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2006 FORD FREESTYLE — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 871341 · 2011-08-02

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
FREESTYLE
Year
2006
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
60,000

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

I HAVE A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE AND WHEN EVER I DRIVE IT, IT ACCELERATES WHEN YOUR STOPPED AT STOP SIGNS, TRAFFIC LIGHTS,COASTING THROUGH PARKING LOTS, ETC. I HAVE JUST RECENTLY HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME WHILE WAITING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT I WAS SLOWING DOWN TO STOP WHEN THE CAR ACCELERATED CAUSING THE CAR TO LUNGE FORWARD HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME BEFORE I HAD TIME TO STOP. THIS HAS BECOME VERY DANGEROUS. I TOOK IT TO A FORD DEALER WITH NO RESULTS. I CALLED THE FORD MFG. AND THEY TOLD ME THEY WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT NOTHING WAS BEING DONE ABOUT IT. I HAVE ASK SEVERAL OWNERS OF THE FREESTYLE ABOUT THIS AND THEY SAID THEY WERE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE CHECKED ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND COMPLAINT AFTER COMPLAINT ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND THE HIGH COST OF TRYING TO FIX IT. I HAVE WENT TO SEVERAL REPAIR SHOPS WITH NO GUARANTEES. THE FORD DEALER I TOOK IT TO CHARGED ME $140.00 THEN TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. I FEEL THIS SHOULD BE SOMETHING THE FORD MOTOR CO. SHOULD BE RECALLING. THANK YOU. *KB

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10416772
Machine
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