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2006 Ford Five Hundred Engine cooling Problems

Complaints
23about this part
Share
6%of 364 total for the year
Median mileage
63,390miles
Trend
StableComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are within 25% of the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 23 complaints about the engine cooling of the 2006 Ford Five Hundred, 6% of the 364 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 63,390 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“The vehicle will stall and jerk. The vehicle will lunge out even when the brake is pressed. It has done this in parking lots and while driving. This is dangerous as it almost caused an accident by jerking backward immediately when I shifted to reverse when I was in the parking lot- my foot was on the brake and the car still excelled.”

NHTSA complaint #10448877, filed 2012-02, 171,064 miles

“Vehicle was stalling out finally quit, had it towed to a Ford dealer, was advise that the throttlebody had shorted out. They say it is not covered under the warranty. The engine was replace by the Ford dealership due to a manufacture defect 6 years ago. The vehicle has less that 50,000 miles on. What estimate cost of repairing is $970.00. We have an extended warranty coverage. But I think for should fix it without charge.”

NHTSA complaint #10593290, filed 2014-05, 50,000 miles

“Since 2009 my Ford 500 has had issues with no A/C and surging. They could not figure out what was going on (Ford) and eventually found it to supposedly be the throttle body assembly. After that was fixed the car did not surge but the A/C would not work when the car was idle in warm weather. I've taken the car back at least a dozen + times with this issue. Now the car is beginning to surge again too... It happened twice, not always but it happens... …”

NHTSA complaint #10610536, filed 2014-07, 13,637 miles

“A/c compressor failed , only worked when at highway speed. Per reputable A/C mechanic this is a problem with Ford 500's.called Ford motor company in detroit 7/13/11, Ford will not cover repair, but I was told there have been several incidents for A/C failure. Ford told me to keep my receipt in case Ford some day decides to cover it. Ford knows it has a problem, but not willing to cover it , until they are forced to cover it by NHTSA maybe?”

NHTSA complaint #10415432, filed 2011-07, 117,500 miles

“My Ford 500 has been lunging forward and backward while in drive and reverse. It has done it several times in drive almost causing me to hit the car in front of me. It does especially when the air conditioner is on. I have not had the care repaired as of this date. Research show that this currently happening to more than a normal amount of Ford 500 owners. I have email Ford about this problem and I am waiting on a response.”

NHTSA complaint #10342273, filed 2010-07, 70,000 miles

Related service bulletins

Engine cooling: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
20071910%
2006236%
20054910%

Other parts of the 2006 Ford Five Hundred

Vehicle speed control
118 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
104 complaintsElectrical system
51 complaintsBrakes
39 complaintsFuel system
38 complaintsEngine
36 complaintsOther or unknown
17 complaintsBody and structure
17 complaintsExterior lighting
14 complaintsEquipment
11 complaintsElectronic stability control
8 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 27, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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