Ford Freestyle owners have reported 1,299 vehicle speed control related problems since 1996. Table 1 shows the 13 most common vehicle speed control problems. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's vehicle speed control (1,138 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's car accelerates on its own (125 problems). For details of each of the problem category, use the links in the table.
The contact owns a 2005 Ford Freestyle. The contact stated that while at a stop, the vehicle lunged forward. While starting the vehicle, the vehicle revved high. While driving at high speeds, the vehicle decelerated. The contact stated that several times, the vehicle failed to accelerate as needed. Read details...
My car has begun to accelerate when I am braking, and it is a powerful and sudden acceleration! it seems to happen more often when I am backing up and turning, but will happen at any time. It started last week and is happening with greater frequency, making it unsafe to drive. Read details...
Was traveling on a highway. When I set the cruise control I had to push the button 15x for it to engage. After it was set the increase and decrease buttons wouldn't work. When I tried to cancel out cruise control the button did not work. Only way to stop the cruise control was to tap the brakes. Read details...
The contact owns a 2007 Ford Freestyle. While driving approximately 30 mph, the accelerator pedal was depressed but the vehicle failed to accelerate past 2 mph. The check engine warning indicator illuminated. The failure recurred three times. Read details...
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. Read details...