2005 Ford Five Hundred Air bags Problems
- Complaints
- 15about this part
- Share
- 3%of 510 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 59,000miles
- Trend
- StableComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are within 25% of the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 15 complaints about the air bags of the 2005 Ford Five Hundred, 3% of the 510 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 59,000 miles. 9 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“It started with my instrument cluster going out (no lights, gauges, anything) and it can last anywhere from 15 minutes to hours. The other night my boyfriend and I hit a deer and we went from 70 to 50 on impact (which was head on) and our airbags did not deploy. However a few minutes after the impact, the light came on saying something was wrong with the airbags.”
NHTSA complaint #10291186, filed 2009-11, 59,000 miles“Driving at he rate of speed of about 55-65 MPH heading southbound on the dan ryan expressway in chicago when my 2005 Ford Five Hundred was involved in a front-end collision with a median and my airbag did not deploy. There could be a loss of life if this problem is not resolved.”
NHTSA complaint #10393677, filed 2011-03, 97,000 miles“Leaving a grocer at 13:15 on 9/7/2015 started to back out of parking spot when auto suddenly accelerated backward, across the aisle and slammed into parked vehicle with impact sending that auto into a 3rd. Damages to both vehicles. When I went to pull into my original slot to deal with situation, as soon as I removed foot from brake, auto lunged forward at high rate of speed, jumped a 6 landscape curb and plowed into the front end of a cadillac srx causing major damage to that vehicle, still unk total damage to mine. It was a very hot day and the AC was running. …”
NHTSA complaint #10778833, filed 2015-09, 82,700 miles“Purchased a new Ford Five Hundred in october of 2005. I was unfortunately involved in an accident, that caused extensive damage to the front end of the vehicle. My concern is that the air bags never deployed. With the amount of damage I would have thought they would have deployed.”
NHTSA complaint #10147482, filed 2006-01, 5,000 miles“Instrument cluster intermittently went dark and/or gauges went to zero/off positions, we pulled over to see if exterior lights worked and all did, as well as blinkers and flashers, but we noted that reverse lights were now on. It has recurred a few times, its most noticeable after dark as dash lights go black. Only light on dash was the airbag light. I went online & found info on a technical service bulletin TSB 06-17-9 09/04/06 - intermittent instrument cluster , it does not appear to be a recall item so assuming any repairs are entirely owner cost ?”
NHTSA complaint #10576613, filed 2014-04, 33,850 milesAir bags: other model years
Other parts of the 2005 Ford Five Hundred
136 complaintsVehicle speed control
104 complaintsElectrical system
95 complaintsEngine
58 complaintsEngine cooling
49 complaintsBrakes
44 complaintsFuel system
44 complaintsBody and structure
33 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
22 complaintsOther or unknown
21 complaintsSuspension
17 complaintsExterior lighting
14 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2005 Ford Five Hundred
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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