2006 Ford Five Hundred complaints

CAR GOES TO LIMP MODE AND JERKS AND ACCELERATES ABRUPTLY. *TR

FRONT END HAS NO LUBRICATION POINTS AND TENDS TO BIND AND GETS TO A POINT THAT YOU CANNOT TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. *TR

2006 FORD FIVE HUNDRED HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE THROTTLE BODY AND CONSUMER CAN NOT FIND THE PART TO BUY. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED AS SHE BACKED OUT OF A PARKING LOT, SHE THOUGHT SHE HIT A CURB, BUT THERE WAS NOTHING BEHIND HER. SHE PULLED INTO TRAFFIC, BUT THE VEHICLE HAD NO SPEED. IT WAS MAKING A STRANGE NOISE AND SHE HAD NO CRUISE CONTROL. THEN A STRANGE SYMBOL APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD. IT WAS A PICTURE OF A WRENCH. THE CONSUMER LOOKED IT UP IN THE MANUAL, AND IT SAID IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY AND TO CALL THE DEALER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE PART WAS NO LONGER BEING MADE, DUE TO THE COMPANY WHO WAS MAKING THEM FOR FORD WENT BANKRUPT AND THERE WAS NO DATE AS TO WHEN FORD WOULD BE PUTTING THE PART BACK INTO PRODUCTION. *JB

I HAVE A 2006 FORD 500 THE DEALER REPLACED MY REAR BRAKES AT 14,000 MILES N/C. AT 28,000 I PAID FOR BOTH REAR & FRONT BRAKES ROTORS AND CALIPERS, AT 52,000 MILES REAR & FRONT PADS I WAS JUST TOLD AT 76,000 I NEED THE WORKS AGAIN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. DURING BRAKE APPLICATION AT 40 MPH THE ALL WEATHER FLOOR-MAT SHIFTED ONTO THE TOP SURFACE OF THE BRAKE PEDAL AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL. CONSEQUENTLY THERE WAS AN UNINTENDED INCREASE IN ACCELERATION. SHE REAR-ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. SHE WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL WITH MODERATE INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTO BODY SHOP. THE FAILURE OCCURRED PREVIOUSLY ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS; WHICH THERE WERE NO PERSONAL INJURIES OR VEHICLE DAMAGE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 10/27/09 *BF UPDATED 10/29/09.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ENTER A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND STALLED; HOWEVER, HE WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR FACILITY AND THE OXYGEN SENSOR AND THE THROTTLE BODY WERE REPLACED. SINCE THE THROTTLE BODY WAS ON BACK ORDER THE COMPONENT WAS EXCHANGED WITH A USED PART. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 37,699.

I OWN A 2006 FORD FIVE HUNDRED WHICH I PURCHASED USED WITH APPROX. 12000 MILES. PRIOR TO THE PURCHASE FORD RECALLED IT AND PUT NEW BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS ON THE REAR. IT NOW HAS 29000 MILES ON IT AND THE REAR PADS ARE WORN OUT AND FORD SAYS THE ROTORS NEED REPLACING. THE BRAKES DRAG IN THE REAR. FORD SAYS THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE. I HAVE RESEARCHED ON LINE AND FOUND A LARGE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS IDENTICAL TO MINE. THIS IS A MANUFACTURER DESIGN PROBLEM AND A SAFETY HAZARD SINCE THERE ARE REPORTS OF THE BRAKES WEARING COMPLETELY INTO THE ROTOR AND LOCKING CAUSING ACCIDENTS. THE OWNER HAS NO CLUE SINCE THEY WEAR OUT SO FAST. FORD SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR DESIGN FLAW BEFORE THERE ARE DEATHS CAUSED BY THIS FLAW. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. WHENEVER THE CONTACT CHANGES GEARS ON THE TRANSMISSION, THE VEHICLE WILL SUDDENLY SURGE FORWARD. THE BRAKES MUST BE APPLIED IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, SHE NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SOMETIMES FAIL TO ACCELERATE AFTER COMING TO A STOP. THE FAILURE OCCURS AT ANY SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 43,400.

AT RANDOM TIMES THE VEHICLE WILL SURGE FORWARD WHEN IN DRIVE, WITHOUT PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDDLE. VEHICLE WILL THEN STALL. AFTER WAITING A MINUTE BEFORE RESTARTING IT WILL OPERATE NORMALLY, THEN DO THE SAME THING A DAY OR TWO LATER. THIS VEHICLE HAS NO AFTER MARKET EQUIPMENT INSTALLED AND NO CORRECTIVE ACTION HAS BEEN TAKEN AT THIS TIME. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. ON JUNE 21, 2009, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER THE FOLLOWING DAY. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE AIR FLOW SENSOR, TP SENSOR, AND THROTTLE BODY WERE THE REASONS FOR THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE'S WARRANTY ONLY COVERED THE AIR FLOW SENSOR. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT THE OTHER TWO COMPONENTS SHOULD ALSO BE COVERED AND THAT THIS WAS A SAFETY DEFECT THAT NEEDS CORRECTING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,647.

2006 FORD FIVE HUNDRED, INTERNAL FAILURE OF CVT TRANSMISSION(TORQUE CONVERTER AND SHAFT), SLOW PROGRESSIVE FAILURE, FORD WOULD NOT ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY DESPITE NUMEROUS OTHER NATIONWIDE COMPLAINTS. PLEASE NOTE FORD NO LONGER USES THIS TYPE OF TRANSMISSION IN THEIR VEHICLES. OVER 5,000 DOLLARS TO REPLACE. HAD CAR FOR 1.5 YEARS. *TR

DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE LOW BEAM BULB HOLDER/MOUNTS/SOCKET, MELTED- DEFORMED. *TR

I HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE REAR BRAKES CHANGED TWICE SINCE OWNING MY 2006 FORD 500 SINCE IT WAS NEW. I HAVE 45,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. FRONT BRAKES ARE STILL 75% GOOD. I BELIEVE FORD HAS A DESIGN FLAW AND SHOULD HAVE A NATIONAL RECALL. *TR

POWER DRIVERS WINDOW INTERMITTENTLY MALFUNCTIONS, WHEN WINDOW IS PART WAY DOWN AND PUSH BUTTON TO GO UP THE WINDOW GOES DOWN INSTEAD OF UP, WHEN IT REACHES 3/4 OF THE WAY DOWN IT STOPS ON ITS OWN, THEN YOU PUSH THE UP BUTTON AGAIN AND IT DOES NOTHING, THEN YOU PUSH THE UP BOTTOM AGAIN AND IT FINALLY GOES UP. *TR

IN JUNE 2007, MY WIFE TOOK OUR 2006 FORD FIVE HUNDRED (SEL) TO THE LOCAL DEALER FOR AN OIL CHANGE. SHE WAS INFORMED AT THE TIME THAT SHE NEEDED TO HAVE THE REAR BRAKE PADS REPLACED. THE CAR HAD ONLY 26,800 MILES ON IT. I WAS IN DISBELIEF AND TOLD HER NOT TO ALLOW THE WORK. I TOOK THE CAR TO AN AUTO SERVICE CENTER THAT I TRUSTED THE NEXT DAY. SURE ENOUGH, THE PADS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I HAD THEM DO THE WORK. I THEN COMPLAINED TO THE LOCAL DEALER THAT THIS WEAR RATE WAS UNACCEPTABLE AND CARS NORMALLY GO SIGNIFICANTLY LONGER BEFORE NEEDING REAR PAD REPLACEMENT. I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM THEM STATING THAT THE "BRAKE WEAR ON YOUR VEHICLE IS CONSIDERED TO BE WITHIN NORMAL PARAMETERS" . I KNEW THIS WAS NOT TRUE. IN JULY, I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM FORD MOTOR CO. STATING THAT THEY WERE EXTENDING THE WARRANTY ON THE REAR PADS TO 36,000. I RECEIVED A REFUND FROM THE DEALER. JUST RECENTLY AT 68,584 MILES, WE HAD TO HAVE THE PADS REPLACED ONCE AGAIN. I DON'T THINK THIS IS ACCEPTABLE WEAR FOR THESE PADS. IT COST US $227.01 TO HAVE THEM REPLACED. MY WIFE USES THIS CAR FOR BUSINESS, SO IT LOOKS LIKE WE'LL NEED TO PLAN ON REPLACING THESE PADS EVERY YEAR. INTERESTINGLY, THE FRONT PADS HAVE NOT WORN OUT YET. THE SECOND PROBLEM WE HAVE HAD IS WITH THE TIE ROD END LINKS WHICH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT 53,671 MILES. I HAVE NEVER HAD TO PERFORM THIS REPLACEMENT ON ANY OTHER VEHICLE I'VE OWNED, MANY HAVE GONE WELL OVER 100,000 MILES. I BELIEVE THERE IS A DESIGN PROBLEM WITH THE CAR IN THIS RESPECT. *

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL LINE SEPARATED FROM THE GAS FILTER, WHICH CAUSED GASOLINE TO SPILL EVERYWHERE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND INFORMED HIM TO TURN OFF THE VEHICLE BEFORE A FIRE STARTED. THE CONTACT WILL CALL THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER TO INFORM THEM OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,399.

THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE BRAKES/ROTORS ON THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE HAD THEM REPLACED 2 YEARS STRAIGHT AND NOW THIS IS THE THIRD YEAR AND THE SAME PROBLEM IS DEVELOPING. THE FIRST REPLACEMENT WAS PAID FOR BY FORD. A YEAR LATER, CROWN FORD INFORMED ME THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY, BUT REDUCED THE COST BY ONLY CHARGING ME FOR PARTS, WHICH WAS OVER $300.00+. UPON GETTING A FRONT-END ALIGNMENT, I WAS TOLD BY FIRESTONE THAT THE REAR ROTORS WILL SOON NEED TO BE REPLACED. THERE IS A PROBLEM HERE WITH THIS CAR AND BRAKES AND I FEEL I AM BEING MISLEAD. MY FORD 2006 WAS PURCHASED IN DECEMBER 2005. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. THE CONTACT HEARD A GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. A MECHANIC STATED THAT THE BRAKE PADS WERE GRINDING INTO THE ROTORS. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THE BRAKES ARE DEFECTIVE BECAUSE OF THE LOW MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WILL BE REPAIRED AT HIS EXPENSE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND NO RECALL WAS AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED. HE DISCOVERED SEVERAL OTHER CONSUMERS WHO WERE EXPERIENCING FAILURES WITH THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS WITH SUCH LOW MILEAGES ON THEIR VEHICLES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 30,544.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. EVER SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW IN 2006, THE CONTACT HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING BRAKE FAILURE. IN ADDITION, WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATES UNEXPECTEDLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER A TOTAL OF SIX TIMES AND THEY REPLACED THE THROTTLE AND CHANGED THE BRAKES EACH TIME. THE VEHICLE FAILED COMPLETELY AND WAS TOWED TO HER RESIDENCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45,922. UPDATED 3/3/09 *CN THE AIR BAG ILLUMINATED WHEN A PASSENGER SAT IN THE SEAT. THE SHIFTER WAS HARD TO MOVE. THE FRONT MOTOR MOUNT WAS BROKEN. UPDATED 03/04/09. *JB

ON JAN 8, 2009, I HAD TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 1050 MILES FROM OKLAHOMA TO OHIO. WHILE IN OHIO, 6 INCHES OF SNOW HAD FALLEN, AND THE ROADS WERE SLICK WITH SNOW AND ICE. IN PREPARING FOR MY RETURN TRIP ON JAN 11, THE TRACTION CONTROL AND ABS WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON, AND THERE WAS A SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN CONTROL AND BRAKING IN THE VEHICLE. UPON DRIVING FURTHER, THE TRANSMISSION WARNING LIGHT CAME ON, AND THE VEHICLE WENT INTO REVERSE WITH A HUGE "BANG" SOUND AND VIBRATION. THE VEHICLE'S CVT TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT CHANGE GEARS IN DRIVE WHEN THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. UPON TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF, AND BACK ON, ALL LIGHTS WOULD GO OFF, AND COME BACK ON WITHIN 5 MINUTES. AFTER THE 6TH RESTART, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AS WELL. THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT, AFTER A FEW RESTARTS, DID NOT COME BACK ON. HOWEVER, THE ABS, TRACTION CONTROL AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS STAYED ON FOR APPROXIMATELY 650 MILES. AFTER THAT TIME, ALL LIGHTS WENT OUT, BUT THE RPMS WENT FROM 2000 TO 3500 ON THEIR OWN WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN CRUISE CONTROL ON A FLAT ROAD. THAT CORRECTED ITSELF ABOUT 100 MILES LATER. UPON TAKING THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER ON MY RETURN, THEY TOLD ME THAT SINCE NO LIGHTS WERE ON, AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOW ACTING NORMALLY, THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. MY FACTORY WARRANTY EXPIRES IN 14 DAYS, AND I AM NOT SURE IF I'LL BE ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM TO THE DEALER BY THAT TIME. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT BLAMED THE MALFUNCTION ON THE COLD WEATHER AND THE SNOW, BUT THE AWD VEHICLE

PIRELLI P6 (P225/55 R18) TIRE FAILURE ON INTERSTATE 40. THE ENTIRE TREAD AREA & ABOUT 1 INCH OF THE SIDEWALL BROKE AWAY FROM BOTH SIDEWALLS. THE REMAINING TWO SIDEWALLS STAYED ON THE RIM BUT THE TREAD CAME OFF. THE TIRES ARE ORIGINAL TO THE 2006 FORD 500 - WITH 40K MILEAGE. THE OTHER 3 TIRES APPEAR TO BE OK. ALL HAVE BEEN MAINTAINED AND ROTATED EVERY 5K MILES. FORTUNATELY THERE WAS NO WRECK - I WAS EXTREMELY LUCKY CONSIDER THE TRAFFIC SPEED. I RETRIEVED THE TREAD FROM THE ROADSIDE AFTER HAVING THE TIRE REPLACED. *TR

2006 FORD FIVE HUNDRED, CAR HAS 40,000 MILES AND I HAVE REPLACED THE REAR BRAKE PADS TWICE SO FAR, ALSO THE ROTORS HAVE BEEN TURNED AND IN NEED OF BEING CHANGED AS OF RIGHT NOW. MANY OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. *TR

LOW BEAM HEADLAMP SOCKET ON THE DRIVERS SIDE FAILED. ONE OF THE SOCKET CONTACTS SHOWED EVIDENCE OF A CATASTROPHIC ELECTRICAL FAILURE - LOOKS LIKE SEVERE ARCING, BURNED PLASTIC, BROKEN SOCKET SHELL AND BADLY BURNED PIN IN THE LAMP. THE LAMP ITSELF IS STILL O.K., EXCEPT FOR THE BADLY BURNED PIN. ABOUT A WEEK AND A HALF LATER THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO THE LOW BEAM LAMP ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. SAME DAMAGE TO THE SAME PIN IN THE SOCKET. THAT LAMP IS ALSO O.K. EXCEPT FOR THE BURNED PIN. THIS WOULD APPEAR TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THE SOCKETS/VEHICLE WIRING, NOT THE LAMPS. THESE LAMPS ARE MOUNTED QUITE HIGH AND ARE REASONABLY WELL PROTECTED SO IT IS UNLIKELY THAT THIS IS A MOISTURE PROBLEM. THE COST OF THE REPLACEMENT SOCKET FROM FORD IS SIMPLY OUTRAGEOUS! DEALER SAYS THIS IS THE FIRST CASE THEY'VE SEEN OF THIS HAPPENING - BUT I HEARD THE SAME THING WHEN I HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE REAR BRAKES AND I NOW KNOW THAT CERTAINLY WASN'T TRUE! HAS ANYONE ELSE HAD THIS PROBLEM? *TR

AT 37,000 MILES (MOSTLY FREEWAY MILES) I WAS GETTING A LOUD GRINDING SOUND FROM MY REAR BRAKES. DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR PADS WERE TOTALLY WORN AWAY AND THE ROTORS WERE RUINED. THE MECHANIC SAID IT LOOKED AS IF THE CALIPERS WERE NOT OPENING PROPERLY, CAUSING A CONTINUAL DRAG OF THE PADS AGAINST THE ROTORS. THE FRONT PADS AND ROTORS ALSO NEEDED REPLACING AS THEY WERE WORN BEYOND THE POINT OF BEING RESURFACED. TOTAL BILL = $1,200! I LATER FOUND OUT FORD HAD KNOWN ABOUT A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKE PADS, BUT I DID NOT RECEIVE ANY NOTICE FROM THEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 10-15 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD MAKE A SCRAPING SOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR ROUTINE SERVICE AND REAR BRAKE FAILURE WAS DISCOVERED. THE PADS AND ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED. TSB NUMBER 10021463 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) WAS REFERENCED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000. UPDATED 12-15-08 *BF UPDATED 12/17/08. *JB

I TOOK MY FORD 500 IN FOR THE REAR BRAKE RECALL,THEY REPLACED THE PADS ,BUT THE ROTORS WERE WITHIN LIMITS,SO THEY TURNED THEM DOWN. NOW WHEN IT COMES TIME FOR NORMAL BRAKE REPLACEMENT,I WILL PROBABLY HAVE TO REPLACE THE ROTORS ON MY OWN. IN OTHER WORDS, FORD ONLY GAVE ME A SET OF PADS,WHICH SURE IS A CHEAP WAY OUT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, A WARNING LIGHT MESSAGE APPEARED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL THAT READ, "OIL LIFE ZERO PERCENT CHANGE OIL." THE WARNING LIGHT WAS CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATED; THEREFORE, THE CONTACT COULD NOT READ THE ODOMETER. HE ATTEMPTED TO RESET THE FAILURE, BUT THE MESSAGE REMAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR AN OIL CHANGE, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED FOR THIS FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS VERY FRUSTRATING BECAUSE IT WAS CRITICAL TO READ THE ODOMETER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 54,750. UPDATED 07/15/08. *LJ UPDATED 07/15/08

CRASHED INTO TELEPHONE POLE TRYING TO MISS A CAT AND BROKE POLE IN HALF ON MOTHER'S DAY (5/11). NONE OF THE SIX AIR BAGS IN MY 2006 FORD 500 DEPLOYED. SPOKE TO MANUFACTURER THEY SAID SINCE I SPOKE TO MY INSURANCE COMPANY FIRST THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING TO HELP ME. THE INSURANCE COMPANY HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE AIR BAGS IN MY VEHICLE NOT WORKING. I FEEL THIS IS A MALFUNCTION AND FORD SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS. I BOUGHT THIS CAR BECAUSE OF THE SAFETY FEATURES DUE TO HAVING TWO SMALL CHILDREN. THE BODY MAN WHO LOOKED AT THE CAR SAID IT WAS CLOSE ENOUGH TO THE SENSORS THE BAGS SHOULD HAVE WORKED. MY INSURANCE COMPANY ADVISED ME TO TALK WITH THE MANUFACTURER ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. *TR

THE NEW CAR REAR BRAKES HAVE EXCESSIVE WEAR ON THE ROTORS AND WHEN WET THE BRAKE PADS EXPAND CAUSING THE CAR TO JERK EXCESSIVELY WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. THIS CONDITION IS EXTREMELY EXCESSIVE AT VERY VERY SLOW SPEEDS. WHEN PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT HOURS AFTER A RAIN THE EXCESSIVE BRAKES CAN EVEN CAUSE NECK PAIN. MY CONCERN IS THAT EVEN THOUGH I KNOW FORD WILL REPLACE THESE BRAKE PADS AS PROMISED: I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT THE ROTORS THAT HAVE VERY EXCESSIVE WEAR WILL BE TUNED AND NOT REPLACED. IT APPEARS TO THE NAKED EYE THAT A QUARTER OF AN INCH HAS BEEN WORN OFF OF THE ROTORS, AND THE CAR ONLY HAS 12500 MILES ON IT. FORD IS AWARE OF THE BRAKE PROBLEM, BUT IS WAITING FOR THE EXCESSIVE WEAR TO REPLACE THE PADS. WHAT SHOULD I DO? *TR

LEFT HEADLAMP (RUNNING LAMP) IS NOT WORKING. WENT TO CHANGE THE BULB AND FOUND THE END OF THE HARNESS IS MELTED. LOOKS LIKE A POSSIBLE FIRE HAZARD. WILL TAKE TO DEALER ASAP FOR REPAIR. *TR

SINCE THE DAY WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, THE GAS MILEAGE HAS ALWAYS BEEN WELL BELOW THE AVERAGE FOR THIS VEHICLE. COMBINED CITY/HIGHWAY HAS NEVER EXCEEDED 17 MPG AND IT HAD DEGRADED TO 12 MPG UNTIL THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT REPLACED A DEFECTIVE EVAP HOSE/FITTING. THE MPG RETURNED TO 17 MPG BRIEFLY BUT HAS SINCE FALLEN OFF TO 13 MPG. THE DEALERSHIP WE BOUGHT VEHICLE FROM (CHAMPION FORD) HAS BEEN UNABLE TO REMEDY. *TR

WE HAVE A 2006 FORD 500 WHICH HAD THE CVT TRANSMISSION REPLACED AFTER 4 WEEKS. THE TRANSMISSION CONTINUES TO HAVE A SIGNIFICANT DELAY IN ENGAGING IN REVERSE. MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER DID NOT WAIT UNTIL THE TRANSMISSION ENGAGED AND HAVE ON OCCASION LURCHED BACKWARDS ALMOST RUNNING OVER HER LITTLE BROTHER. WITH THE FRONT OF THE CAR ON A DECLINE THE CAR WILL ROLL FORWARD WHEN IN REVERSE UNTIL IT ENGAGES AND THE USER DEPRESSES THE THROTTLE. OLATHE FORD AND A FACTORY REP. INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND SUPPOSEDLY THE VEHICLE IS WITHIN SPECS. I DON'T THINK SO, THE CAR ALSO WHINES WHEN TURNING CORNERS. I THINK THE CVT TRANSMISSION IS OUT OF SPECS. FORD DOESN'T USE IT ANYMORE, NOR DO I WANT TO. I HAVE HAD MANY FORDS, THIS WILL BE MY LAST IF THIS ISN'T RESOLVED TO MY SATISFACTION. THE CAR ALSO HAS THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WHICH INTERMITTENTLY GOES OUT, WINDSHIELD LEAKS WATER AND AIR. ANSWER SOON, I AM GOING TO BBB, NHTSA AND KANSAS CONSUMER PROTECTION. THIS CAR IS A LEMON, I WANT A WORKING ONE. *TR

2006 FORD FIVE HUNDRED WITH POORLY DESIGNED FRONT END. CONSUMER STATES THAT VEHICLE FRONT END IS LOW ENOUGH THAT IT SCRAPES DRIVEWAYS AND CURBS. *NJ WHEN THE CONSUMER SLOWLY DROVE UP THE DRIVEWAY, WHERE THERE WAS SLIGHTLY MORE THAN A NORMAL INCLINE, THE FRONT END SCRAPED THE DRIVEWAY AND TORE THE RIGHT SIDE INNER WHEEL WELL AND MUD FLAP COMPLETELY OUT OF THE WHEEL WELL AND THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE RIGHT OUT OF CONTROL. THERE WAS NO BODY DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER, THE BRAKE PADS RUB THE ROTORS AND HEAT THE PADS AND ROTORS DURING STOPPING. THE CONTACT NOTICED THE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ONCE AND THEY ACKNOWLEDGED THE FAILURE AND EXTENDED THE WARRANTY. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 5,800 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. THE CONTACT HEARD A GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WHEN HE SHIFTED INTO REVERSE. THE REAR BRAKES WOULD ALSO CONTINUOUSLY GRIND. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE REAR BRAKES AND ROTORS CAUSED THE FAILURE. AS OF OCTOBER 24, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE UPDATED 11/14/07

HAD TO REPLACE REAR LEFT AND RIGHT BRAKE DISC PAD AND ROTORS @ 37,249 MILES. *TR. RECEIVED 12/27/07 64200. UPDATED 12/12/07

STARTING AROUNG 37,500 I'VE HAD 8 FAILURES WHILE DRIVING CAR CUTS OFF AND I HAD TO TURN IGNITION OFF AND ON FOR CAR TO WORKED RIGHT AT THE TIME I DID NOT REALIZED IT WAS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. TODAY 9/10/2007 HAD CAR CHECKED OUT AND SEVICE TECHNICIAN ADVISED TO REPLACE MECHTRONIC VALVE BODY REPLACE FOR A COST OF $1,900.00 I DECLINED. I ADVISED SERVICE REP TO REPROGRAMMED PCM TO LATEST CALIBRATION. *TR UPDATED 01-14-08. *KB UPDATED 12/12/07.

TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REBUILT. POWER INPUT SHAFT AND BEARINGS FAILED RESULTING IN THE NEED FOR A $5,078.60 REPAIR.

THIS IS IN REGARD TO A 2006 FORD FIVE HUNDRED WITH REAR BRAKE GRINDING. I RECEIVED A NOTICE ( 07N10)FROM FORD MOTOR COMPANY JULY 2007 . IT STATED THAT MY VEHICLE MAY HAVE HAD DIRECT EXPOSURE TO MOISTURE FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD THAT MAY HAVE CAUSED THE BRAKE PADS TO SWELL AND CREATE A SLIGHT DRAG CONDITION. LOW LEVELS OF BRAKE DRAG COULD LEAD TO PREMATURE BRAKE PAD WEAR. AT 36,000 MILES THE REAR BRAKES BEGAN TO GRIND . THE REAR BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED AT NO CHARGE . WHEN I BROUGHT THE AUTO TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE IT WAS AN ALL WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLE. WHEN THE APPOINTMENT WAS MADE TO HAVE THE REPAIRS COMPLETED AT THE DEALER I WAS INSURED ALL THE PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. TO MY SURPRISE THE DEALER DID NOT HAVE ALL THE NEEDED PARTS TO MAKE THE REPAIRS. FORTUNATELY ANOTHER DEALER IN THE AREA HAD THE NEEDED PARTS. THE DEALER FURNISHED A LOANER CAR FOR 5 DAYS . WHEN I PICKED UP THE CAR ONLY THE REAR BRAKES WERE REPLACED. IF THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE IS IN FACT "MOISTURE" THEN WHY WOULDN'T ALL THE PADS NEED TO BE REPLACED? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. THE CONTACT TOOK HIS VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE AND THEY DISCOVERED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE HAD EXCESSIVE WEAR. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE ALIGNED AND THE STRUTS CHANGED AT THAT TIME. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 30,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,000. THE CONSUMER STATED THE TIRES WERE ONLY DAMAGED ON THE LEFT SIDE, AND THEY HAD TO LOWER THE STRUTS AND ROTATE THE UPPER MOUNTS TO GET VEHICLE TO ALIGN PROPERLY. THE CONSUMER FURTHER STATED THAT THIS NO FAULT OF THE DEALER BUT THAT FORD AUTHORIZE 50% REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE TIRES AND NONE FOR THE ALIGNMENT. THE CONSUMER PROVIDED A COPY OF THE REPAIR INVOICE. THE DEALER STATED VEHICLE STARTS AND STALLS IN THE COLD WHEN USING THE REMOTE START. UPDATED 08/07/07 *TR

REAR BRAKES WENT OUT AT 23,000 MILES. NEEDED NEW ROTORS AND PADS. FORD MAKES DISPOSABLE ROTORS, IN THAT THEY CAN'T BE TURNED OR RESURFACED. THEY ARE THROW AWAY ROTORS, AND I HAD TO BUY ALL NEW ONES AT $100 A PIECE. WHY DID REAR GO OUT BEFORE FRONT? WHY DOES FORD MAKE DISPOSABLE PARTS? DON'T KNOW, BUT IT IS A SHAME AND A RIP OFF.*AK

2006 FORD FIVE HUNDRED CUSTOMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN**CC THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS AND THE DEALER STILL CAN NOT DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER HAS PERFORMED BRAKE SERVICE TO NO AVAIL. THE VEHICLE STILL CONTINUES TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN. *TR

WITHIN FOUR DAYS OF OIL/LUBE AND FILTER THE REAR BRAKES AND ROTORS NEEDED TO BE COMPLETELY REPLACED ON THE 2005 FORD 500 WITH 20,000 MILES. IT COST $375, NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY OR BY DEALER. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S REAR BRAKE DISCS LOCKED UP AND BEGAN TO GRIND. THE DISCS WERE REPLACED, BUT THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE NO PREVIOUS SIGNS OF POSSIBLE BRAKE FAILURE. A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP REPAIRED TWO ROTORS. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT IT IS A COMMON FAILURE FOR THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE. FORD ACKNOWLEDGES THE FAILURE BUT WILL NOT ISSUE A RECALL OR PROVIDE RESTITUTION. THE ENGINE SIZE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 26,800. UPDATED 06/15/07 *TR

REAR BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS TOO SMALL AND WEAR OUT BEFORE 10,000 MILES. AT 3,000 MILES I INFORMED THE DEALER THAT REAR WHEELS WERE COLLECTING LARGE AMOUNTS OF BRAKE DUST. SERVICE ADVISOR FOUND NO PROBLEMS WITH BRAKES AT THAT TIME. TEN MONTHS LATER, I WAS INFORMED BY SERVICE ADVISOR THAT THE REAR BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS WERE DESIGNED TOO SMALL AND THE PADS AND ROTORS WERE WEARING OUT PREMATURELY. SERVICE ADVISOR SAID THEY THEY WERE REPLACING REAR PADS AND ROTORS ON NUMEROUS FORD FIVE HUNDREDS PRIOR TO 10,000 MILES. SERVICE ADVISOR SAID THAT FORD WOULD PAY THE COST IF VEHICLE WAS LESS THAN 12 MONTHS OLD. *JB

I BOUGHT MY 2006 FORD 500 IN JUNE OF 2006. I HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE REAR BRAKES GETTING VERY DUSTY (ON RIMS), SO I WENT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND ASKED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. AT THE TIME THE ANSWER WAS, "THOSE ARE THE BRAKES WHICH THE MANUFACTURER INSTALLED AND THERE IS NOTHING WE CAN DO ABOUT IT. SO, I HAD TO ACCEPT THIS ANSWER AND GO ON ABOUT MY BUSINESS. AT 12000 MILES (DECEMBER 2006) I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE. WHEN THEY WERE DRIVING MY CAR IN FOR THE OIL CHANGE THEY NOTICED A SQUEELING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR WHEELS. I GUESS THEY CHECKED THE REAR WHEELS AND FOUND EXCESSIVE WEAR ON THE REAR BRAKES. ANYHOW, NOW THEY HAVE CHANGED AND REPAIRED THE BRAKES. I WAS TOLD WHEN I PICKED UP THE CAR THAT THERE WAS AN SERVICE BULLETIN ON THE BRAKE PROBLEM.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS WORE OUT QUICKLY. THE CONTACT EXPRESSED THERE WAS TOO MUCH BRAKE DUST IN THE REAR BRAKES. THE SERVICE DEALER DID NOT FIND ANY PROBLEM.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 55 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED, THE VEHICLE DROVE OFF THE ROAD AND INTO AN EMBANKMENT OF A CREEK FLIPPING THE VEHICLE ONTO ITS ROOF. THE FRONT AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY ALTHOUGH THE SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AND THE SEAT BELT WAS WORN. A FENCE POST WAS DAMAGED IN THE ACCIDENT. THE CONTACT WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL AND TREATED FOR BUMPS AND BRUISES TO THE BODY AND HEAD. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN IMPOUND AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH AND RELEASING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN. IT WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED THAT WAY. THE CONSUMER STATED IF SEEMED AS THOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS SET ON CRUISE CONTROL. UPDATED 10/13/06. *JB

2006 FORD FIVE HUNDRED TIRE BLEW OUT CAUSING CONSUMER TO LOOSE CONTROL AND OVERTURN THE VEHICLE. *KB * THE CONSUMER STATED SHE FELT A VIBRATION PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. *JB THE CONSUMER STATED IT DID NOT APPEAR THAT THE INCIDENT WAS DUE TO A TIRE FAILURE. POSSIBLY THE LUG NUTS AND WHEEL WERE THE CAUSE. UPDATED 09/24/06. *JB