Here is a screen capture of the Special Service Message. I was almost sold on Ford until recently when I was with my family in my 2005 Ford Explorer. Although the car is ten years old now, it is really very low in mileage so as to face this kind of problem. all problems of the 2007 Ford Five Hundred
6.0L Power Stroke Diesel - 6.0 randomly shuts off - 04 with 170k miles. 05 500 Limited, AWD, CVT Amp and 2, 12 inch boomers in the trunk. Search: 2005 Chevy Silverado Blower Motor Resistor. I had no where to turn off, no power steering, and very little braking power. I was in drive but foot on brake! I see someone already pointed out no recall on this problem. on October 19, 2016. We have replaced the fuel pump and spark plugs. Happened a third time at the store. Stalled out while at low rpm and would not restart. Very disappointed in car & it being TOTALLY unreliable. If your motor runs fine and suddenly dies, one of these three things is abruptly taken away. He quickly discovered it was a computer problem and it needed to be replaced. This has been happening every week or so for nearly a year, and no one can tell us what's wrong. There are new contracts in place, but parts are not made overnight. JavaScript is disabled. Instrument cluster not working. The failure recurred five times. The vehicle was taken to a local mechanic who lubricated a component (the contact was unsure of what component) but the failure continued. However, the car was still running. by tmac1180 Thu Nov 04, 2010 5:20 pm, You need to be a member in order to post a reply, Not a member? The dealer cleaned the throttle body to remedy the failure, but the failure recurred approximately one year later. When I first start my car its slow to give power, often when I drive it on the street itll just lose complete power and die down. 3 Recalls for 2005 FORD Five Hundred The extended warranty company also refused to honor the warranty also. You cant steer, you cant brake!!! That is costing me 1600.00 dollars. The transmission disengages at various speeds even on the interstate at 55+ mph causing it to lose power. Please note that whenever the vehicle is on park and put into reverse, the higher acceleration takes place. Reverse lights and brake lights constantly on on the exterior of the vehichle. I had the car a year and have not got to drive it. When I am in park or neutral my motor makes a ticking noise. I managed to get the dead metal off the road and into a store parking lot. I am so glad my baby and kindergartener weren't in the car at this time! Bought car used, 117,551 miles 8/08/18. On a trip south on an interstate, my car overheated. I have looked my car up to see if it has a recall but none are given. The contact merged the vehicle to the shoulder, turned the engine on and off and the vehicle started immediately. I have to be extra careful while driving as I am afraid for acceleration and stalling out in the middle of the road. It is completely random and you never know when or if it will happen. Then I wrote them a letter and here is the last line of the letter they sent me " Thank you for contacting Ford Motor Co. We are sorry that we were not able to meet your expectations. Then later down the road it will do it again. CarComplaints.com Notes: The 2002-2005 Explorer has a very. Additionally, when I tried to use my emergency lights, they would also go off whenever the panel went out. This process repeats on and off over time. Said failsafe mode then check engine light illuminated, dash board said check engine check transmission then the light went out the following day. I have an 06 4x4 that shuts off at least 4 times a week and I have to put it in N to restart then I'm good for the rest of the day. The failure mileage was 75,000 and the current mileage was 134,000. I have two vehicles, same year, make and model that do the exact same thing. Jun 23, 2011. nicholasmor1 said: my new 2011 F550 that only has 4500 miles on it shuts off while driving. An estimate for me was $900 from my mechanic. I was driving my car it started to shake very hard well I heard a snap sound and my car started to drag I got out my frame above my right lower control had snapped ive read that many other people are having the same problem I contactes Ford about the issue and they said there is nothing they can do well I'm out of a vehicle but vefore all of this I kept going through fuel relay issues and eventually started losing my instrument cluster so now I'm fighting with them to do the repairs. Right now, we have spent about $650 at the dealer for " diagnostic tests, PCM reload with data, wiring harness replacement and another volt/ohm check, $200 wiring harness cable, $850 new PCM module and we obviously still are not done yet. 2006 Ford Five Hundred. In my opinion, the computer caused the problem due to a very deficient manufacturing of it. The manufacturer was notified of the failures, but no solution was offered. The car will lurch forward, the lights on the dashboard will all light up, and then the engine will shut down causing us to have to shift into neutral and try to pull over to safety. Car will be driveing 55 and completely shut off. The car is essentially un-drivable, because we cannot count on it to get to us work on time or safely. The contact owns a 2005 Ford Five Hundred. Pulled over, turned the ignition off and back on and it was fine. The manufacturer was notified of the defect. They have to bleed off a certain amount of propane each time when finished filling a tank. I just bought the vehicle 6 days prior to the problem. I reported it to Ford, and got a nice complaint number. . I bought it about a year ago from someone and they were swapping the motors out at the time the car ran fine just had a knock in the motor is what I was told. Once again..$120 EACH or about $750 at their prices. 2022, CarProblemZoo.com All rights reserved. I own a 2005 Ford Five Hundred there was a recall in 2012 on the throttle body, a Ford dealer supposably cleaned the throttle body, well now its not driveable. The vehicle would then be towed to an authorized dealer where they were always unable to diagnose the failure. Have a 2005 Ford Escape on my out of town car stopped. . The vehicles electronics completely shut off while driving at freeway speeds. I have taken in to dealership and explained these "symptoms" but they just say they don't know what it could be and will have to check it out while it is happening. I am always extremely cautious when there are people around when I slow down to less then 15mph or back up. all problems of the 2006 Ford Five Hundred
Then google each code (and/or post them here) to gain additional information as to why the engine is shutting down. We have since talked to several Ford dealers including Ford motor company , they all said it was our responsibility to fix the problem. Our car stalls while driving. The contact stated that while driving 70 mph, the wrench warning indicator illuminated as the vehicle stalled. Maintenance/Repairs ford lynniep January 3, 2014, 2:58am #1 I was driving to work this morning. There are times when it happens every day, and there are times when it doesn't happen for a month. Noticed a million other complaints the same should this not be investigated? Ask your Ford dealer. Filled up with gas on Friday evening. Anybody have any input??? It smelled of acrid, melted plastic and burned electronics. brakes, steering (cant say about lights as my experiences were in the daylight only). . At the time I chalked it up to being low on gas, although according to the gauge I still had a few gallons left. Dashboard lit up and immediately lost all power to car. When stopped at a light for instance the idle speed becomes low and sometimes stalls. The contact owns a 2005 Ford Five Hundred. Oil was present in the engine and no other major issues seemed to be present before this one. I was on freeway and could have been severely injured if I was hit. The failure recurred after the repairs. Then the car stalled out and would not restart for a long period of time. There are hundreds other complaints. Worst car ive ever bought second major incident that has happend since I got yhe car. PCM ( power control module ) was fried according to service manager after spending a day " diagnosing " and running volt/ohm checks on everything. The car rolls under its mass. Also, when using cruise control, the whole car shakes and stutters slightly when going up or down very slight inclines. Then I have to restart itfor it to temporaily go away then it happens again. The vehicle was not further repaired. 2005 Ford Five Hundred Asked by Shanae8 in Chesterfield, VA on August 01, 2016 I had my Ford 500 3mos, at first all dash board lights would go outand maybe come back on the same day. The Fora platform includes forum software by XenForo. Both times it cranked back up with no issues. The engine light went full and I lost power completely, with barely enough notice to pull off the highway. Its free and only takes a minute, Return to 2000-2007 Ford Taurus & Mercury Sable (4th Generation), Powered by phpBB Forum Software phpBB Limited. Twice the car was running at approximately 65 mph and suddenly go into failsafe mode then stall out. Engine Stalls/Shuts Off While Driving 2005 Ford Explorer This problem may be covered under warranty. So now were waiting to see what Sat. The fail safe mode warning light started to illuminate. The approximate failure mileage was 55,000. At first I thought it may be the battery, which would also cause the car to die. I got back in the car turned the ignition and after a few seconds it started and I could tell it was only running on 4 cylinders instead of 6. I have a 2007 Ford Five Hundred with 21K miles. 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. Depress the brake pedal or press CNCL (Cancel) until the desired vehicle speed is reached, press the SET + control. While driving the car exhibits the following symptoms: dies for anywhere from 10-45 seconds, regain power and continues to work. also, check the battery. The vehicle has not been repaired. All the issues pointed @ a PATS problem. Hello, I have a huge problem with my car. The instrument cluster goes off sometimes and doesn't come back on. My daughter managed to get car off the road. Who buys a car to keep dumping cash into it & burdening people for rides?????? Cluster panel just shuts off while running and can't use air, radio, windows, locks, seats, etc.