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Ford Five Hundred repairs by problem area
Engine (28%)
Transmission and Drivetrain (9%)
Brakes and Traction Control (5%)
Suspension and Steering (21%)
Electrical and Air Conditioning (28%)
Paint, Rust, Leaks, Rattles, and Trim (3%)
Other (5%)
Chart based on 321 repairs.
Ford Five Hundred engine repair cost distribution
$2500+ (0%)
$1000 - $2499 (8%)
$500 - $999 (15%)
$100 - $499 (38%)
< $100 (39%)
Chart based on 79 repair trips. The repair cost chart excludes repairs made under warranty, do-it-yourself repairs, and repair trips that include maintenance.
2007 Ford Five Hundred 4dr Sedan
203-horsepower 3.0L V6 CVT FWD
| 13805 mi | replaced water pump under warranty |
2007 Ford Five Hundred 4dr Sedan
203-horsepower 3.0L V6 CVT AWD
| 10280 mi | Had intermittent traction control light-turns out to be the rear differential control module and pump. This is the second 500 that I have had it on and had problems with both units. This one at 10,000, my 2005 at 47,000. send your story to shane.mattix |
| 54000 mi US $2000 |
all wheel drive stopped working |
| 46500 mi C $330 |
left and right upper mounts replaced |
| 75300 mi | Engine surging at idle or near idle. Would pull ahead when crawling ahead while parking, etc.. Turned out after talking to the dealer that there had been a factory recall for that problem in the past (I had not received a notice). |
| 100000 mi | Pressure sensor in AWD system failed. AWD system was not functional. Oil leak on rear valve cover gasket. Gasket replaced. |
| 155000 mi | Low idle surging, caused UN-intended acceleration. TSB issued indicated re-flash of computer and cleaning of throttle body. Issue is fixed. |
2007 Ford Five Hundred 4dr Sedan
203-horsepower 3.0L V6 6-speed automatic FWD
| 82000 mi US $160 |
Cylender 6 misfiire, bad coil |
| 44600 mi | crankshaft seal replaced under warranty |
| 46000 mi | Catalytic converter flange cracked--part ordered. New catalytic converter flange installed. |
| 88600 mi US $300 |
Map sensor had water in the lines. They blew them out and said my EGR valve might be bad. |
| 124000 mi US $300 |
Spark plugs replaced |
| 149000 mi US $550 |
Valve cover oil leak and spark plugs |
| 103000 mi US $477 |
Replace engine mounts Replaced valve cover gasket |
| 108000 mi US $250 |
Replace EGR valve |
| 140000 mi US $700 |
Replace leaking fuel tank gaskets |
| 113000 mi | Codes indicated both sides of engine too lean. I believe cause was failure to start when key not held long enough in starter position. Repeatable. |
| 146700 mi | "rollover mount" holding engine to frame broken. Causes slight vibration. Felt light engine running rough when cold idle. (Didn't last long in 100+ temperatures.) Would be $300. Thinking of selling car. |
| 150000 mi US $500 |
Replaced anti-roll engine mount. Bushing in two pieces. |
| 201000 mi US $349 |
Replaced air sensor. It was flaky, ran rough, but not always, so it took a long time to find problem. Another 589 for 200,000 mile service. Take engine almost apart to change plugs. |
2006 Ford Five Hundred 4dr Sedan
203-horsepower 3.0L V6 CVT FWD
| 100000 mi US $700 |
Replaced injector nozzle. |
| 140400 mi US $900 |
Stretched timing chain |
| 82000 mi US $5 |
Lunging at low speeds. Almost slammed into car ahead of me in drive thru line. Recommended repair is to replace $500 throttle body. I removed and cleaned instead. So far it seems to have worked, but I've only put on 500 miles since repair. |
| 121300 mi US $800 |
Blown pcv valve |
| 61000 mi US $380 |
Replaced one broken engine mount. |
| 62000 mi US $350 |
broken engine mount |
| 117200 mi US $308 |
Engine warning light came on diagnosis bad EGR valve, replaced same |
| 130400 mi US $1400 |
Plus replacement of sensor. Cost about 400.00 and had to replace it to turn off the check engine light. Once replaced, I had to drive about 40 miles to reset the sensor so I would pass the state inspection. |
| 176500 mi US $1700 |
Original engine timing guides worn and it jumped timing. Replaced with used engine. |
| 47000 mi | Motor mount was cracked so it was replaced. |
2006 Ford Five Hundred 4dr Sedan
203-horsepower 3.0L V6 CVT AWD
| 69000 mi US $550 |
engine mount, dealer asked for over $400 for entire part. I did myself to change only the upper shock mount, costed less than $10. |
| 31000 mi | Clamp on EVAP canister loose. |
| 80000 mi US $900 |
Replaced top motor mount |
| 119000 mi US $233 |
Engine running rough. Service light on. 1 cylinder misfiring. Coil wires worn through - repaired wires |
| 101100 mi | Coolant hose leaking. Was replaced. Leaks from both valve cover gaskets, oil pan gasket, and front crank seal. Replaced gaskets. |
| 65700 mi US $400 |
Broken engine mount Engine light on. Bad gas cap. |
| 83500 mi US $400 |
Oxygen sensor bad |
2006 Ford Five Hundred 4dr Sedan
203-horsepower 3.0L V6 6-speed automatic FWD
| 70000 mi | Check Engine Light was on showing a P0402 indicating that the exhaust valve in the ERG was open. Pushed the connection with the sensor in and the check engine light went away. |
| 107000 mi US $400 |
EGR valve failed, required replacement. Engine placement apparently makes this a bit more labor intensive than expected. |
| 64000 mi US $123 |
Hard start, gas smell. Amery Ford Reprogrammed the PCM and it runs great! |
| 36000 mi | Said valve body in transmission defective. At first, they were going to replace it per the TSB. Then they decided to just update the software, despite the TSB instructing them to do replace the valve body. Seems to be doing better. |
| 70000 mi | Rough shifting. Dealer replaced throttle body and top engine mount. Check engine light on when picking car up from last repair. Dealer turned off. Light returned same day. Returned car to dealer. Was told they forgot to reconnect a sensor. Sensor reconnected. No charge. |
2006 Ford Five Hundred 4-door
6-cylinder CVT AWD
| 38440 mi | Seal leak in water pump. New pump installed. |
2005 Ford Five Hundred 4dr Sedan
203-horsepower 3.0L V6 CVT FWD
| 107000 mi | Cleaned throttle body after the car stalled out or almost did a few times. |
2005 Ford Five Hundred 4dr Sedan
203-horsepower 3.0L V6 CVT AWD
| 132000 mi US $10 |
Upper intake manifold gasket leak. |
| 65000 mi US $50 |
Noticed car hesitating at start up and drop of rpm during start up. Driving normally after initial warm up. Noticeable drop in fuel milage 2-4 mpg. Took car to local oil change shop and had fuel service/injector service as I've never had it done before. |
| 83000 mi US $290 |
Creaking noise when turning - turned out to be cracked engine mount. part ordered and replaced. Car would surge when out of drive. Problem diagnosed as fouled ignition intake & dirty injectors.Thorough cleaning of both systems solved problem. |
| 157800 mi US $1000 |
Oil pump stopped working. Friend mechanic fixed, stated piece broke inside and blocked oil flow. Also fixed all of engine seals & replaced power steering pump that was starting to fail. |
| 89700 mi | Dirty throttle body causing stumbling/hard starts. |
| 141000 mi US $85 |
throttle position sensor replaced |
| 140000 mi US $130 |
engine front motor mount had to be replaced |
| 34244 mi | Car stalling at speed. Computer recalibrated. Door latch recall. |
2005 Ford Five Hundred 4dr Sedan
203-horsepower 3.0L V6 6-speed automatic FWD
| 93000 mi US $130 |
check engine light stayed on---computer reset |
| 126000 mi US $400 |
replaced fuel rail part |
| 126000 mi US $89 |
needed new throttle body at repair cost of $960 Decided not to repair this car |
| 52000 mi US $104 |
Car developed a surge above 2500 rpm. Reflashed computer with an update and issue resolved. |
| 116000 mi US $850 |
Top motor mount Tuneup |
| 17000 mi | Check engine light came on. It was a faulty ECM. They replaced the ECM and reset the code. |
| 20000 mi | Had another sensor go out on the engine. It was only about a month after it happened the first time. |
| 23000 mi | Failure to explain sudden decrease in mpg when I'd previously been getting, I'd previously been getting upwards of 26 mpg and 28 mpg or better on the highway, now only getting 18 or 19 |
| 21000 mi | Declining MPG. Could not find reason. |
| 21500 mi | Another trip for sudden decrease in mpg. Fuel consumption at all time worst. Had lube, oil, and filters changed. Tires air pressure checked and rotated. No reason found for declining MPG. Whining noise in cabin. Could not locate. Brakes making noise upon starting in the morning. No obvious d |
| 78000 mi US $671 |
Car was occasionally stalling out at idle; replaced throttle body (idler throttle) |
| 133000 mi US $400 |
Check engine light came on. Catalytic Converter needed adjustment. That fixed it and the light went off. |
| 135800 mi US $550 |
Check Engine light came on. Cracked manifold was replaced with a new one. |
| 164000 mi US $2300 |
O2 sensor and throttle body had to be replaced. |
| 51240 mi C $100 |
Engine mount bushing replaced-this was cause of noticeable thump when going into reverse first thing in morning and engine was cold. Both repairs were covered by ext warranty |
| 69300 mi C $1450 |
There were surges when steeping on the accelerator.As well the engine would shut down as a peventive measure controlled by the onboard computer. |
| 75640 mi C $800 |
Replaced leaking valve cover gaskets. Something happened when they changed the gaskets. They changed the EGR valve twice as the check engine light kept coming on. Finally they put in an OEM valve from Ford and so far so good. Prior to this the engine light never came on. I think it had to do with the change of gaskets that triggered this sequence of events. |
| 34200 mi US $185 |
Replaced engine anti roll mount bracket due to rubber mount cracked through and was integrally bonded to the aluminum bracket. Rubber mount was not replaceable without replacing entire bracket. |
| 38000 mi US $150 |
Fuel pressure regulator that controls the fuel pump required replacement. |
| 78000 mi US $30 |
Broken engine/transmisdion torque bushing. Renewed bushing in situ. |
| 168000 mi US $446 |
Fuel pump replaced. |
| 31000 mi US $100 |
Computer fried! |
| 32000 mi | stalling after new computer put in |
| 39000 mi | Re-replaced computer |
| 46000 mi US $250 |
Oil leak |
| 49000 mi US $100 |
Another oil leak coming from a sensor seal. |
| 121000 mi US $105 |
Transaxle roll resistor bushing |
2005 Ford Five Hundred 4-door
6-cylinder automatic 2WD
| 8000 mi | Reflash transmission to new specifications so its more responsive |
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