general problems of the 2005 Ford Five Hundred - part 2

2005 Ford Five Hundred. Vehicle accelerates without the gas pedal being depressed. Vehicle enters into failsafe mode. Occurances are intermittent. Diagnostic checks show something other than the real culprit which is a faulty throttle body. Has not been repaired yet. Dealer is asking for 800. 00.

Experienced a spark plug blowout requiring replacement of front head. Repair cost $2600. I understand this is a problem on Ford trucks. I think Ford should investigate why this occurs and fix it! I'm lucky I didn't experience a fire, that would have totaled the car!.

I took my 2005 Ford Five Hundred sel in for a scheduled oil change a couple of weeks ago and was informed by the mechanic that the torque strut mount, also known as the top motor mount was broken. Price to repair is $619. After doing more extensive research, I have found out that this is apparently a dealer known problem with these particular cars! so, why doesn't Ford motor company issue a recall to fix these faulty parts instead of making consumers pay these ridiculous repair bills??!.

Ford Five Hundred (500). Fail safe engine mode comes on and engine " shuts down" have to pull over and restart car. It seems that it doesn't want to accelerate when you want, but does when you don't want to. Serious safety issue. I had throttle body "cleaned" however, car still is not performing as it should. On top of that I had it serviced, oil change and tune up, and I am still have problems. Problem still is not corrected.

The contact owns a 2005 Ford Five Hundred. The contact stated that the harness for the front passenger side headlight had to be replaced because it melted. An authorized dealer stated that the failure may have been caused by excess moisture, but the contact stated that the headlight became brittle and fractured. The dealer also stated that the top motor mount had worn. The contact felt that these were manufacturers defects. The failure mileage was 70,000 and the current mileage was 89,700.

The engine surges when I put my car in reverse. It rev's up sometimes in forward but he engine will quickly die. It goes into fail safe mode and only goes at a very low speed.

When I test drove this vehicle the rpm fluctuated and jerking as if it was a manual opposed to automatic as increasing speeds. There was a recall letter mailed to me a few years later and Ford dealership claimed the issue was resolved. Within a few days it began again. I have owned this vehicle 10 years with the same safety issue and have had to pull over numerous times when the rpms dont reset while on the highway to avoid accidents. I am now filing a formal complaint because I was rear ended due to this issue by a person with no insurance. How can I get this to go away before someone is hurt.

Engine randomly accelerates during hot weather and cold starts. Took to Ford garage who reported defective spark plug wire. Did not fix problem which has recurred. Gt error code from parts store. Ford dealer declined existence of such code. Online search revealed reports of throttle body malfunction which can be treated with fuel additive. Seemed to stop it for a while but has recurred on several occasions. Another non dealer repair shop could not find defect. Problem has again recurred with first hot(over 90) weather.

I have a 2005 Ford Five Hundred limited that shuts off the engine with a safe engine mode. The obdii shows a p2111 code that the throttle is stuck open. Is there any recall to this concern.

The car would go into "fail safe engine mode. " I could not accelerate. This happened several times on the highway putting my life and the life of my family in jeopardy. I suddenly had no power at 65 mph. I brought it to a Ford dealer and mechanic who ran the system on the computer speculating it was the throttle body by cleared data so they could gather more information. These computer checks (3 of them) cost me more than $420. 00. Then I was told that the throttle body was indeed faulty. The repair cost me $947. 98 to fix. The mechanic told me this should be a Ford recall. He also said he wouldn't be surprised if it didn't turn into a class action lawsuit because the problem is so common. A simple google search shows how prevalent this problem is.

I was driving my 2005 Ford Five Hundred to work and the "fail safe mode" message came on and the wrench lit up. The engine starts to die and the car starts lurching forward. I pulled over, shut the car off. When I started it back up, it ran fine. I called the dealer who said they would need to have me bring the car in so they can look into it. Ford has no bulletins on this - this should be a recall. As I research online, this has happened to many Ford vehicles, not just the Five Hundred.

Vehicle shifts hard when hitting passing gear on highway like transmission is slipping or going out. Lose all power and car will buck back and forth. Also does it when transmission down shifts and then tries to upshift when accelerating and engine warm.