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1997 Ford F-150 hesitation / surging reports

24 NHTSA complaints describe hesitation, surging or lurching on acceleration on the 1997 Ford F-150 — roughly 1% of all complaints for this model year.

24
Hesitation / surging reports
1%
share of complaints
108,898 mi
median reported incident mileage (all complaints)

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 1997 Ford F-150 report before drawing conclusions.