general problems of the 2005 Ford Freestyle - part 2

It first started while driving down the street my traction control light and my wrench light suddenly came on. My vehicle was put into "safe mode"which caused my car to stop losing all power. I looked up my VIN number at Ford. Com and it said a recall is in action by the company to remedy a safety or emissions-related concern related to a vehicle to the dealer for service. I contacted the service department at Ford and the customer relationship center and was told its not a recall it was under an extended warranty that expired in may 31st 2013. Just on oct 4 2014 I was driving on the expressway with my wife and children and the car suddenly put it into safe mode and abruptly stopped! im sorry but it sounds like a safety concern to me and should be considered a recall.

The contact owns a 2005 Ford Freestyle. While driving at various slow speeds, the vehicle lunged forward while the service engine light was illuminated. The failure occurred randomly in the winter months. The contact also mentioned that the engine stalled shortly after the failure occurred. The vehicle was able to restart after several attempts. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 75,000.

Lunges forward or backward when put in to drive or reverse . Check charging system comes on and off as it please. I have had it checked out 4 different times but no problems have been found. The next issue is now it is displaying the wrench light and says engine safe mode and check engine light is on. I really liked my car until this has started it is my only car and I have 3 small children I need to transport daily and I am very scared to drive this car but have no other choice. Ford please help figure out these problems I have read a lot about other having these same problems.

Vehicle idling, vehicle put into reverse and instantly accelerated backwards, depressed break and vehicle net into a safe fail mode. Engine light and a wrench dashboard light came on. Turned vehicle off and back on systems came up fine. Put vehicle in drive and vehicle accelerated and lunged forward. Engine light and wrench dashboard light came on and engine went into fail safe mode again. Drove vehicle home in fail safe mode. Vehicle was taken in for servicing September 08, 2010 for same issue, throttle body was replaced.

I am writing to complain about 2 issues that I have experienced with my 2005 Ford Freestyle VIN # [xxx]. . . I have read online by a lot of people complaining about the throttle body. . . My car tries to accelerate on its own at times even when I am on the brake. . . Also the ac problem I have that I have read about online by a lot of people. My car wont cool when idling but the driver side will cool when going down the highway. I do believe the problems should be addressed with all the complaints about them. Thanks for your time. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).

* acceleration problems when parking or reversing at low speeds when the a/c is running on any fan level. - during high exterior temperatures when vehicle ac is on, vehicle drastically lunges forward if in drive - or backwards if in reverse. Research online states that this is a common problem among Ford vehicles, therefore if Ford does not act swiftly to correct this obvious safety defect in their manufacturing, I will contact my congressional/senate representatives. These vehicles transport children, and Ford should do the right thing and not ignore these problems like Chevrolet and Toyota did. "man-up" Ford!.

We had problems with it revving up wanted to go forward when parking. We had the throttle body cleaned , helped for a little while. Problems with the air conditioning had compressor replaced, then starting having electrical problems (failure safe mode engine would shut down) while driving . Had alternator replaced because all electrical starting shutting down and turning off while driving also transmisson was trying to go in reverse while driving reverse lights would come on very dangerous. Replaced body computer still didn't fix the problem to afraid to drive it . It was paid off but no one could fix the problems, how can you have a vehicle that no one can fix,we have been informed that Ford knew of these problems but would do nothing about them. Very disappointed we really liked the car when we got it.

The contact owns a 2005 Ford Freestyle. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle would accelerate or decelerate independently. The failure was intermittent. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the throttle body valve needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 140,243.

In drive at 40 mph to 55 mph the car almost stalls and goes I to fail safe mode. In fail safe mode the car runs at 15 mph. The dealer says they can not duplicate the problem.

In 2011 the throttle body failed on my 2005 Ford Freestyle. Ford recommended cleaning the throttle body and I had this done at a Ford dealer. Ford later extended the warranty on this part and reimbursed me. Following this, I found that the car occasionally lunged and the rpms would race. On November 3, 2013 the vehicle went into fail safe mode while driving at 45 mph. I was in heavy traffic and the entire engine stopped accelerating. I immediately hit my brakes and began to pull over. I restarted the vehicle and tried to make my way home at 15 mph. On Monday I made an appointment to have my car seen. I was told it was still covered by the extended warranty. On Tuesday the car again went into fail safe mode and shut down while driving. I was almost rear ended. On inspection, the dealer found that the throttle body was at fault. The part was faulty, and could not be cleaned to fix. It would have to be replaced, but Ford would not cover the cost (over $900) even though they know there is a problem with this part. When calling, I was told that they would only cover a one time cleaning. The cleaning did not fix the problem, and this is a massive safety issue. The car shuts down in traffic, leaving you vulnerable.

We purchased a used 2005 Ford Freestyle on April 4, 2013. It had 74,590 miles on it. On October 1, 2013 the ctv transmission began to fail. Check engine and check transmission warnings came on, the car would not accelerate past 10mph, it lurched and crunched at 3500-4000rpms. We made it less than one block before it just stopped in the road. Turning the engine off and back one, I was able to get back to ten mph and limp it back home. Later that day after disconnecting the battery for ten minutes, the car fired up no problem and was drivable until the October 3, 2013 where this action repeated but it didn't even make it a block before stopping. Again, by turning the engine off and back on I was able to limp it home. My husband was able to get it started one more time and took it to the mechanic. After an afternoon of full diagnoses, we were told it needed a new refurbed (so not even new) transmission for $6400. 00! we were able to limp it home from the mechanics while we consider our options. After researching online this appears to be a well known problem with the ctv transmissions that Ford is fully aware of and has no plans to correct. We would like to know what our options are with this lemon! we haven’t even had it for 6 months and it has low mileage. Thank you.

The contact owns a 2005 Ford Freestyle. The contact stated after starting the vehicle she shifted it in reverse gear but the vehicle accelerated forward. After a considerable amount of time the vehicle began to function as designed. The vehicle was taken to a dealer for diagnostic testing and the contact was informed that the throttle body needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was repaired. The failure and current mileage was 172,000.

While driving on the freeway the wrench light, and check engine light came on. The car lost significant power, almost resulting in accident would only allow me to drive 40mph, pulled over around 11 times and restarted the car. I was an hour away from home. I had the throttle body cleaned a few months ago at the Ford dealership, they assured me that this would fix the previous problem because the car was lunging forward (which I have allready made a formal complaint). However they also stated that it really should be replaced but they were only instructed to clean it and eventually it would get clogged again. When I spoke to them today they stated that there was nothing they could do and I would have to fix at my own expense. I could understand if it was normal wear and tear on the vehicle. However this is a major safety issue. Someone is going to end up hurt by this. I am a family of six and I am really scared for my families safety while in this vehicle. First the lunging backward and forward. . . . Now the car loosing significant power while driving on the freeway. . . Seriously this is not appropriate. . . Please have Ford look further into this or eventually they will be sued by someone. As I was pulled over on the side of the road. Another gentleman stopped and told me that he as well owns a Freestyle and he is having same issues and currenly is in the process of a lawsuit with Ford. Too many safety complaints on the vehicle/transmission for Ford not to recall. !!!!!!!!!.

The dash turned off. All of the dash components are not working including the mileage, speedometer, gas, oil, turn signals etc. It is not safe to drive. It fails several times during the day and at night keeping me guessing if I am driving the speed limit or not and if my turn signals are working. The airbag safety light also is not working, flashing on and off keeping me wondering if I have any safety at all. This problem is not just happening with my car but others in my year and make. It is not safe for the driver, passenger, and other cars on the road. This needs to be fixed. As of now, the bug has not fixed itself. The electronics have been off for a full day and I am worried they won't turn back on. Please do some further work on this problem. Thank you.

The contact owns a 2005 Ford Freestyle. The contact stated that while the brake pedal was being depressed, the vehicle lunged forward abnormally. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not available. The approximate failure mileage was 43,000.

I was sitting in a drive thru when the engine suddenly revved up and the car lurched forward. The gas pedal was not being pressed at the time, only the brake. I applied more pressure to the brake pedal and the car stopped. The engine continued to rev and then it shut off. When the car was restarted, the check engine light was on. The error code was p061b.

When I was reversing out of a parking space my car lunged backwards and then a few weeks later the same thing happened to me when I pulled out onto a street and went into safe mode. And would only go 40mph. It seems to be happening more frequentlly when I go into drive or reverse my car will lungebackwards. This vehicle is becoming more and more unsafe to drive. The cost of a new cvt transmission will run me alot of $$$$$. I am aware there is currently a class action lawsuit pending against Ford for this matter. I just purchased this vehicle this year if I would have known I would not have bought this car. With four children in the car I am very scared to drive the car .

We were driving on the freeway (hwy 350) and the car just stalled out, again in traffic on take off the car stalled in the middle of traffic, once getting on I-70 it just stalled,. We took it to dick smith Ford here in raytown, missouri , johnny the service person said it was covered under extended warranty. So I left the car with them , and about 3:00 pm I got a call, johnny said the car was ready, he said they fixed the problem, but it is doing the same thing. This time it stopped with my wife in the heat of traffic, well I called johnny at the dealership again and he said it must be something else, well I had a test done, the test indicated it is the same problem the throttle body. I know the problem could not be a tune-up because I just spent $ 900. 00 for that at the same Ford place, yes over nine hundred dollars. Please advise what to do.

Had a previous recall done to clean throttle body for cold start stall it ran fin for a couple of weeks when one Sunday we were on the interstate my wife was driving at the time when suddenly it was like some one shut the engine off, we were in very heavy traffic with traffic moving fast my wife become very scared she had no power steering or brakes cars were locking their brakes blowing horns and passing around us I shifted the car to neutral for we were still rolling about 50 by then and had her try and restart car which it did and we resumed speed to the next pull over, I contacted the dealer and someone in Ford quality and was told I would have to pay check out fees and it was not a warranty nor goodwill item. Since we reluctantly take the Ford we use our older chevy instead, I have used the Ford several times since the incident and it acts up every time, I am on disability and cannot afford the cost for check . Out fees after reading dozens of blogs there seems to be a problem in the throttle body, and this is a big safety issue, I am a retired Ford technician forced to due to cancer, we need help with our car and for you to be aware of the dangerous problem these cars are having, had I not been with my wife the first time this occurred there could have been a serious accident, I have been on line and talked with many other people with the same problem, some not as lucky as us. I think Ford needs to first ck the recall they did and then find out why I am having this dilemma, after 24 years. As a Ford tech I have never come across something as scary and dangerous as this. A word of feedback would be greatly appreciated thank [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).

Car has a history of lunging when idling. It has happened several times over the years.

The contact owns a 2005 Ford Freestyle. The contact stated that while traveling various speeds, the vehicle suddenly lost acceleration power and made a strange noise. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted about the failure. The failure mileage was 101,000.

2005 Freestyle sat parked at idle (in parking lot) for approximately 7 minutes. Brake pedal was then pressed and gear shift put into "drive". Vehicle rpm's immediately went up out of control without foot on accelerator. Vehicle quickly lurched forward about 10 feet before brake pedal was depressed far enough to cease the movement. Speed estimated at 8mph. Rpm's continued to increase and vehicle lurched again and travelled about a foot before brake pedal was further depressed enough to cease movement. For about one-half second after brake pedal was depressed, rpms stayed high and then vehicle shook violently and stalled. Dash readout said, "engine failsafe mode". Fortunately, no persons were in front of vehicle during incident. One hour later, same day, vehicle would not properly accelerate during passing attempt. Unknown if this issue was related. The next morning, vehicle would not start and hasn't started since. Vehicle currently in auto repair shop (we've been afraid to drive vehicle and will not drive it until situation is rectified).

Car stalls daily three times while driving, dealer cleaned the throttle body still stalls, another dealer cleaned the maf and changed the spark plugs and change cvt transmission fluid, still stalling. Need a new throttle body it is a common defect with Ford and very dangerous some one will get killed because of it. My cvt transmission start to slip and needs replacement.

The contact owns a 2005 Ford Freestyle. The contact stated that the vehicle surged forward while in drive and backwards while in reverse. The vehicle was taken to a private mechanic where the failure was unable to be replicated. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 150,000. The current mileage was 167,000. The VIN was not available.

The contact owns a 2005 Ford Freestyle. The contact was driving 10 mph uphill when the vehicle unexpectedly lunged forward without the brake pedal or the accelerator pedal being engaged. The vehicle came to a stop when pressure was applied to the brake pedal. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. There was a concurrent investigation under NHTSA action number: pe11018 (vehicle speed control). The manufacturer was not notified of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 95,000.

The car lunges forward when at a complete stop; nearly causing accidents (I would rear end someone if I didn't allow more space between the other vehicle and mine than legally allowed. ). When you try to run the air conditioning the car shuts off immediately, no matter what speed you are driving at. The car makes noise when turning the steering wheel to the left. I just purchased this car 4 months ago and am now being told I need to replace the transmission, the air compressor and a valve. I noticed the lunging immediately and was able to allow myself more space to make up for the differential, however other people on the road are not aware of my issues with lunging and when they pull in front of me, I may not be able to slow myself. I am highly perturbed by the continuing issues. In looking online I find that I am just one of many people with these very same issues with the Freestyle. I absolutely love this car and quite frankly I have 3 more years of paying for it but I need it to run properly. I have 2 young children that I haul in my car as well as their friends and other family members and it's scary. My son is asthmatic and will not be able to stand the car come summer since I am unable to run the air conditioning until I can afford to replace the air compressor. I just wish that I had known that the car was not the "steal" I thought it to be before I bought it. I even spent $2000 more than I had planned to because I liked this car so much. .

The contact owns a 2005 Ford Freestyle. The contact stated that while driving approximately 20 to 70 mph the vehicle would stall without any warning and then turned it self back on. Also, the vehicle would lunge forward on an intermittent basis. The vehicle has not been inspected by a dealer or an independent mechanic. The manufacturer was contacted and they offered no assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 75,000. The current mileage was approximately 80,000. The VIN was unavailable.

Was coming up to a stop light and the car started to accelerate. When I put on brakes, it accelerated more. To avoid hitting 3 cars in front of me, I went over a curb, up a hill and over and embankment. The car finally stopped in the middle of a side street. The impact of coming off the embankment blew 2 tires and totaled out the bottom of my car. The insurance company has totaled the car. As far as the speed of the car, I was doing 35 until the acceleration failed and when I put on the brakes, it went faster. I read on your website where Ford was having problems with lunging and this sounds like what happened with my car. Especially when I read from others that have posted there problems with this. I do believe that Ford needs to do a recall before someone gets hurt bad. I did go to the er to get checked out but besides seat belt burn, I was fine.

The contact owns a 2005 Ford Freestyle. The contact stated that the vehicle was difficult to start. Also, the contact stated that while driving at various speeds the vehicle lunged forward independently. Both failures recurred numerous times. The dealer and the manufacturer were notified of the failure. However, neither offered any assistance. The failure mileage was 45,000 and the current mileage was 50,329.

At low speeds with the a/c on, the vehicle lunges foward (while in drive) or backward (while in reverse). This is noticed most when pulling in or out of a garage or parking space.

Tl- the contact owns a 2005 Ford Freestyle. While driving approximately 15 mph, the contact noticed a clunking sound and an abnormal vibration coming from the engine. The failure was also noticeable when the vehicle was parked. Additionally, the vehicle would jerk forward or backward when switching gears. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. There was an investigation under NHTSA action number: pe11018 (vehicle speed control) that could have been related to the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 69,500. Kmj.

On 9/5/2012, was sitting in drive thru at mcdonald's. When I picked my foot up off the brake to ease forward, the car lunged forward. I quickly step on the brakes hard, but each time I tried to ease forward this occurred a total of three times. Luckily, I was far enough behind the car in front of me that this did not cause an incident. This has also occurred on previous occasions, and when backing slowly out of a parking space. I did not think anything of it until this last occurrence.

My vehicle lunged backwards and almost hit a passing car. The engine fail safe mode came on and car continued to lung forward. I noticed this happen when the ac was on. I experienced no issues when the ac was off. Ford wanted me to pay $1800 to fix the throttle body and intake valves. After researching on the web, I saw multiple complaints on the same issue. Why isn't this being looked into with a high sense of urgency. It's obviously an issue as I also experienced the same issue on multiple occasions and didn't know why until the last time it happened today. I live in TX so understandably it is hot.

Issue 1: the car lunges periodically and without warning. It is very startling and causes panic-reactions to slam the brake to stop. I don't believe the counter-measures I've been using are a very good long-term "defensive-driving" strategy especially if it gets worse nor do I feel its a situation a driver with a family should have to face on a repeat and regular basis. It usually occurs at very low speeds like moving in or out of a parking position (I've almost driven through my garage door and inside garage wall or hit parked cars in parking lots on several occasions), approaching or leaving stop signs and lights (I now slow down triple what I would in another vehicle to avoid getting close to other vehicles in case it lunges), and usually more frequently when the air conditioning is running. This has been on-going for several months but I thought it was my imagination. Finally when I researched recalls, I noticed other complaints and feel this is a serious concern if its happening to others as well and should be resolved before someone is seriously injured. My biggest fear is needing to stop suddenly to avoid something like a car or person and the car lunging and striking it anyway. Issue 2: the car is losing about 100 miles per gallon of gas compared to 1 year ago and 150 miles per gallon of gas compared to 2 years ago. When I bought the car in Dec 2010 it got about 430 miles per tank. Now it gets about 280 miles per tank.

The contact owns a 2005 Ford Freestyle. The contact stated as he came to a stop sign there was a sudden increase on engine rpms. The contact mentioned that he engaged the brake pedal but it failed to stop the vehicle. However, the contact was able to turn the vehicle off and restart it in order to reset the system. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnosed that the mechatronics control unit needed to be replaced. The remedy failed to repair the problem. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer who diagnosed that the throttle body needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The VIN was unknown. The failure mileage was 96,000 and the current mileage was 98,000.