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.
2011 Ford Edge fuel system complaints
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I have been smelling fuel/gas or sulfur like smell in my SUV took it to the ford dealer in richmond, ca 3 times starting in april 2017, jan 2019 and again sept 2019 finally I was told I needed a ptu unit each time I took it need they could not locate the problem. It has become very bad and more often my car does not leak gas. I am really concern because now I have to take my granddaughter to school plus I am over 70 yrs and worry if someone runs into me will my car catch on fire or one day it will catch on fire it happens unexpectedly sometimes if I'm driving up a hill or for a long period of time (maybe an hour or so) and it only happen when I am driving and the smell fills my entire car that I have to let all the windows down and once I get home the whole car smells to the point I get sick (nausea) eyes burn and a headache. I have been so discussed with dealership that they were not able to detect this problem 2 yrs ago. I am so surprised that there has not be a recall on this dangerous problem by ford.
Upon filling the gas tank, once park in the garage there is an overpowering smell of gasoline. I've cleaned the filler seal, checked for leaks "none noted." no fuel on the ground beneath the vehicle. The tank is not over filled, no residual fuel around the filler neck or running down the overfill drain. Fuel smell goes away after the tank is between 3/4 to 1/2 full. This is a dangerous situation which needs to be addressed by a recall. I suspect that there is a bad seal on the fuel pump or tank my be damaged
Fuel tank leak, fuel odor
Check engine light comes on from error code p0456 - small leak detected in the evaporations emissions (evap) system. The check engine light comes on every time the vehicle is fueled with gasoline. My mechanic advised this is a common problem in fords with the no gas cap system.
Plastic fuel tank leak from steel mounting bracket repair to replace fuel tank
2 main on going issues 1. Brakes- from day one, constantly-needing to be re rotored / new pads / grinding squeaky sounds - all the time. Ford blames me for ' not driving enough ' ?.? Concerned for safety - will they fail? 2. Took car in today 4.5.18 - for 2nd time due to odor of propane or gas when coming to stop / low speed or idleing.. Was told no bulletin or notice out for issue - which was leaking fluid undercar -which ' could cause fire ' was told I could not leave with my vehicle, rental was provided under my paid warranty. Review of online info shows many stories out as well as lawsuit on this very odor issue- yet I was never informed. Smell has been ongoing since sept. 2017
Throttle body and motor asy I replaced this on 2/13/2016, later found out there was a recall and was reimbursed in 2014 but on 2/26/2018 it went out again an replaced at my out of pocket again. I ask is this a fix or just a replacement no one will answer me. This is dangerous, the car just stops no power, if in heavy traffic could be hit from the rear, not good. Is the replacement a fix oe just a replacement?
Fuel line leak
Code p2111 occurs and at stop light engine appears to almost stall. While driving the stability control tuns off, low oil pressure light comes on, and check engine light comes on. Problem goes away while driving after a second. At the stop light, it begins every time you come to the stop light. Ford says nothing is wrong but this appears to be another throttle body issue with ford edges.
When driving car at any speed,engine suddenly loses all power,orange wrench comes on dash,there is no way to keep car moving.driver must realize what just happened and try to navigate car to a complete stop in asafe spot.on multiple occasions my wife was nearly rammed off the road when this happened on 295 in south jersey,this is a very dangerous problem for all cars nearby because it comes with no warning and no outward sign of a problem.compounding the problem is that you have to put the car in park for it to restart, neutral wont do anything,ford has recalled over a million cars with this problem,please do whtever you can to speed up this recall before the deathtoll starts to climb,
1.a wrench shaped light came on from instrument panel, and having a sudden loss of power while driving. 2.the accelerator stops working or has extremely limited power. 3.after power off the vehicle and wait for 10-15 minutes to restart the vehicle, the wrench shaped light goes away and the vehicle in drivable condition again. But the problem could happen again within a day or in few days. It is really dangerous while during in highway or in busy roads when this problem occurred. The problem happens randomly. Sometimes it could happen several times in a day, sometimes it won't happen in a week. I called ford dealers and they said to diagnostic it for $98 and only when the symptom happens they will be able to find the real cause. I searched online and it's a very common problem to 2010 -2013 ford edge owners.
My vehicle smells like gas after 5 minutes driving. Took the vehicle to the dealer they could tell me the problem and insisted they did not smell nothing. I very concern. I can't drive the vehicle like this. The gas smell its bad. I found a recall on the body control module on this vehicle. Please help me fixed this problem.
2 times today I lost power and my car crawled out of the road. The wrench lit up and after I stopped and restarted car it was back to normal. First time was pulling into work then after work on the way to the dealership. They are fixing it. Said it was a faulty throttle body control module. Before they called back I looked this up and there were many statements on this happenning. If I had been on the interstate I could have been killed. I don't know why there hasn't been a recall before there are any lawsuits from people dieing.
Vehicle slowed and shut-down. Dealer stated throttle body had an electrical short . Unsafe driving condition to say the least. Vehicle shut down on public street..vehicle mileage was 52,964.
When driving in certain days especially after the car has been sitting over the weekend you can smell exhaust fumes in the cabin
While driving down the highway, my 2011 ford edge lost all acceleration and the awd warning light came on with the lighted symbol of a wrench. I was almost rear ended by several cars before I could make it side of road. I had to shut vehicle completely down and restart. This problem continued for several more times. Ford needs to address this problem before several people get killed.
On occasion, when breaking at slow speeds (like pulling into a parking space) while depressing the brake peddle, the car will accelerate and lurch forward. My foot was nowhere near the accelerator peddle. This happens about once every few weeks.
The door ajar warning lights come on every single day for all doors. Constantly causing surmountable stress to driver. If unable to get the sensor to turn off, the doors do not lock while driving, which is terribly unsafe for driver and passengers. Also, because the dome light is connected to the door, the lights stay on draining battery. I've also had the door ajar sensor warning come on while driving down the road, when it was previously not on. There are also warnings "check fuel inlet", but there is nothing to check. The only problem is that the sensor has a problem! Which then in turn makes the engine light illuminate because it thinks there is a leak in the fuel inlet, or perhaps thinks that the seal isn't closed because ford decided the cap-less fuel inlet was a good idea. It's not!
Driving on interstate car loses almost all engine power warning light goes on towed to dealer told throttle body needs replacement part backordered now going on 3 weeks car has 52000 miles service advisories for this part on other ford models not edge
Car stalled when enmotion at 40 MPH wrench light comes on also awd light stop turn off engine and restart car it runs normal at that point but will do again unexpecting at another time and place .speed is no factor at any given speed it will stall.it is unsafe to drive.
Traveling at 55mph, lost thrttle control, yellow wrench icon appeared. Was able to pull over. Engine was still running. Turned off engine, and resarted. Everything was normal on way back home. Car still parked, haven't been to dealer shop yet.
Car looses power with no warning,accelorator does nothing.have to turn car off and restart.this is a serious safety problem,I was nearly t boned by a semi crossing a main road when I had no power and stalled in middle of highway,if not for great reaction of semi driver iwould have been hit broadside at 50 MPH.this has to qualify as a safety recall if ever there was a need for one.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford edge. While driving 20 MPH, the vehicle stalled, lunged forward, and the limp home mode independently activated. The check engine and throttle control actuator stuck open warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the full throttle body malfunctioned and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle was taken to be inspected where it was confirmed that the throttle control actuator was stuck open. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 62,800.....updated 03-31-16 *bf
Engine stalls, changes to limp home mode. This can happen during acceleration or at speed. The error wrench lights. This has resulted in an unsafe deceleration in traffic. Dealer finds no code in the system. Engine will run fine after shutdown and restart. The incidents occur on surface streets, intersections, and at highway speed. The ford case number is case number cas7831451v2q4h3. No satisfaction from ford at this time.
I left my house in the morning on 11/6 and after a short drive the "awd off" and a "little wrench" light came on and the car lost power and just stopped in the middle of the street since I was trying to go up a hill. Thankfully no one was behind me!! It started to run very rough so I turned it off quickly, waited a few seconds and restarted it. The car then ran ok and got me to work and home again but when my husband took it to run an errand that night, same thing happened to him and then again this morning when I was bringing the car down for service. This was three times in one day! With no warning the car just loses power and stops. Very dangerous!! I'm afraid to drive my car now and I don't want to be on the highway and have this happen - someone is going to get hurt. The dealer cannot duplicate the problem or find a code coming up to reveal the issue.
Vehicle completely lost power while driving 45 MPH on busy 4 lane road with no shoulder. Yellow wrench lit up on dash and car completely and immediately shut down leaving me without the ability to steer and safely remove the vehicle off of the road (I was almost rear-ended and a car had to swerve to keep from hitting me). This happened twice in 8 hours. Car has been maintained, had fuel, new battery, etc. With no other warnings or indicators. This issue is very dangerous!
On several occasions the vehicle lost all acceleration and power to the engine. Yellow wrench showed there was a warning, and check engine light flashed, but upon turning off the car (the main electronics ie:radio/AC still worked) and restarting it resumed "normal" functions and driving. We had several times this happened to us. All of the occurrences happened in the middle of accelerating and at different speeds. Two were on residential roads, one was in a busy intersection, and one (the worst) was on the freeway 3 lanes over from the right shoulder going with the flow of traffic at 70mph. The dealership was unsuccessful n assisting with the problem because without a check engine light they were unable to diagnose the problem. But our latest incident, on september 11th, 2015 (this time the wrench and awd off flashed), the check engine light stayed on and it was diagnosed as a bad throttle body. This is more than dangerous it is a russian roulette of whether the car will work or not. Please take this situation seriously, there are many other people http://m.carcomplaints.com/ford/edge/2011/engine/engine.shtml complaining about the same year and model as my car, having the same exact issue. This should be put on recall immediately.
Defective throttle body. Entering highway at approximately 45 MPH and accellerating when car de-acclerated on its own to a crippling 2 MPH. Moved over to the far right side with car moving at 2 MPH until I was able to get off highway and part car. Let sit 15 minutes and car started and acclerated appropriately. 2 weeks later same thing. Acclerating from a stop at a stop ligh and car de-acclerated on its on and limped to 2 MPH untill I could pull off road and let sit. Started badk up and drove ok. About two weeks later happened again. On august 30, 2015 the car began doing this daily and took 9 times of letting car sit after it de-acclerated to get home from work. Called ford motor company and they claim no recalls for the defective throttle body problem that ford edges are having. Researched the internet and see thousands of complaints with this issue. Defective throttle body on ford edges including the 2011. Called ford and lodged a complaint. Took car to skillman ford in greenwood indiana and was diagnosed as a failed throttle body and needed replaced. Was informed it would cost me $664.71 for me to have it repaired. Was also informed there were no ford financial assistance programs to help me pay for repairs on the defective throttle body which is a ford problem. I did authorize the repair as I need my car. I am very unhappy with ford as they will not cover there defect and it is a known ford defective part-throttle body. What will it take for ford to step up and cover their defects? As much as I love my edge I will not purchase another ford product because there is no customer service programs at ford motor company (not the dealership where I got my car repaired) when there is an issue with defective parts and getting them replaced by ford. Shame on you ford motor company.
Certified pre-owned 2011 ford edge limited awd. Purchased in nov. 2014. On monday, june 8, 2015 as I was driving at 55 MPH, a light came on on the left hand side of the instrument panel. The light said "awd off" and had a little wrench symbol on it. The car abruptly lost power and I just coasted out of the way of traffic and onto the side of the road because there was no shoulder. I tried to press the gas pedal but nothing happened--there was no acceleration. My vehicle essentially "died" without warning in traffic. Weather conditions were sunny about 85 degrees. The radio and AC worked, but the gas pedal did not. The vehicle sounded like it was going to stall out and was sputtering as I coasted. I put the vehicle in "park" and turned the vehicle off. I waited several minutes and restarted the vehicle. Vehicle seemed to work ok and no warning lights came back on afterwards. I called the dealership and arranged for me to have my car inspected for the cause of this malfunction. I paid $111.30 for the vehicle to be hooked to a diagnostic machine but the dealership was unable to get any "codes" from a diagnostic reading nor could the dealer replicate the warning light to come on. On june 24, 2015 the same issue happened again. I took a photo of the light on the dash, sent it to dealership. Third time happened on friday, july 10, 2015 and I was on the highway in the passing lane and had to coast across the slow lane to get out of the way of traffic so I wouldn't cause an accident. Again, I took photos of the odometer and the "awd off" light and sent to dealership. Dealership sys without a code from diagnostic machine, they can't tell what is wrong. Fourth time happen last night, july 14, 2015. This is a huge issue as from researching on the internet, a lot of other ford edge owners experienced the same problem! Please help! I feel like I'm getting no help!
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