2005 FORD FIVE HUNDRED Complaints

A/C COMPRESSOR PROBLEM. AFTER READING NUMEROUS BLOGS, SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR THE FORD FIVE HUNDRED MODELS. FORD NEEDS TO RECALL AND FIX. *TR

THE CAR ENTERED ENGINE "FAILSAFE MODE" AND SHUT DOWN WHILE TRYING TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC ON A BUSY RUSH-HOUR HIGHWAY. AFTER PULLING OVER AND RESTARTING THE ENGINE, OPERATION WAS NORMAL. THIS WAS THE 3RD TIME IN A 2.5 WEEK PERIOD THIS OCCURRED. THE CAR EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUES IN JULY 2010 FREQUENTLY (IT HAD EXISTED FOR 2-3 YEAR ON AND OFF BEFORE THEN). FORD APPLIED THE SERVICE ALERT FIX BY REPLACING THE THROTTLE BODY AND REFRESHING THE PCM. THIS FIX HAS NOT WORKED. THE CAR WILL SPORADICALLY ENTER FAILSAFE MODE ON WARM DAYS WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE/SHIFT GEARS. THE ORIGINAL FIX IN JULY 2010 WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. IN OCTOBER 2010 THERE WAS A TRANSMISSION CONTROL FAILURE AND THE COMPUTER HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED AND THE FIX COST $2000. OPERATION WAS NORMAL DURING THE WINTER MONTHS, HOWEVER, WHEN THE WARM WEATHER RETURNED SO DID THE PROBLEM. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC BELIEVES THE FAILSAFE MODE ISSUE WAS THE BEGINNING OF THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND FORD SHOULD NOT HAVE CHARGED $2000 FOR A NEW COMPUTER. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED AND CONTINUES TO OCCUR. THE DEALERSHIP'S SUGGESTION IS TO PULL OVER AND RESTART THE CAR TO CLEAR THE COMPUTER. THE CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE, ESPECIALLY ON MULTIPLE LANE HIGHWAYS. ONCE THE FAILSAFE MODE ENGAGES, THERE IS LITTLE POWER TO GET THE CAR OFF THE ROAD. IF YOU ARE ON AN INCLINE IT WILL STOP ALTOGETHER. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION AND THE POSSIBILITY OF A REAR END COLLISION IS GREAT. FORD HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL, ONLY A SERVICE ALERT FOR A FIX THAT DOES NOT WORK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. THE CONTACT STATED THE RPMS INCREASED WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND WHEN THEY SHIFTED IN REVERSE GEAR. THE VEHICLE WOULD OCCASIONALLY DEFAULT INTO AN ENGINE FAIL SAFE MODE WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE FAIL SAFE MODE WAS DANGEROUS BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY STOP MOVING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN, BUT THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE VEHICLE WOULD BEGIN TO DECELERATE. WHENEVER THE FAILURE OCCURRED, THE VEHICLE WOULD BE MOVED TO THE SHOULDER AND SHUT OFF. AFTER REPEATED RESTARTS, THE VEHICLE WOULD OPERATE AS NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,200.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FIVE HUNDRED SEL. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40-60 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO JERK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION VALVE BODY INTERNAL BORE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE DEFECT AND WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000.

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THE DASH CLUSTER HAS FAILED IN MY FORD FIVE HUNDRED. IT WAS REPLACED THE FIRST TIME. WHILE UNDER THE PART WARRANTY OF 12MO/12K MILES, THE CLUSTER FAILED AGAIN. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY PULLED THE IDENTICAL CODES AS THE FIRST TIME THEY REPLACED THE CLUSTER, BUT WOULD NOT REPLACE IT THIS TIME BECAUSE NONE OF THE INDICATOR LAMPS WHERE ON AT THE TIME THEY LOOKED AT IT. NOW THE WRENCH, TRACTION CONTROL, CHECK ENGINE ARE LIT, AND THE DISPLAY READS CHECK ENGINE, CHECK TRANSMISSION, AND TRANSMISSION DATA ERROR. THESE ARE THE SAME AS THE LAST TIME WHEN IT WAS REPLACED. THE CAR WILL NOT ACCELERATE PROPERLY, AND THIS TIME AFTER PARKING THE CAR IT WOULD NOT RESTART. I CAME BACK IN ABOUT 20MIN. AND THE CAR STARTED. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, NOW OUT OF THE PART WARRANTY AND NOW THEY IMMEDIATELY WANT TO REPLACE THE CLUSTER. SEEMS FORD JUST WANTED ME TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR, AGAIN. *TR

CAR GOES INTO "ENGINE FAILURE MODE" WHILE DRIVING. ENGINE DIES AND POWER BRAKES AND STEERING GO OUT. WENT TO DEALER FOR INJECTOR FLUSH AND AND THROTTLE BODY CLEANING PLUS REPROGRAM PCM. STILL GET "ENGINE FAILURE MODE". VERY DANGEROUS. MY ONLY CAR. HAVE BEEN TOLD THIS IS VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE FORDS AND YET NO RECALL. I AM OUT $340 AND NO LASTING FIX. AT DEALER 5/18/1L. WHAT IS WRONG WITH GETTING THIS REPAIRED CORRECTLY. WENT TO MAROONE FORD, 1333 N. FEDERAL HWY. FORT LAUDERDALE, FL 33304. CAR NOW SITTING IN MY GARAGE. IT WON'T RUN AND I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE IT. IT STARTS BUT IS VERY ROUGH AND WON'T RESPOND TO GAS PEDAL. CAN I TRY AND DRIVE IT BACK TO THE DEALER AT 10 MPH WITHOUT DAMAGING THE ENGINE? I AM RETIRED AND DON'T HAVE THE BIG BUCKS TO REPAIR THIS CAR. WILL FORD PAY FOR THE REPAIR? THE FAILURE MODE HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES SINCE THE REPAIR BUT HAS "FIXED" ITSELF UNTIL TODAY. *TR

DURING NORMAL OPERATION THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER GAUGES (SPEEDOMETER, TACHOMETER, ETC..) SWING FROM 0 TO MAX AND THEN DOWN TO 0. THE GAUGES STAY LIKE THAT FOR AWHILE THEN RETURN TO OPERATION. DURING THE GAUGE OUTAGE THE REVERSE LIGHTS ON THE CAR COME ON. THIS COULD LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT IF THE DRIVER BEHIND YOU IS NOT PAYING ATTENTION AS WELL AS POSSIBLE EQUIPMENT VIOLATION TICKETS FROM THE LOCAL POLICE. THERE IS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ABOUT THE PROBLEM BUT FORD DOESN'T SEEM TO THINK THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THE CAR IN QUESTION IS A 2005 FORD 500 WITH LESS THAN 50K MILES ON IT. THE CAR IS PRISTINE IN ALL OTHER AREAS, WE BABY THE CAR. *TR

2005 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. VEHICLE ACCELERATES WITHOUT THE GAS PEDAL BEING DEPRESSED. VEHICLE ENTERS INTO FAILSAFE MODE. OCCURRENCES ARE INTERMITTENT. DIAGNOSTIC CHECKS SHOW SOMETHING OTHER THAN THE REAL CULPRIT WHICH IS A FAULTY THROTTLE BODY. HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED YET. DEALER IS ASKING FOR 800.00. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. WHILE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO REVERSE GEAR, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED BACKWARDS AND STALLED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY FOUR TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THE REPAIRS WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000.