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Ford 500 hesitation / surging reports by year

27 NHTSA complaints describe hesitation, surging or lurching on acceleration on Ford 500 vehicles. The most reported year is 2006 with 10 reports.

YearReportsShare of narratives
2007 500924%
2006 5001015%
2005 50088%

Counts come from keyword analysis of complaint narratives — one complaint can describe several symptoms, and classification is approximate. Raw counts favor years that sold in larger numbers.