2011 FORD FLEX Air Bags Problems
2 NHTSA complaints on file
Air Bags Issues in the 2011 FORD FLEX
2 air bags complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 2011 FORD FLEX. Of these, 2 involved a crash, 1 involved a fire, and 2 resulted in injury.
2
Complaints
2
Crashes
1
Fires
2
Injuries
1
Deaths
All Air Bags Complaints
This accident didn’t involve myself. It involved my father who borrowed my 2011 Ford Flex for the evening. This was a one vehicle accident. It is unknown what happened to cause him to Swerve and hit a hit. The air bags didn’t deploy in the Vehicle. My father was wearing his seatbelt. An electric fire started and the car burnt along with my father he wasn’t able to be pulled from the vehicle before it caught fire. According to the witnesses, the airbags did not go off. My father had blunt trauma to the chest and to his frontal lobe and broken ribs. In addition to lots of other injuries that would’ve been avoided if the airbags would have went off. My father could’ve been alive if the airbags went off. But instead, he is dead. The pain and suffering and Trauma that I live through every day of my...
ON 2100 HRS 21 NOV 2015, MY DAUGHTER WAS INVOLVED IN A DEER STRIKE ACCIDENT ON HWY 36 VICINITY HAMILTON, MISSOURI. SHE WAS TRAVELING EAST ON THE HIGHWAY 36 AT 55-60 MPH WHEN A DEER RAN INTO THE PATH OF THE CAR. THE IMPACT WAS FROM CENTER LINE OF THE CAR TOWARDS THE DRIVERS SIDE. SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES UPON SEEING THE DEER BUT THE STRIKE AND APPLICATION OF BRAKES WERE PRETTY MUCH SIMULTANEOUS. SHE PULLED THE CAR OFF THE ROAD AND COULDN'T EXIT THE DRIVER'S DOOR BECAUSE THE FRONT FENDER OVERLAPPING THE DOOR DUE TO IMPACT. THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY, SHE WAS WEARING HER SEAT BELT WHICH PROBABLY SAVED HER FROM ANY MAJOR INJURIES. BASED UPON THE FRONTAL DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE THE AIRBAG SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE ATTACHED PHOTOS THE FRAME AND INTERNAL BUMPER ARE EXPOSED APPROXIMATELY A FOOT BEYOND THE BODY...
Other 2011 FORD FLEX Problem Areas
Steering
55 complaints
Engine
25 complaints
Power Train
15 complaints
Unknown Or Other
11 complaints
Electrical System
9 complaints
Seats
7 complaints
Service Brakes
7 complaints
Engine And Engine Cooling
5 complaints
Fuelpropulsion System
5 complaints
Wheels
5 complaints
Power Trainautomatic Transmission
3 complaints
Structurebody
3 complaints
Tires
3 complaints
Electronic Stability Control Esc
2 complaints
Exterior Lighting
2 complaints
Visibilitywiper
2 complaints
Child Seat
1 complaint
Engine And Engine Coolingexhaust System
1 complaint
Engine And Engine Coolingexhaust Systemmanifoldheadermufflertail Pipe
1 complaint
Equipment
1 complaint
Equipmentapplianceair Conditioner
1 complaint
Fuel System Dieseldeliveryfuel Pump
1 complaint
Seat Belts
1 complaint
Steeringlinkagestie Rod Assembly
1 complaint
Structurebodyhatchbackliftgate
1 complaint
Suspension
1 complaint
Vehicle Speed Control
1 complaint
Vehicle Speed Controlcruise Control
1 complaint
Visibilitydefrosterdefoggerhvac System
1 complaint