2015 Ford Flex

MY 2015 FORD FLEX WAS EXHIBITING SYMPTOMS DESCRIBED IN THE FORD SAFETY RECALL 16S31. THE ENGINE STALLED WHILE DRIVING WITH NO WARNING 5 TIMES OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS OF OWNERSHIP WITH THE MOST RECENT OCCURRING ON 6/20/2019 AT 8:15 AM. EACH INCIDENT WAS AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS (30 - 70MPH) BUT NO WARNING PREFACED THE STALL AND YOU HAD TO CUT THE POWER OFF AND TURN IT BACK ON FOR THE CAR TO START AGAIN. TWO OF THE STALLS WERE DURING TURNING OPERATIONS WHILE OTHERS WERE WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT. ON OTHER OCCASIONS THE ENGINE DID NOT START VIA REMOTE START, HOWEVER NO DATES RECORDED. THIS RECALL, THAT DESCRIBES THE EXACT SYMPTOMS, STATES THAT IT DOES NOT COVER MY VEHICLE BECAUSE I HAVE A DIFFERENT ENGINE. HOWEVER, THE PART IN THE RECALL IS THE FUEL PUMP CONTROL MODULE. MY 2015 FORD FLEX HAD THE FUEL PUMP CONTROL MODULE AA8A-9D412-CA WITH THE SUPPLIER PART NUMBER 2177806-5E. AS PER THE RECALL, THIS IS A PART THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I JUST HAD THE DEALER REPLACE IT WITH THE NEW PART AA8Z-9D370-B, SERVICE HISTORY BELOW: WE HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO TWO SEPARATE FORD DEALERSHIPS OVER THE PAST YEAR DUE TO THIS ISSUE. NEITHER DEALERSHIP RECOGNIZED THIS ISSUE BECAUSE OUR VIN NUMBER WASN'T ON THE LIST OF VINS PROVIDED BY FORD. I PAID FOR THE REPAIR RECOMMEND IN SAFETY RECALL 16S31 OUT OF POCKET SO THAT MY VEHICLE WILL BE SAFE TO DRIVE AGAIN. THE FIRST DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY AND CHARGED US FOR IT. AFTER THE ISSUE OCCURRED AGAIN, THE SECOND DEALERSHIP AGAIN REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY SINCE THE THROTTLE BODY WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY FROM THE FIRST REPAIR. IT APPEARS THE RECALL DOES NOT COVER ALL OF THE AFFECTED VEHICLES. THERE ARE OTHER FORD FLEX THAT HAVE THESE FAULTY PARTS.

THE CAR WAS USED IN THE MORNING AND WORKED FINE. IT WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY AND SAT FOR UNDER AN HOUR BEFORE WE TURNED IT BACK ON AND TRIED TO TURN ON THE HEATED SEATS WHEN WE REALIZED THE TOUCH SCREEN NO LONGER WORKED AND WOULD NOT RESPOND TO TOUCH AT ALL. THE SCREEN APPEARS TO STILL WORK (THE TEMP CHANGES AND SUCH AS THE OTHER BUTTONS ON THE DASH OR STEERING WHEEL ARE PRESSED (NOT ON THE SCREEN) HOWEVER THE TOUCH SCREEN HAS COMPLETELY STOPPED RESPONDING TO TOUCH OR WORKING AND THEREFORE I CAN NOT ACCESS ANY PART OF THE VEHICLE SETTINGS THAT REQUIRE YOU TO TOUCH THE SCREEN SUCH AS THE HEATED SEATS, LIGHTING, DIRECTIONS, MUSIC IN OUTS, ETC. IT HAS TAKEN AWAY HALF THE FEATURES OF THE ENTIRE CAR AND IS AN EXTREMELY PRICEY REPAIR ON SOMETHING THAT SHOULD NEVER HAVE FAILED! ESPECIALLY AFTER MANY OTHER PARTS HAVE FAILED ON THIS CAR LIKE THE FUEL CONTROL MODULE, WHEEL BEARING, ELECTRIC SEAT AND ALSO THE AIR COMPRESSOR JUST FAILED ALSO ON A CAR THAT IS ONLY 4 YEARS OLD.

IN OCTOBER 2018, OUR FORD FLEX WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY WHEN WE TRIED TO START IT AND IT DID A MINOR CRANK AND THEN NOTHING. IT WOULDN'T START OR DO ANYTHING. WORKED FINE THE NIGHT BEFORE. HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED AND TURNS OUT THE FUEL PUMP CONTROL MODULE FAILED ON IT COSTING $650 TO REPLACE THE PART. SEEMS LIKE THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE WITH THESE CARS AND I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THERE ISN'T A RECALL OR REFUND ON THE REPAIRS AS THERE WAS ON THE TURBOCHARGED ONES. I HAVE HAD ONE PROBLEM AFTER ANOTHER WITH THIS VEHICLE AND TOLD THAT EACH PART "SOMEHOW FAILED" BEFORE IT'S TIME WITH NO OTHER EXPLANATION THAN BAD PARTS. THE WHEEL BEARING FAILED, THE TOUCH ON THE TOUCH SCREEN HAS FAILED, THE ELECTRIC SEAT FAILED AND NOW THE A/C COMPRESSOR HAS FAILED AS WELL. I AM READY TO GET RID OF THIS MONEY PIT CAR.

WRENCH LIGHT APPEARS ON DASH AND THE CAR LOSES ALL POWER - KNOWN AS "LIMP HOME" MODE. CODES CLEAR UPON RESTART. TOOK IT TO DEALER AFTER FREEWAY INCIDENT ON 2/17/19, DEALER FOUND NO CODES, STATED IT WAS MOTOR MOUNT. GOT THE CAR BACK ON 2/25/17, AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN WITHIN 30 MILES. WAS ABLE TO PULL CODE WITH MY OWN SCAN TOOL - P2111. KNOWN ERROR IN THROTTLE. THIS HAPPENED WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, AND ONCE ON EXPRESSWAY, TWO ADDITIONAL TIMES AT AROUND 20 MPH

OUR 2015 FORD FLEX RECENTLY DIED WHEN WE WERE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC, WITH NO WARNING WHEN WE WERE DRIVING WITH OUR 2 YOUNG CHILDREN. THE FORD FLEX ONLY HAS ~45K MILES ON IT AND HAS BEEN SERVICED REGULARLY. TURNS OUT IT IS BAD PART (FUEL PUMP ELECTRIC MODULE (PEM)) THAT IS RECALLED BY FORD IN THE 2015 FLEX. THE RECALL WAS STARTED IN 2016 AND OUR FLEX DIED IN 2018. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER AND LATER BY FORD SERVICE THAT OUR CAR IS NOT COVERED BECAUSE THE VIN IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. SO WHILE SOME 2015 FORD FLEXS' HAD THIS EXACT PART COVERED UNDER WARRANTY OURS WAS NOT. WE HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED INTO THE DEALER, SAN TAN FORD IN GILBERT AZ, AND THEN PAY THEM ABOUT $400 FOR THE REPAIR. THE DEALER WAS GREAT BUT IT IS NOT RIGHT FORD DOES NOT COVER THIS PART ON OUR PARTICULAR CAR SINCE IT IS EXACTLY THE MAKE, MODEL, YEAR AND PART THAT IS COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. BELOW IS A COPY OF THE RECALL FROM THE NHTSA.GOV WEBSITE. SUMMARY: FORD MOTOR COMPANY (FORD) IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2013-2015 FORD TAURUS, FORD FLEX, LINCOLN MKS AND LINCOLN MKT VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 3.5L GTDI ECOBOOST ENGINES AND 2013-2015 FORD TAURUS POLICE INTERCEPTOR VEHICLES. A COMPONENT WITHIN THE FUEL PUMP ELECTRIC MODULE (PEM) MAY OVERHEAT CAUSING A LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER TO THE FUEL PUMP. CONSEQUENCE: A LOSS OF POWER TO THE FUEL PUMP WILL CAUSE THE ENGINE TO STALL OR PREVENT THE VEHICLE FROM STARTING, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

I WAS TRAVELING WESTBOUND ON INTERSTATE 265 AT APPROXIMATELY 4 A.M. SUNDAY MORNING SEPTEMBER 30TH. THE VEHICLE STALLED OUT AND CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP ON THE INTERSTATE. A WRENCH LIGHT WAS SHOWN ON THE DASH AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD. THE INCIDENT WAS CAUSED BY A SAFETY BULLETIN NUMBER 17 B28. LUCKILY I WAS ABOUT THE ONLY ONE ON THE ROAD AT THAT HOUR, BECAUSE I AM CERTAIN THAT HAD THIS HAPPENED IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN AN ACCIDENT.