2011 Ford Edge: shudder or vibration when accelerating

Filed Jan 12, 2016 · Acceleration, Engine · 68,000 miles · WI

(on multiple occasions )my 2011 ford edge upon accleration the vehicle loses the abiltiy to acclerate - shudders and the check engine flashes or stays on. Supposedly could not find the "code" that caused it. I have had the vehicle into 2 different dealer ships - one replaced the transfer case, the other the catalytic converter and ignition coils- to the cost of over 600.00 on a used certified vehicle. Less than a few days later same issue - back to dealer said it was a loose wire. I now drive the vehicle very tentatively and hope I don't have to accelerate quickly.the vehicle persists in the ability to not acclerate quickly ( usually at 55 MPH or higher )without the engine light flashing or staying on. It also seems to happen most frequently on quick accleration --on ramp or getting up to freeway speed . It is very dangerous as this usually happens getting on or off the freeway or staying up with traffic, once the light goes on the vehicle shudders and will not accelerate today it will be 3 months first visit was oct 29 mileage was 68000 and has happened up to today multiple times and mileage is now 74000 the check engine light is on again back to ford dealer again tomorrow.

Filed Aug 12, 2015 · Engine · 84,000 miles · KY

While driving on interstate 75 in kentucky, my 2011 ford edge lost power, with violent shuddering and no acceleration. Managed to move from the middle lane to the emergency lane. Shut off edge and restarted, everything returned to normal. Today, aug, 12 the exact same occurance happened again, other than speed all conditions were the same. Ford dealer said it could possibly be the throttle body but could not diagnose until it happens again and vehicle is not shut off and taken directly to them. This is an extremely unsafe incident to have happen on the interstate at 70 MPH, this should be a recall.

Filed Jul 22, 2015 · Engine · 64,100 miles · CA

Vehicle lost power while entering freeway. Wrench light came on, engine was shuddering baldy. Engine had just been started after sitting for 90 minutes. Had to limp across two lanes of traffic to get to the median. Engine had to be shut down and restarted after two minutes. Could have caused a bad collision.I do not trust this car. It is dangerous.

Filed Jun 8, 2015 · Acceleration, Engine · 49,905 miles · OH

The first time the problem occurred I was driving down a street and had slowed to make a left turn into a retail establishment. Just as I made the turn the vehicle shuddered slightly and immediately lost forward momentum - it was like the vehicle was in neutral - I had no acceleration. A wrench appeared on my driver's display. I was able to pull to a stop and I shut the vehicle off. After several minutes I attempted to start the vehicle. It took several seconds longer than normal for the vehicle to start but it did. The second occurrence happened in my work parking lot. I had backed my vehicle out of my parking place and just as I started to accelerate the vehicle shuddered slightly and I again lost any acceleration. I turned the vehicle off and restarted immediately. Again, it look slightly longer than normal for the vehicle to start. The third time I was driving 55 down a road when the vehicle suddenly lost momentum. Same deal with limping to the side of the road, praying this time that nothing was coming as the vehicle was only half off the road. It started with effort. In each occurrence the wrench appeared. This has all happened over a period of 13 days. I contacted a local ford dealership saturday and described the problem over the phone. The mechanic said he was very familiar with the problem - that it was the throttle body. I decided to do some online research and discovered complaint after complaint describing the same problem. I'm very disappointed in ford for not making this problem more of a priority. Does there need to be a loss of life before something is done? We will be driving several states away in just a few weeks and I have absolutely no confidence in my vehicle. I certainly don't want to be traveling 75 miles an hour on a freeway when my vehicle suddenly decides it doesn't want to cooperate. Very, very disappointing.

Filed Sep 7, 2014 · Acceleration, Engine · 20,170 miles · CA

Was driving in busy residential area and the car started to shudder and eventually lost all power to the engine and the dashboard displayed a wrench symbol. It seemed like it was going to stall. I was able to get to the side of the road. I then turned the engine off and upon restarting was able to drive the short distance to the dealer. The dealer performed a PCM reprogram. Per the diagnostic notes, after getting a code of p260f they reprogrammed the car to the latest calibration, test drove it (approx 9 miles) and no sign of the problem. I picked the car up on friday, sept 5. Today, sept 7, 2014, just 2 days after "fixing" the problem, the exact same thing happened. Similar speed, car started to shake and unresponsive to accelerator. Fortunately, I was at nearly the same location so I was able to get to the side of the road without incident. After researching the issue, this appears to a pretty common problem in the ford edge owner community. However, if this issue were to happen while driving on a freeway, the outcome might be very different. Hoping someone can help with this issue. I no longer feel safe driving this car.