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2006 Ford Freestyle fuel system, other problems

13 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the fuel system, other on the 2006 Ford Freestyle1% of all complaints for this model year.

13
Fuel System, Other complaints
1%
share of all complaints
72,250 mi
median reported incident mileage
0 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • Trying to park my car in a crowded parking lot, the car suddenly surged forward and then stalled. I tried to restart the car and it would not start. I waited a minute, turned off the radio, a/c, etc and then was able to restart. I have had a similar problem on two other occasions since. *tr

    filed Aug 4, 2011

  • 2006 ford freestyle - trouble began @ 60,000 mi. When I noticed the throttle unresponsive. The unresponsiveness can be described as a "dead zone" in the travel of the gas pedal. Once past the dead zone, the car will lunge to achieve the newly found pedal position. Vehicle will also surge at low…

    filed Jul 9, 2011

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Fuel System, Other problems in other Freestyle years

YearReportsShare
2007 Freestyle152%
2005 Freestyle181%
Freestyle fuel system, other problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.