Major Problems with 2006 Ford Five Hundred Derived from Complaints & Recalls

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Worst 3 complaints of 2006 Ford Five Hundred

2006 Ford Five Hundred LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS Victims: 2 Mileage: 1100 miles

2006 Ford Five Hundred ELECTRICAL SYSTEM Victims: 1 Mileage: 98100 miles

2006 Ford Five Hundred FRONTAL Victims: 1 Mileage: 26000 miles

Browse 2006 Ford Five Hundred complaints by category

Problems with VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, POWER TRAIN and ELECTRICAL SYSTEM are the most frequent issues recorded by the NHTSA from Ford Five Hundred owners.

Problem Category	Number of Problems
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL accelerator jumped to full throttle as my wife pulled into parking spot-car jumped over concrete curb and crossed a grassy	117 ~ 73993 miles
POWER TRAIN when shifting into gear or when taking foot off of brake after sitting for a brief period car lunges forward...	66 ~ 89194 miles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM dt*: the contact stated while driving 60 mph there was a smelled of smoke. the smell may have been coming...	41 ~ 86786 miles
ENGINE i have owned my 2006 ford 500 for 5 yrs and have had and issue for the last 2 yrs....	32 ~ 96025 miles
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN transmission had to be rebuilt. power input shaft and bearings failed resulting in the need for a $5 078.60 repair....	31 ~ 61150 miles
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC brakes drag causing the car to jerk grasp when stopping. *jb...	21 ~ 23187 miles
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE tl*the contact owns a 2006 ford five hundred. the contact stated that the fuel line separated from the gas filter...	18 ~ 75127 miles
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING purchased a ford five-hundred brand new in 2006. at less than 45k miles the a/c no longer is functional unless...	15 ~ 62765 miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER problem with the emergency fuel shut off switch location in the 2006 ford five hundred. my passenger in the car...	15 ~ 80575 miles
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 2006 ford 500. the car will suddenly surge at idle...it also surges during gear shifts from park to drive and...	12 ~ 84407 miles
EXTERIOR LIGHTING low beam headlamp socket on the drivers side failed. one of the socket contacts showed evidence of a catastrophic electrical...	10 ~ 81087 miles
BODY > STRUCTURE the rear passenger door of my 2006 ford 500 fills with water everytime it rains. i cannot find way to...	8 ~ 63878 miles
PADS > DISC > FOUNDATION COMPONENTS dt*: the contact stated the rear brake pads were disintegrating this was noticed while washing the vehicle. the dealership and...	8 ~ 18731 miles
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL on jan 8 2009 i had traveled approximately 1050 miles from oklahoma to ohio. while in ohio 6 inches of...	7 ~ 37772 miles
SERVICE BRAKES 1st issue: when the vehicle is at a stop light the car feels like it's going to jump forward even...	6 ~ 58521 miles
AIR CONDITIONER > APPLIANCE > EQUIPMENT tl*the contact owns a 2006 ford five hundred. the contact stated that the air conditioning unit was unable to cool...	6 ~ 63675 miles
AIR BAGS crashed into telephone pole trying to miss a cat and broke pole in half on mother's day (5/11). none of...	6 ~ 94917 miles
STEERING in june 2007 my wife took our 2006 ford five hundred (sel) to the local dealer for an oil change....	6 ~ 98304 miles
ROTOR > DISC > FOUNDATION COMPONENTS dt*: the contact stated the brake rotors and pads wore out quickly. the contact expressed there was too much brake	6 ~ 21375 miles
STRUCTURE dt*: the contact stated while driving 65mph and a semi truck drives past the hood will raise a fourth of...	6 ~ 19821 miles
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER my 2006 ford 500 lunges intermittently when shifting from park to drive or reverse. the car was taken to a...	5 ~ 63500 miles
TIRES tl*the contact owns a 2006 ford five hundred. the contact took his vehicle to the dealer for scheduled maintenance and...	5 ~ 27000 miles
EQUIPMENT after having been driven for 30-45 min the car was parked with motor running for 5-10 min. got back in...	4 ~ 77938 miles
COOLING SYSTEM > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING tl*the contact owns a 2006 ford five hundred. on june 21 2009 the contact depressed the brake pedal but the...	4 ~ 72470 miles
ENGINE > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING on jan 8 2009 i had traveled approximately 1050 miles from oklahoma to ohio. while in ohio 6 inches of...	4 ~ 57876 miles
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM we have a 2006 ford 500 which had the cvt transmission replaced after 4 weeks. the transmission continues to have...	4 ~ 47419 miles
WHEELS dt*: the contact stated on 7-29-06 while driving on the interstate at 70 mph the tire rim and a portion...	3 ~ 700 miles
WINDSHIELD > VISIBILITY dt*: the contact stated while driving during summer there is a reflection off of the windshield causing difficulty in visibility...	3 ~ 2225 miles
SUSPENSION when i am in park or neutral my motor makes a ticking noise. when in drive it hoes away. weird.	2 ~ 141150 miles
SIDEWALL > TIRES severe sidewall cracking of continental ct95 tires. issue widely reported online. tires at 60% of tread 3.5 years since new.	2 ~ 33000 miles
DOOR > BODY > STRUCTURE the 2006 ford 500 we own has problems with both rear doors. whenever it rains the doors fill up with...	2 ~ 76000 miles
HEADLIGHTS > EXTERIOR LIGHTING auto headlights fail during operation driving in rural non light sensitive areas. *nm...	2 ~ 35586 miles
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES upon starting the vehicle this morning (first sub-freezing day here and first time the car had not been garaged) the...	1 ~ 117000 miles
DIFFERENTIAL UNIT > DRIVELINE > POWER TRAIN tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford five hundred. the contact stated while driving the skid service engine and transmission...	1 ~ 70000 miles
SEAT BELTS the drivers side seat belt would not release completely when pushing the release button. attempted to push the seat belt...	1 ~ 64400 miles
BACK UP LIGHTS > EXTERIOR LIGHTING dash cluster malfunction for all gauges. at the time of malfunction reverse lamps turn on. if malfunction occurs at night...	1 ~ 135000 miles
LATCH CONNECTOR/CLIP > CHILD SEAT 2006 ford five hundred lunges forward unexpectedly air conditioner does not work properly does not accelerate to full potential wrench...	1 ~ 118000 miles
DRIVELINE > POWER TRAIN i have a 2006 ford 500 and while sitting at a restaurant i put my car into reverse to back...	1 ~ 65000 miles
REAR WINDOW > DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM > VISIBILITY 2006 ford five hundred. consumer writes regarding premature pad and rotor wear *tgw the consumer stated she heard a grinding...	1
FRAME AND MEMBERS > STRUCTURE the rear passenger door of my 2006 ford 500 fills with water everytime it rains. i cannot find way to...	1 ~ 50000 miles
PARKING BRAKE rear brakes prematurely wear down to less than 2mm of pad remaining after 11k miles. *tr...	1 ~ 31796 miles
REAR COMPARTMENT/TRUNK > WIRING > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM reference original voq#10301954. my car had a fire in the trunk while we were drivng. the trunk was loaded with...	1 ~ 64000 miles
VISIBILITY power drivers window intermittently malfunctions when window is part way down and push button to go up the window goes...	1 ~ 39000 miles
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC on jan 8 2009 i had traveled approximately 1050 miles from oklahoma to ohio. while in ohio 6 inches of...	1 ~ 27158 miles
ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 2006 ford five hundred. consumer states unexpected vehicle movement *tgw the consumer stated if the vehicle was not in park...	1
CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM) > AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN starting aroung 37 500 i've had 8 failures while driving car cuts off and i had to turn ignition off...	1 ~ 42121 miles
FRONT > SUSPENSION tl*the contact owns a 2006 ford five hundred. the contact took his vehicle to the dealer for scheduled maintenance and...	1 ~ 29000 miles
DRUM > DRUM > FOUNDATION COMPONENTS within four days of oil/lube and filter the rear brakes and rotors needed to be completely replaced on the 2005	1 ~ 21000 miles
GASOLINE > ENGINE > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING since the day we purchased the vehicle the gas mileage has always been well below the average for this vehicle....	1 ~ 4000 miles
ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP > SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC i bought my 2006 ford 500 in june of 2006. i had a problem with the rear brakes getting very...	1 ~ 3000 miles
FRONTAL > AIR BAGS dt*: the contact stated while traveling 55 mph with the cruise control engaged the vehicle drove off the road and...	1 ~ 26000 miles
LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS > WHEELS 2006 ford five hundred tire blew out causing consumer to loose control and overturn the vehicle. kb the consumer...	1 ~ 1100 miles
SEATS dt*: the contact stated the vehicle has a static build up and about eighty percent of the time the contact...	1
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY the reverse sensing system worked flawlessly for the first 5000 miles. now it goes off everytime i put the car...	1 ~ 5000 miles
EXTERNAL > WARNINGS > BACK OVER PREVENTION the reverse sensing system worked flawlessly for the first 5000 miles. now it goes off everytime i put the car...	1 ~ 5000 miles
STORAGE > FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE failure to protect outer edges of fuel tank sharp object kicked up front tire perforated tank on ford 500. 2006	1 ~ 4480 miles
POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS > VISIBILITY my 2006 ford 500 electric window regulator goes down when pulling up on the window control unless you wait 5...	1
MANUAL TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN we have a 2006 ford 500 which had the cvt transmission replaced after 4 weeks. the transmission continues to have...	1 ~ 675 miles

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