Fuel system
Filed Sep 26, 2016
THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AND AFTER LETTING OFF THE BRAKE IT LUNGED FORWARD.
- NHTSA ID
- 10909840
- Incident
- Sep 26, 2016
- Mileage
- 53,600 mi
2005 Ford 500 Fuel system Problems
Owner-reported complaints naming the fuel system system, filed with NHTSA
Data refreshed
Fuel system reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
8
Latest Sep 26, 2016
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
8%
of 99 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
0
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
0
What this page shows
Reports naming fuel storage or delivery — tanks, pumps, lines, injectors and fuel leaks. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2005 Ford 500 submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 8 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Owner reports naming fuel system
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
EngineFuel systemPowertrain (other)
Filed Oct 13, 2015
FOR THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS MY CAR HAS BEEN GOING INTO "FAILSAFE ENGINE MODE" (BASICALLY STALLING) WHILE EXCELLERATING ON HIGHWAY OR IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. ACCORDING TO OTHERS ONLINE THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT IS COMMON WITH A THROTTLE BODY FAILURE. I HAVE ALREADY HAD THE "FIX" FORD PROVIDED IN THEIR CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM, HOWEVER LIKE MANY OTHERS THIS HAS NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM. FORD NEEDS TO STAND BY THERE PRODUCTS. I CAN NOT EXPRESS TO YOU HOW DANGEROUS THIS IS TO BE GOING HIGHWAY SPEED AND TO HAVE YOUR CAR STALL!!
- NHTSA ID
- 10781521
- Incident
- Aug 12, 2015
- Mileage
- 200,000 mi
Driver assistanceEngineFuel system
Filed Mar 21, 2015
VEHICLE SPEEDS UP AFTER STARTING ENGINE & PUT IN GEAR!! TOOK TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERS BUT THEY COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM. LEFT DEALERS & IN HAPPENED THREE MORE TIMES. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10700863
- Incident
- Mar 2, 2015
- Mileage
- 72,000 mi
Driver assistanceElectricalEngine+1 more
Filed Aug 10, 2014
WELL I TOOK IT TO MIDAS THEY SAID THROTTLE PEDAL WAS BAD SK I REPLACED IT AND THE THROTTLE BODY WELL IT STILL DOES THE SAME THING .. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10621183
- Incident
- Aug 6, 2014
- Mileage
- 219,000 mi
ElectricalFuel system
Filed Jan 17, 2014
RAN OUT OF GAS ON FREEWAY AND ALMOST GOT REAR ENDED. FUEL GAUGE READ HALF FULL AT THE TIME OF INCIDENT. FILLED IT UP AFTER AND NO MOVEMENT TO GAUGE. A FEW DAYS LATER THE GAUGE STARTED WORKING PROPERLY AGAIN. NOW WE ARE NEVER SURE IF THE GAUGE IS CORRECT OR NOT. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10560364
- Incident
- Nov 27, 2013
- Mileage
- 146,000 mi
Driver assistanceFuel systemPowertrain (other)
Filed Sep 16, 2013
VEHICLE WENT INTO "FAIL SAFE" MODE IN TRAFFIC. OBVIOUSLY, THIS IS NOT RARE WITH FORDS WITH A CVT. HTTP://WWW.GOTACLASSACTION.COM/FORD-NAMED-IN-CLASS-ACTION-OVER-DEFECTS-IN-THE-CONTINUOUSLY-VARIABLE-TRANSMISSIONS-OF-THE-FREESTYLE-AND-MERCURY-MONTEGO/ *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10543868
- Incident
- Aug 2, 2013
- Mileage
- 109,000 mi
EngineFuel systemPowertrain (other)
Filed Sep 13, 2013
2005 FORD 500 JUST STALLED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING. PRESSING GAS DID NOTHING. THIS HAPPENED IN TRAFFIC! IT WAS SCARY AT THE LEAST AND SHORTLY AFTER I PURCHASED IT USED FROM A DEALER. AS I HAVE READ, THIS HAPPENS FREQUENTLY WITH THIS MODEL VEHICLE. IT IS OBVIOUSLY RECALL WORTHY DUE TO THE POSSIBILITY OF ACCIDENT/HARM. THIS OCCURRED AT SPEEDS UNDER 30MPH. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10543455
- Incident
- Aug 2, 2013
- Mileage
- 109,000 mi
Fuel system
Filed Feb 27, 2013
IN 2005 FORD HAD A RECALL ON THE 500 DUE TO THE FUEL TANK STRAP CORRODING AND FALLING OFF CAUSING THE FUEL TANK TO LEAK OR FALL OFF WHEN THE VEHICLE HAD HIGHER MILEAGE. THIS IS WHAT HAPPEN TO ME. WHEN I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALER THEY SAID THE RECALL HAD ALREADY BEEN FIXED. MY ISSUE IS THAT EITHER THE FIX DID NOT WORK OR THE DEALER CLAIMING TO HAVE MADE THE REPAIR DID NOT DO IT. I CONTACTED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND SHOULD NOT HAPPEN! SOME ONE COULD HAVE DIED! *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10500585
- Incident
- Feb 26, 2013
- Mileage
- 140,000 mi
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
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Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
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