U.S. public vehicle records

2006 Ford 500: complaints, problems and recalls

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

68 owner complaints analyzed

0 distinct recall campaigns

100,000 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 2006 model year. Data snapshot: 2026-09-12 (September 12, 2026). 64 complaints include usable failure mileage.

Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Vehicle Speed Control is the most frequently named component, appearing in 24 of 68 complaints (35.3%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Recurring terms in complaint narratives
Topic	Matching reports	Share of complaints
Engine operation	16	23.5%
Transmission and shifting	13	19.1%
Braking behavior	8	11.8%
Electrical and battery issues	3	4.4%
Steering behavior	3	4.4%
Fuel system concerns	1	1.5%

Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.

Component breakdown

Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.

Vehicle Speed Control

Power Train

Engine

Electrical System

Fuel/Propulsion System

Unknown Or Other

Exterior Lighting

Air Bags

Vehicle Speed Control: 24; Power Train: 20; Engine: 17; Electrical System: 14; Fuel/Propulsion System: 7; Unknown Or Other: 6; Exterior Lighting: 5; Air Bags: 3

Reported problems by failure mileage

Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.

Under 25,000

25,000 to 49,999

50,000 to 74,999

75,000 to 99,999

100,000 to 149,999

150,000 and above

Under 25,000: 0; 25,000 to 49,999: 2; 50,000 to 74,999: 10; 75,000 to 99,999: 18; 100,000 to 149,999: 24; 150,000 and above: 10

100,000 to 149,999 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (24). 4 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.

Complaints over time

Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2012: 3; 2013: 16; 2014: 14; 2015: 17; 2016: 9; 2017: 6; 2018: 3

Pattern summary

Vehicle Speed Control leads the component reports. Engine operation appears in 16 complaint narratives. Transmission and shifting appears in 13 complaint narratives. Braking behavior appears in 8 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.

Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.

Examples from the source records

Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.

Owner report 10484106 · 2012-11-13 (November 13, 2012)

MY CAR JUST STOPS RUNNING IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING. THE FIRST TIME I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK IN RUSH HOUR ON A VERY BUSY HIGHWAY AND THE WRENCH ON THE DASHBOARD COMES ON MY CAR JUST STOPS ACCELERATING AND I AM ABLE TO GET OVER TO THE SHOULDER WITHOUT BEING HIT. THE CAR STARTS BACK UP AND DOES IT AGAIN DOWN THE STREET. HAPPENED THREE TIMES ON MY WAY TO WORK. TOOK IT INTO THE SHOP, OF COURSE IT DOESN'T DO IT FOR THE MECHANICS AND NOTHING SHOWS UP ON THE DIAGNOSTICS BUT AFTER RESEARCHING THEY SEE THAT IT COULD BE THE THROTTLE BODY (I DID THE SAM…

Owner-reported narrative. 155,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10484106 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10485282 · 2012-11-20 (November 20, 2012)

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO OR EXTREMELY LATE RESPONSE THEN LUNGE FORWARD WHEN COMMANDED BY PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR. OFTEN TIMES WHEN YOU ARE TURNING IN FRONT OF OTHER TRAFFIC. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL NEAR MISSES WITH BEING STUCK IN AN INTERSECTION OR A VERY DELAYED THROTTLE RESPONSE LUNGING ME INTO ON COMING TRAFFIC. THE CAR GOES INTO LIMP MODE OR THE TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO ACT UP AFTER THIS HAPPENS. I GET A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND A WRENCH LIGHT ON THE DASH. ALSO THE CAR HAS HAD UNCOMMANDED ENGINE SPEEDS AT A STOP SIGN OR REDLIGHT…

Owner-reported narrative. 77,235 miles reported. Look up ODI 10485282 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10489259 · 2012-12-19 (December 19, 2012)

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.

Owner-reported narrative. 129,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10489259 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10491605 · 2013-01-06 (January 6, 2013)

IN SEPT 2012 THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY QUIT ON ME. WAS TOLD BY THE LOCAL DEALER THAT I NEEDED A COMPLETELY NEW TRANSMISSION ($6,000). OK'D THE REPAIR ONLY TO FIND OUT NO PARTS ARE AVAILABLE THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE COUNTRY. AFTER WAITING 12 WEEKS FOR REPAIR TO BE COMPLETED STILL NO PARTS, NO REPAIR. CALLED FORD MOTOR CO. CONSUMER AFFAIRS DEPT. WHICH OFFERED NO HELP, NO SATISFACTION. THIS CVT TRANSMISSION IS A TOTAL FAILURE AND FORD ACCEPTS NO RESPONSIBILITY. HAD TO TAKE THE TOTAL FALLOUT (BROUGHT A REPLACEMENT VEHICLE) ON A BAD PRODUCT WI…

Owner-reported narrative. 99,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10491605 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10499812 · 2013-02-23 (February 23, 2013)

YOU CAN BE DRIVING 15 MPH TO 70MPH AND THE VEHICLE WILL STALL IT'S STILL RUNNING BUT WON'T GO YOU CAN TURN THE KEY OFF AND RESTART THE VEHICLE AND IT GOES. BUT IT MAY GO 2 FEET OR 20 MILES I'M A AUTO TECH I CLEANED THE THROTTLE BODY LIKE FORD SAID AND FORD REPROGRAMMED THE PCM AND THAT DID NOT HELP. THE VEHICLE STILL STALLS GOING DOWN THE ROAD AND YOU HAVE TO PULL OVER AND KILL IT AND RESTART THE VEHICLE. FORD JUST PUT A LOT OF BAD PARTS ON THESE FIVE HUNDREDS MAINLY THE THROTTLE BODY. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 148,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10499812 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10500846 · 2013-02-28 (February 28, 2013)

THE CAR HAS BEEN ACCELERATING AND SHUTTING DOWN ON THE INTERSTATE IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. I CONTACTED FORD AND THEY ADVISED ME TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO BE FIXED. TO THIS DATE IT HAS NOT. WE RECEIVED A RECALL TO CLEAN THE THROTTLE BODY AND THE DEALERSHIP DID AND THAT IS IT. LESS THAN 50 MILES LATER THE CAR SHUT DOWN IN TRAFFIC WITH MY TWO SMALL CHILDREN IN THERE. THAT COULD HAVE BEEN A TRAGEDY. TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE DEALER SAID TO DRIVE IT AND BRING IT BACK TO CLEAR THE CODES OUT. THE CODES OF P2112, P2114 & P210…

Owner-reported narrative. 160,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10500846 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10502183 · 2013-03-09 (March 9, 2013)

WIRE ASSEMBLY THAT HOLDS HEADLIGHT BURNS. I HAVE REPLACED THIS THREE TIMES. I BELIEVE THAT THIS WILL ONE DAY START A FIRE. EVIDENTLY THE HEAT FROM THE BULB IS DESTROYING THE PLASTIC. THREE LETTERS TO FORD HAVE GONE UNANSWERED. I AM TIRED OF SPENDING $45.00 EVERY TIME THIS HAPPENS.[XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 38,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10502183 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10509495 · 2013-04-24 (April 24, 2013)

THE TRANSMISSION IN MY MOTHER'S 2006 FORD 500, HAS FAILED. THIS CAR HAS 28,000 MILES ON IT, WAS BOUGHT BRAND NEW, AND HAS BEEN VERY WELL MAINTAINED. AS YOU CAN TELL BY THE MILEAGE THE CAR IS/WAS IN PRISTINE CONDITION UNTIL HER TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. ON 4/17/13 SHE LEFT HOME, TURNED THE CORNER AND THE CAR SPUTTERED, THEN STALLED AND WOULD NOT START, FORTUNATELY MY SISTER AND A FRIEND WERE ABLE TO COME AND GET THE CAR OFF THE ROAD. NEXT DAY 4/18/13 SHE HAD THE CAR TOWED ($45) TO THE LOCAL TRANSMISSION SHOP WHO WANTED ($5000) TO REPAIR THE TRANSMIS…

Owner-reported narrative. 28,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10509495 at NHTSA ↗

Recall history

0 distinct campaigns affect this selection. Announcement dates below are different from vehicle model years. A campaign may cover multiple years.

No recall campaigns are recorded in this snapshot.