Fail To Accelerate problems of the 2005 Ford Freestar

Three problems related to fail to accelerate have been reported for the 2005 Ford Freestar. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2005 Ford Freestar based on all problems reported for the 2005 Freestar.

1 Fail To Accelerate problem

Failure Date: 06/20/2017

The contact owns a 2005 Ford Freestar. While driving approximately 25 mph, the vehicle lunged forward and failed to accelerate. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic, but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to NHTSA. The VIN and failure mileage were unknown.

2 Fail To Accelerate problem

Failure Date: 01/17/2013

The contact owns a 2005 Ford free star. The contact stated that while driving 25 mph, the vehicle vibrated and failed to accelerate with the illumination of the check engine light. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The approximate failure mileage was 151,000.

3 Fail To Accelerate problem

Failure Date: 01/16/2013

The contact owns a 2005 Ford freestyle. The contact stated while driving approximately 55 mph, the wrench and the check engine warning light illuminated as the vehicle suddenly failed to accelerate. The contact mentioned that the vehicle was serviced previously under the manufacturers throttle body recall. The vehicle was towed to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the throttle body failed and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 100,000. The current mileage was 150,000.


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