2005 FORD FIVE HUNDRED Complaints

THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY IS BAD IN MAJORITY OF VEHICLES IN MY CLASS YEAR. THIS COSTLY REPAIR CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO LUNGE FORWARD WHILE IN DRIVE AND LUNGE BACKWARDS WHILE IN REVERSE. IT IS WORST WHEN THE AC IS ON,,IT CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO IDLE HIGH AND LOW TO THE POINT OF ALMOST SHUTTING OFF THE VEHICLE IN TRAFFIC. *TR

THE CAR SUDDEN SURGES FORWARD OR BACK WHEN MOVING OUT OF PARK. IF YOUR FOOT IS NOT FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE IT WILL GO MOVE SIGNIFICANTLY. UPON RESEARCH ONLINE AND TALKING TO FORD DIRECTLY THIS IS KNOWN PROBLEM THAT IS NOT UNDER RE-CALL YET BUT SHOULD BE. OUR LOCAL FORD DEALER CARRIES THE THROTTLE BOTTLE IN STOCK BECAUSE THEY SELL SO MANY OF THEM. THEY AVERAGE 10 A YEAR. A SIMPLE RESEARCH OF THE PROBLEM SHOWS UP. IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALSO IF THERE IS QUICK STOP IT WILL GO TO A FAIL SAFE MODE AND BASICALLY SHUT OFF THE CAR COMPLETELY. THE CAR HAS TO BE SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED IN ORDER TO MOVE THE VEHICLE AGAIN. THE THROTTLE BOTTLE MUST BE REPLACED IN ORDER FOR IT TO BE SAFE AS A PARTS COST OF ALMOST $600.00. *TR

WE WERE DRIVING DOWN A HIGHWAY AND WENT TO GET BACK TO SPEED AFTER PASSING THROUGH A SPEED ZONE. I NOTICED A DECREASE IN POWER AND LOOKED AT THE INFORMATION SCREEN. THE FAIL SAFE MODE AND THE "WRENCH" ICON WAS ON. I PULLED THE CAR OVER AND TURNED IT OFF. I THEN TURNED IT ON AND THE CAR ACTED NORMAL. IT HAS HAPPENED TWICE SINCE THE FIRST INCIDENT. MY WIFE TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND FORD CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND THE ISSUE DOES NOT THROW A CHECK ENGINE CODE OR LEAVES ANY TYPE OF ELECTRONIC HISTORY OF THE ISSUE. I CANNOT ALLOW MY WIFE TO DRIVE THIS CAR BECAUSE SHE IS SEVEN MONTH PREGNANT AND CANNOT HAVE HER DRIVE IT IF THE CAR BREAKS DOWN DUE TO THIS ISSUE. *TR

ON HOT SUMMER DAYS AND ONLY ON HOT SUMMER DAYS WHEN STOPPED AT LIGHT OR STOPPED PERIOD CAR BEGINS TO SURGE FORWARD WHILE HOLDING BRAKE. WENT ASKED FORD WHY IS THIS HAPPENING THEY SAID THEY DON'T KNOW. THAT I SHOULD GET THE THROTTLE BODY AND MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR SERVICED IF NOT DONE ALREADY. I GUESS IT HAD TO BE DONE AT 90K BUT I DID NOT KNOW. WELL I DID WHAT THEY SAID, WENT HOME AND CAR IS NOW IDLING ROUGH WENT BACK AND THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME ANOTHER $90 DOLLARS ONTOP OF THE $105 THEY HAVE ALREADY CHARGED ME FOR THE THROTTLE AND MAFS. I HAVE ALMOST GOTTEN IN NUMEROUS ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF THIS BUT FORD DOESN'T WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 155,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK VIOLENTLY AND RESPONDED AS THOUGH IT WOULD STALL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED SPORADICALLY WHEN DRIVING AT LOW AND HIGH SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE MOTOR MOUNT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

SO HERE I AM ANOTHER VICTIM OF A FAULTY THROTTLE BODY. THANKS FORD I LOVE WHEN MY CAR TAKES OFF ON ME WITHOUT NOTICE, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU HAVE KIDS IN THE CAR. HOW MANY OF THESE DO I HAVE TO READ BEFORE ACTION IS TAKEN. DOES IT TAKE A DEATH OR SERIOUS ACCIDENT. COST ME 718 DOLLARS I EXPECT A RECALL SOON AND MY MONEY BACK I WILL NOT QUIT UNTIL THIS IS TAKEN CARE OF. IT'S SAD WHEN YOU GO TO A MECHANIC AND THEY SAY "WOW THERE IS STILL NOT A RECALL ON THIS". OH BY THE WAY IT IS SUCH A COMMON PROBLEM I DIAGNOSED MY OWN CAR ISSUE IN 5 MINUTES BY USING GOOGLE AND TYPING FAILSAFE ENGINE MODE. *TR

THIS HAPPENS FREQUENTLY ALMOST DAILY IN THE SUMMER. BUT ON A HOT DAY (90+) WHEN MOVING FROM A STOPPED POSITION OUT OF A PARKING SPOT OR AROUND A CORNER, WHEN YOU LIGHTLY HAVE THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED IF YOU TURN THE WHEEL SLIGHTLY (IE BACKING OUT OF A TIGHT PARKING SPACE) THE CAR WILL LUNGE VIOLENTLY AND AGGRESSIVELY IN WHAT EVER DIRECTION YOU ARE TRAVELING, SOMETIMES SO AGGRESSIVELY IT WILL STALL THE VEHICLE OUT AND THEN GO INTO A FAILSAFE MODE. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AS YOU COULD UNEXPECTEDLY HIT SOMEONE WALKING AROUND THE CAR AT A STOP SIGN OR CROSSWALK. I HAVE ALSO FOUND NUMEROUS OTHER COMPLAINTS ON VARIOUS BLOGS, FORUMS, AND OTHER SITES. EVERYONE BASICALLY STATING THE DEALER GIVES THEM THE RUN AROUND. AND AS LONG AS IT IS A HOT DAY I CAN DUPLICATE THE RESULTS CONTINUOUSLY, AND WOULD BE MORE THAN WILLING TO SHOW THIS TO SOMEONE ELSE IF POSSIBLE. I AM TYPICALLY NOT ONE TO COMPLAIN, BUT I FEEL VERY STRONGLY ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THIS VEHICLE, ESPECIALLY SINCE I HAVE A 3YR OLD DAUGHTER. *TR

WHEN BACK UP THE CAR ACCELERATES LIKE YOU ARE ON THE GAS BUT THE GAS PEDAL IS NOT TOUCH. WHEN THE CAR COMES TO A STOP AND THE FOOT IS ON THE BRAKE, ONCE YOU TAKE THE FOOT OFF THE BRAKE THE CAR ACCELERATES WITHOUT WARNING. THIS HAS HAPPEN IF STOP AT A LIGHT, BACKING OUT OR EVEN WHILE IN PARK THE CAR WILL JUST ACCELERATE WITHOUT WARNING! MY DAUGHTER ALMOST HIT A COUPLE OF PEOPLE WALKING IN THE CROSS WALK AND ALL SHE DID WAS RELEASE THE BRAKE TO MOVE UP AFTER A CAR TURN AND ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. I HAVE HAD THE CAR ACCELERATE AFTER JUST BEING STOP AT A LIGHT OR MOVING AT SLOW SPEED WITHOUT TOUCHING THE GAS, BUT IT DOES NOT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME. LAST OIL CHANGE AT FORD DEALERSHIP THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH TRANSMISSION FLUID AND THERE WERE NO LEAKS...... *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE ENGINE LIGHT BEGAN TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NEED A NEW THROTTLE BODY. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 101,934.