2007 Ford Five Hundred

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE STREET AT MIDNIGHT THE CAR WARNING LIGHTS STARTED TO COME ON (ABS, BATTERY, TRACTION CONTROL, AND FINALLY THE FACTORY STEREO/GPS UNIT) ONE BY ONE. THEN FOLLOWED BY THE DASHBOARD ILLUMINATION GOING OUT WHICH MEANS I NOW HAD NO TAILLIGHTS. THEN FINALLY LOST ALL ACCELERATION AND THE CAR JUST STOPPED. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO ILLEGALLY PARK THE CAR BLOCKING A DRIVEWAY AND FIRE HYDRANT. HAD I BEEN ON THE HIGHWAY I MAY HAVE HAD A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT ENDING. A WEEK AFTER THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHUT DOWN AGAIN ONLY I GOT NO LIGHTS ON, IT JUST DIED. AFTER HAVING THE CAR FOR A WEEK MY MECHANIC REPLACED A FAULTY GROUND AND THE BATTERY. THE CAR STILL DOESN'T WORK PROPERLY. HE HAS NO IDEA WHY. *TR

I RECENTLY RAN INTO A MAJOR ISSUE WITH MY 2007 FORD FIVE HUNDRED WHICH REALLY SCARED ME. I WAS ROTATING THE TIRES ON THE CAR AND WHEN I WAS REMOVING THE WHEEL FROM THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE CAR I NOTICED THAT THE WHEEL WOBBLED BACK AND FORTH. AT FIRST I THOUGHT THIS WAS JUST A BAD BALL JOINT AND PURCHASED A NEW ONE TO REPLACE IT. WHEN I STARTED TO REMOVE THE FACTORY INSTALLED BALL JOINT I NOTICED THAT THE NUT THAT HOLDS THE BALL JOINT TO THE LOWER CONNECTION JOINT WAS ON THE VERGE OF COMING OFF. I FIND THIS VERY DISTURBING AS I LIVE IN A VERY MOUNTAINOUS STATE WITH MANY CURVY ROADS AND STEEP DROP OFFS. HAD THIS NUT FINISHED COMING OFF WHILE ON ONE OF THESE ROADS I MAY NOT BE WRITING THIS LETTER. I WILL ALSO CONTACT NAFTA ABOUT THIS SITUATION AS IT MAY BE OCCURRING ON MORE VEHICLES THAN JUST MINE. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE PART I HAD INSTALLED AS IT IN ITSELF WAS NOT DEFECTIVE. I HAVE BOUGHT MANY FORD VEHICLES AND WILL PROBABLY CONTINUE TO AS I THINK OVERALL FORD MAKES A HIGH QUALITY CAR. I HAVE SINCE CHECKED THE OTHER SIDE AND FOUND NO PROBLEMS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THANKS FOR LOOKING INTO THIS MATTER AND I HOPE TO HEAR FROM YOU SOON! *TR

MY HUSBAND HAD AN ACCIDENT IN A STORE PARKING LOT. HE MISCALCULATED THE LENGTH OF AN NARROW ISLAND THAT HAD A CURBING AROUND IT. HE CUT THE CORNER AND DROVE OVER THE CURB AND DOWN THE OTHER SIDE OF THE OTHER CURB. BESIDES THE REAR FENDER DAMAGE, MORE DAMAGE WAS DISCOVERED AT THE STATE INSPECTION. THE ROLL RESTRICTOR WAS TORN. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS PART KEEPS THE ENGINE FROM "ROLLING" FORWARD OR BACKWARD. IT IS PART OF THE ENGINE MOUNT SYSTEM AND IS A SAFETY ISSUE. IT MUST BE REPLACED OR THE CAR FAILS THE PA STATE INSPECTION. THIS REPAIR AND INSPECTIONS COST ME OVER $500. I BELIEVE THE ROLL RESTRICTOR WAS DAMAGED IN THE SUDDEN IMPACT OF THE CURB. I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THAT ISSUE TO THE INSURANCE COMPANY BUT I HAVE NO PROOF. HOW COMMON IS THE FAILURE OF THIS PART? IS IT PART OF THE PA STATE INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS? *TR

ON A TRIP SOUTH ON AN INTERSTATE, MY CAR OVERHEATED. THERE WAS BUMPER TO BUMPER TRAFFIC ON A HOT DAY. I HAD MY AIR CONDITIONER ON AND WE WERE ONLY TRAVELING AT 5-10 MPH. A SERVICE STATION DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AND FOUND AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN A COMPUTER MODULE WHICH CONTROLS THE RADIATOR FAN. THIS PROBLEM RESULTED IN A $700 REPAIR BILL. *TR

WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, ALL OF THE GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER STOPPED FUNCTIONING AND DISPLAYED READINGS OF ZERO. CONTINUED TO DRIVE AND THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER BEGAN WORKING A FEW MOMENTS LATER. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE REVERSE LIGHTS COME ON EVEN WHEN IN DRIVE. THIS, AS WELL AS NO SPEEDOMETER TO ME IS VERY DANGEROUS. I THINK CORRECTIVE ACTION SHOULD BE TAKEN TOWARDS A RESOLUTION. THERE ARE COUNTLESS OTHERS WHO HAVE FILED COMPLAINTS AND CONCERNS REGARDING THIS VERY ISSUE. PLEASE ISSUE A RECALL ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL REPLACEMENT. I FEEL THE COST OF REPLACEMENT (AS WELL AS A DIAGNOSIS FEE) SHOULD NOT BE ABSORBED BY THE CONSUMER FOR SOMETHING THAT IS NOT NORMAL MAINTENANCE FOR THE VEHICLE!

THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME I HAVE COMPLAINED NOR AM I THE ONLY ONE HAVING THIS ISSUE. I BOUGHT THE CAR BACK IN 2010 AND INFORMED THE CAR LOT OF FLICKERING LIGHTS WELL NOW ITS GONE AS FAR AS MY WHOLE DASH LIGHTS FLICKER AND WHEN THEY COME BACK THEY DO NOT COME BACK CORRECTLY ALL THE TIME. MY GAS GAUGE DOESN'T REGISTER PROPERLY. THIS HAPPENS WHEN I RUN THE AC. WHEN I HAD IT CHECKED I WAS TOLD THAT IT HAD SOMETHING DO WITH BATTERY. THE ALTERNATOR IS PULLING TOO MUCH POWER WHEN AC IS ON. WELL IF I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE HAVING THIS ISSUE I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THIS IS NOT GETTING A BETTER SETTLING BESIDES OH I THINK IT IS THIS OR I THINK IT IS THAT. I HAVE SEARCHED YOUTUBE AND THERE ARE A LOT OF PPL HAVING THIS ISSUE. A WHOLE LOT OF PPL. I AM GOING TO GO HAVE MY BATTERY CHECKED AGAIN AND TAKE BACK TO CAR LOT AGAIN AND HOPE TO HAVE A SOLUTION. THIS IS GETTING REALLY RIDICULOUS AND BAD. I CAN RUN MY AC FOR MAY 10 MINUTES WITHOUT THIS HAPPENING AND ONCE I DO THE CAR DOESN'T WANNA RUN PROPERLY AFTER. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS AND REACH OUT TO OTHER OWNERS AND SEE IF THEY ARE HAVING SAME ISSUES. MAYBE THEY DON'T KNOW HOW OT REACH YOU LIKE I DID. *TR