NHTSA Complaint #10314561 — 2009 FORD FLEX

SEVERAL EVENTS HAVE OCCURRED WITH MY NEW 2009 FORD FLEX, PROBLEMS WITH POWER DOOR LOCKS; TRACK CONTROL ACTIVATED WHILE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN SLOW COMING TO A STOP; STRONG BURNING ODOR IN MOTOR; SEAT BELT ALTER SOUNDED WHILE SEAT BELTS WERE IN USE; ALL THE LIGHT IN VEHICLE SHUT OFF WHILE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVING FOR APPROX. 10 SECONDS; WHEN GOING IN REVERSE BRAKES MADE NOISE IN THE FRONT AND REAR AREAS AND WHILE CAR WAS BEING DRIVING FORWARD; CAR WOULD AUTOMATICALLY SLOW DOWN WHILE BEING DRIVING; VEHICLE SHUT OFF WHILE BEING DRIVING; VEHICLE WAS TAKEN FOR SERVICE. ACCORDING TO THE CAR DEALER EVERYTHING WAS FIXED AFTER SEVERAL DAYS WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WITH MY FAMILY AS I WAS COMING TO A SLOW STOP THE BACK BREAKS LOCKED CAUSING AN IMMEDIATE SHORT STOP AND A TERRIBLE SMELL OF BURNING RUBBER CAME FROM THE BACK TIRES. TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER (02-25-09) THEY SAID THEY FOUND NO PROBLEMS, I INSISTED IN THEM RECHECKING THE VEHICLE AND AS OF TODAY (02-26-09) THEY STILL HAVE IT. WAITING FOR RESULTS BUT I AM EXTREMELY WORRIED BEING MY WIFE IS THE DRIVER OF THIS VEHICLE WITH OUR CHILDREN, GRANDCHILDREN AND OUR SONS BASEBALL TEAM MATES. *TR