general problems of the 2005 Ford Five Hundred - part 2

Electronic throttle control is bad. The car lunges forward and back. It also goes into engine fail safe mode. It also caused me a little accident, I went in reverse and the car lunged into the garage wall, broke the frame of garage and car has scratches and marks at the rear. Very scared to drive, wife wont drive. Part is on back-order, and its my only car. Have wife and two kids and I do not want them to drive in the car. This is a serious safety issue and I can not believe how lightly it is getting taken care of. Ford needs to force a recall fast.

2005 Ford 500. Car began bucking/surging/accelerating on own when starting to pull out into heavy traffic from shopping center to main road. Strong braking required to control car. Continued to happen, pulled back into shopping center lot. Would happen in drive or reverse with car taking off on own if no brake applied. Car stalled times two. Was able to get car to Ford dealership in very near vicinity. Continued to happen for service rep while at dealership. Dealership found electronic throttle body to be at fault. A known problem to exist, so stated. TSB exists for this. Must replace throttle body with updated model. Unit on backorder. Car undrivable till part arrives. Greater than 1 month backorder on part! very dangerous situation occurred. Could have been serious accident.

For approximately the past year our 2005 Ford 500 has been lurching when shifting into reverse with the "wrench" symbol on the dash lighting up. I have had the codes run and nothing comes up. I have been doing internet research on this problem and it seems that many people have reported this issue in online forums with many having to have the throttle body replaced, computer reprogrammed and accelerator replaced. This issue has not shown up on for a recall but I do believe it should as my wife drives the vehicle and almost got into an accident with our three young children.

Car hesitates then lunges forward, and even feels like throttle gets stuck. .

2005 Ford freestyle. . . Throttle body issues, when the car is put into drive it jumps forward. Rpm's run high on the car at all times. The car will also jump in reverse it also sounds like it is going to drop the transmission at times. This vehicle does this all of the time. It also wants to shut down when you attempt to accelerate, like to get onto freeway for example. I have searched the internet and know this is not an isolated incident! this is clearly a huge accident waiting to happen, not to mention 800. 00 dollars in repairs. I was almost killed in my 1995 Ford f-250 power stroke due to cam sensor issues, which was recalled right after I paid for a tow truck and repairs. This issue needs serious attention before someone gets killed, if they haven't already! Ford needs to be held accountable. Please pay attention to this! I will be replacing this part as soon as I can find one. I have taken this vehicle to a mechanic but not to Ford dealership yet. I no longer trust Ford! not to mention, I cannot afford them. . .

I have taken my 2005 Ford 500 to my local Ford dealer so many times I can not count for the same recurring issues. This vehicle always lunges when I put in gear in reverse or forward. The car lunged backward striking a parked car the first week I got it. I paid for all damage cause I didn't want to claim new car on my insurance. While driving on highway engine starts to decelerate while trying to pass car or change lanes. . Big problem in traffic. . Have to floor it till it kicks into gear. Dangerous. Then, everytime it rains, all 4 doors fill with water. . I have to lift up rubber at the bottom. . Clear the holes. . Wait for 5 minutes each door. Every winter the driver side door latch freezes up and I can't close the door. . I thought they dealer fixed the door latch due to a safety recall. . That is not the case. . Several times, I have had to drive to work 15 minutes holding the door shut while driving down the highway. Dangerous. I have had it lubed with several products, doesn't work. . The service manager at my local Ford dealer showed me how to hold the door handle open while using a screwdriver to free the latch. . Handy little trick. I keep silicone lube spray, screwdriver, pliers, and a jumper box in the car at all times. I have called Ford motor CO. Many times. . Always got run around and no straight answers. Finally last week after calling 5 times, I was transferred to a supervisor that explained to me that the other 10 times I called. No complaint was filed and informed me on the complaint process. . I just purchased a new taurus and am hoping to let my son use the 500 to drive to college daily. . I am concerned about his safety in this car. . So unless these issues are addressed and corrected, I don't know what to do. . I have put a lot money into this car. What happen to the lemon law. This car is a lemon.

Harsh and delayed shifting. Lunges forward when in drive at stop even with foot on brake, same in reverse. Car shifts fine for first 20-30 minutes then starts to shift hard up and down. . . Seems to get worse as car gets warmer.

In parking spot. Just started car. Foot on brake. Shifted car to reverse gear. After a couple or more seconds, the car lurched, with my foot on the break, and nearly hit a pedestrian walking behind my car. Upon researching this symptom, I discovered other owners of the Five Hundred, freestyle and taurus reporting the same symptoms. The culprit appears to be a malfunctioning throttle body, which is or was in short supply for replacement. This particular incident is not the first time I experienced this event. This is just the first time a pedestrian was at risk. The pedestrian can be contacted for verification.