2005 Ford 500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD 500. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND RELEASED, THE VEHICLE JERKED FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES HAD TO BE DEPRESSED WITH EXTREME PRESSURE IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO STOP. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 127,000.

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

TRAVELING AT 35 MPH, NOT FAR FROM MY DAUGHTERS HOUSE THE GAS ACCELERATES, WHEN I BRAKE CAR WILL NOT SLOW DOWN, BRAKING HARDER SOMETHING POPS, THROWING CAR TO THE RIGHT I CANNOT CONTROL CAR AT ALL HIT A TREE HEAD ON POLICE SAY AT 45 MPH. I REMEMBER EMS AND POLICE TRYING TO GET ME OUT BUT THE PAIN WAS SO SEVERE WHEN I WOULD TRY TO RAISE UP, THEY HAD TO USE A SPECIAL BOARD TO REMOVE ME FROM CAR. AT HOSPITAL IT'S CONFIRMED THAT I HAVE A BROKEN STERNUM AND WHIPLASH NECK AND BACK INJURIES. AFTER WRECK MY DAUGHTER GOOGLES THIS CAR ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT THERE ARE OVER 4,000 COMPLAINTS AGAINST FORD,I PURCHASED THIS CAR (08-18-13) WITH 89,000 MILES ON IT! FROM A ONE OWNER SHE BOUGHT IT NEW IN 2005. I ONLY HAD CAR 2 WEEKS:ITS IN TIP TOP SHAPE I HAD REASON TO KNOW ANYTHING WAS WRONG WITH IT! REVIEWS SAYS THESE PROBLEMS START FROM 75,000 MILES UP (THIS CAR IS A DEATH TRAP) FORD KNOWS THERE'S A PROBLEM! I LATER LEARNED FORD AGREED TO CLEAN THROTTLE FOR CAR OWNERS FOR UP 10YEARS WHY WOULD FORD DO THAT IF SOMETHING WASN'T WRONG? AND HOW IS A 2ND OR 3RD,,, OWNER SUPPOSED TO KNOW! NOW I HAVE ONGOING DOCTORS VISITS AND SO MUCH PAIN I CANT SLEEP! ITS SO UNBAREABLE.I HAVE TO SLEEP IN A CHAIR STRAIGHT UP BECAUSE I CANT GET UP ON MY OWN AND OTHER DAILY NEEDS I CANT DO AND THE NIGHTMARES OF DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD BEING IN CONTROL TO ALL OF A SUDDEN WHAM OUT OF NOWHERE THIS CAR IS DRIVING ON ITS OWN THE GAS COMPLETELY ACCELERATED, BRAKES CANT STOP IT BECAUSE ITS ACCELERATED THEN LOOSING CONTROL OF STEERING WHEN BRAKES POPPED. SOMEONE PLEASE EXPLAIN WHY FORD IS ALLOWED TO LEAVE THIS CAR ON THE RD? *TR