NHTSA complaint: 2006 FORD FREESTYLE — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
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
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation