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The contact owns a 2006 Ford Five Hundred. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the transmission was slipping. The contact restarted the vehicle and the transmission worked as designed for a while. While traveling up a hill or at a stop light, the vehicle would drift backwards. The contact had to let the vehicle drift to shift into gear. At times the vehicle failed to shift. The engine and wrench warning lights were illuminated. The contact was concerned about driving the vehicle. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 140,000.
Got into an accident and right mirror was fully broken. Right side of the body was also smashed in. Left brake lights stopped working and engine makes weird sounds.
The car is surging and feels like it is about to fall apart the car has low miles and the engine feels like the transmission is slipping but was told that this is a common problem with the Ford 500 I see there is a extended warranty but I just recently purchased this car and seems like the warranty expired and I see Ford is aware of this and refuses to fix this issue which is a hazardous condition and I feel like that im going to have to get a lawyer to get anything done because Ford is refusing to fix this issue with these cars and its very dangerous driving the car makes a loud knock and the engine drops back in and its breaking the motor mounts
WHILE STOPING AT RED LIGHT CAR STALLS BUCKLES DOSE NOT GO OVER 50 MPH AS IT HITS 50 MPH RPMS GO TO6000 SPEED STAYS ON 50 MPH AND I CAN'T GO ON A HIGH WAY CAUSE I CAN'T KEEP UP WITH TRAFFIC NOISE COMING FROM MOTER CAR GOT HOT GOING UP HILLS IN 80 DEGREE WEATHER AND IT JUST ALL AROUND RUNS LIKE [XXX]. INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
- Wilkes-Barre, PA, USA
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When car is on, when taking foot off of brake or reversing, car surges or jumps forward without warning. I have almost been in several accidents because of this problem.
Car will be driveing 55 and completely shut off. Lossing everything including powerstearing. Have to put in neutral N coast to side of the road, sometimes will restart, others it wont. Also will start bucking and shut off. I can be doing 10mph N go to turn a corner N it shuts off. Can seem to run fine, be in the middle of an intersection and the car shut off and wouldnt restar good thing I can drive and knew what to do or I would have crashed numerous times. Have changed the throttle body and accelerator, N both sensors. Did not fix problem. Now saying it's the PCM shutting the car off.
The contact owns a 2006 Ford 500. While driving various speeds, the vehicle suddenly stopped accelerating. After restarting the engine, the vehicle operated normally. During the failure, the check engine indicator illuminated. The vehicle was examined by an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the throttle body was faulty. The vehicle was not repaired. The local dealer and manufacturer were not notified. The failure mileage was 94,000.
The contact owns a 2006 Ford 500. On many occasions, the vehicle failed to start. Once the vehicle was started, it failed to accelerate forward. The vehicle was examined by an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the throttle body was faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The local dealer and manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 190,000.
The wrench light came on and I lost all power, now it doesn't accelerate and the more also is a loud noise coming from the engine, it sounds like it's goung to blow
The contact owns a 2006 Ford Five hundred. While driving 60 mph, the accelerator pedal was depressed and the vehicle began to lose power without warning. The vehicle was pulled over to a shoulder lane, restarted, and returned to normal. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, but the cause of the failure could not be determined. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact also stated that the throttle body and engine were previously replaced. The failure occurred randomly. The local dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and stated that the VIN was not included in any recalls. The failure mileage was approximately 100,000.
The contact owns a 2006 Ford Five hundred. While driving 60 mph, the vehicle failed to accelerate and the power train wrench icon illuminated. The contact was able to shut off and restart the vehicle in order to operate normally. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the electronic throttle body sensor failed, sending the vehicle into "limp mode", and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure persisted on several occasions. The contact mentioned that the electronic throttle body sensor was replaced twice. The vehicle recently went into "limp mode" again. The dealer performed a diagnostic test, but a failure code could not be found. The vehicle was also test driven, but the failure was not duplicated. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 90,000.
Throttle body is defective due to build up within the throttle body's valve causing it to stick open or stay closed during reverse and forward driving. This in return causes a surge where at any unsuspecting moment the vehicle wood attempt to drive either in reverse or forward on its own regardless you physically pressing the brakes or the gas pedal. This is an obvious problem wiz 2005 2006 and 2007 Ford 500 and some models other than the 500 such as Ford freestyle Ford montego. This is a very dangerous issue and if not already will cause bodily injury or death. In my particular incident my vehicle have surged on a bypass causing me to almost rear end a large truck at speeds up to 70 miles per hour. There had also been countless incidents of my vehicle reverting into safe mode where my car I had slowed from 70 to 75 miles per hour down to 20 miles per hour within seconds. Both incidents have happened stationary in motion on city streets on highways and while turning. I was told the throttle body's electrical components are faulty and I was to pay $1,000 for a replacement part and installation.
I am very concerned about my safety and that of others. My Ford 500, especially when it is warm and I am using the A/C, will without warning surge ahead, and I must apply the brakes as hard as I can. I almost crashed while attempting to park in a handicapped spot in emergency parking area at the hospital, where I was taking my critically ill husband 2 weeks ago. I was braking, but the car was surging ahead. The same happened when I was leaving. Very frightening!! can this be fixed without charge at my local Ford dealer? (galpin)
The contact owns a 2006 Ford Five hundred. The contact stated that the vehicle had an unexpected acceleration as the check engine warning light illuminated. The contact was unable to stop the vehicle or place it in reverse when the failure occurred. As a result, the contact crashed into another vehicle. A police report was not filed and there were no injuries reported. Additionally, the contact mentioned that the vehicle failed to accelerate out of first gear. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was 56,000.
Engine shut off while driving. Fault code indicates throttle control problem, but car drives normally after restarting. When will it shut off again" is it safe to drive to the Ford dealer"
The contact owns a 2006 Ford Five hundred. While driving approximately 40 mph, the contact detected a burning odor inside the vehicle. The vehicle was merged to the side of the road. The contact opened the hood and noticed that the top of the manifold ignited into flames and the motor mount was dry rotted. The contact managed to extinguish the fire with a personal fire extinguisher. An independent mechanic stated that the entire motor mount needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired and the manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was unavailable.
This vehicle has had a surging and stalling issue ever since it was purchased. It would come and go throughout the years but got much worse recently. When stopped at a light for instance the idle speed becomes low and sometimes stalls. It will surge making slow turns and surge when put into drive. It will surge forward when turning into a parking spot and in many other instances. If you are in drive and put it into park the RPM will also surge as high as 2500. Since I have been reading up on the issue I noticed that there was a letter sent out to owners of my model which I did not receive. The problem was supposed to be addressed for free per R12N03. Of course the coverage ended on 03/31/2013. I did not receive this notice and should still be able to get this repair done for free. It should be a recall.
My car makes harsh jerking motion while I am driving. The motion occurs intermittently so I am unable to predict when it will occur. However, it does happen while the car is in an motion and upon acceleration. After first experiencing the problem. The motor mount of the vehicle was repaired. This seemed to remedy the problem for about two weeks, then the problem persisted. Not as harsh as previously but nonetheless, the ride feels unsafe and the issue happens erratically. This problem has continued for over a year. During this time I have researched online to find that this is a common issue and complaint among consumers. Why has this vehicle not been recalled? this is a pressing issue for me as it is not a secure feeling to lose control of your vehicle momentarily. I also have to consider the safety of my unborn child. The Ford Five hundred vehicles with major mechanical malfunctions need to be recalled and taken off the market, not simply "fixed." After a fire or major accident has taken place, it is evident that "fixing" the cars is not the best solution.
From the day I bought the car the A/C has not worked properly. It only cools at highway speeds or when temperature outside is less than 70 degrees, the engine has never idled smoothly and water collects in the doors. The main issue I've been having is that it surges at stop lights and totally shuts down going down the road. Motor, gauges everything shuts down sometimes for 8-10 seconds. This is sporadic and more common when the A/C is in use. I have had the throttle body cleaned and reprogrammed several times with no change what so ever. I just had a new one installed and it shut down on me within 1 mile of dealership. It has been very frustrating to say the least. I've been saying it is something with the A/C since day one but all they wanted to do is replace the throttle body. I am at my wits end and just want it fixed!
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- Johnstown, PA, USA