2006 Ford Freestyle Fuel system Problems

I BOUGHT THIS CAR FROM PRIVATE SELLER. ON THE DRIVE HOME I TURNED ON AC AND NOTICED A SURGE SO I TURNED THE AIR OFF. AFTER GETTING THE CAR HOME I FILLED THE TANK AS IT WAS ALMOST EMPTY WHEN I PURCHASED THE CAR. THE CAR BEGAN TO SURGE FORWARDS AND BACKWARDS AT AN IDLE, AND THEN BEGAN TO SURGE WHILE DRIVING. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND CODES INDICATED IT WAS A MISFIRE, SO DID A TUNE UP (CHANGED SPARK PLUGS AND COILS) ONLY TO HAVE THE ISSUE GET WORSE. THE CAR IS NOW ALMOST STALLING AND SURGING HARD. CAR IS VERY SLOW TO ACCELERATE AND FEELS TO HAVE NO POWER WHILE ATTEMPTING TO GET UP TO EVEN IN TOWN SPEEDS(25-30MPH) CAR IS UNDRIVABLE SAFELY AT THIS POINT AND I HAVE NOT EVEN OWNED 2 MONTHS. SURGING HAPPENS AT IDLE, LOW SPEEDS, FREEWAY SPEEDS, AND SURGES VIOLENTLY WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE.

NHTSA ID

11320241

Incident

Mar 4, 2020

Mileage

180,575 mi

I JUST BOUGHT THE VEHICLE VIA PRIVATE SELLER. NO ISSUES WERE REPORTED BY SELLER. I FILLED VEHICLE AND ENTERED THE FREEWAY. A FEW MOMENTS LATER THE VEHICLE STARTED JOLTING WHILE AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. I PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR, THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO JOLT OFF/ON. I EXITED THE FREEWAY DUE TO FEELING UNSAFE TO CONTINUE ON THE FREEWAY. UPON EXITING THE RAMP, THE VEHICLE STALLED. I HAD NO CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AS THE BREAKS DID NOT SEEM TO WORK AND THE POWER STEERING WAS OUT. I PULLED THE STEERING WHEEL, AS HARD AS I COULD, TO THE RIGHT TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. ONCE THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP. I PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK, RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND CONTINUED DRIVING CAUTIOUSLY. DRIVING AT A SLOWER RATE, 35-40MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO JOLT AGAIN AND HAD DIFFICULTY ACCELERATING. AFTER SEVERAL DAYS OF THIS ISSUE, I CLEANED THE BATTERY TERMINALS TO ENSURE THERE WAS A GOOD CONNECTION. I THOUGHT THE ISSUE WAS RESOLVED. AT THIS POINT I HAD HALF A TANK. A COUPLE DAYS LATER, I WAS ON EMPTY. I FILLED UP THE VEHICLE FOR THE WEEK. MY VEHICLE IS NOW JOLTING AND SURGING AGAIN. I WAS ALMOST HOME, WHEN THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF, I LOST POWER STEERING AGAIN AND THE BREAKS WERE NOT WORKING. I AGAIN PULLED THE STEERING WHEEL, AS HARD AS I COULD TO THE RIGHT, TO GET OFF THE ROAD AS AN ONCOMING CAR WAS JUST AHEAD. ONCE THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP, I PUT IT IN PARK, RESTARTED THE CAR, ENTERED THE DRIVEWAY AND PARKED IT. TODAY THE VEHICLE IS STILL JOLTING, SURGING AND HAS A DELAY WHEN PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR. I AM SCARED TO CONTINUE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE! I HAVE NO CONTROL AFTER THE VEHICLE STALLS. I AM SCARED THE VEHICLE IS GOING TO STALL, AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED, AND I AM NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO GET OFF TO THE SHOULDER, TURN THE WHEEL FAST ENOUGH TO AVOID A COLLISION OR MANEUVER A CURVE WHEN IF IT STALLS. I AM SCARED I MAY HIT A PEDESTRIAN DUE TO NO BREAKS.

NHTSA ID

11302767

Incident

Jan 23, 2020

Mileage

148,446 mi

THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS UNRESPONSIVE AND THE VEHICLE WILL MOVE VERY SLOWLY AT FIRST, THEN UNPREDICTABLY LUNGE FORWARD AT HIGHER SPEEDS. OCCASIONALLY THE PEDAL WILL IMMEDIATELY RESPOND WITH RAPID ACCELERATION WHEN LIGHTLY TOUCHED, CAUSING THE TIRES TO SPIN OUT WHILE TAKING OFF FROM A STOP. ALTERING THE WAY PRESSURE IS APPLIED TO THE ACCELERATOR HAS NO EFFECT. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR OVER 3 MONTHS WITHOUT ANY CHECK ENGINE INDICATORS, AND ONLY RECENTLY WHEN THE VEHICLE HAD TROUBLE IDLING DID A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME ON. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED AND LIGHTLY DRIVEN.

NHTSA ID

11291964

Incident

Nov 1, 2019

Mileage

60,000 mi

MY CAR WOULDN'T ACCELERATE ON GETTING ON THE INTERSTATE AND WOULD ONLY GO UP TO 40 MPH - HARD TO GET IN FROM THE RAMP WITH OTHER ONCOMING CARS. IT STARTED SURGING AND BUCKING. WHEN I GOT OFF THE INTERSTATE AT THE NEXT INTERSTATE IT AGAIN SURGED WHEN I WAS GOING 20MPH. VERY SCARY FOR ME. WHEN I STOPPED AT THE STOPLIGHT IT STALLED AND I HAD TROUBLE STARTING IT. I PUT MY HAZARDS ON FOR THE REST OF THE TRIP HOME. I HAVE BEEN SCARED TO DRIVE IT. I TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY AND ESTIMATED $700 FOR THE PART AND $200 FOR LABOR. I HAVE HAD SURGING ISSUES THIS PAST SUMMER WHEN I USED THE DEFROST OR AIR CONDITIONING BUT NOT ANYTHING THIS BAD. I DID CALL THE FORD COMPANY AND HAVE A CASE NUMBER - THEY WOULD NOT HELP WITH THE PART OR LABOR. I SPOKE WITH A MANAGER...

NHTSA ID

11282935

Incident

Nov 17, 2019

Mileage

150,000 mi

WHILE IDILING THE CAR WILL SURGE. THIS HAPPENS MORE IN HOT HUMID WEATHER. HAVE HAD THE TROTTLE BODY CHECKED AND CLEANED AND THIS IS STILL HAPPENING. IF NOT FOR THE FACT THAT I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO APPLY MORE PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE I COULD HAVE HAD A ACCIDENT. THIS I HAVE FOUND TO BE A ONGOING ISSUE WITH THESE CARS. THIS HAS HAPPENED WHILE AT STOPLIGHTS, PARKING, DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS. THE SURGING HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES TODAY AND SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE.

NHTSA ID

11234922

Incident

Jul 25, 2019

Mileage

125,000 mi

MY MOM'S 2006 FORD FREESTYLE, SURGES FORWARD WHEN USING THE AIR CONDITIONER OR DEFROSTER. THERE HAS BEEN MANY TIMES IT HAS DONE THIS ALMOST REAR ENDING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HHER.THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE BEET AND MY DECEASED FATHER HAVE OWN IT.(2010?) HER INSTRUMENT PANEL GOES BONKERS NOW, AND SOMETIMES THE CAR WON'T START AND THE PANIC ALARM GOES OFF WHEN WE GET OUT OF THE CAR.

NHTSA ID

11141290

Incident

Oct 16, 2018

Mileage

153,000 mi

MY CAR WILL TRY TO SURGE FORWARD WHILE AT A STOP WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKES. IT WILL HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING, IN PARKED POSITION, AND WHILE NO GAS OR BRAKE PEDAL IS PRESSED. THIS HAPPENED IN A PICK UP LINE AND I COULD HAVE HIT A CHILD IF I HADN'T HADN'T MY FOOT IN THE BRAKE AND DONE ALL I COULD TO NOT MOVE FORWARD. SOMETIMES I'M IN REVERSE AND THIS HAPPENS AND IT'S LIKE I PUT MY FOOT DOWN HARD ON THE GAS. THERE SEEMS TO BE A CONNECTION TO THE AC UNIT, BECAUSE WHEN THAT IS ON IT IS MAKING A LOUD SOUND. I WENT TO CARMAX 3 YEARS AGO (IN 2015) WITH THIS ISSUE AND THEY REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY. NOW THEY ARE SAYING IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. THERE IS CLEARLY AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH THIS PART IN THE CAR AND IT IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN. SOMETIMES AFTER THE SURGE, MY CAR WILL 'DIE'. THIS HAPPENED IN THE MIDDLE OF 6 LANES OF TRAFFIC WHILE STATIONARY AT A RED LIGHT. WHEN IT TURNED GREEN, I COULDN'T GO BECAUSE MY CAR HAD JUST SURGED AND DIED WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL.

NHTSA ID

11105296

Incident

Jun 13, 2018

Mileage

140,000 mi

VECHICLE SURGES OR RAVE FORWARD WITH PRESSING GAS PEDAL ON SHIFTING FORWARD OR REVERSE,LOSES DRIVE POWER,WRENCH LIGHT ON!

NHTSA ID

10983897

Incident

Apr 20, 2017

Mileage

130,000 mi

I'M WRITING AGAIN. I'VE HAD A THROTTLE BODY ISSUE TWICE. THE CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM THAT FORD DID WAS A TEMPORARY FIX. FORD KNEW THIS. FORD DEALERSHIP MECHANICS HAVE TOLD THEM IT DOESN'T SOLVE THE ISSUE. LESS THAN A YEAR AFTER I HAD TO THE C. S. P. ON MY CAR I WAS STRANDED ON SIDE OF ROAD ONLY TO FIND OUT IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY I COULD HAVE IT CLEANED AND REPROGRAMMED AGAIN AT MY COST WHICH WAS NEARLY THE SAME COST TO REPLACE. I HAD IT REPLACED AT MY COST. IN MY SITUATION THE 1ST TIME MY CAR LUNGED FORWARD TOWARD WALL OF MY HOME. I HAD TO USE BOTH FEET AND ALL MY WEIGHT TO STOP IT. THE 2ND TIME I LOST POWER AND CONTROL . ALL WHILE TRYING TO GET OUT OF HEAVY TRAFFIC. I COULD NOT GET MY CAR OFF THE ROAD AND IN A SAFE POSITION. AFTER THIS PROBLEM MY AC WILL NOT WORK UNLESS ACCELERATING. AND MY MOTOR WENT OUT. ALL THIS BEFORE I HIT 100,000 MILES. I'VE CALLED FORD AND FILED COMPLAINTS WITH NHTSA. ALL TO NO AVAIL. FORD IS REPLACING THE SAME PART FOR OTHER VEHICLES AT A FULL RECALL AND NO COST TO THE CONSUMER MY VIN# IS NOT ASSOC. WITH RECALL. I FEEL FORD AND NHTSA IS IGNORING THE COMPLAINTS FROM CONSUMERS THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. I FEEL THAT WE CONSUMERS THAT HAVE THIS PROBLEM NEED TO FILE A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST FORD & NHTSA. NEITHER IS ADDRESSING THIS SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. FORD NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY & NHTSA NEEDS TO FORCE THEM TO. CONTINUING TO IGNORE THIS ISSUE IS GOING TO CAUSE HEARINGS ON CAPITAL HILL & A BAD NAME FOR BOTH. I WILL BE FOLLOWING UP WITH MY STATE REPRESENTATIVE & MY CONGRESS PERSON. I INTEND TO SEE THAT BOTH FORD & NHTSA STOP IGNORING THE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. IF YOU INVESTIGATE YOU'LL FIND NEWER MODELS THAN MINE HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. SAME PART SAME PART NUMBER, MINE AND OTHERS OF MY YEAR ARE NOT RECALLED WHILE THE OTHERS ARE & REPLACED. SOMEONE BETTER TAKE THIS SERIOUS.

NHTSA ID

10888530

Incident

May 13, 2014

Mileage

90,000 mi

THIS MAKES THE SECOND TIME I HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. IT SEEMS THAT FORD HAS NO PLANS TO RECTIFY THE "THROTTLE BODY" ISSUE ALTHOUGH THERE ARE MANY THAT HAVE VOICED THE SAME CONCERN WITH THEIR VEHICLES. THIS ISSUE IS A SEVERE SAFETY RISK. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL INCIDENCES, ALL INVOLVING SURGING, FOLLOWED BY A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER. THERE HAVE ALSO BEEN INSTANCES OF SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER UPON ACCELERATION AFTER IDLING AT A STOP SIGN OR RED LIGHT. THIS HAPPENS RANDOMLY AND THERE IS NO WARNING BEFOREHAND. ONCE, I WAS PASSING A TRUCK AND PULLED INTO THE PASSING LANE AND THE FREESTYLE COMPLETELY LOST POWER. I WAS "HANGING" IN THE PASSING LANE WITH NO POWER AND NO WAY TO AVERT A COLLISION HAD THERE BEEN ONCOMING TRAFFIC OR TRAFFIC BEHIND ME. THANK GOODNESS, I HAD TIME TO BRAKE AND FORCE THE FREESTYLE ONTO THE SHOULDER. THIS ALSO HAPPENES AT STOP SIGNS AND RED LIGHTS WHEN I ACCELERATE. VERY DANGEROUS.

NHTSA ID

10882717

Incident

Jan 1, 2012

Mileage

100,000 mi

TAKATA INFLATORS SURGING, TRANSMISSION BAD

NHTSA ID

10809866

Incident

Aug 20, 2014

Mileage

110,256 mi

I WAS BACKING OUT OF ANGLE PARKING SPACE. AS I BACKED I BUMPED CONCRETE POLE. AS I PUT CAR IN DRIVE TO GO FORWARD THE ACCELERATOR STUCK WIDE OPEN. I HAD NO CONTROL OF SPEED. I SPED FORWARD APPROXIMATELY 20 FEET AND CRASHED INTO THE BACK OF A PARKED PICK-UP. POLICE WERE CALLED. I WAS ONLY BRUISED AND SORE. I DID SEE A DR. AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO FOLLOW UP. MY INSURANCE CO. TOTALED THE CAR. IT WAS VERY DAMAGED ON THE DRIVER SIDE. SOMEONE COULD OF BEEN KILLED IN THIS ACCIDENT. MY DESCRIPTION DOES NOT ADEQUATELY DESCRIBE THE SERIOUSNESS OF THIS INCIDENT. POLICE AND OTHERS COULD NOT BELIEVE I WAS NOT SEVERELY HURT. IF THESES CARS ARE NOT RECALLED IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME UNTIL SOMEONE DIES IF THEY HAVE NOT ALREADY .

NHTSA ID

10775882

Incident

Sep 3, 2015

Mileage

60,000 mi

MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN SURGING (THE GAS) WHEN I AM AT A COMPLETE STOP FOR ABOUT A MONTH AND THIS WEEK THE CAR BEGAN TO LOSE POWER WHILE DRIVING. THE MOTOR SEEMED TO REV UP, BUT THE CAR DIDN'T GO ANYWHERE VERY QUICKLY. I TOOK THE CAR TO A MECHANIC AND HE DID A "3 PART INDUCTION" ON THE VEHICLE. I AM HOPING THAT THIS WILL CURE THE PROBLEM SINCE WHEN I PUT "3 PART INDUCTION" INTO THE SEARCH ENGINE IN THE COMPUTER I CAME UP WITH A FORD FREESTYLE PROBLEMS PAGE WITH QUITE A FEW OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUES. SO I SPENT $150 FOR A CLEANING AND IF THAT DOES NOT WORK I UNDERSTAND THAT I'LL NEED TO SPEND OVER $1,000 FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE PARTS. I HAVE ALSO RECENTLY HAD BRAKE ISSUES. I JUST HAD MY BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS REPLACED 6 MONTHS AGO FOR ALMOST $600. TOOK THE CAR BACK THE OTHER DAY BECAUSE SO MUCH BRAKE DUST ON THE WHEELS. BACK BRAKES ARE GETTING TOO HOT AND GRINDING.I WAS TOLD THE THE HOSES AND THE CALIPERS ON THE BACK ARE BOTH BAD. THEY WANT $800 TO REPLACE THEM - THEN SINCE THE BRAKE PADS HAVE A LIFETIME WARRANTY THEY WILL REPLACE THEM AGAIN. GOING BROKE OVER HERE.....

NHTSA ID

10724777

Incident

Jun 7, 2015

Mileage

150,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR AND THE WRENCH INDICATOR CAME ON, MY CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. I'VE TAKEN MY CAR TO THE REPAIR SHOP AND WAS INFROMED THERE IS A KNOWN ISSUED WITH FORD FREESTYLE 2005-2006 AND THE CVT TRANSMISSION. I REVIEWED AND IT APPEARS FORD KNOWS THIS IS AN ISSUE, BUT REFUSES TO RECALL/REPAIR IT. I WILL BE SEEKING LEGAL ACTION IF FORD DOES NOT PURSUE A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE AND IT'S KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE CVT TRANSMISSION.

NHTSA ID

10721539

Incident

May 26, 2015

Mileage

170,000 mi

WHEN IT HAD THE AIR CONDITION ON I KEPT JUMPING. I WAS SCARED IT WAS GOING HIT ANOTHER CAR. THEN I WAS ON THE EXPRESSWAY GOING 60 TRYING TO PASS A SEMI TO GET OVER AND TO GET OFF AND THE CAR LOST ALL POWER (SHUT OFF)OMG PANIC. STARTED IT UP ABOUT 10 TIMES BEFORE I GOT IT BACK HOME. *TR

NHTSA ID

10689891

Incident

Sep 4, 2013

Mileage

100,000 mi

I WOULD BE SITTING IN LINE AT SCHOOL TO PICK UP GRAND DAUGHTER WITH AIR ON, LET OFF BRAKE TO MOVE FORWARD AND CAR WOULD SURGE THIS CONTINUED, BUT FORTUNATELY I WASN'T PICKING HER UP AS OFTEN. I COULD NOT TURN AIR ON. MY FREESTYLE NOW ONLY HAS 58,947MILES(APPROX.). SOMETIME IN 2012 I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM FORD OFFERING TO CLEAN THE THROTTLE BODY. I HAD IT CLEANED THEN IT SOUNDED LIKE A TRUCK AND SMELLED LIKE GAS. THE LAST FEW MONTHS IT DIES ON THE HIGHWAY. I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE ON BUSY ROADS. I HAD MY CAR DIAGNOSED, THEY SAY IT IS THE THROTTLE BODY WHICH IS MESSING UP THE COMPUTER. I HAVE CONTACTED FORD DISTRIBUTOR TO NO AVAIL. I AM TRYING TO GET FUNDS TOGETHER TO TAKE CARE OF THIS PROBLEM. I UNDERSTAND THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED CASE. THE PROBLEM MIGHT BE THAT FORD ONLY SOLD FREESTYLES FOR A FEW YEARS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10652569

Incident

Apr 15, 2010

Mileage

33,000 mi

WAS SITTING IN CAR IN A PARKING LOT WITH AC RUNNING WAITING FOR MY WIFE. AS I BEGAN TO BACK UP I PUT FOOT ON BRAKE TO LET CAR GO BY WHEN THE CAR BEGAN TO SURGE AND MY FOOT WAS NO WHERE NEAR GAS PEDAL. THEN THE CAR SHUT OFF BY ITSELF AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. LATER WE WERE WAITING IN A LINE AT A DRIVE-THRU AS WE WAITED IN LINE I HAD CAR IN DRIVE BUT FOOT ON BRAKE. THEN THE CAR LUNGED FORWARD AND I COULD HAVE HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THE CAR DIED AGAIN. THIS HAPPENED ANOTHER TIME. I TOOK IT TO AUTO PART STORE TO DIAGNOSE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. IT GAVE ME CODE P2106 AND WHICH IS THROTTLE ACTUATOR CONTROL SYSTEM-FORCED LIMITED POWER. *TR

NHTSA ID

10625798

Incident

Aug 16, 2014

Mileage

107,000 mi

SHORTLY AFTER WE PURCHASED THE CAR ON JAN 01, 2008 WE BEGAN TO HAVE ISSUES WITH LUNGING AND HIGH IDLING. CAR WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THEY CLEANED THE THROTTLE BODY SENSOR. IT WAS OK FOR A FEW MONTHS AND STARTED BACK. WE TOOK IT BACK AND THEY REPLACED THE TBS AND ANOTHER PART. CAR WORKED GREAT FOR A WHILE, BUT HAD TO HAVE THE TBS CLEANED AGAIN IN 2011 AND 2012 AND IS NOW DOING THE SAME THING AGAIN AND MORE. NOW IT IS EXTREME. I WORK ABOUT 6 MILES FROM HOME AND HAVE TO STOP SEVERAL TIMES TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON TO RESET THE WRENCH THAT COMES ON IN ORDER TO RESET THE HIGH IDLE. IF I DON'T, WHEN I HIT THE GAS, THE RPM'S GO UP TO 4 AND 5K ONLY DOING 30 MPH. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ALSO ON. I HAVE HAD IT CHECKED AND THE ERROR CODE IS P0701 INDICATING TRANSMISSION AND TB ISSUES. THE CAR ALSO LUNGES FORWARD A GREAT DEAL AND I HAVE TO STAY BACK A SAFE DISTANCE IN ORDER TO BE SURE IF IT LUNGES I DON'T HIT ANYONE. THE ISSUE IS FAR BEYOND THE THROTTLE BODY SENSOR. IT HAS TO ALSO DO WITH THE CVT TRANSMISSION WHICH FORD KNOWS IS A LEMON. PLEASE PUSH THIS ISSUE SO THAT THEY WILL HAVE TO RECALL THE FAULTY PARTS AND PROTECT THE SAFETY OF THE FAMILIES IN THEIR VEHICLES. IF I HAD ANOTHER MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION I WOULD CERTAINLY NOT BE IN THIS CAR. *TR

NHTSA ID

10615929

Incident

Apr 30, 2008

Mileage

15,000 mi

ON 8-23-2011 WE HAD THE THROTTLE CONTROL SYSTEM REPLACED BECAUSE OF UNCONTROLLABLE EXHILARATION. IT HAS STARTED THE SAME SYMPTOMS AGAIN AND WE NEED TO HAVE IT REPLACED AGAIN . *TR

NHTSA ID

10615436

Incident

Jul 7, 2014

Mileage

108,791 mi

VEHICLE PURCHASED USED 10/2013 FROM NATIONAL USED CAR RETAIL CHAIN. *RECORDS, VIA FORD DEALERSHIP (AS OF 07/2014), INDICATE TB ISSUE (REF. NHTSA PE11018) ADDRESSED UNDER FORD CSP 12N03; 08/13 [TB CLEANED & PROGRAMMING EDITED BY 2ND LOCAL FORD DEALER.] INITIAL INCIDENT OCCURRED 10/2013, LESS THAN 72 HOURS AFTER PURCHASE, CODES INDICATED; AS PER RETAIL CHAIN REPAIR SHOP*, A MISFIRE ON CYLINDER 6. REPAIR MADE VIA DEALER WARRANTY, REPLACING PLUG & ASSOCIATED PARTS.DROVE CAR FROM DATE OF REPAIR, INCLUDING HIGHWAY, LONG DISTANCES & LOCALLY W/O NOTABLE INCIDENT. LATER, SERVICE LIGHT BEGAN TO FLASH ON & OFF; NO CODES PRESENT. ASSUMED INDICATOR SHORT. ENG. LIGHT & SVC. LIGHTS CAME ON & WENT OFF PERIODICALLY BUT NEVER READABLE FOR CODES. CAR THEN BEGAN TO MAKE NOISES OCCASIONALLY UPON START UP SIMILAR TO SOLENOID FAILURE & EXHIBIT "DIESELING" UPON IGNITION. WEATHER RELATED? THEN; 03/2014, ENTERED HIGHWAY, ACCELERATING TO 60/MPH - AT HALF MILE UP, CAR "SHUT DOWN"; RPM FLAT, SPEEDOMETER FLAT, PEDAL NON-REACTIVE, STEERING IMPAIRED, NO ELECTRICITY. COASTED TO DIVIDE IN HIGHWAY; CRANKED VEHICLE, TURNED & CROSSED TO SHOULDER; STOPPING & STARTING SEVERAL TIMES. MOVING 10/MPH TO SAFETY. STILL NO CODES. THOUGHT CLOG IN FUEL SYSTEM/ TRASH IN GAS. NEXT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE, FILLED TANK, NEW GAS; NO INDICATOR LIGHTS, NO PROBLEMS. THEN: INCIDENT:05/2014: CRANKED & BACKED OUT OF DRIVEWAY, PLACED G.SHIFT IN D.. NOTHING...NO MOVEMENT, RPM FLAT,SPEEDOMETER FLAT. SERVICE & ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. ROLLED BACK IN DRIVE, CAR SAT FOR SEVERAL DAYS. CRANKED IT, ENG, & SVC. LIGHTS STILL ON; DROVE TO PARTS STORE. CODES PRESENT INDICATE TB MALFUNCTION. PROBLEM NOT COVERED VIA PURCHASE AGREEMENT. FORD SAYS; "PROBLEM SOLVED". PART/ $500 PLUS LABOR.PAYMENT:$475/MO. AFRAID TO DRIVE IT. DON'T WANT TO BE THE STALLED CAR HIT FROM BEHIND @ 65/MPH BY A BIG RIG STATISTIC TO FIX IT. IT IS STILL BROKEN. *TR

NHTSA ID

10611013

Incident

Mar 4, 2014

Mileage

75,000 mi

I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE AND CAR SURGED. IT WENT UP OVER THE CURB IND INTO SOME SHRUBS AND PUSHED OVER SIGN.SECOND OCCURENCE WAS SATURDAY JULY 6TH 2014. I WAS IN A PARKING DECK AND THE CAR SURGED ON AND OFF AS I WAS ATTEMPTING TO FIND A PARKING SPACE. WE AVOIDED MULTIPLE MISHAPS BY SHIFTING FROM DRIVE TO NEUTRAL AND HITTING THE BRAKES HARD. THE SITUATION WAS VERY HAZARDOUS BECAUSE OF CROWDED VEHICLE AND PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC. THIS VEHICLE NEEDS AN IMMEDIATE RECALL. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) *JS

NHTSA ID

10608433

Incident

Jun 20, 2012

Mileage

79,000 mi

MARCH OF 2013 ONE OF THE 5 TRANSMISSIONS REPLACED . LUNGING AT LOW SPEEDS , NOT SHIFTING GEARS , DYING,ERROR CODES WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON , THIS HAS OCCURED WITH EVERY INCIDENT WHICH EVENTUALLY LEAD TO TRANSMISSION FAILURE EVERYTIME. *TR

NHTSA ID

10605145

Incident

Mar 20, 2013

Mileage

101,792 mi

AS OUTLINED IN THE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST FORD FILED IN CALIFORNIA, OUR CAR EXPERIENCED A "SUDDEN AND UNEXPECTED CVT TRANSMISSIONS FAILURE". THIS RESULTED IN A "SUDDEN LOSS OF FORWARD PROPULSION AND DELAYED ACCELERATION" WHEN MERGING ONTO A 40 MPH STREET. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, THE WRENCH LIGHT AND THE TRACTION CONTROL DASH LIGHTS CAME ON AND THE ENGINE EXPERIENCED HIGH RPM'S WITH LITTLE FORWARD MOVEMENT. WE TOOK THE PROBLEM TO AUTHORIZED FORD DEALER WHO RECOMMENDED REPAIRS TO THE COMPUTER SYSTEM COSTING US $2,000 EVEN THOUGH IT KNEW ABOUT THE SYSTEMIC TRANSMISSION DEFECT THE FORD GENERAL MANAGER STATED IN A PHONE CALL THIS MORNING (6 13 2014) HIS SERVICE DEPARTMENT HAS HAD TWO OTHER FORD FREESTYLES IN THEIR SHOP PRESENTING THE EXACT ISSUES AS OUR CAR. FOLLOWING FORD PROTOCOL RESULTED IN A "FINAL" DIAGNOSIS OF TRANSMISSION FAILURE. POINT BEING, THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP ADMITTEDLY HAD PRIOR KNOWLEDGE OF THE CVT TRANSMISSION FAILURES YET DID NOT RELAY THAT INFORMATION TO US AT THE ONSET OF THE SYSTEMIC DEFECT. THE VEHICLE SITS IN OUR DRIVEWAY. IT IS NOT SAFE TO OPERATE AS WE ELECTED NOT TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE CVT TRANSMISSION AT A QUOTED COST OF $5,000 PLUS INSTALLATION. *JS

NHTSA ID

10598157

Incident

Jan 23, 2014

Mileage

108,000 mi

VEHICLE LURCHES WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED IN FORWARD AND REVERSE. HAPPENED MANY TIMES. THE WRENCH INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON ALSO WHEN THIS HAPPENED. THIS HAPPENED MANY TIMES WHEN WE FIRST PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. I CHECKS THREADS ON THE INTERNET AND SAW THIS AS A COMMON PROBLEM. I PERSONALLY CLEANED THE THROTTLE BODY AS SHOWN ON YOUTUBE BY A GENTLEMAN AND IT FIXED THE PROBLEM FOR AWHILE. THIS HAPPENED RECENTLY TO MY WIFE AS SHE WAS LEAVING HER WORK PARKING LOT AT LOW SPEED. LURCHED WHEN PUT IN GEAR WITH BRAKES APPLIED. CAR FELT UNCONTROLLABLE. WE SEE THAT AN INVESTIGATION ON THIS PROBLEM HAS BEGUN SO I WOULD CONFER WITH OTHER VEHICLE OWNERS. MORE TIMES AND DATES THAN I CAN REMEMBER THAT LURCHING HAS TAKEN PLACE. ONE TIME I HAD TO SLIP IT INTO NEUTRAL TO STOP THE CAR AND APPLY THE BRAKES. *TR

NHTSA ID

10560724

Incident

Nov 15, 2013

Mileage

120,000 mi

CAR LOSES ACCELERATION POWER SUDDENLY WHILE DRIVING OR IMMEDIATELY AFTER STARTING. CAR SURGES FORWARD AND STALLS BEFORE WRENCH LIGHT APPEARS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10552068

Incident

Aug 12, 2011

Mileage

138,000 mi