2008 Ford Edge: adaptive cruise control problems

Filed May 16, 2017 · Acceleration, Transmission · 175,000 miles · OH

I can be driving down the highway set on cruise control and my vehicle will come up odometer failure a wrench light, and transmission light and several others come on no speedometer. If I come to a stop taking off the vehicle is stuck in high gear and will barely pick up any speed until it makes a hard loud shift. You can pull over and reset it but when you take off it is the same thing. This is very dangerous you don't know when it will happen and I have been in the middle lane on a highway before when it kicked out. This has been linked back to bad tss and oss sensors in the transmission they need to be recalled before it kills someone.

Filed Mar 16, 2017 · Brakes · 109,000 miles · MO

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 ford edge. While driving with the cruise control activated, the brakes failed when the brake pedal was depressed. While driving without the cruise control activated, the failure recurred. The vehicle was diagnosed by an independent mechanic who stated the brake booster failed and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 109,000.

Filed Aug 7, 2016 · Acceleration · 124,000 miles · MS

Pulled in parking lot,put transmission in park,and engine began to increase in RPM to 2500-2600,I noticed driving home it seemed as if the cruise control was engaged (it was not). Applying the brake gently (would not correct)if brake was applied very firmly,it would finally let the RPM drop back to normal,

Filed Jul 24, 2016 · Brakes · 76,500 miles · GA

When traveling on highway with cruise control engaged, a need for rapid braking resulted in a momentary "hard" brake pedal before disengaging cruise control. When stopped at traffic signal with foot on brake, pedal gradually sinks towards floorboard and feels soft and "mushy" attempt at braking while driving along at steady speed (50mph), the brake pedal was hard and resistant resulting in delayed braking action. Potential for accident.

Filed Jun 24, 2016 · Transmission · 96,000 miles · TX

My child and I were driving down a busy interstate, 1100 miles from home. The vehicle was set on cruise control at 70 MPH. Without warning, the car jerked. We had items that fell into the floorboard. I looked at my gauges and noticed the cars speedometer had gone to zero. The car began to coast even though the cruise control was still on. There was a lot of traffic on the interstate coming behind us. As I pushed the gas petal, the car would not go. I stopped the vehicle and called a ford dealer and they had it towed. The next day we were told that it was a "catastrophic internal failure in the transmission" also, that it blew out sensors ect.. I have written ford motor company regarding this issue and they state that there are no warranties or field service actions being taken and they urged me to contact with the ford dealer servicing the vehicle with any discount or issues. The ford edge has less than 100,000 miles, and I know I am not the only one this has happened to. This is a serious public safety hazard. It could have caused us to wreck or a truck to rear end us and should I have contacted the ford dealer then? I believe and investigation should take place before someone does gets hurt or killed. Again, there was no warning before this happened. The car is requiring a complete transmission to the sum of $5,382.00. I will have the receipt as soon as it's repaired. I cannot explain a cause other than an internal failure, as the ford service man quoted. The car has 96,000 miles. Thank you for your assistance. Please do not hesitate to contact me regarding any questions. Sincerely, [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).

Filed Apr 5, 2014 · Acceleration, Transmission · NY

My wife and I were driving on the freeway, with the cruise control on. At random the care kicked out on cruise and the speedometer was not working, we also had tire pressure warning, engine service warning, air bag warning and no odometer. We made it to the freeway exist, however when we went to accelerate the car barely moved. The engine would rev at high RPM's but would just crawl. We made it to our house (barely) and parked the car. The shift into park was very violent and made the care jump. With my foot on the brake I would shift from p to n, then n to r, then r to d and same order back to park. Each change was very violent. I turned the engine off, let it sit for about 1 minute, turned the car back on and the warning lights were gone and the odometer was back to normal. However, when I went to drive again the shift was still violent, I had not power (high rev and barely moved) and no speedometer. The car is currently in my driveway with that being the current state. I have done some research online and this appear to be a very common issue for these vehicles.