2007 Ford Edge: brake failure

Filed Sep 5, 2018 · Brakes · 140,000 miles · MD

I have my car in the shop getting brake booster replaced at $900, ford has a customer satisfaction program 13n02 that covers newer cars. Looking on-line this issue is prevalent and I believe this should be looked at as a recall, no brakes. Although nearly complete loss of brakes only happened recently I believe this issue may have been building for years. I always noticed other vehicles had (to me) much touchier brakes. I now believe that the other vehicles weren't touchier, it was my car that had low braking. From what I have been reading it seems that this should have been a recall issue years ago but yet it's another cover up by a car manufacturer.

Filed Jun 20, 2018 · Brakes · KY

I have a 2007 ford edge sel I just bought a couple of months ago and now I have 2 different recalls on plus a brake booster issues with 2 sensors. I was told by my mechanic to make a complaint because there is a lot of ford edges with this problem. I have no brakes to stop due to this issue and all three have to be replaced. Thank you, [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).

Filed Feb 18, 2018 · Electrical, Lights · 19,500 miles · OR

The rear tail light socket on the passenger side is extremely charred. The light bulb on that side has failed 5 times over 7 years, clearly from overheating, causing loss of brake light and turn light. The other side has never failed but shows early signs of overheating.

Filed Aug 1, 2016 · Brakes · 50,000 miles · CA

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 ford edge. While driving at any speed, the brake pedal was depressed and felt spongy and hard. The brake pedal sank to the floor with a loud noise without warning. It was diagnosed that there was a tear in the brake booster diaphragm. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact referenced tsb number: 13n02. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 50,000. Updated 09/06/16*lj

Filed Aug 31, 2015 · Brakes · 82,000 miles · MO

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 ford edge. While driving at an unknown speed and attempting to engage the brakes, the brakes failed to respond. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the power brake booster needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. There was a manufacturers recall related to the failure however the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 82,000. Ma 10/19/2015

Filed Jul 7, 2014 · Brakes · 125,000 miles · GA

Took car in to check brakes 10/29/13 tech says he could not find a problem. Drove 45 miles back home and no brakes. Drove back very slowly tyhe same day. Tech says "oh you need a new master cylinder and booster". Costs $873. On july 3rd the brakes failied again. Almost ran into a house with no brakes. Had the car twowed. They seem to cannot find a problem car has been with auto nation ford union city, ga 3 days now with no end in site. Was told by the service advisor that there was a recall on the master cylinders. I could not find anything. He also told me that a recall may have been active when I paid for the repair at the same dealership in october 2013.

Filed Mar 25, 2013 · Brakes · 57,000 miles · TX

I had my front and back brake pads changed, they bled the line and I noticed that the brakes were extremely soft - pedal went all the way to the floor. Had the line rebled and same thing. Took it in to my mechanic and the power brake booster had gone out. Called dealership and they had none in stock and they were on back order - only 3 dealerships in houston area had one. Found one at a dealership on the other side of town, bought it and had the mechanic install it, rebleed the brake line. Now the pedal would be stiff and hard to press down to get truck to stop. Took it back in and had the line rebled and the rotors re-turned. That did the trick and it has worked fine since.

Filed Feb 22, 2013 · Brakes, Electrical · 40,000 miles · OH

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 ford edge. The contact stated that while driving approximately 5 MPH and depressing the brake pedal, the brakes would not respond. The failure recurred intermittently. Additionally, the horn would not sound when activated and the headlights would not illuminate intermittently. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing however, the technician was unable to diagnose the brake failure. The instrument panel was replaced however, the failure continued. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not available. The approximate failure mileage was 40,000.

Filed Jan 10, 2013 · Brakes · 71,000 miles · TX

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 ford edge. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the brakes failed to engage and the vehicle continued moving forward. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The technician diagnosed that the brake power booster needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but did not offer any assistance since the vehicle was not included in any recalls and additionally, advised that the parts needed to complete the repair were not available. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 71,000.

Filed Mar 31, 2008 · Body, Brakes · CA · 1 injury

2007 ford edge with several problems. Consumer states that the vehicle is a lemon. Here are some of the car's problems rear brake lights fill with water when it rains. Seat broke, screw sticks up and cut a child's foot, brakes failed and more. *kb the pin in the gear shift did not engage properly, leaving the consumer unable to place the vehicle in park. The sun roof material came apart and fell down onto the consumers head while driving.

Filed Mar 11, 2008 · Acceleration, Brakes · 10 miles · CA · 1 injury

2007 edge that was purchased 6 months ago from galpin ford, no matter if they are repaired, parts were replaced or not, the problems are on-going, the front passenger seat broke,the rollers on the windows are malfunctioning, the front brakes went out and I was unable to stop at a 4 way stop, the brakes had corroded, the brakes were replaced, the rotors were checked as well, the back tail lights will fill up with water once the car is washed or if it rains, those back lights were replaced,the same problems 4 times already, the inseam from the moon roof collapsed while I was driving on the freeway one day it was replaced, now it has some holes coming in the material, if you should look up at it in the sun, the screws on the floor in the back seat area are a safety hazards, the most dangerous is the gear shift pins will lock and it will not allow the gears shifts pins are not releasing properly this is most definitely a malfunction; okay, this is the most frightening to me as well as the brakes, you cannot judge when this is going to occur it will happen at a moments notice, sometimes everyday, sometimes once per day, sometime it will not occur and other times, you are ducking a dodging other cars and hoping and praying that they don't hit you, this is a crime, my life is endangered and I don't know what to do, I have called one of fords representatives she actually works for ford and refused to meet with to go over my concerns in reference to my car and she did not give me the time of day, they really could care less, they would much rather I disappear from the face of this earth. She has been maliciously negligent this is wrong.