2010 FORD FLEX Recall
- Campaign:
- 16V247000 on 04/25/2016
- Component:
- Air bags:frontal
- Manufactured:
- 06/16/2008 - 10/05/2011
- Affected:
- 695
- Defect:
- Ford motor company (ford) is recalling certain model year 2009-2012 ford flex, 2008 and 2010-2012 ford taurus, 2008-2009 ford taurus x, 2008 mercury sable, 2009 and 2011 lincoln mks vehicles. the driver frontal air bag may improperly inflate during second-stage deployment in the event of a high speed crash. as such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard (fmvss) number 208, "occupant crash protection."
- Consequence:
- An improperly inflated air bag increases the risk of injury in the event of a crash.
- Correction:
- Ford will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and replace the driver's frontal air bag module, as necessary, free of charge. the recall is expected to begin on june 13, 2016. owners may contact ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. ford's number for this recall is 16c06.
- Notes:
- Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
2010 FORD FLEX TSBs (27)
- Bulletin:
- TSB-09-20-9
- Component:
- 222000 seats:mid/rear assembly
- Summary:
- Ford: some vehicles equipped with power folding second row seats may find the seat not fully lifting and folding forward (tumble) after the power release switch is depressed. *pe
- Bulletin:
- SB-21430
- Component:
- 102000 power train:manual transmission
- Summary:
- Ford/lincoln: transmission built before 6/1/10 with 4th gear start, delay/hesitation on acceleration from a stop-no dtcs. this may be caused by a sticking multiplex shift valve in the valve body. *pe
- Bulletin:
- SB-21490
- Component:
- 162000 structure:body
- Summary:
- Ford: 2010 all wheel drive vehicles may have a shudder/vibration or a clunk noise while driving in low speeds. *rm
- Bulletin:
- SIS-21841
- Component:
- 118000 electrical system: software
- Summary:
- Comm-trans lund: some 2009-2011 models may have the air bag inicator flashing with a stored trouble code. this is a software problem. *rm
- Bulletin:
- AS-21769
- Component:
- 046000 service brakes, air:antilock
- Summary:
- Ford: if there is an intermittent lack of power, surge, or hesitation while driving the brakes will override acceleration. *rm
- Bulletin:
- AS-21687
- Component:
- 103100 power train:automatic transmission:control module (tcm, pcm)
- Summary:
- Ford: there may be a loss of power, hesitation, surge, or lack of throttle response while driving. the brake over accelerator feature may be activating. *rm
- Bulletin:
- TSB-11-5-6
- Component:
- 103000 power train:automatic transmission
- Summary:
- Ford: there may be a sluggish acceleration or hesitation feeling when rolling to a stop. this will be followed by a harsh bump. *rm
- Bulletin:
- TSB-10-21-6
- Component:
- 061000 engine and engine cooling:engine
- Summary:
- Ford: the idle speed drops lower than desired and may fluctuate. there may be two possible trouble codes stored. *rm
- Bulletin:
- TSB-13-5-27
- Component:
- 102000 power train:manual transmission
- Summary:
- Ford/lincoln: on some vehicles, transmission 5th gear start at stop, speed control drops or inoperative, backup camera on in drive, 5th gear start from stop and transmission slipping or neutral out, due to digital transmission range (tr) s
- Bulletin:
- ASI-32276
- Component:
- 060000 engine (pws)
- Summary:
- Ford/lincoln: long block engines shipped with cam sensors, crank sensor, crank sensor tone wheel, coolant inlet tube, the components must be swapped over engine being replaced to replacement engine before engine is installed. *pe
- Bulletin:
- TSB-14-0113
- Component:
- 060000 engine (pws)
- Summary:
- Ford/lincoln: some vehicles, with aluminum valve cover, will experience an excessive condition of smoking engine oil and/or consumption of oil, from tail pipe, during normal engine temperature operation. model 2010-2014 flex, taurus, exp
- Bulletin:
- ASI-44531
- Component:
- 221600 seats:front assembly:power adjust
- Summary:
- Lincoln/ford: on some vehicles and trucks, there is a popping, squealing, binding or grinding noise come from power seats when moving backwards or forward. model 2009-2015 f-150, taurus, flex, mkt, mks, f-super duty, explorer. *pe
- Bulletin:
- TSB-14-0198
- Component:
- 063000 engine and engine cooling:exhaust system
- Summary:
- Ford: with auxiliary climate control system on, can smell an exhaust odor in vehicle. like sulfur, after hard driving conditions or acceleration. model 2009-14 flex. *pe. update. 06/11/15. *ta
- Bulletin:
- 44863
- Component:
- 133000 visibility:power window devices and controls
- Summary:
- Ford: no service action is recommended for this condition. please use at your discretion. various 2010-2015 vehicles may experience a turbulence noise, similar to an helicopter noise, at highway speeds when the rear door window(s) or sunroo
- Bulletin:
- ASI-45132
- Component:
- 103000 power train:automatic transmission
- Summary:
- Lincoln/ford: an overhaul transmission motorcraft kit, available for some vehicles, contains an incorrect valve bode separator plate and would need to discard 7z490 part and use bt4z-7z490 to prevent harsh downshifts. model 2010-12 edge,
- Bulletin:
- SSM 46132
- Component:
- 030000 brakes (pws)
- Summary:
- Some 2008-2017 ford/mercury/lincoln vehicles equipped with sync may generate a vhr that identifies a concern with the brakes and suspension category indicating service is required due to a brake system warning lamp being illuminated. if the
- Bulletin:
- SSM 46132
- Component:
- 030000 brakes (pws)
- Summary:
- Some 2008-2017 ford/mercury/lincoln vehicles equipped with sync may generate a vhr that identifies a concern with the brakes and suspension category indicating service is required due to a brake system warning lamp being illuminated. if the
- Bulletin:
- SSM 46332
- Component:
- 350000 equipment
- Summary:
- Replacing the original equipment sync/navigation system with either an aftermarket sync/navigation kit or modifying original sync/navigation parts to provide additional features is not recommended nor supported on any ford, mercury or linco
- Bulletin:
- SSM 46412
- Component:
- 105000 power train:driveline
- Summary:
- Some 2007-2016 edge/mkx/flex/mkt/mkz/mks/taurus/taurus police/explorer/explorer police equipped with all wheel drive (awd) and built on or before 30-jun-2016 may exhibit a ticking and/or knocking noise coming from the driveline area. to ide
- Bulletin:
- SSM 46210
- Component:
- 010000 steering
- Summary:
- Some 2010-2016 epas equipped vehicles may exhibit steering related noises. the workshop manual (wsm) diagnostic procedures have been updated in section 211-02. when diagnosing and repairing epas steering noises use the updated procedures.
- Bulletin:
- SSM 46085
- Component:
- 060000 engine (pws)
- Summary:
- The powertrain control/emissions diagnosis (pc/ed) manual has been revised for diagnosing electronic throttle bodies (etbs). the etc_act and etc_dsd pids should not used to diagnose possible etb concerns. the ids has a limited refresh rate
- Bulletin:
- SSM 46900
- Component:
- 103100 power train:automatic transmission:control module (tcm, pcm)
- Summary:
- Some vehicles may exhibit a no start condition with an illuminated malfunction indicator lamp (mil) and a dtc p161a after pcm replacement. this may be due to the parameter reset procedure not being properly completed. to clear this dtc, use
- Bulletin:
- SSM 47080
- Component:
- 353400 equipment:electrical:radio/tape deck/cd etc.
- Summary:
- 2010-2018 various vehicles equipped with sync or sync 3 may not function when attempting to find or use the spotify app via applink. as of an update released on 1/15/2018 spotify will no longer be supporting their applink integration. no re
- Bulletin:
- SSM 47201
- Component:
- 350000 equipment
- Summary:
- Replacing the original equipment sync/navigation system with either an aftermarket sync/navigation kit or modifying original sync/navigation parts to provide additional features is not recommended nor supported on any ford, mercury or linco
- Bulletin:
- SSM 47230
- Component:
- 060000 engine and engine cooling
- Summary:
- Some 2007-2016 edge/mkx/flex/mkt/mkz/mks/taurus/police interceptor sedan/explorer/police interceptor utility vehicles equipped with awd and built on or before 30-jun-2016 may exhibit a propane or natural gas odor during idle or low speed dr
- Bulletin:
- SSM 47009
- Component:
- 353000 equipment:electrical
- Summary:
- The accessory (wireless) keyless entry keypad can only be used with vehicles that are factory built with remote keyless entry (rke). the master code for the accessory (wireless) keyless entry keypad can be retrieved from fmcdealer - parts a
- Bulletin:
- SSM 47009
- Component:
- 350000 equipment
- Summary:
- The accessory (wireless) keyless entry keypad can only be used with vehicles that are factory built with remote keyless entry (rke). the master code for the accessory (wireless) keyless entry keypad can be retrieved from fmcdealer - parts a
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