2006 Ford Five Hundred Other / unspecified Problems

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

NHTSA ID

10415432

Incident

Jun 28, 2011

Mileage

117,500 mi

2006 FORD FIVE HUNDRED, AT THE 86,000 MARK INSTRUMENT PANEL STARTED ACTING UP. ALL OR SOME OF THE WARNING LIGHTS (WRENCH, SEAT BELT, ENGINE, ETC.) WOULD ALL COME ON AND TURN OFF, AT DIFFERENT TIMES AND WEATHER CONDITIONS. WHEN THEY CAME ON THE RADIO SOUND WOULD LOWER TOO. THE SAFETY ISSUE IS ALL THE GAGES, EXCEPT THE AMOUNT OF GAS, WOULD GO TO ZERO AS WELL, MAKING IT IMPOSIBLE TO KNOW YOUR SPEED. CALLED AROUND AND FOUND IT WOULD COST $700 TO FIX. THIS SEEMS TO BE A FORD MANUFACTURE PROBLEM. I CONTACTED FORD AND WAS TOLD IN SO MANY WORDS THAT WAS MY PROBLEM SINCE THEY WERE NOT TOLD TO FIX IT BY NHTSA. *TR

NHTSA ID

10379609

Incident

Jan 28, 2010

Mileage

86,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10373274

Incident

Nov 23, 2010

Mileage

39,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10347900

Incident

Jul 2, 2010

Mileage

69,250 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10262247

Incident

Apr 1, 2008

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

NHTSA ID

10166953

Incident

Jul 29, 2006

Mileage

1,100 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED ON 7-29-06 WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT 70 MPH, THE TIRE, RIM AND A PORTION OF THE WHEEL HAD SEPARATED FROM THE WHEEL BUT WAS STILL ATTACHED. THE INCIDENT RESULTED IN THE CONTACT LOSING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CAUSED AN ACCIDENT, BUT NO ONE WAS INJURED. PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT, THE VEHICLE DRIFTED TO THE LEFT RAPIDLY. BOTH SEAT BELTS WERE IN USE AT THE TIME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DECLINED TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THERE WAS NO PRIOR HISTORY OF THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. *AK

NHTSA ID

10164684

Incident

Jul 29, 2006

Mileage

1,000 mi

THE REVERSE SENSING SYSTEM WORKED FLAWLESSLY FOR THE FIRST 5000 MILES. NOW IT GOES OFF EVERYTIME I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE WHEN THERE IS NOTHING NEAR THE REAR OF THE CAR. NOW I DISREGARD THE WARNING BEEPS WHICH IS DANGEROUS. *JB

NHTSA ID

10153392

Incident

Mar 21, 2006

Mileage

5,000 mi