2008 Ford Edge: check engine light

Filed Aug 16, 2023 · Engine, Fuel system · TX

The contact owns a 2008 Ford Edge. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle started to jerk, and the contact became aware of a burning odor. The contact pulled over off the roadway. The check engine warning light intermittently illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the water pump had failed. The water pump was replaced however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken back to the independent mechanic where it was diagnosed and determined that the brakes had failed and needed to be replaced; however, the failure recurred. The check engine warning light illuminated, and the low oil pressure warning light illuminated. The contact stated that after a week, the failure recurred, and the vehicle failed to shift into the intended gear. Additionally, the contact stated that the vehicle hesitated and stalled. The vehicle was towed to the independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the engine failed and needed to be replaced. Additionally, the contact stated that she was informed by the dealer of the federal safety agency Campaign Number 14V682000 (Fuel System, Gasoline). The vehicle was not repaired. The dealer nor the manufacturer were notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unavailable.

Filed Aug 20, 2022 · Engine · NE

I believe it was March,2022 or April,2022 my check engine light came On 20’ before pulling into my driveway. I called “Protect My Car” insurance protection that I have, had my Edge towed to a repair shop and they said my antifreeze was leaking into my oil, that my water pump went out and said it was my fault as I neglected taking care of my vehicle and they have denied paying to fix it, even thought it is 100% covered. Not sure what to do as it only has 151,000 miles on it and the body is in good shape and clean inside. I had no idea the water pump went out. I’m not a mechanic and thought that’s why I was paying them for problems like this. I need help to get it fixed and never neglected it or drove it after check engine light came on.

Filed Mar 10, 2022 · Fuel system · 176,000 miles · MI

The contact owns a 2008 Ford Edge. The contact stated that fuel was leaking from the fuel tank. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The manufacturer was contacted and referred the contact to the federal safety agency. The contact related the failure to the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 14V682000 (Fuel System, Gasoline) however, the VIN was not included. The failure mileage was approximately 176, 000.

Filed Jun 22, 2021 · Engine, Transmission · 50,000 miles · IL · fire

The contact owns a 2008 Ford Edge. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds the vehicle would not properly accelerate and the engine would misfire. Also on occasions, the check engine light had illuminated and the speed would not increase past 10 mph. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer who diagnosed that the input-out sensor in the transmission was faulty causing the ignition coil to melt. The contact indicated that the PCM was also faulty. The vehicle was repaired but the failures continued to occur. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 50,000.

Filed Jan 28, 2021 · Electrical, Steering · 178,000 miles · TX

Rear tail light bulbs are melting, several times now, after doing research it seems to be happening to a lot of people, so I see it as a safety issue. My turn signal went out and went to replace it and discovered the bulb was melted into the socket. (this happened three times now, I'm trying to figure out the issue. (it may be a factory electrical design fluke)also ive began to lose gas andvit is not remaining in the gas tank. It has caused my gas light to come on. Which triggered the check engine light to come on as well. This happened on or about 12/15/2020. Then the bearings an began to shake and wobble badly. From the contaminates amd salts. I am really having difficulties with my vehicle and im in meed of help badly. Now as of 1/5/2021 my car has started to fish tail showing the sway bar is giving out

Filed Mar 27, 2020 · Transmission · 1,030 miles · PA

When driving this the tool light engine light comes on loose the odometer and it doesn't want to move once you stop. Then when you can get it to move the transmission clunks hard . I also lost the mileage on the dash as well. And then when trying to pull into somewhere that has a slight hill the car won't go forward. This has been happening for a couple weeks

Filed Feb 6, 2020 · Engine · 105,000 miles · MT

Our water pump on our 2008 ford edge limited, suffered a breakdown which allowed water to enter the engine internally. The water mixed with the oil inside the engine causing a complete engine failure. We were informed it would cost $7,800.00 to install a new ford engine. At the time of engine failure the odometer showed 105,000 miles. The car was being driven in town at a speed of 35 miles per hour in the month of august, 2019. I noticed the air conditioning was blowing hot air so I glanced at the dashboard to see the engine temperature gauge registering h (hot). At no time did the "check engine" light come on to alert me of an engine problem. I had the edge towed to a garage where we were shown a bill for $7,800 to replace the entire engine due to the water pump bursting and leaking water into the engine which mixed with oil in the engine. We believe this engine failure was the direct result of the location of the water pump which was "internally" in the engine.

Filed Oct 11, 2019 · Acceleration, Transmission · 86,000 miles · OH

The information panel lit up with the check engine light, the wrench, the airbag light, the tire pressure light and displayed a message: odo data error. The odometer/speedometer fell to zero. I stopped at a light and the vehicle would not accelerate normally, then a big clunking sound and finally moved forward. After a night in the garage, the vehicle drove normally the next day and all the warning lights were off. Then one day it happened again. Took it to a ford dealership. They said they could not duplicate the problem and therefore couldn't find anything to fix. Since that time, it has happened several times and each time I pull off the road, turn the engine off, wait a little bit, start the engine again and pull away. There is always the clunking and jerking into gear. After reviewing a few ford online forms, I see that this is a common problem in the 2008 edge and may be attributed to two sensors, the speed output and turbine sensors. For safety reasons, I will only drive on surface streets because I never know when it's going to happen. Seems to me, ford is likely aware of this and would be a shame if someone got hurt. The date below is the most recent occurrence although it has happened several times.

Filed Sep 16, 2019 · Acceleration, Transmission · 85,000 miles · CO

Start engine, move transmission into reverse, transmission clunks loudly. When transmission is moved to drive, engine revs high, barely moves forward, speedometer stuck at zero despite moving up to 20mph. Engine light comes on, airbag light comes on.

Filed Mar 21, 2019 · Engine · 70,000 miles · AL

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 ford edge. While driving various speeds, the engine seized and the vehicle lost power. The contact was able to pull the vehicle over to restart the engine. The failure occurred intermittently and the check engine warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the coil pack needed to be repaired. Autonation ford mobile (901 east interstate 65 service rd s, mobile, al 36606, (251) 202-2016) and the manufacturer were made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 70,000.

Filed Jan 22, 2019 · Acceleration, Transmission · 159,000 miles · GA

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 ford edge. While driving 70 MPH, the check engine and air bag warning indicators illuminated. Also, the odometer became inoperable and the vehicle failed to maintain forward momentum. The vehicle was safely guided off of the roadway, the ignition was placed in the off position, and the vehicle was restarted; however, it failed to accelerate. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. Krause family ford of woodstock (located at 195 woodstock pkwy, woodstock, ga 30188, (770) 592-8873) and the manufacturer were contacted. The approximate failure mileage was 159,000. *tt vehicle was repaired.

Filed Oct 31, 2018 · Acceleration, Driver assistance · 170,000 miles · IL

Driving and out of no where, receive an error message that says "odo data error", the car holds the current speed but it's very apparent that something is off as the car is now making a humming/air pressure sound (speedometer & tachometer stops working at various speeds) when this happens the wrench, airbag, ABS, stability control indicator and engine light illuminate. Within 5 minutes new error appears (tire pressure monitor fault). Once you have pressed the brakes and come to a complete stop the car is extremely hesitant to accelerate even with the gas pedal pushed completely to the floor it doesn't gain power until it has rolled about 15-20 feet and at that point there is a extremely loud bang which makes you think the entire underbelly of the car has fallen out. At that point it regains speed again, but if you stop it does the same thing all over. Switching gears result in a loud bang and jerking action of the car with little to no acceleration power. Temporary remedy is to pull over turn car off wait a minute or two then restart the car. At that point when switching gears the bang and jerk happen again with the car slow to accelerate for a few seconds then it takes off like a race horse. Sometimes this remedies it while other times the same process is repeated multiple times within one trip. This has occurred on city streets and major expressways at speeds of 35 MPH to 60 MPH. First started experiencing the issue at about 170k miles and has been going on for over a year with no solutions from mechanics. If a mechanic with equipment/computers can't remedy a repair and seeing how there are numerous complaints of the same issue ford should issue a recall to repair any components that could trigger the issue. This is pure negligence seeing that there are so many complaints. My opinion is it has something to do with the transmission and computer system.