2006 Ford Five Hundred problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Vehicle Speed Control (118) · Power Train (62) · Power Train:automatic Transmission (21)
🧭 Reliability snapshot
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🛣️ Complaints by mileage
329 NHTSA complaints that reported an odometer reading.
Safety recalls (0)
No recalls on record for this model year (campaigns announced since 2010).
Service bulletins (25)
Technical service bulletins are repair instructions manufacturers send dealers for known issues. Unlike recalls, the fix is not automatically free — but naming the bulletin at the service desk can save diagnosis time and support goodwill repairs.
Power Train 2024-05-24 · SSM 52567 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
motorcraft® continuously variable chain-type transmission fluid (xt-7-qcft in non-canadian markets, cxt-7-lcf12 in canada) is no longer manufactured and will only be available until inventory depletes. the recommended replacement fluids are phillips 66 versatrans® cvt plus fluid or kendall versatran
Engine And Engine Cooling 2024-02-08 · SSM 52243 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
when performing any transmission fluid change or topoff involving motorcraftâ® premium atf, merconâ® v has replaced all versions of motorcraftâ® premium atf and can be used going forward. mixing motorcraftâ® premium atf and merconâ® v in the same transmission is acceptable. after 31-jan-2024, motorc
Engine And Engine Cooling:exhaust System:manifold/Header/Muffler/Tail Pipe 2016-09-21 · SSM 46085 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
the powertrain control/emissions diagnosis (pc/ed) manual has been revised for diagnosing electronic throttle bodies (etbs). the etc_act and etc_dsd pids should not used to diagnose possible etb concerns. the ids has a limited refresh rate when reading these pids and cannot display quickly enough to
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:foundation Components:differential Proportional Valve 2008-03-01 · 08-4-11 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
traction control lamp on--no dtc's present, or dtc p1889 in differential electronic module (dem). *nj
Service Brakes, Air 2007-11-28 · 0710 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
ford mercury service campaign: see document search button for owner letter. certain 2005 through 2007 fwd and awd ford five hundred, freestyle and mercury montego vehicles - rear brake wear. also have an owner's letter. *nj updated 1/25/08. *nj
Power Train:automatic Transmission 2007-07-25 · 06245 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
transmission harsh shifting - no dtc's - mileage over 20,000 miles. *kb
Showing the 6 most recent of 25 bulletins. Search all of them free at nhtsa.gov.
What owners report
2022-08-27 · Unknown Or Other“i would be driving on highway my wrench light would come on and my car would come to a crawl i always have kids in my car i could easily be rear ended and maybe hurt or killed i have to find a place to pull off where people behind me is cussing me out they think i did on purpose i then shut car off and tirn back on. then ok till happens again there…”
2022-08-24 · Electrical System: Instrument Cluster/Panel · 60,000 mi“the contact owns a 2006 ford five hundred. the contact stated while driving 50 mph, the instrument cluster lights turned became inoperable. the contact veered to the side of the road. the contact stated that the instrument cluster lights illuminated after 5 minutes. the contact was able to continue driving. however, the failure reoccurred on four d…”
2022-01-21 · Unknown Or Other“door latch freezes i cold weather causing the door not to latch closed. …”
2021-12-25 · Exterior Lighting“when i’m the vehicle and the temperature reaches middle temp ,the car starts to beep and all the dashboard lights go completely out and the head lights and tail lights be blinking as if they are about to go off . even when i have the heater or a/c on they turns off and i’m a afraid that if or when i’m on the highway all my lights will just stop wo…”
2021-11-19 · Power Train · 104,000 mi“the contact owns a 2006 ford five hundred. the contact stated while driving at various speeds, the transmission was slipping. the contact restarted the vehicle and the transmission worked as designed for a while. while traveling up a hill or at a stop light, the vehicle would drift backwards. the contact had to let the vehicle drift to shift into g…”
2021-01-18 · Vehicle Speed Control · 201,000 mi“i was on my way home coming down farrow rd. and my car stalled out, so i slowly pulled in the median turn car off and back on. when i got ready to pull out of the median the car wouldn't go no faster than 5 miles and hour. so i had my friend help me pull it out of the road and take me home and tow my car to the house. when i got it home there wasn'…”
2021-01-02 · Power Train · 134,167 mi“vehicle stops and starts with a jerk. jumping causing slow down even while on the interstate. ford is aware of this problem and has done to fix it. seems like every ford has this problem at some point …”
2020-10-21 · Fuel/Propulsion System · 230,000 mi“battery just goes dead over night. signal lights melted and quit working. cluster panel just shuts off while running and can't use air, radio, windows, locks, seats, etc. car shuts off while driving down the road. have replaced all parts suggested by codes. still no fix. wont shift from first gear after cluster panel shuts off. there are hundreds o…”
2020-09-21 · Power Train“the intake manifold is melting on the inside causing melting plastic to drip into the throttle body,causing the car to run very poorly are not at all!!!…”
2020-09-13 · Structure:body · 80 mi · 💥 crash“got into an accident and right mirror was fully broken. right side of the body was also smashed in. left brake lights stopped working and engine makes weird sounds.…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.