This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
I just purchased a 05 Ford Five hundred and was on my way from California to Georgia. As I was driving I noticed that when it would shift it would rev up even while slowing down. I also noticed that if the ac was on it got worse. I started doing research on this problem and found that I was not the only one having this problem. I have 4 children, I'm disabled and on a very fixed income and buying a vehicle that is safe is a must. Unfortunately, due to this problem, it is not safe I asked them what it was going to take for them to issue a recall, injury or even a death, and his response was that it was not up to them but up to the nhts. I have done a lot of research on this problem and there are many more people with these vehicles that have the same problem. I don't think the consumers should be liable to fix a defective part. Even a mechanic at a Ford dealership said that he doesn't know why they just don't replace it instead. Please help fix this problem before someone has to pay not with money but with there life! if I had the money I would replace it and have the ECM updated but that is not an option for me due to my finances. Please put out a recall on the throttle body and make the updates on the system free. Haven't we paid enough for our vehicles? these are things that are not due to negligence but defectiveness of a part. The company that made the throttle body is no longer in business so that should tell you something. And the updates shouldn't cost if it makes the vehicle run like it should. I believe if all owners of these vehicles come together we can actually fix this deadly problem. Why should someone have to pay with their life just for somebody to become aware of this deadly, defective part. So please help! they say the recalls come from you, so issue a recall and include the ECM update that goes with it. Thank you, concerned owner with children
When stopped at red light, car shook a couple times then check engine light immediately came on. When red light turned green, took foot off of brake and pressed gas pedal and was unable to drive, but car was still on. Throttle body control system failed and needs replacement.
Approximately two months after service performed under NHTSA campaign PE11018 the vehicle began to accelerate irregularly and then it placed itself into "fail safe" mode and illuminated the check engine light. Vehicle was returned to the Ford dealer that performed the service and they determined that the electric throttle control was at fault but was not associated with the service they performed on the same component just weeks earlier. Dealer contacted Ford Motor Co and they also claimed the two were not related regardless of the similar claims found online.
The contact owns a 2005 Ford five-hundred. The contact stated that the vehicle was service under a manufacturer's recall where the throttle body was cleaned and the PCM was reprogrammed. After the recall service was performed, the vehicle failed to accelerate. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where the technician replaced the throttle body. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 94,903. The current mileage was 100,797. Updated 12/24/13
Driving at 30 mph on secondary street when vehicle lost power and service engine light came on. Coasted to side of road tried to push accelerator to raise RPM. RPM remained at 1000 and not enough power to pull back on the road. I turned vehicle off and started the engine back up when power was restored and service engine light went off.
I was driving at 55 mph when the car spuutered and lost all power. At that point the car would only idle which barely allowed me to pull off the road into a driveway. I turned it off and restarted. The car ran fine for a few miles then, while turning off a main road the car lost all power and almost caused an accident. I turned it off and on again and was able to get it home. When I got home I checked it for codes and it brought up a P212 and P2104 code. I had the car towed to tracy Ford where they replaced the throttle body at $690+/- plus labor.
The contact owns a 2005 Ford Five hundred. The contact stated that while traveling various speeds, the vehicle suddenly stalled. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was found that the throttle body had failed. The contact also mentioned that the vehicle was previously repaired under a manufacturer's recall. The manufacturer was contacted about the failure. The failure mileage was not available.
Not having problems with car until after recall 12N03. Returned 3 days later for repair. Still having problems. Took to another Ford dealership. They want to replace the part that was recalled and charge me approximately $800. Main Ford customer service has been contacted numerous times and have not heard back from them with any information concerning my issue.
A throttle body warranty repair was done on this part on 1-26-13. On 6-6-13 vehicle lost the ability to go forward as I drove to work. Put car in reverse and got it off the road. Wrench light came on and attempted to drive and car still did not respond. After a few minutes of staying in park I put the car in drive and it did move without a problem. Got an appointment at Ford dealership to get the problem fixed. Was told after car was put on diagnostic test that the throttle body was sticking, and needed replaced.. service advisor attempted to get body repaired under last recall but was unsuccessful. I then applied for the Ford service credit card and put the repair on it.. I think repair of part should of been covered under recall.. if this isn't regarded as a safety issue, please direct me to the the correct place.
Since purchasing the Ford Five hundred there has been a high idle (rpms) when starting the car. We mentioned it several times and were told to let it idle till the rpms go down un 10,0000. We have done this since we bought the car and sit and wait for the rpms to go down before engaging into drive. Forunately we have not experienced the power surges other have or the car shutting off while driving. Recently we received a letter to bring the car in to have the throttle body cleaned and was told this would solve our issue. This was done on 5/23/13 and the next day the engine light came on and a wrench and we still had the idle problem. The car would act funny and when pulled off road and shut car off. When turned back on the lights would go off. Every day until we left for vacation when we took it to our mechanic for an oil change and check the brakes my husband explained what was going on and asked him to test it with the analyzer. The car did not give us theses problems till after the cleaning. The mechanic called and said that the throttle body was bad we told him that we just had a recall for it to be cleaned. He said maybe it needed to be rest/calculated. We went back to Ford dealer when we returned and they said it was not their problem and to call corporate service number and they also said was not there problem and we could have a new one put in at our cost. Even though there may be one that cleaning does not help it was still our problem. I will not be buyin a Ford product again because of our experiences with Ford to date. [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
I purchased a 2005 Ford 500 in 2010 from freeway Ford in bloomington, mn. The first incident that I had was when my boyfriend was driving at speeds of 70 mph when all the sudden my vehicle went into engine fail safe mode and lost acceleration. With speeds of 70 mph and 5 lanes of traffic we are lucky that nothing worse followed. This problem would come up again at random times. A more recent incident was I took my vehicle to the dealership to have them clean the throttle body and reset the module. Since that was taken care of my car has now worsened. It has gone into fail safe mode 5 times in one month. My car will not accelerate normal and when I start it there are times where my RPM are running higher than normal.
The automatic gear shifter has a rubber mat under the metal plate with the prndl gears listed. It is difficult to shift out of P and then then you reach R and D the mat has bunched up so much that the metal plate telling you what gear you're in pops off. This is an extreme hazard, as I back into the road and then to put it in D, not knowing where D is because the plate pops off, I could be hit. I also have a 2008 Ford Taurus experiencing the same problem. I called Ford and they acted as if there were no previous issues. This is certainly not true. This will cause an accident or fatality.
2005 Ford Five hundred. Consumer writes in regards to vehicle throttle body problems. The consumer stated while driving on the highway on a cold and snowy day, she was suddenly faced with the vehicle having no power. She was able tog et off the road, shut the vehicle off and re-started it. When the consumer returned to the highway, she drove a short distance, and the same thing happened. She was able to drive to the dealer and they performed the necessary services and recall. However, one week later, the same thing happened again. Without warning, the vehicle had no power. The dealer replaced the throttle body.
One day in June I was pulling up to a store parking space rolling roughly 5mph. I had my foot on the brake, I was about to stop. Without touching the gas my 2005 Ford Five hundred lunged at the building as if the throttle was stuck wide open! I had to push the break as hard as I could to keep it from crashing into the store! Ford should have a recall on this issue! it is extremely dangerous! this has happened to many Ford Five hundred owners! last month in January my Five hundred had other issues. I was driving 35mph and all of a sudden my car had no power, I gave it gas and it would growl but no power. I had to pull over and shut the car off. One restarted it returned to normal but the wrench icon light was on the dash. I have also had an idling problem. While at idle my car would sputter. The RPM's were low and it would idle rough and surge from low to high, I tried hitting the gas pedal and the car stalled! again other Ford Five hundred owners also experienced these issues! Ford its time to step up and do a recall!!!!
The contact owns a 2005 Ford Five hundred. The contact stated while driving approximately 5 mph into the garage, there was an unintended increase in the acceleration which caused the vehicle to crash into the wall. There were no injuries; however, the front bumper and hood were damaged. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where the throttle body was cleaned and reprogrammed. The exterior body damage had not been repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 78,000...updated 01/30/13 updated 2/1/2013
Was driving my 2005 Five hundred today. I pulled off the highway and stopped at a red light. When the light turned green I had hardly any power. No power steering, all gauges at home and a message say "engine failsafe mode". I turned the car off and restarted with no problems. I've read on different sites where people have had this same issue of the throttle sticking open and the car lunging forward or back nearly causing a wreck.
My car surges. It is mostly at idle speed. It's dangerous. I was at a drive through and a janitor was sweeping. My car surged and I literally stood on the breaks to prevent running over him. At the drive through it surged forward and I had to stand on the breaks to prevent it from ramming into the car ahead. It occurs more when air conditioning is running but will occur without ac on. I the local dealer replaced the throttle body recently but it still surges. It occurs when pulling to a stop at the lights or at the drive through as you slowly move forward. It happens when pulling into a parking spot or when backing up. I've seen news about the problem with the Ford escape. My Ford 500 is also affected and weighs a whole lot more. If this thing surges forward it could do some serious damage.
The contact owns a 2005 Ford 500. The contact stated that the vehicle would surge unexpectndly. The contact mentioned that the vehicle would suddenly surge when pulling into a parking space or when going into reverse. The contact stated that the failure occurred more when the air condition was running. The vehicle was not inspected. The failure mileage was 45,000 and the current mileage was 73,000.
2005 Ford Five hundred. Consumer writes in regards to hard shifting and two instrument panel lights illuminating. The consumer also stated the RPM's would race at times. The consumer went to her local dealer and a diagnostic's test revealed a problem with the PCV valve. The PCV was replaced at a cost of $ $112.95. However, it did not resolve the problem. The consumer went back to the dealer for a transmission diagnostic test, but the dealer was unable to give a definitive answer as tow hat the problem was. Ford customer service was then contacted and they informed the dealer to replace the transmission at a cost of $5000. There was also another intermittent problem where the vehicle would rev while stopped at a stop sign, or red light etc. After getting other opinions, the consumer was informed, the problem was not with the transmission. After doing some research online, the consumer discovered it was a very common occurrence with her particular make, which seemed to be a manufacturing defect.
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