Repair Ford Flex 2nd Row Seat Back - Not Folding down

This is a fix for those experiencing the back of the 2nd row seat in the Ford Flex (or probably other models) not folding down to flip up anymore. Faulty design by Ford - Should be fixed by Dealer.

[@ammcjk2011]

Brilliant solution! Truly appreciate you taking the time to share with the rest of us.

[@terryaschenbrenner9684]

Thank you a thousand times!! I'm so frustrated with tolerating that seat not working and LIMITING the use of my car!! I thought maybe someone else was having the problem too. 10K+ views, I see I'm not alone. :D

[@rochellemurray7622]

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, AND ANOTHER THANK YOU! I had my husband watch this video to try and fix our bench AND IT WORKED! You are a life saver.

[@reallyreale5816]

Took a set of Flex seats out at a junkyard for my c10 project. And the latches worked while they were in the vehicle, but when I got them home I could get either one to fold. Thanks this has been a huge help.

[@vendingdudes]

You put Flex seats in a Chevy truck? That's dope.

[@sincerelystardust]

Thank you i just bought a 2010 xlt with a blown right turbo for $1110 and so far this is the only other issue I've found. I need to recline it a bit for my son's car seat so huge help!

[@annaricks6715]

Man I wish I could like this video a trillion times

[@shirleyjensen8528]

Thanks for your video. My 2010 Flex 2nd row seat latch has been giving me trouble since I purchased brand new. Had it replaced over and over. Going to give your "fix" a try.

[@kayegunn8295]

Our 2009 Flex seat is working after a looooong time. Thanks for your video.

[@DynamicDaddio]

Thx for the post. Mine worked for the first two months of ownership, then went south. Time to implement the fix!

[@hstallcup]

Thank you soo much for sharing this! My Ford Freestyle has the same issue, I ran a zip tie through the original hole and around the cable and tightened it as much as possible and it works now!

[@bridgettking2276]

So did you leave the cable out of the hole? It didn’t effect the pull?

[@patwaldrip3774]

Thank You 🙏, great job thinking outside of the box. It looks like a faulty design flaw.

[@davidramey6716]

My 2nd row seat does this as well. My Flex is a 2011. What I do is, Push the the back, back and hold and then push up the lever. Doing this seems to tighten up the slack of the cable.

[@DBlack1911]

Thank you! You're doing God's work sir!

[@troya2783]

Yes thank u my work now it been broken for a year

[@joehernandez1410]

hallelujah, thank brother, my seat has been down for months..lol

[@annaricks6715]

Your a god sent thank you

[@islamerica3032]

I think I'm going to glue mine back in.....thanks a million!

[@lilgypsyfirefly1098]

what kind of glue did you end up using?

[@miatgrad76]

The cable is stretched, do this or replace the cable. Thanks for the vid!

[@philipchamp594]

Really nice. You da man. Thank you!

[@shanny9434]

🎉THAaaaannnK YouU! I have owned my car for 10 years and this has been BAD for almost 7!!!!!❤🎉 GodSend!!!

[@80Matthias80]

Thank you!!!

[@joybarr8965]

Question, is your 2nd row a 60/40 bench or 2bucket seats? Just wanted to know if the 60 side is supposed to tumble like the 40 side.

[@tellmesomething2412]

2nd row back seat stuck in flat position. It can fold the entire seat up, but the seat stays in the flat position during. The entire seat can go back down as well, but again, stays stuck in the flat position. What to do?

[@struong57]

Thanks for the video. I’d would recommend better video quality and lighting next time. 🙂

[@jdashie]

what size drill bit to drill the two holes..and what size metal piece..it looks small..what did u use to fasten the metal.

[@morrison1998]

For this a 1/8” bit with 1/8 rivets. The metal plate was sized to fit the spot. I don’t know what size it was. Probably about 1/2” x 1-1/2”. Just improvise as you need.

[@MikeConner88]

Anyone know how to manually unlock/fold the seat!? Mines broke can't really get to it to fix it!

[@jump1925]

A bet a dealer would buy a whole new assembly that's gonna cost 500 bucks easy

[@Marco-bb7np]

Phillips screwdriver?

[@Shyzah]

Happened to us to. Ford dealership wanted a thousand dollars i said fuck no and did it myself

[@oumarly1824]

hello need help