2005 Ford Freestyle Engine Problems

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. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who cleaned and replaced the throttle body. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was approximately 160,000.

NHTSA ID

11569427

Incident

Sep 1, 2023

Mileage

160,000 mi

Says transmission data error check engine and trac control all display and only allow me to drive 20-35 MPH some time I can turn the car off and back on and the codes will shut off but they come back on in the middle of the highway what usually takes me 30 minutes takes me an hour and a half to get to some times 2 hours I can't run my AC cuz that over does my alternator and heats my car I've only had it a year and it's been giving me problems 5 months after getting it I have kids and it gets rough going slow in the heat and hoping if I press to much on the gas please help I am broke and have nothing but this car left and I've spent $2000 for people to tell me nothing is wrong with it

NHTSA ID

11468338

Incident

Jun 8, 2022

I WAS SOLD A VEHICLE WITHOUT BEING TOLD THAT THERE WAS A RECALL. INSTEAD HE TOLD ME IT WAS JUST SOME RATTLING THAT WAS COMING FROM SOMETHING LOOSE AND NOT IMPORTANT. ITS RATTLING LIKE CRAZY UNDER MY CAR. I LOOKED UP RECALLS FOR IT AND THERE IS AN IMPORTANT RECALL THAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED ON IT. PLEASE. IT CAN HARM MY NEWBORN CHILD AND MELT WIRES AND IS GONNA COST SO MUCH MONEY THAT I DON'T HAVE TO FIX IT. THIS IS MY ONLY CAR. PLEASE. ITS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE AND THERE IS A RECALL FOR IT ON EXACTLY WHAT ITS BEEN DOING. EVERYTIME I DRIVE IT FEELS LIKE IT'S GONNA FALL APART AND INSIDE THE CAB IS GETTING HOTT AND HARMFUL FUMES ARE COMING INTO THE CAB. ITS DANGEROUS. THE HEAT SHIELD IS BROKEN I GUESS.

NHTSA ID

11402532

Incident

Mar 4, 2021

Mileage

202,000 mi

DRIVING JUST FINE WHENEVER I GOT IT. NOT EVEN 20,000 MILES LATER AT ABOUT 122K MILES THE TRANSMISSION IS BAD AND GOING OUT. IT DRIVES AT HIGH RPM BUT LOW SPEEDS AND WILL NOT SHIFT INTO PROPER GEAR. MAKES A FUNNY AIRPLANE NOISE FROM THE TRANSMISSION. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN KEPT UP WITH BY ME.

NHTSA ID

11342877

Incident

Sep 19, 2019

Mileage

122,000 mi

THE CAR STOPS RANDOMLY AT TIMES AND SOMETIMES WILL NOT EVEN STARTUP. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AND I RECENTLY HIT SOMEONE IN FRONT OF ME DUE TO JERKING OR LERCHING WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT. VERY DANGEROUS

NHTSA ID

11286718

Incident

Aug 23, 2019

Mileage

136,000 mi

MY VEHICLE STALLS EVERY WEEK STEERING AND BRAKES HARD TO CONTROL, MY WIFE DRIVES THE VEHICLE. TOOK IT TO MANY SHOPS, NO CODES STORED IN COMPUTER CANNOT FIND PROBLEM. I HAD THE THROTTLE BODY CLEANED, REPLACED FUEL PUMP, SAME FAULT. THE CAR IS UNSAFE HARD TO STOP SOMETIMES WHEN ENGINE SHUTS OFF. FORD DEALER CANNOT FIND THE PROBLEM.

NHTSA ID

11243829

Incident

Feb 4, 2019

Mileage

109,000 mi

ALL ENGINE LIGHTS COME ON AT VARIOUS TIMES WITH NO WORKING GAUGES, BUT CAR DRIVES. WITHING PAST YEAR, HAD INSTRUMENT CLUSTER REPLACED 2 TIMES, ALTERNATOR REPLACED TWICE, INJECTOR COILS & SPARK PLUGS, CLEANED/REPLACED, BATTERY REPLACED, THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY & GASKET, . HAD DIAGNOSED AT 2 FORD DEALERS IN DIFFERENT STATES AND NEITHER CAN FIGURE OUT WHAT IS CAUSING ALL THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS TO STAY ON. BOTH DEALERS WERE ADAMENT IT WAS THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER, WHICH CLEARLY IT IS NOT SINCE THE ERROR LIGHTS ARE STILL ON. HAVE BEEN TOLD IT COULD BE ELECTRICAL OR RCM, BUT THERE IS NO WAY TO TEST FOR EITHER. DEALER WANTS ME TO FOOT THE (HOURLY / UNION) LABOR RATE WHILE THEY TRY TO FIGURE IT OUT. CURRENTLY CAR IS CURRENTLY WITH LOCAL MECHANIC WHO IS GOING OVER THE CAR TO FIGURE IT OUT. NOTHING HAS BEEN DETERMINED YET.

NHTSA ID

11222441

Incident

Sep 19, 2018

Mileage

138,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE LOST ACCELERATION. THE CONTACT HAD TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER, PLACE THE GEAR IN NEUTRAL, AND RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE WRENCH WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC REPAIRED THE THROTTLE BODY, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 188,000.

NHTSA ID

11183426

Incident

Mar 1, 2018

Mileage

188,000 mi

DRIVING MY 2005 FORD FREESTYLE AND ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE VEHICLE STARTS TO REV FORWARD AND BACKWARDS. I SEE THE "ENGINE FAIL SAFE MODE APPEAR AND A LIT UP WRENCH ALSO APPEARS AND THE ENGINE STARTS STALLING OR SURGING, FOLLOWED BY A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER.

NHTSA ID

11139391

Incident

Oct 8, 2018

Mileage

10 mi

ENGINE SURGES AT IDLE AND WHEN BRAKES APPLIED, COULD EASILY REAR END SOMEONE OR RUN OVER SOMEONE WORSE WHEN AC IS RUNNING

NHTSA ID

11104895

Incident

Jun 29, 2018

Mileage

120,000 mi

WHILE REVERSING SLOWLY FROM A PARKING SPOT AND TURNING THE WHEEL, THE 2005 FORD FREESTYLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT APPLICATION OF THE GAS PEDAL. QUICKLY PRESSING THE BRAKE DID WORK TO SLOW THE CAR DOWN. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR LAST YEAR.

NHTSA ID

11079925

Incident

Mar 9, 2018

Mileage

142,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE STOPPED AT A LIGHT OR WHEN PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE VEHICLE COULD ACCELERATE FORWARD AND CAUSE A CRASH. A CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

NHTSA ID

11053305

Incident

Dec 7, 2017

Mileage

200,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION AFTER SHIFTING INTO GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VOLUNTARY RECALL HAD EXPIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 148,508. UPDATED 08/09/17*LJ *CN

NHTSA ID

10993252

Incident

May 5, 2017

Mileage

148,508 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND VARIOUS WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE WAS PERSISTENT, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.

NHTSA ID

10985757

Incident

Apr 15, 2017

Mileage

180,000 mi

MY VEHICLE ENTERS ENGINE FAILSAFE MODE IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING, EXPERIENCES IDLE ISSUES AND THE THROTTLE BODY IS RESPONSIBLE. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THERE IS NOT A RECALL PRESENT - WHEN RESEARCHING THE ISSUE YOU FIND MANY CONSUMERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY CONFIRMED THAT IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY BUT THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR REPAIRS. MY CHILDREN HAVE BEEN PUT IN SERIOUS DANGER DUE TO THE SUDDEN ENGINE SHUT OFF WITH NO WARNING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS INCLUDING INTERSTATE DRIVING. THE ENGINE FAILSAFE HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING IN TOWN, WHILE ON THE INTERSTATE, WHILE ACCELERATING, THERE IS NO WARNING OR SPECIFIC PATTERN.

NHTSA ID

10954306

Incident

Mar 14, 2016

Mileage

136,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE DRIVING 2 MPH, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR STOPPED WORKING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

NHTSA ID

10937874

Incident

Dec 21, 2016

DOOR LATCHES FREEZING EVERY WINTER AND DOORS WILL NOT LATCH AND STAY SHUT. ALSO WENT TO FORD WEBSITE AND REALIZED THERE WAS A RECALL FOR FSA TITLE: ENGINE IDLE RPM SURGE EXTENDED WARRANTY FIELD SERVICE ACTION NUMBER: 12N03. I WAS UNAWARE OF THIS RECALL AND MY CAR DOES THIS QUITE FREQUENTLY AND I AM AFRAID THE TENS YEARS IS UP FOR THIS TO BE TAKEN CARE OF. WHEN PULL UP TO A STOP SIGN OR RED LIGHT, SOMETIMES THE ENGINE WILL REV REALLY HIGH AND LURCH FORWARD CAUSING ME TO STOMP ON BRAKE PEDAL REALLY HARD.

NHTSA ID

10935411

Incident

Dec 15, 2016

Mileage

114,000 mi

WHILE VEICHLE IS STATIONARY, THE ENGINE REVS BETWEEN 500-1000 RPM. TRANSMISSION SEEMED TO HAVE STOPPED SHIFTING AND MADE THE RPM GO ALL OVER THE PLACE. WHILE TURNING AT A SLOW SPEED IT SEEMED TO MAKE THE ISSUE WORSE. WAS TOLD IT NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION.

NHTSA ID

10927045

Incident

Nov 18, 2016

Mileage

194,000 mi

MY FORD FREESTYLE HAS BEGUN TO SURGE IN ACCELERATION WHEN AFTER I AM STOPPED WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, AND THEN I LET IT OFF FIRST TO GO, IT SURGES AHEAD OR BACKWARD, DEPENDING ON FORWARD OR REVERSE WITH NO PRESSURE AT ALL ON THE ACCELERATOR. REPEAT, I DO NOT PUT MY FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR, AND IT SUDDENLY SURGES FORWARD OR BACKWARD WITH NO WARNING, THOUGH I CAN HEAR THE ENGINE AND AS WELL AS FEEL IT ONCE IT SURGES. THIS IS INTERMITTENT, AND SEEMS TO OCCUR WHEN THE AC IS ON. THE MILEAGE IS 123,000, AND IT HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 5 TIMES NOW, BUT IT IS INTERMITTENT. WE WERE ONCE IN MANY SITUATIONS: STOPPED IDLING AT A LIGHT WHEN IT WAS TIME TO GO, STOPPED IN A DRIVE THRU LANE WHEN IT WAS TIME TO GO, STOPPED IN A PARKING LOT BRIEFLY WAITING FOR PEDESTRIANS, SO BASICALLY STOPPED FOR AT LEAST A FEW MOMENTS---AND ONCE WHILE REVERSING FROM A PARKING SPACE. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. PLEASE REPLY ASAP TO MY EMAIL: [XXX]. I WILL BE OUT OF THE COUNTRY AND WILL NOT BE REACHABLE BY PHONE AND ALL MESSAGES LEFT ON MY CELL PHONE WILL BE LONG SINCE DELETED AUTOMATICALLY BEFORE I WOULD RETURN TO GET THEM. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF THERE HAS BEEN ANYTHING FOUND ON THIS, SINCE I SEE A LARGE NUMBER OF OTHER PEOPLE ON THIS SITE HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS FOR A LOT OF YEARS. THIS LAST HAPPENED WHEN WE LAST DROVE THE VEHICLE ON SEPTEMBER 4TH 2016. WE HAVE NOT AS YET TRIED TO HAVE THIS FIXED. INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

NHTSA ID

10905163

Incident

Sep 4, 2016

Mileage

123,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE SENSOR LIGHT SUDDENLY ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE'S SPEED REDUCED AND WOULD NO LONGER ACCELERATE WHILE DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

NHTSA ID

10903266

Incident

Sep 1, 2016

Mileage

160,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE FAIL SAFE ENGINE MODE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,147.

NHTSA ID

10899184

Incident

Aug 29, 2016

Mileage

135,147 mi

I JUST BOUGHT MY VEHICLE AND STARTED NOTICING SOME ISSUES WITH THE CAR RACING/IDLING FAST. SEVERAL TIMES IT WOULD LUNG FORWARD WHILE DRIVING AND WHILE FOOT WAS ON BRAKE ALMOST HITTING A CAR, THEN STALLED & REDUCED SPEED AND WOULDN'T ACCELERATE. THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK IT TOO OREILLYS AND FOUND IT IS THE THROTTLE AND THROTTLE SENSOR. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE AND DANGEROUS. I WANT IT FIXED BY FORD ASAP!

NHTSA ID

10892689

Incident

Jul 19, 2016

Mileage

97,000 mi

MY ENGINE LITE CAME ON I TOOK IT TO O'REILY TO HAVE IT CHECK OUT. THEY GAVE ME THECODES TO THE THROTTLE BODY. WHEN I CALL FORD DEALER THEY SAID THAT IT WAS NOT UNDER RECALL ANY MORE. I DID NOT RECIEVE A NOTICE THATTHIS WAS A DEFECT IN THE CAR. IT IDLES IN PARK WHEN YOU ARE AT THE STOP ;LITE AND WHEN ITGOES INT REVERSE. IF YOUR FOOTNOT ON THE BRAKE IT MOVES. I HAVE SENT A LETTER TO YOU ABOUT THREE WEEKS AGO NO RESPONSE. SENT A LETTER TO FORD NO RESPONSE.

NHTSA ID

10885549

Incident

May 1, 2016

Mileage

190,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT AND AN UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHT RANDOMLY FLASHED. IN ADDITION, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED GEARS AND THE ENGINE IDLED ROUGHLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 08/30/16*LJ UPDATED 09/07/16. *JB

NHTSA ID

10884477

Incident

Mar 10, 2016

CAR SURGED WHEN BACKING OUT OF PARKING SPACE THEN WENT INTO LIMP MODE. TOOK TO THE SHOP AND IT NEEDED THE THROTTLE BODY REPLACED. I SEE THAT HAS BEEN AN ISSUE WITH THIS MAKE/MODEL FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE. LOOKS LIKE THERE WAS A CORRECTIVE ACTION TAKEN BUT IT EXPIRED 1 YR AGO. WHY DID FORD NOT NOTIFY OWNERS OF THIS AND WHY DOES A KNOWN PROBLEM HAVE AN EXPIRATION?

NHTSA ID

10875993

Incident

Jun 19, 2016

Mileage

78,955 mi