Ford Five Hundred problems reported in California
104 of the 1,527 complaints filed about the Ford Five Hundred came from California, most often about the transmission & drivetrain.
Bigger states file more complaints simply for having more drivers. What is worth reading here is the mix — a part that fails in heat, cold or road salt shows up in some states long before others.
104
Complaints from California
8
Crashes
3
Fires
2006
Worst model year
What failed
Transmission & Drivetrain
27
26.0%
Acceleration & Cruise Control
25
24.0%
Engine & Cooling
14
13.5%
Brakes
12
11.5%
Electrical System
8
7.7%
Other & Unspecified
6
5.8%
Fuel & Propulsion
4
3.8%
Steering
2
1.9%
Seat Belts
1
1.0%
Windows, Mirrors & Wipers
1
1.0%
Lights
1
1.0%
Suspension
1
1.0%
By model year
Cities reporting most
LOS Angeles
11
23.9%
Diamond Springs
5
10.9%
Colton
5
10.9%
Markleeville
4
8.7%
Aliso Viejo
3
6.5%
Martinez
3
6.5%
Fontana
3
6.5%
Fresno
3
6.5%
SAN Diego
3
6.5%
Cacmpbell
2
4.3%
Lake Balboa
2
4.3%
Reedley
2
4.3%