Ford Edge Complaints (2008)

1,120 consumer complaints on file.

#10874656June 16, 2016
POWER TRAIN
IN RECENT WEEKS, CAR AT TIMES SEEMED TO SLIP SLIGHTLY WHILE SHIFTING OR THERE WAS A HARD, LAGGING SHIFT. WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING, INFO/TRIP READOUT ON DASH SHOWED DASHES INSTEAD OF NUMBERS. AFTER A FEW MINUTES, MULTIPLE WARNING LIGHTS SHOWED ON DASH, INCLUDING PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT, A WRENCH ICON, THEN THE LOW TIRE PRESSURE WARNING ICON. READOUT THEN CHANGED TO A TIRE PRESSURE FAULT MESSAGE. PULLED OFF THE HIGHWAY AND AFTER MAKING A TURN, CAR SEEMED UNDER-POWERED/ACCELERATION WAS COMPROMISED. STOPPED AT A SERVICE STATION, TURNED OFF THE CAR, THEN RESTARTED. AFTER RESTARTING, WARNING ICONS ON DASH DISAPPEARED. WHEN CAR WAS SHIFTED INTO REVERSE, CAR JERKED VIOLENTLY AND LOUD 'CLUNKING' NOISE OCCURRED. SHIFTING IN AND OUT OF REVERSE, WHILE THE CAR WAS STILL STATIONARY, JERKING BECAME EVEN MORE PRONOUNCED AND CLUNKING NOISE BECAME LOUDER. HAD THE CAR TOWED TO FORD DEALER - AFTER DIAGNOSIS, WAS TOLD 2 SENSORS (THE TSS & OSS) IN THE TRANSMISSION WERE FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ADDITIONALLY, WAS TOLD FAN MODULE WAS ALSO FAULTY, NEEDED REPLACING. APPROXIMATELY $1700 IN REPAIRS AND WAS WITHOUT THE CAR FOR OVER A WEEK. AFTER RESEARCHING ISSUE ONLINE, CAME ACROSS MANY PEOPLE EXPERIENCING THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM IN FORD EDGES, ALMOST ALWAYS AROUND THE SAME MILEAGE (APPROX. 77,800) AND FOR VARIOUS YEARS. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL! TO BE HONEST, THOUGH THE CAR IS OPERATING NORMALLY AT THE MOMENT, I HAVE LITTLE TO NO CONFIDENCE THAT THIS SENSOR REPAIR ACTUALLY FIXES THE PROBLEM LONG TERM AS SOME ANECDOTAL RESEARCH SEEMS TO SHOW THAT OTHERS HAVE EXPERIENCED A RETURN OF THE ISSUE EVEN AFTER THE SENSOR REPLACEMENT. I BELIEVE THIS SITUATION WARRANTS INVESTIGATION BY NHTSA AS FORD WILL DENY/IGNORE THE PROBLEM UNTIL FORCED TO ADDRESS IT. TOO MANY PEOPLE HAVE THIS SAME ISSUE AND NOT ONLY IS IT COSTLY, BUT COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS AS WELL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10874669June 16, 2016
POWER TRAIN
THE CAR JERKS INTO GEAR IN DRIVE AND REVERSE. WHEN THE CAR IS STILL AND PUSHING ON THE GAS TO BEGIN TO DRIVE, THE TACHOMETER REVS PAST 3 AND THE SPEEDOMETER IS BARING MOVING AND THE CAR IS NOT ACCELERATING. IT HARD SHIFTS INTO GEAR (DRIVE AND REVERSE) AND AT TIMES WON'T SHIFT INTO GEAR AT ALL. NO ACCELERATION IN THE CAR AND VERY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE AS SHIFTING INTO GEARS IS HARD AND JERKS THE CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10874691June 16, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES
A COUPLE YEARS AGO, EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH MY BRAKING SYSTEM. I WAS DRIVING DOWN A ROAD AND COMING UP TO A LIGHT. UPON BRAKING, THE PEDDLE WAS VERY, VERY STIFF AND HARD TO DEPRESS, THE CAR SHUDDERED A BIT AND BRAKING SEEMED COMPROMISED...I ALMOST FELT LIKE THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP IN TIME TO AVOID SLIDING INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I USED AN INORDINATE AMOUNT OF PRESSURE TO FINALLY GET THE CAR TO STOP. I WAS NEAR HOME AT THE TIME SO I CONTINUED THE LAST COUPLE MILES TO THE HOUSE, BEING CAREFUL TO DRIVE VERY CONSERVATIVELY AND TO ENGAGE THE BRAKE MUCH SOONER THAN USUAL TO MAKE CERTAIN I HAD ENOUGH ROOM TO STOP THE CAR. TOOK THE CAR THE NEXT DAY TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP...AFTER DIAGNOSIS I WAS TOLD THAT THE BRAKE POWER BOOSTER WAS AT FAULT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. REPAIR WAS APPROXIMATELY $580, IF MEMORY SERVES. I WAS UNHAPPY AT THE TIME OF COURSE BUT, UNTIL I RESEARCHED MY RECENT TRANSMISSION ISSUES, DID NOT REALIZE THAT THIS WAS YET ANOTHER PROBLEM THAT MANY OTHER EDGE OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED. I ALSO DID NOT REALIZE THAT I COULD REGISTER A COMPLAINT VIA NHTSA UNTIL RECENTLY OR I WOULD HAVE SUBMITTED THIS COMPLAINT WHEN THE BRAKE POWER BOOSTER REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. BUT AGAIN, LIKE THE TRANSMISSION ISSUES (NHTSA #10874656), IT SEEMS LIKE THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT AFFECTS FORD EDGES TO AN INORDINATE DEGREE AND SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED BY NHTSA AS A POTENTIAL RECALL. THIS DOES NOT SEEM LIKE A REGULAR, EXPECTED 'WEAR AND TEAR' MAINTENANCE ISSUE BUT RATHER A DEFECT THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY THE MANUFACTURER, NOT THE CONSUMER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10873555June 10, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
AFTER DRIVING FOR A WHILE (ROUGHLY A FEW HOURS) THE EDGE DOES THIS HARD JERK FORWARD THAT FEELS LIKE I'M PRACTICALLY BEING REAR ENDED. IT'S LIKE A HARD PAUSE, BEFORE IT JERKS FORWARD. THEN IT GRADUALLY ACCELERATES. ALSO, ON A FEW OCCASIONS, WHILE PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT, THE EDGE DID NOT WANT TO ACCELERATE THOUGH I WAS PRESSING ON THE GAS. MIND YOU, I WASN'T GOING FAST BECAUSE I HAD BARELY PULLED OUT OF THE PARKING STALL WHEN THIS OCCURRED. IT BARELY ACCELERATED THEN GRADUALLY CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP WHILE IN DRIVE. THIS HAS ALSO HAPPENED WHILE I WAS EXITING THE FREEWAY ONCE. I INITIALLY THOUGHT MY BATTERY WAS THE PROBLEM, BUT I HAD IT REPLACED THE FOLLOWING MORNING. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND I WAS TOLD NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH IT. THIS WAS THE SAME RESPONSE I GOT WHEN I'VE TAKEN IT TO FORD DURING THE TERM OF MY WARRANTY. I HAVE NOTICED THAT IF THE "CHECK ENGINE LIGHT" ISN'T ON, NOR IF YOU'RE NOT PAID OUT OF POCKET, FORD DOES NOT RECOGNIZE A PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM IS QUITE WORRISOME CONSIDERING I'D HATE TO BE STRANDED WITH MY CHILDREN IN AN INTERSECTION. I LIVE IN A VERY TOWN (LOS ANGELES COUNTY) WHERE TRAFFIC IS STEADY AND AGGRESSIVE SO KNOWING THIS PROBLEM CAN HAPPEN ANYTIME IS UNSETTLING, ESPECIALLY BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN REAR ENDED ONCE FOR NOT BEING ABLE TO PROCEED WITH TRAFFIC AT A GREEN LIGHT. 2008 FORD EDGE, PURCHASE IN 2012
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10872782June 6, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
AC PROBLEMS QUIT COOLING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10872208June 2, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD EDGE. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF A PARKED VEHICLE WHILE MAKING A SHARP RIGHT TURN. THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG EXPLODED AND CUT THE CONTACT'S FACE. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NOT REQUIRED. THE CONTACT WAS ACCUSED OF A HIT AND RUN CRASH BY THE POLICE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10870856May 25, 2016
ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I OWN A 2008 EDGE WITH APPROX. 150,000 MILES ON IT. THE CAR HAS STALLED ON ME 3 TIMES IN THE LAST 3-4 MONTHS. THE FIRST TIME THE CAR STALLED I WAS ON THE FREEWAY DURING RUSH HOUR. THANKFULLY I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CARE AND MOVE IT OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY BEFORE IT STALLED AGAIN. AFTER HAVING IT TOWED, I WAS TOLD THAT THE WATER PUMP HAD CRACKED. THE WATER PUMP INVOLVED A LOT OF LABOR AND COST ME ABOUT $1100-$1200 WITH THE TOW. ABOUT A WEEK LATER, I WAS AGAIN DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND THE CAR STALLED. AGAIN, I WAS ABLE TO MAKE MY WAY OFF THE FREEWAY BEFORE THE CAR DIED COMPLETELY. ONCE AGAIN, I HAD TO HAVE THE CARE TOWED. THIS TIME, I WAS TOLD THAT THE ENGINE APPEARED TO HAVE COOLANT IN THE OIL AND CREATED A MURKY GOO. MY ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ANOTHER $2200. THE LAST INCIDENT WAS FRIDAY, MAY 20TH. I HAD NO INDICATION THERE WAS A PROBLEM OF ANY KIND. I LITERALLY DROVE LESS THAN HALF A MILE WHEN THE CARE OVERHEATED AND STALLED. I CALLED AND EMAILED FORD TO SEE IF I COULD GET ANY ASSISTANCE, BUT HAVE EITHER HAVE HAD NO RESPONSE OR AN EMAIL INDICATING THAT IF THE CAR IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY OR IF NO RECALLS HAVE BEEN ISSUED, I WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY WORK THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE. I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR, BUT HAVE NOT RECEIVED A RESPONSE. I AM OUT OF MONEY AND OPTIONS. I HAVE BEEN WITHOUT A CAR FOR ALMOST TWO WEEKS AND FEEL INCREDIBLY FRUSTRATED BY THIS SITUATION. I FIND IT ABSURD THAT A VEHICLE WOULD GET A BLOWN ENGINE WITH NO WARNING AND THAT A RECALL HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED. I AM FACING ANOTHER $1200 OR SO IN VEHICLE REPAIRS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10865879May 19, 2016
POWER TRAIN, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TURNED ON CAR AND PUT IT IN REVERSE THEN DRIVE WHEN PULLING OUT OF PARKING LOT,. TRANSMISSION MADE A LOUD "CLUNK". PRESSED HARD ON GAS BUT CAR WOULD BARELY CRAWL. SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING RPMS WOULD INCREASE DRAMATICALLY, WRENCH, CHECK ENGINE, AIRBAG, AND TIRE PRESSURE LIGHTS ALL CAME ON. CONTINUING ON CITY STREET PROBLEM REMAINED. CAR EVENTUALLY GAINED ENOUGH SPEED THAT RPMS WENT DOWN, BUT THE SPEEDOMETER STILL DID NOT WORK. THE NEXT DAY, THE PROBLEM DISAPPEARED EXCEPT CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINS ON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10865481May 17, 2016
POWER TRAIN
WRENCH APPEARED ON DASH. CAR WENT INTO "LIMP MODE" WOULD NOT ACCELERATE RAPIDLY. SPEEDOMETER WOULD NOT REGISTER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10863827May 8, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DRIVERS SIDE REAR TURN SIGNAL BULB MELTED THE SOCKET FROM EXCESSIVE HEAT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10862045April 28, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, TRANSMISSION SLIPS OUT OF GEAR. TAKE FOOT OFF GAS THEN PRESS GAS AND TRANSMISSION JERKS THE VEHICLE HARD. ONCE STOPPED, VEHICLE WILL NOT ACCELERATE. RESTART ENGINE 3 TIMES AND IT WORKS. SOMETIMES WRENCH ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10861794April 27, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD EDGE. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE WOULD LOSE POWER AND ACCELERATION, AND JERK IN ADDITION, THE AIR BAG AND TIRE PRESSURE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED, THE ODOMETER GAUGE FAILED TO PROVIDE THE ACTUAL READING, AND ERROR CODE (ODO) INDICATED A DATA ERROR WITH NO MILEAGE. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO COULD NOT REPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE CODE OUTPUT SHAFT SENSOR CIRCUIT AND THE OUTPUT SHAFT SENSOR (NO SIGNAL P0722) SENSOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TSSO SENSOR WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,276.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10861362April 25, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
FALSE DOOR AJAR SIGNAL, DOME LIGHTS STAYING ON EVEN WHILE NIGHT DRIVING
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10860361April 19, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I HAVE HAD TO CONSTANTLY REPLACE THE BULB FOR THE DRIVER SIDE LIGHT ENCLOSURE. THE BULB BLOWS OUT SHORTLY AFTER REPLACING. MOST RECENTLY IT WAS CHANGED ON APRIL 4TH AND BLEW OUT APRIL 6TH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10860377April 19, 2016
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD EDGE. WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT AND MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE CONTACT HEARD A GRINDING NOISE EMERGING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE STALLED. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE DID NOT START. AFTER APPROXIMATELY ONE MINUTE, THE VEHICLE STARTED, SURGED, AND THEN STALLED COMPLETELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WATER PUMP FAILED AND DAMAGED THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10854517April 9, 2016
POWER TRAIN
WHILE DRIVING ON CITY STREET CAME TO STOP AT STOP SIGN WENT TO PROCEED VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON AIR BAG LIGHT ON NO ODO DATA WHERE ODOMETER MILEAGE SHOULD BE ROLLED CAR TO CURB NO RESPONSE FROM TRANSMISSION HUT OFF CAR WAITED A MIN OR TWO RESTARTED CAR BACK TO NORMAL ADVISED DEALER TOOK CAR IN A DAY LATER AFTER 2 DAYS OF TEST DRIVING CAR HAD SAME ISSUE FOR THEM DEALER RETRIEVED PROBLEM CODE P0722 FOUND BOTH OSS AND TSS SENSORS SHORTED BOTH SENSORS REPLACED CAR OK NOW COST $835.00 THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE FIXED BY RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE HURT OR KILLED THANK GOD I WAS ON CITY STREET AT TIME OF ISSUE NOT ON HIGHWAY DEALER WOULD NOT TEST ON HIGHWAY DID NOT WANT TO HAVE TO PAY FOR TOW TRUCK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10854137April 7, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
SAME COMPLAINTS AS PLENTY OF OTHERS. DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 65 MPH AND THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS UP WITH *ODO ERROR*, THE LITTLE SCREWDRIVER LIGHT CAME ON, SHOWS LOW TIRE PRESSURE, THE SEATBELT/AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND THE ODOMETER STAYED AT ZERO. I COULDN'T ACCELERATE AND WHEN I PARKED IT, RESTARTED IT AND TRIED TO CHANGE GEARS IT SHOOK THE CAR SO HARD AND WAS SO LOUD IT COULD BE HEARD INSIDE THE BUILDING. SOMETHING IS TERRIBLY WRONG WITH THIS MODEL / YEAR OF VEHICLE AND NOTHING IS BEING DONE ABOUT IT. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IT HAS HAPPENED TO MY CAR. THE FIRST TIME IT RESET ITSELF SO THE DEALERSHIP COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. SO NOW IF I PAY TO HAVE IT TOWED TO A SHOP AND IT RESETS ITSELF BEFORE THEY CAN FIGURE OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM IS, WHICH IS LOOKS AS IF NOBODY CAN FIGURE IT OUT, THEN ITS WASTED MONEY ON A TOW AND A HUGE RISK THAT THIS HAPPENING AGAIN. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND I'M IN SHOCK TO SEE HOW MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE. AS SOON AS I TYPED IN "ODO ERROR" IN GOOGLE IT AUTO FILLED MY EXACT CAR - I DIDN'T EVEN HAVE TO TYPE IT, SO EVEN GOOGLE KNOWS THIS IS A MAJOR MALFUNCTION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10853225April 4, 2016
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD EDGE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED TO 5 MPH TO 10 MPH. THE WRENCH WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE ODOMETER READING REDUCED TO ZERO. THE ENGINE REVVED RAPIDLY. THE VEHICLE ALSO BACKFIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. AFTER RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES AND BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE OVER A PERIOD OF TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10852814March 31, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
SAME COMPLAINT AS DOZENS OF OTHER 2008 FORD EDGE OWNERS. ODO ERROR COMES UP, ALMOST ALL WARNING LIGHTS COME ON, TACH AND SPEEDOMETER GO TO ZERO AND CAR IS STUCK IN GEAR MAKING IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES BUT IS STARTING TO HAPPEN MORE FREQUENTLY AND USUALLY ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS IS CLEARLY A DANGEROUS DEFECT THAT FORD NEEDS TO ADDRESS ASAP BEFORE PEOPLE ARE SERIOUSLY INJURED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10851995March 28, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
BOUGHT MY 2008 EDGE IN 2012 AND EXPERIENCED ISSUES WITH ODO READ ERROR MESSAGE AND LOSS OF POWER SHORTLY THERE AFTER. IT HAPPENS MOST FREQUENTLY ON THE FREEWAY AT HIGHER RATES OF SPEED (60- 70 MPH). I HAVE HAD TO PULL OFF THE FREEWAY MULTIPLE TIMES AND RESTART THE CAR. HAVE HEARD FROM A FEW THAT THE SENSORS IN THE TRANSMISSION ARE SHORTING OUT BUT HAVE HEARD OTHER THINGS AS WELL. DEALERS REFUSES TO LOOK INTO PROBLEM AND STATES SINCE LIGHT IS NOT ON THAT THEY CANNOT READ THE CODE. THIS IS DANGEROUS AS THE VEHICLE IS HARD TO KEEP SPEED AND GAIN SPEED ONCE THIS LIGHT COMES ON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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