2008 FORD EDGE Complaints

TAKATA RECALL I RECEIVED A LETTER REGARDING NHTSA RECALL 16V-384 IN DECEMBER OF 2017 STATING THAT FORD DISCOVERED A SEVERE SAFETY RISK IN THE PASSENGER AIRBAG OF MY VEHICLE IN JULY 2016. ALMOST A YEAR LATER, IN NOVEMBER OF 2018 I RECEIVED ANOTHER LETTER THAT SAID PARTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR MY VEHICLE AND I SHOULD CALL A DEALER TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT ON DECEMBER 3, BUT THEY SAID I WOULD HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL THE PART ARRIVED. IT HAS BEEN ALMOST 3 WEEKS SINCE I MADE THE APPOINTMENT, AND THAT IS NOWHERE NEAR THE AMOUNT OF TIME MY WIFE AND I HAVE WAITED FOR FORD TO EVEN HAVE PARTS AVAILABLE FOR OUR VEHICLE. I AM BEYOND FRUSTRATED THAT EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE CAR WITH ANYONE ELSE THEY EITHER HAVE TO SIT IN THE BACK OR RISK METAL SHRAPNEL IN THE CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. THIS IS AN ESPECIALLY RELEVANT FEAR DURING THE WINTER MONTHS WHEN ICY ROAD CONDITIONS MAKE ACCIDENTS MUCH MORE LIKELY. I AM EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED THAT FORD HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS ISSUE FOR 2 AND A HALF YEARS AND I AM STILL WAITING FOR A FIX FOR MY VEHICLE. I KNOW I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WAITING, AND THAT MAKES IT EVEN MORE APPALLING THAT FORD HAS NOT BEEN MORE TIMELY IN FIXING THIS RECALL.

THE SUNROOF STAYS OPEN AND CANNOT CLOSE UNLESS THE VEHICLE IS STOPPED AND MANUALLY FORCED CLOSE. THE SUNROOF MECHANISM TO CLOSE TO GLASS BREAKS EASILY. THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE WITH THE PANORAMIC SUNROOF, BUT IS EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE TO FIX. THE DEALERSHIP IS WANTING TO CHARGE BETWEEN $1900 - $2500 TO FIX AND TWO PLASTIC CLIPS THAT CLOSE THE SUNROOF, BECAUSE THEY ARE INDICATED THEY HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE TRACK SYSTEM, AS THE SPECIFIC SMALL PART THAT NEEDS REPLACING IS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD EDGE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS). THE DEALER (RON LEWIS FORD BEAVER FALLS, 201 7TH AVE, BEAVER FALLS, PA 15010, 724-843-1000) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TAKATA RECALL FORD DEALERSHIP SOLD THE VEHICLE KNOWING THE FAULTY AIR BAGS WERE INSTALLED. THEY HAVE FAILED TO FIX THE ISSUE. THEY HAVE CALLED MULTIPLE TIMES TO SCHEDULE REGULAR MAINTENANCE AND IGNORE MY REQUEST EACH TIME TO HAVE THE AIR BAGS REPLACED.

2008 FORD EDGE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TAKATA AIRBAG SAFETY RECALL. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER HAVING THE AIRBAG REPLACE UNDER RECALL, 2 AIRBAG WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. *JS

FUEL IS LEAKING, 1 BELIEVE FROM THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK, BUT LEFT ON FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES. WHEN I RETURNED AND REVERSED OUT THE PARKING SPOT I NOTICED A PUDDLE AT THE BACK END OF THE PARKING SPOT. I SMELLED THE PUDDLE AND IT WAS FUEL.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD EDGE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. MAC HAIK FORD (10333 KATY FWY, HOUSTON, TX 77024, (713) 932-5000) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD EDGE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. AUTONATION FORD ST. PETERSBURG (2525 34TH ST N, ST. PETERSBURG, FL 33713, (727) 231-1323) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. *TT *JB

BOUGHT CAR USED JULY 2017 FROM A DEALER. HAS PROBLEMS STARTING A FEW WEEKS AFTER PURCHASE OF NOT WANTING TO MOVE. IF IN HEAVY TRAFFIC DOING 5-10 MPH ON EXPRESSWAY, WHEN TRAFFIC FINALLY BREAKS CAR WILL NOT MOVE, RPM'S GO UP BUT TRANSMISSION IS STILL STUCK. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT REALLY NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AS I AM SEEING A LOT OF COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME THING. TOOK MY CAR INTO THE DEALER DUE TO EXTENDED WARRANTY. THEY WERE ABLE TO REPLICATE WHAT I TOLD THEM. THIS IS AN INTERNAL PART FAILURE BUT I AM STILL WAITING TO HEAR IF MY EXTENDED WARRANTY WILL BE PAYING FOR THIS. UNACCEPTABLE THAT SO MANY HAVE THIS SERIOUS ISSUE WHICH COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT IF CAR DOES NOT MOVE ON A BUSY HIGHWAY OR AT A STOP LIGHT. THIS HAS HAPPENED IN HEAVY STOP/GO TRAFFIC, FROM A STOP LIGHT WHEN LIGHT CHANGES TO GREEN. UNLESS YOU CAN FIND A WAY TO PULL OFF AND TURN THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON IT WILL NOT MOVE.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD EDGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS), BUT SHE DID NOT RECEIVE A NOTIFICATION. AN UNKNOWN FORD DEALER IN CANADA WAS INFORMED BY THE CANADIAN MANUFACTURER THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE IN THE USA; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE COULD BE EXPORTED TO CANADA. THE CONTACT HAD BEEN WAITING FOR THE PART FOR OVER THREE MONTHS. THE CANADIAN MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. A FORD DEALER AND MANUFACTURER IN THE USA WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.