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Ford Freestyle Vehicle Speed Control Safety Report | Jan 01, 2010
Reported on Jan 01, 2010
THROTTLE BODY ISSUES (POSSIBLY TRANSMISSION AS WELL) CAUSE INTERMITTENT SURGING, UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION PATTERNS, STALLING OR ALL THREE. THIS IS ESPECIALLY PRONOUNCED WITH A/C RUNNING. THE FIRST TIME IT OCCURED I WAS BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE IN A CROWDED MALL PARKING LOT. THE SUDDEN SURGE AS I WAS BACKING OUT AT IDLE (NOT DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR AT ALL) NEARLY CAUSED ME TO HIT A PEDESTRIAN. DEALER COULD NOT REPLICATE THE ISSUE BUT SUGGESTED A THOROUGH CLEANING OF THROTTLE BODY. HAVE DRIVEN APPROXIMATELY 40,000 MILES SINCE FIRST INCIDENT AND CLEANING DOES HELP FOR A SHORT WHILE BUT THE SURGING RETURNS WITHOUT WARNING. CLEARLY A DANGEROUS ISSUE, AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN AND I'VE LEARNED (ONLINE) THIS IS COMMON IN THESE VEHICLES. *TT | |
Make: | Ford |
Model: | Freestyle |
Manufactured by: | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
Year: | 2007 |
Was a crash reported? | N |
Was an injury reported? | |
Was a death reported? | |
Was a fire reported? | N |
Location: | MIDLAND GA |
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1FMDK06107G |
Mileage: | 50000 miles. |
Speed: | 5 MPH |
Number of cylinders: | 6 |
Vehicle type: | AWD |
Vehicle fuel: | GAS |
Was a police report filed? | N |
Tire size: | |
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