2005 FORD FIVE HUNDRED Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. THE CONTACT STATED THE TIRE JACK THAT CAME EQUIPPED WITH THE VEHICLE FAILED. THE JACK COLLAPSED WHILE IN USE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO FALL. THERE WAS NO PERSONAL INJURY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

05 FORD FIVE HUNDRED, AWD MALFUNCTION LIGHTS STAYED ON, SPEED FLUCTUATION UPWARD RAPIDLY WHEN TAKE OFF CAUSING VERY UNSAFE DRIVING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED EXPECTANTLY DESPITE THE FACT THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS NOT DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT A NEW THROTTLE BODY WAS NEEDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 38,500.

FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL STUDS SNAP. MECHANICS NOTE- FAULTY PARTS HE COULD NOT FIND ANY SIGNS OF OVER TIGHTENING FROM THE TIRE COMPANY WHICH REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES OVER 1 YEAR AGO. *TR

THE VEHICLE LUNGES WHILE HOLDING THE BRAKE WHEN PUTTING INTO REVERSE OR DRIVE AND CONTINUES TO DO SO WHILE WAITING TO PULL INTO TRAFFIC MAKING IT VERY DANGEROUS! IT ALSO DOES THIS WHILE TRYING TO PARK MAKING IT DANGEROUS TO PARK NEAR ANYTHING! I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS VERY SAME PROBLEM STATING IT IS A THROTTLE BODY DEFECT THAT COSTS AT LOWEST $700.00 TO REPAIR. FRONT SUSPENSION IS SHOT ALREADY WITH LOUD CLUNKING NOISES, VERY ROUGH RIDE! REAR DOORS FILL WITH WATER WHICH WILL RESULT IN RUST HOLES! ALL OF THESE PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN REPORTED SEVERAL TIMES BY OTHER OWNERS OF THIS SAME YEAR AND MAKE OF VEHICLE. FORD SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS NEEDED TO FIX THESE PROBLEMS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE SAFE MODE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED CONSTANTLY AT ANY SPEED AND WHEN THE WEATHER WAS WARM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

I UNFORTUNATELY OWN A 05 FORD FIVE HUNDRED WITH 95,784 MILES ON IT. THE PROBLEM STARTED HAPPENING ABOUT A YEAR AGO AND AT FIRST I THOUGHT THAT IT WAS MY FOOT HITTING THE GAS WHEN I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. THEN I NOTICED WHEN I WOULD BUT IT IN GEAR IT WOULD TRY TO TAKE OFF ON IT'S OWN. I FINALLY HAD ENOUGH JUST LAST NIGHT I WAS IN A DRIVE THRU LINE AND I PUT IT IN DRIVE FROM NEUTRAL AND I CAME INCHES FROM REAR ENDED THE PERSON IN FRONT OF ME. TODAY I'M TAKING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO GET FIXED HOPEFULLY. NOT LOOKING FORWARD TO PAYING A $1000 DOLLARS FOR A COMMON PROBLEM. WELL FORD YOU LOST ME AS A BUYER. *TR

VEHICLE GOES INTO FAIL SAFE MODE AND LURCHES VIOLENTLY IN FORWARD AND REVERSE WITHOUT TOUCHING THE GAS PEDAL. STARTED AT 45,000 MILES INFREQUENTLY AND NOW OCCURS ABOUT 3 TIME A MONTH. I AM GOING TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY TO SEE IF IT CORRECTS THE PROBLEM. *TR

I OWN A 2005 FORD 500. THE CAR HAS STARTED LURCHING FORWARD ON ITS OWN. I HAVE BEEN READING FORUMS AND HUNDREDS OF OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. THEY SAY IT IS THE THROTTLE BODY. FORD SHOULD HAVE A RECALL ON THE 500 .THE FORD FREESTYLE IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. DO PEOPLE HAVE TO DIE OR BE RUN OVER BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE. IT IS EXTREMELY SCARY WHEN MY CAR LURCHES FORWARD ON ITS OWN. HELP, PLEASE HELP! *TR

THE CAR ACCELERATES BY ITSELF AND TRANSMISSION IS NOT PERFORMING CORRECTLY AS IT DOES NOT ACCELERATE AFTER BRAKING AFTER THE TRANSMISSION WARMS UP , THEY SAID IT WAS THROTTLEBODY BUT REPLACED THAT AND TRANS FLUID BUT STILL HAVE SAME TROUBLE AFTER ABOUT 30 MILES OF DRIVING . THIS COULD GET PEOPLE KILLED AND IT SHOULD BE RECALLED NO IFS ANDS OR BUTS ABOUT IT !!!!!! FORD TAKE CARE OF YOUR CUSTOMERS. *TR