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2006 Ford Five Hundred brakes problems

Owners reported brakes problems in 46 complaints for the 2006 Ford Five Hundred, 9% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
46 9% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
25,000 miles 40 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
3 and 0
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When brakes problems show up

Brakes complaints by mileage, 2006 Ford Five Hundred Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 25,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 12 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 21 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 1 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 1 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 3 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 0 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 1 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 1 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 25,000 miles
Based on 40 complaints that include mileage. 85% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles12
20k to 40k miles21
40k to 60k miles1
60k to 80k miles1
80k to 100k miles3
100k to 120k miles0
120k to 140k miles1
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles1
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 40 brakes complaints that report mileage, the median is about 25,000 miles, and 85% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 3 crashes.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford five hundred. The contact was driving in reverse at an unknown speed. As the contact applied the brakes, the vehicle would not respond and hit a shopping cart, which in turn the cart hit another vehicle. A police report was filed but no injuries were reported. The failure was not diagnosed. Approximately four months later while driving at an unknown speed, the contact applied the brakes and experienced an increase in stopping distance.

Reported at 15,000 miles, October 2010 Crash

Tl*the contact owns a 2006 ford five hundred. According to the dealer, the brake pads rub the rotors and heat the pads and rotors during stopping. The contact noticed the failure while driving 30 MPH. The vehicle was taken to the dealer once and they acknowledged the failure and extended the warranty. The current mileage was 5,800 and failure mileage was 1.

Reported at 1 miles, June 2006

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