Four problems related to transmission failure 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.
The contact owns a 2005 Ford Five Hundred. While driving various speeds, it was difficult to shift gears. The contact did not notice if any warning indicators were illuminated. A mechanic determined that the transmission failed. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was unknown. The failure mileage was 145,753.
In August 2010, I had the continuously variable transmission replaced at ~98,000 miles. Luckily, it was under warranty. Now in October 2012, the second transmission as the service member said at the Ford dealership "the transmission exploded, we're not even sure how you were able to drive this vehicle. This was at ~146,000 miles, but there is only ~48,000 miles on the transmission itself. Two transmissions have failed in this vehicle. Searching the internet I have come across several instances of the Ford Five Hundreds continuously variable transmission failing. I called the Ford care line to report it, but they claim they are unaware of any issues. My concern is this third transmission will also fail at some point.
I had the need to avoid an accident by suddenly changing lanes but when I step on the gas pedal my transmission failed to shift to higher speed. Instead two clunking sounds took place before finally switching into higher gear . I was able to avoid the car in front of me , but now the car behind me almost rear ended us. This would have created a fatal chain reaction we could have been crushed in. I found out this cars have a great amount of failures on record Ford 500 2005 please help.
Just purchased a 2005 Five Hundred with 32000 miles and had to bring back to dealer for transmission up-down hard shifting. They said they had to flash w/new software. Picked up and did not notice any difference, still hard shifting. Have 10 days left on my 60 day warranty. Will bring back to dealer for diagnostics. Sounds to me that a huge amount of loyal Ford customers are having a huge problem with the this transmission. I suppose I will have an transmission failure soon to come. Why in gods name is nobody doing something about this problem. I also had to have my driver heated seat pads replaced because of failure.