Ford 500 problems
The Ford Five Hundred is a full-size automobile that was manufactured and marketed by Ford from the 2005 to 2007 model years. Deriving its nameplate from the previous "500" suffix used by Ford during the 1950s to the 1970s on its top-tier trims (Custom 500, Fairlane 500 and Galaxie 500), the Five Hundred was introduced alongside the Ford Fusion as two model lines intended to replace the Ford Taurus. Within the Ford model line, the Five Hundred was slotted between the Fusion and Crown Victoria. Within Lincoln-Mercury, the model line was marketed under a revived Mercury Montego nameplate.
The Five Hundred was an inaugural model of the Ford D3 platform. In several firsts for the full-size Ford line, the platform was front-wheel drive (with optional all-wheel drive), and used unibody construction; for the first time since the Model A, no V8 engine was offered. For the first time since 1978 discontinuation of the Custom 500, Ford offered two distinct full-size nameplates. The Five Hundred was produced solely as a four-door sedan, with the Ford Freestyle taking on the role of the Ford Taurus station wagon.
For 2008, Ford renamed the Five Hundred as the Ford Taurus as part of a model revision (the Montego, as the Mercury Sable), with the Freestyle becoming the Ford Taurus X. Outside of North America and South Korea, the Five Hundred nameplate remained in use until production of the generation ended after 2009.
The Five Hundred was assembled by Ford at its Chicago Assembly facility (Chicago, Illinois) alongside the Freestyle and Montego. Excluding export sales, 241,402 Ford Five Hundreds were produced.
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Common Ford 500 problems
Based on the information from the sources provided, here are the common problems with the Ford Five Hundred cars based on complaints from owners:
- Engine Problems:
- Engine problems in the Ford Five Hundred include throttle body failure, loss of engine power, unintended acceleration, and total engine failures. Throttle body failure can be resolved by replacing the throttle body after diagnosing the Engine Control Module (ECM). Addressing engine problems promptly can increase the engine's lifespan.
- Transmission Problems:
- The Ford Five Hundred's transmission system can experience frequent breakdowns, leading to expensive ownership costs. Symptoms of transmission issues include slipping, resulting in erratic engine performance. A failing Powertrain Control Module (PCM) can affect the Transmission Control Module (TCM), causing transmission malfunctions.
- Electrical Problems:
- Electrical issues in the Ford Five Hundred involve instrument cluster failure, continuous clicking during ignition, and an illuminated check engine light. These problems can be indicative of ECM issues. Resolving electrical problems may involve replacing relay cables, onboard wiring, and the alternator.
- Interior Accessory Problems:
- Malfunctions in the interior accessories of the Ford Five Hundred can be linked to a failing ECM. Interior components require sufficient power to function properly, and a faulty ECM can lead to charging system failures, affecting the functionality of interior accessories.
- Body and Paint Problems:
- Owners of the 2006 Ford Five Hundred commonly face issues with peeling paint, which can lead to rusting. Performing a paint job on the vehicle is recommended to prevent further damage to inbuilt components. Addressing body and paint problems promptly can help maintain the car's appearance and longevity.
These problems highlight the importance of regular maintenance and prompt attention to issues to ensure the longevity and reliability of Ford Five Hundred cars.
Does the Ford 500 have transmission problems?
Common Ford Five Hundred AWF21 Transmissions Problems
Slipping, Erratic Shifting, Harsh Forward or Reverse Gear Engagement: Some of the most common AWF21 transmission problems are slipping between gears, erratic up or down shifts, or a hard slam when the AWF21 transmission engages Drive or Reverse.
Is the Ford 500 a reliable car?
Reliable and its 16 yrs old
I bought my Ford 500 SXL from a friend in 2009, it had 57,000 miles on it then. It's 2021 & I have 118,887 miles on it now. I've always kept had the oil changed every 3,000 miles. Only had to have the rear brakes changed once & I live where there's lots of curvy roads & hills.
How many miles does a Ford 500 get?
2005 - 2009 Ford Five Hundred
| Vehicle | EPA Fuel Economy | Greenhouse Gas Emissions (tailpipe) |
|---|---|---|
| 380 miles Total Range | 444 grams/mile | |
| 2007 Ford Five Hundred AWD 3.0 L, 6 cyl, Automatic (variable gear ratios), Regular Gasoline | ||
| 19 MPG 17 23 combined city/hwy city hwy 5.3 gal/100 mi | 468 grams/mile | |
| 380 miles Total Range |
Why does my Ford 500 keep shutting off?
The most common reasons a Ford Five Hundred engine stalling are the fuel system, the air intake system, or the ignition system.
Percentage distribution of complaints by Ford 500 years
We have researched Ford problems and analysed all the complaints filed against Ford 500 cars and compiled the top 3 most problematic Ford 500 model years:
Below you can see the percentage distribution of known problems by Ford 500 model years.
Distribution of the number of complaints by Ford 500 years
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Ford 500 car problems categorized by type of issue
After analysing all complaints related to Ford 500 , it was concluded that the most common issues with these cars are:
- Power train problems
- Engine problems
- Vehicle speed control problems
- Electrical system problems
- Fuel/propulsion system problems
The graph below shows statistics for all Ford 500 vehicle components and the number of complaints received.
Distribution of the number of complaints where the accident occurred by 500 model years
A total of 10 complaints were registered in which the accident occurred. In the graph you can see the distribution of the number of complaints by model year.
Distribution of the number of complaints with fire by 500 model years
There were a total of 5 complaints that resulted in a fire. In the graph you can see the distribution of the number of complaints by model year.
Distribution of the number of complaints with injuries by 500 model years
There were a total of 9 complaints that resulted in a injuries. In the graph you can see the distribution of the number of complaints by model year.
The NHTSA has received 204 complaints about various vehicle components related to the Ford 500 . Below are the 25 most recent complaints reported for Ford 500 vehicles.
Latest 25 complaints
Ford 500 2005
- Date Of Incident: 2019-12-12
- Date Complaint: 2019-12-12
- Components: ENGINE
- Summary: TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD 500. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, AN UNKNOWN WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING AND THE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING. THE VEHICLE STOPPED ACCELERATING AND THE CONTACT HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESTART AND WAS LEFT ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. MIKE CASTRUCCI FORD (1020 OH-28, MILFORD, OH 45150, (513) 275-1048) STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A SHUTDOWN FEATURE AND IT WOULD HAVE TO BE TOWED IN FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.
Ford 500 2005
- Date Of Incident: 2019-05-02
- Date Complaint: 2019-05-09
- Number Of Injuries: 1
- Crash: 1
- VIN: 1FAFP24165G
- Components: AIR BAGS
- Summary: MY 16 YEAR OLD WAS INVOLVED IN A SINGLE VEHICLE CRASH ON MAY 2, 2019. HER AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND SHE HAS SUFFERED A SEVERE, TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY AND IS UNLIKELY TO MAKE ANY MEANINGFUL RECOVERY
Ford 500 2005
- Date Of Incident: 2019-05-08
- Date Complaint: 2019-05-08
- Number Of Injuries: 1
- Components: EQUIPMENT
- Summary: 2005 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARD TO MALFUNCTIONS WITH THE VEHICLES TIRE JACK. *AS THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN THE JACK RAISED THE VEHICLE IT TWISTED. A SCREW WAS BENT ON THE JACK CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO DROP AND BUMP THE CONSUMER ON THE HEAD. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED A NEW JACK. *JS
Ford 500 2005
- Date Of Incident: 2019-02-09
- Date Complaint: 2019-02-12
- VIN: 1FAHP241X5G
- Components: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- Summary: THE CAR SHAKES AND MAKES LOTS OF NOISE. GOING UP HILL IS THE WORST FEELS LIKE THE CAR IS PUTTING ALONG.
Ford 500 2005
- Date Of Incident: 2018-12-21
- Date Complaint: 2018-12-21
- VIN: 1FAFP23195G
- Components: ENGINE
- Summary: WHILE THE CAR IS STARTED BUT AT A STOP, THE CAR IS FINE. WHEN THE CAR HAS THE GAS PETAL PUSHED DOWN, IT WILL NOT MOVE. THE CAR STALLS OUT WHILE DRIVING.
Ford 500 2005
- Date Of Incident: 2018-11-25
- Date Complaint: 2018-11-30
- VIN: 1FAFP24155G
- Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- Summary: THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE IN OTHER FORD MODELS. IS THERE A RECALL? THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL BEFORE I GET RUN OVER BY OTHER VEHICLES WHEN MY ENGINE STALLS WHILE TRYING TO ACCELERATE! IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO ENTER OR EXIT HIGHWAYS AND BELTWAYS WHEN ONE CANNOT BE SURE THE CAR ENGINE WILL REMAIN OPERATIONAL, POWER STEERING GUIDANCE WILL REMAIN AVAILABLE AND ANOTHER VEHICLE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO AVOID RUNNING INTO ME. VERY DANGEROUS TO EVERYONE ON THE HIGHWAY. I PERSONALLY CLEAN THE THROTTLE AND THIS IS STILL HAPPENING.
Ford 500 2005
- Date Of Incident: 2018-11-20
- Date Complaint: 2018-11-20
- VIN: 1FAHP241X5G
- Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- Summary: THE CAR WANTS TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN WHENEVER I GO FROM PARK TO DRIVE. THIS ALSO HAPPENS WHILE PUTTING CAR IN REVERSE. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND MAKES ME VERY NERVOUS.
Ford 500 2005
- Date Of Incident: 2018-05-28
- Date Complaint: 2018-09-07
- Components: SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
- Summary: TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD 500. THE CONTACT WAS UNAWARE THAT THE FRONT AND REAR SUSPENSION WERE UNSTABLE. THE POLICE TICKETED THE CONTACT FOR DRIVING THE VEHICLE AFTER THE REAR OF IT SWAYED BACK AND FORTH, WHICH MADE IT LOOK UNSAFE. THE VEHICLE WAS CAUTIOUSLY DRIVEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO PLACED THE VEHICLE ON A LIFT AND DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER AND REAR PASSENGER WHEEL WELLS FAILED TO FUNCTION PROPERLY, CAUSING THE SUSPENSION TO FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 230,000.
Ford 500 2005
- Date Of Incident: 2018-08-17
- Date Complaint: 2018-08-17
- VIN: 1FAHP25155G
- Components: ENGINE
- Summary: VEHICLE SPUTTERING DURING ACCELERATION AND FAIL SAFE ENGINE LIGHT ON
Ford 500 2007
- Date Of Incident: 2018-08-09
- Date Complaint: 2018-08-10
- VIN: 1FAHP27157G
- Components: POWER TRAIN,ENGINE
- Summary: TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD 500. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AND UNINTENTIONALLY LOST POWER. IN ADDITION, THE TRANSMISSION FAULT AND CHECK ENGINE INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT THE SPEEDOMETER ONLY SHOWED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING 20 MPH. AFTERWARDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO KEY HYUNDAI OF SALEM (470 S BROADWAY, SALEM, NH 03079, (603) 841-3099) WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS FULL OF CARBON AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS CURRENTLY BEING REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE WARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 83,000.
Ford 500 2007
- Date Of Incident: 2018-07-06
- Date Complaint: 2018-07-06
- VIN: 1FAHP24157G
- Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- Summary: TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD 500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER LOST ALL POWER, THE AIR CONDITIONER TURNED OFF, AND THE REVERSE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURES OCCURRED AT LEAST TEN TIMES DAILY FOR THE LAST TWO MONTHS. THE CONTACT CONTINUED DRIVING AND, AFTER APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES, THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,425.
Ford 500 2005
- Date Of Incident: 2018-06-01
- Date Complaint: 2018-07-02
- VIN: 1FAFP24185G
- Components: STRUCTURE
- Summary: TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD 500. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE ENTIRE SUBFRAME WAS SEVERELY RUSTED. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER AND LOCAL DEALER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.
Ford 500 2006
- Date Of Incident: 2018-06-06
- Date Complaint: 2018-06-07
- VIN: 1FAFP25126G
- Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE
- Summary: IT HAS CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON, MOMENTARY ENGINE IDLE, RPM SURGE WHEN STOPPED OR DURING LOW SPEED DRIVING, SUCH AS TURNING INTO A PARKING OR BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT. PULLING IN OR BACKING OUT OF THE GARAGE. STOPING AT A STOP LIGHT, LUNGES FORWARD: CAME CLOSE TO CAUSING PROPERTY DAMAGE BY RUNNING INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE IN PARKING LOT OR AT STOP LIGHT. SAFETY ISSUE, WHAT IF THE CAR LUNGES FORWARD AT A STOP LIGHT INTO INCOMING TRAFFIC, CAUSING BODILY INJURY AND PROPERTY DAMAGE. FORD SHOULD HAVE RECALLED THIS SAFETY ISSUE. I PURCHASED THIS CAUSE AFTER THE 10 YEAR WARRANTY EXTENSION WAS ISSUED. THE PREVIOUS OWNER DID NOT FIX THIS, I JUST FOUND OUT ABOUT IT, NOW I WILL HAVE TO FIGHT TO GET FORD TO COVER A KNOWN SAFETY ISSUE, THAT PUTS MY CHILDREN AT RISK. .
Ford 500 2006
- Date Of Incident: 2018-05-20
- Date Complaint: 2018-05-21
- VIN: 1FAFP23176G
- Components: ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
- Summary: HI. THE RECALL FORD HAD ON THE THROTTLE BODY ISSUES BACK IN 2013 WHEN I GOT MINE FIXED. NOW 40 THOUSANDS MILES LATER THE CAR ALMOST LUNGE INTO TRAFFIC AT A RED LIGHT 2 TIMES. WELL THE CAR IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AS BEFORE I GOT THE THROTTLE BODY FIXED. I CALLED FORD IN CABOT AND THEY WANTED OVER 200.00 HUNDRED DOLLARS TO RUN A DIAGNOSTIC AND TO CLEAN THE THROTTLE. I THOUGHT THIS WAS A FIXED ISSUE AND IT IS NOT. FORD IN CABOT TOLD ME IT WILL HAVE TO BE CLEAN OR THE UNIT HAS TO BE REPLACED AND THAT IS AROUND 500 DOLLARS. WHAT A SCAM THEY ARE PULLING. THIS NEEDS TO BE DEALT WITH ASAP. I HAVE TO SPEND 100 DOLLARS TO HAVE IT CLEANED SCAM. WHILE THE CAR IS IN MOTION. IT HAS LOSS OF POWER AND RUNS BAD.
Ford 500 2005
- Date Of Incident: 2018-04-01
- Date Complaint: 2018-04-02
- VIN: 1FAFP24115G
- Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
- Summary: FORD TOLD ME IN 2012-2013 THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER, THE PREVIOUS CAR OWNER HAD BROUGHT TO DEALERSHIP AND FIX. WELL THE SAME ISSUE IS OCCURRING NOW ( 138KMILES) I STARTED THE CAR 4/1 AND THE REVERSE LIGHTS STAY ON, DASH BOARD GAUGES ARE OFF ( NO SPEED, RPM, FUEL GAUGE WORKING) THE VENTS WONT WORK. I CONTINUED TO DRIVE CAR FOR ABOUT 1-2 MILES ( AT FELT LIKE 35-45MPH) AND AS I AM DRIVING THE COMPUTER RESET ( CAR DID NOT TURN OFF, THIS IS STILL WHEN THE CAR IS IN MOTION) AND ALL THE GAUGES STARTED TO WORK. FORD SAID THAT THE RECALL IS CLOSED AND THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO EXCEPT HAVE ME SPEND MONEY FOR THEM TO DIAGNOSE. THE SAME PROBLEM IS OCCURRING ON THIS CAR THE FORD RECALL SUPPOSE FIXED IN 2013. FORD NEEDS TO RESEARCH THIS SAME ISSUE AS IT IS DANGEROUS WHEN THIS DOES OCCUR. I WOULD LIKE A RESOLUTION TO THIS ISSUE. I DO HAVE A CASE # WITH FORD CASE # 14495583.
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