2005 FORD FIVE HUNDRED Complaints

THE 2005 FORD FIVE HUNDRED HAD JUST UNDER 30000 MILES ON IT AND FOR THE LAST 5000 MILES THE DASHBOARD HAD BEEN ACTING UP TO THE POINT THAT IT DID IT ALMOST EVERY TIME WE USED IT. SYMPTOMS: AIB AG LIGHT WENT ON AND DASH LIGHTS WENT OFF, THE 4 GAUGES IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WENT TO ZERO, DIGITAL DISPLAY WENT OUT AND SOME TIMES RESET GALS USED & MILES TRAVELED, DIRECTIONALS WENT OUT WHEN DASH LIGHTSWENT OUT.*AK

WENT THROUGH 3 PUDDLES OF WATER ,CAR STALLED HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALER , DEALER FOUND FUEL LINE DETACHED. VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S TWO REAR ROTORS HAVE FAILED. SHE HAD BOTH OF THEM REPLACED ALONG WITH THE BRAKE PADS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS A GROOVE IN THE REAR ROTORS DUE TO A DESIGN FLAW THAT FORD HAS JUST RECENTLY NOTICED IN THE FORD FIVE HUNDREDS AND FREESTYLES. THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD GRINDING NOISE WHEN DRIVING IN REVERSE. FORD STATED THAT THE VENDOR OF THE PARTS IS FOR THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTIFIED THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU. THE ENGINE SIZE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 40,400 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. ON MARCH 26, 2007, THE CONTACT HAD THE REAR BRAKES ON HIS VEHICLE CHECKED AND WAS TOLD BY THE MECHANIC THAT THE BRAKES WERE IN GOOD CONDITION. ON MAY 10, 2007, THE BRAKES BEGAN TO FAIL. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS, THE CONTACT HEARD THE REAR BRAKES GRINDING METAL TO METAL. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE REAR ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS. THE CONTACT HAS THE REAR ROTORS TO SHOW THE UNUSUAL WEAR. THE CONTACT ALSO HAS THE REPAIR ORDERS FROM BOTH REPAIRS. THE ENGINE SIZE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 38,585. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE RECALL FOR THIS CAR WAS PERFORMED ON THE LATCH OF THE DOOR FOR THIS VEHICLE. UPDATED 06/06/07 *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A NOISE AND PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT. SHE ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE BUT WAS UNABLE TO BECAUSE THE REAR BRAKES LOCKED AND RUINED THE ROTORS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND WAS REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 19,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,736. THE CONSUMER HAS PROVIDED A COPY OF THE INVOICE. UPDATED 05/21/07 *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. THE AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. IN MARCH 2007 THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC, BUT THE RESULTS SHOWED NO AIR BAG FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN AT THE DEALER SINCE MARCH 27, 2007, AND THEY WERE STILL UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER ON APRIL 23, 2007, AND WAS INFORMED THAT A PART HAD BEEN ORDERED. THE DEALER DID NOT MENTION THAT THE FAILURE WAS COMMON WITH THE FORD FIVE HUNDREDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON THREE OCCASIONS , AND DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT DID INDEED REMAIN ILLUMINATED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 23,445, AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,261.*AK

I PURCHASED A 2005 FORD 500 NEW IN SEPTEMBER 2005. ON APRIL 17, 2007, 20 MONTHS I TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALER FOR A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE AND THE 16,000 MILE CHECK UP AND I WAS TOLD IT NEEDED NEW REAR BRAKES. THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO REASON WHY REAR BRAKES SHOULD BE REQUIRED SINCE I DRIVE VERY LITTLE, AND I TOOK EXTREMELY GOOD CAR OF THE VEHICLES. I OWN TWO OTHER CARS. THIS APPEARED TO BE A MANUFACTURING OR AN ENGINEERING FLAW. I WAS SURPRISED ON HOW QUICKLY THE FORD DEALER KNEW TO LOOK AT THE BRAKES FOR PROBLEMS. THEY MUST BE DOING THIS ON A REGULAR BASIS. I CALLED FORD, AND THEY SAID THAT THE WARRANTY ON THE BRAKES WAS ONLY FOR 12 MONTHS, VERY CONVENIENT. NHTSA SHOULD START AN INVESTIGATION GIVING THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS PROBLEM.AK

THE FORD FIVE HUNDRED HAD REAR BRAKE PAD AND ROTOR FAILURES AFTER ONLY 22,137 MILES. THIS REQUIRED REPLACING THE PADS AND ROTORS AT MY EXPENSE. MY LAST CAR REQUIRED NEW BRAKES AT 53,000 MILES. IN ADDITION ONLY THE REAR BRAKES WERE WARN OUT. THE FRONT PADS WERE STILL OKAY. IN MY OPINION THIS WAS CLEARLY EITHER A DESIGN FAILURE OR A MATERIALS FAILURE. I CONTACTED FORD, AND WAS TOLD THAT BRAKES WERE A WEAR ITEM, AND THEY WILL DO NOTHING. FROM THE NUMBER OF CASES OF THIS TYPE FAILURE ON THE FORD FIVE HUNDRED AND THE MERCURY MONTEGO, ON THIS WEB SITE I WOULD THINK AN INVESTIGATION WOULD BE STARTED. *AK

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FIVE HUNDRED WITH A CURRENT MILEAGE OF 29,345 MILES. AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE FOR 191 MILES THE CONTACT HEARD A THUMPING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR BRAKES. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS CORROSION BETWEEN THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS. BOTH REAR BRAKES WERE REPLACED. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE FOR ANOTHER 9,319 MILES. WHEN THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE SHE WAS TOLD THAT THE REAR BRAKES WERE 90% CORRODED. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE BRAKES. THE CONTACT CALLED FORD, AND WAS TOLD NOT TO USE THE BRAKES AS FREQUENTLY. *AK THE CONSUMER STATES DOOR LATCH FREEZES AT TIMES, DEALER PERFORMED RECALL ON VEHICLE. UPDATE 05/04/07*TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT CONTRITRACT TOURING CT 95 TIRES, SIZE P215/60 R17 WERE MISSING CHUNKS OF RUBBER. THERE WERE 6,000 MILES ON THE TIRES. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE, AND THE TIRES WERE REPLACED. APPROXIMATELY SIX MONTHS LATER THE CONTACT ONCE AGAIN NOTICED MISSING CHUNKS OF RUBBER. THE NEWLY REPLACED TIRES HAD 2,000 MILES ON THEM. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT IT WAS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ONLY DRIVEN ON PAVED ROADS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 8,000.*AK