2007 FORD FIVE HUNDRED Power Train Problems

It's starting not going into highway gears (5&6) just revs real high and when it does finally, it kicks really hard. Sounds and feels like it's going to drop out from under the car.

WHEN PLACING THE CAR IN REVERSE OR DRIVES IT REVS. IN ORDER TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT I HAVE TO ENSURE THAT MY FEET ARE ON THE BRAKES AT ALL TIMES! THERE HAVE BEEN INSTANCES WHERE I'VE ALMOST HIT THE CAR IN FRONT ME!

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

CAR IN THE MORNINGS IS ACCELERATED AND WHEN PLACED IN REVERSE IT MOVES BY ITSELF VERY ACCELERATED AND ITS PARKED ON A FLAT SURFACE WITH NO SLOPES. TRANSMISSION FEELS AS IF RUNNING FORCEFULLY BUT CHANGES GEARS I GUESS FINE JUST GOT THE CAR AND HAS LOW MILES AT 27000 MILES. AND DOES IT EVERYDAY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THERE WAS A DELAY IN ACCELERATION. THE CHECK ENGINE AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING INDICATORS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 149,000.

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND MY VEHICLE WILL GO INTO LIMP MODE AND HAVE NO POWER, WHEN I PULL OVER AFTER ALMOST SMASHING UP THE CAR JERKED AND I SHUT IT OFF AND TURN IT ON ITS FINE BUT THIS SAME PROBLEM KEEPS OCCURRING EVERY DAY AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS. I HAVE A TRICK I PUT IT IN NUTRAL AND SHUT IT OFF WHILE IM DRIVING AND THAT WILL CORRECT THE PROBLEM, IT WILL DO IT TEN TIMES IM A ROW AND ITS VERY DANGERIOUS, I WENT TO THE DEALER AND PO 701 CODE CAME UP AND THEY SAID OT A INTERNAL FAILURE AND FOUND NO METAL SCRAPS UNDER THE PAN FILTER, SO FAR THEY SAOD THE TRANSMISSION IS NO GOOD AND CANT BE REPAIR BUT AFTER 15,000 MILES LATER THE CAR STILL DRIVES BUT DOES THAT EVERYDAY, IS THERE AMYTHIMG I CAN DO TO REPAIR THIS TRANSMISSION I...

MY THROTTLE BODY WENT COMPLETELY OUT AT 99481 MILES. I PAID APPROX. $800 FOR THE REPAIR/REPLACEMENT. FORD MOTOR COMPANY REIMBURSED FOR THE SERVICE ON 12/11/2012 AFTER SO MANY COMPLAINTS HAD BEEN MADE ABOUT THE THROTTLE BODY IN THIS MODEL THAT THEY WERE PAYING FOR PREVIOUS SERVICES FOR ANY REPAIRS/REPLACEMENTS MADE FOR THIS PART. I BELIEVE THE REPLACEMENT PART USED WAS ALSO DEFECTIVE, AND MADE MENTION OF MY CONCERN TO MY FORD DEALERSHIP AT THE TIME. THEY AGREED THAT THERE WAS NO GUARANTEE THAT I DID NOT RECEIVE A DEFECTIVE REPLACEMENT PART AS THE NEW PART THEY WERE USING A YEAR LATER WAS DIFFERENT. I HAVE HAD MY REPLACEMENT THROTTLE BODY CLEANED AND RE-PROGRAMMED SEVERAL TIMES (AT LEAST TWICE A YEAR SINCE THE REPLACEMENT). FORD MOTOR COMPANY WILL DO NOTHING NOW THAT I HAVE BEEN TOLD I NEED A NEW THROTTLE BODY WHICH IS ABOUT AN $800 REPAIR. FORD MOTOR COMPANY...

THE CAR WILL SURGE WHEN YOU PUT IT IN GEAR. DOES IT IN DRIVE AND REVERSE. I HAVE TO KEEP MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE UNTIL I AM AWAY FROM A CAR OR BUILDING AS IT WILL JUMP INTO THEM. I NEVER KNOW WHEN ITS GOING TO DO IT. I ESTIMATED WHEN IT STARTED AND IS STILL DOING IT. *TR

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE STREET AT MIDNIGHT THE CAR WARNING LIGHTS STARTED TO COME ON (ABS, BATTERY, TRACTION CONTROL, AND FINALLY THE FACTORY STEREO/GPS UNIT) ONE BY ONE. THEN FOLLOWED BY THE DASHBOARD ILLUMINATION GOING OUT WHICH MEANS I NOW HAD NO TAILLIGHTS. THEN FINALLY LOST ALL ACCELERATION AND THE CAR JUST STOPPED. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO ILLEGALLY PARK THE CAR BLOCKING A DRIVEWAY AND FIRE HYDRANT. HAD I BEEN ON THE HIGHWAY I MAY HAVE HAD A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT ENDING. A WEEK AFTER THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHUT DOWN AGAIN ONLY I GOT NO LIGHTS ON, IT JUST DIED. AFTER HAVING THE CAR FOR A WEEK MY MECHANIC REPLACED A FAULTY GROUND AND THE BATTERY. THE CAR STILL DOESN'T WORK PROPERLY. HE HAS NO IDEA WHY. *TR

CAR STALLED WITHOUT ANY PRIOR INCIDENT, OR WARNING. AS SOON PUT MY CAR INTO DRIVE, IT LURCHED AND WOULD NOT MOVE. WHEN I PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL, NOTHING HAPPENED. AFTER A FEW MORE ATTEMPTS, IT MOVED AT 10-20 MPH. I STALLED COMPLETELY CLOSE TO HOME. *TR

CHECK SYSTEM LIGHT ON. TURN OFF MOTOR AND LIGHT GOES OFF INTERMITTENTLY. TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP AND TOLD "MECHATRONICS UNIT" WITHIN TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. ONLY 45,000 MILES ON CAR AND WITHIN 60,000 MILE WARRANTY, BUT OVER THE 5 YR WARRANTY TIME LIMIT. NHTSA SITE SHOWS SYSTEMIC PROBLEMS WITH POWERTRAIN ON THESE VEHICLES. *TR

WRENCH INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON AND CAR BEGAN TO SPOTTER AND SURGE. THE NEXT DAY I TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND THE WRENCH LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE CAME ON. CAR STALLED OUT 2 TIMES ON THE WAY TO THE DEALER. DEALER WANTS $950 TO REPLACE THROTTLE BODY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED THEN THE VEHICLE PRODUCED A LOUD NOISE AND FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH AN ISSUE WITH THE TRANSMISSION BUT THE EXACT DIAGNOSIS WAS UNKNOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE INCIDENT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,489.

THIS FORD 500, LIKE THOUSANDS OF OTHERS I SEE AFTER RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE, HAS A LUNGING PROBLEM.... I MUST DEPRESS THE BREAK PEDAL FULLY IN ORDER TO KEEP THIS CAR FROM JUMPING OUT OF THE GARAGE. WE HAD A NEAR MISS WITH A PEDESTRIAN WALKING THEIR DOG. WE NOW BACK INTO THE GARAGE AS TO HAVE FULL VIEW OF OUR SIDEWALK. THIS IS A HORRIBLE WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES. THE PROOF IS ALL OVER THE INTERNET. WHAT IS FORD WAITING FOR? I HAVE SEVERAL PAYMENTS ON A CAR THAT HAS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS DEFECT ASK ANY OTHER FORD FIVE HUNDRED OWNER. WHAT IS THE ANSWER TO THIS PROBLEM? IT IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE!! *TR

MY 2007 FORD FIVE HUNDRED IS ACTING UP. WHEN YOU PUT IT IN REVERSE OR DRIVE IT REVS UP AND JUMPS. I HAVE TO MAKE SURE I HAVE MY FOOT FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE SO IT DOESN'T CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. NOW IT IS STARTING TO REV UP AND JUMP WHEN IM SITTING AT A STOP SIGN. THIS PAST FRIDAY I WAS SITTING AT A STOP SIGN AND IT REVVED UP AND JUMPED AND ALMOST CAUSED ME TO REAREND A CAR IN FRONT OF ME. IS THERE A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM. I REALLY NEED THIS FIXED BEFORE IT GETS WORSE AND IT KILLS ME OR I KILL SOMEONE ELSE. WHEN YOU ARE SITTING WITH THE CAR IN GEAR WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER OFF THE RPM NEEDLE WILL MOVE WITHOUT GIVING IT ANY GAS. IT SHOULD NOT DO THIS. PLEASE HELP ME AND LET ME KNOW IF THEIR IS A...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A TRAFFIC STOP, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO OPERATE WITH A SUDDEN INCREASE OF ENGINE RPMS. THE VEHICLE WAS COASTED DOWN AN INCLINE AND THEN THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO OPERATE NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

WHEN PUT INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE THE WHOLE CAR LURCHES FORWARD AND COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT IF YOU ARE NOT CAREFULLY. THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. GOING TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND SEE WHAT THEY SAY IS WRONG. BUT THIS SHOULD DEFINITELY BE LOOKED INTO BY FORD BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT OR KILLED. *TR

AT VERY LOW SPEEDS (EXAMPLE IN A PARKING LOT) TRYING TO PARK THE CAR IT WILL SURGE REALLY HARD EVEN WHEN FOOT IS ON BRAKE.. MAKES PARKING VERY DANGEROUS.. I ALMOST HIT A PERSON AND ALMOST WRECKED INTO ANOTHER CAR ANOTHER TIME.. WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK TO REVERSE WITH FOOT ON BRAKE THE RPMS GO AWAY UP AND IT IS AS IF SOMEONE IS FLOORING THE GAS PEDAL. *TR

THE VEHICLE SURGES/LUNGES FORWARD/BACKWARD WHEN GOING FROM PARK TO REVERSE/DRIVE WITHOUT ANY GAS BEING APPLIED. WHEN BRAKE IS APPLIED THE VEHICLE STILL DOESN'T STOP AND I HAVE NO CONTROL OF THE CAR WHEN IT HAPPENS. THE CAR MAINLY DOES IT WHEN THE AIR CONDITION IS ON, BUT WILL DO IT OTHER TIMES AS WELL. THE CAR HAS SHUT OFF TWICE WHILE DRIVING WITH THE WRENCH LIGHT APPEARING ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. WHEN I TRIED TO RESTART THE CAR IT SHUT OFF AGAIN. WHEN I TURNED THE AIR CONDITIONING OFF THE CAR STOPPED SHUTTING OFF. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND SHOULD BE RECALLED BY FORD, BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY HURT. I'M HAVING TO PAY OUT $800 FOR A PART THAT HAS BEEN REPORTED BY THOUSANDS OF OTHER FORD OWNERS. FORD NEEDS TO RECALL THIS PART. *TR

CAR ACCELERATES WHEN AIR CONDITIONING IS ON (MORE SO WHEN TURNING WHEEL) WHETHER IN DRIVE OR REVERSE. ALREADY HAD ACCIDENT IN REVERSE. NOTED SEVERAL COMPLAINS ABOUT THIS FROM OWNERS ON GOOGLE. ALMOST HAD ANOTHER ACCIDENT IN JACK IN THE BOX DRIVE THRU WHERE CAR ACCELERATED UNEXPECTEDLY. MISSED CAR IN FRONT OF ME BY INCHES. HAD FOOT ON BRAKE, CAR WAS IN DRIVE BUT NOT MOVING WHEN THIS HAPPEN. ACCELERATION OVER POWERED BRAKE PRESSURE. VERY, VERY SCARY. PLEASE HELP. OTHERWISE LOVE CAR. PLEASE CONTACT MY COUSIN. SEE BELOW. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO JERK ABNORMALLY WHEN IN DRIVE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS ABOUT 150,000. UPDATED 10/16/12 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WENT OVER A CURB AND EVENTUALLY HIT A METAL WHERE A SIGN ONCE WAS. THE VEHICLE WAS JERKING BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. UPDATED 10/24/2012 *JS

WHEN CAR WAS PLACED IN GEAR THROTTLE SURGED CAUSING CAR TO JUMP WHILE FOOT STILL ON THE BRAKE., ALSO SURGES WHEN PULLING SLOWLY INTO PARKING PLACE. *TR

WHEN AFTER STARTING CAR AND GEAR SHIFT PUT INTO EITHER DRIVE OR REVERSE THE ENGINE WILL SURGE CAUSING CAR TO LUNGE. IF NOT AWARE OF ISSUE AND HAVE FOOT ON BRAKE WOULD HIT WHAT EVER IN THE WAY OF CAR. THE SAME THING HAPPENS WHEN PULLING INTO OR OUT OF PARKING SPACE. I HAD MY CAR FIXED AT A FORD DEALER AND THEN CONTACTED FORD MOTOR ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND THEY DON'T SEEM TO TAKE THE ISSUE SERIOUSLY. ACCORDING TO MY FORD DEALER THE PROBLEM IS IN THE THROTTLE BODY. I WENT OUT ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND OTHER FORD 500 OWNERS REPORTING THE SAME THING. THE BIG PROBLEM IS THAT IT DOESN'T HAPPEN ALL OF THE TIME. THE MAIN REASON FOR THIS COMPLIANT IS THAT FORD DOESN'T WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THEY HAVE A PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. WHILE STOPPED WITH THE BRAKES DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY JERKED FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO STALL INTERMITTENTLY AFTER THE JERKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION KIT BUT AFTER THE REPAIR, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

THE CAR SURGES WHILE SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT OR STOP SIGN ALSO WHILE GOING SLOW BACKING OUT OF GARAGE OR DRIVING SLOW IN A PARKING LOT. I AM AFRAID I WILL HIT SOME OR SOMEONE WHEN CAR IS SURGING THE TACH WILL JUMP TO 2000 OR MORE RPMS WHILE SITTING OR GOING SLOW..SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE !!! *TR

WITH THE A/C ON AND THE CAR TRAVELING AT LOW SPEED, THE CAR SURGES(LURCHES) FORWARD OR IN REVERSE DEPENDING ON THE GEAR SHIFT SELECTOR. IT HAPPENS, FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN PULLING IN TO A PARKING STALL. AS I'M APPROACHING THE FINAL POSITION WHERE I'M NEARLY READY TO PUT THE GEAR SHIFT IN PARK, THE CAR WILL LURCH FORWARD NEARLY HITTING THE CAR PARKED IN FRONT OF ME. IT ALSO HAPPENS WHEN PULLING INTO MY GARAGE OR AT A STOP LIGHT. OCCURRENCES ARE OBVIOUSLY WHEN IT'S HOT OUTSIDE WHICH IS WHY I'VE GOT THE A/C ON. IT DOESN'T HAPPEN ALL THE TIME WITH THE A/C ON, JUST SOME OF THE TIME. *JS

MY 2007 FORD FIVE HUNDRED SEL FWD WITH THE 3.0 V-6 (81,421 MILES) AND 6 SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WILL INTERMITTENTLY SURGE FORWARD OR BACKWARDS WITHOUT GAS PEDAL APPLICATION WHEN IDLING IN GEAR. IT IS AS IF I FLOORED IN A JACKRABBIT START. IT DOES NOT DO THIS EVERY TIME THAT THE CAR GOES TO IDLE IN DRIVE OR REVERSE (FOR EXAMPLE, IF I AM IN TRAFFIC AT A STOPLIGHT) BUT IT WILL DO THIS AT LEAST ONCE EVERY TIME I DRIVE. I HAVE HAD TO KEEP MY RIGHT FOOT FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE PEDAL WHILE BACKING OR IN A PARKING LOT TO KEEP THE CAR FROM HITTING PEDESTRIANS, OTHER CARS, SIGN POLES IN PARKING LOTS AND MY CARPORT'S WALL. IT WILL SUDDENLY REV UP WHEN IN EITHER DRIVE OR REVERSE WITHOUT MY FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL AND TRY TO MOVE IN AN UNCONTROLLED MANNER. IT MAY ONLY DO IT...

STARTING AROUND MARCH 2011, MY 2007 FORD 500 WOULD LURCH WHEN I MOVED IT FROM PARK TO REVERSE OR FROM PARK TO DRIVE. IT SEEMED TO GET WORSE WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER ON. I TOOK IT IN FOR SERVICE AND THEY "CLEANED" THE THROTTLE BODY. THIS DID NOT REALLY FIX THE PROBLEM. SINCE THEN, THE PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN MUCH WORSE. IT NOW LURCHES WHEN I AM SITTING STILL. IF THE BRAKE IS NOT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, IT WILL LURCH SEVERAL INCHES. I HAVE ALMOST HAD SEVERAL WRECKS BECAUSE OF THIS. I AM SCARED TO DRIVE THE CAR. IT NOW HAS 95,000 MILES ON IT BUT IS NOT PAID OFF YET. I WAS QUOTED $800 TO FIX THE THROTTLE BODY. I FEEL LIKE WITH THE EXTENT OF THE COMPLAINTS ON THIS PART, FORD SHOULD RECALL THIS PRODUCT ON ALL OF THESE VEHICLES. *JS

WAS STOPPED AT A DRIVE-THRU WINDOW AND WHEN I WENT TO PULL UP TO RECEIVE MY FOOD, THE CAR LURCHED AHEAD OF THE WINDOW. I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE TO PICK UP MY FOOD AND IT LURCHED SO FAST BACKWARD THAT I HAD NO CONTROL OF IT, EVEN WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. THIS CAUSED A CRASH INTO THE FRONT OF ANOTHER CAR. I HAVE NEVER HAD AN ACCIDENT AND I AM A CAREFUL DRIVER. I RECEIVED A MOVING VIOLATION AND THERE WAS DAMAGE DONE TO BOTH CARS. ENOUGH DAMAGE THAT OUR INSURANCE COMPANY IS INVOLVED. FORD SHOULD DO SOMETHING ABOUT THESE LURCH PROBLEMS BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED. THANK GOODNESS NO ONE WAS IN FRONT OF ME OR THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN KILLED, PLEASE, FORD, DO SOMETHING ABOUT THESE FORDS THAT HAVE THIS PROBLEM. *TR

THE VEHICLE LUNGES WHEN SHIFT LEVER IS MOVED FROM PARK TO DRIVE OR REVERSE UPON STARTING. IT DOES NOT HAPPEN EVERYTIME, BUT WHEN IT DOES HAPPEN, IT IS A MARKED MOVE, ENOUGH TO GO THRU A GARAGE, JUMP A CURB OR HIT A PASSERBY. IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN MORE OFTEN WHEN THE CAR IS STARTED, AND THEN WAITING A FEW SECONDS BEFORE MOVING THE SHIFT (TIME TO PUT ON SEAT BELT). PUT YOUR FOOT ON BRAKE, SHIFT TO GEAR AND WONDER IF IT WILL JUMP OR NOT. IT BECAME NOTICABLE AT ABOUT 65,000 MILES AND HAS BECOME WORSE. THE CAR HAS ABOUT 76,000 MILES ON IT NOW. IT SEEMS OTHER FORD 500 OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCE SIMILAR PROBLEMS. I WOULD HOPE FORD DOES SOMETHING TO RECTIFY THIS ISSUE. *TR

CAR WILL "JUMP" WHEN SHIFTING INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE GEARS!! SOMETIMES THE CAR WONT IMMEDIATELY ACCELERATE WHEN APPLYING GAS. WAS TOLD MY MULTIPLE MECHANICS THAT I WAS THE THROTTLE BODY CONTROL CAUSING THIS BUT FORD WONT DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS!! *TR

WHEN CAR IS IN EITHER DRIVE OR REVERSE AND THE CAR IS IDLING THEN THE CAR WILL LUNG AND ALMOST CAUSED NUMEROUS ACCIDENTS. *TR

MY 2007 FORD FIVE HUNDRED HAS RECENTLY START "LUNGING" FORWARD. THE DEALERSHIP TELLS ME IT IS THE THROTTLE BODY AND IT NEEDS TO BE TOTALLY REPLACED. RECENTLY WHEN I WAS AT AN INTERSECTION, I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE AND THE CAR LUNGED FORWARD INTO TRAFFIC. I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE IN TIME TO PREVENT AN ACCIDENT. A FEW DAYS AGO SOMEONE WALKED IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WHILE IN A PARKING LOT AND THE CAR HAPPENED TO LURCH FORWARD. I WAS ABLE TO APPLY THE BRAKE QUICKLY ENOUGH TO PREVENT HIM FROM BEING RUN OVER. I'VE BEEN TOLD THIS PART IS NOT COVERED UNDER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY. *TR

PURCHASED A NEW FORD FIVE HUNDRED IN 2007. HAVE KEPT UP WITH ALL REGULAR MAINTENANCE. AFTER PUTTING ABOUT 20,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE, I STARTED HAVING A PROBLEM WITH SUDDEN ACCELERATION. I WOULD COME TO A STOP AT AN INTERSECTION, MAILBOX, OR DRIVE-THRU AND LET MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKES AND THE CAR WOULD "JUMP" -- ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN. MY FOOT WOULD NOT EVEN BE ON THE GAS PEDAL. I TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE "REPROGRAMMED". I SPECIFICALLY ASKED COULD IT BE A PROBLEM WITH FUEL SYSTEM AND WAS TOLD NO. I HAD THE WORK COMPLETED BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTS TO THIS DAY. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL NEAR MISSES WITH REAR END COLLISIONS. FINALLY AS I WAS ENTERING A PARKING SPACE, THE CAR ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN AND HIT A POST IN FRONT OF THE PARKING SPACE.

2007 FORD FIVE HUNDRED SEL ACCELERATING AND LUNGING WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT, GARAGE, OR DRIVE-THRU LANE. OCCURS IN DRIVE AND IN REVERSE. SUDDEN ACCELERATION LUNGES THE CAR SEVERAL FEET AND HAS CAUSED SEVERAL NEAR-MISS INCIDENTS. CAN'T PARK TOO CLOSE TO ANOTHER CAR IN PARKING LOT OR GARAGE OR PULL UP BEHIND ANOTHER CAR VERY CLOSE AT A RED LIGHT FOR FEAR OF CAR LUNGING INTO THE CAR IN FRONT. VERY SCARY NOT BEING ABLE TO CONTROL THIS. AFRAID TO COAST INTO PARKING SPOT WITHOUT FOOT ON BRAKE FOR FEAR OF HITTING SOMEONE OR SOME THING. *TR

2007 FORD FIVE HUNDREDS FREQUENTLY SURGE FORWARD AND BACKWARD WHEN FIRST PUT INTO GEAR. THERE ARE HUNDREDS, IF NOT THOUSANDS OF OWNERS OF THESE CARS WITH THE SAME SAFETY ISSUE - POTENTIAL RUNNING OVER/INTO PEOPLE/OTHER CARS & STRUCTURES. *TR

CAR WAS JERKING ON ACCELERATION, WAS TOLD THERE WERE NO CODES EVEN THOUGH THE LIGHT WAS FLASHING IT IS STILL DOING IT ONLY WORSE THE LIGHT IS ON SOLID NOW AND THE CAR IS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY. IT WOULD ALSO JERK WHEN TAKEN OUT OF PARK OR WHEN IN TRAFFIC SITTING IDLE, ONCE I THOUGHT I WAS REAR ENDED. I TOOK IT TO THE MECHANICS AND THEY TOLD ME THIS IS 'NORMAL' BEHAVIOR AND THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. IT WILL NOT EVEN STAY RUNNING NOW WHEN WARM AND IT DIES. *TR

2007 FORD 500 CAR SURGES IN DRIVE AND REVERSE. WHEN BACKING OUT OF PARKING PLACES CAR MOTOR RACES AND CAR SURGES 3 TO 4 FEET. SO FAR WE HAVE NOT HIT ANYONE. *TR

WE HAVE A 2007 FORD FIVE HUNDRED AND HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH THE THROTTLE BODY CAUSING A SURGE AND LUNGE WHEN WE PUT THE CAR FROM IDLE TO REVERSE OR DRIVE. THE CAR WILL LUNGE FORWARD SUDDENLY CAUSING SOME NEAR ACCIDENTS. ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS WHEN THE TEMPERATURES ARE IN THE 90'S AND THE AC IS ON FULL BLAST THE CAR WILL SURGE AND LUNGE IN REVERSE AND THEN STALL. THE MECHANIC SAID IT WAS DO TO AN ISSUE WITH THE THROTTLE BODY AND THAT THERE HAVE BEEN MANY OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. I WAS THINKING THAT THERE SHOULD BE SOME SORT OF RECALL FOR THE THROTTLE BODY IN FORD FIVE HUNDREDS, BECAUSE THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE! *TR

2007 FORD FIVE HUNDRED LUNGES WHEN PUT IN DRIVE OR REVERSE. HAPPENS ALL THE TIME. CAR HAS 130K MILES. *TR

FORD 500 THROTTLE BODY BAD. NO PARTS AVAILABLE. MAKING PAYMENTS ON CAR I CAN'T DRIVE. NO WAY TO GET TO WORK. *TR

YET ANOTHER IDLE SURGE ISSUE. THE NHTSA SITE IS LOADED WITH THEM, AND THE INTERNET HAS EVEN MORE. VEHICLE SURGES DRAMATICALLY WHEN REMOVED FROM PARK AND PLACED IN REVERSE OR DRIVE, ESPECIALLY WITH A/C ON. ALSO SURGES FORWARD ON INITIAL ACCELERATION FROM A STOP. I OWN AUTOMOTIVE TEST EQUIPMENT, AND CAN SEE THE ENGINE COMPUTER COMMANDING THE THROTTLE IN EXCESS OF 16% WITHOUT THROTTLE BEING APPLIED. THE SITUATION HAS BEEN OCCURRING OVER A YEAR. IT'S OBVIOUS THAT IT'S A "THROTTLE-BY-WIRE" ISSUE INVOLVING THE COMPUTERIZED THROTTLE CONTROL SYSTEM. VEHICLE BORDERS ON UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

WITH A/C ON I START CAR. PUT CAR IN FORWARD OR REVERSE. ENGINE SURGES THEN SETTLES DOWN, THIS IS QUITE DANGEROUS. BROUGHT IT IN FOR WARRANTY HELP. WAS INFORMED THAT IT MAY BE THROTTLE BODY AND THROTTLE BODY IS NOT COVERED IN DRIVETRAIN WARRANTY. FORD, ARE YOU KIDDING ME? VEHICLE HAS 41,170 MILES, THE WARRANTY FOR THIS ITEM APPARENTLY RAN OUT AT 36,000 MILES. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE MORE THAN ANYTHING. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. PUTTING CAR IN GEAR AND HAVING THE ENGINE SURGE IS A RECIPE FOR DISASTER. *TR