Two problems related to cruise control have been reported for the 2007 Ford Five Hundred. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2007 Ford Five Hundred based on all problems reported for the 2007 Five Hundred.
The contact owns a 2007 Ford Five Hundred. The contact was driving with the cruise control set at 60 mph when the cruise control malfunctioned. The contact attempted to accelerate but the engine remained idle. The contact called a tow truck and the tow truck driver reset the accelerator pedal computer and the vehicle resumed normal operation. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and the contact was advised that if the accelerator pedal malfunctioned again, the computer module would need to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 65,000.
2007 Ford Five Hundred operating on the MA. Turnpike. . . Stepped on accelerator to kick into passing gear to pass a trailer truck and accelerated to app 75 mph. . . . . . Lifted foot off accelerator, but car stayed in passing gear and accelerated further. . (to app 90 mph before episode ended) applied brakes and fought the acceleration while trying to brake. . . Tried pushing the "off" switch for cruise control (even though I was not using cruise control to no avail. . . . . Tried lifting gas pedal up with toe of my foot. . . No results. . . . Have no floor mats in the car that might have tangled. . . . . . Finally stomped the gas to the floor several times in a rapid succession and accelerator let up. . . . . After changing my shorts, tried to duplicate the episode. . . . But it did not get stuck again even though I stomped it into passing gear several times. . . . It has not happened again since then (1 day ago or app. 300 miles of driving). .
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