2005 FORD FIVE HUNDRED Complaints

2005 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO HARD SHIFTING AND TWO INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS ILLUMINATING. *TGW THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE RPM'S WOULD RACE AT TIMES. THE CONSUMER WENT TO HER LOCAL DEALER AND A DIAGNOSTIC'S TEST REVEALED A PROBLEM WITH THE PCV VALVE. THE PCV WAS REPLACED AT A COST OF $ 112.95. HOWEVER, IT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER WENT BACK TO THE DEALER FOR A TRANSMISSION DIAGNOSTIC TEST, BUT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO GIVE A DEFINITIVE ANSWER AS TOW HAT THE PROBLEM WAS. FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE WAS THEN CONTACTED AND THEY INFORMED THE DEALER TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AT A COST OF $5000. THERE WAS ALSO ANOTHER INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WHERE THE VEHICLE WOULD REV WHILE STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN, OR RED LIGHT ETC. AFTER GETTING OTHER OPINIONS, THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED, THE PROBLEM WAS NOT WITH THE TRANSMISSION. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ONLINE, THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED IT WAS A VERY COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH HER PARTICULAR MAKE, WHICH SEEMED TO BE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER IT WOULD RAIN OR SNOW, WATER PENETRATED THE REAR DOOR DRIVER'S SIDE CAUSING ELECTRICAL AND STRUCTURAL FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN O A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE AREA WHERE THE WATER WAS PENETRATING THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 112,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE WRENCH WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO RECUR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE VACUUM OPERATIVE VALVE BEHIND THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED AFTER THE REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 134,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE WRENCH WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE VACUUM OPERATIVE VALVE BEHIND THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED AFTER THE REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 121,000.

ON HOT DAYS, WHEN BACKING OUT OF PARKING SPACES, THE CAR HAS SOMETIMES "SURGED" MEANING THAT THERE HAS BEEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION WITHOUT THE ACCELERATOR BEING PRESSED AT ALL. I HAVE HAD TO SUDDENLY AND FIRMLY PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE TO PREVENT THE CAR FROM HITTING OTHER VEHICLES. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS IN AUGUST OF 2012. I OWN A 2006 FORD FIVE HUNDRED ALSO AND IT HAS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM IN THE SAME CONDITIONS (FILING SEPARATE COMPLAINT). *TR

ROUGH ACCELERATION FROM STOP FOR YEARS. AFTER 218,000 MILES ENGINE SHUTS OFF REPORTING ENGINE FAIL-SAFE MODE. WILL RESTART AFTER SITTING ON SIDE OF ROAD FOR COUPLE, 5-MINUTES. DEALER STATES BAD THROTTLE BODY - $900.00 REPAIR. APPARENTLY A COMMON PROBLEM. *TR

MY FORD FIVE HUNDRED HAS BEEN UNEXPECTEDLY SURGING WHEN RELEASING THE BRAKE PEDAL WHEN GOING FORWARD AND REVERSE. IT HAS ALMOST CAUSED ME TO HIT OTHER VEHICLES IN A PARKING LOT ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND MAKES IT EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE WHEN STARTING TO ACCELERATE. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS ISSUE. I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON WHO IS EXPERIENCING THIS. THERE ARE MANY MORE PEOPLE WHO HAVE POSTED THE SAME ISSUE ON BLOGS AND WEBSITES I HAVE READ. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO DIAGNOSE THAT THE THROTTLE BODY SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 138,000.

OUT SIDE AIR TEMP WAS APPROX 96 DEGREES SO AC WAS ON . WHILE SHIFTING INTO REVERSE THE VEHICLE LUNGED SO HARD IT WAS UNCONTROLLABLE,AND UNSTOPPABLE, IF SOME ONE HAD STEPPED OUT BEHIND ME THEY WOULD HAVE DIED AS I COULD ONLY STOP REWARD MOVEMENT BY SHIFTING INTO DRIVE. THIS OCCURRED THREE TIMES TRYING TO GET OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AT A CROWDED MALL.THE VEHICLE THEN STALLED. THE LUNGING WAS SO FAST THE BRAKES COULD HARDLY HOLD THE CAR FROM MOVING IN REVERSE. IN CHECKING THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN TSB-05-25-13 FROM FORD MOTOR COMPANY ON THIS VERY ISSUE BUT NO RECALL, ALSO MANY INCIDENTS/ACCIDENTS RECORDED IN THIS REGARD. IF I WAS NOT PREPARED ENOUGH DURING THIS INCIDENT IN A CROWDED PARKING LOT SOME ONE WOULD HAVE DIED, THIS MUST BE ADDRESSED B-4 SOMEONE IS RUN OVER. CURRENTLY FORD HAS NO COMMENT. PLEASE CONTACT ME FOR FURTHER DETAILS. *TR

AFTER HAVING TURNED ONTO A 35 MPH STREET, HAVING ONLY REACHED 30MPH, THE RPM'S SHOT UP TO SIX AND THE CAR ACCELERATED TO ALMOST 40 WITHOUT THE GAS PEDDLE HAVING BEEN PRESSED. IF THERE WERE ANOTHER CAR STOPPED OR A PERSON IN FRONT OF US THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN HIT. ANOTHER TIME THE VEHICLE WAS AT A STOP LIGHT AND AGAIN WITH OUT WARNING THE CARS RPM'S SHOT UP TO ABOUT SIX. IF MY FOOT HAD NOT BEEN APPLIED COMPLETELY TO THE BREAKS I WOULD HAVE BEEN IN A BUSY INTERSECTION RESULTING IN THE CAR HAVING BEEN TOTALED, DEATH OF MORE THEN ONE PERSON. THIS IS NOT SAFE. *TR