Consumer Complaint Detail

FORD / FIVE HUNDRED / 2005

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 005036719 Incident Date: Aug, 24 2005
Consumer's City: WACO Consumer's State: TX
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: FIVE HUNDRED Model Year: 2005
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Power train:automatic transmission
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1FAFP24155G Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Sep, 22 2005 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Aug, 24 2005
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Dt: the contact owns a 2005 ford 500 sel. the vehicle was made with a six speed automatic transmission. when going down hill it has a overdrive in the transmission. when the consumer removed his foot from the accelerator the vehicle began to speed up going down hill and if pressing the brakes for a long distance, the brakes will get hot. manufacturer told him that this was the way the vehicle was designed. the contact felt that there should be some way to turn the overdrive off. he owned other ford vehicles that had the option to turn the overdrive off. *ak *jb