2005 Ford 500 recalls & complaints
Source: NHTSA, updated daily. Last checked 2026-10-18. Recalls apply to specific VINs — run your VIN to confirm.
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Useful for owners
- OBD2 code reader — see what the car's computer is reporting
- Compact car fire extinguisher
- 2005 Ford 500 owner's manual
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA
Most complained-about parts: Engine (32), Transmission / drivetrain (28), Electrical system (20), Vehicle Speed Control (18), Fuel system (8).
Complaints are unverified reports from owners. A pattern (many complaints about the same part) matters more than any single one.
Read recent complaints (8)
12/12/2019 · Engine
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD 500. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, AN UNKNOWN WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING AND THE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING. THE VEHICLE STOPPED ACCELERATING AND THE CONTACT HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESTART AND WAS LEFT ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. MIKE CASTRUCCI FORD (1020 OH-28, MILFORD, OH 45150, (51…
05/09/2019 · Airbags · crash
MY 16 YEAR OLD WAS INVOLVED IN A SINGLE VEHICLE CRASH ON MAY 2, 2019. HER AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND SHE HAS SUFFERED A SEVERE, TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY AND IS UNLIKELY TO MAKE ANY MEANINGFUL RECOVERY
05/08/2019 · Equipment
2005 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARD TO MALFUNCTIONS WITH THE VEHICLES TIRE JACK. *AS THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN THE JACK RAISED THE VEHICLE IT TWISTED. A SCREW WAS BENT ON THE JACK CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO DROP AND BUMP THE CONSUMER ON THE HEAD. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED A NEW JACK. *JS
02/12/2019 · Unknown Or Other
THE CAR SHAKES AND MAKES LOTS OF NOISE. GOING UP HILL IS THE WORST FEELS LIKE THE CAR IS PUTTING ALONG.
12/21/2018 · Engine
WHILE THE CAR IS STARTED BUT AT A STOP, THE CAR IS FINE. WHEN THE CAR HAS THE GAS PETAL PUSHED DOWN, IT WILL NOT MOVE. THE CAR STALLS OUT WHILE DRIVING.
11/30/2018 · Vehicle Speed Control
THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE IN OTHER FORD MODELS. IS THERE A RECALL? THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL BEFORE I GET RUN OVER BY OTHER VEHICLES WHEN MY ENGINE STALLS WHILE TRYING TO ACCELERATE! IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO ENTER OR EXIT HIGHWAYS AND BELTWAYS WHEN ONE CANNOT BE SURE THE CAR ENGINE WILL REMAIN OPERATIONAL, POWER STEERING GUIDANCE WILL REMAIN AVAILABLE AND…
11/20/2018 · Vehicle Speed Control
THE CAR WANTS TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN WHENEVER I GO FROM PARK TO DRIVE. THIS ALSO HAPPENS WHILE PUTTING CAR IN REVERSE. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND MAKES ME VERY NERVOUS.
09/07/2018 · Suspension
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD 500. THE CONTACT WAS UNAWARE THAT THE FRONT AND REAR SUSPENSION WERE UNSTABLE. THE POLICE TICKETED THE CONTACT FOR DRIVING THE VEHICLE AFTER THE REAR OF IT SWAYED BACK AND FORTH, WHICH MADE IT LOOK UNSAFE. THE VEHICLE WAS CAUTIOUSLY DRIVEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO PLACED THE VEHICLE ON A LIFT AND DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRO…