2005 Ford Five Hundred drivetrain & axles problems
Owners reported drivetrain & axles problems in 78 complaints for the 2005 Ford Five Hundred, 11% of the complaints on file.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 78 11% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 90,000 miles 71 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 3 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When drivetrain & axles problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 1 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 4 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 11 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 11 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 17 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 6 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 9 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 3 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 7 |
What the data shows
Of the 71 drivetrain & axles complaints that report mileage, the median is about 90,000 miles, and 23% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 3 crashes.
What owners wrote
Electronic throttle control is bad. The car lunges forward and back. It also goes into engine fail safe mode. It also caused me a little accident, I went in reverse and the car lunged into the garage wall, broke the frame of garage and car has scratches and marks at the rear. Very scared to drive, wife wont drive. Part is on back-order, and its my only car. Have wife and two kids and I do not want them to drive in the car.
(etb) electronic throttle body on my car causes an acceleration that makes the car jerk forward. I've almost hit a wall, and god forbid this happens on the highway I could cause an accident. Its unsafe and should be recalled. Poor design I guess but it's not worth my life. This happened while idling in drive thru when I tried to go forward it idled really high then dropped down. Would bot accelerate afterwards.
Other problems reported for the 2005 Ford Five Hundred
- Cruise control 104 complaints
- Engine 101 complaints
- Electrical system 95 complaints
- Transmission 61 complaints
- Brakes 49 complaints
- Fuel system 45 complaints
- Body & structure 33 complaints
- Latches & locks 23 complaints