2006 Ford 500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD 500. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

CAR DIED IN MIDDLE OF INTERSECTION. THEN REPEATEDLY, UNTIL ABLE TO GET TO SIDE OF ROAD. WAS TOLD BY FORD HYDRAULIC CODE MEANT TRANSMISSION FAILED. WAS TOLD WARRANTY JUST PAST DATE AND VIN NUMBER NOT ON ANY RECALL LIST. SERVICE WAS ALWAYS DONE BY THE SCHIMMER FORD DEALER IN PERU IL. IN 2012 A THROTTLE BODY ARM RECALL DUE TO SURGING DID NOT INCLUDE MY VIN NUMBER EVEN THOUGH MY CAR HAD SAME PROBLEM. AND I REPORTED THAT TO DEALER WE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED IN THAT INTERSECTION. FORD WILL DO NOTHING TO REPAIR MY CAR BUT TOLD ME TO HANG ONTO MY PAPERWORK IN CASE . OF A FUTURE RECALL. MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ON INTERNET ABOUT THIS MODEL CAR IT SHOULD BE RECALLED NOT SAFE AND HAS BEEN THAT WAY FOR YEARS. . OWNERS SHOULD BE WARNED. *TR

FIRST OFF I COULDN'T GET THE DATE TO POPULATE THE CORRECT DATE THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR YEARS BUT THE YEAR ON THE DATE SECTION WOULDN'T CHANGE FOR ME. SO WHENEVER IAM PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE LIKE AT THE GROCERY STORE ITS LIKE THE CAR GIVES GAS AND LUNGES FORWARD WHILE AS IAM ONLY DOING MAYBE 3 MPH I HAVE TO HIT THE BRAKE HARDER BECAUSE MY FOOT IS ALREADY ON THE BRAKE FROM PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE WITH A CAR ON LEFT AND RIGHT OF ME IN ORDER TO NOT HIT THE CAR THAT IS PARKED IN FRONT. WHEN PUTTING THE CAR INTO GEAR FROM PARK ITS LIKE IT LUNGES ONCE I GET INTO GEAR. WHEN IN PARK AND I TURN THE STEERING WHEEL FROM LEFT TO RIGHT THE CAR LIKE LUNGES AS IF IM GIVING IT GAS WITH IT IN GEAR WITH FOOT ON GAS. IM NOT SURE WHAT IS WRONG I'VE LOOKED UP MY VIN FOR RECALLS AND NOTHING IS RECALLED. I'VE ALSO READ OTHER PEOPLES COMPLAINTS WHICH SOME ARE THE SAME OR SIMILAR TO MINE AND NOT SURE WHY THIS VEHICLE IS RECALLED. *TR

A SERVICE BULLETIN 12N03 WAS ISSUED. MY MOTHER-IN-LAW'S CAR SHUTTERED AND THEN STOPPED. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE ALL MAINTENANCE AND SERVICE HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY PERFORMED. A THROTTLE CONTROL AND GASKET WAS INSTALLED FOR A COST OF $1177.00. IF EITHER THE DEALERSHIP OR FMC AND BEEN PROACTIVE AND TOLD MY WIDOWED SENIOR CITIZEN MIL TO HAVE THIS PART CLEANED, IT IS LIKELY IT WOULD NOT HAVE LATER FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. FMC REFUSES TO TAKE ANY ACTION TO MAKE THIS RIGHT. THE DEALERSHIP IS NO RESPONSIVE TO TWO LETTERS SENT TO THEM REGARDING THIS ISSUE. *TR

ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR STARTED TO RUN BIT SLOW THAN USUAL BEFORE THE INCIDENT AND SHORTLY AFTER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WE TOOK IT TO O'REILLY AUTO PARTS AND WE WERE INFORMED THERE IS A MALFUNCTION IN THE THROTTLE BODY AND IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE THROTTLE BODY LISTED PRICE IS $562 AND WHEN WE TOOK THE QUOTE IT WAS ON SALE FOR $331.99. WE ARE YET TO GET THIS FIXED AND WILL KEEP THE RECEIPTS FOR THE RECORDS. *TR

UPON DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY HAS A LOSS OF POWER AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL SHOWS BOTH A CHECK ENGINE , AND WRENCH LIGHT. I EITHER HAVE TO PULL OVER TO RESTART THE VEHICLE OR PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL, AND RESTART THE CAR AS IT IS ROLLING. THIS IS AN EVERYDAY OCCURANCE FOR A LITTLE OVER A YEAR. THE DEALERSHIP MECHANIC SAID THERE HAS BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ATTRIBUTED TO THE THROTTLE BODY SENSOR; THEREFORE, A RECALL OF THAT PART SHOULD THE THING TO COME! UNFORTUNATELY, IT NEVER HAPPENED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD 500. WHILE DRIVING 34 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY AND THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,200.

THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE THROTTLE BODY I TOOK MY CAR TO MY LOCAL FORD DEALER THEY SAID THAT THEY CLEAN THE THROTTLE BODY AND RESET THE COMPUTER IN MY CAR. AND BEFORE I GOT HOME WITH IT MY CAR ALMOST STOP ON ME IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREETS AND WOULD NOT GO OVER 10 MILES PER HOUR, I CALL THE DEALERSHIP BACK AND TOLD THEM WHAT HAPPEN THEY SAID THE RECALL WAS ONLY FOR CLEANING AN RESETTING THE COMPUTER AND THE OEM. AND I HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE THROTTLE BODY.WELL MY CAR DOES NOT HAVE OVER 150,000 MILES AND IT IS NOT OVER 10 YEARS OLD. THE EXTENDED WARRANT SAYS. TO REPLACE OR CLEAN. MY QUESTION IS SHOULD I PAY FOR MY REPAIRS. OR IS IT STILL COVERED BY THE WARRANTY?. *TR

WAS PULLING OUT OF MY ALLY ONTO A VERY BUSY STREET AND THE CAR JUST DIED! I HAD ENOUGH SPEED TO PULL INTO A SIDE STREET. I HAD RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE AND TOOK IT IN DUE TO THE CAR ACCELERATING UPON PUTTING IT IN DRIVE OR REVERSE. I TOOK IT IN AND THE "REPROGRAMMED" THE THROTTLE ACTUATOR WHICH IS ATTACHED TO THE THROTTLE BODY. IT COST ME $417.00 JUST TO REPLACE THE WHOLE THROTTLE BODY. I SPOKE WITH THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT THIS BUT WAS TOLD THAT BY THEM REPROGRAMMING IT THEY DID THEIR PART. *TR