Automatic Transmission problems of the 2005 Ford Five Hundred

I have an ongoing issue with the transmission DE-engaging when the temperature of the transmission warms up. When I accelerate when passing or using the cruise control the transmission will dis-engage leaving me with no forward power, I must put the car in neutral and hope it engages all the while almost being run over by two semi-trucks. This happened almost a dozen times down and back on my trip from buffalo to peapack NJ on Monday 4/16/2012. This is a know problem that Ford is aware on the Five Hundred model, montego and some fusion models. Many start to fail at less than 30,000 miles and happened at 65,000 miles on my vehicle. I consider this an extremely dangerous situation and amazed no one has been killed due to these defective transmissions. The Ford forum has over 10 pages of complaints regarding this problem. Ford told me they would not do anything unless there was a recall.

2005 Ford Five Hundred. Consumer writes in regards to hard shifting and two instrument panel lights illuminating. 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.

The contact owns a 2005 Ford Five Hundred sel. The contact stated that the transmission was replaced and within a couple of days she drove the vehicle again and it stalled. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where they diagnosed that the throttle bottle needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was not contacted. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 102, 000.

The contact owns a 2005 Ford Five Hundred sel. While driving approximately 40-60 mph, the transmission began to jerk. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer who advised that the transmission valve body internal bore would need to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the defect and was unable to provide assistance. The approximate failure mileage was 47,000.

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 youre customers.

Traveling on mountain highway and attempting to pass tractor trailer depressed throttle and transmission downshifted to next lower gear than slammed into the next lower gear. Loss of all acceleration transmission illuminated. Than transmission appears to have electronically disengaged from engine (no forward movement at all, mind you I was trying to pass) engine revolutions increased to over 7,000 rpm. Both transmission light and check engine light illuminated. After a brief rest at side of rode vehicle restarted and could be moved both lights remained illuminated. After 5 or 10 restarts both error lights extinguished.

I had my vehicle at the service department three timed for transmission problems. The car would jump and sputter but every time the dealership came to the same conclusion, nothing wrong with the vehicle. Went to get a third opinion at another dealership was was told I need new valve body. Everytime I took the car to the dealership the car was under extended warranty. Now it is no longer under warranty and the cost will rise above $2100. 00 this shold have been a recall issue. Transmission problems should be taken more seriously.

I was driving my Ford 500 on the highway, when I lost power to the transmission. I could rev the engine, but no power would go to the transmission. I was lucky able to pull over to the side of the road. The car now has a little lurch when first starting out.

2005 Ford 500 awd malfunction, Fords refusal to offer any compensation for a faulty transmission.

I am buying a 2005 Ford 500 limited with an 6 spd transmission it now has 136k miles on it. It has been a problem ever since I purchased the vehicle used from crossroads Ford in memphis. I had to have the engine replaced at 54k miles. Now the transmission/transaxle is starting to slip and stall in traffic. You start to move from a traffic light and it will go slowly then jump to about 4k to 6k on the tachometer and at that point the car stalls and you are about to be rear ended by other drivers due to the car stalling. According to Ford they have known of this problem but only offer selling you a new transmission which they should be responsible for since they built the product even if the factory warranty is gone. Cant afford to buy another car or trade this one in or get the transmission fixed according to Ford the replacement is around $4600. Don't have that kind of money lying around.

2005 Ford Five Hundred erratic transmission behavior. Unsafe shifting causes car to lunge sideways and vibrate at higher speeds. The downshift delay lunges the car forward making quick stops unsafe and nearly creates a wreck everyday.

Transmission bucked when trying to pass at highway speeds. Vehicle has 73,000 miles and now transmission has to be replaced. Entire transmission replaced due to seal failure inside transmission.

My wife has a 2005 Ford 500 and we witness a sudden lurch when shifting the vehicle out of park, andeven at times where we are at a standstill. This has been happening off and on for at least 2 years. We have contacted our local Ford dealership and we keep getting told its the air filter being dirty. I cleaned the filter(k&n) and reinserted it in the vehicle. We have not had any injuries or accidents as of yet, but we are afraid of the time where it does do it and cause an accident. Have there been other complaints about this problem?.

I own a Ford 500, I am now on my third replacement of a throttle body. I have found out that this is a common problem on that vehicle. This happens out of no where and is dangerous because when driving the vehicle it jumps forward and could cause an accident. Not only am I in danger but those in the vehicle are as well as those around me. The part is on back order for months but I have been able to get used throttle bodies but they keep going out and none have been successful. I just picked my vehicle up from Ford 3 days ago and its now back at the dealership yet again. The first time this happened I got stranded out of town for 4 days and had to drive half way back to my home town in a rental to get a used part and drive all the way back. This a huge inconvenience that has cost time and money. There is no telling how long this repair is going to take once again and how much money I will have to give away again.

I own a 2005 Ford 500 (se model) car. It just passed 52k miles and the transmission just broken when I drove at normal speed on highway. I was luck that I can still survive. The dealer inspected it and told me to replace whole transmission. From the similar reports from a lot of customers, this is obviously a manufacturing issue. Please investigate Ford company on their common transmission problem.

I'm driving a 2005 Ford 500 that I have found to be a crash waiting to happen. Car only has 55k miles on it and I'm getting nothing but trouble from the transmission. This is a common problem with Fords cvt transmission. . Read more...

I have a Ford Five Hundred 2005 sel. With only 50,000 miles on it. When the car gets warm the transmission will shift in to a lower gear while driving on the road. I was almost hit from behind because of this. I noticed on the internet that this is a common problem with Fords.

Transmission in Ford Five Hundred is going bad at 65,000.

The awf21 transmission on my 2005 Ford Five Hundred is "bucking" on downshifting and up shifting after it is warmed up and driven for about 35-45 minutes. This is dangerous and causes confusion to the other drivers in my family. This has been occurring on and off for about 30 days.

When the car is very warm (start after a short time of being parked or 100+ degree day), when the transmission is shifted into drive or reverse, the engine revs to 1,500 rpm and the transmission engages making the car lurch forward, then stalls occasionally. The service indicator (wrench) light comes on and the engine operates in fail-safe mode. If this happens, then the car lurches when you let of the throttle (transmission "clunks"). Turn the car off and let it sit until it cools and the service light turns off and the car drives normal again. It's a cvt transmission.

The contact owns a 2005 Ford Five Hundred. The contact stated that while driving at 30 mph on April 15, 2009, the vehicle suddenly decelerated and lost power. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealership where the contact was informed that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was then taken to a repair shop where the contact was informed that the motor mount was broken and it was replaced. The failure mileage was approximately 30,000. The current mileage was approximately 41,000.

I purchased a used 2005 Ford Five Hundred in July 2008. At the time the car had 68k miles, and no warranty. In January, my car started down-shifting very rough around 1000 rpm. This happens at every down-shift after the engine reaches a certain temperature. It also shifts hard when I accelerate as if to pass someone on the interstate. Ford has flashed the computer and found no problems. They suggested that I replace the valve body and fluid. I have been checking message boards and have noticed many other consumers are having the same exact issue with their Five Hundreds, tauruses, and montegos with the cvt transmission. However, no one seems to have found a solution at this time, and Ford has not made any recalls. I refuse to shell out ridiculous amounts of money to "maybe" fix this serious transmission issue. Also, I am unable to trade my car for something else because it is now completely devalued. Please help the hundreds of Ford consumers who share in this issue.

2005 Ford 500 six-speed automatic transmission shifts to neutral when driver is attempting to pass at highway speeds. So far other drivers have also complained to Ford. So far Ford is not acknowledging this as a serious problem and has not issued a recall.

Hi I'm from mexico and I got a problem with my Ford Five Hundred 2005 transmission which I have read a lot of consumers also got, in fact I was on my way to the job (in the chaotic city of mexico) when suddenly it began to jerk and then the car got no traction, I cant accelerate neither sustain velocity, fortunately the car that was behind me realize of my problem and aware the traffic to DE-accelerate, after that I stop the car and see that it was spilling oil from the transmission. I turn it off and restart the engine but the car still does not move by itself so I wait for the wrecking crane to take the car with the dealer. What impressed me is that the car only got 25,000 miles and it was spilling oil. The told me that the transmission must be changed, but my warranty run out on January and the change of will have a cost of 10,000 us dollars. I'm writing to you to check with Ford this problems cause the lose the lose control of the engine and the jerk spilling oil will probably have caused an accident.

The contact owns a 2005 Ford Five Hundred. While driving at approximately 60 mph, the vehicle suddenly downshifted gears and the rpms began to increase. The vehicle did not increase in speed and it stayed in one gear. The problem occurred five times. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealership but the dealer could not duplicate the failure. The vehicle had not been repaired at the time of the complaint. The current mileage was approximately 41,000. The failure mileage was approximately 31,000.

I have an 05 Ford 500, 2 wheel drive, w/6 speed at/trans. At 30k miles it developed a transmission "slippage/jerk" when slowing to a stop from 35mph or less. I have also noticed the same when accelerating at highway speeds or climbing a hill when I hit passing gear. I cannot use the cruise control in hilly terrain because of this problem. It feels as if the whole front end of the car will jerk loose.

Car randomly stalls. On occasions when the accelerator is depressed the car does not move it stutters, I even tried to depress the gas pedal to the floor and still nothing. I have taken my car to the local Ford dealer for service. The only thing that I was told "the computer chip in the transmission needed updated. " ok this hasn't corrected my problem. I am afraid that this could cause me to get into an accident. I have two small children, I hope that they are not in the car when it happens. I am assumely that the reason this hasn't been recalled yet, is because Ford doesn't have a repair for this. Besides the obvious, replacing the transmission. Please look into this. You may need to drive one, I will let you use mine. Just so this gets taken care of.

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.

The contact owns a 2005 Ford Five Hundred. The contact stated that when the heat index was above 80 degrees, the check transmission and wrench symbols would illuminate on the instrument panel. As a result, the engine would lose some of its power whenever the contact decelerated. The contact would shut the vehicle off and upon restart it would operate as normal, but the warning lights would continue to illuminate. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer, where the valve body was replaced, but the failure continued. The manufacturer had not been notified. The approximate failure mileage was 101,000 and the current mileage was 131,000.

Brand new 2005 Ford 500 purchased on September 24 2005 began at 15000 miles with brake problems. Same problem occurred at 30,000 miles. My job is 100% sales and my car is my only revenue provider. At 35,000 car showing problems when hitting the gas, it would not run. At 39,000 miles an electric short circuit. At 39,000 I asked the dealer to recheck the whole car that it was showing transmission and brake problems. At 43,000 miles now is sitting in the Ford dealer where I purchased at since last Friday sept 22,2006. The Ford dealer mechanical director was inside the car and me test driving it, and could not believe the problems with the transmission. His words were' if this was my car I would not be sitting in it, it's a risk to anyone's life" today, Ford informed me that they have to bring the transmission down and open it. They ask me every time to sign in acceptance they will pay for everything. It is being reported to consumer affairs department tomorrow, I have notified the bank who gave me the loan. This does not include all the car rental expenditures I've had to incur in addition to constant repairs prior to car reaching 1 year.

: the contact stated while applying pressure to the accelerator pedal and the vehicle hesitated. The dealer was unable to duplicate the problem. The manufacturer was contacted. Updated 05/30/06.

2005 fore Five Hundred- the following problems have occurred; 1)four times the check transmission light has come on , and car then was unable to drive faster than 40 mph. Each time car was brought to the dealership for repairs, including replacing modules and the trans axle pan. Currently the car at the dealership for this problem. 2) on two separate occasions driver's side front window would go to the down position when the button was pressed for the up position. The window motor and harness were replaced after the first incident. Currently at dealership for this problem also.

The contact owns a 2005 Ford 500 sel. The vehicle was made with a six speed automatic transmission. When going down hill it has a overdrive in the transmission. When the consumer removed his foot from the accelerator the vehicle began to speed up going down hill and if pressing the brakes for a long distance, the brakes will get hot. Manufacturer told him that this was the way the vehicle was designed. The contact felt that there should be some way to turn the overdrive off. He owned other Ford vehicles that had the option to turn the overdrive off.

2005 Ford 500 sedan did not have an intermediate or second gear for gearing down to going down mountains. This was a safety issue, and needed to be brought to Ford's attention.

Vehichle constantly shifting. "searches" for for correct gear. Had computer replaced and a week later reoccurred. Reprogrammed computer again and reoccurred. Ford unable to repair. Losing 6-8 mpg.