2006 Ford Freestyle Equipment Problems
- Complaints
- 15about this part
- Share
- 1%of 1,300 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 48,500miles
- Trend
- StableComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are within 25% of the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 15 complaints about the equipment of the 2006 Ford Freestyle, 1% of the 1,300 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 48,500 miles.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“While driving the car lost power and quit in traffic. This is the 2nd time in two years this problem has happened. The 1st was in 2009 and was told by Ford dealership that the throttle body needed replaced. Now on 6-4-11 the car is doing the same thing, again the dealership told me it needed yet another throttle body. This is a safety issue we were in downtown traffic when the car quit,we could have been in an accident because of this!”
NHTSA complaint #10406042, filed 2011-06, 101,800 miles“When putting the vehicle in gear it accelerates on it's on. The car killed , when I started it back emissions light came on. Vehicle would not accelerate when I pressed the gas pedal, but it would gradually pickup speed if I held the pedal down.”
NHTSA complaint #10409011, filed 2011-06, 64,000 miles“I have a 2006 Freestyle. 2 years ago I had to have the throttle body replaced due to unintended acceleration that got to be dangerous. This fixed the problem, but now I am again having the exact same issues, especially when the air is on. I now have a teen driving and I am very concerned for her welfare. I already paid 800+ to repair something Ford should have repaired at their cost. Now I have the same issue. Does someone have to get hurt before Ford recalls this part?”
NHTSA complaint #10416850, filed 2011-08, 50,000 miles“I purchased 2006 Ford Freestyle in april 2007 with 16823 miles. On august 9, 2007 I took the car back to dealership with an acceleration problem when put in drive or reverse. Dealership performed eec test no codes detected. July 23, 2008 took the car to an auto repair they found codes p21068 and p061b looked up the codes and gave me information from Ford on recall for these codes the auto repair suggested I go back to dealership with the recall info. July 28, 2008 took car back to dealership with same issue of lunging diagnostic check showed code p061b and p2106. …”
NHTSA complaint #10401045, filed 2011-05, 28,141 miles“I have had nothing but issue after issue. It started with my brakes failing like several others that I have read. It now surrounds my 6 cd player that either melts or won't play. I have had it into the Ford dealership a few times to no avail. On 03-12-08 the electrical panel only lights up partially, and after shaking the front dash board a few time all lights popped on. I have talked to service managers and they have done what they have the ability to do. This vehicle is a 2006 Ford Freestyle and I would not recommend it to anyone for purchase.”
NHTSA complaint #10221025, filed 2008-03, 30,000 milesEquipment: other model years
Other parts of the 2006 Ford Freestyle
602 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
484 complaintsFuel system
151 complaintsEngine cooling
144 complaintsEngine
114 complaintsElectrical system
84 complaintsOther or unknown
77 complaintsBrakes
66 complaintsBody and structure
28 complaintsElectronic stability control
18 complaintsSuspension
14 complaintsTires
11 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2006 Ford Freestyle
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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