2010 Ford Edge: sudden unintended acceleration

Filed Aug 16, 2024 · Acceleration, Body · 114,116 miles · NY

The contact owns a 2010 Ford Edge. The contact stated that while his brother was driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle experienced unintended acceleration. During the failure, the braking system malfunctioned, causing the brake pedal to extend to the floorboard and the vehicle failed to stop immediately. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer who was unable to determine the cause of the failure. Additionally, while the vehicle was in for service it was discovered that the subframe was rusted. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The manufacturer was not yet contacted. The failure mileage was 114,116.

Filed Apr 26, 2018 · Transmission · 197,000 miles · GA · crash

On october 25, 2018 I put my vehicle in reverse when it suddenly accelerated at a high rate of speed. It hit the curb and continued to accelerate into another parked vehicle which cause that vehicle to hit a building and then my vehicle continued in reverse and hit another car and then continued until my vehicle hit a gmc truck which finally stopped my vehicle. During this entire episode, I was unable to get control of my vehicle at no point was I able to use my brakes as they did not respond. Alf this occurred in a small commercial parking lot and all vehicles involved were stationary except mine.

Filed Oct 2, 2015 · Acceleration · 10,000 miles · OR

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford edge. While driving 20 MPH, the vehicle accelerated rapidly on its own. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was 10,000. ....updated 07/05/16 *bf the consumer experienced sudden acceleration several times. Updated 07/21/16.

Filed Mar 18, 2014 · Brakes · PA · crash

I hope and I pray that someone will be an angel for us to help us. We as an individual can not fight a big company like ford motors, we are helpless. Please help us. Too many complaint on ford 2010 acceleration problem that had injured many many and put a lot of peoples life in danger. I bought my ford last year from an auto dealer. The first time I noticed the acceleration problem, I was parking my car in a parking lot and my car accelerated on its own and I went on the grass. The second time I was parking in my garage and the car accelerated again on its own and I almost push my sons through the garage door. The third time it happened it accelerated again on its own and the brake did not work. I hit a parked car in a small townhouse parking lot. My car and the other car was damaged. Police report was filed and my auto insurance fixed the 3 cars involved. I was scared I thought I was going to die that day. Since this time I have been trying to resolve the problem with the ford company but they're not taking any responsibility on the matter. I then went on the internet to research on this problem. Found out that there are lots and lot of complain on this accelerating problem with ford edge 2010. Yet ford claimed there is no recall on the model. When is ford going to take responsibility and fix the problem. Are they waiting for someone to get killed before ataking care of this situation. Please help us. You are the last hope. I am paying for the car but I am too afraid to drive it its been parked since the accident. Please help.

Filed Feb 6, 2012 · Acceleration, Brakes · 24,450 miles · AR · crash

On 1/21/12, I pulled into a parking space, with my foot on the brake to put the car into park, the engine made a funny noise and the car surged forward crashing into a ford mustang. This crash should never have happened since my foot had the brake depressed. When the car came to a halt after hitting the mustang, I had to pull the gear shift out of "park" to back up off the damaged vehicle. After taking my vehicle to randall ford to be checked out, I was informed that there was nothing wrong with my vehicle. They tried to convince me that my foot was on both pedals. This is virtually impossible to do in my car unless my foot was turned at a 90 degree angle from it's normal position. If my foot had slipped off the brake and hit the gas I would have said that and never taken my vehicle in to be inspected. I know ford never wants to admit they have a problem with their vehicles but I urge the "powers that be" to go back into their issue history and check out the issues you had with the ford freespirit surging forward on numerous occasions. I would like for someone to take this issue serious while my car is still under warranty. I cannot afford an $8000. Repair. I would also like to state that if someone had been between my car and the mustang it hit, they could have been severely hurt or killed.

Filed Nov 28, 2011 · Acceleration · 31,000 miles · VA · crash · 1 injury

Tl* the contact owned a 2010 ford edge. The contact was driving 15 MPH when the vehicle surged forward to approximately 45 MPH and crashed into a concrete post. The brakes were engaged during the failure, but the vehicle would not stop. The contact suffered eleven broken ribs and a broken knee cap. The police were notified and the vehicle was towed to a private mechanic. The manufacturer was also notified. The vehicle was destroyed. The failure and current mileages were 31,000. Updated 01/10/12*lj updated 04/26/12

Filed Sep 26, 2011 · Acceleration · 7,028 miles · OR · crash

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford edge. The contact stated that while driving approximately 10 MPH, she removed her foot from the accelerator pedal and coasted to a stop, when suddenly the vehicle surged forward crashing into a store. The vehicle was towed to an independent repair shop, but did not have the failure diagnosed. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure and current mileages were 7,028 updated 03/06/12

Filed Aug 23, 2011 · Acceleration · 1,000 miles · MI

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford edge. The contact was driving 20 MPH and attempting to break when the engine rpms increased and the vehicle suddenly accelerated. The contact had to place the gear in neutral to bring the vehicle to a stop. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer to be diagnosed or repaired. The failure and current mileage was 1,000.

Filed Jul 19, 2011 · Acceleration, Engine · 29,000 miles · WI

I purchased my 2010 ford edge the first week of may 2011. Within three days I noticed that the vehicle would accelerate suddenly, and the RPM would jump from 1500 to 3500, then back again. This happened several times. I called the dealership where I purchased the vehicle, and they stated I could take it to any ford service dept. I did just that and was told nothing was wrong with the vehicle. When I went to retrieve my newly purchased ford edge, there was a four inch gash in the right side of the hood. They denied that the gash happened at their service dept. When I pulled away from the service dept. The vehicle did the same surging forward and the RPM's jumped again. I called the service dept. Asap! They had me return immediately, and I went through hell to get a loaner car while my vehicle sat in the service dept through the weekend. On monday of the following week, the service dept mgr called me to let me know that they couldn't find anything wrong with the car. When I picked up the edge that evening, I had the serviceman ride with me. My edge did it again, and I demonstrated how it also did it while set on cruise. This was not a slip of my foot as assumed by the service mgr. They did not fix the issue, but only stated that this is normal for this vehicle. This is not normal when I'm subjected to an accident due to a surging vehicle. I was almost hit while merging as my edge would not immediately accelerate, then boom it shot forward where I needed to apply my brakes or hit the car in front of me. I still experience this surging at least three to four times a week. I'm waiting for my accident!!!!!

Filed Dec 20, 2010 · Engine · 23,000 miles · MI · crash

Sudden, unintended acceleration of my 2010 ford edge vehicle: I turned into my house driveway at approximately 5 to 10 miles/hour speed. As soon as I turned into my driveway, the car suddenly and unintentionally accelerated. I could not control the car. I swerved to avoid my garage, but ended up damaging badly one garage door and the outer corner of my garage wall. The car then crashed against a tree in my lawn and came to a stop. There was bad damage to the front of the car. I was the only one in the car. I was not hurt. There was no injury to anyone else. I called in the police. When the officer asked me what happened, I told him that I might have accelerated the car in error, but I was not sure if there was an electronic problem with the car. In the month preceding the accident, on 2 or 3 occasions, the RPM gauge in the car will suddenly jump from approximately 1500 RPM to approximately 3500 RPM for no obvious reason, there will be a slight jerk in the car but no acceleration of the car. Within a few seconds, the RPM will go back down to approximately 1500 RPM by itself. I did not remember these incidents when I spoke to the investigating police officer. These 2 to 3 episodes in the month preceding the accident makes me suspect that the problem is not due to human error, but due to an electronic problem with the car. My insurance company has evaluated the damage to my car and my home and is in the process of settling the claims. The car is in the collision shop recommended by the insurance company and is considered repairable. However, I am not comfortable driving this car again until a problem in the car is ruled out. I e-mailed ford motor company customer relations. They promised to respond within 3 business days, but have not done so. Hence, I am contacting the federal safety agency.