2012 FORD EDGE Complaints

BRAKE PEDAL SOMETIMES GOES SOFT, SOMETIMES HAVE TO PUMP BRAKES TO STOP. BRAKE PEDAL IS SOMETIMES NOT WORKING WHEN CAR SITS FOR LONGER THAN 24HRS. HAD COMPLAINED TO FORD, UNABLE TO DUPLICATE ISSUE. PROBLEM 2. SOMETIMES ALARM GOES OFF RANDOMLY WHILE PARKED. DOOR SENSOR WILL SOMETIMES SAY DOOR OPEN WHEN IT IS CLOSED AND LOCKED. PROBLEM 3 TOUCH SCREEN SOMETIMES SLOW, UNRESPONSIVE OR DOES NOT COME ON AT ALL.

A SUDDEN HARD BRAKE CAUSED BRAKE PEDAL TO BECOME SOFT AND GO COMPLETELY DOWN TO FLOOR WITH VERY LITTLE BRAKE FUNCTION LEFT. THIS HAS OCCURRED TWICE WITH MY FORD EDGE ON PAST 4 MONTHS!

POWER LOSS DRIVING DOWN ROAD . ALMOST CAUSED A BAD ACCIDENT, STALLED IN MIDDLE OF ROAD HAD TO TURN CAR OFF AND BACK ON . THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES NO ERROR CODE IS COMING ON . A TOOL SYMBOL FLASHES UNTIL YOU RESTART CAR .

DRIVER DOOR CONSTANTLY SAYS "DOOR AJAR" WHILE DRIVING OR STATIONARY WHEN THE DOOR IS OBVIOUSLY SHUT.

IN JULY 2016 I HAD THE BRAKE BOOSTER REPLACED AT A DEALERSHIP AFTER ENCOUNTERING BRAKING PROBLEMS, IT WAS A WARRANTY ISSUE (68530 MILES). EARLY FEBRUARY 2020 I STARTED TO EXPERIENCE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES, THEY WERE SPONGY AND I HAD TO PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP. TODAY (2/12/2020) WITH 101155 MILES ON THE VEHICLE, I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT (SLOW SPEED) AND I ENCOUNTERED THE SAME PROBLEM, EXCEPT NO SPONGY BRAKES, ZERO BRAKING ABILITY UNTIL I HAD THE BRAKE PEDAL FULLY PRESSED TO THE FLOORBOARD. EVENTUALLY THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP. I HAVE REACHED OUT TO THE DEALERSHIP THAT CONDUCTED THE MAINTENANCE AND I AM WAITING TO HEAR BACK FROM THEM. NOTE: THE BRAKE FLUID LEVEL IS FINE. THE EXPERIENCE EARLIER THIS MONTH TOOK PLACE WHEN I WAS PREPARING TO PARK. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE, I AM CONCERNED FOR NOT ONLY MY SAFETY BUT THE PEOPLE I ENCOUNTER ON THE ROADS. I RAN MY VIN AND SEE THAT I HAVE NO RECALLS THAT HAVE YET TO BE ADDRESSED; BUT MY CONCERN IS THAT PERHAPS THE FAULTY BRAKE BOOSTER IS FAULTY AGAIN AND A RECALL NEEDS TO BE RE-ISSUED..

DRIVER DOOR AJAR WARNING LIGHT STAYS ON EVEN WHEN THE DOOR IS CLOSED. IT DRAINS THE BATTERY.

CAR STARTS TO IDLE ROUGH PRIMARILY WHILE APPROACHING/SITTING AT STOP LIGHTS THOUGH HAS HAPPENED WHILE IN MOTION. IT STARTS TO SHAKE BEFORE LOW ENGINE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT AND/OR SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. CAR THEN "FREEZES" AS CAN'T STEER, CAN'T GO FORWARD OR REVERSE AND CAN'T SHIFT INTO ANOTHER GEAR. CAR TURNS OFF AND MAY RESTART WITHOUT ANY ISSUE OR MAY STRUGGLE TO TURN BACK ON AFTER MANY TRIES (10) WITH NORMAL FUNCTION. ONLINE SEARCH INDICATES THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS YEAR, MAKE & MODEL WITH PROBLEM BEING ATTRIBUTED TO ONE OF THE FOLLOWING: BAD OIL PRESSURE SENSOR AND/OR VALVE, BAD OIL SENDING UNIT, BAD BEARINGS, WATER PUMP ISSUE RESULTING IN ANTIFREEZE BACKUP, FAULTY TACHOMETER OR BAD BATTERY JUNCTION BOX

THE BRAKES RANDOMLY BECOME SOFT AND THE PEDAL GOES ALMOST TO THE FLOOR BEFORE BRINGING THE CAR TO A COMPLETE STOP. A RECALL FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM WAS PUT OUT ON 12/23/2019 FOR 2006-10 FORD FUSION, MERCURY MILAN, LINCOLN MKZ. THE 2012 EDGE SHOULD BE INCLUDED AS A QUICK INTERNET SEARCH SHOWS I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS ISSUE. WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING 55-70 MPH AND THE BRAKES RANDOMLY GO SOFT IT IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. THIS IS NOT A CONSTANT OCCURRENCE, AND IT IS HARD FOR MY MECHANIC TO REPRODUCE. IT HAPPENS IN ALL DRIVING CONDITIONS, PARKING, HIGHWAY, IN TOWN, WHEN ON/OFF THE BRAKES OR JUST HITTING THEM TO SLOW DOWN ON A HIGHWAY. I HAVE USED MY EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP FROM HITTING A CAR IN FRONT OF ME ON A HIGHWAY ONCE, AND MY HUSBAND HIT A BUSH WHEN PARKING BECAUSE OF THIS. I REACHED OUT TO FORD, WHO WAS AWARE OF MY COMPLAINT, AND WAS TOLD THERE IS NO ACTIVE RECALL, AND TO "BE SAFE" THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. EITHER MYSELF OR SOMEONE ELSE IS GOING TO GET HURT.

THERE IS A PARTIAL RECALL ON THESE MODEL FORD EDGE'S. WHERE THE BRAKE BOOSTER AND BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER ARE DEFECTIVE AND CAUSE THE BRAKES TO FILL WITH AIR AND LOSE PARTIAL AND SOMETIMES TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKING POWER. THIS HAPPENED TO MY 2012 FORD EDGE SPORT. I BOUGHT NEW FACTORY PARTS AND HAD THEM INSTALLED BY A PROFESSIONAL. THEY WENT OUT AGAIN. IT HAD TO DO WITH HE FACTORY OF THE PARTS. PLEASE PLACE A MASS RECALL ON THIS PART. MY WIFE AND KIDS SHOULDN'T GET INTO A WRECK DUE TO BRAKES GOING OUT AGAIN. THEY ALREADY HAVE TOTALLY GONE OUT TWICE. THE 2ND TIME MY WIFE WITH DAUGHTER AND MY SON IN THE CAR COULDNT SLOW DOWN IN TIME AND GOT INTO A FENDER BENDER. IT WASN'T SERIOUS. THIS TIME. THANK YOU. ALSO, ANOTHER PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN NOTED BY THOUSANDS OF FORD EDGE OWNERS IS THE STYLE OF FUEL DOOR. IT DOESN'T SEAL PROPERLY WHICH IN RETURN CAUSES A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO APPEAR ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE AS SELL. THANK YOU.

WHILE TRAVELING 45 MILES PER HOUR ON AN ICY ROAD, I LOST MY BRAKES COMPLETELY, THE PEDAL GOING TO THE FLOOR. THERE WERE NO OTHER CARS CLOSE, AND I WAS ABLE TO RECOVER. THE REPAIR FOUND THE ABS MOTOR TO HAVE AN OPEN VALVE WHICH ROBBED THE SYSTEM OF PRESSURE. THERE WAS NO AFTERMARKET ABS MOTOR AVAILABLE, SO I HAD TO BUY ANOTHER FORD PART FOR $650.00 WHICH I FEAR WILL ALSO FAIL. I SEE THERE ARE NUMEROUS SIMILAR INCIDENTS ON THE WEB AND I FEEL THIS SHOULD BE THE SUBJECT OF A SAFETY RECALL. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN THIS CAR.