2007 FORD FIVE HUNDRED Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE IN REVERSE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SURGED BACKWARD AND CRASHED INTO A WALL. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE AND THE WALL DID NOT SUFFER MUCH DAMAGE FROM THE CRASH. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODIES WERE A KNOWN ISSUE AMONG THIS YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I HAVE A 2007 FORD 500 THAT STARTED SURGING FORWARD AND BACKWARD. I TOOK THE CAR AND MY EXTENDED WARRANTY TO A FORD DEALERSHIP ONLY TO LEARN THAT THE DEALER THAT I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM HAD BACK-DATED MY WARRANTY TO THE TIME THE CAR WAS PUT IN SERVICE. (I HAD PURCHASED THE CAR AS A "PROGRAM" CAR.) MY WARRANTY HAD RUN OUT ACCORDING TO THEM 6 DAYS BEFORE I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. I WROTE A LETTER TO FORD AND THEY REFUSED TO HONOR IT EVEN THOUGH I THOUGHT I HAD PURCHASED A 5 YEAR, 100,000 MILE WARRANTY. THE CAR IS STILL SURGING FORWARD AND BACKWARD AND FORD REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING. I WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER FORD PRODUCT. I HAVE OWNED LINCOLNS AND FORDS ALL OF MY LIFE AND I WILL NEVER GET ANOTHER ONE. I CANNOT BELIEVE FORD REFUSES TO TAKE CARE OF THEIR CUSTOMERS. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A SAFETY HAZARD THAT FORD NEEDS TO REPAIR. SEEING ALL OF THE COMPLAINTS THAT PEOPLE HAVE SENT IN, FORD KNOWS THAT THEY ARE IN THE WRONG AND STILL THEY DO NOTHING. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE AND SHIFTING IN REVERSE, THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE UNCONTROLLABLY IF THE BRAKES WERE NOT DEPRESSED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED REGARDING THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

OUR 2007 FORD 500 CURRENTLY HAS 63,000 MILES ON IT. AT ABOUT 53,000 MILES WE STARTED TO SEE A RANDOM "SURGE" OF THE THROTTLE WHEN WE WERE SHIFTING THE CAR FROM PARK TO REVERSE OR FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE. IT HAS CONTINUED TO GET PROGRESSIVELY WORSE, NOW OCCURRING ALMOST EVERY TIME WE SHIFT THE CAR FROM THE POSITIONS NOTED ABOVE. THIS IS A DEFINITE SAFETY ISSUE THAT FORD NEEDS TO ADDRESS. FROM ALL OF THE ONLINE FORUMS, THIS BEHAVIOR IS NOT ISOLATED TO JUST ONE CAR//ONE OWNER BUT RATHER SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. ALSO, ON A SEPARATE NOTE, OUR AC FAILED AT 63,000 MILES, THE COMPRESSOR NEEDING REPLACEMENT. ALTHOUGH THIS IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE, AGAIN THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY ACCELERATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 44,000. PROBLEM GOT WORSE INCLUDE ACCELERATION IN REVERSE AS WELL AS FORWARD. REPLACED THROTTLE BODY AND ACCELERATOR MODULE PROBLEM SOLVED. UPDATED 11/16/2011 *LN

2007 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. CONSUMER STATES POWER TRAIN SURGE *TGW THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THERE WAS NO FACTORY DEFECT WITH THE VEHICLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD LUNGE FORWARD WHILE IN DRIVE AND BACKWARD WHILE IN REVERSE, WHETHER A FOOT WAS ON OR OFF THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,700 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 53,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE RECEIVED REPAIRS FOR AN INTERMITTENT LOSS OF COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE TRANS CONTROL AND THE ONBOARD COMPUTER. AFTER REPAIRS, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD ABNORMALLY ACCELERATE SPORADICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE EXACT CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE DEALER THEN UPDATED THE PCM AND MADE NO FURTHER REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,226, AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 43,623.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE WOULD LUNGE FORWARD AND RESPOND SLOWLY WHEN THE ACCELERATOR WAS DEPRESSED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL AT ANY TIME WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 93,000.

THE FORD FIVE HUNDRED'S ENGINE SHUTS OFF AS YOU TURN THE WHEEL, THAT'S HOW IT STARTED OUT. A FEW DAYS LATER, THE CAR'S ENGINE WOULD SHUT OFF JUST DRIVING STRAIGHT DOWN THE ROAD. AFTER THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF THE STEERING WHEEL WILL LOCK UP AND NOT MOVE. I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO PULL OVER AND TURN THE KEY TO OFF POSITION. AFTER TURNING KEY TO OFF POSITION, I TURNED THE CAR BACK ON AND IT DROVE FINE UNTIL I EITHER TURNED A CORNER OR IT JUST SHUT OFF AS I WENT STRAIGHT. AFTER SPEAKING WITH OUR LOCAL FORD DEALER WE WERE TOLD THAT THEY HAVE HAD QUITE A FEW FORD FIVE HUNDRED OWNERS COME IN WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS CAR IS ONLY FOUR YEARS OLD AND 84,000 (PLUS) MILES ON IT. THIS CAR SHOULDN'T BE ACTING LIKE THAT. IT WILL COST $800+ TO GET IT FIXED, IF WHAT THEY DO WILL FIX IT. WITH ALL THOSE OTHER COMPLAINTS COMING INTO THE DEALERSHIP, I WONDER HOW MANY OTHERS' IN THE US ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THE ISSUE NEEDS TO BE FIXED. THANKS