2007 Ford FREESTYLE problems and owner complaints

ENGINE BEGAN STUTTERING, JERKING AND SEEMED ABOUT TO STALL. A/C WENT SPORADICALLY "WISH, WISH", ETC. AS IF A PERSON BREATHING HARD. LIGHTS DIMMED AND BRIGHTENED ALTERNATELY, LIGHTS ON DASH WENT BLACK, ALL DIALS WENT TO ZERO OR OFF, CHECK BRAKES LIGHT CAME ON AND OFF WITH THE SAME PACE AS LIGHTS. CAR STALLED. RESTARTED RIGHT AWAY BUT WENT THROUGH SAME ROUTINE AGAIN. ENGINE LIGHT, ABS LIGHT AND SKID LIGHT WENT ON AND OFF AT SAME TIME. NO OTHER DASH WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. CONDITION WAS CHECKED AT DEALER BUT NO PROBLEM FOUND; NO CODES DISPL…

Owner-reported narrative. 14,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10201872 at NHTSA ↗

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT OR STOP SIGN WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED,THE VEHICLE REVS AND JERKS FORWARD. IN ADDITION, WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PLACED INTO REVERSE AND THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE REVS AND JERKS BACKWARDS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 26,099 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,000.

Owner-reported narrative. 22,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10237232 at NHTSA ↗

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE AND RATTLE WHILE DRIVING. HE TOOK HIS VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR AND THEY DISCOVERED THAT DURING THE ASSEMBLY OF HIS VEHICLE, THE BOLTS TO THE FRONT BUMPER WERE NEVER INSTALLED. THE SECOND TIME HE BROUGHT HIS VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WAS FOR THE TRANSMISSION. THE BOLTS THAT HOLD THE TRANSMISSION PAN IN PLACE WERE ONLY INSTALLED MANUALLY AND NOT WITH THE PROPER MACHINERY. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 6,300.

Owner-reported narrative. 6,300 miles reported. Look up ODI 10196777 at NHTSA ↗

VEHICLE IS A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE LTD WITH CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION. THE HALDEX TRACTION CONTROL COUPLER BETWEEN THE FRONT AND REAR WHEELS SEEMS TO WORK NORMALLY WHEN ON SLICK PAVEMENT AND THE TRACTION CONTROL 'ACTIVE' LIGHT ON THE DASH FLASHES TO SHOW IT IS WORKING. HOWEVER, THE SAME LIGHT COMES ON ON DRY PAVEMENT AND WILL NOT GO OFF UNTIL THE ENGINE IS TURNED OFF. IT MAY COME ON EACH DRIVING CYCLE, OR ONLY OCCASIONALLY OR EVEN WHILE PARKED AND IDLING. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE PUMP IN THE HALDEX COUPLER BUT THE ERRONEOUS TC LIGH…

Owner-reported narrative. 8,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10216278 at NHTSA ↗

AT A STOP LIGHT IN HEAVY TRAFFIC WITH BRAKE DEPRESSED, MY VEHICLE STARTED TO REV UP VERY HIGH AND THEN STALLED. THIS CONTINUED TO DO THIS EXCESSIVELY UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON ONLY AFTER THE PROBLEM HAD OCCURRED. I FELT AS THOUGH THE CAR WAS OUT OF CONTROL LIKE IT WAS GOING TO TAKE OFF WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. I WAS AFRAID THAT MY CAR WAS GOING TO HIT ANOTHER CAR. EVERYONE AROUND WAS STARRING AT ME LIKE I WAS SOME CRAZY DRIVER! AFTER HELP ARRIVED, WE TOOK TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP AND…

Owner-reported narrative. 50,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10280342 at NHTSA ↗

MY 2007 FORD FREESTYLE APPEARS TO BE HAVING SOME KIND OF IDLE ISSUE. AS I PUT THE CAR IN GEAR, THE RPMS JUMP AND CAUSE THE CAR TO LUNGE. THE RPMS JUMP WITH THE CAR IN PARK, IF THE STEERING WHEEL IS EVEN TURNED A TINY BIT. IT'S ALMOST LIKE THE CAR ISN'T GETTING ENOUGH POWER UNTIL SOMETHING IS ACTIVATED. MY CONCERN IS WITH THE LUNGING. I'M AFRAID IT'S GOING TO PROJECT ME INTO ANOTHER CAR OR SOMETHING ELSE. I'VE NOT HAD ANY SERVICE LIGHTS COME ON OR ANYTHING. THIS ISSUE JUST STARTED. MY CAR HAS 85K MILE ON IT, SO IT'S NOT UNDER WARRANTY. AS I BEGA…

Owner-reported narrative. 84,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10331847 at NHTSA ↗

2007 FORD FREESTYLE WITH 36,000 MILES LAST SUMMER BEGAN "LURCHING" WHEN PULLING INTO/OUT OF PARKING SPACE. THIS SUMMER NOW AT 57,000 MILES THE LURCHING IS BECOMING MORE FREQUENT. IT OCCURS PRIMARILY WHEN THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS ARE COMBINED: 1) ENGINE IS WARM, 2) A/C IS ON, 3) AT COMPLETE STOP WITH BRAKES APPLIED AND 4) TURN THE STEERING WHEEL IN PREPARATION FOR A TURN. REVIEWED SEVERAL OWNER FORUMS FOR THE PROBLEM AND SEVERAL OWNERS REPORT SAME PROBLEM WITH ANSWER FROM FORD BEING "REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY". PROBLEM- THROTTLE BODY REPLAC…

Owner-reported narrative. 56,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10345078 at NHTSA ↗

MY 2007 FREESTYLE ACCELERATES WITHOUT WARNING. THIS STARTED ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO. ON SATURDAY AUG 29, MY CAR WOULD NOT START, I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD MY BATTERY NEEDED REPLACEMENT (AGAIN NO WARNING OF A PROBLEM) 3 DAYS LATER 9/2 WHILE BACKING UP, MY CAR SUDDENLY AND VIOLENTLY ACCELERATED AND JERKED BACKWARDS, I NEARLY HIT A CAR. I IMMEDIATELY WENT TO THE DEALER, THEY TOLD ME I NEEDED A THROTTLE BODY BUT THE PART IS ON BACK ORDER UNTIL DEC. I CALLED FORD CUSTOMER CARE AND THEY CONFIRMED THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND THE "ENGINE…

Owner-reported narrative. 44,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10282984 at NHTSA ↗

WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT THE CAR ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE WHILE MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. THIS CAR HAS DONE A SIMILAR THING SIX ADDITIONAL TIMES SINCE THE FIRST INCIDENT. THINGS COMMON TO THE INCIDENTS WERE THAT THE ENGINE WAS AT IDLE SPEED OR JUST ABOVE, WARM OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE WITH A/C ON, STEERING WHEEL BEING TURNED IN 6 OF 7 INCIDENTS. ELECTRONIC THROTTLE APPARENTLY RECEIVES SIGNAL TO APPLY TOO MUCH POWER. WAS TOLD AT DEALERSHIP THAT ADDING INJECTOR CLEANER WITH EACH TANK OF GAS MAY HELP, BUT IT HAS NOT. REPLACEMENT TH…

Owner-reported narrative. 53,290 miles reported. Look up ODI 10406381 at NHTSA ↗

2007 FORD FREESTYLE LUNGES FORWARD EVEN WHEN YOUR FOOT IS ON THE BRAKES. AS YOU SHIFT INTO REVERSE OR FORWARD WITH YOU FOOT ON THE BRAKE, THE VEHICLE LUNGES AHEAD. TAKEN IT TO 3 DIFFERENT FORD DEALERSHIPS IN AUSTIN TEXAS AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT I NEED INJECTOR FLUSH AND GAS AND AIR FILTERS CHANGED WHICH MAY RESULT IN PROBLEM GOING AWAY. ANOTHER DEALER WANTS TO CHANGE THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY BLAMING THE PROBLEM ON ETHANOL IN THE GASOLINE. THEY ALSO WANT TO DO THE PREVIOUS SERVICES AS WELL. COSTS HAVE RANGED FROM 616.00 TO 1200.00. FOUND N…

Owner-reported narrative. 85,933 miles reported. Look up ODI 10421511 at NHTSA ↗