2010 Ford Flex: grinding or squealing brakes

Filed Aug 17, 2015 · Steering · 85,847 miles · VA

When we turn the car on the power steering warning light flashes and the power steering goes out (the steering wheel shift to the right and it becomes manual steering and very hard to turn the wheel straight).it goes directly into manual mode. We turn the car off and back on and the light disappears and the electric power steering is working again. It has happen this way several times over the past 2 weeks. We have a ford flex 2010 eco boost that has the electric power steering system. We took to the dealership and they are staying we need to replace the steering control box. It's faulty and a very expensive fix. But we do not fall under the recall for the ford flex since that is for the 2011 and current. It's the same issue the other ford flex's are having with the power steering. I've read on numerous forum that this issue is happening also with the 2010 eco boost ford flex. Very scary if this happens while driving with kids in the car and the steering goes out. This is just one of many issues we have had with this car including having to replace the throttle body due to the car jerking and engine revving up while at idle, grinding breaks which we keep being told is normal and premature tire wear.

Filed Sep 14, 2014 · Brakes · 5,000 miles · OH

Heard noise from front brakes, like something was loose when braking. Told that the bolts for the calipers were not correct and this was a known issue. Waited for parts to come in and had replaced. No other issues with front brakes. Just had front replaced at 75,000 miles. Rear brakes I have had in at least every six months to have evaluated or worked on. Heard squealing noise from rear passenger brakes and rotor would get hot. I thought the caliper was freezing. I kept taking it in and was told that it was the metallic pads until finally I stopped in and showed the red hot rotor. Replaced both rear rotors, calipers and pads. Had to replace again after 6 months and then 1 year later. I again thought the calipers were not functioning properly. They "cleaned" my sliders and turned my rotors. Less than 2 months later, I took to my tire dealer for tire rotation and they stated my back passenger caliper was frozen and uneven wear on my pads were noticed. I took to dealer and they denied the calipers were bad. Changed pads and turned rotors again. Pads on each rear wheel had one pad that look like it came brand new out of the box and the other was down to metal.they told me the sliders need to be cleaned on a regular basis as part of the maintenance on the car. I stated where in my owners manual is this and didn't you just do that a month and a half ago? Also had to have front passenger wheel bearing replaced twice when calipers were replaced and I hear the noise again with this last issue but they are calling it "tire noise" which is what they told me the other times. Driver side back wheel bearing had to be changed with a caliper issue - they tried to tell me after having the car for a week that it was tire noise. I took to an independent repair shop and they diagnosed immediately the bad bearing. Took back to dealer and they admitted it was the bearing and replaced.

Filed Dec 19, 2013 · Engine, Fuel system · 37,500 miles · PA

Original owner 2010 ford flex, ecoboost engine: sudden loss of engine power with shuddering and stall in fast lane; up hill while passing at speed, 60mph to 20mph in seconds causing near collision from behind. Engine would not recover, 20mph in fast lane with semi's and speeding traffic, no pull-off area. Clear dry day, temperature around 55 degree. Not the first time engine shuddering experienced, but the most dangerous. Always occurs during acceleration (pulling out in traffic or passing, etc.). Began to notice loss of power, whining and grinding noises from turbos about two weeks ago; subsequent catastrophic failure of both turbo chargers with billowing black smoke and oil dripping from exhausts. 38k miles, garage kept, all service points maintained, driven like grandmother since new. Fist the rear brakes locked up while driving at 18k miles, now engine failure at 38k. Do something ntsb before these vehicles kill someone!

Filed Jul 15, 2011 · Brakes · 19,000 miles · TX

2010 ford flex front brakes replaced twice due to grinding and wear. Back brake calipers and brakes replaced due to sticking and uneven wear on tires.

Filed Oct 28, 2010 · Brakes · 24,000 miles · CA

2010 ford flex has been into the dealer three separate times for brake issues. The first time nothing was found and nothing was resolved. The second time was for the tsb to repair the issue that was not found on the first visit. The third time was for rear brakes that had an initial grinding noise that you could also feel in the brake pedal along with the smell of smoke when driven. The dealer charged a $70 diagnostic fee to state the brakes needed to be replaced. This was the obvious reason on why the car was brought to the dealer in the first place. Not only did the brakes disintegrate but it had also ruined the rotors. In which they are asking for the cost of labor and parts to repair the damage.

Filed Sep 13, 2010 · Brakes · 14,000 miles · MI

2010 flex limited in april 2010 I noticed a grinding sound from the front rotors, especially when roads were wet. Went to the dealer and was told they had a technical bulletin on a fix for it--for vehicles under 18,000 miles. The vehicle had about 14,000 on it at the time. I don't know what they fixed or tried to fix. Later in the summer, it returned, again more pronounced when raining. When reporting it to the dealer, the dealer service rep said that the company was aware of the problem but had not come up with a fix--but it was ok to drive. My wife took it in and reported the problem getting worse. They didn't believe her. I took it in and they believed me. They ordered the parts to repair it. I heard nothing after three weeks, so I stopped by the dealer; oh, they just came in yesterday--seems like their system should be sophisticated enough to contact me when the parts come in, as there was no follow-up to contact me--even though they apparently knew there was a problem. The new parts have been installed and it appears to be fixed--for now.