- Worst Model Year:
- 2006
- Worst Complaint:
- transmission slipping badly between gears
Here are the Ford Five Hundreds that have the most problems reported over the last 3 years.
The 2005 Ford Five Hundred has the most complaints, & the most-reported problem is also with the 2005 Five Hundred for throttle body bad.
Worst Reported Problems with the Five Hundred
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#1: transmission slipping badly between gears on the 2006 Five Hundred
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#2: bad a/c compressor on the 2006 Five Hundred
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#3: throttle body malfunction on the 2005 Five Hundred
Latest Owner Complaints About the Five Hundred
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can't get car out of park into reverse -- 2005 Five Hundred:
Most days I have a very hard time getting the shift lever to come out of park. The problem has continually gotten worse. The first time it happened I had to completely remove the cover of the shift gear and push the override button to be able to get it out of park. Very annoying!! Especially ... Read more »
This problem has been reported 2 times by other 2005 Five Hundred owners.
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broken motor mount -- 2007 Five Hundred:
This problem really pissed me off because a car with 30k miles should not have a broken motor mount. The dealer told me this was $600 fix. or maybe just the part i cant remember. Service guy told me it was a good thing that i had purchased the extended warranty. I reminded him that it sucks ... Read more »
This problem has been reported 1 times by other 2007 Five Hundred owners.
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engine surges on its own with brake on and in gear -- 2007 Five Hundred:
This problem was a rather scary situation. I almost rear ended someone in a drive thru, while my foot was on the brake. Another time I almost went through the front window of a store while parking. The car would also cut out while accelerating. rather dangerous while trying to get onto the ... Read more »
This problem has been reported 1 times by other 2007 Five Hundred owners.
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throttle body failure -- 2006 Five Hundred:
My FIRST and LAST Ford vehicle. Ford has a reputation of being undependable, but I decided to give them a chance. NEVER, NEVER, NEVER again. I am very upset that after reading years worth of complaints from various sites in regards to this problem that Ford has not recalled this issue. When ... Read more »
This problem has been reported 2 times by other 2006 Five Hundred owners.
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instrument cluster failure -- 2006 Five Hundred:
This instrument cluster failure seems to be a very common problem! When is Ford going to acknowledge their failure and issue a recall? I've always been a Ford owner and am not feeling the quality #1 Read more »
This problem has been reported 2 times by other 2006 Five Hundred owners.