Ford 500 problems and owner complaints

THE TRANSMISSION ON THIS VEHICLE FORD 500 2005 DOES NOT SHIFT PROPERLY. AS I WAS DRIVING AND TRYING TO SWITCH LANES ON 35W IN MINNEAPOLIS THE TRANSMISSION JUST JERKED AND NO ABLE TO GO TO A HIGHER SPEED AN ACCELERATE ACCORDINGLY CAUSING VEHICLE BEHIND MINE TO ALMOST HIT MEAT APROXI.65-70 MILES . THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO AVOID HITTING ME FROM BEHIND. WE WERE LUCKY THAT DID NOT OCCUR OTHER WAYS IT COULD HAVE CREATED A PILE UP ON THE FREEWAY. I HAVE REPORTED THIS SITUATION TO FORD DEALERS BUT NO AVAILABLE RESPONSE.LATER ON I WENT TO A PRIVATE…

Owner-reported narrative. 124,009 miles reported. Look up ODI 10510453 at NHTSA ↗

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD 500 LIMITED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE SEIZED AND FAILED TO ACCELERATE. AFTER THE FAILURE, THE CHECK ENGINE AND THE POWER TRAIN WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS, WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE WAS REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 230,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 260,000.

Owner-reported narrative. 230,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10520660 at NHTSA ↗

AT IDLE AT AN INTERSECTION WITH FOOT ON THE BRAKE WHEN THE CAR LURCHED FORWARD VIOLENTLY AS IF SOMEONE HAD STEPPED ON THE ACCELERATOR. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO REACT QUICKLY ENOUGH TO AVERT HITTING A PASSING CAR. THE ENGINE THEN FELT AS IF IT STALLED AND THE DISPLAY READ "FAILSAFE ENGINE MODE" AND THE WRENCH LIGHT ILLUMINATED. I PUT IT IN PARK SHUT IT OFF AND RESTARTED IT...FUNCTIONING FINE NOW. IDENTICAL SCENARIO HAPPENED 2 WEEKS PRIOR. THIS IS A SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE AND FORD SHOULD RECALL THIS CAR FOR THIS PROBLEM. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 54,059 miles reported. Look up ODI 10525033 at NHTSA ↗

STOP AT A STOP LIGHT ENGINE THROTTLED UP AND THEN STALLED. DOES IT WHEN AIR IS ON AND TOOK IT WHEN GOT RECALLED AND FIXED AND NOW DOING THE SAME THING BUT CANNOT THROTTLE CARE UP TO GIVE GAS WITHOUT THE CAR STALLING. THE THROTTLE ASSEMBLY SEEMS TO BE MAIN ISSUE AND TOOK TO FORD DEAL AND THEY SAY NOT COVER UNDER THE RECALL THE LAST TIME. THERE IS SOMETHING MAJOR WRONG WITH THESE CARS THROTTLE ASSEMBLY AND FORD SAYS THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE BUT MANY PEOPLE WITH FORD 500 ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES DUE TO SURGING WHILE IDLE AND ENGINE STALLING FOR …

Owner-reported narrative. 114,947 miles reported. Look up ODI 10525309 at NHTSA ↗

I WAS DRIVING IN MY 2005 FORD 500 WITH 84,000 MILES ON IT, DOWN A BUSY HIGHWAY IN THE LEFT LANE ON SEPT. 30, 2012, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CAR WOULD NO LONGER ACCELERATE. THE SPEED CONTINUED TO DECREASE AND I HAD A CAR DIRECTLY BEHIND ME AND A CAR DIRECTLY TO THE RIGHT OF ME, SO I COULD NOT IMMEDIATELY PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY. I IMMEDIATELY TURNED ON MY HAZARD LIGHTS, BUT BECAUSE MY CAR SLOWED DOWN SO SUDDENLY ON THE BUSY HIGHWAY, THE CAR BEHIND ME ALMOST REAR-ENDED ME, AND BECAUSE THERE WAS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF TRAFFIC IN BO…

Owner-reported narrative. 84,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10478532 at NHTSA ↗

VEHICLE LUNGES AT IDLE SPEEDS WITH TACHOMETER GOING FROM APPROXIMATELY 700 TO 1500 RPM, GENERALLY HAPPENS IN PARKING LOTS DRIVEWAY AND GARAGE, AND OCCURS IN DRIVE AND REVERSE. FIRST OCCURRED SPORADICALLY BUT IS HAPPENING WITH MORE FREQUENCY NOW. CAR HASN`T HIT ANYTHING YET BUT HAVE HAD VERY CLOSE CALLS. SERVICE ENGINE OR ANY OTHER WARNING LIGHT HAVE NOT COME ON DURING INCIDENTS. LUNGING HAPPENS MULTIPLE TIMES PER INCIDENT OFTEN OCCURRING SEVERAL TIMES DURING A SINGLE PARKING ATTEMPT. WITH EACH LUNGE MOVING THE CAR ABOUT 2 OR 3 FEET IF YOU DON'…

Owner-reported narrative. 70,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10480126 at NHTSA ↗

I WAS DRIVING AT THE APPROX. SPEED OF 58MPH AND MY CAR STARTING SKIPPING AND CHUGGING. I SLOWED DOWN AND AS I BEGUN TO SLOW DOWN MY CAR GAVE ME A DIAGNOSIS CODE OF FAILSAFE ENGINE MODE, THEN MY CAR COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN WITH NO POWER AT ALL. IT WAS HARD TO PULL OFF THE RODE AND STEER THE CAR OFF THE ROAD BECAUSE THE STEERING WHEEL TIGHTENED UP. I PULLED OVER AND LET THE CAR SIT FOR A FEW MINUTES AND THEN TRIED RE-CRANKING THE CAR. I WAS ABLE TO RE-CRANK THE CAR AND DROVE FURTHER UP THE RODE. I CONTINUED TO HAVE THESE PROBLEMS. I DROVE APPRO…

Owner-reported narrative. 151,385 miles reported. Look up ODI 10508267 at NHTSA ↗

WHILE DRIVING I EXPERIANCED SLUGGISH HANDLING AND THE STEERING WHEEL CHANGED ORIENTATION. THERE WAS AN AUDIBLE BANG AND A DRAGGING SOUND FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE RIGHT REAR LOWER SUSPENSION CONTROL ARM INNER MOUNTING BRACKET BROKE AWAY FROM THE SUBFRAME (DUE TO CORROSION) AND ALLOWED THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL TO SKEW OUT OF ALIGNMENT

Owner-reported narrative. 113,917 miles reported. Look up ODI 10521345 at NHTSA ↗

IN 2005 FORD HAD A RECALL ON THE 500 DUE TO THE FUEL TANK STRAP CORRODING AND FALLING OFF CAUSING THE FUEL TANK TO LEAK OR FALL OFF WHEN THE VEHICLE HAD HIGHER MILEAGE. THIS IS WHAT HAPPEN TO ME. WHEN I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALER THEY SAID THE RECALL HAD ALREADY BEEN FIXED. MY ISSUE IS THAT EITHER THE FIX DID NOT WORK OR THE DEALER CLAIMING TO HAVE MADE THE REPAIR DID NOT DO IT. I CONTACTED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND SHOULD NOT HAPPEN! SOME ONE COULD HAVE DIED! *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 140,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10500585 at NHTSA ↗

FUEL TANKS MAY NOT HAVE CONSISTENT WELDS BETWEEN THE FUEL TANK AND THE FUEL FILLER NECK, AFFECTING THE STRENGTH OF THE JOINT. IN THE EVENT OF A SEVERE REAR IMPACT, AN IMPROPER WELD CAN RESULT IN A CRACK IN THE JOINT. THIS COULD ILLUMINATE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, CAUSE A FUEL ODOR, OR ALLOW FUEL TO LEAK OUT. ANY FUEL LEAK INCREASES THE RISK OF A FIRE. DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE AFFECTED FUEL TANKS TO CORRECT THIS CONCERN

Owner-reported narrative. 134,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10823444 at NHTSA ↗

WHEN YOU SLOW THE CAR WILL QUIT AND WHEN YOU DRIVE IT ON THE OPEN ROAD YOU LOSE POWER NO INDICATION THAT ANYTHING IS GOING TO HAPPEN. NO TOOL LIGHT COMES ON TO INDICATE THE PROBLEM. TWO YEARS AGO IT STARTED QUITTING ON ME AND WHEN YOU RESTART IT STARTS RIGHT BACK UP. ON ONE OCCASION I TRIED TO START IT AND IT BEGAN TO SMOKE AND WOULDN'T START. HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO A FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY REPLACED A MODULAR IN THE TRANSMISSION AND IT STILL WOULDN'T START CHARGED $1500.00 HAD IT TOWED TO ANOTHER MECHANIC WHERE THEY REPLACED THE CLIMATE…

Owner-reported narrative. 95,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10548100 at NHTSA ↗

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD 500. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRICAL THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 195,685.

Owner-reported narrative. 195,685 miles reported. Look up ODI 10809278 at NHTSA ↗