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Ford Five Hundred

Every Ford Five Hundred model year on file, 2004 to 2007. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years1,07473 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years42004 to 2007
Recall campaigns4Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins84Summed across model years
By model year

The 2005 model year drew the most complaints, 510, 47% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

02004006002004200551020062007
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Powertrain leads the Ford Five Hundred complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Powertrain
299
Speed control
292
Engine and cooling
206
Electrical system
168
Fuel system
117
Brakes
89
Structure
58
Lighting
32
Airbags
28
Equipment
25
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Ford Five Hundred model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Ford Five Hundred by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2007Sedan19910.1480219
2006Sedan3647.17581125
2005Sedan5105.31,0633250
2004Not decoded10.0100000
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Ford Five Hundred

  • 11V-355 Jul 13, 2011
    Fuel tanks may not have consistent welds between the fuel tank and fuel filler neck spud which can affect the strength of the joint
    Fuel system · 2,945 vehicles
  • 06V-383 Oct 5, 2006
    On certain passenger vehicles currently registered in the following states: alaska, colorado, connecticut, delaware, idaho, illinois, indiana,…
    Latches and locks · 140k vehicles
  • 06E-056 Jun 13, 2006
    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…
    Fuel system · 59k vehicles
  • 05V-515 Nov 9, 2005
    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…
    Fuel system · 123k vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.