2005 Ford Five Hundred complaints

MY NEEDLES AND CONTROLS FAIL ON MY 2005 FORD FIVE HUNDRED AWD. I HAVE HAD THE CLUSTER REPLACED TWICE (OUT OF POCKET) WHEN IT FAILS, MY REVERSE LIGHTS COME ON, TURN SIGNALS FAIL AND SOMETIMES MY RADIO FAILS (NOT REALLY A SAFETY ISSUE BUT IS ANNOYING) MY AIRBAGS ARE DEACTIVE WHEN THE EVENT OCCURS. I KNOW FORD KNOWS ABOUT THE ISSUE AND SHOULD DO A RECALL AS I HAVE NOTICED (MORE THAN I SHOULD FOR THERE NOT TO BE A RECALL) ALOT OF OTHER FIVE HUNDRED/MONTEIGO DRIVERS WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. *TR

NOT LONG AFTER PURCHASING MY VEHICLE MY HUSBAND AND I WERE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ON AND THE TRANSMISSION STOPPED WORKING. WE WERE ABLE TO PULL OFF SAFELY ONTO THE SHOULDER AND SHUT THE CAR OFF AND ONCE RESTARTED WAS FINE. WE HAVE SINCE STOPPED USING CRUISE CONTROL IN FEAR OF AN ACCIDENT. THE PROBLEM IS STILL THERE AND SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE. THE DASH WILL LIGHT CHECK TRANSMISSION, TRACTION CONTROL AND SOMETIMES CHECK ENGINE. ONCE THE CAR IS TURNED OFF AND BACK ON IT IS FINE FOR A WHILE, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TAKES SOME TIME TO GO OFF. IT IS GETTING SO WE ARE AFRAID TO DRIVE IT, SOMETIMES IT DRIVES FINE AND OTHERS THE TRANSMISSION QUITS. THE OTHER DAY I WENT TO PASS A CAR AND THE LIGHTS CAME ON AS I HAD MOVED INTO THE LANE TO PASS ON THE INTERSTATE. ONCE I WAS IN MY LANE AGAIN A FEW MINUTES LATER IT DOES IT AGAIN AND THIS TIME A BIG MAC TRUCK IS COMING UP ON ME. I HAVE READ OF SEVERAL PROBLEMS OF THIS WITH THIS SAME CAR AND IT HAS BEEN SAID THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE THROTTLE BODY AND/OR ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND FORD SHOULD BE ISSUING A RECALL TO FIX THE PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE IS INJURED OR KILLED. *TR

CARS ENTERS INTO FAILSAFE MODE AND ENGINE CUTS OUT. I HAVE BEEN ALMOST REAR- ENDED THREE TIMES SINCE FIRST OCCURRENCE AND ONE TIME ALMOST T-BONED. SLUGGISH ACCELERATION WHEN TAKING OFF MAY OCCUR ALSO. I HAVE NOTICED THIS HAS BEEN A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL AND THE FAULTY THROTTLE BODY HAS SINCE BEEN REDESIGNED BY FORD. THEY SHOULD RECALL THIS AS IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD. I KNOW THAT I WAS LUCKY TO HAVE NOT BEEN INJURED IN AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THIS FAULTY PART, BUT I AM SURE SOME HAVE NOT BEEN SO LUCKY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT FAILED AND ALL OF THE GAUGES WERE INOPERABLE. IN ADDITION, THE REAR BACK UP SENSORS WERE BUZZING HAPHAZARDLY. THE CONTACT CHECKED ALL OF THE FUSES AND WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE A CAUSE FOR THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY THE DEALER OR A MECHANIC. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. UPDATED 1/27/12 *CN UPDATED 02/01/12

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HARNESS FOR THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE IT MELTED. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE MAY HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY EXCESS MOISTURE, BUT THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHT BECAME BRITTLE AND FRACTURED. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THE TOP MOTOR MOUNT HAD WORN. THE CONTACT FELT THAT THESE WERE MANUFACTURERS DEFECTS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 89,700.

SIMILAR ISSUE AS IN PE07058. INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILS FOR EXTENDED PERIODS. IN THIS TIME I HAVE NO INSTRUMENTATION AVAILABLE, SPEED, RPM, FUEL, ETC. MULTIPLE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATE, INCLUDING AIRBAG. ALL INTERIOR LIGHTING DIMS SIGNIFICANTLY. REVERSE LIGHTS ILLUMINATE EVEN WHILE IN PARK, OR DRIVING FORWARD. *TR

2005 FORD FIVE HUNDRED SEL 3.0L V6 AUTOMATIC 6 SPEED TRANSMISSION ACCELERATING ON INTERSTATE CAR SEVERELY HARD SHIFTED AND THEN RPMS FLARED LET OFF GAS AND CAR SLAMMED INTO A LOWER GEAR NOW CAR HARD SHIFTS IN DOWN GEARS AND RPMS GO UP CAR DOESN'T MOVE SOMETIMES WHILE ACCELERATING VERY SPORADIC AND DANGEROUS. *TR

THE THROTTLE BODY IS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE SYMPTOMS ARE VERY DANGEROUS: THE CAR GOES INTO FAIL SAFE MODE AND CANNOT ACCELERATE. ON ONE OCCASION THIS HAPPENED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD; FORTUNATELY IT WAS A QUIET STREET AND I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE STREET. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED ON A BUSY STREET IT COULD HAVE CAUSED INJURY OR DEATH. SEVERAL MECHANICS DID DIFFERENT KINDS OF REPAIRS, BUT THE PROBLEM KEPT RECURRING. WE ARE NOW GETTING THE THROTTLE BODY REPLACED AND HOPE THIS IS THE FINAL REPAIR THAT REMOVES THE PROBLEM. NUMEROUS OTHER FORD FIVE HUNDRED OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS (PER INTERNET RESEARCH). FORD NEEDS TO RECALL THE FIVE HUNDRED AND REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY TO PREVENT INJURY OR DEATH. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHT FAILED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO SEE THE MILES DRIVEN OR ANY OF THE OTHER COMPONENTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC THAT LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DIGITAL SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ELECTRICAL INSTRUMENT PANEL DIGITAL SYSTEM. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 59,090.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHETHER REVERSING OR AT A STOP, THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY ACCELERATE ABNORMALLY. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSED THAT LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE THROTTLE BODY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

TSB 10-2-13. I HAVE INNER REAR TIRE WEAR, ESPECIALLY ON THE RIGHT (THIS LIKELY EXISTED WHEN PURCHASED NEW). THERE IS A TSB THAT TALKS ABOUT SOME CARS WITH RR NEGATIVE CAMBER, (WHICH MY CAR DOES HAVE), AND ALSO TALKS ABOUT HOW TO MODIFY THE REAR CONTROL ARM TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THE DANGER IN THIS DEFECT IS A BLOWOUT OF A TIRE OR TIRES WHILE DRIVING. CAR IS IMMACULATE. I BOUGHT IT NEW AND TAKE GREAT CARE OF IT. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A DEFECT GIVEN HOW MANY OTHER OWNERS ARE COMMENTING IT ON-LINE VIA FORUMS. ALSO, THERE IS A TSB ON IT, SO FORD IS AWARE OF IT. EVEN THOUGH THEY SHOULD TAKE CARE OF IT SINCE IT IS A DEFECT, THEY WON'T. FORD, EVEN WITH ALL THEIR HYPE ON QUALITY AND SAFETY AS JOB ONE, ARE JUST A BUNCH OF HYPOCRITES. THEY ACT ONLY WHEN FORCED TO DO SO BY YOU FOLKS AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL. I'M OLD SCHOOL. IT'S ALL ABOUT INTEGRITY FOR ME. WHY DO YOU THINK FORD STILL LIVES UP TO THEIR REPUTATION AS FIX OR REPAIR DAILY. HAD A SIMILAR ISSUE WITH THE REAR BRAKES SEVERAL YEARS AGO ON THIS VEHICLE. I TOOK IT FOR FORD AND THEY WOULD NOT OWN UP TO IT UNTIL I COMPLAINED TO YOU FOLKS LIKE MANY OTHER DID AND THEY FINALLY REIMBURSED US BECAUSE OF YOUR INTERVENTION. AGAIN, THEY ALWAYS HAVE TO BE FORCED TO DO THE RIGHT THING! JUST A BUNCH OF THUGS. WHERE IS ELLIOT NESS WHEN YOU NEED HIM! 02/15/10. SUSPENSION - REAR TIRE INNER EDGE WEAR FORD: 2005-2007 FIVE HUNDRED, FREESTYLE, 2008-2009 TAURUS X, TAURUS. *KB

NOT SURE THE EXACT TIME BUT WITHIN THE PAST YEAR OR SO MY 2005 FORD FIVE HUNDRED ( PURCHASED NEW) IS GOING INTO FAILSAFE MODE LIMITED THROTTLE POWER, VERY SPORADIC AT FIRST BUT NOW HAPPENING QUITE OFTEN. IF YOU PULL OVER AND SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTART IT CLEARS AND DRIVES NORMAL. MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING IT YESTERDAY AND IT HAPPENED 7 TIMES FROM MALL TO THE HOUSE (ABOUT 20 MILES). ONCE WHILE SHE WAS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC DRIVING ABOUT 55 MPH. CAR JERKED THEN STARTED SLOWING DOWN. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE LOOKED AT. VERY DANGEROUS. MY MECHANIC IS TROUBLE SHOOTING PROBLEM, LOOKING LIKE THROTTLE BODY OR GAS PEDAL. I BELIEVE FORD CAME OUT WITH A NEW THROTTLE BODY IN 2010 TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM (TSB 05-25-13)BUT WILL ONLY REPLACE IT AT THEIR COST IF STILL UNDER WARRANTY, OTHERWISE THE COST IS ON US THE CONSUMER. (ABOUT A THOUSAND DOLLARS). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. THE CONTACT STATED THE TIRE JACK THAT CAME EQUIPPED WITH THE VEHICLE FAILED. THE JACK COLLAPSED WHILE IN USE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO FALL. THERE WAS NO PERSONAL INJURY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED EXPECTANTLY DESPITE THE FACT THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS NOT DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT A NEW THROTTLE BODY WAS NEEDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 38,500.

05 FORD FIVE HUNDRED, AWD MALFUNCTION LIGHTS STAYED ON, SPEED FLUCTUATION UPWARD RAPIDLY WHEN TAKE OFF CAUSING VERY UNSAFE DRIVING. *TR

FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL STUDS SNAP. MECHANICS NOTE- FAULTY PARTS HE COULD NOT FIND ANY SIGNS OF OVER TIGHTENING FROM THE TIRE COMPANY WHICH REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES OVER 1 YEAR AGO. *TR

THE VEHICLE LUNGES WHILE HOLDING THE BRAKE WHEN PUTTING INTO REVERSE OR DRIVE AND CONTINUES TO DO SO WHILE WAITING TO PULL INTO TRAFFIC MAKING IT VERY DANGEROUS! IT ALSO DOES THIS WHILE TRYING TO PARK MAKING IT DANGEROUS TO PARK NEAR ANYTHING! I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS VERY SAME PROBLEM STATING IT IS A THROTTLE BODY DEFECT THAT COSTS AT LOWEST $700.00 TO REPAIR. FRONT SUSPENSION IS SHOT ALREADY WITH LOUD CLUNKING NOISES, VERY ROUGH RIDE! REAR DOORS FILL WITH WATER WHICH WILL RESULT IN RUST HOLES! ALL OF THESE PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN REPORTED SEVERAL TIMES BY OTHER OWNERS OF THIS SAME YEAR AND MAKE OF VEHICLE. FORD SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS NEEDED TO FIX THESE PROBLEMS. *TR

DASHBOARD HAS BEEN ERRATIC, COMPLETELY BLANK.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE SAFE MODE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED CONSTANTLY AT ANY SPEED AND WHEN THE WEATHER WAS WARM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

I UNFORTUNATELY OWN A 05 FORD FIVE HUNDRED WITH 95,784 MILES ON IT. THE PROBLEM STARTED HAPPENING ABOUT A YEAR AGO AND AT FIRST I THOUGHT THAT IT WAS MY FOOT HITTING THE GAS WHEN I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. THEN I NOTICED WHEN I WOULD BUT IT IN GEAR IT WOULD TRY TO TAKE OFF ON IT'S OWN. I FINALLY HAD ENOUGH JUST LAST NIGHT I WAS IN A DRIVE THRU LINE AND I PUT IT IN DRIVE FROM NEUTRAL AND I CAME INCHES FROM REAR ENDED THE PERSON IN FRONT OF ME. TODAY I'M TAKING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO GET FIXED HOPEFULLY. NOT LOOKING FORWARD TO PAYING A $1000 DOLLARS FOR A COMMON PROBLEM. WELL FORD YOU LOST ME AS A BUYER. *TR

I OWN A 2005 FORD 500. THE CAR HAS STARTED LURCHING FORWARD ON ITS OWN. I HAVE BEEN READING FORUMS AND HUNDREDS OF OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. THEY SAY IT IS THE THROTTLE BODY. FORD SHOULD HAVE A RECALL ON THE 500 .THE FORD FREESTYLE IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. DO PEOPLE HAVE TO DIE OR BE RUN OVER BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE. IT IS EXTREMELY SCARY WHEN MY CAR LURCHES FORWARD ON ITS OWN. HELP, PLEASE HELP! *TR

VEHICLE GOES INTO FAIL SAFE MODE AND LURCHES VIOLENTLY IN FORWARD AND REVERSE WITHOUT TOUCHING THE GAS PEDAL. STARTED AT 45,000 MILES INFREQUENTLY AND NOW OCCURS ABOUT 3 TIME A MONTH. I AM GOING TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY TO SEE IF IT CORRECTS THE PROBLEM. *TR

THE CAR ACCELERATES BY ITSELF AND TRANSMISSION IS NOT PERFORMING CORRECTLY AS IT DOES NOT ACCELERATE AFTER BRAKING AFTER THE TRANSMISSION WARMS UP , THEY SAID IT WAS THROTTLEBODY BUT REPLACED THAT AND TRANS FLUID BUT STILL HAVE SAME TROUBLE AFTER ABOUT 30 MILES OF DRIVING . THIS COULD GET PEOPLE KILLED AND IT SHOULD BE RECALLED NO IFS ANDS OR BUTS ABOUT IT !!!!!! FORD TAKE CARE OF YOUR CUSTOMERS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE HEAT INDEX WAS ABOVE 80 DEGREES, THE CHECK TRANSMISSION AND WRENCH SYMBOLS WOULD ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. AS A RESULT, THE ENGINE WOULD LOSE SOME OF ITS POWER WHENEVER THE CONTACT DECELERATED. THE CONTACT WOULD SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND UPON RESTART IT WOULD OPERATE AS NORMAL, BUT THE WARNING LIGHTS WOULD CONTINUE TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHERE THE VALVE BODY WAS REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 131,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER IN ACTIVATION WHEN WARM AIR BEGAN EMITTING THROUGH THE VENTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FIVE TIMES FOR THE SIMILAR FAILURE AND REPAIRED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. MOST RECENTLY, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE AIR COMPRESSOR WAS BEING REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

VEHICLE WILL INTERMITTENTLY STALL WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. THE VEHICLE HAS STALLED NUMEROUS TIMES IN THE MIDDLE OF EXECUTING A TURN, LEAVING THE VEHICLE AND OCCUPANTS IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION. A FORD DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS BEING THE THROTTLE BODY, HOWEVER, AFTER REPLACING THE VERY EXPENSIVE THROTTLE BODY, THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. A NON-FORD MECHANIC IS NOW SAYING IT IS MORE LIKELY LOOSE WIRING AND IS WORKING TO DIAGNOSE THE EXACT WIRING ISSUE CAUSING THE PROBLEM. THERE SEEM TO BE MANY PEOPLE ONLINE WITH THE SAME STALLING ISSUE. IN ADDITION TO THE STALLING, THE VEHICLE HAS ALSO BEEN SURGING SPORADICALLY. IT SURGES FORWARD (OR BACKWARD) WITHOUT THE ACCELERATOR BEING PRESSED. IT APPEARS THAT MY VEHICLE IS NOT THE ONLY ONE AFFECTED BY THIS PROBLEM. FORD NEEDS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE PRECARIOUS POSITION THEY ARE PUTTING VEHICLE OWNERS IN.

THE VEHICLE HAS RPM SURGES AT LOW SPEEDS EITHER IN REVERSE OR FORWARD. I NEARLY HAD 3-4 ACCIDENTS IN 2 DAYS BECAUSE OF THE ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WILL ACTUALLY INCREASE UP TO 1000 RPMS BY ITSELF WHILE I HAVE MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. AS SOON AS I BEGIN TO RELEASE PRESSURE OFF THE BRAKE WHILE TRYING TO PARK OR NEGOTIATE THE VEHICLE AT VERY LOW SPEEDS THE ENGINE WILL JUST TAKE OFF. THE FIRST TIME I NOTICED IT I WAS BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AND THE VEHICLE TOOK OFF BACKWARD CAUSING ME TO HAVE TO SLAM THE BRAKES ON. I ALMOST HIT A WOMAN WHO WAS PASSING ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE LANE. *KB

ON 7/27/11 CAR LUNGED FORWARD AND ACCELERATED PAST NORMAL DRIVING SPEED. CAR HAS BEEN DOING THIS (LUNGING) SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE BACK IN 2008, BUT HAS BEEN ACCELERATING ON ITS OWN FOR THE PAST 2 MONTHS. I HAVE HAD THE CAR LOOKED AT BY A MECHANIC AND IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A THROTTLE BODY DEFECT. *TR

AS I WAS PARKING IN A PARKING GARAGE, THE CAR SURGED FORWARD. IT HAPPENED OCCASIONALLY OVER THE NEXT YEAR, BUT DURING THE PAST YEAR IT BECAME MORE FREQUENT AND PRONOUNCED. I WOULD NEED TO PUT IT IN PARK AT RED LIGHTS TO INSURE I DID NOT LURCH FORWARD INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. WE TOOK IT TO A FORD DEALERSHIP AND FOR ALMOST $900 THEY REPLACED THE THROTTLE CONTROL. THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS, BUT NOT AS PRONOUNCED OR FREQUENT. HOWEVER NEW SYMPTOMS APPEARED INCLUDING INTERMITTENTLY DIMMING DASHBOARD LIGHTS AND THE AIR CONDITIONER BEGAN TO SURGE UP AND DOWN ALMOST AS IF IT WERE GASPING FOR AIR. THIS LUNGING FORWARD WHEN YOUR FOOT IS ON THE BRAKE OR YOU ARE AT A MINIMAL SPEED COULD BE DANGEROUS.

CAR HAS A PROBLEM WITH THROTTLEBODY THAT CAUSES SAFETY CONCERNS WITH STOPPING THE CAR. CAR LUNGES FORWARD CAUSING NEAR ACCIDENTS AS A RESULT OF THIS COMMON ISSUE. THIS PROBLEM IS REFERENCED BY MANY PEOPLE AT THE FOLLOWING LOCATION WHICH EXPLAINS FURTHER THE ISSUE AND WHY THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALL: HTTP://WWW.FORDTAURUS.NET/FORUMS/VIEWTOPIC.PHP?F=5&T=9366. *TR

WE HAVE A 2005 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. TWO DAYS AGO, THE CAR FAILED TO RESPOND WHEN THE ACCELERATOR WAS PRESSED, EVEN AS IT WAS PRESSED TO THE FLOOR. THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR STARTED LUNGING AND HESITATING IN ADDITION TO NOT ACCELERATING PROPERLY. THIS OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING THROUGH A VERY BUSY INTERSECTION; THANKFULLY, I WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE CAR WITH MY TWO SMALL CHILDREN OUT OF TRAFFIC. A DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTER PROVIDED TWO CODES - P2106 AND P061B. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THE CAR HAS LUNGED; IT HAS BEEN DOING THIS FOR APPROXIMATELY 1.5 YEARS. IT HAS REPEATED THIS SEVERAL TIMES IN BOTH DRIVE AND REVERSE. IN MOST INSTANCES, THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS RUNNING AT THE SAME TIME; HOWEVER, THE CAR HAS LUNGED WHEN THE A/C WAS NOT ON. THE LUNGING OCCURS WHEN THE CAR IS BEING DRIVEN OR SITTING IDLE (I.E., STOP LIGHTS, PREPARING TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC). I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO AVOID ACCIDENTS BY KEEPING MY FOOT FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE AND BY CREATING A LARGE STOPPING DISTANCE CUSHION. WE CONTACTED THE DEALER AND WERE TOLD THE ENTIRE THROTTLE BODY WOULD NEED REPLACED, AT A COST OF OVER $530.00. WE ARE NOW REVIEWING OUR OPTIONS. *TR

I HAVE THE WRENCH LIGHT UP ON THE DASH BOARD AND IT SAID ENGINE FAILSAFE MODE IN THE MESSAGE CENTRE? THIS STARTED HAPPENING TO ME A FEW WEEKS AGO FROM TIME TO TIME. NO WARNING, I JUST ACCELERATE FROM A RED LIGHT AND I NOTICE I HAVE NO POWER, I LOOK DOWN AND SURE ENOUGH - WRENCH IS LIT AND ENGINE FAILSAFE MODE. I PULL OVER, TURN THE CAR OFF FOR A FEW MINUTES AND THEN THE PROBLEM IS GONE WHEN I START AGAIN. I COULDN'T FIND ANY SPECIFIC INFO ON WHAT IS CAUSING THIS AROUND THE 'NET - AND EVEN THE MANUAL SAYS, IF IT IS PERSISTS, TAKE IT TO THE DEALER. IT HAPPENED A FEW MORE TIMES, BUT THIS TIME IT SEEMED THE RPM'S WERE REVVING WITHOUT MY FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR. I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE SO NOTHING HAPPENED, BUT DID IT A FEW TIMES, SO I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER LAST WEEK. THEY RAN SOME DIAGNOSTICS AND ULTIMATELY SAID THEY REPAIRED A VACUUM HOSE AT MY AIRBOX. OK, SURE, WHATEVER. NEXT TWO DAYS, NO PROBLEM. THE THIRD DAY, HAPPENED AGAIN. THIS TIME, I WAS GOING INTO AN UNDERGROUND PARKING SPOT AND IT STARTED REVVING AND I ENDED UP (VERY LIGHTLY) HITTING THE WALL AS IT LURCHED FORWARD. WHEN I WENT TO LEAVE THE SPOT - IN REVERSE - HAPPENED AGAIN - ALMOST HIT THE PARKED CAR BEHIND, AS IT LURCHED. SO TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THIS MORNING - AND THE SERVICE ADVISOR MENTIONED HE SUSPECTS THE THROTTLEBODY AS HE HAS HAD SOME OTHER 500'S IN FOR THE SAME THING. NO IDEA WHY, BUT THE COMPUTER DIDN'T HAVE A CODE FOR THE THROTTLEBODY PROBLEM LAST TIME - BUT IT DID THIS TIME, SO AS I WRITE THIS, THEY A

THROTTLE BODY BAD ALL MOST HAD WRECK CAR WOULD NOT GO JUST IDLED. *KB

BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY IN A 2005 FORD 500 AWD, CAR STUMBLES THEN LAUNCHED BACKWARD VIOLENTLY. LUCKILY I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE OR THE CAR WOULD HAVE KEPT GOING. "FAILSAFE ENGINE MODE" APPEARS ON THE DASHBOARD. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE. SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS CAR. *KB

THE VEHICLE IN QUESTION WAS IDLING IN PARK. VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO REVERSE WITH THE FOOT ON THE BRAKE. ONCE FOOT WAS RELEASED FROM THE BRAKE THE CAR LUNGED BACKWARD, THE TACHOMETER READ ABOUT 3000 RPM, WITH NO PRESSURE ON THE GAS PEDAL. JUST AS QUICKLY PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE AND THE CAR ENTERED "ENGINE FAILSAFE MODE" AND SHUT DOWN. TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTING WOULD CLEAR THE PROBLEM. THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 MORE TIMES SINCE THE REPORTED INCIDENT DATE, ALL WITH THE SAME CIRCUMSTANCES. THE VEHICLE HAD THE A/C ON AND WAS IDLING IN APPROXIMATELY 90 DEGREE FAHRENHEIT TEMPERATURES WITH +50% RELATIVE HUMIDITY. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SURGE FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING WHEN ATTEMPING TO SHIFT GEARS. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHETHER THE VEHICLE WAS IN DRIVE OR REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE WAS 106,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ACTIVATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS WHERE THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,400. UPDATED 09/08/11*LJ UPDATED EVOQ 12/01/11 UPDATED 2/9/12 *CN

ENGINE SURGES WHEN PARKING,WHEN BACKING SLOWLY WITH FOOT ON BRAKE PEDAL. *TT

FAILSAFE ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON, I PULLED OVER AND CAR BEGAN ACCELERATION ON IT'S OWN WHILE IN STOP POSITION... *TR

WHEN STOPPED AT A LIGHT OR WHEN PUTTING INTO GEAR THE CAR WILL REV REAL HIGH LUNGE FORWARD AND SOMETIMES DIE. THEN GO INTO "ENGINE FAIL SAFE MODE" I BELIEVE THERE ARE OTHERS WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM IF YOU LOOK AT THIS SITE (HTTP://WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/PAGES/FORD-FREESTYLE-500-MERCURY-MONTEGO-THROTTLE-BODY-RECALL/114094741973972?SK=WALL) YOU WILL SEE EVERYONE ON THERE IS THERE TO DISCUSS THIS ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HAVING THE VEHICLE SERVICED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE UPPER MOTOR MOUNTS WERE CRACKED. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A RESPONSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS THEN NOTIFIED, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

2005 FORD 500 , AC COMPRESSOR STOPPED WORKING AT 63,000 MILES , NEEDS TO BE REPLACED , LOOKING ONLINE AND LOT OF FORD 500 OWNERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH LOW MILES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN STARTING HER VEHICLE AND PLACING HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND THE RPM'S INCREASED. SHE WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE FORCEFULLY BY DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO ADVISED HER THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. WITHIN A YEAR SHE EXPERIENCED THE IDENTICAL FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED HER THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OFFERED HER NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 75,000.

I HAD MY VEHICLE AT THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT THREE TIMED FOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. THE CAR WOULD JUMP AND SPUTTER BUT EVERY TIME THE DEALERSHIP CAME TO THE SAME CONCLUSION, NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. WENT TO GET A THIRD OPINION AT ANOTHER DEALERSHIP WAS TOLD I NEED NEW VALVE BODY. EVERYTIME I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP THE CAR WAS UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY. NOW IT IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY AND THE COST WILL RISE ABOVE $2100.00 THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL ISSUE. TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS SHOULD BE TAKEN MORE SERIOUSLY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WOULD BECOME DARK INTERMITTENTLY WHICH MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE THE INSTRUMENT DISPLAY. WHEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED FORWARD THE BACK UP LIGHTS WOULD ILLUMINATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE. NONE OF THE REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

A/C COMPRESSOR PROBLEM. AFTER READING NUMEROUS BLOGS, SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR THE FORD FIVE HUNDRED MODELS. FORD NEEDS TO RECALL AND FIX. *TR

A/C PROBLEM,COOL WHEN GOING DOWN THE ROAD. WORM AT IDLE. 05 FORD 500. *TR

THE CAR ENTERED ENGINE "FAILSAFE MODE" AND SHUT DOWN WHILE TRYING TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC ON A BUSY RUSH-HOUR HIGHWAY. AFTER PULLING OVER AND RESTARTING THE ENGINE, OPERATION WAS NORMAL. THIS WAS THE 3RD TIME IN A 2.5 WEEK PERIOD THIS OCCURRED. THE CAR EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUES IN JULY 2010 FREQUENTLY (IT HAD EXISTED FOR 2-3 YEAR ON AND OFF BEFORE THEN). FORD APPLIED THE SERVICE ALERT FIX BY REPLACING THE THROTTLE BODY AND REFRESHING THE PCM. THIS FIX HAS NOT WORKED. THE CAR WILL SPORADICALLY ENTER FAILSAFE MODE ON WARM DAYS WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE/SHIFT GEARS. THE ORIGINAL FIX IN JULY 2010 WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. IN OCTOBER 2010 THERE WAS A TRANSMISSION CONTROL FAILURE AND THE COMPUTER HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED AND THE FIX COST $2000. OPERATION WAS NORMAL DURING THE WINTER MONTHS, HOWEVER, WHEN THE WARM WEATHER RETURNED SO DID THE PROBLEM. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC BELIEVES THE FAILSAFE MODE ISSUE WAS THE BEGINNING OF THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND FORD SHOULD NOT HAVE CHARGED $2000 FOR A NEW COMPUTER. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED AND CONTINUES TO OCCUR. THE DEALERSHIP'S SUGGESTION IS TO PULL OVER AND RESTART THE CAR TO CLEAR THE COMPUTER. THE CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE, ESPECIALLY ON MULTIPLE LANE HIGHWAYS. ONCE THE FAILSAFE MODE ENGAGES, THERE IS LITTLE POWER TO GET THE CAR OFF THE ROAD. IF YOU ARE ON AN INCLINE IT WILL STOP ALTOGETHER. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION AND THE POSSIBILITY OF A REAR END COLLISION IS GREAT. FORD HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL, ON

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. THE CONTACT STATED THE RPMS INCREASED WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND WHEN THEY SHIFTED IN REVERSE GEAR. THE VEHICLE WOULD OCCASIONALLY DEFAULT INTO AN ENGINE FAIL SAFE MODE WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE FAIL SAFE MODE WAS DANGEROUS BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY STOP MOVING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN, BUT THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FIVE HUNDRED SEL. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40-60 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO JERK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION VALVE BODY INTERNAL BORE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE DEFECT AND WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000.