The 2009 Ford Flex has 180 owner-filed NHTSA complaints and 1 recall on record. The most-reported areas are engine and electrical system. Owners most often flag internal water pump failure: design flaw where the pump is located inside the engine timing cover; failure can leak coolant into the oil pan, leading to catastrophic engine seizure without obvious external leaks. described as an inevitable issue. frequency: very frequent.
Source: NHTSA complaints and recalls filed for 2009 Ford Flex vehicles (US, public record).
air bags:frontal
Campaign 16V247000Ford 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 m…
Mixed to highly positive among owners, with sentiment heavily dependent on powertrain choice and awareness of a critical, well-known mechanical flaw.
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