U.S. public vehicle records

2007 Ford FIVE HUNDRED problems and owner complaints

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

199 owner complaints analyzed

1 distinct recall campaigns

65,000 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 2007 model year. Data snapshot: 2026-09-12 (September 12, 2026). 179 complaints include usable failure mileage.

Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Vehicle Speed Control is the most frequently named component, appearing in 70 of 199 complaints (35.2%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Recurring terms in complaint narratives
Topic	Matching reports	Share of complaints
Braking behavior	55	27.6%
Transmission and shifting	30	15.1%
Electrical and battery issues	12	6.0%
Engine operation	11	5.5%
Steering behavior	5	2.5%
Fuel system concerns	3	1.5%

Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.

Component breakdown

Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.

Vehicle Speed Control

Power Train

Engine

Fuel System, Gasoline

Electrical System

Power Train:Automatic Transmission

Engine And Engine Cooling

Fuel/Propulsion System

Component breakdown data
Category	Count
Vehicle Speed Control	70
Power Train	43
Engine	21
Fuel System, Gasoline	21
Electrical System	20
Power Train:Automatic Transmission	17
Engine And Engine Cooling	14
Fuel/Propulsion System	13

Vehicle Speed Control: 70; Power Train: 43; Engine: 21; Fuel System, Gasoline: 21; Electrical System: 20; Power Train:Automatic Transmission: 17; Engine And Engine Cooling: 14; Fuel/Propulsion System: 13

Reported problems by failure mileage

Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.

Under 25,000

25,000 to 49,999

50,000 to 74,999

75,000 to 99,999

100,000 to 149,999

150,000 and above

Under 25,000: 22; 25,000 to 49,999: 31; 50,000 to 74,999: 55; 75,000 to 99,999: 41; 100,000 to 149,999: 25; 150,000 and above: 5

50,000 to 74,999 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (55). 20 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.

Complaints over time

Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

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2019

2020

2021

2023

2007: 11; 2008: 2; 2009: 12; 2010: 22; 2011: 61; 2012: 35; 2013: 13; 2014: 13; 2015: 9; 2016: 6; 2017: 2; 2018: 3; 2019: 4; 2020: 4; 2021: 1; 2023: 1

Pattern summary

Vehicle Speed Control leads the component reports. Braking behavior appears in 55 complaint narratives. Transmission and shifting appears in 30 complaint narratives. Electrical and battery issues appears in 12 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.

Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.

Complaint evidence

Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.

Owner report 10242716 · 2008-09-17 (September 17, 2008)

2007 FORD FIVE HUNDRED WITH 35750 MILES DEALER STATES THE CAR NEEDS REAR BRAKES AND REAR ROTORS. THE REAR BRAKES PADS ARE SHOT AND THE ROTORS ARE GROOVED. DEALER STATES THIS IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY UNDER THE FORD CAMPAIGN OF 07N10. DEALER STATES THIS CAMPAIGN ISSUE EXISTED ONLY WITH FORD FIVE HUNDRED MANUFACTURED ON OR BEFORE NOVEMBER 28, 2006. OURS SUPPOSEDLY WAS BUILT FEBRUARY 2007. FORD STATES THIS PROBLEM WILL NOT EXIST ON ANY FORD FIVE HUNDRED'S MANUFACTURED AFTER THE DATE OF NOVEMBER 28,2006. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 35,150 miles reported. Look up ODI 10242716 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10290396 · 2009-10-30 (October 30, 2009)

2007 FORD FIVE HUNDRED OPERATING ON THE MA. TURNPIKE... STEPPED ON ACCELERATOR TO KICK INTO PASSING GEAR TO PASS A TRAILER TRUCK AND ACCELERATED TO APP 75 MPH...... LIFTED FOOT OFF ACCELERATOR, BUT CAR STAYED IN PASSING GEAR AND ACCELERATED FURTHER..(TO APP 90 MPH BEFORE EPISODE ENDED) APPLIED BRAKES AND FOUGHT THE ACCELERATION WHILE TRYING TO BRAKE... TRIED PUSHING THE "OFF" SWITCH FOR CRUISE CONTROL (EVEN THOUGH I WAS NOT USING CRUISE CONTROL TO NO AVAIL..... TRIED LIFTING GAS PEDAL UP WITH TOE OF MY FOOT...NO RESULTS.... HAVE NO FLOOR MATS …

Owner-reported narrative. 50,357 miles reported. Look up ODI 10290396 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10254067 · 2009-01-07 (January 7, 2009)

IT STARTED OUT AS A LOUD THUMP THAT ROCKED THE CAR WHEN SHIFTING INTO GEAR... THAT HAS CONTINUED BUT NOW IT ALSO WHEN ACCELERATING HESITATES THEN YOU HEAR THE THUMP AND THEN IT WILL ACCELERATE. I HAVE HAD THIS AT MY DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES NOW AND THEY REFUSE TO FIX IT. THEY CONTINUALLY SAY THE CANNOT "RECREATE" THE PROBLEM. I ALSO HAVE A AIRLEAK IN THE CAR THAT IS SO LOUD YOU CANNOT HEAR THE RADIO WHEN DRIVING ON A INTERSTATE. THEY ARE BLAMING THAT ON THE ANTENNA ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE CAR. I HAVE LESS THEN 20,000 MILES ON THIS CAR AND A EXTEND…

Owner-reported narrative. 150,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10254067 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10285562 · 2009-09-28 (September 28, 2009)

ENGINE IDLE SPEED IS EXCESSIVE AT INTERMITTENT INTERVALS WHILE TRANSMISSION IS IN REVERSE, CAUSES VEHICLE TO INADVERTENTLY ACCELERATE AT INAPPROPRIATE SPEEDS. LOCAL REPAIR SHOP SCANNED VEHICLES REPAIR CODES, DETERMINED IT TO BE A TRANSMISSION FAILURE. AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP, SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE AFTER THEY SCANNED IT. VEHICLE, WENT INTO A "CREEP MODE" IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING ONE OF THE INSTANCES, BUT THE COMPUTER RESET ITSELF AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES.*TR

Owner-reported narrative. 38,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10285562 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10184438 · 2007-03-07 (March 7, 2007)

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED DAMAGE DURING A TORNADO. AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE REPAIRED THE BATTERY AND THE OIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE OIL LEVELS IN THE VEHICLE WERE NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS CURRENTLY BEING DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,090. *AK

Owner-reported narrative. 11,400 miles reported. Look up ODI 10184438 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10347758 · 2010-08-06 (August 6, 2010)

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. THE CONTACT STATED THE BATTERY WOULD REPEATEDLY FAIL. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO START THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE FAILURE. IN ADDITION, THE RADIO AND DASHBOARD LIGHTS WOULD FLICKER ON AND OFF. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PREMATURE BATTERY FAILURE. THE BATTERY WAS TAKEN BACK TO WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BATTERY. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THERE WAS AN INTERNAL ELECTRICAL FAILURE WITHIN THE VEHICLE.…

Owner-reported narrative. 23,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10347758 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10356094 · 2010-09-17 (September 17, 2010)

THE THROTTLE BODY ON OUR 2007 FORD 500 STUCK CLOSED CAUSING ENGINE TO STALL. THE THROTTLE BODY HAD TO BE REPLACED. FORTUNATELY THIS HAPPENED ON A 2 LANE ROAD BUT MY WIFE HAD JUST GOT OFF A HIGH SPEED INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. FAILURE CAUSED RAPID DECELERATION OF THE VEHICLE LEAVING HER STRANDED IN THE TRAFFIC LANE. THIS WOULD PROBABLY HAVE RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT IF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED ON THE INTERSTATE. THE CAR HAS AROUND 37,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 37,281 miles reported. Look up ODI 10356094 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10358524 · 2010-09-30 (September 30, 2010)

WE HAVE A 2007 FORD FIVE HUNDRED AND HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH THE THROTTLE BODY CAUSING A SURGE AND LUNGE WHEN WE PUT THE CAR FROM IDLE TO REVERSE OR DRIVE. THE CAR WILL LUNGE FORWARD SUDDENLY CAUSING SOME NEAR ACCIDENTS. ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS WHEN THE TEMPERATURES ARE IN THE 90'S AND THE AC IS ON FULL BLAST THE CAR WILL SURGE AND LUNGE IN REVERSE AND THEN STALL. THE MECHANIC SAID IT WAS DO TO AN ISSUE WITH THE THROTTLE BODY AND THAT THERE HAVE BEEN MANY OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. I WAS THINKING THAT THERE SHOULD BE SOME SORT OF RECALL FOR THE …

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10358524 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10231278 · 2008-06-17 (June 17, 2008)

CAR HAS DEVELOPED A NOISE IN FRONT END. A KNOCKING WHEN TURNING WHEEL AT SLOW SPEEDS. THE FORD DEALER HAS PUT NEW STRUTS, BEARING PLATES AND LINK PINS ON CAR. STILL HAS NOISE. I DROVE A NEW ONE SAT AND IT DID NOT DO THIS. THE DEALER TALKED TO FORD ABOUT THIS AND WAS TOLD " RELEASE THE VEHICLE AS NORMAL AND CHARACTERISTIC OF DESIGN IF NOISE IS THE SAME AND ALSO MINIMAL" IF A NEW ONE DOES NOT MAKE THIS NOISE, WHY DOES MINE? MY WIFE IS CONCERNED SOMETHING IS GOING TO HAPPEN TO THE STEERING. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 5,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10231278 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10397453 · 2011-04-26 (April 26, 2011)

POWER STEERING IS HARD TO TURN MOST OF THE TIME, AND SOMETIMES IT'S EASY. IT KEEPS GOING IN AND OUT. IT'S A 2007 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 96,406 miles reported. Look up ODI 10397453 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 11072549 · 2018-02-08 (February 8, 2018)

FUEL TANK FAILURE ,FUEL LEAK, VAPOR LEAK. THIS DUE TO A FAILURE OF THE SEALS ON THE FUEL TANK ALONG WITH THE DETERIORATION OF THE MOUNTING BRACKETS ON THE FUEL PUMP AND FUEL SENDING UNITS.

Owner-reported narrative. 62,967 miles reported. Look up ODI 11072549 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 11308904 · 2020-02-13 (February 13, 2020)

CAR IS LEAKING FUEL FROM THE GAS TANK AREA, LOOKS LIKE ITS LEAKING FROM THE FILLER NECK. AT TIMES IT LEAKS A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT. I'M ALSO HAVING SURGING ISSUES. MAINLY AT LOW SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE HAS ALSO SHUT DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. THESE PROBLEMS TRULY CONCERN ME AND I QUESTION THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE AND MY CHILDREN AND MYSELF WHILE IN THIS VEHICLE.

Owner-reported narrative. 170,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11308904 at NHTSA ↗