2013 Ford Flex Exterior lighting Problems
- Complaints
- 37about this part
- Share
- 6%of 580 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 53,000miles
- Trend
- StableComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are within 25% of the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 37 complaints about the exterior lighting of the 2013 Ford Flex, 6% of the 580 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 53,000 miles.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“Door ajar lights continuously show on when all doors are closed. My interior lights will not go off and impairs my vision at night. Also because the ajar warnings are on my doors will not lock. I try to manually lock them and they automatically unlock while im driving. Not good while I have my 4 children in the car!”
NHTSA complaint #10888073, filed 2016-07, 45,000 miles“While driving at night the interior lights came on and sensor said rear drivers side door ajar. Since lights came on in car during the night my vision was effected. This has now become an ongoing problem and the lights will not shut off when I'm trying to lock the car. I had the car serviced and told the dealer about the issue, that said they coul not replicate the issue and if it persists they can drive the car for 30 miles to see if it goes off again.”
NHTSA complaint #10777974, filed 2015-09, 49,600 miles“The front passenger door ajar warning began showing while I was sitting in my driveway and the door has not been touched in fact there was not even a passenger in my vehicle. I tried opening and shutting the door several times and when this problem began and for about the first month the warning would reset. Since then the warning is present approximately 70% of the time. When the door ajar morning is active the interior lights stay on at low speed and regardless of speed you're unable to lock the doors. …”
NHTSA complaint #10716377, filed 2015-05, 39,000 miles“Door ajar warning stays on for drivers door. Begin as intermittent problem resolved by opening and closing the door till the door sensor registered the door closed. Progressively got worse and 7 months later the door ajar light stays on all the time. Interior lights remain on all the time and the auto door locks do not engage when driving. I talked to my local Ford dealer who said it just needs oiled and it will fix the problem. We have oiled it and cleaned it with compressed air and it has done nothing. …”
NHTSA complaint #10712091, filed 2015-04, 38,000 miles“The door front driver side door sensor went bad and tells car that door is ajar. This was replaced under warranty last year. Now yesterday the same thing has happened to the front passenger side door sensor. This was quoted to me at $700. This is ridiculous for a bad door sensor that Ford has put bad and faulty sensors on. I feel that I should not be liable for .the Ford dealership in town said, this is a problem with Ford FLEX . This door ajar sensor keeps lights illuminated draining the battery, even though the door is shut. …”
NHTSA complaint #10745861, filed 2015-08, 40,000 milesRelated service bulletins
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Exterior lighting: other model years
Other parts of the 2013 Ford Flex
201 complaintsSteering
149 complaintsOther or unknown
78 complaintsFuel system
72 complaintsBody and structure
69 complaintsEngine
33 complaintsElectronic stability control
24 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
21 complaintsSuspension
17 complaintsSeat belts
12 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
11 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
9 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2013 Ford Flex
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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