2005 FORD FIVE HUNDRED Complaints

DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40-45 MILES PER HOUR A LOUD NOISE EMANATED FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE CAR, ENGINE RPMS RACED FROM 1500 TO 4500, A CLATTERING NOISE FOLLOWED SOUNDING LIKE A METAL SPOON DROPPED INTO A RUNNING GARBAGE DISPOSAL, CAR DRAMATICALLY SLOWED COMPLETE LOSS OF ACCELERATION CONTROL, STEERING CONTROL UNCERTAIN AS CAR WANDERED. NO UNUSUAL EVENTS OCCURRED PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT, ITS OCCURRENCE CAME WITHOUT WARNING AND WAS TOTALLY UNEXPECTED. EVENT OCCURRED ON TWO LANE RURAL ROAD,VEHICLES FOLLOWING AND ONCOMING HAD TO TAKE EVASIVE ACTION BUT NO COLLISION OCCURRED. PASSENGERS STRANDED. VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. RIGHT AXLE SHAFT BROKEN IN HALF. RIGHT AXLE CARRIER BEARING BROKEN TRANSMISSION AND SPLINES DAMAGED. OLD PARTS ARE AVAILABLE. AXLE SHAFT AND CARRIER BEARING WERE REPLACED AND TRANSMISSION SPLINES FILED DOWN. *TR

I OWN A 2005 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. WHEN I TOOK THE CAR FOR OIL CHANGE MAINTENANCE ON 11/25 AND TO HAVE THE TIRES ROTATED AND ALIGNED, THE MECHANIC SAID THE REAR BRAKES ON THE VEHICLE WERE 95% WORN, AND SHOULD BE REPLACED IN SHORT ORDER. THIS IS UNUSUAL SINCE THE VEHICLE IS FRONT WHEEL DRIVE AND ONLY HAD 21,300 MILES. THE MECHANIC AT THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WERE RECEIVING SEVERAL COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE BRAKES FOR THAT MAKE OF VEHICLE. *TR

2005 FORD FIVE HUNDRED INSTRUMENT PANEL TEMPORARILY STOPS WORKING AND ALL GAUGES GO TO ZERO. I WAS TOLD I NEEDED A NEW NODULE, BUT IT WAS NOT IMMEDIATE. THIS HAPPENS ALMOST DAILY FOR A FEW MINUTES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, ONLY THE WRENCH AND AIR BAG INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE IT WAS DARK OUTSIDE AND THE FUEL GAUGE AND SPEEDOMETER WERE NOT VISIBLE. THE RADIO WAS STILL OPERATING. AFTER 15 MINUTES, THERE WAS A POWER SURGE AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS STILL AT THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 45,200. UPDATED 01-30-08. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ON JANUARY 11, 2008 AND STATED THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN TO PROBLEM AND RESET THE SYSTEM. UPDATED 01/30/08 *TR

DESIGN FLAW IN FORD 500 HEATED SEATS, WIRING TO HEATED SEAT FAILS DUE TO PROXIMITY WITH TORSION BAR. TSB 06211. ALSO WHEN YOU CALL CUSTOMER SERVICE YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO SPEAK TO HIGHER LEVEL MANAGEMENT. I REQUESTED AND WAS REFUSED AND WAS TOLD THAT THEIR NAMES AND PHONE NUMBERS WERE PRIVATE INFO. *TR

INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILURE. ALL GAUGES DROP TO ZERO. MULTIPLE DASH WARNING LIGHTS COME ON, DASHBOARD LIGHTS GO BLACK, TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS WILL NOT OPERATE. PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. PROBLEM BEGAN 8/3/07. OFF AND ON SINCE. DEALER CAN NOT FIND PROBLEM. *JB

I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 FORD FIVE HUNDRED TO WORK AND THE "FAIL SAFE MODE" MESSAGE CAME ON AND THE WRENCH LIT UP. THE ENGINE STARTS TO DIE AND THE CAR STARTS LURCHING FORWARD. I PULLED OVER, SHUT THE CAR OFF. WHEN I STARTED IT BACK UP, IT RAN FINE. I CALLED THE DEALER WHO SAID THEY WOULD NEED TO HAVE ME BRING THE CAR IN SO THEY CAN LOOK INTO IT. FORD HAS NO BULLETINS ON THIS - THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. AS I RESEARCH ONLINE, THIS HAS HAPPENED TO MANY FORD VEHICLES, NOT JUST THE FIVE HUNDRED. *TR

CAR RANDOMLY STALLS. ON OCCASIONS WHEN THE ACCELERATOR IS DEPRESSED THE CAR DOES NOT MOVE IT STUTTERS, I EVEN TRIED TO DEPRESS THE GAS PEDAL TO THE FLOOR AND STILL NOTHING. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALER FOR SERVICE. THE ONLY THING THAT I WAS TOLD "THE COMPUTER CHIP IN THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED UPDATED." OK THIS HASN'T CORRECTED MY PROBLEM. I AM AFRAID THAT THIS COULD CAUSE ME TO GET INTO AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE TWO SMALL CHILDREN, I HOPE THAT THEY ARE NOT IN THE CAR WHEN IT HAPPENS. I AM ASSUMELY THAT THE REASON THIS HASN'T BEEN RECALLED YET, IS BECAUSE FORD DOESN'T HAVE A REPAIR FOR THIS. BESIDES THE OBVIOUS, REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS. YOU MAY NEED TO DRIVE ONE, I WILL LET YOU USE MINE. JUST SO THIS GETS TAKEN CARE OF. *TR

MY WIFE RECEIVED A NOTICE FROM FORD ABOUT A POSSIBLE SAFETY PROBLEM WITH THE REAR BRAKES. THE NOTICE WAS RECEIVED AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE MADE AND WE PAID FOR THEM. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. THE CONTACT HAD TO REPLACE THE REAR BRAKES ON HIS VEHICLE. HE FOUND IT TO BE UNUSUAL SINCE THE VEHICLE IS FRONT WHEEL DRIVE AND ONLY HAD 19,500 MILES. THE MECHANIC AT THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WERE RECEIVING SEVERAL COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE BRAKES FOR THAT MAKE OF VEHICLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 20,500 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,500.