2013 Ford Flex

I AM HAVING MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE! FIRST AND MOST IMPORTANT IS DOOR LATCHES ARE NOT READING CLOSED WHICH DISALLOWS SAFETY LOCK DURING OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE. I ALSO BELIEVE THIS MIGHT BE THE REASON THE ALARM/PANIC RANDOMLY AND QUITE OFTEN GOES OFF. SECONDLY THE THIRD ROW SEATS NO LONGER OPERATE CORRECTLY FROM THE PANEL IN THE REAR CARGO AREA. IT CLICKS AND TRY'S TO MOVE BUT WILL ALWAYS RETURN TO THE NORMAL POSITION MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO USE THEM TO ALLOW EXTRA STORAGE SPACE. LASTLY THE TRACTION ASSIST IS VERY ERRATIC WHEN DRIVING IN SNOW WHICH MAKES THIS VEHICLE LESS THEN DESIRABLE TO DRIVE IN THE SNOW, EVEN WITH THE CONTROL ASSIST OFF IT HANDLES VERY POORLY IN ICY/SNOWY CONDITIONS. OVERALL I HATE THIS CAR IF I WASN'T UPSIDE DOWN IN IT WOULD BE GONE ASAP.

MY VEHICLE'S "DOOR AJAR" SENSOR WILL NOT TURN OFF EVEN WHEN ALL DOORS ARE SECURELY CLOSED. THIS IS RESULTING IN MY LIGHTS STAYING ON FOR A VERY LONG TIME AND THE WORST THING IS THAT MY DOORS WON'T STAY LOCKED AT ANYTIME. WHAT'S HAPPENING NOW IS THAT WHEN I LOCK THE DOORS AFTER EXITING THE CAR, THE ALARM WILL GO OFF AFTER A CERTAIN PERIOD OF TIME, THEREFORE, I HAVE TO LEAVE THE CAR UNLOCKED OR KEEP AN EAR OUT FOR IT. I HAVE TRIED MANUALLY LOCKING THE DOORS WHILE I'M DRIVING AND THE DOOR LOCKS WILL AUTOMATICALLY UNLOCK THEMSELVES. I DON'T FEEL SAFE KNOWING THAT SOMEONE COULD JUST JUMP IN MY CAR OR OPEN ONE OF MY BACK DOORS WHERE MY TWO CHILDREN SIT. I'M ALSO FEARFUL OF MY BATTERY DYING AS A DIRECT RESULT OF MY DOME LIGHTS STAYING ON FOR SUCH A LONG TIME EVERY SINGLE DAY. I'M DREADING THE THOUGHT OF THIS HAPPENING WHILE WITH MY KIDS AND BEING LEFT STRANDED. I WISH FORD WOULD TAKE THIS ISSUE MORE SERIOUS. THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO NEED FOR SOMETHING TRAGIC TO HAPPEN IN ORDER FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION TO BE TAKEN.

DOOR LATCH FALSE SENSOR. CAR DOES NOT PROPERLY REGISTER MY PASSENGER DOOR AS CLOSED. AS A RESULT, MY AUTOMATIC LOCK SYSTEM DOES NOT WORK AND I START OUT DRIVING WITH MY INSIDE LIGHTS ON. SAFETY CONCERN GIVEN HAT I LIVE IN THE CITY. ALSO, THIS ISSUE HAS CAUSED MY PARKED CAR ALARM TO FALSELY GO OFF AND DRAINED MY BATTERY. I HAD TO PAY $300 FOR A NEW BATTERY WHEN THE CAUSE IS A MANUFACTURER ERROR THAT I'VE COMPLAINED ABOUT FOR OVER A YEAR AND HAVE NOW BEEN ADVISED THAT I MUST PAY OVER $300 TO REPAIR.

TWICE THE DOOR AJAR LIGHT WAS STUCK ON. THE FIRST TIME IT WAS THE PASSENGER REAR DOOR AND WAS FIXED UNDER WARRANTY. THE SECOND TIME IT WAS THE PASSENGER FRONT DOOR THAT I HAD TO PAY FOR AT MY FORD DEALER THIS PAST AUGUST TO THE TUNE OF $ 280.00. BOTH TIMES THE INTERIOR LIGHT STAYED ON AND ALSO THE CAR ALARM WOULD START ITSELF. NOW I WAS TOLD BY MY MECHANIC THAT MY BATTERY IS SHOT. I WONDER WHY? I ALSO OWN A 2013 C-MAX PART OF THE LATCH RECALL.

OUR FORD VEHICLE HAS A BROKEN DOOR LATCH THAT HAS NOT BEEN INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. OUR DOOR AJAR LIGHT IS CONSTANTLY ON AND WE NEVER KNOW IF OUR DOOR IS SAFELY CLOSED OR NOT. THUS FAR, ALL FORD REPRESENTATIVES HAVE NOT BEEN HELPFUL. THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT'S THE SAME PROBLEM AND TO CONTACT CUSTOMER SERVICE. CUSTOMER SERVICE JUST TOLD ME THAT IF MY VEHICLE ISN'T RECALLED THEN I SHOULD FIX IT AND KEEP MY RECEIPT. I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT IT'S A COINCIDENCE THAT MY VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEM AS OVER A MILLION+ OTHER FORD VEHICLES. WHAT STEPS DO I TAKE TO GET MY VEHICLE ADDED TO THE RECALL? THIS STARTED MONTHS AGO (PROBABLY ALMOST A YEAR AGO) WE THOUGHT MAYBE A SENSOR WAS OFF BUT THE PROBLEM KEPT GETTING WORSE AND ONCE A RECALL WAS ISSUED THE PROBLEM MADE SENSE. CAN YOU PLEASE HELP ME?

REAR DOOR SENSORS DO NOT CONFIRM THAT THE REAR DOORS ARE CLOSED AND WILL NOT SIGNAL DOORS TO LOCK WHEN VEHICLE IS IN GEAR, CREATING THE POTENTIAL FOR A DOOR TO BE OPENED INADVERTENTLY WHILE IN MOTION. ALSO RELATED, BECAUSE THE DOORS ARE CONSTANTLY READING AJAR, THE INTERIOR COURTESY LIGHTS WILL COME ON WITH THE DOORS SHUT AND WILL RUN DOWN THE BATTERY. FORD HAS NOT MADE A REPAIR AVAILABLE