Table 1 shows one common unknown or other related problems of the 2006 Ford Five Hundred.
| Problem Category | Number of Problems |
|---|---|
| Unknown Or Other problems |
I had the car in the shop three times prior to the extended warranty expiring. All three times they said that they could not find the problem (which eventually was the throttle body assembly). Three days ago, on the freeway, the car was "lunging forward" going between a complete stop to 15 mph in stop and go traffic. The car died on me and I needed to push it off the freeway. Eventually the car restarted and I drove it to the nearest repair yard.
Vehicle surges forward or backward when put into gear . The occurrence is intermittent , but dangerous.
I had just bought a 2006 Ford Five Hundred with about 131000 miles. Drove great from the dealership then later that afternoon the throttle all of a sudden went dead. I was going 65 mph on the highway and had no throttle. I went online and researched the car and there have been numerous (upwards of 100+) people who have the same complaint. I just wish Ford would recall the part so it's not going to cost me an arm and a leg to fix.
Dear sirs: my 2006 Ford 500 has a very dangerous defect that has been happening for over a year. I have complained about it several times to the Ford dealer, but the car won't mess up when the dealer checks it out. Today my wife started the car, placed her foot on the brake & shifted the car into reverse. Before she had time to remove her foot from the brake pedal, the engine sped up & the car tried to move backward. It's a good thing she had her foot on the brake. The exact same thing has happened before in forward gear. I was in the car beside her & I witnessed her foot on the brake when the car tried,on it's own to take off. It's a scary situation & I need some help to resolve the problem.
2006 Ford Five Hundred limiited lunges forward when brake is applied.
While putting the Ford Five Hundred in reverse the car briefly accelerated and lunged backwards barley missing another car. Thinking I might had hit the accelerator I went on to where I was headed. As I was leaving my destination once again the car just took off while in reverse. The car then gave a wrench fault on the console. I looked up the issue in the manual and it said it was a throttle control issue. I spoke with the dealer today and they said it was a throttle body problem. Upon investigation I find that this is a recurring issue. If someone had been within 3 to 5 feet of my auto I would have hit them.
My 2006 Ford Five Hundred will suddenly lunge forward then sputter and die. It will also do this when backing out of parking spots. There is a breif "wrench" dash light that comes on. This has happened while sitting at red lights and could be deadly. Code says failed throttle body. Why no part recall? widespread problems have been reported on the web and apparently the same part is still being used. Please look into this before lives are lost.
The Ford Five Hundred I own has surges of acceleration when I am inching my way into a parking spot or forward loser to a wall or another car. I have to quickly slam on my brakes to avoid hitting something. I fear at some point it may be a person. The problem has been going on for a while but I was never able to reproduce it for a mechanic. I have made a connection to hot weather and the car's air conditioning being on. I fear this is not safe.
No injuries. . . Yet. However, our 2006 Ford Five Hundred accelerates for no apparent reason at all. It does it when going forward or reverse and will stop by either tapping the accelerator pedal or turning off the car and restarting it. I will be bringing the car in for service this week, but just want to bring this problem to your attention as it seems other individuals have reported the same situation.
Ac air blows cold when you are doing 60 mph on the highway. . . Around town it is hot!!! dealer recharged the system, but still have the same problem. Now being told it is the compressor. So many people are having the same problem with the a/c in Ford Five Hundreds. This really needs to be looked into please!.
The car lunges in drive and reverse without accelerating. The is danergeous as when backing out of garages or parking places. Trying to take off slowing is not possible.
Air conditioning unit started making noises last year (approx. August). Took it to the dealership and they told me the compressor was going. They also said there are so many problems with that compressor that they would not be able to get one until February.
As I was backing out of a parking space in a parking garage the enigine reved up and jumped hitting a beam in the garage. Upon impact the engine was still reved so I immediately turned the engine off and back on. The engine continued to rev up and the check engine and yellow wrench illuminated. The car was towed to a dealership in which they replaced the throttle body and the car was driven to a local body shop for repairs. Total cost over $1200 yesterday, September 7, 2011, (mileage 108000 and speed from 0-40 mph) as I was driving to work the check engine light came on. Each time I would stop the engine would rev and when I would accelerate it would jump and rev. Not wanting a repeat of the last accident, I took it to a mechanic near work who stated that the throttle body needed to be replaced again along with the engine mount. Total cost $1076 after resaerching this problem it seems that it is a typical issue with this type of vehicle. Most have included that they are fearful that they will be injured or injure someone else in a accident.
My Ford 500, 2006 is year is having surging problems and somehow it happens too when a/c is on. . . . Light on dashboard is on too. Very dangerous.
Problem with the emergency fuel shut off switch location in the 2006 Ford Five Hundred. My passenger in the car ( front passenger seat side) unknowingly tapped or bumped the switch which caused the cars engine to loose power and then completely stall. Dealer ( sunrise Ford in north hollywood told me today it was this switch that was activated which caused the stalling of my engine. My passenger ( adult male- 6'2" large shoe size) was working with me in the san fernando valley of los angeles county on 6/28/06. Apparently his foot bumped this switch which has got to be in an improper location ( not concealed).