2012 FORD EDGE Complaints

BREAKS ARE HARD AND THEN GO TO THE FLOOR. BREAK FLUED SEEMS TO BE LEAKING FROM THE BREAK BOOSTER. MY WIFE INHERITED THIS VEHICLE FROM HER MOTHER WHO HAS PARKINSON DISEASE AND CAN NO LONGER DRIVE. SHE TOOK OWNERSHIP ON OR ABOUT AUGUST 19, 2019. SHE HAS COMPLAINED ABOUT THE BREAKS, BUT THE PROBLEMS SEEMED TO COME AND GO. OVER THE PAST 2 DAYS THE BRAKES FAILED SEVERAL TIMES WITH HER NARROWLY AVOIDING MAJOR ACCIDENTS.AS SHE ATTEMPTED TO STOP AT LIGHTS IN A 45 MPH ZONE IN THE CITY OF FLOWER MOUND TX. THE CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. MILLAGE IS CURRENTLY 11,1030.

INTERMITTENT BRAKE FAILURE. FIRST OCCURRENCE ON 7/9/19. MOST RECENT, TODAY, 9/17/19. NO WARNING LIGHTS, SYSTEM SHOWS BRAKES ARE OK, FLUID LEVEL IS CONTINUALLY PERFECT. ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING. YOU GO TO APPLY BRAKES AND IT SUDDENLY GOES STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR. FIRST 3 OCCURRENCES I WAS ABLE TO PUMP THE BRAKES HARD 3-6 TIMES AND IT GRADUALLY WENT BACK TO NORMAL. 4TH TIME RESULTED IN BRAKE FAILURE MULTIPLE TIMES OVER A 2-3 MILE PERIOD, CONTINUALLY PUMPING BRAKES. THEY WOULD START TO STIFFEN UP, BE SPONGY, FALL TO THE FLOOR AGAIN, STIFFEN UP, FAIL, SPONGY, ETC. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND THERE APPEARS TO BE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS. HOW MANY CRASHES OR DEATHS WILL IT TAKE TO HOLD THE MANUFACTURER ACCOUNTABLE? THIS NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED THOROUGHLY, THE ISSUE NEEDS TO BE DETERMINED AND CORRECTED PRIOR TO THE LOSS OF LIFE OR SERIOUS INJURY. PREVIOUS COMPLAINTS SHOW COSTLY REPAIRS WITH NO RESULT OF THE ISSUE BEING CORRECTED. ALL 4 INSTANCES OF BRAKE FAILURE I HAVE EXPERIENCED I WAS IN MOTION, ON A COUNTY ROAD, THREE INSTANCES OF TURNING AND ONE GOING STRAIGHT.

"TAKATA RECALL' - I CANNOT COUNT HOW MANY TIMES THIS HAS HAPPENED TO MY VEHICLE. THE BREAKS JUST REFUSES TO FUNCTION AND THE SPEED WOULD NOT DECREASE. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE BREAKS AND THEY ARE NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT. LAST SUNDAY (SEPTEMBER 8,), MY FAMILY AND I ALMOST DIED ON THE WAY TO CHURCH. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP!!! IT FINALLY CAME TO A HALT AFTER BEEN STOPPED BY A PAVEMENT. I HAD TO CALL FORD FOR A TOW TRUCK (WHICH I HAD TO PAY FOR BUT THEY GAVE ME A DISCOUNT). MY CAR HAS BEEN WITH THEIR SERVICE DEPARTMENT FOR THREE DAYS NOW. THEY KEEP SAYING THAT THEY CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT - THIS WAS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED THE FIRST TIME AND 1-2 MONTHS LATER, WE ARE BACK AT THE EXACT SAME SPOT!! THERE ARE SEVERAL PEOPLE ONLINE WITH THE SAME ISSUE. THIS CAR IS NOT SAFE. WHO ELSE IS SUPPOSED TO DIAGNOSE A CAR BUT THE MANUFACTURER?!! IF THE MANUFACTURER CANNOT FIND WHAT IS WRONG WITH IT, THEN THE WORLD IS IN BIG TROUBLE. I THANK GOD FOR ALWAYS PROTECTING MYSELF AND MY FAMILY. MY VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION FROM HIGHWAY TO TURNING TO RED LIGHT. THIS CAR IS NOT SAFE FOR THE ROAD. **ON THE NEXT PAGE: I ANSWERED YES TO "WAS THERE A CRASH" - I DIDN'T CRASH INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE, I CRASHED INTO A PAVEMENT AT CHURCH THAT STOPPED THE CAR.

INTERMITTENTLY, AT LOW SPEEDS THE BRAKE PEDAL IS HARD TO DEPRESS AND BRAKING IS DIFFICULT. IT OCCURS FREQUENTLY IN REVERSE AND LESS SO IN DRIVE.

THIS IS NOW MY SECOND DOOR TO HAVE THIS ISSUE. THE "DOOR AJAR" MESSAGE/ALERT COMES ON WHEN THE DOOR IS CLOSED. THE FIRST TIME WAS DRIVER SIDE PASSENGER DOOR. THIS TIME IS THE DRIVER DOOR. THIS MESSAGE DOES NOT GO AWAY WHEN I DRIVE. IT TELLS ME TO SHIFT TO PARK. IT CHIMES AT ME EVERY TIME I COME TO A STOP. IT MAKES MY DOME LIGHTS STAY ON. MOST IMPORTANTLY, MY DOORS DO NOT LOCK WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE TWO CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE WITH ME. WHEN I RUN INTO A STORE AND MY DAUGHTER STAYS IN THE CAR, SHE IS NOT ABLE TO LOCK THE DOORS WHILE I AM OUT. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE! FROM WHAT I SEE ONLINE THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE. I AM DISTRACTED BY DRIVING WITH ALL OF THESE THINGS GOING ON ALL THE TIME. I WAS JUST QUOTED $450 TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. FIXING THIS ISSUE FOR THE 2ND TIME. DIFFERENT DOOR, SO, TWO MORE TO GO! THIS NEEDS TO BE FIXED AND RECALLED.

THROTTLE BODY IS CAUSING CAR TO STOP AT TIMES WHILE DRIVING AT AN ELECRATED RATE OF SPEED FOR NO REASON. THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPY IN A CAR THAT IS A 2012 AND ONLY HAS 68000 MILES. THIS HAPPENS ON AN OPEN HIGHWAY. IT HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES, I SELECTED THE LAST TIME.

FORD EDGE 'DOOR AJAR' INDICATOR STAYS ON DESPITE DOOR BEING CLOSED. THIS HAS THE EFFECT OF BEING UNABLE TO LOCK DOORS EVEN WHEN DRIVING. THIS HAS BEEN CONSTANT AND UNRELENTING PROBLEM FOR APPROX 1 YEAR.

TAKATA RECALL MY PASSENGER SIDE "DOOR AJAR" LIGHT STAYS ON AT ALL TIMES. THIS CAUSES MY BATTERY TO DRAIN AND PREVENTS THE CAR FROM LOCKING. IT ALSO KEEPS THE DOME LIGHT ON WHILE DRIVING WHICH IS A PROBLEM WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT. THE DOORS WILL NOT LOCK WHICH MAKES IT VERY UNSAFE WHEN IN PUBLIC - MY CHILDREN ARE IN THE CAR BUT IT WILL NOT LOCK UNTIL IT IS DRIVEN FOR A DISTANCE. THIS DOES NOT HELP IN A PARKING LOT WHEN CAR REFUSES TO LOCK DUE TO A BAD SENSOR. NOW, MY DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR IS STARTING TO ALERT THAT IT IS AJAR. BOTH DOORS ARE ALWAYS CLOSED. THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR AGAIN, WILL NOT ALLOW THE CAR TO LOCK AND ALERTS ME TO SHIFT MY VEHICLE INTO PARK. THIS CYCLES 24 HOURS A DAY. MY LIGHTS WILL RANDOMLY COME ON FOR NO REASON OTHER THAN A BAD SENSOR SAYING DOORS THAT ARE SHUT - ARE "AJAR". THIS HAS LEFT ME ON MORE THAN OCCASION WITH A DEAD BATTERY. THIS MOST CERTAINLY IS A SAFETY ISSUE CONCERDING THE DOORS ARE DESIGNED TO LOCK AUTOMATICALLY WHEN DRIVING - AND THEY WILL NOT DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER FORD AGAIN UNLESS THIS IS FIXED. I AM REQUESTING THIS BE RECALLED AS IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM. I WAS ADVISED IT COULD BE FIXED - BUT IT WILL RETURN. I DO NOT HAVE THE FUNDS AS A SINGLE MOTHER TO DO SO. PLEASE FORD - TAKE CARE OF THIS PROBLEM.

DOOR AJAR LIGHT STAYS ON EVEN AFTER THE DOOR IS TIGHTLY SHUT CAUSING THE DOME LIGHT TO STAY ON AND CAUSING THE DOOR TO BE UNABLE TO BE LOCKED,

THERE ARE NO CARE SEAT BASE BRACKETS IN THE BACK SEAT OF MY VEHICLE. AS OF 2002 A LAW WAS PASSED THAT ALL VEHICLES MUST HAVE THIS. I HAVE A GRANDCHILD NOW AND I NEED THESE BRACKETS FOE SAFTEY.