I purchased a certified used Ford Five Hundred SEL in January 2008 with 17,000 miles on it. Since purchasing this car I have had problem after problem with it! On the way home from the dealership, the transmission started to slip. I called the dealership and was told that the transmission was a "smart" transmission (CVT - continuously variable) and needed to get used to my driving style. Since then the vehicle has been back to the dealership over 9 times for the following reasons:
Slipping Transmission, car won't accelorate past 45 mph, loss of power...yet nothing has ever been fixed.
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