Ford FIVE HUNDRED steering problems
23 complaint narratives mention steering 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.
Steering behavior evidence
23 of 1,074 complaints match this topic (2.1%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10149187 · 2006-02-01 (February 1, 2006)
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AT 30 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS PULLED TO THE LEFT TO AVOID A CURB AND THE STEERING FAILED. AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT THE CONTACT WAS NOT IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. THE KNUCKLE, PISTON, AND SPRING WERE REPLACED. UPDATED 02/28/06
Owner-reported narrative. 6,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10149187 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10212228 · 2007-12-18 (December 18, 2007)
DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40-45 MILES PER HOUR A LOUD NOISE EMANATED FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE CAR, ENGINE RPMS RACED FROM 1500 TO 4500, A CLATTERING NOISE FOLLOWED SOUNDING LIKE A METAL SPOON DROPPED INTO A RUNNING GARBAGE DISPOSAL, CAR DRAMATICALLY SLOWED COMPLETE LOSS OF ACCELERATION CONTROL, STEERING CONTROL UNCERTAIN AS CAR WANDERED. NO UNUSUAL EVENTS OCCURRED PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT, ITS OCCURRENCE CAME WITHOUT WARNING AND WAS TOTALLY UNEXPECTED. EVENT OCCURRED ON TWO LANE RURAL ROAD,VEHICLES FOLLOWING AND ONCOMING HAD TO TAKE EVASIVE ACTION…
Owner-reported narrative. 49,016 miles reported. Look up ODI 10212228 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10234387 · 2008-07-15 (July 15, 2008)
I HAVE A FORD FIVE HUNDRED LIMITED. THE CAR HAS STOP RUNNING WHILE THE CAR IS IN GEAR AND MOVING. IT ALSO STOPPED WHEN I STARTED TO DRIVE FROM A STOP LIGHT. WHILE IT WAS BEING FIXED AT THE CAR DEALERSHIP IT STOP (DIED) ON THEM SEVERAL TIMES. THE FORD DEALER COMPANY THOUGHT IT WAS THE POWER STEERING PUMP BECAUSE THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS MAKING A KNOCKING SOUND. THEY ALSO NOTICED THAT IF THEY WAS TO TURN THE WHEEL IT WOULD USUALLY DIE ON THEM. THE DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED THE BATTERY, POWERSTEERING PUMP, BELT AND THE THROTTLE AND THE CAR …
Owner-reported narrative. 50,076 miles reported. Look up ODI 10234387 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10317502 · 2010-03-07 (March 7, 2010)
WHILE DRIVING MY 2005 FORD 500, I T-BONED ANOTHER VEHICLE. I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 35MPH. MY DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. MY SEAT BELT DIDN'T PREVENT ME FROM HITTING THE STEERING WHEEL. *TR
Owner-reported narrative. 69,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10317502 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10344996 · 2010-07-23 (July 23, 2010)
WHEN VEHICLE IS IN DRIVE OR REVERSE AND THERE IS A LOAD ON THE ENGINE (A/C ON HIGH) AND YOU TURN THE STEERING WHEEL, THE ENGINE ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME I GO TO TURN AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED, IN DRIVE OR REVERSE. THE GARAGE SAID IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY THAT NEEDED REPLACED. THEY ALSO TOLD ME THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM AND THE PART WAS ON BACK ORDER. *TR
Owner-reported narrative. 116,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10344996 at NHTSA ↗