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Electrical systemPart report

2014 Ford Flex Electrical system Problems

Complaints
57about this part
Share
23%of 249 total for the year
Median mileage
57,000miles
Trend
FallingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% lower than in the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 57 complaints about the electrical system of the 2014 Ford Flex, 23% of the 249 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 57,000 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved and 1 a fire, according to the filers.

Example complaints

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

“A couple months after purchasing my vehicle the check engine light came on and I lost power to some of the computer systems, I called the dealer ship and told them the problem, my father had already plug his obd reader into the car and so I was able to let them know what the code had come up on the reader. When I took the car to the dealer ship there was a problem with broken wires.”

NHTSA complaint #10893674, filed 2016-08, 2,100 miles

“Car stall and would not start. Replaced fuel pump and working again but my bin was not listed under the recall from what I can see rodors warped 3 turns. Replaced breaks twice within 10,000 miles.”

NHTSA complaint #11267764, filed 2019-10, 62,000 miles

“My fuel pump and is not communicating with electric perm module and my car is not starting it cut off on the highway going 70 MPH it came back on and now it won't come on at all”

NHTSA complaint #11173885, filed 2019-02, 80,000 miles

“My pregnant wife was putting our 20 month old son in vehicle. She placed her purse with the keyless entry fob into car and closed the rear passenger door. She found the vehicle now entirely locked at all doors and would not open despite the key fob being inside the vehicle. It is below freezing outside and our son is now locked into the car and getting colder. My wife called me. I had her call 911. I called Ford roadside assistance and explained the emergency we had. Ford roadside assistance said there is nothing they could do and suggested I call sync. …”

NHTSA complaint #10661941, filed 2014-12, 7,000 miles

“Engine has stalled several times while traveling down road. Unexpected loss of power at the same time as engine stall. Also unprompted call to Ford vehicle report number while traveling numerous times. Once car is restarted, several codes are lit including trac control and engine light. This has happened 3 times in the last 30 days.”

NHTSA complaint #11145188, filed 2018-11, 40,000 miles

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Electrical system: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2019239%
20181217%
201737%
20162323%
20151311%
20145723%
201320135%
20121016%
201196%
2010139%
20093218%

Other parts of the 2014 Ford Flex

Steering
66 complaintsFuel system
50 complaintsSuspension
26 complaintsOther or unknown
25 complaintsEngine
22 complaintsBody and structure
12 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
10 complaintsSeat belts
8 complaintsBack-over prevention (rear camera)
7 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
7 complaintsBrakes
6 complaintsEngine cooling
6 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2014 Ford Flex

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 27, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology