2006 Ford Five Hundred

THE FORD FIVE HUNDRED I OWN HAS SURGES OF ACCELERATION WHEN I AM INCHING MY WAY INTO A PARKING SPOT OR FORWARD LOSER TO A WALL OR ANOTHER CAR. I HAVE TO QUICKLY SLAM ON MY BRAKES TO AVOID HITTING SOMETHING. I FEAR AT SOME POINT IT MAY BE A PERSON. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A WHILE BUT I WAS NEVER ABLE TO REPRODUCE IT FOR A MECHANIC. I HAVE MADE A CONNECTION TO HOT WEATHER AND THE CAR'S AIR CONDITIONING BEING ON. I FEAR THIS IS NOT SAFE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN STOPPED, THE VEHICLE WOULD LUNG FORWARD ABNORMALLY. THE FAILURE WOULD ALSO OCCUR WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED TO REVERSE. THE CONTACT DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE CONTACT DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BOTTLE WAS FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

AFTER STARTING CAR IN GARAGE AND IDLING FOR ABOUT 30 SECONDS, I PUT CAR IN REVERSE TO BACK OUT OF GARAGE. THE ENGINE RPM'S INCREASED SIGNIFICANTLY, AND THE CAR SHOT BACKWARDS UNTIL I APPLIED THE BRAKE. THE CAR STOPPED AND ENGINE RPM RETURNED TO NORMAL. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. I AM THE SECOND OWNER OF THE CAR, AND I PURCHASED THE CAR FROM A PRIVATE PARTY WITH ABOUT 104,000 MILES ON IT. IN SPEAKING WITH THE PREVIOUS OWNER, HE ALSO HAD PROBLEMS THAT HE ATTRIBUTED TO THE CRUISE CONTROL WHEREBY THE VEHICLE SPED UP WITHOUT PRESSING ON THE GAS PEDAL. THE ORIGINAL OWNER PURCHASED THE CAR FROM GENTRY FORD IN ONTARIO, OR, AND HAD EVERY SERVICE PERFORMED THERE. I, TOO, HAVE RETURNED THE CAR TO GENTRY FORD FOR EVERY SERVICE, BUT HAVE NOT DISCUSSED THIS PROBLEM WITH THEM, THE PREVIOUS OWNER DID TELL THEM ABOUT THE PROBLEM HE EXPERIENCED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE SHIFTING INTO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ABNORMALLY AND THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A DUMPSTER. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE POLICE WERE CONTACTED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER BUT THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 29,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UNEXPECTEDLY WHEN SHIFTED INTO REVERSE OR DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 87,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD ABNORMALLY ACCELERATE WITHOUT WARNING AND OFTEN TIMES, WHEN THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL INTERMITTENTLY AND FAIL TO START. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 109,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE EXITING A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT AS A RESULT OF THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE CRASHED THROUGH A WALL AND INTO AN APARTMENT. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO WAS NOT ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 23,800.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 3 MPH WHEN THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A RESIDENTIAL CARPORT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE THROTTLE SENSOR MALFUNCTIONED.THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,000.

I HAD JUST BOUGHT A 2006 FORD FIVE HUNDRED WITH ABOUT 131000 MILES. DROVE GREAT FROM THE DEALERSHIP THEN LATER THAT AFTERNOON THE THROTTLE ALL OF A SUDDEN WENT DEAD. I WAS GOING 65 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND HAD NO THROTTLE. I WENT ONLINE AND RESEARCHED THE CAR AND THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS (UPWARDS OF 100+) PEOPLE WHO HAVE THE SAME COMPLAINT. I JUST WISH FORD WOULD RECALL THE PART SO IT'S NOT GOING TO COST ME AN ARM AND A LEG TO FIX. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WOULD STICK IN A PARTIALLY DEPRESSED POSITION EVEN THOUGH HE WOULD BE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDPENDENT MECHANIC AND THEY STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 75,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 02/08/12