2015 Ford FLEX problems and owner complaints

VEHICLE LOST ENGINE POWER WHILE DRIVING ON 4 SEPARATE OCCASIONS, ONCE WHILE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. ONLY FAULT INDICATOR SHOWN IS "WRENCH" SYMBOL. UPON SHUTDOWN AND RESTART, ISSUE RESOLVES ITSELF UNTIL IT OCCURS AGAIN. THERE ARE NO SYMPTOMS LEADING UP TO POWER LOSS, AND IT SURPRISES DRIVER SINCE THERE IS NO DRIVELINE POWER, AS WELL AS REDUCED BRAKING AND STEERING CAPABILITY. THIS IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS ON THE HIGHWAY AND AT IN TRAFFIC. DEALER HAS STATED THAT SINCE IT CANNOT BE EASILY REPEATED, THAT THEY CANNOT FIX IT.

Owner-reported narrative. 32,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11010206 at NHTSA ↗

MY POWER STEERING FAILURE INDICATOR CAME ON (WHILE I WAS DRIVING), INDICATING A NEED FOR IMMEDIATE SERVICE. UPON TESTING, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE STEERING GEAR WAS FAULTY...ON A 2015 VEHICLE!! THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT IF THE GEAR FAILED WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I WOULD NOT EXPECT SUCH A FAILURE IN A 2015 VEHICLE. IT LOOKS LIKE PREVIOUS FORD MODELS HAVE BEEN RECALLED DUE TO A SIMILAR ISSUE. I THINK THERE MUST BE A DESIGN OR MANUFACTURING FLAW. GIVEN THAT THIS IS RELATED TO STEERING AND CREATES A HIGH RISK OF INJURY IN THE EVENT OF AN …

Owner-reported narrative. 73,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11011309 at NHTSA ↗

REGARDING NHTSA COMPLAINT NO. 10876758. HAD THE CAR AT THE DEALERSHIP THIS MORNING AND NOTHING WAS FOUND. THEY THINK IT IS THE THROTTLE BODY BUT CAN'T REPAIR IT WITHOUT AUTHORIZATION FROM FORD MOTOR COMPANY. SERVICE WRITER SAID HE WOULD CALL ME IF AND WHEN HE GOT AUTHORIZATION (NO IDEA WHEN THAT MIGHT BE). NO OFFER WAS MADE TO LEAVE CAR UNTIL REPAIRS WERE MADE AND REPLACE WITH A LOANER. I DROVE THE CAR BACK HOME APPROXIMATELY 25 MILES ONE WAY. THIS AFTERNOON I DROVE IT TO THE GROCERY STORE WITH MY WIFE RIDING ALONG AND UPON RETURNING HOME I WAS…

Owner-reported narrative. 12,752 miles reported. Look up ODI 10881799 at NHTSA ↗

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD FLEX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE SPEED SUDDENLY REDUCED TO 20 MPH AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, THE FAILURE OCCURRED A SECOND TIME BEFORE STALLING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,200.

Owner-reported narrative. 8,200 miles reported. Look up ODI 10907222 at NHTSA ↗

I WAS ENTERING AT CARPOOL LANES WHEN A DEBRIS HIT THE UNDERBODY OF THE VEHICLE, I JUST HEARD A BIG HIT UNDERBODY AND CONTINUE DRIVING AFTER TWO MILES ANOTHER DRIVER NOTICE FLUIDS WERE DRAINING FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE VEHICLE AND URGE ME TO CHECK WHEN I STOPPED I FIND OUT THE DEBRIS HAD MAKE A HEAVY DAMAGE TO THE GAS TANK AND GASOLINE WAS IN EFECT DRAINING FAST. I STOPPED AND TURN OFF THE ENGINE AND A FRIEND OF MINE HELP ME TAKE THE DAMAGE VEHICLE TO MY HOUSE WHERE THE THE REST OF THE GASOLINE DRAIN OUT. I PUT SAND INTO THE DRAIN GASOLINE AND TRY…

Owner-reported narrative. 2,983 miles reported. Look up ODI 10762895 at NHTSA ↗

DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY AND HEARD A CLUNK AND FELT A SLIGHT LOSS OF POWER AND CONTROL. PULLED OVER TO CHECK VEHICLE AND NOTICED FLAMES COMING UNDERNEATH THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. CAR SOON BECAME ENGULFED AND WAS A TOTAL LOSS. THE ORIGIN AND CAUSE EXPERT HIRED BY OUR INSURANCE COMPANY SUSPECTS AN INJECTOR LINE CAME LOOSE ON THE ENGINE AND SPRAYED FUEL ONTO EXHAUST MANIFOLD.

Owner-reported narrative. 27,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11002837 at NHTSA ↗

OUR 2015 FORD FLEX RECENTLY DIED WHEN WE WERE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC, WITH NO WARNING WHEN WE WERE DRIVING WITH OUR 2 YOUNG CHILDREN. THE FORD FLEX ONLY HAS ~45K MILES ON IT AND HAS BEEN SERVICED REGULARLY. TURNS OUT IT IS BAD PART (FUEL PUMP ELECTRIC MODULE (PEM)) THAT IS RECALLED BY FORD IN THE 2015 FLEX. THE RECALL WAS STARTED IN 2016 AND OUR FLEX DIED IN 2018. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER AND LATER BY FORD SERVICE THAT OUR CAR IS NOT COVERED BECAUSE THE VIN IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. SO WHILE SOME 2015 FORD FLEXS' HAD THIS EXACT PART COVERED UN…

Owner-reported narrative. 45,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11166088 at NHTSA ↗

DOOR LATCH FAILURE. NOTICED PROBLEM WITH DOOR AJAR LIGHT LIT FOR A COUPLE DAYS. SUBSEQUENT BATTERY DRAINING PROBLEMS. SEEMS DUE TO KEEPING LIGHTS ON IN CAR BECAUSE IT THOUGHT DOORS WERE OPEN EVEN THOUGH THEY WERE SECURELY SHUT. WITHIN COUPLE DAYS FRONT DOORS WERE TOTALLY INOPERABLE. COULD NOT OPEN FROM INSIDE OR OUT OF CAR. REQUIRED ENTRY FROM REAR SEAT. THEN UPON DRIVING TO DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS THE DOOR AJAR LIGHT LIT UP AND RELEASED THE DOOR LATCHES SO THAT BOTH OF THE DOORS ATTEMPTED TO OPEN WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED. THIS CONDITION HAP…

Owner-reported narrative. 102,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11302861 at NHTSA ↗

PURCHASED MY 2015 FORD FLEX ON MAY 11, 2016 WITH 54 MILES. ON SATURDAY, JULY 2, 2016 THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING AND THE CAR SHUT-DOWN. I WAS ABLE TO GET IT STARTED AND DROVE HOME, WHICH WAS LESS THAN 5 MILES AWAY. THE CODE PER THE MANUAL, POWERTRAIN FAILURE. ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON AS WELL. I NOTICED IT WOULD MOVE A LITTLE SLUGGISH WHEN GOING UP A HILL AND ALSO NOTICED THE SOUND OF THE TRANSMISSION TAKING A FEW SECONDS TO SWITCH GEARS. ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE TOWED IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY ARE SAYING THE THROTTLE BODY WAS DEFECTIVE AND…

Owner-reported narrative. 6,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10882770 at NHTSA ↗

FALSE AND PERSISTENT DOOR AJAR WARNING AND RELATED TRANSMISSION NOT IN PARK WARNING (WHEN IN MOTION) .

Owner-reported narrative. 37,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11133017 at NHTSA ↗