2005 Ford Five Hundred

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. ALL OF THE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED AND THE REVERSE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ERRONEOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE PCM MODULE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

WE BOUGHT MY CAR IN JULY 2011, ITS WAS GARAGED BY THE 1ST OWNER SO IT WAS LIKE BRAND NEW!! LOW MILES JUST 12,850 , START WHAT NOW SEEMS TO BE THE ENDLESS DRIVES IN A RENTAL CAR AND WITH EMPTY WALLETS TOTALING NOW APPROX; CLOSE TO AN ADDITIONAL $3,500 NOW IN REPAIRS FROM THE BATTERY IN AUG 2011 TO NOW TO HAVING THE THROTTLE BEING REPLACE ALONG WITH A SET IF TIRES AND THE 2ND SET OF BOTH REAR AND FRONT BRAKES IN LESS THEN A YEAR , ALL DUE TO THE CONSENT STOPPING AND GOING OF THE CAR BY HITTING THE BRAKES TOO MUCH AND HAVING TO ACCELERATE, BECAUSE THE CAR WOULD WHILE TEMPTING TO PULL OUT OF MY GARAGE AT WHAT SHOULD OF BEEN A MERE 3MILES PER HOUR; RESULTED IN FLYING BACKWARDS SUDDENLY WHILE FOOT WAS APPLYING PRESSURE ON THE BRAKES TO KEEP FROM MOWING DOWN MY TEENAGE SON AT 15 MILES A HOUR ON ITS OWN WITH THE MP RISING RAPIDLY , WAS THE SCARE OF MY LIFE!!!! PLEASE SOMEONE RECALL THIS CAR , BEFORE SOMEONE REALLY DOES GET KILLED OR HURT!!! AS OF TODAY THE TOTAL THIS TIME TO REPAIR MY CAR IS AT A TOTAL IF$ 1,585.00; TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE AND TIRES & BRAKES AGAIN, AND FORD WOULDN'T EVEN COMP, US A RENTAL CAR THIS TIME ON OUR 5 TRIP DOWN TO THE SERVICE DEPT OF FORD!!!! *TR

DRIVING FROM SJ TO LA, CALIF. 200 MILES INTO MY JOURNEY WITH WIFE AND 3 KIDS, PULLED OFF HIGHWAY FOR GAS. SLOWED DOWN AND NOTICED THE WRENCH AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS ON AND CAR WOULD ONLY GO 10 TO 15 MILES PER HOUR AND REVVED AT MORE THAN 3000 RPMS. THE CAR CLUNKED HARD WHEN PUT INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE. TURNED OFF THE ENGINE, SEVERAL TIMES AND RESTARTED. SOMETIMES FIXED PROBLEM, OTHER TIMES DID NOT. I HAD CAR TOWED TO HANFORD, CALIFORNIA, AND THEN AGAIN TO LOS ANGELES-ANOTHER 198 MILES TO FORD DEALERSHIP. I HAD TO RENT A CAR AND DRIVE THE REST OF THE WAY TO LA AND DRIVE BACK - 198 MILES-TO HANFORD-TO RETURN THE RENTAL CAR. I TESTED THE CAR A FEW TIMES IN HANFORD AND WHEN IT WAS AT THE FORD DEALER. FROM A COLD START, THE CAR WORKED FINE. DROVE AND SHIFTED WELL WITH NO PROBLEMS. BUT ONCE THE CAR WARMED UP, IT WENT BACK INTO LIMP-MODE, CLUNKED HARD WHEN YOU SHIFTED INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE, AND WOULD GO ONLY 10-15 MPH AT 3000 OR MORE RPMS. THE DEALER TEST DROVE IT AND HAD THE SAME RESULT. THE DEALER GOT CODES P0701, P0871, AND P0961 AND SAID THAT MEANT THE TRANSMISSION HAD INTERNAL PROBLEMS. THEY SAID THEY CALLED FORD ENGINEERS WHO TOLD THEM THE LIKELY PROBLEM WAS WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WARMS UP, IT IS NOT PROPERLY CIRCULATING DUE TO LEAKS IN WHAT THEY CALLED TWO VARIATORS INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION. THEY QUOTED THE COST TO REPLACE THE VARIATORS AS $3600 FOR PARTS AND LABOR OF $1200 FOR A TOTAL OF $4800 AND THAT IS MORE THAN THE COST TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION FOR WHICH THEY QUOTED $4500. SO THEY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. AFTER STARTING, THEY FOUND A BROKEN TRANSMISSION MOUNT SO THEY REPLACED THAT FOR ANOTHER $250 (PART ONLY - NO LABOR CHARGE). I TEST DROVE THE NEW TRANSMISSION YESTERDAY. THE CAR NO LONGER GOES INTO LIMP MODE AND DRIVES NICELY EXCEPT AFTER IT WARMS UP IT CLUNKS HARD INTO DRIVE AND REVERSE AND WINES IN REVERSE GEAR. NOT TAKING CAR TILL FIXED PROPERLY. *TR

I PURCHASED THIS 2005 FORD FIVE HUNDRED AS A GIFT FOR MY WIFE,11/26/11 WITHIN A WEEK AFTER OWNING IT THE AWD MALFUNCTION LIGHT CAME ON. IN LOOKING OVER THE INTERNET I'M FINDING OTHER FORD OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM AND THAT FORD DOES NOT WANT TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT OR TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR A DEFECTIVE PRODUCT THAT POTENTIALLY COULD BE VERY COSTLY OVER AND ABOVE THE HIGH COST OF THE VEHICLE ITSELF. IT SEEMS THE CONSUMER SHOULD HAVE ''SOME'' RECOURSE OR HELP WITH THIS RECURRING PROBLEM AND MAKE FORD OWN UP AND REPAIR THE DEFECT AND PROBLEMS MANY OF US ARE DEALING WITH... OUT OF POCKET!!! *TR

NOT LONG AFTER PURCHASING MY VEHICLE MY HUSBAND AND I WERE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ON AND THE TRANSMISSION STOPPED WORKING. WE WERE ABLE TO PULL OFF SAFELY ONTO THE SHOULDER AND SHUT THE CAR OFF AND ONCE RESTARTED WAS FINE. WE HAVE SINCE STOPPED USING CRUISE CONTROL IN FEAR OF AN ACCIDENT. THE PROBLEM IS STILL THERE AND SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE. THE DASH WILL LIGHT CHECK TRANSMISSION, TRACTION CONTROL AND SOMETIMES CHECK ENGINE. ONCE THE CAR IS TURNED OFF AND BACK ON IT IS FINE FOR A WHILE, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TAKES SOME TIME TO GO OFF. IT IS GETTING SO WE ARE AFRAID TO DRIVE IT, SOMETIMES IT DRIVES FINE AND OTHERS THE TRANSMISSION QUITS. THE OTHER DAY I WENT TO PASS A CAR AND THE LIGHTS CAME ON AS I HAD MOVED INTO THE LANE TO PASS ON THE INTERSTATE. ONCE I WAS IN MY LANE AGAIN A FEW MINUTES LATER IT DOES IT AGAIN AND THIS TIME A BIG MAC TRUCK IS COMING UP ON ME. I HAVE READ OF SEVERAL PROBLEMS OF THIS WITH THIS SAME CAR AND IT HAS BEEN SAID THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE THROTTLE BODY AND/OR ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND FORD SHOULD BE ISSUING A RECALL TO FIX THE PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE IS INJURED OR KILLED. *TR

NOT SURE THE EXACT TIME BUT WITHIN THE PAST YEAR OR SO MY 2005 FORD FIVE HUNDRED ( PURCHASED NEW) IS GOING INTO FAILSAFE MODE LIMITED THROTTLE POWER, VERY SPORADIC AT FIRST BUT NOW HAPPENING QUITE OFTEN. IF YOU PULL OVER AND SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTART IT CLEARS AND DRIVES NORMAL. MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING IT YESTERDAY AND IT HAPPENED 7 TIMES FROM MALL TO THE HOUSE (ABOUT 20 MILES). ONCE WHILE SHE WAS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC DRIVING ABOUT 55 MPH. CAR JERKED THEN STARTED SLOWING DOWN. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE LOOKED AT. VERY DANGEROUS. MY MECHANIC IS TROUBLE SHOOTING PROBLEM, LOOKING LIKE THROTTLE BODY OR GAS PEDAL. I BELIEVE FORD CAME OUT WITH A NEW THROTTLE BODY IN 2010 TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM (TSB 05-25-13)BUT WILL ONLY REPLACE IT AT THEIR COST IF STILL UNDER WARRANTY, OTHERWISE THE COST IS ON US THE CONSUMER. (ABOUT A THOUSAND DOLLARS). *TR

THE VEHICLE LUNGES WHILE HOLDING THE BRAKE WHEN PUTTING INTO REVERSE OR DRIVE AND CONTINUES TO DO SO WHILE WAITING TO PULL INTO TRAFFIC MAKING IT VERY DANGEROUS! IT ALSO DOES THIS WHILE TRYING TO PARK MAKING IT DANGEROUS TO PARK NEAR ANYTHING! I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS VERY SAME PROBLEM STATING IT IS A THROTTLE BODY DEFECT THAT COSTS AT LOWEST $700.00 TO REPAIR. FRONT SUSPENSION IS SHOT ALREADY WITH LOUD CLUNKING NOISES, VERY ROUGH RIDE! REAR DOORS FILL WITH WATER WHICH WILL RESULT IN RUST HOLES! ALL OF THESE PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN REPORTED SEVERAL TIMES BY OTHER OWNERS OF THIS SAME YEAR AND MAKE OF VEHICLE. FORD SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS NEEDED TO FIX THESE PROBLEMS. *TR

THE CAR ACCELERATES BY ITSELF AND TRANSMISSION IS NOT PERFORMING CORRECTLY AS IT DOES NOT ACCELERATE AFTER BRAKING AFTER THE TRANSMISSION WARMS UP , THEY SAID IT WAS THROTTLEBODY BUT REPLACED THAT AND TRANS FLUID BUT STILL HAVE SAME TROUBLE AFTER ABOUT 30 MILES OF DRIVING . THIS COULD GET PEOPLE KILLED AND IT SHOULD BE RECALLED NO IFS ANDS OR BUTS ABOUT IT !!!!!! FORD TAKE CARE OF YOUR CUSTOMERS. *TR