2005 Ford 500 Air bags Problems
- Complaints
- 5about this part
- Share
- 5%of 99 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 129,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 5 complaints about the air bags of the 2005 Ford 500, 5% of the 99 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 129,000 miles. 3 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“The contact owned a 2005 Ford 500. While driving 40 MPH, the contact crashed into another vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. The contact sustained injuries to the face that required medical attention. A police report was not filed. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 127,000.”
NHTSA complaint #10764141, filed 2015-09, 127,000 miles“The contact owns a 2005 Ford 500. The contact stated that while driving approximately 43 MPH, the contact crashed into another vehicle while driving on black ice. The air bags failed to deploy. The contact suffered injuries to the lower back, left elbow, right knee, right arm, head injuries, and a large laceration above her right eye. A police report was filed. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 130,000.”
NHTSA complaint #10559552, filed 2014-01, 130,000 miles“My 16 year old was involved in a single vehicle crash on may 2, 2019. Her airbags did not deploy and she has suffered a severe, traumatic brain injury and is unlikely to make any meaningful recovery”
NHTSA complaint #11206581, filed 2019-05Air bags: other model years
Other parts of the 2005 Ford 500
31 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
28 complaintsElectrical system
20 complaintsVehicle speed control
18 complaintsFuel system
8 complaintsBody and structure
7 complaintsOther or unknown
6 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
4 complaintsBrakes
3 complaintsElectronic stability control
3 complaintsExterior lighting
3 complaintsSteering
3 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2005 Ford 500
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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