2005 ford 500 suddenly shows wrench and cel in dash and car loses power while driving on the highway, almost resulting in a rear end collision. *tr
Throttle body failure on 2005 ford five hundred. first identified in august 2009. i had to wait 6 months for replacement part which failed after installation. second replacement part has been installed but doubt if it will solve problem. total cost to date over $1000. faulty design which ford should held responsible. *tr
Car stalled while accelerating from dead stop or increasing speed to merge onto free. received error message, "engine failsafe mode". first two times was able to turn off car and restart but third time was unable to restart and was stuck on freeway. problem occurred three times in under 30 days. dealer ran diagnostic and found that it was an electronic throttle problem but was unable to locate part from any local dealer. part was on back order and not expected in for another 16 weeks and was told that problem could occur again until part was replaced. i wonder why there is no recall if there are enough cars having this same problem to cause a backlog of 16+ weeks. *tr
Dt*: the contact stated the fuel gauge was sticking intermittently and would not indicate the proper amount of fuel in the tank. eventually the gauge would not operate at all. the dealership determined the problem was with the fuel quality and added fuel enhancers to the fuel tank. currently the fuel gauge has been working properly. the contact maintained if there was actually a problem with fuel quality the proper authorities should be notified. updated *ak updated 6/20/2006 - *nm updated 06/19/06- the dealer told the consumer that sulfur was in the fuel that he was using, which was causing the problem. *jb