Ford Flex 2009

• Recall 114820 [USA]: An improperly inflated air bag increases the risk of injury in the event of a crash.
  Ford motor company (ford) is recalling certain model year 2009-2012 ford flex, 2008 and 2010-2012 ford taurus, 2008-2009 ford taurus x, 2008 mercury sable, 2009 and 2011 lincoln mks vehicles. The driver frontal air bag may improperly inflate during second-stage deployment in the event of a high speed crash. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard (fmvss) number 208, "occupant crash protection."
  ford will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and replace the driver's frontal air bag module, as necessary, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin on june 13, 2016. Owners may contact ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 16c06.
  owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.Safercar.Gov.

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• Recall 2019281 [Canada]: Suspension
  Issue: on certain vehicles, a buildup of dirt and mud could cause the rear suspension toe links to break. This could result in a sudden loss of vehicle stability. Note: this problem affects vehicles operated in alberta, saskatchewan and manitoba. The unique soil properties in this region could make a toe link more likely to break. Safety risk: a loss of stability could increase the risk of a crash. Corrective actions: the company will notify owners by mail and instruct them to take their vehicle to a dealer to install improved rear suspension toe links.

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My flex has repeatedly lost power while driving. I can feel the car lose power, and the yellow wrench light comes on. After reading up on it, i learned that you have to turn the vehicle off, wherever you are, and restart it after a few minutes. The wrench light turns off, and the car runs as normal, with no records of codes. This is talked about over and over in online forums. The safety issue is that it has happened on the freeway several times while traveling at a high rate of speed. The car loses power, and you cannot accelerate. You have to find a way to stop immediately, put the car in park (and listen to the transmission clunk) and turn it off. This last instance put me in harms way on the freeway. The car lost power while traveling 70mph. I immediately lost speed and had to cross 3 lanes of traffic to pull over to turn the car off. All of the forums talk about the throttle body, but everyone says that’s not the issue. The oss and tss sensors are also discussed. The dealerships cannot find out what’s wrong because once the car is turned off and restarted, any codes are erased. The issue persists, and the car keeps losing power wherever and whenever. I am referencing the most recent incident on this form, however, this has happened at least 12 times since september, 2020. Please, please force a recall on this issue!

Last night, i went to back the car out of the garage and while in reverse, the engine started revving up uncontrollably and even though i had my foot on the brakes, it kept moving in reverse. I quickly put it in neutral and the revving came down. Shut down the car, restarted it and this time, i put it in drive and the same thing happen again only to start lunging forward even while braking. If i were in traffic or at a stop light or sign, i would have surely hit the person(s) in front or behind me. Later my wife explained to me this happened while driving on the interstate and she had a hard time controlling the speed, due to revving, even while using the brake. She managed to take an exit ramp into a large parking lot using extreme braking (forceful) and shut the car off. She was able to make it home shortly thereafter. I waited until after 8pm to drive when there was little or no traffic to drive to the closest car repair shop to drop it off and there happened to be a mechanic leaving as i was pulling up. I described the problem and he mentioned that it was a definitely a safety issue and advised not to drive it until it got diagnosed & repaired. I've owned a lot of cars in my life and experiencing uncontrollable revving whilst the transmission is engaged is a frightening experience. Luckily we kept our wits and were able to recover. I also see where this has already been reported on this site. This is a real safety issue and i'm thankful no one was injured last night, including my wife and children. Please, please check into this as this is not normal behavior and a serious safety concern.

Last night, i went to back the car out of the garage and while in reverse, the engine started revving up uncontrollably and even though i had my foot on the brakes, it kept moving in reverse. I quickly put it in neutral and the revving came down. Shut down the car, restarted it and this time, i put it in drive and the same thing happen again only to start lunging forward even while braking. If i were in traffic or at a stop light or sign, i would have surely hit the person(s) in front or behind me. Later my wife explained to me this happened while driving on the interstate and she had a hard time controlling the speed, due to revving, even while using the brake. She managed to take an exit ramp into a large parking lot using extreme braking (forceful) and shut the car off. She was able to make it home shortly thereafter. I waited until after 8pm to drive when there was little or no traffic to drive to the closest car repair shop to drop it off and there happened to be a mechanic leaving as i was pulling up. I described the problem and he mentioned that it was a definitely a safety issue and advised not to drive it until it got diagnosed & repaired. I've owned a lot of cars in my life and experiencing uncontrollable revving whilst the transmission is engaged is a frightening experience. Luckily we kept our wits and were able to recover. I also see where this has already been reported on this site. This is a real safety issue and i'm thankful no one was injured last night, including my wife and children. Please, please check into this as this is not normal behavior and a serious safety concern.

While braking and parking my vehicle, my vehicle had unwanted acceleration. Going as high as 120mph and holding the brake the vehicle was still moving. I had to hurry and shift into park and turn off my vehicle. Other times this has happened while coming stop and it would go up to about 40mph and i would desperately hold the brake scared i would hit someone

While braking and parking my vehicle, my vehicle had unwanted acceleration. Going as high as 120mph and holding the brake the vehicle was still moving. I had to hurry and shift into park and turn off my vehicle. Other times this has happened while coming stop and it would go up to about 40mph and i would desperately hold the brake scared i would hit someone

My cradle is rusted through all the way to the lower control arm and has a visible crack. I'm told this is a safety issue and concern as well as a safety hazard when one can be injured due to the engine falling out to name one. I'm told by a mechanic this is a factory default.I am very concerned and would greatly appreciate some assistance with this matter. Sincerely, [xxx] 09/05/2020 information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.S.C. 552(b)(6). *tr

My cradle is rusted through all the way to the lower control arm and has a visible crack. I'm told this is a safety issue and concern as well as a safety hazard when one can be injured due to the engine falling out to name one. I'm told by a mechanic this is a factory default.I am very concerned and would greatly appreciate some assistance with this matter. Sincerely, [xxx] 09/05/2020 information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.S.C. 552(b)(6). *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 ford flex. The contact stated while his wife was driving 55 mph, the vehicle shifted independently into neutral. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The driver pulled over on the side of the road. The vehicle was restarted and driven to her destination. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer safford ford lincoln of salisbury located at 1902 n salisbury blvd, salisbury, md 21801, (443) 210-4835, and was diagnosed. The contact was informed that an unknown part needed to be replaced along with a software update. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer had been informed of failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 ford flex. The contact stated while his wife was driving 55 mph, the vehicle shifted independently into neutral. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The driver pulled over on the side of the road. The vehicle was restarted and driven to her destination. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer safford ford lincoln of salisbury located at 1902 n salisbury blvd, salisbury, md 21801, (443) 210-4835, and was diagnosed. The contact was informed that an unknown part needed to be replaced along with a software update. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer had been informed of failure. The failure mileage was unknown.