2011 Ford Flex steering problems
57 complaints about steering have been filed for the 2011 Ford Flex, which is 32% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 57 32% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 118,000 miles 44 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When steering problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 4 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 3 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 4 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 3 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 8 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 7 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 9 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 4 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 44 steering complaints that report mileage, the median is about 118,000 miles, and 18% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 1 crash.
What owners wrote
The steering rack and pinion went out on my 2011 ford flex. The is a recall on ford flex 2011-2013 but ford keeps telling us it is not under warranty!!! We had this replaced and it went out again 4 months later. This is unacceptable and needs to be addressed by ford.
While driving up a highway on-ramp accelerating to highway speed, I experienced a sudden loss of power steering causing momentary loss of control. The power steering now comes and goes at random and is a serious safety issue making the vehicle inoperable.
Other problems reported for the 2011 Ford Flex
- Engine 32 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 16 complaints