2008 Ford Edge: complete transmission failure

Filed Jun 7, 2020 · Transmission · 96,000 miles · LA

On june 3, 2020 my 2008 ford edge experienced sudden transmission failure while driving on a busy 5 lane highway which could have resulted in injury or death. Thankfully, my wife was able to get it off the roadway. It was then towed to a repair shop. There were no warning signs leading up to this transmission failure. The car was well maintained primarily through a ford dealership and certified mechanics. The vehicle has only 96000 original miles. After a short internet search, it became painfully obvious that this was a well documented shortcoming of the 2008 ford edge. I contacted the local ford dealership who verified that they were aware of this issue with the 2008 edge, "but ford has not recalled it yet". I then contacted ford motor company on june 5th who also admitted that they were aware of sudden transmission failure in the 2008 edge but have not recalled them as of this time. This is a serious, potentially life threatening manufacture defect that is being ignored by the ford motor company. It is also costly to the consumer. Estimated cost to repair this through ford with a rebuilt transmission is over $5000. Prior to this episode, we were pleased with this vehicle. However, we now question the moral decision making by ford motor company in choosing to ignore this potential life threatening manufacture defect. I suggest that there be an immediate recall and reimbursement to customers for transmission failure in the 2008 ford edge.

Filed Nov 26, 2018 · Transmission · 58,000 miles · TX

While you start to drive from a stop light or stop sign, the car will not shift out of low and the engine will rev up and car will be at a crawl while trying to cross the intersection safely. While backing up, the transmission seems to slam it into reverse where you hear a loud bang and the car suddenly jerks as if you have hit something. While accelerating to get onto the freeway, the transmission shifts into low gear, stays in low and can't get up the speed to get on the freeway safely. The problem occurred at first sporadically, then when I would get home, turn off the car and then wait for a few minutes, it was as if the computer had reset and it worked find. As time went on, it occurred more frequently and turning off the vehicle was not an option. I have recently replaced the transmission and no more problems have occurred. Mileage on my vehicle is approximately 102k miles, but the problem started occurring around 58k miles.

Filed Jun 21, 2018 · Acceleration, Transmission · 111 miles · MI

Speedometer and tachometer at random speeds quits working , low tire pressure light, wrench light, airbag light, check engine light. Constant loud clunking sound when changing gears. The car kicks back as if transmission is not engaging and has loss of acceleration and wheels roll and when red light turns green, the car takes time to accelerate and wheels start rolling and make a loud sound.I pull over the vehicle on the side of the road every time and turn it off, then turn the vehicle on again so it can go back to normal. Usually happens on both city streets or highway at a random speed between 45 MPH and 60 MPH. 114,000 miles. I have been having this issue since I bought the vehicle on feb, 2018 and took it to multiple mechanics and all of them claimed it's either a speed sensor issue/ transmission failure/ electrical system.

Filed Jan 8, 2018 · Transmission · 98,000 miles · NJ

Transmission failure travelling at 55 MPH with transmission de-decelerating to first gear and 20 MPH almost resulting in serious car accident on highway. Previously no symptoms of issues while driving.

Filed Nov 30, 2017 · Airbags, Transmission · 98,000 miles · PA

Tl* takata recall. The contact owns a 2008 ford edge. The contact had not received a notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 16v384000 (air bags), but found the recall online. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. John kennedy ford of conshohocken (1403 ridge pike, conshohocken, pa 19428 (888) 377-1951) was contacted and confirmed that the parts were not available for the recall remedy. While driving 40 MPH, the vehicle decelerated without warning and the vehicle jerked. The contact took the vehicle to a collision center for body repairs and the technician informed her that there was a transmission failure. The transmission needed to be replaced, but the vehicle was not repaired. The dealer stated that there was no extended warranty for the transmission. The manufacturer was made aware of the issues and referred the contact to the federal safety agency. The failure mileage was approximately 98,000.

Filed Sep 6, 2016 · Airbags, Electrical · 75,000 miles · NY

My vehicle ford edge model 2008, lost control as well as speed when the wrench light came to the dashboard, immediately after the airbag light lit up, I had little or no engine power to engage gear to keep up with traffic speed. My speed dropped to 40 miles or less per hour. Very dangerous situation because at that moment the odometer lighting also went off. Driving on a highway at night no one drives below 40 miles per hour, made the situation pretty grave and dangerous. The problem comes from the power train faulty sensors near the transmission need to be replaced costing over $800,00, as for the airbag I haven't received a invoice yet.

Filed May 23, 2015 · Transmission · 50,150 miles · OR

Vehicle transmission failed in highway speed traffic ,starting with large clunks and erratic shifting, total loss of acceleration ,leading to very unsafe travel on freeway. No shoulder on road, stopped with no power to transmission .state police cordoned off the area enough for tow 45 min. Later . Still having problems with erratic stopping and going, sometimes you have to go to 3000 RPM until trans mission catches and causes unsafe acceleration . Only 50k on vehicle and ford does not acknowledge a problem ,many other complaints and video found on the web you-tube and such . How many complaints or injury's before a recall? Please respond. Thank you!

Filed Mar 14, 2015 · Engine, Transmission · 65,500 miles · CA

Was driving on freeway about to exit and transmission sounded as if it got stuck on 2nd gear. Engine sounded loud at high rpms and my speed dropped. I got the vehicle towed to my well trusted mechanic and he concluded that my transmission needs to be replace. Vehicle only has 65,500 miles.

Filed Jan 4, 2014 · Transmission · 40,000 miles · IA

I have taken this edge to the ford dealer 3 times because of surging and the RPM's surging, clunking, etc. All three times was told nothing was wrong with it, now at 80,000 it has completely lost power and the tac revs to 3 and 4. I'm soooo frustrated that this is a known problem and after 3 visits with the same complaint, we are looking at transmission replacement!!

Filed Feb 9, 2013 · Transmission · 67,013 miles · ME

The transmission failed. As I was driving down the road it clunked very loudly as it shifted and then wouldn't change gears. I stopped at a light and the car would not move. The engine was running but the car would not go. By downshifting manually I was able to move forward and then got it to the dealer. They diagnosed it as drive and reverse engage but it neutrals out in 4th, 5th and 6th. They found metal shavings and chunks in a sample of the fluid drained. We bought the car used from ford. It was a buy back from the previous customer because of leaky axel seals that could not be resolved. Had the same issue and the dealer replaced seals and things seemed to be okay. Transmission always clunked randomly; dealer thought it was mounts. Once we got new transmission we realized the old one always had problems. This new one shifts completely smoothly, which in retrospect the old one did not.

Filed Apr 23, 2012 · Transmission · 35,990 miles · GA

The transmission will occasionally fail to engage properly when accelerating from a stop. The vehicle will initially move forward but then will fail to accelerate as the engine continues to increase RPM. This has occurred multiple times. The first maintenance performed at ford was to rebuild the transmission. After the repair there were no problems for almost 4 months and then the transmission problem recurred. This last time it occurred almost caused an horrific accident. As the auto accelerated from a side street to make a left hand turn onto a four lane highway, the transmission failed to accelerate after its initial acceleration and stopped in the middle of oncoming traffic. A t-bone accident was barely avoided. The second ford repair was to replace a 'sensor' and was just picked up today from ford.

Filed Dec 20, 2011 · Acceleration, Brakes · 33,000 miles · CA

My wife was driving the vehicle and upon acceleration from a complete stop, the vehicle randomly would go into a "neutral-like" state. Rpms would increase dramatically, but the car would crawl between 3-5mph. The message, "od read error" would display on the dashboard, power steering would go out and brakes would not respond well (it was as if the car had turned off). When shifting from drive to park or reverse, the vehicle would jerk forward violently, as if rear-ended. Once the car was turned off and started again, the problem would go away. We brought the vehicle to the dealership multiple times and the dealership even determined that the transmission needed to be replaced. This was only at 37,600 miles. The dealer said it was a transmission issue, but it appears to be an on-board computer issue as well. After transmission was replaced, 5 weeks later had issue with shifting into first gear. Vehicle shifted very hard into first gear. Car is back down at the dealership again. Wrote a letter to ford expressing my concern and requested the car be repurchased, they denied my request.