CarComplaints.com Notes: Say what you will about the styling of the Ford Edge, but the bottom line is owners seem to love this vehicle. That is, of course, except in the case of it's dangerous, worrisome and unexplained issues with random engine stalling.
Our data suggests an early defect trend, as owners of the 2007-2008 models have started posting their accounts of what happens when you're driving down the road and the engine just stops. Some at high speed, some at low speed but always a random shutdown of the engine, electrical and power steering.
Time will tell if this becomes a widespread issue, but there's no drying the seriousness of the problem. With that in mind, we're flagging the Edge with our "Beware of the Clunker" rating until the situation improves.
10.0
really awful
Crashes / Fires:
2 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
97,652 miles
About These NHTSA Complaints:
This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
After continually smelling gas while my vehicle was parked in the garage I discovered a gas leak in the fuel tank. I took the vehicle to a private mechanic and he verified the fuel tank was leaking due to rusting of the tank. The mechanic informed me of the price of a new tank and it is very expensive. A person at my local Ford dealer informed me that he had the same problem with his Edge. Also, I found a used fuel tank in search for a replacement, and found it has the same rusting problems. My wife and children use this vehicle every day and I feel like this could have been a huge saftey problem. If you are reading this and have the same problem please make a complaint. Ford should be responsible for the repair of this costly and dangerous problem.
The contact owns a 2007 Ford Edge. The contact stated that while parked, she could smell an intense gasoline odor outside the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnosis where she was informed that the fuel tank had a leak and would need to be replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was unavailable. The failure and current mileage was 74,468.
The contact owns a 2007 Ford Edge. The contact stated that while parked, there was an overpowering gasoline odor coming from the vehicle without warning. The vehicle was taken to a private mechanic where it was diagnosed that the fuel tank needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 113,000 and the current mileage was 114,000.
- Saint Peters , MO, USA
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