2006 Ford 500
No clear pattern 0% of complaints about the 2006 Ford 500 arrived in its first year of service. That is an unusual figure for a 2006 vehicle, but with only 105 complaints on record the sample is too small to call it a pattern — the margin of error covers the range where ordinary vehicles sit. The figures below are reported without a verdict. The most-reported system is speed control (24 complaints), typically at 8.8 yr or about 102,000 miles.
- Complaints
- 105
- Median age at failure
- 9.2 yr
- Median mileage
- 100,000 n=101
- Crash / fire / tow
- 15.2% of reports
- Safety recalls
- 0
Power train 162,000 mi 8.8 yr in service
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD 500. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 162,000.
Power train 76,000 mi 6.6 yr in service
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD 500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE JERKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A TUNE UP AND THE SPARK PLUG NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE PERSISTED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000.
Power train 80,374 mi 8.9 yr in service
A SERVICE BULLETIN 12N03 WAS ISSUED. MY MOTHER-IN-LAW'S CAR SHUTTERED AND THEN STOPPED. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE ALL MAINTENANCE AND SERVICE HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY PERFORMED. A THROTTLE CONTROL AND GASKET WAS INSTALLED FOR A COST OF $1177.00. IF EITHER THE DEALERSHIP OR FMC AND BEEN PROACTIVE AND TOLD MY WIDOWED SENIOR CITIZEN MIL TO HAVE THIS PART CLEANED, IT IS LIKELY IT WOULD NOT HAVE LATER FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. FMC REFUSES TO TAKE ANY ACTION TO MAKE THIS RIGHT. THE DEALERSHIP IS NO RESPONSIVE TO TWO LETTERS SENT TO THEM REGARDING THIS ISSUE. *TR
Speed control 129,000 mi 7.3 yr in service
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD 500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO CLEANED THE THROTTLE BODY AND REPROGRAMMED THE PCM HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO STALL. THE CHECK ENGINE AND THE WRENCH WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE VEHICLE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE THROTTLE BODY CLEANING WOULD BE AT THEIR EXPENSE ONE TIME ONLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 129,000.