Ford Edge Complaints (2008)

1,120 consumer complaints on file.

#10546916October 6, 2013
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
RIGHT TAIL LIGHT WENT OUT. UPON ATTEMPTING TO REPLACE, FOUND BASE OF BULB MELTED BADLY. SOCKET WAS NOT MELTED BUT WAS DISCOLORED (BLACKENED). CHECKED LEFT SIDE, SAME ISSUES. THESE ARE THE BULBS THAT WERE IN THE VEHICLE WHEN WE PURCHASED IT IN 2009 (ASSUMING THEY ARE FROM THE FACTORY). UPON SEARCHING VARIOUS FORUMS, FOUND THIS TO BE A NATIONWIDE PROBLEM. MAJOR CONCERN FOR FIRE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10545417September 25, 2013
POWER TRAIN
THE CAR WOULD ACT LIKE IT WAS IN 2ND OR 3RD GEAR WHEN YOU TRIED TO GO FROM A STOP. YOU WOULD HAVE TO GIVE IT A LOT OF GAS TO MOVE AND THERE WERE ALSO TIMES IN THE PAST WHERE IT WOULD GO BUT WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO 2ND GEAR FOR A LONGER THAN NORMAL TIME. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND THEN IT STARTED WORKING. NO WARNING LIGHTS EVER CAME ON UNTIL ON OCT 25TH WHEN I WAS TRYING TO GO FROM A STOP AND THE CAR WAS HARDLY MOVING. WARNING LIGHTS STARTED COMING ON SO I WENT STRAIGHT TO THE DEALER AND KEPT IT RUNNING SO IT WOULD NOT CLEAR ANY CODES. THEY ENDED UP REPLACING THE OSS AND TSS SENSORS IN THE TRANSMISSION. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10543325September 12, 2013
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD EDGE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE DOORS UNLOCKED UNEXPECTEDLY AND THE DOOR AJAR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND THE MECHANIC STATED THE DOOR LOCK ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 68,400. UPDATED 12/23/13*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE DOORS WOULD NOT STAY LOCKED. HE WOULD LOCK THEM, AND THEY WOULD UNLOCK AGAIN. ALSO, THE INTERIOR LIGHTS WOULD STAY ON. THE CONSUMER HAD TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY. UPDATED 12/24/13
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10543041September 11, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
LIGHT TURNED YELLOW & BRAKES WERE APPLIED SLIGHTLY HARDER THAN USUAL RESULTING IN A HIGH PITCHED WHISTLE WHILE STOPPING. IN THE NEXT 20 MILES THE BRAKES BEGAN TO FAIL. THE PROBLEM WAS IDENTIFIED AS A FAILED BRAKE BOOSTER. REPLACEMENT COST $511.19 AT RAMONA TIRE IN MISSION VIEJO, CA. WITHIN A FEW DAYS THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED TO MY FRIEND'S 2008 FORD EDGE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10541950September 4, 2013
POWER TRAIN
WHILE TRAVELING ON THE EXPRESSWAY THE CAR BEGAN MAKING A FUNNY NOISE. AFTER THE NOISE STARTED THE WRENCH (WARNING) LIGHT CAME ON, AND THEN THE CARE BEGIN TO DECELERATE AND I WAS STILL PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL. I WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE EXPRESSWAY. THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AS NORMAL, AND MADE REVVING NOISES WHEN THE GAS PEDAL WAS PRESSED, BUT WOULD NOT MOVE INITIALLY. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10538367September 2, 2013
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, POWER TRAIN
DRIVING THE INTERSTATE CAR SEEMED TO KICK OUT OF GEAR AND ENGINE REVVED UP..WENT IN AND OUT OF GEAR.ALSO AFTER THAT CAR SHIFTED VERY HARD IN 1ST 3 GEARS..IT WORKED FINE FOR AWHILE AND THEN DID IT AGAIN A FEW MONTHS LATER..AFTER A FEW MORE EPISODES OVER A YEARS TIME THE TRANSMISSION FINALLY WENT OUT WHILE MY WIFE WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION..LUCKILY,IT COASTED ENOUGH TO GET OFF THE ROAD..I WAS ABLE TO GET IT HOME IN 1ST GEAR,BUT, WOULDN'T GO INTO GEAR AFTER A STOP LIGHT..HAD TO PUT IN PARK AND BACK INTO DRIVE..HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED AND OK SO FAR,BUT,SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT THIS..SHE COULD HAVE BEEN IN A CRASH AS IT WAS A HIGH SPEED INTERSECTION.. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10538370September 2, 2013
POWER TRAIN
DRIVING THE INTERSTATE,CAR SEEMED TO KICK OUT OF GEAR AN ENGINE REVVED UP.CAR THEN WENT IN AND OUT OF GEAR.ALSO,AFTER THAT CAR SHIFTED VERY HARD IN 1ST 3 GEARS.IT WORKED FINE FOR AWHILE AND THEN DID IT AGAIN A FEW MONTHS LATER..AFTER A FEW MORE EPISODES OVER A YEAR(DID TRY TO GET IT LOOKED AT,BUT, CAR WOULDN'T MESS UP FOR SERVICEMEN)THE TRANNY FINALLY WENT BAD WHILE MY WIFE WAS GOING THRU AN INTERSECTION..LUCKILY IT COASTED ENOUGH TO GET IT OFF THE ROAD(HIGH SPEED INTERSECTION) OR WHO KNOWS WHAT MAY HAVE HAPPENED..I WAS ABLE TO GET IT HOME IN FIRST GEAR AS IT WOULDN'T SHIFT..IT DID GO OUT OF GEAR AT A STOP LIGHT AND I HAD TO PUT IT INTO PARK AND BACK INTO GEAR...I HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED AND SO FAR SO GOOD BUT, THIS SHOULDN'T HAPPEN WITH LOW MILES AND OTHERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM.. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10538083August 30, 2013
POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2008 FORD EDGE HAS HARD SHIFTS (ENGINE RACES LIKE IT'S IN NEUTRAL AND THEN SLAMS INTO GEAR WITH A LOUD BANG) IN TWO SCENARIOS - FROM 1ST TO 2ND, WHILE COASTING IN STOP-AND-GO TRAFFIC, AND WHEN QUICKLY ACCELERATING, AS IN A PASSING MANEUVER, FROM AROUND 35 MPH. THIS RESULTS IN UNPREDICTABLE AUTOMOBILE PERFORMANCE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10534862August 12, 2013
POWER TRAIN
WE WERE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND CAME TO A STOP SIGN. ALL OF THE SUDDEN, WHEN WE HIT THE GAS PEDAL, THE VEHICLE BARELY MOVED AND SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. THIS CONTINUED UNTIL WE FOUND A PLACE TO PULL OVER. WE PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK, AND IT SHIFTED REALLY HARD. IT FELT LIKE SOMEBODY HIT US FROM BEHIND. IT ALSO SHIFTED OUT OF PARK VERY HARD. WE TURNED THE CAR OFF AND LET IT SIT FOR A WHILE. WE STARTED THE CAR AND IT WORKED NORMAL AND WE DROVE IT RIGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE ISSUE. OUR CONCERN IS THAT THE VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE BECAUSE IT CAN STOP ACCELERATING AT ANY POINT. THE FORD TECHNICIAN COULD NOT ASSURE US THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SAFE TO DRIVE. WE CONTACTED FORD AND THEY PASSED THE BUCK BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. I UNDERSTAND THAT THE DEALERSHIP CANNOT DO ANYTHING, BUT AFTER READING NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME EXACT ISSUE ON FORUMS AND THE NHTSA SITE, I FEEL THAT FORD SHOULD OFFER SOME DIRECTION ON HOW TO FIX THIS ISSUE TO THEIR DEALERSHIPS SINCE IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2008 FORD EDGE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10534717August 11, 2013
POWER TRAIN
MY 2008 FORD EDGE WAS BROUGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP AFTER HEARING A "CLUNKING" NOISE AND SMELLING EXHAUST COMING FROM THE UNDER CARRIAGE. THE DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSED "...REPLACE PTU ASSY FLUID, HAD BLOWN OUT VENT...". THE ENTIRE POWERTRAIN (583984) WAS REPLACED. THIS WAS THE 2ND INCIDENT IN 2 MONTHS. PRIOR TO THIS EVENT I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AFTER EXPERIENCING "SLIPPING" TRANSMISSION. WHILE COMING TO A STOP, THE TRANSMISSION WENT INTO NEUTRAL. I LEFT THE CAR FOR SEVERAL HOURS, THEN RE-STARTED AND IT RAN FINE. THE DEALERSHIP COULD NOT VERIFY ANY PROBLEMS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10534084August 7, 2013
POWER TRAIN
LOSS OF POWER, ENGINE RACING WHEN GAS APPLIED, TACHOMETER NON RESPONSIVE, SUDDEN LUNGING OF POWER. LOUD CLUNKING LIKE BEING REAR ENDED. LIMPED HOME, WHEN I TURNED THE CAR OFF THEN RESTARTED, PUT IT IN REVERSE AND A LOUD SLAMMING NOISE LIKE THE CLUNKING SOUND EARLIER AND FEELING OF BEING REAR ENDED. TOWED TO DEALERSHIP, OVER 2 WEEKS LATER (LESS THAN 2 MONTHS OUT OF WARRANTY AND ONLY 971 MILES OUT OF THE 60,000 MILE WARRANTY) FORD DEALER TOLD ME THAT FORD WOULD NOT COVER ANY OF THE COST AND THE $4,012.69 TRANSMISSION REPAIR COST WAS ON ME. HUNDREDS OF POSTS ON THE INTERNET ABOUT THIS ISSUE, INCLUDING FORD TSB - NHTSA: ACTION NUMBER: 10039053 SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBER: 312104. BUT NO HELP FROM FORD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10533932August 6, 2013
ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DRIVING NORTHBOUND ON LAKE SHORE DRIVE IN CHICAGO, ILLINOIS WAS ACCELERATING ON AN INCLINE AND ENGINE WAS RACING BUT VEHICLE WAS LOSING POWER, MADE A POPPING NOISE, WHITE SMOKE BEGAN BILLOWING OUT OF HOOD, LOST ALL POWER WAS ROLLING TO THE NEAREST SAFETY LANE WHICH WAS A TURNING LANE JUST BEING OPENED BY CITY WORKERS WHEN THEY SAID FOR ME TO GET OUT OF THE CAR THEY SAW FLAMES COMING OUT OF THE LOWER PART OF THE ENGINE. HAD IT TOWED TO FORD DEALER WHERE MECHANIC STATED THERE WAS A BLOWN ROD THROUGH THE OIL PAN. THE LAST OIL CHANGE I HAD WAS 2/19/13 AT 58,840 MILES IN CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10533721August 5, 2013
POWER TRAIN
DURING THE MONTH OF JULY 2013, OUR 2008 FORD EDGE WOULD MAKE A GRINDING NOISE AT ABOUT 40 MPH. THE CAR HAD BEEN SERVICED BY A FORD DEALERSHIP IN JUNE 2013. PRIOR TO THE SERVICE, MY WIFE HAD BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT THE NOISE SO I DECIDED TO REPLACE THE REAR BRAKES PADS. THE BRAKE PADS WERE ONLY MAYBE 20 % WORN BUT I WENT AHEAD AND REPLACED THEM ANYWAY. MY WIFE HAD MADE SIMILAR COMPLAINTS IN THE PAST WHICH PROMPTED ME TO CHECK AND REPLACE THE FRONT BRAKES A FEW YEARS AGO. IN JULY 2013 THE NOISE PERSISTED SO WE TOOK THE CAR TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP TO CHECK THE PROBLEM. THE FORD MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS WERE FAILING. APPARENTLY, THERE IS A FLAW IN DESIGN OR WORKMANSHIP THAT IS ALLOWING WATER TO ENTER THE BEARING HOUSING AND TO CORRODE THE BEARING INNER AND OUTER RACE. SO, THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN THE POTENTIAL FOR THE BEARINGS TO OVER HEAT AND LOCKUP THE WHEELS. THE FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THE DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO EXTEND THE WARRANTY GIVEN THE TIME REQUIRED FOR THE BEARINGS TO CORRODE UNDER THESE CONDITIONS. I REQUESTED THE OLD PARTS AFTER THE REPAIR AND THERE IS OBVIOUS CORROSION ON THE BALL BEARINGS, THE BEARING RACE, AND IN THE GREASE. THERE ARE OTHER FORD CUSTOMERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. THE NOISE GETS PROGRESSIVELY WORSE OVER TIME THAT EVENTUALLY YOU CAN HEAR IT OVER THE RADIO AND CONVERSATIONS IN THE CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10531947July 26, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
REAR DRIVERS SIDE TURN SIGNAL LAMP WENT OUT, WHEN I WENT TO REPLACE BULB I NOTICED REAR TAIL LAMP TURN SIGNAL-PARKING LAMP SOCKETS ARE BURNT AND WOULD SEEM TO BE A POSSIBLE FIRE HAZARD, OTHER PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT OTHER FORD VEHICLES WITH THE SAME CONDITION. BUT FORD DOESN'T SEEM TO THINK THERE IS A PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10525952July 20, 2013
POWER TRAIN, SUSPENSION, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
VEHICLE ROLLS WHEN PLACED IN PARK, VEHICLE ROLLS BACKWARDS ON INCLINES WHILE VEHICLE IS IN DRIVE, REAR BULB CONSTANTLY BURNS OUT, STRUT AND SUSPENSION FAILED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10525305July 17, 2013
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD EDGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TURNING RIGHT AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY APPLYING THE BRAKES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 54,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10524981July 15, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
WHEN USING THE CORRECT BULBS AS LISTED BY FORD, BOTH REAR TAIL LIGHT BULBS CONTINUE TO MELT/BURN IN THEIR SOCKETS CAUSING FREQUENT BULB FAILURE, SMOLDERING OF THE SOCKET, AND SMALL FIRE WITHOUT WARNING! DO A SIMPLE ONLINE SEARCH AND YOU WILL SEE HOW COMMON AN ISSUE IT IS AMONGST 2008 FORD EDGE OWNERS, YET FORD DENIES ALL CLAIMS! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10524896July 15, 2013
STRUCTURE
I HAVE OWNED MULTIPLE VEHICLES AND NEVER HAD A PROBLEM LIKE THIS. I BOUGHT A 2008 FORD EDGE IN NOV 2011. BY JUNE OF 2012, I HAD WATER POURING INTO MY VEHICLE THROUGH THE DASH ONTO MY VEHICLE FLOOR. MY MECHANIC SAID THAT THE CONDENSATION DRAIN WAS CLOGGED WITH LEAVES, WHICH CAUSED THE WATER TO RISE. THE WATER SHORTED OUT THE MOTOR FOR MY FAN, SO MY WHOLE MOTOR HAD TO BE REPLACED. NOW I AM HAVING THIS PROBLEM AGAIN. THE ONLY PEOPLE I KNOW OF WHO HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE ARE FORD EDGE OWNERS. DUE TO OWNING VARIOUS MAKES AND MODELS OF VEHICLES AND NEVER EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM AND FROM INTERNET SEARCHING, I BELIEVE THIS IS A DEFECT WITH THE FORD EDGE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10524108July 10, 2013
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD EDGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE REAR WHEEL EXHIBITED A LOUD ROARING NOISE WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE DEALER REPLACED THE REAR WHEEL BEARING TWICE HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE WHEEL CONTINUED TO MAKE THE LOUD NOISE WHILE THE CONTACT DROVE AT ANY SPEED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 99,374.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10523730July 8, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD EDGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EMITTED A STRONG GASOLINE FUEL ODOR WHILE PARKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE INSPECTED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK TOP AND VALVES WERE CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FUEL TANK WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 125,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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