ford 500 Problems

ford 500 2005 Complaints

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

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 both lanes, it was almost impossible to get over to the shoulder. luckily, i eventually made it to the shoulder. several warning lights came on when i finally stopped the car, and then i turned it off. i turned it on several minutes later, and the car drove normally for the rest of the way home (about 1 hour). i took it into the ford dealership and they told me i needed to replace the throttle body. they also told me that this was a common problem with this make and model of car. in the past, my vehicle has surged forward when i'm parked, when i barely lift my foot off the brake. it has done the same in reverse. i took it into a local mechanic who could not figure out the problem, and i just tried to be careful about not following other cars too closely. but i now believe that surging was related to the throttle body issues. also, about three weeks before this incident on sept. 30, my car died while stopped at a red light in a busy intersection. it was very hot that day, and i just thought the car was overheated. however, i now believe that incident is related to the throttle body issue as well. i think that this problem has resulted in extremely dangerous situations, and could have very easily caused me to get into an accident and potentially suffer injuries on multiple occasions, but especially the incident on sept. 30.

Reported in: NEW ULM MN || Crash: N || VIN #: 1FAFP23135G

ENGINE

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't have your foot on brake.

Reported in: DAPHNE AL || Crash: N || VIN #: 1FAFP24117G

POWER TRAIN

Reported in: DAPHNE AL || Crash: N || VIN #: 1FAFP24117G

POWER TRAIN

engine idle rpm surge when stopped or during low speed driving. responded to ford program 12n03 to fix problem. this did not fix problem. took car back to dealer. dealer could not verify after two days of testing (intermittent problem). tech advisor said replacing the throttle body might fix problem. i am having throttle body replaced. note that in 2011 i had the same problem but the dealer was unable to verify so they did nothing. when the surge happens it feels like the car will take off by itself.

Reported in: LINCOLN CA || Crash: N || VIN #: 1FAFP28105G

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

while driving through parking lots at low speed, engine would die. this happened numerous times. after getting up to 40 mph it died again and again in heavy traffic. i have had the car in at the dealership every since it was purchased for different speed control issues, hesitation, surging at idle speeds, and the most recent issue. many times we were told that they could not find any problems, but the issues kept occurring. eventually we were told the hesitation problem was fixed but our mpg dropped considerably. next was the surge. in parking lots the surge was so bad with pedestrians and other cars, i had to drive with two feet. in 2010 the surge problems were fixed, only to return much worse in 2012. now the latest problem we took the car to an independent mechanic and we have been told that the throttle body must be replaced and all these issues have been related to the throttle body. while at the dealership none of these problems were recognized by the onboard computer. all these problems have resulted in extremely dangerous situations; hesitation while merging in traffic, surging while driving with pedestrians, and dying in heavy traffic.

Reported in: LAWTON OK || Crash: N || VIN #: 1FAFP25145G

STRUCTURE:BODY

when it rains, water seeps into the door frames of all doors. when doors are opened, water drains out from the rubber guard at the bottom of the door.

Reported in: LANHAM MD || Crash: N || VIN #: 1FAHP25135G

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

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!

Reported in: TANEYTOWN MD || Crash: N || VIN #: 1FAFP24155G

POWER TRAIN

own a 2005 ford 500. throttle body had to be replaced at 76000 miles, 1000 miles over our extended warranty. we asked the dealer if this was a known issue and were told that they had no complaints about the throttle body on the ford 500. now i'm hearing that ford is being investigated for throttle body issues on different models of cars but the ford 500 was not part of the investigation.

Reported in: BELLINGHAM MA || Crash: N || VIN #:

POWER TRAIN

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 approx. 10 miles from the first indication that happened and the car continued to cut off and give me the same error message approx 4 more times before i was able to get home with the car. i let the car cool for an hour or so and immediately took the car to a local mechanic. they have replaced the entire coal pack, all 6 spark plugs, and replaced the manifest. i picked my car up once repaired at the local mechanic and got approx. 6 miles from the shop and it cut off and did the same thing over again. i am not able to drive my car at all without it giving me the error message and cutting off. i have read alot of forums and blogs and others are having these same issues that i am having. has there been a recall for these issues for this model? i have a ford 500 v6 limited addition.

Reported in: SEMORA NC || Crash: N || VIN #: 1FAFP25185G

ENGINE

Reported in: SEMORA NC || Crash: N || VIN #: 1FAFP25185G

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Reported in: SEMORA NC || Crash: N || VIN #: 1FAFP25185G

POWER TRAIN

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 car service in my town of mn and was explained that ford knows about this problem,it appears that the transmission housing bends up with increased temperature and causes this failure. i have noticed that this situation does not occur during winter months. it is a safety concern and ford has not responded to this issue, i purchased this vehicle 4 -5 years ago, but not wanting to sell it to avoid someone else to have an accident specifically if children are involved. the repair is expensive and i have driven other ford and mercury of about same years and find out exact problems. ford should be responsible and pay or help pay for the cost of fixing please help solve this situation.

Reported in: FARIBAULT MN || Crash: N || VIN #: 1FAHP24125G

POWER TRAIN

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.

Reported in: GRAND RAPIDS MI || Crash: N || VIN #:

SUSPENSION

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

Reported in: ESSEX NY || Crash: N || VIN #: 1FAFP23195G

ENGINE

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.

Reported in: PORTHILL ID || Crash: N || VIN #: 1FAHP28115G

ENGINE

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 no reason. the problem started while car air is on but seems no issues when it is off and now does it even if air is off or on.....

Reported in: SPRINGFIELD IL || Crash: N || VIN #: 1FAFP26125G

POWER TRAIN

car went into failsafe engine mode and wrench appear after changing brake light switch. a year ago samething happened and i turned the car off and the message went away until i had to change the above mentioned. now the message want go off and it will not give a code for the problem. the car will also lunge sometimes when the a/c is on. is there a recall on the 05 ford five hundred limited for this problem? after reading some of the issues other people had theirs sound exactly like my problem and there should be a recall concerning this matter.

Reported in: FAYETTEVILLE NC || Crash: N || VIN #: 1FAHP281056

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

Reported in: FAYETTEVILLE NC || Crash: N || VIN #: 1FAHP281056

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

i am yet again having throttle body problems with my vehicle. in december 2012, ford issues a statement to customers tellin us to go have the throttle body cleaned, but that did not fix the problem. it put a temporary bandaide on the real problem that ford does not want to take ownership for. even after i had my vehicle serviced and reprogrammed, it still idles high and jerks. today the car would not start after a 45min nonstop hwy trip, i cut the engine off once i reached my destination for about 25 minutes, after which i tried to start the car and it failed. after 5 mins, the car started, luckily i made it home, no lights on dash!!! i found out it was the electronic throttle body the first time it wouldn't start, now after a throttle cleaning!!, i am still having all the very same issues. so unsafe and unpredictable....i am scared to drive the car yet again out of fear of being stranded with my children.

Reported in: BALTIMORE MD || Crash: N || VIN #:

ENGINE

Reported in: BALTIMORE MD || Crash: N || VIN #:

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

car surges forward at lower speeds. now beginning to happen at higher speeds.

Reported in: THE DALLES OR || Crash: N || VIN #: 1FAFP25165G

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

this morning when i started my 2005 ford 500 it surged in rpm's and went into "failsafe engine mode". so turned the car off and waited a couple minutes started it again and it started fine.

Reported in: PUXICO MO || Crash: N || VIN #: 1FAFP25165G

ENGINE

this morning when i started my 2005 ford 500 it surged in rpm's and went into "failsafe engine mode". so turned the car off and waited a couple minutes started it again and it started fine.

Reported in: PUXICO MO || Crash: N || VIN #: 1FAFP25165G

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

2005 ford 500 just stalled for no apparent reason. engine was still running. pressing gas did nothing. this happened in traffic! it was scary at the least and shortly after i purchased it used from a dealer. as i have read, this happens frequently with this model vehicle. it is obviously recall worthy due to the possibility of accident/harm. this occurred at speeds under 30mph.