Saturday, August 8, 2026
RecallGazette

Vehicle problems, recalls & safety intelligence

2007 Ford Five Hundred engine problems

21 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the engine on the 2007 Ford Five Hundred11% of all complaints for this model year.

21
Engine complaints
11%
share of all complaints
71,000 mi
median reported incident mileage
1 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • After driving half-hour in high-way southward on I-45 in the morning. The car cannot be accelerate at around 40mph when I ramp up to 288, and the auto-lock light turned red. Seconds later, it recovered back. 2 minutes later, it happened again . And again . So I parked it . ~8-hours later, I started…

    filed Feb 12, 2021

  • I don't know if this belongs in engine or fuel/propulsion system. There was no mention of 'gas peddle' in either. The date of 07/17/2013 is approximate. It may have been between 2013 - 2015. I am not sure of the exact dates. It was when I was going to a pain specialist in buffalo after my rear-end…

    filed Jan 20, 2020

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Related service bulletins

  • When performing any transmission fluid change or topoff involving Motorcraft® Premium ATF, MERCON® V has replaced all versions of Motorcraft® Premium ATF and can be used going forward. Mixing Motorcraft® Premium ATF…

    SSM 52243 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Feb 8, 2024
  • The Powertrain Control/Emissions Diagnosis (PC/ED) manual has been revised for diagnosing electronic throttle bodies (ETBs). The ETC_ACT and ETC_DSD PIDs should not used to diagnose possible ETB concerns. The IDS has a…

    SSM 46085 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Sep 21, 2016
  • MIL WITH DTC P0106 AND/OR P0109. *KB

    19722 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Apr 1, 2007
All 2007 Ford Five Hundred TSBs →

Engine problems in other Five Hundred years

YearReportsShare
2006 Five Hundred3610%
2005 Five Hundred5811%
Five Hundred engine problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.