2005 Ford Five Hundred: won't start

Filed Feb 23, 2015 · Acceleration, Engine · 128,531 miles · NY

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.

Filed Jun 19, 2014 · Driver assistance, Electrical · 131,000 miles · KS

Only had the car for five months driving down the street the check engine light came out car stopped in the middle of the street with my children in it and wouldn't start up..worst car I've ever bought second major incident that has happened since I got the car.it should be a recall major safety violation.

Filed Apr 11, 2013 · Body · 80,000 miles · NJ · crash

Car was brought in for throttle recall 3/28/13. Upon the return, the car began experiencing erratic surges of RPM/speed. Gears did not shift right with intermittent acceleration until vehicle shut off while driving on highway, barely escaping accident. Vehicle would not start & had to be brought back to dealer. Dealer stated it was a pre-exiting condition despite vehicle not having any prior issues before recall service. Dealer diagnosed & agreed to replace fuel filter. Vehicle restarted, but still with intermittent acceleration and improper gear shift surges at any speed. On 4/6/13, while driving on highway vehicle experienced several engine failures, narrowly escaping accident again. Shortly after while completely stopped, vehicle lunged forward hitting another vehicle from behind, causing severe damage to both bumpers along with engine failure. Car was brought back to dealer once again, and dealer refused to take accountability and re-service, stating it was a pre-existing condition. Unserviced vehicle remains unusable and considered a hazard to drive. Vehicle sits in stadium ford quality auto mall, rutherford nj with no resolve from ford despite numerous complaints.

Filed Apr 10, 2012 · Engine · 95,215 miles · CT

The car periodically lurched and surged. Finally, it would not start. The dealer determined that the electronic throttle body was defective. Based on information from the dealer and from this website, it appears that this is a common problem on certain ford models. If this problem is as wide-spread as it appears, there should be a recall.

Filed Jul 15, 2008 · Electrical, Steering · 50,076 miles · NE

I have a ford five hundred limited. The car has stop running while the car is in gear and moving. It also stopped when I started to drive from a stop light. While it was being fixed at the car dealership it stop (died) on them several times. The ford dealer company thought it was the power steering pump because the power steering pump was making a knocking sound. They also noticed that if they was to turn the wheel it would usually die on them. The dealership has replaced the battery, powersteering pump, belt and the throttle and the car still dies. My understanding from them is that they have never come across this problem before. What made me take the car in to begin with was that I went to start the car after playing tennis for about 45 minutes and it wouldn't start. The battery was somewhat dead and the security light was flashing rapidly.

Filed Feb 6, 2008 · Body, Brakes · 44,444 miles · IL

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.

Filed Apr 11, 2006 · Body, Electrical · 5,200 miles · CO

Starting in december we have had numerous starting problems with this car. We have had it back to the dealership five times for this problem and three other times for other warranty problems. When you go to start the car is turns over but will not start or it will start then die. When it acted up we also had a loss of power once it would start the second time it went to dealer for the problem we could not get it stated at all and it had to be towed. After the last repair it now is getting only about 19 miles to the gallon in combined driving. We have asked ford to buy the vehicle back and three times we were told a ford regional rep would call us back to work with us and they never would call us back. We are currently trying to have ford buy the vehicle back or replace it through the bbb dispute replacement but they will not. We have also had problems with the doors and moldings not being aligned correctly and this caused damage when the rear door opened and damaged the doors. Also the power windows have malfunctioned twice and needed repair or replacement of the window regulator. We are very disappointed in this vehicle and ford.

Filed Jan 10, 2006 · Body, Engine · 6,947 miles · MN

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.