2006 Ford 500: engine stalls while driving

Filed Nov 16, 2016 · Engine, Transmission · 128,000 miles · TN

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford 500. While driving various speeds, the transmission warning indicator illuminated without warning. In addition, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was diagnosed as needing either a valve body or transmission replacement. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 128,000. Updated 01/05/17

Filed Jan 28, 2016 · Acceleration, Engine · 74,800 miles · MA

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford 500. The contact stated that while driving at 40 MPH during inclement weather, the vehicle lost power as the headlights dimmed. In addition, the vehicle jerked and the accelerator pedal was depressed but the vehicle failed to accelerate. The contact also stated that the vehicle then stalled. The contact was unable to restart the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to a dealer, who diagnosed that the throttle body needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. However, the failure recurred and the vehicle was towed to another dealer, who diagnosed that the throttle body needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 80,000. Updated 04/07/16*lj

Filed Dec 9, 2015 · Acceleration, Electrical · 195,685 miles · VA

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford 500. While driving various speeds, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The technician diagnosed that the electrical throttle body needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 195,685.

Filed Sep 15, 2015 · Fuel system · 140,000 miles · TX

After stopping at a traffic light the car only accelerated to 15 MPH on a busy six lane street, the engine then died and the car was stalled in traffic. Upon turning the ignition off and re-starting the car it proceeded without any problems. Since this occurrence the engine will, without warning, accelerate to higher speed than I want to travel, and has also repeated the low speed and eventually stalling also. The dealership reports the the throttle body has failed, ford will clean the throttle body, but will not replace the part. The dealership reports that in 100% of the cases when the throttle body was cleaned as opposed to being replaced the throttle body fails and leaves the motorist stranded with a car that must be towed.

Filed May 29, 2015 · Electrical, Engine · 150,000 miles · GA

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford 500. While driving at various speeds, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The technician diagnosed that the electronic throttle body needed to be replaced. No repairs were made to the vehicle. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 150,000.

Filed Oct 27, 2014 · Acceleration, Engine · 97,200 miles · NC

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford 500. While driving 34 MPH, the vehicle accelerated independently and the engine stalled. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the throttle body needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 97,200.

Filed Jul 30, 2014 · Transmission · 162,000 miles · NY

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford 500. While driving at an unknown speed, the vehicle lunged forward and stalled without warning. The dealer stated that the throttle body needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired and the manufacturer was notified. The failure mileage was 162,000.

Filed Jul 14, 2014 · Body · VA · crash

My car started to jerk as I was going up a hillcurve and as I tried to give it gas it stalled and then jerked forward and I hit an embankment. Now my car continues to do the same and iam afraid that it will cause another accident.

Filed Jul 10, 2014 · Acceleration · 119,000 miles · TX

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford 500. The contact stated that while driving 30 MPH, the vehicle stalled and the ignition indicator light illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was merged to the side of the road and restarted. The failure recurred ten minutes later. The manufacturer was not contacted. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic. The technician diagnose that the throttle body needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired but the failure returned. The failure mileage was 119,000 and the current mileage 120,000.

Filed Jul 1, 2013 · Engine · MS

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford 500. The contact stated that while driving approximately 10 MPH, the engine stalled and the malfunction indicator light illuminated. The vehicle was restarted and resumed normally after being coasted to the side of the road. The contact also stated that the failure was experienced several times. The vehicle was previously repaired under the manufacturer's customer satisfaction program but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was notified of the problem. The failure mileage was unavailable.

Filed Apr 24, 2013 · Transmission · 28,000 miles · NJ

The transmission in my mother's 2006 ford 500, has failed. This car has 28,000 miles on it, was bought brand new, and has been very well maintained. As you can tell by the mileage the car is/was in pristine condition until her transmission problem. On 4/17/13 she left home, turned the corner and the car sputtered, then stalled and would not start, fortunately my sister and a friend were able to come and get the car off the road. Next day 4/18/13 she had the car towed ($45) to the local transmission shop who wanted ($5000) to repair the transmission, so she had it towed ($45) back to her house. On friday 4/19/13 she had it towed ($100) to the ford dealership 33 miles away. Today 4/24/13 she received a call from the ford service adviser that the transmission needs to be replaced, as it shows lots of faulty stuff in the circuits. I spoke with ford relationship center initially on 4/16/13 and numerous other times, and while they acted as if they would try to possibly assist with the repair, I called them today with the ($6,955) transmission diagnosis to replace the transmission, now came their so called sympathizing that there's nothing they can do help to get the car repaired. Their reason is there is no recall on the transmission, as well as the are not willing to assist with repair/replacement of the transmission, as the warranty on the transmission expired 8/29/11. She was very fortunate that she was turning onto a farm road when this happened, instead of being on a major highway, when the transmission failed, as the situation possibly could have been tragic.

Filed Feb 23, 2013 · Acceleration, Fuel system · 148,000 miles · TX

You can be driving 15 MPH to 70mph and the vehicle will stall it's still running but won't go you can turn the key off and restart the vehicle and it goes. But it may go 2 feet or 20 miles I'm a auto tech I cleaned the throttle body like ford said and ford reprogrammed the PCM and that did not help. The vehicle still stalls going down the road and you have to pull over and kill it and restart the vehicle. Ford just put a lot of bad parts on these five hundreds mainly the throttle body.