One problem related to automatic transmission gear indicator has been reported for the 2005 Ford Five Hundred. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2005 Ford Five Hundred based on all problems reported for the 2005 Five Hundred.
Upon putting the vehicle in park it will put itself into reverse. This happened twice. Going down hill the at 50 mph the speedometer will drop to 20 mph. Losing two to two and one half miles to a gallon. Contacted the dealer. Took the vehicle in. Ford had the vehicle for four weeks. Ford stated there was nothing wrong with the vehicle. However, the problem recurred.