2006 Ford Five Hundred transmission problems
33 complaints about transmission have been filed for the 2006 Ford Five Hundred, which is 6% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 33 6% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 60,000 miles 31 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 2 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When transmission problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 1 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 4 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 10 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 9 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 4 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 3 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 31 transmission complaints that report mileage, the median is about 60,000 miles, and 48% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 2 crashes.
What owners wrote
I have a 06' ford five hundred that I purchased certified used in 07'. Within a few months I started experiencing surging problems especially when the A/C was running. The dealer replaced the instrument cluster in 08' but did not fix the problem. On each return to the dealership they could not fix the problem. On my last visit to the dealer they cleaned the throttle body and said that would fix the problem. This did not fix the problem and they could not diagnose the problem.
Increasing to and finally ending in the car shutting down, my '06 five hundred began sudden accelerations when being placed in gear. Several "close calls" when in parking lots could have resulted in injury to people. Not good and scary. It started with occasional surges, and became very frequent until the light came on revealing the throttle control is the issue. I am currently grounded until it can be fixed. I care about people's well being and hope ford cares too!
Other problems reported for the 2006 Ford Five Hundred
- Cruise control 118 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 73 complaints
- Engine 56 complaints
- Electrical system 51 complaints
- Brakes 46 complaints
- Fuel system 38 complaints
- Body & structure 18 complaints