Ford Flex grinding brakes problems

Filed Dec 30, 2025 · Steering · 180,000 miles · GA

The contact owns a 2012 Ford Flex. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 30 MPH, the ABS and the ESC warnings illuminated. The contact stated that she had recently heard an abnormal grinding sound while turning the steering wheel. The contact had taken the vehicle to an independent mechanic, where it was diagnosed and determined that the ABS sensor needed to be replaced. The contact stated that the mechanic had heard the abnormal sound coming from the steering wheel but had not run a diagnostic test. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact had researched online and had related the failure to the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 15V340000(Steering), however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 180,000.

Filed Dec 30, 2025 · Brakes, Steering · GA

There is serious safety trouble occurring with the power steering components, and the brake system. I went to the Ford dealership and they said the recalls weren’t fixed back in 2015. And those recalls are the same issues that are occurring with my 2012 Ford Flex SE now. I just bought this vehicle and there is grinding noise when steering my vehicle and the ABS brake system comes on as soon as I crank up the vehicle and the brake goes down to the floor too loosely. The dealership says these potential recalls were noted for this 2012 Ford Flex in 2015. But the owner at the time didn’t have them fixed then because not all 2012 Ford Flex received the recalls at the same time. And the power steering components and brake system problems are very unsafe while I’m driving the vehicle and as I was told could cause a fatal car accident if not fixed.

Filed Dec 22, 2025 · Steering · FL

While driving, the power steering warning light illuminated and steering assist was lost. The steering became extremely hard, especially at low speeds. The vehicle makes grinding/whining noises when turning, and the car vibrates while in Drive. This creates a serious safety concern, especially during turns and parking maneuvers. Issue appears to be electric power steering (EPAS) failure.

Filed May 2, 2023 · Transmission · 96,000 miles · PA

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Flex. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the vehicle made abnormal grinding sounds. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed but no issues were found. The dealer sprayed rust off the exhaust. The contact stated that while driving 50 MPH, there was a loud banging sound coming from under the hood before losing control of the vehicle. The contact was able to regain control of the vehicle and veered to the side of the road. The contact noticed an abnormal burning odor. The dealer was notified of the failure and advised the contact to tow the vehicle to their location. The vehicle was towed to the dealer, where it was diagnosed that the power transfer unit (PTU) had exploded. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the federal safety agency Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 96,000.

Filed Jun 10, 2021 · Fuel system, Locks · GA

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Flex. The contact stated that upon opening the front passenger’s and driver’s side doors, a loud grinding sound was coming from the dashboard. The contact also stated that both doors would intermittently fail to unlock upon depressing the unlock button. The contact also noticed that the vehicle was consuming fuel soon after refueling. The dealer was notified of the failure and the contact was informed that the Vin was not under recall. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

Filed Oct 29, 2020 · Engine · 130,000 miles · NC

Low engine oil pressure light flashes with oil smell and squeaking pulley that holds serpentine belt. Burning oil smell, dealer replaced oil sending unit, water pump and replaced valve cover gaskets.

Filed Jul 9, 2020 · Brakes · 83,000 miles · OR

The brakes make grinding noise and slipping hard to stop my brake pads and rotes pretty new went and got new brake pads still same problem especially during harder braking car not stopping there is brake fluid and everything seems to be in top shape but car will not brake properly and make grinding noise

Filed Feb 28, 2020 · Transmission · 70,000 miles · AK

2012 ford flex li has 70k thousand miles. While driving, vehicle started to hum. Suddenly car starts to shake and grinding noises coming from center of vehicle and vehicle becomes disabled in mid-stream driving. Vehicle smells of burnt transmission oil. After doing research on possible problems, ptu is improperly filled with extremely low amounts of lubricant from factory. After further research, see leaking oil from ptu which is already low. I was lucky to be driving at a slower speed or the shaking and vibrations could have caused accident due to poor design flaws. A recall is a must.

Filed Dec 10, 2019 · Suspension · 69,200 miles · IN

I was driving my 2015 ford flex and I made a right turn going less than 5mph. Once I straightened out my steering wheel, all within 2 seconds, I suddenly heard a grinding noise then my rear tire bent outward at an angle. I was told by the repair shop that if I was going at least 25mph, the whole tire would of flown out and caused worse injury. The repair shop informed me that the rear left toe link is going bad as well and it looks like this is possibly be a defected part ford is using. Ford is refusing to help or care about this problem. There was no warning that the part was bad and the car never drove bad. This all happened out of no where. This is very unsafe and needs to be investigated. This part was recalled in canada in june 2019. It needs to be recalled in USA as well.

Filed Sep 13, 2019 · Steering · 25,000 miles · ME

Tl* the contact owns a 2014 ford flex. While driving various speeds and making turns, there was an abnormal squeaking noise emerging from the steering wheel. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was taken to blueberry ford (241 dublin st, machias, me 04654, (207) 255-4747) who stated that the vehicle was working as designed. The vehicle was taken to darling's ford volkswagen audi (403 hogan rd, bangor, me 04401, (207) 941-1330) who stated that the failure was due to normal wear and tear. The dealer diagnosed that the sway bar, control bar bushing, and steering rack needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure recurred. The manufacturer was contacted and provided case number: cas24223378. No further assistance was provided. The failure mileage was 25,000.