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Transmission issues low resale
Gordon, 10/07/2015
2006 Ford Five Hundred SE 4dr Sedan AWD (3.0L 6cyl CVT)
23 of 29 people found this review helpful
My company buys and sells cars at police auctions in public auctions all day all the time. However, like any consumer do your homework on this car. This is one car we stay away from from buying at auctions. The resale value is horrible. We had one 2006 that retailed $22000 in 2007 but by 2010 the retail value was $6,242. The interior is crap in the leather will start to peel after about 25 thousand miles. We also use one of these cars for a little bit because we couldn't sell it I drove it to 78000 and by then it it already gone through two sets of tires two sets of breaks one transmission 1 timing belt - alternators & a radiator if you have the money for repairs you're going to need it
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Transmission Failure
Dora Sweigart, 08/24/2010
2006 Ford Five Hundred SE 4dr Sedan (3.0L 6cyl CVT)
19 of 24 people found this review helpful
With 68,000 miles, the transmission went out. The cost to repair was $4,200. Now the air conditioning is going out. I will not buy another Ford product.
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2006 Ford 500 SE CVT Tranny
mts35, 10/25/2013
2006 Ford Five Hundred SE 4dr Sedan (3.0L 6cyl CVT)
13 of 16 people found this review helpful
Just a quick review due to character space. The car has been very reliable. No transmission issues (CVT does not shift like the 6 speed. I feel others who voice transmission problems actually have the 6 speed as you do not notice gear shifting in a CVT, it is constant and smooth). Bought with 62k miles and presently I have 128k miles and only work needed was a brake change. Now to capture reasons on car rating. Performance: slow and mild engine. 203hp is a little weak for this size car. Comfort, design, quality I put 4 as they are nice. Reliability excellent as I've had no issues. Value poor. Typical of american cars with high mileage.
Don't Buy Ford 500!!!!!!!!!
john cook, 07/25/2015
updated 01/25/2016
2006 Ford Five Hundred Limited 4dr Sedan AWD (3.0L 6cyl CVT)
12 of 15 people found this review helpful
Don't throw your money away on a 2005, 2006, or 2007 Ford 500 if it has the CVT transmission!!! These transmissions poorly engineered and are expensive to fix. Do your research before you throw away your money on a Ford 500 as I did. They are junk and Ford will not stand behind them.
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AWESOME!!!!!!
ken, 09/18/2015
updated 09/19/2016
2006 Ford Five Hundred SEL 4dr Sedan (3.0L 6cyl 6A)
4 of 4 people found this review helpful
This car I have owned for 4 yrs it had 83000 miles on it.I have had no issues, except sqeeky brakes.I'm going to upgrade them to drilled and slotted rotors and proformance pads.hoping this fixes it.but it's a great car.I have a bad back and the ease of getting in and out is great.it's a must have car.unless u want a fast car.this is a luxury car as far as I'm concerned.
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