2013 Ford Edge: jerking or lurching

Filed Sep 24, 2025 · Brakes · LA

The 2013 Ford Edge began giving trouble after sitting at an intersection or pulling out of the driveway to enter major traffic. The vehicle would hesitate to accelerate as though it is running out of gas but it isn't out of gas. When you continue pressing on the accelerator it would jerk then accelerate. We barely escaped being hit from the rear because the vehicle died while pulling out onto the feeder, whereupon I struggled to pull into a nearby gas station. The brake pedal is generally stiff but can be depressed, however, in other instances, when braking the brake pedal sometimes becomes hard to depress but becomes easier after the car is driving for a long stretch, such as the freeway. When you start the car the panel is normal but as you begin driving the Check Brake System failure light begins to appear in Red and the ABS light and the oil light. Similar incidents as the previously mentioned situations have happened on numerous occasions.

Filed Mar 21, 2025 · Fuel system, Transmission · 122,000 miles · MA

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Edge. The contact stated that while driving 50 MPH, the accelerator pedal was depressed, and the vehicle failed to respond. The check engine and ABS warning lights were illuminated. The contact stated that after refueling, the vehicle started to jerk while driving. The contact stated that once the vehicle while driving at speed, there was an abnormal thumping sound coming from the vehicle. The check engine and ABS warning lights were intermittently illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to an independent mechanic or a dealer to be diagnosed; however, the contact self-diagnosed the vehicle with fuel pump and power train failure. The dealer was not made aware of the failure. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 122,000.

Filed Feb 7, 2025 · Brakes, Electrical · TX

If you hit a pot hole or a bump on the road the brake pedal makes a weird sound and then the brake goes all the way to the floorboard when trying to apply brakes and doesn't come to an immediate stop. The wrench light has come on or the symbol that has the car and wavy lines for traction control will turn on all of a sudden and then the car shuts off in the middle of the road while driving putting my life in danger. It also doesn't accelerate all of a sudden and loses power while driving putting my life in danger. When you put the car in park the car still jerks forward even after the car is in park and off. It also makes a clicking sound as if it goes into gear after you have turned the car off and park has been engaged. The headlights keep shutting off while driving or dimming in their own. The motormount screws came undone and I had to get it repaired. The power steering keeps losing the fluid and makes a loud grinding noise especially during cold weather. Makes a loud whistle sound like a turbo jet engine when it's cold and you start driving. The rear driverside door latch keeps making the car alert that the door is open when it is not. The recall only shows door latch for a different door and dealership won't repair with recall notice because the notice doesn't say all door latches and is specific to a different door. The car is unsafe to drive but it's the only car I have and the last time I took it to get repairs they kept it for a month and my it off pocket costs were close to $1600 dollars which put me in a financial strain. I can not afford to be without my car for that long again and pay for things that shouldn't be falling apart and putting my child's and my life in danger.

Filed Jun 2, 2024 · Brakes, Fuel system · KS

My brakes are hard to press sometimes hard to stop. Jerky and then hard then soft. I read brake booster master cylinder or hcu All Ford's mistakes. Still no recall. I'm outside of the extended warranty because I just bought this 3 months ago and it's over 10 years old only 115000 miles on it. If I die I'm having my family sue ford. Codes p2 195 and p2 197 are now showing after a week and a half of this problem. Taking it to ford Tuesday. Calling customer service Monday. Shame on ford

Filed Apr 24, 2023 · Brakes · ND

My 2013 Ford Edge is making a hissing noise when the brakes are applied. It has been a few months; I’ve tried to brush it off that it was just my imagination because my brakes are working (for now), there is nothing leaking, but now there is also a jerk feeling. As I’m driving and then slow down, somewhere between 35-40 mph, there is a little jerk or “hiccup” feeling. I have noticed that sometimes the pedal feels hard to press. I’m worried what is going on will eventually cause my brakes to fail and cause injury. Nothing has been inspected yet, but I did research and see that there is a recall for this exact problem. However, I have not received anything in the mail regarding this. I looked up my VIN and found there are 0 recalls for my vehicle. I believe that my vehicle should be included in this recall.

Filed Feb 17, 2023 · Transmission · OH

As I was driving in a 25 mph zone and after I just came to a stop the car would not move then started lurching and I was able to make it into a parking lot , had to have car towed and then was told by mechanic p t u had failed . That cost me 2200.00 And now 17,000 miles later the transmission goes out and it’s going to be 3900.00 . The car is currently at Liberty Ford in Brunswick, Ohio 330‑225‑9141 Rich the general manager told me to call him but has yet to return my phone call .

Filed Dec 10, 2020 · Electrical · 154,000 miles · AL · fire

Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford edge. The contact stated that while driving at 50-55 MPH, the vehicle jerked and there was an abnormal burning smell detected. The instrument cluster continued to reset. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was towed to long-lewis ford 2091 fairview ave, prattville, al 3606 334) 365-2272 where it was diagnosed the coil pack was burnt out and the pcs system needed to replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 154,000.

Filed Aug 14, 2020 · Brakes · 101,000 miles · AZ

Our edge passed 100k miles without any real issues. Soon after 100k, we started having issues with the brakes at low speeds (<10ph). Stepping on the brake would not immediately stop the car and we really had to push it down hard to get to a jerky stop. Over the course of 2-3 days, we started noticing it when decelerating from higher speeds. When we took it in, we were told it was the break booster and was very common for this year, make, and model. I can't speak for any more about issue, but see that it is common among the complaints here.

Filed Jul 31, 2019 · Electrical, Seat belts · 65,000 miles · CA

Transmission jerking, shuddering, stalling, in motion. Seat belt get stock, camera sometimes works, and sometimes dont work.

Filed Jan 14, 2019 · Brakes · 73,000 miles · CA

When pressing on the break pedal, hissing and squealing noise occurs. Sometimes when pressing on break pedal, hard stop occurs rather than gradual slowing. Hissing and squealing occurs when the vehicle is both stopped and moving. Hard stop occurs when coasting/breaking slowly, hiss, then a jerk/hard stop occurs suddenly while driving. This happens on city street and highway. This has been ongoing for several months.

Filed Oct 1, 2018 · Brakes · 139,000 miles · TX

The brake pedal is very hard to push, the brakes hardly work, while pushing on the hard pedal the pedal will go part of the way down and then suddenly get soft and suddenly engage brakes jerking the driver and passengers forward.

Filed Jul 13, 2018 · Transmission · 85,494 miles · TX

This is the second time I have taken my vehicle to the dealership for this issue. The vehicle is still under an extended warranty. The issue first occured june 5. As I was leaving work the transmission began slipping/hesitating from a stop or during acceleration. The vehicle would jump/jerk when pressing the gas pedal. Would not switch to a higher gear. When applying brakes vehicle would jump/jerk when trying to shift. Periods when the vehicle would get to speed then slip. There was no prior damage to vehicle to cause this malfunction. I took the vehicle to the dealership I purchased it, and left it with them after the service agent was barely able to drive around the block. After 2 weeks of calling the dealership to check the status of the vehicle, I was told that they couldn't find anything wrong with it, and returned the vehicle on june 19th, and has not driven the same prior to this issue. This morning, july 13th, when I pulled out onto the frontage road the vehicle would not accelerate to speed and hesitated. I was able to get off the roadway and took the vehicle back to the dealership for this issue.