2005 Ford 500 Brakes Problems

“Traveling at 35 MPH, not far from my daughters house the gas accelerates, when I brake car will not slow down, braking harder something pops, throwing car to the right I cannot control car at all hit a tree head on police say at 45 MPH. I remember ems and police trying to get me out but the pain was so severe when I would try to raise up, they had to use a special board to remove me from car. At hospital it's confirmed that I have a broken sternum and whiplash neck and back injuries. …”

“Instrument cluster stops working at random, no fuel, speed or RPM information. All the warnings lights come on and brake lights illuminate even when brake pedal is not used. This problem has gone from intermittent to almost always happening. Most recently the car has lost the ability to accelerate on the freeway while I was driving it. Had to limp off to the side to try to reset vehicle. After getting to the shoulder of the freeway, I could only drive the car no faster to 35 MPH because there was no throttle response and it would not shift out of first gear. …”

“The contact owns a 2005 Ford 500. When the brake pedal was depressed and released, the vehicle jerked forward without warning. The contact stated that the brakes had to be depressed with extreme pressure in order for the vehicle to stop. The failure recurred numerous times. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 127,000.”