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Complaint 1815670

2017 FORD FLEX • STEERING • incident May 14, 2022

Crash
No
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
Complaint ID
1815670
Make
FORD
Model
FLEX
Model Year
2017
Component
STEERING
Incident Date
May 14, 2022
Date Received
May 31, 2022
Data As Of
Jul 1, 2026

Complaint Summary

STEERING

Owner Narrative

AWD indicator states off while driving at times without warning. Also leaking sludge. Now need to replace PTU and FORD AWD vehicles are known for this issue... Needs to be recalled as system can fail and explode.. This is supposed last the lifetime of the vehicle and is not set up for maintenance causing the system to fail. I am replacing with a unit that can be serviced every 30K miles. This is a safety issue.

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FMCSA

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NHTSA

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EIA

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Transport Canada

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