2008 Ford Edge: fire, smoke or burning smell

Filed Sep 8, 2023 · Electrical · FL · fire

Purchased a duralast battery from AutoZone store #1299 in Hialeah in August 3rd and installed it. The staff was insistent that this battery was a direct replacement part for my lead acid battery. The car drove normally for approximately a month, and on the morning of September 6th started normally with no warning lights. After being driven less than a quarter mile, in slow-moving traffic, the car suddenly lost all power and large amounts of smoke came from under the hood accompanied by a burning smell. This happened in an intersection during 830 AM traffic on a weekday and I was unable to immediately exit the vehicle. This could have been a fatal incident for myself or potentially others. It was towed to a mechanic who started disassembling it to determine the damages. As per the mechanic, there is evidence of an electrical fire - the cables connected to the battery have melted and the alternator (which was TESTED AND INSTALLED BRAND NEW LESS THAN 2 YEARS AGO) are damaged. The mechanics have also stated that the fans and cooling system have been affected, but not to what extent as they are still mid-teardown. When they attempted to put a load on the battery, it began to overheat dangerously, and they state that it is the likely culprit of the fire. I attempted to return the battery to the store I had purchased it at, where the staff were verbally abusive and insisting that it was impossible for a battery to cause an electrical fire and they'd never heard of such a thing, and that perhaps my mechanic was the one who had messed up my car. They refused to aceept a return, and kept telling me the battery was good. They provided me with a area manager phone number who is avoiding all communication. Meanwhile, I am without my vehicle, which requires EXTENSIVE ELECTRICAL REPAIRS and may be a total loss. If they are selling defective batteries to clients, they are putting the public at risk, doubly so by refusing to take any sort of accountability for their product.

Filed Oct 18, 2019 · Lights · 158,700 miles · AZ

The driver side brake/turn signal stopped working on 10/10/19 and when I removed the taillight the socket was melted together with the light assembly wish I had a hard time taking it apart, I called ford service department and they said there was nothing they can do about unless I pay to fix it, the car parts shouldn't melt that is why the vehicle is equipped with fuses to burn out before the vehicle catches on fire. The print on the melted part number is: 2u5a 13411-08 080651109

Filed Sep 8, 2019 · Transmission · 141,000 miles · NC

Driving down the road and the wrench light comes on, speedometer stops working and the vehicle loses power. I can also smell a burning smell. Once I have come to a stop, the transmission shifts very hard like someone has hit the vehicle. This has happened several times, including a couple of times when I pulled into traffic and the vehicle lost power, coming very close to causing an accident with oncoming traffic. Very dangerous and I am very apprehensive about driving the car due to my family's safety.

Filed Feb 11, 2018 · Electrical, Seats · 100,530 miles · TX · fire

Seat caught on fire due to seat warmer electrical malfunction my vehicle was not in motion it was parked

Filed Oct 17, 2017 · Fuel system, Steering · 152,616 miles · TX

Takata recall I smell gas coming from my car ever since got from car lot automaxx and the transmission is acting up as well as the suspension too. It's overheating on me and haven't even had the car 2 months. The recall has been on going o.n this car for years they're is still 2 recalls open on my car. I never should of been sold this car because never has gotten the ok from the formal problems its had in the past. Now I'm scared going to catch on fire while driving

Filed Jan 12, 2016 · Electrical · 98,000 miles · NC

Our vehicle began to stutter while driving down a 4 lane highway and then suddenly turned off while car was still in drive and in motion. Once the engine turned off on its own the power steering did not work making it difficult to steer to the side of road. Car was towed to dealership problem was noted as a faulty PCM which caused the coils to overheat and cause both the PCM and coil to fail. Coils was severely melted from overheating and may have eventually caught on fire. Ford was notified of the problem and states that the manufacture date was acknowledged in a tsb 14-0059 but that there is no responsibility of ford motor company end. Cost to repair was $3000 due to tsb stating that customer needs to replace all coils and PCM with a unit that does not cause overheating and loss of power to car

Filed Aug 6, 2013 · Acceleration, Engine · 63,000 miles · IL · fire

Driving northbound on lake shore drive in chicago, illinois was accelerating on an incline and engine was racing but vehicle was losing power, made a popping noise, white smoke began billowing out of hood, lost all power was rolling to the nearest safety lane which was a turning lane just being opened by city workers when they said for me to get out of the car they saw flames coming out of the lower part of the engine. Had it towed to ford dealer where mechanic stated there was a blown rod through the oil pan. The last oil change I had was 2/19/13 at 58,840 miles in car.