general problems of the 2007 Ford Five Hundred - part 2

The contact owns a 2007 Ford Five Hundred. The contact stated that the vehicle surged forward while stopped with the brakes engaged. The vehicle would also surge backwards while reversing. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where a failure was diagnosed within the throttle body. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 75,000 and the current mileage was 80,000.

The contact owns a 2007 Ford Five Hundred. The contact stated that while in reverse, the vehicle suddenly surged backward and crashed into a wall. The contact also stated that the vehicle and the wall did not suffer much damage from the crash. No injuries were reported. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer, where the contact was informed that the throttle body was defective and needed to be replaced. The dealer replaced the throttle body. The contact also stated that defective throttle bodies were a known issue among this year, make, and model vehicle. The failure mileage was 83,000. The VIN was unavailable.

I purchased a Ford 500 07 in March of 2010. Prior to the 60,000 mile warranty ending, I took the car back twice for a surging problem going from drive/reverse. The first time the shop could not find a problem. The second time the service mgr. And daughter did a test drive. Right off the bat the car surged. He called me and told me to bring the car back one morning so he could keep it all day. I could not do this at the time, this is my only means of transportation. On 10/2/10 while backing up in the emergency lane on the interstate. My car accelerated on it own, while moving backwards. I hit the break the accelerator went to the floor. I lifted my foot off the break it took off again. The rpm hand was going crazy. I had no control. The car went into a spin, I ended up in the ditch while hitting another car. Luckily we are still alive.

My husband and I purchased a 2007 Ford Five Hundred last September. I am reluctant to call the dealer about the problem we are having with the Five Hundred, because we are not on good terms. The reason for that is they think we traded our 2000 Mitsubishi in with a bad transmission. That is not true. We never had any tranny problems with our car, and we did not want to trade it in, but because we didn't have a down payment, they said we had to trade it in. It was not our idea to trade the car in, and we knew nothing about the tranny being bad. They took an attitude with us after that happened, and a couple of minor things that needed fixing on the Ford Five Hundred, they would not fix. Now we are driving in a dangerous vehicle, and from what I found out, there was complaints made in October of last year about the throttle, and we were never notified. We just started having problems with the car lunging forward, and backwards, and accelerating on its own. We almost had two accidents because of the car surging like this. The car is dangerous, and we have pulled up many complaints about these cars, and people complaining to their dealers, and they had to know about it. They say last October was when complaints were made and dealers were notified , but they never let us know, and the car would have been under warranty then. We should have been notified that there was a problem. Please let me know what you can do. Here is a copy of just one of the complaints I found below.

The contact owns a 2007 Ford Five Hundred. While the contact was driving less than 5 mph in the reverse position, an unexpected increase of acceleration occurred. Immediately, the brake pedal was engaged and the vehicle came to a stop. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer on two separate occasions where they were unable to duplicate the problem and the technician stated the failure could possibly be related to the air conditioner compressor which was replaced. The failure continued and the vehicle was taken back to the dealer and they informed that the failure was contributed to the throttle body. The vehicle had not been repaired. The failure mileage was unknown. J.

The vehicle will speed up on its own. This vehicle has been doing this several times. It seems to have a mind of its own. My wife has named the car [xxx] and she won't drive it anymore. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).

The contact owns a 2007 Ford Five Hundred. The contact stated that she experienced an intermittent failure in which the vehicle would surge forward or backwards when shifted out of the park position. The failure occurred as soon as she took her foot off of the brake pedal. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where the contact was informed that the throttle body needed to be replaced. The parts were on back order and the vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was unknown and the current mileage was 67,000.

The contact owns a 2007 Ford Five Hundred. While driving approximately 25 mph, the brake pedal was engaged and the vehicle began to accelerate abnormally. The vehicle eventually came to a stop after the second attempt. The failure occurred intermittently. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer for diagnosis. The technician informed the throttle body would need to be replaced. The vehicle was currently being repaired. The manufacturer had not been notified of the malfunction. The approximate failure mileage was 60,000. The VIN was unavailable.

The contact owns a 2007 Ford Five Hundred. The contact was driving 5 mph as the vehicle began to lunge forward abnormally. The contact stated that the failure would also occur while in reverse or when attempting to park the vehicle. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer and the dealer replaced the throttle body. The failure recurred within two years. The contact was concerned with the possibility of a crash occurring as a result of the failure. The failure mileage was 41,000.

I was driving through a parking lot and was pulling into a space to park. I did not have my foot on the accelerator, as I was just easing to a stop. The engine surged and my car lunged forward, almost hitting the vehicle parked in front of me. This has happened multiple times since, at one time almost hitting a pedestrian. I have to keep my foot on the break constantly and hope I can get the car stopped before someone or something is hit, and pray I don't have to use the accelerator at the low levels of speed.

The contact owns a 2007 Ford Five Hundred. The contact stated that the vehicle would lunge forward while in drive and backward while in reverse, whether a foot was on or off the brake pedal. The dealer was notified, but denied any assistance with repairs to the failure. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 48,700 and the current mileage was 53,000.

Tl- the contact owns a 2007 Ford Five Hundred. The contact stated that while in reverse the vehicle lunged backward and crashed into a mailbox. The failure recurred constantly when the vehicle was placed in drive or reverse. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnose that there was a failure with the tps sensor within the throttle body. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 25,000. Pmb.

The contact owns a 2007 Ford Five Hundred. She attempted to accelerate from a stop but the vehicle would not move forward. After a few moments of applying pressure to the accelerator pedal the vehicle began to accelerate. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where they reset the computer system because they were unable to diagnose the failure. The failure has since recurred intermittently. The vehicle had been taken back to an authorized dealer on numerous occasions where the computer was again reset and the throttle body was replaced. The failure continues to recur intermittently while accelerating from a stop or while driving at any speed. The failure mileage was 3,000 and the current mileage was 60,271.

Since my vehicle was new I have complained to the dealership, and online, that the optional brake and accelerator pedal height adjustment rocker switch is wired improperly. That is, wired in reverse. The mounted switch clearly depicts a foot over a pedal in the center with an arrow pointing 'up' at the top of the switch and an arrow pointing 'down' at the bottom of the switch. This controls the height adjustment of both pedals from the floor and is designed to place the pedals within reach of the operator. On several occasions members of my family have depressed this switch while in motion pushing the top portion of the rocker switch assuming the pedals would rise 'up' as indicated by the arrows on the switch. Wrong!! pressing the switch in the upward position 'lowers' the pedals to the floor, while pressing the lower portion of the switch, with the arrow pointing 'down', actually raises the pedals up, closer to the operator. After pressing the switch several times in the up position and believing the pedals were at their maximum height, several of the drivers in the house whom have short legs, were immediately panicked and desperately began trying to compensate by readjusting the seat to be within reach of the brake! a scary and dangerous condition while the vehicle is in motion! if Ford refuses to simply reverse the operation of the switch, maybe a safety interlock could be devised to prevent operation while the vehicle is in gear.

The transmission will engage the engine and leap forward without giving it any gas. No creep, just leaps forward several yards. . . Updated 08-27-12.