Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | |||
| 08/08/2012 | 52155 | ||
| 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). | |||
| 06/02/2012 | 99000 | ||
| My ford five hundred has been unexpectedly surging when releasing the break 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. | |||
| 06/11/2012 | 105200 | ||
| While changeing a tire the jack collapsed under my vehicle. fortuneatly i was not under the car and the wheel was still on the car. it appears that the female threads on the jack stripped away. | |||
| 04/03/2012 | 106000 | ||
| When you are driving the vehicle will stop accelerating and a fail safety mode light comes on, if you pull over and restart it, it will restart and happens a few minutes later. | |||
| 05/24/2012 | 76000 | ||
| My wife, son and i were driving. the vehicle had random acceleration while at full stopped. about 10 minutes later after a full stop the vehicle had another acceleration while foot on brake and the vehicle stalled out. once stalled out the computer displayed the following error fail safe engine. after doing an online review i noticed that many other ford five hundred owners having the same issue and seems to be caused by throttle body. please note that whenever the vehicle is on park and put into reverse, the higher acceleration takes place. i always have to be extra careful. i have to be extra careful while driving as i am afraid for acceleration and stalling out in the middle of the road. | |||
| 04/06/2012 | 109550 | ||
| Being stopped at an atm, my car began to smoke. pulled over into the bank parking lot to see if it was over heating. the white smoke would not subside and began getting worse. dialed 911 and a firetruck came out opened the hood and exstinguished a fire under the hood. prior to the truck arriving, a loud bang occured under the hood. | |||
| 06/09/2008 | |||
| I notice years ago that when i would be backing up or pulling into a parking spot that my car would want to accelerate or just speed up. i would be barely pressing on the brake because i was letting the car use it's idealing speed to back out of the space or pull into the parking space. my husband thought it was because i was using the adjustable foot pedal. he does not drive the car very much. shortly after this all started we purchased me another car, i stop driving my ford 500 very much. it sits in the garage a lot. i let my daughter use the car once and she complain of the same thing happening to her and how it scared her. i am also scared of it and only drive it in emergency and i always try to be prepared to expect this to happen. it has no pattern of when or how it happens it all unexpected, working propetly one minute and speeding up the next. this car has one other issue when it rains it leaks we find water in the floor on the driver side floor. this car is available for testing if needed because we have a 2nd car that i drive because of this issue. we keep it because it is paid for. | |||
| 08/11/2011 | |||
| While stopped at a red light, the car started to jerk and the motor raced/idled up high. | |||
| 06/09/2008 | |||
| I notice years ago that when i would be backing up or pulling into a parking spot that my car would want to accelerate or just speed up. i would be barely pressing on the brake because i was letting the car use it's idealing speed to back out of the space or pull into the parking space. my husband thought it was because i was using the adjustable foot pedal. he does not drive the car very much. shortly after this all started we purchased me another car, i stop driving my ford 500 very much. it sits in the garage a lot. i let my daughter use the car once and she complain of the same thing happening to her and how it scared her. i am also scared of it and only drive it in emergency and i always try to be prepared to expect this to happen. it has no pattern of when or how it happens it all unexpected, working propetly one minute and speeding up the next. this car has one other issue when it rains it leaks we find water in the floor on the driver side floor. this car is available for testing if needed because we have a 2nd car that i drive because of this issue. we keep it because it is paid for. | |||
| 08/11/2011 | |||
| While stopped at a red light, the car started to jerk and the motor raced/idled up high. | |||
| 06/09/2008 | |||
| I notice years ago that when i would be backing up or pulling into a parking spot that my car would want to accelerate or just speed up. i would be barely pressing on the brake because i was letting the car use it's idealing speed to back out of the space or pull into the parking space. my husband thought it was because i was using the adjustable foot pedal. he does not drive the car very much. shortly after this all started we purchased me another car, i stop driving my ford 500 very much. it sits in the garage a lot. i let my daughter use the car once and she complain of the same thing happening to her and how it scared her. i am also scared of it and only drive it in emergency and i always try to be prepared to expect this to happen. it has no pattern of when or how it happens it all unexpected, working propetly one minute and speeding up the next. this car has one other issue when it rains it leaks we find water in the floor on the driver side floor. this car is available for testing if needed because we have a 2nd car that i drive because of this issue. we keep it because it is paid for. | |||
| 08/11/2011 | |||
| While stopped at a red light, the car started to jerk and the motor raced/idled up high. | |||
| 12/20/2010 | 155000 | ||
| 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. | |||
| 07/04/2011 | 91000 | ||
| 05 ford five hundred, awd malfunction lights stayed on, speed fluctuation upward rapidly when take off causing very unsafe driving | |||
| 07/01/2011 | 60000 | ||
| 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. | |||
| 07/27/2011 | 130195 | ||
| On 7/27/11 car lunged forward and accelerated bast 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. | |||
| 06/17/2009 | 89000 | ||
| 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. | |||
| 07/23/2011 | 233000 | ||
| 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 couldnt 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 didnt have a code for the throttlebody problem last time - but it did this time, so as i write this, they are putting the new one on and i'll be there in an hour to pick it up. | |||
| 06/17/2009 | 89000 | ||
| 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. | |||
| 07/23/2011 | 233000 | ||
| 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 couldnt 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 didnt have a code for the throttlebody problem last time - but it did this time, so as i write this, they are putting the new one on and i'll be there in an hour to pick it up. | |||
| 06/17/2009 | 89000 | ||
| 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. | |||
| 07/23/2011 | 233000 | ||
| 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 couldnt 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 didnt have a code for the throttlebody problem last time - but it did this time, so as i write this, they are putting the new one on and i'll be there in an hour to pick it up. | |||
| 07/12/2011 | 160500 | ||
| Throttle body bad all most had wreck car would not go just idled | |||
| 07/23/2011 | 233000 | ||
| 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 couldnt 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 didnt have a code for the throttlebody problem last time - but it did this time, so as i write this, they are putting the new one on and i'll be there in an hour to pick it up. | |||
| 07/12/2011 | 160500 | ||
| Throttle body bad all most had wreck car would not go just idled | |||
| 07/23/2011 | 233000 | ||
| 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 couldnt 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 didnt have a code for the throttlebody problem last time - but it did this time, so as i write this, they are putting the new one on and i'll be there in an hour to pick it up. | |||
| 07/12/2011 | 160500 | ||
| Throttle body bad all most had wreck car would not go just idled | |||
| 07/06/2011 | |||
| Engine surges when parking,when backing slowly with foot on brake pedal, | |||
| 07/09/2011 | 138940 | ||
| Failsafe engine light went on, i pulled over and car began acceleration on it's own while in stop position... | |||
| 07/06/2011 | |||
| Engine surges when parking,when backing slowly with foot on brake pedal, | |||
| 07/09/2011 | 138940 | ||
| Failsafe engine light went on, i pulled over and car began acceleration on it's own while in stop position... | |||
| 07/06/2011 | |||
| Engine surges when parking,when backing slowly with foot on brake pedal, | |||
| 07/09/2011 | 138940 | ||
| Failsafe engine light went on, i pulled over and car began acceleration on it's own while in stop position... | |||
| 01/13/2007 | |||
| I just read a report that you were investigating cases of unexpected lunging in 2005-2007 ford freestyle wagons. i own a 2005 ford five hundred and i have had that same situation happen to me on random occasions.i have entered a randomly chosen date below because this has happened only a few times over the last six years. | |||
| 04/08/2011 | 90000 | ||
| Air conditioning compressor leaking refrigerate oil, not possible to repair, replace compressor. 2005 ford five hundred 90,000 miles. | |||
| 02/23/2011 | 87107 | ||
| Experienced a spark plug blowout requiring replacement of front head. repair cost $2600. i understand this is a problem on ford trucks. i think ford should investigate why this occurs and fix it! i'm lucky i didn't experience a fire, that would have totaled the car! | |||
| 10/15/2008 | |||
| I purchased a used 2005 ford 500 ltd awd in may 2008. i was told it was a lease turn in. the mileage was very low, under 30,000 miles. the factory warranty expired in july 2008. in october 2008, my dash began malfunctioning. the guages would go completley dead. i could not tell how fast i was going, how much gas i had left or the temperature of the engine. nothing on my dash would work. it varied from lasting seconds to appx a half an hour. i drove home one night (it took me appx 25 minutes) not knowing how fast i was going or how much gas i had left. also, the reverse lights were on when my car was in both drive and park. i stopped at a red light (my car was in drive) and the reverse sensor alarm went off when a car pulled up behind me. we took it to the dealership we bought it from & were told it was a cluster in the dash that was a known problem with this vehicle but because it was not a safety issue ford did not have to recall this. i feel that not being able to know what speed you are driving down the highway to be a huge safety issue. also having your reverse lights on while the car is in park or drive seems a bit dangerous as well. we had it repaired and it cost us over 400.00. about 2 weeks ago, we had to have another cluster repaired that was making my transmission shake & the check engine light as well another warning light appear. it was a sensor that went bad and was making my car think it was out of gas. this cost us almost 350.00 to repair. not sure what's going on with the sensors/clusters on these cars but it seems to be a safety issue to me. | |||
| 07/23/2010 | 104361 | ||
| Defective electronic throttle body (etb) on 2005 ford 500, freestyle, and mercury montego. causes car to move forward or backward in drive or reverse without using any pressure on the gas pedal. must place foot on the brake to avoid running into something, especially while parking. ford has a technical service bulletin (tsb 05-25-13) on this but has not notified any owners of vehicles affected to date. it appears that ford has come up with a new replacement part for the etb unlike the original that was just made available in july 2010. i paid a local ford dealer $128.08 to have this problem diagnosed and another $615.83 to have it fixed. i was told the etb part number was 5f9z-9e926-aa. another number for the new etb part on my sales slip dated 07/30/10 was fmc 6f9z 9e926 a. they called it a kit for the electronic throttle body. the price for the kit was $495.86. since i have heard of this problem coming up on more than one occasion, i thought i would turn it in for your investigation. since the affect of the defective etb actually can cause the car to move on its own, forward or reverse, and requires you to use your brakes simultaneously to keep it from hitting adjoining objects, i thought this is a safety hazard that should be addressed on several ford and mercury 2005 products, it is not the money, it is the safety issue i am most interested in. to parallel park or get into a parking stall with this problem was a real chore keeping you foot on the brake as you tried to maneuver in and out of a parking space. if you did not hold your foot on the brake, the car would move in its own either in drive or reverse. this is not acceptable and a true safety hazard, but i have not seen the problem on the recall lists for my car or others affected in the ford tsb. nor have auto owners been notified by ford or offered compensation for the expense to have the kit installed. | |||
| 11/01/2010 | 70000 | ||
| Our car stalls while driving. it often happens on the highway, but also on residential streets and at all speeds. the car will lurch forward, the lights on the dashboard will all light up, and then the engine will shut down causing us to have to shift into neutral and try to pull over to safety. when we try to restart the car it will sputter and die again. occasionally we will be able to get it to a parking lot, we have had to be towed home. we have replaced the fuel pump and spark plugs. the ford dealership drove it and ran diagnostics on it for weeks at a time and found nothing to tell them anything. this has been happening every week or so for nearly a year, and no one can tell us what's wrong. there are times when it happens every day, and there are times when it doesn't happen for a month. many people's description of a defective transmission body matches our description, but that part is, apparently, on on backorder. the car is essentially un-drivable, because we cannot count on it to get to us work on time or safely. | |||
| 10/19/2010 | 110500 | ||
| Ford five hundred (500). fail safe engine mode comes on and engine shuts down have to pull over and restart car. it seems that it doesn't want to acelarate when you want, but does when you don't want to. serious safety issue. i had throttle body cleaned however, car still is not perform ing as it should. on top of that i had it serviced, oil change and tune up, and i am still have problems. problem still is not corrected. | |||
| 11/01/2010 | 70000 | ||
| Our car stalls while driving. it often happens on the highway, but also on residential streets and at all speeds. the car will lurch forward, the lights on the dashboard will all light up, and then the engine will shut down causing us to have to shift into neutral and try to pull over to safety. when we try to restart the car it will sputter and die again. occasionally we will be able to get it to a parking lot, we have had to be towed home. we have replaced the fuel pump and spark plugs. the ford dealership drove it and ran diagnostics on it for weeks at a time and found nothing to tell them anything. this has been happening every week or so for nearly a year, and no one can tell us what's wrong. there are times when it happens every day, and there are times when it doesn't happen for a month. many people's description of a defective transmission body matches our description, but that part is, apparently, on on backorder. the car is essentially un-drivable, because we cannot count on it to get to us work on time or safely. | |||
| 10/19/2010 | 110500 | ||
| Ford five hundred (500). fail safe engine mode comes on and engine shuts down have to pull over and restart car. it seems that it doesn't want to acelarate when you want, but does when you don't want to. serious safety issue. i had throttle body cleaned however, car still is not perform ing as it should. on top of that i had it serviced, oil change and tune up, and i am still have problems. problem still is not corrected. | |||
| 11/01/2010 | 70000 | ||
| Our car stalls while driving. it often happens on the highway, but also on residential streets and at all speeds. the car will lurch forward, the lights on the dashboard will all light up, and then the engine will shut down causing us to have to shift into neutral and try to pull over to safety. when we try to restart the car it will sputter and die again. occasionally we will be able to get it to a parking lot, we have had to be towed home. we have replaced the fuel pump and spark plugs. the ford dealership drove it and ran diagnostics on it for weeks at a time and found nothing to tell them anything. this has been happening every week or so for nearly a year, and no one can tell us what's wrong. there are times when it happens every day, and there are times when it doesn't happen for a month. many people's description of a defective transmission body matches our description, but that part is, apparently, on on backorder. the car is essentially un-drivable, because we cannot count on it to get to us work on time or safely. | |||
| 10/19/2010 | 110500 | ||
| Ford five hundred (500). fail safe engine mode comes on and engine shuts down have to pull over and restart car. it seems that it doesn't want to acelarate when you want, but does when you don't want to. serious safety issue. i had throttle body cleaned however, car still is not perform ing as it should. on top of that i had it serviced, oil change and tune up, and i am still have problems. problem still is not corrected. | |||
| 11/01/2010 | 70000 | ||
| Our car stalls while driving. it often happens on the highway, but also on residential streets and at all speeds. the car will lurch forward, the lights on the dashboard will all light up, and then the engine will shut down causing us to have to shift into neutral and try to pull over to safety. when we try to restart the car it will sputter and die again. occasionally we will be able to get it to a parking lot, we have had to be towed home. we have replaced the fuel pump and spark plugs. the ford dealership drove it and ran diagnostics on it for weeks at a time and found nothing to tell them anything. this has been happening every week or so for nearly a year, and no one can tell us what's wrong. there are times when it happens every day, and there are times when it doesn't happen for a month. many people's description of a defective transmission body matches our description, but that part is, apparently, on on backorder. the car is essentially un-drivable, because we cannot count on it to get to us work on time or safely. | |||
| 10/19/2010 | 110500 | ||
| Ford five hundred (500). fail safe engine mode comes on and engine shuts down have to pull over and restart car. it seems that it doesn't want to acelarate when you want, but does when you don't want to. serious safety issue. i had throttle body cleaned however, car still is not perform ing as it should. on top of that i had it serviced, oil change and tune up, and i am still have problems. problem still is not corrected. | |||
| 06/01/2010 | 19000 | ||
| I purchased a 2005 ford 500 4-door sedan 2-1/2 yeras ago from a ford dealership. it was described as a program car. i soon noticed that the dashboard display lights would not light up during daylight hours, even though the rheostat was set on maximum brilliance. i proved this by driving into a dark parking garage and saw that the said lights turned on at maximum. i asked the service manager about this and he said ford had wired the lights through the solar switch via the electronic control unit and could not be changed. this is a dangerous distraction when driving in daylight hours and to see the information o the dashboard the running lights must be turned off. in my opinion this defect needs to be remedied with a recall. thank you. | |||
| 09/04/2010 | 51000 | ||
| My 2005 ford 500 has a fail safe mode that comes on with a wrench symbol on the dash. when this occurs the car accelerates quickly and jumps while my foot is on the brake. the car still goes while hold the brakes down. this occurs to my vehicle every year. it is happening to my car again and i have to pay for the repairs. i feel this is a saftey issue and the consumer should not have continue to have to pay for this problem. it is very alarming when this occurs and you feel as if you have no control over your vehicle. this has occured with my vehicle every year since i purchased it new and i am very lucky that when it happened i did not have a vehicle in front of me. i love the ford 500 but this is a scary thing when it happens. | |||
| 08/11/2010 | |||
| When driving at slow speeds or accelerating from a stopped position, car will lurch forward, then stall. check engine light , fail safe engine mode, and lighted yellow wrench indicator light appears in dashboard. turning off the car and restarting will help sometimes. | |||
| 06/25/2010 | 41259 | ||
| Driving our ford five hundred 2005 sel at 30 miles per hour my wife and felt a sudden crack on the drivers right rear side. i stopped the car and saw that the position of the tire was not adequate and suspected a damper situation, not so. luckily we were 5 blocks away of a friendly ford dealer, we drove with painfully squeaking tire there and when inspected the rear cross member had a crack where the welding of the adjusting camber caster is. we thanked the lord we were not on the highway as it would have been certain death. i know this is a structural failure as is the whole rear cross member part and believe is sufficient for a recall of all ford five hundred ford the car has only 55,000 miles an is a 2005 sel model | |||
| 04/16/2010 | 70000 | ||
| 2005 ford 500 rear doors fill with water when it rains. when door is opened water will drain out the bottom of the door. i have estimated a date that i first noticed the problem | |||
| 04/23/2005 | 175000 | ||
| In parking spot. just started car. foot on brake. shifted car to reverse gear. after a couple or more seconds, the car lurched, with my foot on the break, and nearly hit a pedestrian walking behind my car. upon researching this symptom, i discovered other owners of the five hundred, freestyle and taurus reporting the same symptoms. the culprit appears to be a malfunctioning throttle body, which is or was in short supply for replacement. this particular incident is not the first time i experienced this event. this is just the first time a pedestrian was at risk. the pedestrian can be contacted for verification. | |||
| 01/01/1901 | 1 | ||
| 2005 ford five hundred with a paint defect. consumer states that there was a recall on the paint but was stopped. he also discovered a service bulletin for 2000 thru 2005 models due to iron contamination. *kb the consumer stated he discovered a small section of the hood with cracked paint. | |||