2009 Ford Flex: engine failure

Filed Jun 13, 2020 · Steering · 170,000 miles · MI

This is the third time the power steering has failed in this vehicle. I was driving 60 MPH and without warning the steering seized. Luckily I was driving in right lane and was able to get vehicle safely to a lot. There was no warning, no noises, no dashboard lights came on. The steering became very tight and was extremely difficult to turn the wheel.

Filed Dec 17, 2018 · Engine, Steering · 106,080 miles · MD

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 ford flex. The contact owned the vehicle for less than two months and stated that the steering u joint, wheel bearings, and engine failed. The dealer (car nation, 317 south philadelphia blvd, aberdeen, md 21001, (410) 995-8888) stated that the vehicle could not be repaired since the contact put 1,000 miles on the vehicle. The manufacturer had not been contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was 106,080. The VIN was unknown.

Filed Oct 27, 2014 · Electrical, Engine · 25,500 miles · TX

Six am, totally dark, lights on low beam, total power failure while in heavy traffic and inching forward. Engine died and all electrical components failed within 30 seconds. Battery was new in august of 2014, all connections tight. I was in lane three from the right on a six lane freeway that was totally impacted with vehicles. I tried to exit to right shoulder but could not and ended up blocking lanes two and three. No power to anything but I was able to get shift lever into park and the car started. Would not start in neutral or drive. Has not occurred since after driving approximately 650 miles.

Filed Mar 28, 2014 · Steering · 30,000 miles · TN

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 ford flex. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the wheels intermittently and independently seized. The contact had to depress the accelerator pedal repeatedly to unlock the steering wheel. The dealer and manufacturer were both made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 30,000.

Filed Sep 19, 2013 · Brakes · 1,984 miles · MI

Purchased vehicle new in may 2009. Vehicle had to go in for brake repairs 10 days after I took delivery of the vehicle. Brakes have been repaired a total of 7 times since I purchased it. On sept 18, 2013 the brakes seized when I attempted to stop at a traffic light.

Filed Sep 18, 2013 · Engine · 140,000 miles · TX

While drive on the highway with my youngest son, my car suddenly decellerated and eventually the car's engine completely died. Fourtunatly I was able to get out of the lanes of traffic and onto an exit ramp. The ramp had a wall on the passenger side and fast exiting traffic on the drivers side. I could not safely exit the vehicle in this location. After about 5 minutes, I was able to start the car enough to move it to a safer location 30-40 yards off the exit (where the car again died). There was no indication on either my temp guage or any warning lights that the engine had overheated to the point of a cracked head/block. At the time of this incident, ford was aware that there were issues with the control module for the cooling fans not working and had a customer satisfaction program 12b36 in place. I never heard of the program until this week (9/18/13). I should have been informed as an owner of this poorly engineered vehicle that it had such an unsafe defect. Since I was 40k miles out of warranty ford's solution was for me to buy a new engine at the cost of $8000. I have been saving up for the past 4 months to purchase a used engine and have a local garage install it. I am not happy about this vehicle putting my and my son's lives in danger. I hope others with this vehicle do not have to be put in harms way as well.

Filed Dec 29, 2011 · Brakes · 20,000 miles · TX

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 ford flex. The contact stated that while driving 15 MPH, the brakes seized. The vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer and the contact was informed that the brakes were defective. The brakes were replaced. Since the repairs were performed, the contact stated that only the rear brakes functioned and the thermostat would intermittently display very high temperature readings. The vehicle was not taken back to have the additional failures diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and offered no assistance. The failure mileage was 20,000.

Filed Dec 5, 2011 · Wheels · 27,000 miles · MI

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 ford flex. While driving approximately 15 MPH and towing a trailer, the front passenger side wheel seized as the contact attempted to accelerate. The contact continued to depress the accelerator pedal until the wheel regained normal operation. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing where the technician was unable to diagnose or duplicate the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 27,000.

Filed Oct 24, 2010 · Brakes, Electrical · 25,000 miles · MI

1. Recurring braek noise, brakes, rotors and brackets replaced repeatedly. Has happened 4 times over 8 months. Abs system also replaced. 2. Vehicle stopped in the middle of the road without pressing on brakes - vehicle was still running and would not move. Eventually (30 to 90 seconds) the vehicle was able to be moved. Dealership kept vehicle to try to identify issue (apparently not first flex this occured with) and returned vehicle with no repairs other then to replace the ABS. They said there was not issue and it was likely a one time occurance. When asked dealership to look at the transmission and the chain in the t-casing (was told if the chain seized it would create the reaction that happened) I was told they would not as it was timely, expensive and unwarranted. 3. The electronics on the vehicle tend to start/come on whnever they choose with not assistance. The entertainment system/electronics has been malfunctioning repeatedly since the next to last visit to the dealership when the ABS was replaced in august.

Filed Oct 1, 2009 · Transmission · TX

I bought my 2009 ford flex in june 2009. The first time I noticed a problem was in july 10, 2009. I was traveling down a residential street and was approaching a stop sign and doing appx 28mph when they car engine died. The steering wheel tightened up and the power brakes went out. I stopped the car as quickly as possible, and then started the car again. After that it ran just fine for a month. Then in august 2009, I was yet again going down a residential street and was approaching the stop sign going appx 28mph and the engine shut off again, the steering wheel tightened up and the power brakes went out. We took it to the ford dealer, and they couldn't find anything wrong with it. Then, it did the same thing to me again on monday september 28th 2009, this was the second time to bring it to a ford dealer. They hooked the troubleshooter up to it, and it didn't throw any codes that anything was wrong, so the dealership replaced the throttle body on the car. Since then it hasn't stalled yet... But it was only put on less than a week ago. Hopefully it doesn't stall on me for a 4th time!!!!