2006 Ford Five Hundred

MY CAR LUNGES WHEN THE AIR IS ON AND I COME TO COMPLETE STOP IN DRIVE OR WHEN I PUT IT IN REVERSE IT IS DANGEROUS LUCKY I HAVENT BACKED INTO ANYTHING YET IS THIS A FORD DEFECT I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP THEY WANT A $120 JUST TO LOOK AT IT THEY SAID THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM , BUT LOOKING THRU THE INTERNET I SEE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH ALOT OF OTHER CARS MY YEAR , SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT ! *TR

1ST ISSUE: WHEN THE VEHICLE IS AT A STOP LIGHT, THE CAR FEELS LIKE IT'S GOING TO JUMP FORWARD EVEN WHILE THE BRAKE IS DEPRESSED. I WORRY ABOUT REAR-ENDING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THEN WHEN THE CAR IS IN PARK, THE CAR BEGINS TO REV OR IDLE HIGH AS IF THE ACCELERATOR HAS BEEN PRESSED. 2ND ISSUE: WHILE IN PARK OR DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS OF 30-35MPH, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL QUITS WORKING AND THE A/C STOPS AS IF THE CAR WAS TURNED OFF. IT'LL THEN COME BACK ON AND WILL CONTINUE TO COME ON AND OFF. THE BAD THING IS THAT THE HAZARD LIGHTS WON'T EVEN WORK. THERE'S NO WARNING. WE HAVE ALREADY HAD THE THROTTLE BODY REPAIRED LAST YEAR IN 2011 WHEN WE FOUND OUT IT'S A COMMON PROBLEM BUT NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY NOR A RECALL ISSUED. *TR

THE CAR HAD BEGUN SURGING HARD BOTH IN REVERSE AND FORWARD. IT HAPPENS WHEN STOPPING AND WHEN FIRST PUTTING IT IN GEAR. I'VE BEEN FORTUNATE TO HAVE NOT HIT ANYTHING YET, BUT I AM FEARFUL THAT IT MIGHT HAPPEN. I'M SEEING A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM IN SEVERAL FORUMS AND WEBSITES. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY A RECALL HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS PROBLEM AS IT IS OBVIOUSLY A SERIOUS MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FIVE-HUNDRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER SHIFTING GEARS AND ENGAGING THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WARNING LAMP WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 133,000.

ON A DAILY BASIS, AT LOW SPEEDS, GOING FORWARD OR REVERSE, MY CAR WILL SURGE OR REV UP WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. OFTEN TIMES, IT IS WHEN I AM BACKING UP AND HAVE THE AIR CONDITIONING ON. IT WILL SURGE AND THE BRAKE HAS TO BE IMMEDIATELY PRESSED OR THE CAR WILL SURGE IN THE DIRECTION THAT YOU ARE TRAVELING. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM AMONGST 500 OWNERS VERY SIMILAR TO THE FORD FREESTYLE. THIS COULD EASILY LEAD TO A FATALITY IF THE INCIDENT OCCURS AT THE CORRECT TIME. *JS

I WAS TURNING ON TO A ROAD AND WHEN I WENT TO ACCELERATE THE ENGINE JUST REVVED UP LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. I HAVE HAD THIS CAR IN TO BOB BOYD FORD 2 TIMES BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION JERKS BUT THEY HAVE TOLD ME THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THE FIRST TIME I HAD IT IN THERE FOR THE JERKING THEY SAID IT WAS THE COMPUTER AND IT NEEDED RESET. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS AS ME AND I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THIS PROBLEM HAS NOT GOTTEN A RECALL ISSUED FOR THESE CARS. I AM GOING TO TAKE IT IN ONE MORE TIME BUT IF THEY TELL ME THERE IS NOTHING WRONG AGAIN I WILL BE PURSUING LEGAL HELP WITH GETTING A CLASS ACTION STARTED. IF THE NHTSA IS REALLY CONCERNED FOR PEOPLES SAFETY AND WELL BEING THEY SHOULD LOOK INTO THE PROBLEMS PEOPLE ARE HAVING WITH THE TRANSMISSIONS IN THESE CARS. ALL I HAD TO DO WAS LOOK UP ON GOOGLE 2006 FORD 500 RECALLS AND I FOUND ALL KINDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEMS. *JS

I NOTICED A LEAK UNDER MY VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED THE AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR LEAKING. I AM PREPARING TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. I AM AWARE THAT THE SAME PROBLEMS EXIST ON NUMEROUS 2005 AND 2006 MODELS. I HOPE THAT FORD WILL TAKE SOME ACTION TO ASSIST THE MANY CUSTOMERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I BELIEVE A RECALL IS REQUIRED! *JS

BEFORE JULY 2010 I BEGAN NOTICING THAT MY ENGINE WOULD RACE UP TO 1500 RPM WHILE IDLING. I WOULD ALWAYS KEEP MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE SO THE CAR WOULD NOT LURCH FORWARD. THEN ON THE 4TH OF JULY MULTIPLE ENGINE ERRORS APPEARED ON THE CAR COMPUTER. THE FORD DEALER DIAGNOSED A THROTTLE BODY MALFUNCTION. AFTER REPLACEMENT NO PROBLEM UNTIL JUNE 2012. ONCE AGAIN THE ENGINE IS RACING TO 2000 RPM WHILE IDLING AT A STOP. I AM SURE THAT THIS PROBLEM IS ONGOING WITH SOME FORD PRODUCTS AND WILL SOME DAY OR HAS CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. IT IS NOT A CONSTANT RPM RATE BUT THE RPM GOES FROM 700 TO 2000. *TR

CVT TRANSMISSION STARTED MAKING A "CLICKING" SOUND WHILE IN PARK, WE TOOK IT IN TO OUR LOCAL DEALER, THEY DIAGNOSED IT AS UNDER A TSB, BUT THERE WERE NO PARTS AVAILABLE TO FIX IT. SO WHILE WE WAITED FOR THE PARTS TO BE MADE (AS WE WERE TOLD), THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AS MY WIFE AND 7 MONTH OLD CHILD WERE DRIVING IT. SO NOW I HAVE A BROKEN CAR WITH NO PARTS AVAILABLE TO FIX IT. REPEATED CALLS AND EMAILS TO FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE HAD OFFERED NO SOLUTION. *TR