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2013 Ford Flex electrical system problems

The 2013 Ford Flex has 224 electrical system complaints filed with NHTSA — 29% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

224

Electrical System complaints

29%

Share of year

1

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Electrical System complaints by year

Flex electrical system complaints by model year224 complaints2009: 45 complaints2010: 15 complaints2011: 11 complaints2012: 12 complaints2013: 224 complaints2014: 60 complaints2015: 13 complaints2016: 25 complaints2017: 3 complaints2018: 12 complaints2019: 23 complaints
Flex electrical system complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“The power steering assist stopped working while I was driving. It caused me to get into an accident. If other cars were around me I could have killed someone. I was driving just fine and then “POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT” showed up on my cluster and the steering wheel locked up. It now won’t…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Electrical System · July 9, 2022 · crash

Common questions

How many electrical system complaints does the 2013 Ford Flex have?

NHTSA has 224 complaints about the 2013 Ford Flex electrical system — 29% 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.