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2014 Ford Flex engine problems

The 2014 Ford Flex has 28 engine complaints filed with NHTSA — 9% of the year's total, and roughly flat versus the prior model year.

28

Engine complaints

9%

Share of year

1

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Engine complaints by year

Flex engine complaints by model year53 complaints2009: 53 complaints2010: 38 complaints2011: 32 complaints2012: 11 complaints2013: 36 complaints2014: 28 complaints2015: 11 complaints2016: 8 complaints2017: 1 complaints2018: 1 complaints2019: 7 complaints
Flex engine complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

NO, THERE WASN'T A FIRE (YET). BUT YOUR SYSTEM WOULDN'T ALLOW ME TO SEND THIS W/O PICKING ONE OF THE THREE INCIDENT OPTIONS. BAD RAW FUEL SMELL AFTER EVERY ENGINE SHUTOFF. CAR TAKEN TO FORD DEALER WHO TOLD US THERE WAS A TSB# 14-0091 FOR THIS ISSUE. NO PARTS AVAILABLE, AND THEY DON'T KNOW WHEN THEY…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Engine · May 26, 2015 · fire

Common questions

How many engine complaints does the 2014 Ford Flex have?

NHTSA has 28 complaints about the 2014 Ford Flex engine — 9% 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.