2009 Ford Edge: jerking or lurching

Filed May 13, 2023 · Transmission · CA

When the car is at a complete stop or at low speed and then you start to drive again or pick up speed (ex: at a stop light or in a traffic jam) the car will jerk even when coasting and it will not pick up speed. It almost sounds like a belt is unwinding but it isn't. If I pull the car over, turn it completely off and wait a minute or two, it starts up again and drives with no problem. This happens several times a week. It also has a burning smell but no smoke is visible and nothing on the dashboard shows any indication of overheating engine. I've read online that this exact issue was found in newer models of the Ford Edge. No check engine light. Definitely a transmission issue as found in other newer models. This is a very dangerous issue and needs to be recalled.

Filed Dec 20, 2017 · Transmission · 50,000 miles · TN

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 ford edge. While driving 40 MPH, the vehicle began to jerk without warning. The failure was persistent. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, but the cause of the failure could not be determined. The vehicle was not repaired. The local dealer was contacted. The manufacturer was notified and stated that there were no recalls for the failure. The contact was referred to the federal safety agency. A dealer was not contacted. The failure mileage was approximately 50,000.

Filed Aug 16, 2016 · Transmission · 106,000 miles · CA

The 2009 ford edge I own has been experiencing slipping and surges in acceleration while trying to maintain a constant speed at a 45-55 MPH range. While decelerating the transmission slips and revs up and down causing the car to jerk forward and/or suddenly slow or stop. There are numerous tsb for the 2009 ford edge transmission ( tsb 10-21-2, 10-17-4, 10-9-9, 13-5-27. However, the tsb's state that they only cover 2009 - 2011 models built 3/13/2009 - 6/30/2010. The tsb's explicitly indicate the 6f50 and 6f55 transmission. My 2009 ford edge has a 6f50 transmission that happens to be built on 10/24/2008 and therefore, ford is limiting its liability because a date range was placed on the tsb. Yet, my car exudes the same performance and flaws outlined in the numerous tsb's. As well, there are several other complaints on the federal safety agency related to the 2009 ford that ford is refusing to repair if it falls outside of the date range. This is a very shallow way of limiting liability and a lack of responsibility and ethics on fords part, imo. I would like to point out that tsb 10-9-9 covered 2009 ford edge built between 12/11/2009 and 4/15/2010 and then tsb 10-21-2 extends the date range to 3/13/2009 through 6/30/2010. An investigation should consider if the 6f55 and 6f50 transmissions in general should be recalled. Given that my car meets all criteria other than a date for a well known defect, it appears ford has found a great way to circumvent liability on poor designs and manufacturing and place the financial burden and safety risk on the consumer. I am requesting that an investigation be initiated to expand the tsbs related to the 2009 ford edge to a recall on the transmissions in question, 6f50 and 6f55. Currently, fords only response is to request that I pay the repairs and keep the receipt in case the tsb expands to cover my manufacturing date. Complaining here is my resolution:)

Filed Jan 5, 2016 · Engine · 44,000 miles · WI

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 ford edge. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle jerked and bounced making it difficult to stop and the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer but the vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 44,000.

Filed Sep 22, 2014 · Transmission · 95,000 miles · NY

My 2009 ford edge started to shift hard a few months ago. I noticed that at times the car would lurch forward when starting out and knock into the gear.. About two weeks ago the car started to whine at speeds around 50mph. Last weekend there was a metal scraping sound when driving. My mechanic has diagnosed this as a transfer case problem. The unit needs to be replaced at 1600 dollars. After doing research, I have found that this is a know ford problem and have found many many complaints by consumers. This should be a recall by the manufacturer since it is obviously a problem that many people are having.

Filed Dec 13, 2011 · Transmission · 20,000 miles · TX

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 ford edge. While stopped at a traffic stop, the contact depressed the accelerator pedal and the engine rpms increased drastically, but the vehicle was hesitant to accelerate. The vehicle suddenly jerked forward without warning. The vehicle was taken to the dealer twice but the technicians were unable to diagnose the failure. The failure recurred four times intermittently. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 20,000.

Filed Nov 16, 2009 · Electrical, Transmission · 1,200 miles · NY

Safety- on april 30,2009 I purchased a new 2009 ford edge. On memorial day, 2009, 1 month after it was purchased and with approx. 1200 miles on it in heavy traffic on the nys thruway it made a loud clunking sound, jerked and within 5 seconds just shut off. Vehicle would not move, it had to be towed. Was taken in for service, they found nothing. On october 31, 2009, again, I was on the nys thruway, it did the same identical thing, made a loud clunking noise, jerked and within 5 seconds just shut off. Both times I was barely able to make it to the edge of the road. I called for a tow truck, but in the meantime this time it started after about 15 minutes. The check engine light was on until the next morning and then it went off. Again, I took it in for service, again, they found nothing. They said there was no codes showing up for anything wrong. This is a severe safety issue. Someone could get killed when this happens and I have very small grandchildren that could be with me. I am not comfortable driving this vehicle. I contacted ford direct and a specialist from ford contacted me today by the name of denise. She said ford wouldn't replace any parts without a code coming up in their computer. I asked her if they were going to just wait until someone was killed and she said that ford will not approve any parts being replaced since they don't know what the problem is. Ford has now put approximately 500 miles themselves on the vehicle test driving it, and I still have no solution. This is not right. This is extemely dangerous and something needs to be done to rectify this situation. Any help that you can offer would be very much appreciated.