While driving dash lights, speedometer, tachometer, gas level, and temperature go out for several minutes at a time. Reverse lights come on and airbag light comes on. This is dangerous; unable to tell speed! Per internet research this is happening in several ford models and stems from a bad solder joint.
2005 Ford Five Hundred acceleration complaints
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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.
One day driving my ford five hundred as I am gettin on the freeway the car didnt accelerate effectively activating RPM surges but the car wouldn't speed more than 30mph doing so taking long nearly causing a accident in addition to slowing flow of traffic after finally getting home and parked the next day the car didn't start it would crank but wouldn't start I had a mechanic come look at the car everything was in order the PCM would also click when trying to start after doing research I discovered the federal safety agency had a recall for ford five hundreds 12n03 and in the summary it included throttle and PCM reprogramming and cleaning or replacing the throttle body. Therefore I brought the car to a ford dealership and they confirmed theses being the cars issues however ford dealership said that my PCM needed to be replaced not reprogrammed which is not covered under 12n03 protection program.
My car has engine read code p2107 and p2110 on three occasions now and when I go to start my car in the morning its a little wrench up and my car doesn't accelerate past 20 it happened once with my family in the car and we had to pull over on the expressway.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford five hundred. The contact stated that while stopped at a stop light, the brake pedal was depressed but the vehicle accelerate instead. The vehicle was shifted into neutral in order to stop the vehicle. The vehicle was repaired under a manufacturer recall for the computer module but the failure persisted. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 90,000.
Tl* 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 making a left turn, the vehicle decelerated and the wrench warning light illuminated as the vehicle stalled. The contact was able to restart the vehicle. The failure recurred on numerous occasion. Also, the contact stated that the vehicle would continuously shake. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic. The technician diagnosed that the throttle failed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not aware of the failure. The VIN was unavailable. The approximate failure mileage was 96,000.
Throttle/accelerator the car unexpectedly accelerates without pushing the pedal. I have almost hit vehicles and pedestrians. It appears to be getting worse and more dangerous.
I was driving in town going about 40 MPH when the car lost all power, then engine failsafe mode displayed on the information center and a little wrench was also displayed. With no power steering, I had to pull over quickly in lunchtime traffic. After stopping the car, I waited a few seconds and restarted it. No problems with it until the next day when the check engine light came on. I have also noticed a mechanical smell coming from the AC. It appeared, at first, that this problem had come out of nowhere when I suddenly remembered two occasions when the rpms suddenly stuck on 3000 and would not stop until I put the car in neutral. Also, when using cruise control, the whole car shakes and stutters slightly when going up or down very slight inclines.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford five hundred. The contact stated that while attempting to accelerate, the vehicle jerked which caused the engine mounts to fracture. The contact also indicated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle would suddenly decelerate. After turning the vehicle off and restarting, the vehicle would operate normally. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who diagnosed that the throttle body needed to be replaced and the power control module and the transmission control module needed to be reprogrammed. The vehicle was repaired but the failure had recurred. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 40,000. Updated 09/03/14*lj updated 09/25/2014
I just purchased a 05 ford five hundred and was on my way from california to georgia. As I was driving I noticed that when it would shift it would rev up even while slowing down. I also noticed that if the AC was on it got worse. I started doing research on this problem and found that I was not the only one having this problem. I have 4 children, I'm disabled and on a very fixed income and buying a vehicle that is safe is a must. Unfortunately, due to this problem, it is not safe I asked them what it was going to take for them to issue a recall, injury or even a death, and his response was that it was not up to them but up to the nhts. I have done a lot of research on this problem and there are many more people with these vehicles that have the same problem. I don't think the consumers should be liable to fix a defective part. Even a mechanic at a ford dealership said that he doesn't know why they just don't replace it instead. Please help fix this problem before someone has to pay not with money but with there life! If I had the money I would replace it and have the ECM updated but that is not an option for me due to my finances. Please put out a recall on the throttle body and make the updates on the system free. Haven't we paid enough for our vehicles? These are things that are not due to negligence but defectiveness of a part. The company that made the throttle body is no longer in business so that should tell you something. And the updates shouldn't cost if it makes the vehicle run like it should. I believe if all owners of these vehicles come together we can actually fix this deadly problem. Why should someone have to pay with their life just for somebody to become aware of this deadly, defective part. So please help! They say the recalls come from you, so issue a recall and include the ECM update that goes with it. Thank you, concerned owner with children
When stopped at red light, car shook a couple times then check engine light immediately came on. When red light turned green, took foot off of brake and pressed gas pedal and was unable to drive, but car was still on. Throttle body control system failed and needs replacement.
Approximately two months after service performed under the federal safety agency campaign pe11018 the vehicle began to accelerate irregularly and then it placed itself into "fail safe" mode and illuminated the check engine light. Vehicle was returned to the ford dealer that performed the service and they determined that the electric throttle control was at fault but was not associated with the service they performed on the same component just weeks earlier. Dealer contacted ford motor co and they also claimed the two were not related regardless of the similar claims found online.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford five-hundred. The contact stated that the vehicle was service under a manufacturer's recall where the throttle body was cleaned and the PCM was reprogrammed. After the recall service was performed, the vehicle failed to accelerate. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where the technician replaced the throttle body. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 94,903. The current mileage was 100,797. Updated 12/24/13
When I started it up and tried to take off it stalled out and the wrench light came on.
Driving at 30 MPH on secondary street when vehicle lost power and service engine light came on. Coasted to side of road tried to push accelerator to raise RPM. Rpm remained at 1000 and not enough power to pull back on the road. I turned vehicle off and started the engine back up when power was restored and service engine light went off.
I was driving at 55 MPH when the car spuutered and lost all power. At that point the car would only idle which barely allowed me to pull off the road into a driveway. I turned it off and restarted. The car ran fine for a few miles then ,while turning off a main road the car lost all power and almost caused an accident. I turned it off and on again and was able to get it home. When I got home I checked it for codes and it brought up a p212 and p2104 code. I had the car towed to tracy ford where they replaced the throttle body at $690+/- plus labor.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford five hundred. The contact stated that while traveling various speeds, the vehicle suddenly stalled. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was found that the throttle body had failed. The contact also mentioned that the vehicle was previously repaired under a manufacturer's recall. The manufacturer was contacted about the failure. The failure mileage was not available.
Not having problems with car until after recall 12n03. Returned 3 days later for repair. Still having problems. Took to another ford dealership. They want to replace the part that was recalled and charge me approximately $800.00. Main ford customer service has been contacted numerous times and have not heard back from them with any information concerning my issue.
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.
Since purchasing the ford five hundred there has been a high idle (rpms) when starting the car. We mentioned it several times and were told to let it idle till the rpms go down un 10,0000. We have done this since we bought the car and sit and wait for the rpms to go down before engaging into drive. Forunately we have not experienced the power surges other have or the car shutting off while driving. Recently we received a letter to bring the car in to have the throttle body cleaned and was told this would solve our issue. This was done on 5/23/13 and the next day the engine light came on and a wrench and we still had the idle problem. The car would act funny and when pulled off road and shut car off. When turned back on the lights would go off. Every day until we left for vacation when we took it to our mechanic for an oil change and check the brakes my husband explained what was going on and asked him to test it with the analyzer. The car did not give us theses problems till after the cleaning. The mechanic called and said that the throttle body was bad we told him that we just had a recall for it to be cleaned. He said maybe it needed to be rest/calculated. We went back to ford dealer when we returned and they said it was not their problem and to call corporate service number and they also said was not there problem and we could have a new one put in at our cost. Even though there may be one that cleaning does not help it was still our problem. I will not be buyin a ford product again because of our experiences with ford to date. [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
I purchased a 2005 ford 500 in 2010 from freeway ford in bloomington, mn. The first incident that I had was when my boyfriend was driving at speeds of 70 MPH when all the sudden my vehicle went into engine fail safe mode and lost acceleration. With speeds of 70 MPH and 5 lanes of traffic we are lucky that nothing worse followed. This problem would come up again at random times. A more recent incident was I took my vehicle to the dealership to have them clean the throttle body and reset the module. Since that was taken care of my car has now worsened. It has gone into fail safe mode 5 times in one month. My car will not accelerate normal and when I start it there are times where my RPM are running higher than normal.
The automatic gear shifter has a rubber mat under the metal plate with the prndl gears listed. It is difficult to shift out of p and then then you reach r and d the mat has bunched up so much that the metal plate telling you what gear you're in pops off. This is an extreme hazard, as I back into the road and then to put it in d, not knowing where d is because the plate pops off, I could be hit. I also have a 2008 ford taurus experiencing the same problem. I called ford and they acted as if there were no previous issues. This is certainly not true. This will cause an accident or fatality.
2005 ford five hundred. Consumer writes in regards to vehicle throttle body problems. *smd the consumer stated while driving on the highway on a cold and snowy day, she was suddenly faced with the vehicle having no power. She was able tog et off the road, shut the vehicle off and re-started it. When the consumer returned to the highway, she drove a short distance, and the same thing happened. She was able to drive to the dealer and they performed the necessary services and recall. However, one week later, the same thing happened again. Without warning, the vehicle had no power. The dealer replaced the throttle body.
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!!!!
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford five hundred. The contact stated while driving approximately 5 MPH into the garage, there was an unintended increase in the acceleration which caused the vehicle to crash into the wall. There were no injuries; however, the front bumper and hood were damaged. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where the throttle body was cleaned and reprogrammed. The exterior body damage had not been repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 78,000. ..updated 01/30/13 *bf updated 2/1/2013
Was driving my 2005 five hundred today. I pulled off the highway and stopped at a red light. When the light turned green I had hardly any power. No power steering, all gauges at home and a message say "engine failsafe mode". I turned the car off and restarted with no problems. I've read on different sites where people have had this same issue of the throttle sticking open and the car lunging forward or back nearly causing a wreck.
My car surges. It is mostly at idle speed. It's dangerous. I was at a drive through and a janitor was sweeping. My car surged and I literally stood on the breaks to prevent running over him. At the drive through it surged forward and I had to stand on the breaks to prevent it from ramming into the car ahead. It occurs more when air conditioning is running but will occur without AC on. I the local dealer replaced the throttle body recently but it still surges. It occurs when pulling to a stop at the lights or at the drive through as you slowly move forward. It happens when pulling into a parking spot or when backing up. I've seen news about the problem with the ford escape. My ford 500 is also affected and weighs a whole lot more. If this thing surges forward it could do some serious damage.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford 500. The contact stated that the vehicle would surge unexpectndly. The contact mentioned that the vehicle would suddenly surge when pulling into a parking space or when going into reverse. The contact stated that the failure occurred more when the air condition was running. The vehicle was not inspected. The failure mileage was 45,000 and the current mileage was 73,000.
2005 ford five hundred. Consumer writes in regards to hard shifting and two instrument panel lights illuminating. *tgw the consumer also stated the RPM's would race at times. The consumer went to her local dealer and a diagnostic's test revealed a problem with the pcv valve. The pcv was replaced at a cost of $ 112.95. However, it did not resolve the problem. The consumer went back to the dealer for a transmission diagnostic test, but the dealer was unable to give a definitive answer as tow hat the problem was. Ford customer service was then contacted and they informed the dealer to replace the transmission at a cost of $5000. There was also another intermittent problem where the vehicle would rev while stopped at a stop sign, or red light etc. After getting other opinions, the consumer was informed, the problem was not with the transmission. After doing some research online, the consumer discovered it was a very common occurrence with her particular make, which seemed to be a manufacturing defect.
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