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2006 Ford Freestyle engine problems

The 2006 Ford Freestyle has 260 engine complaints filed with NHTSA — 14% of the year's total, and roughly flat versus the prior model year.

260

Engine complaints

14%

Share of year

3

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Engine complaints by year

Freestyle engine complaints by model year260 complaints2004: 3 complaints2005: 249 complaints2006: 260 complaints2007: 169 complaints
Freestyle engine complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

OUR FREESTYLE HAS A REPEATED TENDENCY TO SURGE FORWARD FROM STOP WITH NO APPLICATION OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. LAST YEAR WHEN WE TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY SAID THEY COULD FIND NO PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR. THE PROBLEM HAS SINCE GOTTEN REPEATEDLY WORSE AND WE HAVE SURGED INTO OTHER CARS WHEN…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Engine · October 1, 2009 · crash

Common questions

How many engine complaints does the 2006 Ford Freestyle have?

NHTSA has 260 complaints about the 2006 Ford Freestyle engine — 14% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.