The contact owns a 2006 Ford Five Hundred. The contact stated while driving 50 MPH, the instrument cluster lights turned became inoperable. The contact veered to the side of the road. The contact stated that the instrument cluster lights illuminated after 5 minutes. The contact was able to continue driving. However, the failure reoccurred on four different occasions. The vehicle was taken to a local Pep Boys who was unable to duplicate the failure. The dealer and the manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 60,000.
2006 Ford Five Hundred electrical problems
51 complaints (14% of all complaints for this car). Typical mileage when it fails: 87,462.
- owner complaints
- 51
- of this car's complaints
- 14%
- typical mileage
- 87,462
- crashes
- 0
- recalls
- 0
Which part fails
- Instrument cluster/panel5
- Wiring: rear compartment/trunk1
- Alternator/generator/regulator1
At what mileage
Complaints by mileage at the time of the problem.
Ford Five Hundred electrical problems in other years
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
What 2006 Ford Five Hundred owners say
Most recent owner complaints, unedited.
when I’m The vehicle and the temperature reaches middle temp ,the car starts to beep and all the dashboard lights go completely out and the head lights and tail lights be blinking as if they are about to go off . Even when I have the heater or a/c on they turns off and I’m a afraid that if or when I’m on the highway all my lights will just stop working on the middle of the highway at night and no one will be able to see me. And that will cause a big wreck and maybe kill myself or worst someone else. I have looked my car up to see if it has a recall but none are given. I’m afraid for the safety of my fellow drivers on the at night . And I don’t know what to do about this problem.
I was on my way home coming down farrow rd. And my car stalled out, so I slowly pulled in the median turn car off and back on. When I got ready to pull out of the median the car wouldn't go no faster than 5 miles and hour. So I had my friend help me pull it out of the road and take me home and tow my car to the house. When I got it home there wasn't any acceleration, rpms wont move at all, car has power and cranks but when I put it in drive it won't go anywhere. It stalls and cuts off, even in neutral no acceleration. Everything lights up and cuts on but no acceleration. From my photos below you will see I have replaced alternator, throttlebody, the red and black wiring on the back of the intake I've checked all my hoses there was no splits no cuts no vacuum leak and every time I get a reading on it it gives me a different code please read and reply if this is a recall I need my car fixed immediately
Battery just goes dead over night. Signal lights melted and quit working. Cluster panel just shuts off while running and can't use air, radio, windows, locks, seats, etc. Car shuts off while driving down the road. Have replaced all parts suggested by codes. Still no fix. Wont shift from first gear after cluster panel shuts off. There are hundreds other complaints. This is dangerous and should be an electrical recall. Happens running driving and sitting still.
Cause unknown- battery light is coming on more while vehicle is running in all modes, local auto store determined it is an electrical problem. They tested the battery, alternator & starter. Also noticed that there is a musty smell & many ( if not all) of my metal parts are rusted.
This is a long on going problem with the electrical problem that has been going on now for five months. Started out having the battery cluster light on & check charging system. Found charging a little low, had new alternator installed. Then with a week, battery, engine light & airbag light cluster are on, then the fun began, then all the instrument cluster goes off and you have no turn signals, no fans, no radio, no electric windows, no door locks and no break lights, (but break lights do come on when you apply breaks and the back-up lights come on. The system can come and go on and off while moving and setting still. Have had system checked and coded, they can not find a problem except that it is a electric problem, had all wiring checked, cleaned. No,frayed wire founf and no defective coupling. Again I get it a wire that is grounding and causing problem. All the fuses are ok and know have blown. The only thing I know is this problem was reported to ford back in 2006 or 2007 and they have not put out any recall on it and there dealers know nothing about what to do but they will try and find it at where hourly rate and it could be a hour or several hours to find problem. As I've said this is on going it clear up and last for a week up to six weeks at a time.
My 2006 ford five hundred is surging there's no power it stumbles shuts off.
Door froze shut and ever since manually opening the message center states driver door ajar and passenger door ajar and they are not. But I can't reset driver controls until doors show closed. Have run code in my car and only code is p0193 fuel rail pressure sensor. No codes for doors.
Instrument panel shuts off intermittently. Days lights flicker.
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.
Questions about the 2006 Ford Five Hundred electrical
Does the 2006 Ford Five Hundred have electrical problems?
Owners have filed 51 complaints about the electrical of the 2006 Ford Five Hundred, 14% of all its complaints.
At what mileage do 2006 Ford Five Hundred electrical problems start?
The typical (median) mileage in owner complaints is 87,462 miles.
Was there a recall on the 2006 Ford Five Hundred electrical?
There is no recall for this problem on this model year.
What year does the Ford Five Hundred have the most electrical problems?
The Ford Five Hundred model years with the most electrical complaints are 2005 (95 complaints), 2006 (51 complaints) and 2007 (22 complaints).
Other 2006 Ford Five Hundred problems
Acceleration 118Transmission 104Engine 59Brakes 39Fuel system 38Body 17Lights 14Driver assistance 9Airbags 7Steering 7Visibility 6Tires 5Suspension 3Wheels 3Locks 1Seat belts 1Seats 1
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