Throttle Control Warning Light On problems of the 2007 Ford Freestyle

The contact owns a 2007 Ford Freestyle. The contact stated that the vehicle abnormally accelerated with the brakes depressed. The throttle warning light illuminated after the failure. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and the dealer confirmed that the throttle body assembly needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was contacted and the vehicle was repaired. The failure mileage was 49,799 and the current mileage was 49,803. Updated 07/05/lj updated 07/10/12.

The contact owns a 2007 Ford Freestyle. The contact stated that while driving approximately 5 mph, the vehicle lunged forward and the throttle control light illuminated on the instrument panel. The contact also stated that the failure occurred when the vehicle was in reverse. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostics. The vehicle was not repaired. There was an investigation open under NHTSA action number: pe11018 (vehicle speed control) that may be related to the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 68,000.

The contact owns a 2007 Ford Freestyle. The contact stated that that vehicle would suddenly surge forward when the throttle body indicator symbol would illuminate on the instrument panel. The dealer advised the contact to repair the throttle body. The manufacturer was aware of the failure. The current mileage was 91,300. The vehicle had not been repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 91,000. The VIN was unavailable.

The contact owns a 2007 Ford Freestyle. The contact stated that the vehicle accelerated without driver intent when he put his foot on the brake pedal to stop the vehicle or slow down. The wrench light (transmission throttle light) illuminated. The failure began to occur intermittently but it became progressively worse over time. The dealer stated that the electronic throttle body needed to be replaced and was on back order for at least three weeks. The failure and current mileages were 35,000.