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Other or unknownPart report

2009 Ford Flex Other or unknown Problems

Complaints
19about this part
Share
11%of 181 total for the year
Median mileage
95,000miles
Trend
RisingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% higher than in the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 19 complaints about the other or unknown of the 2009 Ford Flex, 11% of the 181 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 95,000 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“Takata recall the air bags are off and the airbag light flashes sometimes when driving it comes in my dashboard tho remove all objects from behind the passenger sit or driver sit when there is nothing there and now it doesn't wanna acelrate my car at all it parked now for 3 months”

NHTSA complaint #11176673, filed 2019-02, 35 miles

“Part of my power in my car shut off on the freeway, at 1:39 pm at 67 degrees outside . I had been driving for 40 minutes. My dashboard went dark, and only my clock time was on. I glided to the side of the road, and was able to pull the car very hard to the right (as the power steering was off). Then turned the key to off, waited 3 minutes turned the key and it went back on. It has not happened again.”

NHTSA complaint #11093939, filed 2018-05, 112,000 miles

“My Ford FLEX 2009 was parked at work went on break to my Ford FLEX open drivers door crab what I need closed door and back rear window shattered out into peace's not sure what caused it. Has there been any recalls for this incident with Ford”

NHTSA complaint #11181614, filed 2019-02, 66,000 miles

“I was driving down the interstate and my sunroof exploded. There wasn't anyone in front of me so a rock or something could not have been kicked up and nothing could have blown off a vehicle and hit me. The sunroof just exploded for no apparent reason”

NHTSA complaint #10914814, filed 2016-10, 150,000 miles

“My daughter was driving on interstate at 70 MPH when the FLEX totaling shut down. She had no power steering, brakes or lights. It started back up after a couple of hours and was giving bogus messages on the display. Ford dealer says there are no codes showing up, so they won't be able to determine what caused this. We cannot drive anymore without knowing what happened, since it might happen again and would be very dangerous if going over a mountain pass at the time it happens. We live in montana.”

NHTSA complaint #10787262, filed 2015-10, 93,000 miles

Related service bulletins

Other or unknown: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
20195321%
20182029%
20171331%
20161414%
20151311%
20142510%
20137813%
201258%
2011128%
2010107%
20091911%

Other parts of the 2009 Ford Flex

Engine
36 complaints
Brakes
33 complaints
Electrical system
32 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
23 complaints
Fuel system
19 complaints
Steering
18 complaints
Engine cooling
17 complaints
Body and structure
12 complaints
Electronic stability control
10 complaints
Suspension
9 complaints
Vehicle speed control
8 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
7 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2009 Ford Flex

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 29, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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