IllustrationTHE CAR SHAKES AND MAKES LOTS OF NOISE. GOING UP HILL IS THE WORST FEELS LIKE THE CAR IS PUTTING ALONG.
2005 Ford 500
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
00–25K
225–50K
1250–75K
1275–100K
37100–150K
21150K+
84 reports with mileage · 15 unknown
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Engine. Review the 31 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Power Train. Review the 28 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Electrical System. Review the 20 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
4 crash reports1 fire reports5 injury reports
Unknown Or Other complaints
6 reportsMY CAR WOULDN'T PICK UP SPEED THEN I RECEIVE A SUDDEN THRUST CAUSING IT TO HAVE A SMALL JERK THEN TAKES OFF. RECENTLY ITS BEEN SHOWING A RANCH LIGHT KNOW FOR THROTTLE BODY ISSUES CODE P2111 AND P2104. THIS CAUSES MY CAR TO STALL IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC ESPECIALLY ON THE HIGHWAY WHICH IS A HUGE CONCERN.
PAST RECALL ON DOOR LATCHES. WORK WAS DONE BY PREVIOUS OWNER. PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS - HAVE TO DRIVE CAR HOLDING DOOR SHUT WITH HAND. FORD SAID NOTHING MORE THEY CAN OR WILL DO. LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP WONT DO ANYTHING EITHER. PROBLEM HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR THE PAST 3 WINTERS WHEN IT GETS REALLY COLD.
MY DOOR HOLDS WATER EVERYTIME IT RAINS. IS THERE SOMETHING WE CAN DO TO STOP THIS?
I HAD A NEW COMPRESSOR AND EXPANSION VALVE,EVACUATE AND RECHARGE COMPRESSOR OIL AND CONDITIONER INCLUDES R134 A ON AUGUST 13, 2010. I PAID $960.79. I WENT BACK TO THE SAME COMPANY ON JUNE 20, 2012 BECAUSE MY AIR CONDITIONER NO LONGER WORKED. THEY SAID I NEEDED THE SAME REPLACEMENT PLUS A NEW CONDENSER WHICH TOTALED $1,140.67…
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I HAD A NEW COMPRESSOR AND EXPANSION VALVE,EVACUATE AND RECHARGE COMPRESSOR OIL AND CONDITIONER INCLUDES R134 A ON AUGUST 13, 2010. I PAID $960.79. I WENT BACK TO THE SAME COMPANY ON JUNE 20, 2012 BECAUSE MY AIR CONDITIONER NO LONGER WORKED. THEY SAID I NEEDED THE SAME REPLACEMENT PLUS A NEW CONDENSER WHICH TOTALED $1,140.67. I PURCHASED THIS CAR IN JANUARY 2006 WITH APPROX. 7,000 MILES.
DOOR LATCH RECALL IDENTIFIED BY FORD #36840. DOORS LATCHES FREEZE AND WILL NOT SHUT AND OPEN SUDDENLY. CAR HAS BEEN IN SHOP AT FORD DEALERSHIP 5-6 TIMES TO ADDRESS AND FIX THIS ISSUE RELATED TO A RECALL. THE RECALL KIT IDENTIFIED TO FIX THIS PROBLEM WAS PERFROMED AND NEVER WORKED. DOORS STILL OPEN AND WONT SHUT. CAR WAS LEFT THE…
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DOOR LATCH RECALL IDENTIFIED BY FORD #36840. DOORS LATCHES FREEZE AND WILL NOT SHUT AND OPEN SUDDENLY. CAR HAS BEEN IN SHOP AT FORD DEALERSHIP 5-6 TIMES TO ADDRESS AND FIX THIS ISSUE RELATED TO A RECALL. THE RECALL KIT IDENTIFIED TO FIX THIS PROBLEM WAS PERFROMED AND NEVER WORKED. DOORS STILL OPEN AND WONT SHUT. CAR WAS LEFT THERE OVERNIGHT AT FORD AND FROZE FOR THEM TODAY AND WOULD NOT SHUT. ALL FIXES AND TROUBLESHOOTING THEY HAVE DONE OR APPROVED DID NOT FIXT THE ORIGINAL RECALL PROBLEM. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. THE FIX TO FIX THIS PROBLEM IS FALSE AND SAFTETY IS HIGHLY AT RISK WITH POTENTIAL FOR KIDS TO FALL OUT OF CAR!! THIS IS A JOKE THAT THEIR SOLUTION TO A RECALL DID NOT EVEN FIX IT. I AM NO BEING TOLD BY FORD THAT I HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE ALL THE LATCHES REPLACED WHEN THEIR RECALL FIX DID NOT SOLVE THEIR OWN ISSUE. FORD HAS EVEN ACKNODWLEGED THE FIX TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM..... CONSUMER SAFETY IS AT RISK AND FORD DID NOT CARE!!!! WHAT HAPPENS WHEN SOMEONE FALLS OUT AND GETS SEVERLY INJURED OR KILLED?
Official recalls
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NHTSA investigations
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