPPED IN TRAFFIC WITH RIGHT FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE TACHOMETER SHOWS AN INCREASE IN RPM FROM APPROXIMATELY 700 RPM TO APPROXIMATELY 1300 RPM. THE SURGE LASTS FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE OR TWO SECONDS AND STOPS. THE BRAKE STOPS THE FORWARD SURGE. THE SURGE ALSO OCCURS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN REVERSE. SHUTTING OFF THE AIR CONDITIONER PREVENTS A REOCCURRENCE OF THE SURGE.

HAVE 2006 FORD FREESTYLE WITH 50,000+ MILES. WHEN STARTED OR STOPPED, ENGINE WILL SUDENLY ACCELERATE OR REV UP, CAR WILL SURGE FORWARD. HAVE TO HOLD CAR WITH BRAKE. DEALER SAYS NOT A WARRANTY DEFECT, BUT WILL HAVE TO GET A NEW THROTTLE BODY AT COST OF $800 PLUS LABOR. TALKED TO TWO DEALERS AND THEY COULD NOT EVEN GET ONE BECAUSE WERE BACKORDERED. DEALER SAID OTHER CARS HAVING SAME PROBLEM. CAR NOW HAS 65,00 MILES AND STILL DOING THE SAME THING. THIS SHOULD BE UNDER WARRANTY AND HAVE FORD FIX THE PROBLEM UNDER A RECALL. ALSO HAVE A 2005 FREESTYLE WITH 87,000 MILES AND THE ENGINE IS STARTING TO HAVE THE SAME SURGE AND HIGH RPM PROBLEM. FORD NEEDS TO FIX THIS AS SOOM AS POSSIBLE. *TR

I WAS WAITING IN LINE TO PICK MY DAUGHTER UP FROM SCHOOL TODAY. WHEN SHE GOT IN THE CAR I TOOK MY FOOT OFF OF THE BRAKE AND MY CAR LUNGED FORWARD AND ALMOST HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I HAD TO PUSH DOWN ON THE BRAKE TO STOP MY CAR FROM CRASHING INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO TAKE MY FOOT OFF OF THE BRAKE FOR A SECOND TIME AND TO DRIVE AROUND THE OTHER CAR, MY CAR LUNGED AGAIN AND ALMOST STALLED.

LUNGES AND ACCELERATES WITHOUT PRESSING ON THE GAS PEDAL - USUALLY I HAVE THE BRAKE APPLIED AT THE TIME SO IT IS EASY TO CONTROL BUT IT DOES IT MOSTLY WHEN FIRST STARTING OUT BEFORE SHIFTING TO DRIVE. ALSO LUNGES WHEN AT SLOW SPEEDS, LIKE WHEN IN A PARKING LOT. I NOTICE IT DOES IT MORE WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER IS ON. I HAVE NOTICED IT MORE THE LAST TWO YEARS AND JUST THOUGHT IT WAS PROBABLY THE COMPRESSOR TURNING ON BUT I'M NOT SURE. THERE HAS BEEN NO INJURY OR ACCIDENT YET BUT IT IS A WORRISOME INCIDENT THAT OCCURS TOO OFTEN. *TR

WE HAVE A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE THAT FREQUENTLY SURGES FORWARD AT LOW SPEEDS. USUALLY THIS OCCURS WHEN THE ENGINE IS COLD. ONCE IT WARMS UP IT'S LESS LIKELY TO HAPPEN. *TR

2006 FORD FREESTYLE SURGE WHEN SHIFTING FROM REVERSE TO FORWARD OR VICE VERSA. *TR

ENGINE REVVED-UP FIERCELY IN 2006 FORD FREESTYLE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO PARALLEL PARK THE VEHICLE IN JULY 2010. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. WHEN THE VEHICLE STOPPED THE RPM'S BEGAN TO INCREASE AND DECREASE EXCESSIVELY. SHE ALSO STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY STALL WHILE DRIVING FORWARD OR IN REVERSE. WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WAS RESTARTED, IT WOULD FUNCTION NORMALLY. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 83,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

A/C CONDENSER LEAKING. ESTIMATE $1330.30 ENGINE MOUNT FRONT RIGHT WORN. ESTIMATE $519.43 10 HOURS LABOR TO CHANGE SIX SPARK PLUG. $324.56 65K MILES 2006 FREESTYLE. *TR

MY FORD FREESTYLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATES WITHOUT PRESSING ON THE GAS. IT HAPPENS MOST OFTEN WHEN WE ARE STOPPED AND I LIFT MY FOOT OFF OF THE BRAKE, IT WILL SUDDENLY LUNGE FORWARD. IT WILL ALSO HAPPEN AT LOW SPEEDS, SUCH AS PULLING INTO OR OUT OF A PARKING SPOT. IT ALSO HAPPENS AT STOP SIGNS, DRIVE THRUS AND IN TRAFFIC. IT HAPPENS DURING EVERY DRIVE NOW, SOMETIMES NUMEROUS TIMES. I HAVE ALMOST HIT OTHER CARS AND TWICE HAVE ALMOST RUN OVER A PEDESTRIAN. THE PART THAT IS SUPPOSED TO FIX THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE UNAVAILABLE. I HAVE THREE CHILDREN, THE OLDEST IS ONLY 5 AND I HAVE VERY REAL SAFETY CONCERNS FOR MY FAMILY AND OTHERS AROUND MY CAR. *TR

OUR 2006 FORD FREESTYLE HAS BEEN GIVING US PROBLEMS FOR THE LAST TWO SUMMERS. IT SEEMS THAT WHEN WE RUN THE A/C THE CAR WILL SOMETIMES SURGE FORWARD WHEN PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE OR COMING TO REST AT A STOPLIGHT/DRIVE-THRU. THERE HAVE BEEN A COUPLE CLOSE CALLS WITH HITTING OTHER VEHICLES IN FRONT OF US. IT HAS ALSO STALLED AND THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT HAS COME ON NUMEROUS TIMES. IT SEEMS THAT WE MUST TURN THE CAR OFF TO REST AND THEN START IT BACK UP FOR THE ISSUE TO BE FIXED. WE ARE NOW VERY CAREFUL WHEN WE RUN THE A/C BECAUSE THIS SEEMS TO AFFECT IT SOMEWHAT. WE RECENTLY TOOK OUR CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD US WE NEEDED TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY WHICH WOULD BE $500 FOR THE PART WITHOUT LABOR. WE SIMPLY CANNOT AFFORD TO FIX THE PROBLEM NOW AND ARE PRAYING FOR...

RANDOM SURGES OF ENGINE RPM, ESPECIALLY IN PARKING LOTS. CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO LUNGE FORWARD OR BACKWARD. DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS TO CONTROL. *TR

I HAVE A FORD FREESTYLE 2006. THE CAR HAS ACTED FUNNY IN THE SUMMER WITH THE AIRCONDITIONING ON FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS, BUT I NEVER DEALT WITH IT. NOW THE CAR HAS 98000 MILES ON IT, THE ENGINE LIGHT AND WRENCH LIGHT HAS COME ON. THE CARE CONSTANTLY SURGERS FORWARD AND BACKWARD ESPECIALLY WITH THE AIRCONDITIONING ON. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE FOR MY FAMILY IN THE CAR AS WELL AS THE OTHER PEOPLE AROUND ME WHEN DRIVING. I HAVE MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THIS LOOKED AT, BUT AFTER READING THE COMPLAINTS ON LINE, IT SOUNDS AS THOUGH I MAY BE OUT OF LUCK. THIS IS OUR ONLY FAMILY CAR AND WHAT ARE WE TO DO IF THE PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE FOR OVER A MONTH? FORD IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO HAVE SAFE CARS AND GOOD QUALITY PEOPLE CAN RELY ON. THIS PROBLEM NEEDS...

WHEN CAR IS IN DRIVE AND OR REVERSE IT ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN. IT LUNGES FORWARD THEN STALLS OUT. THE WRENCH LIGHT APPEARS AND NOW THE ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. THIS WAS HAPPENING A YEAR AGO AND I TOOK IT IN AND THE DEALER COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. IT IS DOING IT AGAIN. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE IT HAPPENS AT STOPLIGHTS STOP SIGNS AND WHEN I AM PULLING OUT OF DRIVEWAYS. *TR

ENGINE WILL REV UP WITHOUT ANY PRESSURE BEING APPLIED TO THE GAS PEDAL. HAPPENS MORE FREQUENTLY WHEN VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN PARK AND IS PUT IN GEAR. HAPPENS OFTEN ENOUGH THAT I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY, AS IT IS A FAMILY CAR. MY LOCAL MERCURY DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAYS THAT I NEED A NEW THROTTLE BODY. *TR

ENGINE STALLS OUT AT HIGHWAY SPEED. HAPPENED WHEN WE FIRST GOT THE CAR SEVERAL TIMES IN 2008, DEALER FIXED SOMETHING AFTER TWO TOW-INS, 2 YEARS LATER SAME THING. DEALER CLAIMS CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG, NO SERVICE BULLETINS. I SUGGEST THE CAR IS UNRELIABLE FOR MY WIFE AND DISABLED SON, MAY NEED TO GET A MORE RELIABLE CAR. THEY AGREE WITH ME! THEY SUGGEST THROTTLE BODY COULD BE BAD BUT IT IS REAL EXPENSIVE AND MAY NOT FIX THE PROBLEM ANYWAY. I DO 10 MINUTES OF INTERNET RESEARCH AND FIND THAT FORD HAS A KNOWN THROTTLE BODY PROBLEM WITH THE EXACT SYMPTOMS WE HAVE HAD NOW FOR 3+ YEARS AND A MAJOR SUPPLIER PROBLEM (AND LONG LOANER CAR EXPENSES WHILE FINDING PART!). FIRST, WHY HAS FORD NOT RECALLED THIS PROBLEM? SECOND, IS IT ETHICAL TO TELL AN OWNER TO JUST KEEP DRIVING THE CAR EVEN THOUGH IT WILL BREAK DOWN, AS...

2006 FORD FREESTYLE 85,000 MILES. CAR BEGAN LURCHING FORWARD WHEN IN DRIVE AND BACKWARD WHEN IN REVERSE AT ABOUT 70,000 MILES. JUNE 2010 CAR LUNGED FORWARD IN A PARKING LOT AND ALMOST HIT CAR IN FRONT OF ME. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP NEXT DAY AND FOR $920 THEY REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY IN ONE DAY. NEVER MENTIONED THEY WERE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. *TR

MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE SURGES FORWARD (OR BACK) WHEN TAKEN OUT OF PARK. OCCURS MORE FREQUENTLY WHEN PLACED INTO REVERSE. OCCASIONALLY, THE CAR WILL ALSO STALL AFTER SURGING WHEN THE BRAKES ARE SLAMMED TO STOP THE CAR AND A YELLOW WRENCH LIGHT WILL APPEAR ON DASH. BROUGHT TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY CAN NOT REPLICATE. NO CODES. HAS HAPPEND ABOUT 20 TIMES IN THE PAST YEAR. *TR

MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE 2WD SUDDENLY LOSES POWER AND SHUTS THE ENGINE OFF, WHILE DRIVING. THIS GENERALLY HAPPENS WITHIN THE FIRST MILE OR TWO AND USUALLY AFTER A COLD START, THOUGH SOMETIMES IT IS ONLY 20-30 MINUTES SINCE THE CAR LAST RAN, SO I'M NOT SURE THAT QUALIFIES AS A COLD START. EACH TIME, I AM ABLE TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND THE CAR STARTS BACK UP IMMEDIATELY, ON THE FIRST ATTEMPT, THEN DOESN'T FAIL AGAIN UNTIL ANOTHER TRIP. IT DOES NOT HAPPEN EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE CAR, HOWEVER, AND SO FAR I CAN DISCERN NO PATTERN OR PREDICT WHEN THE FAILURE WILL HAPPEN. IT IS CURRENTLY AT A FORD DEALER, WHO HAS BEEN ABLE TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND IS PRESENTLY LOOKING FOR A SOLUTION, AS THIS IS INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS AND COULD LEAD TO A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. I AM QUITE UPSET, AS I JUST PURCHASED THIS...

MY FAMILY'S 2006 FORD FREESTYLE HAS SURGED FROM AN IDLING POSITION ON TWO OCCASIONS: AUGUST 2009 AND MAY 2010. BOTH PROBLEMS OCCURRED ON HOT DAYS WHEN DOING A LOT OF STOP/GO DRIVING AND MANEUVERING/PARKING IN TIGHT SPACES. ON BOTH OCCASIONS THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT STAYED ON BUT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. I AM NOW VERY CONCERNED THAT THE CAR MAY BE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AND AM BECOMING AWARE THAT THIS IS A PERSISTENT PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL CAR. *TR

SURGING OF 2006 FORD FREESTYLE SEL WHEN GOING FROM IDLE. VEHICLE WILL SURGE FROM 1000RMP TO 2500RPM WHEN GOING FROM A STOP AND NOT APPLYING GAS. THIS OCCURS AFTER CAR HAS SAT AT IDLE FOR 2+ MINS. THIS HAS HAPPENED SINCE 5/2006. *TR

ON 4 OCCASIONS THIS SUMMER I HAD MY ENGINE SURGE WHILE I WAS MANEUVERING IN A PARKING LOT. THE ENGINE RACED AND LUCKILY I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE EACH TIME SO I WAS ABLE TO AVOID SMACKING INTO SOMETHING. ON TWO OTHER OCCASIONS THE ENGINE LOST CONSIDERABLE POWER WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE ROAD. THE YELLOW WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. I PULLED OVER AND TURNED THE CAR OFF THEN RESTARTED IT. AT RESTART THE VEHICLE RAN NORMALLY AGAIN. I'M TOLD THAT FORD IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND THE VEHICLE PROBABLY NEEDS A NEW THROTTLE BODY BUT THE PARTS ARE ON BACKORDER. *TR

THE ENGINE OF MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE SUDDENLY REVS UP TO 1500 TO 2000 RPM FROM IDLE, WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE FIRMLY. THIS HAPPENS ANY TIME, BUT MORE OFTEN WITH THE AC ON. I HAD TO SHIFT TO NEUTRAL TO PREVENT HITTING SOMEONE OR SOMETHING. *TR

VEHICLE WILL SURGE FORWARD WHILE AT A FULL STOP OR WHILE BRAKING/DECELERATING WITH NO WARNING. USUALLY HAPPENS WHEN A/C IS RUNNING ON FULL FAN. WRENCH LIGHT WILL GO ON WHEN IT OCCURS AND CAR WILL RUN VERY SLUGGISH UNTIL CAR IS TURNED OFF. AT RESTART, (IF AIR IS OFF) WRENCH LIGHT IS OFF AND CAR RUNS OK. FORD SERVICE DEPT IN 2007 AND 2008 SAID IF THEY CAN'T DUPLICATE PROBLEM, CAN'T HELP. THIS IS THE THIRD SUMMER IT HAS OCCURRED AND IS OCCURRING MORE FREQUENTLY. FINALLY BROUGHT IT TO SERVICE DEPT FOR REPAIR. THEY SAID THEY HADN'T HEARD ABOUT THIS ALTHOUGH I AM FINDING SEVERAL REPORTS OF EXACT SAME ISSUE ONLINE AND AT NHTSA. THEY REPLACED THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE AND A "COMPUTER" PART. *TR

2006 FORD FREESTYLE STOPPED IN GEAR UNINTENDED ACCELERATION WHEN FOOT LIFTED FROM BRAKE. *TR

I EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN AND UNEXPECTED SURGING OR ACCELERATION OF MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS BACK IN DECEMBER 2007. THE CAR HAD OTHER ENGINE PROBLEMS AND THE ENTIRE ENGINE WAS REPLACED IN MAY OF 2008. HOWEVER, OVER THE LAST MONTH I HAVE EXPERIENCED CONTINUING SUDDEN SURGING PROBLEMS AND AT A GAS STATION RECENTLY, I NEARLY REAR ENDED THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME DUE TO THE SURGING. IT HAPPENS MOST OFTEN WHEN IT STARTS UP OR WHEN IT IS IDLING AND THEN I START TO GO AND THE ACCELERATOR SURGES. THIS COULD BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY IF A PERSON WAS NEAR MY CAR WHEN IT SURGES UNEXPECTEDLY. FORD CANNOT SEEM TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THE SURGING IS NOW HAPPENING DAILY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE VEHICLE JERKED FORWARD WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO PLACE IT INTO GEAR. AFTERWARDS, THE ENGINE SPUTTERED AND SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY UNIT WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, THE DEALER ONLY CHARGED HER $142 FOR THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT ASKED THE DEALER IF THE VEHICLE WAS SAFE TO DRIVE AND WAS INFORMED THAT IT MAY NOT START. MOST RECENTLY, SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THE THROTTLE COULD STICK AND SHE MAY BE UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO DEALER IN THE UNITED STATES THAT HAD THE PART REQUIRED FOR THE REPAIR. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 36,935. UPDATED 09/16/08 *BF UPDATED 09/18/08. *JB