2009 Ford Edge Engine
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The contact owns a 2009 Ford Edge. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the temperature gauge became elevated and there was steam coming from under the hood. Additionally, the contact stated that she was able to maneuver the vehicle off the road. The vehicle was towed to a local service station where it was diagnosed that the water pump needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 153,000.
The contact owns a 2009 Ford Edge. The contact stated that after parking the vehicle in the garage, the contact discovered smoke coming from the garage. After driving the vehicle out of the garage, the contact saw smoke and flames coming from the engine compartment. The fire department was called to the scene and extinguished the flames. A fire report was filed. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The manufacturer and local dealer were notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 120,000.
AT SPEEDS BELOW 5 MPH AS WELL AS SPEED 35-45 MPH THE TRANSMISSION WILL RUN AWAY RACE BEYOND FOOT PEDAL CONTROL. IMMEDIATE BRAKE PRESSURE IS NECESSARY TO AVOID ACCIDENT AND ALSO SHIFTING TO NEUTRAL TO REGAIN CONTROL. OCCURS WITH NO WARNING. REQUIRES EMERGENCY REACTION TIME.!!! HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES SINCE DEC.2020 THRU YESTERDAY FEB.22,2021.
2009 FORD EDGE SEL. CONSUMER WRITES WITH REGARDS TO VEHICLE STALLING, BRAKES AND STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. *AS CONSUMER WROTE TO FORD, WANTS FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE REPAIRING THE VEHICLE. *EA *JS
I OWN A FORD EDGE 2009 CAR HAD BEEN OVER HEATING FOR LITTLE WHILE. AIR CONDITION WOULD WORK WHEN DRIVING WHEN I COME TO A STOP IT WOULD OVER HEAT. I WOULD NEED TO TURN ON THE HEAT TO ALLOW IT TO COOL BACK DOWN. HAD TO REPLACE THE DOUBLE FAN ASSEMBLY COST RIGHT AT $600.00
MOTOR MOUNT HARNESS CRACKED OFF, MOTOR MOUNT HAD TO BE REPLACED
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD EDGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE IN PARK, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000. UPDATED 01/06/2017*CT
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD EDGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE JERKED AND BOUNCED MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO STOP AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000.
THE CAR HAS STALLED WHILE IN DRIVE THREE TIMES OVER 2 MONTHS. IT HAS OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING AT 10, 30 AND 45 MILES PER HOUR. IT IS COMPLETELY UNSAFE. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD EDGE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT TURNED THE IGNITION ON AND THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO START. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY TEN TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES. THE TECHNICIANS WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE OR DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE TECHNICIANS PERFORMED A COMPUTER UPDATE BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO STALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE SO NO REPAIRS COULD BE MADE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,500.
I BOUGHT MY 2009 FORD EDGE BRAND NEW (7 MILES ON IT) BACK IN MAY 2009. FOR THE PAST MONTH OR SO IT HAS BEEN STALLING OUT FOR NO APPARENT REASON. HAVE BROUGHT IT TO A FORD DEALERSHIP TWO TIMES NOW AND THEY CAN NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. I SEARCHED ONLINE AND HAVE FOUND THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE BEEN HAVING THIS PROBLEM BUT THE DEALERSHIP CAN NOT FIGURE IT OUT BECAUSE THEY CAN NOT REPRODUCE THE STALLING AND NO LIGHTS COME ON SO THE DEFECT IS NEVER STORED IN THE CARS COMPUTER. FORD NEEDS TO GET THEIR [XXX] TOGETHER! NO WONDER PEOPLE REFER TO FORD AS FOUND ON ROAD DEAD. MINE SURE AS [XXX] IS. NOW I HAVE A 35 THOUSAND DOLLAR LAWN ORNAMENT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
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The 2009 Ford Edge has 11 Engine complaints on file. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.