Was driving in town on tuesday morning and my ford 500 (2005) shut down and the message failsafe engine mode came on along with a wrench. This could have been potentially dangerous, I was fortunate that this occurrence happened when there was not a lot of traffic on the road. Car is now immovable and waiting to be towed in to dealership.
2005 Ford Five Hundred engine complaints
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Purchased my 500 9/05 it only had 5 miles on it. 6 months later loud explosion in engine which began to leak some sort of fluid got the car towed to dealer purchased was told A/C leaking oil and they had to replace the manifold I wasn't even using the A/C was march!!! My dash console had to be replaced since it was defective and the computer also had to be reprogrammed since the car wouldn't start in 30 degree weather this happened in jan06......my fuel straps were replaced due to recall and my door locks were replaced due to recall and I had 22k miles when the back brakes began making a terrible grinding noise when backing up took to dealer said that although car is under warranty brakes are under wear and tear and would not be covered now which didn't make any sense since the front brakes were good how could back brakes go bad before front brakes unless you only drive your car in reverse????? I paid the $400 to fix since was informed 500 rotors cant be turned ever will always have to purchase new ones......then 6 months later brakes were recalled and I did request refund which I did receive. However I now have 44k no longer have warranty since expired and I didn't buy extended warranty brought car in to ford since transmission light was turning on and off along with the traction control light then had trans censor replaced was told that was problem then 2 days later light still turning on and car will not reverse took into dealer again was told trans axle broke in half and need new trans which costs $5300 car is only work 9k!!!! Ford company said they will offer assistance only of 3k since out of warranty they also informed me that had I purchased the extended warranty I would only be paying $100 nothing like throwing that in your face. I have no choice but to pay it need a car and am a single parent of 2. Also back doors trim is coming apart passenger since is completely rotted out.
I was driving my 2005 ford five hundred to work and the "fail safe mode" message came on and the wrench lit up. The engine starts to die and the car starts lurching forward. I pulled over, shut the car off. When I started it back up, it ran fine. I called the dealer who said they would need to have me bring the car in so they can look into it. Ford has no bulletins on this - this should be a recall. As I research online, this has happened to many ford vehicles, not just the five hundred.
Oil life diagnostic message continues to report zero percentage life remaining.
Consumer 2005 ford 500 door came open while driving. *ts water leaked into the vehicle from the doors. The dealer replaced both front door latches and new water canels. The dash had a bubble in the leather and the dealer replaced it. The molding was coming off the vehicle. The vehicle would not start on one occasion.
Dt: consumer said that the engine failed and caused a safety problem. The vehicle lost power when pressing the accelerator. This happened for a month but has been intermittent. The engine felt like it was skipping. The speed that the vehicle was traveling was not a factor nor were the road conditions. The consumer took vehicle to dealership twice but the problem recurred. The manufacturer has not been contacted. The dealership suggested that the problem could be a computer related issue. The owner had the black box installed in the vehicle and turned it over to the dealership this morning. The problem has still not been resolved. Owner is taking the vehicle back to dealer next week for additional testing.
Vehichle consistently fails to start on the first try. Hard starts, dieseling, and stalling are constant.
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