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Ford Flex repairs by problem area
Engine (15%)
Transmission and Drivetrain (9%)
Brakes and Traction Control (9%)
Suspension and Steering (17%)
Electrical and Air Conditioning (24%)
Paint, Rust, Leaks, Rattles, and Trim (20%)
Other (5%)
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- Paint, Rust, Leaks, Rattles, and Trim
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Chart based on 1093 repairs.
Ford Flex brake repair cost distribution
$2500+ (0%)
$1000 - $2499 (14%)
$500 - $999 (18%)
$100 - $499 (35%)
< $100 (33%)
Chart based on 78 repair trips. The repair cost chart excludes repairs made under warranty, do-it-yourself repairs, and repair trips that include maintenance.
2014 Ford Flex 4dr SUV
287-horsepower 3.5L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD
| 44000 mi US $600 |
Replaced front and rear brakes with EBC GD rotors and EBC green stuff pads. |
| 97400 mi US $1200 |
While troubleshooting wheel bearing, it was noticed the rear brakes were completely worn down and the front brakes did not have much life left. Replaced pads and rotors front and rear. |
2013 Ford Flex 4dr SUV
turbocharged 365hp 3.5L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD
| 52080 mi C $1100 |
Rear brakes making noise, replaced pads and rotor. |
| 96410 mi C $300 |
Replaced rear rotors and brake pads. |
| 69000 mi US $2209 |
Collision Warning/ABS/Traction Control warning lights come on intermittently. Replaced ABS/HCU module, and brake pedal switch. |
| 50000 mi US $500 |
Rear brakes and rotors are shot. Rear brake system causes rear brakes to not release, so they drag. It has been a problem on previous years and they issued a TSB. But say it doesn’t affect my year. We have never done the front brakes and they have lots of material left. The car was never driven with the ebrake on as the chime for that is so loud when you put it in gear that you can’t miss it. |
2013 Ford Flex 4dr SUV
287-horsepower 3.5L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD
| 55000 mi US $501 |
Replaced rear brakes and rotors |
2012 Ford Flex 4dr SUV
262-horsepower 3.5L V6 6-speed automatic FWD
| 100000 mi US $850 |
Replaced original brake pads and rotors |
| 105000 mi US $211 |
Front brake pads, rotor machined |
2012 Ford Flex 4dr SUV
262-horsepower 3.5L V6 6-speed automatic AWD
| 32240 mi | Seized rear passenger calliper |
| 73000 mi US $282 |
Replaced rear passenger side pads successfully. However, when doing the drivers side, the caliper piston would not retract to fit in the new pads.rDealer had to replace the drivers side caliper assembly. |
| 168000 mi US $50 |
Drivers side rear caliper floating pins got gummy, so inner rear pad wore prematurely. Dismantled, cleaned and re-greased. Replaced that side brake pads. |
| 117000 mi | I replaced the brakes, which includes pads rotors and slide pins. |
2011 Ford Flex 4dr SUV
turbocharged 355hp 3.5L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD
| 90000 mi US $1100 |
Had 1 caliper hanging up and another getting close. Decided to do the HD brake upgrade. New calipers, brackets, rotors, pads and SS brake lines at all 4 corners. Brake fluid flush as well. |
| 11000 mi | Brakes groaning at the end of a stop, dealership performed TSB 10-13-7 and replaced front pads, rotors, caliper brackets. |
| 131700 mi US $350 |
Stuck rear caliper. Replaced both calipers, lines, pads, and rotors for both sides. |
2011 Ford Flex 4dr SUV
262-horsepower 3.5L V6 6-speed automatic FWD
| 112400 mi C $400 |
Both rear brakes - complete replacement-calipers, rotors, pads. |
| 146940 mi C $50 |
Brakes choppy when stopping. Replaced brake pads, lubed and freed up salt corroded bits. |
| 83800 mi US $750 |
Had to replace both rear calipers, rotors, pads. Last rear brake job at 53000 miles |
| 26660 mi C $310 |
Back brakes seized, not sliding on slider bolts. Calipers fine. |
| 56600 mi C $1100 |
rear caliper refused to disengage, required replacement (along with rotors/pads, price not included) |
| 96720 mi C $1000 |
brakes, transmission fluid, filters, oil change. |
| 99200 mi C $100 |
replaced rear brakes and rotors |
| 114700 mi C $400 |
abs sensor dead on rear right wheel. No traction control or abs available caliper siezed, was removed and rehabilitated, and put back in |
| 67800 mi US $500 |
replace LR Caliper |
| 111000 mi US $350 |
Front brakes and rotors |
| 84000 mi US $1079 |
Replace rear pads and rotors. Resurface, sand pads, lubricated and adjust all brake components and reassemble front brakes. |
2011 Ford Flex 4dr SUV
262-horsepower 3.5L V6 6-speed automatic AWD
| 124000 mi C $1600 |
back rotors, all pads |
| 83700 mi C $120 |
Key jammed in ignition. Switch in gear shift faulty |
| 90520 mi C $450 |
rear rotors and brake pads |
| 58400 mi | Rear Passenger side caliper was sticking. |
| 100000 mi US $500 |
Rear brake pads and rotors replace. |
2010 Ford Flex 4dr SUV
turbocharged 355hp 3.5L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD
| 12700 mi | Service Advance Trac warning light came on. Dealer replace the "steering angle sensor DTC C1278". Problem corrected at no charge (factory warranty). |
| 118300 mi US $400 |
Both rear brake calipers would pull the pads away from the rotors. |
| 129000 mi US $225 |
Rotors were rusty on the inside. Bottom caliper slide pins on both front brakes were rusted. |
| 9300 mi | Intermittent Brake 'Groaning' or 'Grinding'. TSB issued to fix harmonic noise from front brakes, dealer replaced rotors, pads, calipers, caliper mounts. Repaired quickly, first time, problem has not re-occurred. |
| 60760 mi C $1500 |
Rear rotors and pads replaced. |
| 116645 mi US $199 |
Replace front brakes |
| 36300 mi | episodic brake failure |
| 55000 mi US $200 |
replaced jammed caliper |
| 57800 mi US $50 |
Booster brake hose replaced. Brakes loose power assit when engine cold at altitude over 6000 ft. Fix under SSM12065. 50 percent improvement. Not satisfactory. |
| 27200 mi US $100 |
Replaced all rear brake components |
| 49000 mi US $800 |
Replaced all rear braking components. Both pads rotors & calipers. Second time!!! The right wheel components were rusted together the left components were headed in same direction. |
| 33000 mi US $250 |
A caliper shifted, causing brake noise, rear driver side. Pads replaced, rotor turned |
| 113000 mi US $1500 |
Replaced rear rotors, calipers and pads. Also switched back to stock struts/shocks from Megan coilovers. |
| 25420 mi | Brakes grinding and noisy at lower speeds. |
| 43500 mi US $500 |
Front calipers replaced. |
| 57000 mi US $600 |
caliper seized on right rear. replaced both rear calipers, pads and rotors |
| 58000 mi US $50 |
Left rear caliper had to be replaced again. Corrosion plagues the rotors and calipers on this car |
2010 Ford Flex 4dr SUV
262-horsepower 3.5L V6 6-speed automatic FWD
| 81000 mi US $296 |
Rear passenger brake Caliper seized. Replace caliper and rear pads and turned rotors. |
| 133000 mi US $590 |
Soft brake peddle, replaced rear brakes and rotors and rear caliper. |
| 7000 mi | Brakes grinding noise |
| 9000 mi | Front pads, rotors, brackets and springs were replaced |
| 154000 mi US $120 |
Needed to replace rear brake caliper due to binding pads |
| 48000 mi US $100 |
Left rear brake was heating up. They performed a TSB fix which included hardware but not the brake material. When I went in to pick it up they told me it included the brake pads too. |
2010 Ford Flex 4dr SUV
262-horsepower 3.5L V6 6-speed automatic AWD
| 86500 mi US $220 |
Right rear brake was dragging and caused premature wear of the pads and rotor on that side. Calipers were lubed and rotors and pads replaced. |
| 11000 mi | TSB rotors, caliper mounts and pads replaced |
| 4300 mi | - Brakes grinding, right side with less than 5K miles. Fixed via TSB 10-17-03. |
| 67580 mi C $400 |
I didn't count the replacement of pads or rotors, which was also completed, since these are wear items (total with these $1161.51). The master cylinder was leaking, so it was replaced. |
2010 Ford Flex 4-door
6-cylinder automatic 2WD
| 121000 mi US $500 |
ABS Module replaced.....replacement part from junkyard. Did not fix the problem. Traded the car. |
2009 Ford Flex 4dr SUV
262-horsepower 3.5L V6 6-speed automatic FWD
| 20300 mi | rear brakes replaced, brackets and rotors (20k) Car was dragging |
| 62000 mi US $650 |
Brakes, pads, rotors and calipers. (R) side caliper was not engaging. |
| 68000 mi US $550 |
Replaced ABS sensor, damaged while repairing rear bearing. |
| 105000 mi | Problem with steering angle sensor. Traded Flex in to selling dealer. Told them to take it and shove it. They would not honor Ford's warranty. Got it off of my hands. Buyer beware. It went to a wholesaler in Texas. |
| 13000 mi | 3rd time for brake noise had latest TSB, replaced mounting brackets, pads and resurfaced front rotors |
| 24180 mi | Rear inboard brake pads were wearing far faster than the rear outboard pads. Ford TSB instructed dealer to replace caliper holding brackets with new design. Rear pads were also replaced at this time. |
| 29760 mi | Front brakes developed groaning noise at low speed. More noticable when wet. Dealer performed TSB, replaced pads, rotor refinished, caliper holding brackets, and installed new noise dampening springs to pads. All fine now. |
| 55180 mi C $250 |
Ford and I negotiated that I pay 50% of doing latest TSB for brake noise complaint. This repair was done in June and so far seems to be working. Ford would not accept 100% because the Flex was outside of warranty. I didn't want a fight. |
| 99200 mi C $130 |
Left Rear Caliper was leaking brake fluid from back of caliper, leak from the mechanism that operates the parking brake. |
| 101680 mi C $427 |
Right rear caliper leaking internally, had the dealer fix as I had no time to do it myself. Caliper replaced. |
| 19000 mi | Loose bolt on caliper on driver's front wheel. Brake worn by loose bolt and was replaced using a new bolt that had to be ordered. |
| 26000 mi | front brake grinding noise |
| 30000 mi | replaced rotors, pads and calipers |
| 116000 mi US $500 |
3 of 4 brake caliper slides were siezed in rear brake caliper brackets. repair was able to free pins. all pins/slides lubricated. rear passenger brake pad was metal to metal, replaced rear brake pad and rotor |
| 82000 mi US $183 |
Both rear calipers stuck and would not completely release. Had to replace all rear pads and right rear rotor and have both calipers rebuilt. |
| 25000 mi | TSB 10-17-3 |
| 36760 mi | TSB on rear caliper anchor brackets the floater pins and front caliper anchor brackets upgraded to 2011 Explorer brackets and floater pins. |
2009 Ford Flex 4dr SUV
262-horsepower 3.5L V6 6-speed automatic AWD
| 34000 mi | Typical front brake grinding problem with 2009 Flexes. Dealer replaced pads, rotors, calipers, and springs. |
| 16000 mi | Replaced rear pads and rotors per TSB |
| 30000 mi | Replaced front pads and rotors per TSB |
| 18000 mi | ongoing issues brake noise tsb brackets |
| 73660 mi C $250 |
Calliper frozen |
| 26040 mi | Intermittent wobble of steering wheel during slow speed braking. Dealership replaced rotors, pads, calipers re: Technical Service Bulletin. |
| 8000 mi | Front brake grinding noise. Parts ordered. Common problem. TSB 09-13-3 Front brake grinding noise. Parts ordered. |
| 10000 mi | Brake assembly was replaced. Brake assembly was replaced. |
| 23000 mi | Could feel brakes grab when turning out of parking lot at low speeds, even though brakes were not being applied. Intermittent, not reproducible on demand. Applied TSB 10-7-2. Hard to describe. TSB performed on previous trip. Service rep had me bring car back in--parts sent by Ford for only one side before so repair not complete. Remainder of parts came in. Installed. |
| 23500 mi | Brake problem from last month returned. This time couldn't replicate. Couldn't fix. |
| 26000 mi | Problem with Advance Trak/Control Trak continued. Installed tsb 09-23-6. Will see if it works. |
| 71000 mi US $372 |
Frozen front slide brackets and unnecessary stability control activation. |
| 47120 mi C $1400 |
Brakes seized on calipers, totally destroyed rotors and pads |
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