Ford Flex owners have reported 2 child seat related problems since 1996. Table 1 shows the 1 most common child seat problems. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's child seat (2 problems). For details of each of the problem category, use the links in the table.
| Problem Category | Number of Problems |
|---|---|
| Child Seat problems |
There was no specific incident; the problem recurs spontaneously, without incident. The problem is that the super latch belt loosens significantly on its own after being correctly and tightly installed. It has happened numerous times while installed rear-facing in two different cars. Reinstallation did not help, so the manufacturer was contacted to get a new latch belt. I've had the same problems with the new latch belt. Unfortunately, the seat does not install well with a seat belt because our cars have stems on the female part of the belts, causing it to interfere with the belt path on the child restraint. This child restraint is therefore unusable for us. (related vehicle information: model year=2011, make=Ford, model=flex).
Hello, 2nd row seating. The lower anchors of the latch system are not large enough to properly clip the buckles of certain britax child seats. When viewing the child seat's latch buckles from the sideview, it resembles a sperm whale's head. The latch part of the buckle is the mouth of the whale, the upper (larger) part of the buckle is the head, and the narrow part would be the lower jaw. If both buckles of the child seat are manufactured with the narrow part facing down, then the clips will latch properly. But if the clips are manufactured with the large part facing down, then the clips will only fit either by clipping almost vertically (parallel to the seatback), or by twisting the buckle upside down. So, it is the "hoop" part of the anchor that is not large enough. Note: we have several britax child seats where each seat's buckles are mounted differently on the seat itself. One seat has both buckles with the narrow sides down, another with the narrow sides up, and one seat with the narrow side of the buckle up and down. Need advise. Thank you! (related vehicle information: model year=2010, make=Ford, model=flex).