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2006 Ford Five Hundred exterior lighting problems

14 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the exterior lighting on the 2006 Ford Five Hundred4% of all complaints for this model year.

14
Exterior Lighting complaints
4%
share of all complaints
median reported incident mileage
0 / 2
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • when I’m The vehicle and the temperature reaches middle temp ,the car starts to beep and all the dashboard lights go completely out and the head lights and tail lights be blinking as if they are about to go off . Even when I have the heater or a/c on they turns off and I’m a afraid that if or when…

    filed Dec 25, 2021

  • Cause unknown- battery light is coming on more while vehicle is running in all modes, local auto store determined it is an electrical problem. They tested the battery, alternator & starter. Also noticed that there is a musty smell & many ( if not all) of my metal parts are rusted.

    filed Jan 7, 2020

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

Exterior Lighting problems in other Five Hundred years

YearReportsShare
2007 Five Hundred11%
2005 Five Hundred143%
Five Hundred exterior lighting problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.