2014 Ford Edge acceleration problems

Filed Jul 20, 2025 · Acceleration, Electrical · KY

7/2/25-i was driving about 20 miles per hour when suddenly my car went into a type of limp/idle mode. It shut the car down to an idle, a wrench light came on my dash then the car started to shake. I coasted into a driveway and turned the car off. I turned it back on after 5min and it was fine. 7/16/25-I was driving about 30mph and all of a sudden my car goes into this idle mode again. I got the car to coast over into a turning lane. It lost power down to an idle, wrench came up on dash again then the car started to shake. I turned the car off and back on and it was fine. I’m very scared to drive my car bc I don’t know when this will happen again. It could be when I’m turning in front of another vehicle, driving on the expressway or just normal streets or if someone was behind me and wasn’t able to react appropriately bc my car goes into this idle mode so fast that I don’t know how to keep from having an accident myself. 7/17/25-I took it to a machanic and they hooked it to a computer but nothing showed up as being wrong. They drove it several times but they couldn’t get it to do what I’m explaining what it does. After researching the issue, I believe it may be my electric throttle body ETB that ford acknowledged was an issue and had a customer satisfaction program CPS (CSP 13N03) from Ford for ETB replacement on certain 2009-2013 ,.* Jels, sometimes extended into the early 2014 model. * Electronic Throttle Body Failure * Ford ETBs from this era are notoriously bad. * Carbon buildup, worn internal sensors, or electronic glitches cause the throttle to stick or respond erratically. * The PCM detects an unsafe throttle position → activates fail-safe mode → wrench light + jerking + no throttle. * You restart the car, and the ETB re-initializes until it fails again.

Filed Nov 9, 2020 · Acceleration · 55,000 miles · KY

1st occurrence was when I was driving on the interstate and the vehicle suddenly stopped accelerating and went into limp mode (a wrench was displayed on the dashboard). I was not able to accelerate at all and had to pull off the interstate. Turned off the vehicle and turned it back on and the wrench and check engine light was off. This now occurs every day and is a safety issue, it happened when I was making a turn at a busy intersection and almost ended up in another driver hitting me as I had no power to accelerate out of the way. In researching the issue I believe it is due to a faulty throttle body control but am unable to diagnose it since the check engine light and thus error code goes away with every restart...at the very least it should tell me what the last error code was.

Filed Sep 21, 2020 · Acceleration, Electrical · 35,500 miles · CA

My car has completely shut off while driving 70 MPH on the highway!! A wrench icon lights up on the dash board. I can barely coast to the side of the road before car comes to a complete stop. I was sooo afraid of being killed! The mechanic checked and says there is nothing wrong with my car. It has happened 4 more times. The car starts up after I can put it in park and drives like nothing happened until the next incident. Who will have to die before ford finds the problem?

Filed Jun 26, 2020 · Acceleration, Transmission · CA

From a stop or at low speeds the SUV lunges forward without warning. This has happened several times over the past few months. When SUV was purchased new; the transmission failed and I was without a car for theee weeks. I have maintained the SUV and all issued recalls have been fixed. This is a major issue and anytime I take it to ford dealership they find no issue. Let me tell you; this is an issue! My last three vehicles have been fords and would appriciate this issue be solved

Filed Sep 9, 2019 · Acceleration, Engine · 54,000 miles · MI

Tl* the contact owns a 2014 ford edge. While driving 70 MPH, the vehicle's throttle failed and the accelerator pedal ceased to operate. The wrench warning icon illuminated on the instrument panel. The contact pulled over to the side of the road and restarted the vehicle. Once the vehicle was restarted, the vehicle resumed normal driving. The contact stated that the failure occurred intermittently and the check engine warning indicator steadily illuminated. Russ milne ford (24777 hall rd, macomb, mi 48042, 888‑875‑0668) was notified of the failure and stated that the vehicle was not under warranty. The manufacturer was also notified and did not assist. The vehicle had not been repaired. The failure mileage was 54,000.

Filed Aug 28, 2019 · Acceleration, Engine · 92,485 miles · AR

Driving my vehicle in traffic and it displayed a wrench symbol and start shaking lost power, had to drift to the side of the road in traffic. I had it towed to the dealer same day after 3 hours of being on side of the road they said it was the oil cap had came off, but you could not go but 20 MPH. Would like to know whys hasn't anyone issued an recall on this year model. To cover the cost of this issue, could have lost my life. Please consider issuing a full recall.

Filed Sep 21, 2018 · Acceleration, Electrical · 32,580 miles · MD

Tl* the contact owns a 2014 ford edge. While driving approximately 35 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was not able to restart and was towed to darcars ford (9020 lanham severn rd, lanham, md 20706, (301) 459-1100). The dealer diagnosed that the throttle body needed to be replaced and the battery needed to be repaired. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 32,580.

Filed May 7, 2018 · Acceleration, Engine · 34,450 miles · AR

Tl* the contact owns a 2014 ford edge. While driving various speeds, the vehicle stalled and the power train warning indicator illuminated. The failure recurred twice, but the vehicle was able to restart. The vehicle was taken to crain ford of little rock (4601 colonel glenn plaza dr., little rock, ar 72210) where a diagnostic test was not performed; however, the contact was informed that the throttle body needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 34,450.

Filed Dec 15, 2017 · Acceleration · CA

I leased a 2014 ford edge from antelope valley ford. After taking possession, the vehicle had turbo lag problems. I reported this to antelope valley ford and they took the car in for repair. I was told there was no problem. The problem continues to this day. This problem occurs when vehicle is in motion.

Filed Aug 4, 2017 · Acceleration, Wheels · GA · crash

On july 31, 2017 in my 2014 ford edge I slowed down to turn right into a parking space at an elementary school, and all of a sudden the car took flight over the curb and sped into the woods. Scared and shaken I was trapped in the car with trees blocking the front doors. I was able to get out of the car by climbing into the backseat where I was able to open the door. The car was not drivable and had to be towed. This acceleration is very scary and I will not feel comfortable driving this car again! What if children would have been in the way?