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...
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.
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.
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.
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.
Vechicle surges or rave forward with pressing gas pedal on shifting forward or reverse,loses drive power,wrench light on!
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 .
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 ...
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.
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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 ...
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. ...
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
On february 11th i had the recall done that reflashed computer and cleaned throttle body. the 12th and 13 it was unseasonably warm and the vehicle ran great. on the 14th the vehicle would not move at all. the temp was below 15 degrees. i could not drive my car for a month. when the temps went up into the 20's the car ran fine. i called the dealer to report the problem and was informed that the recall could only be completed once. on march 7th i cleaned the throttle body myself and found a ring of carbon around the butterfly. after cleaning the car was running good again. this was less than 400 miles after the recall had been completed. the symptoms of the jerking have gone away with the cleaning. the continuous problem seems to be the engine and malfunction light will come on and the vehicle reduces power and speed. seems to be at lower temperatures. yesterday it was 20 out and it did this. i have inspected ...
There is a recall on the thottle body on the engine toke to a ford dealer had it repaired to what they wanted to fix afterwards it made matters worse now car will stall out when stopping or taking off or stopping to make turn almost been hit in the side a dozen times or more and almost rear ended same amount i feel that now it is become a true safety issue and talk to ford dealer that did the work and they said only thing they can do is replace it at 700 dollars when it was there refix that made madders worst. *tr