NHTSA Complaint #10538215 — 2009 FORD FLEX

WHILE DRIVING DOWN OUT OF AN APPROACH, MAKING A RIGHT TURN, GOING MAYBE 5 MPH, VEHICLE COMES TO SCREECHING HALT, MAKING A TERRIBLE GRINDING NOISE. ENGINE DOES NOT GO OFF, NO STALLING. FEELS LIKE SOMETHING IS INTERFERING WITH WHEELS. HAPPENED MONTHLY, ALWAYS OUT OF A SLIGHTLY DOWN-FACING DRIVEWAY, TURNING RIGHT. THEN ABOUT A WEEK AGO, IT HAPPENED WHILE MAKING A NORMAL LEFT HAND TURN ONTO A FLAT STREET AT AN INTERSECTION GOING A LITTLE FASTER. VEHICLE LURCHES TO A COMPLETE STOP, HORRIBLE GRINDING NOISE, AND I CAN'T GO UNTIL I CAN STEER WHEELS STRAIGHT WHICH IS REALLY HARD TO DO. THANK GOODNESS NO ONE WAS BEHIND ME. TOOK ONCE TO A MECHANIC WHO COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. BEEN DOING THIS EVER SINCE WE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE. NOW AFTER THE LAST INCIDENT, I AM REALLY SCARED TO DRIVE THIS CAR! &JS