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
Typical Repair Cost:
$0
Average Mileage:
70,000 miles
Total Complaints:
1 complaints
Most Common Solutions:
have your mechanic check the shock tower nuts (1 reports)
Ok, so we have the transmission problem with the 1999 explorer, now we have this loud pop, bang, thud noise coming from the front end of the 2008 edge. It started one month after purchase and it was merely annoying, happening when we drove over very uneven surfaces. Now, a year later, it is happening all the time and even upon acceleration and deceleration. We are taking it to Ford on Saturday. I may become a Honda convert.
Update from Apr 30, 2012: So my husband decided to check out the problem himself. He tightened the nuts at the top of the shock tower. Guess what? its quiet now.
A D V E R T I S E M E N T S
Ok, so we have the transmission problem with the 1999 explorer, now we have this loud pop, bang, thud noise coming from the front end of the 2008 edge. It started one month after purchase and it was merely annoying, happening when we drove over very uneven surfaces. Now, a year later, it is happening all the time and even upon acceleration and deceleration. We are taking it to Ford on Saturday. I may become a Honda convert.
Update from Apr 30, 2012: So my husband decided to check out the problem himself. He tightened the nuts at the top of the shock tower. Guess what? its quiet now.
- K. B., Garden Valley, CA, US