general problems of the 2006 Ford Freestyle - part 1

I was driving down the road and my car just stopped like it went into neutral but it was in drive the car starts up but when I’m drive doesn’t go anywhere.

The contact owns a 2006 Ford Freestyle. The contact stated while driving approximately 25 mph, the vehicle inadvertently stalled with the battery, oil pressure, and check engine warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer but was not diagnosed. The manufacturer was informed of the failure but offered no assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 210,000.

I just bought this 2006 Ford Freestyle and have almost had 4 wrecks this week! it just surges randomly in the school pick up line redlights parking lots and stop signs im scared for my familys safety. I dont know what to do I paid alot of money for this car from an indivdual.

Tl the contact owns a 2006 Ford Freestyle. While driving 70 mph, the check engine indicator illuminated and the vehicle went into limp mode. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the throttle body needed to be replaced. The throttle body was replaced; however, the failure recurred. Joe machens capital city Ford (located at 807 southwest blvd, jefferson city, mo 65109, (855) 929-5900) was notified of the failure. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 194,000.

On multiple occasions, while car is braked but in gear (d), car lunges forward despite brakes being applied. I notice the engine revs suddenly increase when this happens. This has happened sporadically over the last few months. On Thursday Nov 22 around 7. 30pm, I stopped at a stop sign in woodburn, oregon as pedestrians were crossing. Suddenly the car lunged forward, but thankfully did not hit a lady who was crossing and thought I was intentionally trying to scare/run her over. Not sure if this is related, but in two occasions the car completely shut down while in motion and driving around 35 - 45mph range. The brakes naturally stiffened and I told power steering. Luckily, I was able to maneuver to the side of the road and restart. Another issue is sometimes I lose throttle control of the car. On few occassions, this happened as soon as I started the car, and sometimes when I was stopped at stop sign. All three of these symptoms started showing up around the same time, which is why I believe they may be related. The problems started approximately when the engine had 128,000 miles and currently it has 140,000miles.

The wrench on left side of dashboard comes on and when I shift into drive or from drive to park transmission jerks. Have had it looked at but never find anythang. Does it more when it's hot out or when engine gets warm. Love my Ford Freestyle just hard to take trips outa town. Happens while driving. Can't drive over 50 mph and if I am I have to pull over shut off vehicle and wait a few minutes and start it back up. Sometimes I have to repeat that a few times.

Problems started after the battery and alternator were changed back in November 2017. First, the battery light and check charging system went on right after the Ford dealer changed the battery and alternator. We were told that the electrical output was fine despite the warning light. Since then several alternators were changed by the dealer but the warning light remained and the dealer does not know how to fix this. Today while driving (streets and highway) the dashboard (instrument cluster) went off and on and all gauges went to zero and back on after a while during driving. There was a kick to the engine every time this happened. My backlights went crazy (including reverse lights) while driving forward on streets/highway. Turning lights were also affected. Other drivers alerted me today. This is a danger to us and others. I fear the engine could eventually get affected too. There are many posts online with identical issues and Ford does not appear to be willing or able to solve this.

Vehicle surges while parking or moving at low speed, especially while in a turn.

The contact owns a 2006 Ford Freestyle. While driving approximately 60 mph, a wrench warning indicator and the check engine indicator illuminated. When the contact turned off and restarted the vehicle, the wrench warning indicator was no longer illuminated, but the engine warning indicator remained illuminated. The contact took the vehicle to brooster Ford where it was diagnosed that the throttle actuator control failed. The dealer cleaned the throttle bottle and reprogrammed the pcm; however, the failure recurred. The contact informed the dealer, but the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired again. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 146,000.

Vechicle surges or rave forward with pressing gas pedal on shifting forward or reverse,loses drive power,wrench light on!.

Safety complaint for Ford Freestyle 2006. The wrench and engine light appear on the dashboard and the engine goes to limp mode and the speed drops to 30 miles per hour from highway speed of 60 to 70 miles per hour with no warning other than the quick drop in speed and wrench light. Driving on a highway with trucks and cars going 70 miles per hour or more is beyond dangerous and asking to get hit. We have had Ford service on this car but they did not have recalls for this problem. Vehicle in motion on highway. Have had car towed, pulled over to breakdown lane and traveled side roads for fear of getting hit by another vehicle. Please do something to Ford corp to fix this problem before there is tragedy.

The contact owns a 2006 Ford Freestyle. While the vehicle was being operated, the rpms revved up and down although the speed remained the same. During the failure, the wrench indicator illuminated. In addition, after the engine was restarted, the vehicle failed to accelerate over 25 mph. The contact mentioned that the failure recurred intermittently. The cause of the failures was not diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The manufacturer was not notified of the failures. The failure mileage was 190,000. The VIN was not available.

The contact owns a 2006 Ford Freestyle. While driving 35 mph, the accelerator pedal failed to respond when depressed. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the throttle body failed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 151,420.

On my 2006 Freestyle, that I purchased on 4/01/2014 from northway motor car in latham, NY,it suddenly jerked forward and shut off today. Upon trying to restart the vehicle ran on an unstable idle and both my service engine and engine wrench light appeared on the dash. The Freestyle would not move, upon putting it into gear it ran low idle and then shut down. Once my local garage ran a diagnostic test it referenced the throttle body being bad?? so now looking up recalls I find natsa action number :pe11018. Of course the extended warranty program 12n03 is only to 10 years or 150,000 miles. Great !!! I now have 180,100 miles and a loan for still over $3000. I am under the 10 year mark but over the milage, despite buying this from a major car dealer who could have had this problem fixed before selling it to me when it only had 148,322miles !!!! I am stuck with looking at a vehicle that doesnt run and wont untill I shell out over $750 for parts and labor on a natsa action that should still be covered !! is there any help for me or way to get this service done per the csp 12n03 ?? please advise ASAP !! I am disabled and retired do to the disability and have a very limited budget.

Today (08/26/2015) while emerging into oncoming traffic my car refused to accelerate. It would never rise above 20 mph. Thankfully I was down the street from my mechanic. An otherwise two minute drive took fifteen minutes of my allowing the car to just coast because it would never accelerate when I pushed on the gas. After praying and finally making to the shop, he placed the diagnostic mac of thine on it only to inform me that it is the electronic throttle body was opened. I searched for a recall or something to offset the cost but I have been unsuccessful thus far. This was a very frightening experience and thankfully one where I didn't get injured due to cars almost hitting me, running up on my bumper even with the flashers on, it's not fair that this complaint is closed. What if someone got seriously injured or even died because the car just suddenly refused to accelerate. Or even began to surge out into traffic. This matter needs to be re evaluated for the safety of all the customers who own this vehicle.

Engine lost power while driving on the garden state pkwy. No engine lights came on it hesitated to accelerate after leaving a toll booth and kicked off. I was told the car had a cylinder that was not firing and I needed a new engine. Upon the dealership pulling the engine they verified the engine was well maintained by me and the cause of the cylinder blow out was due to the timing chain blowing apart. My son could have been killed . Their was no engine light warning no transmission light and he had to cross over 4 lanes of high speed traffic to get to the shoulder of the garden state pkwy. I had the engine replaced and 6 weeks later upon picking up the vehicle it now has a transmission problem the day I picked up the car it would not accelerate over 60mph for me to enter traffic. It still does not climb steep hills. The car revs in rpms to 5 and feels like it it now getting air or fuel. When driving on flat surfaces transmission shifts fine. Help.

I was driving my car and the wrench indicator came on, my car would not accelerate. I've taken my car to the repair shop and was infromed there is a known issued with Ford Freestyle 2005-2006 and the cvt transmission. I reviewed and it appears Ford knows this is an issue, but refuses to recall/repair it. I will be seeking legal action if Ford does not pursue a recall on this vehicle and it's known issue with the cvt transmission.

Tl-the contact owns a 2006 Ford Freestyle. The contact stated that while driving approximately 60 mph, the vehicle would decrease in speed. The contact would have to shut off the vehicle and restart to return to normal operation. The diagnostic check system determined that the throttle actuator forced idle needed to be replaced. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 156,000. Ne.

The contact owns a 2006 Ford Freestyle. When the accelerator pedal was depressed, the traction control and wrench warning lights illuminated. In addition, the engine rpms revved, the vehicle decelerated and failed to accelerate over 40 mph. The contact mentioned that the traction control warning light dimmed and the wrench warning light remained illuminated. The failure occurred intermittently. The failure mileage was 112,000.

Engine surges at idie speed , and when taking corners. It is also worse when air conditioner is on. Very dangerous condition when not expected. I had it looked at by my local Ford dealer, but it has continued. Ford so called cleaning of throtle body did nothing to eliviate the problem.

Driving up to 55, engine gets to 4000 rpms, and wont shift. Codes suggest bad mechatronic.

I was driving to work and the car just stopped. . It would not come back on, it would not turn over with the key, so I had to tow it home it will move 12 inches forward and backward.

The contact owns a 2006 Ford Freestyle. The contact stated that the vehicle abruptly accelerated without the contact depressing the accelerator pedal. There were no warning indicators illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle operated normally once the brake pedal was depressed. The failure occurred on several occasions. The dealer could not duplicate the failure, but stated that the throttle body needed to be cleaned and the computer needed to be reprogrammed. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was unavailable. The failure mileage was 118,000.

Tl - the contact owns a 2006 Ford Freestyle. The contact stated that while attempting to park the vehicle, the engine rmps increased as the vehicle accelerated independently without warning. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was advised that the throttle body was stuck. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 121,000 and the current mileage was 141,000. Dr.

The contact owns a 2006 Ford Freestyle. The contact stated that while driving approximately 68 mph, the cbt transmission caused the vehicle to accelerate without warning. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who diagnosed that the pcm transmission control had exceeded the current condition. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the problem. The approximate mileage was 79,957. The consumer stated two days after the vehicle was purchased, the wrench light illuminated. When the wrench light illuminated, the vehicle sounded and acted like it was stuck in gear. So, the only way to alleviate the issue, was to pull over, turn the vehicle off and back on again.

My engine blew and had to be rebuilt. I then had to have the transmission rebuilt 2 months after getting it back. The inner tie rod ends went out. There was a number of . Ther things that went wrong at the same time. It was as though the vehicle started falling apart at 120000 miles.

Was going home after visiting with a friend and on way back was driving normal speed limit on i75 north (65mph) when all of a sudden the car would not accelerate and ac started blowing warm, the wrench light came on. The car was still running but very poorly. I had to carefully get over into the right lane and drove on the side of the interstate to get off at the visible off ramp just a few yards away. I was able to get the car up to a mcdonalds at the top of the ramp. I shut it off and decided to go inside and eat. About 25~30 minutes later, I decided to try and start the car and see what would happen, the car started right up, everything worked as normal, no warning lights at all. We drove it the last 2 hours home without any concerns. We ran a code tester on the car the next day and nothing came up. That was in September 2013. Almost a year later, this September 2014, I had the same thing happen again, but I do not remember the light coming on this time and it happened after only driving the car 6 miles to my local home depot. Again once I got back into the car after about 45 minutes, everything seemed to be operating normal again. This is normally my wife's grandson mobile, she now says that there is opportunities with surging while stopping and taking off and the ac is blowing warm when she is at stops or not driving with engine running. I read a couple forums about why the ac may be acting up but this doesn't explain the limp mode thing and the new surging going on. We have no engine or warning lights at all. I will tell you I test drove it after her concerns and they are real, the surging thing is a concern and I don't like her driving it. At a local garage guys said it sounds like its that "Ford's" problem, but don't see recall for this vehicle. . . . Is this a Ford problem that is known? I can't spend a lot of money trying to find the root cause.

Experienced a drop in throttle response going through a curve/intersection and reduced power. . . Pulled to the side of the road. . . Switched off ignition and restarted. Had experienced the same situation over the past three months and found a Ford recall to clean the throttle body and reprogram the controller. Dealership now tells me that the repair is to replace the throttle body at a cost of over $800.

I own a 2006 Ford Freestyle which I purchased in 2006. I have had some past experiences with what appeared to be the transmission slipping when mileage was around 50,000. The wrench light would come on, but then the car would resume as normal and the wrench light would go off. I was told by the dealership service department, that unless they were in the auto when it happened or the light was on, they could not run a code or determine the cause. My Freestyle now has 108,000 miles and this morning I was on the highway to work, the transmission slightly slipped and then when I accelerated, I had no power. I was able to roll to a side road for safety. I turned my auto off and then on, put it in drive and reverse and neither gears worked. My automobile would not move. I have talked to two Ford dealership service departments and they tell me it will be around $6000 (give or take) to replace the transmission. They said that no one will "repair it" due to the "cvt" transmission. I had to have it towed and missed work because of this. Ford should pay, not their customers. I want restitution. Ford needs to recall these automobiles and replace the transmission with one that they know is not faulty. They also need to pay for a rental auto while my transmission is being replaced with a new/reliable/safe one. I am very upset and would like to know where to go from here. I have taken great care of my automobile, regular maintenance done regularly and it looks new. Had I of been on the interstate, I could have been in a serious accident.

This car is absolute junk and extremely unsafe! yes, I've had the same throttle body issue as everyone else, and after I took it to Ford for the "warranty" it got worse! instead of surging at low speeds, now the entire vehicles pulses. . . Lights, engine, instrument panel, etc. At 60mph the engine will ramdomly sputter an the rpm's will shoot way up - every light goes bright/dim, the engine idle goes up and down, the air conditioning pulses and eventually turns itself on and off - then then suddenly the instrument cluster goes nuts with the speedometer going from my speed down to 0 and back up, wrench and all kinds of other lights flashing, charging system errors - it's insane. I took it back to Ford and they said it was a loose battery cable (!) and of course after I picked it up it did the exact same stuff going back home. Now it appears I need to replace all 6 coils and the computer for about $1500 - this thing is only worth $3500 at this point and I still owe $9000 - it's a nightmare. Also having the transmission issues - doesn't want to go when you first put it into gear and kind of hops at low speeds - I don't even know how much that will cost. I have two small kids and depend on this vehicle to get me to work and get my family where we need to go an I'm scared every time I get in the thing. . . With so many of these having the exact same problems I really don't understand how Ford execs can live with themselves and not replace these failing parts. Someone is going to get killed, if they haven't already - I'm desperately trying to find a way to unload this thing!.

The problem im having is that as the car goes 20-25 mph it complete stops and the wrench light goes on. It happend to me a few times on the highway at a normal high speed it complete went off. It sure has been a nightmare. Now I cant even take the family with me cause im scare to put them at risk. The Ford dealer did not fix the problem im at the point that I dnt knw what to do or who to call . Every number I call its an operator and the recording hangs up on me after a few times. I had a recall letter that was send to me but the repair dept at the Ford dealer dont want to give it back. I just hope the NHTSA can help me in some way . I was told that the problem im having has to do with the throttle body .

Our vehicle was cruising at interstate speeds when it attempted to accelorate due to an incline in the road. Suddenly the vehicle wrench light along with the anti slip light came on and the engine rpm's increased but the vehicle did not accelerate. I took the car off cruise and applied the gas and received the same results, high rpm but no acceleration. The car would not accelerate no matter what I did. We eventually pulled off the highway and stop at a gas station where we turned the car off and fueled up. After leaving the gas station we have not experienced the issue since. We took it to our mechanic the next day who said we needed to replace the tranmission for about $5000. After doing research I have found out the many Ford Freestyle owners have had to replace their transmissions along with replacing the electronic throttle control (which Ford eventually placed a recall on). We have had the etc repaired but the transmission being shot is unacceptible.

All of the sudden my rpms were surging really high while I was going slow I could only go about 20 mph with the rpms at 5! then my car would shoot forward and shut off. I had my throttle body cleaned under the recall and then the next day my car wouldn't move at all! it turns on but doesn't no go anywhere and when you put it in gear it shoots forward and shuts off again! the throttle body cleaning is obviously not the issue!.

I have been having problems with the throttle body of the vehicle for the past 2 years. It seems to want to lunge forward and back on its own. The idol is screwed up as well. Ford issued a customer service 12n03 in December 2012. Since it was serviced at this time, it still has been occurring frequently. It is a dangerous situation when you do not know if you will hit someone if the car lunges forward or back on its own. I now have it in the shop for the third time to replace the throttle body completely, which will now cost me over $800. Ford needs to take responsibility and fix this problem on the car!!!!!!!!.

This is a follow up complaint from earlier. I had to replace the transmission a month after buying my Freestyle. Almost $4000! I have videos of the cars rpms surging as I am driving it. Not a safe car - how many complaints before a Ford recall is made? please tell me someone does not have to get hurt or die first!.