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2006 Ford Five Hundred cruise control problems

Owners reported cruise control problems in 118 complaints for the 2006 Ford Five Hundred, 23% of the complaints on file. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
118 23% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
74,000 miles 110 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
9 and 0
Injuries and deaths
1 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When cruise control problems show up

Cruise control complaints by mileage, 2006 Ford Five Hundred Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 74,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 8 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 13 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 12 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 33 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 20 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 10 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 5 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 3 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 2 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 3 complaints 200k+ miles: 1 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 74,000 miles
Based on 110 complaints that include mileage. 30% 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 miles8
20k to 40k miles13
40k to 60k miles12
60k to 80k miles33
80k to 100k miles20
100k to 120k miles10
120k to 140k miles5
140k to 160k miles3
160k to 180k miles2
180k to 200k miles3
200k+ miles1

What the data shows

Of the 110 cruise control complaints that report mileage, the median is about 74,000 miles, and 30% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 9 crashes, 1 injury.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford five hundred. During brake application at 40 MPH the all weather floor-mat shifted onto the top surface of the brake pedal and accelerator pedal. Consequently there was an unintended increase in acceleration. She rear-ended another vehicle. She was transported to the hospital with moderate injuries. The vehicle was towed to an auto body shop. The failure occurred previously on two separate occasions; which there were no personal injuries or vehicle damage.

Reported at 9,000 miles, May 2007 CrashInjury

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford five hundred. The contact stated that as she shifted into drive, the vehicle lunged forward abnormally. The failure recurred three additional times. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for inspection. The dealer was notified and stated that the throttle body unit may have needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 121,000.

Reported at 121,000 miles, July 2012

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Cruise control problems in other years

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