2005 FORD FIVE HUNDRED Complaints

I OWN A 2005 FORD 500. I HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE RIGHT PASSENGER FRONT BALL JOINT TIGHTENED SEVERAL TIMES. THE LOCAL FORD DEALER DOES NOT WHAT IS CAUSING THIS ISSUE. THE BALL JOINT BECOMES LOOSE CAUSE THE FRONT END TO COME OUT OF ALIGNMENT AND WILL JERK THE CAR ACROSS THE HIGHWAY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 06V383000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH). HE THEN NOTICED THAT DURING BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES, THE DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER DOORS WOULD BECOME UNLATCHED INDEPENDENTLY OR WOULD NOT LATCH AT ALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE AND THAT HE WOULD POTENTIALLY NEED TO REPLACE THE LATCHES BUT THE REPAIRS WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER THE PREVIOUS RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 138,000.

EXPERIENCED A SPARK PLUG BLOWOUT REQUIRING REPLACEMENT OF FRONT HEAD. REPAIR COST $2600. I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A PROBLEM ON FORD TRUCKS. I THINK FORD SHOULD INVESTIGATE WHY THIS OCCURS AND FIX IT! I'M LUCKY I DIDN'T EXPERIENCE A FIRE, THAT WOULD HAVE TOTALED THE CAR!

THIS IS THE PROBLEM THAT I AM HAVING #06V383000 WITH MY 2005 FORD FIVE HUNDRED I TOOK IT TO A DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT SINCE IT WAS NOT A FORD RECALL THAT THEY COULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN WHEN IT GET EXTREMELY COLD OUT. SOME TIMES I HAVE TO DRIVE TO WORK HOLDING THE DOOR UNTIL THE LATCH CATCHES. ANY AND ALL HELP WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. THANK YOU *TR

THE GAUGES PERIODICALLY GO FLAT AND THE REVERSE LIGHTS COME ON. FORD KNOWS ABOUT THIS, THEY'VE ISSUED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN (TSB 06-17-9). THE PROBLEM IS A FAULTY SOLDER JOINT AND THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS NOT DUE TO NORMAL WEAR FROM DRIVING BUT FROM POOR DESIGN AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. FORD SHOULD CORRECT THEIR MISTAKES.

I PURCHASED A USED 2005 FORD 500 LTD AWD IN MAY 2008. I WAS TOLD IT WAS A LEASE TURN IN. THE MILEAGE WAS VERY LOW, UNDER 30,000 MILES. THE FACTORY WARRANTY EXPIRED IN JULY 2008. IN OCTOBER 2008, MY DASH BEGAN MALFUNCTIONING. THE GAUGES WOULD GO COMPLETELY DEAD. I COULD NOT TELL HOW FAST I WAS GOING, HOW MUCH GAS I HAD LEFT OR THE TEMPERATURE OF THE ENGINE. NOTHING ON MY DASH WOULD WORK. IT VARIED FROM LASTING SECONDS TO APPX A HALF AN HOUR. I DROVE HOME ONE NIGHT (IT TOOK ME APPX 25 MINUTES) NOT KNOWING HOW FAST I WAS GOING OR HOW MUCH GAS I HAD LEFT. ALSO, THE REVERSE LIGHTS WERE ON WHEN MY CAR WAS IN BOTH DRIVE AND PARK. I STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT (MY CAR WAS IN DRIVE) AND THE REVERSE SENSOR ALARM WENT OFF WHEN A CAR PULLED UP BEHIND ME. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WE BOUGHT IT FROM & WERE TOLD IT WAS A CLUSTER IN THE DASH THAT WAS A "KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE" BUT BECAUSE IT WAS NOT A "SAFETY ISSUE" FORD DID NOT HAVE TO RECALL THIS. I FEEL THAT NOT BEING ABLE TO KNOW WHAT SPEED YOU ARE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY TO BE A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. ALSO HAVING YOUR REVERSE LIGHTS ON WHILE THE CAR IS IN PARK OR DRIVE SEEMS A BIT DANGEROUS AS WELL. WE HAD IT REPAIRED AND IT COST US OVER 400.00. ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO, WE HAD TO HAVE ANOTHER "CLUSTER" REPAIRED THAT WAS MAKING MY TRANSMISSION SHAKE & THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AS WELL ANOTHER WARNING LIGHT APPEAR. IT WAS A SENSOR THAT WENT BAD AND WAS MAKING MY CAR THINK IT WAS OUT OF GAS. THIS COST US ALMOST 350.00 TO REPAIR. NOT SURE WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THE SENSORS/CLUSTERS ON THESE CARS BUT IT SEEMS TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE TO ME. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURNED IT OFF AND RESTARTED IT. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, IT BEGAN TO JERK WHEN ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AT TIMES WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, IT WOULD ACCELERATE SLOWLY UPON TAKE-OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO LUBRICATED A COMPONENT (THE CONTACT WAS UNSURE OF WHAT COMPONENT) BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000. UPDATED 03/24/11*LJ UPDATED 05/23/11

I HAVE A 2005 FORD FIVE HUNDRED AND THE DOORS WILL NOT LATCH IN COLD WEATHER AND OPEN WHILE VEHICLE IS MOVING; WE CONTACTED FORD AND THEY SAID THEY HAD THAT RECALL BUT NOT IN MY STATE, SAID IT WASN'T COLD ENOUGH IN OUR AREA; WELL , IT IS AND IT HAPPENS EVERY WINTER WITH THIS CAR. FORD SHOULD FIX THIS AS IT IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN FOR MY FAMILY. *TR

MY 05 FORD 500 HAS 58,000 MILES ON IT AND NOW THE DASH LIGHTS FLASH/GO OFF AND THE GAUGES READ 0. THE REVERSE LIGHTS COME ON TOO. IT WAS VERY SCARY WHEN IT HAPPENED. IT APPEARS TO BE AT RANDOM: NO PARTICULAR TIME OF DAY, NO CERTAIN WEATHER, AND AT NO PARTICULAR SPEED. I HAVE FAMILY MEMBERS WHO ALSO HAVE FORD 500S AND SAY THIS HAS HAPPENED TO THEM AS WELL. THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY DISPLAY A FAIL SAFE MODE MESSAGE ON THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WOULD THEN STALL ONCE THE MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYED AND WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WOULD THEN BE TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE ALWAYS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE ECU WAS REPLACED APPROXIMATELY THREE TIMES BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHILE IN PARK, THE VEHICLE WOULD ATTEMPT TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 82,000.