2011 FORD EDGE Complaints

BRAKES RANDOMLY DO NOT WORK. WILL PLACE PRESSURE BUT BRAKE GOES TO THE FLOOR. HAS BEEN AT REPAIR SHOP 4 TIMES THIS YEAR. 2 TIMES LAST YEAR. NOT ABLE TO FIGURE OUT WHY PROBLEM OCCURS. WILL PROVIDE INVOICES IF REQUIRED.

I (SKYLA BURKS) TOOK MY FORD EDGE TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE MY RECALLS REPAIRED! MY BRAKE BOOSTER BEING THE MAIN ONE I'M CONCERNED WITH BECAUSE THAT'S THE BIGGEST SAFETY PROBLEM! THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME BECAUSE MY CAR WAS OVER A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF MILES THAT THE RECALL EXPIRED! HOW CAN THE BRAKE BOOSTER RECALL EVER EXPIRE? ESPECIALLY WHEN THAT'S THE MEANS OF BEING ABLE TO STOP! MY BRAKES ARE SO BAD THAT I DON'T LIKE PUTTING MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR! I DON'T FEEL SAFE AT ALL DRIVING IT & THEY TELL ME THEY CAN'T REPAIR DUE TO THE MILEAGE! WELL THE MILEAGE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO WITH MY BRAKES GOING OUT & CAUSING ME TO WRECK & GET INJURED OR WORSE! THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY PROBLEM FOR NOT JUST MYSELF! SO HOW CAN I GET THIS FIXED?

3 TIMES MY 2011 FORD EDGE HAS LOST POWER & GONE INTO 'LIMP MODE' WHILE DRIVING. I'VE HAD TO COAST TO SIDE OF THE ROAD. WRENCH LIGHT, NO AWD, NO TRACTION, LOW ENGINE OIL LIGHTS HAVE ALL COME ON. ONCE THE CAR WOULDN'T RESTART SO I HAD IT TOWED. LAST TIME I DROVE IT TO DEALERSHIP FOR THEM TO TELL ME THERE ARE NO CODES SO THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. OBVIOUSLY THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AS I'M TRAVELING 60 +MILES AN HOUR WHEN MY CAR BASICALLY LOSES POWER AS I'M TRYING TO GET TO A SAFE LOCATION. INVESTIGATING THIS PROBLEM IT'S A KNOWN THROTTLE BODY ISSUE & THERE IS A CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM 16B23 FOR 2011 FORD EDGE W 3.5L ENGINE & FROM OAKVILLE PLANT WHICH FITS MY CAR BUT MY VIN IS NOT INCLUDED BECAUSE YEAR IT WAS MADE. I CALLED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE & THEY WERE GOING TO REACH OUT TO DEALERSHIP & THEN GET BACK TO ME. THAT NEVER HAPPENED. THIS IS VERY DISHEARTENING THAT FORD DOESN'T SEE THIS AS A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION & PUT INTO EFFECT A RECALL.

OVER THE PAST MONTH, THE BRAKE PEDAL SUDDENLY GOES TO THE FLOOR AFTER ABS ACTIVATION FROM A SUDDEN STOP OR WHEEL SPIN EVENT, LEAVING LITTLE TO NO STOPPING POWER. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF AND THEN POWER IS RESTORED, THE BRAKES RETURN TO NORMAL OPERATION UNTIL THE NEXT EVENT. THE VEHICLE IS A 2011 FORD EDGE LIMITED THAT HAS BEEN DRIVEN 87K MILES. AFTER EXTENSIVE RESEARCH, IT APPEARS THAT FORD IS AWARE OF FAILURES IN THE ABS CONTROL UNIT (AKA HCU) AND HAS EVEN OFFERED EXTENDED WARRANTY SERVICE FOR MANY VEHICLES WITH THIS PROBLEM. HOWEVER, MANY OTHER VEHICLES, LIKE OURS, ARE SOMEHOW NOT COVERED FOR THE VERY SAME FAILING PARTS.

WHILE DRIVING FOR AWHILE, VEHICLE LOST POWER AND WENT LIMP WITH NO ACCELERATION WHILE IN THE MIDDLE OF A LARGE ROTARY WITH NO PLACE TO PULL OVER. THE TOOL WRENCH WARNING LIGHT CAME ON THE DISPLAY. THE STEERING AND BRAKING WERE STILL OPERABLE, BUT WITHOUT POWER, VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO MOVE OUT OF TRAFFIC. TURNED OFF VEHICLE AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE NORMALLY. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN THE NEXT DAY, ALSO ON BUSY ROAD. TOOK TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD I NEEDED TO COME IN WHEN IT WAS HAPPENING, WHICH IS IMPOSSIBLE SINCE THERE IS NO ACCELERATION TO DRIVE. VEHICLE HAS 43,000 MILES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD EDGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER WAS REPLACED HOWEVER, THE CONTACT HAD TO PUMP THE BRAKE PEDAL TO THE FLOORBOARD TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER INVER GROVE FORD LINCOLN (4725 S ROBERT TRL, INVER GROVE HEIGHTS, MN 55077, (651) 554-7096) CONFIRMED THE FAILURE OF THE BRAKE BOOSTER AND PROVIDE THE CONTACT WAS A COST FOR THE REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED TO THE NHTSA FOR ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

EXITING OFF THE FREEWAY AND CAR LOST POWER WENT INTO LIMP MODE AND WRENCH ICON CAME ON

WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED YOU CAN HEAR A HISSING NOISE. AT A FULL STOP THE CAR WILL SLOWING MOVE FORWARD, ALSO WHEN BRAKING IT IS SPONGY. BRAKE FEEDBACK CYCLES FROM HARD TO SOFT.

CITY STREETS - WHEN PRESSING DOWN ON BRAKES CAR DOES NOT FULLY STOP AT TIMES STILL ROLLS. MOST TIMES MUST PRESS ALL THE WAY TO GET IT TO STOP. MAKES CAT SCREECHING NOISE WHEN BRAKING. FIRESTONE CHECKED BRAKES ON 9/16/20 STATING NOTHING WAS WRONG. TAKING BACK VEHICLE 9/18/20 FOR FURTHER CHECKING. I SAW NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THIS 2011 EDGE WHY NO RECALLS? MY VEHICLE IS REGULARLY SERVICED FOR ANY NECESSARY SERVICES NEEDED AT REGULAR INTERVALS.

WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND I STEP ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE PEDAL WILL GO DOWN TO THE FLOOR. THE CAR HAS NEW BRAKES BUT THE BRAKES ARE SPONGY. IT IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE IT IS UNPREDICTABLE TO STOP. IT DOES THE SAME SAME THING WHEN THE CAR IS NOT IN MOTION.