Learning to drive a car is not all the time convenient, and often it may seem like a good solution to select an automatic Ford Flex, if it’s for basic comfort or ease of use, this kind of transmission is becoming more and more wide-spread. Nevertheless, although they might seem like the best choice, there might as well be problems with the automatic gearboxes of your Ford Flex . This is exactly the topic of our article. First, we’ll briefly show you the different types of automatic gearboxes, then, in a second step, which problems you might come across with the gearbox of your Ford Flex , and, at last, how to resolve them.
The different sort of automatic gearbox of a Ford Flex
.
Gearboxes have the advantage of being known to be trustworthy, as you don’t need to use your clutch pedal and every thing is electronically and mechanically handled there will be no premature wear of your clutch or other parts that could be put to the test by misuse on your component.
Nevertheless, based on the kind of automatic transmission your Ford Flex is equipped with you will have more or less reliability, we will present them to you now:
- Common automatic gearbox: It will use a torque converter, which will manage the gear changes, it’s the oldest technology, it has evolved a lot in the last decades (more gears and a better management of the gear changes).
- Robotized automatic gearbox: This is a manual gearbox with a robotized mechanism that will change the driver’s action. This kind of gearbox is less and less common because they are viewed as very slow. We as well quite often feel a coupling during deceleration.
- Dual-clutch automatic transmission: This is the greatest automatic transmission, it functions on similar principle as the robotic transmission, but thanks to its dual clutch, you won’t have any more problems with slow speeds or increased fuel consumption. They are often equipped on luxury models.
- Continuously variable automatic box: It is similar theory as on a scooter, a variator will come to control the differences between acceleration and motor speed, they are especially slow and often be unresponsive during the acceleration phases of your Ford Flex.
.
I’m having problems with the automatic transmission on my Ford Flex
We now begin the component that absolutely attracts you the most in this post, what are the problems you may face with the automatic transmission of your Ford Flex? As explained above, generally speaking they are more reliable than manual transmissions, nevertheless, here are the most important problems you may come across:
- As explained earlier, no matter what kind of automatic gearbox, they are quite often known to be slow and have inertia when accelerating. Nevertheless, this phenomenon is designed to appear only when the vehicle is started, not when it is launched. If it feels like it happens constantly, the clutch or converter is most likely dead.
- I have the feeling that a gear in the automatic transmission of my Ford Flex no longer shifts or jumps: If you have the feeling that your gears no longer shift or often jump on your Ford Flex, there is a component that is most likely to blame for this failure. Indeed, the solenoid that works as a “switch” to engage the gears must not be functioning properly, second option, a speed or engine unit speed sensor may be defective and send the wrong information to your gearbox.
- If you experience drops originating from the automatic gearbox of your Ford Flex: If you experience a clutch when you go up or when you slow down, it is either your oil which is too old and which does not lubricate any more adequately all the mechanisms of your gearbox, or else a sensor which gives bad info
- My Ford Flex’s automatic transmission is leaking: Finally, if your Ford Flex’s automatic transmission is leaking, it’s most probably one of your spy seals is too worn.
.
How do I fix automatic transmission problems on a Ford Flex?
And finally, we’re going to try to give you the techniques to fix the automatic transmission problems on your Ford Flex . Find them just below:
- Oil leak on the automatic gearbox of a Ford Flex: Locate the origin of the leak, and change the concerned gasket, get it done by a specialist, opening a gearbox is not easy. It will cost you a few hundred euros, specifically for the labour. Do not think twice to read our article on gearbox oil leaks on Ford Flex.
- Sensor problem: No matter which sensor is involved, a replacement is the only remedy, sensors do not repair themselves, you should count from 100 to a few hundred euros dependent on the difficulty of access to the one that concerns you.
- Couplings: If you have problems with the couplings on your Ford Flex, you will only need to do a complete gearbox change to gain comfort and preserve your gears.
- The automatic gearbox of my Ford Flex slips: In this case, you most certainly have a dead clutch disc, you will have to change the clutch, and on some models you won’t be able to change it without doing a standard exchange of the gearbox, be prepared to spend more than a thousand euros.
There are other automatic transmission problems on Ford Flex, such as electronic problems or pressure problems, but this list lists the most important ones, no matter the reason, for such difficult mechanisms. As soon as you feel a problem on this level, we recommend you to go quickly to your mechanic.
If you wish more tutorials on the Ford Flex, go to our Ford Flex category.
