2006 Ford Five Hundred complaints

VEHICLE WAS IN REVERSE TO PULL OUT OF DRIVEWAY, VEHICLE LURCHED AND THEN WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. TURNED OFF KEY, RESTARTED, PULLED INTO STREET, VEHICLE AGAIN LURCHED, WRENCH LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON DASH, VEHICLE SHUT ITSELF OFF. TURNED KEY OFF AND RESTARTED--CAR DID SAMETHING AGAIN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET. LAST TIME, REKEYED VEHICLE WORKED FROM THAT POINT. CAR TAKEN TO DEALER & HAD A CODE OF U0401 IN TRANSMISSION. WAS TOLD THROTTLE BODY WAS DEFECTIVE. HAVE NOT REPLACED PART AT THE POINT DUE TO COST. *TR

A/C COMPRESSOR FAILED , ONLY WORKED WHEN AT HIGHWAY SPEED. PER REPUTABLE A/C MECHANIC THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH FORD 500'S.CALLED FORD MOTOR COMPANY IN DETROIT 7/13/11, FORD WILL NOT COVER REPAIR, BUT I WAS TOLD THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL INCIDENTS FOR A/C FAILURE. FORD TOLD ME TO KEEP MY RECEIPT IN CASE FORD SOME DAY DECIDES TO COVER IT. FORD KNOWS IT HAS A PROBLEM, BUT NOT WILLING TO COVER IT , UNTIL THEY ARE FORCED TO COVER IT BY NHTSA MAYBE? *TR

FRONT DRIVER FLOOR BOARD LEAKS WATER, ESPECIALLY WHEN THERE IS HUMID WEATHER. *TR

THE FORD FIVE HUNDRED I OWN HAS SURGES OF ACCELERATION WHEN I AM INCHING MY WAY INTO A PARKING SPOT OR FORWARD LOSER TO A WALL OR ANOTHER CAR. I HAVE TO QUICKLY SLAM ON MY BRAKES TO AVOID HITTING SOMETHING. I FEAR AT SOME POINT IT MAY BE A PERSON. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A WHILE BUT I WAS NEVER ABLE TO REPRODUCE IT FOR A MECHANIC. I HAVE MADE A CONNECTION TO HOT WEATHER AND THE CAR'S AIR CONDITIONING BEING ON. I FEAR THIS IS NOT SAFE.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY AND MY CAR JUST STOPPED THE SECOND TIME I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET AND THE CAR STOP THE SPEED LIMIT WAS 50 I WAS TURNING ONTO STATE HWY 6 AND THE CAR DIED I ALMOST GOT HIT THESE PROBLEM HAPPENED FOR QUITE SOME TIME AND VERY OFTEN I CALLED FORD AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO BECAUSE THERE WAS NO RECALL AFTER SEARCHING ONLINE I FOUND OUT HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WERE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE FORD FIVE HUNDREDS AND FREESTYLE'S. *TR

AC AIR BLOWS COLD WHEN YOU ARE DOING 60 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY... AROUND TOWN IT IS HOT!!! DEALER RECHARGED THE SYSTEM, BUT STILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. NOW BEING TOLD IT IS THE COMPRESSOR. SO MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE A/C IN FORD FIVE HUNDREDS. THIS REALLY NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO PLEASE! OLD ODI ID NUMBER : 10414022 *TT

MY FORD 500, 2006 IS YEAR IS HAVING SURGING PROBLEMS AND SOMEHOW IT HAPPENS TOO WHEN A/C IS ON.... LIGHT ON DASHBOARD IS ON TOO. VERY DANGEROUS. *TT

AC COMPRESSOR QUIT WORKING? *KB

AC AIR BLOWS COLD WHEN YOU ARE DOING 60 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY... AROUND TOWN IT IS HOT!!! DEALER RECHARGED THE SYSTEM, BUT STILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. NOW BEING TOLD IT IS THE COMPRESSOR. SO MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE A/C IN FORD FIVE HUNDREDS. THIS REALLY NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO PLEASE! *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. THE CONTACT STATED AS SHE ACCELERATED FROM A TRAFFIC LIGHT THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY ACCELERATE CAUSING THE RPMS TO INCREASE EXCESSIVELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THE THROTTLE BODY AS BEING DEFECTIVE. THE REPAIR COST WAS $900. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,673.

2006 FORD FIVE HUNDRED SURGING AT LOW SPEED WHEN PUTTING INTO DRIVE AND REVERSE. THIS PROBLEM GAS OCCURRED ON MANY OCCASIONS WITH NEAR MISSES ON PARKING AND PEDESTRIANS AND MY RESEARCH HAS FOUND IT TO BE AN ISSUE WITH THE THROTTLE BODY CONTROL. WHEN IS THIS AGENCY GOING TO HELP THE CONSUMER IN A CASE AGAINST FORD?? ITS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE 2005 ON MANY OF THESES MODELS??? *KB

I HAVE A 06' FORD FIVE HUNDRED THAT I PURCHASED CERTIFIED USED IN 07'. WITHIN A FEW MONTHS I STARTED EXPERIENCING SURGING PROBLEMS ESPECIALLY WHEN THE A/C WAS RUNNING. THE DEALER REPLACED THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER IN 08' BUT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. ON EACH RETURN TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY COULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. ON MY LAST VISIT TO THE DEALER THEY CLEANED THE THROTTLE BODY AND SAID THAT WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. THIS DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM AND THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM HAS CAUSED ME TO REAREND A VEHICLE IN 2009. FORD IS NOT RESPONDING TO THE PROBLEM AT ALL. AFTER 3+ YEARS OF TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM IS I ALL BUT HAVE GIVEN UP. THAT IS UNTIL TODAY WHEN THE REPAIR SHOP THAT I USE ON A REGULAR BASIS HIRED A NEW MECHANIC WHO WAS ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM TURNS OUT TO BE THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSORS IN THE THROTTLE BODY. IT TOOK THE MECHANIC OVER 2 HOURS TO GET TO THE BOTTOM OF THE PROBLEM. THE UNFORTUNATE THING IS THE COST OF A NEW THROTTLE BODY IS OVER $500 THEN ADD LABOR. IF I HAVE THE THROTTLE BODY REPLACED THERE IS NO GUARANTEE FROM FORD THAT THE NEW THROTTLE BODY WON'T DO THE SAME THING. IT IS OBVIOUS THAT FORD HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE THROTTLE BODY AND IS NOT WILLING TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE AND BACK THEIR PRODUCTS. *KB

WHILE PUTTING THE FORD FIVE HUNDRED IN REVERSE THE CAR BRIEFLY ACCELERATED AND LUNGED BACKWARDS BARLEY MISSING ANOTHER CAR. THINKING I MIGHT HAD HIT THE ACCELERATOR I WENT ON TO WHERE I WAS HEADED. AS I WAS LEAVING MY DESTINATION ONCE AGAIN THE CAR JUST TOOK OFF WHILE IN REVERSE. THE CAR THEN GAVE A WRENCH FAULT ON THE CONSOLE. I LOOKED UP THE ISSUE IN THE MANUAL AND IT SAID IT WAS A THROTTLE CONTROL ISSUE. I SPOKE WITH THE DEALER TODAY AND THEY SAID IT WAS A THROTTLE BODY PROBLEM. UPON INVESTIGATION I FIND THAT THIS IS A RECURRING ISSUE. IF SOMEONE HAD BEEN WITHIN 3 TO 5 FEET OF MY AUTO I WOULD HAVE HIT THEM.

2006 FORD FIVE HUNDRED SEL ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS OUR 2006 FORD FIVE HUNDRED HAS ACCELERATED WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT IN A PARKING LOT OR INTO OUR GARAGE. THIS USUALLY OCCURS WHILE OUR FOOT IS ON THE BRAKE AT IDLE SPEED. ACCELERATION VARIES FROM MILD TO VERY NOTICEABLE BY THE PASSENGERS. CONCERNED ABOUT HITTING PEDESTRIANS OR OTHER VEHICLES OR LOSING CONTROL OF VEHICLE. *KB

AIR CONDITIONING UNIT STARTED MAKING NOISES LAST YEAR (APPROX. AUGUST). TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THE COMPRESSOR WAS GOING. THEY ALSO SAID THERE ARE SO MANY PROBLEMS WITH THAT COMPRESSOR THAT THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO GET ONE UNTIL FEBRUARY. *KB

THE ENGINE SURGES WHEN YOU PUT IN DRIVE OR REVERSE. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. THIS IS MY WIFE'S CAR AND THIS PROBLEM HAS ME CONCERNED ABOUT HER SAFETY EVERY TIME SHE GETS IN THIS CAR. I THOUGHT ABOUT GETTING RID OF IT BUT I COULDN'T LET SOMEONE ELSE HAVE A CAR WITH THIS DANGEROUS PROBLEM. I HOPE SOMEONE CAN FIND OUT WHAT THE REMEDY IS FOR THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE HELP. *TR

A FUELD DELIVERY SYSTEM ISSUE ON MY 2006 FORD FIVE HINDRED. THE ENGINE ACCELERATES THE VEHICLE DURING LOW SPEEDS IN FORWARD AND REVERSE, WHILE APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION WITH FOOT ON BRAKE. THIS HAS HAPPEND 4 TIMES IN THE LAST WEEK.

WHILE RUNNING THE AIR CONDITIONER, THEN EITHER BRIEFLY SHUTTING OFF ENGINE OR IDLING IN PARK OR NEUTRAL, ONCE THE CAR IS SHIFTED INTO DRIVE GEAR THE ENGINE ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN, FOOT BREAK IS ON. RPMS INCREASE FOR 3-4 SECONDS THEN GO BACK DOWN TO NORMAL. THE CAR WAS UNABLE TO LURCH FORWARD ONLY BECAUSE I'VE HAD MY FOOT ON THE BREAK DUE TO MY SHIFTING OF GEARS (FROM PARK OR NEUTRAL TO DRIVE). THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED I ONLY HAD THE BREAK PEDAL SLIGHTLY DEPRESSED - CAR JUMPED FORWARD - I FULLY DEPRESSED BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP. OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY BUT INTENSITY OF SURGE INCREASING. YESTERDAY HAD A MUCH STRONGER SURGE IN DRIVE-THRU, THEN CAR STALLED. WAS ABLE TO RESTART, ENGINE LIGHT HAS REMAINED ON SINCE YESTERDAY'S INCIDENT. TOP MOTOR MOUNT DAMPER (ROUND RUBBER DISK) IS CRACKED THRU AS WELL, PROBABLY DUE TO LURCHING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP WHILE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED AND THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD WITH HESITATION. THE IDENTICAL FAILURE OCCURRED FIFTEEN TIMES. DURING THE MOST RECENT FAILURE, THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

DEAR SIR, MY CAR SURGES WHEN YOU TAKE IT OUT OF PARK WITH THE BRAKE APPLIED AND RELEASE THE BRAKE, IT WILL SURGE EITHER DIRECTION FORWARD OR REVERSE, REVERSE SEEMS TO BE THE MOST FREQUENT, IT DOES NOT SURGE EVERY TIME ABOUT 5 OUT OF 20 TIMES. VERY DANGEROUS WHEN TRYING TO BACK OUT OF PARKING SPACES, FORD DEALERS SAID THEY COULD FIND NO PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM IS VERY REAL..

I PURCHASED A 2006 FORD 500 IN MARCH 2011. I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR FROM THE VERY BEGINNING. ON MANY OCCASIONS, PROCEEDING TO BACK OUT OF PARKING SPOTS THE CAR ACCELERATES AND LUNGES ON ITS OWN. IT WILL THEN JERK AND GO DEAD ALWAYS STARTS RIGHT BACK, DISPLAYING A WRENCH LIGHT. SEVERAL TIMES WAITING IN DRIVE THROUGH LINES OR AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS THIS HAS HAPPENED. I ALWAYS FEEL AS IF IT IS DANGEROUS TO PULL IT INTO GEAR IF ANYONE OR ANYTHING IS WITHIN 10 FEET OF ME. THEN THERE ARE THE TIME ON THE ROAD WHEN I SUDDENLY LOSE POWER. I HAVE DISCUSSED THIS PROBLEM WITH THE DEALERSHIP ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND ALL THEY TELL ME IS THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION THAT WILL EVENTUALLY CAUSE HARM TO ONE OR MANY PEOPLE. *TT

I HAVE OWNED A 2006 FOR SEVERAL MONTHS AND THE VEHICLE DOES A BURST OF ACCELERATION WHILE FOOT IS ON THE BRAKE. THIS HAS OCCURED 3 TIMES IN THE PAST WEEK. *TT

2006 FORD FIVE HUNDRED, LUNGES FORWARD UNEXPECTEDLY, AIR CONDITIONER DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY, DOES NOT ACCELERATE TO FULL POTENTIAL, WRENCH LIGHT CAME OUT AFTER WEEKS OF THIS PROBLEM HAPPENING. POWER TRAIN AND TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. WHEN PUT IN REVERSE IT ACCELERATES WITH FOOT STILL ON BRAKE, COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. NEED TO BE RECALLED VARIOUS COMPLAINTS SEEN ON-LINE!! WRENCH LIGHTS COMES ON AND OFF. (RELATED VEHICLE INFORMATION: MODEL YEAR=2006, MAKE=FIVE HUNDRED, MODEL=FORD). *TR

INCREASING TO AND FINALLY ENDING IN THE CAR SHUTTING DOWN, MY '06 FIVE HUNDRED BEGAN SUDDEN ACCELERATIONS WHEN BEING PLACED IN GEAR. SEVERAL "CLOSE CALLS" WHEN IN PARKING LOTS COULD HAVE RESULTED IN INJURY TO PEOPLE. NOT GOOD AND SCARY. IT STARTED WITH OCCASIONAL SURGES, AND BECAME VERY FREQUENT UNTIL THE LIGHT CAME ON REVEALING THE THROTTLE CONTROL IS THE ISSUE. I AM CURRENTLY GROUNDED UNTIL IT CAN BE FIXED. I CARE ABOUT PEOPLE'S WELL BEING AND HOPE FORD CARES TOO! *TR

MY 2006 FORD FIVE HUNDRED WILL SUDDENLY LUNGE FORWARD THEN SPUTTER AND DIE. IT WILL ALSO DO THIS WHEN BACKING OUT OF PARKING SPOTS. THERE IS A BRIEF "WRENCH" DASH LIGHT THAT COMES ON. THIS HAS HAPPENED WHILE SITTING AT RED LIGHTS AND COULD BE DEADLY. CODE SAYS FAILED THROTTLE BODY. WHY NO PART RECALL? WIDESPREAD PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN REPORTED ON THE WEB AND APPARENTLY THE SAME PART IS STILL BEING USED. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS BEFORE LIVES ARE LOST. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS WOULD SPORADICALLY ILLUMINATE AND OTHER TIMES WOULD COMPLETELY FAIL. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLUSTER PANEL WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 106,937.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FIVE HUNDRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK TO DRIVE OR REVERSE, THE VEHICLE WOULD LUNGE FORWARD OR BACKWARD AND THEN ABNORMALLY ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THERE WERE NO FAILURES AND THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO STATED HE SHOULD TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND OFFERED NO OTHER ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER TWICE BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

I OWN A 2006 FORD FIVE HUNDRED AND NOTICED DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS IT WOULD OCCASIONALLY "SURGE" WHEN PUTTING IT IN REVERSE OR DRIVE AND HAD TO HOLD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. I TOOK IT INTO A SHOP AND THEY SHOWED ME MY TOP MOTOR MOUNT WAS BROKEN AND SAID THAT WAS COMMON ON THIS VEHICLE AND COULD ACCOUNT FOR THE "SURGING". I HAD IT REPLACED AND IT SEEMED OK UNTIL I TOOK IT IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE AT THE LOCAL FORD DEALER. THEY SUGGESTED I ALSO HAVE THE FUEL FILTER CHANGED AND THE NEXT DAY WHILE WAITING TO PARK FOR A CONCERT WITH MY SON (HOT DAY W/AC ON) IT STARTED SURGIN FORWARD MUCH HARDER THAN IT HAD BEFORE. WHILE PARKING I ALMOST HIT THE WALL! AFTER SOME RESEARCH I SEE THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON THE 2005-2007 FORD VEHICLES SHARING THIS POWERTRAIN. C'MON, FORD DO THE RIGHT THING AND GET THIS FIXED WITH A RECALL, DO YOU REALLY WANT TO WAIT UNTIL SOMEONE DIES LIKE TOYOTA DID? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN PUTTING THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE, THE ENGINE WOULD EXHIBIT AN UNUSUAL INCREASE IN RPMS OF UP TO 2500 AND THE VEHICLE WOULD LUNGE IN REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO LUNGE FORWARD WHEN ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE. A LOCAL MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED REPLACING BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I OWN A 2006 FORD 500. CVT TRANSMISSION. 114,000 MILES . 3 WEEKS AGO, I NOTICED A SURGING ON OCCASIONS . FELT LIKE IT NEEDED TUNE UP. AFTER TUNEUP THE SURGING CONTINUED.MY MECHANIC SAID TO TAKE IT TO A FORD DEALER , HAVE IT CHECKED OUT. WHEN I DID , WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION SLIPPING ON CONES IN TRANSMISSION, COST $5600.. SAID COULD NOT REBUILD TRANSMISSION , BECAUSE FORD DID NOT SUPPLY THEM WITH THE EQUIPMENT TO DO THIS. SAID THEY RAN TEST TO FIND PROBLEM WHILE DRIVING. WAS TOLD THEY ALSO CHECKED TRANSMISSION FLUID, AND IT WAS OK.COST WAS $80. TO FIND PROBLEM.THAT AFTERNOON , I CHECKED TRANSMISSION FLUID , AND DIPSTICK WAS HARD TO REMOVE , BECAUSE IT HAD NOT BEEN REMOVED SINCE CAR WAS NEW. AFTER GETTING IT TO FREE-UP, IT JUST SLIDES IN AND OUT. AFTER INSPECTING FLUID, NOTICED COLOR OF FLUID IS COLOR OF UNUSED MOTOR OIL..ALMOST CLEAR. ALSO HAD A FEW BUBBLES IN IT.COLOR IS SUPPOSED TO BE BLUISH-GREEN, AS IT GETS OLDER TURNS DARK GREEN, OR BROWN. WENT BACK TO FORD DEALERSHIP, INFORMED SERV. MGR THAT FLUID WAS NEVER CHECKED ALSO THERE WAS NO BELT , IT HAS A CHAIN IN IT. COST $900.+FOR CHAIN. HE SAID DRIVE CAR UNTIL WRENCH INDICATOR CAME ON .NEXT DAY,WRENCH APPEARED. CAR LOST POWER ,CONTINUED TO RUN ,HOWEVER COULD NOT REV RPMS. CUT OFF,THEN RESTARTED CAR, THIS CLEARS CODES..STILL IN LINGO. ALSO MOTOR SUPPORT ON TOP OF ENGINE IS BROKEN, THIS EFFECTS TRANSMISSION. PART IS PARTIALLY RUBBER AND HEAT FROM ENGINE CAUSES IT TO BREAK. COST OF THIS O

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT WAS UNABLE TO COOL THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 63,785. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED.

NO INJURIES...YET. HOWEVER, OUR 2006 FORD FIVE HUNDRED ACCELERATES FOR NO APPARENT REASON AT ALL. IT DOES IT WHEN GOING FORWARD OR REVERSE AND WILL STOP BY EITHER TAPPING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL OR TURNING OFF THE CAR AND RESTARTING IT. I WILL BE BRINGING THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE THIS WEEK, BUT JUST WANT TO BRING THIS PROBLEM TO YOUR ATTENTION AS IT SEEMS OTHER INDIVIDUALS HAVE REPORTED THE SAME SITUATION. *TR

2006 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. CONSUMER STATES UNEXPECTED VEHICLE MOVEMENT *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED IF THE VEHICLE WAS NOT IN PARK OR THE BRAKE WAS NOT APPLIED, IT WOULD MOVE. THE ENGINE WOULD SPIKE AS DISPLAYED BY THE TACHOMETER AND THE ENGINE COULD BE HEARD ACCELERATING. THE FIRST TIME THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE SECOND TIME, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A BAD ALTERNATOR. IT WAS SENDING BAD SIGNALS TO THE PCM CAUSING THE ENGINE TO SURGE. *JB.

I OWN A 2006 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. THIS PAST WEEK I HAD AN ISSUE WITH MY CAR LUNGING FORWARD WHILE STOPPED AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS AND ALSO WHILE BACKING UP. MY HUSBAND WAS PARKING THE VEHICLE AT A RESTAURANT AND WHILE THE BRAKE WAS ENGAGED THE CAR LUNGED FORWARD AND HIT THE CURB. LUCKILY THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP ONCE IT HIT THE CURB. WHAT IF THE CURB WAS NOT THERE BUT, A PERSON WAS. WE LEFT THE RESTAURANT AND WE WERE AT A STOP LIGHT. MY HUSBAND SAID HE FELT THE CAR WAS GOING TO TAKE OFF. WHEN WE GOT HOME SAFELY ( THANK GOD ) WE WENT ONLINE TO INVESTIGATE. IT SEEMS AS THOUGH WE ARE NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. THE FORD FREESTYLE HAS MANY COMPLAINTS AND THE MERCURY MONTEGO AS WELL AS THE FIVE HUNDRED HAVE COMPLAINTS AS WELL. IT SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THE THROTTLE BODY. MY HUSBAND CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND GOT THE PART FOR ABOUT $560.00. LUCKILY MY NEIGHBOR IS A MECHANIC AND WILL BE PUTTING THE PART IN FOR US. THIS WILL HOPEFULLY CORRECT THE PROBLEM IF NOT, I BE FILING ANOTHER COMPLAINT. PLEASE DOCUMENT THIS PROBLEM AND HOPEFULLY IN THE FUTURE SOMETHING WILL BE DONE ABOUT IT BEFORE SOMEONE GET SERIOUSLY INJURED OR EVEN KILLED ! *TR

MY FORD 500 LUNGES FORWARD WHEN APPLYING BRAKE OR GOING INTO REVERSE. I READ ABOUT THE FREESTYLE INVESTIGATION ON LUNGING AND MY 500 IS DOING THE VERY SAME THING. INVESTIGATION NEEDS TO BE DONE ON THE 500 AS WELL BECAUSE IT SEEMS I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2006 FORD 500, GOING ABOUT 58 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN EVERYTHING ON THE DASH WENT OUT -- SPEEDOMETER WENT TO ZERO; GAS TO EMPTY, ETC., AND THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS FRIGHTENED THAT I WOULD NOT HAVE CONTROL OF THE CAR. NOW, BY RESEARCHING ON THE INTERNET, I FIND THIS IS FAIRLY COMMON. MY DEALER QUOTED ME ABOUT $700 FOR PARTS & LABOR TO FIX IT, YET MANY OF THE ANECDOTAL ACCOUNTS ON THE INTERNET SAY IT NEVER OCCURRED AGAIN. THIS SEEMS TO BE A DEFECT THE COMPANIES ARE AWARE OF, IT PRESENTS A SAFETY RISK, AND IT SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD MOMENTARILY SURGE FORWARD WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH OR WITH THE BRAKES ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE HAD NOT RECURRED SINCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

MY 2006 FORD 500 CVT WHEN GOING FROM IDLE EITHER FORWARD OF REVERSE WILL LUNGE IF MY FOOT IS NOT FIRMLY ON THE BRAKES. MY WIFE AND SON HAVE USED THE CAR AND BOTH HAVE ALMOST HAD ACCIDENTS FROM THIS HAPPENING IN PARKING LOTS. THIS HAPPENS ALMOST DAILY AND BEFORE THE 60,000 MILE WARRANTY RAN OUT I DID TAKE THE CAR BACK TO AUTOWAY FORD IN ST PETERSBURG FL BUT IT STILL IS OCCURRING. I HEARD ABOUT THE FREESTYLE ISSUE AND KNOW THEY ALSO HAVE A CVT TRANSMISSION IS ANYONE LOOKING INTO THIS ISSUE WITH THE FIVE HUNDRED. *TR

CAR LUNGES WHEN COMING TO A STOP OR BACKING. TOOK CAR IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND BRAKE JOB. WHEN I PICKED MY CAR UP, IT WAS RUNNING ROUGH SOMETIMES STALLING WHEN LETTING OFF THE ACCELERATOR. IN ADDITION TO SPONTANEOUSLY LURCHING FORWARD, THE ENGINE WILL RACE WHEN PUT INTO PARK. I HAVE COME CLOSE TO HITTING OTHER CARS, PARKING GARAGE WALLS, ETC DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. MY DEALERSHIP NOW IS TELLING ME THE THROTTLE BODY IS NOT WITHIN THE PROPER PARAMETERS AND NEEDS REPLACEMENT. AFTER SOME RESEARCH THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. *TR

2006 FORD FIVE HUNDRED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY ONCE THE CAR HAS WARMED UP. WHEN SLOWING DOWN THE CAR SHIFTS ABRUPTLY AND ALSO SHAKES THE CAR. WHEN ACCELERATING THE CAR SHIFTS DOWN HARD THAN NORMAL THEN UPSHIFTS AND OR DOWN SHIFTS WHILE ACCELERATING AT A NORMAL PICK UP. SOMETIMES THE TRANSMISSION GOES INTO A FALSE NEUTRAL THEN BUT IF THE FOOT IS REMOVED FROM THE GAS PEDAL THE CAR IS STILL REVVING UP. VERY ODD. THIS ISSUE STARTED TO SHOW UP AROUND 52, 000 MILES AND I HAVE CONTACTED A LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND ASKED IF FORD INTEND ON FIXING. THE RESPONSE WAS "THERE ARE NO PLANS FOR REPAIRING THE ISSUE". THIS PROBLEM WAS IDENTIFIED IN CONSUMER REPORTS BUT THE WRITE ONLY STATED HOW THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS ABRUPTLY". I DO NOT CONSIDER MYSELF AN ELDER BUT I DO KNOW MANY ELDERLY PEOPLE DRIVE THESE CARS AND HOW IT COULD POTENTIALLY FRIGHTEN AN ELDERLY DRIVER. BASICALLY "THIS SHOULD BE CORRECTED BY FORD BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT". *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKE PEDAL NEEDED TO BE DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY ATTEMPTED UNSUCCESSFULLY TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE TWENTY TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,600 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000. UPDATED 06/06/11 *BF UPDATED 09/19/11

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING IN REVERSE AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED. AS THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND AND HIT A SHOPPING CART, WHICH IN TURN THE CART HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED BUT NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. APPROXIMATELY FOUR MONTHS LATER WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES AND EXPERIENCED AN INCREASE IN STOPPING DISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THE REAR BRAKE PADS WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED AS THE PADS AND ROTORS HAD WORN OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 16,000. UPDATED 05/24/11*LJ UPDATED 08/10/11

WHILE DRIVING MY 2006 FORD FIVE HUNDRED THE CLUSTER OF INSTRUMENTS ON THE DASHBOARD FAIL AND RETURN TO THEIR OFF POSITION. DASHBOARD GOES BLANK, REVERSE LIGHTS COME ON AND AIR CONDITIONING TURNS OFF. THIS LAST APPROXIMATELY 15 SECONDS AND THEN EVERYTHING RETURNS TO NORMAL.. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS DRIVING AT NIGHT WITH THIS FAILURE AND NO TURN SIGNALS. OBVIOUSLY FORD IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND COULD CARE LESS UNTIL SOMEONE GETS KILLED. WILL NEVER PURCHASE FORD AGAIN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY DECELERATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. THE TECHNICIANS WERE TEST DRIVING THE VEHICLE AFTER REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION WHEN THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS LEFT WITH THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A NEW TRANSMISSION TO ARRIVE FOR REPAIRS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

2006 FORD 500. TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND BUCKS WHILE ACCELERATING AND BRAKING. THE PROBLEMS OCCURS ALOT WHEN THE TRANSMISSION STARTS TO WARM UP AND THE TEMP OUTSIDE IS ABOVE 50. IT SEEM TO START AT ABOUT 55000. *TR

1, PURCHASED MAY 2006 2, JULY 2007 LETTER FROM FORD EXTENDING WARRANTY ON REAR BRAKES. 3,MAY 2008 FORD REPLACED REAR BRAKES UNDER RECALL # 07N10N. 23,927 MILES ON CAR. 4, REAR BRAKES REPLACED 50,085 MILES 5, THE BRAKES REPLACED UNDER RECALL WERE THE SAME POOR QUALITY AS THEY REPLACED. 6, DEALER OFFERED NO HELP. 7, FORD SAID THAT ALL THEY WILL DO. 8,I FEEL THEY SHOULD REPLACE THE BRAKES WITH BETTER BRAKES THAT THE POOR QUALITY THEY USED ON THE RECALL. *TR

PURCHASED A 2006 FORD FIVE HUNDRED AND NOTICED THAT WHEN I WOULD PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE OR REVERSE IT WOULD LURCH FORWARD OR BACKWARD QUITE EXCESSIVELY. CALLED THE DEALER AND TOOK THE CAR IN AND WAS TOLD THAT THE THROTTLE BODY MIGHT BE GUMMED UP AND THAT THE BATTERY ALSO FAILED AND COULD CAUSE THAT PROBLEM DUE TO RESETTING EVERYTIME THE CAR STARTS. THEY CLEANED THE THROTTLE BODY PLATES AND REPLACED THE BATTERY AND THAT SAME NIGHT THE VEHICLE DID THE SAME THING WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE. *TR

ADDENDUM TO ODI ID NUMBER : 10386714 THE FUEL PUMP, FUEL FILTER HAD TO BE REPLACED, AND THE INJECTORS FLUSHED - COST $800 ++. DEALER NOW STATES CODES SHOW PCM NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. REPAIR COVERED UNDER FEDERAL EMISSIONS WARRANTY (8 YEARS OR 80,000 MILES) DUE TO MY CURRENT MILEAGE BEING 79,008 MILES. DEALER COVERED CAR RENTAL UNTIL PART ARRIVES AND IS INSTALLED. I HAVE A "BUCKING" BEHAVIOR, AFTER TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 2 HRS AT SPEEDS OVER 60MPH (INTERSTATE TRAVEL). THE CAR WOULD LURCH SEVERELY AND HESITATE, THE ENGINE REVVED VERY LOUDLY, AND THE SPEED REDUCED TO 40 MPH, EVEN THOUGH I HAD MY FOOT TO THE FLOOR ON THE GAS PEDAL. AFTER DRIVING OFF THE HIGHWAY, IT WOULD DO THE SAME THING AT CITY SPEEDS AND HAD LITTLE TO NO ACCELERATION. DEALER SAID THE CODES SHOWED IT WAS THE FUEL PUMP AND IT WOULD DO THE BUCKING AND LACK OF ACCELERATION AFTER THE PUMP HEATED UP. DEALER SAID THE CAR WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE FUEL PUMP, FUEL FILTER HAD TO BE REPLACED, AND THE INJECTORS FLUSHED. *TR

I HAVE A "BUCKING" BEHAVIOR, AFTER TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 2 HRS AT SPEEDS OVER 60MPH (INTERSTATE TRAVEL). THE CAR WOULD LURCH SEVERELY AND HESITATE, THE ENGINE REVVED VERY LOUDLY, AND THE SPEED REDUCED TO 40 MPH, EVEN THOUGH I HAD MY FOOT TO THE FLOOR ON THE GAS PEDAL. AFTER DRIVING OFF THE HIGHWAY, IT WOULD DO THE SAME THING AT CITY SPEEDS AND HAD LITTLE TO NO ACCELERATION. DEALER SAID THE CODES SHOWED IT WAS THE FUEL PUMP AND IT WOULD DO THE BUCKING AND LACK OF ACCELERATION AFTER THE PUMP HEATED UP. DEALER SAID THE CAR WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE FUEL PUMP, FUEL FILTER HAD TO BE REPLACED, AND THE INJECTORS FLUSHED. *TR

THE FUEL LINE SEPARATED FROM THE GAS FILTER, WHICH CAUSED GASOLINE TO SPILL EVERYWHERE. FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED, AS LEAKING FUEL WAS A HAZED. DEALER REPLACED THE BROKEN FUEL LINE CLIP AT THE FUEL FILTER. *TR