DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODY 3.5L V6. I WAS AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT WAITING FOR THE LIGHT TO CHANGE. AFTER THE LIGHT CHANGED I ATTEMPTED TO GO THROUGH THE INTERSECTION AND HALFWAY THROUGH THE INTERSECTION THE VEHICLE LOST POWER THUS LEAVING ME IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION WITH VEHICLES MOVING AROUND ME ON BOTH SIDES. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND A WRENCH ICON APPEARED ON THE DASH DISPLAY. THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING AT IDLE SPEED AND THE CAR WOULD NOT GO FORWARD. BY THIS TIME TRAFFIC FROM THE OTHER DIRECTION WAS PASSING ME ON BOTH SIDES. I TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND RESTARTED IT, HOWEVER, WHEN PLACED IN DRIVE THE SAME THING HAPPENED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE FORD GARAGE AND REPAIRED. THE CAUSE WAS A DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODY WHICH WAS REPLACED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT SHOWED A CODE THAT INDICATED THE THROTTLE BODY PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE HAS 6,700 MILES ON IT. HAD WE BEEN TURNING LEFT ACROSS ONCOMING TRAFFIC AN ACCIDENT WOULD HAVE BEEN CAUSED. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT INDICATED THAT WE WERE LUCKY THAT THEY HAD THE PART BECAUSE OF THE NUMEROUS VEHICLES SERVICED WITH THE SAME PROBLEM.
2015 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 2015 record →
AS I WAS DRIVING, THE CAR ENGINE STOPPED. I WOULD THEN HAVE TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND RESTART THE ENGINE WHILE IN TRAFFIC.
VEHICLE STALLED IN HEAVY TRAFFIC ON THE FREEWAY AND HAD TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. AMBER CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND A WARNING LIGHT SHOWING A YELLOW WRENCH CAME ON. VEHICLE RAN IN LIMP HOME MODE ONLY. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED. ON LINE REPORTS INDICATE THE THROTTLE BODY HAS BEEN A PROBLEM AT FORD FOR THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS AND IT APPARENTLY IS STILL NOT FIXED ON THE 2015 FORD EDGE....UPDATED 08/15/16 *BF
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD EDGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH A POWER LIFTGATE FOOT ACTIVATED FEATURE. WHILE THE LIFTGATE WAS OPENED, THE CONTACT REACHED INTO THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WITH HIS LEG IN AN OUTWARD POSITION. A CHIME SOUNDED ONLY AS THE LIFTGATE WAS IN MOTION. THE MOVEMENT OF THE LEG ALERTED THE LIFTGATE TO ACTIVATE. THE CONTACT'S BODY PREVENTED THE DOOR FROM CLOSING COMPLETELY; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT'S LEFT SHOULDER AND CHEST WERE PARTIALLY PINNED IN NEAR THE TAIL LIGHT AREA. THE LIFTGATE REVERSE SENSOR DID NOT ACTIVATE. THE LIFTGATE MANUAL MECHANISM WAS ENGAGED NUMEROUS TIMES BEFORE OPERATING IN REVERSE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE LIFTGATE MOTOR WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000. UPDATED 09/28/16*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE LIFT GATE SHOULD CHIME BEFORE IT BEGAN TO MOVE. THERE SHOULD ALSO BE AN OPTION TO KEEP THE DOOR LOCKED IN THE RAISED POSITION. *JS
WHILE DRIVING HOME IN MY 2015 FORD EDGE TITANIUM, I TURNED INTO A SIDE STREET AND PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR TO CONTINUE DRIVING. CAR SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY. I COULD NOT ADVANCE. AFTER SITTING FOR A FEW MINUTES, EVERYTHING CAME BACK ON. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND MADE IT HOME. A CAR THAT PUTS MY LIFE IN DANGER LIKE THIS COULD ALSO PUT OTHER LIVES AT RISK. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED.
DRIVING DOWN MAJOR HIGHWAY. CAR ENGINE LURCHED AND THEN SUDDENLY LOST ALL ACCELERATION POWER. HAD TO COAST TO A STOP BY SIDE OF HIGHWAY. ENGINE CONTINUED RUNNING VERY ROUGHLY. NO ACCELERATION OR ABILITY TO DRIVE. DEALERSHIP DEEMED IT A ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY FAILURE.
THE VEHICLE DRIVETRAIN WARNING LIGHT WENT ON. WE WERE DRIVING ABOUT 45 MPH ON A HILLY TWO LANE ROAD. THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER. LUCKILY WE NOT BEING FOLLOWED CLOSELY AS WE HAD NO ABILITY TO GET ANY POWER AFTER THE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON.
WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH ON A BUSY STRETCH OF HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE JERKED SLIGHTLY, A NOTIFICATION LIGHT (ORANGE WRENCH) CAME ON SAYING TO CHECK THE OWNER'S MANUAL, AND THE ACCELERATOR CEASED TO FUNCTION. I WAS ABLE TO NAVIGATE THE CAR SAFELY TO THE SHOULDER; HOWEVER, THE BRAKING FELT STRAINED AND THERE WAS NO ABILITY TO THROTTLE THE ENGINE AT ANY POINT. UPON STOPPING ANOTHER NOTIFICATION POPPED UP SAYING THAT "HILL ASSIST UNAVAILABLE". ONCE STOPPED, I TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND LET THE CAR SIT FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES. THE CAR RESTARTED (ALBEIT ROUGHLY), AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME SAFELY. THE CAR IS CURRENTLY AT THE FORD DEALER WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. NO UPDATE HAS BEEN PROVIDED. THE ONLY FEEDBACK WE'VE GOTTEN WAS THAT THEY MAY "FIND NOTHING". THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM, AND I DO NOT BELIEVE THE VEHICLE IS SAFE TO OPERATE WITHOUT IDENTIFYING AND REPAIRING THIS ISSUE.
MY CAR IS FORD EDGE 2015 WITH ONLY 6000 MILES ON IT. I WAS ENTERING THE RAMP ON A FREEWAY AND WHEN ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE THE CAR JUST SHUT OFF BY ITSELF. I BLOCKED THE WHOLE ROAD BECAUSE COULD NOT MOVE. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON JUST A MESSAGE DISPLAYED ON THE DASH "FULL ACCESSORY POWER ACTIVE" AND THE GREEN LIGHT ON THE STARTER BUTTON WAS FLASHING. HAD TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND WAIT 2-3 MIN UNTIL I COULD SUCCESSFULLY RESTART IT. THE NEXT DAY MY CAR DID THE SAME THING ON A BUSY STREET INTERSECTION. I HAD TO WAIT AGAIN A LITTLE BIT TO RESTART IT AND DROVE TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY TOOK THE CAR TO CHECK FOR ONE DAY, NO RENTAL WAS PROVIDED. I WAS TOLD THAT THEY GET MANY DIFFERENT FORD VEHICLES WITH THIS ISSUE. NEXT DAY I RECEIVED A PHONE CALL THAT THEY RAN A COMPUTER SCAN AND THROTTLE BODY WAS DEFECTIVE. THROTTLE BODY AIR INTAKE WAS REPLACED. VERY SCARY AND DANGEROUS SITUATION THAT CAN HAPPEN ANYTIME, ANYWHERE WITHOUT ANY KIND OF WARNING. I BELIEVE IT NEEDS ATTENTION...
ETB ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY FAILED WHILE DRIVING PUTTING ME IN DANGER ON THE ROAD AND CAUSING MY CAR TO GO LIMP. I WAS DRIVING 70 MPH IN A 75 AND LOST POWER AND CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. IT WAS ALL I COULD DO TO PUT THE CAR ON THE SHOULDER WITHOUT AN ACCIDENT. THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON THE DASHBOARD. IT WAS TOWED TO TEXARKANA AND I AM IN ROCKWALL TX WAITING ON 15000 OF THESE PARTS ARE ON BACK ORDER WITH FORD TO COME IN FOR MY CAR. THIS IS HOPELESS. IT'S DANGEROUS TO HAVE THIS CAR STALL LIKE THAT AND TO KNOW 1.6 MILLION HAVE ALREADY.
WHILE ON HIGHWAY CAR WENT FROM 45 MPH TO UNDER 5MPH WITHOUT WARNING. LOST ALL FUNCTIONS STEERING ACCELERATION AND BRAKING. WRENCH APPEARED ON DASHBOARD SEE MANUAL. LUCKILY A CAR WAS NOT BEHIND COULD HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. WENT TO FORD SAID COULD NOT FIND AN ISSUE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 A FORD EDGE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED TO 5 MPH AS THE RPMS REDUCED TO ZERO. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN WITH CAUTION TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE REMEDY PART WAS ON A MASSIVE BACK ORDER. THE VEHICLE WOULD BE REPAIRED WHEN THE PART BECAME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,000....UPDATED 09/12/16 *BF *JS
AFTER STOPPING AT A STOP LIGHT, IN ATTEMPTING TO PULL OUT, THE CAR ENGINE STOPPED... THERE WAS NO POWER. I WAS ABLE TO COAST AND PULL OVER THEN RESTART THE ENGINE. THIS IMMEDIATELY HAPPENED AGAIN AND ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE WAS CALLED. THIS WAS VERY VERY DANGEROUS AS I HAD NO POWER IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY INTERSECTION! THIS TURNED OUT TO BE THE THROTTLE BODY MOTOR WHICH WAS DEFECTIVE!
THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, I OPENED THE SHADE TO THE VISTA ROOF TO FIND THE LARGE PANEL CRACKED IN SEVERAL LOCATIONS FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THERE WAS NO POINT OF IMPACT, THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN IN A HAIL STORM, ETC. WE WERE CONCERNED IT WOULD SHATTER, WE WERE NOT AT HOME AT THE TIME THIS WAS DISCOVERED, WE DROVE DIRECTLY TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP, THEY STATED IT WOULD BE COVERED UNDER THE STANDARD WARRANTY BUT IT WOULD NEED TO BE ORDERED. WE COVERED THE GLASS WITH CARPET MASTIC TO PREVENT SHATTERING UNTIL A REPAIR COULD BE DONE.
I PURCHASED A 2015 FORD EDGE TITANIUM ON APRIL 23, 2015. AROUND FEBRUARY 2016, I BEGAN NOTICING AND HEARING THE VEHICLE MAKE A LOUD NOISE (RARING UP OF THE ENGINE} WHEN IN THE PARK POSITION OR WHEN DRIVING. THE NOISE APPEARS LOUDER WHEN IN THE PARK POSITION. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED IT TO HAVE IT INSPECTED AND WAS INFORMED IT WAS NORMAL FOR THE VEHICLE TO DO THAT. THE NOISE BECAME WORSE SO I TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK AGAIN. ON MARCH 3, 2016, I WAS THEN INFORMED IT WAS THE COOLING FAN. THE COOLING FAN WAS SUPPOSEDLY REPLACED. HOWEVER, TODAY THE VEHICLE IS DOING THE SAME THING. TO HOPEFULLY GET A SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH FORD MOTOR COMPANY. I WAS REFERRED TO THE PERSON OVER MY DISTRICT AND HAVE FOLLOWED THEIR RECOMMENDATIONS BUT STILL TO NO AVAIL. AFTER EVERY SERVICE VISIT I"M BEING TOLD THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG AND THAT THE NOISE IS NORMAL. I REQUESTED FOR A FORD TECHNICIAN TO COME OUT AND INSPECT THE VEHICLE ON JUNE 8, 2016. AS OF TODAY, JUNE 25, 2016, I AM STILL WAITING TO HAVE MY VEHICLE INSPECTED BY A FORD TECHNICIAN. I HAVE VIDEOS OF THE VEHICLE MAKING THE SAME NOISE BEFORE THE COOLING FAN WAS REPLACED AND AFTER IT WAS REPLACED. I HAVE ALSO SHARED BOTH VIDEOS WITH FORD AND THE DEALERSHIP'S SERVICE SUPERVISOR. I AM AFRAID EACH TIME I DRIVE THE VEHICLE BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW IF IT WILL BLOW UP OR NOT BECAUSE THE NOISE IS JUST THAT LOUD. I JUST WANT THE VEHICLE REPAIRED.
REAR PANEL ON PANORAMIC SUNROOF CRACKED. DEALER CLAIMS WARRANTY WILL NOT COVER GLASS. 5200 MILES ON CAR. LESS THAN A YEAR OLD. NOT SURE WHEN IT HAPPENED. OPENED SHADE YESTERDAY AND NOTICED IT FOR FIRST TIME. NO OBVIOUS ROCK CHIP.
CAR WAS STOPPED IN A PARKING LOT. NO POWER WHEN ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE. SCREEN SHOWED "FULL ACCESSORY POWER ACTIVE" AND THE GREEN LIGHT ON THE STARTER BUTTON WAS FLASHING. CAR WAS PUT IN PARK AND SUCCESSFULLY STARTED. WAS ABLE TO DRIVE MORE THAN 100 MILES LATER WITHOUT ANY ISSUES. TOOK CAR TO DEALER WHERE THEY RAN A COMPUTER SCAN AND DID NOT FIND ANY ISSUES. I'VE NOTED A NUMBER OF ON LINE POSTINGS DESCRIBING SIMILAR ISSUES.
I WAS PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT AND THE CAR DID NOT ACCELERATE, A MESSAGE DISPLAYED ON THE DASH "FULL ACCESSORY POWER AVAILABLE" . I HAD TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND RESTART IT. IT RESTARTED FINE AND I PULLED OUT OF THE LOT AND DROVE HOME. WHEN I GOT HOME I GOT MY MANUAL AND TRIED TO LOOK UP THE MESSAGE ON MY DASH, BECAUSE I DIDN'T HAVE A CLUE WHAT IT MEANT. I COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING IN THE MANUAL. SO I LOOKED ON THE INTERNET AND DISCOVERED A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM NUMEROUS TIMES AND SOME IN BUSY INTERSECTIONS AND TRAFFIC, WHICH SCARES ME TO DEATH! I WAS LUCKY IT WAS IN A PARKING LOT. NOW I AM SCARED TO DRIVE MY CAR UNTIL IT'S FIXED.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD EDGE. THE CONTACT PLACED THE CHIP FROM THE STARTER BUTTON IN HIS POCKET. WHEN THE CHIP WAS SLIGHTLY BUMPED, IT OPENED THE TRUNK OF THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE TRUNK BECAME DAMAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A BODY SHOP AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER DID NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,750.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD EDGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WENT INTO LIMP MODE SEVERAL TIMES, WHICH PREVENTED THE VEHICLE FROM BEING DRIVEN OVER 5 MPH. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY FAILED. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THERE WERE MORE THAN 8,000 PARTS ON BACK ORDER AND WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE MANUFACTURER WOULD SUPPLY THE PART FOR THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAITED FOR WEEKS FOR A RESPONSE FROM THE MANUFACTURER TO DETERMINE A SOLUTION. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,300.
ISSUE 1: WHEN AMBIENT AIR TEMPERATURES ARE ABOVE 85 DEGREES THE ENGINE SHUTTERS,ACCELERATES VERY SLOWLY AND THE ENGINE LIGHT FLASHES. THIS HAPPENS CONSISTENTLY ON SHORT AND LONG TRIPS WITHOUT ANY WARNING. ISSUE 2: VENTILATED/COOLED SEATS DO NOT WORK WHEN AMBIENT AIR TEMPERATURES ARE ABOVE 75 DEGREES.
THE DOOR SEALS ARE NOT WORKING. WE HAVE WHITE PARTICLES AND ROAD DIRT INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE SINCE THE DAY WE STARTED DRIVING IT. WE ARE GETTING HEADACHES AND COUGHING A LOT IF WE ARE IN THE VEHICLE FOR MORE THAN A FEW MINUTES.
DOOR AJAR LIGHT REMAINS ON EVEN THOUGH THE DOOR IS CLOSED. THIS IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE THE LIGHTS IN THE CAR ALSO REMAIN ON AT NIGHT FOR SEVERAL MINUTES WHILE DRIVING (AT NIGHT IT CAN BE DIFFICULT TO SEE OUT OF THE VEHICLE).
MY CAR SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING. I WAS DRIVING IN A PARKING LOT AND IT JUST SUDDENLY SHUT DOWN. I COULDN'T ACCELERATE. AN ERROR DISPLAYED THAT SAID SOMETHING LIKE FULL POWER ACTIVE ACCESSORY. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR.
PULLED UP TO A RED LIGHT AND WAITED UNTIL THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN. THEN I ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE AND THE THE ENGINE SHUT OFF; HOWEVER, IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE ENGINE SHUT OFF WHILE THE CAR WAS STOPPED PRIOR TO ACCELERATING. A WARNING CAME UP ON THE VEHICLE DISPLAY, BUT I CANNOT REMEMBER THE EXACT WARNING. I SHIFTED INTO PARK AND STARTED THE CAR BACK UP, AND ALL ERRORS CLEARED. I DROVE AN ADDITIONAL TWO MILES HOME, AND DID NOT EXPERIENCE THE SAME ISSUE (EVEN THOUGH I REPEATED THE SAME PROCEDURE AT TWO STOP SIGNS, FULLY STOPPING AND GRADUALLY ACCELERATING).
THE REAR TAIL LIGHT ON THE 2015 FORD EDGE SEL HAS DEVELOPED CRACKS WHICH LEAK AND CAUSE CONDENSATION AND WATER TO BUILD UP INSIDE THE TAIL LIGHT. THIS CREATES THE POTENTIAL FOR A ELECTRICAL SHORT OR FIRE.
THE HALOGEN LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ON THE 2015 FORD EDGE SEL ARE EXTREMELY WEAK AND PRODUCE VERY LITTLE LIGHT AT NIGHT. THEY END UP CAUSING SEVERE SAFETY ISSUES DERIVED FROM POOR NIGHTTIME VISIBILITY.
FORD EDGE SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. MESSAGE ON DASHBOARD APPEARED WITH THIS WARNING: FULL ACCESSORY ACTIVE. IT HAS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES THIS MONTH. THIS COULD BE TRAGIC!
THROTTLE BODY. FORD EDGE TITANIUM NEW CAR - HAVE FOR ROUGHLY 6 MONTHS - 10,000 MILEAGE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY DOING 65 - 70 MILES AN HOUR. CAR MAKES A BEEP NOISE AND A LARGE WRENCH APPEARS IN THE LEFT SCREEN ON THE DASHBOARD. NO ABILITY TO USE GAS PEDAL WHICH IS NOW LOCKED UP - CANNOT PRESS DOWN. CAR IS SLOWING DOWN. ONLY OPTIONS TO GO TO SIDE OF ROAD AND TURN OFF. CAR CAN BE RESTARTED. TAKE TO DEALERSHIP ASAP (HAPPENS AGAIN ON THE WAY - THIS TIME ONLY DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MILES AN HOUR). DEALERSHIP SAYS IT IS THE THROTTLE BODY AND THEY HAVE ORDERED PART TO REPAIR. BEEN WITHOUT A CAR FOR A WEEK. STILL AWAITING FOR DEALERSHIP TO REPAIR.
I PURCHASED A BRAND NEW 2015 FORD EDGE ON 12/29/15. ON JANUARY 19, 2016, THE ABS BREAK SYSTEM WENT OUT AND IT TOOK 2 WKS TO FIX.THIS HAPPENED WHEN I WAS 4 HOURS FROM MY HOME AND HAD TO LEAVE IT AT A DEALERSHIP THEN DRIVE 4 HOURS BACK TO GET IT. FORD COULD HAVE CARED LESS. YESTERDAY(5/24/2016),I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT THE SPEED LIMIT (70MPH) WHEN SUDDENLY MY VEHICLE'S GAS PEDAL STOPPED WORKING. I IMMEDIATELY FELT THE CAR DE ACCELERATE AND TRIED TO PRESS THE GAS PEDAL TO KEEP UP WITH TRAFFIC. HOWEVER, STOMPING ON THE GAS PEDAL DID NOTHING TO INCREASE THE SPEED. THERE WERE CARS SLAMMING ON THEIR BRAKES AND SWERVING TO GO AROUND ME. I WAS IN THE LEFT LANE OF A 3 LANE HIGHWAY AND MANY CARS AND 18 WHEELERS BEGAN SWERVING TO PASS ME ON THE RIGHT. IT WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO COAST TO THE SHOULDER. THE POWER STEERING SEEMED TO BE LIMITED AS WELL.THERE WERE 2 NEAR MISSES WITH OTHER CARS AND IT COULD HAVE BEEN A VERY BAD CRASH. I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON AND MADE IT TO MY DESTINATION. BUT, THIS HAPPENED A SECOND TIME ON MY WAY HOME IN THE DARK. I TOOK IT IN THE NEXT MORNING AND USED ALL BACK ROADS BUT EVEN AT A LOWER SPEED, THE SAME THING HAPPENED TWICE. FORD NOW TELLS ME THAT THEY ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE "THROTTLE BODIES" ON THE 2015 EDGE AND THE PART IS BACKORDERED. THEREFORE IT COULD BE 2-3 WEEKS BEFORE MY CAR IS REPAIRED. I PURCHASED THIS CAR IN DECEMBER OF 2016 BRAND NEW OFF THE LOT, LESS THAN 6 MONTHS & LESS THAN 7K MILES LATER I EXPERIENCED AN EXTREMELY
I BOUGHT MY NEW 2015 FORD EDGE IN JUNE OF 2015, NOT EVEN 2 MONTHS AFTER OWNING IT, THE ENGINE DIED ON ME WHILE IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH WERE ON AND IT GAVE ME AN ERROR MESSAGE BUT I DON'T REMEMBER WHAT IT WAS. I WAS ABLE TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND TURN IT BACK ON AND IT WAS FINE. THEN IT DID IT AGAIN MAYBE A WEEK LATER. TOOK TO THE DEAL TWICE, THEY CONTACTED FORD AND THEY TOLD THE DEALERSHIP THEY IT HAD TO BE REPROGRAMMED, WHICH FIXED IT BUT NOW 9 MONTHS LATER I'M DEALING WITH IT AGAIN. THIS TIME I TOOK A PHOTO OF THE ERROR MESSAGE, IT SAID "FULL ACCESSORY POWER ACTIVE." I'VE TAKEN IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP BUT I'VE DONE A LOT OF RESEARCH AND THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR YEARS ON ALL KINDS OF FORD VEHICLES.
I BOUGHT MY NEW 2015 FORD EDGE IN JUNE OF 2015, NOT EVEN 2 MONTHS AFTER OWNING IT, THE ENGINE DIED ON ME WHILE IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH WERE ON AND IT GAVE ME AN ERROR MESSAGE BUT I DON'T REMEMBER WHAT IT WAS. I WAS ABLE TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND TURN IT BACK ON AND IT WAS FINE. THEN IT DID IT AGAIN MAYBE A WEEK LATER. TOOK TO THE DEAL TWICE, THEY CONTACTED FORD AND THEY TOLD THE DEALERSHIP THEY IT HAD TO BE REPROGRAMMED, WHICH FIXED IT BUT NOW 9 MONTHS LATER I'M DEALING WITH IT AGAIN. THIS TIME I TOOK A PHOTO OF THE ERROR MESSAGE, IT SAID "FULL ACCESSORY POWER ACTIVE." I'VE TAKEN IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP BUT I'VE DONE A LOT OF RESEARCH AND THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR YEARS ON ALL KINDS OF FORD VEHICLES.
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT THE SPEED LIMIT WHEN SUDDENLY MY VEHICLE'S GAS PEDAL STOPPED WORKING. I IMMEDIATELY FELT THE CAR DECELERATE AND TRIED TO PRESS THE GAS PEDAL TO KEEP UP WITH TRAFFIC, BUT MASHING THE GAS HAD NO EFFECT AT ALL. I WAS IN THE LEFT LANE OF A 3 LANE HIGHWAY AND MANY CARS BEGAN SWERVING TO PASS US ON THE RIGHT SO IT WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO COAST TO THE SHOULDER. THERE WERE 2 NEAR MISSES WITH OTHER CARS AND IT COULD HAVE BEEN A VERY BAD CRASH. FORD NOW TELLS ME THAT THEY ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE "TROTTLE BODIES" ON MANY OF THEIR CARS AND THE PART IS BACKORDERED. THEREFORE IT COULD BE 2-3 WEEKS BEFORE MY CAR IS REPAIRED. I PURCHASED THIS CAR IN JANUARY OF 2016 BRAND NEW OFF THE LOT, LESS THAN 6 MONTHS LATER I EXPERIENCED AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS EQUIPMENT FAILURE WITH NO WARNING WHATSOEVER. FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE DOES NOT SEEM THE LEAST BIT CONCERNED THAT THEIR CUSTOMERS ARE NOT ONLY INCONVENIENCED BY THIS ISSUE, BUT ALSO PLACED DIRECTLY IN HARMS WAY.
CAR SHUT OFF TWICE ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH. VERY DANGEROUS BUT WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER ON THE SHOULDER AND RESTART VEHICLE BUT THEN IT WOULD STALL 15 MINUTES LATER. ALL POWER GONE IN THE ENGINE. HAVE 11,000 MILES ON THIS CAR. DUMMY LIGHT SAID TO "GET SERVICE". AT THE DEALERSHIP THEY SAID IT WOULD TAKE THREE WEEKS TO GET THE NEW "THROTTLE BODY" TO FIX THIS PROBLEM? THREE WEEKS I AM WITHOUT THIS CAR! I JUST HOPE ONCE IT'S FIXED I'M NOT GOING TO BE STALLING WITHOUT WARNING ON THE HIGHWAY!
5TH STALL 5/16/2016 TURNED LEFT ONTO THE I-90 ON RAMP, HIT THE GAS AND AT ~40 MPH THE CAR SHUDDERED AND WENT INTO LIMP HOME MODE. PULLED SAFELY TO THE SHOULDER AND RAN THE VEHICLE HEALTH REPORT. THE REPORT SHOWS ISSUES WITH HILL ASSIST AND SAFETY RESTRAINTS. (29,359)
IN A PARKING GARAGE, TURNING RIGHT AT SLOW SPEED AND VEHICLE STALLED. NO WARNING, ALL WAS GOING SMOOTH UNTIL VEHICLE JUST STALLED. VEHICLE RESTARTED. INFORMED DEALER. DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT "REPROGRAMED PCM PER TSB 15-0123". THOUGHT ALL WAS TAKEN CARE OF UNTIL STALLED AGAIN IN MARCH. SO REPORTING NOW.
VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN. FIRST TIME OCTOBER 2015 (FILED A COMPLAINT). I WAS TRAVELING ON A ROAD AT RELATIVELY LOW SPEED AND VEHICLE JUST STALLED. RESTARTED QUICKLY, A VEHICLE SHOULD NOT JUST STALL FOR NO REASON, ESPECIALLY A NEW VEHICLE.
CAR LOST POWER AT 60 MPH WAS ABLE TO COAST TO SIDE OF ROAD AND RESTART. SAME DAY ON INTERSTATE GOING 70 MPH SAME THING BUT HAD VERY LITTLE ROOM TO PULL OFF. RESTARTED AND ONCE AGAIN COMING TO STOP LIGHT ON RT. 61 WAS ABLE TO COAST TO SIDE AND RESTART. ALL THIS HAPPENED WITHIN 1TO2 HRS. THIS WAS ON SUNDAY 5/8/16 MILEAGE ON CAR 4,863. MON. 5/9/16 TOOK CAR TO SANDS FORD OF POTTSVILLE AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE WHAT WENT WRONG AND CLEARED THE ENGINE LIGHT AND TO DRIVE CAR AND SEE IF IT OCCURS AGAIN. FORD MOTOR CO. WILL NOT REPLACE ANYTHING UNTIL THEY KNOW WHAT CAUSES IT TO SHUT DOWN.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD EDGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED ONCE WHILE DRIVING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 200. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
VEHICLE SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING ON A STRAIGHT SECTION OF ROAD. ERROR SAID "FULL ACCESSORY POWER ACTIVE". NOTHING WAS PLUGGED IN TO ANY ACC. PORTS. VERY DANGEROUS AS YOU HAVE TO PLACE VEHICLE IN PARK TO RESTART
BRAND NEW VEHICLE. "ENGINE STALL" WITHOUT WARNING. DEALERSHIP CANNOT DUPLICATE AND THEREFORE THE SAFETY CONCERN REMAINS. DEALERSHIP DOES NOT CARE IF SAFETY CONCERN REMAINS. VEHICLE UNSAFE TO DRIVE. NUMEROUS ONLINE COMPLAINS AND NO RESPONSE OR ACTION FROM FORD. THIS IS A SERIOUS MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH. I WAS IN DANGEROUS CONDITIONS WHEN THE CAR LOST POWER AND MY LIFE WAS IN DANGER. I DEMAND THAT FORD INVESTIGATES THIS DANGER AND BUY BACK THE VEHICLE IN THE MEANTIME
MY CAR LOST ACCELERATION AT 65 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. INDICATOR LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND AFTER PULLING OVER AND TURNING THE CAR OFF WAS ABLE TO ACCELERATE AGAIN. WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY WITH NO ACCELERATION. I WAS IN THE SLOW LANE, THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATING SITUATION IF I WOULD HAVE BEEN IN A DIFFERENT LANE WITH FASTER MOVING TRAFFIC. AFTER THE CAR WAS TURNED OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN, WAS ABLE TO ACCELERATE. DROVE ABOUT 5 MILES TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND LOST ACCELERATION COMPLETELY AGAIN. PURCHASED NEW IN DECEMBER 2015, CURRENTLY HAS 5222 MILES. THIS IS THE SECOND ISSUE WITH THE CAR. THE FIRST ISSUE WAS WITH THE BACK PASSENGER DOOR. IT WAS NOT ALIGNED PROPERLY AND SOUNDED LIKE AIR WAS COMING IN. HAD TO HAVE DOOR REALIGNED.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD EDGE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST STEERING AND BRAKING ABILITY, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS STILL IDLING. ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE TO A PARKING LOT AND HAD IT TOWED. IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,500. UPDATED 05/31/2016*LJ
3/15/2016 WITHIN 24 HOURS OF PICKING THE CAR UP FROM THE SECOND REFLASH OF THE PCM AND BEING TOLD THAT THE OIL LEVEL WAS CAUSING THE STALLING THE EDGE DIED ON THE I90 ON RAMP AT EASTGATE. BAD NEWS. NOT EVEN 24 HOURS AFTER PICKING THE EDGE UP IT DIED WHILE MERGING INTO I90 AT EASTGATE. I HAVE NOW OWNED THIS CAR JUST OVER 60 DAYS AND DRIVEN A TOTAL 1,900 MILES DURING WHICH IT HAS GONE INTO LIMP HOME MODE 4 TIMES. EVERGREEN HAS REPROGRAMMED THE PCM TWICE. THIS LAST TIME IT WAS IN I WAS TOLD THE OIL LEVEL WAS TOO HIGH AND CAUSED THE MOTOR TO SHUT DOWN. WELL THE OIL LEVEL WAS SET TO THE FACTORY SPECIFICATION BY THE TECH AND YET IT SHUT OFF AGAIN TODAY. (27,462.6) FINALLY THE TECH AT THE DEALER WAS ABLE TO REPLICATE THE STALLING LAST FRIDAY BUT 5 DAYS LATER MY CAR IS STILL AT THE DEALER WAITING FOR FORD TO TELL THEM WHAT IF ANYTHING THEY ARE AUTHORIZED TO REPLACE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD EDGE. WHILE THE CONTACT'S DOGS WERE INSIDE THE PARKED VEHICLE, ONE OF THEM DEPRESSED THE PARK ASSIST BUTTON THAT WAS LOCATED ON THE CENTER CONSOLE OF THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE BEGAN PARKING ITSELF AND CRASHED INTO A FENCE. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,750. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD EDGE. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. AFTER THE THIRD TIME, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE DEALER RECEIVED A BULLETIN ABOUT THE VEHICLE AND REPROGRAMMED THE PCM; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 26,500. UPDATED 05/04/16*LJ *CN
TURNING OFF OF SAHALEE WAY ON TO HIGHWAY 202 HIT GAS PEDAL AND CAR LUNGED AND THEN END INTO LIMP HOME MODE, HAD TO PULL OFF THE ROAD TURN THE CAR OFF AND RESTART
WHILE PASSING (GOING FROM 40-60MPH) A SLOW CAR IN THE RIGHT LANE OF HIGHWAY 405 HIT THE GAS PEDAL AND THE CAR SHUDDERED AND WENT INTO LIMP HOME MODE, HAD TO PULL RIGHT ACROSS TWO LANES RAN VEHICLE HEALTH REPORT, TURNED CAR OFF AND RESTARTED
2/26/2016 LEFT EDGE AT FORD DEALER WHO REPROGRAMED THE PCM 3/2/2016 TURNING FROM INGLEWOOD ROAD ONTO 228TH ACCELERATED GOING UP THE HILL, CAR JUMPED FROM ~30 TO 40 THEN SHUT DOWN INTO LIMP HOME MODE, SERVICE LIGHT FLASHING, PULLED TO THE SIDE RAN VEHICLE HEALTH REPORT, TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE CAR.
ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING AT LESS THAN 1000 MILEAGE, WHILE DRIVING LOW SPEED 20MPH IN MOTION TO OUR APARTMENT. THE POWER STEERING IS TOO HEAVY TO DRIVE SPECIALLY MAKING TURNS. SOME CARS AT THE BACK PUSH THEIR HORNS AT US AND IT'S HIGH RISK FOR A CRASH.
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