2005 Ford 500 complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD 500. WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS SLOW TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TWICE, BUT THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE AND DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER MONTHS LATER AND THEY REPROGRAMMED THE TCM AND PCM, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

VEHICLE SPEEDS UP AFTER STARTING ENGINE & PUT IN GEAR!! TOOK TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERS BUT THEY COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM. LEFT DEALERS & IN HAPPENED THREE MORE TIMES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD 500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOORS FAILED TO LATCH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE WAS 100,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD 500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE FAILED TO LATCH CLOSED. THE FAILURE ONLY OCCURRED DURING FRIGID TEMPERATURES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE DOOR HANDLE WAS SPRAYED WITH AN UNKNOWN SOLUTION AND WAS REPAIRED MULTIPLE TIMES AT VARIOUS GARAGES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000. UPDATED 03/04/15*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE LATCH MECHANISM WAS REPLACED AT A COST OF $150. UPDATED 04/02/15

FLICKERING OF INSTRUMENT PANEL, FUEL GAUGE, SPEEDOMETER, RPM'S INTERMITTENTLY FOR A LONG TIME... ALL COMPLETELY DEAD NOW. REVERSE LIGHTS ON AT ALL TIMES..BLAH BLAH..SAME AS EVERYBODY ELSE . THIS IS BS. NEVER BUY A FORD AGAIN. *TR

TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD 500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. IN ADDITION, THE REVERSE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,000. DJR UPDATED 8/17/15*CN

DOOR LATCH RECALL IDENTIFIED BY FORD #36840. DOORS LATCHES FREEZE AND WILL NOT SHUT AND OPEN SUDDENLY. CAR HAS BEEN IN SHOP AT FORD DEALERSHIP 5-6 TIMES TO ADDRESS AND FIX THIS ISSUE RELATED TO A RECALL. THE RECALL KIT IDENTIFIED TO FIX THIS PROBLEM WAS PERFROMED AND NEVER WORKED. DOORS STILL OPEN AND WONT SHUT. CAR WAS LEFT THERE OVERNIGHT AT FORD AND FROZE FOR THEM TODAY AND WOULD NOT SHUT. ALL FIXES AND TROUBLESHOOTING THEY HAVE DONE OR APPROVED DID NOT FIXT THE ORIGINAL RECALL PROBLEM. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. THE FIX TO FIX THIS PROBLEM IS FALSE AND SAFTETY IS HIGHLY AT RISK WITH POTENTIAL FOR KIDS TO FALL OUT OF CAR!! THIS IS A JOKE THAT THEIR SOLUTION TO A RECALL DID NOT EVEN FIX IT. I AM NO BEING TOLD BY FORD THAT I HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE ALL THE LATCHES REPLACED WHEN THEIR RECALL FIX DID NOT SOLVE THEIR OWN ISSUE. FORD HAS EVEN ACKNODWLEGED THE FIX TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM..... CONSUMER SAFETY IS AT RISK AND FORD DID NOT CARE!!!! WHAT HAPPENS WHEN SOMEONE FALLS OUT AND GETS SEVERLY INJURED OR KILLED?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD 500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE GAUGES FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

OK HERE WE GO DRIVING ON A INTERSTATE HIGHWAY RAINING HARD HAD WIPERS ON HIGH AND ALL OF SUDDEN WIPERS STOPPED WORKING HAD TO EASE THE CAR TO SHOULDER OF ROADWAY AND WAITED ABOUT 20 MINUTES BEFORE WIPERS WOULD WORK TOOK CAR TO FORD DEALER AND WAS TOLD NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH WIPERS (DEALERS EXCUSE) IT HAS HAPPEN SINCE THE FIRST DATE 9 TIMES AFTER EACH OCCURRENCE TOOK BACK TO FORD DEALER AND AGAIN SAME ANSWER NOTHING WRONG WITH WIPERS FORD MOTOR COMPANY WAS AND NEVER WILL BE OF ANY HELP GOD HELP IF IT HURTS MY FAMILY [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

DRIVING THROUGH TOWN, WE CAME UPON A BRIDGE, WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR LOST ALL POWER. THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING, BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT TAKE ANY GAS AND HAD NO POWER. COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED THE CAR OFF. AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES, I RESTARTED THE CAR AND IT WENT WITHOUT PROBLEM. ON TUESDAY THE SAME THING HAPPENED AS I WAS LEAVING THE DRIVEWAY. ON THURSDAY TOO THE CAR TO SHOP AND IT REPEATED THE SAME THING TWICE WHILE IN THE CITY DURING BUSY TRAFFIC HOURS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD 500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL WENT DARK AND ALL OF THE GAUGES STOPPED FUNCTIONING. THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 116,000.

I HAVE HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THIS FORD 500. THE SIDE MIRROR CAUGHT ON FIRE AND HAD TO BE REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE, THE LIGHTS IN THE DASH WOULD GO IN AND OUT AND WHEN THEY WERE OUT I DID NOT HAVE BACK LIGHTS WHICH HAD TO BE FIXED AT MY EXPENSE AND THE WORSE PROBLEM IS THE AIR CONDITION DOES NOT WORK WHILE DRIVING AROUND TOWN BUT WILL WORK ON THE HIGHWAY WHILE DRIVING OVER 40 MILES PER HOUR. I HAVE SENT APPROX. $1000.00 ON THIS PROBLEM AND IT IS STILL NOT FIXED. THIS VEHICLE HAS LOW MILEAGE AT APPROX 50,000 MILES AND HAS ONLY BEEN DRIVEN BY ADULT DRIVERS. *TR

WELL I TOOK IT TO MIDAS THEY SAID THROTTLE PEDAL WAS BAD SK I REPLACED IT AND THE THROTTLE BODY WELL IT STILL DOES THE SAME THING .. *TR

MY CAR HAS BEEN IN -0- ACCIDENTS. MY AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO AND HAS NOT DISAPPEARED HAS THIS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH THE FORD 500 OR IS IT SOMETHING THAT I SHOULD REPORT? [XXX] RHODE ISLAND INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD 500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOIUS SPEEDS, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO SHIFT INTO SECOND GEAR AND THE SAFETY MODE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS MERGED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND AGAIN FAILED TO SHIFT INTO SECOND GEAR. THE FAILURE OCCURRED REGULARLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 133,000.

WHEN MOVING FROM A STANDSTILL I NOTICED THE THE AUTOMATION ON MY 2005 FORD 500 WAS NOT CHANGING UP TO THE NEXT GEAR .I LOOKED AT THE DASHBOARD AND NOTICED THE WRENCH LIGHT WAS ON AND AT AROUND 25 MILE AN HOUR THE RPM WAS AROUND 3500. IN ADDITION THE CAR WAS LABORING BUT WHEN IT REACHED AROUND 40MPH IT WAS IF WHATEVER WAS KEEPING IT IN LOW GEAR JUST FREED UP. THE CAR JERKED FORWARD AND THEN ALL WAS OK. THE WRENCH LIGHT IS STILL ON AND THE CAR REPEATS THIS DANGEROUS EVEN TEACH TIME I MOVE FROM A STOPPED POSITION. IT IS A VERY SCARY EVENT. I WILL TAKE IT TO A DEALER TOMORROW. *TR

TL* THE OWNS A 2005 FORD 500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE THROTTLE AND TRANSMISSION LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE VEHICLE DECELERATED.THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 208,306.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD 500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 182,000.

I WOULD LIKE TO REPORT A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM WITH MY CAR THERE WAS KNOW WARNING AT ALL. IT MADE A LOAD NOISE AND IT JUST STOPPED ON ME GOING DOWN THE ROAD ON A BUSY HIGHWAY AND I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED. COULD YOU PLEASE DO A INVESTIGATION ON THIS CAR. IT IS A FORD 500 SE 2005 WITH ONLY 68,000 MILES. I WAS TOLD MY TRANSMISSION WAS BAD. *TR

THE DIGITAL INSTRUMENT PANEL WILL SUDDENLY GO OUT, CAUSING THE FORD 500 2005 TO LOSE ALL READ OUTS, THE SPEEDOMETER AND ALL DASH LIGHTS WILL GO OUT, AND IF AT NIGHT, THE LIGHT PANELS AND LIGHTS AS WELL. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED BY FORD IN A BULLETIN THAT THEY HAVE SENT TO ITS DEALERS. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION, NOT TO MENTION A VERY COSTLY REPAIR. I BELIEVE THAT FORD HAS DONE NOTHING ABOUT A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE IT WAS NOT A BIG SELLING CAR THE FIRST YEAR IT WAS MADE IN 2005 AND BECAUSE OF THE EXPENSE TO FIX. *TT

OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS, THE POWER STEERING ON THIS VEHICLE HAS FAILED NUMEROUS TIMES, RESULTING IN THE STEERING WHEEL BEING EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO MOVE. WE HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE LOCAL FORD REPAIR SHOP (RYE, NY) SEVERAL TIMES. EACH TIME, THE STEERING PROBLEM WOULD BE FIXED FOR A FEW DAYS OR SO AND THEN RETURN. WE RECENTLY TRIED TO TRADE IN THE VEHICLE TO A FORD DEALERSHIP, WHO HAS REFUSED TO TAKE IT. I FIND THIS DECISION VERY TELLING. FORD REFUSES TO BUY BACK ITS OWN PRODUCTS SINCE IT KNOWS THE ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH THEM. VERY DISAPPOINTED IN THIS COMPANY'S PRODUCT AND BEHAVIOR. THIS STEERING PROBLEM IS EXTREMELY SERIOUS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWN A 2005 FORD 500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURE WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

SAME SYMPTOMS AS NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE07058. ALTHOUGH NOW THE ISSUE HAS PROGRESSED TO INCLUDE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GOING COMPLETELY DARK FOR INTERMITTENT PERIODS. IT WAS NOTED IN PE07058 FORD STATED THIS ISSUE DOES NOT CAUSE EXTERIOR LIGHT ISSUES. WHEN THE PANEL GOES COMPLETELY DARK THE SIGNAL LIGHTS WILL NOT FUNCTION AND OCCASIONALLY THE BACKUP LIGHTS COME ON WHILE MOVING FORWARD. THESE ARE SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUES IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. *TR

INSTRUMENT CLUSTER STOPS WORKING AT RANDOM, NO FUEL, SPEED OR RPM INFORMATION. ALL THE WARNINGS LIGHTS COME ON AND BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATE EVEN WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS NOT USED. THIS PROBLEM HAS GONE FROM INTERMITTENT TO ALMOST ALWAYS HAPPENING. MOST RECENTLY THE CAR HAS LOST THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE ON THE FREEWAY WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT. HAD TO LIMP OFF TO THE SIDE TO TRY TO RESET VEHICLE. AFTER GETTING TO THE SHOULDER OF THE FREEWAY, I COULD ONLY DRIVE THE CAR NO FASTER TO 35 MPH BECAUSE THERE WAS NO THROTTLE RESPONSE AND IT WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF FIRST GEAR. THIS PROBLEM ALSO EFFECTS SHIFTING INTO REVERSE. WHEN IT IS OCCURRING YOU WILL NOTICE A HARD SHIFT INTO REVERSE THAT TEARS UP THE GEARS. THIS SEEMS TO HAPPEN EVERY COUPLE MONTHS WITH NO NOTICE. *TR

THE CAR HAS LOST THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE ON THE FREEWAY WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT. HAD TO LIMP OFF TO THE SIDE TO TRY TO RESET VEHICLE. AFTER GETTING TO THE SHOULDER OF THE FREEWAY, I COULD ONLY DRIVE THE CAR NO FASTER TO 35 MPH BECAUSE THERE WAS NO THROTTLE RESPONSE AND IT WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF FIRST GEAR. THIS PROBLEM ALSO EFFECTS SHIFTING INTO REVERSE. WHEN IT IS OCCURRING YOU WILL NOTICE A HARD SHIFT INTO REVERSE THAT TEARS UP THE GEARS. THIS SEEMS TO HAPPEN EVERY COUPLE MONTHS WITH NO NOTICE. *TR

RAN OUT OF GAS ON FREEWAY AND ALMOST GOT REAR ENDED. FUEL GAUGE READ HALF FULL AT THE TIME OF INCIDENT. FILLED IT UP AFTER AND NO MOVEMENT TO GAUGE. A FEW DAYS LATER THE GAUGE STARTED WORKING PROPERLY AGAIN. NOW WE ARE NEVER SURE IF THE GAUGE IS CORRECT OR NOT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD 500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 43 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING ON BLACK ICE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUFFERED INJURIES TO THE LOWER BACK, LEFT ELBOW, RIGHT KNEE, RIGHT ARM, HEAD INJURIES, AND A LARGE LACERATION ABOVE HER RIGHT EYE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000. *TR

VEHICLE STARTED MAKING A LOUD NOISE WHEN IDLING. WHEN VEHICLE IS PLACED IN GEAR NOISE LEAVES. I HAD THE THROTTLE BODY CLEANED A YEAR OR SO AGO. LOCAL DEALER IS SAYING THAT MY C VT TRANSMISSION IS GOING OUT AND NEEDS REPLACED AT OVER $5000. *TR

TRAVELING AT 35 MPH, NOT FAR FROM MY DAUGHTERS HOUSE THE GAS ACCELERATES, WHEN I BRAKE CAR WILL NOT SLOW DOWN, BRAKING HARDER SOMETHING POPS, THROWING CAR TO THE RIGHT I CANNOT CONTROL CAR AT ALL HIT A TREE HEAD ON POLICE SAY AT 45 MPH. I REMEMBER EMS AND POLICE TRYING TO GET ME OUT BUT THE PAIN WAS SO SEVERE WHEN I WOULD TRY TO RAISE UP, THEY HAD TO USE A SPECIAL BOARD TO REMOVE ME FROM CAR. AT HOSPITAL IT'S CONFIRMED THAT I HAVE A BROKEN STERNUM AND WHIPLASH NECK AND BACK INJURIES. AFTER WRECK MY DAUGHTER GOOGLES THIS CAR ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT THERE ARE OVER 4,000 COMPLAINTS AGAINST FORD,I PURCHASED THIS CAR (08-18-13) WITH 89,000 MILES ON IT! FROM A ONE OWNER SHE BOUGHT IT NEW IN 2005. I ONLY HAD CAR 2 WEEKS:ITS IN TIP TOP SHAPE I HAD REASON TO KNOW ANYTHING WAS WRONG WITH IT! REVIEWS SAYS THESE PROBLEMS START FROM 75,000 MILES UP (THIS CAR IS A DEATH TRAP) FORD KNOWS THERE'S A PROBLEM! I LATER LEARNED FORD AGREED TO CLEAN THROTTLE FOR CAR OWNERS FOR UP 10YEARS WHY WOULD FORD DO THAT IF SOMETHING WASN'T WRONG? AND HOW IS A 2ND OR 3RD,,, OWNER SUPPOSED TO KNOW! NOW I HAVE ONGOING DOCTORS VISITS AND SO MUCH PAIN I CANT SLEEP! ITS SO UNBAREABLE.I HAVE TO SLEEP IN A CHAIR STRAIGHT UP BECAUSE I CANT GET UP ON MY OWN AND OTHER DAILY NEEDS I CANT DO AND THE NIGHTMARES OF DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD BEING IN CONTROL TO ALL OF A SUDDEN WHAM OUT OF NOWHERE THIS CAR IS DRIVING ON ITS OWN THE GAS COMPLETELY ACCELERATED, BRAKES CANT STOP IT BECAUSE ITS ACCELERATED THEN LOOSING CONTROL OF STE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD 500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS COASTED OFF ROAD AND RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED AND DIAGNOSED AS A THROTTLE BODY FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE INCIDENT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 10/29/13*CN

VEHICLE WENT INTO "FAIL SAFE" MODE IN TRAFFIC. OBVIOUSLY, THIS IS NOT RARE WITH FORDS WITH A CVT. HTTP://WWW.GOTACLASSACTION.COM/FORD-NAMED-IN-CLASS-ACTION-OVER-DEFECTS-IN-THE-CONTINUOUSLY-VARIABLE-TRANSMISSIONS-OF-THE-FREESTYLE-AND-MERCURY-MONTEGO/ *TR

2005 FORD 500 JUST STALLED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING. PRESSING GAS DID NOTHING. THIS HAPPENED IN TRAFFIC! IT WAS SCARY AT THE LEAST AND SHORTLY AFTER I PURCHASED IT USED FROM A DEALER. AS I HAVE READ, THIS HAPPENS FREQUENTLY WITH THIS MODEL VEHICLE. IT IS OBVIOUSLY RECALL WORTHY DUE TO THE POSSIBILITY OF ACCIDENT/HARM. THIS OCCURRED AT SPEEDS UNDER 30MPH. *TR

THIS MORNING WHEN I STARTED MY 2005 FORD 500 IT SURGED IN RPM'S AND WENT INTO "FAILSAFE ENGINE MODE". SO TURNED THE CAR OFF AND WAITED A COUPLE MINUTES STARTED IT AGAIN AND IT STARTED FINE. *TR

CAR SURGES FORWARD AT LOWER SPEEDS. NOW BEGINNING TO HAPPEN AT HIGHER SPEEDS. *TR

CAR WENT INTO FAILSAFE ENGINE MODE AND WRENCH APPEAR AFTER CHANGING BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH. A YEAR AGO SAMETHING HAPPENED AND I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND THE MESSAGE WENT AWAY UNTIL I HAD TO CHANGE THE ABOVE MENTIONED. NOW THE MESSAGE WANT GO OFF AND IT WILL NOT GIVE A CODE FOR THE PROBLEM. THE CAR WILL ALSO LUNGE SOMETIMES WHEN THE A/C IS ON. IS THERE A RECALL ON THE 05 FORD FIVE HUNDRED LIMITED FOR THIS PROBLEM? AFTER READING SOME OF THE ISSUES OTHER PEOPLE HAD THEIRS SOUND EXACTLY LIKE MY PROBLEM AND THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL CONCERNING THIS MATTER. *TR

I AM YET AGAIN HAVING THROTTLE BODY PROBLEMS WITH MY VEHICLE. IN DECEMBER 2012, FORD ISSUES A STATEMENT TO CUSTOMERS TELLIN US TO GO HAVE THE THROTTLE BODY CLEANED, BUT THAT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. IT PUT A TEMPORARY BANDAIDE ON THE REAL PROBLEM THAT FORD DOES NOT WANT TO TAKE OWNERSHIP FOR. EVEN AFTER I HAD MY VEHICLE SERVICED AND REPROGRAMMED, IT STILL IDLES HIGH AND JERKS. TODAY THE CAR WOULD NOT START AFTER A 45MIN NONSTOP HWY TRIP, I CUT THE ENGINE OFF ONCE I REACHED MY DESTINATION FOR ABOUT 25 MINUTES, AFTER WHICH I TRIED TO START THE CAR AND IT FAILED. AFTER 5 MINS, THE CAR STARTED, LUCKILY I MADE IT HOME, NO LIGHTS ON DASH!!! I FOUND OUT IT WAS THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY THE FIRST TIME IT WOULDN'T START, NOW AFTER A THROTTLE CLEANING!!, I AM STILL HAVING ALL THE VERY SAME ISSUES. SO UNSAFE AND UNPREDICTABLE....I AM SCARED TO DRIVE THE CAR YET AGAIN OUT OF FEAR OF BEING STRANDED WITH MY CHILDREN. *TR

STOP AT A STOP LIGHT ENGINE THROTTLED UP AND THEN STALLED. DOES IT WHEN AIR IS ON AND TOOK IT WHEN GOT RECALLED AND FIXED AND NOW DOING THE SAME THING BUT CANNOT THROTTLE CARE UP TO GIVE GAS WITHOUT THE CAR STALLING. THE THROTTLE ASSEMBLY SEEMS TO BE MAIN ISSUE AND TOOK TO FORD DEAL AND THEY SAY NOT COVER UNDER THE RECALL THE LAST TIME. THERE IS SOMETHING MAJOR WRONG WITH THESE CARS THROTTLE ASSEMBLY AND FORD SAYS THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE BUT MANY PEOPLE WITH FORD 500 ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES DUE TO SURGING WHILE IDLE AND ENGINE STALLING FOR NO REASON. THE PROBLEM STARTED WHILE CAR AIR IS ON BUT SEEMS NO ISSUES WHEN IT IS OFF AND NOW DOES IT EVEN IF AIR IS OFF OR ON..... *TR

AT IDLE AT AN INTERSECTION WITH FOOT ON THE BRAKE WHEN THE CAR LURCHED FORWARD VIOLENTLY AS IF SOMEONE HAD STEPPED ON THE ACCELERATOR. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO REACT QUICKLY ENOUGH TO AVERT HITTING A PASSING CAR. THE ENGINE THEN FELT AS IF IT STALLED AND THE DISPLAY READ "FAILSAFE ENGINE MODE" AND THE WRENCH LIGHT ILLUMINATED. I PUT IT IN PARK SHUT IT OFF AND RESTARTED IT...FUNCTIONING FINE NOW. IDENTICAL SCENARIO HAPPENED 2 WEEKS PRIOR. THIS IS A SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE AND FORD SHOULD RECALL THIS CAR FOR THIS PROBLEM. *TR

WHILE DRIVING I EXPERIANCED SLUGGISH HANDLING AND THE STEERING WHEEL CHANGED ORIENTATION. THERE WAS AN AUDIBLE BANG AND A DRAGGING SOUND FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE RIGHT REAR LOWER SUSPENSION CONTROL ARM INNER MOUNTING BRACKET BROKE AWAY FROM THE SUBFRAME (DUE TO CORROSION) AND ALLOWED THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL TO SKEW OUT OF ALIGNMENT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD 500 LIMITED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE SEIZED AND FAILED TO ACCELERATE. AFTER THE FAILURE, THE CHECK ENGINE AND THE POWER TRAIN WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS, WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE WAS REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 230,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 260,000.

THE TRANSMISSION ON THIS VEHICLE FORD 500 2005 DOES NOT SHIFT PROPERLY. AS I WAS DRIVING AND TRYING TO SWITCH LANES ON 35W IN MINNEAPOLIS THE TRANSMISSION JUST JERKED AND NO ABLE TO GO TO A HIGHER SPEED AN ACCELERATE ACCORDINGLY CAUSING VEHICLE BEHIND MINE TO ALMOST HIT MEAT APROXI.65-70 MILES . THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO AVOID HITTING ME FROM BEHIND. WE WERE LUCKY THAT DID NOT OCCUR OTHER WAYS IT COULD HAVE CREATED A PILE UP ON THE FREEWAY. I HAVE REPORTED THIS SITUATION TO FORD DEALERS BUT NO AVAILABLE RESPONSE.LATER ON I WENT TO A PRIVATE CAR SERVICE IN MY TOWN OF MN AND WAS EXPLAINED THAT FORD KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM,IT APPEARS THAT THE TRANSMISSION HOUSING BENDS UP WITH INCREASED TEMPERATURE AND CAUSES THIS FAILURE. I HAVE NOTICED THAT THIS SITUATION DOES NOT OCCUR DURING WINTER MONTHS. IT IS A SAFETY CONCERN AND FORD HAS NOT RESPONDED TO THIS ISSUE, I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE 4 -5 YEARS AGO, BUT NOT WANTING TO SELL IT TO AVOID SOMEONE ELSE TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT SPECIFICALLY IF CHILDREN ARE INVOLVED. THE REPAIR IS EXPENSIVE AND I HAVE DRIVEN OTHER FORD AND MERCURY OF ABOUT SAME YEARS AND FIND OUT EXACT PROBLEMS. FORD SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE AND PAY OR HELP PAY FOR THE COST OF FIXING PLEASE HELP SOLVE THIS SITUATION. *TR

I WAS DRIVING AT THE APPROX. SPEED OF 58MPH AND MY CAR STARTING SKIPPING AND CHUGGING. I SLOWED DOWN AND AS I BEGUN TO SLOW DOWN MY CAR GAVE ME A DIAGNOSIS CODE OF FAILSAFE ENGINE MODE, THEN MY CAR COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN WITH NO POWER AT ALL. IT WAS HARD TO PULL OFF THE RODE AND STEER THE CAR OFF THE ROAD BECAUSE THE STEERING WHEEL TIGHTENED UP. I PULLED OVER AND LET THE CAR SIT FOR A FEW MINUTES AND THEN TRIED RE-CRANKING THE CAR. I WAS ABLE TO RE-CRANK THE CAR AND DROVE FURTHER UP THE RODE. I CONTINUED TO HAVE THESE PROBLEMS. I DROVE APPROX. 10 MILES FROM THE FIRST INDICATION THAT HAPPENED AND THE CAR CONTINUED TO CUT OFF AND GIVE ME THE SAME ERROR MESSAGE APPROX 4 MORE TIMES BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO GET HOME WITH THE CAR. I LET THE CAR COOL FOR AN HOUR OR SO AND IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE CAR TO A LOCAL MECHANIC. THEY HAVE REPLACED THE ENTIRE COAL PACK, ALL 6 SPARK PLUGS, AND REPLACED THE MANIFEST. I PICKED MY CAR UP ONCE REPAIRED AT THE LOCAL MECHANIC AND GOT APPROX. 6 MILES FROM THE SHOP AND IT CUT OFF AND DID THE SAME THING OVER AGAIN. I AM NOT ABLE TO DRIVE MY CAR AT ALL WITHOUT IT GIVING ME THE ERROR MESSAGE AND CUTTING OFF. I HAVE READ ALOT OF FORUMS AND BLOGS AND OTHERS ARE HAVING THESE SAME ISSUES THAT I AM HAVING. HAS THERE BEEN A RECALL FOR THESE ISSUES FOR THIS MODEL? I HAVE A FORD 500 V6 LIMITED ADDITION. *TR

OWN A 2005 FORD 500. THROTTLE BODY HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 76000 MILES, 1000 MILES OVER OUR EXTENDED WARRANTY. WE ASKED THE DEALER IF THIS WAS A KNOWN ISSUE AND WERE TOLD THAT THEY HAD NO COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE THROTTLE BODY ON THE FORD 500. NOW I'M HEARING THAT FORD IS BEING INVESTIGATED FOR THROTTLE BODY ISSUES ON DIFFERENT MODELS OF CARS BUT THE FORD 500 WAS NOT PART OF THE INVESTIGATION. *TR

IN 2005 FORD HAD A RECALL ON THE 500 DUE TO THE FUEL TANK STRAP CORRODING AND FALLING OFF CAUSING THE FUEL TANK TO LEAK OR FALL OFF WHEN THE VEHICLE HAD HIGHER MILEAGE. THIS IS WHAT HAPPEN TO ME. WHEN I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALER THEY SAID THE RECALL HAD ALREADY BEEN FIXED. MY ISSUE IS THAT EITHER THE FIX DID NOT WORK OR THE DEALER CLAIMING TO HAVE MADE THE REPAIR DID NOT DO IT. I CONTACTED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND SHOULD NOT HAPPEN! SOME ONE COULD HAVE DIED! *TR

WHEN IT RAINS, WATER SEEPS INTO THE DOOR FRAMES OF ALL DOORS. WHEN DOORS ARE OPENED, WATER DRAINS OUT FROM THE RUBBER GUARD AT THE BOTTOM OF THE DOOR. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THROUGH PARKING LOTS AT LOW SPEED, ENGINE WOULD DIE. THIS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES. AFTER GETTING UP TO 40 MPH IT DIED AGAIN AND AGAIN IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. I HAVE HAD THE CAR IN AT THE DEALERSHIP EVERY SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED FOR DIFFERENT SPEED CONTROL ISSUES, HESITATION, SURGING AT IDLE SPEEDS, AND THE MOST RECENT ISSUE. MANY TIMES WE WERE TOLD THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS, BUT THE ISSUES KEPT OCCURRING. EVENTUALLY WE WERE TOLD THE HESITATION PROBLEM WAS FIXED BUT OUR MPG DROPPED CONSIDERABLY. NEXT WAS THE SURGE. IN PARKING LOTS THE SURGE WAS SO BAD WITH PEDESTRIANS AND OTHER CARS, I HAD TO DRIVE WITH TWO FEET. IN 2010 THE SURGE PROBLEMS WERE FIXED, ONLY TO RETURN MUCH WORSE IN 2012. NOW THE LATEST PROBLEM WE TOOK THE CAR TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND WE HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE THROTTLE BODY MUST BE REPLACED AND ALL THESE ISSUES HAVE BEEN RELATED TO THE THROTTLE BODY. WHILE AT THE DEALERSHIP NONE OF THESE PROBLEMS WERE RECOGNIZED BY THE ONBOARD COMPUTER. ALL THESE PROBLEMS HAVE RESULTED IN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATIONS; HESITATION WHILE MERGING IN TRAFFIC, SURGING WHILE DRIVING WITH PEDESTRIANS, AND DYING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. *TR

ENGINE IDLE RPM SURGE WHEN STOPPED OR DURING LOW SPEED DRIVING. RESPONDED TO FORD PROGRAM 12N03 TO FIX PROBLEM. THIS DID NOT FIX PROBLEM. TOOK CAR BACK TO DEALER. DEALER COULD NOT VERIFY AFTER TWO DAYS OF TESTING (INTERMITTENT PROBLEM). TECH ADVISOR SAID REPLACING THE THROTTLE BODY MIGHT FIX PROBLEM. I AM HAVING THROTTLE BODY REPLACED. NOTE THAT IN 2011 I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM BUT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO VERIFY SO THEY DID NOTHING. WHEN THE SURGE HAPPENS IT FEELS LIKE THE CAR WILL TAKE OFF BY ITSELF. *TR

VEHICLE LUNGES AT IDLE SPEEDS WITH TACHOMETER GOING FROM APPROXIMATELY 700 TO 1500 RPM, GENERALLY HAPPENS IN PARKING LOTS DRIVEWAY AND GARAGE, AND OCCURS IN DRIVE AND REVERSE. FIRST OCCURRED SPORADICALLY BUT IS HAPPENING WITH MORE FREQUENCY NOW. CAR HASN`T HIT ANYTHING YET BUT HAVE HAD VERY CLOSE CALLS. SERVICE ENGINE OR ANY OTHER WARNING LIGHT HAVE NOT COME ON DURING INCIDENTS. LUNGING HAPPENS MULTIPLE TIMES PER INCIDENT OFTEN OCCURRING SEVERAL TIMES DURING A SINGLE PARKING ATTEMPT. WITH EACH LUNGE MOVING THE CAR ABOUT 2 OR 3 FEET IF YOU DON'T HAVE YOUR FOOT ON BRAKE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING IN MY 2005 FORD 500 WITH 84,000 MILES ON IT, DOWN A BUSY HIGHWAY IN THE LEFT LANE ON SEPT. 30, 2012, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CAR WOULD NO LONGER ACCELERATE. THE SPEED CONTINUED TO DECREASE AND I HAD A CAR DIRECTLY BEHIND ME AND A CAR DIRECTLY TO THE RIGHT OF ME, SO I COULD NOT IMMEDIATELY PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY. I IMMEDIATELY TURNED ON MY HAZARD LIGHTS, BUT BECAUSE MY CAR SLOWED DOWN SO SUDDENLY ON THE BUSY HIGHWAY, THE CAR BEHIND ME ALMOST REAR-ENDED ME, AND BECAUSE THERE WAS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF TRAFFIC IN BOTH LANES, IT WAS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO GET OVER TO THE SHOULDER. LUCKILY, I EVENTUALLY MADE IT TO THE SHOULDER. SEVERAL WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON WHEN I FINALLY STOPPED THE CAR, AND THEN I TURNED IT OFF. I TURNED IT ON SEVERAL MINUTES LATER, AND THE CAR DROVE NORMALLY FOR THE REST OF THE WAY HOME (ABOUT 1 HOUR). I TOOK IT INTO THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY. THEY ALSO TOLD ME THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL OF CAR. IN THE PAST, MY VEHICLE HAS SURGED FORWARD WHEN I'M PARKED, WHEN I BARELY LIFT MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE. IT HAS DONE THE SAME IN REVERSE. I TOOK IT INTO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO COULD NOT FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM, AND I JUST TRIED TO BE CAREFUL ABOUT NOT FOLLOWING OTHER CARS TOO CLOSELY. BUT I NOW BELIEVE THAT SURGING WAS RELATED TO THE THROTTLE BODY ISSUES. ALSO, ABOUT THREE WEEKS BEFORE THIS INCIDENT ON SEPT. 30, MY CAR DIED WHILE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT IN A BUSY INTERS