Three problems related to noises during shifting have 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.
Shifting concerns are generally noticed during passing maneuvers with transmission at temperatures greater than 212 â°f (100 â°c) operating temperatures. Symptoms may be present during downshift 5-3 at 35 mph (56 km/h) and/or 4-3 at 20 mph (32 km/h) with throttle opening at approximately 50% or greater and include: harsh shift and/or clunk noise delayed shift and/or perceived slip/engine flare.
For the past month or so my Ford Five Hundred (2005 @ 64,000 texas hwy miles) has been shifting hard and changing gears erratically, while making clunking noises. We took it to our repair shop and they were mystified so they sent it to their transmission specialty shop. It turns out that they have another Five Hundred in the shop getting its transmission replaced because of the same problems. We just had the transmission flushed and oil changed but that did not help. The transmission shop contacted the Ford dealer service center and they gave them the codes to flash the newest codes into the transmission & throttle computers. No change. They tested new transmission modules with no change. So now they say they have to change out the transmission @ $4,300. This is not good! the transmission specialist says this is the 4th Five Hundred he has had this problem with and that they cannot get parts to repair the transmission so they have no other option but to replace it. I contacted my Ford dealer and they also say they cannot get parts for the transmission. Tomorrow I am going to the big guys at Ford and get an answer from them about what is going on.
The contact owns a 2005 Ford Five Hundred. While driving approximately 35 mph, the contact accelerated to switch lanes; however, the gears would not shift. He heard a loud, banging noise under the hood of the vehicle and it began to jerk. The contact was forced to remain at the speed he was traveling before attempting to accelerate. The same failure recurred three days later. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer and they stated that there was downshifting failure, and recommended that the transmission be replaced. The contact would be responsible for the repair costs. The vehicle has not yet been repaired. The failure mileage was 40,100 and current mileage was 42,000.