2016 FORD FLEX Recall
- Campaign:
- 16V925000 on 12/21/2016
- Component:
- Engine and engine cooling:engine:gasoline:turbo-charger
- Manufactured:
- 10/17/2016 - 11/09/2016
- Affected:
- 1,163
- Defect:
- Ford motor company (ford) is recalling certain model year 2016 ford taurus, 2016-2017 ford flex, lincoln mkt, 2017 ford explorer and ford explorer police interceptor utility vehicles equipped with 3.5l gtdi engines. improperly brazed turbocharger oil supply tubes may leak oil on engine components.
- Consequence:
- An oil leak, in the presence of an ignition source, increases the risk of a fire.
- Correction:
- Ford will notify owners, and dealers will inspect, and if necessary, replace the turbocharger oil supply tubes, free of charge. the recall began on january 31, 2017. owners may contact ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. ford's number for this recall is 16s46.
- 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.
2016 FORD FLEX TSBs (46)
- Bulletin:
- SSM-45809
- Component:
- 355200 equipment:other:owners/service/other manual
- Summary:
- Sync 3 accessory protocol interface module (apim) dtcs u3000 or b108e or u1a00
- Bulletin:
- SSM-45821
- Component:
- 118000 electrical system: software
- Summary:
- Siri eyes free functional issues using bluetooth and apple ios 9.2 and 9.2.1
- Bulletin:
- TSB-16-0093
- Component:
- 063100 engine and engine cooling:exhaust system:emission control
- Summary:
- Some 2016 f-150, expedition, navigator, transit, edge, flex and explorer vehicles equipped with a 3.5l twin independent variable cam timing (ti-vct) or a 3.5l gasoline turbocharged direct injection (gtdi) engine with less than 3200 km (2000
- Bulletin:
- TSB 16-0139
- Component:
- 060000 engine (pws)
- Summary:
- Some 2015-2016 f-150, c-max, edge, mks, taurus, and flex and 2016 expedition, explorer, escape, fusion, mustang, mkz, mkx, navigator, transit and transit connect vehicles equipped with a 2.0l, 2.5l, 3.5l or 3.7l gasoline engine and built on
- Bulletin:
- SSM 46129
- Component:
- 111000 electrical system:battery
- Summary:
- Some 2013-2016 fusion/escape/mkt/flex/mks/taurus, 2015-2016 mkz/mkc/edge and 2016 mkx vehicles may exhibit various radio concerns including: speaker static with key-off, no audio after vehicle is first started with diagnostic trouble code (
- 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 46153
- Component:
- 199000 tires:pressure monitoring and regulating systems
- Summary:
- Setting the correct tire inflation pressure is an important step in the pre-delivery process and during routine maintenance intervals. recent customer clinics revealed that most every vehicle in the clinics had the tire pressures set incorr
- Bulletin:
- SSM 46159
- Component:
- 060000 engine (pws)
- Summary:
- Some 2016 explorer, flex, mkt, taurus, mks and transit vehicles equipped with a 3.5l gtdi engine may exhibit an illuminated malfunction indicator lamp (mil) with diagnostic trouble code (dtc) p2096, p2097, p2098 and/or p2099 in the powertra
- Bulletin:
- 16B32-S1
- Component:
- 350000 equipment
- Summary:
- Certain 2015 model year edge, 2015-2016 model year f-150, mkt, and police interceptor sedan, and 2016 model year escape, explorer, flex, fusion, mkx, mustang, police interceptor utility, taurus, and transit vehicles - electronic throttle bo
- 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 45916
- Component:
- 110000 electrical system
- Summary:
- Some 2016 ford and lincoln vehicles equipped with sync 3 and navigation along with a valid paid subscription to sirius travel link may not display sirius travel link fuel prices. replacing components will not resolve the condition and is no
- Bulletin:
- SSM 45917
- Component:
- 110000 electrical system
- Summary:
- Some 2016-2017 vehicles equipped with sync 3 may experience the following concerns; the gps not tracking the vehicle position correctly, the vehicle location arrow icon spinning in circles on the navigation screen or a spinning compass on n
- Bulletin:
- SSM 45918
- Component:
- 110000 electrical system
- Summary:
- Some 2016-2017 ford/lincoln vehicles with sync 3 may see a navigation fault message appear on the map on the home screen or a system lock up when the phone is connected. applink maybe inoperative, or the system may perform random reboots du
- Bulletin:
- SSM 46283
- Component:
- 350000 equipment
- Summary:
- Some owners of 2016 ford and lincoln mkx vehicles equipped with sync 3 may inquire about upgrading to apple carplay and android auto. this upgrade is not currently available for those vehicles. apple carplay and android auto are currently a
- Bulletin:
- SSM 46295
- Component:
- 060000 engine (pws)
- Summary:
- To help differentiate engine oil leaks from other possible sources, a new white-colored fluorescent engine oil dye is available. workshop manual (wsm), section 303-00 has been revised to reference the new white-colored dye. the new white fl
- 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 46486
- Component:
- 111000 electrical system:battery
- Summary:
- Some 2016-2017 ford or lincoln vehicles equipped with sync 3 may exhibit a blank screen or other various sync symptoms only when the vehicle is in transport mode. this is considered normal due to the power saving features enabled while in t
- Bulletin:
- TSB 17-2068
- Component:
- 284000 back over prevention: camera system
- Summary:
- Some 2016-2017 edge, escape, expedition, fiesta, flex, mkc, mkt, mkx, mustang, navigator and taurus or 2017 explorer and super duty vehicles equipped with sync 3 and built on 1-jul-2015 and through 31-dec-2016 may exhibit a sync display mes
- Bulletin:
- SSM 46522
- Component:
- 060000 engine and engine cooling
- Summary:
- 2013-2017 edge/mkx/flex/mkt/mkz/mks/taurus/taurus police/explorer/explorer police/continental vehicles equipped with a 3.5l or 3.7l engine, all wheel drive (awd) and a power transfer unit (ptu) that is being repaired or replaced for an inte
- Bulletin:
- SSM 46048
- Component:
- 060000 engine and engine cooling
- Summary:
- Some 2016-2017 ford and lincoln vehicles equipped with sync 3 may have dtcs u3000:04, b108e:12 and/or u1a00:87 present in the apim. if these dtcs are present and no other symptoms are reported by the customer, then clear the dtcs and retest
- Bulletin:
- SSM 46069
- Component:
- 100000 power train
- Summary:
- Some 2015-2016 vehicles equipped with 6f50/6f55 transmission built on 11/2/2015 and through 2/1/2016 may exhibit no reverse, 3rd and 5th gear and/or dtcs p0715, p0717, p0756 and/or p2701. this may be caused by the direct clutch snap ring ou
- Bulletin:
- SSM 46073
- Component:
- 110000 electrical system
- Summary:
- Some 2016-2017 escape, mkc, fiesta, f150, expedition, navigator, mustang, transit, focus, c-max, mkx, taurus, mks, flex, mkt, and edge and 2017 explorer, fusion, mkz, super duty, transit connect and continental vehicles equipped with sync 3
- 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 46102
- Component:
- 150000 seat belts
- Summary:
- Some vehicles may have a concern where the safety belt retractor webbing does not extract from the stowed position or exhibits excessive pressure on the occupant during use. this may be due to a normal condition which happens when the seatb
- Bulletin:
- 16B32
- Component:
- 180000 vehicle speed control
- Summary:
- Certain 2015 model year edge, 2015-2016 model year f-150, mkt, and police interceptor sedan, and 2016 model year escape, explorer, flex, fusion, mkx, mustang, police interceptor utility, taurus, and transit vehicles - electronic throttle bo
- Bulletin:
- SSM 46703
- Component:
- 356000 equipment adaptive
- Summary:
- Some 2013-2017 edge/mkx/escape/mkc/fusion/mkz/flex/mkt/mondeo/kuga/ecosport awd vehicles where diagnosis leads to a rdu clutch issue, a rear drive unit (rdu) service kit is available. use the vehicle identification number (vin) in the parts
- Bulletin:
- SSM 46860
- Component:
- 353500 equipment:electrical:navigational system(global positioning system)
- Summary:
- Some 2016-2018 ford or lincoln vehicles equipped with sync 3 may exhibit a blank screen or other various sync symptoms only when the vehicle is in transport mode. this is due to the power saving features enabled while in transport mode and
- Bulletin:
- SSM 46861
- Component:
- 353000 equipment:electrical
- Summary:
- Some 2016-2017 ford and lincoln vehicles with sync 3 may intermittently display an overhead image of a vehicle in the center of the sync touchscreen with no obstacle detection grids or warning chimes. sync may appear unresponsive when the o
- 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 46930
- Component:
- 353000 equipment:electrical
- Summary:
- Some 2016-2018 ford or lincoln vehicles equipped with sync 3 may exhibit a blank screen or other various sync symptoms only when the vehicle is in transport mode. this is due to the power saving features enabled while in transport mode and
- Bulletin:
- SSM 46947
- Component:
- 110000 electrical system
- Summary:
- Some 2016-2017 ford and lincoln vehicles with sync 3 may intermittently display an overhead image of a vehicle in the center of the sync touchscreen with no obstacle detection grids or warning chimes. sync may appear unresponsive when the o
- 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 47100
- Component:
- 353000 equipment:electrical
- Summary:
- Some 2016-2018 ford and lincoln vehicle equipped with sync 3 and connected to an iphone recently upgraded to ios 11.2.5 may exhibit a concern where usb audio playback and app link applications will not function properly. this may also inclu
- Bulletin:
- SSM 47167
- Component:
- 110000 electrical system
- Summary:
- Various 2016-2017 vehicles with sync 3 may experience a touch screen that does not respond to any input. using the professional technician society (pts) website > oasis tab > sync version, verify the vehicle sync software version. if the ve
- Bulletin:
- SSM 47171
- Component:
- 353400 equipment:electrical:radio/tape deck/cd etc.
- Summary:
- Some 2016-2018 ford and lincoln vehicles equipped with sync 3 and connected to an iphone recently upgraded to ios 11.2.5 may exhibit functional concerns where usb audio playback and app link will not operate. this may also include, under ce
- 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 47041
- Component:
- 353000 equipment:electrical
- Summary:
- Various 2016-2017 vehicles with sync 3 may experience a touch screen that does not respond to any input. using the professional technician society (pts) website > oasis tab > sync version, verify the vehicle sync software version. if the ve
- 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
- Bulletin:
- SSM 47041
- Component:
- 110000 electrical system
- Summary:
- Various 2016-2017 vehicles with sync 3 may experience a touch screen that does not respond to any input. using the professional technician society (pts) website > oasis tab > sync version, verify the vehicle sync software version. if the ve
- Bulletin:
- SSM 47379
- Component:
- 110000 electrical system
- Summary:
- Various 2016-2018 vehicles with sync 3 may experience a touch screen that does not respond to any input. using the professional technician society (pts) website > oasis tab > sync version, verify the vehicle sync software version. if the ve
- Bulletin:
- SSM 47426
- Component:
- 010000 steering
- Summary:
- Some 2015-2018 flex, taurus, police interceptor sedan, and 2016 navigator vehicles may exhibit a turn signal that does not operate as expected when the steering column multifunction switch is moved to the lane change position, then quickly
- Bulletin:
- SSM 47444
- Component:
- 110000 electrical system
- Summary:
- Some 2016-2018 ford and lincoln vehicles equipped with sync 3 not at the latest software level may exhibit various performance related concerns such as display operation, navigation, voice recognition, phone pairing, applink, travel link, s
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