Automatic Transmission Problems of Ford Freestyle - part 2

The contact owns a 2006 Ford Freestyle. The contact stated that the vehicle would surge while in drive or reverse. The failure became progressively worse and the vehicle would intermittently stall when the brakes were applied. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where the contact was informed that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 67,000. The current mileage was 69,000.

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This is the second time I had to tow this car to the dealership due to transmission issues. I have already spent $6,000. 00 on the transmission and then it lunges while backing up and I have to take it in to the dealership again. It is very scary to drive this car when it does this. They have the nerve to tell me it is the air filter!!!!! how can the air filter casue the wrench light and engine safe mode to come on!!! they know that it is the transmission and they don't want to fix it so they are giving me the run around. There is no way I should have to replace the transmission twice on a 2005 vechile. I am scared to death to drive it cause I never know when it will leave me stranded or just lunged into something or someone. Please investigate this before someone gets hurt.

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2007 Freestyle lunges forward after putting it in gear. Requires a lot of pressure on the brake in order for it not to do an commanded forward movement. This is very unsafe.

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I own a 2006 Ford Freestyle. I have experienced the sudden accelerlation that the agency is investigating. I would like to participate in this investigation.

The contact owns a 2006 Ford Freestyle. The contact stated that while driving approximately 35 mph, the vehicle suddenly lunged forward. The failure occurred at different speeds and while driving in reverse. In addition, the vehicle would stall while depressing the brake pedal and the engine would exhibit a lose of power while accelerating. The failures occurred intermittently and with time became constant. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer for diagnostics, where the technicians stated that the transmission needed to be replaced. There was an open investigation under NHTSA action number pe11018 (vehicle speed control) that may be related to the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 65,000.

Car unexpectedly lunges when sitting at idle position on hot days with a/c working hard. Does so in drive or reverse. Most concerned while sitting in car pool line at elementary school on hot days. Kids walk in front of care frequently and this lunging can be rather dramatic at times. Occurs quite frequently when it's hot and a/c is running. There is no known fix and Ford does not acknowledge the problem or a fix.

The last month, the car has been lunging forward when the a/c is on and my foot is on the brake. It has lunged backward when pulling out of parking spaces and forward when it is at a complete stop. The wrench came on and he car stalled at a drive thru and drove very slow after restarting. The car was taken to the dealer for a diganostic.

Vehicle will after being put in drive from park will surge, it will rev to 4000 rpm and then die. Have nearly hit a pedestrian due to this problem as well as surging nearly into a car stopped in front of me. This is dangerous. I have the car in the dealer right now, says that it's the throttle body assembly which is going to cost us over 1000. 00 to fix. By reading all these complaints listed on the NHTSA website this is a big problem with this model. Please issue a recall or technical service bulletin in order to force Ford into fixing this issue. There is apparantly a nationwide shortage of throttle bodies due to the issue being so wide spread so that has to tell you something about how widespread this problem is. Does someone have to die or get injured in order to get this issue fixed.

I own a 2005 Ford Freestyle sel with just over 77,000 miles. I have had numerous problems with my vehicle lunging at low speeds (drving forward and reverse) and one time where it lunged, stalled and entered into safe mode while backing up. The air conditioning was on during the incidents. I use the brakes to stop it from lunging but that is because I expect it to happen. To someone who is unaware of the problem might not react the same as I do. It is quite possible that had I not been aware of the problem and reacted properly that I could of hit a pedestrian or another vehicle. To get my vehicle out of safe mode I cycled my key a couple of times with the last time actually taking the key out of the ignition and the vehicle returned to normal driving.

I recently bought a used 2007 Ford Freestyle for a used car dealership. After owning the carfor a couple of months, I was sitting in a dirve-thru line when I noticed my car started surging forward while my fott 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 of 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 of this vehicle may be dangerous but, it is the only vehicle I have to drive and have no other choics.

Vehicle surges without driver's foot on the accelerator. Engine revs and vehicle lurches forward until brakes applied at which time engine may die. A warning light may or may not illuminate on the dashboard as a "wrench" symbol. When the ignition is turned off and restarted, the warning light designated by a "wrench" symbol goes out.

Stopped after driving a long distance (6 hours) on a major highway to purchase a cup of coffee and after pulling into the parking spot my car lunged forward while stopped. My foot was directly on the brake and I pushed even harder on the brake and my daughter checked my foot location as well. I was firmly on the brake and no where near the gas pedal and I shifted into neutral and pushed harder on the brake and the car stopped. Probably would have jumped the curb had I not been able to stop it. In the shop at my Ford dealer now and they are telling me that I need the throttle body replaced. No money from Ford is available for this nor from my extended warrently and now I must make a decision whether to take my car back without doing the repair that I cannot affort to do now. I believe this should be a covered safety expense as the price is over 500. 00+ and I am paying for another repair that was done while under warrently for the shift issue that needed a new shifter bezel. This was done at 32,000 miles and had never been totally fixed but now needs to be replaced once again at 300. 00 estimated cost. Hope that Ford will help all of us out asd this is a dangerous issue with the lunging forward.

While driving the car lost power and quit in traffic. This is the 2nd time in two years this problem has happened. The 1st was in 2009 and was told by Ford dealership that the throttle body needed replaced. Now on 6-4-11 the car is doing the same thing, again the dealership told me it needed yet another throttle body. This is a safety issue we were in downtown traffic when the car quit,we could have been in an accident because of this!.

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.

Own a Ford Freestyle 2007. When I put the car into drive, while the a/c was on, the car "lunged" forward and the "wrench" light came on the dashboard. I checked my manual and it referred to the throttle body possibly having an issue. I immediately shut off a/c and shut car off. I then restarted car and the wrench has not appeared since.

I purchased used 2006 Ford Freestyle in February 2011. Its been two months. I am having problems of acceleration when my foot is not on the pedal, it speeds up and have to hit the brakes. Also, my wrench light goes and and engine light is now on. Dealer today states need new throttle body $800. I just drove it off the lot 2 months ago.

2006 Ford Freestyleis having an acceleration problem. I first noticed it in the morning one I put it in reverse and had my foot on the brake the car would wand to go by itself. As it get hotter the problem occurs more. Then in 2010 the ac went out and I spent $1100 in reparis. The problem didn't occur to often in the winter however in the past month the car now accelerates forward and backward. It also accelerates when you are driving. This had not happen before. Today I was drving on a very busy street when the car lunge and then died. I started the car again and it would go very slow as if it had lost power. It turned off 3 more times and then as I pressed the gas the wrench light came on. I called the dealer and will be taking it in. However, this has been an ongoing problem and as I think about all the incidents over the past year, it seems this may be a problem that is esclated by the air condition and when temperatures rise. I have own many Fords and this has never happened with one of them. I think this may be a serious defect that should be recalled.

2006 Ford Freestyle lunging started about 2 months ago. It happens often, thought it was just when I ran the air conditioner but it is happening all the time now. It will happen when the car is going forward and in reverse and sometimes it will die on me. I've already heard of this problem being responsible for 1 injury and I'm afraid it could continue happen to other Freestyle owners including myself. I should not have to pay for this problem. Ford needs to own up to the fact that this is their fault and recall all Freestyles made within 2006-2007. As I am researching this problem with the Freestyle I am becoming aware that Ford has known about this issue for some time now and have not done anything about it. If this is how they are going to make vehicles and treat their customers then I can assure you that most of their costumers will choose to go elsewhere with their business, including myself! they need to recall this model and fix it!!!! I am at 65,000 milles and this is unacceptable to me and every other owner out there. !!! please do something about this mess.

The car surges while idling and when place in drive-the car shuts off and restarts in safe mode and the transmission wrench comes on--you can shut the car off and wait a few seconds and restart and the wrench goes away--this has happened 2 times in the last 2 weeks--first noticed the problem 5/21/11. The car has over 90,000 miles on.

Our Ford Freestyle had its a/c repaired and since then has been surging at low idle or while backing out of parking spaces. On may 21, 2011 it was the hottest day since the a/c was repaired and the surging was worse. It did it three consecutive times and then the car died. I got it started and 'limped' home. Took it to the dealer as they seem to be the only ones who know anything about the type of transmission on this. I did some research and now see where the ntsb is investigating this same issue.

I would like to file a complaint about our 2006 Ford Freestyle. Our vehicle has the cvt transmission and has started reving and jolting forward when I place the car in drive, reverse or even when I come to a stop. I have noticed since I have started using the air conditioning that the problem has gotten more frequent and more powerful. I have been sitting at a drive-thru and almost hit the car in front of me because my car jolted forward. I am afraid I am going to end up hitting another vehicle or someone if the problem continues or gets worse.

My 2006 Ford Freestyle surges and or accelerates after it is put in gear with my foot on the brake. This happen both in forward(drive) and reverse. This has been an ongoing problem for at least since 2009.

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. We can't predict when the surging will happen. We will not let our teenager drive this vehicle. It is very unsafe and needs to be recalled for this reason.

My 2006 Ford Freestyle lurches forward when I take my foot off the brake. Generally happens when idling and only in warm weather. It actually jumps forward and have to press my foot all the down on the brake hard to try to control it. I never get close behind anyone for fear of jumping into them. I've so far not had any accidents although have had many close calls, including almost running into pedestrians crossing a parking lot. Very very scary. Sometimes the car will stall after a huge lurch. I took it into Ford 2 years ago to explain but they said nothing was wrong with it. I beg to differ on that.

My 2007 Ford Freestyle started jumping or lunging when I would be parking. I would have my foot firmly on the break and was about to put the gear in park when the car would just jump or lunge forward. I would push harder on the brake and it would stop. Fortunatly, I did not hit a car or wall in front of me. After this happened several times over a three week period, I took the car in for service this week and they had to replace the thontrol. It cost me $856. 64 at my local Ford dealership.

Surges up to 2000 rpm when slowly turning into a parking space, driveway, etc. Brakes have to be forcefully applied to avoid the vehicle surging forward and hitting something or someone.

On April 30th, 2011 I was leaving on a short weekend trip with myself and 5 kids. I had just left my driveway and was driving about 25 when a bird flew out in front of me. I proceeded to try to brake so I would not hit the bird. Instead of braking, the car accelerated. The kids in the vehicle wanted to know why I sped up instead of braking. It was very scary. If there would have been a car or person in front of me, I would have hit them. Thankfully there was not. I let the incident pass and we continued on. On Sunday, may 1, 2011, we were driving home when my car started speeding up and then shaking. It was out of control. It was then that the check transmission light came on. I thankfully was able to pull over safely. We ended up having to find transportation for myself and 5 children and then have the car towed back to our local dealership. After the dealership checked it out, we were informed that the transmission is bad and they are asking $6000. 00 to fix it. It seems that the special transmission they put in our 2005 Freestyle is not a good one and they are having problems with it. It is the "special" transmission that is making it so expensive to fix. So, it seems Ford knows that there is a problem but refuses to stand behind its product or customers and fix it. This is a very dangerous situation! I am so thankful no one was hurt in my situation. It could have been much worse considering I live on a busy street with a lot of children. I am glad it was not a child I was trying to stop for as I would have most definitely hit them. .

My 2007 Ford Freestyle started making a "reving up" type sound when car was in park or reverse. It would feel like it was going to lunge forward if I was stopped at a light ect. It stalled out on me and the wrench light would come on. It would start back up. I took it to the dealer ASAP when this started happening. I have approx 80,000 miles on my car and was told I was past my warrantly due to mileage and they would not honor the 5 yr warrantly. The dealer had me call Ford to see if they could help me out with adjusting the cost of repair. Needless to say-this appeared to be a scam to get your car repaired at the dealer. I am now looking at $2500 in repairs to fix a bad bearing in my transmition. This car should be recalled on these transmission problems! Ford needs to stand by their customers! I wonder why they stopped making Freestyles? who is going to bail us out on these repair bills?.

2005 Ford Freestyle lunges unexpectedly while placed in gear or moving at slow speeds.

My 2005 Ford Freestyle "surges" when the engine is running but my car is not moving. I have to keep my foot on the break when starting up the car for fear it will lunge forward, or backward, without any pressure put on the gas pedal. I am afraid to let anyone drive the car, even with me telling the person about the surges, since it is not what you would normally be thinking about when starting a car and putting it into gear. I am concerned about the safety of this situation. I have not taken the car to the dealership yet since I don't know what the charge will be for repair. The surging has occurred at least 10 times over the last 2 months. Each time I think it is just a one time thing, but now I know it is not.

The contact owns a 2005 Ford Freestyle. The contact stated that the vehicle suddenly surged forward without warning, when she noticed that the transmission light illuminated. The dealer advised the contact to have the transmission replaced. The manufacturer was aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The current mileage was 67,000. The approximate failure mileage was 64,000. Updated 08/31/11 updated 09/01/11.

Our 2006 Ford Freestyle lunges when your foot is not even on the accelerator.

Unintended movement, when brake was applied engine seemed to throttled and shifted up without foot on accelaratorand continue moiving until brake pressed again and emergency brake applied and car hit curb.

The contact owns a 2006 Ford Freestyle. The contact stated that while driving approximately 30 mph the vehicle wouldn't shift gears and then it stalled. The wrench and the traction control warning light also illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was towed to the dealer and they advised her that she needed to replace the transmission. The failure mileage was approximately 38,000. The VIN was unavailable.

2007 Ford Freestyle, it has been lurching and accelerating and then stalling off and on over the past 2 years. We have had it checked out twice and the mechanics can find nothing wrong. Last week the car started having a high pitched whining sound, had the wheel bearing checked, nothing wrong. Then the car in the middle of the highway just quit going forward, the car was still running, but would not go anywhere. Having it towed to the dealer, pretty sure it is the cvt transmission. The car has 78,000 miles on it.