2005 Ford Five Hundred

HI, I HAVE A 2005 FORD FIVE HUNDRED WHILE DRIVING ONE DAY ABOUT A MONTH AGO I HEARD THIS NOISE WHEN I PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL,I DIDN'T THINK IT TO BE NOTHING, BUT IT FELT LIKE A STUGGLE TO STOP AND THE NOISE GET WORST IT FEELS LIKE THE CABLES OF THE BRAKE LINE ARE TO TIGHT AND EVERTIME I STEP ON THE BRAKES IT MAKES A CREEKING SOUND, A FEW DAY AGO I TOOK THE CAR IN TO HAVE THE NOISE CHECK I FOUND OUT THAT IT WAS THE BRAKE BOOSTER AND MASTER CYLINDER AND WAS TOLD IT WAS NO NEED TO HAVE IT FIX BECAUSE THE NOISE WOULD ONLY COME BACK AND THAT THE ESTIMATED COST TO REPAIR WAS AROUND $1345.99. I CONTACT THE FORD CORP., BY E-MAIL AND RECIEVED A REPONSE AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL OR WARRANT ON THIS PART IN OTHER WORDS THEY COULD NOT HELP. I HOPE THAT YOU CAN HELP BECAUSE I'M AFRAID OF THE SAFETY FOR OTHERS AND MY FAMILY. THANK YOU *TR

2005 FORD 500. CAR BEGAN BUCKING/SURGING/ACCELERATING ON OWN WHEN STARTING TO PULL OUT INTO HEAVY TRAFFIC FROM SHOPPING CENTER TO MAIN ROAD. STRONG BRAKING REQUIRED TO CONTROL CAR. CONTINUED TO HAPPEN, PULLED BACK INTO SHOPPING CENTER LOT. WOULD HAPPEN IN DRIVE OR REVERSE WITH CAR TAKING OFF ON OWN IF NO BRAKE APPLIED. CAR STALLED TIMES TWO. WAS ABLE TO GET CAR TO FORD DEALERSHIP IN VERY NEAR VICINITY. CONTINUED TO HAPPEN FOR SERVICE REP WHILE AT DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP FOUND ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY TO BE AT FAULT. A KNOWN PROBLEM TO EXIST, SO STATED. TSB EXISTS FOR THIS. MUST REPLACE THROTTLE BODY WITH UPDATED MODEL. UNIT ON BACKORDER. CAR UNDRIVABLE TILL PART ARRIVES. GREATER THAN 1 MONTH BACKORDER ON PART! VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION OCCURRED. COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *TR

WHEN VEHICLE IS IN DRIVE OR REVERSE AND THERE IS A LOAD ON THE ENGINE (A/C ON HIGH) AND YOU TURN THE STEERING WHEEL, THE ENGINE ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME I GO TO TURN AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED, IN DRIVE OR REVERSE. THE GARAGE SAID IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY THAT NEEDED REPLACED. THEY ALSO TOLD ME THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM AND THE PART WAS ON BACK ORDER. *TR

2005 FORD FIVE HUNDRED WITH 51000 MILES HAD CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME ON. CAR ACCELERATES UNEXPECTEDLY WHEN SHIFTING INTO REVERSE OR FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE THEN LUNGES FORWARD OR BACKWARD LIKE IT WILL TAKE OFF ON ITS OWN. THE ENGINE SURGE CAN BE FELT EVEN STANDING STILL AT TIMES. TOLD IT IS THE THROTTLE BODY AND HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR PART AS IT IS ON BACKORDER. THIS IS AN 800.00 REPAIR AND I HAVE BEEN WAITING ALMOST A MONTH. SOMEONE COULD BE INJURED WHEN THESE VEHICLES LUNGE FORWARD OR BACKWARD UNEXPECTEDLY. I SEE MANY MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS WITH THIS MODEL CAR AND THIS PARTICULAR PART. I BELIEVE IT SHOULD BE RECALLED BEFORE SOMEONE IS INJURED OR WORSE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 3 MPH IN REVERSE THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A FENCE. HE TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF WHEN THE ENGINE FAIL SAFE LIGHT CAME ON. WHEN HE RESTARTED THE VEHICLE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. HE SHIFTED THE VEHICLE INTO DRIVE GEAR AND IT ACCELERATED WITHOUT HIM ENGAGING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY AND HAD BECOME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE OVER TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED SINCE THE CONTACT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING $695.86 TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 59,240.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH SHE ENGAGED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE RPMS INCREASED EXCESSIVELY. SHE STATED THAT WHEN THE SPEED INCREASED TO 30 MPH THE VEHICLE NO LONGER ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE FUEL INJECTION BODY THROTTLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE ON BACK ORDER FOR A LEAST TWO TO THREE WEEKS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A VIN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 71,200.

MY 2005 FORD FIVE HUNDRED HAS BEEN A VERY DEPENDABLE VEHICLE, EXCEPT WHEN THE COMPRESSOR WENT OUT. AFTER DOING MUCH RESEARCH, IT SEEMS THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS ISSUE. FORD SHOULD DO THE RIGHT THING AND REPAIR THE COMPRESSORS ON THE FORD FIVE HUNDREDS BECAUSE IT IS A VERY HIGH SAFETY CONCERN. I HAVE HAD TO DRIVE AROUND WITH NO AIR BECAUSE I CANNOT AFFORD THE REPAIR ON TOP OF THE MONTHLY PAYMENTS FOR THE CAR. IF I HAD KNOWN THAT THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE COMPRESSOR GOING OUT, AND A $1200 BILL TO ENSUE, I WOULD HAVE RECONSIDERED BUYING THIS VEHICLE. ALL THE FORD FIVE HUNDRED DRIVERS, INCLUDING ME, NEED HELP ON THIS ACROSS THE BOARD REPAIR. IT IS OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURING ERROR AND SHOULD BE MADE RIGHT BY FORD. *TR

MONDAY, JUNE 28TH MY VEHICLE SEEMED TO SLIGHTLY ACCELERATE WHEN I WAS BACKING IT INTO A PARKING SPOT. THEN ABOUT A WEEK LATER (JULY 06TH), I WAS STOPPED IN A LINE OF OTHER VEHICLES, AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED WHERE IT WOULD ACCELERATE, ONLY THIS TIME, IT HAPPENED APPROXIMATELY 5 TIMES CONSISTENTLY. MY VEHICLE'S CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED WITH A MESSAGE THAT READ, "FAIL SAFE ENGINE MODE". THE NEXT DAY, I IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT IN TO A FORD DEALER TO HAVE IT INSPECTED. THEY SAID THAT THIS IS FREQUENT ISSUE WITH THE THROTTLE BODY AND IT'S UNSAFE TO DRIVE WITH THESE CONDITIONS. THEY ALSO MENTIONED THAT THEY HAVE SEEN A CASE WHERE A CUSTOMER'S THROTTLE WAS WIDE OPEN AND ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY AND IS SHOCKED THAT IT HASN'T BEEN RECALLED YET. HE SUGGESTED IT NOT LEAVE THE LOT UNTIL THE REPAIRS WERE DONE. WE LEFT IT AT THE DEALERSHIP TO GET REPAIRED, BUT TOOK HIS ADVICE. WE BELIEVE THIS A DEFAULT IN THE MANUFACTURING OF THE THROTTLE BODY, AND CAUSING UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITIONS. WE HOPE THIS WILL GET INVESTIGATED, SO NO ONE IS INJURED. *TR

FORD FIVE HUNDRED LUNGED DRAMATICALLY AS I ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN FROM A STOPPED POSITION. I IMMEDIATELY ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE IN ORDER TO SLOW THE CAR DOWN AND YIELD TO A PEDESTRIAN THAT HAD BEGUN TO CROSS THE STREET. IT TOOK AN EXTREME AMOUNT OF PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER TO FIGHT ENGINE'S ACCELERATION AND STOP THE CAR. UPON REMOVING MY FOOT FROM THE BRAKE, THE CAR ATTEMPTED TO RE-ACCELERATE HARD AGAIN, SCARING THE PEDESTRIAN ENOUGH THAT THEY WAVED ME THROUGH AND REFUSED TO CROSS UNTIL I PASSED BY. THE NEXT DAY, WHILE PARKING THE CAR IN A PUBLIC GARAGE, THE CAR SUDDENLY LURCHED FORWARD VERY HARD, AGAIN REQUIRING MAXIMUM EFFORT TO PREVENT ACCELERATING. THIS TIME I WAS HEADED INTO A CONCRETE WALL AND STOPPED 2 INCHES SHORT. FOR THE FIRST TIME, CAR ENTERED FAILSAFE MODE AND PRESENTED A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT (THIS LIGHT HAD NOT BEEN PREVIOUSLY PRESENTED). DEALER INFORMS ME COMPUTER REPORTS CODES OF P610B AND P2106. THEY WANT TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY AND REPROGRAM THE PCM. WHILE I HAD EXPERIENCED THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION ISSUE INTERMITTENTLY OVER THE YEARS; I NEVER GOT RESOLUTION (UNABLE TO RECREATE THE PROBLEM) AND HAD NEVER RECEIVED A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WITH THIS CODE BEFORE. INVESTIGATING THIS VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR HAS LED ME TO DISCOVER THAT MY EXPERIENCE IS NOT UNIQUE AND IS A RECURRING ISSUE FOR THIS VEHICLE. FURTHER, THE COSTLY REPAIR BEING RECOMMENDED APPEARS TO BE A STOP-GAP FIX AT BEST WITH NO CERTAINTY OF ACTUALLY FIXING THE PROBLEM. *TR