2014 FORD FLEX Complaints

THE FIRST INSISTENCE THE CAR CRANKED OVER BUT WOULD NOT START. THE SECOND INCIDENCE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE CAR CUT OUT. THE THIRD INCIDENCE THE CAR WOULD CRANK BUT NOT START, AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, WITH A CODE THAT SAID THE FUELPUMP CONTROL CIRCUIT/OPEN. NOW SITS AND CRANKS BUT WILL NOT START.

I WAS TRAVELING ON THE I24 AT 65 MPH WHEN THE FORD FLEX SUDDENLY BEGAN TO SLOW TO ZERO. IT WAS STILL RUNNING BUT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. IT NEARLY CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT. I COASTER TO A STOP AND TURNED OFF THE CAR. AFTER A FEW MINUTES, I CRANKED IT AND IT RAN OK FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES, BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. I DROVE IT TO THE FORD SHOP IMMEDIATELY. THEY SAID THE ACCELERATOR ASSEMBLY WAS DEFECTIVE. I REPLACED IT AT A COST OF OVER $400. THE VEHICLE IS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD WITH ONLY 40,000 MILES. I SAW ONLINE THAT THIS HAD HAPPENED TO OTHERS AS WELL. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS PROBLEM THAT HAS OCCURRED WITH MANY FLEX OWNERS AND SHOULD BE RECALLED BEFORE OTHERS LOSE THEIR LIFE.

MY CHILD WENT TO BUCKLE HERSELF IN, AND THE PLASTIC AROUND THE BUCKLE BROKE IN HER HAND, REVEALING FRAYED SEAT BELT MATERIAL. MY CHILD IS 7 YEARS OLD. THEY CAR WAS STATIONARY I AM THE ONLY OWNER AND I HAVE ONLY OWNED THE FLEX SINCE JAN OF 2015. THAT WAS THE DRIVER SIDE PASSENGER SEATBELT. THE SEAT BELT ON THE OTHER SIDE HAD BEEN LOCKING FOR ABOUT A YEAR, BUT IT PULLED SLOWLY WAS NOT AN ISSUE. I ASKED FOR IT TO BE ADJUSTED AND WAS TOLD THE WHOLE MECHANISM NEEDED REPLACING. IT HAD LESS THAN 61654 MILES. THAT WAS WHAT WAS ON THE CAR WHEN I GOT IT BACK. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND I WOULD HAVE TO $700 TO GET THEM FIXED. I CALLED FORD AND THEY ACTED LIKE I WAS JUST ASKING FOR MONEY. I AM LIVID THAT MY 3 YEAR OLD CAR HAS SEATBELT FLAWS AND THEY ARE NOT TAKING CARE OF IT. IF THE PLASTIC HAD NOT BROKEN THE FRAYED BELT STILL POSED A SAFETY HAZARD FOR MY CHILD! HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE DRIVING AROUND NOT KNOWING THAT THEY HAVE FRAYED SEATBELTS? MY CAR IS 1,650 MILES OUTSIDE OF THE WARRANTY. THAT THEY ARE NOT FIXING IT, IS UNACCEPTABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FLEX. WHILE DRIVING OUT OF A PARKING LOT AT 5 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED AN ABNORMALLY STRONG ODOR. THE CONTACT WAS UNSURE WHERE THE ODOR ORIGINATED FROM AND ROLLED DOWN THE WINDOWS. THE CONTACT CALLED ED BUTTS FORD (1515 N HACIENDA BLVD, LA PUENTE, CA 91744, (800) 960-3673) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED A SECOND TIME AND DIAGNOSED THAT CARBON MONOXIDE WAS LEAKING FROM THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FLEX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. WHEN IT WOULD START, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WHILE DRIVING UNKNOWN SPEEDS. THE LOW PRESSURE WARNING INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE CONTACT CALLED JC LEWIS FORD (9505 ABERCORN ST, SAVANNAH, GA 31406). THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL; HOWEVER, THE SYMPTOMS WERE IDENTICAL TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V621000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *TT *TR

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AFTER THE CHECK FUEL FILL INLET LIGHT HAD BEEN ON. WHEN TAKEN TO THE FORD DEALER THEY SAID THE LEGAL CANISTER FAILED INTERNALLY. NOW FORD IS SAYING THEY WON'T COVER IT BECAUSE IT NOT PART OF THE EMISSIONS SYSTEM. MY VEHICLE IS 2014 FORD FLEX DEL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FLEX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE REAR "PASSENGER SIDE DOOR AJAR" AND THE WRENCH ICON "SEE MANUAL" WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. AFTERWARDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE TO CHECK THE DOORS, BUT ALL THE DOORS WERE CLOSED. THE CONTACT RE-ENTERED THE VEHICLE, BUT IT WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO CARMAX (11225 PARKSIDE DR., KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE) AND THEN TOWED TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER (TED RUSSELL FORD LINCOLN, 9925 PARKSIDE DR., KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL CONTROL MODULE FAILED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THE FAILURE FIRST OCCURRED ON NOVEMBER 25, 2017. AFTER THAT FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE SAME CARMAX DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED FOR THE SAME FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,224.

IN AUGUST 2017 OUR FORD FLEX STALLED AND WOULD NOT START. WE WERE GOING ABOUT 35 MPH ON A COUNTRY ROAD. WE HAD ONLY OWNED IT FOR A FEW WEEKS, HAVING PURCHASED IT FROM VARNEY FORD IN NEWPORT, ME. HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO KEPT IT FOR TWO WEEKS AND FINALLY SAID IT WAS FIXED, BLAMING IT ON A BROKEN SHIFTER. HE ALSO RESET EVERYTHING BY PULLING A BATTERY CABLE AND HIS EXPLANATION SOUNDED PRETTY VAGUE. ON NOV 19, THE VEHICLE CRANKED BUT REFUSED TO START IN A PARKING LOT. I HAD IT TOWED TO MY LOCAL GARAGE WHO HAS BEEN VERY GOOD TO US IN THE PAST. HE QUICKLY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A BAD FUEL PUMP DRIVER MODULE AND REPLACED IT. THE CAR HAS BEEN FINE SINCE. I WOULDN'T BE REPORTING EXCEPT FOR THE FACT THAT ECOBOOST FLEX AND TAURUS VEHICLES FROM THE SAME YEAR WERE RECALLED FOR FAILURE OF THIS MODULE (NHTSA 16V621000, FORD RECALL 16S31). I BELIEVE THAT MY VEHICLE SUFFERED THE SAME FAILURE AS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL. I CHECKED THE PART NUMBERS AT ROCK AUTO AND BOTH ECOBOOST AND NON-ECOBOOST LIST THE SAME PART NUMBER FOR THE PUMP CONTROL MODULE. AS A LIFETIME SERVICE TECHNICIAN (BIOMEDICAL, X-RAY AND COMPUTERS) I BELIEVE THIS NEEDS TO BE REVIEWED. THANKS FOR YOUR ATTENTION.

I WAS DRIVING ALONG AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE VEHICLE DRIVE WOULDN'T GO HIGHER THEN 20 MILES AN HOUR ENGINE IS REVING UP CAN'T SWITCH GEARS FROM DRIVE TO REVERSE TRANSMISSION IS GONE BOUGHT THIS IN MAY 2016 I HAVEN'T EVEN HAD IT 2 YEARS DEALER WON'T HELP ME BOUGHT IT FROM IMPERIAL IN MENDON MA DOESN'T SEEM RIGHT TRANSMISSION TO GO IN NEW VEHICLE LIKE THIS

TALANA RECALL , VAVLVE COVER, PCV VALVE, CRANKCASE VENT OIL SEPARATOR HIGH PERFORMANCE ENGINE RTB SILICONE, SAE 5W-30 PREMIUM SYNTHETIC OIL, BRAKE PARTS CLEANER, METAL SURFACE WIPES, SILICONE GASKET REMOVER. SMOKING CONDITION FROM THE TAILPIPE DURING NORMAL ENGINE OPERATING TEMPERATURES. BROUGHT TO FORD DEALER SHIP WHEN IT HAPPENED. THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM. TOOK HOME. BROUGHT BACK 1 WEEK LATER.