2009 Ford Flex

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD FLEX. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH WHEN THE TIRE MONITOR DEFAULT WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. EVERY ELECTRICAL FEATURE FAILED INCLUDING THE HEADLIGHTS, DEFROSTER AND ANTI SKID ACTIVATOR. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS WHERE THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE BATTERY, THE WIRING CONNECTED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE WIRING CONNECTED TO THE REMOTE STARTED YET, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000.

1. RECURRING BRAEK NOISE, BRAKES, ROTORS AND BRACKETS REPLACED REPEATEDLY. HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES OVER 8 MONTHS. ABS SYSTEM ALSO REPLACED. 2. VEHICLE STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT PRESSING ON BRAKES - VEHICLE WAS STILL RUNNING AND WOULD NOT MOVE. EVENTUALLY (30 TO 90 SECONDS) THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE MOVED. DEALERSHIP KEPT VEHICLE TO TRY TO IDENTIFY ISSUE (APPARENTLY NOT FIRST FLEX THIS OCCURED WITH) AND RETURNED VEHICLE WITH NO REPAIRS OTHER THEN TO REPLACE THE ABS. THEY SAID THERE WAS NOT ISSUE AND IT WAS LIKELY A ONE TIME OCCURANCE. WHEN ASKED DEALERSHIP TO LOOK AT THE TRANSMISSION AND THE CHAIN IN THE T-CASING (WAS TOLD IF THE CHAIN SEIZED IT WOULD CREATE THE REACTION THAT HAPPENED) I WAS TOLD THEY WOULD NOT AS IT WAS TIMELY, EXPENSIVE AND UNWARRANTED. 3. THE ELECTRONICS ON THE VEHICLE TEND TO START/COME ON WHNEVER THEY CHOOSE WITH NOT ASSISTANCE. THE ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM/ELECTRONICS HAS BEEN MALFUNCTIONING REPEATEDLY SINCE THE NEXT TO LAST VISIT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHEN THE ABS WAS REPLACED IN AUGUST. *TR

GENERALLY OCCURS WHEN RESTARTING CAR ABOUT 15 -30 MINUTES AFTER DRIVING FOR AT LEAST 20 MINS WITH AC ON HIGH. ENGINE WILL REV UP AND DOWN ON RESTART, AND RPM AND SPEEDOMETER NEEDLES SWEEP BACK AND FORTH (READING OVER 100 MPH ON OCCASION) FOR ABOUT 10 SECONDS WHILE CAR IS STILL IN PARK. CAR DOES NOT MOVE, THOUGH DID NOTICE ODOMETER SKIP UP ONCE. REVVING AND NEEDLE SWEEPING EITHER STOP ON OWN, OR WHEN PUT INTO REVERSE WITH FOOT ON BRAKE. DEALERSHIP FOUND NO ERRORS ON CAR COMPUTER, AND WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE, BUT WAS SHOWN WHEN CAR WAS DROPPED OFF. DEALERSHIP WANTS TO USE FLIGHT RECORDER BUT FLIGHT RECORDER NEEDED TO BE FIXED/SENT BACK. BEEN TRYING TO GET ANSWER FOR OVER A MONTH NOW. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD FLEX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN OIL LEAK ON THE REAR OF THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE WAS REMOVED AND THE LEAK WAS REPAIRED BY THE DEALERSHIP. THE AIR CYLINDER THAT LIFTED THE THIRD ROW SEATS WAS DEFECTIVE AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE REAR HATCH OPENED ON ITS OWN FIVE TIMES; THE DEALER REALIGNED THE DOOR TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THE REAR MAIN OIL SEAL FAILED SO IT WAS ALSO REPLACED AT THE DEALERSHIP. THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE EFFECTIVELY. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS FINE. THE BATTERY WAS DEFECTIVE AND WAS REPLACED. THE TRANSMISSION EXCESSIVELY SHIFTED INTO GEAR WHEN DOWN SHIFTING, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO JERK AND SHAKE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM WHEN THEY INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE ENGINE MADE A POPPING NOISE WHEN HE ACCELERATED FROM A STOP. THE DOOR MOLDING AND WINDOW MOLDING SILLS BECAME WARPED. LASTLY, ONE OF THE TIRES (THE CONTACT COULD NOT RECALL WHICH ONE) BLEW AND THE SIDEWALL SEPARATED; HE REPLACED THE TIRE AT HIS EXPENSE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT ONCE THE VEHICLE LEFT THE MANUFACTURING PLANT, IT WAS THE DEALERSHIP RESPONSIBILITY AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 15,283. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,526. THE BATTERY HAD TO REPLACED. UPDATED 12/30/10*JB

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS COME ON 4 TIMES IN THE PAST YEAR. THE ERROR CODE RELATES TO THE CAPLESS FUEL SYSTEM. THE DEALER HAS RESET THE CODE AND REPLACED A FUELING TUBE. ON 7/24/10, ENGINE LIGHT LIT AND FIVE MINUTES LATER THE ENGINE CUT OUT WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 20 MPH. CAR RESTARTED WITHOUT ISSUE. IT IS CURRENTLY BEING SERVICED. *TR

I HAVE A 2009 FORD FLEX BUILT OCTOBER 2008 WHICH STALLED YESTERDAY. I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 10-20 MPH WHEN THE STALL OCCURED. RESTARTED THE CAR WITHOUT ANY PROBLEM. PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE RARE. FORTUNATELY TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT SO I WAS ABLE TO STEER THE CAR TO SAFETY. PLEASE NOTE THAT POWER STEERING WAS LOST DURING THE STALL. I WILL TAKE THE CAR TO GET A LOOK AT BY THE DEALER AND HOPE TO GET THIS FIXED.

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR 2009 FORD FLEX IN A DRIVING RAINSTORM APPROXIMATELY 500 MILES FROM HOME AND THE CAR DIED TWICE. EACH TIME, SHE CALLED ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE AND A TOW TRUCK HAD TO COME OUT AND PICK HER UP. A LOCAL FORD DEALER LOOK AT THE CAR, BUT NATURALLY DID NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. SHE MADE IT BACK HOME AND I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WE PURCHASED IT FROM (CRAIN FORD + LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS). THEY KEPT IT FOR A WEEK AND WE DROVE A RENTAL CAR AROUND. THEY NEVER DID FIND OUT WHAT WAS WRONG. NOW, TODAY, DECEMBER 11, 2009, MY CAR IS BACK IN THE SHOP FOR THE 2ND TIME FOR BRAKE GRINDING. THEY TELL ME ALSO THAT I HAVE TO PAY FOR A NEW TIE ROD...$500. I'M SICK OF FORD MOTORS!! *TR