I HAD PULLED INTO MY DRIVEWAY, TURNED OFF MY CAR, GRABBED SOMETHING FROM MY HOUSE AND THEN TURNED MY CAR BACK ON. I PUT MY CAR INTO REVERSE AND THEN PUT IT IN DRIVE. MY CAR ACTED LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND THE ENGINE REVVED. I DIDN'T THINK MUCH OF IT UNTIL IT HAPPENED AGAIN ABOUT 3-4 WEEKS LATER AFTER I HAD JUST PUMPED GAS INTO MY CAR. I THEN TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE I PAID $100 FOR THEM TO TELL ME THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND DID NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION OR COMPUTER SYSTEM. THEY SAID 'MAYBE IT WAS A COMPUTER GLITCH'. SINCE THEN IT HAS HAPPENED 6 MORE TIME, ONE OF WHICH WAS ON A BUSY STREET WHICH ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. MY POWER TRAIN WARRANTY WILL END IN SEPTEMBER AND I NEED TO HAVE THIS ISSUE RESOLVED BEFORE IN ORDER FOR IT TO BE FULLY COVERED. I HAVE READ MULTIPLE REPORTS ON NHTSA OF THIS SAME ISSUE. HOW CAN WE RESOLVE THIS?? *TR
2007 Ford Edge complaints
Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2007 record →
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD EDGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EMITTED FUEL FUMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT DUE TO A FUEL LEAK, THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 115,000. *TR
SUNROOF BROKE! WON'T CLOSE! $2500 REPAIR! READ UP ON IT AND A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM!! IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE!!!!!! FIRE HAZARD!!!!!! *TR -WATER DAMAGE -ELECTRICAL DAMAGE -GAS MILEAGE -HEATING/COOLING LESS EFFECTIVE RECALL NEEDED!!!!!!!!!!!
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
MY BRAKES ALL OF A SUDDEN BECAME VERY SPONGY WITH NO WARNING. WITH A HIGH PITCH SQUEALING NOISE WHEN I PRESSED THE PETAL TO THE FLOOR. THEN THE PETAL BECAME VERY HARD TO PRESS. MECHANIC TOLD ME I NEEDED NEW REAR BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS. AFTER REPLACING I AM STILL HAVING SAME PROBLEMS WITH NEARLY CRASHING INTO THE BACK OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. NOW I AM TOLD I NEED TO REPLACE POWER BRAKE BOOSTER.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD EDGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUTTERED AND THERE WAS A LOSS OF ACCELERATION POWER. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION COIL, SPARK PLUGS AND THE ECM SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 74,000. *TR
I HAD MY FRONT AND BACK BRAKE PADS CHANGED, THEY BLED THE LINE AND I NOTICED THAT THE BRAKES WERE EXTREMELY SOFT - PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. HAD THE LINE REBLED AND SAME THING. TOOK IT IN TO MY MECHANIC AND THE POWER BRAKE BOOSTER HAD GONE OUT. CALLED DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAD NONE IN STOCK AND THEY WERE ON BACK ORDER - ONLY 3 DEALERSHIPS IN HOUSTON AREA HAD ONE. FOUND ONE AT A DEALERSHIP ON THE OTHER SIDE OF TOWN, BOUGHT IT AND HAD THE MECHANIC INSTALL IT, REBLEED THE BRAKE LINE. NOW THE PEDAL WOULD BE STIFF AND HARD TO PRESS DOWN TO GET TRUCK TO STOP. TOOK IT BACK IN AND HAD THE LINE REBLED AND THE ROTORS RE-TURNED. THAT DID THE TRICK AND IT HAS WORKED FINE SINCE. *TR
I WAS DRIVING ON A BUSY FREEWAY IN MORNING TRAFFIC AND WENT TO ACCELERATE TO CHANGE LANES B/C EXIT WAS COMING UP - NOTICED TRUCK JUST DIDN'T SOUND RIGHT. I FLOORED IT AND THE RPM'S SHOT UP TO OVER 4,000 BUT MY SPEED STAYED AT AROUND 70. I TAPPED THE BRAKES AND THE RPMS DROPPED TO RIGHT ABOVE 0 AND MY TRUCK STARTED SLOWING WAY DOWN QUICK AND I TRIED GIVING IT MORE GAS BUT WOULDN'T GO. THEN IT STARTED SHAKING AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. LUCKILY I WAS ONLY IN THE 2ND LANE FROM OUTSIDE SHOULDER AND WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER MY TRUCK TO THE SHOULDER AND TURN IT OFF TO WAIT FOR THE TOW TRUCK. HAD MY MECHANIC CHECK IT OUT AND HE SAID THE COMPUTER HAS MALFUNCTIONED (POSSIBLY COMPLETELY GONE OUT - WAITING ON HIM TO CHECK IT OUT TODAY) AND CAUSED THE #4 CYLINDER NOT TO HAVE ANY POWER AND THAT COIL IS BURNED. I HAVE NO WARRANTY ON MY TRUCK AS I BOUGHT IT A LITTLE OVER 2YRS AGO AS CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED. CALLED THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT AND TOLD THEM THERE WAS A TSB ISSUED FOR THIS AND THEY ACTED DUMB AND SAID THERE HAVE BEEN NO REPORTED INCIDENTS OF THIS HAPPENING - THEY ARE AWARE OF A THROTTLE ISSUE BUT NOT WHAT I DESCRIBED WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON (SUPPOSEDLY IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN THE WRENCH LIGHT). *TR
WHILE DRIVING I NOTICES THAT WHEN PRESSING ON THE BRAKES THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD GO ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO STOP. I HAD TO PUMP THE BRAKES SEVERAL TIMES JUST TO SLOW DOWN AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD STILL GO TO THE FLOOR. GOT THE CARD TO A SERVICE CENTER AND AFTER A COMPLETE CHECK BY THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN I WAS TOLD THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER WAS BAD AND THAT IT WAS PREVENTING BRAKE FLOOD TO FLOW THE BRAKES. I COST ME $680.00 TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I WENT ONLINE AND IT SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH 2007 FORD EDGE VEHICLES AND THAT MANY OTHER CUSTOMERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. LUCKILY I WASN'T DRIVING FAST AND NO ONE WAS IN FRONT OF ME WHILE DRIVING OR I COULD HAVE CRASHED WITHOUT THE USE MY BRAKES. FORD NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM IF THEY HAVEN'T ALREADY. HAS THERE BEEN A FORD RECALL TO ADDRESS THE BRAKE PROBLEMS WITH THE 2007 FORD EDGE? *TR
MY 2007 FORD EDGE HAD BEEN HAVING WHAT PEOPLE REFER TO AS A SLIPPED TRANSMISSION. AT FIRST IT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE, AND IT WOULD ONLY GO IN REVERSE NOT FORWARD. I TURNED IT OFF AND ON TWICE AND THEN IT SEEMED TO OPERATE NORMALLY. I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP THE NEXT DAY AND I WAS FIRST TOLD THERE WAS NO ISSUE, THEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN, THIS TIME IT WOULD ALSO DO A VIOLENT JERK AS IF I'D BEEN REAR-ENDED. THE SERVICE DEPT REPLACED THE COMPUTER CHIP (NOT SURE WHICH ONE BUT SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE TRANSMISSION). A COUPLE OF WEEKS LATER IT AGAIN FAILED TO ACCELERATE BUT THIS TIME IT WOULD NOT RESTART WITHOUT A LOUD GRINDING NOISE. AFTER TOWING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, THE TRANSMISSION WAS COMPLETELY REPLACED. HOWEVER IT HAS SINCE STARTED DOING THE EXACT SAME THING, BUMPING AS IF THE CAR HAD BEEN REAR-ENDED AS THE CAR IS IN MOTION, IN VARIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES. THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE ON DIFFERENT FORUMS. PLEASE SEE HTTP://WWW.FORDFORUM.COM/FORUM/FORD-EDGE-73/EDGE-TRANSMISSION-PROBLEMS-7525/ AND HTTP://WWW.MYFORDEDGE.COM/FORUMS/VIEWTOPIC.PHP?F=6&T=553 I HAVE ALREADY FILED A COMPLAINT WITH FORD CUSTOMER RELATIONS BUT THEY GAVE THE IMPRESSION THAT I WAS THE ONLY PERSON WITH THIS PROBLEM, FURTHER MY COMPLAINT WOULD BE SENT TO FORD MARKETING BUT NOT ENGINEERING, WHICH I FIND COUNTERINTUITIVE. THE ABOVE FORUMS ARE FILLED WITH FORD EDGE OWNERS WHO ALSO FEEL UNSAFE IN THIS VEHICLE. I HOPE IF ENOUGH OF US REGISTER OUR COMPLAINTS AN INVESTIGATION WILL BE INITIATED BEFOR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD EDGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE BRAKES WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. ADDITIONALLY, THE HORN WOULD NOT SOUND WHEN ACTIVATED AND THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE BRAKE FAILURE. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS REPLACED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.
TAIL LIGHTS REPEATEDLY BURN OUT. LIGHT SOCKET IS BLACKENED. APPEARS THE BULB IS RUNNING TOO HOT. THIS OCCURS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE VEHICLE. *TR
FORD DEALER REPLACED PTU (POWER TAKE OFF UNIT) ON MY AWD FORD EDGE AFTER 3 OTHER INCIDENT OF LEAKING OIL. THIS PTU LEAKING PROBLEM HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED PREVIOUSLY 07-16-10 HTTP://WWW.FORDEDGEFORUM.COM/TOPIC/769-2007-FORD-EDGE-TECHNICAL-SERVICE-BULLETINS-TSB/. OTHER PREVIOUS OIL LEAKING PROBLEMS OCCURRED WHEN VEHICLE HAD 10,000, 15,000 AND 20,000 MILES. SAFETY CONCERN IS CAR CATCHING FIRE WHEN OIL LEAKING. DEALER CHARGE ME $500.00 EVEN THOUGH REPAIRS SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE DURING THE WARRANTY PERIOD. *TR
WHILE DRIVING MY FIVE OLD SONS TO SCHOOL YESTERDAY MORNING, I START NOTICING THE CAR STOPS CHANGING SPEED AND START SHAKING ALL THE SUDDEN THEN THE ENGINE SERVICE LIGHT START BLINKING. I HAVE SLOWED DOWN AND KEEP DRIVING MY SOON TO SCHOOL BUT IT WAS BAD EXPERIENCE DRIVING WITH MORNING TRAFFIC. I AM GLAD THAT I AM NOT DRIVING ON THE BIG HIGHWAYS THE CONSEQUENCE COULD BE DIFFERENT. THE DEALER TOLD ME THE IGNITION COMPUTER (RPM) IS CAUSING ONE OF THE IGNITION COIL TO MELT AND CRACK. FOR SURE THIS IS A BIG SAFETY CONCERN ON THIS CAR THAT REQUIRES RECALL. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD EDGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A BURNING PLASTIC ODOR WAS EMITTED FROM UNDER THE HOOD AREA. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) WAS CAUSING THE COILS THAT LEAD TO THE TRANSMISSION TO OVERHEAT AND CATCH ON FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 115,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD EDGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE BRAKES FAILED TO ENGAGE AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED MOVING FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE POWER BOOSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS AND ADDITIONALLY, ADVISED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO COMPLETE THE REPAIR WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 71,000.
WHEN WE DROVE OUR EDGE AT ABOUT 40 MPH IT WOULD MAKE A GROWLING SOUND, JUST PUT ON NEW TIRES SO THOUGHT THEY WERE THE PROBLEM, DECIDED THAT WASN'T IT, LOOKED IN THE OWNERS MANUAL SAW THAT IT HAD A POWER TRANSFER UNIT THAT HELD FLUID CHECKED THAT, IT WAS EMPTY, FILLED IT, THE NOISE DIDN'T GO AWAY, IT GOT WORSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE WE BOUGHT IT NEW. THEY CALLED SAID THE PTU WAS WORN OUT NEEDED REPLACED. SAID IT WILL COST OVER $1000. WHEN I FOUND THE PROBLEM I DID AN ONLINE SEARCH AND FOUND MANY REPORTS ON PTU FAILURES. IN YOUR DATA BASE I'VE FOUND A GREAT NUMBER ALSO. WHO DETERMINES WHAT IS BAD ENOUGH FOR A RECALL. *TR
HEARD NOISES WHEN BRAKING UP,BRAKE PEDAL SPONGE,PUMP BRAKE PEDAL A COUPLE TIMES TO GET SOLID BRAKING. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD EDGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE STARTED THE IGNITION AND SHIFTED INTO DRIVE HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY. LATER IN THE DAY WHILE THE CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE WAS EXTREMELY HESITANT TO RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC HOWEVER, THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS NOT A RECALL RELATED TO THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000. UPDATED 12/31/12 *BF UPDATED 01/03/13*JB
I WAS GOING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH WHILE TURNING RIGHT WHEN I HEARD A CLUNKING NOISE AND THE RIGHT SIDE OF MY CAR DIPPED MORE THAN IT SHOULD. THE RIGHT WHEEL (LOOKING OUT FROM THE VEHICLE) SEEMED TO "GIVE" WHEN IT TURNED. I TOOK IT INTO A BODY SHOP AND THEY SAID THAT THE BALL JOINT WAS LOOSE AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT THE MILEAGE ON MY CAR WAS APPROXIMATELY 48K. I HAVE ONLY HIGHWAY MILES AND DO NOT DO ANY OFF-ROADING. THE CLUNKING NOISE AND "GIVE"OF THE RIGHT BALL JOINT CONTINUES TO HAPPEN AND A FLOATING SENSATION IS CAUSED, WHICH FEELS LIKE THE CAR WILL TIP OVER WHEN MAKING RIGHT TURNS ON THE HIGHWAY AT MORE THAN 30 MPH. *TR
THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME AND I COULD NOT ACCELERATE. I CALLED A DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS POSSIBLY A PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION AND THAT I SHOULD TURN THE CAR OFF AND TURN IT ON AGAIN WHICH I DID. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY REPLACED A SENSOR IT APPROXIMATELY, 1 YEAR AFTER THIS INCIDENCE, THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON WHILE I WAS DRIVING AROUND 55-60 MPH. I STOPPED AT A LIGHT AND COULD NOT ACCELERATE. OTHER CARS WERE BEARING DOWN ON ME AS THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN. FINALLY GOT THE CAR TO MOVE AND DROVE IT HOME, BUT EVERY LIGHT I GOT TO IT WAS HARDER TO ACCELERATE. FINALLY REACHED HOME, AND PUT IT IN REVERSE, IT FELT LIKE I HAD BEEN REAR ENDED BY A TRUCK. SO NEEDLESS TO SAY, FORD ONLY AUTHORIZED THE DEALER TO REPLACE THE SAME SENSOR. I WILL PICK UP MY CAR TODAY, THEY REPLACED THE SAME SENSOR WITH A GUARANTEE THAT IT WILL LAST FOR 12 MONTHS OR 12, 000 MILES. I FEAR FOR MY SAFETY AND MY FAMILY WHILE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD EDGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25-30 MPH, SHE WOULD HEAR A LOUD NOISE AS THE VEHICLE WOULD BECOME HESITANT WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE POWER TRANSFER UNIT FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE POWER TRANSFER UNIT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 62,300. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
WHILE DRIVING AT 55 SLOWED TO 35 FELT HARD SHIFT IN TRANSMISSION, DROVE FOR SEVERAL MILES, PULLED INTO DRIVEWAY, STOPPED PUT EDGE INTO REVERSE AND BACK TO DRIVE, WRENCH LIGHT LIT UP. ENGINE ONLY REVVED NO MOVEMENT FORWARD. PUT VEHICLE IN PARK THEN BACK TO DRIVE, ENGINE ONLY REVVED. SHUT VEHICLE OFF, TURNED BACK ON WRENCH LIT WAS OUT VEHICLE WORKED NORMALLY WHEN IN DRIVE. TOOK VEHICLE FOR DRIVE NOT PROBLEMS, ON WHY HOME NOTICED RPM AND HEARD ENGINE REV HIGH WHEN IN FIRST AND SECOND GEAR. APPROXIMATELY 2 MONTHS LATER VEHICLE WAS AT 35MPH SLOWED TO TURN, HARD SHIFT DOWN WRENCH LIGHT LIT UP, ENGINE WOULD ONLY REV. TOOK TO SHOP GOT TWO GOODS FOR SENSORS HOWEVER SENSORS SHOWED THEY WERE FINE. 3 WEEKS LATER EXITING HIGHWAY RAMP VEHICLE AGAIN DOES SHIFTED HARD, WRENCH LIT CAME ON AND ENGINE REVVED DID NOT MOVE. WAS ABLE TO PULL CAR TO SIDE TURN OFF WRENCH LIT OUT AND CAR WENT INTO DRIVE. WENT TO SHOP AGAIN TOLD TURBINE SPEED SENSOR WAS BAD. I SEE THEY ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS AND FORD DOES NOT SEE THIS AS A PROBLEM WOULD LIKE TO SEE SOMETHING DONE ABOUT THIS. *TR
DRIVER SIDE REAR BLINKER HAS BEEN REPLACED EVERY 4-6 MONTHS. SOCKET IS COMPLETELY MELTED. BULBS ARE MELTED. BLACK IS ALL AROUND SOCKET. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE AND I WILL NOT PAY THE DEALERSHIP AN ARM AND LEG JUST TO KEEP ME SAFE (CAR FIRE). ONE PERSON SAID THEY WERE CHARGED 98 DOLLARS. THAT'S ABSURD. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL AND THIS SHOULD BE REPLACED WITH NO EXPENSE TO THE CUSTOMER. *TR
IF I ACCELERATE MORE THAN 15 MPH THE CAR WOULD WHAT I CALL "SLAM" INTO THE NEXT GEAR. WHEN I AM ACCELERATING ONTO THE HIGHWAY OR ACCELERATE AND THEN BACK OFF THE GAS AND GO AGAIN OR IF I ACCELERATE INTO THE PASSING LANE THE CAR DOESN'T DRIVE. I HAVE HAD THE CAR TO BETHLEHEM FORD, KELLY FORD IN EMMAUS AND GILBOY FORD IN WHITEHALL FOR THE PROBLEM TWO TIMES AT EACH LOCATION. NO ONE CAN FIND OUT WHAT IS WRONG. CONTACTED FORD DIRECTLY AND THEY SAY TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR, I TOLD THEM I DID NUMEROUS TIMES AND THEY TOLD ME THIS."THE CAR LEARNS HOW YOU DRIVE, SO WHEN YOU DRIVE OUT OF CHARACTER THE CAR BASICALLY REACTS BY TELLING YOU NOW WAIT A MINUTE I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING AND THE CAR REACTS IN A CONFUSED MANNER". THEY ALSO TOLD ME THAT BECAUSE I'M NOT AN AGGRESSIVE DRIVER THAT WHEN I DO DRIVE AGGRESSIVE "THE CAR DOESN'T UNDERSTAND". I DRIVE HIGHWAY EVERY DAY TO AND FROM WORK, I HAVE TO BE AGGRESSIVE MOST OF THE TIME TO SURVIVE ON THE HIGHWAY AND KEEP UP WITH TRAFFIC. I HAVE ASKED THE DEALERSHIP TO COME DOWN THE BLOCK SO I CAN SHOW THEM WHAT THE CAR DOES SINCE IT DOES IT EVERY DAY WHEN I LEAVE WORK BUT THEY TELL ME THEY CAN'T BECAUSE IT IS A LIABILITY ISSUE FOR THEM TO DRIVE IN THE CAR WITH ME. THEY HAVE HAD THE CAR AND CAN'T MAKE IT REPEAT THE SITUATION; I HAVE GONE ON TEST RIDES WITH A MECHANIC AND CAN'T MAKE IT REPEAT THE PROBLEM. I WAS TAKING ONE OF OUR EMPLOYEES TO GO PICK UP ONE OF THE COMPANY VEHICLES AT GILBOY AND I SAID DO YOU WANT ME TO SHOW YOU WHAT MY
WHEN I ACCELERATE FROM A STOP MY TRANSMISSIONS VIOLENT SHIFTS BETWEEN 1ST TO 2ND AND SOMETIMES FROM 2ND TO 3RD. IT DOES NOT DO THIS ALL THE TIME ONLY 2 OR 3 TIMES PER WEEK FOR AS LONG AS I AM DRIVING IT. I HAVE TAKEN MY VEHICLE TO LUMBERTON FORD CONCERNING THIS AND THEY STATED IT DID NOT THROW ANY CODES. TECH COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM (DUH) SO HEY ADVISED ME TO BRING IT BACK WHEN IT WAS ACTIVELY DOING IT. MOST OF THE TIMES ITS AFTER HOURS OR WHILE I AM IN ROUTE IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION OR GOING SOMEWHERE. MOST PEOPLE JUST DON'T CRUISE AROUND DURING THE WEEK. I TOOK MY TRUCK INTO TODAY WHEN I FOUND FORD TSB 7 5 2 AND PROVIDED IT TO THE DEALERSHIP BUT THEY SWEAR THAT IS NOT THE PROBLEM. FIRST WHEN I SPOKE TO THE GUY COUPLE DAYS AGO HE COULDN'T EVEN PULL IT UP ON HIS SYSTEM THEN HE SAID THE TECH ADAMANTLY DENIED THIS WAS THE PROBLEM. THIS IS WHAT TSB 7 5 2 STATES - DTC P0771, P0774 AND / OR STARTS IN 4TH GEAR FROM A STOP, HARSH 4-1 DOWNSHIFT ON DRIVE AWAY AT 3 MPH. 6F50 TRANSAXLE BUILT PRIOR TO 01-10-07. *KB IT SOUNDS JUST LIKE IT TO ME. HE IS EXPECTING IT THROW A CODE BUT IT CLEARLY STATES THAT AND/OR. I AM FAIRLEY MECHANICALLY INCLINED AND I KNOW THAT I HAVE READ NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS AND I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT THE DEAL IS WITH FORD OR THE NHTSB IN NOT DEMANDING A RECALL. MY POWER TRAIN WAS ASSEMBLED IN 11/06 AND I FEEL FORD IS TRYING TO DODGE A BULLET. SHAME ON YOU. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD EDGE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 10 MPH SHE ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES WITH THE PEDAL FULLY DEPRESSED; HOWEVER, SHE WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO STATED THE MASTER CYLINDER FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000. ..UPDATED 11/14/12 *BF THE MASTER CYLINDER AND BOOSTER WERE REPAIRED, AS THE BOOSTER WAS LEAKING. UPDATED 11/14/12
TURNED ON CAR, ONCE WE PUT IT IN DRIVE, COULD GET NO FORWARD MOTION WITH ACCELERATION, MINIMAL FORWARD MOTIONS WHEN WE FLOORED IT. PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE AND THERE WAS A HEAVY KNOCK AND FELT LIKE THE ENGINE FELL OUT OF THE CAR. WE TURNED OFF THE CAR, WAITED A BIT AND TRIED AGAIN AND IT DROVE NORMALLY. THIS HAS HAPPENED A DOZEN OR SO TIMES, BUT RECENTLY OCCURRED AFTER I HAD BEEN DRIVING NORMALLY AND CAME TO A STOP AT A LIGHT. I TRIED TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN BUT COULDN'T GO. I PUT THE CAR IN LOW GEAR AND IT MOVED SLOWLY FORWARD, THEN AFTER A BIT I SHIFTED IT BACK UP TO NORMAL AND THE GEAR ENGAGED AGAIN. SCARY IF YOU CAN'T MOVE WHEN NEEDED! I AM ALSO EXPERIENCING A CHUGGING WHEN I ACCELERATE TO ABOUT 40MPH... IT STUTTERS.. WHO KNOWS WHAT THAT IS! I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND EXPLAINED MY PROB. AT ABOUT 55000 MILES... WHILE STILL UNDER WARRANTY... AND THEY TOLD ME THEY COULDN'T FIND A PROBLEM. I'M SURE THAT FORD KNOWS ABOUT THESE ISSUES. THE DECENT THING TO DO WOULD TO HAVE A RECALL AND FIX IT!! NISSAN DID FOR MY MURANO. MAYBE I'LL JUST GO BACK TO A NISSAN. *TR
I TOOK MY FORD EDGE IN FOR THE FIRST TIME IN JANUARY 2012 WITH THESE ISSUES: WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE IT WOULD SHIFT EXTREMELY HARD, IT FELT AS IF MY CAR HAD BEEN REAR ENDED, NUMEROUS TIMES THE WRENCH LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND THE VEHICLE WOULD BECOME SLUGGISH, WHEN I PRESSED ON THE GAS THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD. THERE WAS ALSO A HIGH PITCHED WHINE WHEN THE CAR WAS IN REVERSE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MY LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP, THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM, AFTER RESEARCHING MYSELF ON THE INTERNET I TOLD THEM ABOUT THE MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS I READ ON THE EDGE TRANSMISSION AND TO CHECK THE TURBINE SHAFT SPEED SENSOR. THEY THEN REPLACED IT AT NO CHARGE BECAUSE I WAS STILL UNDER FACTORY WARRANTY. FOR 8 MONTHS I WENT WITHOUT INCIDENT UNTIL SEPTEMBER 2012, SAME PROBLEM ONLY WORSE, I MANAGED TO INCH MY WAY OFF THE HIGHWAY. WHEN IN DRIVE AND PRESSING ON THE GAS THE CAR WOULD HARDLY MOVE, WHEN SHIFTING INTO PARK/DRIVE THE TRANSMISSION WOULD MAKE A HORRENDOUS CLUNKING SOUND. SO HERE I AM BACK AT THE DEALERSHIP NO LONGER UNDER FACTORY WARRANTY AND HAVING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM THEY SUPPOSEDLY FIXED. I AM FORTUNATE I WAS NOT REAR ENDED WHEN MY CAR CAME TO A HALT IN TRAFFIC AND I AM GRATEFUL I WAS ABLE TO GET TO SAFETY. I AM FURIOUS TO READ PAGE AFTER PAGE OF COMPLAINTS ON THE VERY TOPIC AND YET FORD LOOKS AT ME LIKE THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS PLAGUING THEIR CUSTOMERS! WHY THIS IS NOT A FORD RECALL I DO NOT KNOW, BUT I FEEL THOROUGHLY DUPED BY FOR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD EDGE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO CLOSE THE SUNROOF BUT IT WOULD NOT CLOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN APPLIED LUBRICANT TO THE SUNROOF. THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE SUNROOF WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.
THE BRAKES SKIP WHEN GOING AT SLOW SPEEDS, SPECIALLY WHEN GOING DOWN ON RAMPS. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO US SEVERAL TIMES SPECIALLY IN PARKING GARAGES. *TR
THE PTU (POWER TAKE OFF UNIT) ON MY AWD FORD EDGE IS LEAKING AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED- PER THE DEALERSHIP- IT SMELLS AND THE TRANSMISSION CLUNKS/ MAKES NOISE. THESE ARE ALL KNOWN ISSUES TO FORD AND THEY REFUSE TO FIX THE ISSUES. THE FOAM SEAL BETWEEN MY WINDSHIELD AND DASH BOARD IS COMING OUT OF THE GAP AND CAUSING VISIBILITY ISSUES AS IT IS DISTRACTING- ANOTHER FORD KNOWN ISSUE WITH MULTIPLE TSB'S AND THEY REFUSE TO HELP WITHOUT ME PAYING OUT OF POCKET FOR THEIR ISSUES. *TR
WHILE BRAKING ON A HIGHWAY I FELT SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE BRAKES AS I HAD TO PUSH THE PEDAL WITH ALL MY MIGHT TO SLOW DOWN. AFTER EXITING THE RAMP AND APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT IT WAS APPARENT THAT I HAD NO "REAL" BRAKES..AGAIN PEDAL TO THE FLOOR WITH A VERY LONG DISTANCE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. AT THIS TIME I COULD HEAR A VERY LOUD KIND OF WHISTLING SOUND COMING FROM THE PEDAL WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES..AGAIN TO THE FLOOR. AS I PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT IT FELT LIKE I LOST ALL CONTROL ...ALMOST LIKE NO POWER AT ALL TO STOP THE CAR. THIS HAS BEEN REPORTED TO FORD..MY MECHANIC SAID IT WAS THE BRAKE BOOSTER. *TR
MY 2007 FORD EDGE, BEGAN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION NOVEMBER 2011. WHILE DRIVING, PULLING ONTO VERY BUSY HIGHWAY, EDGE SLIPPED INTO NEUTRAL. NUMEROUS VEHICLES HAD TO SUDDENLY STOP TO PREVENT FROM CRASHING INTO ME. NEEDLESS TO SAY I WAS EXTREMELY UPSET, BUT ALSO VERY THANKFUL NO ONE WAS INJURED. NOW THE PROBLEM BEGINS. NOTIFIED CHAPMAN FORD ABOUT THIS PROBLEM WAS TOLD TO BRING IN EDGE. EXPLAINED TO SERVICE EDGE SLIPPED INTO NEUTRAL, ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON ALONG WITH WRENCH LIGHT. AFTER PULLING OFF TO SIDE OF ROAD STILL COULD NOT GET CAR TO MOVE. I THEN TURNED CAR OFF FOR A MINUTE OR SO, STARTED UP THE CAR AND IT WAS FINE. AFTER A FEW DAYS I RECEIVED A CALL TELLING ME IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY AND WOULD COST 674.00 DOLLARS SINCE THIS WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. SO, THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED. NOW MY EDGE BEGAN HAVING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM 1 MONTH AGO, WAS TOLD NOW IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION! PROBLEM IS WARRANTY EXPIRED 1 MONTH AGO. TIRED TO EXPLAIN HAD THE PROBLEM BEEN CORRECTED THE FIRST TIME, TRANSMISSION WOULD HAVE STILL BEEN UNDER WARRANTY. SPOKE WITH NUMEROUS PEOPLE INCLUDING FORD, TO BE TOLD THE SAME THING "WE CAN'T HELP SORRY YOUR WARRANTY EXPIRED". I AM NOW DRIVING MY EDGE WITH FEAR THIS CAN HAPPEN AT ANY TIME. IT GIVES NO WARNING WHAT SO EVER, BY THE WAY MY EDGE ONLY HAS 28,000 MILES AND IS VERY WELL MAINTAINED. I HAVE SEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, AND FORD DOES NOT SEEN TO WANT TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM. HOPEFULLY, NO ONE WILL GET SERIOUSLY HURT AND
TAIL LIGHTS MELTING, PLEASE SEARCH FORD EDGE FORUM SO YOU CAN SEE THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE. ALSO MELTING BLINKER BULBS. *TR
MY WHEEL BEARING WENT OUT IN RIGHT REAR AND IT WAS FIXED. AND NOW IT'S THE SAME ONE DOING IT AGAIN MY WARRANTY IS EXPIRED BY NO FAULT OF MY OWN ITS DOING HE SAME THING AS BEFORE...........WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THIS ISSUE RESOLVED WITH NOT INFERIOR PART! ALSO PLEASE CHECK FORD TSB 10-2-9 AND YOU CAN GO TO FORD EDGE FORUM AND I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON WITH THIS PROBLEM. *TR
WHEN STARTING TO PULL INTO TRAFFIC VEHICLE TRANSMISSION ENGAGES HARD AND SLIPS BETWEEN 1ST 2ND & 3RD. VEHICLE DOES NOT DO THIS CONTINUOUSLY. DROPPED IT OFF @ DEALERSHIP ON 08/20/2012 AND THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND STATED THAT COMPUTER DID NOT SHOW A CODE. DEALERSHIP ADVISED THAT I BRING IT BACK WHEN TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING OR ENGAGING HARD. *TR
THE AIR CONDITION STOP WORKING IN MY CAR. I HAD A NEW COMPRESSOR INSTALLED 2012. THE AIR CONDITION UNIT STILL DOES NOT WORK THEY FLUSHED THE LINE AND RAN DYE TO SEE IF I HAD A LINK AND CHECK THE FANS. NO LINK IN THE LINE. I HAVE HAD MY CAR SERVICED BY DEALERSHIP AND NO ONE CAN SEEM TO FIND OUT WHY THIS OCCURRING. DURING THE DAY THE AIR DOES NOT WORK, THE FAN IS RUNNING AND HOT AIR IS COMING OUT OF THE VENTS. YOU CAN HEAR THE FAN CLICK ON HARD WHEN YOUR IDLING AT A RED LIGHT. IF I ROLL THE WINDOWS DOWN, THE AIR WILL APPEAR TO GET COOL. WHEN YOU PICKUP SPEED WITH THE WINDOWS DOWN THE AIR BEGINS TO GET COLD, BUT ONCE I CLOSE THE WINDOWS THE AIR STOPS BECOMING COOL AND HOT AIR BLOWS. IT'S BEEN EXTREMELY HOT AND I CAN HAVE A HEAT STROKE AND I HAVE HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE. I HAVE TO ARRIVE TO WORK AT 7AM WHILE IT'S COOL OUTSIDE AND LEAVE AFTER 7PM WHEN THE SUN BEGINS TO GO DOWN. THIS IS HORRIBLE TO PAY > $30K FOR A VEHICLE AND THE AIR CONDITION DOES NOT WORK. I'LL NEVER BUY ANOTHER FORD AGAIN. *JS
WHILE DRIVING MY '07 FORD EDGE ON THE EXPRESSWAY I NOTICED THAT MY CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE ABOVE 60 MPH AND BEGAN STALLING. I EXITED THE EXPRESSWAY TO NOTICE THIS BURNING SMELL COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF MY CAR. I ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE IT TO A SAFE PLACE TO PARK WHEN IT JUST COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A WELL KNOW AUTO SHOP WHERE I WAS TOLD THAT AN IGNITION COIL WAS BURNED AND THE REASON MY CAR STALLED. I HAD THE IGNITION COIL REPLACED AND THE CAR STILL WOULD NOT RESTART. I HAD IT TOWED TO ANOTHER SHOP AND WAS TOLD THE CRANK SHAFT AND CAM SHAFT SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I PAID FOR THESE SERVICES AND FINALLY WAS TOLD THE COMPUTER ON THE CAR WAS BURNED AND THIS IS THE REASON THAT MY CAR WOULD NOT START. FINALLY MY CAR HAS BEEN TOWED TO FORD AND I AM AWAITING ITS FATE. I HAVE ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR TWO YEARS AND THIS IS THE SECOND ELECTRICAL ISSUE THAT I HAVE ENCOUNTERED WITH THIS VEHICLE. AT FIRST, I WAS CHANGING REAR TURN SIGNALS ALMOST 1-2 A WEEK. I PURCHASED MY EDGE JANUARY 2010 AND HAD TO REPLACE THE BATTERY JULY 2010. AFTER READING OTHER FORUMS I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE POTENTIAL ELECTRICAL FIRES THAT THIS SUV COULD PRODUCE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD EDGE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT FELT AS IF SHE WAS DRIVING IN NEUTRAL. WHILE SHIFTING GEARS, SHE HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FOR UNDER THE HOOD. IN ADDITION, ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME AND ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED, THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE A FAILURE WITH THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 36,000.
APPROXIMATELY 6 WEEKS AGO I FOUND OUT THAT I HAD A BIG PROBLEM WITH MY CAR. I WAS TOLD I WAS NOT TO DRIVE IT BECAUSE IF THE PTO UNIT WENT OUT MY REAR WHEELS WOULD NOT FUNCTION BECAUSE IT IS ALL WHEEL DRIVE AND IT WOULD BE DANGEROUS TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. WELL FORD MOTOR COMPANY WAS TO SHIP PARTS OUT IN 2 WEEKS, WELL THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN. THEN AGAIN I WAS TOLD THE PARTS WOULD BE HERE LAST WEEK AND THEY TOOK ME OFF BACK ORDER AND SAID MY PARTS WOULD BE HERE BY MONDAY JUNE 4TH. WELL GUESS WHAT MY PART DIDN'T MAKE IT. THE LIST OF BACK ORDERS ACCORDING TO [XXX] AT FORD MOTOR COMPANY IS 1700 AS OF YESTERDAY. SO HOW MANY ORDERS HAVE THEY ALREADY FILLED? THEY ONLY USED THIS TRANSMISSION IN 2 VEHICLES FOR EITHER 1 OR 2 YEARS. I KNOW THAT SOME PEOPLE HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR MONTHS. AT LEAST 3 TO 4 ALREADY. I KNOW THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM AND WOULD APPRECIATE IF YOU COULD LOOK INTO THIS FOR ME AND ALL THE 1700+ CONSUMERS. THANK YOU, INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).*TR
THE 2007 FORD EDGE STARTED TO HAVE A PROBLEMS, SHAKING, STALLING. 6/1/12 TOOK VEHICLE TO PEP BOYS THINKING IT WAS A SENSOR OR SOMETHING SIMILAR. THE IGNITION COILS WERE MELTED FROM A ENCLOSE EXPLOSION OF THE PART.. UPON REPLACING THE PARTS, THE CAR FAIL TO RUN PROPERLY. PEP BOYS CALLED THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP TO INQUIRE FORD DEALERSHIP KNEW RIGHT AWAY WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. THEY OPENLY ADMITTED THAT THIS WAS A SERIOUS FIRE DANGER AND THE CAR HAD TO BROUGHT TO THEM TO FIX. HAS SOMETHING TO WITH THE ENGINE COMPUTER BUT..... NO RECALL FOR YEAR 2007 WAS TOLD HOW LUCKY I WAS THAT THE CAR DID NOT EXPLODE OR CATCH FIRE. THE FORD SERVICE DEPT HAS RUN INTO THE PROBLEM SEVERAL TIMES AND SEEM TO AWARE OF THE DANGER OF THIS PROBLEM. I WAS FORCED TO PAY FORD DEALERSHIP PRICES FOR 6 FORD IGNITION COILS AT THEIR PRICE, NEW ENGINE COMPUTER AT FORD PRICE PLUS LABOR AT FORD LABOR PRICES, PLUS TUNE UP. AND NO ASSURANCE THAT MY CAR WOULD NOT CATCH FIRE OR EXPLODE FOR THAT FACT I WOULD SAY THAT THIS IS A CONSUMER SAFETY ISSUE, WOULDN'T YOU? *TR
THIS IS MY DAUGHTERS VEHICLE. SHE COMPLAINED OF A NOISE IN THE FRONT END WHILE BRAKING AND SOMETIMES WHILE JUST DRIVING AT MODERATE SPEEDS. UPON INSPECTION I DISCOVERED THAT THE INNER BRAKE PADS ON BOTH FRONT BRAKES WERE TOTALLY WORN OUT AND GRINDING ON THE METAL WHILE THE OUTER PADS HAD PLENTY OF BRAKE MATERIAL LEFT. THE ROTORS WERE RUINED! THE REAR BRAKE PADS ALSO HAD PLENTY OF MATERIAL LEFT. THIS IS TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE AND DANGEROUS. *TT
THE VEHICLE STARTED PERFORMING BADLY AND HAVING TROUBLE SHIFTING, WHICH AFFECTED ACCELERATION AND DECERATION IN TRAFFIC. DROVE VEHICLE DIRECTLY TO FORD DEALER FOR SERVICE. THEY STATED THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO HAVE THE PTU SEAL REPLACED. I WAS ORIGINALLY TOLD THIS ITEM WAS BACKORDERED 2 WEEKS, BUT THEY CAN NO LONGER GIVE ME AN ESTIMATED DATE. THEY STATED IT COULD BE 2 DAYS, 2 WEEKS, OR 2 MONTHS.
2007 FORD EDGE. CONSUMER STATES PTU UNIT BROKE AT 85, 0000 MILES *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A GRINDING NOISE EMITTING FROM THE VEHICLE AND IT BARELY MADE IT INTO THE GARAGE. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT FORD DIDN'T HAVE A SUPPLIER TO MAKE THE PART. ON APRIL 25, 2012, THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A CALL STATING THE PART WOULD BE MANUFACTURED IN LATE MAY. *JB
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD EDGE. THE CONTACT NOTICED BLACK SPOTS ON THE GROUND UNDER THE VEHICLE DUE TO FLUID LEAKING FROM AN UNKNOWN SOURCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE TRANSFER CASE WAS FRACTURED FROM OVERHEATING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THAT THE REPLACEMENT FOR THE TRANSFER CASE WAS NOT AVAILABLE BECAUSE THE PART WAS ON A NATIONAL BACKORDER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.
I DISCOVERED BOTH OF MY REAR BRAKE LIGHT BULBS MELTED IN THEIR SOCKETS. *JS
THE REAR TURN SIGNAL BULBS ON MY 2007 FORD EDGE ARE BURNING OUT ON A REGULAR BASIS OF APPROX EVERY 4-5 MONTH. THE BULBS AND ASSEMBLY BOTH SHOW SIGNS OF BLACKENING AND MELTING. THE ISSUE ONLY SEEMS TO BE WITH THE REAR TURN SIGNALS. I HAVEN'T HAD TO REPLACE ANY OTHER EXTERIOR LIGHTS SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR IN APR 2011. *JS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD EDGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING FLUID. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHERE THE DEALER DIAGNOSED A LEAK AT THE POWER TRANSFER UNIT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED BECAUSE THE TRANSFER CASE WAS ON BACK ORDER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 66,000. UPDATED 06/05/12*LJ UPDATED 06/06/12*JS
THE REAR TURN SIGNAL BULBS ARE BURNING OUT ON A REGULAR BASIS OF APPROX EVERY 4-5 MONTH. THE BULBS AND ASSEMBLY BOTH SHOW SIGNS OF BLACKENING AND MELTING. THE ISSUE ONLY SEEMS TO BE WITH THE REAR TURN SIGNALS. I HAVEN'T HAD TO REPLACE ANY OTHER EXTERIOR LIGHTS SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR IN MAY 2009. *TR
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