2006 Ford Five Hundred engine and engine cooling problems

What owners report

• “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…”

  filed Jul 14, 2014

• “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…”

  filed May 21, 2014

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Related service bulletins

• When performing any transmission fluid change or topoff involving Motorcraft® Premium ATF, MERCON® V has replaced all versions of Motorcraft® Premium ATF and can be used going forward. Mixing Motorcraft® Premium ATF…

  SSM 52243 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Feb 8, 2024

• The Powertrain Control/Emissions Diagnosis (PC/ED) manual has been revised for diagnosing electronic throttle bodies (ETBs). The ETC_ACT and ETC_DSD PIDs should not used to diagnose possible ETB concerns. The IDS has a…

  SSM 46085 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Sep 21, 2016

• MIL WITH DTC P0106 AND/OR P0109. *KB

  19722 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Apr 1, 2007

Engine and Engine Cooling problems in other Five Hundred years

Other reported problem areas on the 2006 Ford Five Hundred