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2006 Ford Five Hundred repairs by problem area
Engine (29%)
Transmission and Drivetrain (9%)
Brakes and Traction Control (3%)
Suspension and Steering (26%)
Electrical and Air Conditioning (20%)
Paint, Rust, Leaks, Rattles, and Trim (7%)
Other (7%)
Chart based on 90 repairs.
2006 Ford Five Hundred repair cost distribution
$2500+ (0%)
$1000 - $2499 (5%)
$500 - $999 (12%)
$100 - $499 (36%)
< $100 (46%)
Chart based on 74 repair trips. The repair cost chart excludes repairs made under warranty, do-it-yourself repairs, and repair trips that include maintenance.
2006 Ford Five Hundred
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| Ford Five Hundred in New York, United States Jul 2008 - Mar 2010 | |||
| Aug 200851000 mi | Heat in front drivers side not working, needed new parts and material lifted from the storage compartment, not fixed cost too much | ||
| Ford Five Hundred in Florida, United States Mar 2009 - Mar 2010 | |||
| Apr 200986000 miUS $130 | Replaced rear passenger side hub. | ||
| Jul 200988000 miUS $225 | Alternator bit the dust. Son called me and said the car was bucking, lights were flickering, but he was able to make it home. Ordered an alternator from a place in Dallas on EBay. | ||
2006 Ford Five Hundred 4dr Sedan
203-horsepower 3.0L V6 CVT FWD
| Ford Five Hundred in Indiana, United States Sep 2011 - Jan 2013 | |||
| Jun 201282000 miUS $5 | Lunging at low speeds. Almost slammed into car ahead of me in drive thru line. Recommended repair is to replace $500 throttle body. I removed and cleaned instead. So far it seems to have worked, but I've only put on 500 miles since repair. | ||
| Ford Five Hundred in New York, United States Dec 2008 - Apr 2018 | |||
| Oct 200961000 miUS $380 | Replaced one broken engine mount. | ||
| Dec 200962000 miUS $350 | broken engine mount | ||
| Dec 201084000 miUS $466 | Replaced worn tie rods on left front wheel assembly. | ||
| Mar 2012106000 miUS $620 | replace worn bushings Gear shift floor plate came loose replace universal joint | ||
| Apr 2013117200 miUS $308 | Engine warning light came on diagnosis bad EGR valve, replaced same | ||
| May 2014123000 miUS $775 | Alternator died killing the battery. | ||
| Mar 2015124000 miUS $125 | Replaced right tie rod | ||
| Apr 2017130400 miUS $1400 | Brakes Plus replacement of sensor. Cost about 400.00 and had to replace it to turn off the check engine light. Once replaced, I had to drive about 40 miles to reset the sensor so I would pass the state inspection. | ||
| Ford Five Hundred in Wisconsin, United States May 2009 - Jun 2015 | |||
| Feb 2010126000 miUS $160 | Sway bars needed links, very loose. | ||
| Aug 2010132000 miUS $40 | resistor for fan motor | ||
| Jun 2015197000 miUS $1500 | both control arms,battery,and two tires | ||
| Ford Five Hundred in Florida, United States May 2014 - Sep 2017 | |||
| Jan 2016US $1700 | Original engine timing guides worn and it jumped timing. Replaced with used engine. | ||
| Ford Five Hundred in Tennessee, United States Mar 2015 - Mar 2016 | |||
| Apr 2015121300 miUS $800 | Blown pcv valve | ||
| Ford Five Hundred in Michigan, United States Jun 2015 - Jun 2017 | |||
| Jun 2017168000 miUS $100 | Transmission fluid leak | ||
| Ford Five Hundred in British Columbia, Canada Apr 2015 - Aug 2015 | |||
| Aug 2015120280 mi | Water leak into door froze in winter causing dooor lock future | ||
| Ford Five Hundred in Colorado, United States Mar 2008 - Jun 2011 | |||
| Mar 200930000 mi | There was a rattle in the passenger seat. | ||
| Ford Five Hundred in North Carolina, United States Mar 2010 - Mar 2015 | |||
| Dec 2010100000 miUS $700 | Replaced injector nozzle. | ||
| Aug 2014140400 miUS $900 | Stretched timing chain | ||
| Ford Five Hundred in Virginia, United States Sep 2007 - Aug 2010 | |||
| Oct 200947000 mi | Motor mount was cracked so it was replaced. | ||
| Jan 2010US $35 | Had to replace left rear turn signal assembly. | ||
2006 Ford Five Hundred 4dr Sedan
203-horsepower 3.0L V6 CVT AWD
| Ford Five Hundred in Washington, United States Sep 2012 - Sep 2016 | |||
| Nov 201572000 miUS $25 | Front struts replaced, tires and alignment at same time Replaced left front headlight. Problem with connection | ||
| Ford Five Hundred in North Carolina, United States Apr 2007 - Mar 2010 | |||
| Sep 200725000 mi | Transmission fluid leak at bottom of tranny pan. Retorqued tanny cover bolts. Did NOT solve problem | ||
| Ford Five Hundred in Connecticut, United States Dec 2007 - Oct 2016 | |||
| Sep 200814000 mi | Both rear doors were filling with water. Cause: Design defect. Seeds from overhead trees blocked door drainage. Used a pen to unblock drain holes. | ||
| Aug 201365700 miUS $400 | Broken engine mount Engine light on. Bad gas cap. | ||
| Mar 201578000 miUS $300 | Replaced on both wheels in front | ||
| Oct 201583500 miUS $400 | Oxygen sensor bad | ||
| Ford Five Hundred in Ontario, Canada Jul 2013 - Mar 2016 | |||
| Sep 2015102920 miC $375 | Alternator replaced | ||
| Ford Five Hundred in California, United States Feb 2015 - Jun 2018 | |||
| May 2016101100 mi | Coolant hose leaking. Was replaced. Transmission pan gasket leaking Leaks from both valve cover gaskets, oil pan gasket, and front crank seal. Replaced gaskets. | ||
| Ford Five Hundred in Ohio, United States Jan 2007 - Mar 2010 | |||
| Jan 20075000 mi | knock when turning wheel to near the steering stops(greased something in front end). pass through seat latch on paasenger side needed adjustment(squeaks)(dealer couldn't reproduce noise). dash compartment door replaced. | ||
| Ford Five Hundred in Washington, United States Sep 2006 - Sep 2011 | |||
| Apr 200938000 mi | Never a problem but asked about TSB and since I qualified, they replaced brakes. | ||
| Sep 201160000 miUS $100 | Rotary noise coming from from of vehicle. The passenger side half shaft was replaced under warranty. | ||
| Ford Five Hundred in Texas, United States Jun 2011 - Aug 2011 | |||
| Aug 2011106000 mi | When sold the AC compressor was definitely on its last legs and unable to keep up with Texas heat. | ||
| Ford Five Hundred in Iowa, United States May 2007 - Dec 2013 | |||
| Dec 200726000 mi | also greased wheel stops due to squeaking. | ||
| Apr 200831000 mi | Clamp on EVAP canister loose. | ||
| Ford Five Hundred in North Carolina, United States Aug 2011 - Jul 2022 | |||
| Nov 2013115000 mi | Passenger side mirror shorted out and started to burn. Problem was the puddle light,finallt blew fuse but that took out interior lights, lighted headlight switch, | ||
| Jul 2017160000 miUS $1700 | Compressor failed, Ford unable to disconnect lines. Required new a/c manifold,lines,compressor etc. | ||
| Jul 2022195000 miUS $225 | Not cooling, freon recharge | ||
| Ford Five Hundred in New York, United States Jul 2010 - Jun 2011 | |||
| Aug 201072000 mi | Transmission went, had the vehicle towed to dealer. Ford denied warranty. internal problem with transmission they wanted over $5000.00 to replace transmission. refused repair. Will repair myself. Very pissed off Ford owner! | ||
| Ford Five Hundred in Connecticut, United States Mar 2009 - Dec 2016 | |||
| Mar 201669000 miUS $10 | engine mount, dealer asked for over $400 for entire part. I did myself to change only the upper shock mount, costed less than $10. Changed the upper shock mount. | ||
| Ford Five Hundred in Minnesota, United States Jun 2006 - Jun 2014 | |||
| Jul 200715000 mi | Windshield was replaced due to flaw in windshield manuafacturing process | ||
| Jan 200822000 mi | roof trim piece came off while driving, piece was replaced and reinstalled | ||
| May 201171600 mi | something in the steering linkage | ||
| Jun 201172413 miUS $100 | inspected and found loose sway bar links - replaced. L lInk and R link - customer paid ESP deductible | ||
| Nov 201180000 miUS $900 | Replace Rear End Links due to wear Replaced top motor mount | ||
| Apr 2014119000 miUS $233 | Engine running rough. Service light on. 1 cylinder misfiring. Coil wires worn through - repaired wires | ||
| Ford Five Hundred in Connecticut, United States Mar 2006 - Mar 2009 | |||
| Dec 200616000 mi | The lid on top of the dash was delaminating causing bumps on the surface when the hot sun beat down on it. It took the shop about 10 min. to replace and a good job was done. Also a door seal was ordered for the L/R door becauseit keeps coming loose from t | ||
| Jan 200716000 mi | I stated in Dec that the L/R door seal was ordered because it kept becoming detatched from the door frame. Service was done to do so and I was again very satified with the fast service and good work. It took the service dept about 15 mins. to replace whil | ||
| Ford Five Hundred in New York, United States Feb 2010 - Mar 2017 | |||
| Jun 201035000 miUS $126 | sway bar end link. | ||
2006 Ford Five Hundred 4dr Sedan
203-horsepower 3.0L V6 6-speed automatic FWD
| Ford Five Hundred in Louisiana, United States Apr 2006 - Sep 2011 | |||
| Jan 200712000 mi | Bolster on rear passenger-side seat defective. Replaced with new bolster under warranty. Groan or squeak during turns. Greased steering stops. Bolster on rear passenger-side seat defective. Replaced with new bolster under warranty. | ||
| Apr 200714890 mi | Steering stops groaning. Replaced under warranty. Groan or squeak during turns. Replaced steering stops. | ||
| Aug 200719000 mi | Steering stops required greasing, even though they had been replaced about 6 months prior. | ||
| Dec 200835000 mi | Tear in driver's seat leather at stitching; part ordered. Occasional hesitation or clunk, as if transmission slipping. Told could not replicate. Informed dealer of TSB for problem. Dealer will look into when they replace the seat cover on the driver's side. | ||
| Feb 200936000 mi | Took car in to have driver's seat cover replaced. Dealer replaced wrong seat cover (pass side). New seat covers ordered for BOTH front seats. Said valve body in transmission defective. At first, they were going to replace it per the TSB. Then they decided to just update the software, despite the TSB instructing them to do replace the valve body. Seems to be doing better. | ||
| Jun 201061000 miUS $175 | A/C compressor went out and had to be replaced | ||
| Mar 201170000 mi | Rough shifting. Dealer replaced throttle body and top engine mount. Replaced washer fluid reservoir. Float was broken in original causing "Low Washer Fluid" to illuminate in message center on start-up Check engine light on when picking car up from last repair. Dealer turned off. Light returned same day. Returned car to dealer. Was told they forgot to reconnect a sensor. Sensor reconnected. No charge. | ||
| Ford Five Hundred in Alabama, United States Jun 2006 - Oct 2013 | |||
| Jun 201260000 miUS $600 | Not cooling, compressor replaced | ||
| Ford Five Hundred in Nevada, United States Jul 2010 - Sep 2014 | |||
| Feb 201166300 miUS $30 | Replaced stabilizer end link that was making a rattle while going over bumps. | ||
| Jul 201170000 mi | Check Engine Light was on showing a P0402 indicating that the exhaust valve in the ERG was open. Pushed the connection with the sensor in and the check engine light went away. | ||
| Sep 2014125000 miUS $280 | Replaced rear brake pads and rotors. Needed to replace the passenger rear brake caliper since it seized. | ||
| Ford Five Hundred in Tennessee, United States Jan 2015 - Jun 2018 | |||
| Jun 2015173000 mi | Transmission shifting poorly, full transmission fluid flush done. Shifting improved, but not fully corrected. | ||
| Feb 2016182000 miUS $250 | Leaking power steering rack | ||
| Ford Five Hundred in Wisconsin, United States Dec 2006 - Apr 2014 | |||
| Jan 200730000 mi | REAR SHOCKS MAKING A RATTLING NOISE. FORD DEALERSHIP TECH DETERMINED THEY WERE WORN OUT AND REQUIRED REPLACEMENT | ||
| Mar 200864000 miUS $123 | Hard start, gas smell. Amery Ford Reprogrammed the PCM and it runs great! | ||
| May 2012177500 miUS $34 | RH Blend Door Motor | ||
| Oct 2012186700 mi | Replaced the original battery | ||
| Feb 2013196500 miUS $225 | Replaced worn alternator with Motorcraft Reman | ||
| Ford Five Hundred in Michigan, United States Apr 2013 - Jul 2015 | |||
| Jun 201375000 miUS $200 | Linkages on rear were broken; replaced. | ||
| Aug 201378100 miUS $100 | Alert to check electrical system, not charging; replaced alternator. | ||
| Jun 2015107000 miUS $400 | EGR valve failed, required replacement. Engine placement apparently makes this a bit more labor intensive than expected. | ||
2006 Ford Five Hundred 4-door
6-cylinder CVT AWD
| Ford Five Hundred in Ontario, Canada Dec 2007 - Mar 2010 | |||
| Jan 200838440 mi | Seal leak in water pump. New pump installed. | ||
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