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2005 Ford Freestyle hesitation / surging reports

393 NHTSA complaints describe hesitation, surging or lurching on acceleration on the 2005 Ford Freestyle — roughly 27% of all complaints for this model year.

393
Hesitation / surging reports
27%
share of complaints
80,000 mi
median mileage in hesitation / surging reports (355 with odometer)

Hesitation / surging in other Freestyle years

2007 Freestyle331
2006 Freestyle417
Freestyle hesitation / surging by year →

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 2005 Ford Freestyle report before drawing conclusions.