The Lemon Index$2,500 middle bill · most between $2,100 and $2,700
Higher than the $2,000 middle bill owners of all 112 models reported.
2010–2014 Ford Flex
Ford Flex owners reported paying a median of $2,500 for a steering rack replacement, with the middle half of bills between $2,100 and $2,700. That's from 5 owner reports (5 complaints to NHTSA). Costs vary by shop and region.
What owners paid
- Under $5000%
- $500–$1,0000%
- $1,000–$2,50040%
- $2,500–$5,00060%
- $5,000 and up0%
Share of the 5 owner reports in each price band.
By model year
- 2010 Ford Flex2too few for a middle
- 2014 Ford Flex3$2,700 middle bill
Reports per model year, with the middle bill where there are 3 or more. YouTube amounts count for the generation the video covers.
How often owners report the failure
- 2013 Ford Flex83 complaints name it14% of that year's complaints
- 2014 Ford Flex30 complaints name it12% of that year's complaints
- 2011 Ford Flex27 complaints name it19% of that year's complaints
- 2010 Ford Flex24 complaints name it17% of that year's complaints
- 2012 Ford Flex16 complaints name it24% of that year's complaints
- 2015 Ford Flex9 complaints name it8% of that year's complaints
Owner complaints to NHTSA whose own words name a steering rack / power steering. Raw counts: popular years get more complaints. A complaint is a report, not proof of a defect.
Engines in these years
Engines with a page of their own that this model was sold with in the years above. Owners don't always say which engine they had.
Keep going
- Ford Flex reliability by year
- Steering rack replacement cost on every car
- Car symptoms and what they can mean
The details
How we count
Every number here is a repair bill an owner reported, never a shop's price list. Two sources: the bills owners wrote in their own complaints to the U.S. government (NHTSA), and the dollar amounts owners said out loud in YouTube repair and ownership videos. A figure counts for a repair when that repair is the part named nearest to it. Left out: purchase prices, payments, rentals, towing, warranties and deductibles, amounts under $50 or over $15,000, parts-only prices ("the part was $80 on Amazon"), bills for two different repairs named together, and money someone else paid. One number per complaint (or video) and repair: the biggest, so it's the bill, not the diagnosis fee.
The range is the middle half of the bills (the 25th to the 75th percentile), so one wild number can't swing it. Owners who complain to the government often had expensive repairs, so a typical bill can be lower. Costs vary by shop and region, by dealer vs independent shop, by parts and by miles. This is what owners reported, not a quote for your car.
Check the bills yourself
NHTSA complaint numbers (search them at nhtsa.gov): 11685817, 11524809, 11220189, 11055339, 10817124.
Quick answers
How much does steering rack replacement cost on a Ford Flex?
Ford Flex owners reported a median of $2,500, and the middle half paid $2,100 to $2,700, from 5 owner reports. Costs vary by shop and region.
Is a Ford Flex steering rack replacement more expensive than on other cars?
The Ford Flex middle bill of $2,500 is higher than the $2,000 owners of all 112 models we have reports for paid.
Where do these Ford Flex repair costs come from?
From 5 complaints to NHTSA: what owners themselves said they paid. They aren't verified bills or a shop's quote.
Which Ford Flex years report this failure most?
In complaints to NHTSA, owners of the 2013 (83), 2014 (30), 2011 (27) Ford Flex named it most. Raw counts, not a failure rate.
Sources: NHTSA owner complaints and YouTube videos (amounts said out loud), sorted by The Lemon Index. Owner reports, not a price quote. Costs vary by shop and region.