SEVERAL EVENTS HAVE OCCURRED WITH MY NEW 2009 FORD FLEX, PROBLEMS WITH POWER DOOR LOCKS; TRACK CONTROL ACTIVATED WHILE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN SLOW COMING TO A STOP; STRONG BURNING ODOR IN MOTOR; SEAT BELT ALTER SOUNDED WHILE SEAT BELTS WERE IN USE; ALL THE LIGHT IN VEHICLE SHUT OFF WHILE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVING FOR APPROX. 10 SECONDS; WHEN GOING IN REVERSE BRAKES MADE NOISE IN THE FRONT AND REAR AREAS AND WHILE CAR WAS BEING DRIVING FORWARD; CAR WOULD AUTOMATICALLY SLOW DOWN WHILE BEING DRIVING; VEHICLE SHUT OFF WHILE BEING DRIVING; VEHICLE WAS TAKEN FOR SERVICE. ACCORDING TO THE CAR DEALER EVERYTHING WAS FIXED AFTER SEVERAL DAYS WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WITH MY FAMILY AS I WAS COMING TO A SLOW STOP THE BACK BREAKS LOCKED CAUSING AN IMMEDIATE SHORT STOP AND A TERRIBLE SMELL OF BURNING RUBBER CAME FROM THE BACK TIRES. TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER (02-25-09) THEY SAID THEY FOUND NO PROBLEMS, I INSISTED IN THEM RECHECKING THE VEHICLE AND AS OF TODAY (02-26-09) THEY STILL HAVE IT. WAITING FOR RESULTS BUT I AM EXTREMELY WORRIED BEING MY WIFE IS THE DRIVER OF THIS VEHICLE WITH OUR CHILDREN, GRANDCHILDREN AND OUR SONS BASEBALL TEAM MATES. *TR
2009
SERVICE BRAKES
DROVE 30 MILES AT HIGHWAY SPEED. THEN IN SHOPPING MALL ENGINE QUIT SUDDENLY AT 20 MPH WITHOUT ANY WARNING. NO POWER BRAKES, NO POWER STEERING. IT WAS IF SOMEONE HAD TURNED OFF THE IGNITION. I WAS ABLE TO MUSCLE THE CAR OUT OF TRAFFIC AND WAS THANKFUL THIS SUDDEN FAILURE DID NOT OCCUR AT SPEED OR WHILE MAKING A TURN ACROSS TRAFFIC. THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM IDENTICAL TO THOSE REPORTED BY OTHER 09 FLEX OWNERS, BUT FORD ( OR AT LEAST MY LOCAL DEALER) IS NOT INTERESTED IN ADDRESSING THE PROBLEM. CONSIDERING THAT THE CAR HAD A LOSS OF CONTROL, IT IS PUZZLING THAT THIS DEFECT IS NOT BEING TAKEN MORE SERIOUSLY. IN TERMS OF SEVERITY OF THE PROBLEM, THIS SOUNDS LIKE A '10'. THE PROPOSED FIX IS NEW THROTTLE BODY, REPROGRAM COMPUTER, CLEAN INJECTORS. SINCE NO FAULT CODES APPEARED AND SINCE THIS IS INTERMITTENT, THE MECHANICAL BREAKDOWN POLICY DOES NOT COVER WHAT IS CLEARLY A MANUFACTURING DEFECT ON THESE EARLY BUILDS. SO THE PROBLEM IS TWOFOLD: THE CAR DIES SUDDENLY AND THE COMPUTER DOES NOT RECOGNIZE THIS AS A FAULT. *TR
