2011 Ford Flex

WATER PUMP, ENGINE. ALL OF A SUDDEN OUT OF THE BLUE WITH NO INDICATIONS, WARNING, LEAKS, STALLS, ROUGH DRIVING, NO STARTS, LIGHTS OR SMELLS; SENT TO START CAR AND IT WAS MAKING A METAL GRINDING/RATTLING SOUND AND WOULD NOT START. I HAD IT TOWED OVER TO THE FORD DEALER AND 2 DAYS LATER THEY LOOKED AT IT. THEY STATED THE WATER PUMP CATASTROPHICALLY FAILED, LEAKED INTO THE OIL PAN, OVERFILLED THE OIL PAN AND CAUSE COOLANT/WATER TO BE CIRCULATED THROUGH ENGINE CAUSING NO COMPRESSION AND SEIZING THE ENGINE. THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED PRETTY QUICK. I AM NOW IN NEED OF A NEW ENGINE BECAUSE OF THE WATER PUMP DESIGN FLAW OF FORDS WATER PUMP EMPTYING INTO THE OIL PAN. FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE SAYS THERE IS NO RECALL OR COMPLAINTS IN THE NHTSA DATABASE SO IT IS NOT A PROBLEM. BUT I HAVE GONE ONLINE AND SEEN THIS EXACT COMPLAINT FROM PEOPLE IN MANY FORUMS, ON MULTIPLE MODELS. THIS CATASTROPHIC WATER PUMP FAILURE AND DESIGN FLAW HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR 11 YEARS AND FORD REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT OR TO HELP THE CUSTOMER. THIS IS NOT GETTING REPORTED CORRECTLY OR IN THE RIGHT PLACE OR SIMPLY SERVICE CENTERS DONT REPORT TO THIS DATABASE THEREFORE FORD CLOSES THIER EYES TO PROBLEMS. I AM JUST GLAD THIS DID NOT HAPPEN TO MY WIFE ON HER TRIP TO MICHIGAN AT NIGHT ON THE WEEKEND WITH KIDS IN THE CAR. IT MUST BE AN ISSUE IF I CAN FIND CLASS ACTION LAWSUITS ON THEI EXACT ISSUE. HOLD FORD RESPONSIBLE, THEY ARE GOING TO KILL SOMEONE OR THEIR FAMILIES.

MY CURRENT PROBLEM AND HAS BEEN FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS IS THE STEERING. AS OF AROUND TWO YEARS AGO I HAVE ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS THE POWER STEERING LOSING THE POWER AND RESULTING IN A VERY HARD TO CONTROL STEERING WHEEL WHILE DRIVING AND VERY DANGEROUS. THIS HAS HAPPENED ROUGHLY 6 TIMES IN TWO YEARS. THE PROBLEM WOULD USUALLY CORRECT WITHIN AROUND FIVE SECONDS OR SO. I HAVE FOUND THERE ARE MANY ISSUES ON THE INTERNET WITH THIS FORD PROBLEM THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE BUT MY VEHICLE COMES WITHIN A MONTH OF THE RECALL SO NO HELP FROM THE DEALER. THEY WANT AROUND 3000-3500 FOR REPLACEMENT. WORD IS THEY HAVE DOUBLED THE COST OF THE PART TO MAKE UP FOR THE RECALL MONEY THEY ARE OUT. THIS IS VERY SERIOUS AND FORD NEEDS TO HANDLE THIS ISSUE. I AM TOLD THE STEERING IS ELECTRICAL. MY SECOND ISSUE IS AND HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR AROUND TWO YEARS ALSO. THE LIGHTS WILL GO OUT EACH AT DIFFERENT TIMES. IF I REACH DOWN AND TURN THE SWITCH OFF AND ON AGAIN THEY WILL COME BACK ON AND CORRECT, BUT WILL GO OUT AGAIN. ONE MIGHT GO OUT AND THEN ONE STAY ON. A DANGEROUS SITUATION OCCURS WHEN THEY BOTH FAIL. TURNING THE SWITCH ON AND OFF ALWAYS TURNS THEM ON. PROBLEM HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR TWO YEARS. NEITHER ARE NOT FIXED AT THE MOMENT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FLEX. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT A STOP, THE ENGINE IDLED ROUGHLY AND THE SERVICE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT AN OIL CHANGE WAS REQUIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, THE ENGINE SPUTTERED VIOLENTLY, CAUSING THE CONTACT A DELAYED RETURN HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THEY FOUND COOLANT IN THE OIL AND THE ENGINE HAD A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC RECOMMENDED A NEW ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO A DEALER (PLANET FORD, 20403 INTERSTATE 45 N, SPRING, TX 77388, (888) 471-0592) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WATER PUMP FAILED AND A NEW ENGINE WAS NEEDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES AND CONFIRMED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.

OUR 2011 FORD FLEX HAS EXPERIENCED A STEERING COLUMN FAILURE. THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST STEERING, NOT POWER. BUT STEERING IS IMPOSSIBLE. AFTER FORCING IT BACK AND FORTH WE WERE ABLE TO GET IT TO GO AGAIN. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED IT AS THE STEERING SHAFT BINDING UP. I SEE THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE STEERING IN THIS VEHICLE. NO RECALL IS CURRENTLY ISSUED FOR THIS VIN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FLEX EQUIPPED WITH HANKOOK OPTIMO H426 TIRES, SIZE: 255/45R20. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A HUMMING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER TIRES. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT BOTH TIRES BEGAN TO SHRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH TIRES WERE REPLACED BY FORD, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. TIDELANDS FORD LINCOLN (9387 OCEAN HIGHWAY, PAWLEYS ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA 29585, (843) 237-3673) WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE TIRE MANUFACTURER (HANKOOK) WAS MADE AWARE OF THE RECURRING FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS COSMETIC. THE TIRES WERE NOT REPLACED UPON THE SECOND OCCURRENCE. THE TIRES WERE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT PRIOR TO THE REPLACEMENTS. THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 5,000. THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FLEX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING ABILITY. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V340000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FLEX. WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAD TO USE EXTRA EFFORT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO KRIEGER FORD, INC. (1800 MORSE RD, COLUMBUS, OH 43229, (614) 888-3320) WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V340000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FLEX. WHILE MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PAULI FORD (2380 OLD U.S. 27, ST. JOHNS, MI 48879, (989) 224-6711) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: [XXX]. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 127,300. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FLEX. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE CHECK POWER STEERING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V340000 (STEERING), BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES AFTER THE RECALL REMEDY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SANTA MARGARITA FORD (30031 SANTA MARGARITA PKWY, RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, CA). THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PART WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND CASE NUMBER: 13791060 WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,125.

POWER STEERING FAILURE MESSAGE APPEARED IN MESSAGE CENTER WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET, POWER STEERING IMMEDIATELY FAILED. THIS MADE STEERING NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE. MADE IT TO A PARKING LOT, WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND STARTED THE VEHICLE. THE MESSAGE WAS GONE AND CAR OPERATED AS NORMAL. I CALLED THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP AND TOLD THEM ABOUT THE ISSUE. THEIR REPLY WAS THAT IF IT DID IT AGAIN TO BRING IT IN, THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING IF IT WAS DRIVING NORMALLY. ARE WE TO CONTINUE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WITH NO DIAGNOSIS OF THE PROBLEM BY FORD? THIS SEEMS LIKE VERY DANGEROUS ADVICE FROM THE FORD DEALERSHIP.