Fail To Accelerate Problems of Ford Freestar

Ford Freestar owners have reported 6 problems related to fail to accelerate (under the vehicle speed control category). The most recently reported issues are listed below. Also please check out the statistics and reliability analysis of Ford Freestar based on all problems reported for the Freestar.

1 Fail To Accelerate problem of the 2005 Ford Freestar

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.

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2 Fail To Accelerate problem of the 2006 Ford Freestar

Failure Date: 03/18/2016

The contact owns a 2006 Ford Freestar. While driving approximately 20 mph, the vehicle failed to accelerate without warning. The contact pulled over and restarted the vehicle; however, it was unable to be driven. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 12v006000 (power train). The failure mileage was not available.

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3 Fail To Accelerate problem of the 2006 Ford Freestar

Failure Date: 03/01/2016

The contact owns a 2006 Ford Freestar. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the accelerator pedal was depressed but the vehicle failed to accelerate. The contact stated that the vehicle jerked forward without warning. The failure recurred numerous times. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the transmission failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 58,000.

4 Fail To Accelerate problem of the 2004 Ford Freestar

Failure Date: 06/10/2014

The contact owns a 2004 Ford Freestar. The contact stated that while driving at 60 mph, the vehicle suddenly decelerated and failed to accelerate when depressing the accelerator pedal. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure and current mileage was 130,000.

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5 Fail To Accelerate problem of the 2005 Ford Freestar

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.

6 Fail To Accelerate problem of the 2005 Ford Freestar

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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