2006 Ford Five Hundred Electronic stability control Problems
- Complaints
- 8about this part
- Share
- 2%of 364 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 66,690miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 8 complaints about the electronic stability control of the 2006 Ford Five Hundred, 2% of the 364 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 66,690 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“I was approaching a red light and as I lifted my foot off the brake pedal..............the car accelerated abruptly and I was unable to stop causing me to pass red light, almost striking an oncoming vehicle that was making a left hand turn and driving onto sidewalk. Fortunately no one was hurt and an accident was avoided due to my quick response. The vehicle has accelerated abruptly on several other occasions. I was parked in a publics parking lot when I put my vehicle in reverse the vehicle once again accelerated almost hitting parked vehicle behind me. …”
NHTSA complaint #10461236, filed 2012-06, 106,223 miles“On jan 8, 2009, I had traveled approximately 1050 miles from oklahoma to ohio. While in ohio, 6 inches of snow had fallen, and the roads were slick with snow and ice. In preparing for my return trip on jan 11, the traction control and ABS warning lights came on, and there was a significant change in control and braking in the vehicle. Upon driving further, the transmission warning light came on, and the vehicle went into reverse with a huge bang sound and vibration. The vehicle's CVT transmission would not change gears in drive when the transmission light was illuminated. …”
NHTSA complaint #10254903, filed 2009-01, 27,158 miles“Unintended acceleration from stop when brake released. From sept 2006 until present. Approx $3000 each time. Hit garage wall. (approx 5 collisions with wall) still does it. Finally found out when & why.”
NHTSA complaint #10534284, filed 2013-08, 1,025 miles“My Ford Five Hundred throttle just shuts down,with no warning at all. I am afraid to drive it because it may shut down in traffic and some get seriously hurt. I have searched the internet and found more complaints same as mine. The problem is with a throttle body malfunction. Some thing should done before someone is killed!”
NHTSA complaint #10423787, filed 2011-09“The car is surging and feels like it is about to fall apart the car has low miles and the engine feels like the transmission is slipping but was told that this is a common problem with the Ford 500 I see there is a extended warranty but I just recently purchased this car and seems like the warranty expired and I see Ford is aware of this and refuses to fix this issue which is a hazardous condition and I feel like that im going to have to get a lawyer to get anything done because Ford is refusing to fix this issue with these cars and its very dangerous driving the car makes a loud knock and…”
NHTSA complaint #11352005, filed 2020-08Electronic stability control: other model years
Other parts of the 2006 Ford Five Hundred
118 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
104 complaintsElectrical system
51 complaintsBrakes
39 complaintsFuel system
38 complaintsEngine
36 complaintsEngine cooling
23 complaintsOther or unknown
17 complaintsBody and structure
17 complaintsExterior lighting
14 complaintsEquipment
11 complaintsAir bags
7 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2006 Ford Five Hundred
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 29, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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