THERE WAS NO SPECIFIC INCIDENT; THE PROBLEM RECURS SPONTANEOUSLY, WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE SUPER LATCH BELT LOOSENS SIGNIFICANTLY ON ITS OWN AFTER BEING CORRECTLY AND TIGHTLY INSTALLED. IT HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES WHILE INSTALLED REAR-FACING IN TWO DIFFERENT CARS. REINSTALLATION DID NOT HELP, SO THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED TO GET A NEW LATCH BELT. I'VE HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THE NEW LATCH BELT. UNFORTUNATELY, THE SEAT DOES NOT INSTALL WELL WITH A SEAT BELT BECAUSE OUR CARS HAVE STEMS ON THE FEMALE PART OF THE BELTS, CAUSING IT TO INTERFERE WITH THE BELT PATH ON THE CHILD RESTRAINT. THIS CHILD RESTRAINT IS THEREFORE UNUSABLE FOR US. (RELATED VEHICLE INFORMATION: MODEL YEAR=2011, MAKE=FORD, MODEL=FLEX). *TR
2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2010 FORD FLEX. CONSUMER WRITES REGARDING PROBLEM WITH BRAKES *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM HE EXPERIENCED WITH THE BRAKES ONLY HAPPENED FOR A SHORT TIME AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN STATIONARY FOR SEVERAL HOURS. THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS VERY STIFF WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS FIRST STARTED. ONCE HE BEGAN DRIVING, THE PEDAL WAS SO STIFF, IT FELT AS THOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS NOT GOING TO STOP, THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAD TO APPLY THE BRAKE VERY HARD AND EVENTUALLY THE VEHICLE STOPPED. AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 3/4 OF A MILE, THE BRAKES SEEMED FINE. THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE FIRST TIME, THE DEALER STATED A NEW BRAKE BOOSTER WAS NEEDED WHICH WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. THE PROBLEM SEEMED TO BE FIXED INITIALLY, BUT IT SLOWLY RETURNED. THE CONSUMER RETURNED TO THE DEALER AND THEY CONFIRMED THE PROBLEM. HOWEVER, FORD LATER STATED THEY DID NOT HAVE A FIX FOR THE PROBLEM. AN ENGINEER FROM CORPORATE THEN CAME OUT AND TESTED THE VEHICLE AND SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. *JB
