NHTSA Complaint #10405688 — 2006 FORD FIVE HUNDRED

I OWN A 2006 FORD 500. CVT TRANSMISSION. 114,000 MILES . 3 WEEKS AGO, I NOTICED A SURGING ON OCCASIONS . FELT LIKE IT NEEDED TUNE UP. AFTER TUNEUP THE SURGING CONTINUED.MY MECHANIC SAID TO TAKE IT TO A FORD DEALER , HAVE IT CHECKED OUT. WHEN I DID , WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION SLIPPING ON CONES IN TRANSMISSION, COST $5600.. SAID COULD NOT REBUILD TRANSMISSION , BECAUSE FORD DID NOT SUPPLY THEM WITH THE EQUIPMENT TO DO THIS. SAID THEY RAN TEST TO FIND PROBLEM WHILE DRIVING. WAS TOLD THEY ALSO CHECKED TRANSMISSION FLUID, AND IT WAS OK.COST WAS $80. TO FIND PROBLEM.THAT AFTERNOON , I CHECKED TRANSMISSION FLUID , AND DIPSTICK WAS HARD TO REMOVE , BECAUSE IT HAD NOT BEEN REMOVED SINCE CAR WAS NEW. AFTER GETTING IT TO FREE-UP, IT JUST SLIDES IN AND OUT. AFTER INSPECTING FLUID, NOTICED COLOR OF FLUID IS COLOR OF UNUSED MOTOR OIL..ALMOST CLEAR. ALSO HAD A FEW BUBBLES IN IT.COLOR IS SUPPOSED TO BE BLUISH-GREEN, AS IT GETS OLDER TURNS DARK GREEN, OR BROWN. WENT BACK TO FORD DEALERSHIP, INFORMED SERV. MGR THAT FLUID WAS NEVER CHECKED ALSO THERE WAS NO BELT , IT HAS A CHAIN IN IT. COST $900.+FOR CHAIN. HE SAID DRIVE CAR UNTIL WRENCH INDICATOR CAME ON .NEXT DAY,WRENCH APPEARED. CAR LOST POWER ,CONTINUED TO RUN ,HOWEVER COULD NOT REV RPMS. CUT OFF,THEN RESTARTED CAR, THIS CLEARS CODES..STILL IN LINGO. ALSO MOTOR SUPPORT ON TOP OF ENGINE IS BROKEN, THIS EFFECTS TRANSMISSION. PART IS PARTIALLY RUBBER AND HEAT FROM ENGINE CAUSES IT TO BREAK. COST OF THIS ON EBAY $200.THRU FORD, REPLACED $600+.THROTTLE CONTROL I UNDERSTAND IS LIKE $800.+SOMEONE NEED TO LOOK AT ALL THE PROBLEMS THAT ARE LISTED ABOUT THIS ON THE INTERNET.. I LOOKED AT TRADING CAR , VALUE ON TRADE WAS $5300. WITH GOOD TRANSMISSION..WHICH COST $5600.CAR IS A 2006 MODEL,. ARE CARS ONLY SUPPOSE TO LAST 5 YEARS. THE CVT WAS SUPPOSE TO BE SO GREAT TO HELP INCREASE MILEAGE BUT FORD USED IT A COUPLE OF YEARS , THEN WENT TO 6SPEED AUTO. HONDA HAS USED CVT FOR YEARS, NO PROBLEM. WHAT'S THE DEAL. *TR