2011 Ford Edge: jerking or lurching

Filed Mar 29, 2025 · Brakes, Electrical · CA

Power steering leak(took it 3times to get it serviced), breaks(leak), transmission fluid leak(have to refill transmission fluid every week), electrical (dash board lights go off and on sometimes and do other funny stuff), back up My camera doesn’t work(car has blind spots so I need the camera to work), roof windows (work when they want), trunk door (closes by itself hitting me at closing). Check lights, tire light is on constantly and on since I bought the car, also oil light but now only sometimes since I keep putting oil and transmission fluid. And has something missing on the front windshield and sensor device of some sort And sometimes when I break I feel the vehicle wanting to go faster instead of stopping. Jerks. I took my vehicle to ford and they pretty much ignored me making me there was no solution. No reports or anything. I called several times to take my car to get serviced telling them I felt unsafe but they pretended they couldn’t here me they didn’t want to deal with me cause my vehicle was too old 2011 ford edge limited. I don’t think it’s old I need a little guidance here before I take it to the next step. Please help me fix my vehicle my insurance at the time told me it has two recalls and ford shined me off three or four times telling me no instead of helping

Filed Dec 18, 2024 · Brakes, Driver assistance · 147,000 miles · TN

The contact owns a 2011 Ford Edge. The contact stated that while depressing the brake pedal, the vehicle jerked while coming to a stop and made an abnormal sound. The ABS failure and traction control warning lights were illuminated. The failure also occurred while reversing. The contact stated that the failure was intermittent. The vehicle was taken to the dealer to be diagnosed, and the contact was informed that the ABS module had failed and needed to be replaced. The dealer was awaiting the part to complete the repair. The manufacturer had been made aware of the failure. The manufacturer referred the contact to the federal safety agency Hotline to report the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 147,000.

Filed Oct 7, 2022 · Brakes · 70,000 miles · AZ

The contact owns a 2011 Ford Edge. The contact stated that while operating the vehicle, the message "Service Brakes" was displayed. While depressing the brake pedal to stop the vehicle the pedal went to the floor and the braking distance was extended. The vehicle was taken to the local mechanic who replaced the rear brake pads. After retrieving the vehicle, while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle was jerking while depressing the brake pedal. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The local dealer was contacted and notified of the failure, but no assistance was offered. The manufacturer was not yet notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 70,000.

Filed Mar 14, 2021 · Transmission · 129,000 miles · IN

Transmission has issues shifting after slowing down and then speeding back up. It is jerky and transmission light comes on .soes it at high speeds and at slower speeds. Was randomly doing it but does it daily now.

Filed Nov 28, 2019 · Driver assistance · FL

I purchased the vehicle from legacy of toyota in tallahassee fl on 10/23/2019 then 2 weeks later my advance trac light came on it will come on as soon as start my engine up and it will stay on for a while then go out, then it will come back on may be a couple days later. I have noticed something different when I am a red light while my foot is on the brakes I feel my foot coming up like it is being released and I have to push it back down. I have only had my vehicle for 35 days. I'm looking all the complaints on the internet with them same issues as mine and kind of scared to drive it. My mind concern not only is it safe but how much it is going to cost me and can be fixable. Sometimes when I am just sitting there it sounds like it just want to cut off because it jerks. But my major concern is that advance trac warning sign that comes up can you help me.

Filed Sep 13, 2019 · Transmission · 85,000 miles · WI

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford edge. The contact stated that the vehicle jerked, lunged, and lost power. Also, the check engine warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was towed by the insurance company to kayser ford lincoln (2303 w beltline hwy, madison, wi 53713, (608) 271-6000) where it was diagnosed that the PCM needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 85,000.

Filed Sep 26, 2018 · Acceleration, Electrical · 98,821 miles · SC

I was driving home from work at approximately 40 MPH when an orange wrench popped on my screen and with no warning my car started jerking and sputtering and then quit working and completely decelerated like I had switched my car in neutral. I pressed the gas and nothing happened when I was in the middle of an intersection! I was able to get my car out of the roadway using some of my momentum but I was lucky I was not on an interstate or somewhere else. I was told my throttle body needs replacing. I looked into this issues with the 2011 edge and apparently there was a notice put out on this throttle body in other vehicles for causing the same problem and leading to very dangerous situations, however mine wasn't included even though I had the exact same problem. I take great care of my car - oil changes every 5,000 miles and special maintenance when necessary and it doesn't even have 100,000 miles on it.

Filed Jun 20, 2016 · Brakes, Fuel system · 56,000 miles · NV

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.

Filed Oct 23, 2015 · Engine, Steering · 26,000 miles · FL

This is the second report I have made about this issue. The first was on/about set. 26, 2015. When I was driving, the car in motion, the power train malfunction indicator (a wrench) comes on, the car loses all power, goes down to perhaps 2 miles per hour, and then stops. It feels as though the power steering also goes out. When the car stops, it shakes and jerks. You cannot accelerate. I turn the motor off and then on, "resetting" the indicator (per the ford dealership). And the issue stops. It has happened again today, oct. 23rd. Twice (in the morning and again this afternoon). I called sam galloway ford in fort myers, fl and was told to bring it in on nov. 4th. Again, today is oct. 23. I was told, by danielle (service advisor), that "since it is not happening all the time it was fine to wait" until nov. 4, 2015. I am afraid to drive this car this is a safety issue for me, anyone I have in the car, and other drivers. Are you going to wait until someone gets killed because of this issue? I am on busy roads when this happens. Why don't you do something????

Filed Oct 5, 2015 · Transmission · 83,000 miles · SC

I was driving at 35 MPH when my car jerked and lost all power. I had to coast off the road without any steering capability. A wrench symbol appeared indicating a problem with the awd or power train. I had the car towed to my mechanic who could not find a problem and my car stored no codes for diagnostics.

Filed Jun 8, 2015 · Transmission · 32,561 miles · IN

My wife and I were driving with our two young children (4-year-old, and six months) our 2011 ford edge and without any notice, the car jerked forward and we lost all power in the accelerator. Fortunately, I was able to pull off to the side of the road without getting in an accident, but was almost rear-ended by the car behind me. The power train wrench was flashing and said to consult the manual, so we did. Following the instructions, I shut the car off and restarted it. It took a lot longer to turn over, but it eventually did. We called our dealership and they said that I could bring the car in today (four days later). The edge did this two more times over the weekend so I googled the issue and found this site. I printed off the first four pages of complaints and took it with me to the dealership. They wouldn't even look at it. They told me that "had to recreate the issue" or they wouldn't be able to do anything to fix it. They proposed that I let them keep the vehicle for five days and let them try it every day. Absolutely not. With all these documented issues and ford being unwilling to do anything about it unless it happens to them, if they can't get it to happen today, we will be done with ford forever. I'm highly disturbed by the amount of issues that are clearly documented here without any kind of recall or, at mimimum, guidance given to ford techs about this issue.

Filed Apr 8, 2015 · Acceleration, Engine · 57,000 miles · KY

I was driving my 2011 ford edge on a busy road and lost all ability to accelerate. The engine jerked, then started shaking, wrench light came on the dash board. I would push the pedal and nothing would happen. Had to roll along with flashers on until I reached a parking lot entry to pull into, as there was no shoulder on the road I was on. Meanwhile, cars were speeding up behind me and passing my car into on coming traffic to avoid colliding with me. Once in the parking lot, I turned off the car, and immediately turned it back on (less than two seconds later), and everything was back to normal. Took the vehicle directly to the dealer and was told by their service technician that I needed a new throttle body and was no longer under warranty (vehicle had 57,000 miles).