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2010 Ford Flex steering problems

The 2010 Ford Flex has 32 steering complaints filed with NHTSA — 18% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

32

Steering complaints

18%

Share of year

1

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Steering complaints by year

Flex steering complaints by model year150 complaints2009: 18 complaints2010: 32 complaints2011: 57 complaints2012: 24 complaints2013: 150 complaints2014: 66 complaints2015: 19 complaints2016: 7 complaints2017: 3 complaints2018: 2 complaints2019: 2 complaints
Flex steering complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

ACCELERATED FROM DRIVE MAKING SHARP RIGHT TURN ONTO BUSY STATE ROUTE ROAD. POWER STEERING ABRUPTLY FAILED WHILE ACCELERATING WITH FRONT WHEELS TURNED SHARPLY TO PASSENGER SIDE. STEERING WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO MOVE BACK TO CENTER POSITION IN SPITE OF PULLING WITH ALL MY MIGHT (MUSCULAR BUILD). APPLIED…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Steering · November 24, 2015 · crash

Common questions

How many steering complaints does the 2010 Ford Flex have?

NHTSA has 32 complaints about the 2010 Ford Flex steering — 18% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.