2006 Ford Five Hundred

2006 FORD FIVE HUNDRED SEL ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS OUR 2006 FORD FIVE HUNDRED HAS ACCELERATED WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT IN A PARKING LOT OR INTO OUR GARAGE. THIS USUALLY OCCURS WHILE OUR FOOT IS ON THE BRAKE AT IDLE SPEED. ACCELERATION VARIES FROM MILD TO VERY NOTICEABLE BY THE PASSENGERS. CONCERNED ABOUT HITTING PEDESTRIANS OR OTHER VEHICLES OR LOSING CONTROL OF VEHICLE. *KB

I PURCHASED A 2006 FORD 500 IN MARCH 2011. I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR FROM THE VERY BEGINNING. ON MANY OCCASIONS, PROCEEDING TO BACK OUT OF PARKING SPOTS THE CAR ACCELERATES AND LUNGES ON ITS OWN. IT WILL THEN JERK AND GO DEAD ALWAYS STARTS RIGHT BACK, DISPLAYING A WRENCH LIGHT. SEVERAL TIMES WAITING IN DRIVE THROUGH LINES OR AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS THIS HAS HAPPENED. I ALWAYS FEEL AS IF IT IS DANGEROUS TO PULL IT INTO GEAR IF ANYONE OR ANYTHING IS WITHIN 10 FEET OF ME. THEN THERE ARE THE TIME ON THE ROAD WHEN I SUDDENLY LOSE POWER. I HAVE DISCUSSED THIS PROBLEM WITH THE DEALERSHIP ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND ALL THEY TELL ME IS THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION THAT WILL EVENTUALLY CAUSE HARM TO ONE OR MANY PEOPLE. *TT

2006 FORD FIVE HUNDRED, LUNGES FORWARD UNEXPECTEDLY, AIR CONDITIONER DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY, DOES NOT ACCELERATE TO FULL POTENTIAL, WRENCH LIGHT CAME OUT AFTER WEEKS OF THIS PROBLEM HAPPENING. POWER TRAIN AND TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. WHEN PUT IN REVERSE IT ACCELERATES WITH FOOT STILL ON BRAKE, COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. NEED TO BE RECALLED VARIOUS COMPLAINTS SEEN ON-LINE!! WRENCH LIGHTS COMES ON AND OFF. (RELATED VEHICLE INFORMATION: MODEL YEAR=2006, MAKE=FIVE HUNDRED, MODEL=FORD). *TR

INCREASING TO AND FINALLY ENDING IN THE CAR SHUTTING DOWN, MY '06 FIVE HUNDRED BEGAN SUDDEN ACCELERATIONS WHEN BEING PLACED IN GEAR. SEVERAL "CLOSE CALLS" WHEN IN PARKING LOTS COULD HAVE RESULTED IN INJURY TO PEOPLE. NOT GOOD AND SCARY. IT STARTED WITH OCCASIONAL SURGES, AND BECAME VERY FREQUENT UNTIL THE LIGHT CAME ON REVEALING THE THROTTLE CONTROL IS THE ISSUE. I AM CURRENTLY GROUNDED UNTIL IT CAN BE FIXED. I CARE ABOUT PEOPLE'S WELL BEING AND HOPE FORD CARES TOO! *TR

I OWN A 2006 FORD FIVE HUNDRED AND NOTICED DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS IT WOULD OCCASIONALLY "SURGE" WHEN PUTTING IT IN REVERSE OR DRIVE AND HAD TO HOLD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. I TOOK IT INTO A SHOP AND THEY SHOWED ME MY TOP MOTOR MOUNT WAS BROKEN AND SAID THAT WAS COMMON ON THIS VEHICLE AND COULD ACCOUNT FOR THE "SURGING". I HAD IT REPLACED AND IT SEEMED OK UNTIL I TOOK IT IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE AT THE LOCAL FORD DEALER. THEY SUGGESTED I ALSO HAVE THE FUEL FILTER CHANGED AND THE NEXT DAY WHILE WAITING TO PARK FOR A CONCERT WITH MY SON (HOT DAY W/AC ON) IT STARTED SURGIN FORWARD MUCH HARDER THAN IT HAD BEFORE. WHILE PARKING I ALMOST HIT THE WALL! AFTER SOME RESEARCH I SEE THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON THE 2005-2007 FORD VEHICLES SHARING THIS POWERTRAIN. C'MON, FORD DO THE RIGHT THING AND GET THIS FIXED WITH A RECALL, DO YOU REALLY WANT TO WAIT UNTIL SOMEONE DIES LIKE TOYOTA DID? *TR

I OWN A 2006 FORD 500. CVT TRANSMISSION. 114,000 MILES . 3 WEEKS AGO, I NOTICED A SURGING ON OCCASIONS . FELT LIKE IT NEEDED TUNE UP. AFTER TUNEUP THE SURGING CONTINUED.MY MECHANIC SAID TO TAKE IT TO A FORD DEALER , HAVE IT CHECKED OUT. WHEN I DID , WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION SLIPPING ON CONES IN TRANSMISSION, COST $5600.. SAID COULD NOT REBUILD TRANSMISSION , BECAUSE FORD DID NOT SUPPLY THEM WITH THE EQUIPMENT TO DO THIS. SAID THEY RAN TEST TO FIND PROBLEM WHILE DRIVING. WAS TOLD THEY ALSO CHECKED TRANSMISSION FLUID, AND IT WAS OK.COST WAS $80. TO FIND PROBLEM.THAT AFTERNOON , I CHECKED TRANSMISSION FLUID , AND DIPSTICK WAS HARD TO REMOVE , BECAUSE IT HAD NOT BEEN REMOVED SINCE CAR WAS NEW. AFTER GETTING IT TO FREE-UP, IT JUST SLIDES IN AND OUT. AFTER INSPECTING FLUID, NOTICED COLOR OF FLUID IS COLOR OF UNUSED MOTOR OIL..ALMOST CLEAR. ALSO HAD A FEW BUBBLES IN IT.COLOR IS SUPPOSED TO BE BLUISH-GREEN, AS IT GETS OLDER TURNS DARK GREEN, OR BROWN. WENT BACK TO FORD DEALERSHIP, INFORMED SERV. MGR THAT FLUID WAS NEVER CHECKED ALSO THERE WAS NO BELT , IT HAS A CHAIN IN IT. COST $900.+FOR CHAIN. HE SAID DRIVE CAR UNTIL WRENCH INDICATOR CAME ON .NEXT DAY,WRENCH APPEARED. CAR LOST POWER ,CONTINUED TO RUN ,HOWEVER COULD NOT REV RPMS. CUT OFF,THEN RESTARTED CAR, THIS CLEARS CODES..STILL IN LINGO. ALSO MOTOR SUPPORT ON TOP OF ENGINE IS BROKEN, THIS EFFECTS TRANSMISSION. PART IS PARTIALLY RUBBER AND HEAT FROM ENGINE CAUSES IT TO BREAK. COST OF THIS ON EBAY $200.THRU FORD, REPLACED $600+.THROTTLE CONTROL I UNDERSTAND IS LIKE $800.+SOMEONE NEED TO LOOK AT ALL THE PROBLEMS THAT ARE LISTED ABOUT THIS ON THE INTERNET.. I LOOKED AT TRADING CAR , VALUE ON TRADE WAS $5300. WITH GOOD TRANSMISSION..WHICH COST $5600.CAR IS A 2006 MODEL,. ARE CARS ONLY SUPPOSE TO LAST 5 YEARS. THE CVT WAS SUPPOSE TO BE SO GREAT TO HELP INCREASE MILEAGE BUT FORD USED IT A COUPLE OF YEARS , THEN WENT TO 6SPEED AUTO. HONDA HAS USED CVT FOR YEARS, NO PROBLEM. WHAT'S THE DEAL. *TR

MY 2006 FORD 500 CVT WHEN GOING FROM IDLE EITHER FORWARD OF REVERSE WILL LUNGE IF MY FOOT IS NOT FIRMLY ON THE BRAKES. MY WIFE AND SON HAVE USED THE CAR AND BOTH HAVE ALMOST HAD ACCIDENTS FROM THIS HAPPENING IN PARKING LOTS. THIS HAPPENS ALMOST DAILY AND BEFORE THE 60,000 MILE WARRANTY RAN OUT I DID TAKE THE CAR BACK TO AUTOWAY FORD IN ST PETERSBURG FL BUT IT STILL IS OCCURRING. I HEARD ABOUT THE FREESTYLE ISSUE AND KNOW THEY ALSO HAVE A CVT TRANSMISSION IS ANYONE LOOKING INTO THIS ISSUE WITH THE FIVE HUNDRED. *TR

2006 FORD FIVE HUNDRED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY ONCE THE CAR HAS WARMED UP. WHEN SLOWING DOWN THE CAR SHIFTS ABRUPTLY AND ALSO SHAKES THE CAR. WHEN ACCELERATING THE CAR SHIFTS DOWN HARD THAN NORMAL THEN UPSHIFTS AND OR DOWN SHIFTS WHILE ACCELERATING AT A NORMAL PICK UP. SOMETIMES THE TRANSMISSION GOES INTO A FALSE NEUTRAL THEN BUT IF THE FOOT IS REMOVED FROM THE GAS PEDAL THE CAR IS STILL REVVING UP. VERY ODD. THIS ISSUE STARTED TO SHOW UP AROUND 52, 000 MILES AND I HAVE CONTACTED A LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND ASKED IF FORD INTEND ON FIXING. THE RESPONSE WAS "THERE ARE NO PLANS FOR REPAIRING THE ISSUE". THIS PROBLEM WAS IDENTIFIED IN CONSUMER REPORTS BUT THE WRITE ONLY STATED HOW THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS ABRUPTLY". I DO NOT CONSIDER MYSELF AN ELDER BUT I DO KNOW MANY ELDERLY PEOPLE DRIVE THESE CARS AND HOW IT COULD POTENTIALLY FRIGHTEN AN ELDERLY DRIVER. BASICALLY "THIS SHOULD BE CORRECTED BY FORD BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT". *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY DECELERATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. THE TECHNICIANS WERE TEST DRIVING THE VEHICLE AFTER REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION WHEN THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS LEFT WITH THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A NEW TRANSMISSION TO ARRIVE FOR REPAIRS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.