general problems of the 2005 Ford Five Hundred

Driving at 30 mph on secondary street when vehicle lost power and service engine light came on. Coasted to side of road tried to push accelerator to raise rpm. Rpm remained at 1000 and not enough power to pull back on the road. I turned vehicle off and started the engine back up when power was restored and service engine light went off.

Since 2007 the car intermittently will periodically lung forward and it is almost impossible to control the car. This has happened several times since June 2007 (88,000 miles). Even hard braking does not necessarily stop the car. . . I have had to put the car in neutral the engine revs up as if I am touching the accelerator (and my foot is not on the pedal) and I shut the car off. Turning the car back on does not necessarily remedy the problem. In addition, the car routinely goes into fail safe engine mode or cuts off while I am driving at a reasonable rate of speed both on rural roads and highways. This car is a hazard to drive, more so in the warmer months. . . My thought is something must get overheated but what I do not know.

Vehicle goes into fail safe mode and lurches violently in forward and reverse without touching the gas pedal. Started at 45,000 miles infrequently and now occurs about 3 time a month. I am going to replace the throttle body to see if it corrects the problem.

The vehicle has rpm surges at low speeds either in reverse or forward. I nearly had 3-4 accidents in 2 days because of the issue. The vehicle will actually increase up to 1000 rpms by itself while I have my foot on the brake. As soon as I begins to release pressure off the brake while trying to park or negotiate the vehicle at very low speeds the engine will just take off. The first time I noticed it I was backing out of a parking space and the vicle took off backward causing me to have to slam the brakes on. I almost hit a woman who was passing on the other side of the lane.

Car goes into "engine failure mode" while driving. Engine dies and power brakes and steering go out. Went to dealer for injector flush and and throttle body cleaning plus reprogram pcm. Still get "engine failure mode". Very dangerous. My only car. Have been told this is very common problem with these Fords and yet no recall. I am out $340 and no lasting fix. At dealer 5/18/1l. What is wrong with getting this repaired correctly. Went to maroone Ford, 1333 n. Federal hwy. Fort lauderdale, FL 33304. Car now sitting in my garage. It won't run and I'm afraid to drive it. It starts but is very rough and won't respond to gas pedal. Can I try and drive it back to the dealer at 10 mph without damaging the engine? I am retired and don't have the big bucks to repair this car. Will Ford pay for the repair? the failure mode has happened 4 times since the repair but has "fixed" itself until today.

My 2005 Ford 500 began to surge when changing from park to reverse and also when changing from park to drive . At time it would change from 800 rpm to 1500 to 2500 rpm . Very scary in tight quarters and in a parking lot . Other times it thought it was a Toyota and just take off. Fault codes did appear and the dealers first try did nothing to fix the problem . The last time was on the interstate. It terrified my wife. We dropped it off again at the dealer and was told that the repair part would take 14 days . Does Ford have that many problems ? I checked the internet and many Ford products are having throttle body problems . The replacement part was completely different from the original.

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.

Ford 500 se 2005 . Put the car drive or reverse and the car lunges. Push down on accelerator and car lags . Throttle body defective. Happens every time I drive the car. Part needs to be replaced back ordered until December.