2007 FORD FREESTYLE Power Trainautomatic Transmission Problems

The contact owns a 2007 Ford Freestyle. The contact stated that while driving approximately 55 MPH or above, the vehicle would suddenly go into limp mode and fail to accelerate. There was a warning light that displayed a wrench however, the contact did not know what was indicated specifically. The contact had not taken the vehicle to the dealer to be diagnosed. The contact stated that after researching the cause of the failure he became aware that the transmission was faulty. Additionally, that type of transmission was discontinued by the manufacturer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 100,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS MAKING AN ABNORMAL NOISE WHILE IN NEUTRAL OR PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,631.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE SHIFTING INTO PARK OR REVERSE, THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 121,492 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 121,692. UPDATED 08/19/14*LJ UPDATED 8/29/2017*CN

MY 2007 FORD FREESTYLE HAS A CVT TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. WHEN I ARRIVED AT THE HOTEL, THE VALET PARKING DRIVER ALMOST HIT THE CAR ON THE FRONT BECAUSE OF SUDDEN ACCELERATOR OF THE TRANSMISSION. I ALSO ALMOST HIT ANOTHER CAR AFTER THAT. *JB

WHEN TRANSMISSION IS PLACED INTO REVERSE OR DRIVE, THE ENGINE WILL SURGE AT IDLE SPEED. IT CREATES A VERY SCARY SITUATION ESPECIALLY IN PARKING LOTS. THE SURGE USUALLY HAPPENS RIGHT AFTER THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT AND THEN CAN HAPPEN AT ANY TIME, USUALLY AT IDLE SPEED. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR AND THEY SAID IT NEED A NEW THROTTLE BODY. I'VE SEEN HUNDREDS OF OTHER POSTS ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE WITH MODEL YEARS 05-07 FREESTYLES. *JS

CAR LUNGES AT STOPS AND LOW SPEEDS. *KB

THE FIRST TIME THE PROBLEM OCCURRED, I WAS WAITING IN A LINE TO EXIT A PARKING LOT SO I WAS IDLING WHEN THE CAR SURGED FORWARD. I SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES AND THE CAR STALLED OUT. I WAS ABLE TO RE-START BUT THEN IT WOULD SURGE AGAIN. I PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT OUT. THE CAR CHUGGED A BIT BUT WHEN I GOT GOING IT WORKED FINE. A FEW DAYS LATER, WHEN IDLING, THE CAR WOULD EITHER CHUG AND STALL OR SURGE. THE PROBLEM WAS PARTICULARLY BAD ONE DAY AND HAD BEEN DOING IT A FEW TIMES. WE THEN WERE ENTERING THE HIGHWAY AND IT WAS LIKE THE CAR WASN'T GETTING ANY GAS, IT TOOK AWHILE TO GET THE CAR OVER 25 MPH. WE TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THEY WEREN'T SURE WHAT THEY PROBLEM WAS BUT THE READOUT SAID...

WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK TO DRIVE OR REVERSE TO DRIVE, THE CAR RANDOMLY SURGES FORWARD EVEN WHEN THE ACCELERATOR IS NOT DEPRESSED. IT ALSO OCCURS WHEN STOPPED OR MOVING SLOWLY FORWARD SUCH AS AT A STOPLIGHT OR WHEN PARKING. THE PROBLEM IS MORE PRONOUNCED WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER IS ON. IT IS A CONCERN THAT THIS SURGING PROBLEM MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AT SOME TIME. *KB

ON ABOUT 10 OCCASIONS MY FORD FREESTYLE HAS LUNGED FORWARD OR BACKWARD WHILE IN REVERSE WITHOUT ME ENGAGING THE GAS PEDAL. IT WILL STOP IF THE BRAKE IS APPLIED BUT IT OFTEN CATCHES ME OFF GUARD. ABOUT HALF OF THE TIMES THE CAR THEN CUTS OFF (ONCE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TURN ONTO A VERY BUSY STREET). THE CAR WILL RESTART BUT OFTEN CUTS OFF ABOUT 2 MORE TIMES BEFORE DECIDING TO RUN CORRECTLY. USUALLY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND WRENCH SYMBOL WILL ILLUMINATE. THIS IS A VERY SCARY AND DANGEROUS PROBLEM. ON ONE OCCASION, AFTER DROPPING OF MY MOTHER AT A STORE I TOOK MY FOOT OFF OF THE BRAKE AND THE CAR LUNGED FORWARD COMING QUITE CLOSE TO MY MOM WHO WAS CROSSING IN FRONT OF MY CAR. AFTER TAKING THE CAR TO A MECHANIC, THE P061B CODE CAME UP FOR INTERNAL CONTROL MOD TORQUE CALCULATION PERFORMANCE. WHEN WE...

2007 FORD FREESTYLE LUNGES FORWARD EVEN WHEN YOUR FOOT IS ON THE BRAKES. AS YOU SHIFT INTO REVERSE OR FORWARD WITH YOU FOOT ON THE BRAKE, THE VEHICLE LUNGES AHEAD. TAKEN IT TO 3 DIFFERENT FORD DEALERSHIPS IN AUSTIN TEXAS AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT I NEED INJECTOR FLUSH AND GAS AND AIR FILTERS CHANGED WHICH MAY RESULT IN PROBLEM GOING AWAY. ANOTHER DEALER WANTS TO CHANGE THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY BLAMING THE PROBLEM ON ETHANOL IN THE GASOLINE. THEY ALSO WANT TO DO THE PREVIOUS SERVICES AS WELL. COSTS HAVE RANGED FROM 616.00 TO 1200.00. FOUND NUMEROUS FORUMS ABOUT THIS ISSUE WITH HUNDREDS OR MORE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEMS BUT FORD IS SAYING THAT THIS IS NOT A SERIOUS PROBLEM OR THAT THEY DO NOT SEE MANY OF THESE ISSUES. THE PROBLEM OF LUNGING HAS BEEN MORE APPARENT OVER THE LAST 10,000 MILES (CAR IS AT 86000MILES) THERE...

VEHICLE LUNGES WHEN BRAKE IS RELEASED. VEHICLE WILL MOVE FORWARD OR REVERSE ONCE VEHICLE IS PUT IN GEAR AND THE BRAKE IS RELEASED AND ALSO WHEN STOPPING FOR EXAMPLE AT A RED LIGHT, ONCE BRAKE IS RELEASED THE VEHICLE WILL JERK FORWARD WITHOUT STEPPING ON THE ACCELERATOR. *KB

MY 2007 FORD FREESTYLE LUNGES FORWARD & BACKWARD UNCONTROLLABLY. HAD VEHICLE SERVICED AT FORD DEALERSHIP ON 10-21-2010 AND WAS DIAGNOSED AND ADVISED TO REPLACE ALL PLUGS AND 1 COIL AND 7 BOOTS, MILEAGE 78,436. COMPLETED THE SERVICE AS ADVISED, COST $931.35. THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTED AND ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON JUNE OF 2011. HAD SAME DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSE AND THE SAME DIAGNOSIS CAME BACK BUT EVERYTHING CHECKED OUT OK. I HAD THE DEALERSHIP REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY AT MY REQUEST BECAUSE OF SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE UNCONTROLLABLE LUNGING AND OTHER FORD FREESTYLE'S HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AT MILEAGE 85,976 AT A COST OF $740.41. TODAY, 8-18-2011 WITH MILEAGE AT 87,600, I HAVE NOT HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE LUNGING UNCONTROLLABLY. BASED ON THE ABOVE DESCRIPTION, I BELIEVE THE THROTTLE BODY WAS DEFECTIVE AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. ADDITIONALLY, I ALSO BELIEVE THAT THERE WAS A MISDIAGNOSIS OF THE INITIAL PROBLEM AND...

I RECENTLY BOUGHT A USED 2007 FORD FREESTYLE FROM A USED CAR DEALERSHIP. AFTER OWNING THE CAR FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS, I WAS SITTING IN A DRIVE-THRU LINE WHEN I NOTICED MY CAR STARTED SURGING FORWARD WHILE MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE. I BECAME CONCERNED THAT I MIGHT HIT THE CAR AHEAD OF ME SO I GOT OUT OF LINE AND PARKED THE CAR. AFTER SOME DOWN TIME I WAS ABLE TO RE-START THE CAR AND FOR THAT NIGHT HAD NO OTHER PROBLEMS. NOW OVER THE LAST MONTH I HAVE NOTICED THE SURGING MORE AND MORE OFTEN AND AM CONCERNED I WILL BE IN A SITUATION WHERE I CAN'T JUST GET OUT OF LINE AND SOME DAMAGE WILL HAPPEN OR INJURY. I HAVE FOUND BY RESEARCHING ON-LINE THAT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE FORD FREESTYLE AND I WOULD JUST LIKE TO REPORT THAT I FEEL CONTINUED DRIVING...

I HAVE A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE AND ITS JUST GETTING WORSE AND WORSE AS THE MILEAGE GOES UP. THE CAR SEEMS TO HAVE A MIND OF ITS OWN. I CANT EVEN USE MY A/C OR HEATER AS THIS CAUSES THE CAR TO LUNGE FORWARD HARD AND EVENTUALLY THE CAR CUTS OFF CAUSING ENGINE AND WRENCH LIGHT TO CUT ON. WHILE BACKING INTO MY PARKING GARAGE I RAN INTO THE BUILDING BECAUSE THE CAR LUNGED BACK BY ITSELF, THIS COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS, COULD CAUSE ME TO HIT SOMEONE OR SOMETHING VERY BADLY. IM AFRAID TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE BUT DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER CHOICE, HAVE TO GO TO WORK. THIS IS SCARY, I NEED HELP WITH THIS. JUST BOUGHT THIS CAR DON'T HAVE THE CASH TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT. *KB

I HAVE A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE . THE TRANSMISSION HAS GONE OUT IN MY CAR. I HAVE EXPERIENCE UNCONDITIONAL "SURGING" WHILE THE CAR WAS IN GEAR. I HAVE GONE WITHOUT RUNNING THE AIR CONDITIONER, THINKING THAT WAS THE "CAUSE" OF THE CAR SURGING (TAKING OFF). THE INCREASE ACCELERATION (REVVING) OF THE SPEEDOMETER AND RPM GAUGES WERE VERY ALARMING. THE OCCURRENCES WERE MANY THROUGHOUT THE TWO YEARS OF ME DRIVING THE CAR. THE WRENCH APPEARED WHILE I WAS DRIVING, THE CAR DIED. I PULLED OVER AND STARTED THE CAR BACK UP. IT HESITATED AFTER TWO TRIES, IT FINALLY TURNED OVER. I PRECEDED TO GO TO T MY NEXT DESTINATION THREE HOURS LATER, AFTER TRANSPORTING THE ATHLETES THAT I COACH, THE CAR STOP AS WE WERE TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD (ON GOING TRAFFIC) .THERE IS WHERE "EVERYTHING " WENT PIECES. THE CAR WAS NOT GETTING ANY GAS, IT WOULD NOT GO INTO...

PCM HAS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED 4 (POSSIBLY 5) TIMES; MILEAGE ON 2007 FORD FREESTYLE SEL HAS 41,124 MILES. LAST PCM AND THROTTLE BODY REPLACED AT OVER 37,000 MILES. IST REPAIR AUGUST 2010; 2ND REPAIR OCTOBER 2010; 3RD REPAIR DECEMBEER 2010; 4TH REPAIR JUNE 2011; 5TH REPAIR AUGUST 2011. DIES WHILE DRIVING DOWN ROAD - TWICE ON I75 AT 70MPH. NO RPM'S, NO ACCELERATION, WRENCH APPEARS AND CAR WILL NOT DRIVE. FORD ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE WILL TOW VEHICLE AND LAST EMAIL STATED VEHICLE IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY (POWERTRAIN WARRANTY IS 5 YEARS/60,000 MILES)? EACH DEALER HAS REPLACED PARTS BUT I HAD TO PAY A DEDUCTIBLE UNDER THE EXTENDED GM MAJOR REPAIR PLAN. SHOULD NOT HAVE PAID. FORD REFUSES TO TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY. BOUGHT VEHICLE USED AT ONLY 32,000 MILES. *TR

WE OWN A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. WHEN WE COME TO A STOP, FOR INSTANCE AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE ENGINE WILL REV UP AND THE VEHICLE WILL LURCH FORWARD. THIS OFTEN CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO THEN STALL. THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME IF WE ARE RUNNING THE AIR CONDITIONER. NOW WE SHUT THE AIR CONDITIONER OFF WHILE DRIVING IN TOWN. WE HAVE AVOIDED ANY INCIDENTS SO FAR. ALTHOUGH MANY TIMES HAVE HAD TO APPLY EXTREME PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES TO KEEP FROM LURCHING INTO A VEHICLE IN FRONT OF US. THE VEHICLE WILL STILL LURCH, BUT SO FAR WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO STOP IT IN TIME. AS I SAID BEFORE THE PRESSURE WE HAVE TO APPLY TO THE BRAKES IS EXTREME. THIS ALSO WILL HAPPEN WHEN BACKING UP. THE ENGINE WILL REV UP AND THEN DIE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE IN DRIVE, THE VEHICLE WOULD SURGE FORWARD WHILE ACCELERATING, AND SURGE BACKWARD WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN REVERSE. ALSO, WHEN ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A TURN IN EITHER DIRECTION, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER; HOWEVER, THEY DID NOT PERFORM A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. A PRIVATE MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS FAULTY AND THAT HE SHOULD TAKE IT TO THE DEALER FOR CONFIRMATION. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000.

2007 FORD FREESTYLE LUNGES FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING WE THOUGHT IT WAS WHEN THE A/C WAS RUNNING BUT IT HAPPENS WITHOUT I THE A/C ON. WE HAVE ALMOST HIT A FEW CARS WHEN IN TRAFFIC. I KNOW THAT THEY ARE INVESTIGATING THIS SITUATION, BUT SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE FIXED. WE CANT BE HAVING THIS HAPPENING WITH OUT SON IN THE CAR. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SURGE FORWARD, WHILE THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT WAS ACTIVATED, THEN THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY STALL AND HE WOULD NOTICE A WARNING LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT TO HAVE THE THROTTLE BODY REPLACED. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 30,000. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. UPDATED 9/13/11 *CN THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED IF THE AC WAS ON, THE VEHICLE WOULD SURGE FORWARD. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER MODELS STARTING FROM 2006 AND UP HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION BODY VALVE. UPDATED 10/05/11

VEHICLE EXPERIENCES SUDDEN UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION (OR LURCHING) WHEN IDLING OR MOVING AT A VERY SLOW SPEED. OCCURS IN FORWARD OR REVERSE DIRECTIONS, OCCURS MORE FREQUENTLY IN HOT WEATHER. *KB

OUR 2007 FORD FREESTYLE SURGES UNCONTROLLABLY WHEN IDLING. THE DEALER STATES THAT THE THROTTLE BODY IS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *KB

I HAVE A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE THAT LUNGES WITHOUT TOUCHING THE GAS , WHEN I PARK AND SIT FOR A MOMENT AS SOON AS I PUT IT IN DRIVE IT LUNGES FORWARD, SOMETIMES WHEN IM GOING TO PARK IN A PARKING LOT AND STOP AND LET OFF THE GAS IT LUNGES FORWARD , I DO NOT KNOW WHY IT DOES THIS BUT SOME ONE WILL GET HURT IF THIS IS NOT FIXED AND FORD DEALER CANT TELL ME WHY IT DOES THIS . *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN SHE HEARD A HUMMING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS, WHERE THE TECHNICIANS STATED THAT THE INPUT SHAFT BEARING FAILED AND THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE OVERHAULED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,150.

OUR 2007 FORD FREESTYLE HAS BEGUN LURCHING WHEN AT A SLOW SPEED BOTH IN REVERSE AND IN DRIVE. TONIGHT IT LURCHED FORWARD WHILE I WAS PARKING AND I NEARLY HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THIS KIND OF THING HAS ALSO HAPPENED WHILE BACKING UP. IT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES RECENTLY. IT THEN DISPLAYED THE WRENCH WARNING LIGHT ON THE DASH, WHICH, ACCORDING TO THE MANUAL MEANS THERE'S A TRANSAXLE PROBLEM.

2007 FORD FREESTYLE LUNGED TWICE IN MAY, 2011 WHILE PULLING INTO PARKING SPOT. INCIDENT HAPPENED AT 55,000 MILES. SLAMMED ON BRAKES AND DID NOT HIT NEIGHBORING VEHICLES. EARLY IN JUNE 2011, HAD OUR AC REPLACED WHICH WAS NOT WORKING. IMMEDIATELY AFTER AC WAS WORKING AGAIN, CAR LUNGED, WRENCH LIGHT APPEARED AND VEHICLE STALLED DURING A LOW SPEED TURN. CAR PROCEEDED TO LUNGE AND SURGE REGULARLY WHEN IT WAS PUT IN REVERSE OR DRIVE. WITH FOOT FIRMLY ON BRAKE AND PUTTING THE CAR IN PARK, RPMS WOULD GO BETWEEN 3000 AND 5000. THEN CAR WOULD DIE. WITH EXPERIMENTING, CAR WOULD NOT DO IT WHEN AIR CONDITIONING WAS TURNED OFF. WE RESEARCHED INTERNET AND LEARNED ABOUT SURGING AND THROTTLE BODY PROBLEMS. HAD FUEL INDUCTION SERVICE PERFORMED AND HAVE NOT HAD RECURRENCE IN 90+ DAYS. DID NOT REPLACE THROTTLE BODY YET BUT SUSPECT IT WILL BE CLOGGED UP AGAIN WITH TIME AND MILEAGE....

CAR WAS REPORTED TO STALL ON A HOT DAY WHILE THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ON. WHEN CAR WAS PUT INTO REVERSE OR DRIVE THE CAR STALLED AND THEN WENT INTO FAILSAFE MODE (WRENCH LIGHT). CAR DID NOT APPEAR TO LURCH FORWARD AS HAS BEEN REPORTED. PROBLEM HAPPENED ONE TIME. *TR

CAR WOULD LUNGE FORWARD ON ITS OWN 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. *TR

MY 2007 FOR FREESTYLE IS HAVING LUNGING ISSUES. I OFTEN NOTICE IT WHEN IT'S VERY HOT AND THE AIR CONDITIONER IS RUNNING AND/OR WHEN I'M PARKING. I'VE ALSO NOTICED THE WRENCH LITE APPEAR A FEW TIMES. OTHER TIMES, MY CAR LOOSES POWER COMPLETELY AND SHUTS OFF. OTHER TIMES, IT FEELS LIKE I AM LOOSING POWER WHEN I'M DRIVING. ALMOST AS IF THE CAR IS DOWN SHIFTING TO A LOWER GEAR. *TR

STARTED MY 2007 FORD FREESTYLE IN A PARKING LOT PUT IT IN REVERSE AND ALL OF A SUDDEN IT LUNGED BACKWARDS ALMOST HITTING A PEDESTRIAN. IT HAS BEEN DOING THIS FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS NOW BUT THIS IS THE FIRST TIME SOMEONE WAS ALMOST HIT. IT USUALLY DOES IT WHEN SHIFTING INTO FORWARD OR REVERSE FROM NEUTRAL TOOK IT INTO DEALERSHIP IT FIRST STARTED AND THEY DID SOME SORT OF SOFTWARE UPDATE ( THEY CLAIM) BUT IT HAS NEVER FIXED THE PROBLEM. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) *TT

I PURCHASED A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE ON MAY 05 2011 AND STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITHIN THE SECOND MONTH OF HAVING THE CAR BUT I ALSO HEARD A LOUD NOISE WHEN YOU TURN THE WHEEL SHARPLY TO THE RIGHT, AND I TOLD THE FINANCE PERSON AND HE SAID OK WE'LL TAKE CARE OF THAT AND THEY NEVER DID. THEN NOW WE ARE IN THE THIRD MONTH OF HAVING THIS VEHICLE, AND NOW IT CUTS OFF RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF ME BACKING UP AND THE AC ON AND I WOULD HAVE TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND RESTART AGAIN. THEN THE CAR ACTS AS THOUGH ITS REVVING UP AND YOU COULD BE AT A STOP LIGHT AND IT WILL REV UP AND YOU WOULD HAVE TO REALLY PLACE YOUR FOOT HARD ON THE BRAKE TO KEEP IT FROM HITTING ANOTHER CAR IN FRONT OF YOU. TOOK THE CAR SEVERAL TIMES TO...

MY 2007 FORD FREESTYLE WILL LUNGE IN FORWARD AND REVERSE. IT STALLED LAST NIGHT WHEN IT WAS IN REVERSE AND THIS HAPPENED. IT IS HAPPENING MORE OFTEN. THIS IS VERY FRIGHTENING AND COULD EASILY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *KB

I HAVE A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONING IS ON THE CAR WILL JUMP FORWARD. THE WRENCH LIGHT WILL COME ON AND I HAVE TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON TO GET RID OF THE LIGHT. YESTERDAY IT DID THE SAME THING AND NOW THE ENGINE LIGHT IS STAYING ON AND WILL NOT GO OFF. SO FAR I HAVE KEPT FROM HITTING ANYTHING BY REACTING QUICKLY AND SLAMMING ON MY BRAKES OR TURNING THE AIR OFF OR SITTING WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE BUT ONE OF THESE DAYS I MAY HIT A CAR OR A PERSON. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. *KB

MY 2007 FORD FREESTYLE LUNGES IN BOTH FORWARD AND REVERSE OCCASIONALLY. USUALLY HEAVILY APPLYING THE BREAK WILL STOP THE CAR. THIS TYPICALLY HAPPENS AT VERY LOW SPEEDS WHEN I AM PARKING THE CAR OR GETTING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE (AT THE GROCERY STORE, ECT...). THE INSTANCES OCCUR MORE OFTEN IN THE SUMMER TIME, IN HOT WEATHER AND WHEN THE A/C IS ON. IT IS A VERY DANGEROUS DEFECT, ESPECIALLY SINCE IT OCCURS OFTEN IN PARKING LOTS OR AT SCHOOL WHEN I AM DROPPING MY KIDS OFF, AS THERE ARE LOTS OF PEDESTRIANS. I HAVE SUBMITTED A PREVIOUS COMPLAINT ON THIS ISSUE, BUT HAVE HEARD NOTHING. THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED FOR THE PAST 3 YEARS. *KB

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS MY 2007 FORD FREESTYLE HAS LURCHED FORWARD WITHOUT ME STEPPING ON THE GAS. TYPICALLY IT HAPPENS AS I AM IDLING AND I GO TO STEP ON THE BRAKE (FORCING ME TO BREAK HARD), OR WHEN I AM EASING UP ON THE BREAK (I.E., INSTEAD OF SLOWLY MOVING, THE CAR LUNGES FORWARD). *KB

WHEN MY FORD FREESTYLE IDLES (IT SEEMS MOSTLY IN HOT WEATHER) FOR MORE THAN EVEN 2 MINUTES WHEN I PUT IT IN GEAR FORWARD AND REVERSE THE CAR LUNGES EVEN IF MY FOOT IS ON THE BRAKE. IT DOES THIS EVERY TIME THE WEATHER IS HOT OR IF MY CAR IDLES FOR ANY PERIOD OF TIME. I HAVE JUST BEGAN RESEARCHING WHAT THE PROBLEM COULD BE AND SEE MANY PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. I HAVE NOT YET REPLACED ANY PARTS. MOST OF WHAT I READ STATED TRANSMISSION TROUBLE OR THROTTLE BODY PROBLEMS IS THE CAUSE. *KB

MY CAR HAS BEEN LUNGING FOR THE LAST FEW WEEKS, AND I ALMOST HIT ANOTHER CAR. LAST WEEK, WHEN I GOT IN, THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. I IMMEDIATELY STARTED DRIVING TO THE DEALER. I LOST POWER FOR A FEW SECONDS AND THEN MY CAR WOULD HARDLY SHIFT. THE LUNGING WAS THE REALLY SCARY THING, AND NOW THEY ARE SAYING MY TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, AND IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY BY ONE MONTH. *KB

ABOUT THREE MONTHS AGO I BOUGHT A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. ONE DAY WHEN ME, MY DAUGHTER, AND MY GRANDDAUGHTER WENT SHOPPING , IN WARNER ROBINS GEORGIA MY CAR STOPPED RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC AND CUT OFF . WE JUST ABOUT HAD PEOPLE HIT US IN ALL DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS. SO I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND TURNED IT BACK ON AND DROVE INTO THE PARKING LOT AND CALLED THE PEOPLE I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM. THEY TOLD US TO BRING THE CAR TOO THEM. WELL A COUPLE DAYS LATER WHEN I WAS SUPPOSE TO TAKE THE CAR TO THEM IT TURNED OFF TWO TIMES IN ONE DAY! I HAD BOUGHT ALL OF THE AVAILABLE WARRANTY I COULD BUY WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR, BUT TODAY THE DEALERSHIP CALLED ME BACK AND SAID THAT IT IS THE THROTTLE BODY, AND THAT NO MATTER IF YOU FIX IT, IT CAN CONTINUE...

WHEN I AM GOING AT A LOW SPEED THE CAR GOES DEAD. EXAMPLE BEING WHEN I TURN IN MY DRIVEWAY OR INTO A PARKING SPACE. ALSO THE CAR SURGES AND JUMPS FORWARD OR SOMETIMES BACKWARDS WHEN I PUT IT IN REVERSE OR PARK. IT IS BEGINNING TO HAPPEN ALL THE TIME AND IS DANGEROUS! I AM SO FRUSTRATED I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. I ACTUALLY RAN ACROSS A SITE WHERE TONS OF OTHERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I DO NOT HAVE 750.00 PLUS TO PAY ON FIXING SOMETHING THAT FORD IS WELL AWARE THEY FOULED UP AND DID NOTHING ABOUT. AS WITH ALL THE OTHER CASES MY A/C QUIT LONG AGO. I FEEL THEY SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE AND A RECALL ISSUED SO THEY CAN PAY FOR THE REPAIR OF AN ITEM THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN SOLD IN PROPER WORKING ORDER. THANK YOU. *KB

THE WRENCH LIGHTS COME ON AND THE VEHICLE IDLES UP WHEN AT STOP LIGHT OR JUST STOPPING VEHICLE LUNGES FORWARD WITH USE OF BRAKE. CAN'T USE A/C VEHICLE WILL LUNGE ALSO AND THEN SHUT OFF COMPLETELY. VERY UNSAFE... *KB

MY 2007 FORD FREESTYLE REVS UP BY ITSELF. WHEN BACKING INTO MY PARKING SPACE I HAVE TO KEEP MY FOOT ON BRAKES BACK UP VERY VERY SLOWLY DUE TO THE CAR WANTING TO LUNG BACK ON ITS OWN. NOT ABLE TO USE MY A/C OR HEATER. WHEN A/C IS ON THE CAR REALLY REVS UP AND THEN EVENTUALLY CUTS OFF WITH ALL THE LIGHT BEING LIT UP , THE WRENCH AND ENGINE LIGHTS UP, THEN I HAVE TO WAIT ABOUT 5 MINUTES BEFORE THE CAR CUTS BACK ON. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AS WHEN IM WAITING AT A STOP LIGHT THE CAR WILL LUNGE FORWARD BY ITSELF, I COULD HIT SOMEONE ACCIDENTALLY OR I COULD JUST RUN INTO ANOTHER CAR. THE CAR SEEMS TO HAVE A MIND OF ITS OWN, ITS SCARY. I PAY FOR THIS CAR AND I CANT EVEN USE THE A/C OR HEATER MY KIDS AND I...

2007 FORD FREESTYLE CROSSOVER - THE CAR WILL SUDDENLY LUNGE FORWARD, SOMETIMES THE MOTOR SHUTS DOWN AND THE "RED WRENCH" LIGHT COMES ON. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FREQUENTLY IN THE LAST MONTH. I HAVE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAY THEY THINK IT MAY BE DUE TO THROTTLE PROBLEMS. ALTHOUGH I HAVE NOT DONE AN EXTENSIVE INVESTIGATION INTO WHEN THE ABOVE HAPPENS, I HAVE NOTICED WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER IS ON HIGH, IT HAPPENS. THIS MAY BE COINCIDENTAL BUT NEVERTHELESS I HAVE NOTICED THE SURGE WHEN THE AIR CONDITION IS ON. I HAVE RESEARCHED THE INTERNET FOR OTHERS WITH THIS PROBLEM AND THERE CERTAINLY SEEMS TO BE MANY PEOPLE WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. THERE IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE WITH THIS IN THAT IF YOU DO NOT CURRENTLY HAVE YOUR FOOT ON THE BRAKE, THE CAR WILL LUNGE FORWARD (POSSIBLY HITTING ANOTHER CAR, A PEDESTRIAN OR HAVE EVEN HAVING...

SURGING AND LURCHING FORWARD WHILE PARKING OR SLOWING DOWN. I ALMOST HIT ANOTHER CAR AND A PERSON ON THE SIDE WALK. TWO DIFFERENT INCIDENTS. THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT A DOZEN TIMES AND BECOMES MORE FREQUENT AND POWERFUL EACH TIME. THE WRENCH LIGHT HAS COME ON THE DASH BOARD NOW. 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. *KB

DURING LOW SPEEDS, IDLING SPEEDS, CAR ACCELERATES OR SURGES. MORE NOTICEABLE WHEN AIR CONDITIONING IS RUNNING OR IN IDLE MODE IN DRIVE UP LINES. WRENCH WARNING LIGHT COMES ON. IF I TURN CAR OFF AND THEN BACK ON IT USUALLY REMOVES THE PROBLEM. OCCURS WHEN GOING FORWARD OR BACKWARDS. *TT

I HAVE A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE AND I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR SURGING FORWARD AND BACKWARDS WHEN I TRY TO PARK AND BACKUP. THIS ALSO OCCURS AT STOPLIGHTS AND SOMETIMES THE CAR WILL CUT OFF. EVEN WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKES THE CAR STILL TRYS TO SURGE. ITS LIKE IT ACCELERATES ALL ON ITS OWN AND AT TIMES IT HAS EVEN BEEN HARD TO STOP THE CAR DUE TO ISSUE. IT WAS ONLY HAPPENING OCCASIONALLY BUT NOW ITS HAPPENS QUITE A FEW TIMES A WEEK. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS CAR DUE TO THIS PROBLEM..

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WHEN BRAKING TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD MOST FREQUENTLY OCCUR WHEN THE HEATER OR AIR CONDITIONING WAS ACTIVATED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THERE WAS DEBRIS IN THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND DISCOLORATION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO SURGE FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

ON 07/21/2007, I PURCHASED A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE WHICH WAS USED AS A DEMO. RECENTLY AT 50,500 MILES I HAVE BEEN HEARING A LIGHT THUMPING SOUND FROM THE ENGINE AREA WHILE IDLING. PER MY VISIT OF MID JUNE 2011 TO THE DEALER SERVICE AREA, I WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE ONLY REQUIRED A TRANSMISSION SENSOR TO BE REPLACED. SINCE THE LAST VISIT, I HAVE CONTACTED THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TWICE AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE SENSOR IS ON BACK ORDER. I COULD HEAR THAT HESITATION IN THEIR VOICE LIKE AS IF THEY ARE KEEPING SOMETHING FROM ME. I DON'T LIKE THIS. THE VEHICLE ALSO LUNGES UNEXPECTEDLY AND THIS IS OF GREAT CONCERN TO ME. I AM JUST GLAD THAT I HAVE NOT BEEN HIT FROM BEHIND. I HAVE JUST BEEN VERY LUCKY. IN REGARDS TO THE NOISE, I AM SPECULATING A FAULTY CVT TRANSMISSION. *TR

WE ARE EXPERIENCING THE LUNGING AND SUDDEN ACCELERATION AT IDLE SPEED ON OUR 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. WHEN MOVING IN A PARKING LOT, IT IS VERY APPARENT, PARTICULARLY AS YOU CHANGE FROM REVERSE TO FORWARD. YOU REALLY NEED TO PAY ATTENTION, AND KEEP YOUR FOOT ON THE BRAKE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE DOES LUNGE. WE RECENTLY HAVE HAD ANOTHER ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING ON VACATION. THE LITTLE "WRENCH" APPEARED NEAR THE END OF OUR TRIP AND THE VEHICLE APPEARED TO BE LOSING "POWER" TO THE WHEELS. AFTER THE VEHICLE COOLED DOWN, IT OPERATED NORMALLY AND THE WRENCH DID NOT APPEAR AGAIN, YET. *TR

MY FREESTYLE WHICH I PURCHASED NEW HAS BEEN AT THE DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES FOR LUNGING. WHEN IT LUNGES IT THROWS THE WRENCH LIGHT. LAST INCIDENT IS THE INCIDENT DATE BELOW. *TR SAME AS PE11018

I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR WANTING TO ACCELERATE FORWARD OR BACKWARDS. AT FIRST I THOUGHT I WAS IMAGING UNTIL WHILE AT WALMART WHEN I PUT THE IN REVERSE = CAR SURGED BACKWARDS WHILE FOOT ON THE BRAKE - ABOUT HIT A CHILD - WHEN PUT IN FORWARD GEAR = CAR SURGED - JERKED - HAD NO RPMS. AT TIME OF PURCHASE I DRILLED THE SALES MANAGER ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION AND STATED THAT I DID NOT WANT THE SAME PROBLEMS AS EXPERIENCED WITH MY WINDSTAR. WAS TOLD DIFFERENT TYPE OF TRANSMISSION, UPDATE - NOT GEAR DRIVEN - SOLVED THE PROBLEMS = HAVE NOT HAD COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION -(DEFINITELY A LIE - FOUND COMPLAINTS ON LINE0 AT FORT MILL FORD IN FORT MILL, SC. ONCE THIS PROBLEM STARTED, HAD NO RPM TO SPEAK OF - DROVE WITH THE ACCELERATOR TO THE FLOOR - MAX SPEED I COULD REACH WAS...