Equipment Problems of Ford Five Hundred

I would be driving on highway my wrench light would come on and my car would come to a crawl I always have kids in my car I could easily be rear ended and maybe hurt or killed I have to find a place to pull off where people behind me is cussing me out they think I did on purpose I then shut car off and tirn back on. Then ok till happens again there should be a recall I am on a fixed income and can't afford another car please help.

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Door latch freezes I cold weather causing the door not to latch closed.

I was driving my car it started to shake very hard well I heard a snap sound and my car started to drag I got out my frame above my right lower control had snapped ive read that many other people are having the same problem I contactes Ford about the issue and they said there is nothing they can do well I'm out of a vehicle but vefore all of this I kept going through fuel relay issues and eventually started losing my instrument cluster so now I'm fighting with them to do the repairs.

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"takata recall" driver side front door won't latch close until car is warm up I sprayed it with wd40 this is the second time it did it to me. Car was parked.

Instrument panel shuts off intermittently. Days lights flicker.

Car will be driveing 55 and completely shut off. Lossing everything including powerstearing. Have to put in neutral n coast to side of the road, sometimes will restart, others it wont. Also will start bucking and shut off. I can be doing 10mph n go to turn a corner n it shuts off. Can seem to run fine, be in the middle of an intersection and the car shut off and wouldnt restar good thing I can drive and knew what to do or I would have crashed numerous times. Have changed the throttle body and accelerator, n both sensors. Did not fix problem. Now saying it's the pcm shutting the car off.

Pulled in drop off a donation at a second hand store. I put it in park and turned off the vehicle; opened the trunk; and looked up startled when a guy sitting nearby said that my car was smoking and on fire (about 10 seconds since I switched the car off and got out). He was on the right, so I moved around the car to the right looking towards the engine. An employee of the store that was on the back, left side of the car pointed towards and said, �look! your side mirror is on fire!� I then saw the smoke billowing to the left (a strong afternoon breeze was blowing north). I came around and peered in behind the actual �mirror� part; the fire had just gone out. Looking at it, I could see it was the security light on the bottom side of the mirror; it was completely melted and fused to the mirror housing- a bubbly mess of plastic. It smelled of acrid, melted plastic and burned electronics. The underside of the mirror had caught fire and started burning for a bit before the fuse finally blew. I am so glad my baby and kindergartener weren't in the car at this time! they usually are. The length of time of time it took for the fuse to finally blow is quite alarming! it could have resulted in the rapid spread of a fire that would quickly overtake the vehicle. What if I was at a gas station when this happened when their happened to be some petrol-vapor present. My next stop was to get two propane tanks filled. They have to bleed off a certain amount of propane each time when finished filling a tank. It isn't far fetched that this electrical issue with failed safeguards could have resulted in far more injury than my slightly burned fingers. This needs to be investigated immediately before something terrible happens to someone. This is a fantastic car! we love it. This is probably an easy fix, but if it isn't fixed, much worse could happen!.

The shift cable is burnt at the end. The gear shift started going from netural as drive and reverse was between park n reverse. The shop was going to ajust the linkage but upon looking found the cable was burnt. . It was also making a clicking sound when in park. Which was actually sparking the cable somehow. Park will roll so u have to use parking break.

Throttle had it fixed with recall, it lunges you into traffic while stopped. Again it has done that now failed, this is a dangerous car. It is garage kept and well maintained went down to get gas, mail and while stopped it jerked me out of the stopped position into the mailbox then the wrench, traction and engine light came on and it bucked till I got it 10 feet to the garage no, it will not start!!! to even get it to the dealership or garage, its a safety feature I was told, the way it lunges is dangerous, I almost went through he garage wall which is concrete, last time I hit my teeth on the steering wheel and knocked one back out of alignment. Which the Ford person thought was funny last time. Ford knows this is a dangerous car, it should be replaced and these should be crushed like the demon car they are. People spend hard earned money on these vehicles all for this to happen?.

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Ac compress went out at 99804, now with 1420000 the ac compress is bad again.

Throttle body defected went out shut down car while driving at high speed busy street michigan Ave dearborn, mi. No recalls or assistance available, after research is known defect and bad part.

I am very concerned about my safety and that of others. My Ford 500 , especially when it is warm and I am using the a/c, will without warning surge ahead, and I must apply the brakes as hard as I can . I almost crashed while attempting to park in a handicapped spot in emergency parking area at the hospital, where I was taking my critically ill husband 2 weeks ago. I was braking, but the car was surging ahead. The same happened when I was leaving. Very frightening!! can this be fixed without charge at my local Ford dealer? (galpin).

I was going along and all of the sudden my car came to a dead stop and I could have been hit from behindi ended uphaving to have a fuel pump cost 676. 00 and then it kept dying on me and the engine light came on took it in and ended up having to have a throttle body cost 938. 00. Some one told me the same thing happen to them and they sent Ford the receipt and they reimbursed them the amount they had paid.

After it rained, the temperature dropped below freezing. My door was difficult to open, but would not close or latch. It was frozen open. There is already a recall on this, but Ford dealers in the area says it does not apply to cars in the south. A recall is a recall. First of all, both TN and ok get snow and ice, and a recall is a recall. If I decide to move back to maine with this car, then I'll be able to get it fixed for free? what if decide to go skiing in colorado, but cannot leave because my door latches freeze?.

Dear sir/madam, I have a 2006 Ford Five Hundred and has about 93k miles on it. VIN # 1fahp23136g152780 . I take good care of the car and have never missed any service. I always had a knocking sound on turning on and turning off the ac. (I had checked a dealer once in new york and I was told "we all make some noise" anyways, a week ago suddenly the ac has stopped working on idling and only works when the car is moving. I was shocked when I googled the problem to see how many people have been having this problem. . Read more...

Was driving in heavy traffic through metro city in rush hour on interstate. On 4 lane highway had to cross 2 lanes of traffic to exit;car lost power and message center said engine fail safe mode. Tried to accelerate to exit;car had lost power with no acceleration. When I finally got to exit was down to 20 miles per hour.

When I first start my car its slow to give power, often when I drive it on the street itll just lose complete power and die down. Then I have to restart itfor it to temporaily go away then it happens again.

I was driving down the road 35mph at the time and all of a sudden my car stops in the middle of the road and the wrench light came on. I had to cut the car off then sit for a few minutes then crank back up. The next time I drove it I was driving 55 mph and then all of a sudden it stopped while I was driving the wrench light came on again I was stuck in the road then after a few minutes I was able to crank back up. I drove the car for a few weeks so I decided to drive home one day on I-95 as I was driving it stopped again with crazy traffic. After this episode when I finally made it home I decided to park my car for several weeks until I called Ford to see if there was a warranty and they told me to bring my car to be repaired only to be told it was not under warranty and it would cost me $2000 to get my car repaired because there was a also a leak which is supposed to be under recall. I've read a lot of things going on with this car in particular the 2005 Ford Five Hundred. I called the Ford 800 number that the mechanic gave me to see if they would repair the throttle for my car they told me that its over the mileage warranty and there is nothing they can do and they didn't even apologize for my inconveniences when I was stopped on the road, I am currently using a borrowed car because I don't want to put my life in jeopardy driving this car until I am able to get it repaired.

While driving check engine light and wrench illuminate and you can no longer accelerate. I must safely pull over turn car off and restart sometimes hard to restart. Was told by mechanic throttle body needs to be replaced over $600. If so many people are having the same issues the part should be recalled.

I don't know if this belongs in engine or fuel/propulsion system. There was no mention of �gas peddle� in either. The date of 07/17/2013 is approximate. It may have been between 2013 - 2015. I am not sure of the exact dates. It was when I was going to a pain specialist in buffalo after my rear-end accident in my previous car in July 2012. Location - I-190 & NY-198 buffalo, NY 14207 42. 930405, -78. 899552 merge ramp from the NY-198 to the I-190 north. 2007 Ford Five Hundred the problem: the gas peddle stuck when I had to do a fast acceleration / I floored it. I had to put the car in neutral and press the gas peddle a couple times to get it unstuck. I had it in to the Ford dealer where I bought it and they fixed or cleaned something. The Ford dealer said that it would cost about $400. 00 to replace the component if this didn't work. It happened again when I did another fast acceleration. I was able again to get it unstuck. I have not had the occasion to do a fast acceleration since. I don't run it fast if I can help it.

Car drives on its own! if I do not have foot on gas on break it will continue to move. Said failsafe mode then check engine light illuminated, dash board said check engine check transmission then the light went out the following day. Now driving back to normal. I took to auto zone the day it went haywire & they advised me its a possible recall several ppl said the same issue with their Ford.

A throttle body warranty repair was done on this part on 1-26-13. On 6-6-13 vehicle lost the ability to go forward as I drove to work. Put car in reverse and got it off the road. Wrench light came on and attempted to drive and car still did not respond. After a few minutes of staying in park I put the car in drive and it did move without a problem. Got an appointment at Ford dealership to get the problem fixed. Was told after car was put on diagnostic test that the throttle body was sticking, and needed replaced. . Service advisor attempted to get body repaired under last recall but was unsuccessful . I then applied for the Ford service credit card and put the repair on it. . I think repair of part should of been covered under recall. . If this isn't regarded as a safety issue, please direct me to the the correct place.

I had previously had problems with unintended acceleration when parked and then putting the car into reverse (automatic transmission). After reading many complaints on your site in which consumers said the throttle body had been diagnosed as causing the problem, I had the dealership replace the throttle body. ( a few months later, Ford sent a letter offering to replace the throttle body). Despite having had the dealership replace the throttle body, the car continues to accelerate faster than it should sometimes when put in reverse and I must always be prepared to brake rapidly. If a driver was unaware of the problem or had slow reaction time, a car or person in a parking lot could be hit.

Transmission is faulty. Shortly after I bought this car used at 91000 miles I had to replace valve solenoid and reprogram computer done by Ford dealership. This worked for about 2 to 3 months at which point the transmission started acting up again. It would stall and then shift really hard when coming up to speed which resulted in a jerking of the car. Also would jerk when trying to come to a stop. I had a few close calls which almost resulted in an accident since I can not speed up without it jerking and I couldn't slow down fast without it jerking and wanting to jump forward. I have put an aftermarket inline transmisson filter in and have to change the filter and fluid every 2500 to 3500 miles. When I do this it helps for a short period and then it acts up again. I know this is only a temporary fix and I will either end up in a crash or having to replace the whole transmission eventually.

My throttle body went completely out at 99481 miles. I paid approx. $800 for the repair/replacement. Ford motor company reimbursed for the service on 12/11/2012 after so many complaints had been made about the throttle body in this model that they were paying for previous services for any repairs/replacements made for this part. I believe the replacement part used was also defective, and made mention of my concern to my Ford dealership at the time. They agreed that there was no guarantee that I did not receive a defective replacement part as the new part they were using a year later was different. I have had my replacement throttle body cleaned and re-programmed several times (at least twice a year since the replacement). Ford motor company will do nothing now that I have been told I need a new throttle body which is about an $800 repair. Ford motor company needs to do something to make those of us, who received a faulty or defective replacement part, us whole. I hope that others will make it known if they have had a defective replacement throttle body.

2005 Ford 500 , ac compressor stoped working at 63,000 miles , needs to be replaced , looking online and lot of Ford 500 owners have the same problem with low miles.

Ford 2007 500 is launging forward when foot is on the brake . . . This began about a year ago . On and off I thought it was bad gass but now that I have used the recommended fuel for my time of owning the car it does it more . Especially when the air is on . . But even when it not.

A/c compressor failed , only worked when at highway speed. Per reputable a/c mechanic this is a problem with Ford 500's. Called Ford motor company in detroit 7/13/11, Ford will not cover repair, but I was told there have been several incidents for a/c failure. Ford told me to keep my receipt in case Ford some day decides to cover it. Ford knows it has a problem, but not willing to cover it , until they are forced to cover it by NHTSA maybe?.

Ac air blows cold when you are doing 60 mph on the highway. . . Around town it is hot!!! dealer recharged the system, but still have the same problem. Now being told it is the compressor. So many people are having the same problem with the a/c in Ford Five Hundreds. This really needs to be looked into please! old odi id number : 10414022.

Starting since February 2010. My car lunges forward whenever at a dead stop. When shifting to drive and reverse. I have had to have my foot on brake and even almost had an accident while parking and hit the wall. Went to dealership and first they said it was my engine mount that was causing it. Then went again because the problem still occurred and they said I needed a new battery. Then they claimed it was my air filter which is a lie. I called the Ford headquarters and all they can do is take down when I called and what it was about. They are no help what so ever so what is the point of them even existing if they cant help solve the problem. They claim each dealer is independent and that they can advise that I go to a different dealership. I have wasted a good deal of time and money. Luckily I was Smart and bought that premium extended warranty. I still have spent close to over $400 on repairs. Each time I went I had to pay a deductible of $100. 00. The battery I went to sams club to get because the dealer wanted $140 but I got mine for $75. They advised to get my throttle body clean and that was $95. They said I need to have my transmission flushed which is another lie. I didn't get that done because I only have 60,000 miles on the vehicle. The transmission fluid was as red as can be and is still good for probably another 40,000 miles. The point is Ford knows about the problem and they do not want to fix the problem it apparently is happening to tons of folks out there. They need to just fix it because even though I had my throttle body cleaned the problem still comes back here and there. I just hope that no one gets killed and then Ford will finally get this right. I plan on seeing if I can get some legal help and will explore that avenue because I get my oil changes almost ever 3500 miles and I follow all the manufactures service policies. I do my part as a customer and they haven't done there part as the company that made the vehicle.

Since 2009 my Ford 500 has had issues with no a/c and surging. They could not figure out what was going on (Ford) and eventually found it to supposedly be the throttle body assembly. After that was "fixed" the car did not surge but the a/c would not work when the car was idle in warm weather. I've taken the car back at least a dozen + times with this issue. Now the car is beginning to surge again too. . . It happened twice, not always but it happens. . . It is quite scary when there is a car in front of me and I am at a traffic light or sign and the car surges forward - I have called Ford motor CO numerous times and taken it to my Ford dealer.

Takata recall door latches and links. As like all the other complaints when it gets cold my door will open but it will not close. When it first occurred my door flew open while I was driving. I looked up the recall but my VIN number was not included this does not make any sense to me. On a city street at 6:00 in the morning.