2005 FORD FIVE HUNDRED Engine Problems

I am having problem with the reset button in my 2005 five hundred ford, the oil light stays on after oil changes, no one does not know how to reset, the reset button does not work, several mechanic told me not to worry about it , but the car can't pass the smog, it reads not ready, they told my to take a ride for about 50 miles and drive up to sixty miles per hour. . On going problem and I am running out of money, can you help, please

I have 2 very serious and dangerous issues. The 1st issue, the car will shut off while driving and without warning. I'll be cruzing down the highway and out of no where it shuts off. I then do not have breaks or power stearing. This last Winter my daughter was driving it and it shut off while she was on black ice. The car flew into the ditch and the snow was so deep it was compacted in the entire engine so it was impossible to restart the car. It was akso -37 below temperature. It took me almost a half hour to get to her and she almost froze to death. She sustained frost bite on her hands, toes, ears, and cheeks. She almost died. Issue 2, my daughter was driving and all of the sudden a loud noise and she couldn't steer. The rear control arm bracket that is part of the subframe busted causing the control arm to no longer be attached to the frame. She almost flipped the car when that happened. I looked into it and many cars this year make and model had the exact same thing happen in the exact same spot. So that tells me that it is a manufacturer defect. I had this looked at and inspected by Trusted Tires & Auto. Neither of these issues had any warning at all. So now the car sits unable to be driven. Even if it was fixed I won't drive it or let my daughter drive it and I can't sell it because I don't want anyone else to drive it period. It is a death trap literally and puts everyone's life in dangernear that come near the car. It needs to be recalled immediately. This is absolutely unacceptable and Ford needs to stand behind their product. If this car continues to stay on the roads Many people will die because of all the defects on the car.

The engine keep going into limp mode. The car stalls out while at lights an stop signs, power steering goes out on highway an other roads making it impossible to steer or steer out of others ways, limp mode causes car to not be able to keep up with traffic on highway and other roads. Engine jerks forward an shifts irractically an shifts an downshifts hard.

The contact owns a 2005 Ford Five Hundred. The contact stated that while starting the vehicle, the "fail safe engine mode" and check engine warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle stalled with the RPM revved up. The vehicle jerked while driving at an undisclosed speed. The dealer nor the independent mechanic was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and referred the contact to a dealer for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 122,832.

Mileage: 122,832

I WAS AT RED LIGHT PERSON CROSSING ROAD I WAS I. DRIVE FOOT ON BRAKE, RPMS SHOT UP ENGINE REEVES CAT LUNGED FORWARD I PRESSED HARDER IN BRAKE ALMOST HIT PERSON. AT THE TIME NO WARNING LIGHTS. THEN AT PHARMACY DRIVE THRU W CAR I. FROM AND I. BACK OF ME CAR DID SAME THING. I HAD TO PRESS BRAKE HARD TO PREVENT MOVING HITTING CAR IN FROM OF ME. I WAS IN DRIVE BUT FOOT ON BRAKE! NO WARNING LIGHTS AT TIME. HAD THROTTLE BODY REPLACED STILL HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS PROGRESSING LITTLE DID I KNOW WHEN THROTTLE BODY IS REPLACED HAS TO BE REPROGRAMMED BY FORD! SPENT SO MUCH MONEY AND TIME TRYING TO FIGURE OUT PROBLEM. THIS IS A FLAW W FORD 500 2005 THROTTLE BODY MANY COMPLAINTS AND TEST DOES NEVER ISSUES RECALL, UNSAFE. I COULD HAVE KILLED SOMEONE.

Mileage: 170,000

I PURCHASED THE CAR USED WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT IT HAD SOME ISSUES WITH A MISFIRE. UPON INITIAL INSPECTION I FOUNT THE CAR WAS THROWING THE CODE P0351 I CLEARED ALL FAULTS AND PROBLEM WENT AWAY WEKS WENT BY AND PROBLEM STARTED AGAIN BUT MORE SEVER DURING NORMAL OPERATION THE CAR STARTED SHAKING AND SHIFTING ERRATIC I THEN CAME UPON SOME K FORMATION AS TO A RECALL FORD PUT IN PLACE STATING IMPROPER CALIBRATION OF PCM AND TCM CAUSE UNNECESSARY INTERACTION I THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND MALFUNCTION OF THE VEHICLE

Mileage: 237,232

(ETB) ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY ON MY CAR CAUSES AN ACCELERATION THAT MAKES THE CAR JERK FORWARD. I'VE ALMOST HIT A WALL, AND GOD FORBID THIS HAPPENS ON THE HIGHWAY I COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. ITS UNSAFE AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. POOR DESIGN I GUESS BUT IT'S NOT WORTH MY LIFE. THIS HAPPENED WHILE IDLING IN DRIVE THRU WHEN I TRIED TO GO FORWARD IT IDLED REALLY HIGH THEN DROPPED DOWN. WOULD BOT ACCELERATE AFTERWARDS.

Mileage: 270,453

SUSPENSION: CONTINUOUS RATTLE ISSUES IN THE REAR SUSPENSION. BUSHINGS? SWAY BARS?? WHO KNOWS. NO ONE CAN SEEM TO PINPOINT THE PROBLEM. HAPPENS ONLY DURING DRIVING. CONSISTENT NOISE FROM THE REAR. FUEL: PROBLEMS WITH FUEL SENSOR. FAILED READING. ALL GAUGES LIGHT UP. RUN OBD AND ALL FLUID LEVELS / PRESSURE FINE. NO REASON FOR THE FAILURE. DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THE THROTTLE BODY WAS AN ISSUE AND THE SENSOR INSIDE SAME. HOWEVER, AFTER NUMEROUS WEB BASED SEARCHES I FOUND THAT THROTTLE BODY ISSUES ARE DEFINITELY AN ISSUE. FOUND THAT REMOVING THE AIR CLEANER BOX FOR FILTER REPLACEMENT CAN CAUSE SENSOR ISSUES. WHY? SINCE MY LAST OIL CHANGE I HAVE HAD AT LEAST THREE FAILURES HERE. THIS IS DANGEROUS, EXPENSIVE AND SHOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF.

Mileage: 136,000

GAUGES DROP CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON THEN WRENCH LIGHT THEN ONE SHAPED LIKE A CAR N STARTS LOOSEN POWER

Mileage: 244,141

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. AFTER PLACING FUEL IN THE VEHICLE, WHITE SMOKE EMERGED FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE CONTACT OPENED THE HOOD AND FLAMES EMERGED FROM THE ENGINE AND THE SMOKE TURNED BLACK. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE; HOWEVER, THE FIRE ERUPTED AGAIN AND WOULD NOT STOP UNTIL THE BATTERY WAS DISCONNECTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 250,000.

Mileage: 250,000

BOUGHT THE VEHICLE USED IN MAY 2010. REALIZED EARLY-ON THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT SMOOTH, BUT WILLING TO SETTLE FOR LESS THAN PERFECTION SINCE IT WAS A 2005 VEHICLE. IN LATE 2012 OR EARLY 2013, I RECEIVED 'RECALL' NOTICE THAT PCM (I.E. - POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE) COULD NEED TO BE REPROGRAMMED DUE TO STALLING, HERKY-JERKY TRANSMISSION, ETC. TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP, THEY RAN DIAGNOSTICS, CHARGED ME $100, AND TOLD ME THAT MY CAR WASN'T EFFECTED BECAUSE NO ERROR CODES WERE NOTED AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WASN'T ON. I WAS NOT HAPPY, AND REFUSED TO TAKE MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. PROBLEM PERSISTED, UNTIL CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON IN OCTOBER 2017 AT ROUGHLY 125,000 MILES. TOOK TO LOCAL MECHANIC, WAS CHARGED $150 FOR SENSOR REPLACEMENT. LIGHT CAME BACK ON A DAY LATER. TOOK BACK, REPLACED SENSOR FOR FREE (NICE!), BUT LIGHT BACK ON A DAY LATER. TOOK TO A DIFFERENT MECHANIC, WAS CHARGED $250, REPLACED MULTIPLE SENSORS, LIGHT BACK ON THE NEXT DAY. TOOK BACK TO 2ND MECHANIC, WHEN THEY SHARED WITH ME THAT IT WAS LIKELY THE PCM AND THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NEED TO FIX. CALLED DEALERSHIP 3 DAYS IN A ROW, ON HOLD FOR NEARLY AN HOUR THE 3RD TIME, WAS NEVER CONNECTED TO A SERVICE WRITER OR TECH, LEFT 3 VOICE MAILS FOR SERVICE MANAGER AND WAS NEVER CALLED BACK. RESEARCHED ISSUE AND FOUND NHTSA ACTION NUMBER PE11018, WHERE FORD INITIATED A CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM 12N03 TO EXTEND COVERAGE TERMS OF REPAIR OF ENGINE IDLE RPM SURGE CAUSED BY PCM NEEDING REPROGRAMMING WITH SOFTWARE CONTAINING UPDATED IDLE SPEED CONTROL. PER NHTSA, SYMPTOMS ASSOCIATED WITH THE CONDITION MAY INCLUDE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, DIAGNOSTIC CODES (DTCS) P0505, P0506, OR P061B. FORD ISSUED BULLETIN TSB 11-10-21 THAT INCLUDED UPDATED POWERTRAIN CONTROL CALIBRATION.

Mileage: 100,000

WHEN I TEST DROVE THIS VEHICLE THE RPM FLUCTUATED AND JERKING AS IF IT WAS A MANUAL OPPOSED TO AUTOMATIC AS INCREASING SPEEDS. THERE WAS A RECALL LETTER MAILED TO ME A FEW YEARS LATER AND FORD DEALERSHIP CLAIMED THE ISSUE WAS RESOLVED. WITHIN A FEW DAYS IT BEGAN AGAIN. I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE 10 YEARS WITH THE SAME SAFETY ISSUE AND HAVE HAD TO PULL OVER NUMEROUS TIMES WHEN THE RPMS DONT RESET WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY TO AVOID ACCIDENTS. I AM NOW FILING A FORMAL COMPLAINT BECAUSE I WAS REAR ENDED DUE TO THIS ISSUE BY A PERSON WITH NO INSURANCE. HOW CAN I GET THIS TO GO AWAY BEFORE SOMEONE IS HURT

Mileage: 200,000

ESTABA MANEJANDO HACIA MI TRABAJO Y ME APARECIO EN EL PANEL FAILSAFE ENGINE MODE, NO PUDE SEGUIR MANEJANDO MAS POR QUE ME ESTABA FALLANDO EL ANDAR DEL AUTO.

Mileage: 1

I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER FORD VEHICLE EVER AGAIN!!!!!! I OWN A 2005 FORD FIVE HUNDRED THERE WAS A RECALL IN 2012 ON THE THROTTLE BODY, A FORD DEALER SUPPOSABLY CLEANED THE THROTTLE BODY, WELL NOW ITS NOT DRIVEABLE. WE HAVE SINCE TALKED TO SEVERAL FORD DEALERS INCLUDING FORD MOTOR COMPANY , THEY ALL SAID IT WAS OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I DO NOT THINK IT SHOULD BE MY RESPONSIBILITY TO PAY FOR THIS SINCE THE PART WAS RECALLED !!! THE CAR COULD STALL AT ANYTIME WHILE DRIVING PUTTING MYSELF AND MY FAMILY AT RISK, I DON'T THINK MUCH OF THIS AUTOMOBILE COMPANY FOR NOT STANDING BEHIND THERE PRODUCT, I WILL NEVER RECOMMEND A FORD VEHICLE TO FRIENDS,FAMILY OR EVEN MY WORST ENEMY NEVER NEVER AGAIN!!!!

Mileage: 177,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO SHUT OFF. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED AND LOSES POWER. THE FAILURE RECURRED FIVE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS STUCK OPEN AND THE ECM NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER THE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,585.

Mileage: 105,585

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE IGNITION WAS TURNED TO THE ON POSITION, THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED OUT OF PARK AND THE RPM GAUGE FLUCTUATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE RPM SURGE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 101,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. MA 10/25/15 *CN

Mileage: 101,000

I WAS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND THE CAR JUST STALLED OUT ON ME WHILE SITTING AT A LIGHT. HAD TO PUT MY HAZARDS ON AND TRY TO RESTART CAR, RESTARTED AND THEN AS SOON AS I PUT IT INTO DRIVE IT STALLED AGAIN. THIS HAPPENED 3-4 TIMES UNTIL I COULD MOVE TO THE NEXT LIGHT AND STOP AND GO THROUGH THE WHOLE PROCESS ALL OVER AGAIN. FINALLY GOT ON THE HIGHWAY AND GOT HOME. THOUGHT IT WAS A FLUKE. HAPPENED A SECOND TIME WHILE PICKING UP CHILDREN FROM DAYCARE. STALLED OUT WHILE AT LOW RPM AND WOULD NOT RESTART. HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED. HAD FUEL FILTER REPLACED. HAPPENED A THIRD TIME AT THE STORE. HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED. TOWED IT TO THE DEALER AND THE DEALER SPENT OVER 6 HOURS TO COME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE CLEANED AND PCM REPROGRAMMED/UPDATED. WITHOUT MUCH CONFIDENCE, THEY RETURNED THE CAR TO ME AND SAID THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. DROVE IT FOR A DAY AND THEN HAD THE SAME PROBLEM IN TRAFFIC WHEN AT LOW RPM, WITH CHILDREN IN CAR AT INTERSECTION CAR STALLED OUT! FINALLY GOT IT STARTED BY HOLDING BRAKE AND PUSHING ON ACCELERATOR WHILE PUTTING IT INTO DRIVE SO THAT IT WOULD NOT STALL OUT. DROVE IT HOME AND HAVE NOT TAKEN IT OUT SINCE. EXPECT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED BUT DON'T WANT TO SPEND ANY MORE MONEY ON "DIAGNOSTICS" WHEN FORD KNOWS THIS IS A PROBLEM PART AND THEY NEED TO STAND BEHIND IT!!!!! THEY HAVE PUT MY FAMILY AT RISK MORE THAN ONCE AND THEY NEED TO FIX THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT.

Mileage: 50,000

SPARK PLUGS HAVE BACKED OUT OF THE ALUMINUM HEAD IN THIS VEHICLE TWICE NOW. THIS SECOND TIME, IT WAS A PLUG IN THE BACK HEAD HARD TO REACH AND IT PULLED SOME OF THE THREADS OUT WITH IT. THESE ALUMINUM HEADS SHOULD BE RECALLED AND REPLACED WITH STEEL HEADS. *TR

ONE DAY DRIVING MY FORD FIVE HUNDRED AS I AM GETTIN ON THE FREEWAY THE CAR DIDNT ACCELERATE EFFECTIVELY ACTIVATING RPM SURGES BUT THE CAR WOULDN'T SPEED MORE THAN 30MPH DOING SO TAKING LONG NEARLY CAUSING A ACCIDENT IN ADDITION TO SLOWING FLOW OF TRAFFIC AFTER FINALLY GETTING HOME AND PARKED THE NEXT DAY THE CAR DIDN'T START IT WOULD CRANK BUT WOULDN'T START I HAD A MECHANIC COME LOOK AT THE CAR EVERYTHING WAS IN ORDER THE PCM WOULD ALSO CLICK WHEN TRYING TO START AFTER DOING RESEARCH I DISCOVERED NHTSA HAD A RECALL FOR FORD FIVE HUNDREDS 12N03 AND IN THE SUMMARY IT INCLUDED THROTTLE AND PCM REPROGRAMMING AND CLEANING OR REPLACING THE THROTTLE BODY. THEREFORE I BROUGHT THE CAR TO A FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY CONFIRMED THESES BEING THE CARS ISSUES HOWEVER FORD DEALERSHIP SAID THAT MY PCM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED NOT REPROGRAMMED WHICH IS NOT COVERED UNDER 12N03 PROTECTION PROGRAM. *TR

Mileage: 128,531

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY AND THERE WAS A SUDDEN INCREASE OF ENGINE RPMS. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY STALL AND THE FAIL SAFE ENGINE SENSOR INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE DEALER CLEANED THE THROTTLE BODY TO REMEDY THE FAILURE, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR LATER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES, BUT NO SOLUTION WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

Mileage: 100,000

THROTTLE/ACCELERATOR THE CAR UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATES WITHOUT PUSHING THE PEDAL. I HAVE ALMOST HIT VEHICLES AND PEDESTRIANS. IT APPEARS TO BE GETTING WORSE AND MORE DANGEROUS. *TR

I WAS DRIVING IN TOWN GOING ABOUT 40 MPH WHEN THE CAR LOST ALL POWER, THEN ENGINE FAILSAFE MODE DISPLAYED ON THE INFORMATION CENTER AND A LITTLE WRENCH WAS ALSO DISPLAYED. WITH NO POWER STEERING, I HAD TO PULL OVER QUICKLY IN LUNCHTIME TRAFFIC. AFTER STOPPING THE CAR, I WAITED A FEW SECONDS AND RESTARTED IT. NO PROBLEMS WITH IT UNTIL THE NEXT DAY WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I HAVE ALSO NOTICED A MECHANICAL SMELL COMING FROM THE AC. IT APPEARED, AT FIRST, THAT THIS PROBLEM HAD COME OUT OF NOWHERE WHEN I SUDDENLY REMEMBERED TWO OCCASIONS WHEN THE RPMS SUDDENLY STUCK ON 3000 AND WOULD NOT STOP UNTIL I PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL. ALSO, WHEN USING CRUISE CONTROL, THE WHOLE CAR SHAKES AND STUTTERS SLIGHTLY WHEN GOING UP OR DOWN VERY SLIGHT INCLINES. *TR

Mileage: 177,320

TRIED TO PULL OUT ON TO HWY. THE FAIL SAFE LIGHT CAME ON AND SHUT DOWN ENGINE. COULD NOT STEER OR CONTROL CAR AT ALL, WAS VERY CLOSE TO HAVING A BAD ACCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 74,000

I JUST PURCHASED A 05 FORD FIVE HUNDRED AND WAS ON MY WAY FROM CALIFORNIA TO GEORGIA. AS I WAS DRIVING I NOTICED THAT WHEN IT WOULD SHIFT IT WOULD REV UP EVEN WHILE SLOWING DOWN. I ALSO NOTICED THAT IF THE AC WAS ON IT GOT WORSE. I STARTED DOING RESEARCH ON THIS PROBLEM AND FOUND THAT I WAS NOT THE ONLY ONE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE 4 CHILDREN, I'M DISABLED AND ON A VERY FIXED INCOME AND BUYING A VEHICLE THAT IS SAFE IS A MUST. UNFORTUNATELY, DUE TO THIS PROBLEM, IT IS NOT SAFE I ASKED THEM WHAT IT WAS GOING TO TAKE FOR THEM TO ISSUE A RECALL, INJURY OR EVEN A DEATH, AND HIS RESPONSE WAS THAT IT WAS NOT UP TO THEM BUT UP TO THE NHTS. I HAVE DONE A LOT OF RESEARCH ON THIS PROBLEM AND THERE ARE MANY MORE PEOPLE WITH THESE VEHICLES THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I DON'T THINK THE CONSUMERS SHOULD BE LIABLE TO FIX A DEFECTIVE PART. EVEN A MECHANIC AT A FORD DEALERSHIP SAID THAT HE DOESN'T KNOW WHY THEY JUST DON'T REPLACE IT INSTEAD. PLEASE HELP FIX THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE HAS TO PAY NOT WITH MONEY BUT WITH THERE LIFE! IF I HAD THE MONEY I WOULD REPLACE IT AND HAVE THE ECM UPDATED BUT THAT IS NOT AN OPTION FOR ME DUE TO MY FINANCES. PLEASE PUT OUT A RECALL ON THE THROTTLE BODY AND MAKE THE UPDATES ON THE SYSTEM FREE. HAVEN'T WE PAID ENOUGH FOR OUR VEHICLES? THESE ARE THINGS THAT ARE NOT DUE TO NEGLIGENCE BUT DEFECTIVENESS OF A PART. THE COMPANY THAT MADE THE THROTTLE BODY IS NO LONGER IN BUSINESS SO THAT SHOULD TELL YOU SOMETHING. AND THE UPDATES SHOULDN'T COST IF IT MAKES THE VEHICLE RUN LIKE IT SHOULD. I BELIEVE IF ALL OWNERS OF THESE VEHICLES COME TOGETHER WE CAN ACTUALLY FIX THIS DEADLY PROBLEM. WHY SHOULD SOMEONE HAVE TO PAY WITH THEIR LIFE JUST FOR SOMEBODY TO BECOME AWARE OF THIS DEADLY, DEFECTIVE PART. SO PLEASE HELP! THEY SAY THE RECALLS COME FROM YOU, SO ISSUE A RECALL AND INCLUDE THE ECM UPDATE THAT GOES WITH IT. THANK YOU, CONCERNED OWNER WITH CHILDREN *TR

Mileage: 149,355

ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR FIVE MONTHS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME OUT CAR STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET WITH MY CHILDREN IN IT AND WOULDN'T START UP..WORST CAR I'VE EVER BOUGHT SECOND MAJOR INCIDENT THAT HAS HAPPENED SINCE I GOT THE CAR.IT SHOULD BE A RECALL MAJOR SAFETY VIOLATION. *TR

Mileage: 131,000

ON THE INTERSTATE HEADED TOWARDS DENVER, AFTER ABOUT AN HOUR, WHEN TO ACCELERATE FROM ABOUT 70MPH TO ASCEND UP THE HILLS, THE ENGINE RPMS ACCELERATE, HOWEVER, IT FEELS THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS DISENGAGED (SLIPPING) WITH NO POWER TO THE DRIVETRAIN RESULTING IN A DRASTIC LOSS OF SPEED. THIS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES IN EFFORTS TO REGAIN CONTROL AND MAINTAIN SPEED. THIS WAS EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS AS TRAFFIC WAS SOMEWHAT CONGESTED, AND OTHER DRIVERS ARE EXPECTING ME TO ACCELERATE, HOWEVER, VEHICLE WAS IN A DECELERATING MODE. THIS WAS ONLY WITH LIGHT PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR. IT SOUNDED AS IF THE GEARS HAD STRIPPED IN THE TRANSMISSION. WE TURNED AROUND AND HEADED HOME, AUTO WOULD NOT ALLOW SPEEDS OVER 60MPH. LATER THE SAME HAPPENED AT SPEEDS OF 35-40 ON LOCAL ROADS. THESE TRANSMISSIONS ARE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. FORD KNOWS OF THIS PROBLEM AND REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THEM. *JS

Mileage: 89,600

APPROXIMATELY TWO MONTHS AFTER SERVICE PERFORMED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN PE11018 THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE IRREGULARLY AND THEN IT PLACED ITSELF INTO "FAIL SAFE" MODE AND ILLUMINATED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE FORD DEALER THAT PERFORMED THE SERVICE AND THEY DETERMINED THAT THE ELECTRIC THROTTLE CONTROL WAS AT FAULT BUT WAS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH THE SERVICE THEY PERFORMED ON THE SAME COMPONENT JUST WEEKS EARLIER. DEALER CONTACTED FORD MOTOR CO AND THEY ALSO CLAIMED THE TWO WERE NOT RELATED REGARDLESS OF THE SIMILAR CLAIMS FOUND ONLINE. *TR

Mileage: 129,928

I BOUGHT THIS CAR A YEAR AGO THROUGH RONDUPRATT USED CARS IN JANUARY 2012 CAR SEEMED TO DRAG A LITTLE BUT DIDN'T PAY MUCH ATTENTION TO IS AS SUMMER CAME AROUND TRIED TO USE THE AC IT ONLY BLEW COLD ON THE FREEWAY I JUST THINKING IT NEEDED TO BE SERVICED BUY THE TIME I GOT THE AC CHARGED IT WAS WINTER AGAIN. BUY MARCH OF NEXT YEAR THE CAR STARTED DOING THIS WEIRD SHAKING AT EVERY STOP LIGHT AND EVERY STOP SIGN THE CAR WOULD START TO SHAKE IN APRIL A LETTER COMES IN THE MAIL EXPLAINING THE CAR WAS BEING RECALLED DUE TO THE CARS RPM IDLE SURGING TOOK THE CAR TO FAIRFIELD FORD AN WHEN I GOT THE CAR BACK IT WAS WORSE THEN IT. HAD EVER BEEN SO I DECIDED TO GO PAY RONDUPRATT TO DIAGNOSTIC THE CAR THE SAID WHERE I TOOK THE CAR TO DIDN'T PERFORM THE RECALL AND THE CAR NEEDED AN AC COMPRESSOR AND AN EGR VALVE I HAVE GOTTEN THE EGR VALVE REPLACED AN THE SAME DAY THE CAR WOULDN'T GO IN TO GEAR SO CONFUSED ON WHY THEY ARE ALLOWED TO SELL CARS THAT THEY KNOW ARE EXPERIENCING THESES PROBLEMS AND RANT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND SHIFTED INTO REVERSED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,000. *TR

Mileage: 49,000

I PURCHASED A 2005 FORD 500 IN 2010 FROM FREEWAY FORD IN BLOOMINGTON, MN. THE FIRST INCIDENT THAT I HAD WAS WHEN MY BOYFRIEND WAS DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 70 MPH WHEN ALL THE SUDDEN MY VEHICLE WENT INTO ENGINE FAIL SAFE MODE AND LOST ACCELERATION. WITH SPEEDS OF 70 MPH AND 5 LANES OF TRAFFIC WE ARE LUCKY THAT NOTHING WORSE FOLLOWED. THIS PROBLEM WOULD COME UP AGAIN AT RANDOM TIMES. A MORE RECENT INCIDENT WAS I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THEM CLEAN THE THROTTLE BODY AND RESET THE MODULE. SINCE THAT WAS TAKEN CARE OF MY CAR HAS NOW WORSENED. IT HAS GONE INTO FAIL SAFE MODE 5 TIMES IN ONE MONTH. MY CAR WILL NOT ACCELERATE NORMAL AND WHEN I START IT THERE ARE TIMES WHERE MY RPM ARE RUNNING HIGHER THAN NORMAL. *TR

Mileage: 125,000

2005 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE THROTTLE BODY PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY ON A COLD AND SNOWY DAY, SHE WAS SUDDENLY FACED WITH THE VEHICLE HAVING NO POWER. SHE WAS ABLE TOG ET OFF THE ROAD, SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND RE-STARTED IT. WHEN THE CONSUMER RETURNED TO THE HIGHWAY, SHE DROVE A SHORT DISTANCE, AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED. SHE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO THE DEALER AND THEY PERFORMED THE NECESSARY SERVICES AND RECALL. HOWEVER, ONE WEEK LATER, THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN. WITHOUT WARNING, THE VEHICLE HAD NO POWER. THE DEALER REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY.

ONE DAY IN JUNE I WAS PULLING UP TO A STORE PARKING SPACE ROLLING ROUGHLY 5MPH. I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, I WAS ABOUT TO STOP. WITHOUT TOUCHING THE GAS MY 2005 FORD FIVE HUNDRED LUNGED AT THE BUILDING AS IF THE THROTTLE WAS STUCK WIDE OPEN! I HAD TO PUSH THE BREAK AS HARD AS I COULD TO KEEP IT FROM CRASHING INTO THE STORE! FORD SHOULD HAVE A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE! IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS! THIS HAS HAPPENED TO MANY FORD FIVE HUNDRED OWNERS! LAST MONTH IN JANUARY MY FIVE HUNDRED HAD OTHER ISSUES. I WAS DRIVING 35MPH AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CAR HAD NO POWER, I GAVE IT GAS AND IT WOULD GROWL BUT NO POWER. I HAD TO PULL OVER AND SHUT THE CAR OFF. ONE RESTARTED IT RETURNED TO NORMAL BUT THE WRENCH ICON LIGHT WAS ON THE DASH. I HAVE ALSO HAD AN IDLING PROBLEM. WHILE AT IDLE MY CAR WOULD SPUTTER. THE RPM'S WERE LOW AND IT WOULD IDLE ROUGH AND SURGE FROM LOW TO HIGH, I TRIED HITTING THE GAS PEDAL AND THE CAR STALLED! AGAIN OTHER FORD FIVE HUNDRED OWNERS ALSO EXPERIENCED THESE ISSUES! FORD ITS TIME TO STEP UP AND DO A RECALL!!!! *TR

Mileage: 160,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE ALL WHEEL DRIVE MALFUNCTIONED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MERGED TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD, POWERED OFF, THEN RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE OXYGEN SENSOR AND DIM MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

Mileage: 150,000

IN AUGUST 2010, I HAD THE CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION REPLACED AT ~98,000 MILES. LUCKILY, IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY. NOW IN OCTOBER 2012, THE SECOND TRANSMISSION AS THE SERVICE MEMBER SAID AT THE FORD DEALERSHIP "THE TRANSMISSION EXPLODED, WE'RE NOT EVEN SURE HOW YOU WERE ABLE TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE. THIS WAS AT ~146,000 MILES, BUT THERE IS ONLY ~48,000 MILES ON THE TRANSMISSION ITSELF. TWO TRANSMISSIONS HAVE FAILED IN THIS VEHICLE. SEARCHING THE INTERNET I HAVE COME ACROSS SEVERAL INSTANCES OF THE FORD FIVE HUNDREDS CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION FAILING. I CALLED THE FORD CARE LINE TO REPORT IT, BUT THEY CLAIM THEY ARE UNAWARE OF ANY ISSUES. MY CONCERN IS THIS THIRD TRANSMISSION WILL ALSO FAIL AT SOME POINT. *TR

Mileage: 146,500

WAS DRIVING MY 2005 FIVE HUNDRED TODAY. I PULLED OFF THE HIGHWAY AND STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN I HAD HARDLY ANY POWER. NO POWER STEERING, ALL GAUGES AT HOME AND A MESSAGE SAY "ENGINE FAILSAFE MODE". I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED WITH NO PROBLEMS. I'VE READ ON DIFFERENT SITES WHERE PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS SAME ISSUE OF THE THROTTLE STICKING OPEN AND THE CAR LUNGING FORWARD OR BACK NEARLY CAUSING A WRECK. *TR

Mileage: 135,000

MY CAR SURGES. IT IS MOSTLY AT IDLE SPEED. IT'S DANGEROUS. I WAS AT A DRIVE THROUGH AND A JANITOR WAS SWEEPING. MY CAR SURGED AND I LITERALLY STOOD ON THE BREAKS TO PREVENT RUNNING OVER HIM. AT THE DRIVE THROUGH IT SURGED FORWARD AND I HAD TO STAND ON THE BREAKS TO PREVENT IT FROM RAMMING INTO THE CAR AHEAD. IT OCCURS MORE WHEN AIR CONDITIONING IS RUNNING BUT WILL OCCUR WITHOUT AC ON. I THE LOCAL DEALER REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY RECENTLY BUT IT STILL SURGES. IT OCCURS WHEN PULLING TO A STOP AT THE LIGHTS OR AT THE DRIVE THROUGH AS YOU SLOWLY MOVE FORWARD. IT HAPPENS WHEN PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT OR WHEN BACKING UP. I'VE SEEN NEWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM WITH THE FORD ESCAPE. MY FORD 500 IS ALSO AFFECTED AND WEIGHS A WHOLE LOT MORE. IF THIS THING SURGES FORWARD IT COULD DO SOME SERIOUS DAMAGE. *TR

Mileage: 135,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE WRENCH WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE VACUUM OPERATIVE VALVE BEHIND THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED AFTER THE REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 121,000.

Mileage: 60,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE WRENCH WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO RECUR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE VACUUM OPERATIVE VALVE BEHIND THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED AFTER THE REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 134,000.

Mileage: 75,000

ROUGH ACCELERATION FROM STOP FOR YEARS. AFTER 218,000 MILES ENGINE SHUTS OFF REPORTING ENGINE FAIL-SAFE MODE. WILL RESTART AFTER SITTING ON SIDE OF ROAD FOR COUPLE, 5-MINUTES. DEALER STATES BAD THROTTLE BODY - $900.00 REPAIR. APPARENTLY A COMMON PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 87,000

THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY IS BAD IN MAJORITY OF VEHICLES IN MY CLASS YEAR. THIS COSTLY REPAIR CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO LUNGE FORWARD WHILE IN DRIVE AND LUNGE BACKWARDS WHILE IN REVERSE. IT IS WORST WHEN THE AC IS ON,,IT CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO IDLE HIGH AND LOW TO THE POINT OF ALMOST SHUTTING OFF THE VEHICLE IN TRAFFIC. *TR

THE CAR SUDDEN SURGES FORWARD OR BACK WHEN MOVING OUT OF PARK. IF YOUR FOOT IS NOT FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE IT WILL GO MOVE SIGNIFICANTLY. UPON RESEARCH ONLINE AND TALKING TO FORD DIRECTLY THIS IS KNOWN PROBLEM THAT IS NOT UNDER RE-CALL YET BUT SHOULD BE. OUR LOCAL FORD DEALER CARRIES THE THROTTLE BOTTLE IN STOCK BECAUSE THEY SELL SO MANY OF THEM. THEY AVERAGE 10 A YEAR. A SIMPLE RESEARCH OF THE PROBLEM SHOWS UP. IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALSO IF THERE IS QUICK STOP IT WILL GO TO A FAIL SAFE MODE AND BASICALLY SHUT OFF THE CAR COMPLETELY. THE CAR HAS TO BE SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED IN ORDER TO MOVE THE VEHICLE AGAIN. THE THROTTLE BOTTLE MUST BE REPLACED IN ORDER FOR IT TO BE SAFE AS A PARTS COST OF ALMOST $600.00. *TR

Mileage: 79,000

WE WERE DRIVING DOWN A HIGHWAY AND WENT TO GET BACK TO SPEED AFTER PASSING THROUGH A SPEED ZONE. I NOTICED A DECREASE IN POWER AND LOOKED AT THE INFORMATION SCREEN. THE FAIL SAFE MODE AND THE "WRENCH" ICON WAS ON. I PULLED THE CAR OVER AND TURNED IT OFF. I THEN TURNED IT ON AND THE CAR ACTED NORMAL. IT HAS HAPPENED TWICE SINCE THE FIRST INCIDENT. MY WIFE TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND FORD CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND THE ISSUE DOES NOT THROW A CHECK ENGINE CODE OR LEAVES ANY TYPE OF ELECTRONIC HISTORY OF THE ISSUE. I CANNOT ALLOW MY WIFE TO DRIVE THIS CAR BECAUSE SHE IS SEVEN MONTH PREGNANT AND CANNOT HAVE HER DRIVE IT IF THE CAR BREAKS DOWN DUE TO THIS ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 93,000

ON HOT SUMMER DAYS AND ONLY ON HOT SUMMER DAYS WHEN STOPPED AT LIGHT OR STOPPED PERIOD CAR BEGINS TO SURGE FORWARD WHILE HOLDING BRAKE. WENT ASKED FORD WHY IS THIS HAPPENING THEY SAID THEY DON'T KNOW. THAT I SHOULD GET THE THROTTLE BODY AND MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR SERVICED IF NOT DONE ALREADY. I GUESS IT HAD TO BE DONE AT 90K BUT I DID NOT KNOW. WELL I DID WHAT THEY SAID, WENT HOME AND CAR IS NOW IDLING ROUGH WENT BACK AND THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME ANOTHER $90 DOLLARS ONTOP OF THE $105 THEY HAVE ALREADY CHARGED ME FOR THE THROTTLE AND MAFS. I HAVE ALMOST GOTTEN IN NUMEROUS ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF THIS BUT FORD DOESN'T WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR. *TR

Mileage: 99,940

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 155,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

Mileage: 155,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK VIOLENTLY AND RESPONDED AS THOUGH IT WOULD STALL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED SPORADICALLY WHEN DRIVING AT LOW AND HIGH SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE MOTOR MOUNT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

Mileage: 55,000

THIS HAPPENS FREQUENTLY ALMOST DAILY IN THE SUMMER. BUT ON A HOT DAY (90+) WHEN MOVING FROM A STOPPED POSITION OUT OF A PARKING SPOT OR AROUND A CORNER, WHEN YOU LIGHTLY HAVE THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED IF YOU TURN THE WHEEL SLIGHTLY (IE BACKING OUT OF A TIGHT PARKING SPACE) THE CAR WILL LUNGE VIOLENTLY AND AGGRESSIVELY IN WHAT EVER DIRECTION YOU ARE TRAVELING, SOMETIMES SO AGGRESSIVELY IT WILL STALL THE VEHICLE OUT AND THEN GO INTO A FAILSAFE MODE. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AS YOU COULD UNEXPECTEDLY HIT SOMEONE WALKING AROUND THE CAR AT A STOP SIGN OR CROSSWALK. I HAVE ALSO FOUND NUMEROUS OTHER COMPLAINTS ON VARIOUS BLOGS, FORUMS, AND OTHER SITES. EVERYONE BASICALLY STATING THE DEALER GIVES THEM THE RUN AROUND. AND AS LONG AS IT IS A HOT DAY I CAN DUPLICATE THE RESULTS CONTINUOUSLY, AND WOULD BE MORE THAN WILLING TO SHOW THIS TO SOMEONE ELSE IF POSSIBLE. I AM TYPICALLY NOT ONE TO COMPLAIN, BUT I FEEL VERY STRONGLY ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THIS VEHICLE, ESPECIALLY SINCE I HAVE A 3YR OLD DAUGHTER. *TR

Mileage: 131,830

SO HERE I AM ANOTHER VICTIM OF A FAULTY THROTTLE BODY. THANKS FORD I LOVE WHEN MY CAR TAKES OFF ON ME WITHOUT NOTICE, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU HAVE KIDS IN THE CAR. HOW MANY OF THESE DO I HAVE TO READ BEFORE ACTION IS TAKEN. DOES IT TAKE A DEATH OR SERIOUS ACCIDENT. COST ME 718 DOLLARS I EXPECT A RECALL SOON AND MY MONEY BACK I WILL NOT QUIT UNTIL THIS IS TAKEN CARE OF. IT'S SAD WHEN YOU GO TO A MECHANIC AND THEY SAY "WOW THERE IS STILL NOT A RECALL ON THIS". OH BY THE WAY IT IS SUCH A COMMON PROBLEM I DIAGNOSED MY OWN CAR ISSUE IN 5 MINUTES BY USING GOOGLE AND TYPING FAILSAFE ENGINE MODE. *TR

Mileage: 78,000

DURING HOT ( 95 DEGREES) AFTERNOON, WITH A/C ON HIGH, VEHICLE REVS AND LURCHES WHILE VEHICLE IS IN GEAR. HARD PRESSURE ON THE BREAK WILL STOP THE VEHICLE, BUT ENGINE REVS STILL CONTINUE. ENGINE THEN DIES AND ' ENGINE FAIL SAFE MODE ' APPEARS. TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF AND WAITING TO RESTART RESETS THE FAIL SAFE MODE. ALLOWING VEHICLE TO COOL DOWN CLEARS THE SHORT TERM PROBLEM. REPORTED TO LOCAL FORD DEALER WHO CLAIMS TO HAVE NOT HEARD OF THE PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 62,300

WHILE PARKING, WITH FOOT ON BRAKE THE CAR SURGED FORWARD. THE A/C WAS ON AS WELL. IT HAS NOW HAPPENED 7 MORE TIMES ALL WHILE THE A/C IS ON EITHER PARKING OR REVERSING FROM A PARKING SPOT. *JS

Mileage: 117,623

DURING WARM WEATHER WITH THE A/C OPERATING, THE RPMS SURGE AND THE VEHICLE LUNGES IN THE DIRECTION OF THE TRANSMISSION LEVER SELECTION (FORWARD OR REVERSE) WHEN MOVING THE SHIFT LEVER FROM PARK TO DRIVE OR FROM PARK TO REVERSE WITH DRIVER'S FOOT ON THE BRAKE. ENGINE RPMS SURGE UP TO APPROX. 1,500 FROM IDLE AT A DEAD STOP WITHOUT INPUT FROM ACCELERATOR PEDAL. DIFFERENT INDICATOR LIGHTS COME ON AND OFTEN THE ENGINE DIES AFTER THE SURGE. IF DRIVER DOES NOT KEEP APPROPRIATE PRESSURE ON BREAK PEDAL WHILE SHIFTING FROM PARK, THE VEHICLE WILL ACCELERATE WITHOUT INPUT FROM GAS PEDAL. THIS SURGE ALSO HAPPENS WHEN DECELERATING TO A STOP. VEHICLE SLOWS DOWN AND RPMS DECREASE TO APPROX 600 (IDLE), AND WITH PRESSURE APPLIED TO BRAKE PEDAL, ENGINE RPMS WILL INCREASE, WITHOUT INPUT FROM ACCELERATOR PEDAL, FORCING THE DRIVER TO INCREASE PRESSURE ON BRAKE PEDAL OR RISK UNCONTROLLED FORWARD MOVEMENT. INITIAL REPORTS INDICATE A FAULTY THROTTLE BODY AS REFERENCED IN NHTSA INVESTIGATION # PE110818. *TR

Mileage: 135,453

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FIVE HUNDRED LTD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO LUNGE FORWARD AND BACKWARD BEFORE STALLING. THE CONTACT MERGED THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOULDER, TURNED THE ENGINE ON AND OFF AND THE VEHICLE STARTED IMMEDIATELY. THE FAIL SAFE MODE WARNING LIGHT STARTED TO ILLUMINATE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000. THE CONSUMER STATED BEFORE SHE STARTED DRIVING ON THE ROAD, SHE BACKED OUT OF A PARKING SPACE. SHE HAD HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE SLIGHTLY AS SHE WAS BACKING UP, WHEN THE VEHICLE TRIED TO LUNGE FORWARD THEN BACKWARD. SHE APPLIED THE BRAKE ALL THE WAY, STOPPED THE VEHICLE, BUT DID NOT TURN IT OFF AND THE FAIL SAFE MODE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. SHE TRIED TO BACK UP AGAIN, BUT IT STILL WASN'T RUNNING CORRECTLY, BUT SHE MANAGED TO FINISH BACKING OUT AND STRAIGHTENED OUT THE VEHICLE. THE FAIL SAFE MODE LIGHT STAYED ON. SHE SAT FOR A MINUTE AND BEGAN TO EXIT THE PARKING LOT. SHE ONLY DROVE 500 FEET, WHEN THE INCIDENT HAPPENED AGAIN. UPDATED 10/01/12

Mileage: 83,000

THROTTLE BODY MALFUNCTION. ENGINE REVES UP WHILE PLACING THE CAR IN DRIVE OR REVERSE WITHOUT TOUCHING THE GAS PEDAL, UP TO 1.5 ON THE RPM'S ON THE SPEEDOMETER. THIS IS VERY SCARY, A CHILD CROSSED IN FRONT OF ME WHILE I WAS WAITING AT A STOP SIGN. FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE BUT ALL OF A SUDDEN IT JUST REVED UP. IT LUNGED FORWARD AND I HD TO REALLY PUT THAT BREAK ON. SCARED ME AND THE CHILD TO. I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW AND HAD ALL SERVICE DONE FROM THE FORD DEALER IN THE SERVICE PERSON THERE TOLD MY HUSBAND THAT THIS PART "THROTTLE BODY" WAS MADE BY THE SAME MANUFACTURER THAT MADE THE TOYOTA PARTS THAT WENT BAD "STICKING GAS PEDALS" ? AND THAT TOYOTA RECALLED THIS DANGEROUS ISSUE AND FIXED IT. UNLESS MY HUSBAND MISUNDERSTOOD THIS GENTLEMAN, WHICH I DON'T THINK HE DID. I SPOKE TO FORD AND PLACED A COMPLAINT AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE HAD BEEN COMPLAINTS, BUT THERE WAS NO RECALL ISSUED AS YET, BUT HOLD ONTO MY RECEIPT IN CASE THERE IS A RECALL ISSUED IN THE FUTURE. THIS WILL COST $850.00, "WHICH I FEEL SHOULD BE PICKED UP BY FORD". PRESSING NORMALLY ON THE BREAKS IS NOT GOOD ENOUGH, YOU HAVE TO ALMOST PUT IT TO THE FLOOR SO THAT YOU DO NOT MOVE AND PRAY THAT IT DOESN'T LUNGE FORWARD IN THE TRANSITION FROM BREAK TO GAS PEDAL. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) *TT

Mileage: 69,000

WHILE STUCK IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC, CAR WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP AT A RED LIGHT. WHEN TRYING TO LET OFF THE GAS, THE CAR LURCHED FORWARD ALMOST PLOWING INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THIS OCCURRED ON 06/20/2012. DURING SUMMER 2011, THIS SAME TYPE OF BEHAVIOR OCCURRED 4 DIFFERENT TIMES. THE ENTIRE PROCESS BEGINS WITH THE CAR BEING AT A COMPLETE STOP, THEN WHEN LETTING OFF THE GAS, THE CAR'S ENGINE REV'S AND THE CAR LURCHES FORWARD REQUIRING THE DRIVER TO SLAM ON THE BREAKS FROM HITTING OTHER DRIVERS/PEDESTRIANS. WHEN THE VEHICLE DOES THIS LURCHING FORWARD MOTION, SEVERAL RED LIGHTS COME ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND ALSO THE COMPUTER READS AN ERROR OF "FAILSAFE ENGINE MODE". POWER STEERING, POWER BRAKES HAVE BEEN LOST WHILE THIS EVENT OCCURS AS WELL. SEEMS AS IF IT COULD BE AFFECTED BY WARMER WEATHER BECAUSE I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE TWO YEARS AND HAVE ONLY HAD THIS HAPPEN DURING WARMER (90 DEGREE OR MORE) WEATHER. DURING SUMMER 2011, TWO OCCURRENCES HAPPENED THAT ALSO ALMOST CAUSED COLLISIONS. THE FIRST TIME WAS ON A SUMMER NIGHT IN A PARKING GARAGE. AS I WAS COMING INTO A STOP IN A PARKING SPACE, THE ENGINE LURCHED FORWARD AND CAME APPROXIMATELY 4-5 INCHES FROM HITTING A CONCRETE WALL. DURING THE OTHER OCCURRENCE, I WAS STOPPING AT A RED LIGHT AND CAME CLOSE TO RUNNING OVER A PEDESTRIAN DUE TO LURCHING FROM CAR. WHEN CAR ENTERS "FAILSAFE ENGINE MODE' AND LURCHES FORWARD, CAR MUST BE PARKED AND RESTARTED FOR THE VEHICLE TO RUN NORMALLY AGAIN. ALSO, IT ONLY HAPPENS AT LOW SPEEDS (I.E. WHEN SLOWING THE CAR BELOW 5 MPH OR FIRST BEGINNING TO ACCELERATE THE CAR WHILE STILL BELOW 5 MPH). OTHER OWNERS THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS SAME ISSUE CAN BE FOUND HERE: HTTP://WWW.FORDTAURUS.NET/FORUMS/VIEWTOPIC.PHP?F=5&T=9366 AND ALSO: HTTP://WWW.ABOUTAUTOMOBILE.COM/COMPLAINT/2007/FORD/FIVE+HUNDRED/10439966 *TT

Mileage: 95,000

VEHICLE SHIFTS HARD WHEN HITTING PASSING GEAR ON HIGHWAY LIKE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING OR GOING OUT. LOSE ALL POWER AND CAR WILL BUCK BACK AND FORTH. ALSO DOES IT WHEN TRANSMISSION DOWN SHIFTS AND THEN TRIES TO UPSHIFT WHEN ACCELERATING AND ENGINE WARM. *TR

Mileage: 47,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE FAIL SAFE MODE ACTIVATED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS MERGED TO THE SHOULDER, TURNED OFF AND THEN RESTARTED AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES, AS IT RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A FULL DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO ADVISED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE VEHICLE AND OFFERED NO OTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,000.

Mileage: 126,000

WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WILL STOP ACCELERATING AND A FAIL SAFETY MODE LIGHT COMES ON, IF YOU PULL OVER AND RESTART IT, IT WILL RESTART AND HAPPENS A FEW MINUTES LATER. *TR

Mileage: 106,000

ENGINE RANDOMLY ACCELERATES DURING HOT WEATHER AND COLD STARTS. TOOK TO FORD GARAGE WHO REPORTED DEFECTIVE SPARK PLUG WIRE. DID NOT FIX PROBLEM WHICH HAS RECURRED. GT ERROR CODE FROM PARTS STORE. FORD DEALER DECLINED EXISTENCE OF SUCH CODE. ONLINE SEARCH REVEALED REPORTS OF THROTTLE BODY MALFUNCTION WHICH CAN BE TREATED WITH FUEL ADDITIVE. SEEMED TO STOP IT FOR A WHILE BUT HAS RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. ANOTHER NON DEALER REPAIR SHOP COULD NOT FIND DEFECT. PROBLEM HAS AGAIN RECURRED WITH FIRST HOT(OVER 90) WEATHER. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

MY WIFE, SON AND I WERE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE HAD RANDOM ACCELERATION WHILE AT FULL STOPPED. ABOUT 10 MINUTES LATER AFTER A FULL STOP THE VEHICLE HAD ANOTHER ACCELERATION WHILE FOOT ON BRAKE AND THE VEHICLE STALLED OUT. ONCE STALLED OUT THE COMPUTER DISPLAYED THE FOLLOWING ERROR "FAIL SAFE ENGINE". AFTER DOING AN ONLINE REVIEW I NOTICED THAT MANY OTHER FORD FIVE HUNDRED OWNERS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE AND SEEMS TO BE CAUSED BY "THROTTLE BODY". PLEASE NOTE THAT WHENEVER THE VEHICLE IS ON PARK AND PUT INTO REVERSE, THE HIGHER ACCELERATION TAKES PLACE. I ALWAYS HAVE TO BE EXTRA CAREFUL. I HAVE TO BE EXTRA CAREFUL WHILE DRIVING AS I AM AFRAID FOR ACCELERATION AND STALLING OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. *TR

Mileage: 76,000