2006 Ford 500

THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP, INTERSTATE FORD, STATES OUR CAR'S ENTIRE REAR DIFFERENTIAL ASSEMBLY IS BAD, IS NON SERVICEABLE, AND IS OBSOLETE. WE PURCHASED THE CAR NEW, IT IS ACCIDENT FREE, AND THE DEALERSHIP VERIFIES THE SITUATION IS NOT DUE TO EXCESSIVE WEAR AND TEAR (ONLY 101,000 MILES ON ODOMETER AND WELL MAINTAINED). WE CANNOT FIX THE CAR, TRADE IN THE CAR, OR SELL THE CAR. I'VE CONTACTED FORD TWICE TO NO AVAIL. OUR CAR IS PAID OFF, HAS LOW MILEAGE FOR A 2006, AND WE PLANNED ON DRIVING IT MANY MORE YEARS. NOW IT IS DEFUNCT. ANOTHER CAR LIKE OURS IS FOR SALE IN THE AREA WITH OVER 244,000 MILES ON IT; YET FORD IS TELLING ME THAT THE 101,000 MILES ON OUR CAR IS ALL WE ARE GOING TO GET. WE FILED A LEMON LAW CLAIM IN 2008 ON THIS CAR BUT SUBSEQUENTLY WORKED WITH FORD TO FIX SOME VERY SERIOUS PROBLEMS. WE HAVE ASKED THEM TO WORK WITH US AND WE HAVE BEEN REFUSED. THE CAR'S REAR ASSEMBLY IS GETTING LOUDER AND LOUDER. THE NOISE BEGINS AT ACCELERATIONS OF 35MPH AND OVER. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD US THAT THE REAR AXLE COULD BIND UP AT ANY MOMENT AND THERE IS NO WAY TO KNOW WHEN. THE CAR IS NOW DANGEROUS TO DRIVE IN A VERY UNSEEMLY AND UNTIMELY MANNER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD 500. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE AND SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO GEAR, IT WOULD NOT SHIFT AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE MESH BELT WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION DETERIORATED AND THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

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.

FIRST NOTICED WHEN I WAS IN LINE AT A DRIVE THROUGH CAR WOULD JUMP FORWARD. IT IS GETTING WORSE AS I WAS BACKING OUT OF PARKING LOT AT THE GROCERY STORE CAR JUMPED FELT LIKE THE ACCLERATOR WAS STUCK, I HIT MY BRAKE AND IT FELT AS IF IT WENT TO THE FLOOR. I ALMOST HIT ANOTHER CAR THANK GOD THERE WAS NO ONE WALKING BEHIND MY CAR. IT WAS FRIGHTNING.

THE ENGINE DIED, MEANING NO ACCELERATION. I RESTARTED THE ENGINE AFTER A REST AND IT STARTED AND DROVE AGAIN. IT HAPPENED AGAIN LATER THAT DAY AND I NOTICED THAT THE RPMS SURGED JUST BEFORE THE ENGINE DIED. I TOOK IT TO AUTOZONE TO GET THE CODES FROM THE COMPUTER, AND THE CODES ARE P2111 AND P2104. THE THROTTLE BODY IS THE LIKELY DEFECTIVE PART.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 FORD 500. WHILE AT A STOP, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CAUSING THE CONTACT TO MOVE FORWARD ONTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND CRASHING INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE HEAD ON. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED NECK AND LOWER BACK INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 153,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD 500. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP, THE VEHICLE JERKED AND MOVED FORWARD WITHOUT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BEING DEPRESSED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 77,000.

THROTTLE BODY MALFUNCTION, CAR PUT IN SAFETY MODE, DON'T LET YOU RUN MORE THAN 40 MILES PER HOUR, TURNING OFF ENGINE TO RESET VEHICLE, I TAKE IT TO THE DEALER FOR FSA TITLE: ENGINE IDLE RPM SURGE EXTENDED WARRANTY FIELD SERVICE ACTION NUMBER: 12N03 (CLEAN THE THROTTLE BODY AND REPROGRAM THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE), MECHANIC TECHNICIAN ANSWER: TRANSMISSION CODE, WHICH IS A LIE, DEALER DON'T WANT HONOR THE WARRANTY.