2012 Ford Edge: grinding or squealing brakes

Filed Sep 25, 2024 · Brakes · 124,500 miles · TN

The contact owns a 2012 Ford Edge. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the brake pedal was depressed; however, the vehicle did not stop as intended. The contact stated that the brake pedal had to be depressed hard to stop the vehicle. In addition, the contact stated that the brake pedal made a squealing sound while depressed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed with brake booster failure. The contact was informed that the brake booster needed to be replaced. The vehicle was being repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and a case was filed. The contact was informed about Customer Satisfaction Program: 13N02; however, the contact was informed that the VIN was not included. The contact was advised to contact the federal safety agency Hotline to report the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 124,500.

Filed Oct 18, 2023 · Brakes · IN

I am one of thousands of people who have had the power brake booster fail on their Ford Edge. Initially, my vehicle failed to stop at an intersection when another vehicle was running the red light, and I was nearly t-boned. The brake pedal was almost impossible to press in. I thought the issue was due to the icy conditions at the time and some problem with the ABS. This summer the real problem became apparent as the brakes have started squealing and hissing every time they are pressed, and the pressure required to come to a full stop varies from nearly none and jerking to an immediate stop to the point I am barely able to press the pedal hard enough to get it to stop at all. Sometimes both situations will occur during one stop, and the brake pedal will go from excessively resistant to dropping to the floor, at which point I will lose all stopping power momentarily while I let the pedal slowly hiss back into place and press it again. The first time that happened, I was trying to stop for a bike that started to cross without waiting for the crosswalk signal, and I nearly hit them. Ford’s site states I’m covered under the CSP for this part, but I am unable to find a dealer willing to provide the service as they believe the CSP only covers 10 years after the model year (my mileage is under the 150k limit). Whether or not that’s true, a CSP is insufficient in this scenario as a quick internet search shows power brake booster failure is very common in this model line and it is unequivocally a life and safety risk.

Filed Jan 17, 2022 · Brakes · TX

My brake pedal is squeaking when I push it,the brake pedal is going all the was down and gets stiff.If I'm at a red light and have my foot on the pedal it push up like trying to get my foot off of it..The mechanic told me that he could've sworn there was a re call on the Ford Edge's..I scared and I know I could never afford to fix this huge problem.

Filed Nov 30, 2021 · Brakes · 87,000 miles · CT

The contact owns a 2012 Ford Edge. The contact stated that while reversing, the vehicle made an abnormal squealing sound. In addition, the brake pedal was depressed and traveled to the floorboard. The brake pedal was very soft. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where the failure was undetermined. The failure recurred 3 times. The dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 87,000.

Filed Aug 2, 2021 · Brakes · FL

Brakes were working totally fine for 1 hr. drive to city. A few hours later, I returned to my car to drive home. When I put my foot on the brake pedal while it was in park (but engine started,) everything felt normal. When I put it into reverse to back out of the spot, my foot went all the way to the floor. This "soft pedal" occurred with NO warning lights/sounds/etc. There was NO warning that my brakes would give out on me at all. Luckily, mine happened,(both occasions), in parking lots, not in higher speed situations. Any higher speed situation could have been catastrophic. It was frightening. Fortunately, I was a nearly vacant lot, so I tried backing up to see what would happen and the brake again had to go ALL THE WAY to the floor and made a grinding sound (like stopping on gravel sort of). It did not stop as usual. It rolled to a stop after traveling a few feet. (Mind you, this is only rolling back from a parked position.) I got on You Tube and typed in "2012 Ford Edge, brake to the floor" there were hundreds of folks complaining about this issue. It is related to the ABS Hydraulic Control Unit, although my ABS never illuminated. You Tube had "quick temporary fix". Go in reverse upto 20-25 MPH and slam on the brakes "grenade stopping". Took 7 times (frightening given I didn't know if the brakes would engage at all), my brake pedal popped back up from the floorboard and it felt like a hard pedal again. It worked fine for one day. The same problem reoccurred the next day. Same reverse/grenade stop procedure and it got me to the dealership. Apparently this gets the valve to go back to closed position after air got in HCU from open valve. My Ford Service Advisor acknowledged how common the repair was and were surprised the Edges weren't included in the 19S54 Recall with other models. Repair cost me $1,435. They also found the Master Cylinder needed some repair-more money. I will try to get the actual part removed from my car back for inspection

Filed May 8, 2020 · Brakes · 114,000 miles · CA

Driving down the road and came up to a stop light and brake pedal went to the floor. It was spongy and squeaked. Pumped the brakes and it stopped. Issue recurred and took to local mechanic who diagnosed it and printed recall paperwork and towed it to ford. It was the brake booster. Ford "fixed" issue and 3 weeks later the same exact thing is happening and took to ford. Service member calls and states brake booster is fine from previous repair but it's now the hydraulic control unit and there's an internal leak. Told me it would be $1477 plus tax to fix. I don't have that kind of money laying around especially in this pandemic....what do I do now? I can't trust getting from point a to point b. If I have a local mechanic fix the problem will they charge the same...less...will they do a good job? This should be a recall too. Every complaint I'm reading ford owners are having recurring problems with the brake booster and hydraulic control unit. How isn't it recalled?? When I get it fixed, because it's the only vehicle I have, will I get reimbursed for repairs without a problem?? This deters me from buying ford ever again! Not to mention my local ford dealership isn't pleasant to work with!!! I was contemplating trading in this car for another as I love it so much. Not anymore!

Filed Sep 21, 2017 · Brakes · 116,000 miles · LA

In september 2017, I was pulling into a bank with my 2012 ford edge. I applied the brakes and the pedal went to the floor. I tried reapplying them but once again had almost no braking power to stop. After coming to a stop with the parking brake I turned the car off then back on. Still no brake pressure, but a whistle sort of squeak when releasing the brake. I contacted hub city ford in lafayette, la and brought it in for repairs (sept 11). There was a recall on the brake booster which they agreed was the problem, and they replaced. Replacing the booster did not resolve the issue, and the dealership said the master cylinder needed to be replaced, even though there were no symptoms indicating an issue (no engine light, no leaks, no gradual loss in pressure). They replaced the master cylinder, then called to tell me there is still no brake pressure. Now they are saying the hcu needs to be replaced, and it will cost $1200. There was no warning that this was going out, and to my knowledge, doesn't show up on any type of diagnostics. I contacted ford, and they created a case (cas-13144337) but would not tell me if there were other complaints with the same issue. By checking online, I see that this has happened many times to many car owners with no warning. The dealership told me that oftentimes they replace the power booster (recall issue) and ultimately end up replacing other components that are the real problem. The replaced boosters are being reported back to ford, but maybe the other components are not because they are not under recall (but clearly should be).

Filed Mar 9, 2015 · Brakes · 35,250 miles · CA

Went to stop behind a truck at a red light and when I pushed down on the brake petal it felt spongy and my car would not stop until I pushed extremely hard. Then my petal kept going down further to the floor. I place my car in park gear and continued to hold the brake petal down. My car began making a squealing noise which stopped when I let the brake petal up. I pulled to the right and drove a couple more blocks with brakes still spongy and not very responsive. I'm afraid to drive the car now and will have it towed in. I was suppose to drive to my cabin yesterday which has a 35 min drive through a canyon with a 500 foot cliff on one side. Thankfully I did not go!

Filed Nov 2, 2014 · Brakes · 57,000 miles · AL

Almost ran my 2012 edge into the back of an 18 wheeler today with my son in the car when my brakes failed! I immediately went to express oil since the service dept at the dealership had already closed for the day. They said it was the brake booster and master cylinder causing the issue. Since it should still be under warranty I elected to take it straight to the dealership first thing monday am. One of the guys followed me home to ensure we made it safely. My car stalled 3 times in a 10 mile radius, again 3 more times that I could've been the cause of an accident! I do not feel safe driving this car and it should not be having such issues at almost 3 years old with 57k miles on it! I have done a web search and this seems to be a common issue! Why has there not been a recall? This a very serious issue that could've easily cost us our lives and possibly others today if I had not had the space to swerve to avoid collision! For the past few weeks the brakes have not felt "right", they felt "airy" and recently began making a high pitched squealing/hissing sound. They would go from being very stiff to sinking right into the floor. On several occasions I had to stomp on the brakes to get the car to stop. I'm terrified to drive the car even to the dealership monday morning.

Filed Apr 5, 2014 · Brakes · 15,400 miles · TX

Backing out of my driveway and depressed the brake as I reach the bottom of my driveway and it was hard to press and didn't not stop my vehicle. I had to press really hard on the brake pedal to get it to stop. Proceeded down the street, reach a stop sign and pressed the brake pedal and it, again didn't not want to stop. I had to pump the brakes and then the pedal went to the floor and began making a squealing/hissing sound then my vehicle stalled. Restarted my vehicle and then it does the very same thing at the next stop sign I reached. Drove back home in fear of a major braking failure causing an accident. Researched the problem and discovered that there is a problem with the brake booster. Called the dealership and was upset at the lack of urgency regarding this issue. Already went through the fuel line recall and now this and this isn't even a recall, which should be after seeing the amount of incidents regarding the braking issue. This may be my first and last ford. Very upset that ford has not created a recall on this very clear issue. Man up, ford. This is a big issue!