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2014 Ford Flex: engine and transmission complaints

NO ELEVATED SIGNAL
33%
77 of 249 relevant owner complaints are about the engine, transmission or fuel system

No elevated drivetrain complaint concentration in the available NHTSA records for the 2014 Ford Flex. Engine, transmission and fuel system account for 33% of relevant complaints.

Better than 66% of the 1,230 model years we track (2010–2023).

NHTSA data checked September 13, 2026
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Drivetrain complaints
77
engine, transmission, fuel
Total complaints
249
this model year
Fires reported
2
owner-reported
Recall campaigns
4
11 crashes · 10 injuries

Complaints by component

STEERING66 · 27%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM57 · 23%
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM46 · 18%
SUSPENSION26 · 10%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER24 · 10%
ENGINE22 · 9%

The years either side

2010
44%
56 of 139
2011
37%
51 of 144
2012
27%
16 of 64
2013
18%
94 of 578
2014
33%
77 of 249
2015
30%
31 of 105
2016
17%
16 of 98
2017
8%
3 of 42
2018
6%
4 of 65
2019
4%
10 of 243
2020
no data
2021
no data
2022
no data
2023
no data

Manufacturers fix things mid-generation. A bad year next to a clean one is common; the fix usually arrived in between.

What owners reported

STEERING,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM12/07/20181 INJURED
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FLEX. WHILE REVERSING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING ABILITY. THE CONTACT HAD TO ENGAGE THE STEERING WHEEL WITH FORCE, WHICH CAUSED AN INJURY TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NOT RECEIVED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A PERSONAL MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNO…
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING10/17/20171 INJURED
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FLEX. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL EXHAUST ODOR IN THE CABIN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EXHAUST CAUSED THE CONTACT TO BE HOSPITALIZED ON THREE OCCASIONS. THERE WAS NO CRASH INVOLVED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SUBSEQUENT BLOOD TESTS SHOWED TRACES OF CARBON MONOXIDE IN…
POWER TRAIN05/03/2015CRASH1 INJURED
I WAS IN PARK IN MY DRIVEWAY, WHICH IS STEEP, AND THE FLEX ROLLED AFTER BEING IN PARK FOR 2 MINUTES. MY THREE YEAR OLD SON WAS IN THE VEHICLE SO I TRIED TO JUMP INTO THE VEHICLE AND PUT MY RIGHT HAND ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE KNOCKED ME OUT AND DRAGGED ME DOWN, RELEASING ME AT THE BOTTOM OF THE DRIVEWAY. I WOK…

Three of 77 drivetrain complaints. The full report shows more, with quotes about the engine in the car you are looking at first.

Recall campaigns on this model year (4)

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 Ford Taurus, Ford Flex, Lincoln MKS and Lincoln MKT vehicles equipped with 3.5L GTDI Ecoboost engines …
SEATS
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2014 Ford F-150 and Flex vehicles manufactured March 1, 2014, to May 31, 2014. The affected vehicles were manuf…
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2012-2014 Ford Edge and Lincoln MKX vehicles manufactured September 2, 2010, to November 30, 2013; 2013-2014 For…

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