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2006 ford five hundred headlights brighten then dim every five seconds

Also dash gauges will quit for a second then restart, a.c. and defroster wil lstop then restart

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SOURCE: 2006 Ford Five Hundred traction control light on all the time.

The traction light came on in my Ford 500 SEL along with the ABS light. If this happened, the problem was low battery power and a bad alternator. A fully charged battery fixed it for me after driving a couple of miles.

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SOURCE: 2006 Ford Five Hundred -- Where's the fuel filter?

right rear just in front of wheel. push clips back and remove old filter. apply new filter insuring flow is correct direction by arrow on filter press the clips back in place and you are ready. check to see if it is leaking.

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SOURCE: I have a 2006 ford five hundred; The "wrench"

the 'wrench' symbol is a service light or possibly an engine managment symbol. if the car 'kinda' drive of a fashion then its computer has dropped onto 'limp home' mode and ur car needs to be put onto a diagnostic fault finder at a garage.

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Dash lights come on with the headlights then shut off
Do you have a dimmer for interior lamps? Like a rheostat, a little wheel that you turn up or down to brighten or dim interior lamps. Usually the instrument cluster lamps brighten and dim the same way.
Can you brighten and dim the other interior lamps?
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How to reprogram a key fob for a 2006 ford 500
You are in luck! You can program a 2006 Ford Five Hundred key fob yourself and don't need to go to a dealer or professional. The steps are pretty easy, it's the timing of the steps that you have to pay attention to. You most likely will not get the programming correct on the first try, keep at it, you will get it.

Here are the key fob programming instructions for a 2006 Ford Five Hundred:
*** THERE ARE 2 POSSIBLE PROGRAMMING PROCEDURES. ***Procedure #1Note: Obtain all remote transmitters for this vehicle.
Note: Do not depress the brake pedal during procedure.
  1. Turn ignition from OFF to RUN 8 times within 10 seconds, with the 8th time ending in RUN. Door locks will cycle to confirm programming mode. (Off is the position where you can remove your key, RUN is the position just shy of starting your car.)
  2. Within 20 seconds press any button on the first keyless remote to be programmed. Door locks will cycle to confirm programming. If you only have one remote then skip to step 4.
  3. Within 20 seconds, press any button on the second keyless remote. Door locks will cycle again to confirm programming. Repeat step 3. For all other remotes.
  4. Turn ignition to OFF. Locks will again cycle to indicate end of programming mode.

    Procedure #2Note: Obtain all remote transmitters for this vehicle.1Fasten seat belts and close all doors.
  5. Turn ignition from OFF to RUN 4 times within 6 seconds, with the 4th time ending in RUN. (Off is the position where you can remove your key, RUN is the position just shy of starting your car.)
  6. Turn ignition to OFF. Acoustic signal will sound and system warning lamp will illuminate to confirm programming mode.
  7. Within 10 seconds, press and hold any button on the first keyless remote. Wait for acoustic sound and warning lamp to flash (confirming programming) then release button on remote. Wait 2 seconds but within 10 seconds repeat step 4. For all other remotes. If you only have one remote then continue to step 5.
  8. Turn ignition to Crank or wait 10 seconds to end programming mode.
Make sure you have a spare key fob too. You can save a bunch of money ordering a spare key fob online at:
https://www.keylessentryremotefob.com/Ford-Five-Hundred-Remotes-and-Keys-s/5167.htm
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Apr 12, 2014 • 2006 Ford Five Hundred
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2006 ford five hundred headlights brighten every 5 seconds
Sound like a bad ground somewhere but it is strange its every five seconds. See if you can hear a relay clicking somewhere under the hood or dash.
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Dec 14, 2013 • 2006 Ford Five Hundred
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2005 ford five hundred dash gauges quit working
look in auto manual to locate trouble shooting section of car manual, and look up instructions and steps toward finding and fixing problem, or you can always do as i would do and find location of auto fuse panel box and check for a blown fuse, under print instrument lights or gauges, because more than likely it is a fuse that needs replacing.
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Mar 18, 2012 • 2005 Ford Five Hundred
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Ford five hundred 2006 the odometer is similar to movie matrix, is crazy for only 10 second, and back to normaly and tha rpm go down and tempeture and gas , five or six light intruments on whats is this....
I have seen the coil on plug units in these vehicles when they start to go bad they can cause some crazy things like the temp gauge going to full hot and then back to normal and other things like that. it is hard to tell which coil with out the vehicle in front of me sorry i cant give you more info than that.
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May 27, 2011 • 2006 Ford Five Hundred
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While driving the speedometer, the brake light and the abs light comes on the speedometer stop working on my 2006 five hundred
I had this same problem with my 2006 Ford Five Hundred. The instrument gauges would all fail and go to zero for a few seconds and then come back on as if nothing happened. During this issue, the reverse lights and "idiot lights" would also come on.

Everyone told me it was bad cluster gauges, so I replaced them and it was not the problem.

There were several cracked/broken wires leading from the main computer of the vehicle to the charging system. The delearship found the broken wires and it cost me $ 190.00 to have it fixed and the car now runs great, no more failure of the gauges.
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Jan 25, 2011 • 2006 Ford Five Hundred
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Lights keep going dim on mini cooper s 2007 dashboard
You don't say if it's "just" the dash lights, or if other lights do it as well. Try turning on a dome light and see if the dome light does it along with the dash lights. Do you notice your headlights doing this as well? These are just troubleshooting steps. If multiple light sources (dome, headlight, etc.) do it, then it's most likely a voltage regulator issue.
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When I turn on the headlamps the dash lights go out. Guages all work, radio display disappears also. fuse is good and tried changing headlight switch
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2005 Chevy Trailblazer. We recently had the gas
you need a new altinator if ur head lights dim and u are loosing power!!
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2006 Ford Five Hundred traction control light on all the time.
This is a computerized traction control system that monitors the wheel spin and makes split second adjustments... if the light is on, Ford recommends servicing the system. I'd check with a local non-dealer mechanic that may be able to help you out cheaper than a dealer first.
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