Ford Five Hundred Complaints (2006)

364 consumer complaints on file.

#10361543October 21, 2010
TIRES, TIRES:SIDEWALL
SEVERE SIDEWALL CRACKING OF CONTINENTAL CT95 TIRES. ISSUE WIDELY REPORTED ONLINE. TIRES AT 60% OF TREAD, 3.5 YEARS SINCE NEW. REMAINDER OF TIRE IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10358693October 1, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:REAR WINDOW, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2006 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. CONSUMER WRITES REGARDING PREMATURE PAD AND ROTOR WEAR *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED SHE HEARD A GRINDING NOISE AND/OR DRAGGING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR WHEELS. THE LEFT AND RIGHT WHEELS NEEDED NEW BRAKES AND ROTORS. THE CONSUMER STATED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY HAD BEEN ISSUED FOR THE BRAKES IN 2007, BECAUSE FORD KNEW THERE WAS A PROBLEM. ALSO, THE BLOWER MOTOR BEHIND THE GLOVE BOX HAD TO BE REPLACED AND THE REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER WAS DEFECTIVE AND HAD TO BE REPLACED AS WELL. THE GASKET BETWEEN THE CRANK SHAFT SUPPORT HOUSING WAS REPLACED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10358281September 29, 2010
POWER TRAIN
2006 FORD FIVE HUNDRED THROTTLE BODY FAILURE CAUSED CAR TO STALL ON HIGHWAY. THEN IT SURGED FORWARD LATER THAT DAY GOING FROM PARK TO DRIVE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10358039September 28, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I OWN A 2006 FORD FIVEHUNDRED. FROM THE VERY BEGINNING, MY CAR HAS LUNGED/SURGED FORWARD AND BACKWARDS. I CALLED FORD CORPORATE OFFICE ON THREE VARIOUS OCCASIONS TO FILE A COMPLAINT AND ASK FOR A REPAIR. EACH TIME I WAS TOLD THAT FORD WAS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR DETERMINING THE PROBLEM. ON SEPT. 27, 2010, AT A STOP LIGHT, THE CAR SURGED TO 3000 RPM'S AND I WAS SCARED. I KEPT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, BUT I THOUGHT AT THAT SPEED, THE BRAKE MAY FAIL. I WAS GOING TO TURN THE CAR OFF, BUT INSTEAD, I TURNED THE AIR CONDITIONER OFF AND THE SURGING WAS REDUCED TO 1000 RPM'S. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. WHAT IS FORD WAITING FOR? THE CAR NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AND REPAIRS MADE, BEFORE A MAJOR ACCIDENT AND LAW SUITS ENSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10356809September 21, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2006 FORD 500 SEL WITH CVT. CAR BUCKS WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO 20 MPF. ALSO WILL NOT ACCELERATE SO I CANNOT PASS TRUCKS ON THE HIGHWAY. REAL DANGEROUS. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHILE STILL IN WARRANTY AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING EXCEPT TO TRY TO SELL ME A MASTER CONTROL FOR $2100 AND THEY WOULD NOT GUARANTEE THIS WAS THE PROBLEM. THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10356594September 20, 2010
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
MY CAR STARTED LUNGING FORWARD AND DYING WHEN I WAS EITHER IDLE OR WHEN I STOPPED AND STARTED UP AGAIN. THE THROTTLE LIGHT AND ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. SOMETIMES WHEN YOU WOULD TURN THE IGNITION OFF AND THEN RESTART THE THROTTLE LIGHT WOULD GO OFF. I HAVE NOTICED SOME DIFFERENCE IN FUEL MILEAGE. IF I DON'T HAVE MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND IT STARTS FORWARD SOMETIMES IT WOULD LUNGE, BUT NOT ALL THE TIME. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO GET THE COMPUTER FLASHED BY A GOODYEAR PLACE IN NORTH LITTLE ROCK, AR. IT HAS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES MORE SINCE THEY FLASHED IT. THAT WAS ABOUT THREE WEEKS AGO. THE DATE NOW IS SEPT. 20. I WANTED TO REPORT IT, BECAUSE WITH THE LUNGING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, I AM AFRAID THAT I WILL REAR END SOMEONE ALL BECAUSE OF THE LUNGING, WHICH IS UNEXPECTED. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).*TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10355275September 13, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. THE CONTACT WAS BRAKING TO A COMPLETE STOP WHEN THE VEHICLE ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS DEFECTIVE AND WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS LEFT WITH THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 48,600.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10354962September 11, 2010
POWER TRAIN, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WHEN YOU SHIFT OUT OF PARK INTO EITHER REVERSE OR DRIVE THE CAR SURGES FORWARD VERY QUICKLY. IF YOU DON'T HOLD THE BRAKE TO THE FLOOR YOU CAN'T STOP IT. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS! WHEN UNLOADING MY CHILDREN AT SCHOOL I ALMOST RAN OVER A CHILD DUE TO THIS DEFECT. WHEN I LOOKED ONLINE I FOUND THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE. FORD WON'T RECALL IT AND THE PARTS (THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY $800) ARE ON A 2 MONTH BACK ORDER! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10353483September 2, 2010
POWER TRAIN
I BOUGHT MY 2006 FORD 500 USED IN 2009 AND ONLY A FEW MONTHS AFTERWARDS I EXPERIENCED "LURCHING" OF THE VEHICLE WHILE I WAS SLOWING ACCELERATING OR REVERSING. THIS ALMOST CAUSED ME TO CRASH INTO MY GARAGE AND IS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN I AM REVERSING IN A PARKING LOT AS THERE ARE PEDESTRIANS. THIS HAPPENED RANDOMLY FOR ABOUT 9 MONTHS WITH NO AFTEREFFECTS. NO LIGHT TURNED ON OR ANYTHING SEEMED TO WRONG OTHER THAN THE RANDOM LURCHING. HOWEVER, 9 MONTHS AFTER I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE I WAS STOPPED IN DRIVE TO LET MY FAMILY OUT OF MY CAR IN A PARKING LOT AND THE CAR LURCHED WHILE I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND THE GEAR IN DRIVE. THE WRENCH LIGHT THEN CAME ON AND THE CAR DROVE ODDLY (SOUNDED WEIRD AND DIDN'T ACCELERATE WELL) AFTER THAT. I EVENTUALLY PARKED IT AND WHEN I RETURNED AND TURNED THE CAR BACK ON THE LIGHT WAS OFF AND THE CAR SOUNDED FINE. THEN 2 MONTHS LATER I STARTED MY CAR AND PUT IT INTO REVERSE AND IMMEDIATELY NOTICED THE CAR SOUND WEIRD AGAIN AND WAS NOT ACCELERATING. I PUT IT INTO DRIVE AND BASICALLY COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BECAUSE THERE WAS NO ACCELERATION. THE WRENCH LIGHT WAS ON AGAIN. THIS TIME I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY TOLD ME I HAD TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY. I HAVE NOT HAD IT REPAIRED YET AS I AM FIGHTING WITH THEM ABOUT THE WARRANTY I PURCHASED AND TRYING TO FIND THE BEST PRICE AS THIS SEEMS TO BE A RECURRING PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10353351September 1, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. WHILE STOPPED AT A LIGHT THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 80000. UPDATED 12/22/10 *BF UPDATED 12/23/10*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10353381September 1, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30-35 MPH THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED RAPIDLY. HE ENGAGED THE BRAKES IMMEDIATELY TO STOP THE VEHICLE FROM ACCELERATING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED 7 TO 8 TIMES AND THE FAILURE ALSO HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE. HE CALLED THE DEALER AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10352154August 26, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD ABNORMALLY STALL OR JERK VIOLENTLY WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE CONTACT ALSO EXPERIENCED ABNORMAL SURGING, WHICH WOULD OCCUR FREQUENTLY. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY HAD GONE INTO FAILSAFE MODE, CAUSING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 96,000. UPDATED 12/7/10 *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10351752August 25, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I HAVE A 2006 FORD FIVEHUNDRED, IT HAS BEEN LUNGING WHEN PUT IN GEAR AND EVEN SOMETIMES JUST AS YOU LET YOUR FOOT OFF THE BRAKE. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS SINCE I ALMOST REAR ENDED SOMEONE WHILE WAITING IN LINE AT THE DRIVE THROUGH. LAST WEEK IT STARTING TO ACT AS IF IT WANTED TO STALL. I TOOK IT TO THE FORD GARAGE AND THEY STATED I WILL NEED THE THROTTLE BODY REPLACED AND IT WILL COST $770 TO FIX IT AND THE PART IS ON BACK ORDER. AFTER SOME RESEARCH, I FOUND THAT ALOT OF PEOPLE WITH THIS CAR ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10350720August 20, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REVERSE OUT OF A PARKING SPACE WITH THE BRAKES APPLIED, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ABNORMALLY. THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY WHILE IN REVERSE. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AT THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY, WHICH HE ADVISED WAS ON BACK ORDER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 83,000. UPDATED 11/16/10. *LJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10349962August 17, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
FORD NEEDS TO HAVE A RECALL REGARDING THE FIVE HUNDREDS LUNGING WHEN PUT IN REVERSE AND SOMETIMES WHEN PUT INTO DRIVE. MINE STARTED THIS ABOUT A YEAR AGO AND I DON'T HAVE TO PUT MY FOOT ON THE GAS TO GO IN REVERSE. EVEN WHEN PARKED DOWNHILL! MY HUSBAND AND I KNOW YOU MUST KEEP YOUR FOOT ON THE BRAKE ANYTIME YOU TAKE THE CAR OUT OF GEAR. IT'S VERY SCARY AND WE WILL NOT LET ANYONE DRIVE THE CAR FOR FEAR OF AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10349317August 14, 2010
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE
I HAVE A 2006 FORD 500 AND WHILE SITTING AT A RESTAURANT I PUT MY CAR INTO REVERSE TO BACK OUT OF THE PARKING SPACE WHEN IT SURGED BACKWARD AND I HAD NO CONTROL. SO I BRAKED AND PUT IN FORWARD. THEN IT SURGED FORWARD AND I HAD TO HARD BRAKE IT TO STOP THE CAR. IT HAD BEEN MAKING A NOISE LIKE THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE POWER STEERING. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND A TOW TRUCK AND HAD IT TAKEN IN. THE DEALERSHIP RAN A DIAGNOSIS AND SAID IT WAS THE THROTTLE BOTTLE. SINCE I WAS ABOUT 50 MILES FROM HONE I HAD IT TOWED BACK TO MY CITY WHERE I AM HAVING THE THROTTLE BODY REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10349073August 12, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE VEHICLE IT BEGAN TO LUNGE FORWARD. EXTREME PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER TO KEEP THE VEHICLE FROM SURGING FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE MOTOR MOUNTS AND THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER INFORMED HER THAT THIS WAS VERY COMMON FAILURE AMONG HER YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 74,000. UPDATED 11/05/10. *LJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10349112August 12, 2010
POWER TRAIN
I OWN A 2006 FORD FIVE HUNDRED, LIMITED EDITION. WHEN THE CAR IS PUT IN GEAR, EITHER DRIVE OR REVERSE, WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, IT LURCHES FORWARD OR BACKWARDS 75% OF THE TIME. I BOUGHT MY CAR USED ALMOST TWO YEARS AGO WITH 71,000 MILES, AND THOUGHT THE LURCHING WAS NORMAL. I TOOK MY CAR TO A REPAIR SHOP, AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE TYPE OF TRANSMISSION. UPON FURTHER RESEARCH, I FOUND OUT THEIR THEORY WAS FALSE, AND IT TURNS OUT THE THROTTLE BODY GOES BAD AFTER ABOUT 30,000 MILES. THE LURCHING OCCURS AT LEAST ONCE A DAY, EVEN AFTER THE CAR HAS BEEN RUNNING FOR OVER 30 MINUTES. I HAVE BEEN LUCKY THAT I HAVE NOT INJURED ANYONE WITH THE SUDDEN LURCHING BECAUSE I WORK IN A BUSY DOWNTOWN CITY. SINCE I PARK IN CROWDED LOTS AND GARAGES, I HAVE COME EXTREMELY CLOSE TO HITTING OTHER VEHICLES WHILE I'M SIMPLY PUTTING MY CAR IN PARK. THE PROBLEM WASN'T AS BAD WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT THE CAR, BUT NOW THAT IT'S GETTING OLDER, I'M REALLY NOTICING THE LURCHING OCCURRING MORE FREQUENTLY. WHEN ANOTHER MEMBER OF MY FAMILY DROVE MY CAR RECENTLY, A FENCE ON OUR PROPERTY WAS STRUCK DUE TO THE LURCHING. THUS FAR, I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO RECTIFY THIS ISSUE BECAUSE THE PART NEEDED (THROTTLE BODY) IS CURRENTLY ON BACK ORDER FOR A FEW MONTHS. I'M HOPING FORD IS FORCED TO RECALL THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE IT HAS THE POTENTIAL OF BEING DANGEROUS OR EVEN DEADLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10348724August 11, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP AND HAVING HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THEN LETTING GO THE VEHICLE WOULD SURGE. THE CONTACT HAD TO FORCE PRESSURE ON THE BRAKES IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE IT DIAGNOSED AND THEY STATED THAT THE BODY THROTTLE CONTROL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE HAVE BEEN NO REPAIRS DUE TO THE BACK ORDER ON THE PART. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37200 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 37419. UPDATED 10/25/10 *BF UPDATED 10/27/10 *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10347900August 7, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, EQUIPMENT
AFTER HAVING BEEN DRIVEN FOR 30-45 MIN, THE CAR WAS PARKED WITH MOTOR RUNNING FOR 5-10 MIN. GOT BACK IN CAR, PUT FOOT ON BREAK PEDAL, SHIFTED CAR INTO REVERSE, LIFTED FOOT OFF BREAK PEDAL AND CAR SUDDENLY LURCHED BACKWARDS. SLAMMED BREAKS ON AND CAR SHUT OFF. CAR HAD NO PROBLEM CRANKING RIGHT UP. DID THE SAME THING AGAIN, ONLY THIS TIME I HAD IT IN DRIVE. HIT THE BREAKS, CAR DIES AGAIN. THIS HAS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES WHILE SITTING IN LINE AT A FAST FOOD DRIVE-THRU AND HAVE ALMOST HIT CARS INFRONT OF ME WHEN I GO TO MOVE UP IN THE LINE. IF YOU TURN THE CAR ALL THE WAY OFF, IT WILL RESET AND NOT HAVE ANY PROBLEMS UNTIL THE NEXT TIME IT DECIDES TO DO IT AGAIN. I SEEM TO BE ABLE TO ELICIT THE PROBLEM BY DRIVING THE CAR FOR 30 OR SO MINUTES, STOPPING AND LETTING THE CAR SIT AND IDLE FOR 5-10 MINUTES. BINGO- IT HAPPENS. FORD DEALERSHIP SAYS IT IS THE THROTTLE BODY ON MY 2006 FORD FIVE HUNDRED AND I ACTUALLY HAD IT REPLACED IN 2007 AT APPROX 23,000 MILES (I NOW HAVE 69,500 MILES). CAR IS AWD. THANK GOD I HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY UNTIL 75,000 MILES THAT WILL COVER THIS BUT IT SEEMS THE PART TO FIX IT IS ON BACKORDER AND THEY ARE NOT SURE WHEN IT WILL BE AVAILABLE (THAT IS RIDICULOUS CONSIDERING HOW MUCH I HAVE READ ABOUT "THROTTLE BODY ISSUES" WITH THIS CAR.) I THINK IT SHOULD BE A RECALL ISSUE SINCE YOU COULD EASILY HIT SOMETHING INFRONT OR BEHIND YOU. THANKS FOR LETTING ME INFORM YOU OF THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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