2007 Ford Five Hundred: check engine light

Filed Feb 12, 2021 · Engine, Fuel system · 111,200 miles · TX

After driving half-hour in high-way southward on I-45 in the morning. The car cannot be accelerate at around 40mph when I ramp up to 288, and the auto-lock light turned red. Seconds later, it recovered back. 2 minutes later, it happened again . And again . So I parked it . ~8-hours later, I started it and the auto-lock light red again. Seconds later, the engine stopped when I back the car. I stepped on gas-pedal when I tried 3rd time, and the car moved and the auto-lock light kept red. 10-minuts later, when I drive on 288-south at ~60mph, both of the repair light and engine light turned yellow and the auto-lock light off, seconds later, the repair light off. The engine light kept on. So I get down the highway, cannot accelerate car with gas-pedal on and cannot turn sterring wheel, the car slow down and stopped by itself. 5-minutes later, I started it again with engine light on with yellow, the car moved and 10 minutes later, I parked it home.

Filed Sep 1, 2018 · 94,426 miles · PA · crash

Throttle had it fixed with recall, it lunges you into traffic while stopped. Again it has done that now failed, this is a dangerous car. It is garage kept and well maintained went down to get gas, mail and while stopped it jerked me out of the stopped position into the mailbox then the wrench, traction and engine light came on and it bucked till I got it 10 feet to the garage no, it will not start!!! To even get it to the dealership or garage, its a safety feature I was told, the way it lunges is dangerous, I almost went through he garage wall which is concrete, last time I hit my teeth on the steering wheel and knocked one back out of alignment. Which the ford person thought was funny last time. Ford knows this is a dangerous car, it should be replaced and these should be crushed like the demon car they are. People spend hard earned money on these vehicles all for this to happen?

Filed Jun 1, 2016 · Engine, Transmission · 124,000 miles · TN

There has been a continuing issue with the CVT transmissions in 2005, 2006, and 2007 my ford 500/freestyle and mercury montego. There was a recall regarding the throttle body & maf sensor. What is now happening is the cars equipped with the CVT transmission continually break down and completely goes down. It happens in idle and all other gears. The car loses all power and the transmission will not engage. It is very dangerous. It has happened in parking lots, in the driveway, but it happens while in motion on streets/interstates. If you search google with the car makes and models/siblings, there are thousands upon thousands of owners experiencing the same problems. Cars with as few as 8,000 miles drive on up to ours, which only has 124,000 miles driven, and beyond. A friend of ours has a 2007 freestyle and she has already had to fully replace her transmission. Some people have stated that the 3.0 liter engines were not compatible fully with the CVT transmission. Some have stated the engine can't fully cooperate with the torque and shifting of gears of the CVT transmissions. It is a danger to anyone that owns one of the mentioned vehicles. It happened to us on the interstate and we were almost rear-ended because the car lost all drive power and basically stopped in the fast lane. It is making a very strange thumping noise in idle in both park and reverse as well. A helicopter-like sound. When it first started, it would throw a wrench code on the display which means transmission/powertrain issue. If the car was turned off and the doors opened, it would reset and drive as normal. Now, it will not clear nor drive. The wrench symbol and check engine light are illuminated. We were 100 miles from home the final time (05-15-16) it completely stopped movement in traffic. It is now parked since we can't afford to repair it.

Filed Jun 17, 2015 · Transmission · 149,000 miles · MA

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 ford five hundred. While driving 45 MPH, there was a delay in acceleration. The check engine and traction control warning indicators were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 149,000.

Filed Nov 26, 2013 · Engine, Fuel system · 62,600 miles · MI

Wrench indicator light came on and car began to spotter and surge. The next day I took it to the ford dealership and the wrench light and check engine came on. Car stalled out 2 times on the way to the dealer. Dealer wants $950 to replace throttle body.

Filed Nov 7, 2013 · Engine, Transmission · 126,489 miles · OH

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 ford five hundred. The contact stated that while driving 45 MPH, the check engine warning light illuminated then the vehicle produced a loud noise and failed to accelerate. The vehicle was taken to a dealer for inspection. The vehicle was diagnosed with an issue with the transmission but the exact diagnosis was unknown. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the incident. The failure mileage was 126,489.

Filed Jun 13, 2012 · Engine, Fuel system · 81,421 miles · AR

My 2007 ford five hundred sel fwd with the 3.0 v-6 (81,421 miles) and 6 speed automatic transmission will intermittently surge forward or backwards without gas pedal application when idling in gear. It is as if I floored in a jackrabbit start. It does not do this every time that the car goes to idle in drive or reverse (for example, if I am in traffic at a stoplight) but it will do this at least once every time I drive. I have had to keep my right foot firmly on the brake pedal while backing or in a parking lot to keep the car from hitting pedestrians, other cars, sign poles in parking lots and my carport's wall. It will suddenly rev up when in either drive or reverse without my foot on the gas pedal and try to move in an uncontrolled manner. It may only do it once or it may do it three or four times in just as many seconds. I was unaware of this problem and nearly hit another car the first time this happened. There was no warning. No check engine light activated. My car is equipped with a tachometer, I have seen it jump as high as 2000 RPM from a 750 RPM idle and then fall right back to 750. The fact that I have not hit anyone yet is proof that this is not a pedal misapplication error, but my concern is that an inexperienced driver or someone who is unaware of this defect will be surprised by it and kill or injure themselves or someone else. This is the first time I have ever owned a vehicle with such a problem I took my car to my local ford dealer and was told that the problem is a defective throttle body which is being replaced tomorrow. I researched this problem on the internet and have found reports that the replacement part is no better than the original. The fact that a defective part can cause a vehicle to act in such a dangerous manner is symptomatic of a factory defect and should be acted upon by the federal safety agency as soon as possible.

Filed Jun 14, 2011 · Transmission · 42,000 miles · IL

In september 2010 (at 42k miles), my 2007 ford five hundred sel started to suddenly lurch forward or backward when shifted from park, especially if the front end was sitting higher. When this happened, the wrench and check engine icons would light up and the car lost 95% of its power. Turning off the engine for 30 seconds or so would cause the wrench icon to turn off, but the check engine icon would stay lit. The car would drive normally and the check engine light would turn off overnight. After this happened several times, a ford dealer said that itwas the TCM module which wasn't covered by my extended warranty. I paid $1000 to have the TCM replaced by a certified ford mechanic. In april 2011 the car began to repeat the same symptoms. I've had the car to 3 ford dealers, but they all say they can't do anything unless the car is actually malfunctioning at the time. I was passing another vehicle on a 2 lane highway recently when the last incident occurred. Fortunately, I was able to get back into my lane before meeting an oncoming car. I say fortunately because the car loses all power until the wrench icon goes out! This is a tremendous safety hazard and I don't understand why ford is "stonewalling". Didn't they learn from toyota's brake issues?

Filed Mar 12, 2011 · Engine · 88,000 miles · SC

I just bought my 2007 ford five hundred 3 weeks ago and I was driving and all of a sudden the RPM starting going up really high the throttle light(wrench) came on and my car started slowing down. I pulled over, just avoided getting smashed in the rear from a truck and my car stopped moving. I cut the car off then tried to crank it back up at first it didn't start then it cranked 2nd time but then the check engine light was on and stayed on. I took it to a mechanic he said something about a throttle code he said he wanted to give it a second chance. He reset the codes and all lights were off. Well, about 2 days later while driving to work the same thing happened which he said shouldn't happen anymore. I called he said something about ford having to order the part and fix the car. I went on several online forums and found that many other ford 500 hundred customers were/are having the same problem and when they tried to get it fixed it only re-appeared again later. Something is not right with this. This should be a recall.. Sincerely, very very unsatisfied first time ford customer.......