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.
1.8
hardly worth mentioning
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
92,600 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.
The contact owns a 2007 Ford Edge. While the vehicle was parked in the garage, a very strong odor of fuel was detected. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who determined that the fuel tank was leaking due to corrosion and needed replacement. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 108,000.
The contact owns a 2007 Ford Edge. The contact stated that there was a fuel leak on the fuel tank. The vehicle was taken to a dealer for diagnosis. The technician diagnosed that the fuel tank needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 155,000.
The smell of gasoline vapors were detected when ever the vehicle was parked in the garage. We took the vehicle to the Ford dealer ship and it was determined by a Ford technician that the fuel tank is leaking. The fuel tank is a two piece steel design that is welded together at the seem. The welded joint is corroding and caused the leaking. The vehicle has never been in a accident nor has the fuel tank had any maintenance conducted on it. This fuel tank was an oem part and installed by the oem only. Ford has indicated they do not have any replacement parts available, and do not have a supplier to manufacture replacement fuel tanks. Updated 11/05/14
The contact owns a 2007 Ford Edge. The contact stated that there was an overpowering gasoline odor within vapors the vehicle which became extremely worse over time. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where they stated to the contact that the fuel cell would need to be removed in order for the vehicle to be diagnosed. The dealer noticed that the fuel cell was leaking through the seams. The dealer also stated that advised having the fuel tank replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 50,000 and the current mileage was unknown...updated 03/28/12 the consumer stated the fuel cell was replaced with no assistance from Ford. Updated 06/15/2012
The contact owns a 2007 Ford Edge. The contact stated that she noticed the smell of gas fumes for several days after filling the fuel tank. The vehicle was taken to a local mechanic who informed the contact that the seals were loose and the entire fuel tank needed to be replaced. The contact called the manufacturer who made a note of the failure and referred her to NHTSA. The current and failure mileages were approximately 65,000.
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