2007 FORD FIVE HUNDRED Complaints

WHILE DRIVING ONE DAY, MY CLUSTER PANEL WENT DARK. AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT MAY BE THE BATTERY, WHICH WOULD ALSO CAUSE THE CAR TO DIE. HOWEVER, THE CAR WAS STILL RUNNING. WHEN I DROVE IT TO MY MECHANIC, IT DID THE SAME THING BUT BEGAN FLICKERING ON AND OFF THE WHOLE WAY THERE. NOT ONLY WAS IT ANNOYING, BUT I COULD NOT SEE MY SPEED NOR MY GAS GAUGE. ADDITIONALLY, WHEN I TRIED TO USE MY EMERGENCY LIGHTS, THEY WOULD ALSO GO OFF WHENEVER THE PANEL WENT OUT. THE REPAIR OF THE WHOLE CLUSTER PANEL IS NOT CHEAP. AN ESTIMATE FOR ME WAS $900 FROM MY MECHANIC. SINCE IT WILL HAVE TO BE PROGRAMMED HOWEVER, I WILL HAVE TO TAKE IT TO FORD WHICH IS A PAIN IN ITSELF. THERE ARE COUNTLESS REVIEWS ON THIS PROBLEM, IT SHOULD NOT BE LEFT UP TO THE CONSUMER TO TAKE ON SUCH A SIGNIFICANT EXPENSE. MY CAR HAS ROUGHLY 62,000 MILES ON IT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE ORIGIN OF THE NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

AT A STANDSTILL, CAR SEEMS TO WANT TO SURGE FORWARD, HAVE TO BRAKE TO KEEP FROM HITTING OTHER CAR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND TURNED OFF, THE PASSENGER SIDE MIRROR CAUGHT FIRE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

THE VEHICLE HAS UNINTENDED ACCELERATION ISSUES. THERE WAS AN INVESTIGATION BY THE NHSTA BUT NOTHING CAME OF IT. THE CAR STILL ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN WHEN I PULL INTO PARKING SPACES OR LEAVING PARKING SPACES. I HAVE TO KEEP MY FOOT ON OR BY THE BRAKE PEDAL AS TO NOT HIT OTHER CARS OR PEOPLE. HAVING THE AIR CONDITIONING ON SEEMS TO WORSEN THIS PROBLEM SUBSTANTIALLY. IT IS COMPLETELY RANDOM AND I KNOW I'M NOT THE ONLY PERSON THAT HAS EXPERIENCED THIS ISSUE. PLEASE REOPEN YOUR INVESTIGATION AND MAKE SURE YOU HAVE BOTH THE AC ON AND OFF. IT'S MAINLY WHEN IT IS ON, BUT STILL COMPLETELY RANDOM. I DON'T KNOW HOW PEOPLE AND PROPERTY HAVEN'T BEEN INJURED OR DAMAGED AS A DIRECT RESULT OF THIS WELL KNOWN ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THERE WAS A DELAY IN ACCELERATION. THE CHECK ENGINE AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING INDICATORS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 149,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT SMELLED AN EXTREMELY STRONG FUEL ODOR OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED SPORADICALLY. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V355000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND MY VEHICLE WILL GO INTO LIMP MODE AND HAVE NO POWER, WHEN I PULL OVER AFTER ALMOST SMASHING UP THE CAR JERKED AND I SHUT IT OFF AND TURN IT ON ITS FINE BUT THIS SAME PROBLEM KEEPS OCCURRING EVERY DAY AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS. I HAVE A TRICK I PUT IT IN NUTRAL AND SHUT IT OFF WHILE IM DRIVING AND THAT WILL CORRECT THE PROBLEM, IT WILL DO IT TEN TIMES IM A ROW AND ITS VERY DANGERIOUS, I WENT TO THE DEALER AND PO 701 CODE CAME UP AND THEY SAID OT A INTERNAL FAILURE AND FOUND NO METAL SCRAPS UNDER THE PAN FILTER, SO FAR THEY SAOD THE TRANSMISSION IS NO GOOD AND CANT BE REPAIR BUT AFTER 15,000 MILES LATER THE CAR STILL DRIVES BUT DOES THAT EVERYDAY, IS THERE AMYTHIMG I CAN DO TO REPAIR THIS TRANSMISSION I CANT AFFORD THE $7,500 PRICE QUOTE THEY SAID. I. NEED HELP WITH CAR AND STILL DRIVING IT TILL THIS DAY 5 12 15

MY THROTTLE BODY WENT COMPLETELY OUT AT 99481 MILES. I PAID APPROX. $800 FOR THE REPAIR/REPLACEMENT. FORD MOTOR COMPANY REIMBURSED FOR THE SERVICE ON 12/11/2012 AFTER SO MANY COMPLAINTS HAD BEEN MADE ABOUT THE THROTTLE BODY IN THIS MODEL THAT THEY WERE PAYING FOR PREVIOUS SERVICES FOR ANY REPAIRS/REPLACEMENTS MADE FOR THIS PART. I BELIEVE THE REPLACEMENT PART USED WAS ALSO DEFECTIVE, AND MADE MENTION OF MY CONCERN TO MY FORD DEALERSHIP AT THE TIME. THEY AGREED THAT THERE WAS NO GUARANTEE THAT I DID NOT RECEIVE A DEFECTIVE REPLACEMENT PART AS THE NEW PART THEY WERE USING A YEAR LATER WAS DIFFERENT. I HAVE HAD MY REPLACEMENT THROTTLE BODY CLEANED AND RE-PROGRAMMED SEVERAL TIMES (AT LEAST TWICE A YEAR SINCE THE REPLACEMENT). FORD MOTOR COMPANY WILL DO NOTHING NOW THAT I HAVE BEEN TOLD I NEED A NEW THROTTLE BODY WHICH IS ABOUT AN $800 REPAIR. FORD MOTOR COMPANY NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING TO MAKE THOSE OF US, WHO RECEIVED A FAULTY OR DEFECTIVE REPLACEMENT PART, US WHOLE. I HOPE THAT OTHERS WILL MAKE IT KNOWN IF THEY HAVE HAD A DEFECTIVE REPLACEMENT THROTTLE BODY. *TR

THE CAR WILL SURGE WHEN YOU PUT IT IN GEAR. DOES IT IN DRIVE AND REVERSE. I HAVE TO KEEP MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE UNTIL I AM AWAY FROM A CAR OR BUILDING AS IT WILL JUMP INTO THEM. I NEVER KNOW WHEN ITS GOING TO DO IT. I ESTIMATED WHEN IT STARTED AND IS STILL DOING IT. *TR