Two problems related to fail to accelerate have been reported for the 2006 Ford Freestyle. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2006 Ford Freestyle based on all problems reported for the 2006 Freestyle.
The contact owns a 2006 Ford Freestyle. The contact stated that while driving approximately 65 mph, the vehicle failed to accelerate. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnosis. The technicians stated that the throttle body would have to be cleaned under a voluntary recall. After the repair, the contact experienced hesitation while accelerating. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 143,000. Mah.
We initially experienced surging while maneuvering in & out of parking spaces. Later the car failed to accelerate beyond 15-20 mph while driving down the street. Ford replaced the throttle body on the date above (6/16/09) at 53,700 miles at a cost of $780, which solved the problem until recently. Two weeks ago (8/15/11) we began to experience the surging again while maneuvering in & out of parking spaces. We now have 90,000 miles on the car. (Ford also replaced an engine mount when they replaced the throttle body in 2009 at a cost of $428. ).