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.
2006 Ford Five Hundred engine problems
59 complaints (16% of all complaints for this car). Typical mileage when it fails: 80,000. 3 crashes reported.
- owner complaints
- 59
- of this car's complaints
- 16%
- typical mileage
- 80,000
- crashes
- 3
- recalls
- 0
Which part fails
- Engine4
- Cooling system4
- Engine: gasoline1
At what mileage
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Ford Five Hundred engine problems in other years
Specific symptoms reported on the 2006 Ford Five Hundred engine
Phrases found in the owners' own descriptions, so one complaint can mention several symptoms.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
What 2006 Ford Five Hundred owners say
Most recent owner complaints, unedited.
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
My 2006 ford five hundred is surging there's no power it stumbles shuts off.
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).
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.
Tl* 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.
Tl* 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 up
Questions about the 2006 Ford Five Hundred engine
Does the 2006 Ford Five Hundred have engine problems?
Owners have filed 59 complaints about the engine of the 2006 Ford Five Hundred, 16% of all its complaints.
At what mileage do 2006 Ford Five Hundred engine problems start?
The typical (median) mileage in owner complaints is 80,000 miles.
Was there a recall on the 2006 Ford Five Hundred engine?
There is no recall for this problem on this model year.
What year does the Ford Five Hundred have bad engine?
The Ford Five Hundred model years with the most engine complaints are 2005 (107 complaints), 2006 (59 complaints) and 2007 (40 complaints).
Other 2006 Ford Five Hundred problems
Acceleration 118Transmission 104Electrical 51Brakes 39Fuel system 38Body 17Lights 14Driver assistance 9Airbags 7Steering 7Visibility 6Tires 5Suspension 3Wheels 3Locks 1Seat belts 1Seats 1
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