It should be a recall major safety violation. Also lost power steering, and abs breaks. When I first start my car its slow to give power, often when I drive it on the street itll just lose complete power and die down. It smelled of acrid, melted plastic and burned electronics. When I Start It It Sputters. In addition, the vehicle would suddenly stall and the fail safe engine sensor indicator illuminated on several occasions. I was in a lot of traffic, 2 lanes and I was in the left lane. I was at red light person crossing road I was I. If it comes on, try to only start the truck while cluster is on. problems related to car stall (under the engine and engine cooling category). Would not start, had towed to mechanic. The contact owns a 2005 Ford Five Hundred. Stalled out while at low rpm and would not restart. I reported it to Ford, and got a nice complaint number. I have looked my car up to see if it has a recall but none are given. This problem resulted in a $700 repair bill. I put it in park and turned off the vehicle; opened the trunk; and looked up startled when a guy sitting nearby said that my car was smoking and on fire (about 10 seconds since I switched the car off and got out). Any warning lightscheck engine lightsanything? Hello, I have a huge problem with my car. Ask your Ford dealer. This is very dangerous as you could unexpectedly hit someone walking around the car at a stop sign or crosswalk. Instrument cluster intermittently went dark and/or gauges went to zero/off positions, we pulled over to see if exterior lights worked and all did, as well as blinkers and flashers, but we noted that reverse lights were now on. Oil was present in the engine and no other major issues seemed to be present before this one. Wont shift from first gear after cluster panel shuts off. It was a very scary situation. Suppose I was going 60mph, I would have lost control of the vehicle. 5 screws if I remember correctly. Ford Taurus, Five Hundred, Sable, MKS, Montego 08+, Ford Crown Vic, Mercury Marauder, Grand Marquis. no driving conditions are the same while doing so ( i.e. FORD is TOTALLY AWARE of this issue, even the service manager, Marcus looked up the warranty ( 80K and 8 years he told me ) on it and of course we bought ours in Sept. 2004 I believe and it is now October 2012 about 30 DAYS out of the " warranty period ", CONVENIENTLY I MIGHT ADD! The battery will just die and stop holding a charge. Suddenly on the road I experienced loud engine chugging over 45mph, a blinking check engine light (could barely be seen then it was off again), and so I immediately attempted to coast home (less than a mile away) to have a mechanic check it out during business hours. 2005 FORD FIVE HUNDRED 90,000 MILES Car stalls while driving. Have a 2005 Ford Escape on my out of town car stopped. The underside of the mirror had caught fire and started burning for a bit before the fuse finally blew. When Im the vehicle and the temperature reaches middle temp ,the car starts to beep and all the dashboard lights go completely out and the head lights and tail lights be blinking as if they are about to go off . The cluster will turn off ( tac, speedo, gas guage, ect ) Then all the warning lights will come on at the same time and stay light up ( 4x4, abs, engine, parking brake ect ) The odometer will just be blank ( it is still lit up but no mileage is shown ) Tac, speedo, and all my gauges look as if the truck is off So far we are at $5000 just for the parts. The first time was during deceleration from about 40 mph, and the second was during mild acceleration. Borrowed a car AGAIN. There was bumper to bumper traffic on a hot day. But I can't reset driver controls until doors show closed. The Fora platform includes forum software by XenForo. I called Ford to let them know that this has happened 4 times now and it is a MAJOR safety issue! They told me all costs would be upon myself and that I can take it to a local dealership to get it looked at and fixed. I will check into it. Drove it home and have not taken it out since. Since I have been reading up on the issue I noticed that there was a letter sent out to owners of my model which I did not receive. PCM ( power control module ) was fried according to service manager after spending a day " diagnosing " and running volt/ohm checks on everything. Driving on highway at posted speed limits and car suddenly lurches then drops into failsafe mode (as indentified by alert posted on the dash). While driving the dash board goes dead and all of the gauges go to zero. In my opinion, the computer caused the problem due to a very deficient manufacturing of it. After spending 2,400.00 Dollars, that I had to borrow, the car is still not running right. See I had my air conditioner on and we were only traveling at 5-10 mph. I had my foot on the brake, I was about to stop. Initially said it was the throttle senor for a cost of $300. I was driving to work this morning. This happens at different times of day and seems to be more often when it is warmer. the car could stall at anytime while driving putting myself and my family at risk, I don't think much of this automobile company for not standing behind there product, I will never recommend a Ford vehicle to friends,family or even my worst enemy never never again!!!!. While driving the car exhibits the following symptoms: dies for anywhere from 10-45 seconds, regain power and continues to work. No warning what so ever. . Have replaced all parts suggested by codes. There are countless reviews on this problem, it should not be left up to the consumer to take on such a significant expense. Then I wrote them a letter and here is the last line of the letter they sent me " Thank you for contacting Ford Motor Co. We are sorry that we were not able to meet your expectations. I am very good to my car so now what. There was no power steering and I believe I could have had an accident if I wasn't strong enough to turn the steering wheel in order to get off the road. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Designation of fuses and relays in Ford F250, F350, F450, F550 from 2002 to 2008. f150 fuse 2004 box ford lariat start turn starter diagram wiring lights question ask own [DIAGRAM] 2012 Ford Explorer Fuse Box Diagram FULL Version HD Quality geinokaigi. Cruise does not work. Car was towed to Bob Allen Ford in Overland Park, KS. Ok I was driving and it just shut completely down after I found out my ignition coils was going bad and was about to replace it. They have to bleed off a certain amount of propane each time when finished filling a tank. Noticed a million other complaints the same should this not be investigated? The fire department extinguished the fire; however, the fire erupted again and would not stop until the battery was disconnected. I dont feel safe driving my car I put 2000 dollars of work and still do not feel save. It may be an electrical issue causing your Mustang to shut off, so your Ford dealer will be able to diagnose it. Has this guy ever hear of stored fault codes? Part of an ongoing series of issues with this vehicle (see earlier reports), initial symptom was the dash lights & needles shutting off intermittently (but now for extended periods). I was driving about 40 mph, and my car just randomly died after all the dashboard lights flashed on. Ford should be very glad that there was not an accident at 70 mph. Tried to start 2 times for about 10 sec. I was in heavy traffic and the car just stalled out on me while sitting at a light. Twice the car was running at approximately 65 mph and suddenly go into failsafe mode then stall out. Engine light, oil light and something else came on. I think corrective action should be taken towards a resolution. Dashboard lit up and immediately lost all power to car. The batt light goes on and the entire instrument cluster (spedo fuel turbo temp etc ) shuts off .. when it's off the climate control won't work and the sun roof won't work . I was able to get stopped, put car in park to prevent rolling backwards, turned the car off and restarted. I had the work done at an independent repair shop. The vehicle was not further repaired. your side mirror is on fire! I then saw the smoke billowing to the left (a strong afternoon breeze was blowing north). The engine was still running and would accelerate. Get notified about new defects, investigations, recalls & lawsuits for the. Marcus, the service manager informed me a new wiring harness was now needed since the original one was melted by the PCM shorting out. Replaced computer, wiring harness, alternator (because diagnostic report showed problem), 3 coils bad, replaced all 6. The contact owns a 2005 Ford Five hundred. This, as well as no speedometer to me is very dangerous. Why can't ford be held acountable for thjese and fix them at no charge. The mechanic drained the air conditioning system however, the failure was not corrected. Instrument cluster not working. The vehicle would then stall once the message was displayed and would not restart. Glad it's being fixed. Have changed the throttle body and accelerator, n both sensors. Thanks FORD, I certainly wont believe in American made cars..Made a point to buy American, what a let downYes Ford should be held responsible for not backing the manufacturing and letting down a lot of trusting people. At the time no warning lights. 2005 Ford Five Hundred Engine Stopped Running While Driving. The suv was towed to my mechanic. See . The car was driven from Florida to Philadelphia with no problems and it had its regular inspections. They get two codes that come up which they then in turn say that it is the throttle actuator and or the throttle sensor and/or the throttle body that needs replaced. Wont shift from first gear after cluster panel shuts off. wow~ this is one i've never heard before. by tmac1180 Thu Nov 04, 2010 5:20 pm, You need to be a member in order to post a reply, Not a member? Instrument panel shuts off intermittently. I had no warning, no lights had been coming on. Can't they look at this and make them recall it? To restart, must shut car off, key out and it will restart. Pmb. I have owned my 2006 Ford 500 for 5 yrs and have had and issue for the last 2 yrs. Was told it would cost at least $2,000 to repair, and a second quote from another mechanic agreed. The vehicle was not repaired. When you change the normal fuel pump you have to change the left pump too. With no power steering, I had to pull over quickly in lunchtime traffic. You cant steer, you cant brake!!! I was driving 35mph and all of a sudden my car had no power, I gave it gas and it would growl but no power. Right now, we have spent about $650 at the dealer for " diagnostic tests, PCM reload with data, wiring harness replacement and another volt/ohm check, $200 wiring harness cable, $850 new PCM module and we obviously still are not done yet. ficm voltage is 47.5. has new ipr and hpop also. Well anyway, come to find out later that 2 coils were cracked, which in turn fried the PCM, Then I find out my Catalytic Converter has to be replaced, then I need a new Mass Air Flow Sensor. The vehicle was not further repaired. Had throttle body replaced still had similar problems progressing little did I know when throttle body is replaced has to be reprogrammed by Ford! Happened a third time at the store. Code is p0191, replaced fuel pump and inertia switch as suggested in tsb. The vehicle had not been repaired. The dealer cannot figure out what is causing the battery to drain. by racingrush Wed Nov 03, 2010 3:59 am, Post in this instance with the loss of power steering and no one was hurt or even killed due to their little " known problem " that they seem to have conveniently put on the " back burner " for the public ( their customers and REPEAT customers ) to shell out bucks due to their obvious PARTS FAILURES over and over. The contact owns a 2005 Ford Five Hundred. Vehicle then began showing random warning lights including "check engine", which was diagnosed first time as low fuel level sensors a & b.

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