2007 Ford Five Hundred Wheels Problems
- Complaints
- 4about this part
- Share
- 2%of 199 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 74,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 4 complaints about the wheels of the 2007 Ford Five Hundred, 2% of the 199 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 74,000 miles.
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.
“I recently ran into a major issue with my 2007 Ford Five Hundred which really scared me. I was rotating the tires on the car and when I was removing the wheel from the drivers side of the car I noticed that the wheel wobbled back and forth. At first I thought this was just a bad ball joint and purchased a new one to replace it. When I started to remove the factory installed ball joint I noticed that the nut that holds the ball joint to the lower connection joint was on the verge of coming off. …”
NHTSA complaint #10631252, filed 2014-09, 74,000 miles“My Ford began acting strangely when turning, and would hydroplane badly when raining. I took it to my independent garage and they found that the left lower ball joint retaining nut had worked loose. That caused the left front wheel to move in toward the ball joint and the joint or nut tore the tire down to the steel belt. The service manager indicated that it appeared that the nut was not torqued correctly at the factory. Of course, I had to have the ball joint replaced and two new tires. I did notify Ford motor co.”
NHTSA complaint #10434439, filed 2011-11, 53,000 miles“The contact owns a 2007 Ford Five Hundred. While driving various speeds, there was an abnormal noise coming from the rear passenger side wheel. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic to be diagnosed. The mechanic was unable to locate the origin of the noise. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The approximate failure mileage was 120,000.”
NHTSA complaint #10809317, filed 2015-12, 120,000 miles“Have 2007 Ford 500 had a flat tire on rt. Rear. Took car to dealer to fix. They said it was caused by a cracked wheel. Possibly hitting bump in road. It has 18444 miles rarely driven and has never hit a bump very hard or at all. Bumper to bumper will not cover the cost, and we believe this is a faulty wheel from factory. Please help.”
NHTSA complaint #10258500, filed 2009-02Wheels: 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 complaintsOther or unknown
8 complaintsBody and structure
8 complaintsEquipment
7 complaintsAir bags
6 complaintsSteering
6 complaintsSuspension
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 29, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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