Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | |||
| 01/03/2007 | 30000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2005 ford five hundred. the contact stated that the gauges on the instrument panel would become inoperative and all of the warning lights would illuminate on the instrument panel. the contact also stated that the rear reverse sensor would only operate while the vehicle was in drive and the reverse lights would continuously illuminate while in drive. the dealer performed a hard reset on the vehicle, but the failure recurred. the manufacturer was notified, but denied any assistance with repairs of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 30,000 and the approximate current mileage was 80,000. sm. | |||
| 01/03/2007 | 30000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2005 ford five hundred. the contact stated that the gauges would become inoperative. all the warning lights would illuminate on the instrument panel. the rear back up sensor would only operate while the vehicle was in drive and the reverse lights would continuously stay on even while in drive. the dealer performed a hard reset to the vehicle, but the failure recurred. the manufacturer was notified, but denied any assistance with repair to the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 30,000 and the approximate current mileage was 80,000. nw | |||
| 09/01/2011 | |||
| 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. | |||
| 06/01/2010 | 75000 | ||
| 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. rk | |||
| 06/01/2010 | 75000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2008 ford five hundred. the contact noticed that the instrument cluster would become dark intermittently and she was unable to see any information on the instrument panel. also, while accelerating 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. no repairs were performed. the current mileage was unknown. the approximate failure mileage was 75,000. bw | |||
| 10/12/2010 | 80000 | ||
| At first our 2005 ford five hundred had issues with instrument cluster failures (blacking out and needles zeroing etc. but now rear back up lights come on going down the highway because of this electrical problem.i believe this has to be considered a safety issue and should warrant a recall.thank you | |||
| 08/21/2010 | 55389 | ||
| My 2005 ford 500 bought used september 2009 (around 53,000 miles current miles 55,432) has had a problem with the driver's low beam buring out. on the 3rd bulb replacement in less than a year the entire headlight socket crumbled in my hands. i had to replace the socket and rewire it to the wiring harness. | |||
| 02/15/2009 | 1 | ||
| Low beam bulbs and plugs are not safe. they have melted and malfunctioned on both sides. this should be recalled. i have photos of the driver side. i worked on the passenger side plug/bulb connection several months ago, but thought it was an isolated incident. now the plug on the driver side has burned up as well. i have somewhat dramatic photos that i can send you. *tr steve | |||
| 09/29/2008 | 52000 | 1 | |
| I would like to see the investigation reopened for nhtsa action number : pe07058 and a recall by the ford motor company due to the failure of the electrical system:instrument panel on the 2005 ford five hundred. while driving my 2005 ford five hundred the oil pressure light and brake light illuminated. at the same time this occurred the radio volume would decrease as if i was coming to a stop, the turn signals would fail (just the indication on the instrument cluster), and most importantly the reverse lights would illuminate. this would last from a few seconds to several minutes at a time. on the way to the dealership, i was pulled over by the police and given a verbal warning in regards to my reverse lights being illuminated while driving. the police assumed my brake lights were inoperative(blown bulb/broke lenses) as my reverse lights were illuminated causing an unsafe condition. the vehicle is at the ford dealer now, the dealer did supply me with another car until mine was repaired as they deemed the car unsafe to drive in this condition. the dealer has ordered the entire instrument cluster for replacement. the dealer also stated that i will be looking at a $100-200 dollar deductible as this is not directly covered on the warranty. this needs to be addressed before an accident/death occurs as a result of this known existing problem. *tr | |||
| 09/12/2008 | 74500 | 1 | |
| Started driving my 2005 ford five hundred sel front wheel drive as i normally do, except the instrument cluster and lights started flickering, my a/c turned off and check engine light came on. after stopping on the side of the road everything returned to normal. about 40 minutes later a similar situation occurred, only this time just the instrument panel failed. my cruise control still worked but my tach, speed, battery and power gauge all dropped to zero, however the lights remained on. i am writing today because i saw online that other owners of the same make and model are having identical problems. this is a major safety issue and could cause an accident, especially if the lights cut off at random. i'm surprised there hasn't been a recall issued or an accident yet as a result of this. *tr | |||