2007 FORD FREESTYLE Power Train Problems

VEHICLE SPEED SURGED WITHOUT TOUCHING ACCELERATOR. I HAD TO DEPRESS BRAKING HARD TO STOP VEHICLE. VEHICLE CUT OFF AND WHEN RESTARTED THE THROTTLE LIGHT CAME ON ALONG WITH ENGINE LIGHT. VERY DANGEROUS. *JS

WAS DURING THE DAY OF MY NIECE WEDDING DAY. AFTER WE LEFT FROM THE CHURCH AND HEADED TO MCDONALD'S FOR A QUICK BITE SINCE WE TRAVEL FROM A LONG DISTANCE TO GET THERE ON TIME. MY WIFE AND I SAT AT THE PARKING LOT WITH THE AC ON CAUSE IT WAS VERY HOT THE DAY. WHEN WE FINISH ARE SMALL MEAL I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE AND SLOWLY RELEASE THE BRAKES AND THE CAR JUST LUNGE SO FAST IN REVERSE THAT I ALMOST HIT THIS PERSON WHO WAS ALMOST 15 TO 20 FEET AWAY AND MY WIFE STARTED TO SCREAM. WE COULDN'T BELIEVE WHAT JUST HAPPEN. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPEN. NOW, EVERY TIME I PUT IT IN REVERSE OR DRIVE YOU CAN FEEL AND SEE THE CAR RPM GO UP. I DIDN'T BOTHER TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER CAUSE THEY WILL NOT FIND THE...

MY 2007 FORD FREESTYLE HAS BEEN LUNGING FORWARD OR BACKWARD WHEN IDLING OR AT VERY LOW SPEEDS, BOTH IN DRIVE AND REVERSE. FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN PULLING THE CAR IN OR OUT OF A PARKING SPACE OR WHEN SLOWING AT AN INTERSECTION. IT WILL LUNGE SEVERAL FEET SOMETIMES, AND I HAVE NEARLY HIT PARKED CARS AND ONCE NEARLY HIT A PEDESTRIAN. I HAVE TO SLAM ON THE BRAKE TO STOP THE CAR FROM HITTING THINGS! I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND THERE ARE SO MANY PEOPLE EXPERIENCING THIS SAME EXACT PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD! THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AND FIXED BY FORD, BEFORE MANY PEOPLE GET INJURED! *TR

IF YOU HAVE YOUR A/C ON AND LEAVE YOUR CAR IDLING FOR JUST A FEW MINUTES THEN WHEN YOU PUT IT IN REVERSE OR DRIVE, IT SURGES A FEW FEET LIKE 4 TO 5 FT UNLESS YOU REALLY HOLD THE BRAKE DOWN. IT REALLY SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE AS TIME GOES ON. *TR

THIS VEHICLE WILL LURCH FORWARD, SOMETIMES SEVERAL FEET WHEN I HAVE BEEN STOPPED WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. IF I LIFT MY FOOT, THE CAR WILL LURCH FORWARD BEFORE I TOUCH THE ACCELERATOR. REAPPLYING THE BRAKES WILL STOP THE CAR, BUT SOMETIMES HAVE TO TURN OFF THE ENGINE BEFORE IT WILL STOP LURCHING. LAST OCCURRENCE WAS WHEN I WAS IN LINE AT CARWASH AND WAS MOVING THE CAR FORWARD SLOWLY. EACH TIME I MOVED FORWARD, IT LUNGED. I HAVEN'T YET HIT ANYONE OR ANYTHING BUT THIS IS DANGEROUS AND I KNOW FROM RESEARCHING THAT SEVERAL HUNDRED PEOPLE HAVE REPORTED SIMILAR INCIDENTS, THIS IS NOT NORMAL, IT IS DANGEROUS AND SHOULD BE RECALLED BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED. *TR

I WAS BACKING MY WIFE'S CAR IN AND IT STARTED ACCELERATING WITHOUT ME PRESSING THE GAS, ACTUALLY MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE THANK GOODNESS. WE PROMPTLY TOOK VEHICLE TO FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY, AND THAT IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND OF COURSE IT WAS SUPPOSEDLY NOT UNDER WARRANTY. THEN THEY CHARGED ME $900 TO FIX IT.I HAVE SINCE DONE LOTS OF RESEARCH ONLINE AS WELL AS IN PERSON AND HAVE COME TO THE REALIZATION THAT THERE ARE THOUSANDS UPON THOUSANDS OF THIS SAME COMPLAINT FOR THE 2005-2007 FORD FREESTYLE. I HAVE ALSO FOUND THAT ALMOST EVERYONE WHO HAS HAD A FAILED THROTTLE BODY HAS HAD MULTIPLE FAILED THROTTLE BODY'S AS WELL AS A/C COMPRESSOR FAILURE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING ON VARIOUS OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR WAS DEPRESSED ON A FEW OCCASIONS. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY FAILED TO RESPOND WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE FAILURES RECURRED AND BECAME MORE SEVERE. THE FAILURE WAS COMMON WHEN THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN IDLE OR PARKED UNDER THE SUN FOR A WHILE. THE POWER TRAIN AND ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST OR REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 5,040.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE VEHICLE HESITATED, SURGED, AND EMITTED A LOUD NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR AN INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ALREADY REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY ONCE. THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE IT REPAIRED A SECOND TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND A LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED, INDICATING THERE WAS A PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NEED A NEW THROTTLE BODY AND A NEW TRANSMISSION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 120,000.

THE CAR TAKES OFF EVEN WHEN IN PARK. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION. MY HUSBAND OR I CAN BE SITTING AT A RED LIGHT, STOP SIGN, EVEN IN PARK IN OUR DRIVEWAY AND THE CAR WILL HAVE A SURGE OF GOING FORWARD. THIS PROBLEM IS EXTREMELY BAD ESPECIALLY WHEN WE START THE CAR OR IF WE ARE IDLING WITH OUR FOOT ON THE BRAKE. IT IS VERY SCARY. I REPORTED THIS PROBLEM TO MY LOCAL FORD DEALER. I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOT A PROBLEM. *TR

ABOUT A WEEK AFTER I BOUGHT MY 2007 FORD FREESTYLE IT STARTED LUNGING WHEN PLACED IN GEAR (DRIVE OR REVERSE). IT IS THE SAME AS THE MANY MANY OTHER 05-07 FREESTYLES I HAVE RED ABOUT. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS. SOME DAY THIS MAY RESULT IN A DEATH. THE FREESTYLE IS A FAMILY CAR, WHICH MEANS THERE ARE CHILDREN AROUND IT. THINK ABOUT WHAT YOU WOULD WANT DONE IF THIS CAR ATTACKED YOUR CHILD. LIFE IS WORTH MUCH MORE THAN A RECALL ON A FLAWED CAR. *TR

AS HAS BEEN REPORTED BY OTHERS, THE VEHICLE WILL ACCELERATE UNEXPECTEDLY AT LOW SPEEDS WHEN IN REVERSE AND DRIVE, WHILE THE BRAKE IS ENGAGED OR I'M JUST LETTING OFF THE BRAKES. I HAVE TO MASH THE BRAKES HARD AND KEEP THEM ENGAGED FOR SEVERAL SECONDS UNTIL THE ACCELERATION SLOWS TO NORMAL. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO HAPPEN MORE FREQUENTLY WHEN THE A/C IS ON. *TR

WHILE HOLDING BRAKE AND SHIFTING TO DRIVE OR REVERSE THE RPM'S INCREASE CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO LUNGE, ALMOST HIT A MAN IN A PARKING LOT,HAVE CAME CLOSE TO CAR'S ON DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. WAS HAPPENING OCCASIONALLY BUT NOW IT'S EVERY TIME YOU DRIVE THE VEHICLE. ALSO THE VEHICLE LOSES POWER DURING ACCELERATION,THEN THE WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON. YOU HAVE TO STOP AND TURN THE ENGINE OFF. THEN RESTART ENGINE. *TR

VEHICLE LUNGES ABOUT 1 FT WHILE FOOT IS ON BREAK NO REASON IN DRIVE OR REVERSE WITH NO GAS PRESSURE, LUNGES ABOUT 6 FEET WITHOUT FOOT ON BREAK NO WARNING OR REASON, VEHICLE JERKS AND STALLS AND LOSES POWER AFTER LUNGING 1-2 FT IN REVERSE, THROTTLE /TRANSMISSION LIGHT WILL TURN ON AND OFF. WHEN PUT ON THE DIAGNOSTIC THE COMPUTER THE CAR COMPUTER WILL NOT KEEP CODE, I LIVE IN A FAMILY NEIGHBORHOOD THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS KIDS PLAY IN THE STREET!!!! FORD NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY!! *TR

DRIVING VEHICLE WITH A/C ON, VEHICLE JERKS FORWARD OR BACKWARD DEPENDING IF IN REVERSE OR DRIVE, CONTROL PANEL LIGHTS UP AND CAR SHUTS DOWN OR LOSES POWER WHILE DRIVING. HAVE TO SHUT CAR OFF AND RESTART AND LIGHT WILL GO OUT AND POWER WILL RETURN. AS LONG AS A/C IS ON, VEHICLE WILL CONTINUE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. ALMOST HAVE HIT OTHER CARS IN PARKING LOT AND ROAD DUE TO IT ACTING UP. VERY UNSAFE, FORD NEEDS A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED!! *TR

WHILE BACKING FROM PARKING SPACE CAR LUNGED BACKWARD LIKE IN ACCELERATION. SECOND TIME WAS PUT INTO DRIVE AND STARTED TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT HAD PEDAL BEING PRESSED. EACH TIME THE WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON. *TR

JUST ABOVE IDLE THE CAR LUNGES FORWARD WHETHER WE ARE MOVING FORWARD OR IN REVERSE. *TR

MY 2007 FORD FREESTYLE HAS BEEN ACCELERATING WITHOUT THE GAS PEDAL BEING PRESSED. IT USUALLY OCCURS WHEN IN REVERSE. IT DOES NOT DO IT EVERYTIME. THE LAST FEW DAYS IT HAS BEEN DOING IT IN DRIVE AS WELL. TODAY IT WAS ENOUGH TO CAUSE THE WARNING LIGHT TO COME ON. I WAS ABLE TO STOP MY VEHICLE WITH THE BRAKES. THIS IS GETTING WORSE AND I AM AFRAID IT MAY LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT. *TR

I PURCHASED A USED FORD FREESTYLE 2007 MODEL IN APRIL AND AFTER HAVING THE CAR THAT I LOVE AND FELT SAFE WITH MY CHILDREN IN, IT BEGAN TO ACT CRAZY!! IT LUNGES WHEN PULLING IN TO PARK OR BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT. IT SCARES ME NOW TO PUT MY KIDS IN IT!!! TODAY AFTER IT LUNGED A COUPLE DIFFERENT TIMES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK AT THE STORE I ALMOST HIT A PARKED CAR AND COULDN'T CONTROL THE FREESTYLE!! IT SEEMS TO BE WORSE IF THE AIR IS ON. AFTER ONE OF THE LUNGING FITS TODAY A WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND THEN THERE WAS NO POWER AT ALL. I PULLED OVER TURNED IT OFF AND RESTARTED IT THE LIGHT WENT OUT AND POWER CAME BACK! SOMETHING REALLY NEEDS TO BE DONE!!! *JS

THE TRANSMISSION CAUSES PERFORMANCE ISSUES. THE TRANSMISSION JERKS, RATTLES, DOESN'T PULL, CAUSES THE ENGINE TO STOP WHILE TRAVELING OR PARKED IN TRAFFIC. CAUSES SUDDEN JERKING WHILE DRIVING, BACKING UP AND STARTING OFF. IT ALSO JERKS VIOLENTLY WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PUT IN DRIVE OR REVERSE EVEN BEFORE STARTING TO DRIVE. WHILE DRIVING THE TRANSMISSIONS CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO BE SLOW TO CHANGE SPEED. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD CAUSE WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE JERKS SO VIOLENTLY THAT IT RISK HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE OR PEDESTRIAN. *TR

THROTTLE BODY SYSTEM PROBLEM. CAR LUNGING AT LOW SPEEDS AND WHEN THE DRIVER IS NOT PRESSING THE ACCELERATION PEDAL; SUDDEN AND UNEXPECTED. MORE APPARENT WHEN THE VEHICLE'S AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM IS ON OR WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED SHARPLY. PAST LOYAL FORD CUSTOMER. THIS WAS A BRAND NEW PURCHASE. PROBLEM STARTED AGAIN AFTER THE HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT WAS REPLACED IN 2008. I HAVE HAD ALL I CAN TAKE; VISITED DEALERSHIP TODAY (3-02-212)! PLEASE FORD CORRECT THIS FOR THE SAKE OF YOUR CUSTOMERS. *TR

WHILE APPROACHING A RED STOP LIGHT UNDER LIGHT BRAKING FROM 35 MPH, I LESSENED THE PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO REDUCE THE RATE OF DECELERATION. AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE ENGINE RPM SURGED UP AND THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD. MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE AT ALL TIMES AND I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY BRING THE VEHICLE TO A FULL STOP WITHOUT ENTERING THE INTERSECTION. AT NO TIME DURING THE INCIDENT WAS ANY PRESSURE APPLIED TO THE ACCELERATOR AS MY RIGHT FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION WERE COLD (EXTERNAL TEMP @ 34 DEGREES F) AND I HAD TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY .5 MILES AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE WITH ABOUT A 30 SECOND WARM UP PERIOD. *TR

THROTTLE BODY FAILURE. *TT

I BOUGHT MY 2007 FORD FREESTYLE AWD IN JUNE 2011 WITH APPROXIMATELY 72,000 MILES ON IT. IT STARTED HAVING A WHINING NOISE - ALMOST LIKE A PUMP - AFTER THE 75000 MILE MARK PASSED. I WAS NOT ABLE TO PURCHASE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT AVAILABLE TO PURCHASE AFTER 75K MILES. I ADDRESSED THE NOISE COMPLAINT WITH A MECHANIC AND AFTER REPLACING THE POWER STEERING PUMP, THE NOISE DID NOT SUBSIDE. A COUPLE OF MONTHS LATER, THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT WOULD COME ON INTERMITTENTLY FOR NO REASON; BUT THEN GO OFF ONCE THE CAR WAS RESTARTED. THE NOISE INCREASED SLIGHTLY, AND 2 DAYS AFTER THE INCREASE IN NOISE, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED SUDDENLY. I WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MILES PER HOUR ON THE ROAD, AND THE WRENCH LIGHT AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS BOTH WENT ON AND THE RPM'S WENT THROUGH THE ROOF WHILE ACCELERATION SLOWED. I WAS ABLE...

HOW MANY COMPLAINTS HAVE TO BE MADE BEFORE A RECALL IS MADE. DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE. FOR OVER 2 YEARS, I HAVE ASKED MY FORD DEALERSHIP ABOUT RECALLS ON MY VEHICLE BECAUSE I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS AS THE OTHER COMPLAINANTS. I HAD TO REPLACE MY TRANSMISSION AFTER MY WARRANTY RAN OUT BUT I COMPLAINED ABOUT IT WELL BEFORE IT RAN OUT. NO ONE SEEMED TO BE ABLE TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS HAPPENING UNTIL AFTER THE WARRANTY RAN OUT. I MADE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE PERFORMANCE WHICH MAY HAVE NOT BEEN RECORDED UNDER MY VIN. MY COMPLAINT DATE AND MILEAGE IS INACCURATE BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHEN MY FIRST COMPLAINT WAS. MY VIN HISTORY WILL TELL IT ALL IF PROPER RECORDS WERE KEPT. MY THROTTLE SIGNAL JUST CAME ON TODAY AND I HAVE TO TAKE IT BACK IN TO SEE ABOUT THAT. WE NEED A RECALL NOW! DON'T...

THIS CAR HAS A BAD SURGE PROBLEM ESPECIALLY WHEN THE FAN IS ON. MY FOOT WILL BE ON THE BRAKE AND IT WILL JUST LUNGE FORWARD. I CANNOT RUN THE AIR IN THE SUMMER OR THE CAR WILL JUST CUT OFF MORE NOTICEABLY WHEN I AM TURNING A CORNER. I HAVE HAD THE THROTTLE CLEANED AND CONTINUE TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

BOUGHT A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE IN MARCH 2011 AND STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS SHORTLY AFTER. WAS TOLD IT HAS CVT AND IT ACTS UP SOMETIMES. MY PROBLEMS ARE LUNGING, ROUGH IDLE, ENGINE DYING. HAVE BEEN JUST DEALING WITH IT AND USING RECOMMENDED FUEL AND OCCASIONAL INJECTOR CLEANER. THIS WEEKEND( JAN 8 2012) I WENT TO CHANGE AIR FILTER, CHECK TIRE PRESSURE, ETC. I FOLLOWED THE DIRECTIONS IN THE MANUAL TO RESET THE IDLE TRIM AND NOW THE VEHICLE WILL NOT MOVE AT ALL. IT WILL IDLE WITH NO A/C, BUT THE GAS PEDAL DOES NOTHIN. WHEN YOU TURN A/C ON IT DIES. WE HAVE NOT HIT ANYONE OR ANYTHING, BUT HAVE COME CLOSE ONCE OR TWICE. WE DRIVE THE VEHICLE WITH THE ANTICIPATION THAT ITS GONNA MOVE WITHOUT WARNING. ANY ASSISTANCE WILL BE APPRECIATED. *TR

MULTIPLE TIMES WAITING ON TRAFFIC AT STOP LIGHTS, STOP SIGNS OR JUST WAITING TO TURN. MY FORD FREESTYLE WILL LURCH FORWARD NEARLY STRIKING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME OR PROPELLING ME INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND ONCE NEARLY STRIKING MY WIFE WHILE SHE WAS ATTEMPTING TO GET INTO THE VEHICLE. THE FREESTYLE WILL ALSO STALL IN TRAFFIC WHILE CROSSING INTERSECTIONS OR SIMPLE PULLING AWAY FROM STOPS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HAVING THE BRAKES APPLIED, THE VEHICLE WOULD LUNGE FORWARD AND THE ENGINE RPM'S WOULD INCREASE DRASTICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM HAD FAILED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT WOULD HEAR A LOUD NOISE FROM THE VEHICLE WHEN DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED HIM THAT HE NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 74,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY LUNGE FORWARD WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE THROTTLE WAS REPLACED. A FEW MONTHS LATER, THE POWER TRAIN LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NECESSARY TO REMEDY THE FAILURE WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FIRST FAILURE, BUT NOT THE SECOND FAILURE. NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

WE PURCHASED THE 2007 FORD FREESTYLE ONLY ONE MONTH AGO FROM A DEALER IN BLAIR NEBRASKA WHO CERTIFIED THAT THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE PURCHASED. WE HAVE NOT OWNED THIS VEHICLE FOR MORE THAN A MONTH. WHILE DRIVING TODAY WITH THE FAMILY (CHILDREN INCLUDED) DOWN THE FREEWAY THE VEHICLE STOPPED ACCELERATING IN THE CENTER OF HEAVY TRAFFIC. LUCKY NO ACCIDENT WAS CAUSED! THE VEHICLE STARTED LURCHING AND THEN WOULD NOT GO OVER 25 MPH. WE ARE UNDERSTANDING THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS VEHICLE PERFORMING THE SAME WAY WITH MANY OTHERS IN CLASS ACTION AND FORUMS. *TR

THE CAR STARTED LEAKING TRANSMISSION FLUID. I TOOK IT TO THE REPAIR SHOP AND THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS BAD. THERE HAVE BEEN ALOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION IN THIS CAR AND THERE IS NOT A RECALL AT THIS TIME. *TR

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

THROTTLE BODY ISSUES (POSSIBLY TRANSMISSION AS WELL) CAUSE INTERMITTENT SURGING, UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION PATTERNS, STALLING OR ALL THREE. THIS IS ESPECIALLY PRONOUNCED WITH A/C RUNNING. THE FIRST TIME IT OCCURED I WAS BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE IN A CROWDED MALL PARKING LOT. THE SUDDEN SURGE AS I WAS BACKING OUT AT IDLE (NOT DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR AT ALL) NEARLY CAUSED ME TO HIT A PEDESTRIAN. DEALER "COULD NOT REPLICATE" THE ISSUE BUT SUGGESTED A THOROUGH CLEANING OF THROTTLE BODY. HAVE DRIVEN APPROXIMATELY 40,000 MILES SINCE FIRST INCIDENT AND CLEANING DOES HELP FOR A SHORT WHILE BUT THE SURGING RETURNS WITHOUT WARNING. CLEARLY A DANGEROUS ISSUE, AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN AND I'VE LEARNED (ONLINE) THIS IS COMMON IN THESE VEHICLES. *TT

UNEXPECTED POWER SURGES WHEN VEHICLE IS STOPPED. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS, AND WE HAVE HAD A FEW NEAR MISSES. WHILE THE BRAKE IS APPLIED, THE VEHICLE WILL LURCH FORWARD. IT DOES THIS OFTEN, AND SEEMS LIKE IT DOES IT MORE IN HOT WEATHER. WE TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER BEFORE THE WARRANTY RAN OUT AND THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE POWER SURGE, SO THEY COULDN'T FIX IT. I COULD TELL THEY HAD HEARD OF THIS BEFORE, BUT DID NOT WANT TO ADDRESS IT. *TR

MY CAR WOULD SURGE FORWARDED WITH OUT ME PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR. I TOOK IT IN AND THEY COULD FIND NOTHING BECAUSE IT DIDN'T DO IT CONSTANTLY EVENTUALLY THE CAR STOPPED AND WOULD START AND THEY SAID I NEEDED A THROTTLE BODY. MY WARRANTY WAS UP AT 50,000 MI AND I HAD 52,000 I HAD TO PAY $1000 OUT OF POCKET FOR A PROBLEM THEY COULDN'T DETECT EARLIER. NOW MY TRANSMISSION HAS GONE BAD I HAVE THE CVT TRANSMISSION AND THE INTERNAL SHAFT HAS GONE BAD AGAIN MY WARRANTY WAS UP AT 60,000 MILES AND I HAVE 64,000 I HAVE SPOKEN TO ONE OF THE MECHANICS AT A FORD DEALER AND HE SAID THEY HAVE BEEN THIS COMPLAINT FROM A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH THE 2005-2007 FORD FREE STYLES THEY THINK IT MAY BE A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSIONS BUT THEY REFUSE TO DO A RECALL. SO NOW I AM OUT...

THE 2007 FORD FREESTYLE WILL SOMETIMES LURCH FORWARD OR BACKWARDS FROM A STOP. IN ALL CASES THE CAR WAS INITIALLY AT A STOP WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND WHEN I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE, BUT BEFORE PLACING MY FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR, THE CAR LURCHED FORWARD IF IN DRIVE OR BACKWARDS IF IN REVERSE. THE CAR USUALLY LURCHED ABOUT FIVE FEET BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO STOP IT. SOMETIMES THE LURCHING WAS FOLLOWED BY THE VEHICLE STALLING AND IN THE WORST CASE THE VEHICLE STALLED, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND THE SERVICE REQUIRED LIGHT BOTH TURNED ON AND I WAS UNABLE TO RE-START THE VEHICLE FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. THE LURCHING SEEMS TO BE MORE OF A PROBLEM ON HOT DAYS. *TT

THE FIRST TIME THE PROBLEM OCCURED WAS SOON AFTER I PURCHASED MY CAR. I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE WHEN THE CAR WAS IN PARK, AND THE CAR LUNGED FORWARD. SINCE THAT TIME, THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE CAR HAS ALSO LUNGED BACKWARDS WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE AND TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE. AT TIMES, THIS HAS CAUSED THE CAR TO DIE. IT SEEMS TO BE WORSE WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONING IS ON. *TT

AT A SLOW SPEED IN EITHER FORWARD OR REVERSE WHEN I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE THE ENGINE SPEEDS UP AND THE CAR LUNGES FORWARD OR BACKWARDS AND I HAVE TO HIT THE BRAKE HARD TO STOP IT. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AND SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING MORE OFTEN NOW. A COUPLE OF TIMES THE ENGINE SEEDED UP WHILE THE CAR WAS IN PARK I SEE WHERE FORD BRUSHES THE PROBLEM OFF AS BEING MINOR.I THINK THIS IS A DANGEROUS THING AND SHOULD BE CORRECTED. IF IT HAPPENS WHILE YOU ARE PARALLEL PARKING IT CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT . ALSO WHEN BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE YOU COULD GET INTO AN ACCIDENT. WITH OVER 200 COMPLAINTS I THINK SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED FROM THIS DEFECT BY FORD. *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...

AT FIRST OCCURRENCE, I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE. AS I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE GAS AND PLACED IT ON THE BRAKE MY CAR LURCHED FORWARD UNEXPECTEDLY. THIS UNEXPECTED LURCHING HAS INCREASED IN FREQUENCY AND HAPPENS BOTH IN DRIVE AND REVERSE. THERE HAVE ALSO BEEN INCIDENTS WHEN THE CAR IS IN PARK AND IT REVS, AS IF I AM PUSHING ON THE GAS PEDAL. IT WILL REV LIKE THAT AND IDLE DOWN A FEW TIMES AND THEN THE ENGINE WILL STALL. *TR

MY FORD FREESTYLE HAS 87,000 MILES. UNTIL RECENTLY, IT HAS BEEN A TERRIFIC CAR. HOWEVER, IT NOW HAS HAD INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS THAT (ACCORDING TO THE CODE) ARE LINKED TO THE THROTTLE BODY. THE TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE LIGHTS COME ON. THE ACCELERATOR DOESN'T WORK, AND THEN IT LUNGES UNEXPECTEDLY. AFTER RESEARCHING ONLINE, I FOUND HUNDREDS OF OTHERS ARE HAVING THIS ISSUE. *TR

I RECENTLY BOUGHT A USED, WELL MAINTAINED 2007 FORD FREESTYLE LAST FALL. ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE RAN FINE LAST FALL, OVER THIS SUMMER WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER BEING USED, THE FORD WILL UNEXPECTED LUNGE FORWARD WHEN IDLING OR AT A STOPLIGHT WHEN THE AIRCONDITIONER KICKS ON, WHICH IS DANGEROUS. IT ALMOST CAUSED A CRASH WHEN PULLING INTO MY GARAGE THIS SUMMER. YOU MUST FIRMLY HAVE YOUR FOOT ON THE BRAKE AT ALL TIMES, THIS IS VERY DIFFERENT THAN ANY OTHER VEHICLE I HAVE EVER DRIVEN, AND IS DANGEROUS. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE LAST YEAR AND WITH ONLY 68000 MILES IT IS NOW UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE LAST COUPLE MONTHS MY CAR STARTED LUNGING FORWARD WHEN I WOULD PRESS ON BRAKE WITH THE CAR IN EITHER REVERSE OR DRIVE. AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS MY DOING SOMEHOW BUT NOW I KNOW DIFFERENTLY. IT HAPPEN ONE TIME WHILE MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING, WE WERE GOING ON VACATION, WE HAD STOPPED AT A GAS STATION TO GET A DRINK WHEN THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR STALLED AND LOST POWER AND DIE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET. MY HUSBAND AND I DECIDED NOT TO TAKE THE CAR FOR WE WERE NOT SUREWHAT WAS HAPPENING AND COULD NOT AFFORD TO BE STRANDED SOMEWHERE AND BREAK DOWN. IT REALLY STARTS ACTING UP WHEN IT IS REALLY HOT OUT OR IF IT IS PARKED AND IS IDLING FOR...

I HAVE A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE WHICH THE FORD DEALERSHIP THAT I PURCHASED IT FROM NEW HAS COMPLETED ALL THE UP KEEP ON IT AS PART OF THE DEAL OF TIRES FOR LIFE WHICH IS GOOD SINCE THE FORD EATS THE TIRES AND BRAKES BUT THIS PROBLEM STARTED WHEN I WOULD PRESSING ON THE BRAKES AND IT WOULD LUNGE FORWARD BUT IT WOULD ONLY DO IT EVERY NOW AGAIN BUT IT TOOK A WHILE BEFORE MY HUSBAND WITNESSED IT HIMSELF. THEN ONE VERY HOT DAY MY AIR CONDITION JUST STOPPED WORKING. I STOPPED AT THE GAS STATION AND LET IT IDLE WHILE INSIDE AND WHEN I CAME OUT AND PUT IT IN REVERSE IT LUNGED THEN JUST QUIT ALL TOGETHER AND A WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON THE PANEL. AFTER CALLING MY HUSBAND I TRIED TO START IT BACK UP AND IT STARTED BUT IT HAD NO POWER WHEN I ATTEMPTED...

ON MONDAY JULY 25, 2001 THE TRANSMISSION IN OUR 2007 FORD FREESTYLE WOULD NOT CHANGE GEARS. WHEN WE WOULD TRY TO ACCELERATE THE ENGINE WOULD REV TO VERY HIGH RPM'S BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT OPERATING PROPERLY. WE PULLED OVER AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE NEAREST FORD DEALERSHIP. WE ARE NOW BEING TOLD THE THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, A REPAIR THEY ARE SAYING WILL COST A MINIMUM OF $5800.00.

VEHICLE LUNGES FORWARD AT SLOW SPEED I.E. PARKING LOT. ALSO OCCURS WHILE BACKING AND SOMETIMES SHUTS OFF. VERY DANGEROUS IF SOMEONE HAPPENS TO BE AROUND VEHICLE WHEN THIS HAPPENS. *TR

OWN 2007 FORD FREESTYLE -- HAD MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH CAR ACCELERATING ON ITS OWN, STALLING, ETC. -- HAD TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY $750 -- YES, I DO HAVE THE OLD PART. *TR

MY 2007 FORD FREESTYLE LURCHES FORWARD/BACKWARD AND CUTS OFF WHEN BEING MOVED FROM A PARKED POSITION. HOWEVER, ON FRIDAY IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC MY VEHICLE CUT OFF COMPLETELY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY AND I WENT IN TO ONCOMING TRAFFIC LANES. THANKFULLY MY FOUR CHILDREN WERE NOT IN THE CAR AND THE LIGHT FOR ONCOMING TRAFFIC WAS RED AT THE TIME AND I WAS NOT HIT. I WAS TOLD BY THE FORD DEALERSHIP THAT IT WAS DUE TO THE DEFECTIVE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY WHICH I HAVE NOW HAD REPLACED. *TR

MY 2007 FORD FREESTYLE KEEPS LUNGING AND MY TRANS STOPPED SHIFTING. *TR