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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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1FAFP24175G••••••2005 Ford FIVE HUNDRED
This build draws 2.0× more complaints than the average 2005 Ford FIVE HUNDRED build (7 vs 4).
7on this build
438on the model
123builds in total
1involved a fire
Most reportedEngine And Engine Cooling 2Power Train 1Visibility 1Vehicle Speed Control 1
What owners of this build wrote
VisibilityfireApr 2011
The contact owns a 2005 ford five hundred. The contact stated that as the vehicle engine was started, the passenger side rearview mirror caught on fire. The fire was put out by the contact but the origin of the fire was unknown. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for…
Electrical SystemJul 2023
The engine keep going into limp mode. The car stalls out while at lights an stop signs, power steering goes out on highway an other roads making it impossible to steer or steer out of others ways, limp mode causes car to not be able to keep up with traffic on highway and other…
SteeringJul 2023
While driving the front end suspension slips, bounces up and down very harshly, tires slip, squeak, and slide in an hard to control way, sometimes into oncoming traffic when in slightly damp conditions an on roads with any amount of bumps, to the point that I need to drive…
Unknown Or OtherAug 2017
AC compress went out at 99804, now with 1420000 the AC compress is bad again
Engine And Engine CoolingJul 2011
This has happened multiple times (meaning more than 5 times) during the summer of 2011. Driving on highway at posted speed limits and car suddenly lurches then drops into failsafe mode (as indentified by alert posted on the dash). Pull over, read owner's manual. Follow…
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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN 1FAFP24175G149496 · decoded Sep 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.