2007 FORD FIVE HUNDRED Complaints

MY 2007 FORD FIVE HUNDRED HAS RECENTLY START "LUNGING" FORWARD. THE DEALERSHIP TELLS ME IT IS THE THROTTLE BODY AND IT NEEDS TO BE TOTALLY REPLACED. RECENTLY WHEN I WAS AT AN INTERSECTION, I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE AND THE CAR LUNGED FORWARD INTO TRAFFIC. I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE IN TIME TO PREVENT AN ACCIDENT. A FEW DAYS AGO SOMEONE WALKED IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WHILE IN A PARKING LOT AND THE CAR HAPPENED TO LURCH FORWARD. I WAS ABLE TO APPLY THE BRAKE QUICKLY ENOUGH TO PREVENT HIM FROM BEING RUN OVER. I'VE BEEN TOLD THIS PART IS NOT COVERED UNDER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY. *TR

WHEN BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, CAR WILL LUNGE BACK A FEW FEET. JUST LAST WEEK, I WAS BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AT A STORE AND IT LUNGED FIVE TIMES BEFORE I TOOK IT OUT OF REVERSE AND PUT IT INTO DRIVE. IT LUNGED AGAIN FORWARD AND THEN I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT HOME. IF MY FOOT IS NOT ON THE BRAKE, THE CAR WILL CONTINUE TO LUNGE UNLESS IT IS STOPPED EITHER BY BRAKING OR HITTING SOMETHING. WHEN IN A DRIVE-THRU, WITH FOOT ON THE BRAKE, WHEN I RELEASE THE BRAKE THE CAR WILL LUNGE FORWARD. AFTER RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM, PEOPLE HAVE STATED IT IS A PROBLEM WITH THE THROTTLE AND IT COULD COST 500.00 + DOLLARS TO REPAIR. IT IS A FACTORY MISTAKE THAT FORD IS NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR. I WAS ADVISED TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH NHTSA JUST IN CASE AN ACCIDENT OCCURS BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. WE ARE TAKING THE CAR IN TO SEE IF WE CAN AFFORD THE REPAIR ON OUR OWN NEXT WEEK. IF IT IS THE THROTTLE AND DOES COST AS MUCH AS OTHERS HAVE CLAIMED, WE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO AFFORD THE REPAIR.

PURCHASED A NEW FORD FIVE HUNDRED IN 2007. HAVE KEPT UP WITH ALL REGULAR MAINTENANCE. AFTER PUTTING ABOUT 20,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE, I STARTED HAVING A PROBLEM WITH SUDDEN ACCELERATION. I WOULD COME TO A STOP AT AN INTERSECTION, MAILBOX, OR DRIVE-THRU AND LET MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKES AND THE CAR WOULD "JUMP" -- ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN. MY FOOT WOULD NOT EVEN BE ON THE GAS PEDAL. I TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE "REPROGRAMMED". I SPECIFICALLY ASKED COULD IT BE A PROBLEM WITH FUEL SYSTEM AND WAS TOLD NO. I HAD THE WORK COMPLETED BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTS TO THIS DAY. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL NEAR MISSES WITH REAR END COLLISIONS. FINALLY AS I WAS ENTERING A PARKING SPACE, THE CAR ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN AND HIT A POST IN FRONT OF THE PARKING SPACE.

CAR LUNGES AND SURGES WHEN COMING TO A STOP AND IDLES ERRATICALLY SOMETIMES. IT STARTED RANDOMLY BUT IS NOW STARTING TO DO IT EVERY TIME WE DRIVE THE CAR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. THE CONTACT STATED THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT OPENED ON ITS OWN FROM TIME TO TIME. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THEY COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHY THE SEAT BELT MALFUNCTIONED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 61,000.

2007 FORD FIVE HUNDRED SEL ACCELERATING AND LUNGING WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT, GARAGE, OR DRIVE-THRU LANE. OCCURS IN DRIVE AND IN REVERSE. SUDDEN ACCELERATION LUNGES THE CAR SEVERAL FEET AND HAS CAUSED SEVERAL NEAR-MISS INCIDENTS. CAN'T PARK TOO CLOSE TO ANOTHER CAR IN PARKING LOT OR GARAGE OR PULL UP BEHIND ANOTHER CAR VERY CLOSE AT A RED LIGHT FOR FEAR OF CAR LUNGING INTO THE CAR IN FRONT. VERY SCARY NOT BEING ABLE TO CONTROL THIS. AFRAID TO COAST INTO PARKING SPOT WITHOUT FOOT ON BRAKE FOR FEAR OF HITTING SOMEONE OR SOME THING. *TR

A/C COMPRESSOR IN 2007 FORD FIVE HUNDRED WENT OUT WITH APPROX 91,000 MILES. *TR

IN SEPTEMBER 2010 (AT 42K MILES), MY 2007 FORD FIVE HUNDRED SEL STARTED TO SUDDENLY LURCH FORWARD OR BACKWARD WHEN SHIFTED FROM PARK, ESPECIALLY IF THE FRONT END WAS SITTING HIGHER. WHEN THIS HAPPENED, THE WRENCH AND CHECK ENGINE ICONS WOULD LIGHT UP AND THE CAR LOST 95% OF ITS POWER. TURNING OFF THE ENGINE FOR 30 SECONDS OR SO WOULD CAUSE THE WRENCH ICON TO TURN OFF, BUT THE CHECK ENGINE ICON WOULD STAY LIT. THE CAR WOULD DRIVE NORMALLY AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD TURN OFF OVERNIGHT. AFTER THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES, A FORD DEALER SAID THAT ITWAS THE TCM MODULE WHICH WASN'T COVERED BY MY EXTENDED WARRANTY. I PAID $1000 TO HAVE THE TCM REPLACED BY A CERTIFIED FORD MECHANIC. IN APRIL 2011 THE CAR BEGAN TO REPEAT THE SAME SYMPTOMS. I'VE HAD THE CAR TO 3 FORD DEALERS, BUT THEY ALL SAY THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING UNLESS THE CAR IS ACTUALLY MALFUNCTIONING AT THE TIME. I WAS PASSING ANOTHER VEHICLE ON A 2 LANE HIGHWAY RECENTLY WHEN THE LAST INCIDENT OCCURRED. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ABLE TO GET BACK INTO MY LANE BEFORE MEETING AN ONCOMING CAR. I SAY FORTUNATELY BECAUSE THE CAR LOSES ALL POWER UNTIL THE WRENCH ICON GOES OUT! THIS IS A TREMENDOUS SAFETY HAZARD AND I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY FORD IS "STONEWALLING". DIDN'T THEY LEARN FROM TOYOTA'S BRAKE ISSUES? *TR

AIR CONDITIONER HAS GONE OUT AT 27,465 MILES, WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED AND THEY TELL ME IT WILL COST 1700.00 DOLLARS TO FIX! NOT FIXED AT THIS POINT, WILL BE TALKING TO FORD DEALERSHIP ABOUT THIS ONE. *TR

2007 FORD FIVE HUNDREDS FREQUENTLY SURGE FORWARD AND BACKWARD WHEN FIRST PUT INTO GEAR. THERE ARE HUNDREDS, IF NOT THOUSANDS OF OWNERS OF THESE CARS WITH THE SAME SAFETY ISSUE - POTENTIAL RUNNING OVER/INTO PEOPLE/OTHER CARS & STRUCTURES. *TR