Ford Flex Engine Problems
384 owner complaints filed with NHTSA across 11 model years.
Complaints by Year
Worst year: 2013. Best year: 2017.
Owner Reports
A representative sample of complaints filed with NHTSA.
After reporting to work on [XXX], I discovered that the front of my vehicle was on fire. Emergency services were immediately contacted, and employees on site attempted to contain the fire using fire extinguishers. The fire department arr...
The contact owns a 2014 Ford Flex. The contact stated that while her wife was driving at an undisclosed speed, she became aware that the electronic power steering was not functioning properly after the steering wheel jerked in the right ...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD FLEX. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY, SMOKE APPEARED FROM THE HOOD AND THE VEHICLE SPONTANEOUSLY CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE CONTACT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY CABLES. THE AI...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FLEX. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE TURBOS FAILED AND CAUSED OIL TO BURN THROUGH THE MOTOR. THE FAILURE CREATED AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF SMOKE TO COME THROUGH THE EXHAUST PIPES. HUBLER FORD IN SHEL...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FLEX. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE ENCLOSED GARAGE ATTACHED TO HIS HOME, A BURNING ELECTRICAL ODOR WAS NOTICED. THE CONTACT WENT TO THE GARAGE AND NOTICED FLAMES SURROUNDING THE FRONT OF THE VEHICL...
DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY AND HEARD A CLUNK AND FELT A SLIGHT LOSS OF POWER AND CONTROL. PULLED OVER TO CHECK VEHICLE AND NOTICED FLAMES COMING UNDERNEATH THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. CAR SOON BECAME ENGULFED AND WAS A TOTAL LOSS. TH...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD FLEX. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND A FIRE ERUPTED UNDER THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, WHICH WAS ON FIRE. A FIRE INSPECTIO...
NO, THERE WASN'T A FIRE (YET). BUT YOUR SYSTEM WOULDN'T ALLOW ME TO SEND THIS W/O PICKING ONE OF THE THREE INCIDENT OPTIONS. BAD RAW FUEL SMELL AFTER EVERY ENGINE SHUTOFF. CAR TAKEN TO FORD DEALER WHO TOLD US THERE WAS A TSB# 14-0091 ...
MY WIFE AND I WERE PREPARING TO PULL INTO A PARKING SPACE, OUTSIDE OF AN APPLEBEE'S RESTAURANT. WHEN SHE TAPPED ON THE GAS PADDLE TO PULL INTO THE PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD EXTREMELY FAST, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO JUMP TH...
VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON SIDE OF ROAD, ON AN INCLINE FACING UPHILL, WITH ENGINE RUNNING. 2 ADULT PASSENGERS IN VEHICLE. WITHOUT NOTICE VEHICLE BEGAN ROLLING BACKWARDS. PASSENGER TURNED WHEEL IN AN ATTEMPT TO STOP VEHICLE ON CURB. CENTER...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD FLEX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, SMOKE WAS SEEN COMING FROM THE AIR VENTS. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN PULLED OVER AND THEN DRIVEN SLOWLY BACK TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT STATED ...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FLEX. WHILE REVERSING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING ABILITY. THE CONTACT HAD TO ENGAGE THE STEERING WHEEL WITH FORCE, WHICH CAUSED AN INJURY TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER. MEDICAL ATTENTION...