2005 Ford Five Hundred Vehicle speed control Problems
- Complaints
- 104about this part
- Share
- 20%of 510 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 94,400miles
- Trend
- FallingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% lower than in the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 104 complaints about the vehicle speed control of the 2005 Ford Five Hundred, 20% of the 510 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 94,400 miles. 3 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.
“I took my battery out my 2005 Ford Five Hundred and the fail safe engine mode wrench light came on and it wont go off this need to be recall they say the compter shut down and I have to get it reseted I was driving the vehicle and it almost hit someone when it jurk to the front and I almost hit a vehicle backing up”
NHTSA complaint #10957733, filed 2017-03, 192,568 miles“I have researched online and a lot of people with my same car are having the same problem. While driving my whole dash board goes out . I can no longer see how fast I'm going. Everything goes to 0 the gas goes to e and my reverse lights stay on until the dash board comes back up. If and when it comes back on my check engine light will be on. This has been happening every since I purchased the car 3years ago on and off.”
NHTSA complaint #11062307, filed 2018-01, 60,000 miles“Not having problems with car until after recall 12n03. Returned 3 days later for repair. Still having problems. Took to another Ford dealership. They want to replace the part that was recalled and charge me approximately $800.00. Main Ford customer service has been contacted numerous times and have not heard back from them with any information concerning my issue.”
NHTSA complaint #10531901, filed 2013-07, 36,820 miles“Throttle body malfunction. Engine reves up while placing the car in drive or reverse without touching the gas pedal, up to 1.5 on the RPM's on the speedometer. This is very scary, a child crossed in front of me while I was waiting at a stop sign. Foot was on the brake but all of a sudden it just reved up. It lunged forward and I hd to really put that break on. Scared me and the child to. …”
NHTSA complaint #10462755, filed 2012-06, 69,000 miles“On 7/27/11 car lunged forward and accelerated past normal driving speed. Car has been doing this (lunging) since I purchased the vehicle back in 2008, but has been accelerating on its own for the past 2 months. I have had the car looked at by a mechanic and it was diagnosed with a throttle body defect.”
NHTSA complaint #10416287, filed 2011-07, 130,195 milesRelated service bulletins
- 10018065Oct 7, 2005Intermittent speed control deactivation and/or speed control will not set.
Vehicle speed control: other model years
Other parts of the 2005 Ford Five Hundred
136 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 complaintsAir bags
15 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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