2013 Ford Flex steering problems
150 complaints about steering have been filed for the 2013 Ford Flex, which is 19% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 150 19% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 99,000 miles 108 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 7 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 3 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When steering problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 2 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 5 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 11 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 17 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 19 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 15 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 15 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 13 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 4 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 3 |
| 200k+ miles | 4 |
What the data shows
Of the 108 steering complaints that report mileage, the median is about 98,000 miles, and 17% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 7 crashes, 3 injuries.
What owners wrote
Steering locked up lower control arm snapped at the ball joint where it's connected to cv axel. Sent my car into the rails and nearly.killed me and my passenger.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford flex. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 55 MPH, the power steering warning light illuminated as the power steering assist failed. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 90,000.
Other problems reported for the 2013 Ford Flex
- Electrical system 201 complaints
- Fuel system 72 complaints
- Body & structure 70 complaints
- Lighting 38 complaints
- Engine 37 complaints
- Stability control 24 complaints
- Latches & locks 21 complaints
- Suspension 17 complaints