2006 Ford Five Hundred

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER ENGAGING THE BRAKES AND SLOWLY RELEASING, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LUNGED FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

FORD 500 LURCHES SEVERELY AT RANDOM TIMES WHILE THE ENGINE IS ENGAGED. THIS HAPPENS MOST DANGEROUSLY AT HIGH SPEEDS, DUE TO DRIVER'S INABILITY TO CONTROL VEHICLE ADEQUATELY TO DEFEND AGAINST POTENTIAL CRASHES OR CONTROL SPEED DURING TURNS. THIS HAS CAUSED PROBLEMS ON THE SNOW AND ICE HERE IN ALASKA BECAUSE UNCONTROLLED ACCELERATION REDUCES TRACTION. ALSO OCCURS AT LOW SPEEDS, WHICH IS MORE EASILY CONTROLLED THROUGH BRAKING, BUT REQUIRES EXTREME CAUTION IF ENGAGING VEHICLE WHEN PEDESTRIANS OR OTHER VEHICLES ARE NEAR. IT HAS SURPRISED AND SCARED ME ON MANY OCCASIONS SINCE I FIRST PURCHASED THIS CAR A MONTH AGO, BUT THE REASON I AM WRITING THIS IS BECAUSE I HAD A SCARY INCIDENT TODAY WHEN PULLING OUT OF A GROCERY STORE PARKING LOT (PEDESTRIANS IN FRONT OF ME WHEN IT SUDDENLY JUMPED AS SOON AS ENGINE ENGAGED). TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC AND DIAGNOSTIC CHECK SAYS ISSUES WITH FUEL DELIVERY SYSTEM. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT AFTER RESEARCHING THE ISSUE THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS MODEL AND THAT IT IS MOST LIKELY THE THROTTLE BODY, AND SAYS THE CAR SHOULD NOT BE DRIVEN IN ITS CONDITION. IT IS ONE OF THE SCARIEST ISSUES I'VE EVER HAD TO DEAL WITH. AFTER READING MORE ABOUT IT ON THE INTERNET THIS EVENING IT SEEMS THAT THIS ISSUE IS VERY COMMON AND HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE HAVE HAD SIMILAR SCARY INCIDENTS WITH THIS CAR THAT THEY HAVE REPORTED ONLINE. IF THIS MANY PEOPLE ARE WRITING ABOUT IT ONLINE, PRESUMABLY THERE ARE THOUSANDS MORE WHO ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND DO NOT HAVE THE RESOURCES OR KNOW HOW TO REPORT THE ISSUE. *TR

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE TO ACCELERATE FROM A COMPLETE STOP AND WOULD STALL SPORADICALLY. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD ALSO ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW THROTTLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER CHECKS NORMAL ON MOST START-UPS, BUT UNPREDICTABLY ALL SYSTEMS LIGHT UP SHOWING FAILURE OF ABS, AIR BAGS, TRACTION CONTROL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS, SEE A MECHANIC, CRUISE CONTROL AND SPEEDOMETER QUITS WORKING. THE WARNING LIGHTS MAY STAY LIT FOR 2 TO 200 MILES. AND NO SPEEDOMETER. AUTO ZONE AND MY MECHANIC ARE BAFFLED AND FRUSTRATED AFTER CHECKING BATTERY CHARGING CIRCUIT CONNECTIONS AND GROUNDS. ITS OBVIOUSLY NOT SAFE DRIVING WITHOUT KNOWING YOUR SPEED OR IF THERE IS A MAJOR HAZARD LOOMING-----LIKE FIRE. *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

AS I WAS BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE IN A PARKING GARAGE THE ENIGINE REVED UP AND JUMPED HITTING A BEAM IN THE GARAGE. UPON IMPACT THE ENGINE WAS STILL REVED SO I IMMEDIATELY TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND BACK ON. THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO REV UP AND THE CHECK ENGINE AND YELLOW WRENCH ILLUMINATED. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP IN WHICH THEY REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY AND THE CAR WAS DRIVEN TO A LOCAL BODY SHOP FOR REPAIRS. TOTAL COST OVER $1200 YESTERDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2011, (MILEAGE 108000 AND SPEED FROM 0-40 MPH) AS I WAS DRIVING TO WORK THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. EACH TIME I WOULD STOP THE ENGINE WOULD REV AND WHEN I WOULD ACCELERATE IT WOULD JUMP AND REV. NOT WANTING A REPEAT OF THE LAST ACCIDENT, I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC NEAR WORK WHO STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN ALONG WITH THE ENGINE MOUNT. TOTAL COST $1076 AFTER RESAERCHING THIS PROBLEM IT SEEMS THAT IT IS A TYPICAL ISSUE WITH THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE. MOST HAVE INCLUDED THAT THEY ARE FEARFUL THAT THEY WILL BE INJURED OR INJURE SOMEONE ELSE IN A ACCIDENT. *TR