2005 Ford Five Hundred suspension problems
Owners reported suspension problems in 17 complaints for the 2005 Ford Five Hundred, 2% of the complaints on file.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 17 2% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 47,000 miles 11 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 2 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When suspension problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 4 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 1 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 0 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 11 suspension complaints that report mileage, the median is about 47,000 miles, and 55% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 1 crash, 2 injuries.
What owners wrote
I have 2 very serious and dangerous issues. The 1st issue, the car will shut off while driving and without warning. I'll be cruzing down the highway and out of no where it shuts off. I then do not have breaks or power stearing. This last Winter my daughter was driving it and it shut off while she was on black ice. The car flew into the ditch and the snow was so deep it was compacted in the entire engine so it was impossible to restart the car. It was akso -37 below temperature.
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. The vehicl was totally disable at this point sitting in the middle of an intersection.
Other problems reported for the 2005 Ford Five Hundred
- Cruise control 104 complaints
- Engine 101 complaints
- Electrical system 95 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 78 complaints
- Transmission 61 complaints
- Brakes 49 complaints
- Fuel system 45 complaints
- Body & structure 33 complaints
Suspension problems in other years
- 2007
- 2006
- 2005