2011 FORD EDGE Complaints

BRAKES ARE HARD, THE CAR DOES NOT BRAKE EASILY. IT MAKES A SOUND LIKE A WIND IS BLOWING. AS IF IT HAD A PRESSURE THAT WOULD NOT LET THE BRAKE TIGHTEN

THE BRAKE PEDAL NEEDS TO BE PUSHED TO THE FLOOR TO STOP THE CAR. THE CAR HAS BEEN COMPLETELY CHECKED OUT AND EVERYTHING IS FINE EXCEPT THIS ISSUE. COME TO FIND OUT THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON THE VACUUM BRAKE BOOSTER WHICH IS THE ISSUE WITH MY FORD EDGE, BUT MINE ISN'T COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. ITS' THE SAME ISSUE AND WILL COST $894.89 TO FIX, BUT FORD HAS WIPED THEIR HANDS OF IT. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND THE CAR CANNOT BE DRIVEN AS IT IS. FORD WON'T TELL ME WHY MY VIN NUMBER ISN'T COVERED. THE BRAKE PEDAL ISSUE HAPPENS 100% OF THE TIME WHEN YOU ARE ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE VEHICLE.

ATLANTA RECALLS I GO TO USE THE BRAKES PEDAL IS REAL HARD THE CAR WILL NOT STOP WAS ON CITY STREETS ALMOST HAD A ACCIDENT

WATER PUMP BROKE WHILE ON HIGHWAY. THERE WERE NO SIGNS OF FAILURE LEADING UP TO IT. CAR GAVE A WARNING OF LOW OIL PRESSURE, THEN MAYBE 20 SECONDS LATER THE ENGINE COOLANT OVER TEMPERATURE WARNING COMES ON. CAR STOPPED ACCELERATING AT THIS POINT, GOT TO SHOULDER OF HIGHWAY AND AT THIS POINT, POWER STEERING AND BRAKES WERE OUT. ENGINE WAS SMOKING. HAD IT TOWED BACK TO DEALERSHIP 89 MILES AWAY TO LEARN THE WATER PUMP BROKE CAUSING CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE AND DAMAGE. ESTIMATE TO REBUILD ENGINE WAS $ 7352.00 PLUS TAX. THERE WAS NO WARNING OR POSSIBLE WAY TO CHECK THE WATER PUMP BEFORE HAND. I PURCHASED THE CAR IN 2011 AND HAD IT PAID OFF A COUPLE YEARS AGO. NOW ALL EQUITY IN THE CAR IS COMPLETELY GONE AS THE CAR WAS ONLY WORTH 6-8K (ACCORDING TO TRUECAR) AND IT WOULD COST MORE TO FIX IT THAN TO PURCHASE A NEW ONE. A ENGINE SWAP WAS ESTIMATED AT AROUND $4,000 WITH LABOR INCLUDED AS WELL. AFTER THIS HAPPENED I FIND OUT I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE THIS IS HAPPENING TO, AND THAT IT'S A MAJOR ISSUE THAT FORD HAS APPARENTLY TRIED TO KEEP QUIET. I HOPE THIS IS AN ADDITIONAL PIECE OF AMMUNITION TO USE IN THE CASE AGAINST FORD.

THE "DOOR AJAR" INDICATOR CONTINUES TO BE AN ONGOING PROBLEM. I HAVE HAD IT LOOKED AT NUMEROUS TIMES AT THE DEALER, AND THEY'VE ONLY "CLEANED" THE SENSOR, AND LET ME KNOW IT'S NOT A RECALL ITEM. THIS IS A DEFINITE SAFETY CONCERN IN THAT THE INTERIOR LIGHT STAYS ON CONSTANTLY, AND MAKE IT VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE OR HAVE GOOD VISIBILITY WHEN BACKING UP. NUMEROUS TIMES I HAVE BEEN IN A PARKING LOT AT NIGHT, THE INTERIOR LIGHT IS ON (DUE TO THE DOOR AJAR FALSE INDICATOR) AND YOU CAN BARELY SEE OUT THE WINDOWS. I CONTINUE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT AND REALIZE THERE IS A PEDESTRIAN I JUST COULDN'T SEE DUE TO THE INTERIOR LIGHT STAYING ON. I HAVE ALSO HAD CLOSE CALLS WITH PEDESTRIANS ON A SIDEWALK/WALKING BY AS I AM BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AT NIGHT. THE LIGHT ALSO CONTINUES TO STAY ON EVEN AFTER I'VE BACKED UP AND HAVE NOW PUT THE CAR IN GEAR AND AM MOVING FORWARD (DRIVING). IT SEEMS TO GO OUT AT ABOUT 10-15 MPH. BUT EVEN AT THAT SPEED WITH AN INTERIOR LIGHT ON, AND IT IS NOT SAFE. I CAN'T BELIEVE IT HASN'T BEEN RECALLED YET. THERE'S NO WAY FORD CAN CLAIM THIS IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE ALSO GOOGLED THIS ISSUE AND IN ADDITION TO THIS NHTSA WEBSITE, THERE ARE SO MANY COMPLAINT SITES AND BLOGS ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE. IT NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED AND LOOKED INTO FURTHER FOR A RECALL. NOT ACCEPTABLE, FORD!!!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD EDGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOOR AJAR AND LIFT GATE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOORS WERE NOT OPEN WHEN THE INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE BACKUP CAMERA DID NOT WORK. ADDITIONALLY, WHEN THE GEAR WAS IN REVERSE, A NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STOP BEFORE MOVING AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE BODY CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PURVIS FORD LINCOLN (540-898-3000, LOCATED AT 3660 JEFFERSON DAVIS HWY, FREDERICKSBURG, VA 22408) WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED A CASE NUMBER. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY OWNER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000. *TR*JB

ON 9/11/17 MY WIFE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHILE DRIVING HER 2011 FORD EDGE LIMITED WITH APPROXIMATELY 80,000 MILES. A VAN HAD CUT HER OFF DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC ON HYW. 635 IN FARMERS BRANCH, TX AND SHE ENDED UP REAR ENDING IT. I ASKED MY WIFE WHAT HAPPENED WHEN I ARRIVED AT THE HOSPITAL AND THE TOLD ME THAT WHEN SHE WENT FOR THE BRAKE PEDAL IT WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR AND SHE HEARD A "SUCKING" SOUND BUT THE CAR DID NOT STOP. OUR INSURANCE COMPANY AT THE TIME (USAA) NEVER INVESTIGATED THE BRAKES AND TOTALED OUT THE CAR. I SEARCHED GOOGLE AND HAVE FOUND SIMILAR SITUATIONS INVOLVING FORD EDGE CROSSOVERS BUT FORD ONLY HAS A TSB FOR THIS ISSUE AND NOT A RECALL. I JUST RECENTLY LEARNED ABOUT THIS PROCESS AND HOPE IT WILL BE INVESTIGATED SO THAT LIVES CAN BE SAVED. LUCKILY MY WIFE ONLY SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES FROM THE AIRBAG AND OUR CHILDREN WERE STILL WITH OUR BABYSITTER.

THIS COMPLAINT DEALS WITH A 2011 FORD EDGE IN WHICH THE VEHICLE'S BRAKES BEGAN TO FAIL CONSIDERABLY AT APPROXIMATELY 172,000 MILES. AFTER ALMOST $1000 IN BRAKE REPAIRS IT WAS FINALLY DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE'S BRAKE BOOSTER HAD FAILED. THIS DEFECT IS KNOWN TO THE MANUFACTURER WHO ISSUED CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM 13N02 WHICH ALLOWED REPLACEMENT OF THE DEFECTIVE PRODUCT FOR VEHICLES WITH UP TO 150,000 MILES OR THROUGH JANUARY 15, 2015. THIS PROBLEM PRESENTS A DANGEROUS SITUATION, PARTICULARLY WHEN BACKING THE VEHICLE WHEN THE PROBLEM IS MORE PROMINENT. FORD DEALERSHIP WAS CONTACTED WITH REGARDS TO THE COMPLAINT AND STATED THAT DUE TO THE MILEAGE THAT THE REPAIR WOULD NOT BE COVERED BY THE 13N02 REPAIR OR OTHER PROGRAMS. THE REPAIR COST IS QUOTED BY FORD AT APPROXIMATELY $710.37

DRIVER SIDE STRUT KEEPS GOING OUT ALREADY HAD IT REPLACED A MONTH AGO AND DRIVER SIDE WINDOW CRACKED FOR NO REASON FROM DOWN IN THE DOOR NOT EVEN WHERE ANYONE COULD HIT IT.

THE AWS LIGHT STAYS ON AND SAYS THE DRIVER STABILITY CONTROLS ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. TOOK IT TO A FORD DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICING, CHARGED 800 PLUS AND THE ISSUE IS STILL OCCURRING. THEY CLAIM IT'S A SENSOR ISSUE BUT IT'S STILL HAPPENING! IF I TURN LEFT OR RIGHT THE WARNING LIGHT COMES ON, IF IT'S WET OR DRY THE LIGHT COMES ON AND WHEN BREAKING THE SUV SLIDES. WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER FORD AGAIN. NOT SURE OF THE ACTUAL DATE THE ISSUE STARTED HAPPENING.