2008 Ford Edge complaints

THE POWER TAKE OFF UNIT (TRANSFER CASE) DEVELOPED A LEAK ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE. THE LEAK DRIPS ONTO THE EXHAUST PIPE CREATING SMOKE AND AN AWFUL SMELL. THIS COULD RESULT IN A FIRE. *TR

2008 EDGE PURCHASED NEW IN 2009. IMMEDIATELY NOTED STRANGE SURGING WHEN ACCELERATING AND BRAKING. CONCERNED ABOUT TRANSMISSION. NOTIFIED FORD COOPERATE WHEN DEALER SAID VEHICLE WAS PERFORMING 'NORMALLY" SO CONCERNED CEASED DRIVING ON FREEWAY. IN SEPT OF 2011, TOOK VEHICLE TO BE SERVICED. THEY ASKED THAT I WAIT EVEN THOUGH I SHARED ONGOING CONCERNS. VEHICLE WAS GIVEN TO ME AND TOLD THAT ALL WAS WELL. AT 32000, IN DEC. OF 2011 ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON...TOOK TO DEALER WHO ADVISED ME THEY WOULD NEED TO KEEP IT FOR SOME TIME AND ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REMOVED. 6 DAYS LATER, I WAS NOTIFIED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE CAM PHASER AND ALSO SOMETHING WITH COOLING SYSTEM. OTHER ISSUES THAT SHOULD BE NOTED IS THAT THE BATTERY HAS BEEN REPLACED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE CAR FOR NO REASON HAS ALARM GO OFF. VERY MUCH CONCERNED THAT INFORMATION IS BEING WITHHELD AND THAT THIS MAY BE A COMMON ISSUE WITH EDGE AND PERHAPS THERE IS A NEED FOR A RECALL. I KNOW NOTHING MORE AT THIS POINT, BUT WILL BE CONTACTING ALL SAFETY ORGANIZATIONS FOR MORE INFORMATION. *TR

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND UPON ACCELERATION FROM A COMPLETE STOP, THE VEHICLE RANDOMLY WOULD GO INTO A "NEUTRAL-LIKE" STATE. RPMS WOULD INCREASE DRAMATICALLY, BUT THE CAR WOULD CRAWL BETWEEN 3-5MPH. THE MESSAGE, "OD READ ERROR" WOULD DISPLAY ON THE DASHBOARD, POWER STEERING WOULD GO OUT AND BRAKES WOULD NOT RESPOND WELL (IT WAS AS IF THE CAR HAD TURNED OFF). WHEN SHIFTING FROM DRIVE TO PARK OR REVERSE, THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK FORWARD VIOLENTLY, AS IF REAR-ENDED. ONCE THE CAR WAS TURNED OFF AND STARTED AGAIN, THE PROBLEM WOULD GO AWAY. WE BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP MULTIPLE TIMES AND THE DEALERSHIP EVEN DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS WAS ONLY AT 37,600 MILES. THE DEALER SAID IT WAS A TRANSMISSION ISSUE, BUT IT APPEARS TO BE AN ON-BOARD COMPUTER ISSUE AS WELL. AFTER TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED, 5 WEEKS LATER HAD ISSUE WITH SHIFTING INTO FIRST GEAR. VEHICLE SHIFTED VERY HARD INTO FIRST GEAR. CAR IS BACK DOWN AT THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN. WROTE A LETTER TO FORD EXPRESSING MY CONCERN AND REQUESTED THE CAR BE REPURCHASED, THEY DENIED MY REQUEST. *TR

OCCASIONALLY, (ONCE OR TWICE A YEAR) THE VEHICLE JERKS VIOLENTLY ONCE BETWEEN 20-45 MPH WHEN SLOWING AND THEN ACCELERATING. FEELS LIKE THE VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED OR HIT A HUGE POT HOLE. THIS HAS HAPPENED VERY INTERMITTENTLY. RECENTLY, IT IS HAPPENING ONCE OR TWICE A MONTH. LOCAL FORD DEALER CHECKED PCM (?) CALIBRATION AND UPDATED IT TO TSB 08. HOPEFULLY THIS WILL SOLVE THE PROBLEM. *TR

MY VEHICLE IS A 2008 AND IT ONLY HAS 109,000 MILES ON IT AND I STARTED TO HEAR A WHINING SOUND, BROUGHT IT TO THE AUTO MECHANIC AND THEY SAID THAT IT MIGHT BE SOMETHING IN THE TRANSMISSION SUCH AS A BEARING. WELL TO MY SURPRISE THEY TRANSMISSION DEALER ADVISED ME THAT I NEEDED A WHOLE NEW TRANSMISSION. TRANSMISSIONS ARE SUPPOSED TO LAST A LONG TIME AND THIS IS VERY UNEXPECTED. $3800.00 FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION. I HAVE ALWAYS HEARD A CLUNKING SOUND COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION WHEN IT SHIFTED GEARS OR WHEN I PUT IN IN REVERSE. *KB

PURCHASED FORD EDGE NEW 2008. HAD PROBLEMS SINCE BEGINNING. DRIVING LOW SPEED IT SLIPPED INTO L, TWICE. BROUGHT CAR IN SEVERAL TIMES COMPLAINING SPITTING AND SPUTTERING, BUCKING LIKE CHOKING. (I DO NOT HAVE EXACT DATE OF COMPLAINT TODAY BUT ENTERED APPROXIMATE- IN PROCESS OF OBTAINING HISTORY ). BROUGHT CAR INTO FORD DEALER IN ALBANY WHERE I WAS TOLD BAD GAS AND ONE TIME A BROKEN SEAL BUT NOT TOLD WHERE SEAL WAS. CAR NOW 4 YRS W/ ONLY 65466. MILES. ALWAYS GOT SYNTHETIC OIL CHANGE FOR MORE $ TO INSURE EXTENDED COVERAGE ON POWERTRAIN OR SO WAS INFORMED WOULD BE THE CASE. I ASKED, HOW CAN I GET A 4000 MILE EXTENDED COVERAGE ON THE POWERTRAIN WHEN I AM ONLY TO GET THE OIL CHANGED AT 5 - 6000 MILES, I WAS TOLD "DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT". OCT. 2011 CAR SPUTTERED AND SPIT AFTER FILLING TANK. I HOPED WAS DUE TO BAD GAS AS TOLD IN PAST, HOWEVER, THIS TIME, THE CAR WOULD ONLY GO 30 MPH, ANY FASTER, CAR ACTED LIKE WAS IN NEUTRAL. ORANGE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON, I CALLED FORD GARAGE, AAA WAS TOWED IN. NO WARRANTY I AM TOLD BECAUSE I DIDN'T PURCHASE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. WHY DID I NEED IT? I WAS TOLD I WOULD BE OK WITH THE SYNTHETIC OIL CHANGES AND EXTENDED COVERAGE ON THE POWERTRAIN. IN ADDITION, I AM BEING TOLD BECAUSE ONLY DID A TRANSMISSION FLUSH AT 30,000 NOT 60,000, NOT COVERED. WE ALL KNOW CAR SHOULD NOT NEED NEW TRANSMISSION AT 65466 MILES REGARDLESS. TREATED CAR LIKE A CHILD. WANT NOTHING ELSE. BEEN W/ FORD / NOW FORD/ MAZDA SINCE 18YRS OLD, NOW 52. LOYALTY GETS NOWHERE. IN PROCESS OF O

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD EDGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT OCCASIONALLY WHEN DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS THE VEHICLE WOULD CHANGE GEARS VIOLENTLY, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LUNGE FORWARD ABNORMALLY. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WERE NO FAILURES WITHIN THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 41,000.

THE VEHICLE WOULD AT DIFFERENT TIMES, HAVE TROUBLE SHIFTING FROM PARK TO REVERSE, IN DRIVE, ETC. IT SOUNDED LIKE THE TRANSMISSION WAS BROKEN. THIS PROBLEM WOULD ARISE, AND THEN GO AWAY. THE FIRST TIME THE DEALERSHIP RESET THE COMPUTER, AND IT RAN FINE FOR WEEKS, THEN THE PROBLEM CAME ABOUT AGAIN, AND WENT AWAY, THE LAST TIME AROUND SEPT 18TH, IT WAS WORSE, SO I HAD IT TOWED AND REPAIRED. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE OUTPUT SHAFT SENSOR AND TURBIN SHAFT SENSOR AT A COST OF $700. I WAS IMPELLED TO REPORT A CONCERN, AFTER SEEING OTHER CONCERNS ON LINE FOR THE SAME ISSUES, AND A CUSTOMER OF MINE WHO HAS AN EDGE IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUES. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, AND THE DEALERSHIPS DO NOT SEEM TO WANT TO SERIOUSLY ADDRESS THIS ISSUE, AND I FELT LIKE THEY WERE TRYING TO AVOID ADMITTING TO A MAJOR PROBLEM. *KB

WHENEVER YOU ACCELERATE, THE TRANSMISSION BEGINS TO JERK. THE POWER TRAIN PROBLEM INDICATOR LIGHT WILL COME ON AND GO OFF. THE CAR FREQUENTLY JERKS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD EDGE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHERE THE TECHNICIANS REPLACED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SENSOR. AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO STALL AND WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHERE THE MECHANIC STATED THE FUEL PUMP AND FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THE FUEL PUMP MELTED A HOLE INTO THE FUEL TANK, WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED A FIRE. THE FUEL PUMP AND FUEL TANK WERE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD EDGE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 60 MPH WHEN THE POWER STEERING FUNCTION FAILED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT ABLE TO STEER BECAUSE THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MERGE TO THE SHOULDER WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER NOTICED THAT THE POWER STEERING BELT DISCONNECTED FROM THE LOWER CRANK SHAFT PULLEY AND THE CRANK SHAFT PULLEY WAS RE-ATTACHED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BELT SHOULD NOT HAVE FALLEN OFF THE CRANK SHAFT PULLEY AND BELIEVED THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000.

I WAS ON THE 60 FWY WEST , STOPPED FOR TRAFFIC . I GOT HIT FROM BEHIND AT ABOUT 65-70 MPH AND PUSHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. MY FORD EDGE WAS TOTALED. AIRBAGS SMOKED BUT DID NOT DEPLOY, LOOKS LIKE THEY MALFUNCTIONED. THE AREA AROUND THE AIRBAG WAS RAISED BUT NO AIR BAG CAME OUT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD EDGE. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE INVOLUNTARILY SURGED ON THREE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH AFTER ONE OF THE FAILURES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED BUT NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE BODY DAMAGE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 38,000.

I PURCHASED A NEW 2008 FORD EDGE IN JANUARY OF 2009. I BEGAN EXPERIENCING BRAKING PROBLEMS EARLY IN 2011. THIS CAR HAS ABOUT 15,000 MILES ON IT WHEN I TOOK IJT BACK TO THE DEALER. WHEN I DESCRIBED THE PROBLEM TO THE MAINTENANCE MANAGER AND THE MECHANIC, BOTH STATED THAT IT WAS PROBLEM DUE TO RUST ON THE ROTORS. THE MECHANIC REMOVED THE WHEELS AND SHOWED ME THE ROTORS THAT WERE COMPLETELY RUSTED. HE THEN REMOVED THE ROTORS AND SHOWED ME ONE THAT HAD A PIECE ABOUT THE SIZE OF A DIME THAT HAD PHYSICALLY RUSTED AWAY FROM THE ROTOR. I ASKED HOW THAT HAD HAPPENED AS I KEEP MY CAR IN THE GARAGE AND HAD VERY LITTLE MILEAGE ON IT. HE STATED THAT THE CAR HAD PROBABLY SAT IN THE LOT FOR 6 MONTHS PRIOR TO MY PURCHASE. I COMPLAINED TO THE MANAGERS AT THE DEALER AND ALSO WROTE A LETTER TO FORD ABOUT THIS SUBJECT. ALTHOUGH ALL OF THESE PERSONS ADMIT IT IS DUE TO RUST, THEY WOULD NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE DAMAGE. SINCE AUTOMOBILES WERE BEING SOLD AT A SLOW PACE WHEN I PURCHASED THE CAR, THIS PROBLEM MUST EXIST ON OTHERS. MAYBE YOU SHOULD LOOK INTO THE PROBLEM. *TR

ON 3/22/11 I WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION WITH 4 OTHER VEHICLES; MY 2008 FORD EDGE LIMITED WAS TOTALED. NONE OF MY AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. THE DRIVER SIDE WAS SO SMASHED; THEY WERE UNABLE TO GET ME OUT THAT WAY SO THEY MADE ME CRAWL OUT OF THE PASSENGER SIDE, WHICH WAS DIFFICULT B/C ALL THE DAMAGE WAS THE FRONT AND DRIVER SIDE, AND I WAS WEDGED IN. OFFICIALS, WITNESSES, AND THE OTHER DRIVERS INVOLVED IN THE ACCIDENT WERE AMAZED THAT I SURVIVED THE ACCIDENT, ACCORDING TO THEM I SHOULD HAVE BEEN DEAD; THEY WERE SHOCKED I WAS 'OK'. THE CLAIM HAS BEEN PROCESSED; LIEN HOLDERS ARE BEING PAID AND MY PORTION WILL DIRECT DEPOSITED NEXT WEEK. THE THING IS, I'M NOT OK. AIRBAGS ARE THERE FOR THE PROTECTION OF DRIVER AND PASSENGERS, BUT NONE OF MY AIRBAGS DEPLOYED (EASILY VERIFIABLE). I DON'T WANT A LONG DRUG OUT LAWSUIT WITH FORD FOR THE AIRBAG ISSUE. ALL I WANT IS A NEW FORD EDGE LIMITED OF MY CHOOSING WITH FREE MAINTENANCE, PARTS (I'LL PAY LABOR) FOR AS LONG AS I OWN THE CAR. IF THEY WILL NOT HONOR MY REQUEST, I WILL NOTIFY TV STATIONS, RADIO AND AN ATTORNEY. *TR

REPEATED ISSUE WITH THE BULBS IN TAIL LIGHTS BURNING THE SOCKETS, BULBS BURN OUT CAUSING THE SOCKET TO GET A SINGED APPEARANCE WHERE THE BULB FITS. BULB IS PROPRIETARY TO FORD SO IT HAS TO BE TAKEN IN AND THEY REFUSED TO REPLACE THE SOCKET A SECOND TIME. ADVISED AT ONE POINT THAT IT COULD CAUSE GETTING A TICKET OR REAR ENDED AND INJURIES. AT THAT POINT THEY CHANGED IT OUT THE FIRST TIME. BUT STILL HAD THE BULB BURN OUT. THE BULB HAS BEEN CHANGED ABOUT 6 TIMES NOW AND STILL HAVING PROBLEMS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD EDGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN INFORMED THAT DENSE SMOKE WAS EMITTING FROM UNDER THE HOOD NEAR THE BATTERY. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED BY A NEIGHBOR AND THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WOULD NO LONGER OPERATE AND WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO REPLACED UNKNOWN MODULES AND THE WIRING HARNESS. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS AWAITING A RESPONSE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 68,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD EDGE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH AND APPROACHING A TRAFFIC STOP WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARDLY IN A JERKING MOTION. THE ENGINE RPMS BEGAN TO INCREASE RAPIDLY TO 3.5 WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BUMPERS WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED ON BOTH VEHICLES DUE TO THE IMPACT DURING THE REAR END CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000. UPDATED 03/08/11 *BF UPDATED 1/4/11 *CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD EDGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE WOULD ABNORMALLY ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY A DEFECT IN THE FIREWALL DESIGN. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED WHO ADVISED THAT THEY WERE NOT KNOWLEDGEABLE AS TO HOW TO REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000. UPDATED 03/15/11*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED AT TIMES WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL, AT TIMES HIS FOOT WOULD ALSO HIT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. UPDATED 03/21/11

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD EDGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RIGHT REAR BRAKE LIGHT STOPPED WORKING. WHEN HE REPLACED THE LIGHT HE NOTICED THAT THE WIRES HAD MELTED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO INFORMED HIM THAT HE NEEDED TO REPLACE THE BULB AND THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED OFTEN IN FORD VEHICLES. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 27,500.

DEFECTIVE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS: INSIDE OF BRAKE ROTORS WERE SEVERELY CORRODED AND LARGE PIECES OF THE ROTOR SURFACES WERE FLAKING OFF. VEHICLE MILEAGE WAS ONLY 35,000. *LN

2008 FORD EDGE HAS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY. THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND FORD MOTOR CO. REFUSE ANY MORE REPAIR ATTEMPTS OF DEFECTIVE VEHICLE. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 40-65 MPH WITHOUT ANY WARNING OR SYMPTOM THE VEHICLE WILL SUDDENLY MAKE AN EXTREMELY LOUD BANG AND VIOLENT JERK OF THE ENTIRE VEHICLE AS IF BEING REAR ENDED. THIS OCCURS SO FAST AND QUICKLY THAT IT IS OVER ALMOST AS SOON AS IT BEGAN. THIS IS SUCH A FRIGHTENING AND DISTRACTIVE ORDEAL FOR NOT ONLY THE DRIVER BUT ALSO THE OTHER OCCUPANTS THAT FAMILY IS AFRAID TO USE THE VEHICLE. IT IS AS IF THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS FOR A SECOND THEN VIOLENTLY REENGAGES. THE PROBLEM FIRST OCCURRED IN MAY 2010 @ 48K MILES. NOW AFTER 13K MILES, 6 MONTHS AND 7 TRIES AT REPAIR/DIAGNOSIS AT FORD DEALERSHIPS AND HOURS ON THE PHONE WITH FORD DEALERS AND FORD MOTOR CO. THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS! I REALLY FEEL THAT FORD WAS JUST STALLING AND NOT ADMITTING TO DEFECT/MALFUNCTION IN ORDER TO LET THE 5YR - 60K MILE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY EXPIRE. THE TRUTH IS NO VEHICLE IN THE WORLD IS ENGINEERED/BUILT TO TAKE THIS PHYSICAL PUNISHMENT AND NOT FAIL. I BELIEVE IF THIS ISSUE IS NOT RESOLVED IT WILL LEAD TO A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE, AND I PRAY THAT NO ONE IS INJURED. *TR

MY 2008 FORD EDGE HAS TIRE PRESSURE MONITORS WHICH INDICATES MY TIRE PRESSURE IS DANGEROUSLY LOW WHEN I CHANGE RIMS AND TIRES TO MY SNOW TIRES TWICE A YEAR. WHEN I PURCHASED THE TIRES FROM LES SCHWAB TIRES I WAS ASSURED THAT THEY WHERE ABLE TO RESET THIS SYSTEM IF NECESSARY. APPARENTLY THIS IS NOT THE CASE AND THE SYSTEM MUST BE RESET BY A FORD SERVICE. LAST YEAR FORD RESET THE SYSTEM WHICH TAKES ABOUT ONE MINUTE, WHEN I BROUGHT MY CAR IN FOR 5000 MILE SERVICE.. THIS YEAR I WAS TOLD BY LAKE CITY FORD IN COEUR D ALENE, ID WHEN I BROUGHT MY CAR IN FOR SERVICE THAT THERE IS A $24.95 CHARGE TO RESET THE TPM'S. KNOWING HUMAN NATURE IT IS MY BELIEF THAT IF THE CONSUMING PUBLIC HAS TO PAY $25 TWICE A YEAR TO RESET THE SYSTEM THE ADVANTAGE OF HAVING TPM WILL NOT BE OF ANY BENEFIT SINCE MOST PEOPLE WILL SIMPLY NOT HAVE THE SYSTEM RESET AND IGNORE DASH BOARD WARNINGS OF POTENTIAL TIRE FAILURE. THIS IS NOT IN THE BEST INTEREST OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND POTENTIALLY VERY DANGEROUS. A SAFETY SYSTEM SO IMPORTANT AND A ONE MINUTE RESET PROCESS TO RESET IT DOES NOT SEEM LOGICAL TO DISCOURAGE IT'S BENEFITS BY CHANGING $24.95. *TR

PURCHASED 2008 FORD EDGE LIMITED IN AUGUST '10. 1 PREVIOUS OWNER, 26K, MINT CONDITION. SUPPOSEDLY BATTERY WAS REPLACED UPON PURCHASE. WITHIN 1 WEEK AFTER PURCHASE UP UNTIL PRESENT DATE, NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS/COMMENTS WERE PLACED TO 2 DIFFERENT FORD DEALERSHIPS REGARDING A 'HICCUP' WHILE THE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY AND IDLING (RANDOM AND INTERMITTENT). 1 DEALERSHIP SERVICED THE CAR END OF AUGUST AND FOUND NO PROBLEM. 2ND DEALERSHIP SERVICED VEHICLE ON OCTOBER 13 AND 14 AND COULDN'T FIND PROBLEM. VEHICLE BROKE DOWN 1ST TIME THE DAY AFTER IT HAD BEEN SERVICED, OCTOBER 15TH- LOST COMPLETE ACCELERATION BUT NOT BATTERY POWER. NOTICED WRENCH LIGHT AND AIRBAG LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED ON DASHBOARD AS WELL AS "ODO...ERROR". TURNED CAR OFF AND THEN ON AND WHEN PLACED IN 'DRIVE', HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND CAR JERKED, NO ACCELERATION, SAME SITUATION WHEN CAR PLACED IN PARK. DEALERSHIP INSPECTED VEHICLE AND STATED THAT BATTERY TERMINALS WERE COMPLETELY LOOSE (MECHANIC NEVER TIGHTENED TERMINALS UPON REPLACEMENT OF BATTERY AND DEALERSHIP ADMITTED LIABILITY/NEGLIGENCE) AND 'SEVERELY' CORRODED. SINCE 1ST BREAK DOWN, SAME HICCUP (RANDOM, INTERMITTENT) IS FELT AND MORE COMPLAINTS/COMMENTS WERE PLACED TO BOTH DEALERSHIPS. CAR WAS SCHEDULED TO GO BACK FOR ANOTHER SERVICE VISIT FOR COMPLAINT BUT VEHICLE BROKE DOWN FOR 2ND TIME PRIOR TO SERVICE DATE WITH DEALERSHIP.NOVEMBER 19TH, VEHICLE LOST ACCELERATION, WRENCH AND AIRBAG LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED ON DASHBOARD AND 'ODO...ERROR". ATTEMPTED TO PLACE VEHICLE I

2008 FORD EDGE 37,000 MILES. EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COMING ON SIMULTANEOUSLY BUT INTERMITTENTLY. TURNS OUT THERE IS A LEAK IN THE MASTER CYLINDER WHICH IS CAUSING BRAKE FLUID TO LEAK WHICH IS DANGEROUS.... *TR

BURNT STOP/SIGNAL LAMP SOCKETS ON 2008 FORD EDGE. BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD EDGE LIMITED. THE CONTACT WAS REVERSING FROM A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY WHEN SHE DISCOVERED THAT IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE, THE BRAKES WOULD HAVE TO BE APPLIED ABRUPTLY. LATER, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE BRAKES WHERE ENGAGED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP AND THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED THROUGH A RED TRAFFIC LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE SHE WAS ADVISED THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING REPAIRS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 37,200.

I BEGAN TO NOTICE A WHITE DUST BLOWING FROM MY VENTS WHEN I TURNED THE AIR CONDITIONER ON ABOUT A MONTH AGO. I HAD AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP AS WELL AS A FORD DEALERSHIP LOOK AT THIS AND THEY BOTH AGREED THAT IT WAS "FLUX" THAT WAS COMING OFF OF THE EVAPORATOR. I WAS TOLD BY THE INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP THAT THIS WAS TOXIC AND THAT IT NEEDED REPAIRED IMMEDIATELY. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THIS WAS A KNOWN DEFECT BUT THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR IT BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

2008 FORD EDGE - TRANSMISSION AND ACCELERATION DEFECT. OUR EDGE HESITATES WHEN ACCELERATING AFTER A STOP AND THEN JUMPS FORWARD VIOLENTLY. SOMETIMES IT WILL NOT GO AT ALL. AFRAID OF RUNNING INTO SOMETHING. WE GOT THE THROTTLE BODY REPLACED. NOW THE CAR WILL NOT CHANGE GEARS. RPM ARE OVER 7 AND CAR WON'T GO PAST 20 MPH. WE HAVE HAD IT IN THE SHOP 3 TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. BECAUSE IT OFTEN RUNS FINE AND THEN SUDDENLY HAS THIS ISSUE WHERE IT WON'T GO, IT COULD CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT ON A HIGHWAY. I'VE SEEN MANY, MANY OTHER PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS SAME CAR, SAME ISSUE ALL OVER THE WEB. FORD NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING. STARTED IN APRIL '10, ISSUE STILL NOT FIXED AS OF AUG '10. *TR

2008 FORD EDGE - THE BRAKES HAVE A SEVERE GRINDING/VIBRATING NOISE FOR THE FIRST 5-10 TIMES I BRAKE AFTER THE CAR HAS BEEN TURNED OFF FOR SEVERAL HOURS/OVERNIGHT. THIS SEEMS TO BE WORSE THE COLDER THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE, ALTHOUGH THIS HAPPENS IN ALL WEATHER, EITHER 50 DEGREE OR 80 DEGREE WEATHER. THIS STARTED TO HAPPEN AROUND 10K MILES AND I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER, THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T DUPLICATE THE ISSUE AND THE BRAKES ARE FINE. AFTER IT GOT WORSE EACH MONTH AND NOW AT 18K MILES I TOOK IT AGAIN INTO THE DEALER (SUNNYVALE FORD) AND THEY DUPLICATED THE PROBLEM BUT TOLD ME THAT FORD HAS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ISSUED FOR IT BUT THEY CLAIM THIS ISN'T A SAFETY ISSUE SO THEY HAVE NO FIX. I CHECKED AND DIDN'T SEE A TSB WHEN I SEARCHED THE WEB FOR MY 2008 EDGE. THE DEALER SAID I HAVE TO BRAKE HARD SEVERAL TIMES AND THEN IT'LL GO AWAY BUT THEY SAID THE ISSUE COULD COME BACK. THE DEALER SAID THEY'VE HAD THIS BRAKING ISSUES WITH MANY OTHER FORD EDGE'S. NOT JUST MINE. AFTER GETTING MY CAR BACK THIS WEEK I'VE NOTICED THAT THE BRAKING NOISE/VIBRATION STILL HAPPENS. I'M CONCERNED THIS COULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE AND/OR DEFECT THAT COULD LEAD TO ME NOT KNOWING WHEN TO DIFFERENTIATE BRAKE GRINDING/VIBRATING NOISES FROM BEING HARMLESS OR POTENTIALLY FATAL. ALSO, I'VE READ AND HEARD OF MANY OTHER FORD EDGE OWNERS WITH THIS SAME COMPLAINT. PLEASE CONTACT ME FOR ANY FOLLOWUP QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. *TR

2008 FORD EDGE, TRANSMISSION ISSUES. CAR ACTED LIKE THE BRAKES WERE ON THEN WHEN I WENT TO THE NEXT STOP SIGN I COULD NOT GO FORWARD, WHEN TRYING TO CHANGE GEARS IT SOUNDED LIKE THE WHOLE ENGINE WAS FALLING OUT. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION HAD I BEEN OUT IN A BUSY CITY, AND STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD ETC... *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD EDGE. WHILE DRIVING 5 TO 6 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT STATED THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE BRAKES LOCKED. SHE TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF RESTARTED IT; ALTHOUGH IT BEGAN TO FUNCTION NORMALLY, WITHIN A FEW MINUTES IT STALLED AGAIN. SHE STATED THAT THE LOWER THE SPEED THE MORE THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL, THE BRAKES AND STEERING WHEEL WOULD ALSO LOCK. THE HIGHER THE SPEED THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL BUT IT WOULD RESTART AUTOMATICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO REPROGRAMMED THE COMPUTER ON JULY 19,2010. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALERSHIP WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. SHE WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A VIN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 31,500.

MAJOR HESITATION WHEN PUSHING ON THE GAS PEDAL AFTER COMING TO A STOP OR TRYING TO PASS SOMEONE. HAPPENS FREQUENTLY (EVERY DAY). FORD DEALER SAID THEY FOUND NO PROBLEMS. *TR

2008 FORD EDGE AWD 26K MILES PURCHASED USED. TRANSMISSION SHIFTS SLOW. VARIES UNDER DIFFERENT LOAD AND THROTTLE POSITIONS. SOME TIMES SLIPS BETWEEN 2 TO 3 SHIFTS. NOTICED THE DAY PURCHASED. *TR

HAVING TRANSMISSION ISSUES. WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOPPED POSITION, THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DELAYS IN GOING TO THE NEXT GEAR, CAUSING THE CAR TO HAVE A HIGH RPM. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. ALSO, IT SEEMS THE CAR SHIFTS HARD BETWEEN GEARS. *TR

I AM ANOTHER FORD EDGE OWNER WITH SAFETY CONCERNS RELATING TO TRANSMISSION ISSUES. MY CAR UPON ACCELERATION GOT ME FAR ENOUGH INTO A HIGHWAY TO BE STRUCK BY AN ON COMING 18 WHEELER. THANK GOD, HE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE AROUND ME. THE RPS ROAR AND THE CAR BASICALLY CRAWLS, THE TRANSMISSION ENGAGES AND WHEN IT DOES IT FEELS AS IF YOU HAVE BEEN RAMMED IN THE REAR END. I HAVE READ MANY MANY COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME SITUATION OCCURRING IN THE FORD EDGE. PLEASE INVESTIGATE AND HAVE FORD CORRECT THIS ISSUE BEFORE OTHERS ARE KILLED. MY CAR IS CURRENTLY AT THE FORD DEALERSHIP, LONG LEWIS FORD IN HOOVER, ALABAMA. *TR

DANGEROUS ACCELERATION AND DRAMATIC DECELERATION BETWEEN 20 - 40 MPH WITH THE 2008 FORD EDGE. *TR

IN DECEMBER 2009, MY WIFE AND I PURCHASED A CERTIFIED PRE OWNED 2008 FORD EDGE SE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. IT WILL SLIP AND THEN ENGAGE VERY ABRUPTLY CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LURCH FORWARD. IT WILL ALMOST HESITATE AND THEN ENGAGE VIOLENTLY. THE SPEEDOMETER WILL ALSO JUMP UP AND DOWN +/- 5 MPH. IT FEELS LIKE WE ARE BEING HIT IN THE REAR BY A CAR. THE PROBLEM OCCURS EVERY COUPLE HUNDRED MILES THUS DAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GREENWAY FORD ORLANDO 3 TIMES, EACH AFTER AN INCIDENT OCCURED. THE FIRST TIME THEY REPROGRAMMED THE TRANSMISSION CPU. THE SECOND TIME THEY REMOVED A NAIL FROM THE TIRE. THE THIRD TIME A FORD ENGINEER CAME OUT AND COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING. THEY WILL NOT OPEN THE TRANSMISSION OR DO ANYTHING MORE. I HAVE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND FORD MANY TIMES.

THE 2008 FORD EDGE'S AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DOESN'T ENGAGE PROPERLY. WHEN ON ANY INCLINE OR DECLINE, THE CAR WILL ROLL WHEN IN GEAR. FORD STATES THIS ISN'T A "PROBLEM" ITS A "REDESIGN". WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PUT INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE, YOU HAVE TO HIT THE GAS FOR THE CAR TO MOVE, IT DOESN'T START ROLLING WHEN YOU LET OFF OF THE BRAKE. IF YOU ARE BACKING UP A HILL IN REVERSE AND YOU LET OFF THE BRAKE, THE VEHICLE ROLLS FORWARD WHILE IN REVERSE, IT DOESN'T PULL THE CAR BACKWARDS STILL. IF A CHILD RUNS IN FRONT OF YOUR CAR WHILE YOU'RE BACKING UP AND YOUR HEAD IS STILL TURNED LOOKING BACK AND WHEN YOU LET OFF THE GAS TO PRESS THE BRAKE TO SHIFT FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE, THAT CHILD OR PERSON COULD BE KILLED. THE TRANSMISSION COULD ALSO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT IN HEAVY TRAFFIC SINCE YOU HAVE TO HIT THE GAS AND BRAKE QUICKLY. MY WIFE WAS BACKING UP IN THE RAIN AND HAD TO PRESS THE GAS PEDAL TO GET GOING BACKWARDS AND HER 2008 FORD EDGE ACCELERATED TOO MUCH AND SHE HIT MY TRUCK AND AFTER SHE HAD HIT MY TRUCK THAT IS WHEN THE BACKUP SENSORS WENT OFF. THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE THAT HAVE BROUGHT THIS TO FORD'S ATTENTION AND THE POSSIBLE DANGERS AND EVERYONE GETS THE SAME ANSWER FROM FORD ALL OVER THE COUNTRY. FORD STATES "THIS ISN'T A PROBLEM, THIS IS A NEW DESIGN AND EACH OF US ARE THE FIRST ONES TO HAVE A PROBLEM AND NO ONE ELSE HAS COMPLAINED ABOUT IT". SOMEONE SHOULD SERIOUSLY LOOK INTO THE 2008 FORD EDGE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED.

I HAVE A 2008 FORD EDGE AND IT IS HAVING SHIFT PROBLEMS IN GOING FROM 1ST TO DRIVE. THIS IS INTERMITTENT AND WILL NOT MOVE FORWARD AT ALL. IT HAS LEFT ME STALLED IN TRAFFIC A COUPLE OF TIMES. FORD SERVICE HAS BEEN WORKING ON THIS FOR OVER 6 WEEKS AND HAVE KEPT THE VEHICLE. THEY JUST SEEM TO KEEP REPLACING PARTS AFTER THEY REPROGRAMMED THE TRANSMISSION. THIS IS A SAFETY AND RELIABILITY PROBLEM. MY WIFE IS AFRAID TO DRIVE IT IF WE EVER GET IT BACK. THEY HAVE ONLY GIVEN US A SIX YEAR OLD LOANER! *TR

MY FAMILY AND I WERE DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY WHEN THE PANORAMIC MOONROOF ON MY 2008 FORD EDGE SHATTERED. WE WERE NOT NEAR AN UNDERPASS OR CLOSE TO ANOTHER VEHICLE. IT DOES NOT APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY ANY FOREIGN OBJECT. WE HEARD A LOUD POP, WHICH MY HUSBAND THOUGHT WAS A GUN SHOT. HE FELT THE SHADE AND COULD FEEL PIECES OF GLASS WEIGHING THE SHADE DOWN. HE PULLED OVER TO INSPECT THE ROOF. THE ENTIRE GLASS WAS SHATTERED, BUT STICKING TOGETHER FOR THE MOST PART. THE EDGES WERE CRUMBLING AS WERE PARTS THROUGHOUT IN THE CENTER. AS WE DROVE HOME MORE PIECES OF GLASS STARTED CRUMBLING OFF. FORTUNATELY THE SHADE WAS CLOSED AT THE TIME OR THE PIECES OF GLASS WOULD HAVE LANDED ON MY HUSBAND WHILE DRIVING AND ON MY INFANT SON AND ME IN THE BACK SEAT. WE WERE ALSO FORTUNATE THAT IT WAS NOT RAINING AT THAT MOMENT (ALTHOUGH IT DID LATER THAT EVENING). THE DEALERSHIP HAD CLOSED FOR THE WEEKEND, SO I WAITED UNTIL FIRST THING MONDAY MORNING AND TOOK THE CAR IN. I HAVE THE STANDARD BUMPER-TO-BUMPER WARRANTY, AN EXTENDED WARRANTY AND A MAINTENANCE PACKAGE ON THE VEHICLE. HOWEVER, FORD CLAIMS THAT THE ROOF IS NOT COVERED BY ANY OF THOSE BECAUSE IT IS GLASS. I FIND IT HIGHLY UNUSUAL THAT THE GLASS USED FOR A ROOF WOULD NOT BE MADE OF DURABLE GLASS SIMILAR TO A WINDSHIELD, GIVEN THE LIKELIHOOD OF A ROCK HITTING IT OR FALLING HAIL. HAD THE SHADE BEEN OPEN OR HAD THE WEATHER CONDITIONS BEEN BAD, THE SITUATION COULD HAVE BEEN WORSE. I HAVE ALSO LEARNED THAT SEVERAL SUNROOFS ON THE FORD ESCAPE

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD EDGE. SHE STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 75 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. ALL INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE WARNING PANEL. SHE WAS ABLE TO COAST OFF OF THE HIGHWAY AND CONTACTED THE DEALER. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE STALLED THREE ADDITIONAL TIMES, EACH TIME THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE DEALER ADVISED INSTALLING AN EVENT DATA RECORDER (EDR OR BLACK BOX) IN ORDER TO PIN POINT THE EXACT REASON FOR THE FAILURE AND ALSO REPLACED THE STARTER, UNDER WARRANTY, IN HOPES IT WOULD CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED WITH HER SAFETY AND THE POSSIBILITY OF A CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS IN POSSESSION OF THE DEALER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNDER 19,500.

THE BRAKES FELT AS IF THERE IS AIR IN THE LINES. THE PEDAL WOULD START TO BRAKE AS NORMAL, BUT THEN MOVE SLIGHT FORWARD AS IF AIR IN THE LINES. THIS GIVES YOU A FEELING OF PUSHING HARDER. WE HAD TAKEN TO THE DEALER MORE THAN 3 TIMES. THE LAST TIME THEY KEPT THE CAR FOR A WEEK OR SO. NO PROBLEM WAS FOUND. FORD HEADQUARTERS COULD NOT FIND A REASON TO THE ISSUE. I AM REPORTING THIS AS I SAW IN THE NEWS THAT FORD IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH OTHER TYPE OF CARS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD EDGE. THE CONTACT STATED AS HE WAS DRIVING COMING TO A STOP BEHIND ANOTHER VEHICLE, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL RACED VERY HIGH AND HE CRASHED INTO THE BACK OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS VEHICLE WAS BADLY DAMAGED BUT NO ONE WAS INJURED. THE POLICE CAME AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE BODY SHOP AND IT WILL BE TOWED TO THE DEALER AFTER IT IS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN CALLED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000.

2008 FORD EDGE, RIGHT REAR SUSPENSION SYSTEM, NEEDS REAR CONTROLLING ARM AND WHEEL BEARING REPLACED. NOISE FROM REAR RIGHT OF VEHICLE NOTED. HAD TIRES CHECKED (REFERENCING TREAD), ROTATED, AND BALANCED. THE BUSINESS NOTED THE WHEEL BEARING MALFUNCTION/ISSUE AND ADVISE TO TAKE TO FORD. CONTACTED LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP. PER PHONE CALL, WAS ADVISED THIS HAD BEEN OCCURRING ON SEVERAL EDGE VEHICLES. ONCE TAKEN TO SHOP, CONFIRMED AND ADVISED BOTH THE WHEEL BEARING AND THE CONTROLLING ARM MUST BE REPLACED AS ONE. ADVISED BACK ORDER FOR CONTROLLING ARM, BUT NOT INFORMATION AVAILABLE ON HOW LONG IT WOULD TAKE TO RECEIVE. ASKED FORD IF SAFE TO DRIVE AND WAS ADVISE "YES, IT IS SAFE TO DRIVE; IT JUST MAY BE MORE NOTICEABLE/MAKE MORE NOISE". INCIDENT DATE IS LISTED AS THE DATE TAKEN TO TIRE SHOP. NOISE SEEM TO APPEAR APPROXIMATELY 1 TO 1/2 MONTHS AGO. *CW

WHEEL ISSUE: FORD EDGE, ALL YEARS (2007-8-9) TWENTY INCH CHROME CLAD . THESE WHEELS HAVE LOW PROFILE TIRES. AVOIDING A STOP SIGN RUNNER WE SWERVED AND BRUSHED THE CURB. THESE WHEELS HAVE A PLASTIC COVER THAT CAN NOT BE REMOVED. THERE IS NO WAY TO INSPECT THE CAST WHEEL BEHIND THE COVER. ALTHOUGH ONLY MINOR IMPACT, THE PLASTIC COVER WAS DAMAGED BY THE CURB. REPLACING THE WHEEL MAY COST $800.00 OR MORE . REPEATED INCIDENTS OVER THE YEARS COULD CAUSE WHEEL FAILURE. THESE WHEELS SHOULD BE RECALLED TO AVOID PROBLEMS IN THE FUTURE. *TR

DASH CLUSTER (SPEEDOMETER) IS NOT VISIBLE DURING CERTAIN TIMES OF THE DAY WHILE DRIVING CREATING A SAFETY HAZARD. BACKGROUND ON VEHICLE CLUSTER IS SILVER AND THE ILLUMINATED NUMBERS ARE NEON GREEN. WHEN LIGHTS ARE REQUIRED FOR DRIVING DURING DUSK, THE NUMBERS DISAPPEAR FROM VIEW. THERE ARE TIMES THAT WE LEAVE OUR LIGHTS OFF WHEN THEY ARE NEEDED BECAUSE IT IS EASIER TO SEE THE DASH INSTRUMENTS. IF WE TURNED ON THE LIGHTS, THE NUMBERS WOULD DISAPPEAR AND WE WOULDN'T KNOW HOW FAST WE WERE TRAVELING. EVEN DURING NIGHT DRIVING THE NUMBERS ARE ONLY SOFTLY ILLUMINATED. BROUGHT BACK TO DEALER THREE TIMES TO HAVE THIS CORRECTED BUT THEY SAY THEY CANNOT TOUCH THE ODOMETER AREA OR CHANGE THE COLOR DUE TO FEDERAL REGULATIONS. THEY SAY THAT THE PART MUST MATCH THE ORIGINAL VIN NUMBER. WE FEEL IT IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. OUR DEALER IS WILLING TO WORK WITH US BUT FORD WILL NOT. THE CAR IS BRAND NEW (ONLY 6,000 MILES ON IT). AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH WE HAVE FOUND THAT THERE ARE THREE DIFFERENT DASH CLUSTERS FOR THIS VEHICLE. ALL WE WANT IS ONE THAT IMPROVES OUR SAFETY AND HAS BETTER VISIBILITY. *TR

2008 FORD EDGE. SPEED, ABOUT 25-30 MPH IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. 2008 FORD EDGE WAS STRUCK FROM BEHIND BY A TRUCK AND PUSHED INTO THE CAR IN FRONT. 1) NO AIR BAGS DEPLOYED; 2) THE BACK OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT (ELECTRICLLY CONTROLLED SEAT) LET GO ON IMPACT, LEAVING THE DRIVER LYING ON AN ESSENTIALLY FLAT SEAT. THE CAR WAS TOTALED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. ** WHY DID THE SEAT LET GO; ** WHY DIDN'T THE FRONT AIR BAG DEPLOY. INJURIES WERE MINOR: CONCUSSION. *** THIS IS THE CORRECT VIN # - YOUR FORM WILL NOT ACCEPT THE VIN. *TR

WHEEL ISSUE: FORD EDGE, ALL YEARS (2007-8-9) TWENTY INCH CHROME CLAD . THESE WHEELS HAVE LOW PROFILE TIRES. AVOIDING A STOP SIGN RUNNER WE SWERVED AND BRUSHED THE CURB. THESE WHEELS HAVE A PLASTIC COVER THAT CAN NOT BE REMOVED. THERE IS NO WAY TO INSPECT THE CAST WHEEL BEHIND THE COVER. ALTHOUGH ONLY MINOR IMPACT, THE PLASTIC COVER WAS DAMAGED BY THE CURB. REPLACING THE WHEEL MAY COST $800.00 OR MORE . REPEATED INCIDENTS OVER THE YEARS COULD CAUSE WHEEL FAILURE. THESE WHEELS SHOULD BE RECALLED TO AVOID PROBLEMS IN THE FUTURE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD EDGE. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THE BATTERY WAS RECHARGED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,800 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 8,000.