2007 Ford Five Hundred Problems & Complaints

Most common 2007 Ford Five Hundred problems

• Speed control & acceleration~70,000 miles
  7035%
• Transmission & drivetrain~63,000 miles
  5930%
• Engine & cooling~70,000 miles
  4020%
• Fuel & propulsion system~60,000 miles
  3518%
• Electrical system~62,000 miles
  2211%
• Body & structure~79,000 miles
  84%
• Other / not specified~94,000 miles
  74%
• Air bags~20,000 miles
  63%
• Wheels & tires~74,000 miles
  63%
• Steering~74,000 miles
  63%
• Equipment & accessories~20,000 miles
  42%
• Suspension~57,000 miles
  42%
• Brakes~35,000 miles
  32%
• Stability & traction control~75,000 miles
  32%
• A/C & heater~79,000 miles
  32%
• Seat belts~40,000 miles
  21%
• Windows, wipers & sunroof~82,000 miles
  21%
• Driver assistance~2,000 miles
  11%
• Lights~0 miles
  11%

Share of the 199 complaints; one complaint can involve more than one system. "~" is the median mileage when the problem started.

Ford Five Hundred complaints by model year

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2007 Ford Five Hundred recalls (1)

NHTSA defect investigations

Federal safety investigators have looked into a possible defect involving the 2007 Ford Five Hundred:

What 2007 Ford Five Hundred owners say

Speed control & acceleration all 70 →

I had this car repaired twice at a professional mechanic shop that cost me thousands of dollars. Every time, the car comes to stop or dies on me. I replaced the fuel filter one time that is underneath the car. Now the car is sitting in my garage because of the fuel pump not functioning and does not make that sound anymore when you turn the key on.

I purchased a Ford 500 07 in March of 2010. Prior to the 60,000 mile warranty ending, I took the car back twice for a surging problem going from drive/reverse. The first time the shop could not find a problem. The second time the service mgr. And daughter did a test drive. Right off the bat the car surged. He called me and told me to bring the car back one morning so he could keep it all day. I could not do this at the time, this is my only means of transportation. On 10/2/10 while backing up in the emergency lane on the interstate. My car accelerated on it own, while moving backwards. I hit the brake the accelerator went to the floor. I lifted my foot off the brake it took off again. The RPM hand was going crazy. I had no control. The car went into a spin, I ended up in the ditch while hitting another car. Luckily we are still alive....updated 08/08/16

Transmission & drivetrain all 59 →

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. …

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 cant afford the $7,500 price quote they said. I. Need help with car and still driving it till this day 5 12 15

Engine & cooling all 40 →

After driving half-hour in high-way southward on I-45 in the morning. The car cannot be accelerate at around 40mph when I ramp up to 288, and the auto-lock light turned red. Seconds later, it recovered back. 2 minutes later, it happened again . And again . So I parked it . ~8-hours later, I started it and the auto-lock light red again. Seconds later, the engine stopped when I back the car. I stepped on gas-pedal when I tried 3rd time, and the car moved and the auto-lock light kept red. 10-minuts later, when I drive on 288-south at ~60mph, both of the repair light and engine light turned yellow and the auto-lock light off, seconds later, the repair light off. The engine light kept on. So I get down the highway, cannot accelerate car with gas-pedal on and cannot turn sterring wheel, the car slow down and stopped by itself. …

I purchased a Ford 500 07 in March of 2010. Prior to the 60,000 mile warranty ending, I took the car back twice for a surging problem going from drive/reverse. The first time the shop could not find a problem. The second time the service mgr. And daughter did a test drive. Right off the bat the car surged. He called me and told me to bring the car back one morning so he could keep it all day. I could not do this at the time, this is my only means of transportation. On 10/2/10 while backing up in the emergency lane on the interstate. My car accelerated on it own, while moving backwards. I hit the brake the accelerator went to the floor. I lifted my foot off the brake it took off again. The RPM hand was going crazy. I had no control. The car went into a spin, I ended up in the ditch while hitting another car. Luckily we are still alive....updated 08/08/16

2007 Ford Five Hundred engines & fuel economy

EPA ratings. Class: Large car.