2012 FORD EDGE Complaints

MY DRIVER SIDE REAR DOOR SENSOR KEEPS SAYING IT IS OPEN WHEN IT ISN'T. THIS CAUSES ME TO DRIVE WITH THE LIGHT ON UNTIL IT EVENTUALLY TURNS OFF. WHEN I PARK AND LOCK THE CAR THE DOME LIGHT STAYS ON FOR A LONG WHILE. AND THE ALARM EVEN BEEPS TWICE TELLING ME THE LIGHT IS ON/IT THINKS THE DOOR IS STILL OPEN WHEN IT'S NOT.

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK WHEN MY CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND STARTED TO SHAKE. I WAS DRIVING ON A SUBERBAN STREET AND WAS LITERALLY AT A ACTIVE RAILROAD CROSSING WHEN IT HAPPENED. SO I STOPPED THE CAR. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT SLOWLY TO A SAFE PLACE TO PULLOVER. THE CAR WAS SPITTING OUT FIRE CHUNKS OUT OF THE EXHAUST. I HAD NO IDEA WHAT WAS HAPPENING. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO EXPLAINED THE POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE MALFUNCTIONED WICH CAUSE IT TO MELT/SEIZE THE COILS IN 3 IF THE CYLINDERS. I HAVE A POWER TRAIN WARRANTY BUT WAS TOLD NONE OF IT WOULD BE COVERED? WHEN RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE IT SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL OF VEHICLE. ITS NOT ONLY A SAFETY ISSUE, BUT IT'S A KNOWN DEFECT WITH FORD VEHICLES, NOT JUST MY MAKE AND MODEL. I AM EXTREMELY UPSET BCZ I CAN NOT AFFORD THE COSTS IT WILL TAKE TO REPAIR. I OWNED THIS CAR FOR LESS THAN 2 YEARS. I TAKE IT IT AND HAVE IT ROUTINELY SERVICED. THERE WAS NOTHING I COULD HAVE DONE TO PREVENT THIS. IT'S A DEFECT AND IT IS A UNSAFE DEFECT. I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING AND IT JUST HAPPENED OUT OF NOWHERE.

BRAKE BOOSTER RECALL SYMPTOMS DESCRIBED IN PUBLICIZED NOTICES, INCLUDING ON THIS WEBSITE, ARE WHAT I AM CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING ON MY FORD EDGE. CAR TAKES LONGER TO STOP AND BRAKING SYSTEM FEELS SOFT. ADDITIONALLY, THE ADVANCETRAC WARNING SYSTEM LIGHT ILLUMINATES ON OCCASION WHEN CAR IS IN PARK FOR 10-20 MINUTES WITHOUT MOVING, WITH ENGINE RUNNING. PER THE FORD FORUM, THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT DOES NOT SEEM TO HAVE A SOLUTION FROM FORD. I HAVE LOST CONFIDENCE THE FORD IS INTERESTED OR ABLE TO REMEDY EITHER OF THESE ISSUES. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT NOW THAT BRAKING ISSUE STARTED TODAY.

FORD EDGE: I WAS STOPPED AT A STANDARD 4 WAY INTERSECTION. MY LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND I ENTERED TO GO STRAIGHT THROUGH. CADILLAC CTS: FROM LEFT GOING APPROX. 45-50 MPH, RAN THEIR RED. COLLISION AT 90 TO FORD'S FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL AND CADILLAC'S FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. IMPACT SPUN FORD TO APPROX. 300 FROM INITIAL DIRECTION. CADILLAC'S FRONT AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. NO DEPLOYMENT FROM FORD. FORD DRIVER STRUCKDRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW RESULTING IN CONCUSSION.

DRIVER BACK DOOR SAYS "DOOR AJAR" THOUGH DOOR IS CLOSED. SAME ISSUE AS FIELD SERVICE ACTION 19N09 BUT THE BACK DOOR NOT THE DRIVERS ACTUAL DOOR.

BOUGHT THIS CAR OCT 2019. TONIGHT, AUG 2020, AFTER DRIVING IN AN INTENSE THUNDERSTORM ON THE HIGHWAY DOING 70MPH, BRAKE PEDAL SUDDENLY TRAVELLED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. ONLY THE LAST 1/4" (ESTIMATED) OF TRAVEL ACTUALLY APPLIED ANY BRAKING EFFORT AT ALL. I THOUGHT MAYBE SOMEONE HAD CUT A BRAKE LINE OR SOMETHING...BUT ONCE I PULLED OVER AND TURNED THE CAR OFF I CHECKED FLUIDS, ETC. (ALL NORMAL). AFTER RESTARTING THE ENGINE, BRAKES WERE WORKING PROPERLY. VERY SCARY AND VERY DANGEROUS!!! WHEN CAN I EXPECT THIS TO HAPPEN AGAIN?!? I REALLY WISH I DIDNT HAVE TO DRIVE THIS THING EVERY NIGHT...

THIS IS AN UPDATE ON A PREVIOUS COMPLAINT, #11339451. AN INDEPENDENT AUTO REPAIR SHOP IN EL PASO, TX REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER WHICH DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THEY REINSTALLED THE ORIGINAL MASTER CYLINDER AND BOTH MANUALLY BLED THE LINES AND THEN USED A COMPUTER ASSISTED BRAKE BLEEDER WHICH CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THEIR TOTAL CHARGE WAS $100.00 COMPARED TO THE ESTIMATE FROM A FORD DEALER WHICH WAS $2,176.12. THE ESTIMATE FROM THE FORD DEALER WAS TO REMOVE AND REPLACE THE MASTER CYLINDER AND THE ABS HSU MODULE. NEITHER PART WAS NEEDED, JUST BLEEDING THE LINES.

WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 15 MPH IN A PARKING LOT AND HAVING GONE OVER A SPEED BUMP, I HEARD A CLUNK AND IMMEDIATELY HAD A SUPER SOFT BRAKE PEDAL. THE BRAKES STILL STOP THE CAR, BUT WITH DIFFICULTY. THE LOCAL FORD DEALER IN EL PASO, TX DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEMS AS A DEFECTIVE MASTER CYLINDER AND FAULTY ABS HCU MODULE. THE ESTIMATED COST OF REPAIRS IS $2,176.12. CURRENT MILEAGE IS 73,070.

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY WHEN ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE TO SLOW DOWN VEHICLE, BRAKE PEDAL FELT HARD/STIFF. AVOIDED A MULTI-CAR ACCIDENT POSSIBLY CAUSING MY DEATH ALONG WITH MY WIFE IN CAR. TOOK TO MECHANIC AND DIAGNOSED WITH FAULTY BRAKE BOOSTER. VEHICLE ONLY HAS 90,600 MILES ON 2012. *TR

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THAT THE BRAKES HAVE FAILED ON MY 2012 FORD EDGE. THE SYMPTOMS ARE IDENTICAL, SO I EXPECT THE PROBLEM TO BE IN THE BRAKE BOOSTER. THE BRAKES WORKED PROPERLY UNTIL THE FAILURE. SUDDENLY THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR BUT THE BRAKES WERE NOT APPLIED. BOTH OCCURRENCES WERE IN JUNE, BUT 4 YEARS APART. THE FIRST OCCURRENCE WAS AT 31,500 KM AND THE SECOND AT 85,400 KM. THE BOOSTER FAILURE IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM AND SHOULD WARRANT A RECALL. *TR