Ford Edge Complaints (2008)

1,120 consumer complaints on file.

#10611259July 17, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD EDGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING, THE BRAKES FAILED TO ENGAGE AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE HAD TO BE ENGAGED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE POWER BOOSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10610970July 16, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THREE DAYS AFTER PASSING MY ANNUAL TEXAS STATE INSPECTION WHILE DRIVING THROUGH TOWN I INITIATED MY LEFT TURN SIGNAL ONLY TO HAVE THE INDICATOR BLINK VERY QUICKLY (NOT THE NORMAL TICK-TICK-TICK BLINK). THIS HAD HAPPENED A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO SO I KNEW ONE OF THE BULBS HAD BURNED OUT ON THE LEFT SIDE. I WENT TO THE LOCAL AUTO PARTS STORE, PURCHASED REPLACEMENT TAIL LIGHT BULBS & BULB GREASE AND ASKED IF THEY COULD CHANGE IT OUT FOR ME. UPON REMOVING THE COVERS, THE YOUNG MAN DISCOVERED A FRIED/MELTED ASSEMBLY. THERE IS NO WAY TO REMOVE THE BULB IT IS SO MELTED IN THE SOCKET AND THE SOCKET IS DISCOLORED FROM THE HEAT. THAT MUST HAVE BEEN SOME POWER SURGE TO DO THAT KIND OF DAMAGE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10611132July 16, 2014
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
DISCOVERED MY 2008 EDGE HAS A FAILED WATER PUMP ASY. CAR OVERHEATED DUE TO THIS. ACCORDING TO SEVERAL SEASONED MECHANICS AND FORD, THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN TO THIS CAR WITH THIS AMOUNT OF MILEAGE. THE WAY THIS CAR WAS ENGINEERED, IT IS A $2300+ REPAIR - FOR A WATER PUMP! SPOKE WITH FORD SEVERAL TIMES ASKING FOR THEM TO STEP-UP AND TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. GOT NO HELP EXCEPT I SHOULD KEEP MY RECEIPTS. VERY DISAPPOINTED IN FORD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10610670July 15, 2014
POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2008 FORD EDGE: I WAS STOPPED AT AN INTERSECTION PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC AFTER DRIVING NORMALLY FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES. WHEN I HIT THE ACCELERATOR THEIR WAS NO POWER AND THE CAR INCHED FORWARD AT LOW SPEED AND THE RPMS INCREASED DRAMATICALLY. I WAS ABLE TO HIT THE BRAKE BEFORE AN ONCOMING VEHICLE ALMOST HIT MY DRIVERS SIDE AS I WAS ATTEMPTING TO TAKE A LEFT. ONCE I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER IN A SAFE LOCATION, I PUT IT IN PARK AND TRIED TO RE-ENGAGE THE TRANSMISSION IN DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNRESPONSIVE, NO POWER TO ACCELERATE. I THEN SHUT OFF THE CAR AND RESTARTED AND THE CAR BEHAVED NORMALLY AFTER THE RESTART. I HAVE HAD THIS CAR FOR 3 YEARS WITH NO SIMILAR ISSUES. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE THERE IS NO WARNING SIGN AND THE CAR DOES NOT ACCELERATE AS EXPECTED. I WAS LUCKY THAT I WAS ABLE TO STOP IN TIME WITHOUT GETTING HIT BY THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10610325July 14, 2014
STRUCTURE, VISIBILITY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD EDGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RUBBER AROUND THE REAR WINDOWS WAS MELTING. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT IT WAS NOT THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TO REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10610496July 14, 2014
POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY THE SPEEDOMETER STOPPED AND WENT TO 0 MPH, THE ODOMETER READ DASHES, THE WRENCH ILLUMINATED IN THE CORNER, AND THE AIRBAG WARNING SIGN APPEARED. THE RPM'S IN MY VEHICLE BEGAN TO CLIMB HIGHER AS WELL AND THE CAR SPEED BEGAN TO DECREASE, AGAIN I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY. I GOT OFF AN EXIT ABOUT 1.5 MILES FROM WHEN I NOTICED THE PROBLEM START. AFTER SLOWING DOWN AT THE END OF THE EXIT I NOTICED MY CAR WOULD BARELY MOVE AND IT SLOWLY CREPT UNTIL I WAS AT A SAFE SPOT TO PARK. AS SOON AS I PARKED OTHER WARNING LIGHTS BEGAN FLASHING SUCH AS THE TIRE PRESSURE SIGN AND ANOTHER THAT I CAN NOT REMEMBER. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND THEN BACK ON AND I EXPERIENCED A HARD START, WHICH WAS LOUD, AND WHEN I WENT TO CHANGE GEARS THE CAR JERKED VIOLENTLY AS IF THE MOTOR WAS JUMPING. WHEN PLACING IN REVERSE GEAR THE JERK WAS EVEN MORE VIOLENT AS IF I WAS BEING REAR ENDED. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON MULTIPLE TIMES AND CHANGED THE GEARS AND EACH TIME IT DID THE SAME THING. WHEN TRYING TO SEE IF THE CAR WOULD MOVE I HAD TO PUSH THE GAS PEDAL ALMOST ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR BEFORE THE CAR WOULD EVEN MOVE A LITTLE BIT AND AGAIN THE RPM'S REVVED REALLY HIGH. I ENDED UP CALLING A TOW TRUCK AND MY CAR IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP. PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT I EXPERIENCED OCCASIONAL JERKING WHILE DRIVING AND THE CAR WAS SWITCHING GEARS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10610521July 14, 2014
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE POWER TRAIN PROBLEM INDICATOR LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME ON AND THE CAR LOSES ALL POWER. CAR WILL NOT EXCEED 900 RPM AND WILL BARELY MOVE. I HAD THE TROUBLE CODES READ AND IT IS INDICATING THAT THE THROTTLE IS SHOWING STUCK CLOSED AND OPEN. I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS THE SAME ISSUE AS WITH SEVERAL OTHER FORD MODELS AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN PART OF THE EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT COVERED THE THROTTLE BODIES FROM SEVERAL OTHER MODELS. THIS ISSUE POSES A SERIOUS SAFETY RISK DO TO THE FACT THAT IT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AND AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, IF THIS WERE TO HAPPEN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC IT COULD BE HORRIBLE. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM EXTENSIVELY ONLINE AND FOUND THAT IT IS A FAIRLY COMMON ISSUE WITH THE EDGE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10608425July 6, 2014
POWER TRAIN
WHILE TRYING TO GET ON THE HIGHWAY AT AROUND 40 TO 50 MPH THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND STARTED TO HESITATE. THE RPMS WENT UP BUT THE SHIFT DID NOT HAPPEN FOR MANY SECONDS LATER AND WITH A LOUD CLUNK WHEN IT DID SHIFT AND THEN WE WOULD ACCELERATE AND IT WOULD MAKE A SOUND AGAIN AND DOWN SHIFT. WE HAVE TAKEN IT TO DEALER AND THEY DO NOT FIND ANY PROBLEM. AFTER READING ON THE INTERNET OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR 2008 FORD EDGE AWD LIMITED, I CANNOT BELIEVE THERE IS NOT A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10607929July 2, 2014
POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
I OWN A 2008 FORD EDGE. RECENTLY I NOTICED MY EDGE HAVING A HARD TIME SHIFTING INTO FAST MODE. I TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP, NOTHING IS WRONG. TODAY IT WAS HORRIBLE!!! I GET TO THE STOP LIGHT, MY EDGE WOULD NOT "TAKE OFF" LIKE THE OTHER CARS. I SAT THERE EMBARRASSED FOR TWO MINS TRYING TO PRESS THE ACCELERATOR, EDGE FINALLY JERKED AND THEN TOOK OFF. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED IN FORD. I CAN'T BELIEVE THEY HAVE NOT RECALLED THIS EDGE. NOW, I HAVE TO PAY TO GET EDGE FIXED WHEN FORD COULD FIX THE ISSUE,. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10598605June 16, 2014
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION IS BAD AND HAS BEEN SERVICED SEVERAL TIMES AND CONTINUES TO HAVE PROBLEMS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10598094June 13, 2014
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
ENTERING HIGHWAY AND AUTO WOULD NOT SHIFT GEARS OR ACCELERATE. STAYED IDLE AT OVER 5 RPM'S AND HAD TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. SEEMED LIKE A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP FOR ASSESSMENT.STILL AT SHOP. THIS VEHICLE ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS BEFORE THIS INCIDENT HAS REGULARLY ENGAGED IN A VIOLENT JERK WHEN I HAVE ENGAGED IT IN DRIVE OR REVERSE. SEEMS LIKE A TRANSMISSION ISSUE BUT DEALER WONT DO ANYTHING UNLESS THEY CAN DUPLICATE PROBLEM. I HAVE SEEN AND KNOW OF NUMEROUS OTHER FORD EDGE OWNERS THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE AND NO FIX HAS BEEN FOUND OR DEALER AND FORD WONT FIX UNLESS IT DUPLICATED THE ISSUE WHILE THEY HAVE THE VEHICLE AND MOST TIMES ITS SOMETHING NOT COVERED. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND THEY NEED TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10598214June 12, 2014
EXTERIOR LIGHTING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE "DRIVER DOOR AJAR" MESSAGE CONTINUES TO GO OFF ON OUR 2008 FORD EDGE. THE DOOR IS SECURELY CLOSED. THE LIGHTS WILL STAY ON FINALLY CAUSING A COMPLETE DRAIN ON OUR BATTERY LAST NIGHT DURING THE NIGHT. THIS IS A BIG SAFETY CONCERN AS THE DOORS DO NOT LOCK SOMETIME UNTIL SEVERAL MILES DOWN THE ROAD. WE COULD ALSO BE LEFT STRANDED SOMEWHERE AS WE NEVER KNOW WHEN IT IS GOING TO HAPPEN. WE GO TO BED ALL LIGHTS ARE OFF AND SOMETIME DURING THE NIGHT THEY COME ON. WE HAVE TRIED SEVERAL SUGGESTIONS REGARDING ENGINE LUBRICANT ON THE PLUNGER, BUT IT IS A TEMP FIX AT BEST. THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE IT FIXED BY FORD. CLEARLY IF YOU DO RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH THE FORD EDGES FOR SEVERAL YEARS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10596761June 6, 2014
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
RIGHT BRAKE LIGHT AND TURN SIGNAL KEEP BLOWING AND LOOK BURNT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10596779June 6, 2014
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL TANK LARGE LEAKAGE IN THE AREA OF AN POSSIBLY IGNITION SOURCE. LEAKAGE ON ELECTRICAL WIRES, COULD CAUSE FIRE. UNABLE TO DRIVE SAFE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10595742June 3, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I HAVE A 2008 FORD EDGE SEL. WHEN TURNING ON MY LEFT BLINKER IT WAS BLINKING RAPIDLY WHICH I KNEW INDICATED A LIGHT WAS OUT. I FOUND THAT IT WAS MY DRIVER SIDE REAR BLINKER/TAIL LIGHT. I WENT TO THE STORE AND PURCHASED THE BULB. WHEN I GOT HOME TO REPLACE IT I FOUND THAT I COULD NOT REMOVE THE BULB AS THE SOCKET HAS MELTED. I SEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND THAT THIS IS COMMON FOR THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10595698June 2, 2014
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I SEE SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON YOUR WEB SITE, ABOUT ROUGH SHIFTING INTO REVERSE FROM THE PARKED POSITION AND WHEN BACKING UP FROM THE DRIVE POSITION. IS THERE A PLANED RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10595193May 30, 2014
POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THIS OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES WITH MY FORD EDGE. I WILL BE DRIVING A HIGHWAY SPEEDS, AND ON THE DASHBOARD: 1. THE ODOMETER TURNS FROM NUMBERS TO DASHES 2. THE SPEEDOMETER STOPS WORKING 3. VARIOUS SERVICES LIGHTS WILL TURN ON (EACH TIME IT HAPPENED, DIFFERENT LIGHTS CAME ON) THEN,I BRAKE TO A FULL STOP, THE CAR LOSES ALL THROTTLE, AND I'M BARELY ABLE TO ACCELERATE. WHEN I GO TO SHIFT GEARS, THERE IS A HARSH, CLUNKING NOISE IN THE TRANSMISSION AS I'M SHIFTING. I WAS TOLD THIS WAS A DEFECT IN THE SPEED SENSORS BUT IT OCCURRED A TOTAL OF 4 TIMES IN ABOUT 8 MONTHS. I HAD TO TRADE THE CAR IN BECAUSE IT WAS BECOMING TOO UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10594091May 26, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
AFTER NEARLY 6 YEARS I THOUGHT I WOULD CHANGE THE BRAKES.WIFE WAS HEARING A GRINDING NOISE. I THOUGHT WE WERE WE'LL OVERDO ON THEM ANYWAYS. WHEN I WENT TO CHANGE THEM I WAS INSPECTING THEM AND FOUND THE PASSENGER SIDE PADS WERE BARELY WORN THEY LOOKED ALMOST NEW. THE DRIVER SIDE OUTER PAD LOOKED THE SAME PRACTICALLY NEW THE INNER PAD ON THE DRIVERS SIDE WAS WORN DOWN TO ABOUT 1/16 TO THE END OF THE PAD I FEEL THIS WARRANTS SOME KIND OF ACTION ON BEHALF OF FORD THANKS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10593791May 23, 2014
POWER TRAIN
I HAVE A 2008 FORD EDGE SEL THAT BEGINNING LAST YEAR STARTED HESITATING BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEARS AND 1500-2000 RPM'S. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE COMPUTER FOR THE TRANSMISSION UPDATED AND IT DIDN'T FIX THE ISSUE. THE DEALERSHIP CAN'T SEEM TO FIGURE OUT THE EXACT PROBLEM. BUT THERE ARE A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE REPORTING THIS ONLINE AS WELL. FORD NEEDS TO PUT A RECALL OUT SO THAT CONSUMERS LIKE ME CAN HAVE THIS ISSUE FIXED. THE CAR ALSO BANGS WHEN PUT INTO REVERSE. PLEASE HELP! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10588247May 14, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
MAKING A LEFT TURN USING MY TURN SIGNAL, THE TURN SIGNAL LAMP ON THE DASHBOARD STARTED TO FLASH VERY RAPIDLY. I RECOGNIZED THIS AS A BURNED-OUT LAMP. AFTER STOPPING I CHECKED TO FIND THE LEFT REAR LAMP WAS NOT BLINKING. THE BASIC RUNNING LIGHT WORKED HOWEVER. UPON REMOVING THE ASSEMBLY, I FOUND THE LAMP SOCKET PARTIALLY MELTED AND CHARRED. I REMOVED THE LAMP, WHICH TESTED OUT TO BE GOOD. THE SOCKET HAD FAILED. I THEN REMOVED THE RIGHT-HAND REAR LAMP ASSEMBLY AND FOUND THAT IT HAS BEEN VERY HOT AS WAS SOMEWHAT CHARRED. I WILL REPLACE BOTH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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