2019 Ford Flex Complaint Log

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Flex. The contact stated that while driving 65 MPH, the driver's side B-pillar trim detached from the vehicle. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact stated that on another occasion, the passenger’s side B-pillar trim became loosened. The contact removed the passenger side B-pillar trim due to safety concerns. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired after the most recent failure. The contact related the failure to TSB: 202427. However, the part to do the repair was not yet available. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was approximately 40,000.

rear view camera not functioning properly, intermittent function

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Flex. The contact stated that while in reverse, the back-over prevention screen turned blue. Occasionally, the image was clear, but then it flickered off. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer on two occasions, who confirmed that the vehicle might not be repaired under recall yet. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted, but provided no assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 39,000.

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Flex. The contact stated while reversing, the rearview camera image failed to display intermittently. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed, and it was determined that the rearview camera had failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V951000 (Back Over Prevention); however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and a case was opened. The manufacturer advised the contact to file a complaint with the NHTSA Hotline. The failure mileage was approximately 74,000.

Back up camera stopped working blue or blank screen when car is put in reverse. Safety concern when backing car up.

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Flex. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V951000 (Back Over Prevention); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.

BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA 90% of the time, the rearview camera image is blank or has a distorted image.

Backup camera strobing and upside down image. Unable to see pedestrians or other vehicles. Local mechanic suggested replacing camera as possible solution but was unsure if that would help. No warning or other symptoms. First appeared approximately one month ago.

UNKNOWN. The hands free function of the audio system suddenly stopped working properly. When the blue tooth links up with my phone the volume is so low it can barely be heard and can’t be adjusted up. According to my Google search of the issue it appears to be a common problem for Ford.

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Flex. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V951000 (Back Over Prevention); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contact stated that while reversing, the rearview camera displayed a blank image. The message "Camera Not Available" was displayed. The dealer was made aware of the failure but confirmed that parts were not yet available. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 68,000. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Flex. The contact stated that the camera image was upside down and blank, and the message "Camera not Available" was displayed. The camera operated for several seconds and became inoperable. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V951000 (Back Over Prevention). The local dealer was contacted and confirmed that parts were on backorder. The contact called another local dealer, Chuck Renze Ford of Manistique (751 E. Lakeshore Drive, Manistique, MI 49854); the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was approximately 90,000.

The rear back up camera has a blue screen, unable to see anything behind me.

The contact's wife owns a 2019 Ford Flex. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V951000 (Back Over Prevention); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the rearview camera image was either blank, upside down, or distorted while reversing. The local dealer was contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure, but no assistance was provided. The failure mileage was approximately 30,000.

The rear back up camera works intermittently.

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Flex. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V951000 (Back Over Prevention); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. An unknown local dealer was contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Flex. The contact stated that upon starting the vehicle and shifting into reverse, the contact noticed that the back-up image was displayed upside down. The contact drove the vehicle to a local dealer; however, the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact was informed that the VIN was not under recall for the failure. The contact stated that an appointment was scheduled to have the vehicle diagnosed. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 96,000.

While the car was off and in park the car started to roll down drive and would not respond to hard braking

Back up camera fails to operate

This recall has been since the Dec 20, 2024 and there is no resolution for this. Called the local dealership multiple times and they had no additional information and no ETA on resolution. This is safety concern due to the visibility at the back of the vehicle when backing up. This is clearly not being resolved in timely manner. Also note: the lack of this resolution has limited my resale value of this vehicle which has/is affecting many others that own this vehicle. Note the camera started glitching about a year ago. Dec 20,2024 Manufacturer Recall Number24S75 NHTSA Recall Number24V951 Recall StatusRecall Incomplete, remedy not yet available Summary YOUR VEHICLES REAR-VIEW CAMERA MAY DISPLAY AN INVERTED VIDEO IMAGE, INTERMITTENT OR PERSISTENT LOSS OF IMAGE, ANDOR DISTORTED IMAGE. Safety Risk A REAR-VIEW CAMERA THAT INTERMITTENTLY DISPLAYS AN INVERTED, BLANK, OR DISTORTED IMAGE WHILE IN REVERSE CAN REDUCE OR DISTORT THE DRIVERS VIEW OF WHAT IS BEHIND THE VEHICLE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH. Remedy DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE REARVIEW CAMERA AS NECESSARY, FREE OF CHARGE. PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. FORD MOTOR COMPANY IS WORKING TO PROVIDE PARTS FOR THIS REPAIR. WHEN THE REMEDY BECOMES AVAILABLE, FORD MOTOR COMPANY WILL NOTIFY YOU VIA MAIL TO SCHEDULE A SERVICE APPOINTMENT WITH YOUR DEALER FOR REPAIRS TO BE COMPLETED FREE OF CHARGE. Manufacturer's Notes IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS RECALL, OR BELIEVE ANY OF THIS INFORMATION IS INACCURATE, PLEASE CONTACT FORD DIRECTLY AT 800-392-3673 OR LINCOLN AT 800-521-4140.

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Flex. The contact stated while attempting to start the vehicle, the vehicle failed to start, and needed to be jumpstarted. Upon replacing the battery and jumping starting the vehicle, the vehicle failed to restart independently. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who was unable to determine the cause of the failure. The contact stated that the independent mechanic replaced the battery and all components connected to the battery; however, the vehicle failed to independently start. The vehicle was not repaired. After investigating the failure, the contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 18V548000 (Electrical System); however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, a case was opened, and the contact was referred to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was 87,000.

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Flex. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V951000 (Back Over Prevention); however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact stated that the rear-view camera had experienced intermittent failures, with the image frozen or distorted. The failure mileage was approximately 74,000. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Flex. The contact stated that the rearview camera was intermittently inoperable, and the image was distorted while reversing. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where the rearview camera was replaced at the owner's expense. The vehicle was repaired. The contact later received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V951000 (Back Over Prevention). The dealer and the manufacturer were contacted for reimbursement; however, the contact was informed that reimbursement could not be provided because the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The failure mileage was approximately 34,226.

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Flex. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V951000 (Back Over Prevention); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that while in reverse, the rearview camera image failed to display as intended on the screen. The local dealer was contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 32,000. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

Rear camera distorted and no longer displays. Message says rear camera not available. This makes it very hard to back up vehicle using only mirrors.

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Flex. The contact received notifications of NHTSA Campaign Numbers: 24V951000 (Back Over Prevention) and 25V732000 (Structure); however, the parts to do the recall repairs were not yet available. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed, and the dealer determined that the rearview camera failure was related to the recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was approximately 48,000.

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Flex. The contact stated that while in reverse(R), the rear-view camera image was distorted or upside down. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V951000 (Back Over Prevention); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The dealer was not notified of the failure. In addition, the contact also received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V732000 (Structure); however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repairs. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 50,000.

The plastic panel on the driver's side b-pillar which holds the keyless entry system detached and was dangling from the wires was able to pull off the road and tape it down before it flew off into traffic

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Flex. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V695000 (BACK OVER PREVENTION) and 25V732000 (STRUCTURE); however, the parts to do the recall repairs were not yet available. The contact stated that the rearview camera displayed a black screen while the vehicle was in reverse(R). The contact stated that the failure obstructed the driver's visibility, which prevented the driver from safely operating the vehicle. The message "Rear-view Camera Unavailable" was displayed on the screen. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer or an independent mechanic. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated that on a separate occasion, while driving at an undisclosed speed, the driver's side B-pillar trim detached from the vehicle. The contact pulled over to the side of the road, exited the vehicle, and, upon inspection, became aware that a section of the B-pillar trim had detached from the vehicle, and the other half was loose and hanging off by the wires. The contact used tape to secure the remaining half of the B-pillar trim. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer or an independent mechanic. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was approximately 80,000.

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Flex. The contact received notifications of NHTSA Campaign Numbers: 25V695000 (BACK OVER PREVENTION) and 25V732000 (STRUCTURE); however, the parts to do the recall repairs were not yet available. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle jerked and failed to accelerate as intended while depressing the accelerator pedal before the transmission shifted. No warning lights were illuminated. In addition, when the vehicle was shifted into park(P) and turned off, the vehicle jerked and moved back and forth. Several unknown warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer; however, the vehicle was not inspected or diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated that on a separate occasion, the driver's side B-pillar trim detached from the vehicle. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not repaired after the most recent failure. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was unknown.

The keyless entry keypad - driver sides B-Pillar front door’s trim panel came loose while driving on I-95 today (approximately 70 mph). It was not apparently loose before this event. It dislodged and hit the rear passenger window. This is a safety issue because, were the window down, it would have hit a child passenger. Additionally, with the force that was exerted on the window, breaking the glass was definitely a possibility. Lastly, it was very startling to the driver. The dealership did confirm this issue. They provided a TSB - TSB20-2427. There was no warning that this would occur.

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Flex. The contact stated while reversing, the rearview camera image was upside-down. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where the contact was informed that the failure was due to a factory defect, and the contact had to pay out-of-pocket for the rearview camera replacement. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact later received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V951000 (Back Over Prevention); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

Rear camera does not work consistently. Obviously, backing up is a safety issue. The rear-view camera image sometimes is distorted, inverted, or completely blank when the vehicle is in reverse. This has been occurring for several months. I have not had vehicle inspected at a dealer or service center at present. The message I receive on screen states "Camera is Unavailable"

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Flex. The contact stated while attempting to reverse the vehicle, the center display failed to display a rear-view image. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who diagnosed a failure with the back over prevention camera. The vehicle was not repaired. After investigating the failure, the contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V598000 (Back Over Prevention) but the VIN was not included in the recall. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was 15,000.

Vistaroof rear cracked from inside. No impact marks Simular problem with other Ford sun's Afraid it will shatter inside vehicle

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Flex. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V951000 (Back Over Prevention). The contact stated that prior to receiving the recall letter, the contact experienced back over prevention camera failure. The contact also received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V732000 (Structure). Before receiving the recall letter, the driver's side B-pillar cracked in half. The local dealer was notified of the failures several times and informed the contact that parts were not available for the recall repairs. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repairs. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 35,500.

The Back up camera failed several times. When vehicle is put into reverse the screen would be black and after some time a message indicating failure to connect to camera would appear.

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Flex. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V951000 (BACK OVER PREVENTION); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

When reverse gear is selected: The rear backup camera stop providing rear view. It sometime is a blank screen or reports rear camera is not available. With out the camera working as designed reverse collisions may not be avoided. I did contact the local ford dealer and they advised it was not a warranty issue. No other warning lights display.

Rear view camera shows a black or blue screen on display. This happened the other day in the middle of backing my vehicle and caused a near miss with an person crossing behind vehicle. This is a major safety issue and i see ford has recalled almost every make and model for this same issue but not the flex.

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Flex. The contact stated while reversing the rearview camera failed to operate as needed. There was no warning light illuminated. The message "Camera Unavailable" was displayed on the infotainment screen. The vehicle was taken to the dealer but was not repaired. The contact referenced NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V342000 (Back Over Prevention) as a possible solution to the failure however, neither the VIN nor the vehicle was included in the recall. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 25,000.

Back up camera shows upside down image. It also sometimes has lines through the image or a blue screen. It is not safe and I see others complaining about the same safety issue.

My rear view mirror display is inverted, constantly. Recall has not been satisfied yet.

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Flex. The contact stated that after shifting to reverse, the back over prevention camera screen displayed the image upside down; occasionally, there was no image displayed. The contact stated that the failure was intermittent. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The manufacturer and local dealer were notified of the failure, but no assistance was offered. The failure mileage was 38,000. The VIN was not available.

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Flex. The contact stated that while reversing, the rearview camera image was either blank or upside down. The contact stated that the failure was initially intermittent but later became consistent. The vehicle was taken to an unknown dealer, where it was diagnosed, and an unknown repair was performed under the warranty. The vehicle was repaired. The contact related the failure to NHTSA Action Number: PE24030(Back Over Prevention). The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 60,000.

Rearview camera is appearing upside down on screen when going in reverse.

I have a 2019 Ford Flex. In 2023 the backup camera stopped working. The screen is blue. This creates a problem when backing up, especially in store parking lots or pulling out of my garage. Unable to view what is behind the vehicle and risk of damage or injury to what is behind me. Dealer inspected and said camera needed to be replaced. We had it replaced in Nov. 2023. Recall received in January 2025. They have yet resolved the recall, and we are still waiting on a $630.00 refund.

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Flex. The contact received notifications of NHTSA Campaign Numbers: 24V951000 (Back Over Prevention) and 25V732000 (Structure); however, the parts to do the recall repairs were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repairs. The contact stated that when the back over prevention camera was activated, the screen failed to display an image, or the image would be inverted. The dealer was contacted. The manufacturer was made aware of the issues. The failure mileage was approximately 35,000.

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Flex. The contact stated that while reversing, the rearview camera image turned blue. Additionally, the image was distorted. The contact stated that the failure recurred while reversing. The dealer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, but no assistance was provided. The failure mileage was approximately 44,000.

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Flex. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the driver's side B-pillar trim detached and flew off the vehicle. In addition, the contact stated that the passenger's side B-pillar had detached and fallen off the vehicle two years prior. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, and the contact was informed that the driver’s and passenger’s side s B-pillar trims needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 39,000. The VIN was unavailable.

Ford just issued a recall for 2015-2019 vehicles due to distorted picture on the camera when in reverse. I have the exact same issue on my 2019 flex. Although the flex has been discontinued by ford, the camera issue is identical. It just stopped showing a clear picture one day with no cause. I took it to my ford dealership immediately and they told me it had to be replaced but couldn’t be because flex had been discontinued.