2015 FORD FLEX Complaints

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.

WAS STOPPED AT LIGHT VEHICLE STEERING WOULD NOT TURN I PUT THE CAR IN PARK TURNED OFF ENGINE THEN ON. STEERING WORK OK FOR TIME BEING. DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE

FALSE AND PERSISTENT DOOR AJAR WARNING AND RELATED TRANSMISSION NOT IN PARK WARNING (WHEN IN MOTION) .

I WAS DRIVING AT 70MPH AND STARTED RECEIVING WARNINGS ABOUT MY ADVANCE TRAC. I THAT POINT I SLOWED DOWN AND PULLED OVER AND LOST ALL POWER STEERING.

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.

POWER STEERING SUDDENLY FAILED. SYSTEM WARNED OF VSC FAULT, THEN STEERING ASSIST FAULT, THEN THERE WAS NO POWER ASSIST, AT 50MPH. I WAS DRIVING STRAIGHT ON AN AIRPORT ACCESS ROAD. THE PROBLEM PERSISTED FOR A 2 MILES OR SO, WHEN I WAS ABLE TO GET IT OFF THE ROAD SAFELY. WHEN I TURNED OFF THE IGNITION AND RE-STARTED A FEW MINUTES LATER, THE PROBLEM WAS GONE, AS WERE THE WARNINGS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD FLEX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH ATTEMPTING TO MERGE ONTO A HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO LOSE ACCELERATION AND HESITATED. THE CONTACT TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DROVE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DETERMINED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS CLOGGED AND NEEDED CLEANING. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED AT LEAST TWENTY TIMES DURING THE PAST EIGHTEEN MONTHS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

ON JULY 5, 2018 I WAS DRIVING AT 35 MPH ON A CITY ROAD WHEN A WARNING LIGHT WITH THE WORDS "STEERING ASSIST FAULT, SERVICE REQUIRED" SUDDENLY CAME ON AND THE STEERING STOPPED WORKING ALMOST ENTIRELY. THERE WAS VERY LITTLE MANUAL ABILITY TO STEER THE CAR. FORTUNATELY WE WERE ON A VERY WIDE, EMPTY ROAD, SO I WAS ABLE TO USE BOTH LANES AND GET THE CAR TO MY HOUSE. IF THIS HAD OCCURRED ON A BUSY CITY STREET OR NARROW LANE, WITH ANY KIND OF TRAFFIC, WE COULD HAVE EASILY BEEN IN A SERIOUS, EVEN FATAL COLLISION. I HOPE THAT OTHER FORD OWNERS WILL REPORT THIS PROBLEM IF THEY EXPERIENCE IT, SO THAT A RECALL CAN BE INITIATED IF NEEDED. THIS WAS A DANGEROUS SYSTEM FAILURE THAT SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD FLEX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 66,000.

I WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH UPHILL WHEN SUDDENLY, AND WITHOUT WARNING, THE FLEX DECELERATED TO A COASTING SPEED. I WAS ABLE TO PULL INTO A TURN LANE BUT UNABLE TO ACCELERATE. THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND TURNED IT BACK ON. THE WRENCH LIGHT WAS ON AND THEIR WAS ABILITY TO ACCELERATE BEYOND CRAWLING. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE NORMALLY TO WORK.