2013 Ford Flex

RIGHT PASSENGER DOOR KEEPS SAYING AJAR WHEN CLOSED. INTERIOR LIGHT STAYS ON WHEN DOORS SHUT AND CAR IS IN MOTION.. OPEN AND SHUT DOOR SEVERAL TIMES BUT INDICATOR STAYS ON. ALARM GOES OFF RANDOMLY AT ANYTIME CAR IS PARKED. DOORS DO NOT LOCK ANYMORE WHEN CAR IS BEING DRIVEN. SAFETY CONCERNS THAT DOOR IS NOT SHUT WHEN CAR IS IN MOTION.

THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR SENSOR IS ON SAYING DOOR IS NOT CLOSED. DOOR IS CLOSED AND SENSOR WILL NOT GO OFF. THIS KEEPS THE INSIDE LIGHTS IN THE VEHICLE ON FOR A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF TIME AFTER YOU START DRIVING OR AFTER YOU TURN THE CAR OFF. IT IS VERY HARD TO SEE AT NIGHT WHEN YOU ARE TRYING TO BACK UP AND THE INSIDE LIGHTS IN THE CAR ARE ON.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FLEX. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN REVERSE, ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE TRUNK OPENED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THE VEHICLE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

WHEN STATIONARY AND PARKED, THE DOOR AJAR ERROR MESSAGE APPEARS ON THE DASH FOR THE DRIVER'S DOOR AFTER ENTERING THE VEHICLE. THIS PRODUCES ERROR MESSAGES ON THE SCREEN, TURNS ON THE INTERIOR LIGHTS, AND PREVENTS THE DOORS FROM BEING LOCKED. AFTER REPEATEDLY OPENING AND SLAMMING THE DOOR SHUT MULTIPLE TIMES THE MESSAGE MAY OR MAY NOT GO AWAY. IF SLAMMING THE DOOR SHUT MULTIPLE TIMES DOES NOT WORK THE MESSAGES, LIGHTS, AND INABILITY TO LOCK THE DOORS CONTINUES WHILE IN MOTION.

THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR IS SHOWING THAT IT IS OPEN RANDOMLY WHEN I AM DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. (DOOR IS CLOSED AND LOCKED) THE LIGHTS AND ALARM WILL COME ON AND MAKES IT UNABLE TO SEE AT NIGHT WHEN DRIVING. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE RECALLED DUE TO UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE DOOR SENSOR IS A ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED.

THIS CAR IS RIDDLED WITH ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS MOST IMPORTANTLY THE PASSENGER DOOR DOESN'T READ CLOSED SO THE DOORS WON'T LOCK WHEN YOU START DRIVING ALLOWING MY 3 YEAR OLD NIECE TO OPEN THE DOOR AT 20 MPH ALMOST GIVING MY WIFE A HEART ATTACK. THEN THE ALARM GOES OFF AT ALL KINDS OF RANDOM TIMES, IF THIS HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING IT ALSO SHUTS OFF AND LOCKS THE STEERING WHEEL DISALLOWING YOU TO GET THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD LUCKILY I LIVE IN A SMALL PLACE WHERE IT'S NOT BEEN A COTASTRIFY. ALSO JUST RECENTLY A CRASH INDICATION MODULE DECIDED IT HA D BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AND STRANDED MY WIFE 75 MILES FROM HOME. ODDLY I HAVE A FAMILY FRIEND WHO TRADED HER FLEX IN FOR THE SAME REASONS.

1. DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE DOOR SENSOR/LATCH/ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION. DOOR IS AJAR WARNING DOES NOT TURN OFF. DOORS CANNOT LOCK WHEN DRIVING. MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE FOR KIDS IN BACK SEATS. ALARM GOES OFF ANYTIME RANDOMLY. DRAINS BATTERY AND AFFECTS ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. FAULTY BACK UP CAMERA. 2. WATER PUMP FAILURE UNDER ENGINE. COVERED BY 6YR/60K WARRANTY, FAILED AT 62K MILES. REPLACEMENT COST IS AN EXTREME HIGH COST OF $2700.

CAR BATTERY DYING. SAID SYNCH LINE IS IN, BUT IT'S NOT. DOOR AJAR LIGHTS FOR BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE ARE ALWAYS ON. WHEN COME TO A STOP, BEEPS AND SAYS ENGINE ON, SHIFT TO PARK. CAN'T LOCK DOORS. HAVE TO MANUALLY LOCK DOORS, OTHERWISE THE ALARM ALWAYS GOES OFF. SO CANNOT LOCK THE HATCH. THIS IS A SAFETY AND THEFT PROBLEM. INTERIOR LIGHTS STAY ON FOR HOURS AT A TIME. CANNOT SEE WHEN BACKING OUT OF PLACES AT NIGHT BECAUSE THE INTERIOR LIGHT IS ON. THIS IS GOING TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.

MY 2013 FORD FLEX HAS DOOR LATCH SENSOR ISSUES. WHEN I AM DRIVING ANYWHERE (CITY, HIGHWAY, INTERSTATE) MY INTERIOR LIGHTS WILL RANDOMLY TURN ON AND I GET A 'DOOR AJAR' NOTIFICATION WHEN THE DOORS ARE CLEARLY CLOSED. IT IS ALARMING AND HAS ALMOST CAUSED ACCIDENTS. WHEN I RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM ONLINE, IT IS AN EXTREMELY COMMON PROBLEM THAT HAS CAUSED NUMEROUS ACCIDENT AND COST FLEX OWNERS THOUSANDS UPON THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS,ONLY TO HAVE THE PROBLEM REOCCUR IN 6 MONTHS TO A YEAR. I RECENTLY CONTACTED MY FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOO ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND STATED THAT IT IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM IN FLEX'S AND I WILL PROBABLY HAVE TO REPLACE THE LATCH SYSTEM EVERY 2-3 YEARS. AT $350-500 A LATCH THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS AND COSTLY PROBLEM TO BE SO COMMON. THE SOLUTION MOST SUGGEST IS TO GROUND THE WIRE GOING TO THE LATCH, WHICH WILL TOTALLY DEFAULT THE SENSOR ALL TOGETHER AND MAKE THE VEHICLE THINK THAT THE DOORS ARE CLOSED AT ALL TIMES, WHICH IS ALSO VERY UNSAFE.