Instrument Panel problems of the 2005 Ford Five Hundred

The contact owns a 2005 Ford Five Hundred. The contact stated that the oil pressure and brake lights illuminated on the instrument panel. The contact also stated that the turn signals failed and the reverse lights illuminated on their own. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer to have a diagnostic test performed. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 175,000 and the current mileage was 190,000.

The contact owns a 2005 Ford Five Hundred. The contact stated that the lights on the instrument panel would shut on and off intermittently without warning. In addition, the check engine and air bag warning lights were illuminated sporadically. She believed that the entire electrical system was faulty since a recent failure of the odometer reading. The dealer advised the contact to bring the vehicle in for diagnostic testing. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was neither diagnosed nor repaired. The current mileage was 42,000 and the failure mileage was 41,500.

-the contact owns a 2005 Ford Five Hundred. The contact stated that the instrument panel stopped functioning. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer who had the panel restored. The dealer could not guarantee that the failure would not occur again as the entire instrument panel needed to be replaced. The current and failure mileages were approximately 120,000.

Apparently, I am not the first person to bring this issue to the NHTSA's attention. I like so many other, have also had a problem with my instrument panel on my Ford Five Hundred. I would like for a recall to be issued as it has nearly caused me an accident today, and can lead to other hazardous driving conditions for others. The instrument panel on my car has failed completely, and my speedometer, odometer, and all other gauges shut off. Whenever I drive my car, the reverse (or white) light turns on despite the fact that I might be driving forward at 55mph on a highway. I think corrective action should be taken towards a resolution. There are countless others who have filed complaints and concerns regarding this very issue.

Sporadically, the instrument cluster on my car fails. Sometimes the dashboard lights go off, sometimes all the needles got to "0" and just twitch for a few seconds. Then they come back up. This happens day and night, warm and cold. It started happening around 60,000 miles.

I would like to see the investigation reopened for NHTSA action number : pe07058 and a recall by the Ford motor company due to the failure of the electrical system:instrument panel on the 2005 Ford Five Hundred. While driving my 2005 Ford Five Hundred the oil pressure light and brake light illuminated. At the same time this occurred the radio volume would decrease as if I was coming to a stop, the turn signals would fail (just the indication on the instrument cluster), and most importantly the reverse lights would illuminate. This would last from a few seconds to several minutes at a time. On the way to the dealership, I was pulled over by the police and given a verbal warning in regards to my reverse lights being illuminated while driving. The police assumed my brake lights were inoperative(blown bulb/broke lenses) as my reverse lights were illuminated causing an unsafe condition. The vehicle is at the Ford dealer now, the dealer did supply me with another car until mine was repaired as they deemed the car unsafe to drive in this condition. The dealer has ordered the entire instrument cluster for replacement. The dealer also stated that I will be looking at a $100-200 dollar deductible as this is not directly covered on the warranty. This needs to be addressed before an accident/death occurs as a result of this known existing problem.

My instrument panel lights will blink off and on. Started about 6/1/2008. Does it randomly in all weather conditions. Mostly on initital start up.

I would like a safety recall issued for the Ford 500, the instrument panel has a defect causing all of the needles and controls to malfunction leaving the driver with no speedometer, gas gauge or temperature gauge, Ford is aware there is a problem and has issued a technical service bulletin to the dealers, however, with no recall you will be charged for the replacement of the panel and this may keep some people from having them replaced, I was charged a $100 deductible for this repair and in all fairness it should have been covered by a Ford recall since they are aware of the problem and has the potential to be a serious safety issue!!.

I purchased a 2005 Ford Five Hundred used last 2/07; on 3/4/08 my instrument panel went out completely while driving. No gauges, lights, nothing. I took it to my Ford dealer 3/5/08 who looked at it, after 3 hours returned it to me saying I needed a new instrument panel, but they had to order one and said to come back when they had it. The panel worked, so I wondered what was up; however after a few days, the gauges would quit momentarily before working again periodically. I have yet to hear from Ford about my part, also, they say I have to pay for it. This is not normal wear and tear and obviously a defect, I've owned 5 cars in my life and never had an instrument panel replaced ever. I've owned vehicles for 10 years. I shouldn't have to pay for a factory defect which is a safety hazard. I have yet to get the part replaced, as they don't seem to have one yet. So I risk my safety every time I drive.

2005 Ford Five Hundred, intermittent instrument cluster, vehicle odo 20k miles, multiple failures, panel goes dark, then all lights illuminate. Drivability not affected. New defect on car.

The contact owns a 2005 Ford Five Hundred. When the vehicle was started, only the wrench and air bag indicators illuminated on the instrument panel. The failure occurred while it was dark outside and the fuel gauge and speedometer were not visible. The radio was still operating. After 15 minutes, there was a power surge and the instrument panel illuminated. The vehicle was still at the dealer. The current and failure mileages were 45,200. Updated 01-30-08. The consumer stated took the vehicle to the dealer on January 11, 2008 and stated there is a service bulletin to problem and reset the system. Updated 01/30/08.

2005 Ford Five Hundred instrument panel temporarily stops working and all gauges go to zero. I was told I needed a new nodule, but it was not immediate. This happens almost daily for a few minutes.

While driving the instrument panel blacked out and when it came back on the instruments all registered 0. After the initial incident it has continued to escalate. On or about December 26, 2010 the panel blacked out and the car bogged down and I had to pull off of the road, turn the car off and restart to get it to run normally. There is a real safety issue with the car and I feel that there should be a recall on this vehicle.

The contact owns a 2005 Ford Five Hundred. While driving 65 mph, the vehicle stalled on the highway. The contact was able to pull off the road. On July 11, 2007, the dealer performed a diagnostic test. The vehicle was returned one week later. The failure recurred on July 17, August 31, September 25, October 3, November 2, and December 18. The dealer did not return the vehicle until February 23,2008. The dealer was able to duplicate the failure once the vehicle was returned. The contact experienced the failure again and the dealer picked up the vehicle on March 20, 2008. The dealer replaced the instrument panel. The failure and current mileages were approximately 31,058.

The contact owns a 2005 Ford Five Hundred. The contact stated that the gauges on the instrument panel would become inoperative and all of the warning lights would illuminate on the instrument panel. The contact also stated that the rear reverse sensor would only operate while the vehicle was in drive and the reverse lights would continuously illuminate while in drive. The dealer performed a hard reset on the vehicle, but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was notified, but denied any assistance with repairs of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 30,000 and the approximate current mileage was 80,000.

While driving my 2005 Ford Five Hundred with 18000 miles on it all gauges dropped to zero. The lights went out and air bag failure light came on. I took the vehicle to the dealer who said they needed to order a new dash cluster panel ,after 2 weeks called dealer and was told it would take a month to get part I was told by another mechanic that car was unsafe to drive because of air bag was in failure mode. Not once was I told this by dealer. Has not been repaired.

Dash gauges drop to zero while car is running usually for a few seconds, sometimes for several minutes. Occasionally the led display also goes out with headlights and turn signals for 10 seconds to 10 minutes while the engine is running perfect.

On the two occasions that we had snow this past winter, my Ford 500 began to surge uncontrollably and the engine failure light came on when accelerating. It became necessary to pull to the side of the road and turn the vehicle ignition off. When I restarted, the trouble light was off and I continued my journey home. Within a few minutes the same problem occurred, engine failure light and the surging. Needless to say, it took quite awhile to get home. I brought the vehicle to an authorized Ford dealer the fist time and they could not find anything wrong. After the second snow storm, and the same symptoms, the dealer said the problem occurred because the filter was installed backwards. Somewhat skeptical, I accepted their explanation because of my good relationship with the dealer owner and service manager. While at work the other day, I noticed a CO-worker with a similar type vehicle and inquired as to how she liked the Ford 500. Her response shocked me when she stated that she liked the vehicle, but had trouble this past winter in the snow. She described the same problem that I had experienced and now I wonder how many other 2005 Ford 500 owners have experienced the same problems. I am hoping that you will be able to assist me in determine the cause of this problem.

The 2005 Ford Five Hundred had just under 30000 miles on it and for the last 5000 miles the dashboard had been acting up to the point that it did it almost every time we used it. Symptoms: aib ag light went on and dash lights went off, the 4 gauges in the instrument cluster went to zero, digital display went out and some times reset gals used & miles traveled, directionals went out when dash lightswent out.

Oil life diagnostic message continues to report zero percentage life remaining.