2007 Ford Edge: soft or spongy brake pedal

Filed Apr 16, 2021 · Brakes, Lights · 227,000 miles · GA

Driving down the road and all of a sudden my brake pedal got real spongy and then sounded like air blowing through lines. Barely got home with minimal brake usage. I was driving on lee road luckily not too far from my home. Also fog lights don't work. Not sure if it's a switch related problem or something else. It also feels like the transmission is acting up like the car doesn't want to go especially in reverse without really getting on the pedal. And it rolls backwards on hills like it's a manual transmission

Filed Nov 19, 2019 · Brakes · 200,000 miles · NY

I just had new brakes put on my car. A few days after the brakes were very spongy and felt like they would not work. They also made a loud high pitched noise. My mechanic looked my car over and said it was the brake boosters.

Filed Jun 14, 2018 · Brakes · 146,399 miles · MD

I have a 2007 ford edge sel. Recently put brand new brakes and rotors all the way around my vehicle. Before I replaced the brakes, I notice the sound of air and the brake pedal was hard. Took it to the shop and they said it was the brake booster.

Filed Sep 12, 2017 · Brakes · 80,000 miles · CA

A hissing sound when brakes were press done when spongy. Then got extremely hard to press. Still makes hissing or air sound diaphragm and brake booster I've been told. Ford covers some models for this problem but not mine and this is very dangerous

Filed Nov 4, 2016 · Brakes · MO

I first began to notice this issue when my 2007 ford edge, with 85,000 miles at the time, created a hissing noise from behind the steering column area when the brake pedal was pressed. Ever since owning this vehicle the brake pedal felt extremely spongy but I always assumed it was the design of the vehicle. After the pedal had become even softer and the car became harder to stop along with louder hissing, I realized there was a problem. I don't consider having to almost stand on my brake pedal in quick stopping situations very normal. I had the vehicle looked at by my local ford dealership service center. They confirmed that my power brake booster has a fairly large tear in it which will only get worse and eventually fail unexpectedly. I was told the cost to replace this brake booster was about $1000 or even a little over. Being a college student with an extremely tight budget, repairing this is out of the question. Having previously paid out-of-pocket for the numerous other repairs on this vehicle including multiple premature ignition coil failures, both my savings and patience with ford have dried up. I have contacted ford motor company multiple times about this issue only to be fed lies to lead me on until they can end the conversation in hopes I will forget the whole thing. I am fully aware there are many other edge owners facing this same situation or even worse and I cannot even begin to understand why nothing has been done. So now, at 95,000 miles, I wait for the day that my brake booster completely fails leaving me with no power brakes. When this does happen, at this point I can only hope it wrecks and is totaled, as that is the only foreseeable way out of this mess.

Filed Sep 16, 2016 · Brakes · 107,000 miles · KS

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 ford edge. While driving at any speed, the brake pedal became stiff and was slow to activate when depressed. The vehicle was driven to a mechanic who diagnosed that the brake booster had a leak in the diaphragm. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified. The VIN was unknown. The approximate failure mileage was 107,000.

Filed Sep 16, 2016 · Brakes · 109,000 miles · KS

Brakes felt spongy and had a hissing noise, and with pumping or quick and firm pressing of the pedal, the brake pedal would become rock hard and not easily stop the vehicle. Ford has already issued an extended warranty on this exact issue for 2010-2013 under bulletin 13n02 (10 year 150k miles) so they know there is a problem. 2007-2009s have the same problem yet have been ignored. Ford tech says its the brake booster diaphragm.

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 Apr 13, 2016 · Brakes · 130,000 miles · CA

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 ford edge. While driving 60 MPH, the brake pedal was depressed and failed to respond. The contact stated that the brake pedal was stiff and traveled to the floorboard. The vehicle was taken to the dealer to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the brake booster needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 130,000.

Filed Mar 3, 2016 · Brakes · 129,000 miles · GA

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 ford edge. The contact stated that while attempting to engage the brakes, the brake pedal became hard to depressed and then traveled to the floorboard. The contact mentioned that the vehicle would shake while stopped at a traffic light. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic. The technician diagnosed that the brake booster and the master cylinder needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 129,000.

Filed Nov 24, 2015 · Brakes · MD

I was experiencing problem with hard brake pedal so I checked to see if brakes needed bleeding. After determining that wasn't the problem I initially replaced front rotors and pads. The problem continued after which I replaced rear rotors and pads with no or little improvement. I also was concerned that when my brakes were applied suddenly not only was the vehicle slow in stopping(took longer than usual stopping distance) but did not feel ABS accentuate. A friend and former ford mechanic suggested it may be my brake booster. So I replaced the brake booster and pedal seemed too soft but car stooped better and shorter, but without applying hard and sudden brake pressure ABS seems to prematurely activate. The mechanic told me to check for possible recall or problems with check valve/ABS. Upon checking found identical complaints for same year make and model vehicle, which customer says ford eventually corrected the problem but called it "customer satisfaction program 13n02 instead of recall. The car was a 2007 ford sel plus ,my car is 2007 ford sel. I contacted ford today(11/24/2015) concerning a recall on fuel tank for my VIN and told them the problem with the brakes. They said though they fixed other vehicle my VIN was not included. My concerned is that ,though it may be coincidental but strange I have same problem with same make model and year. They issued me a case # cas-8279603. My concern also is that not only I may have a safety issue endangering myself but also others. Plus there may have been others with similar if not same problem and repaired it themselves rather than investigate issue. The mechanic also stated it may also be necessary to check or replace master cylinder. So as of now I'm driving less and only short distances unless absolutely necessary . The problem had been on going for about 6 mos. Til I replaced booster on on 15th or 16th of nov 2015.

Filed Apr 11, 2013 · Brakes · GA

My brakes all of a sudden became very spongy with no warning. With a high pitch squealing noise when I pressed the petal to the floor. Then the petal became very hard to press. Mechanic told me I needed new rear brake pads and rotors. After replacing I am still having same problems with nearly crashing into the back of another vehicle. Now I am told I need to replace power brake booster.