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.
1.9
hardly worth mentioning
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
86,884 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.
Vehicle Hard Steering when drove Ford-from lot- Always something wrong with brakes-wheel bearings- wheels- Alignment Electrical Lightning for entire vehicle- Sunroof also included in malfunctions *Main SAFETY concern Front end / tranny Grinding amongst other noises
Problem with the computer for dash. Was worked on at Ford dealership in Lexington ky and had to borrow money with the lender that was already financing the vehicle for me for repairs. They was unable to repair it but still charged me almost $1,800.
My brakes on my car was not stopping when I was applying my brakes. I've taken good care of my car and I am the only owner of my edge. No warning signals-only 67k miles on my car. it happened several times within the last month. I took my car into Hansel Ford in Santa Rosa, CA where I bought my car in 2008. The brake booster needed replacing. It was a matter of life or death! So $1,000 later I had to pay. What? the same brake booster on 2011 edges were being replaced. This is a Ford defect problem. No one should drive a car that the brakes don't stop the car! No warning lights, messages, the part from Ford was defective. i had my car repaired at Hansel Ford in Santa Rosa, CA phone number 707.543.7460
The contact owns a 2008 Ford Edge. The contact stated while driving approximately 5 MPH, the brake pedal was depressed and was very firm, causing the braking distance to be extended. There were no warning lights illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer where it was diagnosed with brake booster failure. The vehicle was currently being repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 127,000.
The contact owns a 2008 Ford Edge. The contact stated while driving 25 mph, the brake pedal was depressed to the floorboard without warning. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the brake booster needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and it was confirmed that the brake booster needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA for assistance. The failure mileage was 145,000.
- New Bedford, MA, USA
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My brake booster has failed at about 95,000 miles there was no warning light severe safety issues with being unable to stop at times and the engine not running properly
Right after I purchased this vehicle, I noticed that it had a bad jerk, and chugging in the transmission. With the overdrive "off", it keeps the RPM's above 2000, and prevents it from chugging and jerking in the transmission. With the overdrive on it gears down extremely low after going down to 2000 RPM's, and losses a lot of power. When pressing down the gas pedal, it chugs and jerks severely. I have to let off the gas and then reapply the gas to stop it from jerking. Also, the power steering pops and makes noises. I got in the car today and had no brake power at all. Then had no brakes unless I pushed the brake pedal down with extreme force. And it was still extremely hard to stop my vehicle. Upon searching online, I am finding that these are very common issues with the 2008 Ford Edge vehicles. There should be some type of recall on this model of Ford Edge when this is a very common problem, in my opinion. I did a search for my VIN number and it shows "no" recalls for my vehicle. I understand it'd not a new vehicle, but the amount of issues with this vehicle is ridiculous. Please help!!!
When were driving the car it loses power(the traction control just comes on for no reason), when we go above 70 our ABS light comes on, our brakes randomly just start grinding then they will stop, we have replaced the breaks last month.
While driving with my 6 month old son in the car, I couldn't stop using my brakes! I almost crashed!! I looked up the symptoms online and everyone is complaining about this issue. It seems the brake booster fails and the brakes do not work!!! the other issue I have seen, hundreds of people complaining about rear tail lights blowing out and when changing out the bulbs, the bulb sockets are burnt and melted! mine are the same, burnt up and melted. It is a fire hazard waiting to happen!!
Partial loss of brakes stopping the vehicle while in motion. Hissing noise occurred when applying the brakes. Possibly caused by faulty master cylinder or boost system. * recall was issued for this problem for 2010-2013 Ford Edge vehicles.
Whistling noise when brake pedal depressed and sometimes brake pedal is hard to depress making stops seem likely unstoppable also rear brakes make terrible noise when backing pads and rotors are okay.
Brakes on my 2008 Ford Edge are making a hissing noise when depressed and do not stop the car unless I press the brakes all the way to the floor and even with that, the car does not stop completely, especially at high rates of speed. Took it to a mechanic to get new brake pads applied and was told it was the brake booster. I looked up a recall for the brake booster on this site only to find many complaints with the same problem but no recall.
Right wheel well vibrates when I turn and drive over50 miles hour transmission jerks like its not engaging to next gear from a stop or when driving under mph back left brake light burns out every other day. Brakes are sqeeling and sound like metal scraping but no indicator has come on for the ABS to to be replace must module not working correctly cause mot coding anything with tranny jerking either Ford Edge is peice of (xxxx) I never by american again
My turn signal bulb socket fries repeatedly. This will be the fourth time in 2 years replacing it. It burns up the socket and melts the bottom of the light bulb. I got the parts from Ford dealership also but I have read online any people having issues with it. It just goes out all of a sudden.
The contact owns a 2008 Ford Edge. While driving approximately 20 mph, the brake pedal became stiff while being depressed. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The contact stated that the brake pedal had to be depressed with force in order to stop the vehicle. The dealer was not called. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that there was no recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 130,000.
I was driving 35 mph when I applied the brakes as I normally do the car kept moving so I had to apply lot of pressure to the brake pedal to stop the car. I heard a unusual noise. I had two diagnostic done and informed that it was the brake booster but was not cover under the factory recall because it's a 2008 model Edge what a ripoff! the same manufacture defective issue in the 2010 is covered. Go figure!. if I had been driving faster I would have been unable to stop to avoid a accident.
Yesterday, the vehicle did not stop when it was supposed to stop. I depressed the brakes, but needed to apply excessive force and they made a hissing sound. The vehicle slowly coasted to a stop. It was a terrifying incident, especially since I have a 5 year old son. The Ford dealership confirmed that the brake booster had failed. I see that this is a recall on the 2010 and newer Edge, which uses the same part. I feel that this should also be a recall in the earlier models, as it is a huge safety issue. The vehicle is currently in the shop awaiting repair, which will cost me in excess of $500. I am not pleased.
The contact owns a 2008 Ford Edge. While driving 30 mph, the vehicle failed to come to a complete stop when the brake pedal was depressed. The contact had to apply excessive pressure to the brake pedal to stop the vehicle. The contact also stated that he heard an abnormal noise underneath the vehicle. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was taken to prairie hills Ford (522 w douglas St, O'neill, ne 68763, (402) 336-2400) where it was determined that there were no recalls associated with the VIN. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 110,000. The VIN was unavailable.
In motion the brake booster failed causing loss of power to the brakes. A sound of air could be heard within the cain.this failure almost caused a crash involving myself and grandchildren.
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- Duluth, MN, USA