2007 Ford Five Hundred: engine stalls while driving

Filed Aug 3, 2017 · Electrical · 140,000 miles · KY

Dash panel light go on and off while driving, reverse lights come on and car wants to stall. Put new battery in and had alternator replaced still having problem. Can not drive car because of safety risks. Been doing this for a month and still doing it even after repairs done by mechanic.

Filed Jul 4, 2014 · Transmission · 125,000 miles · NV

Car stalled without any prior incident, or warning. As soon put my car into drive, it lurched and would not move. When I pressed the gas pedal, nothing happened. After a few more attempts, it moved at 10-20 MPH. I stalled completely close to home.

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 Jul 23, 2012 · Transmission · 90,000 miles · NC

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 ford five hundred. While stopped with the brakes depressed, the vehicle suddenly jerked forward. The vehicle would also stall intermittently after the jerking. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostics. The technician replaced the transmission kit but after the repair, the failure persisted. The vehicle was not further repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 90,000.

Filed Jul 9, 2012 · Acceleration · 125,782 miles · NC

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 ford five hundred. The contact stated that while stopped at a stop light, the vehicle attempted to surge forward. The contact then attempted to accelerate, but the vehicle hesitated and stalled. In addition, the vehicle would attempt to surge forward while driving even thought the accelerator pedal was not depressed. The vehicle also attempted to surge backward on occasions. The failure recurred consistently. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that the failure was caused by a power surge. The vehicle was not taken to have the failure diagnosed or repaired. The VIN was unavailable. The approximate failure and current mileages were 125,782.

Filed Jun 20, 2012 · Transmission · 130,000 miles · MN

With the A/C on and the car traveling at low speed, the car surges(lurches) forward or in reverse depending on the gear shift selector. It happens, for example, when pulling in to a parking stall. As I'm approaching the final position where I'm nearly ready to put the gear shift in park, the car will lurch forward nearly hitting the car parked in front of me. It also happens when pulling into my garage or at a stop light. Occurrences are obviously when it's hot outside which is why I've got the A/C on. It doesn't happen all the time with the A/C on, just some of the time.

Filed Mar 21, 2012 · Engine · CA

There is a chronic recurrence of the engine stalling, jerking, idle speed loping, in low gear for this vehicle. At start up and the engine is cold there is little to no problem. However, once the normal operating temperature is reached (per the readout gauge), and upon applying the brakes to come to a stop, and as the transmission downshifts the engine goes dead or stalls, after re-starting and at idle, the idle speed, per the indicator, fluctuates back and forth from about 500 RPM's to 900 rpms. Placing the gear shift in the drive position causes the car to jump prior to acceleration. At this point when taking off the car jerks forward. It smoothes out after increasing the speed, but prior to each stop the fluctuating begins again.

Filed Jan 11, 2012 · Engine · 87,800 miles · TX

Throttle body caused surging and then after couple months just started stalling out and dying everytime the car would slow down for a stop or coming to a stop.

Filed Aug 2, 2011 · Acceleration · 80,000 miles · IN

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.

Filed Sep 30, 2010 · Transmission · CA

We have a 2007 ford five hundred and have had issues with the throttle body causing a surge and lunge when we put the car from idle to reverse or drive. The car will lunge forward suddenly causing some near accidents. On two separate occasions when the temperatures are in the 90's and the AC is on full blast the car will surge and lunge in reverse and then stall. The mechanic said it was do to an issue with the throttle body and that there have been many other similar complaints. I was thinking that there should be some sort of recall for the throttle body in ford five hundreds, because this is a major safety issue!

Filed Sep 17, 2010 · Acceleration, Fuel system · 37,281 miles · WV

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.