2005 Ford Five Hundred: jerking or lurching

Filed Jul 8, 2023 · Electrical, Engine · IN

The engine keep going into limp mode. The car stalls out while at lights an stop signs, power steering goes out on highway an other roads making it impossible to steer or steer out of others ways, limp mode causes car to not be able to keep up with traffic on highway and other roads. Engine jerks forward an shifts irractically an shifts an downshifts hard.

Filed Aug 20, 2021 · Engine · 122,832 miles · TX

The contact owns a 2005 Ford Five Hundred. The contact stated that while starting the vehicle, the "fail safe engine mode" and check engine warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle stalled with the RPM revved up. The vehicle jerked while driving at an undisclosed speed. The dealer nor the independent mechanic was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and referred the contact to a dealer for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 122,832.

Filed Feb 2, 2020 · Fuel system · 178,000 miles · WA

The car jerks when accelerated.

Filed Aug 18, 2019 · Acceleration, Engine · 270,453 miles · GA

(etb) electronic throttle body on my car causes an acceleration that makes the car jerk forward. I've almost hit a wall, and god forbid this happens on the highway I could cause an accident. Its unsafe and should be recalled. Poor design I guess but it's not worth my life. This happened while idling in drive thru when I tried to go forward it idled really high then dropped down. Would bot accelerate afterwards.

Filed Dec 4, 2017 · Engine, Fuel system · 100,000 miles · NC

Bought the vehicle used in may 2010. Realized early-on that the transmission was not smooth, but willing to settle for less than perfection since it was a 2005 vehicle. In late 2012 or early 2013, I received 'recall' notice that PCM (I.e. - powertrain control module) could need to be reprogrammed due to stalling, herky-jerky transmission, etc. Took car to dealership, they ran diagnostics, charged me $100, and told me that my car wasn't effected because no error codes were noted and check engine light wasn't on. I was not happy, and refused to take my car to the dealership for repair. Problem persisted, until check engine light came on in october 2017 at roughly 125,000 miles. Took to local mechanic, was charged $150 for sensor replacement. Light came back on a day later. Took back, replaced sensor for free (nice!), but light back on a day later. Took to a different mechanic, was charged $250, replaced multiple sensors, light back on the next day. Took back to 2nd mechanic, when they shared with me that it was likely the PCM and the dealership would need to fix. Called dealership 3 days in a row, on hold for nearly an hour the 3rd time, was never connected to a service writer or tech, left 3 voice mails for service manager and was never called back. Researched issue and found the federal safety agency action number pe11018, where ford initiated a customer satisfaction program 12n03 to extend coverage terms of repair of engine idle RPM surge caused by PCM needing reprogramming with software containing updated idle speed control. Per the federal safety agency, symptoms associated with the condition may include check engine light, diagnostic codes (dtcs) p0505, p0506, or p061b. Ford issued bulletin tsb 11-10-21 that included updated powertrain control calibration.

Filed Oct 6, 2017 · Engine · 200,000 miles · OK · crash

When I test drove this vehicle the RPM fluctuated and jerking as if it was a manual opposed to automatic as increasing speeds. There was a recall letter mailed to me a few years later and ford dealership claimed the issue was resolved. Within a few days it began again. I have owned this vehicle 10 years with the same safety issue and have had to pull over numerous times when the rpms dont reset while on the highway to avoid accidents. I am now filing a formal complaint because I was rear ended due to this issue by a person with no insurance. How can I get this to go away before someone is hurt

Filed Dec 9, 2016 · Wheels · MI

While driving on the freeway going the speed limit I changed lanes and the rear of the car fished tailed. It happened so fast it scared me to death. I was very lucky to get the car under control. It was not raining and some what heavy traffic at the time. The car does not maneuver well. I have to be careful while changing lanes and do it slowly or the car jerks quickly and not smooth as my other cars I've owned.

Filed Nov 5, 2016 · Acceleration, Body · MO

When coming to a complete stop with my foot on the brake, the car continues to jerk and drive. It also does it while reversing which in both cases has almost caused me to run into the car in front or behind me. It takes a while to pick up speed after stopping. It jerks while picking up speed. The passenger door inside handle does not close on its own. It rains in the car on the driver's side. The front driver's side panel keeps popping out of place.. The thing under the car that keeps you from hitting the curb, is falling apart.

Filed Jul 16, 2016 · Acceleration · 173,794 miles · GA

I have been having trouble out of my car and did not know what it was. I could be driving and the accelerator wouldn't have an power. I noticed that the message in my dash read: failed safe mode. I was in traffic when this happened and I had my children in the car and I afraid,we would be rear ended because though,the car was still on,I had no power to continue. I turned the car off and back on and it continued to go into fail safe mode,then I noticed there was a wrench tool,also in the message board. After being in the middle of the road for 20 minutes,the car finally crunk up,so I could move it out the road. As,I crunk the car,I didn't have my feet on the accelerator but I immediately had to put my feet in the break because they car was mounting as if I was pushing the gas. When I finally got ready to pull off barely touching the gas,it jerked off really fast,causing me to almost loose control of the vehicle. I was terrified! I got the car home and called my mechanic. He told me to bring to him the next morning. I get up the next morning to take it to the mechanic and it repeatedly went into fail safe mode,where I could not go anywhere. I finally got it to go after an hour and it did the same,as I was attempting to get it to the mechanic shop.the mechanic tested it and said,the throttle body needed to be replaced. I was also,told,that there was a recall on these same cars for the same problem as im experiencing. I did some research myself and there was a recall on these ford 500 for throttle body. Im just not sure,what year they were recalled. The recall number is 12n03. I hope I have explained in full detail,as,im just thankful,that I,my family or others were injured,before I figured out how dangerous this car is!!

Filed May 9, 2016 · Fuel system · 145,000 miles · IL

This car have a large amount of complaint of the lurching due to a sudden malfunctioning throttle body which cause irregularity in the speed and may cause crashes and might end to body injuries or fatality.

Filed Apr 29, 2016 · Electrical · 95,000 miles · MD

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford five hundred. While driving 50 MPH, the vehicle lost power and jerked. All the lights on the instrument panel illuminated. The vehicle had to be turned off and restarted. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the computer needed to be replaced. The computer was replaced, but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 95,000.

Filed Jul 9, 2014 · Acceleration · 40,000 miles · GA

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