Car Stall Problems of Ford Five Hundred

I will never buy another Ford vehicle ever again!!!!!! I own a 2005 Ford Five Hundred there was a recall in 2012 on the throttle body, a Ford dealer supposably cleaned the throttle body, well now its not driveable. We have since talked to several Ford dealers including Ford motor company , they all said it was our responsibility to fix the problem. I do not think it should be my responsibility to pay for this since the part was recalled !!! the car could stall at anytime while driving putting myself and my family at risk, I don't think much of this automobile company for not standing behind there product, I will never recommend a Ford vehicle to friends,family or even my worst enemy never never again!!!!.

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I was in heavy traffic and the car just stalled out on me while sitting at a light. Had to put my hazards on and try to restart car, restarted and then as soon as I put it into drive it stalled again. This happened 3-4 times until I could move to the next light and stop and go through the whole process all over again. Finally got on the highway and got home. Thought it was a fluke. Happened a second time while picking up children from daycare. Stalled out while at low rpm and would not restart. Had to have it towed. Had fuel filter replaced. Happened a third time at the store. Had to have it towed. Towed it to the dealer and the dealer spent over 6 hours to come to the conclusion that throttle body needed to be cleaned and pcm reprogrammed/updated. Without much confidence, they returned the car to me and said they could not replicate the problem. Drove it for a day and then had the same problem in traffic when at low rpm, with children in car at intersection car stalled out! finally got it started by holding brake and pushing on accelerator while putting it into drive so that it would not stall out. Drove it home and have not taken it out since. Expect the throttle body needs to be replaced but don't want to spend any more money on "diagnostics" when Ford knows this is a problem part and they need to stand behind it!!!!! they have put my family at risk more than once and they need to fix this problem before someone gets hurt.

This vehicle has had a surging and stalling issue ever since it was purchased. It would come and go throughout the years but got much worse recently. When stopped at a light for instance the idle speed becomes low and sometimes stalls. It will surge making slow turns and surge when put into drive. It will surge forward when turning into a parking spot and in many other instances. If you are in drive and put it into park the rpm will also surge as high as 2500. Since I have been reading up on the issue I noticed that there was a letter sent out to owners of my model which I did not receive. The problem was supposed to be addressed for free per r12n03. Of course the coverage ended on 03/31/2013. I did not receive this notice and should still be able to get this repair done for free. It should be a recall.

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Wrench indicator light came on and car began to spotter and surge. The next day I took it to the Ford dealership and the wrench light and check engine came on. Car stalled out 2 times on the way to the dealer. Dealer wants $950 to replace throttle body.

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The contact owns a 2005 Ford Five Hundred. The contact stated that while at a stop light, the vehicle stalled without warning and shifted into reversed independently. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 49,000.

The contact owns a 2005 Ford Five Hundred. While driving various speeds, the vehicle suddenly accelerated independently and there was a sudden increase of engine rpms. In addition, the vehicle would suddenly stall and the fail safe engine sensor indicator illuminated on several occasions. The dealer cleaned the throttle body to remedy the failure, but the failure recurred approximately one year later. The manufacturer was notified of the failures, but no solution was offered. The failure mileage was 100,000.

Tl- the contact owns a 2005 Ford Five Hundred. The contact stated that while driving 65 mph the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was taken to a dealer who diagnose that the throttle body sensor needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 138,000. Pmb.

This happens frequently almost daily in the summer. But on a hot day (90+) when moving from a stopped position out of a parking spot or around a corner, when you lightly have the brake pedal depressed if you turn the wheel slightly (ie backing out of a tight parking space) the car will lunge violently and aggressively in what ever direction you are traveling, sometimes so aggressively it will stall the vehicle out and then go into a failsafe mode. This is very dangerous as you could unexpectedly hit someone walking around the car at a stop sign or crosswalk. I have also found numerous other complaints on various blogs, forums, and other sites. Everyone basically stating the dealer gives them the run around. And as long as it is a hot day I can duplicate the results continuously, and would be more than willing to show this to someone else if possible. I am typically not one to complain, but I feel very strongly about the safety of this vehicle, especially since I have a 3yr old daughter.

One day in June I was pulling up to a store parking space rolling roughly 5mph. I had my foot on the brake, I was about to stop. Without touching the gas my 2005 Ford Five Hundred lunged at the building as if the throttle was stuck wide open! I had to push the break as hard as I could to keep it from crashing into the store! Ford should have a recall on this issue! it is extremely dangerous! this has happened to many Ford Five Hundred owners! last month in January my Five Hundred had other issues. I was driving 35mph and all of a sudden my car had no power, I gave it gas and it would growl but no power. I had to pull over and shut the car off. One restarted it returned to normal but the wrench icon light was on the dash. I have also had an idling problem. While at idle my car would sputter. The rpm's were low and it would idle rough and surge from low to high, I tried hitting the gas pedal and the car stalled! again other Ford Five Hundred owners also experienced these issues! Ford its time to step up and do a recall!!!!.

The contact owns a 2005 Ford Five Hundred ltd. The contact stated that while driving 20 mph, the vehicle started to lunge forward and backward before stalling. The contact merged the vehicle to the shoulder, turned the engine on and off and the vehicle started immediately. The fail safe mode warning light started to illuminate. The dealer was notified of the issue but the vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The VIN was unavailable. The failure mileage was 83,000.

The contact owns a 2005 Ford Five Hundred. The contact stated that while driving 60 mph, the fail safe mode activated, causing the vehicle to stall. The vehicle was merged to the shoulder, turned off and then restarted after several minutes, as it resumed normal operation. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the contact was awaiting a full diagnosis of the failure. The manufacturer was notified who advised that there were no recalls for the vehicle and offered no other assistance. The failure mileage was 126,000.

My wife, son and I were driving. The vehicle had random acceleration while at full stopped. About 10 minutes later after a full stop the vehicle had another acceleration while foot on brake and the vehicle stalled out. Once stalled out the computer displayed the following error "fail safe engine". After doing an online review I noticed that many other Ford Five Hundred owners having the same issue and seems to be caused by "throttle body". Please note that whenever the vehicle is on park and put into reverse, the higher acceleration takes place. I always have to be extra careful. I have to be extra careful while driving as I am afraid for acceleration and stalling out in the middle of the road.

The contact owns a 2005 Ford Five Hundred. The contact stated that while driving approximately 55 mph, the vehicle began to jerk violently and responded as though it would stall. The failure occurred sporadically when driving at low and high speeds. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer for a diagnosis. The technician stated that the motor mount would need to be replaced. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the defect. The approximate failure mileage was 55,000.

The contact owns a 2005 Ford Five Hundred. The contact stated that while driving 10 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 155,000 and the current mileage was 160,000.

The vehicle will stall and jerk. The vehicle will lunge out even when the brake is pressed. It has done this in parking lots and while driving. This is dangerous as it almost caused an accident by jerking backward immediately when I shifted to reverse when I was in the parking lot- my foot was on the brake and the car still excelled.

The contact owns a 2006 Ford Five Hundred. The contact stated that the vehicle stalled without warning while driving 30 mph. The contact did not take the vehicle to a dealer or local mechanic for diagnosis or repairs. The failure mileage was 68,780.

Throttle body caused surging and then after couple months just started stalling out and dying everytime the car would slow down for a stop or coming to a stop.

The contact owns a 2005 Ford Five Hundred. The contact stated that while driving 70 mph, the wrench warning indicator illuminated as the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was restarted but the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnosis where the vacuum operative valve behind the throttle body was replaced. The failure recurred after the repairs. The vehicle was not further repaired. The failure mileage was 60,000 and the current mileage was 121,000.

This has happened multiple times (meaning more than 5 times) during the summer of 2011. Driving on highway at posted speed limits and car suddenly lurches then drops into failsafe mode (as indentified by alert posted on the dash). Pull over, read owner's manual. Follow directions how to clear failsafe and implement them. A few times it worked for short periods of time. Other times, it would not work at all. Twice the car was running at approximately 65 mph and suddenly go into failsafe mode then stall out. Especially during street/city driving, car suddenly kicks forward then failsafe and will sometimes stall out in middle of street. Unable to restart. Last time this occurred car required towing to local Ford dealer. Initially said it was the throttle senor for a cost of $300. When I ok'd that repair, the dealership called back later and stated it was the entire throttle body and repair would come at a cost of $1000. The car now sits in my driveway where it was towed to and sits for safety reasons. After researching the internet, I have come to find that this is a common occurrence with Ford and an announced recall should be implemented immediately.

Our car stalls while driving. It often happens on the highway, but also on residential streets and at all speeds. The car will lurch forward, the lights on the dashboard will all light up, and then the engine will shut down causing us to have to shift into neutral and try to pull over to safety. When we try to restart the car it will sputter and die again. Occasionally we will be able to get it to a parking lot, we have had to be towed home. We have replaced the fuel pump and spark plugs. The Ford dealership drove it and ran diagnostics on it for weeks at a time and found nothing to tell them anything. This has been happening every week or so for nearly a year, and no one can tell us what's wrong. There are times when it happens every day, and there are times when it doesn't happen for a month. Many people's description of a defective transmission body matches our description, but that part is, apparently, on backorder. The car is essentially un-drivable, because we cannot count on it to get to us work on time or safely.

The contact owns a 2005 Ford Five Hundred. The contact stated that while driving 70 mph, the wrench warning indicator illuminated as the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was restarted but the failure continued to recur. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnosis where the vacuum operative valve behind the throttle body was replaced. The failure recurred after the repairs. The vehicle was not further repaired. The failure mileage was 75,000 and the current mileage was 134,000.

While reversing my car it will all of a sudden accelerate quickly on its own, I immediately step on the brakes and my car stalls. On the dash board "fail safe engine mode" appears on my console. This has happened about 7 times now.

I have owned my 2006 Ford 500 for 5 yrs and have had and issue for the last 2 yrs. While braking, the car will lurch and I mean really jump forward (or also in reverse) while rpm's surge/rev extremely high causing me to press very,very hard on the brakes at times slamming down to keep the car from going out of control by itself. Sometimes the car will stall when the rpm's are dropping down. This happens at different times of day and seems to be more often when it is warmer. It has happened while slowing into a parking space, backing up, pulling away from stopping at a light or stop sign. It is completely random and you never know when or if it will happen. I am always extremely cautious when there are people around when I slow down to less then 15mph or back up. There is something mechanically wrong with this car. It should never be in control of moving by itself when the brakes are applied. It is a very scary situation and can happen multiple times a day. I have taken in to dealership and explained these "symptoms" but they just say they don't know what it could be and will have to check it out while it is happening. I would like Ford to take some responsibility as this seems to be happening to most 500's and it is well known by many but not acknowledged by Ford. This could be a very serious situation if someone is within 15ft when the car goes out of control all by itself and the driver is not ready. Please watch out if you are next to a Ford 500.

The contact owns a 2005 Ford Five Hundred. While driving approximately 50 mph, the contact stated that the vehicle stalled. The contact coasted the vehicle to the side of the road, turned it off and restarted it. Once the vehicle was restarted, it began to jerk when accelerated. The contact stated that at times when the vehicle was stopped at a traffic light, it would accelerate slowly upon take-off. The vehicle was taken to a local mechanic who lubricated a component (the contact was unsure of what component) but the failure continued. The vehicle had not been repaired. The failure mileage was 60,000 and the current mileage was 80,000. Updated 03/24/lj updated 05/23/11.

The contact owns a 2005 Ford Five Hundred. The contact stated that when driving at any speed, the vehicle would intermittently display a fail safe mode message on the dashboard. The vehicle would then stall once the message was displayed and would not restart. The vehicle would then be towed to an authorized dealer where they were always unable to diagnose the failure. The ecu was replaced approximately three times but the failure persisted. The contact also stated that while in park, the vehicle would attempt to accelerate. The vehicle was not further repaired. The failure mileage was 70,000 and the current mileage was 82,000.