2013 FORD FLEX Fuel/propulsion System Problems

There seems to be a fuel leak on my vehicle's fuel tank. When the tank is half full and more there is a noticable fuel smell around my car and fuel dripping under my car. When the fuel is less than half full, the fuel seems to stop leaking. I believe the seam in the gas tank is leaking. I have heard of other people with my same year and vehicle having the same issues so I figured it was worth reporting.

Have difficulty fueling vehicle. “Fuel fill inlet” warning stays on dash. Strong fuel mixture smell in cabin. Fuel will overspill if you try to pump gas at full force. Smells like fuel is leaking. Concerned about possible explosion. Many other drivers having the same issues. Strange clicking sounds from front end.

THIRD TIME HAVING THE FUEL PUMP REPLACED . PUMP FAILS EVERY 20-30K MILES. CAR WILL STOP RUNNING WHILE DRIVING ON ROADWAYS, UNABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE. HAD TO PULL OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD AND WAIT FOR TOW. 1ST TIME 36,000 MILES 2ND 53,000, 3RD 90,000. ALL REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED BY FORD SERVICE CENTER

Mileage: 36,000

NOW REPLACING THE FUEL MODUAL SENSOR FOR THE 3RD TIME IN 5YRS. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE FOR OTHER FORD VEHICLES. CAR WILL NOT START AND NEEDS TO BE TOWED EACH TIME. FRONT PASSENGER DOOR SENSOR DOESN'T WORK AND INTERIOR LIGHT REMAINS ON UNTIL VEHICLE REACHES 10MPH. INTERIOR LIGHT WILL NOT TURN OFF AND BATTERY DRAINS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FLEX. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND HAD IT TOWED BACK TO HER HOME. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO FILL UP THE FUEL TANK AND NOTICED FUEL LEAKING UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE FUEL INLET WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. RON CARTER FORD (8837 3005, FM 528 RD, ALVIN, TX 77511, (281) 715-7318) WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT JUST BOUGHT THE VEHICLE USED THREE MONTHS AGO. THE MANUFACTURER ALSO STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000.

Mileage: 93,000

I TRIED STARTING THE CAR IT WOULD START THEN SPUTTER OUT VERY SHORTLY AFTER, AFTER HAVING THIS OCCUR 3 TIMES THE CAR WOULD NOT TURN OVER AT ALL AND HAD TO GET A TOW. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, IT SAT FOR A DAY THE DEALERSHIP STATED THE CAR STARTED UP AND THEY WERE ABLE TO MOVE THE CAR WITHOUT AN ISSUE. THEY PRICED THE WORK AT $700+ TO BE COMPLETED. THE RECALL NUMBER 16V621000 (OR 16S31) DID NOT SHOW THOUGH IT IS THE SAME EXACT ISSUE HE DESCRIBED.

Mileage: 50,000

FORD HAS ALREADY RECALLED THE FUEL PUMP REGULATOR MODULE ON CERTAIN VEHICLES AND MINE WAS NOT INCLUDED. FUEL PUMP REGULATOR MODULE LEFT MR AND DISABLED CHILE STRANDED ON HIGHWAY. NO HELP FROM FORD. PASSENGER DOOR SENSOR OUT, LIGHTS WON'T GO OFF INSIDE CAB UNTIL YOU REACH 10 MPH. IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE TO BACK UP AT NIGHT OR TO SEE OUT OF VEHICLE TO DRIVE. DRIVER SEAT WONT MOVE FORWARD OR BACKWARD IMPOSSIBLE TO GET IT TO MOVE. 2ND ROW DRIVER SIDE SEATBELT BROKEN FORD WONT REPAIR.

Mileage: 70,000

THE ENGINE STALLS WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING, EVEN ON HIGHWAY OR INTERSECTION OR FILLING GAS AND THE VEHICLE DON'T RESTART RIGHT AWAY ' ENGINE LIGHTS MISFIRE. AND ENGINE THROTTLE BODY SENSORS/OXYGEN SENSORS BROKE. HAVE FIXED WITHOUT RESOLVE TO ISSUES (RECURRENT). ON MULTIPLE DATES AND MULTIPLE TIMES A DAY.

MY 2013 FORD FLEX HAS HAD THE SAME ISSUE AS THE FORD EXPLORER. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW FROM SANDERSON FORD IN GLENDALE AZ AND NOTICED AFTER A HARD ACCELERATION WITH THE AIR CONDITIONING SET TO RECIRCULATE. THE DEALER STATED THEY COULD NOT RECREATE THE ISSUE AND I TOOK IT BACK HOME. YEARS PAST AND IT WAS TAKEN BACK AGAIN AND SAME THING THEY COULD NOT RE-CREATE DUE TO THERE WAS NO MECHANIC THAT COULD DRIVE IT AT HIGHER SPEEDS. I INCLUDED A FORD FLEX FORUM THAT EXPLAINS THE ISSUE AND SHOWS THAT IT DOES EXIST OUT THERE. PLEASE ADD THE FORD FLEX TO THE "RECALL" FIX OF THESE ISSUES. IN THE FEDERAL REGULATIONS UNDER 49 CFR 393.83 THE EXHAUST SHALL NOT LEAK / DISCHARGE SO THAT IT ENTERS A SLEEPER COMPARTMENT OF A TRUCK TRACTOR. WE HAVE THE SAME THING HERE THE EXHAUST LEAKS INTO THE COMPARTMENT OF WHERE THE DRIVER IS AT. HTTPS://WWW.FORDFLEX.NET/FORUMS/VIEWTOPIC.PHP?T=17923

Mileage: 1,000

THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE FUEL PUMP FOR MY MODEL YEAR BUT NOT MY VIN. I HAD THE SAME STALLING ISSUE. IT WAD STATIONARY WHEN IT HAPPENED, THE FINAL TIME, WAS IN A PARKING LOT AND JUST WOULDNT START.

Mileage: 75,000

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND OUT OF NOWHERE MY VEHICLE STARTED STALLING AS IF VEHICLE HAD NO GAS. GAS TANK WAS FULL AND VEHICLE SHOWED ME A WRENCH SIGN AS I WAS LOOKING AT MY DASHBOARD

Mileage: 786,475

I HAD PROBLEMS WITH BOTH THE POWER STEERING AND THE FUEL DELIVER ON MY FLEX. IN BOTH CASES I FOUND RECALL NOTICES THAT ARE EXACTLY THE SAME AS NOTED IN THE RECALLS. IN THE CASE OF THE POWER STEERING THE DEALER REPLACED THE MODULE FOR FREE BECAUSE IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY BUT SAID MY VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. NOW I'M HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE FUEL DELIVERY EXACTLY AS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL BUT THE DEALER STILL SAYS MY PARTICULAR VEHICLE IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. I BELIEVE THERE ARE MORE VEHICLES THAN ORIGINALLY DETERMINED THAT ARE HAVING PROBLEMS. THE DEALER IN THIS CASE IS VILLAGE FORD, 23535 MICHIGAN, DEARBORN, MI. 48124. THE CAR HAD BEEN SITTING WHILE I WAS WORKING (9 HOURS) AND WOULD CRANK BUT NOT START.

Mileage: 85,104

FUEL PUMP FAILURE AT 90,000 MILES. EXACT ISSUE WAS RECALLED ON SOME MODELS IN THE SAME YEAR, JUST NOT MY VIN. PUMP IS IN HIGH DEMAND, PRICES ARE THUS HIGHER THAN USUAL AND ALSO UNAVAILABLE THRU ANYONE BUT FORD DIRECTLY. MY CAR WAS, THANKFULLY, IN THE DRIVEWAY WHEN FAILURE OCCURRED AND WAS TOWED TO LOCAL SHOP.

Mileage: 90,000

WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY MY CAR JUST SHUT DOWN. 70 MILE A HOUR TRAFFIC AND IT JUST DIES. I GET IT OFF THE ROAD AND HAVE IT TOWEDVTO A MECHANIC WHO TELLS ME THAT IT IS THE FUEL RELAY SENSOR. WE REPLACE THAT AND THE CAR RUNS FINE FOR ABOUT 4 WEEKS. WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY HEADED TO TAKE MY KIDS TO SCHOO IT JUST DIES IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. ONCE AGAIN I CALL FOR A TOW TRUCK AND TAKE IT TO THE MECHANICS AND ONCE AGAIN HE PUTS A NEW FUEL PUMP RELAY SENSOR ON. A GAIN IT WORKED FINE FOR ABOUT 4 WEEKS AND QUIT AGAIN. FORD TOLD ME THAT MY CAR HAD A RECALL ON THE FUEL PUMP AND THAT IT WAS PROBALY ACTING UP AGAIN. I ASKED IF I COULD BRING IT IN TO BE FIXED AND THEY QUOTED ME SOME OUTRAGEOUS PRICE. THEY SAID THE RECALL HAD ALREADY BEEN FIXED ON MY CAR. WELL IF IT HAD BEEN FIXED THEN I WOULDNT BE PUT IN THESE DANGEROUS SITUATION S AND AFRAID TO DRIVE MY CAR FOR FEAR OF GETTING RAMMED BY A SEMI WHEN MY FUEL PUMP JUST OUT OF THE BLUE DECIDES TO SHUT DOWN . PLEASE REOPEN THE RECALL ON THESE VEHICLES BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED.

Mileage: 64,000

FAILURE OF ENGINE TO START/RUN DUE TO A FAULTY FUEL PUMP CONTROL MODULE. CURRENT FORD SAFETY RECALL #16S31 (NHTSA #16V621) IS LIMITED ONLY TO FORD/LINCOLN VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE ECOBOOST TURBOCHARGED ENGINE. THE FAULTY COMPONENT ON MY NORMALLY ASPIRATED ENGINE, FUEL PUMP CONTROL MODULE #AA8Z-9D370-B, IS THE SAME COMPONENT BEING REPLACED ON VEHICLES AFFECTED BY THE #16V621 NHTSA SAFETY RECALL. TO AVOID ENGINES SHUTTING OFF AT SPEED OR NOT STARTING, IT APPEARS THAT THE RECALL WILL NEED TO BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE NORMALLY ASPIRATED ENGINES AS WELL. WE WERE FORTUNATE BECAUSE OUR VEHICLE FAILED SITTING IN OUR DRIVEWAY, NOT AT 75 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. MY WIFE'S CONCERN IS WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED TO HER AND OUR FOUR GRANDCHILDREN IF THIS FAILURE HAD TAKEN PLACE ON THE INTERSTATE IN BUSY TRAFFIC AT 75 MPH. WHY IS THE SAME COMPONENT THAT IS FAILING ON ECOBOOST TURBOCHARGED ENGINES BEING COVERED BY FORD SAFETY RECALL #16S31 NOT BEING RECALLED ON SIMILAR VEHICLES EQUIPPED NORMALLY ASPIRATED ENGINES USING THE IDENTICAL COMPONENT? FAILURE OF THE COMPONENT HAS THE SAME EFFECT OF AN ENGINE THAT CUTS OFF AT SPEED OR WILL NOT START. YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER IS GREATLY APPRECIATED. THE SAFETY OF THE OWNERS OF THESE POPULAR FORD/LINCOLN FAMILY VEHICLES IS AT STAKE.

Mileage: 87,853

CAR WOULD NOT START. TOWED TO GARAGE. FUEL PUMP DRIVER AND FUEL PUMP BAD AND MELTED.

Mileage: 60,000

MY 2013 FORD FLEX WAS REPAIRED AT MALLOY FORD IN CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA. THE CAR WAS PARKED AND FAILED TO START, SO I HAD IT TOWED TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP. THE REPAIRS CONSISTED OF REPLACING THE FUEL PUMP DRIVE MODULE AND THE FUEL PUMP. MY FORD FLEX HAS 69K MILES AND IS OUT OF WARRANTY. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP. THE DEALER INFORMED ME THAT THE REPAIRS WERE NOT COVERED BY ANY RECALL NOTICES. ACCORDING TO THE NHTSA WEBSITE, THESE REPAIRS SHOULD BE COVERED BY FORD MOTOR COMPANY. BOTH OF THESE ITEMS ' THE FUEL PUMP MODULE AND PUMP ' ARE LISTED AS: 1) FUEL PUMP MALFUNCTION, NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V621000 MANUFACTURER FORD MOTOR COMPANY COMPONENTS FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE. FORD'S NUMBER FOR THIS RECALL IS 16S31. 2) FUEL DELIVERY MODULE MAY CRACK AND LEAK NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V812000 COMPONENTS FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE FORD'S NUMBER FOR THIS RECALL IS 13S04-S1. THE FIRST PART OF MY COMPLAINT IS THAT FORD DOES NOT RECOGNIZE EITHER OF THESE TWO RECALLS ON ITS OWN WEBSITE, OR IN THE AUTOMATED PHONE DIAL-IN SYSTEM THAT I USED TO REACH CUSTOMER SERVICE; I.E., WHEN I INPUT THE FORD RECALL NUMBERS OF 16S31 OR 13S04-S1, THE MESSAGE I RECEIVED WAS THAT NO SUCH RECALL EXISTED! THE SECOND PART OF MY COMPLAINT IS THAT WHEN I SPOKE WITH THE SUPERVISOR THE RESPONSE WAS THAT MY VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED AT A SITE THAT DID NOT HAVE THE PROBLEMS COVERED BY THE RECALL. I POINTED OUT THAT THE MANUFACTURING SITE HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS; RATHER THE PARTS THAT FAILED WHERE INDEED THE PARTS IN THE RECALL MESSAGES. SUPERVISOR RECOMMENDED THAT I FILE A COMPLAINT AND PROVIDED ME A CASE NUMBER. SO I AM WRITING TO MAKE THIS A FORMAL COMPLAINT. THE BILL WAS $1078.

Mileage: 64

WHILE DRIVING, THE CAR JUST STOPS. NO POWER, CANNOT TURN WHEEL, GAS NOR BRAKE PEDAL WORKS. HAVE TO RESTART BY PUSHING IGNITION BUTTON. THIS HAS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES ALREADY AND IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE.

Mileage: 76,000

THIS IS THE 3RD TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED IN THE PAST MONTH. AFTER DRIVING THE CAR TO A LOCATION, TURNING THE CAR OFF THEN RETURNING TO THE CAR TO LEAVE, THE ENGINE WILL TURN OVER, BUT WILL NOT FIRE. THE INDICATORS SHOW THE CAR RUNNING, I.E. DASH LIGHTS ON EVEN AFTER GETTING OUT OF THE CAR. THE SMELL OF GASOLINE IS PRESENT.

Mileage: 66,700

CAR JUST DIES IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING AND THE STEERING SYSTEMLOCKS UP. THERE HAS BEEN A KNOWN RECALL FOR A FUEL CONTROL MODULE ON FORD FLEX, THERE IS ALSO KNOWN FUEL PUMP PROBLEMS WITH FORD MAKES AND MODELS. I HAVE LOST POWER TWICE. HAD AT THE MECHANIC LAST MONTH. COULD NOT GET IT TO DIE FOR AN ENTIRE WEEK IN THE SHOP. NOW IT IS DEAD IN A PARKING LOT AGAIN.

Mileage: 84,000

ID NUMBER 16V621000 ISN'T ASSOCIATED WITH MY FORD FLEX 2013 EVEN THOUGHT THE FUEL MODULE FAILED WHILE DRIVING AND LEFT US STRANDED

Mileage: 65,000

I WAS DRIVING DOWN MAIN STREET WHEN MY CAR STOPPED ACCELERATING. I WAS ABLE TO MOVE TO THE MEDIAN TURN IT OFF AND BACK ON, BUT IT STILL WOULD COULD I PUTTED ACROSS 2 LANES OF TRAFFIC. PARKED ON A SIDE STREET, TURNED IT OFF AND LET IT SIT FOR A MINUTE. I RESTARTED AND IT DROVE FINE. IT DID THIS EXACT SAME THING 2 DAYS BEFORE. A YELLOW WRENCH APPEARS ON THE DASHBOARD AS THE ISSUE IS HAPPENING, BUT IS NOT PRESENT ANY OTHER TIME. THE VEHICLE HAS AROUND 80,000 MILES ON IT. I AM CALLING FORD TODAY.

Mileage: 81,000

FUEL CONTROL MODULE FAILED LEADING TO VEHICLE FAILING TO START. ENGINE WOULD CRANK/TURN OVER BUT NO FUEL DELIVERED. DEALER DIAGNOSED AFTER VEHICLE WAS TOWED FOR SERVICE. FUEL PUMP DETERMINED TO BE GOOD AFTER BYPASSING FUEL CONTROL MODULE. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AT TIME OF FAILURE.

Mileage: 66,000

HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE MOTOR STALLING OUT AND NOT STARTING FOR DAYS. I'VEBPARKED AFTER FILLING IT UP AND PARKING IT FOR THE NIGHT. ONLY TO GO OUT IN THE MORNING AND NOT STARTING. THEN AFTER A FEW DAYS OF SITTING IT WOULD START.

Mileage: 82,000

VEHICLE SHUT OFF WHILE PULLING AWAY FROM A STOP LIGHT. PULLED TO SIDE OF ROAD AND THE AA8A-9D412-CA FUEL PUMP RELAY WAS EXTREMELY HOT AND VEHICLE WOULD CRANK BUT NOT START. PULLED CONNECTOR AND LET THE RELAY COOL. REINSTALLED CONNECTOR AND VEHICLE STARTED WITH NO ISSUES. WHEN I RETURNED HOME I ORDERED A NEW RELAY AND REPLACED THE UNIT. VEHICLE WAS IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION WITH TRAFFIC AROUND. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT.

Mileage: 67,000

2 ISSUES 1) THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR THOUGH CLOSED IS READ AS A WARNING "DOOR AJAR". THE WARNING STAYS ON AT ALL TIMES. IT DRAINS THE BATTERY AND I HAVE REPLACED THE BATTERY ONCE SINCE OWNING THE 2013 FORD FLEX WHEN PURCHASED IN 2016 WITH JUST UNDER 20,000 MILES ON IT. THE INTERIOR LIGHTS STAY ON FROM STARTING THE ENGINE UNTIL ACCELERATED SPEED. THE INTERIOR LIGHTS AFTER PARKED STAY ON FOR A MINIMUM OF 30 MINUTES THOUGH IT COULD BE LONGER CONTRIBUTING TO DRAINING THE VEHICLE BATTERY. 2) THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO FEEL AS IF IT IS PULLED WHILE IN COMMUTE. NOT STARTING RIGHT AWAY OR SHUTS DOWN/STALLS. IT HAS STALLED AND NOT TURNED OVER THOUGH THE LIGHTS AND RADIO WORK. FORTUNATELY THIS HAS HAPPENED AFTER BEING PARKED IN MY PARKING SPOT. IT WILL NOT TURN OVER, BUT THE NEXT MORNING IT WILL START. AFTER READING ABOUT SIMILAR ISSUES FOR OTHER FORD FLEX VEHICLES LAST WEEK WITH MY VEHICLE DOING THE ABOVE ACTION I REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP RELAY MODULE. WHICH IS LOCATED IN THE REAR PASSENGER AREA BETWEEN REAR PASSENGER DOOR AND FURTHEST REAR WINDOW WHERE THE SEAT BELT PULLS FROM I FELT I HAD RESOLVED THE ISSUE. HOWEVER, A WEEK EXACTLY LATER I ATTEMPTED TO START MY VEHICLE WHEN THE EXACT SCENARIO HAPPENED ALL OVER AGAIN. VEHICLE WOULD NOT START, BUT LIGHTS AND RADIO WORKED. LEFT ALONE OVERNIGHT I WENT TO START IT THIS MORNING AND IT STARTS. THROUGH OUT THE DURATION OF THIS ISSUE OF STALLING, NOT STARTING, PULLING WHILE IN MOTION AS IT FEELS LIKE THE VEHICLE IS BEING JERKED THERE IS NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT OR WHEN CHECKING SYSTEM THE ONLY WARNING IS PASSENGER SEAT AJAR.

Mileage: 82,000

I PARKED THE VEHICLE ON THE MALL PARKING LOT ON MID-DAY OF JULY 11, 2018 IN CYPRESS, CA. AS I TURNED ON IGNITION TO START THE ENGINE, IT FAILED TO RUN. IMMEDIATELY I SUSPECTED THAT THE FUEL PUMP IS NOT SUPPLYING ENOUGH FUEL TO THE INJECTORS; I CALLED FORD ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE FOR TOWING SERVICE TO THE NEAREST FORD DEALERSHIP. THE SERVICE ADVISOR WILL NOT COVER THIS BROKEN PART -FUEL PUMP CONTROL MODULE BECAUSE THE RECALL ONLY APPLIES TO THE ECO BOOST ENGINE BUT NOT ON MY FLEX WHICH IS NATURALLY-ASPIRATED. I LEFT THE CAR FOR TWO DAYS WHICH THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE THE ENGINE FAILURE, SO I DROVE THE CAR HOME WHICH UNFORTUNATELY FAILED TO RUN THE NEXT DAY UNTIL TODAY. WHAT WILL I DO WITH THIS FORD FLEX FOR ME TO USE?

Mileage: 58,799

WITHOUT WARNING THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. IT WOULD CRANK, BUT NOT START. VEHICLE WAS IN AN OUTDOOR PUBLIC PARKING LOT ASSOCIATED WITH A RESTAURANT AFTER A VERY WARM DAY OF DRIVING AROUND TOWN ON PERSONAL ERRANDS. SITUATION OCCURRED AFTER DINNER ON A FRIDAY EVENING. A MAJOR WEEKEND INCONVENIENCE, BUT THE ISSUE IS THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM FOR SAME MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR VEHICLE. HOWEVER, IT DOES NOT APPLY TO OUR VEHICLE EVEN THOUGH IT IS IN THE SAME CLASS? RECALL NUMBER: 16V621000 , FORD NUMBER: 16S31. THE PROBLEM: "FUEL PUMP DRIVER MODULE". COST TO REPAIR: $380.87. SAFETY ISSUE: CONSIDERABLE INTERNET DOCUMENTATION WHERE EXACT SAME PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE PRESENTING A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE FOR ALL ON BOARD THE VEHICLE. RECALL SHOULD COVER ALL CLASS VEHICLES, NOT SOME UNIDENTIFIED PRIVILEGED SUBSET.

Mileage: 53,071

MY 2013 FORD FLEX WON'T START AGAIN. THIS HAPPENED A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THERE WAS A VAPOR LOCK ISSUE. THEY FIXED IT FOR $140 PLUS DOLLARS AND YET, HERE I AM AGAIN WITH THE SAME ISSUE. THE DEALER ALSO STATED MY VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE FUEL PUMP RECALL LIST. THIS TIME AROUND, I HAD RUN A FEW ERRANDS AFTER ATTENDING MY CHILD'S SCHOOL EVENT, CAME HOME AND ATTEMPTED TO START THE CAR ABOUT ONE HOUR LATER. IT WAS A WARM DAY (AROUND 88 DEGREES). I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW FRUSTRATING THIS IS. WITH KIDS, I NEED

Mileage: 57,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FLEX. WHILE STATIONARY, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START WHEN PROMPTED. AFTER THE FIRST FAILURE, THE CONTACT INSTALLED A NEW BATTERY AND RESET THE COMPUTER SOFTWARE IN ORDER TO GET THE VEHICLE TO RESTART. UPON THE SECOND OCCURRENCE, THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP AND THE FUEL PUMP MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. A DEALER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT CITED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V621000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) AS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE, BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 110,000.

Mileage: 110,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FLEX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DICK SMITH FORD IN RAYTOWN, MISSOURI WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP LEVELER MODULE WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS WAS THE THIRD TIME THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND FILED CASE NUMBER: CAS-144337507. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE THIRD TIME. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,827.

Mileage: 119,827

MY CAR IS AFFECTED BY THE SAME RECALL AS MANY OTHER FORD FLEX VEHICLES, HOWEVER, MY VEHICLE IS NOT LISTED AS PART OF THE RECALL. I AM HAVING ISSUES WITH THE FUEL PUMP CONTROL MODULE OF MY VEHICLE AND IT WILL NOT START. IT CRANKS AND ACTS LIKE IT WANTS TO START HOWEVER IT WILL NOT START DUE TO THE LACK OF FUEL CREATED BY THE FUEL PUMP MODULE.

Mileage: 57,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FLEX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START UPON TURNING THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO BUCKEYE FORD LINCOLN (2343 W MICHIGAN ST, SIDNEY, OH 45365, (800) 700-0050) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A FUEL PUMP MODULE FAILURE AND THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE RCM MODULE NEEDED REPLACEMENT. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, THE FAILURE WAS DISCOVERED TO BE A WIRING ISSUE FROM THE FUEL PUMP REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS REWIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND A CASE WAS OPENED. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING SEIZED AND THE POWER STEERING WAS LOST WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A STEERING RACK FAILURE, WHICH NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED DUE TO THE COST. THE MANUFACTURER'S WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, A CASE WAS OPENED, AND THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED TO NHTSA. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,018.

Mileage: 72,018

FUEL IS NOT GETTING TO ENGINE THIS VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED IN OAKVILLE ONTARIO BETWEEN THE TIME OF A RECALL (16V621000) BUT DOES NOT HAVE ECHO BOOST ENGINE. FORD CLAIMS IT IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL BUT THE ISSUE MATCHES THE EXACT RECALL.

Mileage: 101,000

2013 FORD FLEX WOULD TURN OVER JUST FINE (BATTERY WAS FINE) BUT WOULD NOT START. IT ACTED LIKE IT WAS NOT GETTING ANY FUEL (WHICH WAS THE CASE). FORTUNATELY, I WAS NOT DRIVING AT THE TIME AS THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN A POTENTIALLY SERIOUS SITUATION. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP DRIVER MODULE (PART #AA8Z 9D370 B) WHICH IS UNDER RECALL FOR OTHER MODELS OF MY VEHICLE BUT NOT MINE. AFTER RESEARCHING THE INTERNET, THIS IS A PREVALENT ISSUE AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED FOR ALL ENGINE MODELS (NOT JUST ONE).

Mileage: 73,370

VEHICLE IS NOT GETTING ANY GAS DO TO FAULTY FUEL PUMP, ALARM KEEPS GOING OFF, THIRD TIME REPLACING LATCH, ONE TWICE,

2013 NA 3.5L FIRED FLEX FUEL PUMP CONTROL MODULE (PART # AA8Z 9D370 B) FAILURE HAS LED TO ME BEING STRANDED 3 TIMES AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL TWICE (ONCE WHILE IN MOTION). FORD HAS RECALLED THE 2013-2015 FORD FLEX WITH THE 3.5L ECOBOOST (TURBOCHARGED) ENGINE FOR THE SAME ISSUE (FUEL PUMP CONTROL MODULE FAILURE/REPLACEMENT), AND USES THE SAME PART IN BOTH VEHICLES (PART # AA8Z 9D370 B). VEHICLE FAILED TO START WHEN PARKED 3 SEPARATE TIMES, RESULTING IN IT BEING TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP TWICE. VEHICLE STALLED ONCE WHILE STATIONARY, AND ONCE WHILE IN MOTION WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER INDICATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP CONTROL MODULE IS AT FAULT AND NOT UNDER RECALL. FORD OPENLY RECALLED THE TURBOCHARGED FLEX FOR THE SAME PART THAT HAS FAILED IN THE NATURALLY ASPIRATED VERSION THAT I HAVE.

Mileage: 80,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FLEX. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO JACK DEMMER FORD (37300 MICHIGAN AVE, WAYNE, MI 48184, (734) 721-2600) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS INSUFFICIENT FUEL PRESSURE GOING TO THE ENGINE, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V621000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED CASE NUMBER: TAS13866368. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000.

Mileage: 52,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FLEX. WHILE ENTERING THE VEHICLE AND INSERTING THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO REDLANDS FORD INC (1121 W COLTEN AVE, REDLANDS CA 92374) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALER BEING REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO CONTACTED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,000.

Mileage: 34,000

I WAS DRIVING CAR AND IT STALLED OUT OF NOWHERE. HAD CAR TOWED HOME AND MECHANIC SAID IT IS EITHER THE FUEL PUMP OR FUEL MODULE. NOW CAR ONLY STARTS SOMETIMES AND WILL TURN OFF. NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AT ALL. I TRIED CALLING FORD SERVICE DEPARTMENT BUT THEY SAY THAT MY VIN. IS CLEAR DON'T SEE HOW THIS IS POSSIBLE AS MY CAR IS DOING SAMETHING AS MANY OTHER FORD FLEXS ON THE ROAD HOW DO I GET THEM TO ADD MY VIN. TO RECALL LIST PLEASE AS MY CAR IS DOING SAMETHING AS THE CARS ON RECALL LLIST.

Mileage: 104,000

FORD MOTOR COMPANY (FORD) IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2013-2015 FORD TAURUS, FORD FLEX, LINCOLN MKS AND LINCOLN MKT VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 3.5L GTDI ECOBOOST ENGINES AND 2013-2015 FORD TAURUS POLICE INTERCEPTOR VEHICLES. A COMPONENT WITHIN THE FUEL PUMP ELECTRIC MODULE (PEM) MAY OVERHEAT CAUSING A LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER TO THE FUEL PUMP. CONSEQUENCE A LOSS OF POWER TO THE FUEL PUMP WILL CAUSE THE ENGINE TO STALL OR PREVENT THE VEHICLE FROM STARTING, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH. WHAT OWNERS SHOULD DO FORD WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE FUEL PEM PART NUMBER AND REPLACE THE FUEL PEM, AS NECESSARY, FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMBER 1, 2016. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 1-866-436-7332. FORD'S NUMBER FOR THIS RECALL IS 16S31. I HAD THIS PART SUDDENLY GO OUT ON ME ON 6/22/2017 AND HAD IT TOWED TO MY DEALERSHIP. I HAD RECEIVED AN OIL CHANGE AT OUR LOCAL WALMART AND WHEN THEY WENT TO PULL IT OUT OF THE GARAGE THE CAR WOULD NOT START. SO I HAD IT TOWED. I HAD THIS PART REPLACED 6/23/2017 AND I WAS TOLD THAT MY VIN # WAS NOT ISSUED FOR THE RECALL. EVEN THOUGH THEY ADMITTED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED WHERE THE RECALLS CAME FROM AND THE DATES OF PRODUCTIONS OF THE RECALL. THIS VEHICLE MET THOSE CONDITION BUT FOR SOME REASON MY VIN WAS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST SO THEY WILL NOT PAY FOR MY PART OR LABOR TO REMOVE AND REPLACE IT.

Mileage: 68,000

THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, WOULD NOT TURN OVER TO START. IT WOULD STALL. LIGHTS AND ELECTRICAL WOULD COME ON. THIS HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES. ITS A CONCERN AND SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE FUEL PUMP AS BELIEVED BY THE REFERENCE OF THIS SITE RECALL.

ON THURSDAY, APRIL 6TH 2017, I WENT OUT TO MY CAR (STATIONARY) AND IT WOULD NOT START. I HAD JUST DRIVEN IT TO THE DOCTOR'S OFFICE APPROXIMATELY AN HOUR EARLIER. THERE HAD BEEN NO WARNING LIGHTS OR INDICATIONS. FORD CERTIFIED PRE OWNED WARRANTY COVERED THE TOW TO THE DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP COULD NOT DIAGNOSE VEHICLE THE SAME DAY AND I HAD TO RENT A VEHICLE. ON FRIDAY, DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A FAULTY FUEL PUMP MODULE. THEY INDICATED TO ME THAT IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE CERTIFIED PRE OWNED POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. I CALLED MY EXTENDED WARRANTY COMPANY WHICH COVERED ONLY A PORTION OF THE REPAIRS AND THEY DID NOT COVER THE RENTAL CAR AMOUNT. THE TOTAL AMOUNT FOR SERVICE WAS $856. I PAID $537 OF THAT PLUS AND ADDITIONAL $40 FOR THE RENTAL CAR. ON MONDAY, APRIL 10TH, I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT CERTAIN 2013 FORD FLEXES HAD A RECALL ON FUEL PUMP MODULES. YOUR WEBSITE LISTED, "FUEL PUMP MALFUNCTION MAY CAUSE ENGINE STALL. A LOSS OF POWER TO THE FUEL PUMP WILL CAUSE THE ENGINE TO STALL OR PREVENT THE VEHICLE FROM STARTING, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH. FORD'S NUMBER FOR THIS RECALL IS 16S31." I CALLED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY CHECKED MY VIN NUMBER. THEY INDICATED THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THAT RECALL. I WAS SHOCKED AS THIS IS THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM THAT OTHER VEHICLES HAD. I BELIEVE THAT FORD SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COST OF REPAIRS AND SHOULD REIMBURSE ME. I WAS VERY FORTUNATE TO NOT HAVE BEEN DRIVING OR HAVE MY CHILDREN WITH ME WHEN THE MODULE STOPPED WORKING. I WOULD APPRECIATE NHTSA LOOKING INTO THIS MATTER AND FOLLOWING UP.

Mileage: 77,263

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, THE CAR STALLED OUT SEVERAL TIMES. WAS ABLE TO RESTART IT AND GET GOING AGAIN BEFORE IT STALLED ONE FINAL TIME AND I HAD TO LEAVE IT ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I WENT BACK AN HOUR LATER. IT STARTED RIGHT UP AND I DROVE IT BACK HOME. A WEEK LATER I WENT TO THE GROCERY STORE AND WHEN I CAME OUT IT WOULD NOT START AT ALL. I HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED AND THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP MODULE

Mileage: 65,000

FUEL CONTROL MODULE - VEHICLE HAS 30,932 MILES ON IT, AND IS 4 MONTHS OUTSIDE OF THE 3YEAR/36,000 MILE WARRANTY. DROVE AND FILLED UP THE VEHICLE ON THE AFTERNOON OF 2/12 AND ALL WAS WELL. CAME OUT OF MY HOME ON THE MORNING OF 2/13 TO GO TO WORK AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, HAD TO CALL AND HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE NEAREST FORD DEALERSHIP. ENDED UP HAVING TO TAKE THE DAY OFF WORK TRYING TO GET THE VEHICLE TOWED, ARRANGE FOR REPAIR, ETC. AFTER A DAY AND A HALF, ON 2/14, I WAS TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM WAS A COMPUTER MALFUNCTION AND THE COMPUTER WAS "REBOOTED" AND THE CAR FINALLY STARTED FOR THE TECHS; BUT THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO KEEP IT FOR A DAY OR SO TO MAKE SURE IT WOULD CONTINUE TO START. ON, 2/16, I WAS CALLED BY THE SERVICE ADVISOR AND WAS TOLD THAT THE CAR WOULD NOT START AGAIN AND THAT THE FUEL CONTROL MODULE WAS BAD AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THE COST WOULD BE OVER $400. I ASKED IF HE WOULD GO TO THE MANAGER AND SEE IF THIS COULD BE REPLACED AT NO COST SINCE IT WAS JUST OUTSIDE OF THE WARRANTY PERIOD AND THE VEHICLE DIDN'T EVEN HAVE 31K MILES ON IT. THE ADVISOR CALLED BACK AND SAID THAT THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO REPLACE FOR $175. AFTER GETTING HOME AND ABLE TO DO A LITTLE RESEARCH, IT APPEARS THAT FORD HAS BEEN RECALLING THE FUEL CONTROL MODULE ON MANY FLEX BOOST MODELS, BUT THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE ACROSS THE BOARD IN SEVERAL OF THE MODELS (INCLUDING MINE), BUT FORD HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL ON THOSE MODELS YET. IT IS MY BELIEF THAT FORD SHOULD BE ISSUING A RECALL ON ALL THE AFFECTED MODELS, NOT JUST THE BOOST ENGINE MODELS!!!

Mileage: 30,932

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FLEX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AND STALLED NUMEROUS TIMES WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO ORDER THE FUEL PUMP ELECTRONIC MODULE FROM THE DEALER. THE PART WAS REPLACED AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED FROM A MANUFACTURER RECALL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000.

Mileage: 94,000

WHEN I PUT GAS IN THE GAS EITHER FILL UP OR EVEN JUST A CAP OFF ON THE GAS TANK, STARTING THE ENGIN IS DIFICULT. IT HESITATES, WHEN TRYING TO START, AND HAS A ROUGH VERY ROUGH IDLE. ACCELARATION IS NOT A PROBLEM ONCE WE GET GOING, BUT IT IS THE INITIAL STARTING OF THE VEHICLE THAT IS A PROBLEM.

Mileage: 38,768

MY VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND THE ENGINE WOULD NOT TURN OVER. WHILE VEHICLES LIKE MINE ARE PART OF A RECALL FOR THE SAME REASON, FUEL PUMP MALFUNCTION, MY VEHICLE IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. THERE WERE NO WARNINGS OF ANY ISSUES. I DROVE TO WORK IN THE MORNING AND CAR WOULD NOT START WHEN I RETURNED TO DRIVE HOME THAT EVENING. WILL COST NEARLY $1K TO REPAIR FOR THIS FAIRLY NEW VEHICLE. WHEN ASKED IF THERE IS SOMETHING I DID TO CAUSE, I WAS ADVISED THAT THIS JUST HAPPENS. DOES NOT MAKE SENSE TO ME.

Mileage: 66,000

MY FLEX WILL NOT TURN OVER . THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE IN THE LAST MONTH. I HAD TO TAKE TOW IT TO THE MECHANIC AND BELIEVE IT OR NOT IT STARTED WITH NO ISSUES NOT EVEN A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. 4 DAYS LATER SAME ISSUE CAR WILL CRANK BUT NOT TURN OVER. I HAVE READ ABOUT THE RECALL WITH THE SAME VEHICLE AS MINE WITH THE FUEL PUMP PROBLEMS. HOWEVER MINE IS NOT IN THE LIST. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEED TO BE LOOKING INTO.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FLEX. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS EVENTUALLY ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTO PARTS CENTER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V621000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE), BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 72,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FLEX. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AS HAVING A FUEL PUMP MODULE MALFUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 65,000.

Mileage: 65,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FLEX, WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CODE EP0627, THE FUEL PUMP CONTROL CIRCUIT OPEN, AND FUEL VAPOR LEAKED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V8120000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,241.

Mileage: 56,241

FUEL LEVEL WILL SUDDENLY DROP FROM 1/4 TANK TO EMPTY WITHIN A MATTER OF SECONDS. THE DISPLAY WILL SHOW APPROXIMATELY 65 MILES TO EMPTY, LESS THAN A MINUTE LATER IT WILL DISPLAY GIVE A LOW FUEL ERROR AND THE VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. SOMETIMES YOU CAN WAIT 20 MINUTES , TURN THE KEY ON AND IT WILL AGAIN SHOW 1/4 TANK OF FUEL. WHETHER OR NOT IT THEN DISPLAYS 1/4 TANK OF FUEL, IF YOU TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A GAS STATION TO FILL UP IT WILL ONLY ACCEPT 12-14 GALLONS. THE VEHICLE HAS AN 18 GALLON FUEL TANK. IT APPEARS AS THOUGH THE VEHICLE THINKS IT SUDDENLY RUNNING OUT OF FUEL DESPITE THERE BEING ANOTHER 4-6 GALLONS OF FUEL IN THE TANK.

Mileage: 65,000

DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON CITY STREET, A MAINTENANCE INDICATOR LIT UP ON THE DASH AND THERE WAS NO POWER (ACCELERATION.) VEHICLE DID NOT SHUT OFF, BUT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WOULD NO LONGER OPERATE OR REV THE ENGINE. COASTED TO SIDE OF ROAD AND TURNED OFF. UPON RESTART VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY. TURNED AROUND TO HEAD HOME. PULLED OUT FROM SIDE STREET AND IT HAPPENED A SECOND TIME. THIS TIME WITH A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AS WELL. HAD THERE BEEN TRAFFIC COMING A SEVERE ACCIDENT COULD HAVE OCCURRED. AGAIN, TURNING OFF AND RESTARTING RESOLVED (TEMPORARILY) THE ISSUE. IN THE NEXT 3 MILES TO GET HOME, IT OCCURRED 3 MORE TIMES. FORD DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSED IT TO BE A FAULTY THROTTLE BODY, PARTS ARE BACK ORDERED. FORD KNOWS THIS IS AN ISSUE AND HAS "COVERED" SOME MODELS, BUT STILL IGNORES THE DANGER.

Mileage: 35,000

FUEL LEAKS WHEN FUEL TANK IS FILLED. STRONG SMELL OF FUEL REMAINS DAYS AFTER FILLING TANK. FUEL LEAKS ONTO GARAGE FLOOR

Mileage: 17,400

AFTER SERVICE TO THE TRANSMISSION BY THE DEALER; THE VEHICLE WAS EMITTING A STRONG FUEL SMELL. AFTER RETURNING THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER THEY CLAIMED IT WAS THE FUEL PUMP WHICH THEY REPLACED. THE VEHICLE STILL CONTINUED TO HAVE A STRONG FUEL SMELL. THEY CLAIM IT WAS RESIDUAL LEFT OVER FROM THE REPAIR. IT HAS NOW BEEN A MONTH SINCE THE REPAIR AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO EMIT A STRONG FUEL SMELL.

Mileage: 57,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FLEX. WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP AND BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE REPAIRS, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

Mileage: 60,000

A 2013 FORD FLEX RENTAL VEHICLE USED FOR A 4-HOUR DRIVE FROM THE SAN DIEGO AREA TO SOUTHERN ARIZONA WAS LEAKING GASOLINE FUMES, WHICH KEPT ENTERING THE CABIN AND MADE ALL PASSENGERS NAUSEOUS, INCLUDING AN ELDERLY FEMALE WITH ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED INSIDE A GARAGE OVERNIGHT AND THE FOLLOWING MORNING ALL THE INTERIOR AREAS OF THE HOUSE, INCLUDING ALL BEDROOMS, WERE SATURATED WITH A VERY POTENT SMELL OF GASOLINE. AFTER INSPECTING THE HOUSE, IT BECAME OBVIOUS THAT THE FUMES WERE COMING FROM THE RENTAL 2013 FORD FLEX VEHICLE, AND THE GARAGE HAD AN EXTREMELY POTENT CONCENTRATION OF GASOLINE FUMES. ALTHOUGH THERE WAS NO EXPLOSION, WE ALL FELT ILL AND TOOK US ABOUT A WEEK TO FULLY RECOVER. WHEN THIS HAPPENED WE WERE IN AN AREA WITHOUT PHONE OR INTERNET ACCESS, BUT I REPORTED THE INCIDENT TO THE RENTAL COMPANY WHEN I RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO THE RENTAL COMPANY, BUT THEY DID NOT APPEAR TO BE TOO CONCERNED. *TR

Mileage: 24,000

NEW 2013 FORD FLEX HAS CARBON MONOXIDE LEAKING INTO CAR WHEN YOU ACCELERATE. DEALERSHIP AND FORD KNOW OF THIS. COULD POTENTIALY BE DEADLY. *TR

Mileage: 50