2006 Ford Five Hundred

I WAS DRIVING MY 2006 FORD 500, GOING ABOUT 58 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN EVERYTHING ON THE DASH WENT OUT -- SPEEDOMETER WENT TO ZERO; GAS TO EMPTY, ETC., AND THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS FRIGHTENED THAT I WOULD NOT HAVE CONTROL OF THE CAR. NOW, BY RESEARCHING ON THE INTERNET, I FIND THIS IS FAIRLY COMMON. MY DEALER QUOTED ME ABOUT $700 FOR PARTS & LABOR TO FIX IT, YET MANY OF THE ANECDOTAL ACCOUNTS ON THE INTERNET SAY IT NEVER OCCURRED AGAIN. THIS SEEMS TO BE A DEFECT THE COMPANIES ARE AWARE OF, IT PRESENTS A SAFETY RISK, AND IT SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2006 FORD FIVE HUNDRED THE CLUSTER OF INSTRUMENTS ON THE DASHBOARD FAIL AND RETURN TO THEIR OFF POSITION. DASHBOARD GOES BLANK, REVERSE LIGHTS COME ON AND AIR CONDITIONING TURNS OFF. THIS LAST APPROXIMATELY 15 SECONDS AND THEN EVERYTHING RETURNS TO NORMAL.. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS DRIVING AT NIGHT WITH THIS FAILURE AND NO TURN SIGNALS. OBVIOUSLY FORD IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND COULD CARE LESS UNTIL SOMEONE GETS KILLED. WILL NEVER PURCHASE FORD AGAIN. *TR

I HAD A 2006 FORD FIVE HUNDRED AT FIRST I LOVED THAT CAR THEN THE BATTERY STARED GOING DEAD SO I REPLACED THE BATTERY BUT IT STILL DID IT SO I HAD IT LOOKED AT AND THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS THE ALTERNATOR GOING OUT SO I REPLACED THAT BUT COME TO FIND OUT AFTER 2 BATTERIES AND 3 ALTERNATORS IT WAS A WIRING PROBLEM AND FINALLY THE WIRING PROBLEM ENDED UP FRYING THE COM[UTER IN MY CAR AND IT WAS GOING TO COST ME A WHOLE LOT OF MONEY TO FIX IT AND I DIDN'T HAVE THAT TYPE OF MONEY IT WAS MORE MONEY THEN THE CAR WAS WORTH I HAVE TALKED TO SEVERAL PEOPLE WHO SAY THAT THEY HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM SO A WORD TO THE WISE DO NOT BUY A FORD FIVE HUNDRED !!! *TR

2006 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. CONSUMER WRITES REGARDING PREMATURE PAD AND ROTOR WEAR *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED SHE HEARD A GRINDING NOISE AND/OR DRAGGING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR WHEELS. THE LEFT AND RIGHT WHEELS NEEDED NEW BRAKES AND ROTORS. THE CONSUMER STATED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY HAD BEEN ISSUED FOR THE BRAKES IN 2007, BECAUSE FORD KNEW THERE WAS A PROBLEM. ALSO, THE BLOWER MOTOR BEHIND THE GLOVE BOX HAD TO BE REPLACED AND THE REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER WAS DEFECTIVE AND HAD TO BE REPLACED AS WELL. THE GASKET BETWEEN THE CRANK SHAFT SUPPORT HOUSING WAS REPLACED. *JB

REFERENCE ORIGINAL VOQ#10301954. MY CAR HAD A FIRE IN THE TRUNK WHILE WE WERE DRIVNG. THE TRUNK WAS LOADED WITH CLOTHES AND OTHER ITEMS. A FIRE OCCURED AND TOTALED THE CAR. UPON INSPECTION BY A FIRE FORENSIC INVESTIGATOR, IT WAS DETERMINED THE FIRE ORIGINATED FROM A WIRING HARNES ON THE RIGHT REAR SIDE OF THE TRUNK THAT GOES TO THE REAR LIGHTS. THE WIRING HARNESS CHAFED AGAINST THE BODY CAUSING A SHORT TO GROUND THAT LED TO THE FIRE.

1. TRAVELING OUT OF TOWN ON A SPECIAL 40TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION IN A 2006 FORD 500( HAS APPRX. 64,000 MILES ON IT). 2. WHILE TRAVELING WE NOTICE THE SMELL OF SMOKE, THOUGHT IT WAS COMING FROM A SOURCE OUTSIDE, NO SMOKE IN VEHICLE, PULLED OVER TO INVESTIGATE, LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD AND THERE WAS NO SMELL OF SMOKE, PROCEEDED TRAVELING AND THE SMELL OF SMOKE CONTINUE, PASSENGER NOTICE A SMALL AMOUNT OF SMOKE COMING FROM THE TRUNK WHILE LOOKING AT THE REAR WINDOW, DRIVER PULLED OVER AND POPPED THE TRUNK, THE VEHICLE BECAME ENGULFED IMMEDIATELY...80-85% OF CAR WAS DESTROYED. 3.NOTHING. FORD DEALERSHIP THAT HAS SERVICED THE VEHICLE ( OVER 25 TIMES DURING OWNERSHIP) IS DENYING ANY RESPONSIBILITY. *TR UPDATED 05/26/10 *BF ACCORDING TO THE FIRE REPORT, THE FIRE'S ARE OF ORGIN WAS IN THE REAR SECTION OF THE VEHICLE. UDATED 06/17/10 *JB

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

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, A WARNING LIGHT MESSAGE APPEARED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL THAT READ, "OIL LIFE ZERO PERCENT CHANGE OIL." THE WARNING LIGHT WAS CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATED; THEREFORE, THE CONTACT COULD NOT READ THE ODOMETER. HE ATTEMPTED TO RESET THE FAILURE, BUT THE MESSAGE REMAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR AN OIL CHANGE, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED FOR THIS FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS VERY FRUSTRATING BECAUSE IT WAS CRITICAL TO READ THE ODOMETER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 54,750. UPDATED 07/15/08. *LJ UPDATED 07/15/08

WE HAVE A 2006 FORD 500 WHICH HAD THE CVT TRANSMISSION REPLACED AFTER 4 WEEKS. THE TRANSMISSION CONTINUES TO HAVE A SIGNIFICANT DELAY IN ENGAGING IN REVERSE. MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER DID NOT WAIT UNTIL THE TRANSMISSION ENGAGED AND HAVE ON OCCASION LURCHED BACKWARDS ALMOST RUNNING OVER HER LITTLE BROTHER. WITH THE FRONT OF THE CAR ON A DECLINE THE CAR WILL ROLL FORWARD WHEN IN REVERSE UNTIL IT ENGAGES AND THE USER DEPRESSES THE THROTTLE. OLATHE FORD AND A FACTORY REP. INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND SUPPOSEDLY THE VEHICLE IS WITHIN SPECS. I DON'T THINK SO, THE CAR ALSO WHINES WHEN TURNING CORNERS. I THINK THE CVT TRANSMISSION IS OUT OF SPECS. FORD DOESN'T USE IT ANYMORE, NOR DO I WANT TO. I HAVE HAD MANY FORDS, THIS WILL BE MY LAST IF THIS ISN'T RESOLVED TO MY SATISFACTION. THE CAR ALSO HAS THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WHICH INTERMITTENTLY GOES OUT, WINDSHIELD LEAKS WATER AND AIR. ANSWER SOON, I AM GOING TO BBB, NHTSA AND KANSAS CONSUMER PROTECTION. THIS CAR IS A LEMON, I WANT A WORKING ONE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. THE CONTACT TOOK HIS VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE AND THEY DISCOVERED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE HAD EXCESSIVE WEAR. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE ALIGNED AND THE STRUTS CHANGED AT THAT TIME. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 30,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,000. THE CONSUMER STATED THE TIRES WERE ONLY DAMAGED ON THE LEFT SIDE, AND THEY HAD TO LOWER THE STRUTS AND ROTATE THE UPPER MOUNTS TO GET VEHICLE TO ALIGN PROPERLY. THE CONSUMER FURTHER STATED THAT THIS NO FAULT OF THE DEALER BUT THAT FORD AUTHORIZE 50% REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE TIRES AND NONE FOR THE ALIGNMENT. THE CONSUMER PROVIDED A COPY OF THE REPAIR INVOICE. THE DEALER STATED VEHICLE STARTS AND STALLS IN THE COLD WHEN USING THE REMOTE START. UPDATED 08/07/07 *TR