Ford 500 transmission problems
38 complaint narratives mention transmission terms.
Key facts
204 owner complaints analyzed
1 distinct recall campaigns
109,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 1979 to 2007 model years. Data snapshot: . 181 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Transmission and shifting evidence
38 of 204 complaints match this topic (18.6%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10510453 · 2013-05-02 (May 2, 2013)
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 ↗
Owner report 10520660 · 2013-06-19 (June 19, 2013)
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 ↗
Owner report 10543868 · 2013-09-16 (September 16, 2013)
VEHICLE WENT INTO "FAIL SAFE" MODE IN TRAFFIC. OBVIOUSLY, THIS IS NOT RARE WITH FORDS WITH A CVT. HTTP://WWW.GOTACLASSACTION.COM/FORD-NAMED-IN-CLASS-ACTION-OVER-DEFECTS-IN-THE-CONTINUOUSLY-VARIABLE-TRANSMISSIONS-OF-THE-FREESTYLE-AND-MERCURY-MONTEGO/ *TR
Owner-reported narrative. 109,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10543868 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10557459 · 2013-12-27 (December 27, 2013)
VEHICLE STARTED MAKING A LOUD NOISE WHEN IDLING. WHEN VEHICLE IS PLACED IN GEAR NOISE LEAVES. I HAD THE THROTTLE BODY CLEANED A YEAR OR SO AGO. LOCAL DEALER IS SAYING THAT MY C VT TRANSMISSION IS GOING OUT AND NEEDS REPLACED AT OVER $5000. *TR
Owner-reported narrative. 116,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10557459 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10560361 · 2014-01-17 (January 17, 2014)
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER STOPS WORKING AT RANDOM, NO FUEL, SPEED OR RPM INFORMATION. ALL THE WARNINGS LIGHTS COME ON AND BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATE EVEN WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS NOT USED. THIS PROBLEM HAS GONE FROM INTERMITTENT TO ALMOST ALWAYS HAPPENING. MOST RECENTLY THE CAR HAS LOST THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE ON THE FREEWAY WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT. HAD TO LIMP OFF TO THE SIDE TO TRY TO RESET VEHICLE. AFTER GETTING TO THE SHOULDER OF THE FREEWAY, I COULD ONLY DRIVE THE CAR NO FASTER TO 35 MPH BECAUSE THERE WAS NO THROTTLE RESPONSE AND IT WOULD NOT SHIFT…
Owner-reported narrative. 146,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10560361 at NHTSA ↗