I BOUGHT A USED 2005 FORD FREESTYLE AND IT HAS BEEN A GOOD CAR UP UNTIL THE PAST 6 MONTHS. WITHIN THOSE MONTHS I HAVE HAD THE ENGINE MOUNTING BRACKET BREAK AND THE CAR, DURING STOP AND GO DRIVING, WILL RANDOMLY LUNGE FORWARD OR BACKWARD. WHEN THE CAR DECIDES TO LUNGE, EVEN WITH YOUR FOOT ON THE BREAK, IT IS NOT STOPPED COMPLETELY. I HAVE CONTACTED FORD ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND HAVE DONE NUMEROUS HOURS OF RESEARCH MYSELF. ALL OF THE RESEARCH THAT I HAVE DONE POINTS TO THE THROTTLE BODY GOING BAD, HOWEVER, FORD DENIES THAT THERE IS ANY KIND OF A SAFETY ISSUE AND THAT THERE IS NO RECALL. FORD WILL HOWEVER, GLADLY CHARGE ME 600.00 TO REPLACE IT. WHEN THERE IS A SAFETY PROBLEM WITH A VEHICLE, AND RANDOM, UNCONTROLLABLE LUNGES ARE A SAFETY PROBLEM, THE DEALER SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND FIX THE DEFECTIVE PART. WITH THE HUNDREDS OF POSTS THAT I HAVE READ BY OTHER FREESTYLE OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS, MOST OF WHICH HAVE BEEN IN THE PAST 2 YEARS, THE PART SHOULD DEFINTELY BE RECALLED AND FIXED BY FORD. *TR
2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT WAS SITTING AT A COMPLETE STOP WITH THE BRAKES DEPRESSED WHEN THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES AND ON OCCASION, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE FAILURE. WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STALL, THE CONTACT WOULD ABRUPTLY APPLY THE BRAKES AND SHIFT INTO PARK TO STOP THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. THE DEALER REPLACED SEVERAL WIRES. THE FAILURE RECURRED WITHIN THREE DAYS AFTER REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SECOND DEALER WHERE SHE WAS ADVISED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 61,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 62,000.
