Car lunges forward in reverse and drive and while at a stop position. Mainly when the air conditioner is running. I'm always afraid of hitting the car in front of me while parking or going in reverse. God forbid a person is walking across a crosswalk. I see many complaints here but no one chooses to do anything about it. Took it to dealer and they said never heard of the problem and nothing to worry about. Well ford will have a lawsuit if something terrible happens that causes injury or a accident to a parked vehicle and or person. I don't understand why this website is here if nothing is being done about it!!! I can see with other complaints its the dealers problem. We aren't all crazy about what's going on with our vehicles seeing how there similar stories here!!!
2006 Ford Five Hundred transmission complaints
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Car surges on its own, after putting it into gear.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford five-hundred. The contact stated that after shifting gears and engaging the brakes, the vehicle lunged forward abnormally. The contact mentioned that the transmission warning lamp was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnosed that the mass air flow sensor was defective and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 42,000 and the current mileage was 133,000.
On a daily basis, at low speeds, going forward or reverse, my car will surge or rev up when turning the steering wheel. Often times, it is when I am backing up and have the air conditioning on. It will surge and the brake has to be immediately pressed or the car will surge in the direction that you are traveling. This seems to be a common problem amongst 500 owners very similar to the ford freestyle. This could easily lead to a fatality if the incident occurs at the correct time.
I was turning on to a road and when I went to accelerate the engine just revved up like it was in neutral. I have had this car in to bob boyd ford 2 times because the transmission jerks but they have told me there is nothing wrong with the transmission. The first time I had it in there for the jerking they said it was the computer and it needed reset. I have done research on the internet and found other people having the same problems as me and I don't understand why this problem has not gotten a recall issued for these cars. I am going to take it in one more time but if they tell me there is nothing wrong again I will be pursuing legal help with getting a class action started. If the federal safety agency is really concerned for peoples safety and well being they should look into the problems people are having with the transmissions in these cars. All I had to do was look up on google 2006 ford 500 recalls and I found all kinds of complaints about the same problems.
Cvt transmission started making a "clicking" sound while in park, we took it in to our local dealer, they diagnosed it as under a tsb, but there were no parts available to fix it. So while we waited for the parts to be made (as we were told), the transmission went out as my wife and 7 month old child were driving it. So now I have a broken car with no parts available to fix it. Repeated calls and emails to ford customer service had offered no solution.
2006 ford 500. The car will suddenly surge at idle...it also surges during gear shifts from park to drive and park to reverse. If you do not have your foot firmly on the brake pedal the car will suddenly surge forward. This can lead to damage of the vehicle or injury to a pedestrian. Arfc website has 125 reports of this problem. Seems to get worse around the 60-65,000 mile range....conveniently out of warranty. Taking car to dealer today for evaluation and repair.
5/29/2009 transmission had to be replaced at 86,000 at a cost to me of $5197.36 total. Brand new ford transmission installed warranty given of 3years 100,000miles. 6/21/2012 again transmission needs to be replaced at 150,000 4weeks after warranty expires. I understand ford has had so many problems with thuis CVT that they stopped installing them. Ford dealer commented they have had to replace so many and are surprised a recall has not occurred. Very distraught that I am going through this again.
This ford five hundred surges or revs up the engine, in forward or reverse, when driving at slow speeds, usually into parking spaces or at red lights. This is a dangerous situation because we have no warning that it is about to happen. I have noticed it is worse if the A/C is on. We have avoided several accidents by slamming on the brake, it will even continue to surge if the brake pedal is held hard to the floor. The vehicle started doing this within the first 150 miles that we owned it. The incidents are unpredictable and dangerous.
I was approaching a red light and as I lifted my foot off the brake pedal..............the car accelerated abruptly and I was unable to stop causing me to pass red light, almost striking an oncoming vehicle that was making a left hand turn and driving onto sidewalk. Fortunately no one was hurt and an accident was avoided due to my quick response. The vehicle has accelerated abruptly on several other occasions. I was parked in a publics parking lot when I put my vehicle in reverse the vehicle once again accelerated almost hitting parked vehicle behind me. I was advised the throttle sensor was defective on 2005 & 2006 ford five hundred models and no recall yet! This defect causes vehicle to accelerate abruptly (even when parked) or not accelerate at all! There have been many reports regarding this issue and nothing has been done about it. When a life is lost or someone is severely injured..................is that when some action will be taken? According to reports even if the part gets replaced it does not guarantee it will not go bad again. Repairs have been known to cost between $450.00 to $750.00.
I have a 2006 ford five hundred that will lunge forward at odd times especially when the A/C is on. It is a major problem and I believe should have been recalled a long time ago. I bought my ford five hundred in jan 2008 and it has been doing it ever since. The dealer also replaced with used transmission and two weeks later that one was doing it. Problem started for me at about 45,000 mi . The dealer I purchased from said there was a bulletin out but no recall so I had to take the used transmission or buy a new one.it will just lunge forward even when braking or stopped. What a pain. I am amazed I haven't rear ended someone. Please recall this ford before someone seriously gets hurt[xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford five hundred. The contact stated that the vehicle would jerk and shift hard when the vehicle was down shifting or when braking to a stop. The contact took the vehicle to a mechanic and was told that the transmission control module and power train control module needed to be replaced. The contact's dealer stated that the failure was a known issue with the type of vehicle. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for repairs or inspection. The failure mileage was 65,000 and the current mileage was 66,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford five hundred limited. The contact was traveling 55 MPH when the vehicle failed to shift properly and stayed in neutral, despite the fact that the contact shifted into drive. The vehicle was taken to a dealer. The dealer confirmed the transmission needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was contacted but the vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was unavailable. The failure mileage was 30,000 and the current mileage was 40,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford five hundred. The contact stated that the transmission would exhibit an abnormal grinding when shifted into neutral or park. The vehicle was taken to a local mechanic who diagnosed that the rolling bearing inside of the transmission was defective and as a result, the transmission would need to be rebuilt. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure and the vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 90,000 and the current mileage was 95,000.
I too have a 2006 ford five hundred that will lunge forward at odd times especially when the A/C is on. In fact, I won't even use the A/C anymore because of my ford five hundred lunging forward. It is a major problem and I believe should have been recalled a long time ago. I bought my ford five hundred in jan 2006 and it has been doing it ever since. It will just lunge forward even when braking or stopped. What a pain. I am amazed I haven't rear ended someone. Please recall this ford!
The vehicle will stall and jerk. The vehicle will lunge out even when the brake is pressed. It has done this in parking lots and while driving. This is dangerous as it almost caused an accident by jerking backward immediately when I shifted to reverse when I was in the parking lot- my foot was on the brake and the car still excelled.
I drove out of my driveway and immediately lost the ability to accelerate. I tried to rev the engine but there was no response from the engine. My car just sat there in the middle of the street like a dead duck. I was grateful I was not on the freeway or in the middle of an intersection! The next time something happened the car was being driven up the driveway and while climbing up the driveway the accelerator was unresponsive and the car started rolling backwards while it was in drive.
Transmission failure, sudden loss of power. If you let the vehicle set or turn the vehicle off, sometimes you can regain some power to move forward but when you slow down and then try to increase your speed the vehicle will come to a complete stop.
My ford five hundred is losing power while driving down the street without warning. No car should be performing this way and no known mechanical issues. The car is driven daily and maintenance has been kept/up to date. I think this is an issue with this ford model and year should be a recall on it.
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 ford five hundred awd. The contact stated that while driving approximately 60 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact was able to coast to the side of the road and restart the vehicle after several minutes. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where they advised him that the valve body in the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired for the valve body. The failure and the current mileages were approximately 95,000. Updated 12/06/11*lj updated 02/29/12
The vehicles warning indicator light of a wrench lit up indicating transmission/throttle body service. Had previously had transmission inspected and were no problems. The car will thrust in direction car is in gear of such as when car is in reverse it will thrust and lunge backwards also in drive lunge forwards. It also is enhanced when the cars heater or A/C is running. Have researched and many, many people have had similar problems and complaints.
I'm not sure if this is a power train or other problem, car lurches dangerously at low speeds, and when changing gear into and out of reverse. I hit a post parking in august of 2010 due to this, and it's been getting gradually worse. Took it to the dealer who replaced a broken upper motor mount that was connected to the transmission. Didn't help, although it seemed like a good guess at the time. It helps to keep foot firmly on brake when changing gear or holding still, while the car tries to lurch forward (or back) with unplanned acceleration. Seems to be getting increasingly worse and now I don't feel it's safe to let anyone else drive it, like at valet parking. Taking it back to dealer tomorrow, but we let warranty expire recently darn it. We get so many fake spam warranty-expiring phone calls that I got confused and dropped the ball. Throttle control module may be giving false signal to carburetor, not sure what it is.
The car lunges in drive and reverse without accelerating. This is dangerous as when backing out of garages or parking places. Trying to take off slowing is not possible.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford five hundred. The contact stated that while attempting to accelerate from a stop, the vehicle hesitated before quickly accelerating. An engine fail safe mode message also illuminated on the instrument panel and there was an increase in engine rpms during the failure. The failure had since recurred intermittently. The vehicle was taken to an independent repair shop, where the contact was informed that the transmission would need to be repaired. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 75,000.
This car is scaring me and anyone else that has to move it in or out of a parking space or when approaching a light or stop sign. It lunges forward when putting it in any gear and when at a stop. This has been happening for over a year. I am so afraid someone is going to get hit or property damage will occur. Your foot can be pressed on the brake and it still lunges forwards or backwards. This problem started at 38,000 and is getting increasingly worse.
I have a 2006 ford five hundred, and it has recently the engine accelerates the vehicle during low speeds in forward and reverse, while approaching an intersection with foot on brake. This has happens continuously. I am not sure what to do. I have read the other complaints and it seems that ford is not interested in solving the problem. Read more: http://www.faqs.org/car/ford-five-hundred-2006/fuel-system/#recalls_0#ixzz1u0a0pmoy
My 2006 ford five hundred accelerates uncontrollably. When the car is shifted into gear it accelerates without throttling. It happens from park-to-any gear and sometimes when at traffic stops. I've noticed this problem for a while, but it is getting progressively worse. Scary!!!
Vehicle was in reverse to pull out of driveway, vehicle lurched and then would not accelerate. Turned off key, restarted, pulled into street, vehicle again lurched, wrench light illuminated on dash, vehicle shut itself off. Turned key off and restarted--car did samething again in the middle of the street. Last time, rekeyed vehicle worked from that point. Car taken to dealer & had a code of u0401 in transmission. Was told throttle body was defective. Have not replaced part at the point due to cost.
I have a 06' ford five hundred that I purchased certified used in 07'. Within a few months I started experiencing surging problems especially when the A/C was running. The dealer replaced the instrument cluster in 08' but did not fix the problem. On each return to the dealership they could not fix the problem. On my last visit to the dealer they cleaned the throttle body and said that would fix the problem. This did not fix the problem and they could not diagnose the problem. This problem has caused me to rearend a vehicle in 2009. Ford is not responding to the problem at all. After 3+ years of trying to figure out what the problem is I all but have given up. That is until today when the repair shop that I use on a regular basis hired a new mechanic who was able to diagnose the problem. The problem turns out to be the throttle position sensors in the throttle body. It took the mechanic over 2 hours to get to the bottom of the problem. The unfortunate thing is the cost of a new throttle body is over $500 then add labor. If I have the throttle body replaced there is no guarantee from ford that the new throttle body won't do the same thing. It is obvious that ford has a problem with the throttle body and is not willing to resolve the issue and back their products.
2006 ford five hundred surging at low speed when putting into drive and reverse. This problem gas occurred on many occasions with near misses on parking and pedestrians and my research has found it to be an issue with the throttle body control. When is this agency going to help the consumer in a case against ford?? Its been happening since 2005 on many of theses models???
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