Ford Five Hundred fuel gauge problems

Filed Apr 24, 2020 · Fuel system · 177,593 miles · MA

The fuel system is malfunctioning. The fuel tank has a crack caused by a welding point on the fuel tank was broken loose. Over time I saw my fuel gauge drop dramatically. This causes me to get gas more often.

Filed Feb 8, 2018 · Fuel system · 62,967 miles · NH

Fuel tank failure ,fuel leak, vapor leak. This due to a failure of the seals on the fuel tank along with the deterioration of the mounting brackets on the fuel pump and fuel sending units.

Filed Feb 9, 2017 · Airbags · 204,000 miles · IA

My 2005 ford 500 some times the dash quits working radio heat that stuff is fine but the dash it's self RPM speedometor gas gauge all the dash quits and when that happens the airbag light comes on because when the dash quits so does the airbags that is a saftey and should be a recall

Filed Dec 18, 2015 · Electrical · 62,000 miles · TN

While driving one day, my cluster panel went dark. At first I thought it may be the battery, which would also cause the car to die. However, the car was still running. When I drove it to my mechanic, it did the same thing but began flickering on and off the whole way there. Not only was it annoying, but I could not see my speed nor my gas gauge. Additionally, when I tried to use my emergency lights, they would also go off whenever the panel went out. The repair of the whole cluster panel is not cheap. An estimate for me was $900 from my mechanic. Since it will have to be programmed however, I will have to take it to ford which is a pain in itself. There are countless reviews on this problem, it should not be left up to the consumer to take on such a significant expense. My car has roughly 62,000 miles on it.

Filed Jul 9, 2014 · Electrical · 67,667 miles · FL

This is not the first time I have complained nor am I the only one having this issue. I bought the car back in 2010 and informed the car lot of flickering lights well now its gone as far as my whole dash lights flicker and when they come back they do not come back correctly all the time. My gas gauge doesn't register properly. This happens when I run the AC. When I had it checked I was told that it had something do with battery. The alternator is pulling too much power when AC is on. Well if I am not the only one having this issue I don't understand why this is not getting a better settling besides oh I think it is this or I think it is that. I have searched youtube and there are a lot of ppl having this issue. A whole lot of ppl. I am going to go have my battery checked again and take back to car lot again and hope to have a solution. This is getting really ridiculous and bad. I can run my AC for may 10 minutes without this happening and once I do the car doesn't wanna run properly after. Please look into this and reach out to other owners and see if they are having same issues. Maybe they don't know how ot reach you like I did.

Filed May 23, 2014 · Electrical, Fuel system · 36,000 miles · MA

Part of an ongoing series of issues with this vehicle (see earlier reports), initial symptom was the dash lights & needles shutting off intermittently (but now for extended periods). Vehicle then began showing random warning lights including "check engine", which was diagnosed first time as low fuel level sensors a & b. Since that time I'd disconnected the battery on a suggestion of a mechanic friend and all the issues disappeared for a few weeks. Yesterday the check engine light came back, and the car was running poorly (creeping when first off brakes, not up shifting), when the dash was operable it showed alternating check engine/check transmission warnings, and vehicle was surging/lagging noticeably at highway speeds. I again did the battery disconnect last night, and the car is operating normal today, but I'm sure it will recur shortly. I am hesitant to take it to a dealer as this sounds like a significant electronics issue, and I have already read up on the ford tsb 06-17-9 that is documented online, not all of which aligns with my issues. Had the battery reset had no impact on the problems I would say it's a mechanical matter, but it seems clear its a computer or electrical issue.

Filed May 21, 2013 · Electrical · 150,000 miles · VA

Driving down the interstate and the instrument cluster stopped working. The speedometer, tacometer, fuel gauge, turn signal indicator as well as the rest of the digital insturments quite working. I pulled over and checked and my outside lights and radio worked.

Filed Oct 30, 2012 · Airbags, Electrical · 118,000 miles · PA

The airbag warning light comes on and then the entire gauge cluster (I am talking about the speedometer, the temperature gauge, the gas gauge, and the tachometer) shuts off completely and comes back on randomly. Ten days after initial incident the airbag warning light came on and then the gauge cluster shut off completely and stayed off. The speedometer is the most important part. I have seen several articles online about the same topic, and the belief is that it is due to faulty soldering on the back of the unit.

Filed Jul 31, 2012 · Acceleration, Electrical · 80,000 miles · CA

I have a 2006 ford five hundred. I purchased it used in jan 2012. My car continually lurches forward while sitting still. The air conditioner will not cool while idling if it is hot outside. I have also had issues with losing all power while driving down the freeway. I will be driving and all gauges will bottom out and then rev up to the highest. My rpms will drop down, the gas gauge will go to empty and at night all electrical lights and dashboard notifications will light up and then go off. I cannot use the air conditioner, radio or anything else when this happens. This is very dangerous and I believe ford should be held accountable for not fixing this issue sooner! Someone is going to get into a fatal accident because of this issue!!! Losing all power and speed and then having the vehicle lurch forward is dangerous! #scaredmomof3babies!

Filed Apr 8, 2008 · Electrical · 37,500 miles · PA

I would like a safety recall issued for the ford 500, the instrument panel has a defect causing all of the needles and controls to malfunction leaving the driver with no speedometer, gas gauge or temperature gauge, ford is aware there is a problem and has issued a technical service bulletin to the dealers, however, with no recall you will be charged for the replacement of the panel and this may keep some people from having them replaced, I was charged a $100 deductible for this repair and in all fairness it should have been covered by a ford recall since they are aware of the problem and has the potential to be a serious safety issue!!