2011 Ford Edge: sudden loss of power

Filed Oct 3, 2022 · Brakes · SC

I noticed one morning driving to work that when I applied the brakes the pedal became a little bit harder to push to get the same amount of braking action. When I got to work I had the mechanic there take a look at the car because I was worried about driving it home. He checked all of the brake system and could not find a problem. He took it for a test drive and said the brakes worked fine. I drove it home and no problem. A few days later I'm on the way to work and as I approached an intersection the light changed and I applied the brakes and this time the pedal went down closer to the floor and by the time I stopped my car was 1/2 way into the intersection. If a car had been in front of me I would have been in an accident. Again the mechanic looked it over and while he was driving it did it to him one time. He stated in his 45 years as a mechanic he had never seen one where the brakes work fine, then lose power brakes, and then they work fine for awhile. You can't know when it's going to happen. You can drive it for a week and it's fine and then it will do it. The mechanic did some checking and found out that Ford knows about the issue and offered a Customer satisfaction program where they extended the warranty coverage to 150,000 miles or 10 years. This car is a 2011 Ford Edge so it is 11 years old but it only has 98,000 miles. During the Covid 19 shutdown the car was hardly driven for 18 months. Ford says it's out of warranty. How is a failing brake booster NOT a safety recall? The mechanic said brake boosters rarely if ever need replacing and certainly not before 100,000 miles. I can't afford the cost of the repair because gas prices. Is it going to take people being killed in crashes before Ford is forced to recall the car? Brakes are the most important system on the car along with steering. The brake booster randomly not working increases the stopping distance and when it quits your reaction is to push real hard and then the brakes grab.

Filed Mar 29, 2022 · CA

Vehicle turned off completely while driving without notice. Lost all power, power steering, etc. Had to pull off to side of road. Once car was placed in park position, all lights came back on and I was able to start the vehicle again like nothing had happened. Very dangerous situation.

Filed Nov 28, 2021 · Acceleration · TX

Vehicle lost power while going down the road and the wrench light came on. I managed to get vehicle to side of road. Turned vehicle off, then restarted it. This could have been a disaster if I was on the highway. The sudden loss of power is a very dangerous problem. Could have caused a major accident! I've heard others have this same problem. This needs to be recalled and fixed before people are killed. I had the vehicle towed to the dealership. They replaced the throttle body.

Filed Nov 21, 2021 · IL

I am having issues with my edge dying on me a lot it shuts off all power and I have to pull to the side of the road. I was on the freeway last week on my way to work and it lost all power. This is a serious issue and is very dangerous specially when I have young ones. I have read where a lot of people are having the same problem. A lot of people are saying the throttle body. This needs to be recalled and fix before there is a pile up on the hwy and someone is killed.

Filed Nov 4, 2020 · Brakes, Electrical · 40 miles · NY

Since I purchase 2011 ford edge from my dealer in babylon ny . I have issues with electrical, loss of power during winter, and the worse has been the brakes, master cylinder to brakes keep failing and I never no even I change my brakes when they can fail . I am scared of driving this unsafe vehicle. My dealer does not respond to my vehicle.

Filed Oct 18, 2020 · 93,850 miles · NH

3 times my 2011 ford edge has lost power & gone into 'limp mode' while driving. I've had to coast to side of the road. Wrench light, no awd, no traction, low engine oil lights have all come on. Once the car wouldn't restart so I had it towed. Last time I drove it to dealership for them to tell me there are no codes so they don't know what the problem is. Obviously this is a very dangerous situation as I'm traveling 60 +miles an hour when my car basically loses power as I'm trying to get to a safe location. Investigating this problem it's a known throttle body issue & there is a customer satisfaction program 16b23 for 2011 ford edge w 3.5l engine & from oakville plant which fits my car but my VIN is not included because year it was made. I called ford customer service & they were going to reach out to dealership & then get back to me. That never happened. This is very disheartening that ford doesn't see this as a life threatening situation & put into effect a recall.

Filed Oct 12, 2020 · 43,300 miles · FL

While driving for awhile, vehicle lost power and went limp with no acceleration while in the middle of a large rotary with no place to pull over. The tool wrench warning light came on the display. The steering and braking were still operable, but without power, vehicle was unable to move out of traffic. Turned off vehicle and was able to drive normally. This happened again the next day, also on busy road. Took to dealer and was told I needed to come in when it was happening, which is impossible since there is no acceleration to drive. Vehicle has 43,000 miles.

Filed Oct 2, 2020 · Transmission · 35 miles · CA

Exiting off the freeway and car lost power went into limp mode and wrench icon came on

Filed Aug 7, 2020 · 43,200 miles · MI

While driving on the express way, an orange wrench light appeared, and the car lost power. Very dangerous. I was barely able to safely pull over and cut the car off.

Filed Apr 20, 2020 · Engine, Fuel system · 104,000 miles · KS

65 MPH on highway, complete loss of power... Electronics seemed to sputter off, then back on for a few seconds, then off again, but the vehicle shut completely off mid highway driving with no ability to steer, accelerate or decelerate. Ended up at a complete stop on the highway with nothing working to power the vehicle back on. Heater seemed to continue to work, but nothing as far as the engine or dash, no electronics. Continued to try to start the vehicle over and over as oncoming vehicles swerved around me at 60 to 70 MPH. Dialed 911 and had to wait 15 minutes before a police car parked behind the ford edge with flashers on. Literally no warning, no warning lights, no nothing. Vehicle simply lost power... Completely turned off. This was hands down one of the most frightening experiences for my daughter who was driving at the time. She'll likely not get back into that vehicle.

Filed Mar 29, 2020 · Engine, Transmission · 130,000 miles · WV

I was driving my vehicle on my way home from work on a country road. The vehicle randomly began to lose power and wouldn't gain much speed. I was trying to get it parked in at least a driveway or place to sit safely in case something happened. There were cars behind me , the car started smoking really bad from the hood. Before I had time to get somewhere safely, the car shut off and started going in reverse. I had to slam on my emergency break and was stuck there until I had help from a tow truck to tow it. The car wouldn't turn on or move so I was stuck on this hill and had people from their house guide traffic until hell came. The car didn't give me any warnings or issues prior to this at all. I haven't had the vehicle for more than 2 years and have always taken care of everything and have kept up on the maintenance of it. The engine is blown and was told the antifreeze leaked into the oil due to the engine blowing. I have still been making my monthly payment on this vehicle. I have been carless for months now and would really appreciate ford taking the action into doing what's right for their customers that keep them going in business. I have researched this vehicle and am seeing a lot of problems with the same exact issue.

Filed Dec 26, 2019 · Electrical, Engine · 75,000 miles · AZ

I was driving my ford edge on route 303 in phoenix at about 60 miles per hour when the car suddenly started shaking and losing power. It allowed me to drive a very short distance until I was able to stop the car, in a turn lane with a tractor trailer on my tail ...very disconcerting! A yellow wrench light was showing along with some notice about my traction being off, I believe. After sitting a few minutes I was able to move it off the turn lane and into a fairly safe lane ahead. Fortunately a policeman pulled up behind me and I shut off the engine and called aaa for a tow. 20 minutes later, I turned on the engine which now seemed fine so the policeman suggested that I pull forward into a safer area. After doing sotheby's car seemed fine again so I drove it to my daughter's house several miles away and cancelled the tow. I have been researching this issue on line since and this has happened to many edge owners who have feared for their lives when the same thing happened to them. Some say cleaning or replacing the throttle plate seemed to work but others have found that the dealers insist nothing is wrong after testing it.... It seems to have happened too many times for nothing to be done.... I think a recall is in order so that the dealerships can find out what the problem is before someone loses their life, if that hasn't already accur. I have a 2011 ford edge.