2005 Ford Five Hundred fuel system complaints

Filed May 20, 2007 · Fuel system · 18,015 miles · CT

Went through 3 puddles of water ,car stalled had to be towed to dealer , dealer found fuel line detached. Very dangerous.

Filed Mar 29, 2007 · Fuel system · 61,550 miles · KY

Lost power while driving; would sputter on take off from a stop; would hesitate while pressing accelerator; stalled; took vehicle to ford dealer -- they replaced the fuel pump.

Filed Jul 7, 2006 · Fuel system · 11,000 miles · MD

Dt*: the contact stated while driving from a stop sign, going less than 5 MPH, the vehicle stalled suddenly. The vehicle was towed to the dealership where they determined the fuel cutoff inertia switch was bad and needed to be replaced. On 6-14-06 the same problem occurred while in the middle of the road going 5 MPH. The vehicle restarted only for a short time allowing the contact to get out of the road. Once on the side of the road, it stalled again. The vehicle was towed to the dealership who determined the problem was with the inertia switch; which was partially detached. The dealership put a strap around the switch. On 6-16-06 the dealership was asked to start the vehicle and tap the passenger side floorboard where the inertia switch was located. The vehicle suddenly shut off again. The service dept. Manager tested other ford 500s on the lot to see if the same thing occurred and it did. The dealership determined there was no guarantee the same thing would not happen again.

Filed Jun 1, 2006 · Fuel system · 6,500 miles · NJ

Dt*: the contact stated the fuel gauge was sticking intermittently and would not indicate the proper amount of fuel in the tank. Eventually the gauge would not operate at all. The dealership determined the problem was with the fuel quality and added fuel enhancers to the fuel tank. Currently the fuel gauge has been working properly. The contact maintained if there was actually a problem with fuel quality the proper authorities should be notified. Updated *ak updated 6/20/2006 - *nm updated 06/19/06- the dealer told the consumer that sulfur was in the fuel that he was using, which was causing the problem.