2005 Ford 500

2005 FORD 500 JUST STALLED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING. PRESSING GAS DID NOTHING. THIS HAPPENED IN TRAFFIC! IT WAS SCARY AT THE LEAST AND SHORTLY AFTER I PURCHASED IT USED FROM A DEALER. AS I HAVE READ, THIS HAPPENS FREQUENTLY WITH THIS MODEL VEHICLE. IT IS OBVIOUSLY RECALL WORTHY DUE TO THE POSSIBILITY OF ACCIDENT/HARM. THIS OCCURRED AT SPEEDS UNDER 30MPH. *TR

I AM YET AGAIN HAVING THROTTLE BODY PROBLEMS WITH MY VEHICLE. IN DECEMBER 2012, FORD ISSUES A STATEMENT TO CUSTOMERS TELLIN US TO GO HAVE THE THROTTLE BODY CLEANED, BUT THAT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. IT PUT A TEMPORARY BANDAIDE ON THE REAL PROBLEM THAT FORD DOES NOT WANT TO TAKE OWNERSHIP FOR. EVEN AFTER I HAD MY VEHICLE SERVICED AND REPROGRAMMED, IT STILL IDLES HIGH AND JERKS. TODAY THE CAR WOULD NOT START AFTER A 45MIN NONSTOP HWY TRIP, I CUT THE ENGINE OFF ONCE I REACHED MY DESTINATION FOR ABOUT 25 MINUTES, AFTER WHICH I TRIED TO START THE CAR AND IT FAILED. AFTER 5 MINS, THE CAR STARTED, LUCKILY I MADE IT HOME, NO LIGHTS ON DASH!!! I FOUND OUT IT WAS THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY THE FIRST TIME IT WOULDN'T START, NOW AFTER A THROTTLE CLEANING!!, I AM STILL HAVING ALL THE VERY SAME ISSUES. SO UNSAFE AND UNPREDICTABLE....I AM SCARED TO DRIVE THE CAR YET AGAIN OUT OF FEAR OF BEING STRANDED WITH MY CHILDREN. *TR

CAR WENT INTO FAILSAFE ENGINE MODE AND WRENCH APPEAR AFTER CHANGING BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH. A YEAR AGO SAMETHING HAPPENED AND I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND THE MESSAGE WENT AWAY UNTIL I HAD TO CHANGE THE ABOVE MENTIONED. NOW THE MESSAGE WANT GO OFF AND IT WILL NOT GIVE A CODE FOR THE PROBLEM. THE CAR WILL ALSO LUNGE SOMETIMES WHEN THE A/C IS ON. IS THERE A RECALL ON THE 05 FORD FIVE HUNDRED LIMITED FOR THIS PROBLEM? AFTER READING SOME OF THE ISSUES OTHER PEOPLE HAD THEIRS SOUND EXACTLY LIKE MY PROBLEM AND THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL CONCERNING THIS MATTER. *TR

STOP AT A STOP LIGHT ENGINE THROTTLED UP AND THEN STALLED. DOES IT WHEN AIR IS ON AND TOOK IT WHEN GOT RECALLED AND FIXED AND NOW DOING THE SAME THING BUT CANNOT THROTTLE CARE UP TO GIVE GAS WITHOUT THE CAR STALLING. THE THROTTLE ASSEMBLY SEEMS TO BE MAIN ISSUE AND TOOK TO FORD DEAL AND THEY SAY NOT COVER UNDER THE RECALL THE LAST TIME. THERE IS SOMETHING MAJOR WRONG WITH THESE CARS THROTTLE ASSEMBLY AND FORD SAYS THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE BUT MANY PEOPLE WITH FORD 500 ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES DUE TO SURGING WHILE IDLE AND ENGINE STALLING FOR NO REASON. THE PROBLEM STARTED WHILE CAR AIR IS ON BUT SEEMS NO ISSUES WHEN IT IS OFF AND NOW DOES IT EVEN IF AIR IS OFF OR ON..... *TR

AT IDLE AT AN INTERSECTION WITH FOOT ON THE BRAKE WHEN THE CAR LURCHED FORWARD VIOLENTLY AS IF SOMEONE HAD STEPPED ON THE ACCELERATOR. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO REACT QUICKLY ENOUGH TO AVERT HITTING A PASSING CAR. THE ENGINE THEN FELT AS IF IT STALLED AND THE DISPLAY READ "FAILSAFE ENGINE MODE" AND THE WRENCH LIGHT ILLUMINATED. I PUT IT IN PARK SHUT IT OFF AND RESTARTED IT...FUNCTIONING FINE NOW. IDENTICAL SCENARIO HAPPENED 2 WEEKS PRIOR. THIS IS A SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE AND FORD SHOULD RECALL THIS CAR FOR THIS PROBLEM. *TR

WHILE DRIVING I EXPERIANCED SLUGGISH HANDLING AND THE STEERING WHEEL CHANGED ORIENTATION. THERE WAS AN AUDIBLE BANG AND A DRAGGING SOUND FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE RIGHT REAR LOWER SUSPENSION CONTROL ARM INNER MOUNTING BRACKET BROKE AWAY FROM THE SUBFRAME (DUE TO CORROSION) AND ALLOWED THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL TO SKEW OUT OF ALIGNMENT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD 500 LIMITED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE SEIZED AND FAILED TO ACCELERATE. AFTER THE FAILURE, THE CHECK ENGINE AND THE POWER TRAIN WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS, WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE WAS REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 230,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 260,000.