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vehicle
2005 / ford / five-hundred
known issues
6 clusters (reviewed 2026-09-20)
complaints
510 on file (2005-01-05 → 2025-08-19)
recalls
0
investigations
0
fars
112 occupant deaths, crash years 2010-2024 (legacy-code)
Door latch failure to close in cold weatherLATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES17 complaints2012-02 → 2019-01five-hundred-2005-door-latch-cold-weather
11171807 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. DURING INCLEMENT COLD WEATHER CONDITIONS, THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOORS FAILED TO LATCH SECURELY
10936443 IN EXTREMELY COLD TEMPERATURES, THE DOOR WILL NOT LATCH OR WILL POP OPEN WHILE DRIVING. IT HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES, BUT ONLY IN BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES
10643082 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT DURING COLD WEATHER, THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE DOORS WERE ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO OPEN DUE THE LATCHES BECOMING FROZEN
Fuel tank and fuel line leaksFUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM3 complaints2018-09 → 2020-04five-hundred-2005-fuel-tank-line-leak
11322158 THE FUEL SYSTEM IS MALFUNCTIONING. THE FUEL TANK HAS A CRACK CAUSED BY A WELDING POINT ON THE FUEL TANK WAS BROKEN LOOSE. OVER TIME I SAW MY FUEL GAUGE DROP DRAMATICALLY
11131787 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. WHILE REVERSING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE CONTACT NOTICED A PUDDLE OF FUEL ON THE GARAGE FLOOR, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL LINE WAS DETACHED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED
11229975 TAKATA RECALL MY CAR HAS A FUEL LEAK PROBLEM AND FUEL TANK IS DAMAGE TO WELD DEFECT CIDE: P04442
Throttle body failure with fail-safe engine modeVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL78 complaints2012-01 → 2022-07five-hundred-2005-throttle-body-failsafe
10444076 I WAS DRIVING DOWN A RESIDENTIAL STREET WHEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE ENGINE STALLED ON ME AND I RECEIVED A "FAILSAFE ENGINE MODE" MESSAGE IN THE MESSAGE CENTER. I STOPPED THE CAR AND SHUT OFF THE ENGINE, THEN WAITED A COUPLE OF MINUTES AND STARTED IT AGAIN AND HAD NO PROBLEMS
10462755 THROTTLE BODY MALFUNCTION. ENGINE REVES UP WHILE PLACING THE CAR IN DRIVE OR REVERSE WITHOUT TOUCHING THE GAS PEDAL, UP TO 1.5 ON THE RPM'S ON THE SPEEDOMETER. THIS IS VERY SCARY, A CHILD CROSSED IN FRONT OF ME WHILE I WAS WAITING AT A STOP SIGN
10444639 DRIVING IN TOWN, AT APPROX 25MPH. CAR JERKED/LURCHED SUDDENTLY, THEN ENTERED LIMP HOME MODE. PULLED OVER, TURNED OFF CAR. RESTARTED AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. TURNS OUT IT IS A THROTTLE BODY FAILURE
10617188 2005 FORD FIVE HUNDRED THIS PRODUCT WITH A CVT TRANSMISSION SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED AND RECALLED IMMEDIATELY. THERE ARE THOUSANDS FAILING AND IT IS VERY DANGEROUS! THE TRANSMISSION DISENGAGES CAUSING THE AUTOMOBILE TO LOSE POWER WITHOUT WARNING
10482631 IN AUGUST 2010, I HAD THE CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION REPLACED AT ~98,000 MILES. LUCKILY, IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY
10845951 I OWN A 2005 FORD FIVE HUNDRED CVT. 2 MONTHS AGO THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN ACTING UP
Instrument cluster and gauge failure while drivingELECTRICAL SYSTEM14 complaints2012-01 → 2016-04five-hundred-2005-instrument-cluster-electrical
10512956 DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AND THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER STOPPED WORKING. THE SPEEDOMETER, TACOMETER, FUEL GAUGE, TURN SIGNAL INDICATOR AS WELL AS THE REST OF THE DIGITAL INSTURMENTS QUITE WORKING
10862239 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND JERKED. ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED
10442208 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WOULD SHUT ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING
Front and rear control arm and suspension failureSTEERING, SUSPENSION, POWER TRAIN8 complaints2013-01 → 2023-08five-hundred-2005-control-arm-suspension-failure
11540215 The rear control arm bracket that is part of the subframe busted causing the control arm to no longer be attached to the frame. She almost flipped the car when that happened
10956245 FRONT DRIVER SIDE LOWER CONTROL ARM BALL JOINT SHEARED OFF AT 25 MPH WHILE MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN AND THEN SNAPPED THE CV JOINT AXLE SHAFT CAUSING THE DRIVER SIDE WHEEL TO JAM INSIDE THE WHEEL WELL AND DAMAGE LOWER PART OF BODY AND FENDER
10493069 REAR UPPER CONTROL ARM SHEARED OFF AT INSIDE BUSHINGS DURING NORMAL DRIVING. WHEEL ASSEMBLY FELL AGAINST FRAME AND SOME LOSS OF CONTROL WAS EXPERIENCED
FARS counts every occupant death in a fatal crash, whatever the cause — it does not mean the vehicle was at fault or defective. Counts are not adjusted for how many of each vehicle are on the road.
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Wrench.Pro (2026). 2005 Ford Five Hundred vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2005/ford/five-hundred
@misc{wrenchpro_2005_ford_five_hundred_2026,
author = {Wrench.Pro},
title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 2005 Ford Five Hundred},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2005/ford/five-hundred}},
note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}
