What 221 owners told NHTSA about the 2019 Ford Flex

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Flex. The contact stated that after it had rained, the front driver’s side footwell filled up with water. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the mechanic discovered that the drain in the sunroof was clogged. The dealer was aware of the failure and repaired the vehicle. The contact recently stated that the failure had returned and the driver’s and passenger’s side footwells were filled with water. The contact also stated that the headliner had become stained and soaked with water. Additionally, the contact stated that there was a mildew odor inside the vehicle due to the failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but offered no assistance. The contact was referred to the NHTSA to report the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 95,000.

NHTSA ODI 11668067

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Flex. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V951000 (Back Over Prevention); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that while in reverse, the rearview camera image failed to display as intended on the screen. The local dealer was contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 32,000. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

NHTSA ODI 11668177

Rear view back up camera failed. The repair solution is long overdue.

NHTSA ODI 11667857

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Flex. The contact stated that while driving 65 MPH, the driver's side B-pillar trim detached from the vehicle. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact stated that on another occasion, the passenger’s side B-pillar trim became loosened. The contact removed the passenger side B-pillar trim due to safety concerns. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired after the most recent failure. The contact related the failure to TSB: 202427. However, the part to do the repair was not yet available. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was approximately 40,000.

NHTSA ODI 11666758

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Flex. The contact stated that while his wife was reversing, the rearview camera image was blue, and the screen displayed an unknown message. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or the dealer. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V951000(Back Over Prevention); however, the part to do the repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 24,000. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

NHTSA ODI 11666493

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Flex. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V951000 (BACK OVER PREVENTION); however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The local dealer was contacted, and it was confirmed that the part was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact experienced the failure, and the display screen image was distorted or upside down. The contact stated that the failure almost caused vehicle to strike a pedestrian. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

NHTSA ODI 11665723

Backup camera has not worked for long time. Bartow Ford said part not available for recall but if I want to pay 823, they have the part. Without a backup camera it is like backing up a whale blindfolded.

NHTSA ODI 11665842

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Flex. The contact stated while reversing, the back over prevention camera failed to display a rear-view image, compromising the back over prevention system. The contact stated that the message "Rear-view camera unavailable" was displayed. The contact stated that the vehicle returned to normal functionality, but the failure became a regular occurrence. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer or an independent mechanic. The vehicle was not repaired. After investigating the failure, the contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V951000 (Back Over Prevention); but the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, a case was opened, and the contact was referred to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was 105,000.

NHTSA ODI 11665907

On 6/4/2025, the driver side front door B-pillar trim piece separated from the vehicle. The tape that joins the trim piece to the door sheet metal completely sheared. The adhesive is still fine but the form separated. The part is connected only to the door through the wire hardness of the keyless entry. TSB 20-2427 stated the issue is "loose". But the actual issue is a flying part with a connecting string.

NHTSA ODI 11665417

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Flex. The contact stated that while attempting to reverse out of a parking spot, the rearview camera image displayed on the screen was displayed upside down. There was no warning light illuminated. The local dealer was contacted; however, the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact was informed that the VIN was not under recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 66,000.

NHTSA ODI 11663936

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Flex. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V951000 (Back Over Prevention); however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact stated that the rear-view camera had experienced intermittent failures, with the image frozen or distorted. The failure mileage was approximately 74,000. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

NHTSA ODI 11663354

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Flex. The contact stated while attempting to park the vehicle, the rearview camera became inoperable. The contact stated that the rearview camera image was blank. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V951000 (Back Over Prevention); however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The vehicle was towed to the dealer, where it was diagnosed that the rearview camera had failed and needed to be replaced. The dealer confirmed that parts were not yet available for the recall repair. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 52,000. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

NHTSA ODI 11663136

The black glossy plastic applique on the Driver's Door Window Frame (also containing the Keyless Entry Keypad) blew off on the Expressway at approximately 70 MPH. While the wire harness retained the lower portion of the applique, the applique cracked from the force of the separation, for which the bottom third of the applique hung from the harness whereby the upper two-thirds of the applique became a projectile and flew onto the expressway. After sharing this with a friend (also owning a 2019 Ford Flex), he said his came off last year. Upon further studying this matter, it appears that in Ford's wisdom they only used small strips of double-sided tape to retain this; for which there are many reports of this same failure mode: [XXX] In their infinite wisdom, Ford now only sell the Applique Panel with the Keypad (Ford Part Number BA8Z7420555AC ), rendering it at a MSRP of $228.83 just for the replacement part. The Ford Parts Counter Person said they sell a lot of these, due to the poor design and retention. As this is a hazard to others on the road (e.g. potentially becoming a projectile) Ford should be forced to Recall this defect. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

NHTSA ODI 11661935

Rear Camera intermeitently works or completely fails. Was backing out of a parking space and could not see and a car speed by the back up warning did beep and saved the day - if my camera had been working I would have seen the on coming car a little bit sooner. it's been months since the recall was issued when will a remedy be available? this should not take this long for Ford to remedy?

NHTSA ODI 11660129

The vehicle has a panoramic roof with each of the three windows having a roller sunshade. Two of three roller sun shades have failed or are not working causing excessive glare and heat in the vehicle.

NHTSA ODI 11659753

UNKNOWN. The hands free function of the audio system suddenly stopped working properly. When the blue tooth links up with my phone the volume is so low it can barely be heard and can’t be adjusted up. According to my Google search of the issue it appears to be a common problem for Ford.

NHTSA ODI 11659230

The water pump and timing cover gaskets are faulty. The water pump is internal and causes major engine malfunction when it breaks.

NHTSA ODI 11657792

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Flex. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V951000 (Back Over Prevention); however, the part to do the recall was not yet available. The contact stated that the back-over prevention camera failed to operate as intended and the image was distorted. The contact stated that the failure became more persistent, and the screen would turn blue. The dealer was contacted. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline to report the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 25,000. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

NHTSA ODI 11657546

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Flex. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle started shaking excessively and the vehicle briefly hesitated. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who diagnosed a failure with the water pump, resulting in damages to the engine. The contact was informed that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, a case was opened, and the contact was referred to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was 50,000.

NHTSA ODI 11656269

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Flex. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V951000 (Back Over Prevention); however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contact stated that the back-over prevention camera image was distorted or was rotated. The contact stated that the failure became more persistent, and the images were displaying up-side-down and with incorrect information on the distance from the camera to objects behind the vehicle. The dealer was contacted. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue and opened a case. The manufacturer referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline to report the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 50,000. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

NHTSA ODI 11656020

BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA 90% of the time, the rearview camera image is blank or has a distorted image.

NHTSA ODI 11655810

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Flex. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V951000 (Back Over Prevention); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. An unknown local dealer was contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

NHTSA ODI 11652124

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Flex. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V951000 (BACK OVER PREVENTION); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact stated that while reversing, the center display failed to provide an image behind the vehicle, almost causing two crashes. The contact stated that the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired because parts were not yet available. The failure mileage was unknown. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

NHTSA ODI 11652132

My camera (rearview) had been dysfunctional for quite sometime and I could not use it. I finally got it fixed 1/9/25 when I brought my car in for a oil change. I bought a great warranty and only had to pay my deductible of $100. Within a month, I got a recall letter for the same reason with the camera. I called Ford corp office and they told me to get the invoice from Ford and send it with the letter to you for reimbursement. So excited to get me $100.00 back for this. Ford highlighted the part for you since the oil change was on the invoice. Any questions please call me at work at 702-XXX-XXXX. Thank you.

NHTSA ODI 11650997

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Flex. The contact stated that while attempting to park the vehicle, the contact became aware that the rearview camera was inoperable. The contact became aware that the rearview camera was not functioning properly, and there was no image displayed. There was no warning light illuminated. The dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The approximate failure mileage was 104,000.

NHTSA ODI 11650231