2010 Ford Flex

AFTER OWNING THE NEW VEHICLE FOR THREE MONTHS IT STARTED RANDOMLY SLIPPING INTO NEUTRAL. AT FIRST, IT DID THIS WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP (WHICH IS VERY DANGEROUS IN BUSY INTERSECTIONS, LEFT TURNS AND MERGING). IT NOW DOES IT THEN AND IN ADDITION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS - 50+. IT ALSO AT TIMES HAS ENGINE SURGES WHEN AT A COMPLETE STOP. IT ALSO SURGES AND HESITATES AT 45MPH TO HIGHWAY SPEEDS, AT TIMES CAUSING SUCH A SPEED VARIANCE THAT IT WILL SHUT CRUISE CONTROL OFF, SLIP INTO NEUTRAL AND RAPIDLY DECELERATE BEFORE CORRECTING ITSELF. THERE HAVE BEEN 5 REPAIR ATTEMPTS AT A FORD DEALERSHIP. THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. THEY SENT IT HOME WITH ME UNTIL IT DOES IT "ALL THE TIME" OR BREAKS DOWN. *TR

MY 2010 FORD FLEX STATION WAGON HAS SERIOUS PROBLEMS WITH ALLOWING EXHAUST FUMES TO ENTER THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WHEN ACCELERATING ONTO THE HIGHWAY, WHEN PASSING A CAR OR WITH ALL OF THE WINDOWS OPEN. THESE VENTS SENSE THE BALANCE IN PRESSURE AND OPEN WHEN THEY SHOULD NOT. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR TO TWO DIFFERENT FORD DEALERSHIPS FOR THE SAME PROBLEMS. FOUR SEPARATE TIMES THE SERVICE MANAGERS AND MECHANICS HAVE TOLD ME THAT THIS IS NEW PROBLEM AND I AM THE ONLY ONE THEY HAVE HEARD OF WITH THIS EXHAUST LEAKING INTO THE VEHICLE. CURRENTLY THERE IS NO SOLUTION OR REPAIR THEY CAN DO TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. THERE ARE 2 VENTS BEHIND THE REAR BUMPER OF THAT ALLOW THE CABIN TO EQUALIZE PRESSURE WHEN THE DOORS CLOSE. THESE VENTS DO NOT WORK CORRECTLY ALLOWING THE EXHAUST FUMES TO ENTER THE VEHICLE. THE FORD DEALERSHIP HAD RECEIVED THE REPLACEMENT PARTS. THEY CALLED AND I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN. THE VEHICLE SAT FOR 24 HOURS AND I WAS CALLED AND TOLD TO GO RENT A VEHICLE BECAUSE OF A MECHANIC DELAY. BEFORE I GOT HOME MY VEHICLE WAS STOLEN FROM THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THEY HAVE NEVER HAD A VEHICLE STOLEN FROM THE LOT. WITHIN TWO DAYS OF TALKING TO FRIENDS AND FAMILY I FOUND ANOTHER FORD FLEX HAD BEEN STOLEN FROM THE SAME DEALERSHIP. THIS VEHICLE HAD THE SAME THREE RECURRING PROBLEMS AS MY VEHICLE. A THIRD VEHICLE HAS SIMILAR PROBLEMS AND HAS BEEN IN EIGHT TIMES FOR THE EXHAUST REPAIRS. THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM AND THE TRANSMISSION ALSO HAVE BEEN SERVICED FOR DIFFERENT PROBLEMS ON FOUR DIFFERENT OCCASIONS AND STILL THE PROBLEMS KEEP RECURRING. THIS IS A SERIOUS HEALTH ISSUE FOR MY FAMILY. I AM HIRING AN ATTORNEY TO OPEN A CLASS ACTION SUIT FOR DAMAGES AGAINST MY FAMILY. *TR

2010 FORD FLEX BAD BRAKE ISSUE. I LIVE AT HIGH ALTITUDE AND HAVE A FORD FLEX ECO BOOST THAT PERFORMED FLAWLESSLY UP UNTIL ABOUT 21K MILES WHEN WE HAD A BRAKE FAILURE, THE BRAKES DID NOT STOP THE CAR. THE DEALER REPLACED A MASTER BRAKE BOOSTER AND SINCE THAT TIME WE INTERMITTENTLY GET A HARD BRAKE PEDAL AND NO MATTER HOW HARD YOU PUSH THE PEDAL THE CAR WILL NOT STOP. THERE IS ANOTHER PERSON ALSO LIVING AT THE SAME ALTITUDE ABOUT 9,200 FEET IN SUMMIT COUNTY CO WHO HAD THE EXACT SAME SERIES OF EVENTS ALTHOUGH CURRENTLY HE IS DOWN IN TEXAS WITH NO ISSUES. A THIRD PERSON IN WYOMING WHO IS ABOUT 6,000 FEET IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. FORD CLAIMS THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR AND HAVE SENT TWO ENGINEERS TO LOOK AT IT WHO HAVE NOT EXPERIENCED THE HARD PEDAL BUT THE GM AT THE DEALER HAS, NEVER THE LESS EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE ESPECIALLY WHEN FIRST STARTING OUT THE BRAKE PEDAL IS HARD AND YOU HAVE ABOUT 10% BRAKING. MY WIFE ACTUALLY WENT THROUGH A RED LIGHT FOR ABOUT 20 FEET BEFORE SHE COULD FINALLY STOPPED SHE WAS LUCKY NO CAR WAS COMING AT THE TIME. IT ONLY HAPPENS AT HIGH ALTITUDE APPARENTLY. WHICH MEANS THAT PEOPLE DRIVING UP INTO THE MOUNTAINS TO GO SKIING OR WHATEVER MAY GET AN AWFUL SURPRISE IF THEIR BRAKES FAIL. I HAVE POSTED UNDER THE WWW.FORDFLEXFORUM.COM AND WWW.FORDFLEX.NET WHERE YOU CAN SEE THE REPLIES FROM OTHERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. AS THIS PROBLEM DID NOT OCCUR UP UNTIL ABOUT 21K MILES FOR ALL THREE CARS I KNOW ABOUT THERE HAS TO BE A DEFECTIVE PART SOMEWHERE. WE ARE RELUCTANT TO USE THE CAR AND ARE WORRIED ABOUT CONSEQUENCES IF WE WERE TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. WE HAVE REPORTED DIRECT TO FORD AND HAVE A CONTACT WITH THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE, THE LATEST ADVICE HIRE AN INDEPENDENT ENGINEER TO VERIFY THEIR IS AN ISSUE. I FIGURED I WOULD TRY THE GOVERNMENT. THANK YOU *TR

2010 FORD FLEX 20000 MILES. WHILE DRIVING @40MILES PER HOUR , CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND CAR STALLED. GAS ACCELERATOR WAS INOPERABLE. OPERATOR WAS BARELY ABLE TO DRIVE INTO A SIDE OF THE ROAD AND BRING CAR TO A COMPLETE STOP WITHOUT ANY INCIDENT. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DISAPPEARED. THIS IS THE 1ST OCCURRENCE, THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE STARTED BACK UP. THEREFORE, VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WARRENTON VA ON 05//03/11 ALSO HAD INCIDENT WITH THROTTLE BODY CAUSING TO CAR TO LURCH FORWARD AND ACCELERATE ERRATICALLY REPLACED BY DEALERSHIP APPROX FEBRUARY 2011 AND HAVE HAD ONE ADDITIONAL OCCURRENCE SINCE REPLACEMENT OF THROTTLEBODY. *TR

2010 FORD FLEX HAS BEEN INTO THE DEALER THREE SEPARATE TIMES FOR BRAKE ISSUES. THE FIRST TIME NOTHING WAS FOUND AND NOTHING WAS RESOLVED. THE SECOND TIME WAS FOR THE TSB TO REPAIR THE ISSUE THAT WAS NOT FOUND ON THE FIRST VISIT. THE THIRD TIME WAS FOR REAR BRAKES THAT HAD AN INITIAL GRINDING NOISE THAT YOU COULD ALSO FEEL IN THE BRAKE PEDAL ALONG WITH THE SMELL OF SMOKE WHEN DRIVEN. THE DEALER CHARGED A $70 DIAGNOSTIC FEE TO STATE THE BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS WAS THE OBVIOUS REASON ON WHY THE CAR WAS BROUGHT TO THE DEALER IN THE FIRST PLACE. NOT ONLY DID THE BRAKES DISINTEGRATE BUT IT HAD ALSO RUINED THE ROTORS. IN WHICH THEY ARE ASKING FOR THE COST OF LABOR AND PARTS TO REPAIR THE DAMAGE. *TR

2010 FORD FLEX. CONSUMER WRITES REGARDING PROBLEM WITH BRAKES *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM HE EXPERIENCED WITH THE BRAKES ONLY HAPPENED FOR A SHORT TIME AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN STATIONARY FOR SEVERAL HOURS. THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS VERY STIFF WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS FIRST STARTED. ONCE HE BEGAN DRIVING, THE PEDAL WAS SO STIFF, IT FELT AS THOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS NOT GOING TO STOP, THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAD TO APPLY THE BRAKE VERY HARD AND EVENTUALLY THE VEHICLE STOPPED. AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 3/4 OF A MILE, THE BRAKES SEEMED FINE. THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE FIRST TIME, THE DEALER STATED A NEW BRAKE BOOSTER WAS NEEDED WHICH WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. THE PROBLEM SEEMED TO BE FIXED INITIALLY, BUT IT SLOWLY RETURNED. THE CONSUMER RETURNED TO THE DEALER AND THEY CONFIRMED THE PROBLEM. HOWEVER, FORD LATER STATED THEY DID NOT HAVE A FIX FOR THE PROBLEM. AN ENGINEER FROM CORPORATE THEN CAME OUT AND TESTED THE VEHICLE AND SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. *JB