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2007 Ford Five Hundred Engine cooling Problems

Complaints
19about this part
Share
10%of 199 total for the year
Median mileage
64,000miles
Trend
StableComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are within 25% of the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 19 complaints about the engine cooling of the 2007 Ford Five Hundred, 10% of the 199 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 64,000 miles. 2 of these say a crash was involved and 1 a fire, according to the filers.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“After only 72000 miles, my A/C compressor on the 2007 Ford Five Hundred has given out, leaving me a hefty repair bill of $1300+! My car is currently in a private mechanic's shop being worked on and he has completed our regular maintenance on the vehicle. The A/C would work at speeds over 45 MPH, but in 100 degree heat here in texas all summer, in stop and go traffic, it was miserable.”

NHTSA complaint #10415063, filed 2011-07, 72,000 miles

“Ford 2007 500 is lunging forward when foot is on the brake ... This began about a year ago . On and off I thought it was bad gas but now that I have used the recommended fuel for my time of owning the car it does it more . Especially when the air is on .. But even when it not.”

NHTSA complaint #10415170, filed 2011-07, 45,000 miles

“I had just driven to my brother's house in wv. My wife and I got out of the car and went inside. About 15 minutes later my brother saw smoke in the window and saw that my car was on fire. We all went outside and while they called the fire department I tried to put the fire out with a hose. I could only knock it down some to keep it from spreading but when the fire dept got they put it out.”

NHTSA complaint #10187705, filed 2007-04, 20,000 miles

“When backing out of a parking space, car will lunge back a few feet. Just last week, I was backing out of a parking space at a store and it lunged five times before I took it out of reverse and put it into drive. It lunged again forward and then I was able to drive it home. If my foot is not on the brake, the car will continue to lunge unless it is stopped either by braking or hitting something. When in a drive-thru, with foot on the brake, when I release the brake the car will lunge forward. …”

NHTSA complaint #10409510, filed 2011-06, 75,000 miles

“We purchased our 2007 Ford 500 in july of 2007. At 87,000 miles the A/C compressor is failing. The A/C works properly if going above 45 miles per hour, however once you slow down and or stop, the air starts warming up. I was just quoted $1400.00+ to have this repaired. I completed a lot of research this week in reference to this issue prior to having the problems looked at and there are literally 100's of documented cases of this same problem on 2005-2007ford 500's. Obviously there is a problem with this and Ford should step in and make this right.”

NHTSA complaint #10415605, filed 2011-07, 87,000 miles

Related service bulletins

Engine cooling: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
20071910%
2006236%
20054910%

Other parts of the 2007 Ford Five Hundred

Vehicle speed control
70 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
59 complaintsFuel system
35 complaintsElectrical system
22 complaintsEngine
21 complaintsOther or unknown
8 complaintsBody and structure
8 complaintsEquipment
7 complaintsAir bags
6 complaintsSteering
6 complaintsSuspension
4 complaintsTires
4 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2007 Ford Five Hundred

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 27, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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