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Ford Five Hundred/Mercury Montego: Maintenance & Repair

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#172 of 182
Re: Issues dealing with my '05 Montego (overlap with several forum topics) [waynokastarr] by jrwolf
Jul 27, 2009 (8:15 am)
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Replying to: waynokastarr (Apr 14, 2009 6:20 pm)

Anyone have news on the bucking situation i have a 2005 500 AWD with a cvt and have been battling this problem since we bought the car. Any information would be greatly appreciated.
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Re: Brake Lights Malfunctioning [enor34] by hemingway1
Jul 29, 2009 (5:12 pm)
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Replying to: enor34 (Jul 08, 2009 4:53 pm)

I have a 2005 ford 500 with power adjustable pedals. My cruise control does not work, my brake lights are on constantly. When I lift up on the brake pedal from the backside with the top of my foot the brake lights go off. I haven't tested to see if this makes my cruise control work or not, I'll do that tomorrow! But, it makes sense to me that there is a problem in the way the brake light switch works. I'm not going to spend a bunch of money on this problem because a good ol' guy at a "dying because the econony is the dumps" car repair shop on back street USA can adjust this and will work with it until it's right if this is the fix.
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Re: Five Hundred not a good buy! [mrp85] by hemingway1
Jul 30, 2009 (9:43 am)
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Replying to: mrp85 (Jul 14, 2009 9:21 pm)

In regard to your whinning turning I had same. My mechanic sprayed WD 40 on the big rubber gaskets that sit at the top of the struts and it went away! Ha --- I paid him $20 but he didn't want to take anything for it. P.S. He sprayed a lot of that stuff on them and bounced them up and down a bit to get it into the crevices. It came back once when it had rained a lot but then it shortly went away again.
 
I also had problem with braking...terrible dragging sound. I took to dealer with just a smidgen of over 36000 miles and he said he was going to have to turn the rotors. I INSISTED that I had never had rottrotors turned on any vehicle with less than 60,000 miles on them and I've had more than a few autos and I should not have to put up with turned rotors on a car with 36000 - they can only be turned once these days and he install new rotors.
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Re: Brake Lights Malfunctioning [enor34] by ctrygirl
Jul 30, 2009 (10:52 am)
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Replying to: enor34 (Jul 08, 2009 4:53 pm)

So when you adjusted the brake light switch and the brake pads did that solve your problem with the brake lights being on constantly? And it was inexpensive at the repair shop? So you didn't have any problems with your cruise control going down while going down the road? Cause mine is doing that by going down while moving and the brake lights stays on too.
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MY FORD 500 LIMITED by rosy2
Aug 27, 2009 (9:04 pm)
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2007 FORD 500 LIMITED I HATE MY CAR /// the word limited really means you can only drive your new car for a limited amount of time. a piece of junk every thing goes bad,, in shop over 70 days total since i bought it new, is it just my car ? Just a few things, oil leaks, trans, molding, seats, seat heaters, windows, brakes, all clusters, trunk, tires, door entry, car alarm, exhaust, a/c etc...
 rather drive my 92 dodge ram van
i'm lost as to what to do, i can not get past ford customer service who said sorry your case is closed. is there anything else i can do for you today. AS FOR THE BRAKES I NOW HAVE HAD THREE SETS OF PADS AND ONE SET OF NEW RODERS. my car is in the ford dealer at lease every two months. if you can believe this one the service manager said to me " you are to attuned to your cars needs. most people don't even hear these sounds you are talking about. the one sound he was talking about is from the first week i bought this car i heard a noise coming from what seemed to me was maybe by the trans. it was a very soft rumbling. the car went back and fourth to this shop many times for this noise and they could never find it saying well must just be you , we believe you do think you really hear it. then after 42000 miles when i drove it in to the shop building myself they finally heard it well by this time it sounded like a truck. the muffler system never , never was put on the car correctly it was suppose to have had a weld. it never had this weld from the factory. the mechanic said that this was the first time ever they have seen this. i guess my question is has anybody ever got a buy back from FORD and how did they do it. oh i also had to buy an 1800,00 extended warranty.
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Re: Five Hundred not a good buy! [mrp85] by dees227
Sep 08, 2009 (8:11 am)
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Replying to: mrp85 (Jul 14, 2009 9:21 pm)

I bought a 2005 montego aswell, I had to take my car in to the dealership they said it was front strut suspention causing the winning sound. It too happened over night.
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Re: Heated Seat not working [sejones3] by 54brian
Oct 12, 2009 (7:59 am)
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Replying to: sejones3 (Nov 23, 2008 7:08 pm)

My 500 Limited driver seat heater failed. When I turn on the seat heater, the dashboard switch high and low indicators blink twice and go off. The local Ford dealer has no record of a service bulletin. Can you help identify the bulletin?
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Re: Heated Seat not working [54brian] by Mr_Shiftright HOST
Oct 12, 2009 (8:10 am)
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Replying to: 54brian (Oct 12, 2009 7:59 am)

TSB 09-4-8
 
03/09/09
INOPERATIVE HEATED SEAT(S) - BUILT
BEFORE 12/14/2007
 
FORD:
2005-2007 Five Hundred, Freestyle
2008 Taurus X, Taurus
 
MERCURY:
2005-2007 Montego
2008 Sable
 
ISSUE
Some 2005-2007 Freestyle, Five Hundred, Montego and 2008 Taurus, Sable and Taurus X vehicles built before 12/14/2007 may exhibit an inoperative heated seat(s). This concern may be caused by an intermittent open element in the heated seat mat.
 
ACTION
Follow the Service Procedure steps to correct the condition.
 
SERVICE PROCEDURE
 
The heated seat system is controlled by the heated seat module located underneath the front passenger seat cushion. The heated seat switches are part of the heating ventilation air conditioning (HVAC) module but the heated seat system operates independently from the climate control system. The heated seat module regulates seat temperature by monitoring resistance of a thermistor type thermostat located in the cushion heater mat. The heated seat module is designed to remain on, heating the seat and maintaining temperature until switched off. For vehicles built before 5/1/2006, the module will time-out and switch off after 10 minutes.
1. Refer to Workshop Manual (WSM), Section 501-10 for pin point test on inoperative heated seat(s).
 
a. When testing the heater mats resistance and circuits for an intermittent open, technicians should sit in the seat while testing the circuit resistance, move the seat in multiple seating positions and apply pressure to several areas of the heated seat mat to ensure the mat element is not open intermittently.
 
2. Refer to WSM 501-10 for heated seat element replacement when an open electrical circuit has been identified.
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Im up in the air!!! by c2c35
Oct 22, 2009 (6:10 pm)
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Im up in the air right now with my 05' limited. I love the car but now i have a bunch of maintenance things to take care of. like the cvt service that i cant get a straight answer from any dealership on how much its gonna cost, to fuel filter, i have a really loud creeking noise comming from the front end when i put the brakes on ect. or i actually found the exact same car with less than half of the miles than my car has. oh by the way i have 83323 miles on it. I could either use the 1000 bucks to put down on the other 500 limited with 40,000 miles and a warrantee. So any advise out there?
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Re: Im up in the air!!! [c2c35] by bdyment
Oct 23, 2009 (4:26 am)
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Replying to: c2c35 (Oct 22, 2009 6:10 pm)

Are you trading in your car? if so what difference do they want? If the difference is reasonable I would go for it. The CVT is a problem. Lack of technician experience with this transmission is a concern.

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