2010 Ford Flex

I RECENTLY EXPERIENCED A BRAKE FAILURE ON OUR 2010 FORD FLEX. THE RIGHT REAR BRAKE HOSE FAILED DUE TO CONTACT WITH THE TIRE. THIS RESULTED IN THE BRAKE PEDAL GOING TO THE FLOOR AND A SIGNIFICANT DECREASE IN BRAKING PERFORMANCE. THE BRAKE HOSE FAILURE WAS THE RESULT OF IMPROPER ROUTING OF THE BRAKE LINE THAT HAPPENED WHEN THE CALIPER WAS REPLACED. THE ISSUE HERE IS THAT THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT NEVER ACTIVATED EVEN AFTER THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR SEVERAL TIMES. I HAVE CHECKED THE BULB BY PUTTING THE CAR IN THE RUN POSITION AND FOUND THAT THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT DOES ILLUMINATE AT THAT TIME. THIS HAPPENED DURING NORMAL CITY DRIVING (NO HEAVY TRAFFIC, SPEEDS BETWEEN 0 AND 45 MPH, STOPPING AT RED LIGHTS AND SLOWING FOR TURNS)

HEARD NOISE FROM FRONT BRAKES, LIKE SOMETHING WAS LOOSE WHEN BRAKING. TOLD THAT THE BOLTS FOR THE CALIPERS WERE NOT CORRECT AND THIS WAS A KNOWN ISSUE. WAITED FOR PARTS TO COME IN AND HAD REPLACED. NO OTHER ISSUES WITH FRONT BRAKES. JUST HAD FRONT REPLACED AT 75,000 MILES. REAR BRAKES I HAVE HAD IN AT LEAST EVERY SIX MONTHS TO HAVE EVALUATED OR WORKED ON. HEARD SQUEALING NOISE FROM REAR PASSENGER BRAKES AND ROTOR WOULD GET HOT. I THOUGHT THE CALIPER WAS FREEZING. I KEPT TAKING IT IN AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS THE METALLIC PADS UNTIL FINALLY I STOPPED IN AND SHOWED THE RED HOT ROTOR. REPLACED BOTH REAR ROTORS, CALIPERS AND PADS. HAD TO REPLACE AGAIN AFTER 6 MONTHS AND THEN 1 YEAR LATER. I AGAIN THOUGHT THE CALIPERS WERE NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. THEY "CLEANED" MY SLIDERS AND TURNED MY ROTORS. LESS THAN 2 MONTHS LATER, I TOOK TO MY TIRE DEALER FOR TIRE ROTATION AND THEY STATED MY BACK PASSENGER CALIPER WAS FROZEN AND UNEVEN WEAR ON MY PADS WERE NOTICED. I TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY DENIED THE CALIPERS WERE BAD. CHANGED PADS AND TURNED ROTORS AGAIN. PADS ON EACH REAR WHEEL HAD ONE PAD THAT LOOK LIKE IT CAME BRAND NEW OUT OF THE BOX AND THE OTHER WAS DOWN TO METAL.THEY TOLD ME THE SLIDERS NEED TO BE CLEANED ON A REGULAR BASIS AS PART OF THE MAINTENANCE ON THE CAR. I STATED WHERE IN MY OWNERS MANUAL IS THIS AND DIDN'T YOU JUST DO THAT A MONTH AND A HALF AGO? ALSO HAD TO HAVE FRONT PASSENGER WHEEL BEARING REPLACED TWICE WHEN CALIPERS WERE REPLACED AND I HEAR THE NOISE AGAIN WITH THIS LAST ISSUE BUT THEY ARE CALLING IT "TIRE NOISE" WHICH IS WHAT THEY TOLD ME THE OTHER TIMES. DRIVER SIDE BACK WHEEL BEARING HAD TO BE CHANGED WITH A CALIPER ISSUE - THEY TRIED TO TELL ME AFTER HAVING THE CAR FOR A WEEK THAT IT WAS TIRE NOISE. I TOOK TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP AND THEY DIAGNOSED IMMEDIATELY THE BAD BEARING. TOOK BACK TO DEALER AND THEY ADMITTED IT WAS THE BEARING AND REPLACED. *TR

WHEN STOPPING I WOULD FEEL THE CAR RESISTING STOPPING. I THOUGHT THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS STICKING. I THEN REALIZED I WAS STEPPING ON BOTH THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PEDALS AT THE SAME TIME WITH THE SAME FOOT. THE HARDER I PRESSED THE BRAKE THE HARDER I WAS PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE. THERE IS NOT ENOUGH SEPARATION BETWEEN THE PEDALS. THERE ARE SIMILAR REPORTS FROM FLEX OWNERS ON THE INTERNET. *TR

WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE CAR SIMPLY DIES. ALL LIGHTS COME ON AND THE CAR JUST SHUTS OFF. LEFT WITH NO BRAKES, STEERING, OR CONTROL. DEALER BROUGHT IN ENGINEER, AFTER A WEEK WITH THE CAR DEALER CANNOT REPLICATE PROBLEM. FORD MOTOR COMPANY DECIDES NOTHING IS WRONG AND FORCE ME TO TAKE DANGEROUS CAR BACK. INCIDENT OCCURRED TWICE IN THE MONTH OF APRIL/MAY. *TT