2007 FORD FREESTYLE Electrical System Problems

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I LEFT WORK AT 8:10 P.M. STARTING DRIVING HOME AND MY BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY AND THEN EVERYTHING SHUT DOWN RADIO A.C. ALL GAUGES WINDOWS POWER LOCKS LIGHTS . I WAS PANICKED I HAD JUST PICKED UP THE CAR THE AFTERNOON BEFORE FROM THE FORD DEALERSHIP FOR A RECALL FIX BECAUSE THIS SAME THING HAPPENED ALREADY I WAS TOLD THE RECALL FIX WOULD SOLVE THE PROBLEM OBVIOUSLY IT DID NOT. NOW FORD WANTS TO CHARGE A DIAGNOSTIC FEE TO FIND THE PROBLEM AFTER FAILING TO FIX THE PROBLEM TO BEGIN WITH . THIS IS A REAL SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE DEALT WITH I AM A MOM AND A GRAND MOTHER AND ALWAYS HAVE A CHILD IN MY CAR THIS ISSUE SHOULD BE A GREAT CONCERN TO FORD .

CAR ACCELERATING WHEN AC IN ON AND AFTER AC HAS BEEN OF AFTER THAT 1 DAY USE. AC NOT WORKING PROPERTY. SENSOR ISSUES. ELECTRICAL ISSUES, EXAMPLE WINDOW NO LONGER ROLLS DOWN. TAKEN IT TO DIFFERENT MECHANICS BUT THEY CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. KNOW IT'S TURNING OFF ALL IN A SUDDEN AND HAVING ISSUES WITH THE CAR BRAKES TO KICK IN. HAD THAT CHECK BUT THEY SAID EVERYTHING IS GOOD, BRAKES AND ETC.... HAVE ALREADY PUT AROUND $5,000 AND STILL NOT GETTING IT TO WORK SAFELY. ALSO STEARING WHEEL GETS STUCK AS IF YOU CAN'T TURN THE WHEELS ON THE CAR AND THEN TURNS OF AFTER SECONDS.

MY CAR RANDOMLY SURGES. THIS USUALY HAPPENS AT LOW SPEEDS WHEN THE CAR IS AT OR CLOSE TO IDLE. THE CAR WILL SUGRE LIKE THE GASS IS BEING PRESSED BUT IT IS DEFINETLY NOT. IT ALSO SURGES RANDOMLY WHEN SHIFTED INTO DIFFERENT GEARS PARK,REVERSE,NEUTRAL. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS AS IT IS INPREDICTABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED, THE VEHICLE SHOOK WHILE MAKING A TURN AND STALLED. THE FAILURE USUALLY OCCURRED WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ACTIVATED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART AND WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE NOT AVAILABLE. ... UPDATED 08/23/16 *BF

THE FRONT PASSENGER STRETCHED HIS LEGS AND MANAGED TO KICK THE EXPOSED FUEL SHUT OFF SWITCH UNDER THE GLOVE BOX AND ABOVE THE RIGHT SIDE KICK PANEL WHICH DISABLED THE CAR TRAFFIC AND IT WOULD NOT RESTART. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO COAST OF THE ROAD AND WAS PICKED UP BY AAA. HAVE THERE BEEN ANY OTHER REPORTS OF THIS EVENT. THE CAR WAS ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF AN INTERSTATE. HAD IT BEEN IN THE LEFT LANE THERE COULD HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. DO YOU HAVE ANY REPORTS OF SUCH AN EVENT. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO LOCATE ANY AT THIS POINT.

I HAVE TWO 2007 FORD ONE IS A FREESTYLE AND THE OTHER IS A SPORT TRAC AND THEY ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THE INSIDE LIGHTS COME ON AND OFF BY THEMSELVES. THEY STAY ON FOR A FEW MINUTES THEN THEY CLICK BACK OFF THEN BACK ON AND OFF AGAIN. THE FREESTYLE DOES NOT HAVE A AUTO SWITCH FOR THE LIGHTS BUT THE SPORT TRAC DOES. IT HAPPENS ALL THE WHILE THAT YOU ARE DRIVING WHICH IN THE STATE OF TEXAS IF THE INSIDE LIGHTS ARE ON WHILE DRIVING YOU CAN GET A TICKET.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE MADE A WOBBLING MOTION AND THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LAMP FLASHED SEVERAL TIMES AND THEN WENT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WAS NOT ABLE TO REPLICATE AND DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN REVERSE, IT INDEPENDENTLY SURGED BACKWARDS AND THE CONTACT HAD TO QUICKLY APPLY THE BRAKE PEDAL EACH TIME THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HESITATED NUMEROUS TIMES UPON STARTING AND THEN STALLED. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY THE BRAKE PEDAL WHILE AT A STOP DUE TO THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY MOVING FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED AND DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE FOR SEVERAL MONTHS DUE TO THE INTERMITTENT FAILURES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000.

HELICOPTER NOISE STARTED IN DECEMBER 2014. YOU HEAR THE WHIRLING SOUND IN PARK NEUTRAL AND REVERSE- SOUNDS FINE IN DRIVE. DRIVING FINE. NO LOSS OF POWER THIS VEHICLE GETS DRIVEN ABOUT 100 MILES A DAY. LAST WEEK HAD DEALER LOOK AND TELL ME THE TORQUE CONVERTER ABOUT TO BREAK. CAN ONLY FIX IT WITH COMPLETE NEW TRANNY INSTALL. $6300!!! TOOK IT TO INDEPENDENT TRANSMISSION GUY AND TELLS ME SAME THING WITH LOWER PRICE. 2 HOURS LATER AFTER I STOPPED CAR AND WENT INTO STORE AND STARTED CAR UP AND THE WRENCH WAS LIT UP ON DASH. NO POWER. REVVING REALLY HIGH. BUCKING AND UNDRIVEABLE. GOT A CODE READER AND CODE P042-HYDRAULIC PRESSURE UNIT CAME UP LET CAR SIT FOR 30 MINS THEN TURNED CAR ON AND WRENCH DISPLAY GONE! MOVED CAR OUT OF ROAD TO SAFETY AND THERE IT SITS. SHOULD I BE FIXING A CAR THAT CANNOT BE GUARANTEED...

I GOT INTO MY CAR, TURNED THE KEY IN THE IGNITION AND IT STARTED SOUNDING LIKE A HELICOPTER. THIS NOISE HAPPENS WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN PARK, NEUTRAL AND WHILE REVERSING. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH A TRANSMISSION SHOP AND HAVE BEEN TOLD IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE INTERNAL COMPONENTS OF THE TRANSMISSION. IT WILL COST AROUND $6000.00 TO FIX. THERE IS STILL PLENTY OF LIFE LEFT IN MY CAR. NO BODY OR INTERIOR OR DAMAGE/ISSUES. I STILL HAVE 2 YEARS LEFT ON MY LOAN. IF FORD KNOWS ABOUT THIS ISSUE IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPAIRED. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND NOW I AM NOT ABLE TO DRIVE MY CAR FOR FEAR OF GETTING HURT OR BEING STRANDED. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY MY TRACTION CONTROL, AIRBAG, SEAT BELT, ABS & PARKING BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE CAR HOME, BUT SOON AFTER MY TRANSMISSION WAS ALSO AFFECTED.TOOK CAR TO DEALER AND A WEEK LATER, THEY FINALLY FOUND THE TRACTION CONTROL MOTOR IS GONE AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED $900.00.DEALER DOESN'T KNOW IF THE TRACTION CONTROLLER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED TOO, BUT WILL TEST THAT AFTER LOADING NEW MOTOR. IF THE CONTROLLER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED ,THEN IT'S ANOTHER 1,200.00 ON TOP OF EVERYTHING ELSE. DEALER ORIGINALLY THOUGHT IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WHICH THEY NEVER FOUND AND COSTING SO MUCH MONEY AND TIME. *TR

OWNED VEHICLE FOR THREE YEARS. 4-7 TIMES WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED ONLY IN CRUISE CONTROL THE CAR WOULD COMPLETELY TURN OFF. SWITCHING THE IGNITION OFF AND THEN STARTING IT AGAIN WOULD RESULT IN NORMAL FUNCTION. GOT SO THAT I DID NOT EVEN HAVE TO PULL TO SIDE OF ROAD AS I COULD COMPLETE THE SWITCH OFF ON IN NEUTRAL AND RESTART WHOLE STILL IN MOTION. OCCURRENCE WAS RANDOM. ALWAYS WEEKS OR MONTHS APART. HAD DEALER CHECK SYSTEM THREE TIMES BUT NO CAUSE COULD BE FOUND. *TR

WE WENT OUT TO THE GARAGE TO GET IN THE CAR TO LEAVE. I OPENED THE BACK OF THE CAR TO PUT A BAG IN. MY DAUGHTER WENT TO THE PASSENGER SIDE TO GET IN AND THE MIRROR WAS SMOKING. WE WENT TO GET A FIRE EXTINGUISHER BUT IT BURNED OUT ON ITS OWN. THERE WAS SMOKE AND FLAMES COMING FROM BEHIND THE MIRROR GLASS. I UNPLUGGED THE MIRROR TO KEEP IT FROM BURNING AGAIN. NOW MY WINDOWS DON'T WORK. *TR

I WAS IDLING IN A PARKING LOT IN MY PARKING SPOT AND THE CAR SURGED SO STRONG I ALMOST DROVE INTO THE BUILDING IN FRONT OF ME. THE WRENCH WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR DROVE POORLY FOR A FEW MILES. IT WAS JUMPY AND NOT VERY MUCH POWER. WE CALLED FORD AND HE RECOMMENDED PULLING THE BATTERY CABLE OFF THE BATTERY TO RESET IT AND BRING IT IN AS SOON AS WE GOT BACK FROM OUR VACATION. IT SEEMED TO DO OK FOR A WHILE THEN RANDOMLY IT WOULD SURGE WHILE IDLING.( IN 2011 MAYBE ONCE A MONTH. IN 2012 PROBABLY EVERY OTHER DAY.) BROUGHT IT TO FORD A FEW TIMES AND THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO BECAUSE IT DIDN'T DO IT WHILE THEY HAD IT. ALSO THE AIR CONDITIONER WILL RANDOMLY SHUT OFF FOR A MINUTE OR TWO THEN SUDDENLY COME BACK ON. THE LIGHTS IN...

WHILE AT A SIGNAL COMPLETELY STOPPED, THE VEHICLE MOTOR REVVED AND EXCELLED ACTED FORWARD. THIS CAUSED THE ENGINE TO DIE AND ALL DASH LIGHTS CAME ON. THE ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON AFTER RESTARTING. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIME ALMOST CAUSING SEVERAL ACCIDENTS. WE HAVE HAD OUR TRANSMISSION REPLACED BECAUSE OF IT. THE AMOUNT OF TIMES IT HAPPENED AND TORQUE IT PRODUCED CAUSED DAMAGE IN TRANSMISSION. WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL MECHANICS REFUSE TO WORK ON THIS ISSUE BECAUSE THEY SAY THIS MODEL IS KNOW TO DO THIS AND NO ONE KNOWS HOW TO FIX IT. I AM OUT $7000 AND A UNRELIABLE CAR THAT IS UNSAFE TO PUT MY WIFE AND KIDS IN. FORD HAS SAID THEY WOULD LOOK AT IT AND WOULD COST ME ANOTHER $5000, AND WE'RE NOT SURE IF THEY THEMSELVES COULD FIX IT. THEY ARE NOT SURE WHAT THE ISSUE IS, BUT WOULD BE WILLING TO RESEARCH...

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE, IT LUNGED FORWARD. THE FAILURE ALSO OCCURRED WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT. THE VEHICLE STALLED VARIOUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE THROTTLE BODY WAS CLEANED; YET, THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED THE CVT TRANSMISSION, BUT FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

NOT LONG AFTER I PURCHASED THE 2007 FORD FREESTYLE, SUMMER CAME AND I WAS USING THE AIR CONDITIONER A LOT. I NOTICED THAT WHEN THE AC WAS RUNNING, ESPECIALLY AT HIGH, THE CAR WOULD "LURCH" FORWARD AT LOW SPEEDS (PROBABLY 5 MPH OR LESS ). WHEN I WAS PARKING THE CAR, ROLLING INTO A PARKING SPACE, WITH MY FOOT HOVERING OVER THE BRAKE PEDAL, AS SOON AS I GOT TO THE PROPER SPOT, THE CAR WOULD "LURCH". WHEN I WOULD BACK OUT OF A PARKING SPACE WITH MY FOOT HOVERING ABOVE THE BRAKE, IT WOULD "LURCH". THIS PROVED TO BE A SCARY SITUATION MANY TIMES AS THERE WERE CARS PASSING IN THE PARKING LOT. MANY TIMES, I COULD HAVE HIT ANOTHER CAR. EVEN IN THE DRIVE THROUGH OF FAST FOOD RESTAURANTS WITH OTHER CARS IN LINE, MANY TIMES I HAVE ALMOST HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. MANY TIMES,...

PARKED IN PARKING GARAGE. WHEN BACKING UP, CAR LURCHED AND RAN INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT WAS BACKING UP. I WAS IN REVERSE WHEN THE OTHER CAR BACKED UP. FOOT ON BRAKE AND CAR LURCHED INTO OTHER CAR. NO PERSONAL INJURIES THAN GOODNESS. *TR SINCE THAT TIME, IT HAS LURCHED IN BOTH FORWARD AND REVERSE. I ORIGINALLY THOUGHT THAT SOMEHOW MY FOOT HIT THE GAS PEDAL AND COULD NOT FIGURE OUT HOW I WAS DOING THIS. I ALSO THOUGHT THAT MAYBE THE FLOOR MAT HAD SOMEHOW BOUND THE GAS PEDAL, BUT, I CHECKED AND IT IS NOT THE PROBLEM. SENSOR REPLACED ON CAR AS MECHANIC THOUGHT THAT THIS MIGHT BE CAUSING THE PROBLEM. IT WAS FINE AFTER THAT FOR ABOUT 1,500 MILES AND PROBLEM HAS STARTED AGAIN. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE MADE WORSE IF THE TEMPERATURE IS OVER 90 OUTSIDE OR IF THE CAR IS SITTING AND IDLING OR OPERATING...

AFTER SEVERAL HOURS OF SITTING IN THE HEAT (90+ F) THE CAR FAILED TO START. THE ENGINE NEVER TURNED OVER, OR MADE ANY SOUND INDICATING THE STARTER WAS EVEN DOING ANYTHING. AFTER CLOSING THE DRIVERS DOOR AND TURNING OFF THE A/C, THE ENGINE STARTED UP AS IT WOULD NORMALLY. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS. *TR

VEHICLE SURGES FORWARD WHETHER THE VEHICLE IS IN DRIVE OR REVERSE. I HAVE HAD THE THROTTLE BODY REPLACED IN 2011. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE BRAKES AT 30,000 MILES. THE DRIVER SIDE BACK DOOR WILL NOT LOCK WITH THE KEY REMOTE. ON JULY 6 2012 WITH AC ON DRIVING SLOWLY OUT OF A PARKING LOT CAR WOULD NOT GO. IT STARTED UP AND I WENT ABOUT 20FT AND CAR JUST DIED. ON JULY 10, 2012 TOOK IT TO DEALER IN VIRGINIA BEACH, VA. ON TUESDAY, JULY 12, 2012 I WAS TOLD IT WAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE POWERTRAIN AND THE COST WOULD BE $1600. I WENT BALLASTIC AND ASKED TO SPEAK TO MANAGER AND THEN ASKED FOR NUMBER TO FORD COMPANY. I TALKED WITH SOMEONE THERE EXPLAINED MY FINANCIAL SITUATION AND WAS GIVEN A CLAIM NUMBER AND SAID SOMEONE WOULD GET BACK TO ME IN FOUR (4) DAYS ABOUT...

WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ENTER A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND LURCHED FORWARD NECESSITATING A VERY QUICK CHANGE OF FOOT POSITION FROM GAS PEDAL TO BRAKE PEDAL. AFTER BRINGING VEHICLE TO A COMPLETE STOP AND AGAIN ATTEMPTING TO MOVE FORWARD INTO A PARKING SPACE, VEHICLE REPEATED LURCHING MOVEMENTS, AND AGAIN NECESSITATED RAPID CHANGE OF FOOT POSITION TO BRAKE. VEHICLE CONTINUES TO EXHIBIT PROBLEM, NOT ONLY WHEN MOVING FORWARD, BUT ALSO WHEN VEHICLE IS IN REVERSE. IT HAS BEEN INSPECTED SEVERAL TIMES AT A CERTIFIED FORD DEALERSHIP, WITH NO OBVIOUS DEFECTS DETECTED. ONLINE DEFECTS SEARCH LISTS NUMEROUS REPORTS OF SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH SOLUTION BEING TO REPLACE THROTTLE BODY, A VERY COSTLY REPAIR. *JB

2007 FORD FREESTYLE. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE HAD A BURNING SMELL AND STOPPED RUNNING WHILE DRIVING *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS REPLACED. A FEW DAYS LATER, THE BURNING SMELL RETURNED AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED RUNNING. THE DEALER REPLACED THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER AGAIN. THE CONSUMER STATED THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS REPLACED THREE TIMES. ALSO, THE MANIFOLD, GASKET AND SEALS HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THEY MELTED DUE TO HEAT. THREE MONTHS LATER. THE OIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE SERVICE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THERE WAS NO OIL IN THE ENGINE AND HE WAS UNABLE TO SEE ANY TYPE OF LEAK. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE ENTIRE EXHAUST SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AS WELL AS THE IGNITION COIL AND FANS, BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WOULD PROBABLY OVERHEAT. *JB

THROTTLE BODY FAILURE. *TT

I WAS TAKING MY TWO CHILDREN TO SCHOOL TURNED TO CROSS OVER RAILROAD TRACKS AND CAR STALLED ON THE TRACKS. I TRIED TO RESTART & EVERYTIME I TOOK MY FOOT OF THE ACCELERATOR THE CAR STALLED. FINALLY I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR TO MOVE WITH MY FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR & BRAKE. THE CAR CONTINUED TO STALL WHEN MY CAR CAME CLOSE TO A STOP. I HAD MY CAR CHECKED LAST YEAR FOR LUNGING & FORD COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING, & IT CONTINUES TO LUNGE NOW IT IS STALLING. I WAS JUST LUCKY THERE WAS NOT A TRAIN COMING OR MY KIDS & I COULD HAVE BEEN HURT. *TR

THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE I WAS AT THE STORE WITH MY CHILDREN. WE WERE LEAVING THE STORE AS I PUT THE FREESTYLE IN REVERSE, THE ENGINE MADE A LOUD "DROPPING" NOISE AND WOULD NOT REVERSE. I PUT THE CAR BACK INTO PARK AND LOOKED AROUND THE OUTSIDE TO CHECK FOR ANYTHING VISIBLE THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED THE NOISE OR LACK OF MOVEMENT. I NOTICED THE CAR IDLING AT A HIGH RPM. I GOT BACK IN THE CAR TO TRY AGAIN WITH NO LUCK. THIS IS WHEN THE CAR SURGED FORWARD. I THEN BECAME SCARED AND TURNED THE CAR OFF. WHEN I TURNED IT BACK ON EVERYTHING WAS "NORMAL" AGAIN. I DROVE IT STRAIGHT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP. THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEMS AND TOLD ME TO CONTINUING DRIVING IT AGAIN UNTIL I GOT A LIGHT ON MY DASH TO PROVE TO THEM I WAS HAVING PROBLEMS. THEY...

THE CAR STALLS OUT AND I GET THE WRENCH ON MY DASHBOARD. THE CAR WILL RESTART AFTER A FEW MINUTES AND RUNS FINE AT THAT POINT. THIS APPARENTLY MEANS THAT THERE IS A POWERTRAIN FAULT DETECTED. WHEN THE DIAGNOSTICS WERE RAN THEY PULLED THE CODE U0401 AND THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT THERE WERE ALOT OF FREESTYLES AND MERCURY'S WITH THIS CODE AND THAT IT WOULD BE $280.00 TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. *TR

FOR THE PAST YEAR, WHEN THE CAR IS AT IDLE, BUT NOT IN PARK, WITH FOOT OFF ACCELERATOR, THE CAR WILL SUDDENLY, AND WITHOUT DRIVER ACTION, SURGE OR LURCH FORWARD. OR IF IN REVERSE, IT WILL SURGE BACKWARD. IF FOOT IS FIRMLY ON BRAKE, THE LURCH WILL NOT CAUSE MOVEMENT OF TIRES, JUST BODY OF CAR AS THE BRAKES RESTRAIN MOVEMENT. BUT IF IT OCCURS IN THE INSTANT THE DRIVER IS MOVING THE FOOT FROM ACCELERATOR TO BRAKE, OR WITHOUT THE BRAKE BEING FIRMLY DEPRESSED BEYOND WHAT IS NEEDED TO RESTRAIN MOVEMENT WHILE AT IDLE, THE SURGE CAN BE 2-5 FEET BEFORE THE DRIVER IS ABLE TO APPLY THE BRAKE AND CEASE THE MOVEMENT. WE HAVE ALMOST HIT A PEDESTRIAN COMING OUT OF A FAST FOOD RESTAURANT CROSSING IN FRONT OF CAR AS WE WERE GOING THROUGH DRIVE-THROUGH. WE WERE AT A STOP TO RECEIVE FOOD WITH FOOT ON BRAKE...

VEHICLE SURGES FORWARD WHEN RELEASING BRAKE PEDAL. ANY TIME CAR COMES TO COMPLETE STOP, UPON RELEASE OF BRAKE PEDAL, VEHICLE SURGES FORWARD INVOLUNTARILY. ESPECIALLY NOTICEABLE WHEN AIR CONDITIONING IS ENGAGED AND MORE PRONOUNCED AT HIGHER BLOWER SETTINGS. DANGEROUS TO DRIVE WHILE PICKING UP KIDS AT SCHOOL. HAVE NOT EXPERIENCED SURGE WHEN A/C OFF. RECENTLY HAD A/C PROBLEM AND WHILE A/C NOT WORKING-NO SURGE, THE FIRST DAY A/C FIXED-SURGE BACK. A/C PROBLEM FIXED WITH A SCROLL COMPRESSOR RELIEF VALVE. WE FEEL THE A/C AND THE SURGE PROBLEM ARE DIRECTLY CONNECTED AND ARE VERY WEARY OF DRIVING VEHICLE EXCEPT FOR IT IS THE ONLY FAMILY VEHICLE WE OWN. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM, ESPECIALLY WHEN THE WEATHER IS WARM AND WE MUST USE THE A/C. SEVERAL TIMES HAVE COME CLOSE TO HITTING OTHER VEHICLES OR PEDESTRIANS. THIS IS A REGULARLY OCCURRING PROBLEM THAT IS GETTING WORSE. TODAY, NUMEROUS WARNING LIGHTS CAME...

WHILE SLOWING DOWN, BACKING UP OR PARKING, WITH THE AC ON, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY SURGES 500-800 RPM'S. IT HAS NOT HAPPENED WITH THE AC OFF. THE DEALER CLAIMED IT WAS NORMAL OPERATION, BECAUSE OF THE TYPE OF AUTO IT IS; AUTOMATIC. UPDATED 07/05/11 *BF UPDATED 08/04/11

THIS STARTED LAST YEAR, WHEN WARM WEATHER STARTED, TRIED TO BACK UP AFTER VEHICLE HAD BEEN IDLING FOR AWHILE, FREESTYLE STALLED OUT AND TRIED TO JUMP, ABOUT THREE TIMES IN A ROW, BEFORE WE COULD GET IN DRIVE. THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ON GOING INTERMITTENT PROBLEM THAT HAPPENS IN WARM WEATHER. TOOK A FRIEND TO THE HOSPITAL ON 05/25/11. DROVE TO EAST GATE FROM MY HOUSE TO PICK HER UP, STOPPED AT FAST FOOD PLACE, HAD TO WAIT FOR FOOD, NOTICED GAUGE NEEDLES ALL JUMPED UP AND THEN FELL BACK DOWN WHILE WAITING W/A/C AND ENGINE RUNNING IN PARK. PULLED OUT, WENT TO DOWNTOWN CINCINNATI, GOT INTO PARKING GARAGE, VEHICLE STARTED TO LURCH WHEN I TOOK MY FOOT FROM THE BRAKE. I SLAMMED BOTH FEET ON BRAKE, TO KEEP FROM HITTING ANYONE, OR ANYTHING, VEHICLE STALLED. I RESTARTED, AND KEPT BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE, THE VEHICLE AGAIN TRIED...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2007 A FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SURGE FORWARD WHILE THE HEATING SYSTEM WAS ACTIVATED. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,522 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000. UPDATED 6/8/11 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN THE DEFROSTER OR AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM WAS IN USE, AFTER IDLING OR STOPPED, THE VEHICLE WOULD SURGE FORWARD WITHOUT HER FOOT ON BEING ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN SHE PLACED THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE, IT WOULD SURGE BACKWARD AND THEN STALL. UPDATED 06/21/11

WE OWN A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. IT HAS ROUGHLY 51,000 MILES ON IT WHICH HAVE BEEN ALL CITY/HIGHWAY MILES. WE HAVE NEVER TOWED WITH THIS VEHICLE. WE HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH SURGING FOLLOWED BY LACK OF POWER FOR ABOUT A MONTH. TO GET POWER BACK, YOU MUST PUT THE GAS PEDAL TO THE FLOOR AND WAIT FOR IT THE POWER TO KICK BACK IN. WE TOOK OUR VEHICLE IN TO LITHIA FORD IN BOISE, ID WHERE WE RESIDE AND WHERE WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND HAVE HAD IT MAINTAINED. THEY INFORMED US THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. OF COURSE, THIS IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY, EVEN THOUGH IT IS REQUIRED FOR THE VEHICLE TO DRIVE. THE ESTIMATED COST IS $954! I GUESS WE ARE LUCKY THAT IT HAS NOT FAILED ON US YET AS THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS FRIGHTENING STORIES ABOUT THIS TYPE OF...

2007 FREESTYLE SEL AWD W/50,000 MILES SURGES AT LOW SPEEDS AND STALLS AT HIGH SPEEDS. THE WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON AND THE VEHICLE ENTERS "LIMP" MODE UNTIL VEHICLE IS RESTARTED. THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO RECOVER ERROR CODES WHEN I TOOK IT IN FOR DIAGNOSTICS. HOWEVER, BASED ON MY VERBAL DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM ALONE HE SUGGESTED REPLACEMENT OF THE ENTIRE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY, SAYING "THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE FOR THE FREESTYLE, 500, AND EDGE." I AM STILL DECIDING WHETHER TO SPEND THE $1000 THEY QUOTED ME FOR REPLACEMENT (A FIRESTONE SERVICE CENTER QUOTED ME $750). FOR ONE, I CAN'T UNDERSTAND HOW SUCH A DANGEROUS MALFUNCTION IS ALLOWED TO GO UNADDRESSED. TWO, HOW CAN THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY, WHICH CONTROLS THE ENTIRE POWERTRAIN, NOT BE COVERED BY A POWERTRAIN WARRANTY? AND THREE, IF IT IS SUCH A COMMON PROBLEM THAT BY VERBAL DESCRIPTION ALONE, A DEALER KNOWS A...

2007 FORD FREESTYLE THROTTLE PROBLEMS ON JULY 30,2010 THE CAR SURGED BY IT'S SELF IN REVERSE. UPON GETTING THE CARD INTO NEUTRAL THE CAR STOPPED AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS ON THE BRAKES. WE DROVE THE CAR APPROX. 1/8 MILE AND STOPPED THE CAR CUT OFF. ONCE AGAIN STARTING THE CAR IT SURGED FORWARD THIS TIME. NOW I'M HAVING TO PAY $901.00 PLUS TAX TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. ON EDMUNDS.COM I HAVE READ AND I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE THAT HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM. ONCE AGAIN FORD HAS GOTTEN AWAY WITH THE SAME THING THAT TOYOTA GOT CAUGHT IN ITS ACTIONS. ALSO THE REPAIRMAN SAID THE SOFTWARE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPROGRAMMED. PLEASE GO ONLINE AND LOOKED AT ALL THE PROBLEMS WITH THE FORD FREESTYLE. *TR

THE 2007 FORD FREESTYLE WE BOUGHT ALLOWS EXHAUST FUMES FROM OTHER VEHICLES TO ENTER THE VEHICLE AT OVERWHELMING QUANTITIES. WE LIVE IN A RURAL AREA IN NEW MEXICO AND ARE GRATEFUL WE DON'T HAVE THIS CAR IN A BUSY CITY. THE EXHAUST THAT ENTERS OUR CAR IS VERY DANGEROUS LUCKILY WE HAVE CLEAN AIR AND CAN OPEN WINDOWS ALMOST YEAR ROUND. TURNING OFF THE HEAT OR AIR CONDITIONING IS MOSTLY HELPFUL, BUT IN SOME WEATHER THAT'S ALSO DANGEROUS AND CERTAINLY UNCOMFORTABLE. WE ARE IRRITATED BY THE AC TURNING ON AUTOMATICALLY HOWEVER THAT PRESENTS NO DANGER. FINALLY THE LIGHT BULB FOR THE GAUGES HAS GONE OUT AT JUST 1 YEAR. I'VE BEEN INFORMED THAT IT WILL COST MORE THAN $800 TO FIX THE BULB. FOR A SELF EMPLOYED MOTHER OF 6 THIS IS JUST TOO FAR OUT OF REACH AS IT IS ALMOST TWO MONTHS PAYMENTS. I BELIEVE THIS TOO CAN...

ENGINE BEGAN STUTTERING, JERKING AND SEEMED ABOUT TO STALL. A/C WENT SPORADICALLY "WISH, WISH", ETC. AS IF A PERSON BREATHING HARD. LIGHTS DIMMED AND BRIGHTENED ALTERNATELY, LIGHTS ON DASH WENT BLACK, ALL DIALS WENT TO ZERO OR OFF, CHECK BRAKES LIGHT CAME ON AND OFF WITH THE SAME PACE AS LIGHTS. CAR STALLED. RESTARTED RIGHT AWAY BUT WENT THROUGH SAME ROUTINE AGAIN. ENGINE LIGHT, ABS LIGHT AND SKID LIGHT WENT ON AND OFF AT SAME TIME. NO OTHER DASH WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. CONDITION WAS CHECKED AT DEALER BUT NO PROBLEM FOUND; NO CODES DISPLAYED. DROVE ANOTHER 2500 MILES AND NO PROBLEM. JUST STARTED AGAIN 9/4/2007 AND WORSE THIS TIME WITH VERY RAPID AND FREQUENT LIGHTS GOING OUT, STUTTERING OF AND FAILURE OF ENGINE MOMENTARILY. SEEMS LIKE AN ELECTRICAL OR COMPUTER BREAKDOWN. *JB *UPDATED 12/12/07 *BF UPDATE 12/12/07