Ford Edge Complaints (2008)

1,120 consumer complaints on file.

#10668578December 28, 2014
POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING WITH ME AND OUR 2 CHILDREN ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH. ALL GAUGES (FUEL, SPEEDOMETER, ODOMETER, ETC.) STOPPED WORKING AND THE ODOMETER READ "ODO DATA ERROR". WE HAD A GPS THAT WE WERE USING AND DISPLAYED OUR SPEED, SO WE KEPT GOING THE 5 MILES TO OUR PLANNED STOP ALONG THE WAY HOME. WHEN WE RESTARTED THE CAR, THE GAUGES WERE BACK UP BUT IT MADE A LOUD THUMPING SOUND WHEN CHANGING GEARS. IT REVERSED FINE (BUT WE WERE ON A SLOPE), THEN THUMPED AGAIN AS WE SWITCHED TO DRIVE. THE CAR ONLY REVVED AND DID NOT MOVE. WE REVERSED AGAIN TO SITUATE OURSELVES SO THE SLOPE WAS IN OUR FAVOR WHEN WE SWITCHED TO DRIVE. IT WAS A TOUGH START, BUT IT DID GO. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TO REPORT (THIS WAS ON A SATURDAY) AND WAS TOLD THAT I COULD BRING IT IN, BUT THEY WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO LOOK AT IT UNTIL TUESDAY. WE MADE IT HOME (ANOTHER HOUR DRIVE), BUT I'M NOT USING THE CAR AGAIN UNTIL I DRIVE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE CAR IS NOT ACCELERATING PROPERLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10664160December 14, 2014
POWER TRAIN
DRIVING ALONG THE FREEWAY, WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN I NOTICED THE DIMMING OF LIGHTS IN MY CAR, AND THEN THE SPEEDOMETER AND ENGINE ODOMETER (REVS) ALL DROPPED TO 0, ALONG WITH THE WRENCH SIGNAL COMING ON, ALONG WITH THE AIRBAG SIGNAL COMING ON, AND THEN EVENTUALLY THE TIRE PRESSURE SIGNAL COMING ON. THE CAR LOST ACCELERATION AND I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE FREEWAY AT THE NEXT EXIT. I TRIED TO PUT MY FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR, I COULD HEAR THE ENGINE REVVING BUT THE CAR ONLY MOVING AT 10 MILES AN HOUR, WOULDN'T GO ANY FASTER, ALTHOUGH I COULD HEAR IT, IT WOULDN'T CLICK OVER, OR ACCEPT THE CHANGE IN GEAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10663666December 11, 2014
AIR BAGS, POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHEN MY SPEEDOMETER AND ODOMETER STOPPED WORKING. THEN IT TOLD ME I HAD A ERROR AND A FAULT IN MY TIRE PRESSURE SYSTEM. MY AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON, INDICATING THAT IT WAS OFF. I PULLED OVER AND TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE. WHEN I STARTED IT BACK UP ALL THE ERROR MESSAGES CLEARED, BUT WHEN I WENT TO PUT MY CAR INTO DRIVE IT SOUNDED AS IF THE TRANSMISSION HAD DROPPED. I TRIED DRIVING ONLY TO REV THE ENGINE UP TO 3000 RPM WITH BARELY ANY MOVEMENT. WHEN EVER SHIFTING FROM DRIVE OR REVERSE IT MADE THAT LOUD POPPING NOISE. I TOOK IT TO A DEALERSHIP TO BE TOLD IT STOPPED DOING IT BUT THEY DIDN'T FIX IT. THEY MADE NO REPAIRS. THEY ARE LETTING ME PICK THE CAR UP AND DRIVE IT AGAIN WITH OUT ANY ACTUAL RESOLUTION, BUT THEY DID CHARGE ME MONEY TO "LOOK AT THE CAR". DO PEOPLE ACTUALLY HAVE TO DIE FOR SOMEONE TO ISSUE A RECALL? I AM READING THOUSANDS OF REVIEWS ABOUT THE EDGE THAT EXPERIENCES THE SAME PROBLEMS. LETS ISSUE A RECALL AND DEVELOP SOME ACCOUNTABILITY! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10663072December 9, 2014
POWER TRAIN
WHILE AT A STOP SIGN ON A SMALL SLOPED ROAD, MY VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS WHEN I LET GO OF THE BRAKE TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOPPED POSITION. THERE WERE CHILDREN WALKING BEHIND ME AND I ALMOST ROLLED INTO THEM. IN ADDITION, WHILE PARKED IN A FORWARD POSITION ON A SMALL SLOPED DRIVEWAY, I WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY WITHOUT APPLYING MY FOOT TO THE BRAKE AND THE GAS AT THE SAME TIME. I ALMOST HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I BROUGHT IT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THIS IS HOW THE FORD EDGE IS DESIGNED AND THIS IS NORMAL. ESSENTIALLY, I NEED TO HIT THE BRAKE AND GAS WHEN ON A SLIGHT SLOPE. THIS IS VERY DISTURBING AND DANGEROUS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10661432December 1, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHEN DRIVING ALL OF A SUDDEN THE TRUCK SPEEDOMETER GOES BLANK, THE ODOMETER DROPS TO ZERO AND THE WRENCH, AIRBAG AND EVENTUALLY THE TIRE PRESSURE LIGHTS ILLUMINATE. WHEN PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR THE CAR STRUGGLES TO ACCELERATE BECAUSE IT STARTS LOSING POWER. I THEN HAVE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD, TURN THE CAR OFF AND ALLOW THE CAR TO RESET ITSELF. I TURN THE CAR ON, THE LIGHTS ARE OUT BUT WHEN I TRY TO ACCELERATE THERE IS STILL LITTLE POWER SO I HAVE TO PRESS THE ACCELERATOR TO THE FLOOR AN THEN THE POWER KICKS IN AND THE CAR OPERATES NORMAL. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE IT HAS HAPPENED TO ME 4-5 TIMES, ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS IS A SAFE HAZARD BECAUSE IT CAN POTENTIALLY CAUSE A TRAGIC ACCIDENT. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10661229November 28, 2014
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
WHILE PREPARING TO STOP AT A LIGHT, SEEMED TO HAVE LOST ALL POWER. SPEEDOMETER DROPPED TO ZERO, AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND ODOMETER WAS BLANK WITH A READOUT IN ITS PLACE THAT SAID SOMETHING LIKE ODO FAILURE ALSO THE WRENCH ICON LIT UP. SHIFTED TO PARK AND THE CAR JUMPED AND JERKED AND LOUD GRINDING NOISES CAME FROM TRANSMISSION. WAS ABLE TO CREEP TO A SIDE STREET. TURNED OFF ENGINE . WAITED SEVERAL MINUTES , RESTARTED CAR AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL RETURNED TO NORMAL. DROVE HOME ABOUT 3 MILES. TOOK IT TO SHOP AND THEY SAID IT WAS A SHAFT SEAL. THEY REPLACED IT FOR $182.00 THE PART WAS $12. GOT HOME AND IT LEAKS VERY BADLY IT HAS LEAKED ABOUT A CUP OF FLUID IN 4 HOURS.(THIS WAS PARKED / NOT RUNNING) I AM TAKING IT BACK TO THE SHOP AND HOPING THEY CAN FIX IT RIGHT. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR OVER 30 YEARS AND NEVER HAD THIS KIND OF PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10660816November 25, 2014
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD EDGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL FUMES EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT FUEL WAS LEAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V301000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10660394November 23, 2014
POWER TRAIN
WHEN DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS AND THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR THERE IS A VERY HARD JERK WHEN THE SHIFT IS MADE. ALSO HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSION GOING INTO A FAIL SAFE MODE WHICH PUTS IT INTO 5TH GEAR WHEN YOU ARE TRYING TO TAKE OFF AND THE ACCELERATION IS VERY SLOW. COULD LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT WHILE TRYING TO CROSS TRAFFIC AND YOU EXPECT TO BE ABLE TO TAKE OFF IN FIRST GEAR AND HAVE PROPER ACCELERATION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10659900November 20, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
POWER BOOSTER LEAKING. SEEMS TO BEA PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10658568November 17, 2014
POWER TRAIN
IN MAY, I WAS TRAVELING AT 55 MILES AN HOURS, WHEN MY CAR LURCHED FORWARD AND ALL THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS CAME ON. THE SPEEDOMETER STOPPED SHOWING MY SPEED, THE RPM'S MAXED OUT, LOST ALL LOW GEARS, AND THE ACCELERATOR WAS NOT RESPONDING PROPERLY. I WENT AND HAD THE TRANSMISSION LOOKED AT AND THE OIL CHANGED, ENGINE FLUSHED, ETC. SEVERAL WEEKS LATER I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. AFTER A SHORT TIME THE CAR STARTED RESPONDING PROPERLY AGAIN. ON 11/14/2014, I WAS TRAVELING AT 60 MPH AND EXPERIENCED THE SAME THING FOR THE 3RD TIME. ONCE I GOT TO A SAFE LOCATION I PULLED OVER. WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN PARK IT MADE A TERRIBLE NOISE. I CALLED ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE TO TOW THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP HAS SAID IT IS THE TRANSMISSION BUT HAVE YET TO DETERMINE THE EXACT PROBLEM. I DO NOT FEEL THE POWER TRAIN OF THIS VEHICLE IS SAFE! OTHER PROBLEMS THAT HAVE OCCURRED SINCE OWNING THE VEHICLE: LUNGING AT RED LIGHTS WHEN BRAKES ARE ENGAGED (SOMETIMES FEELS LIKE I HAVE BEEN REAR ENDED), ELECTRICAL RUNNING TO REAR LIGHTS IS MELTED, EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF CORROSION ON THE BATTERY CABLES, REAR WHEELS/BRAKES GROWLING CAUSING EXCESSIVE WEAR ON BRAKES (BRAKES WENT OUT COMING TO A STOP SIGN ONE DAY), RADIATOR FAN PROBLEMS, FAILURE OF THE COOLANT FAN 2 TIMES AND WAS REPLACED, TUBING FOR WINDSHIELD SPRAY ERODED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10655176November 15, 2014
POWER TRAIN
I WAS GETTING INTO THE EXIT LANE ABOUT 50 MPH WHEN MY CAR COMES TO A SUDDEN SLOW DOWN OF ABOUT 5 MPH. LUCKY I WAS ALREADY SLOWING DOWN.COULD HAVE BEEN A BAD SITUATION HAD I NOT BEEN EXITING THE FREEWAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10654266November 11, 2014
POWER TRAIN
DRIVING AROUND 45 MPH IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC, HIT THE BRAKES THEN THE GAS TO NO POWER AT ALL I WAS BARELY MOVING IN BUMPER TO BUMPER TRAFFIC AND WHEN THE TRAFFIC STARTED MOVING AGAIN I WAS CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF 4 LANES OF TRAFFIC BARELY AT A CRAWL. I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED JUST TRYING TO GET TO THE SHOULDER ! THIS PROBLEM IS JUST AS LIFE THREATENING AS THE LATEST RECALL BECAUSE OF THE BAD KEY/STARTER ISSUE. ARE THEY GOING TO WAIT TO RECALL TILL WE'RE KILLED DRIVING OUR FORD EDGE? AM I THE ONLY ONE THAT HAS NOTICED ALL THE COMPLAINTS JUST THIS YEAR INVOLVING THE 2008 FORD EDGE FOR THIS SAME ISSUE? PLEASE RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10653842November 10, 2014
POWER TRAIN
KEPT LOOSING TRANSMISSION FLUID. DEALER TOLD ME POWER TRAIN AT A PRICE OF 1400 + THIS IS A FAULT OF THE EDGE MODEL WITH AWD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10653963November 10, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE VEHICLE SAYS "DRIVER DOOR AJAR" AT RANDOM TIMES WHEN THE DOOR ISN'T ACTUALLY OPEN (FROM DOING NOTHING MORE THAN OPENING AND CLOSING THE DOOR, ROLLING DOWN THE WINDOW, LOCKING THE DOORS, ETC.). WHILE THIS MAY SEEM MORE LIKE A HASSLE THAN A SAFETY ISSUE, IT IS TOO AN ISSUE OF SAFETY. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN "DOOR AJAR" MODE THE DOME LIGHTS COME ON. THIS IS DANGEROUS WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN "DOOR AJAR" MODE, THE CAR WILL NOT LOCK. PEOPLE NEED TO BE ABLE TO LOCK THEIR VEHICLE FOR SAFETY REASONS THAT I PROBABLY DON'T NEED TO SPELL OUT. I'VE READ A FEW FORD FORUMS, WITH NUMEROUS PEOPLE DISCUSSING THIS SAME ISSUE. WHY HASN'T THEIR BEEN A RECALL TO ADDRESS THIS? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10652635November 5, 2014
POWER TRAIN
I SENT AN EMAIL TO THE FORD COMPANY , WE HAVE A 2008 FORD EDGE WE BOUGHT NEW WE HAVE ALWAYS HAD AN ISSUE WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND THE CAR NOT MOVING UNLESS YOU STOP AND RESTART IT, THE ISSUE WAS SO SPORADIC FROM THE 1ST YEAR THAT WE HAVE HAD IN THE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY CANT SEEM TO FIND A PROBLEM, THE CAR WOULD HAVE THE AIR BAG, WRENCH AND LOW TIRE LIGHT ON AND THE ODOMETER WOULD BE ALL DASHES, YOU COULD FLOOR IT AND THE TACH WILL MOVE BUT THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD NOT MOVE AND THE CAR WOULD BARELY MOVE, LATELY THE ISSUE HAS BECOME AN EVERYDAY THING YET STILL THE DEALERSHIP CANT FIND THE PROBLEM,I WAS CHECKING ONLINE AND FOUND THAT MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE WITH THEIR EDGE, MANY VIDEOS SHOWING THE EXACT PROBLEM ,MY FORD DEALER IS LOOKING AT IT AGAIN. WE CAN NOT BE THE ONLY ONE HAVING THIS ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10652112November 3, 2014
WHEELS
I HAVE A 2008 FORD EDGE THAT I BOUGHT IN MAY OF 2013. I HAVE BEEN HEARING LOUD GROWLING NOISES FROM THE REAR WHEELS IN THE PAST MONTH (OCT 2014) ALSO THE STEERING SEEMED TO BE EFFECTED BY THE PROBLEM. TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC AND HE FOUND BOTH REAR WHEEL BEARING ARE SHOT AT 62000 MILES. THEY NEED TO BE REPLACED OF COURSE BECAUSE THE CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. AFTER HEARING THIS I LOOKED UP OTHER COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER FORD EDGE OWNERS. THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT AND MOST OF THE FAILURES HAVE OCCURRED AROUND THE 55000 - 64000 MILES. FORD KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM AND IS DOING NOTHING ABOUT THIS DANGEROUS CONDITION. SHAME ON FORD! SO IT IS COSTING ME $1200.00 AND SOME CHANGE WHICH I CANNOT AFFORD, TO FIX MY CAR. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL, I AM LUCKY THAT THIS DIDN'T HAPPEN WHEN I WAS DRIVING WITH MY CHILDREN AND A WHEEL FELL OFF DOING 65 ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10650202October 27, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
REAR BULBS FAILURE CHANGED 4 TIMES SINCE 6/01/2014 LAST CHANGE 10/24/2014 BOTH SOCKETS BLACK AND BURNED HAVEN'T CHANGED SOCKETS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10650403October 27, 2014
POWER TRAIN
I HAVE ONLY HAD MY EDGE A MONTH, HAD IT CHECKED BUMPER TO BUMPER BEFORE PURCHASE (I WORK AT AN AUTO SHOP) AND READ REVIEWS ONLINE. I WISH I HAD SEEN THESE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION AND HARD SHIFTING/REVVING BEFORE PURCHASE!! AS SOON AS I BOUGHT IT, WITHIN A FEW DAYS WHEN I WOULD LEAVE WORK AND TRY TO ACCELERATE IT HESITATES, CLUNKS LOUDLY, THEN FINALLY CATCHES AND TAKES OFF.. I'VE ALREADY HAD NEW PLUGS/BOOTS/COILS DONE, NEW BELTS AND FLUSHES DONE. YESTERDAY WAS THE WORST - I WAS TAKING OFF FROM A RED LIGHT AND AS I WAS PRESSING THE PEDAL IT REVVED AND JERKED AND BANGED. SO GLAD I HAVEN'T EVEN MADE MY FIRST PAYMENT YET AND SEEING THESE COMPLAINTS, ALREADY KNOW I'M GOING TO BE SINKING MASSIVE MONEY INTO THIS VEHICLE! PLEASE RECALL FORD!!! I'VE DRIVEN CRAPPY CARS MY ENTIRE LIFE, I FINALLY GET SOMETHING THAT LOOKS NICE I SEE IS JUST ANOTHER MONEY PIT LEMON! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10650004October 25, 2014
POWER TRAIN
DROVE THE CAR TO WORK WITHOUT ANY ISSUE. AFTER WORK, I DROVE TO A NEARBY CONVENIENCE STORE BY MY HOUSE AND HAD NO ISSUE. I LEFT THE STORE AND STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, I STEPPED ON THE GAS PEDAL BUT THE CAR BARELY MOVED AND WAS LABORING. I CHECKED TO MAKE SURE I WASN'T ON THE L GEAR BUT IT WASN'T BECAUSE I WAS ON D. I KEPT PRESSING ON THE GAS AND NOTICED A WRENCH LIGHT ON IN THE DASHBOARD. I MADE IT HOME AT LESS THAN 10 MILES PER HOUR WHICH WAS THE FASTEST THAT THE CAR WOULD GO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10649350October 22, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
DOOR AJAR ICON ON ALL DOORS CLOSED DOME LIGHTS ONLY GO OFF WHEN CAR IS IN MOTION HOWEVER IF YOU HIT BRAKES AS IF YOUR GOING TO STOP DOME LIGHTS COME BACK ON . *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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