2009 FORD EDGE Complaints

I HAVE A 2009 FORD EDGE THAT HAS HAD A STRONG ODOR OF GAS. I HAVE IT IN THE REPAIR SHOP AND I AM BEING TOLD THAT THERE IS A HOLE/LEAK IN THE SEAL TO THE GAS TANK. THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM ON 07 AND 08 FORD EDGE. THE COST TO REPAIR THIS IS GOING TO BE $1800.00 WHICH WOULD INCLUDE TANK, O RING AND GASKET. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF MY 2009 FORD EDGE CAN BE PLACED ON A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. KEEP SMILING [XXX] UPDATED 10/06/15*LJ *CN INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).'*JB

WE WERE SMELLING GASOLINE IN OUR GARAGE AND THE SMELL WAS COMING FROM CAR. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL SHOP WHERE IT WAS HOISTED AND A GASOLINE LEAK DISCOVERED AT THE "SEAM" OF MY GAS TANK. WE WERE INSTRUCTED TO RETURN THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AS IT MAY HAVE A RECALL AND WAS CLEARLY A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. MY HUSBAND CALLED AVIS FORD WHO IN FACT INSTRUCTED US TO BRING THE CAR IN. WE HAD THE CAR TOWED AT OUR EXPENSE OF OVER $80.00 ONLY TO GET TO THE DEALERSHIP AND HAVE THEM SAY THERE WAS AN ERROR AND THAT THE 2009 EDGE DID NOT HAVE A RECALL. THERE HAVE BEEN RECALLS ON TANKS ON MODELS FROM 2007 UP TO 2014 BUT APPARENTLY NOT THE 09. THE LEAK IS APPARENTLY A MANUFACTURER DEFECT AND NOT CAUSED BY DAMAGE TO THE TANK FROM A FOREIGN OBJECT STRIKING IT . IT IS TERRIBLY FRIGHTENING TO ME TO KNOW THAT FORD HAS NOT STEPPED UP TO THE PLATE AND MAYBE ONLY A FATALITY WOULD FORCE THEM TO SO. I TRAVEL DAILY WITH A 30 MONTH AND 17 MONTH OLD IN MY CAR AND CANNOT IMAGINE HAVING TO GET THEM BOTH OUT OF 5 POINT RESTRAINT CAR SEATS IN THE EVENT OF A FIRE. IS THIS WHAT FORD IS WAITING FOR TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE UNACCEPTABLE DANGER OF A GAS TANK LEAK. A RECALL NEEDS TO BE ISSUED IN ORDER TO SAVE LIVES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD EDGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A FUEL ODOR INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V682000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,121. UPDATED 09/10/15*LJ UPDATED 11/01/2017*CN

REAR LEFT TURN SIGNAL BURNT OUT. REPLACED, BUT ENTIRE LIGHT ASSEMBLY INCLUDING TURN SIGNAL, BACK UP LIGHTS, AND BRAKE LIGHTS, AND REAR BACKUP SENSOR NOT WORKING NOW. REPLACED ALL BULBS AND SOCKETS FOR EACH AND STILL NOT WORKING. MECHANIC REPLACED WIRING HARNESS ON TURN SIGNAL AND FINALLY FIXED THE PROBLEM. BURNT OUT BULB WAS BLACK AND CHARRED AND SHORTED OUT THE ENTIRE DRIVERS REAR LIGHT ASSEMBLY CONTROLS AND SENSORS.

THE POWER TAKEOFF UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. BASED ON OTHER FORUMS THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE. *TR

I PURCHASED THE 2009 FORD EDGE SPORT ON AUGUST 29, 2009. I FIRST EXPERIENCED AIR LEAKAGE FROM MY RIMS IN DECEMBER 2009 AND I TOOK THE CAR TO TOM WOOD FORD IN JANUARY 2010. I HAD THE CAR BACK TO TOM WOOD SEVERAL TIMES AND IN OCTOBER 2010 FORD REPLACED ALL 4 WHEELS WITH NEW ONES. HOWEVER I HAVE CONTINUED TO HAVE THE AIR LEAKAGE DURING COLD WEATHER. I HAD TO TAKE THE CAR TO A TIRE SHOP AND REALIZED THIS IS A DEFECT WITH THESE WHEELS. EVERY 4 TO 6 MONTHS THEY HAVE TO HAVE THE TIRE REMOVED AND THE WHEEL CLEANED OF THE CORROSION THAT DEVELOPS ON THE INSIDE OF THE RIM. FORD HAS REFUSED TO FIX THIS PROBLEM AND IT AFFECTS ALL 2009 FORD EDGE SPORTS WITH THE 22 INCH WHEELS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND CAN CAUSE HANDLING ISSUES. IN FACT IN JANUARY 2014 I HAD TO PURCHASE A NEW TIRE BECAUSE THE AMOUNT OF AIR LOST FROM MY INDICATOR GOING OFF AND ME GETTING TO A SPOT I COULD ADD AIR DAMAGED THE TIRE BEYOND REPAIR. *TR

THE CAR HAS STALLED WHILE IN DRIVE THREE TIMES OVER 2 MONTHS. IT HAS OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING AT 10, 30 AND 45 MILES PER HOUR. IT IS COMPLETELY UNSAFE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD EDGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL FUMES WERE PRESENT INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS RUSTED AND CAUSED A FUEL LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

THE VEHICLE, SUDDENLY BECAME VERY HARD TO STOP. THE BRAKE PEDAL FELT AS THOUGH IT WAS STUCK AND REQUIRED A HUGE AMOUNT OF PRESSURE TO SLOW THE VEHICLE TO A COMPLETE STOP. FORTUNATELY, WE WERE GOING AT A RELATIVELY LOW SPEED WHEN THE PROBLEM FIRST OCCURRED. HOWEVER, WE HAD DRIVEN FROM SOUTH FLORIDA TO ATLANTA AT HIGHWAY SPEED WITHOUT INCIDENT AND SUDDENLY THE PROBLEM WAS THERE. JUST PRIOR TO THE HARD BRAKING, THERE WAS A LOUD WHISTLING SOUND INSIDE THE VEHICLE, COMING FROM UNDER OR BEHIND THE DASHBOARD. IT SOUND A THOUGH THERE WAS A VACUUM LEAK, BUT THE SOUND LASTED ONLY A SHORT TIME. LATER WHEN I STARTED THE VEHICLE I HEARD THE WHISTLING SOUND AGAIN. I CHECKED UNDER THE HOOD AND DASH BUT SAW NOTHING OBVIOUSLY WRONG. AS THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE, I WAS VERY SURPRISED WHEN THE FORD SERVICE REP IN ATLANTA TOLD WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. THIS VEHICLE, CURRENTLY HAS 40,650 MILES ON IT. AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT THE ODOMETER READ, 38, 648 MILES. IT COST ME $658 TO HAVE THE PROBLEM CORRECTED. NO WAY THIS TYPE PROBLEM SHOULD OCCUR AT THIS MILEAGE. UPON CHECKING FURTHER, I FOUND THAT FORD HAD ISSUED A CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM (CSP) 13N02 TO ADDRESS THIS VERY PROBLEM IN MODEL YEARS 2010 THROUGH 2013. IN SPEAKING TO FORD THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING THAT COULD BE DONE, SINCE MY "VIN" WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE CSP. FORD FURTHER STATED, IF THE NHTSA DEMEANED MY PROBLEM TO THE SAME AS THE PROBLEM AS COVERED IN CSP 13N02, AND IF THERE ARE ENOUGH COMPLAINTS, THEN PERHAPS A NEW PROGRAM WOULD BE INITIATED. AND AT THAT TIME I COULD BE REIMBURSED FOR THE REPAIRS. IN AN ONLINE SEARCH I SEE THERE ARE OTHERS WITH THIS VACUUM BOOSTER ASSEMBLY FAILURE. ALSO IN THE NHTSA DATABASE THERE ARE FOUR OTHERS WITH NEWER VEHICLES EXPERIENCING THIS SAME PROBLEM. PERHAPS FORD SHOULD ASKED TO REVIEW THIS PROBLEM AGAIN. *TR

STRONG SMELL OF GAS IN GARAGE. BACKED OUT , GAS SPOT ON CONCRETE. TOOK TO SERVICE GARAGE. GAS TANK IS LEAKING AT SEAM. TOLD NOT TO PARK IN GARAGE OR DRIVE UNTIL FIXED. DANGEROUS DUE TO GAS FUMES AND LEAKAGE. *TR