2005 Ford 500 Transmission and drivetrain Problems
- Complaints
- 28about this part
- Share
- 28%of 99 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 124,758miles
- Trend
- StableComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are within 25% of the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 28 complaints about the transmission and drivetrain of the 2005 Ford 500, 28% of the 99 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 124,758 miles.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“2005 Ford 500 just stalled for no apparent reason. Engine was still running. Pressing gas did nothing. This happened in traffic! It was scary at the least and shortly after I purchased it used from a dealer. As I have read, this happens frequently with this model vehicle. It is obviously recall worthy due to the possibility of accident/harm. This occurred at speeds under 30mph.”
NHTSA complaint #10543455, filed 2013-09, 109,000 miles“Own a 2005 Ford 500. Throttle body had to be replaced at 76000 miles, 1000 miles over our extended warranty. We asked the dealer if this was a known issue and were told that they had no complaints about the throttle body on the Ford 500. Now I'm hearing that Ford is being investigated for throttle body issues on different models of cars but the Ford 500 was not part of the investigation.”
NHTSA complaint #10503253, filed 2013-03, 76,000 miles“The transmission on this vehicle Ford 500 2005 does not shift properly. As I was driving and trying to switch lanes on 35w in minneapolis the transmission just jerked and no able to go to a higher speed an accelerate accordingly causing vehicle behind mine to almost hit meat aproxi.65-70 miles . The driver was able to avoid hitting me from behind. We were lucky that did not occur other ways it could have created a pile up on the freeway. …”
NHTSA complaint #10510453, filed 2013-05, 124,009 miles“Vehicle started making a loud noise when idling. When vehicle is placed in gear noise leaves. I had the throttle body cleaned a year or so ago. Local dealer is saying that my c vt transmission is going out and needs replaced at over $5000.”
NHTSA complaint #10557459, filed 2013-12, 116,000 miles“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. This problem also effects shifting into reverse. When it is occurring you will notice a hard shift into reverse that tears up the gears. This seems to happen every couple months with no notice.”
NHTSA complaint #10560363, filed 2014-01, 146,000 milesTransmission and drivetrain: other model years
Other parts of the 2005 Ford 500
31 complaintsElectrical system
20 complaintsVehicle speed control
18 complaintsFuel system
8 complaintsBody and structure
7 complaintsOther or unknown
6 complaintsAir bags
5 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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