TAKATA RECALL. WITHIN A YEAR, MY BRAKE VACUUM SYSTEM HAS FAILED ME, LEADING TO ALMOST GETTING INTO A MAJOR ACCIDENT. THE ELECTRIC SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING, AND I OFTEN SMELL BURNING. MY FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG HAS BEEN RECALLED, BUT THE PART HAS NOT BEEN IN STOCK FOR OVER A YEAR.
2004 Ford Edge
Owners filed 3 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the air bags. No safety recall has been issued.
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air Bags | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What owners reported
Newest filingsTL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD EDGE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V024000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED THE LOCAL DEALER FORD OF SMITHTOWN (440 E JERICHO TURNPIKE SAINT JAMES, NY 11780, (631) 265-2341) WHERE IT WAS INFORMED THAT THE REMEDY PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED HOWEVER NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD EDGE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V036000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
3 of 3 complaints, reproduced as filed.
Across model years
Worst on record: 2013| Year | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Deaths | Assessment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 44 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2023 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2022 | 129 | 5 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2021 | 110 | 7 | 1 | 0 | Routine |
| 2020 | 314 | 4 | 1 | 0 | Above average |
| 2019 | 763 | 3 | 1 | 0 | Above average |
| 2018 | 816 | 7 | 3 | 0 | Above average |
| 2017 | 1,347 | 8 | 1 | 0 | Above average |
| 2016 | 907 | 7 | 3 | 0 | Above average |
| 2015 | 724 | 7 | 3 | 0 | Above average |
| 2014 | 382 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Above average |
| 2013 | 2,444 | 2 | 7 | 1 | Fatalities reported |
| 2012 | 1,134 | 3 | 5 | 0 | Above average |
| 2011 | 1,801 | 3 | 4 | 0 | Above average |
| 2010 | 673 | 7 | 3 | 1 | Do not drive |
| 2009 | 261 | 7 | 5 | 0 | Do not drive |
| 2008 | 1,119 | 7 | 15 | 0 | Do not drive |
| 2007 | 989 | 6 | 22 | 0 | Do not drive |
| 2004 — this page | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
Reading this record
No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.
Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.