Ford Five Hundred cvt failure problems

Filed Dec 27, 2016 · Transmission · 75,000 miles · IL

2006 ford five hundred, internal failure of CVT transmission (torque converter and shaft), no notice. Drove and entered parking spot, put car in reverse and no gear. Put back in d and no gear. Wrench light then came on and became a rather expensive 10 mile tow car was well taken care of and now needs transmission at 75k. Unbelievable numerous nationwide complaints but no responses by ford. Please note ford no longer uses this type of transmission in their vehicles. They own the rebuilt parts and costs are in thousands range to replace. Not acceptable. Unsafe and should be held accountable to provide safe, reliable vehicles. Have owned numerous fords and never an issue. This is a true hazard! Now vehicle is nothing more than a driveway ornament where the cost to repair is more the entire value of the vehicle! Updated 02/08/17*lj the consumer requested a status update. Updated 12/1/2017

Filed Jun 1, 2016 · Engine, Transmission · 124,000 miles · TN

There has been a continuing issue with the CVT transmissions in 2005, 2006, and 2007 my ford 500/freestyle and mercury montego. There was a recall regarding the throttle body & maf sensor. What is now happening is the cars equipped with the CVT transmission continually break down and completely goes down. It happens in idle and all other gears. The car loses all power and the transmission will not engage. It is very dangerous. It has happened in parking lots, in the driveway, but it happens while in motion on streets/interstates. If you search google with the car makes and models/siblings, there are thousands upon thousands of owners experiencing the same problems. Cars with as few as 8,000 miles drive on up to ours, which only has 124,000 miles driven, and beyond. A friend of ours has a 2007 freestyle and she has already had to fully replace her transmission. Some people have stated that the 3.0 liter engines were not compatible fully with the CVT transmission. Some have stated the engine can't fully cooperate with the torque and shifting of gears of the CVT transmissions. It is a danger to anyone that owns one of the mentioned vehicles. It happened to us on the interstate and we were almost rear-ended because the car lost all drive power and basically stopped in the fast lane. It is making a very strange thumping noise in idle in both park and reverse as well. A helicopter-like sound. When it first started, it would throw a wrench code on the display which means transmission/powertrain issue. If the car was turned off and the doors opened, it would reset and drive as normal. Now, it will not clear nor drive. The wrench symbol and check engine light are illuminated. We were 100 miles from home the final time (05-15-16) it completely stopped movement in traffic. It is now parked since we can't afford to repair it.

Filed Mar 10, 2016 · Transmission · 141,000 miles · FL

I own a 2005 ford five hundred CVT. 2 months ago the transmission began acting up. Driving along and the "wrench" lite comes on then the "skid" lite comes on. The car goes into a loss of power, like low gear. It moved but revs up and won't shifts up. I know its a constant velocity trans so it is at it's lower ratio. After hours of diagnostic it comes down to the trans control module, and still not sure. The obd codes say loss of communication, a u code. Every inch of harness has been checked the whole interior has been removed, dash disassembled. I'm into it over $2,000. I love the car, it rides great. Its has been well maintained. Ford I need help. Need to recall this issue or how about a p01 or z01 policy adjustment.

Filed Aug 20, 2014 · Transmission · 150,000 miles · IA

Traveling down the interstate at 75 MPH we received a message on the message center about a failure of some sort (I don't remember what it said exactly now). We lost all acceleration of the car. We pulled over and let it sit while I looked up the error on my phone. I tried the car a bit later and it was fine. Then we kept getting the error. I took it to our ford dealer and he cleaned the throttle body...then replace it a week later when that didn't fix it. A about 2 weeks later we were getting another error about the transmission failing. It started making a terrible noise. I still owe 3200 on this car,,.and a new transmission is over 7k. Seriously?? I have read so many posts about the CVT transmission on the five hundred and other cars failing. Ford should be ashamed of themselves for passing off something like this. Now I have a 3200.00 paper weight in my driveway....and I cannot afford to buy another car. Thanks ford!!

Filed Jul 29, 2014 · Transmission · 120,500 miles · MI

2005 ford five hundred this product with a CVT transmission should be investigated and recalled immediately. There are thousands failing and it is very dangerous! The transmission disengages causing the automobile to lose power without warning. I've seen posts of thousands of this same failure beginning at 3500 miles! I contacted ford because mine is doing this and they basically sent a form letter saying oh well, sorry about your luck. Many of ford's products have this same issue with the CVT transmission including the ford flex which is involved in a class action lawsuit. The five hundred should be involved in this lawsuit as well.

Filed Jul 24, 2014 · Transmission · 89,000 miles · MA

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford five hundred limited. The contact stated that while driving 60 MPH, the engine started to make a loud grinding noise and no warning lights illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle jerked in a forward motion. The contact applied the accelerator pedal and the vehicle resumed its normal operations. The failure occurred on two different occasions. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The technician diagnosed that the CVT transmission and that the drive shaft needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 89,000 and the current mileage was 90,000. ## VIN passed ## 2006 ford 500 limited ##

Filed Feb 1, 2014 · Engine, Transmission · 124,586 miles · WI

While driving down street after a cold start, car started to drive slow, made a noise from left side of engine compartment, and wrench lite came on along with the engine lite. I scanned for the obdii code and it presented code p0942. I erased the code to see what would happen. Left it alone until the next day. Now, when started, there is a faulty bearing noise which is present until transmission is engaged in either reverse or drive. I would pull car forward ten feet and back in reverse to park. When I do this, noise goes away. After doing this five (5) days in a row, I drive car around a city block. I could only hear noise faintly. No wrench lite or engine lite came back during this small drive. I have not driven car since research of code p0942 pointed to the transmission. I only start car now because of the cold wisconsin weather. My concern now is if there is a recall for this CVT transmission?

Filed Jan 2, 2013 · Electrical, Transmission · 78,445 miles · IA

When driving the car and slowing down the CVT transmission surges ahead and the car goes into safe mode only allowing it to go 20 MPH when driving in traffic. Many near misses on accidents. Have had car into dealer 3 times and still unable to diagnose problem. Maintenance service was completed on transmission at 60,000 miles per recommendations. Ford motor company stated in a phone conversation there are known transmission problems with this car. Dealer states it is the computer causing this unsure who is right. A transmission sensor is being replaced to the tune of $2000. Please help if this is a known problem. Just had a part in the transmission replaced because there was a recall on it.

Filed Jun 25, 2012 · Transmission · 150,000 miles · CT

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.

Filed Jun 25, 2012 · Transmission · 152,000 miles · OK

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.