The issue that has recently cropped up on our flex is the fuel meter will read sufficient fuel for approximately 50 miles and then, in a matter of miles, the tank seems to run dry/indicate no miles left. on this particular date i was driving the car it indicated 49 miles to empty. after 3 miles it ran out of gas. fortunately i was on a side street and not the highway. this behavior could have been fatal if i was operating on a highway. i am not the only one having this issue. please see fordflex.net for additional cases as an example: http://www.fordflex.net/forums/viewtopic.php?f=20&t=9449&sid=6d4b835271d1154c67fcd43967cb2906. *tr
vehicle running sluggish approx. 3 weeks prior. check engine light warning came on and immediately took vehicle to ford for a diagnostics check. vehicle had a code p0422, test ran verified evaporative system leak. i was told it was a safety issue and not drivable. fuel filler pipe was cracked and needed replacement. ford has prior recalls for this part over the years, although ford did not cover this repair. 1 week prior one of two engine fans went out requiring replacement.
The check engine light has come on 4 times in the past year. the error code relates to the capless fuel system. the dealer has reset the code and replaced a fueling tube. on 7/24/10, engine light lit and five minutes later the engine cut out while driving less than 20 mph. car restarted without issue. it is currently being serviced. *tr
There is not a fuel filter on my ford flex, why not? *tr