Major Problems with 2011 Ford Flex Derived from Complaints & Recalls

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Worst 3 complaints of 2011 Ford Flex

2011 Ford Flex FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM Victims: 2 Mileage: 89300 miles

2011 Ford Flex BODY Victims: 1

2011 Ford Flex AIR BAGS Victims: 1 Mileage: 105000 miles

Browse 2011 Ford Flex complaints by category

Problems with STEERING, ENGINE and POWER TRAIN are the most frequent issues recorded by the NHTSA from Ford Flex owners.

Problem Category	Number of Problems
STEERING car shut off completely while driving. it has happened twice once on the highway and once on a residential street...	31 ~ 78561 miles
ENGINE our 2011 ford flex we bought "new" in october of 2010. it has all the bells & whistles & had...	19 ~ 77715 miles
POWER TRAIN transmission on flex often hesitates and thunks with a lurch. the lurch is so bad it now feels like we...	11 ~ 57443 miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER my wife was driving down the interstate yesterday when the rear passenger door window shattered into pieces for apparently no...	9 ~ 62892 miles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM on august 8 2011 and february 8 2012 my new flex shut down while i was driving. the dashboard lights...	6 ~ 66344 miles
SERVICE BRAKES cpsc: i1380138a. 2011 ford flex. consumer stated that the chemicals used to melt ice and snow causes brakes rotors to...	5 ~ 50302 miles
SEATS a friend of mine recently purchased a 2011 ford flex. upon bringing it home we decided to let my children...	5 ~ 41858 miles
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM upon acceleration usually from a complete stop such as accelerating from a stop sign or on a green light it...	4 ~ 78825 miles
WHEELS i purchased a 2011 ford flex new. at 24000 miles my tires were bad and needed replacing. the tires were...	4 ~ 61000 miles
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING car shut off completely while driving. it has happened twice once on the highway and once on a residential street...	4 ~ 9776 miles
BODY > STRUCTURE my wife was driving down the interstate yesterday when the rear passenger door window shattered into pieces for apparently no...	3 ~ 52333 miles
TIRES hankook optima 19" tire sidewall for ford flex. i purchase a brand new 2011 ford flex on 5/5/11 with 19"...	3 ~ 20117 miles
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN my vehicle will act as if it is in neutral when i pull away from a stop. the engine revs...	3 ~ 4683 miles
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL upon acceleration usually from a complete stop such as accelerating from a stop sign or on a green light it...	2 ~ 107150 miles
VISIBILITY/WIPER tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford flex. the contact stated that she was unable to adjust the driver's side-view...	2 ~ 29089 miles
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford flex. while driving the vehicle suddenly switched into 'limp mode' and the speed...	1 ~ 56000 miles
CRUISE CONTROL > VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford flex. the contact stated that the cruise control function failed to disengage while...	1 ~ 160000 miles
SUSPENSION tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford flex. the contact stated that there was uneven tire tread wear to the...	1 ~ 73500 miles
EXTERIOR LIGHTING my current problem and has been for the last two years is the steering. as of around two years ago...	1 ~ 85000 miles
TIE ROD ASSEMBLY > LINKAGES > STEERING tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford flex. while at the dealer for unrelated service the technician diagnosed that the...	1 ~ 47000 miles
TREAD/BELT > TIRES bf goodrich advantage t/a tires size 23560r17. i had wear on tires after 18000 miles. replaced tires with another set....	1
SEAT BELTS the drivers side seat belt just locked up and will not come back out took it to the dealer and...	1 ~ 54000 miles
HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE > BODY > STRUCTURE automatic/motorized rear hatch failed.....motor opened hatch to full normal extension and then slammed down with nothing to slow it down...narrowly...	1 ~ 36000 miles
DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM > VISIBILITY the car has a terrible smell coming from the air conditioning unit. the car has been to the dealer on...	1 ~ 30000 miles
MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE > EXHAUST SYSTEM > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING there were two occurrences. on 7/5/12 the flex was parked but still running we raised the rear door/tailgate to remove...	1 ~ 25000 miles
AIR BAGS on 2100 hrs 21 nov 2015 my daughter was involved in a deer strike accident on hwy 36 vicinity hamilton...	1 ~ 105000 miles
EQUIPMENT tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford flex. the contact stated that while driving 70 mph the rack that was...	1 ~ 9000 miles
AIR CONDITIONER > APPLIANCE > EQUIPMENT tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford flex. while driving approximately 70 mph with the air conditioner activated the contact...	1 ~ 70 miles
SIDEWALL > TIRES hankook optima 19" tire sidewall for ford flex. i purchase a brand new 2011 ford flex on 5/5/11 with 19"...	1 ~ 350 miles
EXHAUST SYSTEM > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING the exhaust muffler holding hook is severly rusted. part was replaced by the dealer in 05/03/11. replaced part is severly...	1 ~ 3500 miles
CHILD SEAT there was no specific incident the problem recurs spontaneously without incident. the problem is that the super latch belt loosens...	1
LATCH CONNECTOR/CLIP > CHILD SEAT there was no specific incident the problem recurs spontaneously without incident. the problem is that the super latch belt loosens...	1

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