2009 Ford Flex Vehicle speed control Problems
- Complaints
- 8about this part
- Share
- 4%of 181 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 132,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 8 complaints about the vehicle speed control of the 2009 Ford Flex, 4% of the 181 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 132,000 miles. 2 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“While braking and parking my vehicle, my vehicle had unwanted acceleration. Going as high as 120mph and holding the brake the vehicle was still moving. I had to hurry and shift into park and turn off my vehicle. Other times this has happened while coming stop and it would go up to about 40mph and I would desperately hold the brake scared I would hit someone”
NHTSA complaint #11366889, filed 2020-10, 132,000 miles“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“Driving stopped at a stop sign noticed the wrench light on (happens often while this happens will not accelerate like normal until it hits 2-3rd gear). I press the gas to accelerate after making the turn I had to make another turn about 1/4 mile up the street. I released the gas to make the turn but my car kept accelerating it was not going very fast but the engine was accelerating pushing the rpms up to 6000. My foot was not on the gas and nothing was pressing the gas no floor mat or items in the way of the pedals. …”
NHTSA complaint #10574690, filed 2014-03, 100,200 miles“My Ford FLEX 2009 turns on then when I go pout the car on reverse it pulls my car and makes a loud sound then I put it to drive and it does the same when I go to press the gas pedal it does not go at all. The AC turns on but it does not accelerate and the airbags light starts to turn on and off this is now . …”
NHTSA complaint #11151674, filed 2018-11“My Flex has repeatedly lost power while driving. I can feel the car lose power, and the yellow wrench light comes on. After reading up on it, I learned that you have to turn the vehicle off, wherever you are, and restart it after a few minutes. The wrench light turns off, and the car runs as normal, with no records of codes. This is talked about over and over in online forums. The safety issue is that it has happened on the freeway several times while traveling at a high rate of speed. The car loses power, and you cannot accelerate. …”
NHTSA complaint #11417809, filed 2021-05Vehicle speed control: other model years
Other parts of the 2009 Ford Flex
36 complaintsBrakes
33 complaintsElectrical system
32 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
23 complaintsFuel system
19 complaintsOther or unknown
19 complaintsSteering
18 complaintsEngine cooling
17 complaintsBody and structure
12 complaintsElectronic stability control
10 complaintsSuspension
9 complaintsVisibility (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 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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