2005 FORD FIVE HUNDRED Complaints

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  • 2005 FORD FIVE HUNDRED
    - NEW LONDON, IA

    MY 2005 FORD 500 SOME TIMES THE DASH QUITS WORKING RADIO HEAT THAT STUFF IS FINE BUT THE DASH IT'S SELF RPM SPEEDOMETOR GAS GAUGE ALL THE DASH QUITS AND WHEN THAT HAPPENS THE AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON BECAUSE WHEN THE DASH QUITS SO DOES THE AIRBAGS THAT IS A SAFTEY AND SHOULD BE A RECALL

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  • 2005 FORD FIVE HUNDRED
    - ROCHESTER, NY

    I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE IN 2016 I'VE HAD PROBLEMS WITH DRIVER AND PASSENGER FRONT DOORS. WHEN IT GETS TO COLD BOTH LOCKS GET FROZEN AND DOORS WILL NOT CLOSE.

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2005 FORD FIVE HUNDRED
    - PITTSBURGH, PA

    DOORS & LATCH DOES NOT STAY CONEECTED ONCE LOCKED IN COLD WEATHER DOOR PAW AND LATCH FAIL TO CATCH RESULTING IN POSSABLE ACCDENT OR MAJOR SAFTEY ISSUIE

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2005 FORD FIVE HUNDRED
    - LOUISVILLE, KY

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S DOOR WAS NOT ABLE TO SHUT COMPLETELY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 06V383000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 2005 FORD FIVE HUNDRED
    - ETNA, OH

    IN EXTREMELY COLD TEMPERATURES, THE DOOR WILL NOT LATCH OR WILL POP OPEN WHILE DRIVING. IT HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES, BUT ONLY IN BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES. FORD RECALL NOTICE 06S45 DESCRIBES IT PERFECTLY, BUT SOMEHOW MY FORD FIVE HUNDRED IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *TR

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2005 FORD FIVE HUNDRED
    - GRAND RAPIDS, MI

    WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY GOING THE SPEED LIMIT I CHANGED LANES AND THE REAR OF THE CAR FISHED TAILED. IT HAPPENED SO FAST IT SCARED ME TO DEATH. I WAS VERY LUCKY TO GET THE CAR UNDER CONTROL. IT WAS NOT RAINING AND SOME WHAT HEAVY TRAFFIC AT THE TIME. THE CAR DOES NOT MANEUVER WELL. I HAVE TO BE CAREFUL WHILE CHANGING LANES AND DO IT SLOWLY OR THE CAR JERKS QUICKLY AND NOT SMOOTH AS MY OTHER CARS I'VE OWNED.

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2005 FORD FIVE HUNDRED
    - ST CHARLES, MO

    WHEN COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, THE CAR CONTINUES TO JERK AND DRIVE. IT ALSO DOES IT WHILE REVERSING WHICH IN BOTH CASES HAS ALMOST CAUSED ME TO RUN INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OR BEHIND ME. IT TAKES A WHILE TO PICK UP SPEED AFTER STOPPING. IT JERKS WHILE PICKING UP SPEED. THE PASSENGER DOOR INSIDE HANDLE DOES NOT CLOSE ON ITS OWN. IT RAINS IN THE CAR ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE PANEL KEEPS POPPING OUT OF PLACE.. THE THING UNDER THE CAR THAT KEEPS YOU FROM HITTING THE CURB, IS FALLING APART.

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2005 FORD FIVE HUNDRED
    - WOODBRIDGE, CA

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, IT WAS DIFFICULT TO SHIFT GEARS. THE CONTACT DID NOT NOTICE IF ANY WARNING INDICATORS WERE ILLUMINATED. A MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 145,753.

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 2005 FORD FIVE HUNDRED
    - NORTH WALES, PA

    WHILE DRIVING AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON SEVERAL TIMES AND THEN MADE 1 BONG. FORD DEALER SAID I HAVE A BAD CONTROL MODULE AND PART IS NOT COVERED. IF THIS IS A SAFETY ITEM SHOULD IT BE COVERED? SHOULD THIS MODULE BE RECALLED?

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2005 FORD FIVE HUNDRED
    - COVINA, CA

    DRIVING WHEN THE CALL RPM DROP AND ABS GOES OUT CAR WON'T EXCELERATE "FAILSAFE ENGINE MODE " IS WHAT IT SAYS N MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND ABS LIGHT AND RENCH LIGHT ON, HAD TO PULL OVER AND SHUT OFF AND TURN BACK ON. CLEANED THE THROTTLE BODY AND REPROGRAMED THE COMPUTER AND IT CONTINUES TO HAPPEN AT RANDOM AND WILL RANDOMLY EXCELERATE ON ITS OWN WITH RPMS RISING AND YET I'M NO WHERE NEAR GAS PEDAL, I'M ON BRAKES. AS MY INSTRUMENT PANEL WILL MALFUNCTION AND ALL GAUGES WILL GO TO ZERO AND WIGGLE AND ALL WARNING LIGHTS WILL BE DISPLAYED THEM GOES COMPLETELY BLACK, THIS HAS ALSO BEEN VERY UNSAFE OF AN ISSUE BECAUSE AT NIGHT WHEN THIS HAPPENS YOU CAN'T SEE YOUR SPEND OR GAS OR ANYTHING. AND THE FAIL-SAFE MODE ALSO HAS ALMOST CAUSE ME TO HAVE CRASHED AS WELL AS BEEN CRASHED INTO OVER FOUR DOZEN TIMES. SEEING HOW I PAY FOR IT TO BE FIXED AND NOTHING CAN'T SEEM TO FIX IT ... IT'S VERY SCARY AND I WORRY FOR MY LIFE EACH TIME I DRIVE

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE