2005 Ford 500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD 500. WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS SLOW TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TWICE, BUT THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE AND DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER MONTHS LATER AND THEY REPROGRAMMED THE TCM AND PCM, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD 500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOIUS SPEEDS, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO SHIFT INTO SECOND GEAR AND THE SAFETY MODE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS MERGED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND AGAIN FAILED TO SHIFT INTO SECOND GEAR. THE FAILURE OCCURRED REGULARLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 133,000.

WHEN MOVING FROM A STANDSTILL I NOTICED THE THE AUTOMATION ON MY 2005 FORD 500 WAS NOT CHANGING UP TO THE NEXT GEAR .I LOOKED AT THE DASHBOARD AND NOTICED THE WRENCH LIGHT WAS ON AND AT AROUND 25 MILE AN HOUR THE RPM WAS AROUND 3500. IN ADDITION THE CAR WAS LABORING BUT WHEN IT REACHED AROUND 40MPH IT WAS IF WHATEVER WAS KEEPING IT IN LOW GEAR JUST FREED UP. THE CAR JERKED FORWARD AND THEN ALL WAS OK. THE WRENCH LIGHT IS STILL ON AND THE CAR REPEATS THIS DANGEROUS EVEN TEACH TIME I MOVE FROM A STOPPED POSITION. IT IS A VERY SCARY EVENT. I WILL TAKE IT TO A DEALER TOMORROW. *TR

TL* THE OWNS A 2005 FORD 500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE THROTTLE AND TRANSMISSION LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE VEHICLE DECELERATED.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 208,306.

I WOULD LIKE TO REPORT A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM WITH MY CAR THERE WAS KNOW WARNING AT ALL. IT MADE A LOAD NOISE AND IT JUST STOPPED ON ME GOING DOWN THE ROAD ON A BUSY HIGHWAY AND I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED. COULD YOU PLEASE DO A INVESTIGATION ON THIS CAR. IT IS A FORD 500 SE 2005 WITH ONLY 68,000 MILES. I WAS TOLD MY TRANSMISSION WAS BAD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWN A 2005 FORD 500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURE WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

THE CAR HAS LOST THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE ON THE FREEWAY WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT. HAD TO LIMP OFF TO THE SIDE TO TRY TO RESET VEHICLE. AFTER GETTING TO THE SHOULDER OF THE FREEWAY, I COULD ONLY DRIVE THE CAR NO FASTER TO 35 MPH BECAUSE THERE WAS NO THROTTLE RESPONSE AND IT WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF FIRST GEAR. THIS PROBLEM ALSO EFFECTS SHIFTING INTO REVERSE. WHEN IT IS OCCURRING YOU WILL NOTICE A HARD SHIFT INTO REVERSE THAT TEARS UP THE GEARS. THIS SEEMS TO HAPPEN EVERY COUPLE MONTHS WITH NO NOTICE. *TR

INSTRUMENT CLUSTER STOPS WORKING AT RANDOM, NO FUEL, SPEED OR RPM INFORMATION. ALL THE WARNINGS LIGHTS COME ON AND BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATE EVEN WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS NOT USED. THIS PROBLEM HAS GONE FROM INTERMITTENT TO ALMOST ALWAYS HAPPENING. MOST RECENTLY THE CAR HAS LOST THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE ON THE FREEWAY WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT. HAD TO LIMP OFF TO THE SIDE TO TRY TO RESET VEHICLE. AFTER GETTING TO THE SHOULDER OF THE FREEWAY, I COULD ONLY DRIVE THE CAR NO FASTER TO 35 MPH BECAUSE THERE WAS NO THROTTLE RESPONSE AND IT WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF FIRST GEAR. THIS PROBLEM ALSO EFFECTS SHIFTING INTO REVERSE. WHEN IT IS OCCURRING YOU WILL NOTICE A HARD SHIFT INTO REVERSE THAT TEARS UP THE GEARS. THIS SEEMS TO HAPPEN EVERY COUPLE MONTHS WITH NO NOTICE. *TR