1. traveling out of town on a special 40th anniversary celebration in a 2006 Ford 500( has apprx. 64,000 miles on it). 2. while traveling we notice the smell of smoke, thought it was coming from a source outside, no smoke in vehicle, pulled over to investigate, looked under the hood and there was no smell of smoke, proceeded traveling and the smell of smoke continue, passenger notice a small amount of smoke coming from the trunk while looking at the rear window, driver pulled over and popped the trunk, the vehicle became engulfed immediately...80-85% of car was destroyed. 3.nothing. Ford dealership that has serviced the vehicle ( over 25 times during ownership) is denying any responsibility. Updated 05/26/10 according to the fire report, the fire's are of orgin was in the rear section of the vehicle. Udated 06/17/10

- Conyers, GA, USA

Low beam headlamp socket on the drivers side failed. One of the socket contacts showed evidence of a catastrophic electrical failure - looks like severe arcing, burned plastic, broken socket shell and badly burned pin in the lamp. The lamp itself is still O.K., except for the badly burned pin. About a week and a half later the same thing happened to the low beam lamp on the passenger side. Same damage to the same pin in the socket. That lamp is also O.K. except for the burned pin. This would appear to be a problem with the sockets/vehicle wiring, not the lamps. These lamps are mounted quite high and are reasonably well protected so it is unlikely that this is a moisture problem. The cost of the replacement socket from Ford is simply outrageous! dealer says this is the first case they've seen of this happening - but I heard the same thing when I had problems with the rear brakes and I now know that certainly wasn't true! has anyone else had this problem?

- Port Elgin, 00, USA

The contact owns a 2006 Ford Five hundred. The contact took his vehicle to the dealer for scheduled maintenance and they discovered that the front driver side tire had excessive wear. The contact had the vehicle aligned and the struts changed at that time. The current mileage is 30,000 and failure mileage was 29,000. The consumer stated the tires were only damaged on the left side, and they had to lower the struts and rotate the upper mounts to get vehicle to align properly. The consumer further stated that this no fault of the dealer but that Ford authorize 50% reimbursement for the tires and none for the alignment. The consumer provided a copy of the repair invoice. The dealer stated vehicle starts and stalls in the cold when using the remote start. Updated 08/07/07

- Mattawan, MI, USA

: the contact stated while driving 60 mph there was a smelled of smoke. The smell may have been coming from the air conditioner. The vehicle was parked for 8 to 9 hours. When the contact return to the vehicle, it was filled with smoke. The fire department extinguished the fire and determined the fire was of an electrical nature and seemed to originate from the wire in the speaker area located in the rear of the vehicle. A fire department report was filed. There was extensive damage to the vehicle. The dealership and manufacturer have been notified.

- Zapata, TX, USA