2005 Ford Five Hundred

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

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SLOW TO A STOP OR MAKE A TURN, AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTED HARD. IT DOES NOT DO THIS WHILE SPEEDING UP. I HAVE HAD TWO MECHANICS TELL ME THERE IS NO KNOWN FIX, SHORT OF REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION, AND THERE IS NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE, PARTS BRAKE DOWN, ETC, FOR THEM TO DIAGNOSIS THE PROBLEM. I HAD THE VEHICLE AT A FORD DEALER TO HAVE THE THROTTLE BODY ISSUE FIXED. AT THAT TIME, THE POWER CONTROL MODULE AND THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE WERE BOTH RE-PROGRAMMED. NO LONG TERM FIX WAS ACHIEVED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE AND BOTH THE FAIL SAFE ENGINE MODE AND THE WRENCH WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AND RESTARTED, AS IT OPERATED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 168,400. UPDATED 08/15/13*LJ

I HAD PREVIOUSLY HAD PROBLEMS WITH UNINTENDED ACCELERATION WHEN PARKED AND THEN PUTTING THE CAR INTO REVERSE (AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). AFTER READING MANY COMPLAINTS ON YOUR SITE IN WHICH CONSUMERS SAID THE THROTTLE BODY HAD BEEN DIAGNOSED AS CAUSING THE PROBLEM, I HAD THE DEALERSHIP REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY. ( A FEW MONTHS LATER, FORD SENT A LETTER OFFERING TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY). DESPITE HAVING HAD THE DEALERSHIP REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY, THE CAR CONTINUES TO ACCELERATE FASTER THAN IT SHOULD SOMETIMES WHEN PUT IN REVERSE AND I MUST ALWAYS BE PREPARED TO BRAKE RAPIDLY. IF A DRIVER WAS UNAWARE OF THE PROBLEM OR HAD SLOW REACTION TIME, A CAR OR PERSON IN A PARKING LOT COULD BE HIT. *TR

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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND THE SPEED DROPPED TO 30 MPH. THE CONTACT MOVED THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROADWAY AND ALLOWED THE VEHICLE TO COOL DOWN. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

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

2005 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO HARD SHIFTING AND TWO INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS ILLUMINATING. *TGW THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE RPM'S WOULD RACE AT TIMES. THE CONSUMER WENT TO HER LOCAL DEALER AND A DIAGNOSTIC'S TEST REVEALED A PROBLEM WITH THE PCV VALVE. THE PCV WAS REPLACED AT A COST OF $ 112.95. HOWEVER, IT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER WENT BACK TO THE DEALER FOR A TRANSMISSION DIAGNOSTIC TEST, BUT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO GIVE A DEFINITIVE ANSWER AS TOW HAT THE PROBLEM WAS. FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE WAS THEN CONTACTED AND THEY INFORMED THE DEALER TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AT A COST OF $5000. THERE WAS ALSO ANOTHER INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WHERE THE VEHICLE WOULD REV WHILE STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN, OR RED LIGHT ETC. AFTER GETTING OTHER OPINIONS, THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED, THE PROBLEM WAS NOT WITH THE TRANSMISSION. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ONLINE, THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED IT WAS A VERY COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH HER PARTICULAR MAKE, WHICH SEEMED TO BE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT.

ON HOT DAYS, WHEN BACKING OUT OF PARKING SPACES, THE CAR HAS SOMETIMES "SURGED" MEANING THAT THERE HAS BEEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION WITHOUT THE ACCELERATOR BEING PRESSED AT ALL. I HAVE HAD TO SUDDENLY AND FIRMLY PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE TO PREVENT THE CAR FROM HITTING OTHER VEHICLES. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS IN AUGUST OF 2012. I OWN A 2006 FORD FIVE HUNDRED ALSO AND IT HAS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM IN THE SAME CONDITIONS (FILING SEPARATE COMPLAINT). *TR

MY FORD FIVE HUNDRED HAS BEEN UNEXPECTEDLY SURGING WHEN RELEASING THE BRAKE PEDAL WHEN GOING FORWARD AND REVERSE. IT HAS ALMOST CAUSED ME TO HIT OTHER VEHICLES IN A PARKING LOT ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND MAKES IT EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE WHEN STARTING TO ACCELERATE. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS ISSUE. I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON WHO IS EXPERIENCING THIS. THERE ARE MANY MORE PEOPLE WHO HAVE POSTED THE SAME ISSUE ON BLOGS AND WEBSITES I HAVE READ. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE. *TR