DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY BRAKE PEDAL GOT REAL SPONGY AND THEN SOUNDED LIKE AIR BLOWING THROUGH LINES. BARELY GOT HOME WITH MINIMAL BRAKE USAGE. I WAS DRIVING ON LEE ROAD LUCKILY NOT TOO FAR FROM MY HOME. ALSO FOG LIGHTS DON'T WORK. NOT SURE IF IT'S A SWITCH RELATED PROBLEM OR SOMETHING ELSE. IT ALSO FEELS LIKE THE TRANSMISSION IS ACTING UP LIKE THE CAR DOESN'T WANT TO GO ESPECIALLY IN REVERSE WITHOUT REALLY GETTING ON THE PEDAL. AND IT ROLLS BACKWARDS ON HILLS LIKE IT'S A MANUAL TRANSMISSION
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 →
I BOUGHT MY CAR A FEW YEARS AGO FROM A USED CAR LOT. I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS EVER SINCE. MY BREAKS KEEP GOING, MY TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING AND THE TRIMMING AROUND MY WINDSHIELD IS FALLING OUT. I'M AFRAID THE WINDSHIELD IS GOING TO FLY OFF. ALL I KEEP SEEING ATE PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR.
WHEN MAKING A STOP OR ALREADY STOPPED, THE BRAKE PEDAL GETS VERY HARD TO PUSH. WHEN HITTING THE GAS THERE IS SOME RESISTANCE. I NOTICE THE BRAKE PEDAL GETS STUCK. IN ORDER TO UNSTICK IT, I HAVE TO PUT MY FOOT UNDER THE BREAK TO POP IT UP.
THE CAR LOSES POWER, TOOL LIGHT POPS UP WHEN I'M DRIVING I CAN'T SEE SPEED I'M GOING. TURN THE CAR OFF AND EVERYTHING RESETS. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE. VERY DANGEROUS WHEN YOU ARE ON THE HIGHWAY.
THE VEHICLE THE 2007 FORD EDGE SHUT OFF ON THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT WARNING AFTER I TURN IT BACK ON THE GAS SEEMED LIKE IT WAS IN PASSING CUZ THE CAR STARTED SPUTTERING LIKE HESITATING AND THEN SHUT OFF AGAIN.WHEN I KEPT TRYING TO TURN THE VEHICLE ON UNSUCCESSFULLY IT WOULD CRANK BUT NOT TURN OVER AND THEN I SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING LIKE WIRES RUBBER WIRES SOMETHING TO THAT EFFECT AND IT SOUND LIKE IT WAS IT SMELL LIKE IT WAS COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD... ABOUT THREE DAYS LATER MY BRAKE LIGHTS WENT OUT AND BURNED STRAIGHT TO THE PLASTIC AROUND THE BULB
I HAVE REPLACED THE PTU IN MY 07 FORD EDGE A FEW YEARS BACK THAT THE DEALERSHIP THEMSELVES TOLD ME THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL ON IT BECAUSE OF THE POOR DESIGN FOR $500. NOW I AM HAVING TO REPLACE THE POWER BRAKE BOOSTER BECAUSE I WOULD BE DRIVING AND HEAR A HISSING NOISE WHEN BRAKING OR MY BRAKES WOULD GET REALLY FIRM. WHICH I WAS TOLD THAT THE ORIGINAL OWNER COULD HAVE REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE NOT AS A RECALL, BUT SOMETHING ELSE. THAT IS NOW GOING TO COST $900.00. I DRIVE KIDS THAT I HAVE HAD PRETTY IMPORTANT THINGS FAIL THAT FORD NEVER RECALLED AND IT REALLY MAKES ME CONSIDER INVESTING IN ANOTHER FORD EVER AGAIN. IF SAFETY ISSUES AREN'T ENOUGH TO RECALL. AND IT TOOK THEM YEARS TO REPLACE THE AIR BAGS.
VEHICLE IN MOTION ON CITY ROAD WHEN VEHICLE ALL OF A SUDDEN MAKES LOUD/HARD CLANK NOISE AND IMMEDIATELY LOSES POWER - ALMOST LIKE IT STARTED TOWING A TRAILER! LOSS OF POWER, WRENCH LIGHT, TPS LIGHT, AIRBAG LIGHT ALL COME ON, SPEEDOMETER STOPS WORKING. PULLED OVER, LOUD/HARD CLANK SOUND WITH EVERY GEAR CHANGE P-2. VEHICLE HAD DISPLAYED NO ISSUES PRIOR TO THIS. DROPPED VEHICLE OFF AT MECHANIC, WHEN HE LOOKED AT IT NEXT MORNING, VEHICLE IS RUNNING PERFECT. I AM GREATLY CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT APPEARS TO BE A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE WITH THIS CAR. THERE ARE MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE TO BE FOUND ALL OVER THE INTERNET WITH NO FIXES KNOWN. FORD NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL AND FIX THIS ASAP BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY HURT OR IS KILLED FROM THE EXTREME LOSS OF POWER THE VEHICLE IS SUFFERING FROM WHEN THIS HAPPENS.
WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER AND I IMMEDIATELY TRIED TO PULL OUT OF THE MAIN PATH OF TRAFFIC. I HAD IT TOWED TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP TO DETERMINE CAUSE. IT IS THE TRANSMISSION. I REPLACED IT WITH A USED UNIT FROM A SIMILAR VEHICLE, OF WHICH I HAVE ENCOUNTERED A SIMILAR ISSUES. A REPLACEMENT OF THIS UNIT IS ALSO PRODUCING A PROBLEM. IT IS NOW AT THE FORD DEALER'S GARAGE AND I AM TOLD IT IS A TRANSMISSION. PROBLEM. THIS VEHICLE HAS 75K MILES AND I HAVE MAINTAINED IT TO THE COMPLY WITH FORD'S SPECS. BUT, THREE TRANSMISSIONS IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME... SOMETHING IS NOT RIGHT???
DRIVING GOING ABOUT 50 MPH ON COUNTY HIGHWAY. STARTING LOSING ALL POWER TO VEHICLE, WITH A VEHICLE BEHIND ME ALSO GOING AT LEAST 50 MPH. PUT HAZARD LIGHTS ON RIGHT AWAY, MADE IT TO A DRIVE WAY AND LIGHTS WERE DIMING, NO POWER, ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WHEN TRYING TO EXCEL SPEED, THERE WAS NONE. TOOK TO AUTO SHOP TO FIND OUT THAT IT IS THE POWER CONTROL MODULE. SEEMS LIKE THIS IS A FREQUENT PROBLEM AND NEEDS THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THIS.
FOR 2-3 WEEKS, SMELLED GAS VAPORS WHEN WE GOT NEAR THE CAR TO GO SOMEWHERE. I GOT UNDER THE CAR AND TOOK A PHOTO OF A RUST SPOT WITH GAS STAINING NEAR IT. IT LOOKS LIKE IT WAS PART OF A RECALL (14V682000) BUT OUR CAR WAS NOT INCLUDED. WHEN I ASKED THE DEALER ABOUT IT THEY SAID THEY TOOK CARE OF THE RECALL ON ONE OF OUR PREVIOUS VISITS. I HAD TO PAY FOR A NEW GAS TANK.
AFTER I FILLED UP MY GAS TANK TWO DAYS LATER WHEN THE CAR PARKED.. I NOTICE A STRONG GAS SMELL NEAR THE REAR LEFT TIRE. I LOOKED DOWN TO FOUND OUT IT WAS THE GAS TANK LEAKING FROM THE TOP. 2007 FORD EDGE GAS TANK LEAKS
MAKES NOSIES WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS AND ABS AND SUSPENSION LIGHTS COME ON WHEN THIS HAPPEN.
ONE DAY ALL OF A SUDDEN WHEN DEPRESSED THE BRAKES HEARD A AIR LIKE SOUND FROM THE UNDER DASH, WHEN TRYING TO STOP THE VEHICLE HAD A STOPPING INSTANTLY AND THEN RELEASE LIKE I COULDN'T STOP THE VEHICLE.REALLY I PANIC CAUSE I COULDN'T STOP..SO I HAD MY HUSBAND TAKE IT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE BRAKE BOOSTER GONE BAD..IT COST ME A LOT OF MONEY, SO I ASKED WAS THERE A RECALL THEY SAD NO..I HAVE HAD OTHER PEOPLES THAT HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR FORD EDGE. *TR
FORD EDGE LOUD CLUNK WHEN PUT INTO GEAR AN WHEN IN GEAR YOU HAVE TO PUT IT TO THE FLOOR TO GET THE CAR TO MOVE AN REALLY HIGH RPM. DASH LIGHTS WILL COME ON FLASH AN ACT ALL CRAZY. FASTER TO WALK CUZ THE CAR WON'T GO. WILL DO IT AT A STOP OR JUST RANDOM GOING DOWN THE ROAD. HAVE TO GET OFF THE ROAD QUICK OR IT WILL STOP I THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. *TR
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD I NOTICED MY SPEED AT 0 MY ODOMETER AT 0...THOUGHT THAT WAS WEIRD. NOTICED WRENCH LIGHT, ENGINE LIGHT,AND AIRBAG LIGHT. CAME TO A STOP LIGHT AND STOPPED. UPON TAKEOFF WAS NEARLY REAR ENDED BECAUSE I WAS BARELY CREEPING.. RPMS STAYED AROUND 2K-3K..... PULLED IT INTO A PARKING LOT AND SWITCHED GEARS....LOUD CLANGS AND JERKS AS I'M SHIFTING. TURNED OFF CAR AND RESTARTED TO HAVE THE SAME LIGHTS AND SAME CLANKS AS I'M SHIFTING. I PULL OUT OF THE PARKING LOT SINCE I'M A MILE AWAY FROM HOME AND EVEN THOUGH I PULLED OUT WITH PLENTY OF TIME I WAS ALMOST TBONED. GOT IT HOME AND SHUT IT DOWN. I HAVE AROUND 255,000 MILES ON IT. OILS CHANGED. MAINTENANCE UPKEEP AND EVERYTHING. THIS ALL HAPPENED ON CITY STREETS, WHILE IN MOTION AND SITTING STILL. I SERIOUSLY DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW FORD IS ALLOWED TO OVERLOOK THIS AND NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR FIXING THESE VERY WELL KNOWN ISSUES THAT ARE A HAZARD TO DRIVERS....NOT JUST TO MYSELF BUT TO OTHERS AROUND ME AS WELL. THERE ARE WAY TOO MANY COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE FOR IT NOT TO BE TAKEN CARE OF. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD EDGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON EXITING THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL FUEL ODOR OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND BECAME AWARE OF A FUEL LEAK UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE CAUSED BY A RUST ALONG THE SEAM OF THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BOB BELL FORD (7125 RITCHIE HWY, GLEN BURNIE, MD 21061) WHERE HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V682000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS VISUALLY INSPECTED AS PART OF THE RECALL PROCESS IN NOVEMBER OF 2018 AND THERE WERE NO DEFECTS DETECTED AT THE TIME. THE RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER WAS THEN REMOVED FROM THE VIN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND A CASE WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 138,000.
TOOK TO LOCAL FORD DEALER (HONDRU FORD) FOR SHUDDER/JERKING BETWEEN 40/60 MPH , THE ISSUE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED BY THE DEALER BUT IT CONTINUES TO BE A PROBLEM. FROM MY ONLINE RESEARCH THERE ARE OTHER COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE SAME ISSUES. THE FORD EDGE IS SERVICED ROUTINELY ,OIL CHANGE ETC. *TR
WHILE TRAVELING FROM WORK TO HOME HAD A LOST OF POWER AND STARTED MAKING NOISE UPFRONT SO PULLED OVER AND CHECKED EVERYTHING AND IT WAS FINE FLUIDS CHECKED REGULARLY AND WAS TOLD IT COULD BE A PTU PROBLEM AND IT HAS THE JERKING AND SOMETIMES YOU HEAR A CHAIN NOISE AND SOUNDS LIKE A SLAPPING SOUND. HAS SOMETHING LEAKING UP BY TRANNY PRETTY SURE ITS THE PTU CAUSE THAT'S EXACTLY WHERE'S IT'S LOCATED AND HAVE READ LOTS OF THINGS ONLINE AND EVERYTHING. THEIR SHOULD REALLY BE RECALL FOR THE PTU UNIT BEFORE SOMEONE MAJORLY GETS HURT CAUSE OF THE LOSS OF POWER ALL OF SUDDEN WHEN TRAVELING. WAS TRAVELING HIGHWAY HOME.
HAVE HAD TO REPLACE REAR WHEEL BEARING ASSEMBLIES MULTIPLES TIMES ON 2007 FORD EDGE.BIG SAFETY ISSUE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD EDGE, THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE RIGHT FRONT STRUT MOUNT FRACTURED AND PIERCED THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE DASHBOARD. THERE WAS NO WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT IT WAS AN UNUSUAL FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE NHTSA. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 136,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD EDGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS WITHOUT WARNING THE CABIN AIR VENTS FILL UP WITH AN ABNORMAL SMOKE ODOR. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROADWAY, OPENED THE WINDOWS TO ELIMINATE SMOKE ODOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION SEAL LEAKED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE DEALER (BERGLUND FORD, 834 E MAIN ST, SALEM, VA 24153 (540) 389-7291) WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SUBJECTED TO ANY RECALLS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE WARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000.
DRIVER SIDE TAIL LIGHT BULB KEEPS GOING OUT. THE SOCKET APPEARS TO BE MELTED/CHARRED. I HAVE HAD THE BULB REPLACED THREE TIMES IN LESS THAN A YEAR. EVERY TIME THE BULB GOES OUT, MY BRAKE LIGHT IS AFFECTED AND I GET PULLED OVER AND ISSUED A FIX-IT TICKET BY THE POLICE.
FORD STATES THAT THE PTU HAS A LIFETIME OIL AND DOES NOT NEED CHANGED YET THE UNIT IS LOCATED SO CLOSE TO EXHAUST THAT THE OIL TURNS TO SLUDGE, THERE IS NO PLUG TO CHECK FLUID CONDITIONS THERE IS NO WAY TO FLUSH AND OR REFILL. THE ONLY SOLUTION IS TO REPLACE THE PTU BUT HOW DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH DAMAGE TO THE TRANSMISSION WAS CAUSED? NO ONE KNOWS BECAUSE ITS SUPPOSEDLY A LIFETIME OIL AND THE DANGEROUS HEATING CONDITIONS OF THE PLACEMENT OF THE PTU HEATS THE OIL USELESS AND THE CAUSES DAMAGE TO THE TRANSMISSION. DEPENDING ON THE AMOUNT OF DAMAGE ASSESSED UPON REMOVAL, YOU MAY NEED TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION. I DO NOT HAVE ANY DOCUMENTATION ATTACHED BECAUSE I HAVE POURED SO MUCH MONEY INTO TRYING TO ISOLATE AND DIAGNOSE I NOW CANT AFFORD TO HAVE THIS VERY EXPENSIVE PROBLEM FIXED. THIS HAS A POOR DESIGN AND SHOULD BE REPLACED BY THE MANUFACTURE.
THE PROBLEM IS YOUR PROBLEM. YOU DESIGNED MY CAR TO MESS UP.
TAILLIGHT WAS INOPERATIVE, PASSENGER SIDE, ALONG WITH DIRECTIONAL SIGNAL. THINKING IT WAS A BURNED OUT BULB, I REMOVED THE TAIL LIGHT CONNECTOR FROM THE PLASTIC HOUSING. I NOTICED THAT THE BULB HAD TOTALLY FUZED ITSELF TO THE CONNECTOR. WHILE THE BULB FILAMENTS APPEAR INTACT, THE BULB AND CONNECTOR HAD GENERATED ENOUGH HEAT TO ESSENTIALLY MELT THE BASE OF THE BULB TO THE CONNECTOR INTO ONE UNIT. ODDLY ENOUGH, WHEN LOOKING FOR THE CAUSE OF WHY SO MUCH HEAT WOULD BE GENERATED, I GOOGLED "CAR TAIL LIGHT CONNECTOR AND BULB MELTED". SURPRISE SURPRISE, I WAS DIRECTED TO THE FORD EDGE FORUM WHERE THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON COMPLAINT. NATURALLY, I NEEDED TO GET THIS FIXED QUICKLY AND MY HUSBAND WAS GOING TO THE SALVAGE YARD FOR UNRELATED PARTS, SO I ASKED HIM TO SEE IF HE COULD FIND A CONNECTOR, SINCE THIS PARTICULAR ITEM WAS COMMON TO MANY, MANY FORD AND MERCURY VEHICLES. HE FOUND T FORD FOCUS' THAT USED THIS CONNECTOR, AND BOUGHT THEM. OF NOTE, THE TWO CONNECTORS (1 WAS A "SPARE") HE BROUGHT HOME WERE BOTH SHOWING SIGNS OF DISCOLORATION OF THE PLASTIC ON THE CONNECTOR. THE FORUMS SAY FORD HAS NEGATIVE KNOWLEDGE OF THIS, BUT YOU GOTTA WONDER. DON'T EVEN GET ME STARTED ON THE POOR QUALITY OF THE CHEAP PLASTIC RETAINER CLIP USED TO KEEP THE WIRING HARNESS CONNECTED TO THE CONNECTOR. I REMOVED FOUR UNITS. ALL FOUR RETAINER CLIPS BROKE OR DISINTEGRATED. MY FEAR IT THE POTENTIAL OF A FIRE HAZARD AND SIGNIFICANT ELECTRICAL FAILURE AS THIS IS NOT A SIMPLE BULB REPLACEMENT. ANY HELP WOU
I JUST HAD NEW BRAKES PUT ON MY CAR. A FEW DAYS AFTER THE BRAKES WERE VERY SPONGY AND FELT LIKE THEY WOULD NOT WORK. THEY ALSO MADE A LOUD HIGH PITCHED NOISE. MY MECHANIC LOOKED MY CAR OVER AND SAID IT WAS THE BRAKE BOOSTERS.
PASSENGER FRONTAL AIRBAG INFLATER HAS HAD THIS RECALL, I CALL FORD IN BELMONT NC, I WAS TOLD THEY KNEW NOTHING ABOUT THIS, AFTER GIVING MY VIN NUMBER, I WAS TOLD THEY COULD NOT MUCH TO HELP ME; IT HAD NO RECALLS , I EXPLAINED ID SAW IT ONLINE & HAS 2 DAUGHTERS 13 & 10, I WAS PROMISED A MANAGER WOULD BE IN CONTACT BUT NEVER DIED... THIS WAS CLOSER TO THE BEGINNING OF 2019. I NOW MAKE BOTH MY CHILDREN SIT IN THE BACKSEAT, THINKING OF ANOTHER CAR HITTING US CAUSING THE DAMAGE THIS RECALL INVOLVES IS TERRIFYING...
LEAKING GAS, WHEELS FEELS LIKE ITS WOBBLES, STEERING IS HUMMING, SEAT BELTS STRAP LOCK AND YOU HAVE NO MOMENT.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD EDGE. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH AND MAKING A TURN, THE VEHICLE SPUTTERED AND JERKED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT CHANGED THE SPARKS PLUGS AND COILS AND NOTICED THE COILS WERE MELTED AND HAD BURST. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 218,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD EDGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING FUEL FROM THE FUEL TANK, WHICH CAUSED CORROSION ON THE FUEL TANK. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ASSOCIATED THE FAILURE WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V682000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE), BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED TO NHTSA FOR ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.
CAR RUNNING ROUGH USING TWICE AS MUCH GAS AS USUAL CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BLINKING CODE READER SAID MISFIRE CYLINDER 1 MISFIRE CYLINDER 4 THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME OR THE SECOND IT IS NOW THE THIRD TIME THAT ALL 6 IGNITION COILS AND SPARK PLUGS HAVE BEEN REPLACED AND THE BRAIN FOR THE SECOND TIME BECAUSE IT SHUTS OFF WHILE YOU'RE DRIVING WITH NO MORNING AND THE PARTS ALL TOGETHER $900 FOR A BRAIN $86 FOR EACH IGNITION COIL PLUS THE SPARK PLUGS PLUS THE LABOR INVOLVED NOW THE VEHICLE GOT SO HOT IT NEEDS CATALYTIC CONVERTERS WON'T PASS A SMOG
THE BRAKE BOOSTER FAILURE
MY CAR WAS RUNNING ROUGH USING MORE GAS GOT A COIL CODE FOR MY NUMBER 1 COIL.BCHANGED PLUGS ETC.. STILL RUNNING BAD. TOOK IT TO FORD PUT ON THERE COMPUTER AND IT CAME BACK AS THE PCM. WHICH CAN CAUSE YOUR CAR TO CATCH FIRE TO STOP SUDDENKY IN MIDDLE OF ROAD USE WAY MORE GAS RUIN ALL OF YOUR PLUGS AND COILS AGAIN. WHY WOULD FORD NOT FIX THIS PROBLEM?WHY IS THIS A PROBLEM?WHAT IF SOMEONE DIES? THEN WHAT? I HAVE REICIEPTS UPON RECIIEPTS. WHY ARE WE THE CONSUMERS THE ONE WHO HAS TO PAY FOR YOUR FAULTS. I USE MY CAR FOR WORK. I TAKE CARE OF MY CARS AND DRIVE THEM LIKE A LADY SHOULD. NO ROUGH BUSINESS IN MY CAR. NOW I CANT DRIVE CAR BECAUSE YOUR PCM NEW IS 1000 . THIS WILL FOREVER DISCOURAGE ME FROM BUYING ANOTHER FORD. I DONT UNDERSTAND HOW YOU CAN JUST IGNORE WHAT IS GOING ON WITH ALOT OF FORD EDGES. ONE WOULD THINK THAT YOUR REPUTATION WOULD BE IMPORTANT TO YOU. IT IS NOT THE DRIVER OR OWNERS FAULT IT IS WHOMEVER MADE THESE COMPUTERS. IT HAPPENS TO EDGES WITH LOW TO HIGH MILES. IT DOESNT MATTER. ITS FAULTY COMPUTER THAT YOU NEED TO CARE OF.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD EDGE. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF AND THE ODOMETER ERROR READING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CALLED A TOW COMPANY. ONCE THE TOW TRUCK ARRIVED, THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE IN OPERATION. THE TOW TRUCK FOLLOWED THE CONTACT UNTIL SHE WAS ABLE TO REACH HER DESTINATION. MANKATO FORD (1935 MADISON AVE, MANKATO, MN 56001, 507-387-3454) WAS CONTACTED AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.
VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION FOR AWHILE, CAR WAS RUNNING OKAY UNTIL I CAME TO A STOPLIGHT AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CAR GOES LIMP. MY VEHICLE MAKES LOUD/HARD CLANK NOISE. LOSS OF POWER, WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. PULLED OVER, LOUD/HARD CLANK SOUND WITH EVERY GEAR CHANGE P-2. VEHICLE HAD DISPLAYED NO ISSUES PRIOR TO THIS. I AM ABLE TO PULL THE CAR OVER, TURN IT OFF AND TAKE THEY KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION. THEN THE WRENCH LIGHT IS OFF WHEN I RESTART THE CAR. STAYS IN LOW GEAR FOR A LONG TIME WHEN I START TO ACCELERATE, AND UNTIL VEHICLE EVENTUALLY ACCELERATES FASTER, OTHER CARS ALMOST RUNNING INTO THE BACK OF MY CAR SINCE MY CAR IS NOT ACCELERATING AT A NORMAL PACE. I AM GREATLY CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT APPEARS TO BE A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE WITH THIS CAR. THERE ARE MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE TO BE FOUND ALL OVER THE INTERNET. FORD NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL AND FIX THIS ASAP BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY HURT OR IS KILLED FROM THE EXTREME LOSS OF POWER THE VEHICLE IS SUFFERING FROM WHEN THIS OCCURS!
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD EDGE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS ,THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ANTI-FREEZE WAS ADDED TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE WATER PUMP WAS LEAKING. THE CONTACT CALLED SHEEHY FORD OF MARLOW HEIGHTS (5000 AUTH RD, CAMP SPRINGS, MD 20746, (301) 298-0793) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE WATER PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
THE WRENCH LIGHT AND AIRBAG LIGHTS WERE ON. MY SPEEDOMETER WASN'T WORKING. TRANSMISSION WAS CLUNKING. THE POWERTRAIN (WRENCH) & SERVICE ENGINE SIGNALS COME ON AFTER EXPERIENCING LOSS OF SPEED SUCH AS AFTER A TRAFFIC LIGHT STOP. WE HAVE TO PUSH DOWN FAR ON THE GAS PEDAL JUST TO MOVE AND THIS IS FOLLOWED BY ROUGH SHIFTING (MAKES A SUDDEN JERK AND LOUD THUD SOUND). EVERYTHING GOES BACK TO NORMAL FOR AWHILE WHEN THE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF; ITS LIKE THE CAR RESETS ITSELF.
DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 60MPH AND SUDDENLY MY SPEEDOMETER AND GAUGES ALL SHUT DOWN. JUST AS FAST AS IT WENT OFF IT CAME BACK ON AGAIN. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH THE FORD EDGE. THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A SEVERE ISSUE WITH THE COMPUTER SYSTEM AND SOMETHING NEEDS FIXED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED!
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD EDGE. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE ODOR OF FUEL WAS PRESENT AND THE FUEL GAUGE LEVELS RAPIDLY DIMINISHED AFTER REFUELING. UPON INSPECTION, THE OWNER OBSERVED FUEL LEAKING FROM THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO NORTHGATE FORD (8940 COLERAIN AVE, CINCINNATI, OH) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE FUEL TANK AND THE TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY SERVICED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V682000 (FUEL SYSTEM) IN 2016, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000.
WHILE I WAS OUT DRIVING TO GET MY INSPECTION DONE MY CAR WOULD NOT STOP THE BRAKES WERE VERY HARD TO PUSH LIKE I WAS STANDING UP ON IT SO I'VE WENT TO GO GET THE BRAKES REPLACE BEFORE THE INSPECTION AND THE BRAKES WERE STILL HARD TO PUSH THAT'S WHEN THE MACHANIC HAD TRIED AND INFORMED ME THAT IT'S NOT THE BRAKES AND MY CAR IS UNABLE TO STOP EVEN DRIVING AT A VERY LOW SPEED MY CAR WAS CLOSE TO OVER TURNING DUE TO NOT BEING ABLE TO STOP WITH NEW BREAKS THAT'S WHEN I WAS INFORMED IT'S THE BREAK BOOSTER
WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY FOR THE 3RD TIME THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR JUST STARTED SLOWING DOWN. WHEN I TURN THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON IT GOES OFF, SO FAR IT HAS NOT COME BACK ON OR HAPPENED HAPPENED AGAIN. WHEN THE HAPPENED THE SECOND TIME I GOT HOME TURNED THE CAR OFF AND THE WIPERS CAME ON. NOT SURE IF THAT IS RELATED BUT IT IS UNUSUAL.
FUEL LEAK AND MAJOR WATER CORROSION TO UNDERCARRIAGE OF CAR. TRIED TO GET WHEEL BARRINGS DONE AND WAS TOLD IT WOULD HAVE TO BE WELDED OFF AND ON. I AM STILL PAYING ON THIS CAR AND IT IS UNSAFE. THEY PRICED THIS CAR AT 10000 WITH FINANCE CHARGE WHEN I WAS TOLD THE CAR WAS 6500 I PUT 1500 DOWN PLUS 746 MAKE UP DOWNPAYMENT. I HAVE STILL BEEN PAYING ON IT AND I DO NOT BELIEVE I SHOULD BE BECAUSE IT CANT BE WORTH THAT MUCH IF THIS WAS A FLOOD CAR. THE CAR MAKE A LOUD GRINDING NOISE WHICH IS THE WHEEL BARRING BUT CANNOT BE EASILY FIXED. AND WILL COST ME ALOT OF MONEY WHILE IM STILL PAYING
BRAKE BOOSTER FAILED WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE (IN MOTION), IN INVESTIGATING RECALLS ON BRAKE BOOSTERS, FOUND FORD EDGE FROM 2010 TO 2013 HAS RECALL.
4/29/19 - DRIVING ON 400 N, ENTRANCE RAMP TO I-285 E, MOVING APPROX 25 MPH, ATLANTA, GA. FRONT RT RIM FAILED, SPLIT IN HALF, RESULTING IN $2100 DAMAGE TO TIRE, RIM, STRUTS, BEARINGS, ETC. DEFINITELY DID NOT HIT A CURB, POTHOLE, OR ROAD DEBRIS; IMPACT W/ROAD WAS INSTANTANEOUS
2007 FORD EDGE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AIRBAG SAFETY RECALL. *LD *TR
TAKATA RECALL
THE WATER PUMP ON THIS VEHICLE IS LOCATED IN A POSITION THAT REQUIRES A FULL AND EXPENSIVE REMOVAL OF THE ENGINE TO EVEN CHECK ON IT. MANUAL HAS NO WATER PUMP MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE. THE WATER PUMP HAS FAILED INTERNALLY AND DUMPS COOLANT INTO THE ENGINE AND OIL PAN. THERE IS NO WAY TO KNOW THIS IS COMING OR HAS HAPPENED UNTIL YOUR ENGINE OVERHEATS. BY THAT POINT THE COOLANT HAS ALREADY RUN THROUGH MY ENGINE AND CAUSED IRREVERSIBLE DAMAGE THAT REQUIRES A COMPLETE ENGINE REPLACEMENT. FORD IS AND HAS BEEN AWARE OF THIS ISSUE AND REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD EDGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED AT BEACHMONT FORD (600 OHIO PIKE, CINCINNATI, OH 45245, (513) 752-6611) PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V682000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE); HOWEVER, THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000.
TAKATA RECALL DUE TO THIS RECALL I DISCONTINUED USING OUR VEHICLE FOR 2 YEARS. WE ARE A FAMILY OF 5 AND TRAVEL EVERYWHERE TOGETHER. SO DUE TO THE FRONT PASSENGER NOT BEING ABLE TO SIT ON, WE DISCONTINUED USE AND CANCELED PLATES AS WELL AS INSURANCE. WE HAD TO PURCHASE A USED VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE IS SITTING IN MY GARAGE UP TO THIS DAY.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD EDGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL REPAIR FOR THE PASSENGER FRONTAL AIR BAG EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTIFICATION IN JUNE OF 2018. MILBANK FORD, INC (502 S MADISON ST, MILBANK, SD 57252) WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT..*BF CONSUMER STATED AIR BAGS HAS BEEN REPLACED.*JB
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NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
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