2008 Ford Edge Engine

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD EDGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING FROM A COMPLETE STOP, THE WRENCH AND THE LOW TIRE PRESSURE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE ODOMETER AND SPEEDOMETER BECAME INOPERATIVE. THERE WAS A REDUCTION IN THE TRANSMISSION POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

WITHOUT ANY WARNING OR CODES, THE CAR STOPPED RUNNING. UPON RESTART THE FAN RAN EXTREMELY FAST AND LOUD. UPON INSPECTION, THE WATER PUMP GASKETS HAD ESSENTIALLY MELTED, ALL COOLANT HAD LEAKED OUT AND THE ENTIRE COOLANT/WATER PUMP SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE FIXED AND REPLACED AT A COST OF MORE THAN $3,000. OF COURSE THE VEHICLE WAS ONLY 8,000 MILES OUT OF WARRANTY. I'VE SEEN AT LEAST ONE OTHER COMPLAINT IDENTICAL TO THIS ONE. IT IS QUOTED HERE: "DISCOVERED MY 2008 EDGE HAS A FAILED WATER PUMP ASY. CAR OVERHEATED DUE TO THIS. ACCORDING TO SEVERAL SEASONED MECHANICS AND FORD, THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN TO THIS CAR WITH THIS AMOUNT OF MILEAGE. THE WAY THIS CAR WAS ENGINEERED, IT IS A $2300+ REPAIR - FOR A WATER PUMP! SPOKE WITH FORD SEVERAL TIMES ASKING FOR THEM TO STEP-UP AND TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. GOT NO HELP EXCEPT I SHOULD KEEP MY RECEIPTS. VERY DISAPPOINTED IN FORD." *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD EDGE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS MERGED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, WHERE THE CONTACT SHUT THE ENGINE OFF AND RESTARTED IT. HOWEVER, ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO GEAR IT MADE A LOUD NOISE AND VIBRATED VIOLENTLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

DISCOVERED MY 2008 EDGE HAS A FAILED WATER PUMP ASY. CAR OVERHEATED DUE TO THIS. ACCORDING TO SEVERAL SEASONED MECHANICS AND FORD, THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN TO THIS CAR WITH THIS AMOUNT OF MILEAGE. THE WAY THIS CAR WAS ENGINEERED, IT IS A $2300+ REPAIR - FOR A WATER PUMP! SPOKE WITH FORD SEVERAL TIMES ASKING FOR THEM TO STEP-UP AND TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. GOT NO HELP EXCEPT I SHOULD KEEP MY RECEIPTS. VERY DISAPPOINTED IN FORD. *TR

INVESTIGATION SUBJECT : ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY MALFUNCTION NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE13003 MUST INCLUDE 2008 FORD EDGE TO RECALL LIST!! HAD A VERY CLOSE CALL. VEHICLE SHUT OFF WHILE MAKING TURN WITH ON COMING TRAFFIC. DEALER SAYS THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO BECAUSE THIS MODEL IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL OF THE DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODIES! THERE ARE WAY TOO MANY FORD EDGE OWNERS WITH THIS PROBLEM TO BE IGNORED IN THIS RECALL. THANK YOU ! *TR

EXITS OFF HIGHWAY, CAR ENGINE BEGINS TO STALL. CAR WAS TAKING TO SHOP FOR REPAIR CAR CONTINUES TO STALL, ENGINE IS IN, AND THERE IS A CODE OF A FUEL SYSTEM PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD EDGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WATER PUMP MALFUNCTIONED AND LEAKED INTO THE ENGINE, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO FAIL. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER TO HAVE THE ENGINE REPLACED. THE CONTACT DID NOT HAVE ANY ISSUES WITH THE ENGINE AFTER THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURE WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,300.

FOUL ODOR IN CABIN AFTER STOPPING VEHICLE. SMELLS LIKE BURNING OIL OR OTHER FLUIDS. INTERNET SEARCH REVEALS POSSIBLE MANUFACTURER DEFECT RELATED TO LEAKING PTU IN AWD VEHICLES CAUSING FLUID TO LEAK ON TO EXHAUST PIPING RESULTING IN THIS ODOR. THE SMELL IS VERY NAUSEOUS AND PROLONGS EXPOSURE COULD MAKE PASSENGERS FEEL ILL AND SAFETY CONCERNS WITH BREATHING IN THESE FUMES IS QUESTIONED. *TR

DRIVING ON FREEWAY AT 55MPH, STARTED UP HILL,MOTOR HAD DIED. WAS ABLE TO RESTART, BUT HAD LESS POWER. ONCE RPM'S WERE ABOVE 2,000 WOULD DO REG. SPEED. GOT WORSE,LEFT ON ROAD, LATER SAME DAY HUSBAND DROVE HOME, NO PROBLEMS. SAME PROBLEM MORE OFTEN. DEALER CHANGED SENSOR,AS THEY WERE UNSURE OF PROBLEM. OVER $600.00. HAS STARTED DOING SAME THING AGAIN. *TR ## VIN FAILED ##

I BEGAN TO NOTICE A WHITE DUST BLOWING FROM MY VENTS WHEN I TURNED THE AIR CONDITIONER ON ABOUT A MONTH AGO. I HAD AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP AS WELL AS A FORD DEALERSHIP LOOK AT THIS AND THEY BOTH AGREED THAT IT WAS "FLUX" THAT WAS COMING OFF OF THE EVAPORATOR. I WAS TOLD BY THE INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP THAT THIS WAS TOXIC AND THAT IT NEEDED REPAIRED IMMEDIATELY. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THIS WAS A KNOWN DEFECT BUT THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR IT BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD EDGE. WHILE DRIVING 5 TO 6 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT STATED THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE BRAKES LOCKED. SHE TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF RESTARTED IT; ALTHOUGH IT BEGAN TO FUNCTION NORMALLY, WITHIN A FEW MINUTES IT STALLED AGAIN. SHE STATED THAT THE LOWER THE SPEED THE MORE THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL, THE BRAKES AND STEERING WHEEL WOULD ALSO LOCK. THE HIGHER THE SPEED THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL BUT IT WOULD RESTART AUTOMATICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO REPROGRAMMED THE COMPUTER ON JULY 19,2010. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALERSHIP WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. SHE WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A VIN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 31,500.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD EDGE. SHE STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 75 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. ALL INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE WARNING PANEL. SHE WAS ABLE TO COAST OFF OF THE HIGHWAY AND CONTACTED THE DEALER. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE STALLED THREE ADDITIONAL TIMES, EACH TIME THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE DEALER ADVISED INSTALLING AN EVENT DATA RECORDER (EDR OR BLACK BOX) IN ORDER TO PIN POINT THE EXACT REASON FOR THE FAILURE AND ALSO REPLACED THE STARTER, UNDER WARRANTY, IN HOPES IT WOULD CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED WITH HER SAFETY AND THE POSSIBILITY OF A CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS IN POSSESSION OF THE DEALER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNDER 19,500.