general problems of the 2012 Ford Flex

The contact owns a 2012 Ford Flex. The contact stated that the check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was diagnosed and repaired however, the failure recurred and persisted. The contact was informed that the engine needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was informed of the failure but offered no assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 126,828.

Throttle body has been diagnosed on my 2012 Ford Flex. Looking at vehicle history, the same throttle body has recalls for different models. Yesterday, 9/252020, I had my Flex die on me three times on the interstate during traffic. The milage is under 100k miles. Every time the vehicle dies is when im under 30 mph.

10/15/2019 car went into limp mode with wrench showing. Turned the car off ad back on to see if it would help as it did this while driving in the middle of the road on a city street. It proceeded to return to limp mode almost immediately. Car was towed to mechanic who indicated the codes thrown were for a throttle body failure. The throttle body was replaced. A few days later it happened again and the throttle body was replaced under warranty for a second time along with the pcm. About 10 days later the car went into limp mode again and this time some wiring was replaced and we are waiting on the ecm. It is extremely unsafe when this occurs and we are fearful the problem will not be fixed since it has been in and out of the shop four times now; we are also afraid to travel on the highway for fear the car will go into limp mode dropping from 65 miles per hour to 5 also immediately. This seems to have been an issue with several makes and models of vehicles according to common repair complaints but especially Ford. Costs of repair and trouble shooting is also problematic. A complaint is also being filed with Ford.

Oil seperator.

The contact owns a 2012 Ford Flex. While the vehicle was parked in the enclosed garage attached to his home, a burning electrical odor was noticed. The contact went to the garage and noticed flames surrounding the front of the vehicle. The contact opened the hood and flames were visible between the rear of the engine and windshield. The contact extinguished the fire. The fire and police departments were not notified. No injuries were sustained. The manufacturer was notified of the issue and advised the contact to call his auto insurance company. No further assistance was offered. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic whom determined the cause of the fire as being related to the wiring harness leading to the power steering. The vehicle was also towed to capital Ford Lincoln of rocky mount (2012 stone rose dr, rocky mount, nc 27804 (252) 977-1234) where the wiring harness was diagnosed as the cause of the failure and replaced. The failure mileage was approximately 110,000.

Driving up an on ramp to an interstate, suddenly all the lights started flashing on the dashboard display. I could not see any speed or driving information. I pulled over to the side of the road turned off the vehicle and it would not restart. Nothing would happen when I turned the key, dashboard lights still flashed. Car restarted after 5 minutes and I drove it directly to the dealership. By the time I arrived at grappone Ford in concord, nh my dealership the dashboard lights were again flashing and I could not see any data.