This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
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Vehicle is surging at low speeds. Parking lot speeds. Must apply brakes to stop motion. Several feet covered before able to apply brakes. Happened in excess of 10 times. Car is at dealer now and they have witnessed to surging. Car has been taken to Ford service now and they have had it for 24 hours. They are stating they do not know the cause.
My 2005 Ford Freestyle crossover frequently lunges at low speeds and when the driver is not pressing the accelerator pedal. This problem seems to be occuring more often and with more power and is getting harder to stop. Today it almost jumped over a parking lot curb at a retail store parking lot. It happens unexpectantly in forward and reverse and seams to be worse when the A/C is on. In fact, our A/C was not working properly and the problem was not near as bad. However, when the A/C was repaired (the expansion valves were replaced) the problem returned to its previous "strength" or stronger and more often.
2005 Ford Freestyle is lunging...very dangerous!! I've heard multiple other customers have the same problem and Ford has not issued a recall on this problem.
With the car in drive and my foot on the brake pedal, the car unexpectedly "surged" forward. I was able to control the car from hitting anyone/anything by applying the brake more forcefully, but this incident has occurred on repeated occasions now both in "drive" (when the car surges forward) and in "reverse" (when the car surges backwards). It seems particularly pronounced during hot days when the ac is running full blast. In each incident, I was traveling 5 mph or less, and had my foot on the brake, either preparing to park or pulling out of a parking spot. So far it has not caused an accident, but there is clearly something wrong with the speed control or the transmission. I have noticed numerous other complaints of a similar nature made online by other owners of 2005 and 2006 Ford Freestyles. There clearly seems to be a problem with the vehicle of this year, make and model and I am hoping Ford will take responsibility and issue a recall in order to prevent future potential injury or death.
- Abilene, TX, USA
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While backing out of a parking space, my vehicle "jumped" forward by itself. It then went into "engine override mode" and stalled. I was able to crank the vehicle back up and continue driving.
I own a 2005 Ford Freestyle with 88,000 miles and I had trouble with my car lunging forward this happen to me very bad today where trying to leave a parking space. I did have my air conditioning on high because it was 100 degrees in the midwest. The problem was the worst today since it started several months ago and my throttle control/transmission light came on. What do I do next" I need to get the vehicle fixed. Do I need to contact Ford? do I go ahead and pay to have it fixed" thanks so much.
Without warning, when my 2005 Ford Freestyle is in drive or reverse, it surges and I have to be ready to brake or crash into something. Following the surge, the orange wrench light comes on and I have to shut the car off and restart it, and then it will go away. I took it to the dealer and they said they have not had any other complaints like mine. They scanned the car at the dealership, but there were no codes. They advised that unless I can make the surge happen, not to leave the car.
2005 Ford Freestyle - when first putting my car into gear, either forward or reverse, the car lunges or "revs" up as if it is going to take off. Placing my foot on the brake or having the air conditioner off or on low seems to help somewhat. In at least one incident, the car has gone into an "engine safe mode" and has stopped completely. Luckily, I was in a not so crowded parking lot at the time. We recently had to have the air conditioner replaced in its entirety which has made the problem worse and more frequent.
My 2005 Ford Freestyle periodically lunges when driving at low speeds, usually when I slow down to stop or put the car in reverse. I have experienced this problem a few times over the past couple years, but it seems like it is happening more frequently. I am unsure if running my airconditioning has caused the increased lunging, but it has been happening multiple times over the past few days. I have not contacted Ford yet, but I've noticed many reports of the same problem online. I really think that Ford should put out a notice to fix this problem that could lead to a crash or even a death.
While attempting to parallel park, my 2005 Ford Freestyle, accelerated on its own and almost caused me to collide with the car behind me. I have had over 10 incidents where my car has accelerated on its own. Today when it happened the car ended up stalling and the check engine light came on. This has become a safety issue and seems to be happening more frequently. I will contact my local Ford dealer to see what what steps Ford is taking to resolve this issue.
As I was preparing to turn, the car surged forward continuously. I pressed the brake as hard as possible and the surge continued, which was dangerous, as I almost hit a pedestrian. I put it in park and the surge continued, as it did after I put it back in drive to get the beast into the parking garage. It was determined to be a failed throttle body, which was replaced on July 7, 2010 at a cost of $821.33 by crown Ford, nashville tn.
Incident happened while on vacation in another state. Car was idling with air conditioner running for approximately 20 minutes, upon shifting gear into reverse and backing out of a parking space, car surged into reverse without foot accelerating the petal. Driver braked and car stalled. Car restarted in engine failsafe mode. Car repeatedly stalled upon successive restarts each time continuing to display engine failsafe mode. After multiple attempts, car restarted in normal mode with the check engine light remaining on. Car was sluggish, but continued to drive without stalling. Drove car to tropical Ford dealership in orlando the next day. Service advisor recommended multiple items, including replacing throttle body assembly, PCV valve, PCV control valve, reprogramming the PCM. Upon advise of service advisor that it was a dangerous situation that "car could surge and stall while traveling at high speeds on the interstate" on the long drive home, we authorized tropical Ford to replace the throttle body assembly ( replaced with fp # 6F9Z-9E926-a) and reprogram the PCM.
Sometimes when putting the car in gear from park the motor surges. Also it surges when stopped at a stop sign or when backing out of a parking spot. This has been happening for quite some time and is happening more frequently lately.
My wife was pulling into a parking space with her foot lightly on the brake pedal. The car lunged forward, causing her to press hard on the brakes. The car did stop, but it almost hit the car in the next parking space. This is the second time this car has displayed this problem. Our daughter was driving it a month or so ago, and it did the same thing.
My 2005 Freestyle is making loud rattling sound (coming from trans) and the failsafe mode indicator as well as the yellow wrench have been appearing. I have had it in the service dept of dealership many times for surging and power failures, etc, and they have made numerous repairs - (including the ac compressor) and replaced a head gasket (which is leaking badly now?), and it appears this time it may be a throttle body problem" the dealer won't look at it till next week and wants $200 to check it out" people waiting in line (at the service dept) today told me they had the exact same problems (with Freestyles). There should be a recall if so many people are complaining.
2005 Ford Freestyle surges forward without foot on the accelerator. Occurs mostly at city driving speeds, not on the highway. Began approx. 2 years ago (June 2009).
Sudden acceleration from idle. Car would suddenly jump forward or reverse at idle especially when shifting from park. Dealer taped some wiring for temporary fix warranty coverage during. Problem reoccurred after warranty coverage expired and dealer and would not address the issue. Vehicle now has 100K+ miles and the problem has gotten progressively worse. I have learned to keep my foot on the brake.
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- Windsor, CO, USA