Ford Five Hundred Complaints (2005)

510 consumer complaints on file.

#10328456May 2, 2010
POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
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. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10327815April 27, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION BUCKED WHEN TRYING TO PASS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. VEHICLE HAS 73,000 MILES AND NOW TRANSMISSION HAS TO BE REPLACED. ENTIRE TRANSMISSION REPLACED DUE TO SEAL FAILURE INSIDE TRANSMISSION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10326823April 21, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DOWNSHIFTED GEARS AND THE RPMS BEGAN TO INCREASE. THE VEHICLE DID NOT INCREASE IN SPEED AND IT STAYED IN ONE GEAR. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED FIVE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP BUT THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 41,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 31,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10319417March 13, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CAR FAILS TO DOWN SHIFT WHEN ACCELERATING HARD. TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND BECOMES DISENGAGED. THIS PREVENTS ME FROM SAFELY ACCELERATING TO PASS OR AVOID OTHER VEHICLES. TRANSMISSION PROBLEM ARE CHRONIC ON THIS 2005 FORD FIVE HUNDRED 6 SPEED TRANSMISSION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10318440March 10, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
I PURCHASED A 2005 FORD 500 LTD. THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM ATLANTIC CITY. THE DASHBOARD LIT UP LIKE I WAS STARTING THE CAR AND WENT INTO FAILSAFE ENGINE MODE. AFTER PULLING OVER, THE CAR RAN NORMAL. THE NEXT OCCURRENCE WAS WHEN THE CAR STARTED SHUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING. IT HAS DONE THIS ON NUMEROUS OCCASTIONS. THEN THE DASHBOARD LIT UP AGAIN AND THE REVERSE LIGHTS STAYED ON. THIS WINTER SEASON THE DOOR LATCHES WOULD NOT CATCH TO KEEP THE DOORS SHUT. AFTER IT RAINS THE REAR DOORS HAVE WATER SITTING INSIDE OF THEM. UPON DOING SOME RESEARCH, I FOUND THAT THESE PROBLEMS WERE ON FORD'S TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLITEN (TSB). I CALLED FORD AND THEY SAID THERE WERE NO RECALLS ACCORDING TO THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER. THEY ALSO STATED THAT THERE WAS WORK DONE PRIOR TO ME PURCHASING THE VEHICLE. I ALSO HAD THE CAR WORKED ON FOR THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEM AND WAS TOLD THE CAR WAS FIXED. THE CAR IS STILL EXPERIENCING THESE PROBLEMS. I DON'T HAVE THE FINANCES TO CONTINUE TO HAVE WORK DONE AND THE PROBLEMS NOT BE FIXED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10317502March 7, 2010
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING MY 2005 FORD 500, I T-BONED ANOTHER VEHICLE. I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 35MPH. MY DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. MY SEAT BELT DIDN'T PREVENT ME FROM HITTING THE STEERING WHEEL. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10317387March 6, 2010
POWER TRAIN
CAR HESITATES THEN LUNGES FORWARD, AND EVEN FEELS LIKE THROTTLE GETS STUCK.. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10314842February 27, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, SEATS
JUST PURCHASED A 2005 FIVE HUNDRED WITH 32000 MILES AND HAD TO BRING BACK TO DEALER FOR TRANSMISSION UP-DOWN HARD SHIFTING. THEY SAID THEY HAD TO FLASH W/NEW SOFTWARE. PICKED UP AND DID NOT NOTICE ANY DIFFERENCE, STILL HARD SHIFTING. HAVE 10 DAYS LEFT ON MY 60 DAY WARRANTY. WILL BRING BACK TO DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS. SOUNDS TO ME THAT A HUGE AMOUNT OF LOYAL FORD CUSTOMERS ARE HAVING A HUGE PROBLEM WITH THE THIS TRANSMISSION. I SUPPOSE I WILL HAVE AN TRANSMISSION FAILURE SOON TO COME. WHY IN GODS NAME IS NOBODY DOING SOMETHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. I ALSO HAD TO HAVE MY DRIVER HEATED SEAT PADS REPLACED BECAUSE OF FAILURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10314024February 24, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I OWN A 2005 FORD 500 (PURCHASED 9/08 WITH 32K) CURRENTLY HAS 58K; TOOK TO DEALERSHIP LAST WEEK DUE TO TRANSMISSION SLIPPING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS ON CITY STREETS AS WELL AS INTERSTATE SPEEDS (CAR JERKS ERRATICALLY); WAS ADVISED IT WAS A "COMPUTER GLITCH" & DEALER CHARGED $80 FOR DIAGNOSTICS. TONIGHT I WAS DRIVING DOWN A CITY STREET WHEN SUDDENLY THE CAR BEGAN TO JERK ERRATICALLY AGAIN ONLY THIS TIME THE DISPLAY PANEL READ "FAILSAFE ENGINE MODE" AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT (YELLOW WRENCH LIGHT) CAME ON; ONCE I GOT HOME I SHUT THE CAR OFF; RESTARTED IT AND THE DISPLAY PANEL CLEARED BUT FROM WHAT I'M READING ON DIFFERENT FORUMS IS THAT THIS COULD BE A MULTITUDE OF ISSUES; CAR IS UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY; WILL BE TAKING TO DEALERSHIP TOMORROW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10307039February 6, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY WIFE HAS A 2005 FORD 500 AND WE WITNESS A SUDDEN LURCH WHEN SHIFTING THE VEHICLE OUT OF PARK, ANDEVEN AT TIMES WHERE WE ARE AT A STANDSTILL. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING OFF AND ON FOR AT LEAST 2 YEARS. WE HAVE CONTACTED OUR LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP AND WE KEEP GETTING TOLD ITS THE AIR FILTER BEING DIRTY. I CLEANED THE FILTER(K&N) AND REINSERTED IT IN THE VEHICLE. WE HAVE NOT HAD ANY INJURIES OR ACCIDENTS AS OF YET, BUT WE ARE AFRAID OF THE TIME WHERE IT DOES DO IT AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. HAVE THERE BEEN OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM? *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306688February 5, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE ON A CITY ROAD DOING 30MPH WHEN THE CAR MADE A HORRIBLE EXPLODING SOUND. AFTER THAT POINT THE CAR WAS MAKING NUMEROUS GRINDING NOISES AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. I STOPPED AND HAD THE CAR TOWED. THE DEALER TOLD ME IT WAS ELECTRONIC AND WANTED $1800 TO FIX IT, BUT WOULD NOT GUARANTEE THAT IT WOULD FIX THE CAR. I GOT A SECOND OPINION AND THEY SHOWED ME THE INSIDE OF THE TRANSMISSION WHICH WAS IN SHRAPNEL SIZED PIECES. THE DAMAGE WAS OBVIOUSLY NOT ELECTRONIC. THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY BY TIME BUT ONLY HAS 33K MILES ON IT. I AM 70+ YEARS OLD AND HAVE NEVER DRIVEN THE VEHICLE IN ANY WAY THAT COULD CAUSE THIS TYPE OF DAMAGE. I HAVE SPOKEN TO SEVERAL DEALERS AND TO FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE AND NO ONE WILL HELP ME. THE REPAIR IS OVER $6000 AND I HAVE NO GUARANTEES THAT IT WILL NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. THERE IS AN OBVIOUS MASSIVE MECHANICAL DEFECT IN THE VEHICLE THAT NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED. I HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THIS TRANSMISSION YET FORD DOES NOT SEEM TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM EVEN AFTER SATURN HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS ON A SIMILAR TRANSMISSION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304666February 3, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
THROTTLE BODY FAILURE ON 2005 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. FIRST IDENTIFIED IN AUGUST 2009. I HAD TO WAIT 6 MONTHS FOR REPLACEMENT PART WHICH FAILED AFTER INSTALLATION. SECOND REPLACEMENT PART HAS BEEN INSTALLED BUT DOUBT IF IT WILL SOLVE PROBLEM. TOTAL COST TO DATE OVER $1000. FAULTY DESIGN WHICH FORD SHOULD HELD RESPONSIBLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10301782January 21, 2010
POWER TRAIN
2005 FORD FREESTYLE...THROTTLE BODY ISSUES, WHEN THE CAR IS PUT INTO DRIVE IT JUMPS FORWARD. RPM'S RUN HIGH ON THE CAR AT ALL TIMES. THE CAR WILL ALSO JUMP IN REVERSE IT ALSO SOUNDS LIKE IT IS GOING TO DROP THE TRANSMISSION AT TIMES. THIS VEHICLE DOES THIS ALL OF THE TIME. IT ALSO WANTS TO SHUT DOWN WHEN YOU ATTEMPT TO ACCELERATE, LIKE TO GET ONTO FREEWAY FOR EXAMPLE. I HAVE SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND KNOW THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT! THIS IS CLEARLY A HUGE ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN, NOT TO MENTION 800.00 DOLLARS IN REPAIRS. I WAS ALMOST KILLED IN MY 1995 FORD F-250 POWER STROKE DUE TO CAM SENSOR ISSUES, WHICH WAS RECALLED RIGHT AFTER I PAID FOR A TOW TRUCK AND REPAIRS. THIS ISSUE NEEDS SERIOUS ATTENTION BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED, IF THEY HAVEN'T ALREADY! FORD NEEDS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE. PLEASE PAY ATTENTION TO THIS! I WILL BE REPLACING THIS PART AS SOON AS I CAN FIND ONE. I HAVE TAKEN THIS VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC BUT NOT TO FORD DEALERSHIP YET. I NO LONGER TRUST FORD! NOT TO MENTION, I CANNOT AFFORD THEM... *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10299069January 11, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I OWN A FORD 500, I AM NOW ON MY THIRD REPLACEMENT OF A THROTTLE BODY. I HAVE FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON THAT VEHICLE. THIS HAPPENS OUT OF NO WHERE AND IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE IT JUMPS FORWARD AND COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. NOT ONLY AM I IN DANGER BUT THOSE IN THE VEHICLE ARE AS WELL AS THOSE AROUND ME. THE PART IS ON BACK ORDER FOR MONTHS BUT I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GET USED THROTTLE BODIES BUT THEY KEEP GOING OUT AND NONE HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL. I JUST PICKED MY VEHICLE UP FROM FORD 3 DAYS AGO AND ITS NOW BACK AT THE DEALERSHIP YET AGAIN. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED I GOT STRANDED OUT OF TOWN FOR 4 DAYS AND HAD TO DRIVE HALF WAY BACK TO MY HOME TOWN IN A RENTAL TO GET A USED PART AND DRIVE ALL THE WAY BACK. THIS A HUGE INCONVENIENCE THAT HAS COST TIME AND MONEY. THERE IS NO TELLING HOW LONG THIS REPAIR IS GOING TO TAKE ONCE AGAIN AND HOW MUCH MONEY I WILL HAVE TO GIVE AWAY AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10296699December 22, 2009
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. WHILE DRIVING DOWN-HILL AT SPEEDS LESS THAN 50 MPH IN SNOWY AND ICY CONDITIONS THE VEHICLE SLID INTO AN EMBANKMENT HEAD-ON. NEXT THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A TELEPHONE POLE AND CAUSED THE REAR BUMPER TO BECOME SUBMERGED IN A DITCH. NEITHER THE FRONTAL DRIVER'S OR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. SHE SUFFERED INJURIES TO HER BACK AND CHEST. THE POLICE ARRIVED ON THE SCENE AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO DATE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 104,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10294462December 4, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THE CAR WOULD GO INTO "FAIL SAFE ENGINE MODE." I COULD NOT ACCELERATE. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES ON THE HIGHWAY PUTTING MY LIFE AND THE LIFE OF MY FAMILY IN JEOPARDY. I SUDDENLY HAD NO POWER AT 65 MPH. I BROUGHT IT TO A FORD DEALER AND MECHANIC WHO RAN THE SYSTEM ON THE COMPUTER SPECULATING IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY BY CLEARED DATA SO THEY COULD GATHER MORE INFORMATION. THESE COMPUTER CHECKS (3 OF THEM) COST ME MORE THAN $420.00. THEN I WAS TOLD THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS INDEED FAULTY. THE REPAIR COST ME $947.98 TO FIX. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THIS SHOULD BE A FORD RECALL. HE ALSO SAID HE WOULDN'T BE SURPRISED IF IT DIDN'T TURN INTO A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT BECAUSE THE PROBLEM IS SO COMMON. A SIMPLE GOOGLE SEARCH SHOWS HOW PREVALENT THIS PROBLEM IS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10294506December 4, 2009
STRUCTURE
I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO WORK WITH FORD REF # 366023289, AND KORUM FORD IN PUYALLUP FOR A "WATER INTRUSION" PROBLEM ON OUR FORD FIVE HUNDRED. AFTER INVESTIGATING THIS PROBLEM I SEE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE KEPT GOOD RECORDS OF THESE EMAILS AND HAVE A BILL FROM KORUM. IF YOU SEARCH FOR THE PROBLEM IT IS EVERYWHERE, AND PEOPLE ARE SUFFERING FINANCIALLY DEALING WITH IT BECAUSE FORD IS NOT HOLDING UP THEIR END. THERE IS ONE RECALL ON "DOOR LATCHES" LEADING TO SOME OF THE WATER INTRUSION, BUT IT IS SO HORRIBLE FOR THE ONES LIKE US WHO HAVE PUDDLES OF WATER IN THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND WATER IN THE DOORS SLOSHING AROUND. KORUM SUPPOSEDLY FIXED THE PROBLEM, THEN CHARGED US FOR THE FIX BECAUSE OUR EXTENDED WARRANTY HAS RAN OUT, ALTHOUGH WE'VE COMPLAINED MANY TIMES WHILE IT WAS STILL A GOOD WARRANTY. PLEASE CHECK THE "FORD FORUM", AND PLEASE TELL THE PEOPLE PAYING OUT OF POCKET THAT ALL OF US ARE HAVING TROUBLE WITH THIS ISSUE. MY HUSBAND IS NOT FEELING WELL SO I'M AFRAID THERE CAN BE MOLD/MILDEW UNDER THE WET CARPET CAUSING HEALTH PROBLEMS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10292150November 14, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
NO SPECIFIC EVENTS LEANING TO FAILURE, INTERMITTENT. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY OVER THE LAST FEW WEEKS, WHILE DRIVING CAR GOES INTO THE ENGINE FAIL SAFE MODE, TRYING TO DRIVE THE CAR IS RATHER DANGEROUS, CAR STALLS,WON'T GO, THEN SUDDENLY TAKES OFF. TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP TOLD, THROTTLE BODY BAD AND THE PART IS BACK ORDERED (THE #3 MOST BACK ORDERED PART OUT OF 500). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10291952November 12, 2009
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 55-60 MPH THE VEHICLE WENT INTO SAFETY MODE. THIS CONDITIONS CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO DOWN-SHIFT. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS DAMAGED. ANOTHER TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FAILURE OF THROTTLE BODY CAUSED DAMAGES TO THE TRANSMISSION. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS ON BACKORDER. A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE MANUFACTURER SPECULATED THAT THE PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE IN DECEMBER OF 2009. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 52,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10291186November 5, 2009
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
IT STARTED WITH MY INSTRUMENT CLUSTER GOING OUT (NO LIGHTS, GAUGES, ANYTHING) AND IT CAN LAST ANYWHERE FROM 15 MINUTES TO HOURS. THE OTHER NIGHT MY BOYFRIEND AND I HIT A DEER AND WE WENT FROM 70 TO 50 ON IMPACT (WHICH WAS HEAD ON) AND OUR AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. HOWEVER A FEW MINUTES AFTER THE IMPACT, THE LIGHT CAME ON SAYING SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE AIRBAGS. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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