Problems with 2006 Ford Freestyle FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

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

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

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 ...

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

This car has a known issue, which i experienced, where carbon deposits in the throttle body cause it to surge or stall unexpectedly. the remedy as given by ford is to have the throttle body cleaned and the computer (pcm) reprogrammed. looking in to various forums for information on the topic, such as edmunds and freestyle owner forums, many owners report the problem recurring after this fix had been implemented, mostly a few 10's of thousands of miles later. others, who had their throttle bodies completely replaced, with a throttle of newer design, report no further issues at any reported range. i am asking why ford is allowed to temporarily bandage a known safety issue, that is also known to recur after this fix has been implemented, rather that applying what seems to be a permanent safety fix, replacement of the throttle? the surging is bad enough that had i not experienced it previously, and been semi-anticipating it, i would have been pushed into an intersection and into traffic. nonetheless, the car did move forward several feet. this was on my trip to the ford dealership (24 june 2013) to have the prescribed fix ...

Affected part: throttle body. two yrs ago we had our car repaired for a throttle body issue our car was lunging forward aggressively and sometimes stalled. it was a terrible safety issue, b/c it was also happening when my foot was on the brake. there was no recall at that time when we took the car to one ford dealership. they repaired the throttle body and the car ran for 2 yrs without the same problem. unfortunately, here we are 2 yrs later, & our car is at another ford dealership the throttle body needs to be replaced. we have spent so much already, and now we have to pay $1700 to fix the throttle body & also the alternator. there are so many ford freestyle owners who have had this same issue why hasn't a recall been issued? i just found out today that there was a customer service satisfaction program for just a cleaning back in nov 2012. i did not receive this letter, but it will not help us anyway since the throttle body is no longer usable. *tr

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

Car lunges forward when at a stop but still on drive, brakes must be immediately applied or the car will take off by itself. happens more when the shift is in the drive position but is being held by the brake for a period of time like in a line, a drive thru, or long traffic light. very scary! *tr

Vehicle lunges and has poor gas mileage. we have almost been in several accidents and going thru brakes more than normal due to this issue. ford issued a complimentary customer satisfaction service to clean the throttle body and i am continuing to have this problem. ford was notified and we were told that its not a safety issue and any repair is my responsibility. *tr

Car surges when idling. seems more in hot weather but am told it is the throttle body that has to be replaced and is a known problem with all of them for 6-7 years now. *tr

Vehicle will not start. dealership claimed that the throttle body needs to be replace along with a computer update to a tune of $800+. various posts have been found on the internet regarding a known defect with this model year's throttle body including a "lunging issue" caused by this failed component. i would like this issue to be investigated and ford to be responsible for the replacement and remedy of this defective component. *tr

I was parked with car running for about 10 mins. when i went to back up the car, the car lunged backwards while my foot was still engaged on the brake. car stalled but i was able to re-start car. wrench and engine lights were on. i drove the car home but the fuel injection was labored and did not accelerate normally and would also accelerate unexpectedly while sitting at traffic light. i was able to get the car home, but check engine light was still lit after several days. *tr

My 2006 ford freestyle is absolutely the worst made car i have ever owned! throttle body problem... 50,000 miles, check! ac compressor goes bad.... 60,000 miles, check! and now beginning at 79,000 miles the cvt transmission is trashed! $6000 to fix and you can't even get a new one! i drove it knowing it would go bad another 3000+ miles because i was destined to spend a lot of money either way. the mechanic actually suggested i trade it in when it began. would that have been fair to whomever bought it? these are all common early mileage problems with the freestyles! there are numerous posts about other owners with the same problems, especially these three and there are a couple more that fortunately i have dodged to this point. what is ford going to do? just let those of us who bought freestyles with cvt suffer. what about the fact that you stopped using the cvt transmission on the taurus x? why? i think we know based on the numerous cvt failures at such low mileage. but not low enough to be covered by warranty. *tt

On several occasions while i was driving in route to work or the grocery store, my 06 ford freestyle seemed slow and sluggish to respond as i would be waiting at a red light for the green. when the light did turn green and i would press the gas pedal to go, the car would shut off. a few times there were close calls as the car behind me would be unaware i was having trouble and almost rear-end me. when the car would cut off, i would proceed to restart the car and then press the gas to go. the car seemed to respond extremely slow like i would have the gas pedal pressed to the floor and would only be able to go 20 - 25 mph. on other occasions, the car would seem to lurch forward or backward (depending on if i had the car in drive or reverse) the throttle body failure on my 2006 ford freestyle creates a very dangerous situation because the engine will accelerate without applying the gas pedaland will no accelerate at times when the gas pedal is pressed. after a little research i found this to be ...

Vehicle surges while in reverse and while in drive at stop lights or when backing out of a parking space. have came close to surging out into the intersection and almost surged out into the path of another car in a parking lot. *tr