general problems of the 2013 Ford Flex - part 2

Id number 16v621000 isn't associated with my Ford Flex 2013 even thought the fuel module failed while driving and left us stranded.

Vehicle shut off while pulling away from a stop light. Pulled to side of road and the aa8a-9d412-CA fuel pump relay was extremely hot and vehicle would crank but not start. Pulled connector and let the relay cool. Reinstalled connector and vehicle started with no issues. When I returned home I ordered a new relay and replaced the unit. Vehicle was in a dangerous situation with traffic around. This could have caused an accident.

Passenger front door ajar warning is displayed, even though door is closed and locked. Because the computer thinks the door is open the interior lights remain on causing a visibility hazard when driving at night. Also, when exiting the vehicle and locking the doors the interior lights stay on for 10-15 minutes. This will draw attention to the vehicle and let passerby's view the interior contents left in the vehicle for possible theft. This started as an intermittent problem and now is constant every time the door is opened and closed, there is no change of the passenger door ajar status.

I bought my 2013 Flex in July of 2015. In August of 2018 my back passenger door started reading as open, at all times. Causing interior lights to stay on. Also the car alarm started going off at random times.

Driver door latch/relay switch not working properly. Driver door shows ajar even when properly shut. Interior dome lights stay illuminated at night causing a driving hazard as the car thinks the door is open. Repeated door ajar, engine on and shift to park warnings shown on screen. The warnings are random and happen while driving, in park, in gear with foot on brake. While driving the door is seen as shut and the next moment it "appears" open to the car computer alerting the warning. The warnings may be constant for days then not occur for an hour and begin again. This is a known issue by Ford and afflicts many, many Flex owners. A door latch, which contains the switch relay, has already been replaced once on the vehicle.

The door ajar light come on the dash even though all doors are closed. The door unlocks after locking due to the car thinking the door is open. This is the front passenger door. The light will randomly go off and on without even touching the door. This also cause the interior lights to come on which is not safe when driving at night.

Power window failure on all 4 windows. Just stopped working.

Door ajar warning on with door closed, wont lock doors when put in motion, alarm going off, dealer wants $1200 to fix.

I have a 2013 Ford Flex and the doors always say they are open even thought they are closed. It causes me not to be able to lock my doors, the dome light to stay on which is very dangerous when reversing at night out of a parking spot, and I believe it's unsafe being that I have children and I can't know whether or not the doors are closed accurately. I've contacted Ford several times and get the run around. The dome light will stay on until I've hit 10mph. Reversing with a bright dome light on is very dangerous. I've also had to replace my battery several times because the light stays on.

The driver side door sensor keeps saying that the door is open when it's closed. While driving the car says shift to park and constantly alerts because it thinks that the door is open and won't allow the doors to lock. The car alarm goes off randomly even when it's locked and you aren't able to use the buttons to turn off the alarm without manually inserting the key in the door while pressing the button. . And the light on in the car will stay on all night because it thinks the door is open. I have seen this as an issue for many other people who own the Ford Flex as well. With the doors not locking during driving and battery drainage this concerns me as a mother.

Right passenger door keeps saying ajar when closed. Interior light stays on when doors shut and car is in motion. . Open and shut door several times but indicator stays on. Alarm goes off randomly at anytime car is parked. Doors do not lock anymore when car is being driven. Safety concerns that door is not shut when car is in motion.

The door ajar light is on even when the door is securely closed!.

Tl the contact owns a 2013 Ford Flex. While the vehicle was in reverse, all the warning indicators illuminated. While the vehicle was parked, the trunk opened independently. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or independent mechanic to determine the cause of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer informed the contact that there was no recall on the vehicle and did not assist. The approximate failure mileage was 40,000.

The rear passenger side door sensor is on saying door is not closed. Door is closed and sensor will not go off. This keeps the inside lights in the vehicle on for a certain amount of time after you start driving or after you turn the car off. It is very hard to see at night when you are trying to back up and the inside lights in the car are on.

The drivers side door is showing that it is open randomly when I am driving down the road. (door is closed and locked) the lights and alarm will come on and makes it unable to see at night when driving. This is a safety issue and needs to be recalled due to unsafe driving conditions. The door sensor is a issue that needs to be fixed.

This car is riddled with electrical problems most importantly the passenger door doesn't read closed so the doors won't lock when you start driving allowing my 3 year old niece to open the door at 20 mph almost giving my wife a heart attack. Then the alarm goes off at all kinds of random times, if this happens while driving it also shuts off and locks the steering wheel disallowing you to get the vehicle off the road luckily I live in a small place where it's not been a cotastrify. Also just recently a crash indication module decided it ha d been in an accident and stranded my wife 75 miles from home. Oddly I have a family friend who traded her Flex in for the same reasons.

The vehicle incorrectly believes the doors are open when they are shut. This prevents the doors from locking at all speeds, which is an unsafe condition. If an occupant tries to lock the doors while the vehicle is in motion, the vehicle immediately unlocks the doors. The issue also causes the interior lights to stay illuminated while the vehicle is parked and until the vehicle reaches an appropriate speed when in use. The open/closed state of the door changes at random (without the actual door being opened or closed) and causes the alarm to randomly go off when the vehicle is parked. The combination of the lights staying illuminated and the alarm going off when the vehicle is parked drained and ruined the battery in the vehicle. Jump starting the vehicle did not work and the battery had to be replaced.

When stationary and parked, the door ajar error message appears on the dash for the driver's door after entering the vehicle. This produces error messages on the screen, turns on the interior lights, and prevents the doors from being locked. After repeatedly opening and slamming the door shut multiple times the message may or may not go away. If slamming the door shut multiple times does not work the messages, lights, and inability to lock the doors continues while in motion.

Car battery dying. Said synch line is in, but it's not. Door ajar lights for both driver and passenger side are always on. When come to a stop, beeps and says engine on, shift to park. Can't lock doors. Have to manually lock doors, otherwise the alarm always goes off. So cannot lock the hatch. This is a safety and theft problem. Interior lights stay on for hours at a time. Cannot see when backing out of places at night because the interior light is on. This is going to cause an accident.

Apim failed over a year ago. This is a large vehicle to not have a backup camera, no navigation or radio adjustments. I was never included in the recall. I reached out to Ford to see why and they said my car was not in the system. I have 2 Flex and a Lincoln mkt and the dealers are terrible about doing anything without charging. 89. 9o tk check a recall problem.

My 2013 Ford Flex has door latch sensor issues. When I am driving anywhere (city, highway, interstate) my interior lights will randomly turn on and I get a �door ajar� notification when the doors are clearly closed. It is alarming and has almost caused accidents. When I researched the problem online, it is an extremely common problem that has caused numerous accident and cost Flex owners thousands upon thousands of dollars,only to have the problem reoccur in 6 months to a year. I recently contacted my Ford dealership and they too are aware of the problem and stated that it is a very common problem in Flex's and I will probably have to replace the latch system every 2-3 years. At $350-500 a latch this is a very dangerous and costly problem to be so common. The solution most suggest is to ground the wire going to the latch, which will totally default the sensor all together and make the vehicle think that the doors are closed at all times, which is also very unsafe.

1. Driver and passenger side door sensor/latch/electrical malfunction. Door is ajar warning does not turn off. Doors cannot lock when driving. Major safety issue for kids in back seats. Alarm goes off anytime randomly. Drains battery and affects electrical system. Faulty back up camera. 2. Water pump failure under engine. Covered by 6yr/60k warranty, failed at 62k miles. Replacement cost is an extreme high cost of $2700.

When the door is closed the light indicates it is open on the driver side and the passenger side. There is a recall on 2014 15 and 16 for the same issue.

Tl-the contact owns a 2013 Ford Flex. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, all the vehicle doors failed to lock. The contact also stated that the dome light was constantly illuminated. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that passenger side door module failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated that the battery to the vehicle had to be replaced twice due to the failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, they filed a complaint with the manufacturer. The failure mileage was approximately 55,000. Ec.

Passanger door thinks its ajared. Door is secured its just think its openned. Won't allow me to lock automatically and will set off the alarm. Other than having the indication while driving, most of the problems are when it is parked and locked (if I could). I'm just dealing with the alarm issue now, dome lights always on, and soon to be dead battery.

The rear passenger door closed electrical contact does not show door closed. Dome lights stay on and drain battery. Dealer wants $400 to repair it and when told to cut the wire he laughed. The car was in motion when this happened the first time. It does not shut off.

Passenger rear door sensor thinks door is open at all times. Effect alarm system, etc. Vehicle has apprx 65000 miles.

The sensor for the right rear door being closed is coming on when the door is actually closed. This is also causing the car's door opening sensors to be activated, making the interior lights, head and tail lights, and keyless entry lights to turn on sporadically. Because the door open sensor light is on all of the time, it is impossible to detect when the door is actually open, creating a safety hazard. The company is aware of this defect per bulletin sb-10054930-1306 and has not issued a recall. The defect did not occur on my vehicle until it was well beyond its new vehicle warranty.

Door ajar indicator remains on when door is not ajar. Also, alarm goes off randomly usually when parked and locked.

I parked my car to go food shopping and when I came back to leave, the steering wheel became locked and it would not turn.

I have had two door latches fail in the same vehicle within 2 years of each other. No matter whether the vehicle is moving or stationary, I got a warning stating the right rear (and now the right front) door was not closed when in fact it was. There is a faulty sensor in the door latches. This also prevents the child locks from engaging since it thinks the doors are open.

Constant door ajar warning when all doors are closed (or open) drains battery and continually sets off car alarm. Doors no longer lock when car is in motion. Doors cannot be locked once parked or alarm will sound within 10-15 minutes. Issue has drained multiple batteries and stranded owner. Dome lights come on unexpectedly while driving at night - issue occurs on streets and highways. Ford dealer recommends replacing all door latches at >$200 a piece with no guarantee of issue not recurring.

The door ajar warning comes on even when the doors are closed. With this happening the overhead lights stay on an alarm sounds and tells you to shift to park when you stop the doors don't lock because it thinks the doors are open and the alarm goes off whenever the car senses the doors are ajar when shut off and the lights don't turn off all night long because it thinks the doors are open.

On Thursday, April 6th 2017, I went out to my car (stationary) and it would not start. I had just driven it to the doctor's office approximately an hour earlier. There had been no warning lights or indications. Ford certified pre owned warranty covered the tow to the dealership. Dealership could not diagnose vehicle the same day and I had to rent a vehicle. On Friday, dealership diagnosed the problem as a faulty fuel pump module. They indicated to me that it was not covered under the certified pre owned powertrain warranty. I called my extended warranty company which covered only a portion of the repairs and they did not cover the rental car amount. The total amount for service was $856. I paid $537 of that plus and additional $40 for the rental car. On Monday, April 10th, I did some research and found that certain 2013 Ford Flexes had a recall on fuel pump modules. Your website listed, "fuel pump malfunction may cause engine stall. A loss of power to the fuel pump will cause the engine to stall or prevent the vehicle from starting, increasing the risk of a crash. Ford's number for this recall is 16s31. " I called Ford customer service and they checked my VIN number. They indicated that my vehicle was not covered under that recall. I was shocked as this is the same exact problem that other vehicles had. I believe that Ford should be responsible for the cost of repairs and should reimburse me. I was very fortunate to not have been driving or have my children with me when the module stopped working. I would appreciate NHTSA looking into this matter and following up.

Door ajar warning - passenger door electrical problem showing the door is open all of the time. Since the car thinks the door is open, the car will not lock while in motion. Putting all passengers in the car in danger. It also keeps the internal lamps on because the car thinks the door is open causing the battery life to decrease at a quicker rate.