Complaint 1667602
2005 FORD FREESTYLE • VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL • incident Jun 7, 2020
- Complaint ID
- 1667602
- Make
- FORD
- Model
- FREESTYLE
- Model Year
- 2005
- Component
- VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- Incident Date
- Jun 7, 2020
- Date Received
- Jun 7, 2020
- Data As Of
- Sep 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Owner Narrative
MY CAR HAS BEGUN TO ACCELERATE WHEN I AM BRAKING, AND IT IS A POWERFUL AND SUDDEN ACCELERATION! IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN MORE OFTEN WHEN I AM BACKING UP AND TURNING, BUT WILL HAPPEN AT ANY TIME. IT STARTED LAST WEEK AND IS HAPPENING WITH GREATER FREQUENCY, MAKING IT UNSAFE TO DRIVE. LAST NIGHT IT WENT INTO FAIL SAFE MODE, BUT UPON RESTARTING THE CAR TODAY, IT HAS RETURNED TO NORMAL. I DID AN INTERNET SEARCH AND FOUND THAT OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD SIMILAR EXPERIENCES, PARTICULARLY WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER IS RUNNING. AS IT SO HAPPENS, I HAD MY AIR CONDITIONER FIXED LAST WEEK.
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.