Ford Five Hundred Complaints (2005)

510 consumer complaints on file.

#10290999November 4, 2009
STRUCTURE:BODY
RIGHT ROOF MOLDING WAS FOUND MISSING AFTER SOMETHING FELL OF CAR ON LOCAL TRIP. THERE IS NO WAY THIS ITEM SHOULD COME OFF UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. DEALER WANTS OVER $116.00 TO REPLACE. THIS SHOULD BE A WARRANTY/RECALL ITEM SINCE IT POSES A RISK TO FOLLOWING TRAFFIC. THE FRONT WINDSHIELD TRIM FAILED AFTER JUST 5 MONTHS AND ALSO PARTIALLY BLEW OFF ON A TRIP. THERE IS A QUALITY CONTROL PROBLEM HERE. THE LEFT SIDE ROOF MOLDING ALSO SEEMS LOOSE & I'M AFRAID I AM GOING TO LOSE IT. I WANT THE DEALER TO REPLACE IT FREE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10290880November 3, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I HAVE A 2005 FORD FIVE HUNDRED LIMITED THAT SHUTS OFF THE ENGINE WITH A SAFE ENGINE MODE. THE OBDII SHOWS A P2111 CODE THAT THE THROTTLE IS STUCK OPEN. IS THERE ANY RECALL TO THIS CONCERN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10289136October 20, 2009
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. THE THROTTLE BODY IN HIS ENGINE FAILED. WHEN MINIMAL PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IT FAILED TO MOVE AND SUDDENLY IT RAPIDLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. PART# 5F9Z9E926B HAS BEEN ON BACK ORDER SINCE NOVEMBER 2009 WHICH HAS MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE HIS VEHICLE FOR OVER A MONTH. THE MANUFACTURER ALSO STATED THAT SINCE THERE WAS NO WARRANTY HE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,812.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10287089October 12, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I OWN A 2005 FORD 500 (SE MODEL) CAR. IT JUST PASSED 52K MILES AND THE TRANSMISSION JUST BROKEN WHEN I DROVE AT NORMAL SPEED ON HIGHWAY. I WAS LUCK THAT I CAN STILL SURVIVE. THE DEALER INSPECTED IT AND TOLD ME TO REPLACE WHOLE TRANSMISSION. FROM THE SIMILAR REPORTS FROM A LOT OF CUSTOMERS, THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURING ISSUE. PLEASE INVESTIGATE FORD COMPANY ON THEIR COMMON TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10286000October 1, 2009
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER VEHICLE SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS; HOWEVER, WITHIN A FEW MINUTES SHE WAS ABLE TO RESTART IT. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY FAILED AND THAT THE PARTS ARE ON A NATIONAL BACK ORDER. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO PURCHASE THE PARTS FROM A LOCAL JUNK YARD. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT OVER 1,000 PARTS ARE ON BACK ORDER AND THAT THEY ARE UNSURE OF WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10284843September 22, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE VEHICLE BEGAN SHAKING AND THEN IDLING AS IF IT WANTED TO SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND INSPECTED WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE VALVE BODY BOX WAS FAILING AND THE COST FOR REPAIR WOULD BE $1800.00. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AND THE CONTACT IS TRYING TO GET THE MANUFACTURER TO COVER THE COST OF THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND A COMPLAINT WAS FILED AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT HER CLAIM WOULD BE REVIEWED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,281 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 74,000. UPDATED 11/10/09 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF SEVERAL TIMES, THE GAUGE ACT ERRATICALLY. UPDATED 11/18/09
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10281746August 25, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING FOR OVER 45 MINUTES OR A REALLY HOT DAY CAR WILL BUCK AND SHAKE WHEN SLOWING DOWN. AFTER THAT IT HAS HAPPENED TWICE CAR SLIPS OUT OF GEAR THEN KICK BACK IN 30 SECONDS LATER WHILE GOING 65MPH ON HIGHWAY TRYING TO PASS SOMEONE.BROUGHT INTO DEALER SAID NEVER HEARD OF THIS AND COULD NOT REPEAT OCCURRENCE. SO UPGRADED COMPUTER FOR $ 250.00 DID NOT FIX ANYTHING ,THEN HAD TO WAIT 3 WEEKS FOR ANOTHER APPOINTMENT GOING ON THURSDAY WISH ME LUCK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10281502August 24, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
CAR STALLED WHILE ACCELERATING FROM DEAD STOP OR INCREASING SPEED TO MERGE ONTO FREE. RECEIVED ERROR MESSAGE, "ENGINE FAILSAFE MODE". FIRST TWO TIMES WAS ABLE TO TURN OFF CAR AND RESTART BUT THIRD TIME WAS UNABLE TO RESTART AND WAS STUCK ON FREEWAY. PROBLEM OCCURRED THREE TIMES IN UNDER 30 DAYS. DEALER RAN DIAGNOSTIC AND FOUND THAT IT WAS AN ELECTRONIC THROTTLE PROBLEM BUT WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE PART FROM ANY LOCAL DEALER. PART WAS ON BACK ORDER AND NOT EXPECTED IN FOR ANOTHER 16 WEEKS AND WAS TOLD THAT PROBLEM COULD OCCUR AGAIN UNTIL PART WAS REPLACED. I WONDER WHY THERE IS NO RECALL IF THERE ARE ENOUGH CARS HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM TO CAUSE A BACKLOG OF 16+ WEEKS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10281338August 21, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I PURCHASED A USED 2005 FORD FIVE HUNDRED IN JULY 2008. AT THE TIME THE CAR HAD 68K MILES, AND NO WARRANTY. IN JANUARY, MY CAR STARTED DOWN-SHIFTING VERY ROUGH AROUND 1000 RPM. THIS HAPPENS AT EVERY DOWN-SHIFT AFTER THE ENGINE REACHES A CERTAIN TEMPERATURE. IT ALSO SHIFTS HARD WHEN I ACCELERATE AS IF TO PASS SOMEONE ON THE INTERSTATE. FORD HAS FLASHED THE COMPUTER AND FOUND NO PROBLEMS. THEY SUGGESTED THAT I REPLACE THE VALVE BODY AND FLUID. I HAVE BEEN CHECKING MESSAGE BOARDS AND HAVE NOTICED MANY OTHER CONSUMERS ARE HAVING THE SAME EXACT ISSUE WITH THEIR FIVE HUNDREDS, TAURUSES, AND MONTEGOS WITH THE CVT TRANSMISSION. HOWEVER, NO ONE SEEMS TO HAVE FOUND A SOLUTION AT THIS TIME, AND FORD HAS NOT MADE ANY RECALLS. I REFUSE TO SHELL OUT RIDICULOUS AMOUNTS OF MONEY TO "MAYBE" FIX THIS SERIOUS TRANSMISSION ISSUE. ALSO, I AM UNABLE TO TRADE MY CAR FOR SOMETHING ELSE BECAUSE IT IS NOW COMPLETELY DEVALUED. PLEASE HELP THE HUNDREDS OF FORD CONSUMERS WHO SHARE IN THIS ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10281014August 19, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I'M DRIVING A 2005 FORD 500 THAT I HAVE FOUND TO BE A CRASH WAITING TO HAPPEN. CAR ONLY HAS 55K MILES ON IT AND I'M GETTING NOTHING BUT TROUBLE FROM THE TRANSMISSION. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH FORDS CVT TRANSMISSION. HTTP://WWW.FORDFORUMS.COM/F632/MERGED-TRANSMISSION-PROBLEMS-PLEASE-POST-THEM-HERE-160576/ THE TRANSMISSION BUCKS, SKIPS AND SHAKES WHEN DECELERATING/ACCELERATING AROUND 25MPH. IT DOES THE SAME THING WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE FAST TO PASS SOMEONE. OR DRIVING ON A INCLINE/DECLINE. FORD HAS A SERIOUS PROBLEM HERE AND THEY ARE NOT OWNING UP TO IT! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10280419August 14, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
05 FORD FIVE HUNDRED FWD. TRANSMISSION SHUDDER DOWN SHIFTING AROUND 1500 RPM FEELS ALMOST LIKE A BRAKE PROBLEM. HAPPENS MORE AND MORE OFTEN ESPECIALLY ON HOT DAYS. DEALER SERVICED TRANSMISSION 55,000 MILES CHANGING FLUID AND COMMUNICATING NO APPARENT PROBLEMS. TOTAL FAILURE 58,000 MILES NO REVERSE AT ALL ,COULD DRIVE IT ON THE TRAILER IN LOW. WILL REQUIRE A NEW TRANSMISSION FOR SURE, THIS IS THE LAST FORD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10278260July 24, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I HAVE A 2005 FORD FIVE HUNDRED AND AS I WAS DRIVING UP THE GRAPE VINE IN CALIFORNIA THE TRANSMISSION STARTED BUCKING, AND KICKED IN TO NEUTRAL, I ALMOST GOT RAN OFF THE HIGHWAY AT A COUPLE THOUSAND FEET ELEVATION BY A SEMI BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO. I HAD TO LEAVE THE VEHICLE THERE WHICH IS 8 HOURS FROM WHERE WE RESIDE IN ARIZONA. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10277541July 21, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I BOUGHT MY 2005 FORD 500 IN MISSOURI NOW LIVE IN NEW JERSEY THE TRANSMISSION STARTED ACTING UP AT 42, 000 MILES IT HAS HARD SHIRTS WITH A CLUNKING NOISE WHICH WAS DIAGNOSED AS A VALVE BODY IN THE TRANSMISSION I WAS READING IN THE FORD FORUMS THEIR IS QUITE OF FEW CARS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM WITH FORD 500.. I HAD TO PULL OFF THE ROAD ONCE THE TRANSMISSION ALMOST GOT ME IN A ACCIDENT. I KNOW FORD KNOWS OF THE PROBLEMS BUT DOESN'T CARE . *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10277122July 17, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE AN 05 FORD 500, 2 WHEEL DRIVE, W/6 SPEED AT/TRANS. AT 30K MILES IT DEVELOPED A TRANSMISSION "SLIPPAGE/JERK" WHEN SLOWING TO A STOP FROM 35MPH OR LESS. I HAVE ALSO NOTICED THE SAME WHEN ACCELERATING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OR CLIMBING A HILL WHEN I HIT PASSING GEAR. I CANNOT USE THE CRUISE CONTROL IN HILLY TERRAIN BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. IT FEELS AS IF THE WHOLE FRONT END OF THE CAR WILL JERK LOOSE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10275417July 1, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2005 FORD 500 SIX-SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTS TO NEUTRAL WHEN DRIVER IS ATTEMPTING TO PASS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. SO FAR OTHER DRIVERS HAVE ALSO COMPLAINED TO FORD. SO FAR FORD IS NOT ACKNOWLEDGING THIS AS A SERIOUS PROBLEM AND HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10275228June 29, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION IN FORD FIVE HUNDRED IS GOING BAD AT 65,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10274366June 19, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A FORD FIVE HUNDRED 2005 SEL.WITH ONLY 50,000 MILES ON IT. WHEN THE CAR GETS WARM THE TRANSMISSION WILL SHIFT IN TO A LOWER GEAR WHILE DRIVING ON THE ROAD. I WAS ALMOST HIT FROM BEHIND BECAUSE OF THIS. I NOTICED ON THE INTERNET THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH FORDS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10273002June 6, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY WIFE CALLED ME OUTSIDE AND SAID THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT WAS OUT, I SAID NO PROBLEM I'LL HAVE IT REPLACED IN THE MORNING, GO AHEAD WITH ONE HEAD-LIGHT, SHE ONLY WENT AROUND THE BLOCK AND CAME BACK SCREAMING THAT THE CAR WAS ON FIRE, AND THE FIRE WAS RIGHT BEHIND THE HEADLIGHT THAT JUST WENT OUT. I EXTINGUISHED THE FLAME AND DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY. THE CAR HAS BEEN TOWED TO THE SHOP FOR AN ESTIMATE. I CONTACTED MY FORD DEALER, THE CAR IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY, 2005 FORD FIVE-HUNDRED WITH 58,150 MILES IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. HE SAID " THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THAT HAPPENING BEFORE, AND TO CONTACT FORD CUSTOMER RELATIONS ON MONDAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10272900June 4, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR AND THE RPM'S INCREASED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT PROVIDE A REMEDY. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT A CRASH COULD OCCUR DUE TO THE OVER ACCELERATION. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10272557June 1, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. WHILE PLACING THE VEHICLE INTO PARK, THE CONTACT NOTICED A LOUD WHINING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. WHEN PLACING THE VEHICLE INTO REVERSE, SHE HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS FAILING. THE REPAIR COULD COST UP TO $5,100. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED THAT NO COMPENSATION WOULD BE PROVIDED BECAUSE HER VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 48,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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