There are 6 owner-reported speed control & cruise complaints for the 2010 Ford Flexin NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
WHEN I PRESS ON GAS IT JERKS AND FEELS LIKE ITS STRAING TO KICK UP.DRAGGING NO GAS ITS PULLING. AND WHEN I BREAK THE PEDDLES PUSH BACK AND MAKE WEIRD NOISES.IT SOMETIMES DON'T STOP .THE RADIO BUTTONS DOESN'T WORK NONE OF THEM.I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE 08/15/2020
2010 FORD FLEX. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE THROTTLE PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN, WHICH THEN CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO GO INTO SAFE MODE. THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY SLOWED DOWN AND WOULD NOT GO ABOVE 10 MPH OR IT SHUT OFF COMPLETELY. FORD INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THE FIX WOULD COST $550. *JB
WAS PULLING INTO GAS STATION TODAY AND BREAKING AT PUMP WHEN CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. I APPLIED BREAK HARD, TIRES SPUN UNTIL I SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL. I THEN SHIFTED INTO PARK AND TURNED OFF VEHICLE. RPMS HAD SHOT UP, DID NOT LOOK DOWN BUT COULD HEAR ENGINE REVVING. WOULD HAVE HIT SOMEONE IF I HAD NOT BEEN AT THE GAS PUMP. WILL TAKE VEHICLE TO DEALER ASAP FOR INSPECTION. THIS S THE THIRD TIME THIS HAS OCCURRED IN LAST 2 WEEKS. *TR
2010 FORD FLEX. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE SUDDEN ACCELERATION. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO, WHILE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LURCHED FORWARD. HE WAS ABLE TO BRAKE THE VEHICLE, SO IT TRAVELED ONLY ABOUT 5 TO 10 FEET. LAST WEEK, THE SAME SCENARIO OCCURRED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. A DIAGNOSIS REVEALED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRONICS, AND THE ACCELERATOR UNIT WAS REPLACED.
WHEN STOPPING I WOULD FEEL THE CAR RESISTING STOPPING. I THOUGHT THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS STICKING. I THEN REALIZED I WAS STEPPING ON BOTH THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PEDALS AT THE SAME TIME WITH THE SAME FOOT. THE HARDER I PRESSED THE BRAKE THE HARDER I WAS PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE. THERE IS NOT ENOUGH SEPARATION BETWEEN THE PEDALS. THERE ARE SIMILAR REPORTS FROM FLEX OWNERS ON THE INTERNET. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FLEX. WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER AND STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROADWAY AND RESTART THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DEALER FOUND THE THROTTLE BODY HAD BECOME DEFECTIVE. THE THROTTLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDINGLY AND THE VEHICLE WAS LEFT WITH THE DEALER FOR FURTHER DIAGNOSIS OF ANY ADDITIONAL FAILURES. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 3,100.
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
Data synced from NHTSA on Apr 26, 2026