Cooling Fan Problems of Ford Flex

2009 Ford Flex limited overheats while idling for the past 3 years. Ran multiple vacuum tests and there is no leak or shortage of coolant. A/c blows hot while idling. Replaced relays, thermostat, and fuses to no avail. Replaced cooling fans recently with oem parts. Car is no longer overheating, but now has a strong electrical or melting smell after driving. Fans potentially failing again.

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Tl-the contact owns a 2009 Ford felx. The contact stated that while driving at 5 mph, the cooler fan failed to operate to cool the engine down. In addition to the cooling fan not operating, the vehicle overheats as the radiator warning light illuminated. The failure recurred twice. The vehicle was taken to dealer was diagnosed that the cooling fan needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 55,000. Bm.

I purchased this vehicle in may, 2014 as a used vehicle w/warranty (powertrain). While traveling from st. Louis, missouri in stop and go traffic, the car overheated. After speeding up to get out of traffic it suddenly cooled back off. Now, during this same time, the air conditioner stopped blowing cool air until we sped up to get out of traffic. After that, it didn't happen again until I was stuck in traffic. Same problem. The fans stopped working. Here recently, I was stuck in traffic and the car overheated and the check engine light came on. Only this time, when I sped up the car didn't cool down. The coolant was fine but the car still over heated. I took the car to the dealership today and was told that it is the cooling fan module and it should be replaced. Now, I've read in several different places that this is a problem with 2008-2012 Ford Flex vehicles. A recall was issued for the 2011-2012 series but not earlier models. Owners of these vehicles should not have to be responsible for faulty materials used to make these vehicles. The same recall that was afforded to the 2011-2012 models should also be afforded to owners of earlier models. The dealership wants $600 to repair this because my warranty only covers powertrain. Please address this ASAP. I have 6 children and cannot afford to spend $600 on something that is not even my fault or the fault of normal wear and tear.

Vehicle has had radiator cooling fan(s) failure(s) resulting in loss of power and overheating.

Vehicle overheated on several random occasions. Air conditioning blows hot air when not moving. Vehicale stalled in intersection on several random occasions. The cooling fan relay was replsced wich temporarily corrected all related problems. This exact same problem has now developed after 8ooo miles. After looking on the internet it is obvoius this is not an isolated problem. A recall has been issued for 2011 and 2012 models but not the 09. This is a serioius problem that could destroy the vehicles engine or worse get some one killed if it stalls while crossing traffic.

While drive on the highway with my youngest son, my car suddenly decellerated and eventually the car's engine completely died. Fourtunatly I was able to get out of the lanes of traffic and onto an exit ramp. The ramp had a wall on the passenger side and fast exiting traffic on the drivers side. I could not safely exit the vehicle in this location. After about 5 minutes, I was able to start the car enough to move it to a safer location 30-40 yards off the exit (where the car again died). There was no indication on either my temp guage or any warning lights that the engine had overheated to the point of a cracked head/block. At the time of this incident, Ford was aware that there were issues with the control module for the cooling fans not working and had a customer satisfaction program 12b36 in place. I never heard of the program until this week (9/18/13). I should have been informed as an owner of this poorly engineered vehicle that it had such an unsafe defect. Since I was 40k miles out of warranty Ford's solution was for me to buy a new engine at the cost of $8000. I have been saving up for the past 4 months to purchase a used engine and have a local garage install it. I am not happy about this vehicle putting my and my son's lives in danger. I hope others with this vehicle do not have to be put in harms way as well.

This vehicle experienced failure of both radiator cooling fans. The engine entered reduced power mode due to high temperature while my wife was entering a busy street. Just prior to this the vehicle had been idling for approximately 10 or 15 minutes. Temperature light did not illuminate until engine entered reduced power mode. Check engine light did not illuminate. Loss of power without warning could be very dangerous under certain conditions. After some research I have found that this is not an isolated incident. Usually the first sign of a problem is the air conditioner blowing warm air when stopped and engine is at an idle. Ford has the customer satisfaction program (#12b36) that is covering the repairs regardless of mileage for the same problem on 2011 and 2012 Ford Flex vehicles at no cost to owners. The 2009 and 2010 model years are excluded from this program. A letter was sent to 2011 and 2012 Flex owners offering this repair. Both fans have been tested and found to be inoperative. Fan control module appears to be ok. I spoke to Ford customer service today (case #[xxx]) 01/21/13, and they verified that the customer satisfaction program (12b36) is covering 2011 and 2012 model Flex vehicles. An internet search shows that other models may also be covered. I believe this program should cover the 2009 and 2010 model vehicles for safety reasons or a maybe a safety recall should be considered. I will be purchasing a new fan assembly and installing it myself but have no way to reprogram the pcm to help prevent this from happening again. I will also take the vehicle to the dealer to have them inspect it before replacing the fan assembly as asked by Ford customer service. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).