TSB List for the 2005 Ford Five Hundred

Technical Service Bulletins (TSBs) for the 2005 Five Hundred are official communications between Ford & their dealerships that describe processes for troubleshooting or fixing certain common problems. All vehicle manufacturers are required by U.S. law to make their TSBs available to the public.

  • SUSPENSION
  • SUSPENSION:FRONT
  • SUSPENSION:REAR
  • SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
  • SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DIFFERENTIAL PROPORTIONAL VALVE
  • SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
  • SERVICE BRAKES, AIR
  • ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
  • ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
  • FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:FUEL RAIL
  • POWER TRAIN
  • POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
  • POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
  • POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
  • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
  • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
  • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
  • VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
  • VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:REAR WINDOW
  • STRUCTURE
  • STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
  • STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID
  • VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
  • SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER
  • BACK OVER PREVENTION:WARNINGS:EXTERNAL/PEDESTRIAN ALERT
  • EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
  • EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
  • EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL
  • SUSPENSION

    • TSB #05222

      Date Announced:
      NOV 14, 2005
      NHTSA ID:
      #10018737

      NOISE FROM FRONT WHILE TURNING STEERING WHEEL. *TT Read More »

    • TSB #18479

      Date Announced:
      MAR 01, 2005
      NHTSA ID:
      #10014669

      SQUEAK FROM REAR OF VEHICLE WHEN DRIVING OVER BUMPS. *EH Read More »

    • TSB #18353

      Date Announced:
      DEC 01, 2004
      NHTSA ID:
      #10014623

      SQUEAK FROM REAR OF VEHICLE WHEN DRIVING OVER BUMPS. *EH Read More »

    SUSPENSION:FRONT

    • TSB #19005

      Date Announced:
      JAN 01, 2006
      NHTSA ID:
      #10019068

      GRUNT OR SQUEAK FROM FRONT SUSPENSION DURING FULL LOCK TURNS - SERVICE TIP. *TT Read More »

    SUSPENSION:REAR

    • TSB #0614

      Date Announced:
      JAN 01, 2006
      NHTSA ID:
      #10019027

      NOISE FROM REAR SUSPENSION - COLD ONLY. *TT Read More »

    • TSB #0532

      Date Announced:
      JUN 07, 2005
      NHTSA ID:
      #10012948

      SQUEAK/CLUNK NOISE FROM REAR LOWER CONTROL ARM - VEHICLES BUILT 7/12/2004 THROUGH 9/21/2004. *TT Read More »

    • TSB #18417

      Date Announced:
      FEB 01, 2005
      NHTSA ID:
      #10012973

      REAR SUSPENSION NOISE WHEN COLD. *TT Read More »

    SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

    • TSB #0547

      Date Announced:
      MAR 07, 2005
      NHTSA ID:
      #10014650

      THUMPING NOISE OR ROUGHNESS FROM REAR BRAKES. *TT Read More »

    SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DIFFERENTIAL PROPORTIONAL VALVE

    • TSB #08-4-11

      Date Announced:
      MAR 01, 2008
      NHTSA ID:
      #10024829

      TRACTION CONTROL LAMP ON--NO DTC'S PRESENT, OR DTC P1889 IN DIFFERENTIAL ELECTRONIC MODULE (DEM). *NJ Read More »

    SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS

    • TSB #0759

      Date Announced:
      NONE PROVIDED
      NHTSA ID:
      #10021463

      REAR BRAKE DRAG, NOISE, DUST, AND/OR PREMATURE PAD WEAR. *KB Read More »

    SERVICE BRAKES, AIR

    • TSB #0710

      Date Announced:
      NOV 28, 2007
      NHTSA ID:
      #10023294

      FORD\MERCURY SERVICE CAMPAIGN: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. CERTAIN 2005 THROUGH 2007 FWD AND AWD FORD FIVE HUNDRED, FREESTYLE AND MERCURY MONTEGO VEHICLES - REAR BRAKE WEAR. ALSO HAVE AN OWNER'S LETTER. Read More »

    ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

    • TSB #041601

      Date Announced:
      NOV 14, 2005
      NHTSA ID:
      #10018745

      WDS COP KIT DIAGNOSTIC TIP - COIL ON PLUG (COP) IGNITION SYSTEMS - ENGINE MISFIRE OR ROUGH RUNNING. *TT Read More »

    • TSB #05175

      Date Announced:
      OCT 07, 2005
      NHTSA ID:
      #10018066

      ENGINE RPM FLUCTUATION AT HIGHWAY CRUISING SPEEDS - VEHICLES BUILT PRIOR TO 8/2/2005. *TT Read More »

    • TSB #18432

      Date Announced:
      FEB 01, 2005
      NHTSA ID:
      #10012976

      VEHICLE MAY EXHIBIT AN OIL LIFE XX% MESSAGE INTHE ODOMETER MESSAGE CENTER DISPLAY PRIOR TO THE VEHICLE REACHING 5000 MILES. *EH Read More »

    ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

    FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:FUEL RAIL

    • TSB #0747

      Date Announced:
      NONE PROVIDED
      NHTSA ID:
      #10021444

      MIL ON WITH DTC P0191 - FUEL RAIL PRESSURE SENSOR CIRCUIT PERFORMANCE. *KB Read More »

    POWER TRAIN

    • TSB #06411

      Date Announced:
      JAN 01, 2006
      NHTSA ID:
      #10019914

      OIL LEAK FROM POWER TRANSFER UNIT. *TT Read More »

    • TSB #0516

      Date Announced:
      JAN 24, 2005
      NHTSA ID:
      #10013304

      HARSH OR ERRATIC UPSHIFTS/DOWNSHIFTS - WRENCH LAMP ILLUMINATED WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) P2544 - VEHICLES BUILT BEFORE 1/7/2005 AND EQUIPPED WITH THE (AWF21) 6 SPEED TRANSAXLE. *TT Read More »

    POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

    • TSB #06114

      Date Announced:
      JAN 01, 2006
      NHTSA ID:
      #10020134

      CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSAXLE (CVT) NOISE DIAGNOSIS. *TT Read More »

    • TSB #05L25

      Date Announced:
      SEP 02, 2005
      NHTSA ID:
      #10018076

      SPECIAL FIELD ACTION 05L25 - OUTPUT SHAFT SPEED (OSS) SENSOR; TURBINE SHAFT SPEED (TSS) SENSOR; TRANSMISSION FLUID TEMPERATURE (TOT) SENSOR WERE INADVERTENTLY OMITTED FROM THE CALIFORNIA LONG-TERM DEFECTS WARRANTY PARTS TABLE. Read More »

    • TSB #05245

      Date Announced:
      JAN 01, 2005
      NHTSA ID:
      #10018933

      HARSH/ERRATIC/SLOW DOWNSHIFTS OR TIP-IN HESITATION -- 6 SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSAXLE -- VEHICLES BUILT BEFORE 10/17/2005. *TT Read More »

    • TSB #0718

      Date Announced:
      NONE PROVIDED
      NHTSA ID:
      #10021220

      TRANSMISSION SHIFTER BINDING / HIGH EFFORT BEZEL REPLACEMENT. *KB Read More »

    • TSB #06245

      Date Announced:
      NONE PROVIDED
      NHTSA ID:
      #10022294

      TRANSMISSION HARSH SHIFTING - NO DTC'S - MILEAGE OVER 20,000 MILES. *KB Read More »

    POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)

    • TSB #042107

      Date Announced:
      DEC 13, 2004
      NHTSA ID:
      #10014086

      GENERAL (PCM) POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE PROGRAMMING PROCEDURES. *TT Read More »

    POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY

    • TSB #18730

      Date Announced:
      JUL 01, 2005
      NHTSA ID:
      #10017862

      VEHICLES WITH A CVT TRANSAXLE, MAY EXHIBIT A FLUID LEAK FROM THE TRANSAXLE OIL PAN AREA. *TT Read More »

    • TSB #18378

      Date Announced:
      JAN 01, 2005
      NHTSA ID:
      #10013317

      OIL LEAK FROM POWER TRANSFER UNIT. *TT Read More »

    • TSB #18361

      Date Announced:
      DEC 01, 2004
      NHTSA ID:
      #10014624

      OIL LEAK FROM POWER TRANSFER UNIT. *EH Read More »

    ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

    • TSB #0551

      Date Announced:
      MAR 21, 2005
      NHTSA ID:
      #10014682

      INTERMITTENT HEADLAMP FLICKER WITH NO KEY IN THE IGNITION - VEHICLES BUILT BEFORE 2/21/2005. *TT Read More »

    • TSB #18178

      Date Announced:
      SEP 01, 2004
      NHTSA ID:
      #10011345

      WRENCH LIGHT ON, NO ENGAGEMENT IN DRIVE OR REVERSE AND DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P0942. *TT Read More »

    • TSB #18179

      Date Announced:
      SEP 01, 2004
      NHTSA ID:
      #10011346

      WRENCH LIGHT ON, DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P0562 AND TRANSAXLE IN LIMP HOME MODE AFTER BATTERY JUMP START. *TT Read More »

    ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY

    ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL

    • TSB #19312

      Date Announced:
      AUG 01, 2006
      NHTSA ID:
      #10021061

      BATTERY LIGHT ILLUMINATED. *KB Read More »

    • TSB #0662

      Date Announced:
      JAN 01, 2006
      NHTSA ID:
      #10019951

      INTERMITTENT INSTRUMENT CLUSTER GAUGE SWEEP/RESET - MULTIPLE WARNING LIGHTS ON - REVERSE LIGHTS ON - VEHICLES BUILT BEFORE 2/17/2006. *TT Read More »

    • TSB #19087

      Date Announced:
      NONE PROVIDED
      NHTSA ID:
      #10019807

      TENTHS DIGIT NOT DISPLAYED ON ODOMETER AFTER 10,000 MILES/KILOMETERS. *TT Read More »

    • TSB #06172

      Date Announced:
      NONE PROVIDED
      NHTSA ID:
      #10021036

      FUEL GAUGE ERRATIC/INACCURATE AND/OR MIL ON WITH DTC P0463, B1202, B2627, B2879, AND/OR P2068. *KB Read More »

    • TSB #06179

      Date Announced:
      NONE PROVIDED
      NHTSA ID:
      #10021037

      INTERMITTENT INSTRUMENT CLUSTER OPERATION - INCLUDING GAUGES SWEEP/RESET - MULTIPLE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND/OR REVERSE LIGHTS STAY ON. THIS APPLIES TO VEHICLES BUILT BEFORE 02-17-06. *KB Read More »

    VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS

    • TSB #19083

      Date Announced:
      NONE PROVIDED
      NHTSA ID:
      #10019811

      INTERMITTENT BOUNCE-BACK OF THE DRIVER'S WINDOW DURING ONE TOUCH UP OPERATION. *TT Read More »

    VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:REAR WINDOW

    • TSB #04189

      Date Announced:
      DEC 13, 2004
      NHTSA ID:
      #10014062

      REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER GRID/INTEGRAL ANTENNA DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR - TERMINAL TAB REPAIR. *TT Read More »

    STRUCTURE

    STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR

    • TSB #19107

      Date Announced:
      NONE PROVIDED
      NHTSA ID:
      #10019793

      NOISE IN RIGHT FRONT OF PASSENGER COMPARTMENT - AIR INLET DOOR ACTUATOR INOPERATIVE (RECIRCULATION). *TT Read More »

    STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID

    VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

    • TSB #05179

      Date Announced:
      OCT 07, 2005
      NHTSA ID:
      #10018065

      INTERMITTENT SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION AND/OR SPEED CONTROL WILL NOT SET. *TT Read More »

    SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER

    BACK OVER PREVENTION:WARNINGS:EXTERNAL/PEDESTRIAN ALERT

    EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL

    • TSB #18399

      Date Announced:
      FEB 01, 2005
      NHTSA ID:
      #10012961

      MEMORY SEAT, ADJUSTABLE PEDALS AND MIRRORS OPERATION CONCERNS. *TT Read More »

    • TSB #18412

      Date Announced:
      FEB 01, 2005
      NHTSA ID:
      #10012970

      MEMORY SEAT, MIRRORS AND PEDALS OPERATION. *TT Read More »

    EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.

    • TSB #18329

      Date Announced:
      DEC 01, 2004
      NHTSA ID:
      #10014601

      AUDIO UNIT BACKLIGHT INOPERATIVE AND OR DTC B2477. *EH Read More »

    EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL

    • TSB #18452

      Date Announced:
      MAR 01, 2005
      NHTSA ID:
      #10014646

      ENGINE SERVICE PROCEDURES. *EH Read More »

    • TSB #18504

      Date Announced:
      MAR 01, 2005
      NHTSA ID:
      #10014670

      INCORRECT COMPASS INFORMATION IN OWNERS GUIDE AND WORK SHOP MANUAL. *EH Read More »

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