2006 Ford Five Hundred

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. *TR

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. *KB

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. *TR

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 *KB

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. *TR

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. *KB

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??? *KB