2005 Ford Five Hundred complaints

INSTRUMENT CLUSTER INTERMITTENTLY WENT DARK AND/OR GAUGES WENT TO ZERO/OFF POSITIONS, WE PULLED OVER TO SEE IF EXTERIOR LIGHTS WORKED AND ALL DID, AS WELL AS BLINKERS AND FLASHERS, BUT WE NOTED THAT REVERSE LIGHTS WERE NOW ON. IT HAS RECURRED A FEW TIMES, ITS MOST NOTICEABLE AFTER DARK AS DASH LIGHTS GO BLACK. ONLY LIGHT ON DASH WAS THE AIRBAG LIGHT. I WENT ONLINE & FOUND INFO ON A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN "TSB 06-17-9 09/04/06 - INTERMITTENT INSTRUMENT CLUSTER", IT DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE A RECALL ITEM SO ASSUMING ANY REPAIRS ARE ENTIRELY OWNER COST ? *TR

APPROXIMATELY TWO MONTHS AFTER SERVICE PERFORMED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN PE11018 THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE IRREGULARLY AND THEN IT PLACED ITSELF INTO "FAIL SAFE" MODE AND ILLUMINATED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE FORD DEALER THAT PERFORMED THE SERVICE AND THEY DETERMINED THAT THE ELECTRIC THROTTLE CONTROL WAS AT FAULT BUT WAS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH THE SERVICE THEY PERFORMED ON THE SAME COMPONENT JUST WEEKS EARLIER. DEALER CONTACTED FORD MOTOR CO AND THEY ALSO CLAIMED THE TWO WERE NOT RELATED REGARDLESS OF THE SIMILAR CLAIMS FOUND ONLINE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER'S SIDE DOORS FAILED TO LATCH DURING EXTREMELY COLD WEATHER. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06V383000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE DEALER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REMEDY REPAIR HAD NEVER BEEN PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 02/24/14*LJ THE DEALER REPLACED THE LATCHES, AT NO CHARGE. UPDATED 02/25/14

I HAVE TAKEN MY 2005 FORD 500 TO MY LOCAL FORD DEALER SO MANY TIMES I CAN NOT COUNT FOR THE SAME RECURRING ISSUES. THIS VEHICLE ALWAYS LUNGES WHEN I PUT IN GEAR IN REVERSE OR FORWARD. THE CAR LUNGED BACKWARD STRIKING A PARKED CAR THE FIRST WEEK I GOT IT. I PAID FOR ALL DAMAGE CAUSE I DIDN'T WANT TO CLAIM NEW CAR ON MY INSURANCE. WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY ENGINE STARTS TO DECELERATE WHILE TRYING TO PASS CAR OR CHANGE LANES..BIG PROBLEM IN TRAFFIC..HAVE TO FLOOR IT TILL IT KICKS INTO GEAR. DANGEROUS. THEN, EVERYTIME IT RAINS, ALL 4 DOORS FILL WITH WATER..I HAVE TO LIFT UP RUBBER AT THE BOTTOM..CLEAR THE HOLES..WAIT FOR 5 MINUTES EACH DOOR. EVERY WINTER THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR LATCH FREEZES UP AND I CAN'T CLOSE THE DOOR..I THOUGHT THEY DEALER FIXED THE DOOR LATCH DUE TO A SAFETY RECALL..THAT IS NOT THE CASE..SEVERAL TIMES, I HAVE HAD TO DRIVE TO WORK 15 MINUTES HOLDING THE DOOR SHUT WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY.DANGEROUS. I HAVE HAD IT LUBED WITH SEVERAL PRODUCTS, DOESN'T WORK..THE SERVICE MANAGER AT MY LOCAL FORD DEALER SHOWED ME HOW TO HOLD THE DOOR HANDLE OPEN WHILE USING A SCREWDRIVER TO FREE THE LATCH..HANDY LITTLE TRICK. I KEEP SILICONE LUBE SPRAY, SCREWDRIVER, PLIERS, AND A JUMPER BOX IN THE CAR AT ALL TIMES.I HAVE CALLED FORD MOTOR CO. MANY TIMES..ALWAYS GOT RUN AROUND AND NO STRAIGHT ANSWERS. FINALLY LAST WEEK AFTER CALLING 5 TIMES, I WAS TRANSFERRED TO A SUPERVISOR THAT EXPLAINED TO ME THAT THE OTHER 10 TIMES I CALLED.NO COMPLAINT WAS FILED AND INFORMED ME ON THE COMPLAI

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HESITATED WHILE DRIVING UPHILL AT 40 MPH . THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION BUT A CLEAR DIAGNOSIS WAS NOT GIVEN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE ATTEMPTED TO CLOSE THE DRIVER'S DOOR BUT THE DOOR LATCH WOULD NOT CATCH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE LATCH NEEDED TO BE SPRAYED WITH A SOLUTION TO LOOSEN IT. THE DEALER THEN STATED THAT THE LATCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FIVE-HUNDRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICE UNDER A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL WHERE THE THROTTLE BODY WAS CLEANED AND THE PCM WAS REPROGRAMMED. AFTER THE RECALL SERVICE WAS PERFORMED, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,903. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,797. UPDATED 12/24/13*LJ

WHEN I STARTED IT UP AND TRIED TO TAKE OFF IT STALLED OUT AND THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER DIMMED INTERMITTENTLY WHICH MADE IT DIFFICULT TO SEE THE DISPLAY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A SERVICE NOTICE FROM THE MANUFACTURER ABOUT A THROTTLE BODY REMEDY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND ROUTINE SERVICE. THE THROTTLE BODY WAS CLEANED BUT THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO IDLE AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE CHECK ENGINE LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE INCIDENT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,000. UPDATED 01/07/2014*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE DURING THE TEST DRIVING THE VEHICLE IT WENT INTO FAIL SAFE MODE. THE TECH RESET THE LIGHT AND RETURNED THE VEHICLE. N THE WAY HOME THE VEHICLE WENT INTO FAIL SAFE MODE AGAIN ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. UPDATED 01/22/2014 *JS

DRIVING AT 30 MPH ON SECONDARY STREET WHEN VEHICLE LOST POWER AND SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. COASTED TO SIDE OF ROAD TRIED TO PUSH ACCELERATOR TO RAISE RPM. RPM REMAINED AT 1000 AND NOT ENOUGH POWER TO PULL BACK ON THE ROAD. I TURNED VEHICLE OFF AND STARTED THE ENGINE BACK UP WHEN POWER WAS RESTORED AND SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT WENT OFF. *TR

I WAS DRIVING AT 55 MPH WHEN THE CAR SPUUTERED AND LOST ALL POWER. AT THAT POINT THE CAR WOULD ONLY IDLE WHICH BARELY ALLOWED ME TO PULL OFF THE ROAD INTO A DRIVEWAY. I TURNED IT OFF AND RESTARTED. THE CAR RAN FINE FOR A FEW MILES THEN ,WHILE TURNING OFF A MAIN ROAD THE CAR LOST ALL POWER AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. I TURNED IT OFF AND ON AGAIN AND WAS ABLE TO GET IT HOME. WHEN I GOT HOME I CHECKED IT FOR CODES AND IT BROUGHT UP A P212 AND P2104 CODE. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO TRACY FORD WHERE THEY REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY AT $690+/- PLUS LABOR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE THROTTLE BODY HAD FAILED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

MY 2005 FORD 500 WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS COASTED OFF ROAD AND RESTARTED, BUT NO POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS CHECKED WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS A THROTTLE BODY FAILURE. *JS

REPLACED LOW BEAM HEADLAMP ON DRIVER SIDE, NOTED ELECTRICAL BURN MARKS ON ONE TERMINAL. REPLACEMENT BULB DID NOT WORK, HAD TO WIGGLE TO GET IT TO WORK. QUIT WORKING DAILY WITHOUT WIGGLING WHOLE LIGHTING SOCKET , TOOK APART NOTICED THAT THE SOCKET HOUSING WAS BRITTLE AND CRACKED WITH BURN MARK ON METAL FEMALE LEAD. TWO TO THREE WEEKS LATER PASSENGER LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT WOULD NOT WORK, WIGGLED PASSENGER SIDE LIGHT, CAME BACK ON. SOMETIMES BOTH LIGHT WOULD GO OUT AT SAME TIME. PROBLEM KEPT OCCURRING THROUGH AUGUST. FOUND THIS HAS OCCURRED ON OTHER FORD FIVE HUNDREDS DUE TO SOCKETS OVERHEATING. CHECKED PASSENGER SOCKET AND COMPARED TO DRIVER SIDE AND BOTH SOCKETS AND LIGHT BULBS LOOK IDENTICAL IN DAMAGE. BURNED/MELTED PLASTIC ON BULB BASE AND CRACKED BURNED SOCKETS. REPLACED BOTH SIDE BULBS AND SOCKETS LAST WEEKEND, BOTH LIGHTS WORKED FOR THREE DAYS BEFORE APPARENTLY FUSED THE SOCKET WITH THE BULB ON THE DRIVER SIDE. GUESSING THE PASSENGER SIDE WILL DO THE SAME WITHIN NEXT MONTH LIKE IT DID BEFORE.

GALVANIC CORROSION, WHERE HOOD LATCH BAR ATTACHES TO HOOD, IS EATING AWAY THE HOOD METAL. CONNECTION WILL EVENTUALLY FAIL ALLOWING HOOD TO BLOW OPEN WHILE DRIVING. *TR

NOT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH CAR UNTIL AFTER RECALL 12N03. RETURNED 3 DAYS LATER FOR REPAIR. STILL HAVING PROBLEMS. TOOK TO ANOTHER FORD DEALERSHIP. THEY WANT TO REPLACE THE PART THAT WAS RECALLED AND CHARGE ME APPROXIMATELY $800.00. MAIN FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE HAS BEEN CONTACTED NUMEROUS TIMES AND HAVE NOT HEARD BACK FROM THEM WITH ANY INFORMATION CONCERNING MY ISSUE. *TR

I BOUGHT THIS CAR A YEAR AGO THROUGH RONDUPRATT USED CARS IN JANUARY 2012 CAR SEEMED TO DRAG A LITTLE BUT DIDN'T PAY MUCH ATTENTION TO IS AS SUMMER CAME AROUND TRIED TO USE THE AC IT ONLY BLEW COLD ON THE FREEWAY I JUST THINKING IT NEEDED TO BE SERVICED BUY THE TIME I GOT THE AC CHARGED IT WAS WINTER AGAIN. BUY MARCH OF NEXT YEAR THE CAR STARTED DOING THIS WEIRD SHAKING AT EVERY STOP LIGHT AND EVERY STOP SIGN THE CAR WOULD START TO SHAKE IN APRIL A LETTER COMES IN THE MAIL EXPLAINING THE CAR WAS BEING RECALLED DUE TO THE CARS RPM IDLE SURGING TOOK THE CAR TO FAIRFIELD FORD AN WHEN I GOT THE CAR BACK IT WAS WORSE THEN IT. HAD EVER BEEN SO I DECIDED TO GO PAY RONDUPRATT TO DIAGNOSTIC THE CAR THE SAID WHERE I TOOK THE CAR TO DIDN'T PERFORM THE RECALL AND THE CAR NEEDED AN AC COMPRESSOR AND AN EGR VALVE I HAVE GOTTEN THE EGR VALVE REPLACED AN THE SAME DAY THE CAR WOULDN'T GO IN TO GEAR SO CONFUSED ON WHY THEY ARE ALLOWED TO SELL CARS THAT THEY KNOW ARE EXPERIENCING THESES PROBLEMS AND RANT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

A THROTTLE BODY WARRANTY REPAIR WAS DONE ON THIS PART ON 1-26-13. ON 6-6-13 VEHICLE LOST THE ABILITY TO GO FORWARD AS I DROVE TO WORK. PUT CAR IN REVERSE AND GOT IT OFF THE ROAD. WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE AND CAR STILL DID NOT RESPOND. AFTER A FEW MINUTES OF STAYING IN PARK I PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE AND IT DID MOVE WITHOUT A PROBLEM. GOT AN APPOINTMENT AT FORD DEALERSHIP TO GET THE PROBLEM FIXED. WAS TOLD AFTER CAR WAS PUT ON DIAGNOSTIC TEST THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS STICKING, AND NEEDED REPLACED.. SERVICE ADVISOR ATTEMPTED TO GET BODY REPAIRED UNDER LAST RECALL BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL . I THEN APPLIED FOR THE FORD SERVICE CREDIT CARD AND PUT THE REPAIR ON IT.. I THINK REPAIR OF PART SHOULD OF BEEN COVERED UNDER RECALL.. IF THIS ISN'T REGARDED AS A SAFETY ISSUE, PLEASE DIRECT ME TO THE THE CORRECT PLACE. *TR

CAR DRIVES ON ITS OWN! IF I DO NOT HAVE FOOT ON GAS ON BREAK IT WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE. SAID FAILSAFE MODE THEN CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, DASH BOARD SAID CHECK ENGINE CHECK TRANSMISSION THEN THE LIGHT WENT OUT THE FOLLOWING DAY. NOW DRIVING BACK TO NORMAL. I TOOK TO AUTO ZONE THE DAY IT WENT HAYWIRE & THEY ADVISED ME ITS A POSSIBLE RECALL SEVERAL PPL SAID THE SAME ISSUE WITH THEIR FORD.

SINCE PURCHASING THE FORD FIVE HUNDRED THERE HAS BEEN A HIGH IDLE (RPMS) WHEN STARTING THE CAR. WE MENTIONED IT SEVERAL TIMES AND WERE TOLD TO LET IT IDLE TILL THE RPMS GO DOWN UN 10,0000. WE HAVE DONE THIS SINCE WE BOUGHT THE CAR AND SIT AND WAIT FOR THE RPMS TO GO DOWN BEFORE ENGAGING INTO DRIVE. FORUNATELY WE HAVE NOT EXPERIENCED THE POWER SURGES OTHER HAVE OR THE CAR SHUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING. RECENTLY WE RECEIVED A LETTER TO BRING THE CAR IN TO HAVE THE THROTTLE BODY CLEANED AND WAS TOLD THIS WOULD SOLVE OUR ISSUE. THIS WAS DONE ON 5/23/13 AND THE NEXT DAY THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND A WRENCH AND WE STILL HAD THE IDLE PROBLEM. THE CAR WOULD ACT FUNNY AND WHEN PULLED OFF ROAD AND SHUT CAR OFF. WHEN TURNED BACK ON THE LIGHTS WOULD GO OFF. EVERY DAY UNTIL WE LEFT FOR VACATION WHEN WE TOOK IT TO OUR MECHANIC FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND CHECK THE BRAKES MY HUSBAND EXPLAINED WHAT WAS GOING ON AND ASKED HIM TO TEST IT WITH THE ANALYZER. THE CAR DID NOT GIVE US THESES PROBLEMS TILL AFTER THE CLEANING. THE MECHANIC CALLED AND SAID THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS BAD WE TOLD HIM THAT WE JUST HAD A RECALL FOR IT TO BE CLEANED. HE SAID MAYBE IT NEEDED TO BE REST/CALCULATED. WE WENT BACK TO FORD DEALER WHEN WE RETURNED AND THEY SAID IT WAS NOT THEIR PROBLEM AND TO CALL CORPORATE SERVICE NUMBER AND THEY ALSO SAID WAS NOT THERE PROBLEM AND WE COULD HAVE A NEW ONE PUT IN AT OUR COST. EVEN THOUGH THERE MAY BE ONE THAT CLEANING DOES NOT HELP IT WAS STILL OUR PROBLEM. I WILL NOT BE BUYIN A FORD PRO

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SLOW TO A STOP OR MAKE A TURN, AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTED HARD. IT DOES NOT DO THIS WHILE SPEEDING UP. I HAVE HAD TWO MECHANICS TELL ME THERE IS NO KNOWN FIX, SHORT OF REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION, AND THERE IS NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE, PARTS BRAKE DOWN, ETC, FOR THEM TO DIAGNOSIS THE PROBLEM. I HAD THE VEHICLE AT A FORD DEALER TO HAVE THE THROTTLE BODY ISSUE FIXED. AT THAT TIME, THE POWER CONTROL MODULE AND THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE WERE BOTH RE-PROGRAMMED. NO LONG TERM FIX WAS ACHIEVED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND SHIFTED INTO REVERSED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,000. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2005 FORD 500 IN 2010 FROM FREEWAY FORD IN BLOOMINGTON, MN. THE FIRST INCIDENT THAT I HAD WAS WHEN MY BOYFRIEND WAS DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 70 MPH WHEN ALL THE SUDDEN MY VEHICLE WENT INTO ENGINE FAIL SAFE MODE AND LOST ACCELERATION. WITH SPEEDS OF 70 MPH AND 5 LANES OF TRAFFIC WE ARE LUCKY THAT NOTHING WORSE FOLLOWED. THIS PROBLEM WOULD COME UP AGAIN AT RANDOM TIMES. A MORE RECENT INCIDENT WAS I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THEM CLEAN THE THROTTLE BODY AND RESET THE MODULE. SINCE THAT WAS TAKEN CARE OF MY CAR HAS NOW WORSENED. IT HAS GONE INTO FAIL SAFE MODE 5 TIMES IN ONE MONTH. MY CAR WILL NOT ACCELERATE NORMAL AND WHEN I START IT THERE ARE TIMES WHERE MY RPM ARE RUNNING HIGHER THAN NORMAL. *TR

THE AUTOMATIC GEAR SHIFTER HAS A RUBBER MAT UNDER THE METAL PLATE WITH THE PRNDL GEARS LISTED. IT IS DIFFICULT TO SHIFT OUT OF P AND THEN THEN YOU REACH R AND D THE MAT HAS BUNCHED UP SO MUCH THAT THE METAL PLATE TELLING YOU WHAT GEAR YOU'RE IN POPS OFF. THIS IS AN EXTREME HAZARD, AS I BACK INTO THE ROAD AND THEN TO PUT IT IN D, NOT KNOWING WHERE D IS BECAUSE THE PLATE POPS OFF, I COULD BE HIT. I ALSO HAVE A 2008 FORD TAURUS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. I CALLED FORD AND THEY ACTED AS IF THERE WERE NO PREVIOUS ISSUES. THIS IS CERTAINLY NOT TRUE. THIS WILL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT OR FATALITY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE AND BOTH THE FAIL SAFE ENGINE MODE AND THE WRENCH WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AND RESTARTED, AS IT OPERATED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 168,400. UPDATED 08/15/13*LJ

DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AND THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER STOPPED WORKING. THE SPEEDOMETER, TACOMETER, FUEL GAUGE, TURN SIGNAL INDICATOR AS WELL AS THE REST OF THE DIGITAL INSTURMENTS QUITE WORKING. I PULLED OVER AND CHECKED AND MY OUTSIDE LIGHTS AND RADIO WORKED. *TR

I HAD PREVIOUSLY HAD PROBLEMS WITH UNINTENDED ACCELERATION WHEN PARKED AND THEN PUTTING THE CAR INTO REVERSE (AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). AFTER READING MANY COMPLAINTS ON YOUR SITE IN WHICH CONSUMERS SAID THE THROTTLE BODY HAD BEEN DIAGNOSED AS CAUSING THE PROBLEM, I HAD THE DEALERSHIP REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY. ( A FEW MONTHS LATER, FORD SENT A LETTER OFFERING TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY). DESPITE HAVING HAD THE DEALERSHIP REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY, THE CAR CONTINUES TO ACCELERATE FASTER THAN IT SHOULD SOMETIMES WHEN PUT IN REVERSE AND I MUST ALWAYS BE PREPARED TO BRAKE RAPIDLY. IF A DRIVER WAS UNAWARE OF THE PROBLEM OR HAD SLOW REACTION TIME, A CAR OR PERSON IN A PARKING LOT COULD BE HIT. *TR

CAR WAS BROUGHT IN FOR THROTTLE RECALL 3/28/13. UPON THE RETURN, THE CAR BEGAN EXPERIENCING ERRATIC SURGES OF RPM/SPEED. GEARS DID NOT SHIFT RIGHT WITH INTERMITTENT ACCELERATION UNTIL VEHICLE SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, BARELY ESCAPING ACCIDENT. VEHICLE WOULD NOT START & HAD TO BE BROUGHT BACK TO DEALER. DEALER STATED IT WAS A PRE-EXITING CONDITION DESPITE VEHICLE NOT HAVING ANY PRIOR ISSUES BEFORE RECALL SERVICE. DEALER DIAGNOSED & AGREED TO REPLACE FUEL FILTER. VEHICLE RESTARTED, BUT STILL WITH INTERMITTENT ACCELERATION AND IMPROPER GEAR SHIFT SURGES AT ANY SPEED. ON 4/6/13, WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL ENGINE FAILURES, NARROWLY ESCAPING ACCIDENT AGAIN. SHORTLY AFTER WHILE COMPLETELY STOPPED, VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE FROM BEHIND, CAUSING SEVERE DAMAGE TO BOTH BUMPERS ALONG WITH ENGINE FAILURE. CAR WAS BROUGHT BACK TO DEALER ONCE AGAIN, AND DEALER REFUSED TO TAKE ACCOUNTABILITY AND RE-SERVICE, STATING IT WAS A PRE-EXISTING CONDITION. UNSERVICED VEHICLE REMAINS UNUSABLE AND CONSIDERED A HAZARD TO DRIVE. VEHICLE SITS IN STADIUM FORD QUALITY AUTO MALL, RUTHERFORD NJ WITH NO RESOLVE FROM FORD DESPITE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE PAWL LATCH WOULD NOT RETURN TO THE LATCH POSITION WHEN CLOSED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE DOOR WOULD OPEN INDEPENDENTLY WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE DOOR LATCH MECHANISM NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 06V383000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 151,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 153,000. *TR UPDATED 06/18/13*LJ UPDATED 06/21/2013 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000.

2005 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE THROTTLE BODY PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY ON A COLD AND SNOWY DAY, SHE WAS SUDDENLY FACED WITH THE VEHICLE HAVING NO POWER. SHE WAS ABLE TOG ET OFF THE ROAD, SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND RE-STARTED IT. WHEN THE CONSUMER RETURNED TO THE HIGHWAY, SHE DROVE A SHORT DISTANCE, AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED. SHE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO THE DEALER AND THEY PERFORMED THE NECESSARY SERVICES AND RECALL. HOWEVER, ONE WEEK LATER, THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN. WITHOUT WARNING, THE VEHICLE HAD NO POWER. THE DEALER REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY.

ONE DAY IN JUNE I WAS PULLING UP TO A STORE PARKING SPACE ROLLING ROUGHLY 5MPH. I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, I WAS ABOUT TO STOP. WITHOUT TOUCHING THE GAS MY 2005 FORD FIVE HUNDRED LUNGED AT THE BUILDING AS IF THE THROTTLE WAS STUCK WIDE OPEN! I HAD TO PUSH THE BREAK AS HARD AS I COULD TO KEEP IT FROM CRASHING INTO THE STORE! FORD SHOULD HAVE A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE! IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS! THIS HAS HAPPENED TO MANY FORD FIVE HUNDRED OWNERS! LAST MONTH IN JANUARY MY FIVE HUNDRED HAD OTHER ISSUES. I WAS DRIVING 35MPH AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CAR HAD NO POWER, I GAVE IT GAS AND IT WOULD GROWL BUT NO POWER. I HAD TO PULL OVER AND SHUT THE CAR OFF. ONE RESTARTED IT RETURNED TO NORMAL BUT THE WRENCH ICON LIGHT WAS ON THE DASH. I HAVE ALSO HAD AN IDLING PROBLEM. WHILE AT IDLE MY CAR WOULD SPUTTER. THE RPM'S WERE LOW AND IT WOULD IDLE ROUGH AND SURGE FROM LOW TO HIGH, I TRIED HITTING THE GAS PEDAL AND THE CAR STALLED! AGAIN OTHER FORD FIVE HUNDRED OWNERS ALSO EXPERIENCED THESE ISSUES! FORD ITS TIME TO STEP UP AND DO A RECALL!!!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE ALL WHEEL DRIVE MALFUNCTIONED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MERGED TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD, POWERED OFF, THEN RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE OXYGEN SENSOR AND DIM MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

REAR UPPER CONTROL ARM SHEARED OFF AT INSIDE BUSHINGS DURING NORMAL DRIVING. WHEEL ASSEMBLY FELL AGAINST FRAME AND SOME LOSS OF CONTROL WAS EXPERIENCED. BOTH SIDES OF CONTROL ARM (FORD PART# 5A804) BROKE OFF FROM FATIGUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH INTO THE GARAGE, THERE WAS AN UNINTENDED INCREASE IN THE ACCELERATION WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO THE WALL. THERE WERE NO INJURIES; HOWEVER, THE FRONT BUMPER AND HOOD WERE DAMAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE THROTTLE BODY WAS CLEANED AND REPROGRAMMED. THE EXTERIOR BODY DAMAGE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000. ..UPDATED 01/30/13 *BF UPDATED 2/1/2013 *JS

THE HEADLIGHT SOCKET ON BOTH HEADLIGHTS ARE OVER HEATING AND MELTING CAUSING THE BULB NOT TO OPERATE. I'M JUST NERVOUS THAT THIS WILL CAUSE A FIRE AS ALL THE PARTS ARE PLASTIC. I ALSO NOTED ON LINE THAT IT IS A VERY REAL PROBLEM AND I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE EXPERIENCING THIS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND THE SPEED DROPPED TO 30 MPH. THE CONTACT MOVED THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROADWAY AND ALLOWED THE VEHICLE TO COOL DOWN. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

IN AUGUST 2010, I HAD THE CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION REPLACED AT ~98,000 MILES. LUCKILY, IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY. NOW IN OCTOBER 2012, THE SECOND TRANSMISSION AS THE SERVICE MEMBER SAID AT THE FORD DEALERSHIP "THE TRANSMISSION EXPLODED, WE'RE NOT EVEN SURE HOW YOU WERE ABLE TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE. THIS WAS AT ~146,000 MILES, BUT THERE IS ONLY ~48,000 MILES ON THE TRANSMISSION ITSELF. TWO TRANSMISSIONS HAVE FAILED IN THIS VEHICLE. SEARCHING THE INTERNET I HAVE COME ACROSS SEVERAL INSTANCES OF THE FORD FIVE HUNDREDS CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION FAILING. I CALLED THE FORD CARE LINE TO REPORT IT, BUT THEY CLAIM THEY ARE UNAWARE OF ANY ISSUES. MY CONCERN IS THIS THIRD TRANSMISSION WILL ALSO FAIL AT SOME POINT. *TR

WAS DRIVING MY 2005 FIVE HUNDRED TODAY. I PULLED OFF THE HIGHWAY AND STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN I HAD HARDLY ANY POWER. NO POWER STEERING, ALL GAUGES AT HOME AND A MESSAGE SAY "ENGINE FAILSAFE MODE". I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED WITH NO PROBLEMS. I'VE READ ON DIFFERENT SITES WHERE PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS SAME ISSUE OF THE THROTTLE STICKING OPEN AND THE CAR LUNGING FORWARD OR BACK NEARLY CAUSING A WRECK. *TR

MY CAR SURGES. IT IS MOSTLY AT IDLE SPEED. IT'S DANGEROUS. I WAS AT A DRIVE THROUGH AND A JANITOR WAS SWEEPING. MY CAR SURGED AND I LITERALLY STOOD ON THE BREAKS TO PREVENT RUNNING OVER HIM. AT THE DRIVE THROUGH IT SURGED FORWARD AND I HAD TO STAND ON THE BREAKS TO PREVENT IT FROM RAMMING INTO THE CAR AHEAD. IT OCCURS MORE WHEN AIR CONDITIONING IS RUNNING BUT WILL OCCUR WITHOUT AC ON. I THE LOCAL DEALER REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY RECENTLY BUT IT STILL SURGES. IT OCCURS WHEN PULLING TO A STOP AT THE LIGHTS OR AT THE DRIVE THROUGH AS YOU SLOWLY MOVE FORWARD. IT HAPPENS WHEN PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT OR WHEN BACKING UP. I'VE SEEN NEWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM WITH THE FORD ESCAPE. MY FORD 500 IS ALSO AFFECTED AND WEIGHS A WHOLE LOT MORE. IF THIS THING SURGES FORWARD IT COULD DO SOME SERIOUS DAMAGE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD 500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SURGE UNEXPECTNDLY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY SURGE WHEN PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE OR WHEN GOING INTO REVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED MORE WHEN THE AIR CONDITION WAS RUNNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 73,000.

2005 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO HARD SHIFTING AND TWO INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS ILLUMINATING. *TGW THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE RPM'S WOULD RACE AT TIMES. THE CONSUMER WENT TO HER LOCAL DEALER AND A DIAGNOSTIC'S TEST REVEALED A PROBLEM WITH THE PCV VALVE. THE PCV WAS REPLACED AT A COST OF $ 112.95. HOWEVER, IT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER WENT BACK TO THE DEALER FOR A TRANSMISSION DIAGNOSTIC TEST, BUT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO GIVE A DEFINITIVE ANSWER AS TOW HAT THE PROBLEM WAS. FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE WAS THEN CONTACTED AND THEY INFORMED THE DEALER TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AT A COST OF $5000. THERE WAS ALSO ANOTHER INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WHERE THE VEHICLE WOULD REV WHILE STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN, OR RED LIGHT ETC. AFTER GETTING OTHER OPINIONS, THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED, THE PROBLEM WAS NOT WITH THE TRANSMISSION. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ONLINE, THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED IT WAS A VERY COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH HER PARTICULAR MAKE, WHICH SEEMED TO BE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER IT WOULD RAIN OR SNOW, WATER PENETRATED THE REAR DOOR DRIVER'S SIDE CAUSING ELECTRICAL AND STRUCTURAL FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN O A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE AREA WHERE THE WATER WAS PENETRATING THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 112,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE WRENCH WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE VACUUM OPERATIVE VALVE BEHIND THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED AFTER THE REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 121,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE WRENCH WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO RECUR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE VACUUM OPERATIVE VALVE BEHIND THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED AFTER THE REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 134,000.

ON HOT DAYS, WHEN BACKING OUT OF PARKING SPACES, THE CAR HAS SOMETIMES "SURGED" MEANING THAT THERE HAS BEEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION WITHOUT THE ACCELERATOR BEING PRESSED AT ALL. I HAVE HAD TO SUDDENLY AND FIRMLY PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE TO PREVENT THE CAR FROM HITTING OTHER VEHICLES. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS IN AUGUST OF 2012. I OWN A 2006 FORD FIVE HUNDRED ALSO AND IT HAS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM IN THE SAME CONDITIONS (FILING SEPARATE COMPLAINT). *TR

ROUGH ACCELERATION FROM STOP FOR YEARS. AFTER 218,000 MILES ENGINE SHUTS OFF REPORTING ENGINE FAIL-SAFE MODE. WILL RESTART AFTER SITTING ON SIDE OF ROAD FOR COUPLE, 5-MINUTES. DEALER STATES BAD THROTTLE BODY - $900.00 REPAIR. APPARENTLY A COMMON PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO DIAGNOSE THAT THE THROTTLE BODY SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 138,000.

MY FORD FIVE HUNDRED HAS BEEN UNEXPECTEDLY SURGING WHEN RELEASING THE BRAKE PEDAL WHEN GOING FORWARD AND REVERSE. IT HAS ALMOST CAUSED ME TO HIT OTHER VEHICLES IN A PARKING LOT ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND MAKES IT EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE WHEN STARTING TO ACCELERATE. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS ISSUE. I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON WHO IS EXPERIENCING THIS. THERE ARE MANY MORE PEOPLE WHO HAVE POSTED THE SAME ISSUE ON BLOGS AND WEBSITES I HAVE READ. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE. *TR