2006 Ford Five Hundred Fuel system Problems

BATTERY JUST GOES DEAD OVER NIGHT. SIGNAL LIGHTS MELTED AND QUIT WORKING. CLUSTER PANEL JUST SHUTS OFF WHILE RUNNING AND CAN'T USE AIR, RADIO, WINDOWS, LOCKS, SEATS, ETC. CAR SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. HAVE REPLACED ALL PARTS SUGGESTED BY CODES. STILL NO FIX. WONT SHIFT FROM FIRST GEAR AFTER CLUSTER PANEL SHUTS OFF. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OTHER COMPLAINTS. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND SHOULD BE AN ELECTRICAL RECALL. HAPPENS RUNNING DRIVING AND SITTING STILL.

NHTSA ID

11365647

Incident

Oct 19, 2020

Mileage

230,000 mi

THE INTAKE MANIFOLD IS MELTING ON THE INSIDE CAUSING MELTING PLASTIC TO DRIP INTO THE THROTTLE BODY,CAUSING THE CAR TO RUN VERY POORLY ARE NOT AT ALL!!!

NHTSA ID

11360327

Incident

Apr 15, 2020

MY 2006 FORD FIVE HUNDRED IS SURGING THERE'S NO POWER IT STUMBLES SHUTS OFF.

NHTSA ID

11266547

Incident

Aug 20, 2019

Mileage

180 mi

DOOR FROZE SHUT AND EVER SINCE MANUALLY OPENING THE MESSAGE CENTER STATES DRIVER DOOR AJAR AND PASSENGER DOOR AJAR AND THEY ARE NOT. BUT I CAN'T RESET DRIVER CONTROLS UNTIL DOORS SHOW CLOSED. HAVE RUN CODE IN MY CAR AND ONLY CODE IS P0193 FUEL RAIL PRESSURE SENSOR. NO CODES FOR DOORS.

NHTSA ID

11234304

Incident

Jan 1, 2018

Mileage

120,000 mi

THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND I LOST ALL POWER, NOW IT DOESN'T ACCELERATE AND THE MORE ALSO IS A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE, IT SOUNDS LIKE IT'S GOUNG TO BLOW UP

NHTSA ID

11130854

Incident

Sep 23, 2018

Mileage

120,705 mi

ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY STOPPPED WORKING. CAR ABRUPTLY LOST ALL POWER IN BUSY TRAFFIC, LUCKY TO BE ALIVE. I WAS DRIVING IN THE LEFT LANE AND ALL OF A SUDDEN ALL POWER WAS GONE AND THE CAR WOULDN'T GO! I HAD IT DIAGNOSED BY AAA REPAIR SHOP IN LOS ANGELES. HAVE TO PAY 900 TO GET NEW THROTTLE BODY UNIT.

NHTSA ID

11104926

Incident

Jun 29, 2018

Mileage

125,000 mi

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.

NHTSA ID

10925169

Incident

Nov 7, 2016

Mileage

175,000 mi

VEHICLE WAS STALLING OUT FINALLY QUIT, HAD IT TOWED TO A FORD DEALER, WAS ADVISE THAT THE THROTTLEBODY HAD SHORTED OUT. THEY SAY IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. THE ENGINE WAS REPLACE BY THE FORD DEALERSHIP DUE TO A MANUFACTURE DEFECT 6 YEARS AGO. THE VEHICLE HAS LESS THAT 50,000 MILES ON. WHAT ESTIMATE COST OF REPAIRING IS $970.00. WE HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY COVERAGE. BUT I THINK FOR SHOULD FIX IT WITHOUT CHARGE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10593290

Incident

May 21, 2014

Mileage

50,000 mi

WHEN YOU SHIFT FROM DRIVE TO REVERSE OR REVERSE TO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE LUNGES. AND DOES IT SEVERAL TIMES. FORD IS AWARE BUT WITH ONLY HALF FIX THE THROTTLE PROBLEM, BY CLEANING IT NOT REPLACING IT. I SPOKE TO A COUPLE DEALERS AND THEY BOTH SAID THE SAME THING, "THAT WILL ONLY CLEAN THE AFFECTED PART AND THAT 65 PER CENT END UP COMING BACK AND THE CUSTOMER ENDS UP PAYING TO $800.00 TO $900.00 TO REPLACE THE PART. THAT FORD WILL NOT REPLACE THE PART EVEN THOUGH IT IS A RECALL PART". NO CRASH YET. HAVE TO BE SURE TO KEEP FOOT ON BRAKE AND KEEP PLENTY OF DISTANCE FROM OTHER VEHICLES / OBJECTS. UPDATED 09/19/13*LJ

NHTSA ID

10537625

Incident

Jul 1, 2013

Mileage

95,000 mi

TWO PROBLEMS: 1. CAR SURGES SPORADICALLY (I.E. WHEN PULLING INTO PARKING SPACE WITH FOOT ON BRAKE, CAR SURGES AS IF PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR). 2. WHILE DRIVING ALL LIGHTS ON DASH GO OUT, SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER GO TO ZERO. I HAD THE THROTTLE BODY REPLACED ONCE (SEVERAL MONTHS LATER, FORD REIMBURSED ME FOR THE COST UNDER CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM 12N03. THIS SOLVED THE PROBLEM FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. THE PROBLEM IS NOW RE-OCCURRING. FORD HAS INDICATED THAT THEY WILL NOT REPAIR THE CAR AGAIN. THIS SEEMS TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10532270

Incident

Jun 7, 2012

Mileage

65,000 mi

VEHICLE SURGES FOR NO PARTICULAR REASON AND SHOWS. A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON (WRENCH). CONTROL OF ACCELERATION IS MIXED AND VEHICLE EITHER LURCHES OR FEELS AS THOUGH TRANSMISSION IS IN NEUTRAL AND RPM'S INCREASE WITHOUT ACCELERATION BY DRIVER. HAVE A SCHEDULED SERVICE CALL WITH FORD AND HAVE BEEN ISSUED A NOTICE FROM FORD THAT THIS ISSUE WILL BE COVERED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10496195

Incident

Feb 2, 2013

Mileage

45,000 mi

I WOULD BE STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN OR RED LIGHT AND WOULD PUSH ON THE THROTTLE TO ACCELERATE. THE GUY WOULD NOT MOVE AT FIRST THEN WOULD "JUMP" AND ACCELERATE QUICKLY. I NEVER HIT ANYONE BECAUSE I WAS CAREFUL, BUT I TOOK IT INTO A FORD DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THEM DIAGNOSE IT. THEY CLAIMED TO KNOW OF THE PROBLEM BUT WOULD NOT COVER IT UNDER WARRANTY. I PAID OVER $1,000 TO HAVE THEM REPLACE MY "THROTTLE BODY." *TR

NHTSA ID

10467814

Incident

Sep 1, 2011

Mileage

90,000 mi

THE CAR HAD BEGUN SURGING HARD BOTH IN REVERSE AND FORWARD. IT HAPPENS WHEN STOPPING AND WHEN FIRST PUTTING IT IN GEAR. I'VE BEEN FORTUNATE TO HAVE NOT HIT ANYTHING YET, BUT I AM FEARFUL THAT IT MIGHT HAPPEN. I'M SEEING A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM IN SEVERAL FORUMS AND WEBSITES. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY A RECALL HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS PROBLEM AS IT IS OBVIOUSLY A SERIOUS MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10466999

Incident

Sep 1, 2011

Mileage

85,000 mi

CAR SURGES ON ITS OWN, AFTER PUTTING IT INTO GEAR. *TR

NHTSA ID

10464223

Incident

Jul 5, 2012

Mileage

100,000 mi

BEFORE JULY 2010 I BEGAN NOTICING THAT MY ENGINE WOULD RACE UP TO 1500 RPM WHILE IDLING. I WOULD ALWAYS KEEP MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE SO THE CAR WOULD NOT LURCH FORWARD. THEN ON THE 4TH OF JULY MULTIPLE ENGINE ERRORS APPEARED ON THE CAR COMPUTER. THE FORD DEALER DIAGNOSED A THROTTLE BODY MALFUNCTION. AFTER REPLACEMENT NO PROBLEM UNTIL JUNE 2012. ONCE AGAIN THE ENGINE IS RACING TO 2000 RPM WHILE IDLING AT A STOP. I AM SURE THAT THIS PROBLEM IS ONGOING WITH SOME FORD PRODUCTS AND WILL SOME DAY OR HAS CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. IT IS NOT A CONSTANT RPM RATE BUT THE RPM GOES FROM 700 TO 2000. *TR

NHTSA ID

10463842

Incident

Jul 4, 2010

Mileage

40,000 mi

2006 FORD 500. THE CAR WILL SUDDENLY SURGE AT IDLE...IT ALSO SURGES DURING GEAR SHIFTS FROM PARK TO DRIVE AND PARK TO REVERSE. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE YOUR FOOT FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE PEDAL THE CAR WILL SUDDENLY SURGE FORWARD. THIS CAN LEAD TO DAMAGE OF THE VEHICLE OR INJURY TO A PEDESTRIAN. ARFC WEBSITE HAS 125 REPORTS OF THIS PROBLEM. SEEMS TO GET WORSE AROUND THE 60-65,000 MILE RANGE....CONVENIENTLY OUT OF WARRANTY. TAKING CAR TO DEALER TODAY FOR EVALUATION AND REPAIR. *TR

NHTSA ID

10462963

Incident

May 15, 2012

Mileage

62,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10435115

Incident

Oct 19, 2011

Mileage

74,500 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10434819

Incident

Nov 7, 2011

Mileage

137,000 mi

WHEN GOING SLOW LIKE PULLING INTO AND OUT OF A PARKING SPACE OR GOING THROUGH SCHOOL LINE, CAR WILL "SURGE" OR LUNGE UNEXPECTEDLY. VERY UNSAFE FOR THE PEOPLE AND VEHICLES NEARBY. *TR

NHTSA ID

10423880

Incident

Jul 1, 2011

Mileage

45,000 mi

MY FORD FIVE HUNDRED THROTTLE JUST SHUTS DOWN,WITH NO WARNING AT ALL. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT BECAUSE IT MAY SHUT DOWN IN TRAFFIC AND SOME GET SERIOUSLY HURT. I HAVE SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND FOUND MORE COMPLAINTS SAME AS MINE. THE PROBLEM IS WITH A THROTTLE BODY MALFUNCTION. SOME THING SHOULD DONE BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED! *TR

NHTSA ID

10423787

Incident

Sep 5, 2011

5/20-7/18/11 CAR ACCELERATED QUICKLY AND LURCHED BACKWARD WITH BRAKE ON WHILE BACKING OUT OF PARKING SPACE; WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. ERROR CODES WERE FOR ALTERNATIVE FUEL CONTROL MODULE AND THROTTLE ACTUATOR CONTROL SYSTEM. SOMETIMES CAR LURCHED FORWARD WHILE BRAKING, ENGINE REVVED, CAR SHUDDERED, AND WRENCH AND/OR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. STARTED HAPPENING ALMOST DAILY. VERY SCARY AND UNPREDICTABLE. MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR AND EGR VALVE WERE REPLACED. HAD SAME ISSUES 2 DAYS LATER. THROTTLE BODY AND VACUUM HOSES WERE REPLACED. CONTACTED FORD AND THEY REFUSED TO COVER PARTS AND LABOR BECAUSE CAR WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. LAST REPAIR WAS DONE 30 DAYS AGO AND I'VE HAD NO MORE PROBLEMS, BUT IT COST ME $1600 TO REPAIR.

NHTSA ID

10423383

Incident

May 20, 2011

Mileage

83,549 mi

MY 2006 FORD FIVE HUNDRED ACCELERATES UNCONTROLLABLY. WHEN THE CAR IS SHIFTED INTO GEAR IT ACCELERATES WITHOUT THROTTLING. IT HAPPENS FROM PARK-TO-ANY GEAR AND SOMETIMES WHEN AT TRAFFIC STOPS. I'VE NOTICED THIS PROBLEM FOR A WHILE, BUT IT IS GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. SCARY!!! *TR

NHTSA ID

10416334

Incident

Jul 20, 2011

Mileage

72,500 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10414889

Incident

Mar 1, 2011

Mileage

80,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10413237

Incident

Jul 17, 2011

Mileage

110,000 mi

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.

NHTSA ID

10412387

Incident

Jul 13, 2011

Mileage

70,000 mi