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2010 Ford Flex fuel/propulsion system problems

12 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the fuel/propulsion system on the 2010 Ford Flex9% of all complaints for this model year.

12
Fuel/propulsion System complaints
9%
share of all complaints
101,500 mi
median reported incident mileage
1 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • My 2010 Ford Flex began inadvertently surging forward in acceleration without me making it do this exactly 3 months after I purchased the vehicle. The Ford Dealer was unable to re-produce the problem on several occasions and said my vehicle was fine. No error messages reported in the computer. This…

    filed Sep 14, 2022

  • Leaky fuel tank. Strong smell of leaky fuel. Worried that vehicle might catch fire. Took it into my local oil change place and they could not find leak. I can see a puddle of fuel on my driveway - about 2-3 feet round. Believe fuel tank has corroded. But I am told the tank is made of plastic…

    filed Apr 4, 2021

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Fuel/propulsion System problems in other Flex years

YearReportsShare
2018 Flex23%
2016 Flex22%
2015 Flex1818%
2014 Flex4618%
2013 Flex5910%
2012 Flex58%
2011 Flex53%
2009 Flex158%
Flex fuel/propulsion system problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.