NHTSA Complaint #10690090 — 2005 FORD FIVE HUNDRED

ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10690090
Vehicle	2005 FORD FIVE HUNDRED
Component	ENGINE
Date of Incident	February 9, 2015
Date Filed	February 23, 2015
Mileage	128,531 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	NY

Consumer Description

ONE DAY DRIVING MY FORD FIVE HUNDRED AS I AM GETTIN ON THE FREEWAY THE CAR DIDNT ACCELERATE EFFECTIVELY ACTIVATING RPM SURGES BUT THE CAR WOULDN'T SPEED MORE THAN 30MPH DOING SO TAKING LONG NEARLY CAUSING A ACCIDENT IN ADDITION TO SLOWING FLOW OF TRAFFIC AFTER FINALLY GETTING HOME AND PARKED THE NEXT DAY THE CAR DIDN'T START IT WOULD CRANK BUT WOULDN'T START I HAD A MECHANIC COME LOOK AT THE CAR EVERYTHING WAS IN ORDER THE PCM WOULD ALSO CLICK WHEN TRYING TO START AFTER DOING RESEARCH I DISCOVERED NHTSA HAD A RECALL FOR FORD FIVE HUNDREDS 12N03 AND IN THE SUMMARY IT INCLUDED THROTTLE AND PCM REPROGRAMMING AND CLEANING OR REPLACING THE THROTTLE BODY. THEREFORE I BROUGHT THE CAR TO A FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY CONFIRMED THESES BEING THE CARS ISSUES HOWEVER FORD DEALERSHIP SAID THAT MY PCM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED NOT REPROGRAMMED WHICH IS NOT COVERED UNDER 12N03 PROTECTION PROGRAM. *TR

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