2017 FORD EDGE Complaints

CAR BATTERY IS DEAD; FIFTH TIME IN 3.7 YEARS. THIS CAN HAPPEN AFTER SITTING A FEW DAYS OR JUST OVERNIGHT. AFTER BEING CHARGED BY AAA, IT APPEARS TO BE FINE AND THE DEALER SERVICE DEPT CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG ON THEIR DIAGNOSTIC TESTS. BATTER WAS REPLACED AFTER THE 4TH TIME, BUT THE CAR DIED AGAIN 1.5 YEARS LATER. DEALER TRIED TO FIX BY REPLACING A SHIFT SELECTOR SWITCH (TWICE) BUT THIS DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM.

THE DESCRIPTION BELOW IS WHAT HAS OCCURRED WITH MY VEHICLE. IT HAS A CRACKED FLEXPLATE RESULTING IN LOUD NOISE WHEN STARTING ENGINE AND WHEN IDLE OR AT LOW SPEED. VIBRATION IN STEERING WHEEL. COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF POWER IF NOT FIXED. NHTSA ID NUMBER: 10144200 MANUFACTURER COMMUNICATION NUMBER: SSM 47398 SUMMARY SOME 2015-2018 EDGE VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 2.0L ECOBOOST AND 6F35 TRANSMISSION MAY EXHIBIT A RATTLE NOISE FROM THE TRANSMISSION BELLHOUSING AREA WHILE RUNNING. THIS MAY BE THE RESULT OF A CRACKED ENGINE FLEXPLATE.

WHILE DRIVING #2 CYLINDER MISFIRE. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. ENGINE RUNS ROUGH. TOOK IT TO FORD DEALER AND DIAGNOSIS WAS COOLANT LEAK INTO #2 CYLINDER. DETERMINED ENGINE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED.

ALERTS THAT ENGINE COOLANT TEMPERATURE IS TOO HIGH. MAKES SMOKE COME FROM THE HOOD. COUNTLESS BOTTLES OF ANTIFREEZE JUST RUN THROUGH IT. IT CAUSES THE WHOLE CAR TO JUST SHUT OFF FROM THE HEAT WHILE IN MOTION.

WHILE DRIVING IN NEW ALBANY, INDIANA ON SATURDAY, APRIL 10, 2021, THE BRAKE LIGHTS ALL CAME ON AT ONCE. MY HUSBAND HAD ME PULL OVER INTO A PARKING SPOT AND HE SAID THERE WAS 0 BRAKE FLUID IN THE RESERVOIR. HE HAS WORKED ON BRAKES AS A MECHANIC HIS WHOLE LIFE (71 YO NOW) AND SAID HE HAD NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT. HE DROVE TO A VERY CLOSE GAS STATION AND GOT A CAN OF BRAKE FLUID AND WHEN WE GOT HOME HE HAD HIS BROTHER LOOK UNDER IT WHILE HE PUMPED THE BRAKES. IMMEDIATELY NOTICED THE HOSE WAS RUPTURED. TOOK IT TO HERITAGE FORD IN CORYDON, IN WHICH IS THE CLOSEST FORD DEALIERSHIP TO US. WE FOUND PAPERWORK THAT WAS SENT IN SEPT. 2020 THAT SAID THIS WAS SAFETY RECALL NOTICE 20S42/NHTSA RECALL 20V-469. THEY CALLED AND SAID THEY WILL NOT PAY FOR THIS. WE CALLED THE MAIN FORD CORP. PHONE NUMBER AND THEY TOLD US THE SAME THING. BOTH THE DEALER AND FORD CORP. SAY WE MUST PAY UPFRONT AND MAY BE ABLE TO GET OUR MONEY BACK AND THERE MAY BE A FORM BUT ALL WE GOT WAS A TOLL FREE NUMBER TO FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY DO NOT ANSWER THE PHONE. THIS COULD HAVE RESULTED IN FAILURE TO BRAKE OR STOP, CAUSING INJURY OR DEATH AS IT WAS IMMEDIATE WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. THEY ONLY REPLACED THE PASSENGER SIDE AND WILL NOT REPLACE THE PASSENGER SIDE. THEY DID NOT CHECK THE BRAKES FOR FURTHER WEAR OR DAMAGE. THE RECALL NOTICE, INVOICE, AND PROOF OF PAYMENT ARE ATTACHED. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND NOT RIGHT. FORD DEALER AND MAIN CORPORATE OFFICE HAVE SAID "THEY DON'T KNOW HOW THEY ARE GOING TO HANDLE THIS AND THAT'S WHY WE HAVE TO PAY UPFRONT." WE WANT OUR MONEY BACK TO START WITH AND WANT THE OTHER SIDE REPAIRED AT THEIR EXPENSE ALONG WITH BRAKE INSPECTION. THEY ALSO DID NOT OFFER A COURTESY VEHICLE ALTHOUGH WE ASKED REPEATEDLY FOR ONE.

ON 5 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, THIS VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOSES POWER & ACTS LIKE IT'S RUNNING OUT OF GAS. IT "STUDDERS" FOR 15-20 SECONDS & THEN BEGINS TO RUN FINE. IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN WHEN A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN HAS JUST BEEN COMPLETED. IT'S A FRIGHTENING FEELING THAT THE VEHICLE WILL NOT ACCELERATE WHEN THE GAS PEDAL IS PRESSED & YOU HAVE FAST MOVING TRAFFIC BEHIND YOU ON A BUSY CITY STREET. THE DEALERSHIP CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. IT IS NOT BEING DRIVEN NOW BECAUSE WE ARE IN FEAR OF HAVING AN ACCIDENT.

WAS DRIVING VEHICLE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AT 33;000 MILES TOOK IN FOR SERVICE AND WAS TOLD IT NEEDS ENGINE .. JUST FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS AN ISSUSE THAT IS REACCOURING AND NEED TO BE REPLACED WITH ENGINE THAT DOESN'T HAVE THIS PROBLEM. , . WHY ISN'T FORD DOING THIS.

I PURCHASED FORD EDGE 2017 OCTOBER 2020 ACCEPTING THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE BREAK LINES. I DIDN'T EXPECT OVER 6 MONTHS LATER TO STILL BE DRIVING A CAR WHICH COULD HAVE A BREAK FAILURE. I DRIVE MY GRANDCHILDREN A LOT. THE PARTS ARE STILL NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE FIX. CONTACTED DEALER, THEY FILED MY CASE WITH FORD, BUT STILL NO RESOLUTION. THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE.

ON APRIL 9, 2021 WE FOUND THE SEATBELT BUCKLE WOULD NOT LATCH ON THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE. I NOTIFIED THE FORD DEALERSHIP ON MONDAY, APRIL 12, THE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE SCHEDULED ME TO BRING THE EDGE IN ON APRIL 22. ON FURTHER INSPECTION I FOUND THE SEATBELT BUCKLE TO BE BROKEN. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP THE NEXT DAY AND WAS TOLD TO BRING IT IN AND LEAVE IT TO BE SERVICED. THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN INSPECTED THE SEATBELT BUCKLE AND FOUND IT INOPERABLE DUE TO THE INNER GUTS OF THE BUCKLE BEING BROKEN. A REPLACEMENT PART HAS BEEN ORDERED BY THE DEALERSHIP. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENTS AND THIS OCCURRED WITH NORMAL OPERATING CONDITIONS. THE EDGE HAS APPROXIMATELY 56,000 MILES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD EDGE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V469000 (SERVICE BRAKES, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT GROOVE FORD LOCATED AT 10039 E. ARAPAHOE RD, CENTENNIAL, CO 80112, (720)815-9607, PHIL LONG FORD OF DENVER, LLC LOCATED AT 7887 W TUFTS AVE, DENVER, CO 80123 (844)250-4168, O'MEARA FORD LOCATED AT 400 W. 104TH AVE, NORTHGLENN, CO 80234, (303)254-5000, BARBEE'S FREEWAY FORD, INC. LOCATED AT 4471 E. EVANS AVE, DENVER, CO 80222, (303)584-6600) EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.