Ford Five Hundred owners have reported 18 suspension related problems since 1996. Table 1 shows the 6 most common suspension problems. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's suspension (8 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's suspension noise (4 problems). For details of each of the problem category, use the links in the table.
While driving the front end suspension slips, bounces up and down very harshly, tires slip, squeak, and slide in an hard to control way, sometimes into oncoming traffic when in slightly damp conditions an on roads with any amount of bumps, to the point that I need to drive extremely slow to avoid Read details...
Suspension: continuous rattle issues in the rear suspension. Bushings? sway bars?? who knows. No one can seem to pinpoint the problem. Happens only during driving. Consistent noise from the rear. Fuel: problems with fuel sensor. Failed reading. All gauges light up. Read details...
Front driver side lower control arm ball joint sheared off at 25 mph while making a left hand turn and then snapped the cv joint axle shaft causing the driver side wheel to jam inside the wheel well and damage lower part of body and fender. Read details...
Ford Five Hundred 2005 model: rear axle assembly is failing - produces noice. Read details...
I work for a chevy dealer and they diagnosed my 2007 Ford Five Hundred with a bad right front lower ball joint. My car only has 56,000 miles. I have had trouble with tires, alignment and checking online I see other people complaining about bad ball joints on their 500's. Read details...