2006 Ford Five Hundred Powertrain (other) Problems

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.

NHTSA ID

11441008

Incident

Nov 14, 2021

Mileage

104,000 mi

I WAS ON MY WAY HOME COMING DOWN FARROW RD. AND MY CAR STALLED OUT, SO I SLOWLY PULLED IN THE MEDIAN TURN CAR OFF AND BACK ON. WHEN I GOT READY TO PULL OUT OF THE MEDIAN THE CAR WOULDN'T GO NO FASTER THAN 5 MILES AND HOUR. SO I HAD MY FRIEND HELP ME PULL IT OUT OF THE ROAD AND TAKE ME HOME AND TOW MY CAR TO THE HOUSE. WHEN I GOT IT HOME THERE WASN'T ANY ACCELERATION, RPMS WONT MOVE AT ALL, CAR HAS POWER AND CRANKS BUT WHEN I PUT IT IN DRIVE IT WON'T GO ANYWHERE. IT STALLS AND CUTS OFF, EVEN IN NEUTRAL NO ACCELERATION. EVERYTHING LIGHTS UP AND CUTS ON BUT NO ACCELERATION. FROM MY PHOTOS BELOW YOU WILL SEE I HAVE REPLACED ALTERNATOR, THROTTLEBODY, THE RED AND BLACK WIRING ON THE BACK OF THE INTAKE I'VE CHECKED ALL MY HOSES THERE WAS NO SPLITS NO CUTS NO VACUUM LEAK AND EVERY TIME I GET A READING ON IT IT GIVES ME A DIFFERENT CODE PLEASE READ AND REPLY IF THIS IS A RECALL I NEED MY CAR FIXED IMMEDIATELY

NHTSA ID

11388625

Incident

Dec 21, 2020

Mileage

201,000 mi

VEHICLE STOPS AND STARTS WITH A JERK. JUMPING CAUSING SLOW DOWN EVEN WHILE ON THE INTERSTATE. FORD IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND HAS DONE TO FIX IT. SEEMS LIKE EVERY FORD HAS THIS PROBLEM AT SOME POINT

NHTSA ID

11386131

Incident

Jan 1, 2021

Mileage

134,167 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

I OWN A 06 FORD FIVEHUNDRED AND AT ONLY 100,000 MILES I BEGAN EXPERIENCING REALLY HARD DOWNSHIFTING AND SOMETIMES COMPLETE SLIP FROM GEAR SLAMMING BACK INTO GEAR AFTER ROLLING FREELY FOR A WHILE HAPPENS WHEN CAR REACHES NORMAL RUNNING TEMP WAS TOLD WHOLE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED SEEMS LIKE ALMOST EVERYONE WITH THIS VEHICLE REGARDLESS OF THE YEAR HAS THIS SAME PROBLEM

NHTSA ID

11269306

Incident

Oct 17, 2018

Mileage

100,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE WRENCH WARNING INDICATOR FOR THE TRANSMISSION ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON, BUT IT LOST ACCELERATION. ALSO, WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN DRIVE OR REVERSE FROM A PARK POSITION, IT LUNGED FORWARD AND THE BRAKES HAD TO BE APPLIED IMMEDIATELY. FURTHERMORE, THE VEHICLE STALLED FOUR TIMES SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED TWO MONTHS AGO. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING; HOWEVER, AN APPOINTMENT WAS SCHEDULED WITH DUNCAN FORD (19999 VIRGIL H GOODE HWY, ROCKY MOUNT, VA 24151) FOR AUGUST 26, 2019. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,797.

NHTSA ID

11245795

Incident

Aug 17, 2019

Mileage

102,797 mi

ON A 55 MPH ROAD WHEN YOU GO TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN AND ACCELERATE IT WOULD DOWNSHIFT AND MAKE A LOUD THUD LOUD ENOUGH TO MAKE CHANGE RATTLE AND IT'S ALMOST LIKE ALMOST LOCKS UP FOR A MINUTE YOU COULD LOOSE CONTROL WHILE TURNING BUT THAT'S JUST HOW IT STARTED NOW WHEN YOUR GOING DOWN A 55 MPH BACKROAD AND GO UP A HILL AND THE CAR DOWNSHIFTS IT DOES IT TOO MY CAR ONLY HAS 102,000 ON IT

NHTSA ID

11209803

Incident

May 24, 2019

Mileage

101,000 mi

HARD KNOCKING IN TRANSMISSION DURING NORMAL OPERATION. INTERIOR LIGHTS COME ON WHILE USING VEHICLE AND WON'T GO OFF

NHTSA ID

11183831

Incident

Mar 1, 2019

Mileage

210,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

11145296

Incident

Nov 3, 2018

Mileage

150,000 mi

MY CAR SHUT DOWN AND WRENCH CAME ON IN THE DASH STOPED AND IT CRANED BACK UP

NHTSA ID

11118923

Incident

Aug 10, 2018

Mileage

2 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE AND THE POWER TRAIN WRENCH ICON ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SHUT OFF AND RESTART THE VEHICLE IN ORDER TO OPERATE NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY SENSOR FAILED, SENDING THE VEHICLE INTO "LIMP MODE", AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY SENSOR WAS REPLACED TWICE. THE VEHICLE RECENTLY WENT INTO "LIMP MODE" AGAIN. THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST, BUT A FAILURE CODE COULD NOT BE FOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO TEST DRIVEN, BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

NHTSA ID

10948887

Incident

Jul 15, 2012

Mileage

90,000 mi

WHEN TEMPERATURE IS BELOW 25 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT TRANSMISSION EITHER GOES INTO SAFETY MODE OR STOPS WORKING ( NO FORWARD OR REVERSE, A BIT UNNERVING IN AT INTERSECTION). WHEN TRANSMISSION WARMS OR AMBIENT TEMPERATURE IS ABOVE 25 DEGREES WORKS FINE. THIS IS A REPEATABLE EVENT, SO APPEARS TO BE A DESIGN FLAW AND NOT A MECHANICAL FAILURE. HAVE REVIEWED SITES AND HAVE OTHER OWNERS WITH SIMILAR EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS. TOOK TO FORD DEALER AND TOLD $2500.00USD TO FIX BUT THEN STATED UNCLEAR IF IR WOULD FIX PROBLEM. PLEASE REMEMBER IT IS NOT A MECHANICAL PROBLEM BUT TEMPERATURE RELATED AS AUTO WORKS WITHIN SPECIFICATIONS WHEN TEMPERATURE IS WARMER. THIS IS A ALL WHEEL VEHICLE, SO DESIGNED FOR WINTER WEATHER. *TR

NHTSA ID

10946972

Incident

Jan 18, 2017

Mileage

125,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10937720

Incident

Dec 11, 2016

Mileage

75,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10872121

Incident

Mar 1, 2016

Mileage

130,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD AN UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION AS THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE OR PLACE IT IN REVERSE WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE OUT OF FIRST GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000.

NHTSA ID

10690209

Incident

Feb 16, 2015

Mileage

56,000 mi

WHEN I START THE CAR.. EVERYTHING IS GOOD.. I START DRIVING AND ABOUT 15 MINUTES LATER .. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND THE WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON... THEN WHEN I PRESS THE GAS... THE CAR BARELY CAN TAKE OFF.. I CAN BE AT 3RPMS AND BE BARELY MOVING ..I CAN PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND PRESS ON THE GAS AN THEIR WILL BE NO REV UP. WHEN I PUT IN REVERSE OR BACK IN DRIVE .. IT SHIFTS REAL HARD .. WHEN I TURN THE CAR OFF.. LET IT SIT FOR A WHILE.. U KNOW, COOL LIKE 10 MIN... THEN \ I START THE CAR UP ITS KIND OF BACK TO NORMAL FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES... THEN THE WARNINGS LIGHTS COME BACK ... *TR

NHTSA ID

10644724

Incident

Oct 7, 2014

Mileage

78,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FIVE HUNDRED LIMITED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE ENGINE STARTED TO MAKE A LOUD GRINDING NOISE AND NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE JERKED IN A FORWARD MOTION. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE RESUMED ITS NORMAL OPERATIONS. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE CVT TRANSMISSION AND THAT THE DRIVE SHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000. ## VIN PASSED ## 2006 FORD 500 LIMITED ##

NHTSA ID

10616096

Incident

Jun 24, 2014

Mileage

89,000 mi

SINCE 2009 MY FORD 500 HAS HAD ISSUES WITH NO A/C AND SURGING. THEY COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS GOING ON (FORD) AND EVENTUALLY FOUND IT TO SUPPOSEDLY BE THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY. AFTER THAT WAS "FIXED" THE CAR DID NOT SURGE BUT THE A/C WOULD NOT WORK WHEN THE CAR WAS IDLE IN WARM WEATHER. I'VE TAKEN THE CAR BACK AT LEAST A DOZEN + TIMES WITH THIS ISSUE. NOW THE CAR IS BEGINNING TO SURGE AGAIN TOO... IT HAPPENED TWICE, NOT ALWAYS BUT IT HAPPENS... IT IS QUITE SCARY WHEN THERE IS A CAR IN FRONT OF ME AND I AM AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT OR SIGN AND THE CAR SURGES FORWARD - I HAVE CALLED FORD MOTOR CO NUMEROUS TIMES AND TAKEN IT TO MY FORD DEALER. *TR

NHTSA ID

10610536

Incident

Jun 6, 2009

Mileage

13,637 mi

WHILE DRIVING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND WRENCH ILLUMINATE AND YOU CAN NO LONGER ACCELERATE. I MUST SAFELY PULL OVER TURN CAR OFF AND RESTART SOMETIMES HARD TO RESTART. WAS TOLD BY MECHANIC THROTTLE BODY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED OVER $600. IF SO MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES THE PART SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10610205

Incident

Jun 30, 2014

Mileage

106,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING THE SKID, SERVICE ENGINE, AND TRANSMISSION WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE SHIFTED INTO LIMP MODE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE TRANSMISSION DIFFERENTIAL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 92,000.

NHTSA ID

10596162

Incident

Jun 12, 2012

Mileage

70,000 mi

FROM THE DAY I BOUGHT THE CAR THE A/C HAS NOT WORKED PROPERLY. IT ONLY COOLS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OR WHEN TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE IS LESS THAN 70 DEGREES, THE ENGINE HAS NEVER IDLED SMOOTHLY AND WATER COLLECTS IN THE DOORS. THE MAIN ISSUE I'VE BEEN HAVING IS THAT IT SURGES AT STOP LIGHTS AND TOTALLY SHUTS DOWN GOING DOWN THE ROAD. MOTOR, GAUGES EVERYTHING SHUTS DOWN SOMETIMES FOR 8-10 SECONDS. THIS IS SPORADIC AND MORE COMMON WHEN THE A/C IS IN USE. I HAVE HAD THE THROTTLE BODY CLEANED AND REPROGRAMMED SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO CHANGE WHAT SO EVER. I JUST HAD A NEW ONE INSTALLED AND IT SHUT DOWN ON ME WITHIN 1 MILE OF DEALERSHIP. IT HAS BEEN VERY FRUSTRATING TO SAY THE LEAST. I'VE BEEN SAYING IT IS SOMETHING WITH THE A/C SINCE DAY ONE BUT ALL THEY WANTED TO DO IS REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY. I AM AT MY WITS END AND JUST WANT IT FIXED! *TR

NHTSA ID

10586743

Incident

Apr 5, 2010

Mileage

18,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE BECAME UNRESPONSIVE TO ACCELERATION ATTEMPTS AS THE WRENCH ICON AND THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SHAFT WAS BROKEN AND THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REBUILT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT DID NOT RECTIFY THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 126,000.

NHTSA ID

10568357

Incident

Feb 18, 2014

Mileage

126,000 mi

WHEN I AM IN PARK OR NEUTRAL MY MOTOR MAKES A TICKING NOISE. WHEN IN DRIVE IT HOES AWAY. WEIRD. *TR

NHTSA ID

10566318

Incident

Jan 1, 2014

Mileage

162,299 mi

WHILE DRIVING DOWN STREET AFTER A COLD START, CAR STARTED TO DRIVE SLOW, MADE A NOISE FROM LEFT SIDE OF ENGINE COMPARTMENT, AND WRENCH LITE CAME ON ALONG WITH THE ENGINE LITE. I SCANNED FOR THE OBDII CODE AND IT PRESENTED CODE P0942. I ERASED THE CODE TO SEE WHAT WOULD HAPPEN. LEFT IT ALONE UNTIL THE NEXT DAY. NOW, WHEN STARTED, THERE IS A FAULTY BEARING NOISE WHICH IS PRESENT UNTIL TRANSMISSION IS ENGAGED IN EITHER REVERSE OR DRIVE. I WOULD PULL CAR FORWARD TEN FEET AND BACK IN REVERSE TO PARK. WHEN I DO THIS, NOISE GOES AWAY. AFTER DOING THIS FIVE (5) DAYS IN A ROW, I DRIVE CAR AROUND A CITY BLOCK. I COULD ONLY HEAR NOISE FAINTLY. NO WRENCH LITE OR ENGINE LITE CAME BACK DURING THIS SMALL DRIVE. I HAVE NOT DRIVEN CAR SINCE RESEARCH OF CODE P0942 POINTED TO THE TRANSMISSION. I ONLY START CAR NOW BECAUSE OF THE COLD WISCONSIN WEATHER. MY CONCERN NOW IS IF THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS CVT TRANSMISSION? *TR

NHTSA ID

10562534

Incident

Jan 15, 2014

Mileage

124,586 mi

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.

NHTSA ID

10552257

Incident

Oct 14, 2013

Mileage

67,000 mi