2006 Ford Five Hundred

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/30/2009· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 45-50 MPH HE APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO RAPIDLY ACCELERATE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED FREQUENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE THROTTLE BODY. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE UNTIL JANUARY 22,2010. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,800. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 46,200.

• 12/30/2008· TIRES

  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

• 12/29/2010· POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,EQUIPMENT

  STARTING SINCE FEBRUARY 2010. MY CAR LUNGES FORWARD WHENEVER AT A DEAD STOP. WHEN SHIFTING TO DRIVE AND REVERSE. I HAVE HAD TO HAVE MY FOOT ON BRAKE AND EVEN ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT WHILE PARKING AND HIT THE WALL. WENT TO DEALERSHIP AND FIRST THEY SAID IT WAS MY ENGINE MOUNT THAT WAS CAUSING IT. THEN WENT AGAIN BECAUSE THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURRED AND THEY SAID I NEEDED A NEW BATTERY. THEN THEY CLAIMED IT WAS MY AIR FILTER WHICH IS A LIE. I CALLED THE FORD HEADQUARTERS AND ALL THEY CAN DO IS TAKE DOWN WHEN I CALLED AND WHAT IT WAS ABOUT. THEY ARE NO HELP WHAT SO EVER SO WHAT IS THE POINT OF THEM EVEN EXISTING IF THEY CANT HELP SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THEY CLAIM EACH DEALER IS INDEPENDENT AND THAT THEY CAN ADVISE THAT I GO TO A DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP. I HAVE WASTED A GOOD DEAL OF TIME AND MONEY. LUCKILY I WAS SMART AND BOUGHT THAT PREMIUM EXTENDED WARRANTY. I STILL HAVE SPENT CLOSE TO OVER $400 ON REPAIRS. EACH TIME I WENT I HAD TO PAY A DEDUCTIBLE OF $100.00. THE BATTERY I WENT TO SAMS CLUB TO GET BECAUSE THE DEALER WANTED $140 BUT I GOT MINE FOR $75. THEY ADVISED TO GET MY THROTTLE BODY CLEAN AND THAT WAS $95. THEY SAID I NEED TO HAVE MY TRANSMISSION FLUSHED WHICH IS ANOTHER LIE. I DIDN'T GET THAT DONE BECAUSE I ONLY HAVE 60,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS AS RED AS CAN BE AND IS STILL GOOD FOR PROBABLY ANOTHER 40,000 MILES. THE POINT IS FORD KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND THEY DO NOT WANT TO FIX THE PROBLEM IT APPARENTLY IS HAPPENING TO TONS OF FOLKS OUT THERE. THEY NEED TO JUST FIX IT BECAUSE EVEN THOUGH I HAD MY THROTTLE BODY CLEANED THE PROBLEM STILL COMES BACK HERE AND THERE. I JUST HOPE THAT NO ONE GETS KILLED AND THEN FORD WILL FINALLY GET THIS RIGHT. I PLAN ON SEEING IF I CAN GET SOME LEGAL HELP AND WILL EXPLORE THAT AVENUE BECAUSE I GET MY OIL CHANGES ALMOST EVER 3500 MILES AND I FOLLOW ALL THE MANUFACTURES SERVICE POLICIES. I DO MY PART AS A CUSTOMER AND THEY HAVEN'T DONE THERE PART AS THE COMPANY THAT MADE THE VEHICLE. *TR

• 12/28/2012· AIR BAGS

  AIR BAG SYSTEM FAILED , WAS TOLD BY DEALER NONE OF THE AIR BAG IN THE AUTO WILL WORK WITH THE PASSENGERS AIR BAG DEFECTIVE.. WE REPLACED THE SEAT BUT THAT ONE ALSO DIDN'T WORK SO THIS PROBLEM IS NOT LIMITED TO OUR AUTO. WE HAVE HIGH MILEAGE BECAUSE MY WIFE DRIVES 600 MILES A WEEK TO GO TO WORK {ALONE} NO ONE HAS EVER EVEN SAT IN THIS SEAT THIS IS THE PASSENGERS SEAT AIR BAG THAT IS DISABLING THE SYSTEM. I HAVE CONTACTED FORD AND THEY DON'T CARE. *TR

• 12/27/2016· POWER TRAIN

  2006 FORD FIVE HUNDRED, INTERNAL FAILURE OF CVT TRANSMISSION (TORQUE CONVERTER AND SHAFT), NO NOTICE. DROVE AND ENTERED PARKING SPOT, PUT CAR IN REVERSE AND NO GEAR. PUT BACK IN D AND NO GEAR. WRENCH LIGHT THEN CAME ON AND BECAME A RATHER EXPENSIVE 10 MILE TOW CAR WAS WELL TAKEN CARE OF AND NOW NEEDS TRANSMISSION AT 75K. UNBELIEVABLE NUMEROUS NATIONWIDE COMPLAINTS BUT NO RESPONSES BY FORD. PLEASE NOTE FORD NO LONGER USES THIS TYPE OF TRANSMISSION IN THEIR VEHICLES. THEY OWN THE REBUILT PARTS AND COSTS ARE IN THOUSANDS RANGE TO REPLACE. NOT ACCEPTABLE. UNSAFE AND SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE TO PROVIDE SAFE, RELIABLE VEHICLES. HAVE OWNED NUMEROUS FORDS AND NEVER AN ISSUE. THIS IS A TRUE HAZARD! NOW VEHICLE IS NOTHING MORE THAN A DRIVEWAY ORNAMENT WHERE THE COST TO REPAIR IS MORE THE ENTIRE VALUE OF THE VEHICLE! UPDATED 02/08/17*LJ THE CONSUMER REQUESTED A STATUS UPDATE. UPDATED 12/1/2017*JS

• 12/27/2006· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  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.

• 12/25/2021· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  when I’m The vehicle and the temperature reaches middle temp ,the car starts to beep and all the dashboard lights go completely out and the head lights and tail lights be blinking as if they are about to go off . Even when I have the heater or a/c on they turns off and I’m a afraid that if or when I’m on the highway all my lights will just stop working on the middle of the highway at night and no one will be able to see me. And that will cause a big wreck and maybe kill myself or worst someone else. I have looked my car up to see if it has a recall but none are given. I’m afraid for the safety of my fellow drivers on the at night . And I don’t know what to do about this problem.

• 12/21/2007· STRUCTURE

  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

• 12/20/2018· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD 500. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPPED ACCELERATING. AFTER RESTARTING THE ENGINE, THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY. DURING THE FAILURE, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS EXAMINED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE LOCAL DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000.

• 12/20/2010· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,POWER TRAIN

  CAR SURGES FORWARD/BACKWARD WHEN ENGAGED IN GEAR FROM DEAD STOP AND BRAKE IS RELEASED WITHOUT HAVING EVEN TOUCHED THE ACCELERATOR. SEEMS TO BE WORSE WHEN HEATING/COOLING FAN IS ON, ESPECIALLY ON RECIRCULATE, AND RPMS WILL SURGE/RACE AT DEAD STOP WITH BRAKE FIRMLY APPLIED WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED TO EITHER SIDE. PROBLEM IS ESPECIALLY NOTICEABLE IN PARKING LOTS OR ANYWHERE IN LOW SPEED STOP/GO DRIVING CONDITIONS. CONCERNED FOR PEDESTRIAN SAFETY AS I HAVE HAD THE CAR JUMP UNEXPECTEDLY AND NEARLY HIT THEM. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO AND CAR WENT INTO LIMP HOME MODE INDICATING ERROR CODES P061B & P2016 WHICH MEANS THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AFTER DRIVING IN DEEP SNOW, EXTREMELY COLD TEMPERATURE AFTER CAR HAD BEEN SITTING FOR 3 DAYS, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS CLEARED BUT THE CAR CONTINUES TO HAVE THE SURGING ISSUES THOUGH IT DOES SEEM WORSE IN WARMER WEATHER THAN COLD. SO FAR I HAVE NOT REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY THOUGH I INTEND TO AS SOON AS I CAN GET AHOLD OF THE PART. *TR

• 12/19/2013· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED THE SAFE MODE ENGAGED WITHOUT WARNING AND DECELERATED. THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE THROTTLE BODY HAD TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS A MANUFACTURERS RECALL FOR THE THROTTLE BODY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THE RECALL WAS FOR THE CLEANING OF THE THROTTLE BODY ONLY AND NOT THE REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.

• 12/18/2019· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  THIS IS A LONG ON GOING PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN GOING ON NOW FOR FIVE MONTHS. STARTED OUT HAVING THE BATTERY CLUSTER LIGHT ON & CHECK CHARGING SYSTEM. FOUND CHARGING A LITTLE LOW, HAD NEW ALTERNATOR INSTALLED. THEN WITH A WEEK, BATTERY, ENGINE LIGHT & AIRBAG LIGHT CLUSTER ARE ON, THEN THE FUN BEGAN, THEN ALL THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER GOES OFF AND YOU HAVE NO TURN SIGNALS, NO FANS, NO RADIO, NO ELECTRIC WINDOWS, NO DOOR LOCKS AND NO BREAK LIGHTS, (BUT BREAK LIGHTS DO COME ON WHEN YOU APPLY BREAKS AND THE BACK-UP LIGHTS COME ON. THE SYSTEM CAN COME AND GO ON AND OFF WHILE MOVING AND SETTING STILL. HAVE HAD SYSTEM CHECKED AND CODED, THEY CAN NOT FIND A PROBLEM EXCEPT THAT IT IS A ELECTRIC PROBLEM, HAD ALL WIRING CHECKED, CLEANED. NO,FRAYED WIRE FOUNF AND NO DEFECTIVE COUPLING. AGAIN I GET IT A WIRE THAT IS GROUNDING AND CAUSING PROBLEM. ALL THE FUSES ARE OK AND KNOW HAVE BLOWN. THE ONLY THING I KNOW IS THIS PROBLEM WAS REPORTED TO FORD BACK IN 2006 OR 2007 AND THEY HAVE NOT PUT OUT ANY RECALL ON IT AND THERE DEALERS KNOW NOTHING ABOUT WHAT TO DO BUT THEY WILL TRY AND FIND IT AT WHERE HOURLY RATE AND IT COULD BE A HOUR OR SEVERAL HOURS TO FIND PROBLEM. AS I'VE SAID THIS IS ON GOING IT CLEAR UP AND LAST FOR A WEEK UP TO SIX WEEKS AT A TIME.

• 12/14/2006· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  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.

• 12/13/2011· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  I HAD JUST BOUGHT A 2006 FORD FIVE HUNDRED WITH ABOUT 131000 MILES. DROVE GREAT FROM THE DEALERSHIP THEN LATER THAT AFTERNOON THE THROTTLE ALL OF A SUDDEN WENT DEAD. I WAS GOING 65 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND HAD NO THROTTLE. I WENT ONLINE AND RESEARCHED THE CAR AND THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS (UPWARDS OF 100+) PEOPLE WHO HAVE THE SAME COMPLAINT. I JUST WISH FORD WOULD RECALL THE PART SO IT'S NOT GOING TO COST ME AN ARM AND A LEG TO FIX. *TR

• 12/11/2013· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ACCELERATING, THE VEHICLE STALLED AS THE SERVICE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT DID NOT HAVE THE THROTTLE BODY CENSOR REPLACED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND FILED A COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000.

• 12/07/2011· POWER TRAIN

  MY FORD FIVE HUNDRED IS LOSING POWER WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE STREET WITHOUT WARNING. NO CAR SHOULD BE PERFORMING THIS WAY AND NO KNOWN MECHANICAL ISSUES. THE CAR IS DRIVEN DAILY AND MAINTENANCE HAS BEEN KEPT/UP TO DATE. I THINK THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH THIS FORD MODEL AND YEAR SHOULD BE A RECALL ON IT. *TR

• 12/06/2013· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE

  DURING NORMAL DRIVING VEHICLE DASH LIGHTS WENT COMPLETELY OUT AND THEN BEGAN TO FLICKER WHILE BOTH GAUGES SPEEDO AND TACH WENT LEFT TO RIGHT ON AND OFF REPEATEDLY CAUSING A LOSS OF POWER ON VEHICLE RENDERING VEHICLE UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND ALMOST CAUSING COLLISION.. BROUGHT TO FORD DEALER REPLACED ALTERNATOR AND PROBLEM STILL EXISTS AFTER 500 DOLLAR EXPENSE. *TR

• 12/06/2012· EXTERIOR LIGHTING,SERVICE BRAKES

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH AND HAVING TO BRAKE ABRUPTLY, THERE WAS A HESITATION IN BRAKING RESPONSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THREE SETS OF REAR BRAKE PADS WERE INSTALLED ON THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS STARTED TO DIM. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE HIMSELF AND NOTICED THAT THE PIG TAIL SOCKET HAD SHORTENED. THE PIG TAIL SOCKET WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 125,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

• 12/04/2017· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  WHILE DRIVING, THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER BOTTOMS OUT ON THE SPEEDOMETER, TACH, AND ALL OTHER WARNINGS - BACKUP LIGHTS COME ON AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS GO OUT.. SOMETIMES IT WILL COME BACK ON BY PRETTY QUICKLY, OTHER TIMES IT WILL BE THAT WAY FOR A WEEK OR MORE. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND FROM RESEARCH I'VE DONE IS HAPPENING TO MANY PEOPLE. WHY HAS THERE NOT BEEN A RECALL TO FIX THE PROBLEM? THERE IS A TSB 06-17-9 DATED 9/4/2006 BUT NO REMEDY BY FORD. ALSO AFTER HAVING THE TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGED AT THE RECOMMENDED MILEAGE THE TRANSMISSION THEN STARTED SLIPPING AND HAD TO EVENTUALLY BE REPLACED.

• 11/29/2012· STRUCTURE,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE THIS MORNING (FIRST SUB-FREEZING DAY HERE AND FIRST TIME THE CAR HAD NOT BEEN GARAGED), THE DRIVER DOOR DID NOT LATCH. REPEATED ATTEMPTS TO SECURE THE DOOR BOTH FROM INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE FAILED. I HELD THE DOOR CLOSED FOR A 10-MINUTE DRIVE AND PARTIALLY THROUGH THE TRIP IT PARTIALLY LATCHED AND BY THE TIME I ARRIVED AT MY DESTINATION THE DOOR LATCHED AND LOCKED. THIS IS SIMILAR TO AN EXISTING RECALL FOR 2005 FORD FIVE HUNDREDS (ID #06V383000) BUT IN SPEAKING WITH FORD OWNER SERVICES I AM TOLD THE RECALL HAS NOT EXTENDED TO 2006 MODEL YEAR FIVE HUNDREDS. I BELIEVE IT IS A SITUATION TO BE INVESTIGATED AS A SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

• 11/28/2010· POWER TRAIN

  I HAVE A 2006 FORD FIVE HUNDRED AND THE PROBLEM IS WHEN I AM DRIVING AT A NORMAL SPEED AND HAVE TO SLOW DOWN AND THEN TAKE OFF THE CAR MAKE A STRONG BUCKING HIT, I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A MOTOR MOUNT, THEY REPLACED THE MOUNT BUT THE CAR CONTINUED TO DO THE SAME THING, THE WARRANTY WAS JUST ABOUT TO RUN OUT WHEN I TOOK IT THE SECOND TIME AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY, WHEN THE CHECKED WITH THE WARRANTY THEY TOLD ME IT HAD EXPIRED. I HAD TOLD THEM THAT THIS WAS A FOLLOW UP FROM THE FIRST TIME I TOOK THE CAR IN BUT THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING, IN SEARCHING I FOUND OUT THAT FORD WAS AWARE THAT THE CVT TRANSMISSION HAD PROBLEMS AND THEY REFUSE TO ACCEPT IT, THEY NEED TO RECALL THESE CARS FIX THE PROBLEM THAT THEY HAVE CAUSED. THANK YOU FOR HEARING ME OUT. *TR

• 11/23/2011· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  LATELY MY 2006 FORD 500 HAS BEEN ACTING UP WHEN I START IT...SOME DAYS IT STARTS JUST FINE, OTHER DAYS IT WON'T START. IT DOESN'T MATTER THE TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE EITHER, IT MAY START IN THE MORNING & THEN WHEN IT'S TIME TO HEAD HOME AFTER WORK IT WON'T START OR VICE VERSA. THE DAYS IT WON'T START THE ONLY WAY I'VE FOUND TO GET IT TO START (WITHOUT JUMPING IT) IS TO TURN & HOLD THE IGNITION KEY ALL THE WAY DOWN WHEN I'M STARTING IT & GIVE IT GAS. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THIS MORNING (11/23/11) TO FIND OUT THE PROBLEM. WE WERE THINKING POSSIBLY THE STARTER WAS NEEDING REPLACED...WE WERE WRONG. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE THROTTLE BODY ISN'T WORKING PROPERLY & NEEDS REPLACED...AS WELL AS DOING AN INDUCTION SERVICE TO FLUSH OUT THE CARBON BUILD UP. THIS IS GOING TO COST ALMOST $1,000 TO FIX. ARE YOU KIDDING ME?? MERRY CHRISTMAS TO US!! AFTER RECEIVING THE CALL FROM THE DEALER'S SERVICE DEPT WE DID A SEARCH ONLINE & COME TO FIND OUT THAT THIS "THROTTLE BODY PROBLEM" IS COMMON IN THIS CAR. THOUGH WHEN WE BROUGHT IT TO THE SERVICE PERSON'S ATTENTION & QUESTIONED THEM ABOUT IT THEY COULDN'T/WOULDN'T ANSWER IF THIS WAS TRUE. NOT SURE BUT MAYBE THERE HASN'T BEEN ENOUGH PROBLEMS REPORTED TO HAVE A RECALL...BUT WITH ALL THE SAME ISSUES THAT I'VE FOUND ONLINE IT MAKES ME WONDER. WE'VE ALREADY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION MAYBE 2 YEARS AFTER WE BOUGHT THE CAR..THANKFULLY THAT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. WHAT ELSE CAN GO WRONG WITH THIS CAR!! WE HAVE BEEN FAITHFUL FORD CAR BUYERS..HOWEVER THIS 500 HAS TURNED US OFF FROM EVER BUYING ANOTHER FORD VEHICLE AGAIN. *TR

• 11/23/2011· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WOULD STICK IN A PARTIALLY DEPRESSED POSITION EVEN THOUGH HE WOULD BE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDPENDENT MECHANIC AND THEY STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 75,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 02/08/12

• 11/21/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  I HAD BEEN HAVING TROUBLE WITH MY VEHICLE REVVING WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGH WAY. I RECEIVED A NOTICE FROM FORD THAT AS A PART OF A CUSTOMER PROGRAM IF MY CAR WAS HAVING TROUBLE THEY WOULD CLEAN AND REPROGRAM. IN JANUARY OF 2013, MY LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP CLEANED AND REPROGRAMMED THE THROTTLE BODY. OCTOBER OF 2014 I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AND MY CAR DIED. I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY GET THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. LET IT SIT, IT STARTED AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME APPROXIMATELY 25 MILES WITH THE CAR DYING A COUPLE MORE TIMES ALONG THE WAY. I TOOK THE CAR TO GET LOOKED AT AND WAS ADVISED THAT MY ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY WAS BAD AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I CONTACTED FORD WHO WAS OF NO ASSISTANCE. I CONTACTED MY LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP WHO SAID SORRY, WE CAN FIX IT BUT IT WILL BE AT MY COST. I CHOSE TO TAKE MY CAR TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY. I HAVE MADE MORE THAN ONE ATTEMPT FOR FORD TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE CLEANING DIDN'T REPAIR THE PROBLEM WITH NO SUCCESS. *TR

• 11/21/2014· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE

  ENGINE SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. FAULT CODE INDICATES THROTTLE CONTROL PROBLEM, BUT CAR DRIVES NORMALLY AFTER RESTARTING. WHEN WILL IT SHUT OFF AGAIN? IS IT SAFE TO DRIVE TO THE FORD DEALER? *TR

• 11/20/2012· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO STALL AND POWERED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND BEGAN TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MECHANIC STATED THE THROTTLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000. THE VIN NUMBER WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

• 11/19/2021· POWER TRAIN,ENGINE

  The contact owns a 2006 Ford Five Hundred. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the transmission was slipping. The contact restarted the vehicle and the transmission worked as designed for a while. While traveling up a hill or at a stop light, the vehicle would drift backwards. The contact had to let the vehicle drift to shift into gear. At times the vehicle failed to shift. The engine and wrench warning lights were illuminated. The contact was concerned about driving the vehicle. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 140,000.

• 11/19/2009· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

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

• 11/17/2010· POWER TRAIN

  2006 FORD FIVE HUNDRED LTD AWD, VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO 4000 RPM WHILE IN REVERSE. VEHICLE IN SHOP FOR THREE WEEKS WAITING FOR REPLACEMENT PART, THROTTLE BODY. DEALER STATED PART ON BACK ORDER AND HE HAD TWO OTHER VEHICLE IN AT SAME TIME WITH SAME DIAGNOSIS. *TR

• 11/16/2012· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AS SHE SHIFTED INTO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD ABNORMALLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE ADDITIONAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY UNIT MAY HAVE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 121,000.

• 11/16/2011· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER ENGAGING THE BRAKES AND SLOWLY RELEASING, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LUNGED FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

• 11/16/2009· STEERING

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

• 11/14/2013· POWER TRAIN

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOPPED, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND UPON ACCELERATION ATTEMPTS AS THE WRENCH WARNING ICON ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000.

• 11/13/2012· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY FAILED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACTS HOME. A DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED IT WAS A KNOWN ISSUE BUT THERE WAS NO RECALL AT THAT TIME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE AND REFERRED HIM TO NHTSA TO FILE A COMPLAINT. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 76,000.

• 11/13/2009· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  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

• 11/12/2008· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  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

• 11/09/2016· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND IT FEELS LIKE YOU LOSE POWER MOMENTARILY. WHEN IT KICKS BACK IN, IT LUNGES AND WILL ALMOST GIVE YOU WHIPLASH. THIS HAPPENS SPORADICALLY DURING ACCELERATION USUALLY ON A HIGHWAY.

• 11/09/2011· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  FORD 500 LURCHES SEVERELY AT RANDOM TIMES WHILE THE ENGINE IS ENGAGED. THIS HAPPENS MOST DANGEROUSLY AT HIGH SPEEDS, DUE TO DRIVER'S INABILITY TO CONTROL VEHICLE ADEQUATELY TO DEFEND AGAINST POTENTIAL CRASHES OR CONTROL SPEED DURING TURNS. THIS HAS CAUSED PROBLEMS ON THE SNOW AND ICE HERE IN ALASKA BECAUSE UNCONTROLLED ACCELERATION REDUCES TRACTION. ALSO OCCURS AT LOW SPEEDS, WHICH IS MORE EASILY CONTROLLED THROUGH BRAKING, BUT REQUIRES EXTREME CAUTION IF ENGAGING VEHICLE WHEN PEDESTRIANS OR OTHER VEHICLES ARE NEAR. IT HAS SURPRISED AND SCARED ME ON MANY OCCASIONS SINCE I FIRST PURCHASED THIS CAR A MONTH AGO, BUT THE REASON I AM WRITING THIS IS BECAUSE I HAD A SCARY INCIDENT TODAY WHEN PULLING OUT OF A GROCERY STORE PARKING LOT (PEDESTRIANS IN FRONT OF ME WHEN IT SUDDENLY JUMPED AS SOON AS ENGINE ENGAGED). TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC AND DIAGNOSTIC CHECK SAYS ISSUES WITH FUEL DELIVERY SYSTEM. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT AFTER RESEARCHING THE ISSUE THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS MODEL AND THAT IT IS MOST LIKELY THE THROTTLE BODY, AND SAYS THE CAR SHOULD NOT BE DRIVEN IN ITS CONDITION. IT IS ONE OF THE SCARIEST ISSUES I'VE EVER HAD TO DEAL WITH. AFTER READING MORE ABOUT IT ON THE INTERNET THIS EVENING IT SEEMS THAT THIS ISSUE IS VERY COMMON AND HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE HAVE HAD SIMILAR SCARY INCIDENTS WITH THIS CAR THAT THEY HAVE REPORTED ONLINE. IF THIS MANY PEOPLE ARE WRITING ABOUT IT ONLINE, PRESUMABLY THERE ARE THOUSANDS MORE WHO ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND DO NOT HAVE THE RESOURCES OR KNOW HOW TO REPORT THE ISSUE. *TR

• 11/09/2010· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FIVE HUNDRED LIMITED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE THROTTLE BOX WAS THE CAUSE FOR FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 82,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

• 11/07/2011· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  CRUISING APPROX 65 MPH. I HEARD A THUD (LIKE RUNNING OVER A POT HOLE). THE CAR LURCHED FWD THEN SEEMED TO SHUT OFF, HOWEVER IT WAS STILL RUNNING. THE RPM DROPPED BELOW 1000 AND THE THROTTLE WOULD NOT WORK. PLACED CAR IN NEUTRAL AND MOVED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. NOTICED THE WRENCH LITE WAS ILLUMINATED. TURNED THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED. THE CAR SEEMED TO DRIVE FINE AFTER THAT WITH NO LITE. TOOK THE CAR TO HAVE THE CODES CHECKED. TWO CODES SHOWED: THROTTLE STUCK CLOSED AND THE THROTTLE FORCED TO IDLE (APPARENTLY A SAFETY FEATURE). TWO DAYS AGO HAD TO HAVE THE PCM AND TCM UPDATED AND REPLACED THE UPPER MOTOR MOUNT. FROM PREVIOUS COMPLAINTS THERE ARE SEVERAL WITH THE CAR TAKING OFF AND A FEW OF WITH MY ISSUE. ALL SEEMED TO BE ATTRIBUTED TO THE THROTTLE BODY MALFUNCTIONING WHICH IS APPARENTLY THE CASE HERE. GIVEN THE AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS AND ISSUES CONCERNING THIS ITEM, SURELY THERE IS A RECALL REQUIRED. AT THE VERY LEAST THE MANUFACTURE SHOULD GIVE US WHAT WE PAID FOR THE VEHICLE AS CREDIT TOWARD ANOTHER CAR (ANY MAKE AND MODEL) IF THEY ARE NO GOING TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

• 11/07/2011· POWER TRAIN

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FIVE HUNDRED AWD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTART THE VEHICLE AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE VALVE BODY IN THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE VALVE BODY. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 95,000. UPDATED 12/06/11*LJ UPDATED 02/29/12

• 11/06/2018· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. WHILE DRIVING 55-60 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS APPLIED AND THE VEHICLE JERKED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THREE INDEPENDENT MECHANICS WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

• 11/05/2018· POWER TRAINCrash

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. WHEN THE CONTACT PLACED THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE, IT ROLLED FORWARD AND STRUCK ANOTHER PARKED VEHICLE. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO EITHER VEHICLE AND NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. WHEN THE CONTACT TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, IT OPERATED NORMALLY. TOM PECK FORD (LOCATED AT 13900 AUTOMALL DR, HUNTLEY, IL 60142, (847) 669-6060) WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000. *TT CONSUMER WAS TOLD SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE AIR BAG BY THE DEALER TOM PECK. *JB

• 11/02/2008· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  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

• 10/30/2012· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS

  THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT COMES ON AND THEN THE ENTIRE GAUGE CLUSTER (I AM TALKING ABOUT THE SPEEDOMETER, THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE, THE GAS GAUGE, AND THE TACHOMETER) SHUTS OFF COMPLETELY AND COMES BACK ON RANDOMLY. TEN DAYS AFTER INITIAL INCIDENT THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND THEN THE GAUGE CLUSTER SHUT OFF COMPLETELY AND STAYED OFF. THE SPEEDOMETER IS THE MOST IMPORTANT PART. I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL ARTICLES ONLINE ABOUT THE SAME TOPIC, AND THE BELIEF IS THAT IT IS DUE TO FAULTY SOLDERING ON THE BACK OF THE UNIT. *TR

• 10/30/2011· POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  THE VEHICLES WARNING INDICATOR LIGHT OF A WRENCH LIT UP INDICATING TRANSMISSION/THROTTLE BODY SERVICE. HAD PREVIOUSLY HAD TRANSMISSION INSPECTED AND WERE NO PROBLEMS. THE CAR WILL THRUST IN DIRECTION CAR IS IN GEAR OF SUCH AS WHEN CAR IS IN REVERSE IT WILL THRUST AND LUNGE BACKWARDS ALSO IN DRIVE LUNGE FORWARDS. IT ALSO IS ENHANCED WHEN THE CARS HEATER OR A/C IS RUNNING. HAVE RESEARCHED AND MANY, MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS AND COMPLAINTS. *TR

• 10/30/2009· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  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

• 10/30/2007· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  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.

• 10/24/2018· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD 500. ON MANY OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, IT FAILED TO ACCELERATE FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS EXAMINED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE LOCAL DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 190,000.

• 10/24/2007· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  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