2007 Ford Five Hundred Other or unknown Problems
- Complaints
- 8about this part
- Share
- 4%of 199 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 83,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 8 complaints about the other or unknown of the 2007 Ford Five Hundred, 4% of the 199 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 83,000 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved and 1 a fire, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“Throttle had it fixed with recall, it lunges you into traffic while stopped. Again it has done that now failed, this is a dangerous car. It is garage kept and well maintained went down to get gas, mail and while stopped it jerked me out of the stopped position into the mailbox then the wrench, traction and engine light came on and it bucked till I got it 10 feet to the garage no, it will not start!!! …”
NHTSA complaint #11123941, filed 2018-09, 94,426 miles“My RPM gets high and it jolts when I shift from park to reverse or neutral. It is worse with the air conditioner on. Have only had this car for 4 weeks and has less than 103,000 miles on it.”
NHTSA complaint #11011594, filed 2017-07, 102,650 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“The Ford Five Hundred's engine shuts off as you turn the wheel, that's how it started out. A few days later, the car's engine would shut off just driving straight down the road. After the engine shuts off the steering wheel will lock up and not move. I was lucky enough to be able to pull over and turn the key to off position. After turning key to off position, I turned the car back on and it drove fine until I either turned a corner or it just shut off as I went straight. …”
NHTSA complaint #10417275, filed 2011-07, 83,000 miles“I have a 2007 Ford Five Hundred which constantly accelerates unintentionally. It also has begun to loose acceleration and lunges every time I press the gas peddle which almost caused an accident on the interstate.”
NHTSA complaint #10422823, filed 2011-08, 112,200 milesOther or unknown: other model years
Other parts of the 2007 Ford Five Hundred
70 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
59 complaintsFuel system
35 complaintsElectrical system
22 complaintsEngine
21 complaintsEngine cooling
19 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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