Tl* the contact owns a 2008 ford edge. While driving approximately 35 MPH, the vehicle stalled independently. The accelerator pedal was depressed, but the vehicle failed to operate. The contact had to jiggle the gear for the vehicle to operate normally. The failure recurred four times. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where the cause of the failure was undetermined. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 105,000. The VIN was not provided.
2008 Ford Edge electrical complaints
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Tl* the contact owns a 2008 ford edge. The contact stated that a warning light kept randomly flashing for the door sensor, which indicated that the door was not shut when the door was closed and vise versa for all four doors. The contact was unable to enter the vehicle unless the contact manually unlocked the doors from the outside. The internal dome light remained illuminated as the failure progressed. The vehicle was not inspected and diagnosed. The vehicle was to be taken to a dealer. The approximate failure mileage was 88,000.
Driver door ajar light remains on after closing the door several times. Once lights finally go out, it will pop right on again, even as I was driving. This is extremely dangerous, because we'll never know when the doors are ajar. Even bigger issue is the doors not being unlocked in the process. Just annoyed with this alltogether. Hopefully something will be done about it. It's draining the battery in the process. Thank you.
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
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 ford edge. The contact stated that while driving 45 MPH, the vehicle went into limp mode and she was unable to control the vehicle. The contact maneuvered the vehicle to the side of the road to a complete stop as all warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the ignition coil needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 80,100.
Auto transmission will not shift, engine revs and no power, wrench light airbag warning lights,dead speedo, odometer shows dashes. Had trans fluid changed. No help. I have seen several problems noted on the internet. Dealers are not fixing the problem by rebuilding the trans for several thousand dollars. The trans failing should not affect the various electrical problems associated with this incident. The system will reset if the engine is turned off and then restarted with nothing indicating a problem. There doesnt appear to be any codes set. I urge ford to embrace these problems before someone is hurt because the trans "jumps" out of gear and causes an accident. This reported problem should not be "news" to your complaints department. I have chosen to always prefer a ford products during my 50 years of driving and expect an honest, thorough and concise investigation be given to this problem.
Beneath the drivers seat, there is a loud sound that resignates throughout the vehicle. Also the electrical panel had to be replaced and sensors go off periodically.
About 3 months ago the drivers side front door ajar light was staying on and would not go away even the door was closed. We have been all kinds of other problems related to this problem such as door chimes going off randomly all the time the dome lights will not turn off when car is parked and shut off. The noise and lights are a major distraction. The other problem we have experienced with the vehicle but have had fixed is the two rear wheel bearings have been replaced. The first when the vehicle had only 36,000 plus or minus a thousand or two and the other when we only had 60,000 miles on vehicle. This is expensive and should not go bad in that short of time. We do not pull anything with the vehicle or drive it rough.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 ford edge. The contact stated that the driver side door ajar warning indicator illuminated. The contact mentioned that the automatic door locks had not engaged and the interior dome lights remained illuminated. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 72,000. The VIN was not available.
As I was driving, dash flashed "odo data error", then wrench light came on followed by airbag, tpm, engine light, basically all warning lights, odometer went to zero, loss of accelaration, pulled over and placed in park, car was revving high, turned car off and restarted, same, put on drive, stepped on gas, car revved but no movement. Turned car off and waited couple minutes, restated, warning lights disappeared, odometer back to actual mileage. Put on drive, step on gas, hesitation then loud transmission thump and car started moving again.
Driving on the highway the instrument panel stopped working. The odometer dropped to zero while I maintained a steady speed along with gauge measuring RPM. Od data error message appeared. Airbag light and tire pressure lights came on as well. The acceleration immediately did not feel right. From a stop I had very weak acceleration almost none. It improved as I drove but did not feel normal.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 ford edge. Although the doors were closed, the dome light and the door ajar warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to an authorized dealer. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 63,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 ford edge. While driving approximately 45 MPH, the speed decreased independently, the gauges on the instrument panel failed, and the warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was merged to the side of the road where the engine was shut off and attempted to be restarted. The engine started to make an abnormal popping sound. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 126,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 ford edge. The contact stated that the vehicle stalled without warning numerous times. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and a failure code was located at the battery wires. The dealer replaced the battery and adjusted the wires; however, the failure was not corrected. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer for inspection. The dealer advised that the battery failed and needed to be replaced. The battery was replaced, but the failure was not corrected. The vehicle continued to stall. The contact called the dealer requesting information on the federal safety agency campaign number: 11v128000 (electrical system); however, the dealer stated that the vehicle was not included in the recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 39,000.
I was driving between 40-45 MPH on a main road just after 12 am when the dashboard lit up. The check engine/wrench & airbag lights came on, the odometer displayed an 'odo data error' message (no mileage), & the speedometer needle dropped to 0 MPH despite still traveling at 40-45 MPH (I relied on my cell phone's GPS for my traveling speed). The vehicle was responsive, braking, accelerating, & decelerating normally, as I looked for somewhere to pull over. I came to a full stop at a red light & when the light turned green, I pushed down on the gas pedal but the vehicle was nearly unresponsive. I fully pushed down on the gas pedal but the car only gained enough speed to crawl through the intersection. I pulled into a parking lot just past the intersection, put the car in park, shut it off, & waited 5 minutes before turning it back on. The warning lights were off & the odometer message was gone but when I shifted into drive, there was a loud, wrenching sound & the entire car jerked...still barely able to accelerate & the speedometer staying at 0, unresponsive to the gas pedal. I shifted into reverse with the same results. After a few unsuccessful attempts with the same results, I called for a ride & left the car in the parking lot, arranging a tow to the ford dealer where it was purchased. The ford service department did a test drive in their lot & the vehicle was operating normally but pulled computer error codes indicating faulty sensors (the output speed sensor & turbine speed sensor, which weren't 'communicating properly'). I took the vehicle to a local shop for repair since it had just run out of warranty. I'm lucky bethis could have been a much more dangerous situation if it had happened on a busy road or a road with a higher speed limit and fewer stops.
Rear turn signal and brake light overheated and started to melt the bulb and connectors.
The left rear turn signal stopped working. After searching online I discovered it was a commonly reported problem. Upon removing the lens assembly I noticed the same thing others are reporting. The plastic base of the bulb is melted. The bulb is still good however. The bulb socket is charred obviously from excessive heat. Nothing else including the rubber gasket around the socket seems to have been affected by this heat.
1st occurrence: the vehicle's speedometer went to 0 and warning lights came on. As the vehicle slowed and I tried to accelerate out of traffic, the vehicle would not move. It seemed to be stuck in a high gear. I sat on the side of the road and was almost robbed while I was waiting on my husband to arrive for help. After my husband arrived and the car had been off for about 30 minutes, he started it and it drove like normal. 2nd occurrence: about 1 month later, the same thing happened with the vehicle, fortunately I was closer to home. My husband ran through the same process of allowing the car to cool off and restarting it. After some investigation online, this issue seems to be a common problem with the ford edge. It appears to be a pair of sensors, called the turbine sensor and transmission speed sensor. It also appears that these sensors cost about $800 to replace. If this is such a common problem, why has there not been a recall from ford?
The speedometer stopped working, two or three warning light on the instrument panel came on, the car lost all power. I would only go forward with the gas petal pushed to the floor. It's a known issue, found out from youtube many people have had the same exact issue. It's an intermittent issue that happens when the vehicle is on the road creating a hazardous situation for everyone. Here is what is known about this issue. Technical service bulletin 07-3-11 6f50 transaxles built prior to 1/1/2007 - dtc p0715, p0717, p0718, p0720, p0721, p0722 and/or harsh engagement, no upshift, fifth gear only. Some 2007 edge and mkx vehicles equipped with a 6f50 transaxle with a transaxle build date prior to 1/1/2007, with any output shaft speed (oss) sensor or turbine shaft speed (tss) sensor diagnostic trouble code(s) (dtcs) p0715, p0717, p0718, p0720, p0721, p0722 and/or harsh engagements, no upshift, fifth gear only, could have an intermittent short in the oss or tss sensor. Ford knows about this flaw and common problem and there is a tsb, but no recall. This is the problem that is causing the symptoms in the video.
Door ajar warning light comes on so doors won't lock, dome light won't go out and nothing will show up on the dashboard display.
This has happened twice in the last two weeks. Once at 45 MPH, once at 60 MPH. Speedometer goes to zero despite maintaining speed. Display shows od data error. Airbag, tire pressure, and wrench lights come on. Pull over, turn off engine. Restart. Reset button. Transmission feels like it is in a higher gear, shifts hard little acceleration power.. Once you get it to shift up to a high gear seems to shift/drive normal.
Traveling at highway speed, dashboard lights up with check engine light, airbag light, get odometer failure, speedometer stops working, followed by a tire pressure sensor failure. Transmission stops shifting properly including a loss of power especially when resuming from a stop.
Took my vehicle in early for service at sunrise because was concerned about loud screeching noise on brakes and erratic behavior of vehicle -surging. When driving. When the service tech (troy) opened the hood he asked em to get out of the vehicle and stand back, as the top of the battery was spattered with black oil looking material and apparently he and another technician were concerned it might rupture or explode. They asked em to get out of the vehicle, give them the keys and that they would check the vehicle and asked me to wait. About 90 minutes later they came out and said all was fine, nothing wrong with battery or brakes. I left and drove vehicle home and same problems were occurring, I returned and after calling and saying same things were occurring. I had hped to speak to [xxx], who was an amazing service supervisor, but he was not there and another man who was rude claimed the battery was still under warranty but that it was normal to have oily sludge on the battery . He said it was "normal, because it was just sweating". He refused to do anything..said the brakes needed to be at 3 before ford would replace them. I asked that he contact ford corporate and inquire. He said, "no he would not" the battery I should add since I have owned the vehicle has been repeatedly replaced. I have limited driving the vehicle, except for short local trips, and tonight the vehicle would not start and aaa claimed the battery was defective and clearly dead. It is most disturbing when ford misrepresents their warranty and refused to acknowledge defects that have been published in their won alerts. Seriously dangerous! There are numerous postings of other ford edge owners having these problems. Please investigate their questionable protocols on dangers that are known with their vehicles. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
The driver door ajar warning is illuminated on the dash and the doom lights wont turn off. I have found out this is a very common issue with fords where the poorly designed door latch binds up. I had this same issue with my 2002 explorer and now with my 2008 edge. It becomes a huge safety issue at night since the dome lights will not turn off so it is hard to see outside and could potentially cause an accident. From what I can tell I have been lucky to get this far before this issue has surfaced since I have read that ford cars 2 to 3 years old seem to have this very same issue.
My husband was driving with me and our 2 children on the highway at 70 MPH. All gauges (fuel, speedometer, odometer, etc.) stopped working and the odometer read "odo data error". We had a GPS that we were using and displayed our speed, so we kept going the 5 miles to our planned stop along the way home. When we restarted the car, the gauges were back up but it made a loud thumping sound when changing gears. It reversed fine (but we were on a slope), then thumped again as we switched to drive. The car only revved and did not move. We reversed again to situate ourselves so the slope was in our favor when we switched to drive. It was a tough start, but it did go. I called the dealership to report (this was on a saturday) and was told that I could bring it in, but they wouldn't be able to look at it until tuesday. We made it home (another hour drive), but I'm not using the car again until I drive it to the dealership. The car is not accelerating properly.
I was driving down the highway when my speedometer and odometer stopped working. Then it told me I had a error and a fault in my tire pressure system. My airbag light came on, indicating that it was off. I pulled over and turned off the vehicle. When I started it back up all the error messages cleared, but when I went to put my car into drive it sounded as if the transmission had dropped. I tried driving only to rev the engine up to 3000 RPM with barely any movement. When ever shifting from drive or reverse it made that loud popping noise. I took it to a dealership to be told it stopped doing it but they didn't fix it. They made no repairs. They are letting me pick the car up and drive it again with out any actual resolution, but they did charge me money to "look at the car". Do people actually have to die for someone to issue a recall? I am reading thousands of reviews about the edge that experiences the same problems. Lets issue a recall and develop some accountability!
When driving all of a sudden the truck speedometer goes blank, the odometer drops to zero and the wrench, airbag and eventually the tire pressure lights illuminate. When pressing the accelerator the car struggles to accelerate because it starts losing power. I then have to pull off the road, turn the car off and allow the car to reset itself. I turn the car on, the lights are out but when I try to accelerate there is still little power so I have to press the accelerator to the floor an then the power kicks in and the car operates normal. This is a safety hazard because it has happened to me 4-5 times, on the highway. This is a safe hazard because it can potentially cause a tragic accident.
The vehicle says "driver door ajar" at random times when the door isn't actually open (from doing nothing more than opening and closing the door, rolling down the window, locking the doors, etc.). While this may seem more like a hassle than a safety issue, it is too an issue of safety. When the vehicle is in "door ajar" mode the dome lights come on. This is dangerous when driving at night. When the vehicle is in "door ajar" mode, the car will not lock. People need to be able to lock their vehicle for safety reasons that I probably don't need to spell out. I've read a few ford forums, with numerous people discussing this same issue. Why hasn't their been a recall to address this?
Rear bulbs failure changed 4 times since 6/01/2014 last change 10/24/2014 both sockets black and burned haven't changed sockets.
Door ajar icon on all doors closed dome lights only go off when car is in motion however if you hit brakes as if your going to stop dome lights come back on .
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