2010 Ford Edge: jerking or lurching

Filed Oct 23, 2023 · Brakes · PA

Car started having issues when trying to brake it was as if the pedal was harder to push and the car was slowing but hard to stop. Also a hissing noise from the brake booster area above where feet are on driverside as well as a high litch squeal once pressed down to a certain point. Its only been getting worse even after changing brakes and rotors. The vehicle just doesnt stop when pressures applied so i have to push pedal hard and while the car doesnt stop the brake sometimes seems to kick in and jerk to a stop but u have to apply alot of pressure to pedal and can hear a hissing noise the whole time using the breaks

Filed Mar 1, 2022 · Transmission · 110,000 miles · OH

The contact owns a 2010 Ford Edge. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the accelerator pedal was depressed and the vehicle made an abnormal clanging sound, jerked, and hesitated to respond. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact also stated that the vehicle would fail to reverse upon placing the gear shifter reverse. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where the failure was diagnosed as a defective transfer case. The dealer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that his VIN was not subjected to a recall for the transmission. The manufacturer was also notified of the failure and referred the contact to the federal safety agency for further assistance. The vehicle had yet to be repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 110,000.

Filed Dec 17, 2016 · Transmission · 80,000 miles · NY

Dec 17,2016 a severe jerking while driving on a village main st. Wrench light came on. I stopped car, got car manual, saw that it was power train problem. I began googling and will see my mechanic on monday. The first time this happened about 3wks ago I lost driving power and drove my wife to work on idle power. When I got home I shut off car and started again and it worked ok (except for mild jerking) until now (3wks later). My mechanic said (after 1st incident) that it was a throttle problem, although he found no code error. My wife and I love this car and so do our little niece and nephew, but it is an accident waiting to happen. We just got back from texas (4000 mi) before all this happened and everything was fine. My next step will be to write to our authorities because this seems to be a dangerous national problem. All those affected should do the same.

Filed Apr 7, 2016 · Brakes, Engine · 75,000 miles · CA

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford edge. While the contact's wife was at a stop light, the brake pedal traveled to the floor and the engine jerked. The contact's wife had to slowly drive the vehicle back home. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The VIN was unknown. The failure mileage was 75,000. Updated 05/10/16*lj the consumer stated tiffany ford diagnosed the problem as the brake booster, which was repaired and problem has been resolved.

Filed Nov 17, 2015 · Brakes · 80,000 miles · TX

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford edge. While driving at 50 MPH and coming to a stop, the vehicle jerked and required a longer stopping distance when the brake pedal was depressed. The failure recurred intermittently. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the brake booster failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 80,000.

Filed Dec 11, 2013 · Driver assistance, Steering · 60,000 miles · TX

Car jerks and anti lock/traction control system tries to engage during turns to left pulled codes from car they were p1650 power steering ,dealer said this was tied to anti roll and also control transmission and brake system and would cost me 930.00 to repair, next code was p1703 brake switch,then code p1780 transmission control. Its obvious ford motor company knows theirs a problem with this type of auto..research on internet show this same problem since 2007 or so to present!

Filed Jun 27, 2013 · Transmission · MO

My ford edge 2010 has issues with the transmission. The car now has 76,000 miles but about every 20,000 miles I have a violent transmission shift. It is either the transmission or the all wheel drive controls. The car will be going along and all of a sudden there is a loud noise and jerking back and forth for about 3 seconds. It sounds like the tranny is falling out or has rocks in it. I took it to ford many times and they acknowledge there is a problem but all they do is update the software ( and charge me). They keep saying there is a fix for the issue in the software but it doesn't fix the issue. They gave me an extended warranty but it doesn't matter because they don't care to find the problem. I asked why they don't pull the tranny pan in look for loose metal or issues and they said they have to charge me. The dealer told me they have to pay there own guys to look for the problem and they don't get reimbursed by ford for this so they aren't going to do anything except put a recorder on my car for 30 days again. I told them it is intermittent. They offered to sell me a new car or find another edge with 76,000 and put me in that. I told them I didn't want to spend money on another car because I just spent 34,000 on this one and giving me another edge the same age I have no clue what problems I could have with that. In other words ford isn't worried about my issue until someone gets hurt. The warranty doesn't mean a thing to them. If it causes an accident I will sue them for everything for selling me a defective car and not standing behind it.

Filed Jun 8, 2012 · Acceleration · 50,000 miles · IN

On two occasions - one in an empty parking lot and another at a stop light in heavy traffic - while braking to stop, the vehicle unintentionally accelerated and wanted to lurch. Had brake fully pressed and the RPM's jumped from 1500 to 3500. Only way, on second occasion, to stop completely was to immediately put vehicle into park. Rpm's then returned to 1500. These instances happened to me as the driver and I had others in the vehicle with me as witnesses. I won't let my 16 year old son drive this vehicle because of this.

Filed Mar 6, 2012 · Transmission · 350 miles · VA

Originally the transmission would intermittently jerk when it would down shift at low speeds, primarily going up a hill. Since that time, the transmission now intermittently slips when pulling out from a stop sign into traffic. This condition is unsafe as oncoming traffic approaches and the vehicle just barely moving. This 2010 edge has been back to family ford on four occasions for this condition with no resolution. During the last visit [xxx] the service manager stated ford motor company would do nothing about the intermittent problem unless he could verify the complaint. He put between 1200 and 1500 highway miles on the vehicle at interstate speeds, even after telling him it was intermittent at lower speeds. On an intermittent basis, the transmission in this edge still exhibits jerking when down shifting and still slips when pulling out from a stop sign. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).

Filed Jul 21, 2011 · Acceleration, Transmission · 16,180 miles · TX

We purchased a 2010 ford edge because of the safety tests of these vehicles. It has since developed a delay in take off about twice per month. It is almost like the transmission is not engaged, then violently engages and lurches the vehicle forward. Last month a car had to slam it's brakes to avoid hitting my wife and children as the car delayed, and before my wife could get on the brake, it engaged and lurched the car into traffic. This is a huge safety concern, one that I would figure ford would take very seriously since it is documented, however they refuse to admit something is wrong. Of course it has not been duplicated after many days in the shop, but it just happened again 2 hours ago. The dealership of both purchase and refusal to fix the problem is mclarty auto mall in texarkana texas.

Filed Jun 18, 2011 · Transmission · 11,000 miles · FL

I've had the transmission violently engage while on highway at 60 MPH at 7400 miles about 5 mos ago. Car suddenly decelerated and went into l gear and slowed down like out of gas. I had to put it back into drive. Then when pulling out of driveway upon acceleration at 11000 miles. Again same thing. 2 weeks later putting into reverse when starting car made awful crunching and popping sound like ran over something. Then 15 min later slowing down at stoplight around 25-30 miles again jerked into low drive during traffic. Very scary especially when was on highway with little kids in the car. Found several other reports on ford edge from others. When I went for 7500 mile oil change notified them of this problem but could not find a ford report in system. Since then has happened several times. Bringing car in this monday to ford.

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.