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#146 of 182 Re: Ford Five Hundred/Mercury Montego: Problems & Solutions [jbentkowski] by ghobbs80 Apr 05, 2009 (2:36 pm)
Replying to: jbentkowski (Oct 10, 2006 3:56 pm) Yes, I have come up with an alternative to this problem. I bought my 500 used and I received a recall for my rear brakes 2 months later. I took it in and they replaced the rotors and pads, but it took 6 weeks for the parts to get here. I drove around for about 2 months after they were replaced and noticed they were squealing. I took the wheels off myself to take a look and noticed the rear pads were worn. I found out this was a problem. So instead of me taking it back to ford, I just fixed the problem myself. I replaced the standard rotor with a bendix performance vented rotor and bendix high heat performance pads. I have put on 30,000 km since I have done that and I have had no problems. It wasn't cheap to do so, plus I did all the work myself.. So that might be an option. Try changing the brand.
#147 of 182 Re: Drivers Side Window and Side Mirrors [maxx9000] by ghobbs80 Apr 05, 2009 (2:48 pm)
Replying to: maxx9000 (Mar 03, 2007 7:38 pm) Yes, I have experienced this also. Atleast you were only smoking as I was going into a car wash. I found the trick is to only tap the button up so it only jerks up a tiny bit, then you can pull the button up for the rest of the way. Its kind of like the automatic window going down. You hold the button for a second and it goes down all the way automatically...you tap it and it goes down a little bit.
#148 of 182 Re: Issues dealing with my '05 Montego (overlap with several forum topics) [waynokastarr] by robertsmeets Apr 14, 2009 (5:54 pm)
Replying to: waynokastarr (Mar 18, 2009 9:02 pm) Re: Trunk Release Did you ever get this resolved? I have a 2005 FiveHundred that does exactly the same thing, I noticed on the new Taurus they have a springloaded pusher that actually pushes the latch mechanism up off the latch hook. As soon as I can confirm that this one will fit I might just go ahead and buy it and install it myself. Replies to this message: waynokastarr (Apr 14, 2009 6:12 pm)
#149 of 182 Re: Issues dealing with my '05 Montego (overlap with several forum topics) [robertsmeets] by waynokastarr Apr 14, 2009 (6:12 pm)
Replying to: robertsmeets (Apr 14, 2009 5:54 pm) Hi. To be honest, the trunk release wasn't one of the bigger issues, so I didn't try to tackle it. I was more concerned with the vacuum/pressure issues with the gas tank and the bucking...   Please, keep me informed if you decide to install that on your car. If it works, definitely let me know, as I'd probably have it installed in the future.
#150 of 182 Re: Issues dealing with my '05 Montego (overlap with several forum topics) [nasandtrap] by waynokastarr Apr 14, 2009 (6:20 pm)
Replying to: nasandtrap (Mar 27, 2009 7:50 am) Okay, so I got my car back outta the shop shortly after I posted my original reply to you, but shocker of all shockers, it wasn't fixed!! So it was sent back in.   I got it back almost a week ago, and so far, it's doing great!! After I've had it with no issues for a couple of weeks, I'll call the transmission shop that it was sent to and find out exactly what all they changed to stop the bucking, and then I'll post it so that everyone can use that as a reference.   As for the gas tank pressure issue, they changed my gas cap and an evap valve, and that didn't fix the issue. They finally sent it to Ford, and I believe the issue has been fixed, as I've had no problems and I've refilled my tank twice. Usually, within about 25 miles of refilling my tank, my check-engine light would come on, so this is why I think it's fixed. I spoke with them, and they said that they replaced the evaporative solenoid control valve (which is different from the evap valve they'd changed before).   Well, I'll be in touch in a week or two to let you know about the bucking issue and what the shop did to resolve it (if it remains fixed). Replies to this message: nasandtrap (Apr 14, 2009 7:52 pm) tharroun (Jun 04, 2009 2:17 pm) jrwolf (Jul 27, 2009 8:15 am)
#151 of 182 Re: Issues dealing with my '05 Montego (overlap with several forum topics) [waynokastarr] by nasandtrap Apr 14, 2009 (7:52 pm)
Replying to: waynokastarr (Apr 14, 2009 6:20 pm) Thank you I'l look for the update Nasandtrap
#152 of 182 Ford Five Hundred by philipn Apr 23, 2009 (3:40 am)
I bought a 1995 Ford Five Hundred in 2009. How can I get the periodic maintenance booklet for my 1995 Ford Five hundred that is given to new car buyers? Replies to this message: ronsmith38 (Apr 24, 2009 4:08 am)
#153 of 182 Re: Issues dealing with my '05 Montego (overlap with several forum topics) [waynokastarr] by llisa0822 Apr 23, 2009 (8:28 pm)
Replying to: waynokastarr (Mar 27, 2009 8:04 am) Please tell me how you made out, is the car running ok. How much is this going to cost me?
#154 of 182 Re: Ford Five Hundred [philipn] by ronsmith38 Apr 24, 2009 (4:08 am)
Replying to: philipn (Apr 23, 2009 3:40 am) Ebay has owners manuals, some with supplements, for the 2005 Ford Five Hundred.
#155 of 182 2005 Mercury Montego by masterdon May 14, 2009 (8:53 pm)
All four gages in the instrument cluster (Tach, speedometer, fuel and temperature)will fall down to "zero" while the vehicle is in operation. They will return to normal within 5 to 30 seconds. This might happen 5 times or more within a 5 minute span. I have also noticed that sometimes the electronic read out witch I always keep at the "MPG" screen will sometimes switch to a different screen showing "miles to empty". The gages will do this phenomenon at any time like immediately after start up, after a gas fill up or after the car has been in motion for sometime. Sometimes it will also trigger an engine fault or transmission fault light witch so far has proven to not be accurate. This light condition will correct itself after an hour or so and the warning light(s) will go out. I do not like to not pay attention to the warnings but so far they have all been false brought on, I believe, by the instrument cluster fiasco. I replaced the car battery about a year ago and went through all the steps to retrain the computer for idle, emmisions and shift points. Other than what I describe above, the car gets great mileage, shifts normally and performs well. I have recently passed a state emissions test. Anybody have any ideas on what is causing the problem? One of these days it might become a real problem and shut the engine down while on a trip in the middle of nowhere. Help! I am out of my three year warranty unless this is a discovered problem that Ford has acknowledged and has extended coverage on. Replies to this message: randy99 (Jun 22, 2009 6:08 pm)

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