OUR FORD EDGE WILL INTERMITTENTLY LOOSE POWER AND DROPS TO A ROUGH IDLE, ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. THIS CAN HAPPEN AT HWY SPEEDS OR ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. THE ERROR CODE GIVEN IS P2111 TAC SYSTEM-ACTUATOR STUCK OPEN. I CAN TURN THE SWITCH OFF THEN RESTART IT AND IT MIGHT RUN OKAY FOR AWHILE OR NOT. THROTTLE BODY IS CLEAN AND ALL CONNECTORS SEEM TO LOOK GOOD, NO CORROSION.
2014 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 2014 record →
I HAVE A FAULTY DOOR LATCH ISSUE. WHEN I TURN MY CAR ON AND START DRIVING, THE DRIVER DOOR AJAR LIGHT WON'T GO OFF AND I CAN OPEN MY DOORS WHILE DRIVING. WHEN I SHUT THE CAR OFF, THE LIGHTS WON'T GO OFF INSIDE THE CAR AND THE CAR CONTINUES TO DING LIKE THE DOOR IS OPEN. THIS WILL CAUSE MY BATTERY TO GO DEAD.
WHEN I CLOSE MY DRIVER DOOR, IT TELLS ME THAT MY DOOR IS AJAR. I KNOW MY DOOR IS CLOSED SO I PUT MY CAR IN DRIVE AND IT TELLS ME THAT MY TRANSMISSION IS NOT IN PARK. I KNOW THAT THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE 2013 FORD EDGE DOOR LATCH ON THE DRIVER DOOR. I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT FORD HAS CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. I HAVE TO CLOSE MY DOOR 3 TO 4 TIMES EVERY TIME I GET IN MY CAR JUST TO MAKE THE INDICATOR STOP DINGING. *TR
FROM A STOP OR AT LOW SPEEDS THE SUV LUNGES FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS. WHEN SUV WAS PURCHASED NEW; THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND I WAS WITHOUT A CAR FOR THEEE WEEKS. I HAVE MAINTAINED THE SUV AND ALL ISSUED RECALLS HAVE BEEN FIXED. THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE AND ANYTIME I TAKE IT TO FORD DEALERSHIP THEY FIND NO ISSUE. LET ME TELL YOU; THIS IS AN ISSUE! MY LAST THREE VEHICLES HAVE BEEN FORDS AND WOULD APPRICIATE THIS ISSUE BE SOLVED
THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR SENSOR/ LATCH IS FAILING. DOOR IS CLOSED OR SLAMMED MULTIPLE TIMES AND SENSOR SHOWS ERRORS OF: DOOR AJAR, TRANSMISSION NOT IN PARK, ENGINE ON BECAUSE IT DOESN'T SENSE THE DOOR BEING SHUT. THEREFORE THE OVERHEAD LIGHT STAYS ON AND CAN POTENTIALLY DRAIN BATTERY. IF CONTINUING TO DRIVE WITH WARNING IT WILL BEEP EVERY FEW SECONDS. THE DOORS WILL NOT AUTOMATICALLY LOCK. WHEN GETTING OUT OF CAR AND LOCKING. IT NEEDS TO BE SHUT MULTIPLE TIMES SO LIGHT DOESN'T STAY ON AND OR ALARM WILL NOT SET. *TR
DRIVER SIDE DOOR LATCH/SENSOR MALFUNCTION. DUE TO MANUFACTURE DATE OF OCTOBER 2014 MY VEHICLE IS NOT ELIGIBLE UNDER CURRENT RECALL FOR THE LATCH (19N09) HOWEVER MY VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALERSHIP HAVING THE PART REPLACED WITH OUT OF POCKET EXPENSE. *TR
RANDOM STALLING. USUALLY WHEN SLOWING DOWN. DASHBOARD LIGHTS UP ALL KINDS OF WARNINGS. NO CODES. SHIFT IS LOCKED IN PARK AND CAN NOT MOVE VEHICLE. ALWAYS ABLE TO RESTART WITHOUT ISSUE AFTER SOME DELAY. SEEMS TO HELP TO UNCONNECT POSITIVE BATTERY TERMINAL AND DRAIN CHARGE. *TR
I WAS PARKED WITH THE CAR ON FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES WHEN OUT OF NO WHERE THE POWER TRAIN MALFUNCTION/REDUCED POWER LIGHT CAME ON. THE SUV HAS A LOUD CLUNK SOUNDS WHEN I TRY TO MOVE IT. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED WITHIN 2 YEARS. THE FIRST TIME I WAS DRIVING AND GET STRANDED ON THE ROAD. *TR
HARD BREAK WHEN BREAKING, HAVE TO STEP ON BREAK WITH FULL FORCE IN A LONG DISTANCE TO GET A STOP.
THE DRIVER SAID DOOR WON'T REGISTER AS CLOSED SO THE DOOR AJAR LIGHT STAYS ON. THIS THEN WON'T ALLOW THE DOORS TO LOCK AND KEEPS THE DOME LIGHT ON. HOW DO YOU KNOW IF THE DOOR IS REALLY SHUT OR NOT ? IT MAKES THE CAR ALMOST USELESS SINCE IT THINKS THE DOOR IS NOT SHUT AND HOW DO YOU KNOW IF IT IS OR NOT.
DOOR AJAR LIGHT ON BUT DOOR IS SHUT.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD EDGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSFER CASE EXPLODED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V393000 (POWER TRAIN) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE 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 82,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD EDGE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED AN EXCESSIVE FUEL LEAK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A MILD FUEL ODOR ENTERING THROUGH THE A/C VENTS INSIDE THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TATE DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM (7429 RITCHIE HWY, GLEN BURNIE, MD 21061) TO BE DIAGNOSED WHICH WAS STILL PENDING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000.
DOOR AJAR / TRANSMISSION NOT IN PARK SENSOR IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. UNSAFE CONDITION NOT KNOWING IF DOOR LOCK SYSTEM IS WORKING PROPERLY. HAVE TO STOP NUMEROUS TIME WHILE DRIVING TO CHECK IF DOOR IS ACTUALLY CLOSED AND LOCKED. ALSO WILL NOT ALLOW INTERIOR LIGHTS TO GO OFF, AND IS SAFETY ISSUE WHEN TRYING TO DRIVE AT NIGHT. EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE DUE TO LOST OF NIGHT VISION. FORD MOTOR KNOWS OF THE ISSUES FOR YEARS BUT REFUSES TO CORRECT ISSUE VIA A RECALL. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 31,000 MILES ON IT.
INTERMITTENT DOOR AJAR WARNING AND CANNOT LOCK DOORS AND DOME LIGHT STAYS ON. FORD HAS A CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM (19N09) FOR THIS ISSUE BUT THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT MY VIN NUMBER DOES NOT QUALIFY FOR THIS EVEN THOUGH THE DOOR PARTS ARE THE SAME PART NUMBER FROM 2011 THROUGH 2014.
POWER TAKE OFF ASSEMBLY FAILED ACCORDING TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE AND THEY CAN RANDOMLY FAIL REGARDLESS OF MILEAGE AND CAN ACTUALLY EXPLODE AND WIPE THE TRANSMISSION OUT AND IF THAT WAS TO HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING COULD BE DISASTROUS ON THE HIGHWAY BUT FORTUNATELY THAT DID NOT HAPPEN BUT COULD HAVE FORD NEEDS TO RECALL AND FIX THIS ISSUE
DRIVERS SIDE SEAT AND PASSENGER SEAT APPEAR TO BE LOOSE AND ROCK BACK AND FORTH WHEN STARTING AND STOPPING QUICK AND IT HAS BEEN REPORTED TO THE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES AT SERVICE AND NOTHING SEEMS TO BE DONE TO FIX IT AND IT HAS BEEN THAT WAY SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED AND IT HAD WARRANTY LEFT AT THAT TIME AND ALSO EXTENDED WARRANTY WAS PURCHASED IN 2016
DRIVER DOOR AJAR LIGHT REMAINS ON WHEN DOOR IS COMPLETELY CLOSED AND INTERIOR LIGHTS REMAIN ON. SAFETY HAZARD WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT ALSO A DRAIN ON THE BATTERY. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY WHEN PROBLEM OCCURRED BUT COULD NOT RESOLVE AND HAD TO DRIVE WITH INTERIOR LIGHTS ON AT NIGHT.
2014 FORD EDGE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DEFECTIVE DRIVERS DOOR LATCH. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE DOOR AJAR WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY. THE DOOR UNLATCHED AND OPENED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN. *JS
TIRE SIDEWALL FAILURE COOPER TIRE 245/60R18 DISCOVERER SRX, 35,000 MILES APPROX. DECELERATED FROM 70MPH TO 30MPH COMING INTO TOWN AND TIRE SIDEWALL BLEW OUT WITH NO ROAD HAZZARD. 2014 FORD EDGE LIMITED. REPLACED TIRES IMMEDIATELY 11/13/2019. DID NOT KNOW ABOUT RECALL OF CERTAIN COOPER TIRES UNTIL AFTER TIRES REPLACED. TIRES REPLACED AT TIRES 1, 3325 S 38TH ST, GRAND FORKS, ND 58201, 7017573000 I DID NOT OBTAIN DOT # FROM TIRE. I HAVE PICTURE OF FAILURE.
AFTER STOPPING AND PUTTING THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT LEVER IN PARK, A MESSAGE WILL APPEAR ON THE DASH THAT SAYS THE TRANSMISSION IS NOT IN PARK. BUT IT IS. YOU CAN CLICK THE SHIFT SWITCH AND THE MESSAGE WILL GO OUT WITHIN 5-10 SECONDS. EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE IT WILL STAY ON FOR CLOSE TO 30 SECONDS. THE MESSAGE DOESN'T COME UP CONSTANTLY. USUALLY ABOUT EVERY COUPLE OF TIMES YOU STOP AND PARK. YOU NEVER KNOW IF THE TRANSMISSION IS REALLY IN PARK. YOU HAVE TO ASSUME THAT IT IS. ONE OF THESE TIMES IT REALLY WILL NOT BE AND SOMEONE WILL GET HURT. THE DEALER DOESN'T WANT TO FIX IT UNTIL IT COMES ON CONSTANTLY. NOW IT IS ONLY INTERMITTENT. FORD HAS A TSB ON THE PROBLEM. BUT THEY WANT THE CUSTOMER TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. IT COVERS SEVERAL FORD MODELS OVER SEVERAL YEARS. TO ME THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THE OWNER NEVER REALLY KNOWS IF THE TRANSMISSION IS IN PARK OR NOT. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING ON MY VEHICLE FOR OVER A YEAR NOW.
POWER SEAT ASSEMBLY IS BROKEN AND IT LOOKS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM AND IT NEEDS ADDRESSED ASAP BEFORE SOMEONE GET KILLED. MY FAMILY AND I WERE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AND THE SEAT MADE A VERY FAST "ZIP" OR "RATCHETING" NOISE AND IMMEDIATELY TILTED BACKWARDS SEVERAL INCHES CAUSING ME TO SWERVE ALL OVER THE ROAD BUT GAINED CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. IN MY SEARCH OF THIS PROBLEM, I FOUND IT WAS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AND A VERY EXPENSIVE FIX ALL THE WHILE FORD KNOWING ABOUT IT, BUT NOT FIXING THE WEAK PROBLEMS CAUSING THIS. THIS IS 100% A SAFETY FACTOR FOR EVERYONE ON THE ROADWAYS AND IT NEEDS ADDRESSED NOW BEFORE IT BECOMES A STATISTIC WITH INJURIES OR WORSE GRAVESTONES. THE PART AT FIRST GLANCE AND EDUCATED GUESS IS TO BE THE MOTOR DRIVE GEARS OR WHAT FORD IS CALLING "RAILS". THEY EXPECT YOU TO PURCHASE THE WHOLE "SEAT ADJUSTER" BT4Z-7861711-D FOR WHAT IS 100% A ROAD SAFETY HAZARD.
THE REAR BACKUP CAMERA FAILED AFTER 5 YEARS. IT WOULD NOT PRESENT A PROPER IMAGE ON THE SCREEN IN THE DASHBOARD, RATHER IT SHOWED AN IMAGE THAT WAS UPSIDE DOWN OR IT WAS JUST BLANK. DEALER SAID IT WAS FORM NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR (?) AND IT WAS OVER $1K TO REPAIR. SINCE IT IS RELIED UPON WHEN BACKING UP THE VEHICLE, IT PRESENTED A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE TO NOT HAVE IT OPERATE PROPERLY.
MY BACK UP CAMERA IS PROJECTING THE IMAGE UPSIDE DOWN WHEN SHOWN ON THE AUDIO SCREEN IN THE VEHICLE. I WAS BACKING UP WHEN THE CAMERA IMAGE CHANGED FROM RIGHT SIDE UP TO UPSIDE DOWN.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD EDGE. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE'S THROTTLE FAILED AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL CEASED TO OPERATE. THE WRENCH WARNING ICON ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL DRIVING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR STEADILY ILLUMINATED. RUSS MILNE FORD (24777 HALL RD, MACOMB, MI 48042, 888-875-0668) WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO NOTIFIED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000.
WHEN ACCELERATING, THE DRIVER'S SEAT ROCKED UPWARD AND I ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR. THE REAR OF THE SEAT REMAINED ATTACHED TO THE RAIL. THE DIAGNOSIS PER THE FORD DEALER WAS THAT THE SEAT RAILS WERE FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS A 2014 MODEL CAR, AND I HAVE NEVER HAD SUCH AN ISSUE AFTER OVER 40 YEARS OF DRIVING.
WHEN LOWERING THE DRIVERS POWER SEAT THE MECHANISM CLICKS LOUDLY THE WHOLE TIME LOWERING. WHEN COMING TO A STOP THE SEAT JUTS FORWARD. WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP THE SEAT JUTS BACKWARDS MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO CONTROL GAS AND BRAKE PEDAL..
DRIVING MY VEHICLE IN TRAFFIC AND IT DISPLAYED A WRENCH SYMBOL AND START SHAKING LOST POWER, HAD TO DRIFT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IN TRAFFIC. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER SAME DAY AFTER 3 HOURS OF BEING ON SIDE OF THE ROAD THEY SAID IT WAS THE OIL CAP HAD CAME OFF, BUT YOU COULD NOT GO BUT 20 MPH. WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHYS HASN'T ANYONE ISSUED AN RECALL ON THIS YEAR MODEL. TO COVER THE COST OF THIS ISSUE, COULD HAVE LOST MY LIFE. PLEASE CONSIDER ISSUING A FULL RECALL.
DRIVER "DOOR AJAR" LIGHT REMAINS ON. DOORS WILL NOT LOCK WHILE CAR IS IN DRIVE. WARNING LIGHTS SUCH AS "ENGINE ON" AND "TRANSMISSION NOT IN PARK" ARE ALSO POSTED. WARNING LIGHTS REAPPEAR WHEN VEHICLE COMES TO A STOP. SILENCE WARNINGS BY PUSHING THE OK BUTTON ON THE LEFT OF THE STEERING WHEEL. DOME LIGHTS REMAIN ON WHEN CAR IS PARKED. PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE INTERMITTENT. SEEMS TO BE RELATED TO THE LOCKING MECHANISM OR SWITCH ON THE DOOR.
I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC AND IT DISPLAYED A WRENCH SYMBOL AND WENT INTO LIMP MODE. DUE TO THE CAR SLOWING DOWN, I HAD ISSUES GETTING TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER AFTER 8 DAYS THEY SAID IT WAS THE ELECTRICAL SIGNAL TO THE THROTTLE BODY. THE MANUFACTURE HAS ISSUED A RECALL ON SOME MODELS BUT NOT ALL AND REFUSE TO COVER THE REPAIR EVEN THOUGH IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE. IF THE IS A MANDATORY RECALL, THEY WILL HAVE TO COVER THIS DANGEROUS ISSUE. PLEASE CONSIDER ISSUING A FULL RECALL.
PULLED INTO A PARKING STOP AT THE GROCERY STORE; WENT TO PUT MY CAR IN PARK, SHIFTER WENT INTO PARK, ON THE DASH IT WAS SAYING I WAS IN REVERSE. THE CAR WAS DEFINITELY IN REVERSE. WAS NOT ABLE TO PUSH IN THE SHIFTER BUTTON TO CHANGE GEARS OR MOVE THE SHIFTER AT ALL. YOU WERE ABLE TO MANUALLY CHANGE THE GEARS WITHIN THE ENGINE, BUT NOT WITH THE SHIFTER.
I KEEP GETTING THIS CODE P1450 ON MY CAR FOR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT I'VE ALREADY PAID AT FIRESTONE TO HAVE A PIECE SWITCHED OUT ONCE WHICH WAS NOT EVEN BROKEN. THE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. WHEN YOU SEARCH IT APPEARS MANY PEOPLE HAVE THIS PROBLEM WITH MANY FORDS.
I DROVE MY 2014 FORD EDGE UP ABOUT TWO BLOCKS TO A BUSY STREET, AND ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN WHEN IT WAS CLEAR / SAFE. MIDWAY ACROSS A 5 LANE STREET, MY CAR STALLED. AS MUCH AS I PUSHED THE GAS PEDAL, NOTHING HAPPENED. THE WRENCH SYMBOL APPEARED ON THE DASH, AND THE CAR WAS SHAKING. I HAD MY TWO BABIES IN THE CAR WITH ME, AND WE'RE LUCKY WE WEREN'T T-BONED BY TRAFFIC COMING AT US FROM BOTH DIRECTIONS. I WAS SOMEHOW ABLE TO COAST ACROSS THE INTERSECTION IN TIME TO PULL OVER SAFELY. ONCE I WAS STOPPED THE CAR FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES TO CALL ROAD SIDE ASSISTANCE, I STARTED THE ENGINE AGAIN, AND EVERYTHING SEEMED NORMAL. I TRIED TO DRIVE IT FURTHER, BUT AFTER ABOUT 20 MILES, IT STALLED AGAIN THE SAME WAY. AGAIN, I PULLED OVER AND TURNED IT OFF, AND IT SEEMED TO WORK WHEN I TURNED IT BACK ON. ONCE IT STALLED FOR A THIRD TIME, I HAD TO PULL OVER AND HAVE IT TOWED. UPON FURTHER RESEARCH, THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM OTHER DRIVERS ARE FACING WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL, AND IT IS A VERY DANGEROUS SAFETY ISSUE. THE VEHICLE GAVE NO WARNING THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG (LIKE AN INDICATOR LIGHT IN ADVANCE OR EVEN A STRANGE NOISE) BEFORE IT STALLED, AND I HAVE RECEIVED NO COMMUNICATION FROM FORD ABOUT THIS SAFETY ISSUE OF WHICH FORD SEEMS TO BE AWARE.
DOOR AJAR LIGHT COMES ON WITH DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR, EVEN THOUGH DOOR IS CLOSED. THIS IN TURN CAUSES THE LIGHTS TO REMAIN ON INSIDE, CAUSING THE BATTERY TO DRAIN IF NOT NOTICED. THE DOOR AJAR LIGHT KEEPS THE DOORS FROM LOCKING, AND CAN BE A SAFETY ISSUE. THIS HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES NOW.
I NOTICED OIL ON MY GARAGE FLOOR FROM MY WIFE'S FORD EDGE. I TOOK IT IN TO MY LOCAL FORD DEALER AND WAS TOLD I NEED A NEW P T U.THIS SUV ONLY HAS 64,000 AND SOME MILES. I HAD THE PART REPLACED TO THE TUNE OF $2100.00 PLUS. I HAVE SINCE FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS A COMMON PART TO GO BAD ON THE FORD EDGE.I FEEL THIS PART IS DEFECTIVE IN DESIGN OR DEFECTIVE BECAUSE THE PARTS ARE NOT BUILT STRONG ENOUGH TO DO THE JOB.FORD KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE P T U BUT WILL NOT OFFER ANY HELP TO THE CONSUMER.
VEHICLE LOST ENGINE POWER IN TRAFFIC ON A CITY STREET WITH SPEED LIMIT OF 35 MPH. I COASTED TO A STOP AS I COULD NOT ACCELERATE. I HAD TO PULL TO SIDE OF ROAD AND TURN OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTART IT. I WAS ONLY ABLE TO GO ABOUT 1 BLOCK BEFORE IT HAPPENED AGAIN. SAME ISSUE. LOSS OF ENGINE POWER - NO ACCELERATION. THIS ISSUE HAPPENED ON MORE TIME BEFORE I COULD GET TO A NEARBY PARKING LOT. I LET THE VEHICLE SIT FOR ABOUT 5 HOURS. I TIED TO DRIVE IT AGAIN AND THE SAME THING (LOSS OF ACCELERATION, HAD TO SHUT OF ENGINE AND RESTART) HAPPENED 3 MORE TIMES IN A 4 BLOCK DRIVE.
OIL WAS CHANGED 06/15/2019 LESS THAN ONE WEEK LATER ON 06/20/2019 WHILE TURNING FROM ONE CITY STREET ONTO ANOTHER VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER, OIL PRESSURE LOW WARNING AND OIL PRESSURE LIGHT WERE DISPLAYED. VEHICLE HAD NO POWER AND BEGAN ROLLING BACKWARD. DEPRESSED BRAKE AND TURNED OFF IGNITION, RESTARTED VEHICLE AND ALL LIGHTS WERE EXTINGUISHED. MOVED VEHICLE OUT OF TRAFFIC AND CHECKED OIL LEVEL WHICH WAS FULL. TOOK VEHICLE TO LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHO STATED THAT THE OIL PRESSURE SENSOR WAS DAMAGED. REPLACED OIL PRESSURE SENSOR ON 06/20/2019, 2 DAYS LATER WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT ON CITY STREET, VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER AGAIN AND OIL PRESSURE LOW WARNING AND OIL PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER. TURNED OFF VEHICLE AND RESTARTED, ALL LIGHTS EXTINGUISHED AGAIN. REAR BRAKE LIGHTS NO LONGER FUNCTION (UPPER ON ONE SIDE, LOWER ON OTHER) BULBS ARE NOT BLOWN AND FUSE APPEARS FUNCTIONAL.
I AM WRITING TO COMPLAIN OF THE POOR VISIBILITY FROM THE HEADLIGHTS ON THIS VEHICLE. WITH LOW BEAM ON THERE IS A BLACK OUT LINE ABOUT 30 TO 40 FEET IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WHICH CHANGES WITH ELEVATION OF THE ROAD. I DRIVE IN RURAL AREAS 80% OF THE TIME AND HAVE DIFFICULTY SEEING FAR ENOUGH IN FRONT TO DRIVE SAFELY. WHEN ON HIGH BEAM IT IS DIFFICULT TO SEE TO THE SIDES FAR ENOUGH TO SEE ANY OBJECTS POSSIBLY ENTERING THE ROADWAY. I AM WONDERING IF ANYTHING CAN BE DONE TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME.
VEHICLE DISPLAYED WARNING 'SERVICE ADVANCETRAC' AND BRAKED IN AN EXTREMELY ROUGH AND UNSAFE MANNER. VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE THEN AFTER OVER 2000 RPMS. DEALERSHIP IDENTIFIED AS POTENTIAL ISSUE WITH STEERING ANGLE SENSOR.
WE ARE EXPERIENCING HIGH LEVELS OF EXHAUST GASES INSIDE THE PASSENGER CABIN OF A 2014 FORD EDGE. THE EXHAUST FUMES ARE NOTICEABLE WHEN IDLING FOR EXTENDED PERIODS AND ARE MOST PRONOUNCED WHEN ACCELERATING AT HIGHWAY SPEED. EXHAUST GASES CAN REACH HIGH LEVELS SO UNCOMFORTABLE THAT WINDOWS MUST BE ROLLED DOWN TO FLUSH THE PASSENGER CABIN. THIS CONDITION HAS BEEN REPORTED TO A FORD SERVICE DEPARTMENT WHICH INDICATED THAT A METHOD OF REPAIR EXISTS BUT NO MANUFACTURER RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED TO DATE. THE CONDITION IS SIMILAR TO THAT IN THE FORD EXPLORER THAT RESULTED IN REPAIRS TO LAW ENFORCEMENT VEHICLES.
WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK, OUR 2014 FORD EDGE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. SHE HAD NO CONTROL OF ANYTHING. LUCKILY SHE WAS ABLE TO COAST ONTO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT BEING HIT FROM THE REAR. IN THE DASH, THE "WRENCH" ICON DISPLAYED WITH A MESSAGE ALERTING HER TO SEE MANUAL. IT HAS BEEN 3YRS TO THE DATE SINCE WE'VE PURCHASED THE CAR AND NOTHING LIKE THIS HAS EVER HAPPENED. THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE THAT WAS HAPPENING TO OTHER FORD EDGE'S IN 2013. AS FORD IS ABOUT SAFETY, I'M PERSONALLY OUTRAGED THAT THIS ISSUE IS STILL HAPPENING WITH NO RESOLVE. WHAT IF SHE HAD GOTTEN HURT; WHAT IF SHE HAD HURT SOMEONE ELSE DUE TO THIS ISSUE.
I'VE NOTICED OVER THE COURSE OF THE PAST 2 YEARS THAT THE TRANSMISSION SLAMS INTO GEAR BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND CAUSING THE CAR TO JERK. THIS HAS HAPPENED APPROX. 12 TIMES THAT I CAN RECALL. IT USUALLY OCCURS BETWEEN 10 MPH AND 20 MPH.
DRIVER SIDE HEAD LIGHTS DO NOT COME ON WHEN LIGHTS ARE FIRST TURNED ON. CHECKED BULBS AND OK. THEN WHEN HIGH BEAM IS TURNED ON THE LIGHT WILL COME ON AND BOTH LOW AND HIGH BEAM WILL WORK. OK FOR A COUPLE DAYS THEN SAME PROCESS. IN CHECKING ONLINE BLOGS SEE A LOT OF OWNERS COMPLAIN OF SAME OR SIMILAR PROBLEM. . SUGGESTIONS TO REPLACE RELAY BUT WHEN GOING TO DEALER SUGGEST REPLACING COMPLETE ASSEMBLY WHICH IS VERY EXPENSIVE. ALSO RELAYS MAKE LIKE ALMOST A TRANSMISSION SHIFTING NOISE WHEN GOING FROM LOW TO HIGH BEAM AND BACK. BECAUSE OF LACK OF DEPENDABILITY FEEL COMPELLED TO HAVE TO CHECK LIGHTS EVERY TIME YOU GO SOMEPLACE.
WHILE EXITING A PARKING LOT INTO THE MAIN THOROUGHFARE THE BRAKES SUDDENLY BECAME HARD AND UNRESPONSIVE. ADDITIONALLY WE HAVE NOTED A SQUEALING AND HISSING SOUND COMING FROM THE BRAKES WHEN THE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. WE TOOK THE CAR TO A FORD DEALERSHIP AND DETERMINED THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE BRAKE BOOSTER SYSTEM. RESEARCH SHOWED THE FORD HAD ISSUED A SAFETY NOTICE (13N02) AND EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON THE FORD EDGE AND THE LINCOLE MKX VEHICLES FOR THE MODEL YEARS 2010 - 2013. I CONTACTED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE AND REQUESTED THAT THE SAFETY NOTICE BE EXTENDED TO COVER 2014 AS WELL AS IT IS APPARENT THE ISSUE IS ONGOING AND NOT ISOLATED TO THE MODEL YEARS CURRENTLY COVERED. FORD HAS DECLINED TO COVER THE ISSUE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD EDGE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AND THE WRENCH ICON INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MAC HAIK FORD (972-223-8050, LOCATED AT 515 S INTERSTATE 35 EAST SERVICE RD, DESOTO, TX 75115) WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THERE WAS NO FAILURE WITH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 76,000.
I HAD BEEN DRIVING FOR ABOUT 40 MINUTES AROUND 35 MILES PER HR, ON A STREET. I SLOWED DOWN TO CHANGE LANES TO ENTER THE FREEWAY RAMP.THEN WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, IT WOULD BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN AND LOSE POWER. THE WRENCH ICON APPEARED, BUT WAS ABLE TO STEER, AROUND A FEW FEET, INTO A SERVICE STATION . THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. I KEPT THE ENGINE RUNNING BUT THERE WAS NO ACCELERATION. WHEN PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR THERE WAS NO ACTIVITY. I PLACED THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND TURNED OFF THE IGNITION. MAYBE ONE MINUTE LATER, I RESTARTED THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE STARTED RIGHT UP. THE ACCELERATOR WORKED PROPERLY. INSTEAD OF ENTERING THE FREEWAY I TOOK ANOTHER ROUTE HOME,WHICH WAS ABOUT 15 MILES AWAY. I HAD THE VEHICLE TAKEN TO A FORD DEALERSHIP THE NEXT DAY WHICH WAS 4/11/2019. AFTER INSPECTING IT,FORD STATED THEY COULD NOT IDENTIFY ANY PROBLEMS. I HAVE AROUND 76,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. I AM VERY MUCH AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE, BECAUSE OF THE SAFETY DANGER THAT IT POSE. I AM RETURNING IT BACK TO FORD FOR FURTHER INSPECTION. I DID NOT RECEIVE ANY WARNING BEFORE THE VEHICLE LOSS ACCELERATION. I WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO AVOID A CRASH, IF THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN THE USUAL TRAFFIC OR IF I WOULD HAVE ENTERED THE FREEWAY AS PLANNED.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD EDGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DECELERATED IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC AND HAD TO BE PUSHED OFF THE ROAD. THE AIR BAG AND CHECK ENGINE INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO PEACOCK FORD (1875 S ORLANDO AVE, MAITLAND, FL 32751, (407) 644-7111) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT A NEW FUEL INJECTOR WAS NEEDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT SPECIFY IF THEY COULD ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.
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POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING ON THE STREET. APPROX 35 MPH. VEHICLE HAD 20,596 MILES ON IT. LOCATION SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WHERE THE CAR IS NOT EXPOSED TO COLD WEATHER. SIMILAR TO 15V250000.
WHILE DRIVING AT APPROX 35-40 MPH, CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER, THE YELLOW WRENCH LIGHT LIT UP AND I WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE NOR MAINTAIN SPEED. I BARELY MANAGED TO GET TO SIDE OF ROAD DUE TO HEAVY TRAFFIC; THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING VERY ROUGH AND WOULDN'T SMOOTH OUT. I TURNED THE ENGINE OFF, WAITED A MINUTE BEFORE RESTARTING, THE WRENCH LIGHT WENT OFF AND ENGINE RAN NORMALLY FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS. HOWEVER, WITHIN THE WEEK, THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN.
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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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