2007 Ford Five Hundred Fuel system Problems
- Complaints
- 35about this part
- Share
- 18%of 199 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 60,000miles
- Trend
- FallingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% lower than in the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 35 complaints about the fuel system of the 2007 Ford Five Hundred, 18% of the 199 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 60,000 miles. 4 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers. 1 recall campaign on record is filed under a similar system.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“I had this car repaired twice at a professional mechanic shop that cost me thousands of dollars. Every time, the car comes to stop or dies on me. I replaced the fuel filter one time that is underneath the car. Now the car is sitting in my garage because of the fuel pump not functioning and does not make that sound anymore when you turn the key on.”
NHTSA complaint #11338439, filed 2020-07, 220 miles“Car is leaking fuel from the gas tank area, looks like its leaking from the filler neck. At times it leaks a considerable amount. I'm also having surging issues. Mainly at low speeds. The vehicle has also shut down in the middle of traffic. These problems truly concern me and I question the safety of the vehicle and my children and myself while in this vehicle.”
NHTSA complaint #11308904, filed 2020-02, 170,000 miles“After driving half-hour in high-way southward on I-45 in the morning. The car cannot be accelerate at around 40mph when I ramp up to 288, and the auto-lock light turned red. Seconds later, it recovered back. 2 minutes later, it happened again . And again . So I parked it . ~8-hours later, I started it and the auto-lock light red again. Seconds later, the engine stopped when I back the car. I stepped on gas-pedal when I tried 3rd time, and the car moved and the auto-lock light kept red. …”
NHTSA complaint #11395906, filed 2021-02, 111,200 miles“I own a Ford 500 2007. The engine seems to rev up with out pressing the gas pedal. If you are at a stop sign and release the brake the car will lunge forward on its own. I spoke to a mechanic about this problem and he has encountered it before with other 500's. He told me its the throttle body. He told me when he orders them they are on back order.”
NHTSA complaint #10358588, filed 2010-10, 34,000 miles“Vehicle surges when you let off the brake. This started shortly after we purchased the car a couple years ago. They either serviced or replaced the throttle body and that worked for about 6 months or so. Now the car shakes really bad anytime we have to stop and have to keep foot on the brake really hard, sometimes the car dies during this too as well as going from reverse to drive. As soon as you let off the brake the car accelerates, can make it up to almost 40 MPH without even touching the gas. It runs horribly in the heat too. …”
NHTSA complaint #11218513, filed 2019-06, 240,000 milesRelated recalls
- 11V355000Jul 13, 2011Ford is recalling certain model year 2007 ford five hundred and mercury montego vehicles manufactured from september 5, 2006, through september 11, 2006. The…Covers: Ford Five Hundred 2007, Mercury Montego 2007
Fuel system: other model years
Other parts of the 2007 Ford Five Hundred
70 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
59 complaintsElectrical system
22 complaintsEngine
21 complaintsEngine cooling
19 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 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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