Fuel System complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2005 Ford Five Hundred has 17 NHTSA fuel system complaints and 2 fuel system-related recalls.
17
Complaints
2
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 10, 2026
06E056000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
CERTAIN AFTERMARKET FUEL FILTERS SOLD UNDER THE PUROLATOR BRAND NAME, P/N F65277, SHIPPED FROM JANUARY 16 THROUGH JUNE 2, 2006, FOR USE ON THE ABOVE L...
05V515000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:MOUNTING
ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE STRAPS THAT SECURE THE FUEL TANK TO THE VEHICLE BODY MAY BREAK, CAUSING THE FUEL TANK AND FUEL TANK HEAT SHIELD TO ...
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 22, 2014 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE | THROTTLE/ACCELERATOR THE CAR UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATES WITHOUT PUSHING THE PEDAL. I HAVE ALMOST HIT ... |
| Jul 31, 2014 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,POWER TRAIN | THROTTLE ASSEMBLY PROBLEM. VERY SIMILAR CONCERNS AS EARLIER RECALL WHICH SUPPOSEDLY APPLIED FIX TO ... |
| May 22, 2014 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | PART OF AN ONGOING SERIES OF ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE (SEE EARLIER REPORTS), INITIAL SYMPTOM WAS THE... |
| May 4, 2014 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE | I JUST PURCHASED A 05 FORD FIVE HUNDRED AND WAS ON MY WAY FROM CALIFORNIA TO GEORGIA. AS I WAS DRIVI... |
| Oct 31, 2013 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | DRIVING AT 30 MPH ON SECONDARY STREET WHEN VEHICLE LOST POWER AND SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. COAS... |
| Aug 21, 2011 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | VEHICLE GOES INTO FAIL SAFE MODE AND LURCHES VIOLENTLY IN FORWARD AND REVERSE WITHOUT TOUCHING THE G... |
| Oct 4, 2010 | FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER | 2005 FORD 500 SUDDENLY SHOWS WRENCH AND CEL IN DASH AND CAR LOSES POWER WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY... |
| Aug 1, 2010 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,POWER TRAIN | MY 2005 FORD 500 BEGAN TO SURGE WHEN CHANGING FROM PARK TO REVERSE AND ALSO WHEN CHANGING FROM PARK ... |
| Jul 18, 2010 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | WHEN VEHICLE IS IN DRIVE OR REVERSE AND THERE IS A LOAD ON THE ENGINE (A/C ON HIGH) AND YOU TURN THE... |
| Jun 1, 2010 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,POWER TRAIN | FORD 500 SE 2005 . PUT THE CAR DRIVE OR REVERSE AND THE CAR LUNGES. PUSH DOWN ON ACCELERATOR AND CA... |
| Jan 22, 2010 | FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER | THROTTLE BODY FAILURE ON 2005 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. FIRST IDENTIFIED IN AUGUST 2009. I HAD TO WAIT 6 MO... |
| Aug 21, 2009 | FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER | CAR STALLED WHILE ACCELERATING FROM DEAD STOP OR INCREASING SPEED TO MERGE ONTO FREE. RECEIVED ERRO... |
| Dec 20, 2007 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | FORD FIVE HUNDRED '05 BRAKES APPLIED IN HEAVY BRAKING SITUATION ON HIGHWAY AND THE FUEL CUT-OFF MECH... |
| May 16, 2007 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | WENT THROUGH 3 PUDDLES OF WATER ,CAR STALLED HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALER , DEALER FOUND FUEL LINE DETA... |
| Mar 26, 2007 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING; WOULD SPUTTER ON TAKE OFF FROM A STOP; WOULD HESITATE WHILE PRESSING ACCEL... |
| Jun 16, 2006 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING FROM A STOP SIGN, GOING LESS THAN 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED S... |
| May 2, 2006 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE FUEL GAUGE WAS STICKING INTERMITTENTLY AND WOULD NOT INDICATE THE PROPE... |