I own a ford 500, I am now on my third replacement of a throttle body. I have found out that this is a common problem on that vehicle. This happens out of no where and is dangerous because when driving the vehicle it jumps forward and could cause an accident. Not only am I in danger but those in the vehicle are as well as those around me. The part is on back order for months but I have been able to get used throttle bodies but they keep going out and none have been successful. I just picked my vehicle up from ford 3 days ago and its now back at the dealership yet again. The first time this happened I got stranded out of town for 4 days and had to drive half way back to my home town in a rental to get a used part and drive all the way back. This a huge inconvenience that has cost time and money. There is no telling how long this repair is going to take once again and how much money I will have to give away again.
2005 Ford Five Hundred transmission complaints
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I own a 2005 ford 500 (se model) car. It just passed 52k miles and the transmission just broken when I drove at normal speed on highway. I was luck that I can still survive. The dealer inspected it and told me to replace whole transmission. From the similar reports from a lot of customers, this is obviously a manufacturing issue. Please investigate ford company on their common transmission problem.
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 ford five hundred. While driving 30 MPH the vehicle began shaking and then idling as if it wanted to shut off. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and inspected where it was determined that the valve body box was failing and the cost for repair would be $1800.00. The vehicle has not been repaired and the contact is trying to get the manufacturer to cover the cost of the repair. The contact called the manufacturer and a complaint was filed and the contact was advised that her claim would be reviewed. The failure mileage was 25,281 and the current mileage was 74,000. Updated 11/10/09 *cn the consumer stated the vehicle shut off several times, the gauge act erratically. Updated 11/18/09
While driving for over 45 minutes or a really hot day car will buck and shake when slowing down. After that it has happened twice car slips out of gear then kick back in 30 seconds later while going 65mph on highway trying to pass someone.brought into dealer said never heard of this and could not repeat occurrence. So upgraded computer for $ 250.00 did not fix anything ,then had to wait 3 weeks for another appointment going on thursday wish me luck.
I purchased a used 2005 ford five hundred in july 2008. At the time the car had 68k miles, and no warranty. In january, my car started down-shifting very rough around 1000 RPM. This happens at every down-shift after the engine reaches a certain temperature. It also shifts hard when I accelerate as if to pass someone on the interstate. Ford has flashed the computer and found no problems. They suggested that I replace the valve body and fluid. I have been checking message boards and have noticed many other consumers are having the same exact issue with their five hundreds, tauruses, and montegos with the CVT transmission. However, no one seems to have found a solution at this time, and ford has not made any recalls. I refuse to shell out ridiculous amounts of money to "maybe" fix this serious transmission issue. Also, I am unable to trade my car for something else because it is now completely devalued. Please help the hundreds of ford consumers who share in this issue.
I'm driving a 2005 ford 500 that I have found to be a crash waiting to happen. Car only has 55k miles on it and I'm getting nothing but trouble from the transmission. This is a common problem with fords CVT transmission. Http://www.fordforums.com/f632/merged-transmission-problems-please-post-them-here-160576/ the transmission bucks, skips and shakes when decelerating/accelerating around 25mph. It does the same thing when trying to accelerate fast to pass someone. Or driving on a incline/decline. Ford has a serious problem here and they are not owning up to it!
05 ford five hundred fwd. Transmission shudder down shifting around 1500 RPM feels almost like a brake problem. Happens more and more often especially on hot days. Dealer serviced transmission 55,000 miles changing fluid and communicating no apparent problems. Total failure 58,000 miles no reverse at all ,could drive it on the trailer in low. Will require a new transmission for sure, this is the last ford.
I bought my 2005 ford 500 in missouri now live in new jersey the transmission started acting up at 42, 000 miles it has hard shirts with a clunking noise which was diagnosed as a valve body in the transmission I was reading in the ford forums their is quite of few cars with the same problem with ford 500.. I had to pull off the road once the transmission almost got me in a accident. I know ford knows of the problems but doesn't care .
I have an 05 ford 500, 2 wheel drive, w/6 speed at/trans. At 30k miles it developed a transmission "slippage/jerk" when slowing to a stop from 35mph or less. I have also noticed the same when accelerating at highway speeds or climbing a hill when I hit passing gear. I cannot use the cruise control in hilly terrain because of this problem. It feels as if the whole front end of the car will jerk loose.
2005 ford 500 six-speed automatic transmission shifts to neutral when driver is attempting to pass at highway speeds. So far other drivers have also complained to ford. So far ford is not acknowledging this as a serious problem and has not issued a recall.
Transmission in ford five hundred is going bad at 65,000.
I have a ford five hundred 2005 sel.with only 50,000 miles on it. When the car gets warm the transmission will shift in to a lower gear while driving on the road. I was almost hit from behind because of this. I noticed on the internet that this is a common problem with fords.
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 ford five hundred. While driving 55 MPH, the vehicle slipped out of gear and the RPM's increased. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, but they could not provide a remedy. The contact feels that a crash could occur due to the over acceleration. The current mileage was 120,000 and failure mileage was 60,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 ford five hundred. While placing the vehicle into park, the contact noticed a loud whining noise coming from the engine. When placing the vehicle into reverse, she heard a loud noise coming from the engine. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and they determined that the transmission was failing. The repair could cost up to $5,100. The contact called the manufacturer and was informed that no compensation would be provided because her vehicle was not under warranty. The vehicle has not been repaired. The failure mileage was 44,000 and current mileage was 48,000.
The awf21 transmission on my 2005 ford five hundred is "bucking" on downshifting and up shifting after it is warmed up and driven for about 35-45 minutes. This is dangerous and causes confusion to the other drivers in my family. This has been occurring on and off for about 30 days.
When the car is very warm (start after a short time of being parked or 100+ degree day), when the transmission is shifted into drive or reverse, the engine revs to 1,500 RPM and the transmission engages making the car lurch forward, then stalls occasionally. The service indicator (wrench) light comes on and the engine operates in fail-safe mode. If this happens, then the car lurches when you let of the throttle (transmission "clunks"). Turn the car off and let it sit until it cools and the service light turns off and the car drives normal again. It's a CVT transmission.
2005 ford 500 - limited received a awd malfunction with in the dashboard warning system. The malfunction has been off and on for the last two weeks. No apparent drivabilty when the malfunction comes on. Would reset it self after the ignition is turned off and the warning would come on back on after approximately 25 mins of driving. Brought the car to auto mechanic and had the computer connected and got a p1889 code, which is to replace the oil pump pressure sensor. After replacing the sensor with a kit supplied by ford the warning still came up the next day after 25 mins of driving. That is were I am today.
Hi I'm from mexico and I got a problem with my ford five hundred 2005 transmission which I have read a lot of consumers also got, in fact I was on my way to the job (in the chaotic city of mexico) when suddenly it began to jerk and then the car got no traction, I cant accelerate neither sustain velocity, fortunately the car that was behind me realize of my problem and aware the traffic to de-accelerate, after that I stop the car and see that it was spilling oil from the transmission. I turn it off and restart the engine but the car still does not move by itself so I wait for the wrecking crane to take the car with the dealer. What impressed me is that the car only got 25,000 miles and it was spilling oil. The told me that the transmission must be changed, but my warranty run out on january and the change of will have a cost of 10,000 us dollars. I'm writing to you to check with ford this problems cause the lose the lose control of the engine and the jerk spilling oil will probably have caused an accident.
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 ford five hundred. When driving above 50 MPH, the vehicle shakes and experiences difficulty switching gears. The vehicle has not been diagnosed to determine the cause of the failure. The failure mileage was 56,000. Updated 10/16/08 *bf the consumer was informed there was a possibility there was some internal damage to the transmission. Updated 10/20/08.
For the past month or so my ford five hundred (2005 @ 64,000 texas hwy miles) has been shifting hard and changing gears erratically, while making clunking noises. We took it to our repair shop and they were mystified so they sent it to their transmission specialty shop. It turns out that they have another five hundred in the shop getting its transmission replaced because of the same problems. We just had the transmission flushed and oil changed but that did not help. The transmission shop contacted the ford dealer service center and they gave them the codes to 'flash' the newest codes into the transmission & throttle computers. No change. They tested new transmission modules with no change. So now they say they have to change out the transmission @ $4,300. This is not good! The transmission specialist says this is the 4th five hundred he has had this problem with and that they cannot get parts to repair the transmission so they have no other option but to replace it. I contacted my ford dealer and they also say they cannot get parts for the transmission. Tomorrow I am going to the big guys at ford and get an answer from them about what is going on.
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.
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 ford five hundred. While driving approximately 35 MPH, the contact accelerated to switch lanes; however, the gears would not shift. He heard a loud, banging noise under the hood of the vehicle and it began to jerk. The contact was forced to remain at the speed he was traveling before attempting to accelerate. The same failure recurred three days later. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer and they stated that there was downshifting failure, and recommended that the transmission be replaced. The contact would be responsible for the repair costs. The vehicle has not yet been repaired. The failure mileage was 40,100 and current mileage was 42,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 ford five hundred. While approaching a stop sign, the vehicle would no longer go forward. The vehicle would only move in reverse. The contact was close to her residence and drove there in reverse. The vehicle was towed to the dealer and they checked the fluid levels and the transmission light. A diagnostic was performed and the PCM and TCM were reprogrammed. In april of 2008, the vehicle hesitated and the check engine light illuminated. The contact took the vehicle to a service center for another diagnostic and was charged over $500. The current mileage was approximately 17,000 and failure mileage was approximately 4,000. Updated 07/15/08. *lj updated 07/15/08
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.
Driving at approximately 40-45 miles per hour a loud noise emanated from the bottom of the car, engine rpms raced from 1500 to 4500, a clattering noise followed sounding like a metal spoon dropped into a running garbage disposal, car dramatically slowed complete loss of acceleration control, steering control uncertain as car wandered. No unusual events occurred prior to this incident, its occurrence came without warning and was totally unexpected. Event occurred on two lane rural road,vehicles following and oncoming had to take evasive action but no collision occurred. Passengers stranded. Vehicle towed to dealership. Right axle shaft broken in half. Right axle carrier bearing broken transmission and splines damaged. Old parts are available. Axle shaft and carrier bearing were replaced and transmission splines filed down.
Car randomly stalls. On occasions when the accelerator is depressed the car does not move it stutters, I even tried to depress the gas pedal to the floor and still nothing. I have taken my car to the local ford dealer for service. The only thing that I was told "the computer chip in the transmission needed updated." ok this hasn't corrected my problem. I am afraid that this could cause me to get into an accident. I have two small children, I hope that they are not in the car when it happens. I am assumely that the reason this hasn't been recalled yet, is because ford doesn't have a repair for this. Besides the obvious, replacing the transmission. Please look into this. You may need to drive one, I will let you use mine. Just so this gets taken care of.
Purchased ford five hundred in february 2006, an sel automatic. Around 15,000 miles began noticing transmission issues, mostly hesitation when shifting into gear. First major incident occurred oct. 22, 2006 while traveling at 65 miles per hour on the freeway, engine revved while pressing the gas pedal but vehicle slowed as if it was in neutral. Then it punched violently and resumed driving normally. We pulled over thinking something major was wrong with the vehicle. We began our journey again and had several incidents of minor punching of the transmission, like it was slipping out of gear and going back in again. After we returned home, these problems were very intermittent. About 2 weeks later while driving on the freeway, the vehicle slipped out of gear and almost came to a complete stop before re-engaging. We brought it to the ford dealer the second week in november. They said they could not duplicate the issue, however they said there was a computer technician log that suggested a reset. They reset the computer, changed the oil, checked the transmission fluid, etc. A few days later the transmission was back to slipping intermittently. On november 20, 2006, the severe punching began again, so bad this time the vehicle almost came to a complete stop. We had to shift the gear into 2nd before it engaged and we were able to accelerate. Since we were on vacation, we had to continue on our trip with the transmission slipping in and out of gear. When we returned from our trip, back to the ford dealer we went. We took the transmission technician guy for a test drive and luckily we were able to duplicate the problem. He was amazed, hadn't seen anything like it before. He talked to other transmission tech's who were stumped by the problem, too. He ended up calling ford headquarters and spoke with the engineers. They decided a complete replacement of the transmission was in order because they weren't sure what was causing the problem.
2005 fore five hundred- the following problems have occurred; 1)four times the check transmission light has come on , and car then was unable to drive faster than 40 MPH. Each time car was brought to the dealership for repairs, including replacing modules and the trans axle pan. Currently the car at the dealership for this problem. 2) on two separate occasions driver's side front window would go to the down position when the button was pressed for the up position. The window motor and harness were replaced after the first incident. Currently at dealership for this problem also.
Brand new 2005 ford 500 purchased on september 24 2005 began at 15000 miles with brake problems. Same problem occurred at 30,000 miles. My job is 100% sales and my car is my only revenue provider. At 35,000 car showing problems when hitting the gas, it would not run. At 39,000 miles an electric short circuit. At 39,000 I asked the dealer to recheck the whole car that it was showing transmission and brake problems. At 43,000 miles now is sitting in the ford dealer where I purchased at since last friday sept 22,2006. The ford dealer mechanical director was inside the car and me test driving it, and could not believe the problems with the transmission. His words were' if this was my car I would not be sitting in it, it's a risk to anyone's life" today, ford informed me that they have to bring the transmission down and open it. They ask me every time to sign in acceptance they will pay for everything. It is being reported to consumer affairs department tomorrow, I have notified the bank who gave me the loan. This does not include all the car rental expenditures I've had to incur in addition to constant repairs prior to car reaching 1 year.
On the two occasions that we had snow this past winter, my ford 500 began to surge uncontrollably and the engine failure light came on when accelerating. It became necessary to pull to the side of the road and turn the vehicle ignition off. When I restarted, the trouble light was off and I continued my journey home. Within a few minutes the same problem occurred, engine failure light and the surging. Needless to say, it took quite awhile to get home. I brought the vehicle to an authorized ford dealer the fist time and they could not find anything wrong. After the second snow storm, and the same symptoms, the dealer said the problem occurred because the filter was installed backwards. Somewhat skeptical, I accepted their explanation because of my good relationship with the dealer owner and service manager. While at work the other day, I noticed a co-worker with a similar type vehicle and inquired as to how she liked the ford 500. Her response shocked me when she stated that she liked the vehicle, but had trouble this past winter in the snow. She described the same problem that I had experienced and now I wonder how many other 2005 ford 500 owners have experienced the same problems. I am hoping that you will be able to assist me in determine the cause of this problem.
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