MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE BEGAN TO EITHER STALL SOON AFTER IT WAS STARTED, OR WORSE STILL, LUNGE FORWARD A SHORT DISTANCE. IN BOTH INSTANCES THE OUTDOOR TEMPERATURE WAS OVER 90 DEGREES AND THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS TURNED ON. AN HOUR AFTER THIS A TRANSMISSION WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. I HAD IT LOOKED INTO THE NEXT DAY ON 6/13/2001. THE FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE I TOOK IT TO ( GREENWAY FORD, ORLANDO, FL.) FORD RAN AN EEC SYSTEM DIAGNOSIS AND FOUND THAT THE THROTTLE CONTROL HAD TO BE REPLACED AND THE ON BOARD COMPUTER ADJUSTED. SINCE THE WAY THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD, ALTHOUGH I WAS ABLE TO BRAKE IT BEFORE IT WENT A FOOT, IT WOULD SEEM TO POSE A DANGER TO INDIVIDUALS NEARBY THE VEHICLE. *TR
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VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WIFE WAS DRIVING ON I540 NEAR RALEIGH, NC AND CAR "WRENCH" ICON CAME ON AND CAR DECELERATED QUICKLY CAUSING A DANGEROUS CONDITION. CAR WAS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN AND REQUIRED TOWING TO A SAFE PLACE. APPEARS THAT THE THROTTLE CONTROLLER MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING THE CAR TO BE DISABLED TEMPORARILY. AFTER THE CAR COOLED THE THROTTLE WORKED BUT WE ELECTED NOT TO DRIVE UNTIL A LOCAL MECHANIC COULD CHECK OUT THIS CONDITION / PROBLEM. WE TOWED THE VEHICLE ON A TRAILER TO LOCAL GARAGE NEAR OUR HOME. *TR