2009 Ford Flex owner complaints

Engine stall at speed. Merging on to freeway at 50+ MPH, engine cut off, no power. Assist brakes and steering disabled. Safety issue. Was not able to restart vehicle immediately. Waited 10 minutes and car was able to restart. Car was towed to dealership for diagnosis. *tr

My wife was driving our 2009 Ford flex in a driving rainstorm approximately 500 miles from home and the car died twice. Each time, she called roadside assistance and a tow truck had to come out and pick her up. A local Ford dealer look at the car, but naturally did not find anything wrong. She made it back home and I took it to the dealer we purchased it from (crain Ford + little rock, arkansas). They kept it for a week and we drove a rental car around. They never did find out what was wrong. Now, today, december 11, 2009, my car is back in the shop for the 2nd time for brake grinding. They tell me also that I have to pay for a new tie rod...$500. I'm sick of Ford motors!! *tr

You can be driving down the road, and all your gauges will stop working, and all the warning lights on the dash will light up. The first time this happened my wife got stuck at a gas station all the warning lights were on and the car would not start, people tried to jump it and it would not affected at all. I looked on the internet and found were someone said to beat on the passenger side floorboard, I called my wife and told her to try that, and when she did the car would start. It doesn't do it all the time, you never know when it's going to happen. We have to just stomp on the passenger floor to get everything to start working again. If I had not found this information from somebody else on the internet my wife would have been stuck about a hundred miles from home. I've taken it to the

It keeps saying sensor we had replaced twice is still bad. The transmission doesn't accelerate sometimes

Engine stalls despite fuel gauge reading 1/4 tank in reserve. Fill up confirms that there is in fact 1/4 tank left. Has happened several times now.

The vehicle over heats, and just gets too hot. If the a/c is running it over heats just sitting at the light. Now that it is cooler, the heater is on and it over heats just sitting at the light. I stop the car and let it cool down but it should not be operating like this. There are many problems describing this same problem and it is a factory defect and needs to be corrected. No reason just sitting at a stop light for the car to over heat.

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 Ford flex. The contact stated while his wife was driving 55 MPH, the vehicle shifted independently into neutral. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The driver pulled over on the side of the road. The vehicle was restarted and driven to her destination. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer safford Ford Lincoln of salisbury located at 1902 n salisbury blvd, salisbury, md 21801, (443) 210-4835, and was diagnosed. The contact was informed that an unknown part needed to be replaced along with a software update. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer had been informed of failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

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.

My Ford flex 2009 turns on then when I go pout the car on reverse it pulls my car and makes a loud sound then I put it to drive and it does the same when I go to press the gas pedal it does not go at all. The ac turns on but it does not accelerate and the airbags light starts to turn on and off this is now . But a month ago it was drivable and when I was driving in the freeway going 70 miles the airbag lights would turn in and off then the tire pressure sensor fault turned on then the miles o was going when clear nothing on the dashboard would mark and the car was still going but wouldn't wanna go faster and if I break it wouldn't accelerate more.

Was driving onto ramp and steering became harder to drive and there was a humming sound. *tr

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.

I purchased my flex new on oct 2009 and it has shut off while driving three times since I bought it. The first time it happened I was driving through my neighborhood (with my children in the car with me) at 20mph all the warning lights came on my engine shut off, loss of power steering, loss of brakes. Luckily I was able coast to the side of the street. I waited a few minutes and it wouldn't start. I tried to start it again and it started up. The second time I was driving on the highway(with my children in the car with me) at 55mph engine shut off, loss of power steering, loss of brakes and check engine light came on, I coasted to the shoulder, waited a few minutes and it started right up. I took it to the dealership; they told me they couldn't find any issues that would cause the vehicle

The fuel gauge will read between 1/2 and 1/4 tank then immediately make a *ding* and the display reads 0 miles. The fuel gauge will drop to empty. If you drive anything further than a short distance (10 miles or so) the car will die. It is "out" of fuel. Refilling the tank you will find that the vehicle still has whatever fuel the gauge was showing before it dropped to zero. It is consistent, it does this every tank. Appears to be getting worse as time goes on.

Traveling at 70mph the fuel gauge indicated slightly over 1/4 of a tank left and the estimated miles to empty with the mileage-to-empty estimate indicating approximately 70 miles left. Then in under two minutes to when I checked the dash again, the gauge had dropped to zero with the estimator showing 0 as well. Within the next mile the engine ran out of fuel. To fill up the 18.6 gallon fuel tank it only took approximately 14 gallons at the pump. This indicates that approximately 4.6 gallons of fuel were still remaining in the tank. Since this model uses a fuel tank design with two sumps the fuel isn't transferring from the one side to the other where the fuel pump is located. This can cause dangerous driving conditions for someone expecting to have one quarter of their fuel tank left.

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.

The paint on the roof starting peeling. I called the dealership since I still had a warranty and they told me it didnt cover paint. It started with a small spot but it continued to flake and is not about the size of a softball. There are now 3 spots like this on the roof. This is the 2tone paint with a silver roof. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 Ford flex. While the key was in the ignition, the anti-lock warning indicator illuminated. The contact was unable to start the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic to be diagnosed, but the cause of the failure was not determined. The dealer stated that the secure lock system needed to be reprogrammed by the dealer. The dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not repaired and the failure recurred. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and transferred the contact to NHTSA to file a complaint. The failure mileage was approximately 169,000.

Transmission shifts very rough.while in motion.

There is not a fuel filter on my Ford flex, why not? *tr