2009 Ford Flex
Safety Score
70
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2009 Ford Flex.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-07 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Rear subframe rusted at bolt mount. Vehicle could have experienced catastrophic failure wihle driving. Independent serv… |
| 2023-05-27 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The door ajar sensor malfunctions and is crazy expensive to fix. There are numerous posts and videos online of workarou… |
| 2023-04-13 | STEERING | No | 0 | Was driving and the steering wheel became stiff. I received no warnings indications or lights on the dash. I had to giv… |
| 2022-06-13 | ENGINE | No | 0 | About 5 miles from home with no warning.The car went from regular temp to hot then stopped.Water mixed with the oil.The… |
| 2022-02-20 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | While driving around February 20th, 2022 we started swerving uncontrollably and almost ran into the curb and flipped w… |
| 2021-07-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2009 Ford Flex. The contact stated that after refueling the vehicle, the odor of fuel was present co… |
| 2021-05-15 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | My Flex has repeatedly lost power while driving. I can feel the car lose power, and the yellow wrench light comes on. A… |
| 2021-03-23 | ENGINE | No | 0 | LAST NIGHT, I WENT TO BACK THE CAR OUT OF THE GARAGE AND WHILE IN REVERSE, THE ENGINE STARTED REVVING UP UNCONTROLLABLY… |
| 2020-10-28 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WHILE BRAKING AND PARKING MY VEHICLE, MY VEHICLE HAD UNWANTED ACCELERATION. GOING AS HIGH AS 120MPH AND HOLDING THE BRA… |
| 2020-10-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | You can be driving down the road, and all your gauges will stop working, and all the warning lights on the dash will li… |
| 2020-09-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | MY CRADLE IS RUSTED THROUGH ALL THE WAY TO THE LOWER CONTROL ARM AND HAS A VISIBLE CRACK. I'M TOLD THIS IS A SAFETY ISS… |
| 2020-08-12 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD FLEX. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE HIS WIFE WAS DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHIFTED INDEPE… |
| 2020-06-12 | STEERING | No | 0 | THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THE POWER STEERING HAS FAILED IN THIS VEHICLE. I WAS DRIVING 60 MPH AND WITHOUT WARNING THE STEE… |
| 2020-02-13 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 45 MILE PER HR. THEN MY FORD FLEX STARTED TO STALL SO I HAD IT TOWED TO A NEAR BY REPAIR SHOP , THE… |
| 2019-11-29 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | ELECTRIC SYSTEM |
| 2019-11-11 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD FLEX. WHILE THE KEY WAS IN THE IGNITION, THE ANTI-LOCK WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. … |
| 2019-08-15 | ENGINE | No | 0 | 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 … |
| 2019-07-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING DOWN CITY HIGHWAY OR CITY ROADS THE ALL OF THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH BOARD WILL CUT OFF, (IE. RADIO, BLINKERS… |
| 2019-05-13 | ENGINE | No | 0 | 2009 FORD FLEX PCM. WHILE ACCELERATING OFF RAMP ONTO INTERSTATE, MPH 70, THE FORD BEGIN TO SHANK VIOLENTLY THEN SUDDENL… |
| 2019-04-29 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | RECALL 16C06,WE CALLED THE RECALL NUMBER AND THEY ARE DENYING AND REFUSING TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE THAT THE NHTSA HAS SET… |
| 2019-04-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | STEERING: I HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH MY STEERING, WE HAVE HAD THE RACK AND PINION REPLACED, STEERING PUMP AND STEERING BELT… |
| 2019-02-21 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | DRIVING CAR, STOPPED AT TRAFFIC LIGHT, OR LEAVING PLACES THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT ENGAGE WHEN PUT INTO DRIVE. IT GETS … |
| 2019-02-19 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | MY FORD FLEX 2009 WAS PARKED AT WORK WENT ON BREAK TO MY FORD FLEX OPEN DRIVERS DOOR CRAB WHAT I NEED CLOSED DOOR AND B… |
| 2019-02-18 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | AS I AM DRIVING COME TO A STOP. PROCEED IN MOTION MAKING A LEFT TURN OR RIGHT TURN VEHICLE WILL LOCK UP SLOWING DOWN WI… |
| 2019-02-05 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | THIS IN REFERENCE TO THE TRANSMISSION, I HAVE HAD IT LOOKED AT AND NO ONE CAN SEEM TO NARROW DOWN THE EXACT PROBLEM. T… |
| 2019-02-04 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD FLEX. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH AND MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERAT… |
| 2019-01-24 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | PASSENGER DOOR AJAR DASH LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF WHEN THE DOOR IS SECURE AND LOCKED. INTERIOR LIGHTS GO ON AND OFF WHEN A… |
| 2018-12-09 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE FUEL GAUGE WILL READ BETWEEN 1/2 AND 1/4 TANK THEN IMMEDIATELY MAKE A *DING* AND THE DISPLAY READS 0 MILES. THE FUE… |
| 2018-11-02 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TAKATA RECALL THE AIR BAGS ARE OFF AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT FLASHES SOMETIMES WHEN DRIVING IT COMES IN MY DASHBOARD THO REM… |
| 2018-10-26 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | 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 … |
| 2018-10-20 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | THE WINDSHIELD DEFROST DOES NOT CLEAR THE WINDSHIELD WHEN TURNED ON THIS WINTER. THE FAN BLOWS OK. THE FAN BELT IS OK. … |
| 2018-10-17 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD FLEX. THE CONTACT OWNED THE VEHICLE FOR LESS THAN TWO MONTHS AND STATED THAT THE STEER… |
| 2018-09-30 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD FLEX. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY, SMOKE APPEARED FROM THE HOOD AND T… |
| 2018-07-19 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | EXITING HWY AT 50 MPH, HIT BRAKE. HARD BRAKE PEDAL-NO BRAKES FOLLOWED BY ENGINE FULL THROTTLE ACCELERATION-VEHICLE WAS… |
| 2018-06-20 | ENGINE | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING AND THE CAR BEGINS TO ACCELERATE PAST 40MPH THE CAR SHUDDERS AND JERKS. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR OVER A … |
| 2018-06-18 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | AS HAS BEEN REPORTED MANY TIME ON HERE AND IN THE FLEX FORUMS, THE VEHICLE WILL SUDDENLY STALL AT A 1/4 TANK OF GAS FOR… |
| 2018-06-09 | ENGINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AND IT CUT OFF FOR THE 2ND TIME. NOW IT WONT STARTM ROLLED INTO BUSINESS PARKING LOT. |
| 2018-05-12 | ENGINE | No | 0 | PART OF MY POWER IN MY CAR SHUT OFF ON THE FREEWAY, AT 1:39 PM AT 67 DEGREES OUTSIDE . I HAD BEEN DRIVING FOR 40 MINUTE… |
| 2018-05-11 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | THE SEATBELT BUCKLE WILL NOT RELEASE THE SEAT BELT. STARTS OFF WITH THE RELEASE BUTTON STICKING, AFTER TIME THE BUCKLE … |
| 2018-04-01 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | THE SUSPENSION SYSTEM ON THE 2009 FORD FLEX CONSTANTLY HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE LOWER CONTROL ARM UPPER CONTROL ARM CAUS… |
| 2018-04-01 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | FUEL GAUGE READING DROPS SUDDENLY FROM 1/4 TANK TO EMPTY IN A MATTER OF SECONDS, NOT ALLOWING TIME TO GET OUT OF TRAFFI… |
| 2017-11-27 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | IT KEEPS SAYING SENSOR WE HAD REPLACED TWICE IS STILL BAD. THE TRANSMISSION DOESN'T ACCELERATE SOMETIMES |
| 2017-10-17 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | STARTED HEARING NOISES AND SMELLING FUMES TRANSFER CASE WAS BAD. HAD TO REPLACE WITH A NEW ONE AND THERE ARE THOUSANDS … |
| 2017-10-09 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | HEADLIGHTS RANDOMLY TURN OFF AFTER A FEW MINUTES. THIS OCCURS WHILE IN MANUAL MODE AND IN AUTOMATIC MODE. TURNING THE K… |
| 2017-09-13 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION SHIFTS VERY ROUGH.WHILE IN MOTION. |
| 2017-08-23 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AND HAD 1/4 TANK OF FUEL LEFT WHEN LOW FUEL WARNING BEEP SOUNDED. FUEL GAUGE WAS SUDDENLY AT "E" AND… |
| 2017-07-27 | STEERING | No | 0 | AT SLOW SPEEDS THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT AND IT BECOMES VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN THE CAR. TRYING TO LEAVE AND NAVIGAT… |
| 2017-06-23 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | INITIALLY STARTED IN 2014 CAR SEEMINGLY LOCKED UP ON ME WHEN EXITING WORK PLACE DRIVEWAY AND MAKING RIGHT TURN. TOOK CA… |
| 2017-05-10 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | MY TRANSMISSION IS POPPING REALLY BAD WENT ON LINE AND THERE IS THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION THERE IS A BUNCH… |
| 2017-03-09 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | "TAKATA RECALL " DRIVER SIDE HEATED SEAT ONLY STAYS ON FOR LESS THEN 2 MINUTES AND SHUTS ITSELF OFF .. |