2006 Ford Five Hundred

REFERENCE ORIGINAL VOQ#10301954. MY CAR HAD A FIRE IN THE TRUNK WHILE WE WERE DRIVNG. THE TRUNK WAS LOADED WITH CLOTHES AND OTHER ITEMS. A FIRE OCCURED AND TOTALED THE CAR. UPON INSPECTION BY A FIRE FORENSIC INVESTIGATOR, IT WAS DETERMINED THE FIRE ORIGINATED FROM A WIRING HARNES ON THE RIGHT REAR SIDE OF THE TRUNK THAT GOES TO THE REAR LIGHTS. THE WIRING HARNESS CHAFED AGAINST THE BODY CAUSING A SHORT TO GROUND THAT LED TO THE FIRE.

THE 2006 FORD 500 WE OWN HAS PROBLEMS WITH BOTH REAR DOORS. WHENEVER IT RAINS, THE DOORS FILL UP WITH WATER AND IT'S ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO GET THE WATER OUT. SOME CAN BE RELEASED BY SHAKING THE DOOR BUT MOST STAYS IN THE DOOR. I AM WORRIED ABOUT MOLD FORMING AS WELL AS FAILURE OF THE ELECTRONIC WINDOWS AND DOOR LOCK MECHANISMS. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR SOME TIME. *TR

THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR OF MY 2006 FORD 500 FILLS WITH WATER EVERYTIME IT RAINS. I CANNOT FIND WAY TO RELEASE THE WATER AND THE DOOR IS VERY HEAVY NOW. I AM WORRIED THE DOOR WILL BE DAMAGED AND MY BABY'S CAR SEAT IS NEXT TO IT. I ACTUALLY NOTICED WATER IN THE DOOR QUITE SOME TIME AGO, BUT JUST REALIZED HOW BAD IT HAS GOTTEN AFTER OUR LATEST BAD THUNDERSTORMS/HEAVY RAINS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. THE THROTTLE BODY DOES NOT OPERATE NORMALLY WHEN DRIVING AT 30 MPH. THE VEHICLE WILL DRAG AND WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS DEPRESSED THERE IS NO ACCELERATION. AT 15 MPH A WARNING LIGHT WILL ILLUMINATE BEFORE THE VEHICLE REDUCES SPEED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON ALL THE TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TWICE AND THEY STATED THEY HAVE CHECK AND RECHECKED AND ARE UNABLE TO REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO TAKEN TO TWO ANOTHER DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT IT IS THE THROTTLE BODY AND IT WILL COST $1000 FOR REPAIRS. THE FORD MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CALLED IN REGARDS TO THIS FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000 THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 88,000. UPDATED 4/23/10 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE ACCELERATION PROBLEMS WERE NOT CORRECTED BY CHANGING THE THROTTLE. UPDATED 05/28/10. *JB

TRAVELING SOUTH ON I-26 ACROSS THE TN/NC BORDER THROUGH SAM'S GAP ON A SNOWY DAY LED ME TO DRIVE VERY SLOW AND COME TO A STOP AT THE TRUCK INFORMATION AREA AT THE TOP OF THE HILL. WHEN I SAW A LARGE TRANSFER TRUCK PULL OUT ONTO THE ROAD AND PROCEED DOWN THE HILL I FELT IT WAS SAFE TO FOLLOW. THIS TRUCK WAS MOVING A LOT FASTER THAN I WAS AND I WAS "COVERING THE BRAKE" AND TAPPING IT OCCASIONALLY DOWN THE STEEP INCLINE, BUT THERE WAS ICE ON THE ROAD AND WHEN I TAPPED THE BRAKES THE CAR BEGAN TO SPIN AND HIT THE CONCRETE MEDIAN ON ALL 4 CORNERS OF THE VEHICLE WITH PRETTY STRONG FORCE. THE SEAT BELT CORRECTLY LOCKED DOWN ON THE DRIVER SIDE, BUT THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY PROPERLY. THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AND I COULD SMELL LIKE SOMETHING WAS BURNING. I ASSUMED THIS WAS THE COMPOUND USED IN THE AIR BAG. WHEN THE POLICE ARRIVED, I WAS GIVEN A CITATION FOR DRIVING TOO FAST FOR THE CONDITIONS AND ANOTHER BECAUSE THE INSURANCE RECENTLY LAPSED. THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER TOOK THE CAR TO THE BOTTOM OF THE HILL (DRIVING TOO FAST FOR THE CONDITIONS BY THE WAY) AND DECLARED THE CAR DRIVABLE SINCE THERE WERE NO FLUIDS LEAKING AND THE CAR WOULD STILL CRANK. THE FUEL SYSTEM HAD TO BE RESET, BECAUSE IT CORRECTLY SHUT OFF DUE TO THE IMPACT. THE SEATBELT WAS LOCKED DOWN COMPLETELY AND WOULD NOT RELEASE. SINCE THERE WAS NO SNOW BEYOND THE SAM'S GAP AREA, I DECIDED TO DRIVE HOME AND PARK THE CAR BECAUSE I DID NOT HAVE MONEY FOR A HOTEL OR FOR ADDITIONAL TOWING AND THE PERSON AT THE NC WELCOME CENTER SAID WE WERE EXPERIENCING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. SO RATHER THAN FREEZE TO DEATH OR ASK SOMEONE ELSE TO PUT THEMSELVES IN DANGER TO COME GET ME I DROVE HIM WITH THE AIRBAG / SEATBELT LIGHTS ALARMING. THE BODY SHOP PERSON I SPOKE WITH SAID THAT I NEEDED TO DETERMINE WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE RESTRAINT/AIRBAG SYSTEM BEFORE THEY CAN WORK ON IT BECAUSE OF THE RISK OF THE SYSTEM DEPLOYING WITHOUT WARNING. *TR

1. TRAVELING OUT OF TOWN ON A SPECIAL 40TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION IN A 2006 FORD 500( HAS APPRX. 64,000 MILES ON IT). 2. WHILE TRAVELING WE NOTICE THE SMELL OF SMOKE, THOUGHT IT WAS COMING FROM A SOURCE OUTSIDE, NO SMOKE IN VEHICLE, PULLED OVER TO INVESTIGATE, LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD AND THERE WAS NO SMELL OF SMOKE, PROCEEDED TRAVELING AND THE SMELL OF SMOKE CONTINUE, PASSENGER NOTICE A SMALL AMOUNT OF SMOKE COMING FROM THE TRUNK WHILE LOOKING AT THE REAR WINDOW, DRIVER PULLED OVER AND POPPED THE TRUNK, THE VEHICLE BECAME ENGULFED IMMEDIATELY...80-85% OF CAR WAS DESTROYED. 3.NOTHING. FORD DEALERSHIP THAT HAS SERVICED THE VEHICLE ( OVER 25 TIMES DURING OWNERSHIP) IS DENYING ANY RESPONSIBILITY. *TR UPDATED 05/26/10 *BF ACCORDING TO THE FIRE REPORT, THE FIRE'S ARE OF ORGIN WAS IN THE REAR SECTION OF THE VEHICLE. UDATED 06/17/10 *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 45-50 MPH HE APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO RAPIDLY ACCELERATE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED FREQUENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE THROTTLE BODY. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE UNTIL JANUARY 22,2010. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,800. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 46,200.