We have had the car for about 3 years now, the car surges a little when it is put into gear (drive, reverse), more recently the car has begun to surge and or lunge sometimes dangerously when the car is stopped. (not all the time, randomly) I have researched this issue on the internet and I have discovered that its not covered under any ford warranty. I haven't found a definitive solution for this issue either.
2007 Ford Five Hundred acceleration complaints
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Tl* the contact owns a 2007 ford five hundred. The contact stated that the vehicle accelerated abnormally after braking to a complete stop. The vehicle was taken to a local mechanic who performed a diagnostic but found no failure. The dealer was contacted who advised that there was a design flaw within the throttle body that was causing the failure. The manufacturer was contacted and advised that they were unable to provide any assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was unavailable. The failure mileage was 80,000.
2007 ford five hundred, in july/august of 2010, at around 70,000 miles, began to have irregular acceleration and would lunge forward while braking or at a complete stop with brake pedal pushed all the way to the floor board. Had the dealership run the diagnosis, was told it was the throttle body and it needed replacing. Had the repair work done at the dealership on august 12, 2010. On august 30, 2011, took my car back to the dealership after having the same problem repeat, only more aggressive from the first incident just two days ago, even as I pulled into the dealerships service parking space. Was told they will have to diagnosis the problem again, nothing is under warranty. I am just over the 12 months, and at about 30,000 miles after the repair was done last year. Warranty or not, this repair should have lasted the life of the car or at least another 70,000 miles, not 30,000. I didn't have the dealership keep the old throttle body. The warranty company had told me last year that the part, the throttle body was on back order, but the dealership had no problem getting the part, supposedly. I'm concerned the part wasn't replaced, but I have no evidence of such. I have noticed each time, the problem is worse after I have the car idling for a time before putting in gear, reverse or drive. Repair order detail - internal copy reads "inspected and tested vehicle for accelerating without a command. Ran self test to retrieve pass codes. Installed monitor and fuel pressure gauge to road test. Testing resulted finding the throttle motor binding intermediately. The throttle body was removed to inspect and replace. The processor was reprogrammed and retested to verify operation." I had to pay for fuel injection service, replace fuel filter, which I was told I needed to have done with the repair/replacement of the throttle body.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 ford five hundred. The contact stated that while in reverse, the vehicle suddenly surged backward and crashed into a wall. The contact also stated that the vehicle and the wall did not suffer much damage from the crash. No injuries were reported. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer, where the contact was informed that the throttle body was defective and needed to be replaced. The dealer replaced the throttle body. The contact also stated that defective throttle bodies were a known issue among this year, make, and model vehicle. The failure mileage was 83,000. The VIN was unavailable.
I have a 2007 ford 500 that started surging forward and backward. I took the car and my extended warranty to a ford dealership only to learn that the dealer that I bought the car from had back-dated my warranty to the time the car was put in service. (I had purchased the car as a "program" car.) my warranty had run out according to them 6 days before I took it to the dealership. I wrote a letter to ford and they refused to honor it even though I thought I had purchased a 5 year, 100,000 mile warranty. The car is still surging forward and backward and ford refuses to do anything. I will never purchase another ford product. I have owned lincolns and fords all of my life and I will never get another one. I cannot believe ford refuses to take care of their customers. This is obviously a safety hazard that ford needs to repair. Seeing all of the complaints that people have sent in, ford knows that they are in the wrong and still they do nothing.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 ford five hundred. The contact stated when starting the vehicle and shifting in reverse, the vehicle would accelerate uncontrollably if the brakes were not depressed. The dealer was notified regarding the failure and stated that the throttle body was defective. The vehicle was repaired. The failure mileage was 58,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 ford five hundred. The contact stated that while driving at low speeds, the vehicle would suddenly accelerate without warning. The dealer advised the contact that the throttle body was not working properly and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer had not been notified and the vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 43,000 and the current mileage was 44,000. Problem got worse include acceleration in reverse as well as forward. Replaced throttle body and accelerator module problem solved. Updated 11/16/2011
2007 ford five hundred. Consumer states power train surge *tgw the dealer informed the consumer there was no factory defect with the vehicle.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 ford five hundred. The contact stated that the vehicle would lunge forward while in drive and backward while in reverse, whether a foot was on or off the brake pedal. The dealer was notified, but denied any assistance with repairs to the failure. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 48,700 and the current mileage was 53,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 ford five hundred. The contact stated that while driving, the vehicle would lunge forward and respond slowly when the accelerator was depressed. In addition, the vehicle would stall at any time without warning. The dealer diagnosed that the throttle body needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired and the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 80,000 and the current mileage was 93,000.
The vehicle lunges forward on its own power. The gas pedal is not pressed and it is not obstructed by any foreign or manufactured object. This has resulted in many near crashes.
2007 ford five hundred "bucks forward or reverse when shifting gears!.we have almost hit people,other cars,and have lunged into traffic at stop lights.this is a hazard and ford needs to do something asap!!!!!!..I am taking it in to the dealership today in hopes of getting this fixed as we have 3 small children and I would hate to be in an enormous accident!!!!!!!
My husband and I purchased a 2007 ford five hundred last september. I am reluctant to call the dealer about the problem we are having with the five hundred, because we are not on good terms. The reason for that is they think we traded our 2000 mitsubishi in with a bad transmission. That is not true. We never had any tranny problems with our car, and we did not want to trade it in, but because we didn't have a down payment, they said we had to trade it in. It was not our idea to trade the car in, and we knew nothing about the tranny being bad. They took an attitude with us after that happened, and a couple of minor things that needed fixing on the ford five hundred, they would not fix. Now we are driving in a dangerous vehicle, and from what I found out, there was complaints made in october of last year about the throttle, and we were never notified. We just started having problems with the car lunging forward, and backwards, and accelerating on its own. We almost had two accidents because of the car surging like this. The car is dangerous, and we have pulled up many complaints about these cars, and people complaining to their dealers, and they had to know about it. They say last october was when complaints were made and dealers were notified , but they never let us know, and the car would have been under warranty then. We should have been notified that there was a problem. Please let me know what you can do. Here is a copy of just one of the complaints I found below.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 ford five hundred. The contact was driving 5 MPH as the vehicle began to lunge forward abnormally. The contact stated that the failure would also occur while in reverse or when attempting to park the vehicle. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer and the dealer replaced the throttle body. The failure recurred within two years. The contact was concerned with the possibility of a crash occurring as a result of the failure. The failure mileage was 41,000.
When backing out of a parking space, car will lunge back a few feet. Just last week, I was backing out of a parking space at a store and it lunged five times before I took it out of reverse and put it into drive. It lunged again forward and then I was able to drive it home. If my foot is not on the brake, the car will continue to lunge unless it is stopped either by braking or hitting something. When in a drive-thru, with foot on the brake, when I release the brake the car will lunge forward. After researching the problem, people have stated it is a problem with the throttle and it could cost 500.00 + dollars to repair. It is a factory mistake that ford is not taking responsibility for. I was advised to file a complaint with the federal safety agency just in case an accident occurs because of this problem. We are taking the car in to see if we can afford the repair on our own next week. If it is the throttle and does cost as much as others have claimed, we will not be able to afford the repair.
Purchased a new ford five hundred in 2007. Have kept up with all regular maintenance. After putting about 20,000 miles on the vehicle, I started having a problem with sudden acceleration. I would come to a stop at an intersection, mailbox, or drive-thru and let my foot off the brakes and the car would "jump" -- accelerate on its own. My foot would not even be on the gas pedal. I took it to the ford dealership and was told that the transmission had to be "reprogrammed". I specifically asked could it be a problem with fuel system and was told no. I had the work completed but the problem persists to this day. I have had several near misses with rear end collisions. Finally as I was entering a parking space, the car accelerated on its own and hit a post in front of the parking space.
Car lunges and surges when coming to a stop and idles erratically sometimes. It started randomly but is now starting to do it every time we drive the car.
Tl*the contact owns a 2007 ford five hundred. The contact stated that the vehicle surged forward while stopped with the brakes engaged. The vehicle would also surge backwards while reversing. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where a failure was diagnosed within the throttle body. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 75,000 and the current mileage was 80,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 ford five hundred. The contact was driving with the cruise control set at 60 MPH when the cruise control malfunctioned. The contact attempted to accelerate but the engine remained idle. The contact called a tow truck and the tow truck driver reset the accelerator pedal computer and the vehicle resumed normal operation. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and the contact was advised that if the accelerator pedal malfunctioned again, the computer module would need to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 65,000.
I purchased a ford 500 07 in march of 2010. Prior to the 60,000 mile warranty ending, I took the car back twice for a surging problem going from drive/reverse. The first time the shop could not find a problem. The second time the service mgr. And daughter did a test drive. Right off the bat the car surged. He called me and told me to bring the car back one morning so he could keep it all day. I could not do this at the time, this is my only means of transportation. On 10/2/10 while backing up in the emergency lane on the interstate. My car accelerated on it own, while moving backwards. I hit the brake the accelerator went to the floor. I lifted my foot off the brake it took off again. The RPM hand was going crazy. I had no control. The car went into a spin, I ended up in the ditch while hitting another car. Luckily we are still alive. *tr....updated 08/08/16 *bf
I own a ford 500 2007. The engine seems to rev up with out pressing the gas pedal. If you are at a stop sign and release the brake the car will lunge forward on its own. I spoke to a mechanic about this problem and he has encountered it before with other 500's. He told me its the throttle body. He told me when he orders them they are on back order.
Tl*the contact owns a 2007 ford five hundred. While the vehicle was in reverse or drive the vehicle suddenly accelerated. He had to depress the brakes very quickly in order to slow down or stop the vehicle. The dealer was contacted and stated that the throttle body needed to be replaced, but the parts were on back order. The manufacturer was contacted but there wasn't a favorable response. The failure mileage was 65,360.
The throttle body on our 2007 ford 500 stuck closed causing engine to stall. The throttle body had to be replaced. Fortunately this happened on a 2 lane road but my wife had just got off a high speed interstate highway. Failure caused rapid deceleration of the vehicle leaving her stranded in the traffic lane. This would probably have resulted in an accident if this would have happened on the interstate. The car has around 37,000 miles on it.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 ford five hundred. While the contact was driving less than 5 MPH in the reverse position, an unexpected increase of acceleration occurred. Immediately, the brake pedal was engaged and the vehicle came to a stop. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer on two separate occasions where they were unable to duplicate the problem and the technician stated the failure could possibly be related to the air conditioner compressor which was replaced. The failure continued and the vehicle was taken back to the dealer and they informed that the failure was contributed to the throttle body. The vehicle had not been repaired. The failure mileage was unknown. J
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 ford five hundred. She attempted to accelerate from a stop but the vehicle would not move forward. After a few moments of applying pressure to the accelerator pedal the vehicle began to accelerate. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where they reset the computer system because they were unable to diagnose the failure. The failure has since recurred intermittently. The vehicle had been taken back to an authorized dealer on numerous occasions where the computer was again reset and the throttle body was replaced. The failure continues to recur intermittently while accelerating from a stop or while driving at any speed. The failure mileage was 3,000 and the current mileage was 60,271.
Tl*the contact owns a 2007 ford five hundred. The contact stated that she experienced an intermittent failure in which the vehicle would surge forward or backwards when shifted out of the park position. The failure occurred as soon as she took her foot off of the brake pedal. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where the contact was informed that the throttle body needed to be replaced. The parts were on back order and the vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was unknown and the current mileage was 67,000.
Sudden acceleration in both forward and reverse. Has occurred on four (4) separate occasions. Ford dealer can find no codes, therefore refuses to repair. As with most sudden acceleration problems, I suspect the throttle body is defective. This is a serious safety issue!
I own a 2007 ford 500 & have recently been having a issue with surging when I have my car in the park position & put it in drive. Then it started surging when I am in reverse now. I spoke to my local ford dealership when I had my oil changed & they advised that I had to have a update that cost $81.00 to fix the problem. They knew exactly all about the problem when I started explaining it to them. It takes about 1 hour to fix the problem. I am going next week to have it done.
Tl*the contact owns a 2007 ford five hundred. While traveling at approximately 70 MPH, the contact depressed the accelerator pedal and released it but the vehicle continued to accelerate. The vehicle accelerated up to 100 MPH and after a few moments, it decelerated suddenly. The failure occurred on two different occasions. The vehicle had not been inspected or repaired at the time of the complaint. The current mileage was approximately 92,970. The failure mileage was approximately 93,020.
2007 ford five hundred operating on the ma. Turnpike... Stepped on accelerator to kick into passing gear to pass a trailer truck and accelerated to app 75 MPH...... Lifted foot off accelerator, but car stayed in passing gear and accelerated further..(to app 90 MPH before episode ended) applied brakes and fought the acceleration while trying to brake... Tried pushing the "off" switch for cruise control (even though I was not using cruise control to no avail..... Tried lifting gas pedal up with toe of my foot...no results.... Have no floor mats in the car that might have tangled...... Finally stomped the gas to the floor several times in a rapid succession and accelerator let up..... After changing my shorts, tried to duplicate the episode.... But it did not get stuck again even though I stomped it into passing gear several times.... It has not happened again since then (1 day ago or app. 300 miles of driving)..
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