2009 Ford Flex

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

2009 FORD FLEX CABIN AREA FILLS UP WITH CARBON MONOXIDE AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER SMELL ON ACCELERATION SUCH AS PASSING GEAR, GETTING INTO TRAFFIC FROM AN ON RAMP, ETC. FORD'S REPAIR WAS REPLACING BAFFLES AT THE END OF THE EXHAUST SYSTEM THAT THEY SUSPECTED WERE REMAINING CLOSED ON SIGNIFICANT ACCELERATION. DEALERSHIP PERFORMED REPAIR BUT IT MADE NO DIFFERENCE. IF WINDOWS ARE NOT ROLLED DOWN TO ALLOW THE EXHAUST GASES TO EXHIBIIT THE CABIN AREA SLIGHT HEADACHE AND BURNING OF THE EYES ENSUES. THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO OCCUR ON ABOUT 1 OUT OF 4 FORD FLEXS AND A SOLUTION HAS NOT BEEN ENGINEERED. THIS IS AN IMPORTANT SAFETY/HEALTH ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. *TR

2009 FORD FLEX. ENGINE DIES WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT BUT CERTAINLY PRESENT IN NUMEROUS 2009 FORD FLEX VEHICLES. FOLLOW THIS LINK: HTTP://WWW.FORDFLEX.NET/FORUMS/VIEWTOPIC.PHP?F=3&T=711 THIS INCIDENT HAS HAPPENED TO ME TWICE. THE DEALER WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE FIXED THE PROBLEM AFTER THE FIRST OCCURRENCE. *TR

THIS IS A 2009 FLEX DEALER DEMO WITH 1450 MILES. IT HAS DIED TWICE WHILE DRIVING DURING A TEST DRIVE. THE FIRST OCCURRENCE WAS WHILE IN DRIVE, IN A PARKING LOT AT ABOUT 5 MPH. THE ENGINE, A/C, RADIO/ACCESSORY POWER, AND ALL LIGHTS SUDDENLY DIED. IT WAS AS IF THE KEY HAD BEEN TURNED TO "OFF", EXCEPT THAT THE RETAINED ACCESSORY POWER AND ALL DASH/WARNING LIGHTS WENT OUT AS WELL. THE CAR RE-STARTED EASILY ONCE PUT INTO NEUTRAL. THE SECOND OCCURRENCE WAS IN REVERSE, BACKING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY AT ABOUT 3 MPH. THIS TIME THE ENGINE SUDDENLY DIED, AND A/C TURNED OFF, BUT THE ACCESSORY POWER TO THE RADIO AND DASH /WARNING LIGHTS REMAINED ON, AND THE SECURITY LIGHT ON THE DASH WAS BLINKING SLOWLY. AGAIN, THE CAR RE-STARTED EASILY. BOTH TIMES THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKING WENT OUT AND THE CAR WAS MUCH MORE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL, AND SHIFTING GEARS, RE-STARTING IT, AND SHIFTING BACK TO DRIVE TOOK SEVERAL SECONDS. THIS COULD CAUSE A SERIOUS COLLISION IF IT HAPPENED WHILE PULLING INTO TRAFFIC. I HAVE HEARD OF AT LEAST 4 OTHER SIMILAR INCIDENTS, AND MOST OF THOSE WERE RESOLVED AT THE DEALERSHIP WITH A SIMPLE CHANGE TO THE COMPUTER CONTROL MODULE IN THE ENGINE. HOPEFULLY FORD WILL RECALL UNITS ALREADY SOLD TO MAKE THIS CHANGE BEFORE SOMEONE IS INJURED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD FLEX. WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN IN AN INTERSECTION THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY STALLED AND THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, SURPRISED THAT A NEW VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THERE WAS NO MENTION OF WARNING LIGHTS BEING ILLUMINATED. THE VIN IS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 60.