Vehicle surges when you let off the brake. This started shortly after we purchased the car a couple years ago. They either serviced or replaced the throttle body and that worked for about 6 months or so. Now the car shakes really bad anytime we have to stop and have to keep foot on the brake really hard, sometimes the car dies during this too as well as going from reverse to drive. As soon as you let off the brake the car accelerates, can make it up to almost 40 MPH without even touching the gas. It runs horribly in the heat too. Any temp over 70 it jerks into 2 or 3rd gear hard when stopping and going.
2007 Ford Five Hundred: jerking or lurching
24 of the 199 complaints about the 2007 Ford Five Hundred describe jerking or lurching.
- owner complaints
- 24
- of this car's complaints
- 12%
- typical repair cost reported
- $800
- typical mileage
- 67,000
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 2 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below
Jerking or lurching by model year
What owners say
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?
I was driving on the highway and my vehicle will go into limp mode and have no power, when I pull over after almost smashing up the car jerked and I shut it off and turn it on its fine but this same problem keeps occurring every day at different speeds. I have a trick I put it in nutral and shut it off while im driving and that will correct the problem, it will do it ten times im a row and its very dangerious, I went to the dealer and po 701 code came up and they said ot a internal failure and found no metal scraps under the pan filter, so far they saod the transmission is no good and cant be repair but after 15,000 miles later the car still drives but does that everyday, is there amythimg I can do to repair this transmission I cant afford the $7,500 price quote they said. I. Need help with car and still driving it till this day 5 12 15
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.
When put into drive or reverse the whole car lurches forward and could cause an accident if you are not carefully. This seems to be a very common problem. Going to take it to the dealership and see what they say is wrong. But this should definitely be looked into by ford before someone gets hurt or killed.
Vehicle lurches or jumps when shifted into gear. The brakes need to be held down firmly otherwise the car has a chance to smash into anything that may be in front or behind you when shifting into drive or reverse. Have come close to hitting pedestrians and stopped vehicles at stop signs and traffic lights. This condition seems to be getting worse and ford doesn't seem to be doing anything about it. Have seen numerous complaints on line saying the same thing. Should someone be killed or an accident occur before this problem is addressed? I hope not.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 ford five hundred. The contact stated that the vehicle accelerated abnormally. The contact stated that the vehicle would also jerk abnormally when in drive. The dealer was notified of the failure however, the vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure and current mileage was about 150,000. Updated 10/16/12 *cn the consumer stated the vehicle went over a curb and eventually hit a metal where a sign once was. The vehicle was jerking before the accident. Updated 10/24/2012
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.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 ford five hundred. The contact stated that upon starting, the vehicle jerked and accelerated on its own. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for a diagnosis. The dealer stated that the throttle body needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure and current mileages were 67,000.
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.
Starting around march 2011, my 2007 ford 500 would lurch when I moved it from park to reverse or from park to drive. It seemed to get worse with the air conditioner on. I took it in for service and they "cleaned" the throttle body. This did not really fix the problem. Since then, the problem has gotten much worse. It now lurches when I am sitting still. If the brake is not all the way to the floor, it will lurch several inches. I have almost had several wrecks because of this. I am scared to drive the car. It now has 95,000 miles on it but is not paid off yet. I was quoted $800 to fix the throttle body. I feel like with the extent of the complaints on this part, ford should recall this product on all of these vehicles.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 ford five hundred . The contact was braking from 15 MPH when the vehicle jerked forward with the brakes applied. The vehicle was parked and turned off for several hours and the contact was unable to restart the vehicle after several attempts. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where they advised that the throttle body needed replacing. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and the current mileage was 124,795.
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Questions about the 2007 Ford Five Hundred jerking
Is jerking or lurching a common problem on the 2007 Ford Five Hundred?
24 of 199 owner complaints about the 2007 Ford Five Hundred (12%) mention jerking or lurching. The model year with the most reports is 2005.
How much does it cost to fix jerking or lurching on the 2007 Ford Five Hundred?
Owners who mentioned a price put the repair at about $800 (median of 5 complaints that include a dollar amount). Costs vary with mileage, warranty and where the work is done.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2007 Ford Five Hundred?
There are 0 recalls and 2 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
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