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1999 Ford Explorer hesitation / surging reports

22 NHTSA complaints describe hesitation, surging or lurching on acceleration on the 1999 Ford Explorer — roughly 2% of all complaints for this model year.

22
Hesitation / surging reports
2%
share of complaints
83,350 mi
median reported incident mileage (all complaints)

Symptom counts come from keyword analysis of complaint narratives. One complaint can describe several symptoms, and classification is approximate — read the underlying reports on the full 1999 Ford Explorer report before drawing conclusions.