2006 Ford Five Hundred

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

DURING NORMAL DRIVING VEHICLE DASH LIGHTS WENT COMPLETELY OUT AND THEN BEGAN TO FLICKER WHILE BOTH GAUGES SPEEDO AND TACH WENT LEFT TO RIGHT ON AND OFF REPEATEDLY CAUSING A LOSS OF POWER ON VEHICLE RENDERING VEHICLE UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND ALMOST CAUSING COLLISION.. BROUGHT TO FORD DEALER REPLACED ALTERNATOR AND PROBLEM STILL EXISTS AFTER 500 DOLLAR EXPENSE. *TR

AT TIMES WHEN PLACING CAR INTO REVERSE OR DRIVE IT WILL LURCH FORWARD. WHEN GOING UP ANY HILL AND THE 6 SPEED TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO DOWN SHIFT, IT SEEMS THAT IT POPS INTO NEUTRAL AND THEN POPS INTO LOWER GEAR CAUSING THE CAR TO JERK VERY HARD.. THE JERKING CAN BE SO HARD THAT I AM SCARED THAT ITS GOING TO BREAK THE MOTOR MOUNTS OR THE DRIVE AXLES. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME I AM GOING UP A HILL OR TRYING TO PASS SOMEONE ON THE INTERSTATE ON FLAT LAND. HAD TO REPLACE THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT SOCKETS DUE TO THEM OVERHEATING AND MELTING THE SOCKET AND CAUSING THE BULBS TO STOP WORKING. THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW, WHEN TRYING TO BRING IT UP IT WILL STOP AND GO BACK DOWN. SOMETIMES IT WILL DO IT A COUPLE TIMES BEFORE I CAN GET THE WINDOW ALL THE WAY UP. THIS IS MY FIRST FORD I HAVE EVER OWNED AND I AM LOVE WITH THE CAR BUT NOT WITH THE PROBLEMS I AM HAVING WITH THE CAR. ALSO, WHEN THE CAR HIT 100,000 MILES IT STARTED TO BURN 1 QUART OF OIL BETWEEN OIL CHANGES. I CANNOT FIND ANY LEAKS. I HAVE SEE A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES I AM HAVING WITH THE LURCHING AND JERKING OF THE TRANSMISSION. WISH FORD WOULD DO A REAL CALL FOR THESE PROBLEMS BECAUSE I JUST LOVE THIS CAR! *JB

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

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR RPM GAUGE WAS MOVING UPWARD EVEN THOUGH I WAS STILL AT STEADY SPEED. WHEN I SLOWED AND STOPPED IT APPEARED TO CONTINUE TO LUNGE FORWARD. I WAS ABLE TO CONTROL SINCE I HAD SOME DISTANCE FROM THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. BY THE TIME I REACHED MY DESTINATION I WAS AFRAID THAT IT HAD A MIND OF ITS OWN. IT SETTLED WHEN I TRIED TO PARK FOR IT THEN CUT OFF. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS EVENTS WHEN THE CAR LUNGED FORWARD OR CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING AND EVEN WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE. I HAD THREE (3) MOTOR MOUNTS REPLACED AND NEW BATTERY ALONG WITH THE SAFETY SENSOR. IT COSTS MORE TO REPAIR THAN GENERAL MAINTENANCE. I SEE WHY THEY STOPPED MAKING THIS CAR. ITS DANGEROUS! I AM NOW IN THE PROCESS OF GETTING THE THROTTLE BODY REPLACED WHICH MAY NOT BE UNDER WARRANTY. THIS CAR SHOULD BE RECALLED OR WE SHOULD BE COMPENSATED FOR REPAIRS RELATED TO THIS PROBLEM. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. I PURCHASED IT USED IN JAN 2012. MY CAR CONTINUALLY LURCHES FORWARD WHILE SITTING STILL. THE AIR CONDITIONER WILL NOT COOL WHILE IDLING IF IT IS HOT OUTSIDE. I HAVE ALSO HAD ISSUES WITH LOSING ALL POWER WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY. I WILL BE DRIVING AND ALL GAUGES WILL BOTTOM OUT AND THEN REV UP TO THE HIGHEST. MY RPMS WILL DROP DOWN, THE GAS GAUGE WILL GO TO EMPTY AND AT NIGHT ALL ELECTRICAL LIGHTS AND DASHBOARD NOTIFICATIONS WILL LIGHT UP AND THEN GO OFF. I CANNOT USE THE AIR CONDITIONER, RADIO OR ANYTHING ELSE WHEN THIS HAPPENS. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND I BELIEVE FORD SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR NOT FIXING THIS ISSUE SOONER! SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET INTO A FATAL ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE!!! LOSING ALL POWER AND SPEED AND THEN HAVING THE VEHICLE LURCH FORWARD IS DANGEROUS! #SCAREDMOMOF3BABIES! *TR

CAR ACCELERATES SUDDENLY WITHOUT HAVING FOOT ON ACCELERATOR. IT ONLY HAPPENS IN WARM WEATHER WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONING IS ON. WITH MY FOOT ON THE BREAKING WHEN BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE OR PULLING INTO GARAGE THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATES. I CAN HANDLE THE PROBLEM BECAUSE I KNOW WHEN TO EXPECT IT, BUT I HAD PLANNED TO GIVE THIS CAR TO MY SOON TO BE LICENSED DAUGHTER AND I DON'T WANT HER HAVING AN ACCIDENT OR HITTING ANOTHER PERSON. *TR

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

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