Ford FIVE HUNDRED brakes problems
278 complaint narratives mention brakes terms.
Key facts
1,074 owner complaints analyzed
3 distinct recall campaigns
70,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2004 to 2007 model years. Data snapshot: . 950 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Braking behavior evidence
278 of 1,074 complaints match this topic (25.9%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10344302 · 2010-07-20 (July 20, 2010)
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A SAFETY IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN PERTAINING TO THE BRAKES. THE CAMPAIGN NUMBER WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE RECALL ADVISED CONSUMERS WITH 15,000 MILES OR MORE ON THEIR VEHICLE TO HAVE THE REMEDY PERFORMED AT THE MANUFACTURER'S EXPENSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE DID NOT DRIVE OFTEN AND ONLY ACCRUED 2,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE PER YEAR; THEREFORE, HE WAS INELIGIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS. THE CONTACT DID NOT FEEL AS THOUGH THE IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN WAS ADEQUATE. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT OFFER AN…
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Owner report 10123895 · 2005-06-02 (June 2, 2005)
PROBLEMS WITH SUSPENSION ON 2005 FORD 500'S. NUMEROUS TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS ADDRESS REAR BRAKE AND SUSPENSION PROBLEMS. LEMON LAW CRITERIA MEET IN COLORADO, SUBMITTED CERTIFIED MAIL AND IT TOOK FORD OVER A WEEK TO ACCEPT LETTER, ONLY AFTER I VISITED ATTORNEY GENERAL. CAR COULD NOT BE DRIVEN AT SPEED LIMIT ON I-80 CREATING A DANGEROUS SITUATION. AS OF TODAY THE CAR IS AT THE FORD DEALER AGAIN. FORD REGIONAL REP SAYS THEY WON'T TAKE IT BACK. TUESDAY 4/19/2005 MILES IN TO DEALER 2091 MILES PROBLEMS GOING TO LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, COULD NOT HO…
Owner-reported narrative. 714 miles reported. Look up ODI 10123895 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10130161 · 2005-07-26 (July 26, 2005)
I NOTICED SHIMMY IN FRONT END WHILE APPLYING BRAKES, AND GRINDING NOISE FROM RIGHT REAR AT THE SAME TIME.THERE WAS A SQUEAK IN THE REAR SUSPENSION GOING OVER THE SLIGHTEST BUMPS. THE CAR HAD 1443 MILES ON IT. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND LEFT IT FOR THE DAY. THEIR RESPONSE WAS, CUSTOMER STATES VIBRATION WHEN BRAKING, TEST DROVE AND RESURFACED FRONT ROTORS. CUSTOMER STATES RIGHT REAR BRAKE GRABS, TEST DROVE AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE CUSTOMERS CONCERN AT THIS TIME. CUSTOMER STATES THERE IS A SQUEAK NOISE GOING OVER BUMPS, SEEMS TO BE COMING FROM THE…
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Owner report 10134980 · 2005-09-23 (September 23, 2005)
DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD 500 SEL. THE VEHICLE WAS MADE WITH A SIX SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. WHEN GOING DOWN HILL IT HAS A OVERDRIVE IN THE TRANSMISSION. WHEN THE CONSUMER REMOVED HIS FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SPEED UP GOING DOWN HILL AND IF PRESSING THE BRAKES FOR A LONG DISTANCE, THE BRAKES WILL GET HOT. MANUFACTURER TOLD HIM THAT THIS WAS THE WAY THE VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED. THE CONTACT FELT THAT THERE SHOULD BE SOME WAY TO TURN THE OVERDRIVE OFF. HE OWNED OTHER FORD VEHICLES THAT HAD THE OPTION TO TURN TH…
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Owner report 10135289 · 2005-09-04 (September 4, 2005)
CONTINUATION OF SUSPENSION AND BRAKE PROBLEMS AFTER LAST FILING WITH NHTSA. BRAKING IN WET WEATHER, DESCENDING STEEP GRADE, CAR PULLS AND FADES. 2 DAYS AFTER LONGMONT FORD HAD CAR FOR 6 DAYS AND RETURNED IT WITH CLEAN BILL OF HEALTH. OMERA FORD DIAGNOSED BRAKE AND TRANSMISSION PROGRAMMING PROBLEMS AND ONCE AGAIN TURNED DOWN REAR ROTORS TO VERY CLOSE TO MINIMUM SPECIFICATIONS. CONSUMER REPORT JAN 2005 REPORTS SIMILAR ISSUES WITH BRAKING, AUTO-WEEK MAY-16-2005 REPORTS BRAKE FADE AND STABILITY PROBLEMS IN THEIR TEST TRACK REPORT. THIS IS A FIRS…
Owner-reported narrative. 3,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10135289 at NHTSA ↗