NHTSA Complaint #10716377 — 2013 FORD FLEX
UNKNOWN OR OTHER issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 10716377 |
| Vehicle | 2013 FORD FLEX |
| Component | UNKNOWN OR OTHER |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 39,000 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | SC |
Consumer Description
THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR AJAR WARNING BEGAN SHOWING WHILE I WAS SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY AND THE DOOR HAS NOT BEEN TOUCHED IN FACT THERE WAS NOT EVEN A PASSENGER IN MY VEHICLE. I TRIED OPENING AND SHUTTING THE DOOR SEVERAL TIMES AND WHEN THIS PROBLEM BEGAN AND FOR ABOUT THE FIRST MONTH THE WARNING WOULD RESET. SINCE THEN THE WARNING IS PRESENT APPROXIMATELY 70% OF THE TIME. WHEN THE DOOR AJAR MORNING IS ACTIVE THE INTERIOR LIGHTS STAY ON AT LOW SPEED AND REGARDLESS OF SPEED YOU'RE UNABLE TO LOCK THE DOORS. THESE ISSUES ARE WHEN THE DOOR AJAR MORNING IS ACTIVE THE INTERIOR LIGHTS STAY ON AT LOW SPEED AND REGARDLESS OF SPEED YOU'RE UNABLE TO LOCK THE DOORS WHICH CAUSE OBVIOUS SAFETY AND SECURITY ISSUES AS WELL AS THE ADDED DANGER OF NOT BEING AWARE OF AN ACTUAL DOOR AJAR. I TOOK MY FLEX TO SUMMERVILLE FORD AND THEY ACKNOWLEDGE BEING AWARE OF MULTIPLE FORD MODELS WITH THE SAME ISSUE, APOLOGIZED FOR NOT BEING ABLE TO FIX THE ISSUE WITHOUT MY PAYING FOR IT.
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