2008 FORD EDGE Complaints

PTU HAS OVERHEATED CAUSING THE OIL INSIDE TO BECOME BLACK AND GUMMY, ALSO CAUSING ONE OR BOTH SEALS TO FAIL LEADING TO THE UNDERCOATING OF THE VEHICLE TO BE COVERED IN BLACK THICK OIL. THIS WAS NOTICED ONLY AFTER A 200 MILE RUN ON THE INTERSTATE IN THE WINTER OF 2017, 65-80 MPH... WE HAVE SINCE FOUND THAT NUMEROUS OTHERS HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE WITH THIS GENERATION OF AWD PTU'S AND IS A ENGINEERING ISSUE WITH THE DESIGN OF THE VEHICLE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD EDGE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED A LOCAL DEALER (PENNYRILE FORD, 5505 FT CAMPBELL BLVD, HOPKINSVILLE, KY 42240) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. *TT *TR

CHECK ENGLINE LIGHT & WRENCH COMES ON AND THE 2008 EDGE SUDDENLY LOST POWER, THEN ENTERED "LIMP MODE". MY HUSBAND TOOK IT IN 3 DIFFERENT TIMES TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT, AND EACH TIME WAS TOLD THEY COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. THE 4TH TIME I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM ON A 45MPH, 3 LANE ROAD. THE POWER JUST WENT OUT, ACCELARATOR NO LONGER WORKED, BUT THEN RETURNED BUT ONLY ABOUT 5MPH. LUCKY I WASN'T KILLED! I TOOK IT BACK TO SERVICE DEPT. AND TOLD THEM THEY NEEDED TO CHECK THE THROTTLE BODY (ETB). THEY LAUGHED AT ME, BUT THEN CALLED 3 DAYS LATER TO TELL ME THAT IT IS THE ETB AND OVER $750. I CONTACTED FORD AS THEY HAD ISSUED THE SO-CALLED "CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM" EXTENDING THE ETB WARRANTY COVERAGE FOR UP TO 10 YEARS OF SERVICE OR 150,000 MILES. FORD SAYS ALL VEHICLES ARE ELIGIBLE FOR THE PROGRAM, REGARDLESS OF MILEAGE, BUT NOT 2008. THOUGH THEY ACKNOWLEDGED THEY KNOW THE PROBLEM GOES BACK TO 2005 MODELS, THEY FEEL MY CAR IS TOO OLD & HAS TOO MANY MILES AT 104K. THIS IS A LIFE THREATENING PROBLEM AND FORD REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING. WHEN SOMEONE DIES BECAUSE OF THIS KNOWN ISSUE, I HOPE THAT FORD EXECUTIVES ARE HELD AS COMPLICITORS IN PREMEDITATED MURDER. AFTER ALL THE PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES, NO PARTS AVAILABLE, AND NOW THIS, I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER FORD AND WILL GET THIS PIECE OF JUNK OUT OF MY LIFE ASAP.

TAKATA RECALL, IT HAS BEEN ALMOST 2 YEARS SINCE WE WERE NOTIFIED OF RECALL AND WE STILL HAVEN'T HAD OUR CAR FIXED. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY IS AT RISK. THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD EDGE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. ECKENROD FORD LINCOLN OF CULLMAN, INC (5255 AL-157, CULLMAN, AL 35058, (800) 944-1389) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TAKATA RECALL: RECALL NOTICE WAS ISSUED IN JUNE 2016. SINCE THAT DATE I HAVE CHECKED WITH MY LOCAL FORD DEALER & GOTTEN THE SAME RESPONSE, "PARTS FOR REPAIRS HAVE NOT BEEN RELEASED TO ALL DEALERS YET"

TAKATA AIRBAGS. WE HAVE BEEN TOLD TO NOT ALLOW ANYONE TO RIDE IN THE PASSANGER SEAT. THIS MAKES THE CAR VERY UNUSABLE. FORD HAS NO IDEA WHEN REPLACEMENT BAGS WILL BE AVAILABLE. THEY HAVE OFFERED NO LOANER CAR. I WANT TO DISCONNECT THE TROUBLESOME AIRBAG SO WE CAN USE THE CAR. NO DAMAGE YET.

2008 FORD EDGE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AIRBAG SAFETY RECALL. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A TIME RESTRAINT ON HAVING THE RECALL COMPLETED. BUT, THE PARTS TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WERE UNAVAILABLE. *JS

I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG INFLATOR OF THIS VEHICLE IN JULY 2016. IN DECEMBER 2017 I RECEIVED ANOTHER LETTER STATING THAT PARTS WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE AND WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL AT SOONEST THE SPRING OF 2018. FORD RECOMMENDED NOT LETTING ANYONE SIT IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT UNTIL REPAIRS WERE MADE. ARE THEY @#$%& KIDDING? THIS IS AN ENTIRELY UNACCEPTABLE RESPONSE AND A RIDICULOUS SUGGESTION. A RESPONSE TIMELINE OF TWO YEARS FOR A POTENTIALLY DEADLY SITUATION AND A SUGGESTION THAT MAKES THE CAR ALMOST UNUSABLE IS NOT ACCEPTABLE. I WISH TO FILE THE MOST STRENUOUS COMPLAINT POSSIBLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD EDGE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR AS THE RECALL NOTICE WAS RECEIVED OVER A YEAR AGO. THE DEALER (NAPLETON FORD, 1010 S MILWAUKEE AVE, LIBERTYVILLE, IL 60048, (847) 565-1699) CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED SEVERAL TIMES AND WAS UNABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A POSTCARD FROM TK HOLDINGS, ALERTING HER THAT THEY FILED FOR BANKRUPTCY. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.