2005 FORD FIVE HUNDRED Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE THROTTLE BODY HAD FAILED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

MY 2005 FORD 500 WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS COASTED OFF ROAD AND RESTARTED, BUT NO POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS CHECKED WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS A THROTTLE BODY FAILURE. *JS

REPLACED LOW BEAM HEADLAMP ON DRIVER SIDE, NOTED ELECTRICAL BURN MARKS ON ONE TERMINAL. REPLACEMENT BULB DID NOT WORK, HAD TO WIGGLE TO GET IT TO WORK. QUIT WORKING DAILY WITHOUT WIGGLING WHOLE LIGHTING SOCKET , TOOK APART NOTICED THAT THE SOCKET HOUSING WAS BRITTLE AND CRACKED WITH BURN MARK ON METAL FEMALE LEAD. TWO TO THREE WEEKS LATER PASSENGER LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT WOULD NOT WORK, WIGGLED PASSENGER SIDE LIGHT, CAME BACK ON. SOMETIMES BOTH LIGHT WOULD GO OUT AT SAME TIME. PROBLEM KEPT OCCURRING THROUGH AUGUST. FOUND THIS HAS OCCURRED ON OTHER FORD FIVE HUNDREDS DUE TO SOCKETS OVERHEATING. CHECKED PASSENGER SOCKET AND COMPARED TO DRIVER SIDE AND BOTH SOCKETS AND LIGHT BULBS LOOK IDENTICAL IN DAMAGE. BURNED/MELTED PLASTIC ON BULB BASE AND CRACKED BURNED SOCKETS. REPLACED BOTH SIDE BULBS AND SOCKETS LAST WEEKEND, BOTH LIGHTS WORKED FOR THREE DAYS BEFORE APPARENTLY FUSED THE SOCKET WITH THE BULB ON THE DRIVER SIDE. GUESSING THE PASSENGER SIDE WILL DO THE SAME WITHIN NEXT MONTH LIKE IT DID BEFORE.

GALVANIC CORROSION, WHERE HOOD LATCH BAR ATTACHES TO HOOD, IS EATING AWAY THE HOOD METAL. CONNECTION WILL EVENTUALLY FAIL ALLOWING HOOD TO BLOW OPEN WHILE DRIVING. *TR

NOT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH CAR UNTIL AFTER RECALL 12N03. RETURNED 3 DAYS LATER FOR REPAIR. STILL HAVING PROBLEMS. TOOK TO ANOTHER FORD DEALERSHIP. THEY WANT TO REPLACE THE PART THAT WAS RECALLED AND CHARGE ME APPROXIMATELY $800.00. MAIN FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE HAS BEEN CONTACTED NUMEROUS TIMES AND HAVE NOT HEARD BACK FROM THEM WITH ANY INFORMATION CONCERNING MY ISSUE. *TR

I BOUGHT THIS CAR A YEAR AGO THROUGH RONDUPRATT USED CARS IN JANUARY 2012 CAR SEEMED TO DRAG A LITTLE BUT DIDN'T PAY MUCH ATTENTION TO IS AS SUMMER CAME AROUND TRIED TO USE THE AC IT ONLY BLEW COLD ON THE FREEWAY I JUST THINKING IT NEEDED TO BE SERVICED BUY THE TIME I GOT THE AC CHARGED IT WAS WINTER AGAIN. BUY MARCH OF NEXT YEAR THE CAR STARTED DOING THIS WEIRD SHAKING AT EVERY STOP LIGHT AND EVERY STOP SIGN THE CAR WOULD START TO SHAKE IN APRIL A LETTER COMES IN THE MAIL EXPLAINING THE CAR WAS BEING RECALLED DUE TO THE CARS RPM IDLE SURGING TOOK THE CAR TO FAIRFIELD FORD AN WHEN I GOT THE CAR BACK IT WAS WORSE THEN IT. HAD EVER BEEN SO I DECIDED TO GO PAY RONDUPRATT TO DIAGNOSTIC THE CAR THE SAID WHERE I TOOK THE CAR TO DIDN'T PERFORM THE RECALL AND THE CAR NEEDED AN AC COMPRESSOR AND AN EGR VALVE I HAVE GOTTEN THE EGR VALVE REPLACED AN THE SAME DAY THE CAR WOULDN'T GO IN TO GEAR SO CONFUSED ON WHY THEY ARE ALLOWED TO SELL CARS THAT THEY KNOW ARE EXPERIENCING THESES PROBLEMS AND RANT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

A THROTTLE BODY WARRANTY REPAIR WAS DONE ON THIS PART ON 1-26-13. ON 6-6-13 VEHICLE LOST THE ABILITY TO GO FORWARD AS I DROVE TO WORK. PUT CAR IN REVERSE AND GOT IT OFF THE ROAD. WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE AND CAR STILL DID NOT RESPOND. AFTER A FEW MINUTES OF STAYING IN PARK I PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE AND IT DID MOVE WITHOUT A PROBLEM. GOT AN APPOINTMENT AT FORD DEALERSHIP TO GET THE PROBLEM FIXED. WAS TOLD AFTER CAR WAS PUT ON DIAGNOSTIC TEST THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS STICKING, AND NEEDED REPLACED.. SERVICE ADVISOR ATTEMPTED TO GET BODY REPAIRED UNDER LAST RECALL BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL . I THEN APPLIED FOR THE FORD SERVICE CREDIT CARD AND PUT THE REPAIR ON IT.. I THINK REPAIR OF PART SHOULD OF BEEN COVERED UNDER RECALL.. IF THIS ISN'T REGARDED AS A SAFETY ISSUE, PLEASE DIRECT ME TO THE THE CORRECT PLACE. *TR

CAR DRIVES ON ITS OWN! IF I DO NOT HAVE FOOT ON GAS ON BREAK IT WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE. SAID FAILSAFE MODE THEN CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, DASH BOARD SAID CHECK ENGINE CHECK TRANSMISSION THEN THE LIGHT WENT OUT THE FOLLOWING DAY. NOW DRIVING BACK TO NORMAL. I TOOK TO AUTO ZONE THE DAY IT WENT HAYWIRE & THEY ADVISED ME ITS A POSSIBLE RECALL SEVERAL PPL SAID THE SAME ISSUE WITH THEIR FORD.

SINCE PURCHASING THE FORD FIVE HUNDRED THERE HAS BEEN A HIGH IDLE (RPMS) WHEN STARTING THE CAR. WE MENTIONED IT SEVERAL TIMES AND WERE TOLD TO LET IT IDLE TILL THE RPMS GO DOWN UN 10,0000. WE HAVE DONE THIS SINCE WE BOUGHT THE CAR AND SIT AND WAIT FOR THE RPMS TO GO DOWN BEFORE ENGAGING INTO DRIVE. FORUNATELY WE HAVE NOT EXPERIENCED THE POWER SURGES OTHER HAVE OR THE CAR SHUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING. RECENTLY WE RECEIVED A LETTER TO BRING THE CAR IN TO HAVE THE THROTTLE BODY CLEANED AND WAS TOLD THIS WOULD SOLVE OUR ISSUE. THIS WAS DONE ON 5/23/13 AND THE NEXT DAY THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND A WRENCH AND WE STILL HAD THE IDLE PROBLEM. THE CAR WOULD ACT FUNNY AND WHEN PULLED OFF ROAD AND SHUT CAR OFF. WHEN TURNED BACK ON THE LIGHTS WOULD GO OFF. EVERY DAY UNTIL WE LEFT FOR VACATION WHEN WE TOOK IT TO OUR MECHANIC FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND CHECK THE BRAKES MY HUSBAND EXPLAINED WHAT WAS GOING ON AND ASKED HIM TO TEST IT WITH THE ANALYZER. THE CAR DID NOT GIVE US THESES PROBLEMS TILL AFTER THE CLEANING. THE MECHANIC CALLED AND SAID THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS BAD WE TOLD HIM THAT WE JUST HAD A RECALL FOR IT TO BE CLEANED. HE SAID MAYBE IT NEEDED TO BE REST/CALCULATED. WE WENT BACK TO FORD DEALER WHEN WE RETURNED AND THEY SAID IT WAS NOT THEIR PROBLEM AND TO CALL CORPORATE SERVICE NUMBER AND THEY ALSO SAID WAS NOT THERE PROBLEM AND WE COULD HAVE A NEW ONE PUT IN AT OUR COST. EVEN THOUGH THERE MAY BE ONE THAT CLEANING DOES NOT HELP IT WAS STILL OUR PROBLEM. I WILL NOT BE BUYIN A FORD PRODUCT AGAIN BECAUSE OF OUR EXPERIENCES WITH FORD TO DATE. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SLOW TO A STOP OR MAKE A TURN, AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTED HARD. IT DOES NOT DO THIS WHILE SPEEDING UP. I HAVE HAD TWO MECHANICS TELL ME THERE IS NO KNOWN FIX, SHORT OF REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION, AND THERE IS NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE, PARTS BRAKE DOWN, ETC, FOR THEM TO DIAGNOSIS THE PROBLEM. I HAD THE VEHICLE AT A FORD DEALER TO HAVE THE THROTTLE BODY ISSUE FIXED. AT THAT TIME, THE POWER CONTROL MODULE AND THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE WERE BOTH RE-PROGRAMMED. NO LONG TERM FIX WAS ACHIEVED. *TR