Ford Edge Complaints (2008)

1,120 consumer complaints on file.

#10522500June 30, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
WHEN REPLACING MY LEFT REAR SIGNAL LIGHT I NOTICED THAT THE BASE OF THE TURN SIGNAL BULB WAS MELTED. I REMOVED THE BULB AND REPLACED WITH A NEW ONE AND THE TURN SIGNAL WORKED FINE. EVEN THOUGH THE RIGHT REAR SIGNAL LIGHT WAS WORKING, I WENT TO REPLACE IT AS WELL AND NOTICED THAT IT TOO HAD A MELTED BULB BASE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10521654June 25, 2013
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD EDGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10519950June 15, 2013
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING MY CAR, ALL OF SUDDEN THE CAR JUST STOPS WITH THE DASH BOARD DISPLAYING EVERYTHING. WHEN TRY TO RESTART THE CAR, IT SOUNDS LIKE THE CAR IS TRYING TO START EVEN AFTER RELEASING THE KEY BUT IT DOESN'T START. ALL POWER IS LOST EXCEPT FOR THE LIGHTS AND RADIO. THE CAR WILL EVENTUALLY START AFTER A COUPLE OF MINUTES AND YOU START DRIVING AND IT HAPPENS AGAIN. HAD CAR TOWED TO AUTO REPAIR PLACE WHERE DIAGNOSTICS DIDN'T SHOW ANYTHING. THE MECHANIC DID DRIVE THE CAR AND IT STALLED ON HIM. HE THOUGHT IT WAS THE "FUEL KILL SWITCH" BECAUSE IT RESET IT AND THE CAR STARTED. THE SWITCH WAS REPLACED AND THE CAR RAN FINE FOR 2 DAYS THEN WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY STARTED LOOSING SPEED AND WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE. THE RPM'S DECREASED THEN JUMPED UP LIKE THE CAR HAD RESTARTED. THIS HAPPENED TWICE THEN I LOST ALL POWER AND HAD TO COAST OVER TO THE SHOULDER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10515238June 5, 2013
POWER TRAIN
THIS INCIDENT HAS OCCURRED 3 TIMES IN THE LAST YEAR. AFTER SHOPPING FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES, I START MY CAR AND IT IMMEDIATELY MAKE A HARSH CLUNKING SOUND WHEN MOVING INTO DRIVE GEAR. THEN I HAVE LITTLE TO NO ACCELERATION AND MY SPEEDOMETER, ETC DOES NOT WORK. THE WRENCH SYMBOL COMES ON. WHEN PUTTING THE CAR INTO PARK, IT MAKES A VIOLENT, HARSH SOUND. THE FIRST 2 INCIDENTS, I LET THE CAR SIT FOR OVER 24 HOURS. WHEN I START AFTER 24 HOURS THE CAR WORKS COMPLETELY FINE AND ALL THE SYMPTOMS GO AWAY. THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO DEALERSHIP WITHIN 8 HOURS OF INCIDENT. THEY WERE ABLE TO DETERMINE IT WAS THE TURBINE AND SPEED SENSORS, WHICH I HAD REPLACED. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THIS VEHICLE AND FEEL THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10514301May 30, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKES STARTED TO MAKE A SCRAPING SOUND. WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP WITHOUT SLAMMING ON THE BRAKES THROWING PASSENGERS FORWARD. IT APPEARED THAT THE BRAKES WERE NOT DEPRESSING PROPERLY AND WERE PUMPED UP. WE HAPPENED TO HAVE A SCHEDULE ANNUAL INSPECTION WITH OUR MECHANIC AND HE INFORMED US THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER APPEARED TO BE THE ISSUE. WE TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY CONFIRMED THE BRAKE BOOSTER NEEDED REPLACEMENT. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS, I NOTICED THAT THIS WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE 2007 FORD EDGE. SHOULDN'T THERE BE A RECALL? I HAVE OWNED FORD VEHICLES FOR THE PAST 25 YEARS AND HAVE NEVER EVEN HEARD OF A BRAKE BOOSTER ISSUE UNTIL NOW. THIS COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS AND IS QUITE EXPENSE TO REPLACE ($691.00). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10513087May 22, 2013
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE
MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HER 2008 FORD ESCAPE FROM WORK ON A VERY BUSY HIGHWAY WHEN SHE STOPPED AT A STORE GOT BACK IN STARTED THE CAR SHE NOTICED THAT THE AIRBAG LIGHT WAS ON SPEEDOMETER HAD LINES GOING THRU IT WHEN SHE PUT IT INTO GEAR IT MADE A REAL LOUD BANGING SOUND AND JERKED AS SHE WAS DRIVING' THE CAR LOST COMPRESSION DID NOT HAVE ANY POWER AT ALL. SHE MADE IT HOME WITHOUT GETTING KILLED OR KILLING SOMEONE I WENT OUT TO SEE WHAT WAS WRONG AND WHEN I STARTED THE CAR IT MADE A LOAD BANGING 'WHEN I PUT IT INTO GEAR IT WAS EVEN WORST WE CALLED A TOW TRUCK AND HAD IT TOWED WHERE WE HAD BOUGHT IT AT ----- ---- ----- -------- IT'S THE ONLY FORD DEALER CLOSE AND THEY HAVE A VERY POOR RECORD FOR BACKING THEIR WARRANTY'S. IT SOUNDS TO ME TO BE THE COMPUTER CHIP I HAVE A WARRANTY ON IT STILL SO THERE SHOULD BE NO REASON FOR THEM NOT TO FIX IT BUT I WILL BET THAT THEY SAY THAT THE WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER THE POWER TRAIN BUT IT DOES SO IF YOU ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM WITH YOUR 2008 ESCAPE DO NOT LET THE TELL YOU THAT IT IS NOT COVERED IF YOU HAVE A WARRANTY.THE COMPUTER CHIP THAT OPERATES YOUR POWER TRAIN IS PART OF THE POWER TRAIN' IF NOT FOR THAT THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE UNLESS IT WAS BEING TOWED IF YOU WORK FOR FORD AND SEE ALL OF THESE COMPLAINT'S ABOUT THE SAME THING GOING ON WITH THE 2008 ESCAPE'S WHAT IS IT GOING TO TAKE BEFORE FORD STEP'S UP SOMEONE TO GET KILLED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10511650May 13, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
UPON DRIVING HOME NOTED MY LEFT TURN SIGNAL WAS BLINKING QUICKLY - WHICH I ASSUMED (AND FOUND TO BE CORRECT THAT THE BULB WAS OUT. UPON ARRIVING HOME, I CHECK THE LIGHTS. IT WAS DIFFICULT TO SEE, HOWEVER, I FOUND THE LIGHT BULB FOR REAR/BACKUP, AND TURN SIGNAL WAS OUT, AND THEN NOTED THAT MY LEFT READ LAMP/BULB (LARGER) BULB WAS BLACK, MELTED, AND REQUIRED PLYERS TO REMOVE FROM SOCKET. IT APPEARED TO OVERHEAD/MELT. REPLACEMENT BULB DID WORK, BUT UNCERTAIN AS TO THE USE OF THE BLACKENED SOCKET. REAR BRAKE/TAIL LIGHT SOCKET ON THE LEFT REAR OF VEHICLE HAS OVERHEATED AND MELTED THE PLASTIC AROUND LAMP. LAMP WAS BURNT OUT. NOT SURE WHAT CAUSED THE HIGH HEAT PROBLEM. NO FUSE WAS BLOWN, NEW BULB WORKED IN SOCKET. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10511556May 12, 2013
POWER TRAIN
WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED (50 -65MPH), FOOT OFF ACCELERATOR AND CAR COASTING STARTLING LOUD BANG FROM TRANSMISSION AND ENTIRE CAR JERKS. PUT FOOT BACK ON ACCELERATOR AND EVERYTHING SEEMS TO BE WORKING. DOES NOT DO IT ALL THE TIME BUT AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK. THE BANG IS LOUD AND STARTLING ALMOST CAUSING ACCIDENT. COULD NOT REPEAT ISSUES FOR FORD SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND THEY DID NOT DETECT ANY PROBLEM IN TRANSMISSION. THE BANG IS SO LOUD MUST DOING DAMAGE TO TRANSMISSION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10511493May 11, 2013
POWER TRAIN
AS I WAS ACCELERATING THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED, JERKED AS THE ENGINE WAS SHIFTING GEARS. IT HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES (6) SINCE I FIRST EXPERIENCED THIS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10510042April 30, 2013
POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I AM UNABLE TO "SELECT AFFECTED PARTS" IN THIS FORM: PARTS - POWER TRAIN, TRANSMISSION, BATTERY. OVER THE PAST 6 MONTHS THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS INCIDENTS WHERE MY VEHICLE, UPON RETURNING TO SPEED OR ENTERING A ROADWAY/HIGHWAY, OR OTHERWISE ENTERING A ROADWAY, IT HAS MADE A NOISE, A SUDDEN JERK, SEEM TO HOLD SPEED (FAIL TO INCREASE SPEED) AND SEEMS TO FEEL LIKE IT IS FAILING TO CHANGED GEARS (APPEARS TO REV IN RPMS SLIGHTLY), THEN JERKS AGAIN, AND COMES BACK INTO ROUTINE SHIFTING. IT IS AN AUTOMATIC. THIS HAPPENS OFTEN. I HAVE HAD THE FLUID CHECK, FLUSHED, REPLACED, ASKED MY MECHANIC AND SHE CAN FIND NO ISSUES. IT SEEMS TO FEEL LIKE IT BOGS DOWN, BUT RPMS APPEAR TO INCREASE (ALMOST AS IF IT IS NOT IN GEAR/NEUTRAL). IT SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING MORE AND MORE FREQUENTLY. I HAVE ROUTINELY CHECKED MY CAR FOR RECALLS. AND I SHOULD NOTE HAVE HAD THE BALL BEARING GO BAD (AS RECALLED) AND REPLACED, INCLUDING THE ENTIRE ARM ON THE LEFT REAR. ADDITIONALLY, MY BATTERY HAS FAILED AND BEEN REPLACED (APPROXIMATELY 3 YEARS AGO) AND HAS SINCE REQUIRED REPLACEMENT AGAIN. IT NEEDS TO BE JUMPED STARTED, AND UPON FIRST REPLACEMENT (BY FORD) IT WAS NOTED NOT ALL CYLINDERS OR CELLS WERE CHARGED/CHARGING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10508877April 19, 2013
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
I BOUGHT MY EDGE, USED LAST YEAR AND I LOVE IT. ALTHOUGH, EVERY NOW AND THEN WHILE DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION MAKES A HUGE BANG NOISE. ITS SCARY!!! I HOPE THAT FORD WILL TAKE CARE OF THIS. IT SEEMS THERE ARE OTHER COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10505577April 3, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
REAR BRAKE/TAIL LIGHT SOCKET ON BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT REAR OF VEHICLE HAVE OVERHEATED AND MELTED THE PLASTIC AROUND LAMP. LAMP WAS BURNT OUT. NOT SURE WHAT CAUSED THE HIGH HEAT PROBLEM. NO FUSE WAS BLOWN, NEW BULB WORKED IN SOCKET. THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED TWICE IN THE LAST TWO MONTHS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10505126March 31, 2013
SUSPENSION, WHEELS
WHILE DRIVING MY 2008 FORD EDGE, A ROARING TYPE NOISE COMES FROM THE REAR OF THE UNIT. AS YOU ACCELERATE TO NOISE GROWS IN VOLUME. AT FIRST IT APPEARED TO ME AS "ROAD NOISE" I CHANGED PRESSURES IN THE TIRES AND ROTATED THE FRONT TO THE REAR. NOTHING CHANGES. AFTER RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM, IT APPEARS THAT IT IS THE REAR WHEEL BEARINGS. ACCORDING TO FORD THE BEARING HUB AND THE REAR SUSPENSION TRAILING ARM/KNUCKLE ASSEMBLY MUST ALSO BE CHANGED ON THE AFFECTED SIDE. THE TRAILING ARM CAUSES TO MUCH PRESSURE ON THE BEARINGS AND WIPES THEM OUT. ALSO THE WHEELS HAVE TO BE RE-ALIGNED DUE TO THE INSTALLATION OF THE NEW TRAILING ARM. FORD STATES THAT JUST CHANGING ONLY THE BEARING HUB WILL CAUSE THE PROBLEM TO HAPPEN AGAIN. IF THE BEARING FAILS THIS COULD CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT WITH THE POTENTIAL OF SERIOUS INJURY OR WORSE TO THE OCCUPANTS OF THIS VEHICLE AND ANYONE ELSE AS A RESULT OF THIS FAILURE.THIS APPEARS TO BE A POSSIBLE PROBLEM WITH THE DESIGN OF THE SUSPENSION SYSTEM AND NOT NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE USED IN LATE NOVEMBER 2012. AS I DROVE IT LONGER THE NOISE IN THE REAR HAS GOTTEN LOUDER AND LOUDER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10505106March 30, 2013
POWER TRAIN
APPROACHED A STOP LIGHT ON A HILL. LIGHT TURNED GREEN. DID NOT HAVE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND WHEN I ACCELERATED THE TRANSMISSION JERKED AND MADE A LOUD NOISE. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES IN MY COMMUTES. TRANSMISSION FLUID LEVEL IS WITHIN NORMAL RANGE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10504852March 28, 2013
WHEELS
DURING A UTURN THE REAR PASSENGER WHEEL FELT LIKE IT WOULD FALL OFF. THE RIGHT REAR TOE LINK BROKE AT THE WELD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10503829March 20, 2013
POWER TRAIN
LATELY WHEN DRIVING MY EDGE I NOTICED THAT WHEN I COME TO A COMPLETE STOP THE CAR LIKE JERKS BACK AND MAKES A LOUD BANG SOUND-THEN WHEN I TRY TO DRIVE AFTER STOPPING THE CAR DOESN'T WANT TO GO-IT'S LIKE IT IS JUST STUCK THERE, SO I HAVE TO TAKE MY FOOT ON THE GAS WAIT A FEW SECONDS THAN PUT MY FOOT BACK ON THE GAS AND THAN THE CAR WILL GO BUT IT SEEMS LIKE IT TAKES FOREVER TO GET SOME SPEED. THE JERKING AND THE CAR NOT WANTING TO ACCELERATE HAS EVEN HAPPEN WHEN I HAVE BEEN DRIVING AROUND 20MPH- I HAVE REPLACED THE BATTERY THINKING MAYBE IT WAS THE BATTERY AND NOPE THAT DIDN'T WORK. THIS AS A MOTHER OF 3 YOUNG CHILDREN HAS ME VERY CONCERNED-I HAVE SEEN MANY COMPLAINTS WITH THE SAME ISSUES I HAVE STATED ABOVE AND FORD HAS YET TO CORRECT THESE DEFECTS. DOES SOMEONE NEED TO LOSE THEIR LIFE BEFORE ACTION IS TAKEN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10503851March 20, 2013
POWER TRAIN
WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY A BIG BANG NOISE HAPPENS IN THE CAR, FEELS AND SOUNDS LIKE I HAVE BEEN HIT. THE CAR DOESN'T STOP, KEEPS DRIVING. DEALERS TECHNICIANS SAY THEY CAN'T FIX IT OR DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT IT IS BECAUSE IT DOESN'T HAPPEN ALL THE TIME. IT IS SUCH A VIOLENT BANG AND JERK. ONLY DOES IT RIGHT NOW ANYWAY, ON A LONG DRIVE ON A HIGHWAY. I AM OVER MY WARRANTY, SO VERY UPSET, AS MY CHILDREN ARE IN THIS CAR EVERYDAY. JUST BOUGHT IT AND TO TRADE IT IN I WOULD LOOSE SO MUCH MONEY. YOU NEED TO BE DOING RECALLS ON THIS CAR WHERE THERE ARE SO MANY OTHERS POSTING THIS SAME PROBLEM ON THE FORD FORUM. EVERYONE SAYING IT IS TRANSMISSION AND WHEN THEY REPLACE IT, IT STILL DOESN'T WORK PROPERLY. THIS IS CRAZY!! FORD DO SOMETHING PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10501847March 6, 2013
ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD EDGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY JERKED AND ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE COMPUTER SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE RESET. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND A COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,800. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10501324March 5, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL, POWER TRAIN, AIR BAGS, ENGINE
VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO POWER FORD IN VALENCIA FOR STANDARD SERVICE A WEEK AGO. 41,000 MILES NEW TIRES BOUGHT- WAS TOLD ALL WAS OK. ONE WEEK LATER I AM DRIVING WHEN SUDDENLY SPEEDOMETER STOPS AND MILEAGE IS READING --- GRINDING NOISE THEN A WRENCH ICON APPEARS WHICH MEANS THE POWERTRAIN IS MALFUNCTIONING, THEN THE AIR BAG LIGHT WENT ON AND THEN AN ! ICON WHICH MEANS THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH TIRES. TERRIFIED, I CALLED POWER FORD AND TOLD TO BRING IT IN... I WAS LESS THAN A HALF A MILE AWAY, AND PUT ON MY HAZARD LIGHTS AND BARELY MADE IT THE FEW CLOCKS TO THE DEALERSHIP. THIS IS A HAUNTING PROBLEM THAT I HAVE READ AT LEAST A DOZEN COMMENTS ABOUT THE POWER TRAIN. HAD I BEEN ION THE FREEWAY I DON'T THINK I WOULD BE ALIVE. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE WITH THE FORD EDGE. I DID NOT KNOW THE OUTCOME AT ALL. THANK YOU *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10500697February 27, 2013
ENGINE
DRIVING ON FREEWAY AT 55MPH, STARTED UP HILL,MOTOR HAD DIED. WAS ABLE TO RESTART, BUT HAD LESS POWER. ONCE RPM'S WERE ABOVE 2,000 WOULD DO REG. SPEED. GOT WORSE,LEFT ON ROAD, LATER SAME DAY HUSBAND DROVE HOME, NO PROBLEMS. SAME PROBLEM MORE OFTEN. DEALER CHANGED SENSOR,AS THEY WERE UNSURE OF PROBLEM. OVER $600.00. HAS STARTED DOING SAME THING AGAIN. *TR ## VIN FAILED ##
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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