2013 Ford Flex

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, THE CAR STALLED OUT SEVERAL TIMES. WAS ABLE TO RESTART IT AND GET GOING AGAIN BEFORE IT STALLED ONE FINAL TIME AND I HAD TO LEAVE IT ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I WENT BACK AN HOUR LATER. IT STARTED RIGHT UP AND I DROVE IT BACK HOME. A WEEK LATER I WENT TO THE GROCERY STORE AND WHEN I CAME OUT IT WOULD NOT START AT ALL. I HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED AND THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP MODULE

FUEL CONTROL MODULE - VEHICLE HAS 30,932 MILES ON IT, AND IS 4 MONTHS OUTSIDE OF THE 3YEAR/36,000 MILE WARRANTY. DROVE AND FILLED UP THE VEHICLE ON THE AFTERNOON OF 2/12 AND ALL WAS WELL. CAME OUT OF MY HOME ON THE MORNING OF 2/13 TO GO TO WORK AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, HAD TO CALL AND HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE NEAREST FORD DEALERSHIP. ENDED UP HAVING TO TAKE THE DAY OFF WORK TRYING TO GET THE VEHICLE TOWED, ARRANGE FOR REPAIR, ETC. AFTER A DAY AND A HALF, ON 2/14, I WAS TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM WAS A COMPUTER MALFUNCTION AND THE COMPUTER WAS "REBOOTED" AND THE CAR FINALLY STARTED FOR THE TECHS; BUT THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO KEEP IT FOR A DAY OR SO TO MAKE SURE IT WOULD CONTINUE TO START. ON, 2/16, I WAS CALLED BY THE SERVICE ADVISOR AND WAS TOLD THAT THE CAR WOULD NOT START AGAIN AND THAT THE FUEL CONTROL MODULE WAS BAD AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THE COST WOULD BE OVER $400. I ASKED IF HE WOULD GO TO THE MANAGER AND SEE IF THIS COULD BE REPLACED AT NO COST SINCE IT WAS JUST OUTSIDE OF THE WARRANTY PERIOD AND THE VEHICLE DIDN'T EVEN HAVE 31K MILES ON IT. THE ADVISOR CALLED BACK AND SAID THAT THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO REPLACE FOR $175. AFTER GETTING HOME AND ABLE TO DO A LITTLE RESEARCH, IT APPEARS THAT FORD HAS BEEN RECALLING THE FUEL CONTROL MODULE ON MANY FLEX BOOST MODELS, BUT THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE ACROSS THE BOARD IN SEVERAL OF THE MODELS (INCLUDING MINE), BUT FORD HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL ON THOSE MODELS YET. IT IS MY BELIEF THAT FORD SHOULD BE ISSUING A RECALL ON ALL THE AFFECTED MODELS, NOT JUST THE BOOST ENGINE MODELS!!!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FLEX. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE "DRIVER DOOR AJAR" WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND BEEPED. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN DRIVE, A "SHIFT TO PARK" WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND SEIZED UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED. THE FAILURES WERE NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000.

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.

WHILE THE CAR IS BOTH PARKED AND IN MOTION, THE DOOR SENSOR INCORRECTLY STATES THAT THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR IS AJAR. THIS HAS HAPPENED DURING THE DAY AND AT NIGHT. IT HAS ALSO HAPPENED WHILE TEMPERATURES WERE ABOVE AND BELOW FREEZING. IT SEEMS TO BE A SYSTEMIC ISSUE. SINCE THE DOOR SENSORS ARE CONNECTED TO THE LIGHTING SYSTEM, IT AFFECTS INTERIOR LIGHTING OF THE VEHICLE. IT ALSO AFFECTS LOCKING AND SECURITY MECHANISMS ON THE VEHICLE. THIS PROBLEM IS WIDELY REPORTED ON THE INTERNET. I HAVEN'T TAKEN PICTURES OF THE ISSUE YET, BUT I CAN EASILY GET THEM SINCE THIS PROBLEM HAPPENS SO FREQUENTLY.

INSTRUMENT CLUSTER INDICATES (1) OR MORE DOORS OPEN DESPITE ALL DOORS BEING CLOSED. OCCASIONALLY, SLAMMING DOOR(S) WILL RESOLVE; OTHER TIMES, LIGHTLY CLOSING WILL SATISFY THE DOOR SWITCH. COLD AND WET WEATHER SEEMS TO AGGRAVATE THE ISSUE...NUMEROUS TIMES IN WHICH THE DOOR SWITCH COULD NOT BE SATISFIED, RESULTING IN DOME LIGHT STAYING ON WHILE DRIVING, MAKING NIGHT TIME DRIVING VERY DANGEROUS. ISSUE HAS BEEN ON-GOING FOR PAST ~3 MONTHS. EACH DOOR SWITCH IS APPROXIMATELY $500/EA, PLUS LABOR TO INSTALL. DOZENS AND DOZENS OF OTHER CONSUMERS MENTION SIMILAR PROBLEMS PER INTERNET SEARCH. SEVERAL OF THOSE CONSUMERS HAVE INDICATED THAT REPLACEMENT PARTS FAIL AFTER SHORT SERVICE TIME, TOO.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FLEX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AND STALLED NUMEROUS TIMES WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO ORDER THE FUEL PUMP ELECTRONIC MODULE FROM THE DEALER. THE PART WAS REPLACED AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED FROM A MANUFACTURER RECALL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000.