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2005 Ford Five Hundred brakes problems

Owners reported brakes problems in 49 complaints for the 2005 Ford Five Hundred, 7% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
49 7% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
27,000 miles 39 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
0 and 0
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When brakes problems show up

Brakes complaints by mileage, 2005 Ford Five Hundred Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 27,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 13 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 15 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 5 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 2 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 3 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 1 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 0 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 27,000 miles
Based on 39 complaints that include mileage. 85% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
View the numbers
MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles13
20k to 40k miles15
40k to 60k miles5
60k to 80k miles2
80k to 100k miles3
100k to 120k miles1
120k to 140k miles0
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 39 brakes complaints that report mileage, the median is about 27,000 miles, and 85% were reported before 60,000 miles.

None of the brakes complaints mention a crash, fire, injury or death.

What owners wrote

I noticed shimmy in front end while applying brakes, and grinding noise from right rear at the same time.there was a squeak in the rear suspension going over the slightest bumps. The car had 1443 miles on it. I took it to the dealer and left it for the day. Their response was, customer states vibration when braking, test drove and resurfaced front rotors. Customer states right rear brake grabs, test drove and could not duplicate customers concern at this time.

April 2005

Dt: the parking brake in the rear wheel area did not release properly. The contact noticed the problem in the middle of september 2005. He could smell a hot odor inside of the vehicle. The wheels were aluminum, and the rear wheels were black from brake lining dust. The contact took vehicle to a dealership twice. They were unable to find the cause of the problem with the parking brake. The contact will be taking the vehicle to deale r again. The contact noticed groves forming on the brake rotors. Updated 11/29/05.

Reported at 800 miles, September 2005

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