2015 FORD EDGE Complaints

MOVABLE SUNROOF WAS DISCOVERED WITH CRACK RUNNING FORE AND AFT. NO APPARENT IMPACT DAMAGE AND VEHICLE IS KEPT IN GARAGE WHEN NOT IN OPERATION.

THE FLEX PLATE/FLYWHEEL HAS NOW FAILED FOR THE 3RD TIME IN LESS THAN 2 YEARS. THIS IS CONFIRMED BY AN AUTHORIZED FORD DEALERSHIP AND STILL HAS NO RECALL ON THIS PART THAT IS CLEARLY A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. THE DAMAGED FLEX PLATE HAS CAUSED MY 2015 FORD EDGE TO HAVE A TERRIBLE RATTLING NOISE AND CAUSES CONCERN FOR SAFETY IF THIS PART WHERE TO BREAK APART WHILE DRIVING CAUSING THE WHEELS OR MOTOR TO LOCK UP WHILE IN MOTION. ISSUE BEGAN WHILE CITY DRIVING

THIS IS A RE-OCCURRENCE OF THE ISSUE REPORTED AS NHTSA COMPLAINT 11317068. ON 09/01/2020, A DISTINCT RATTLING SUDDENLY OCCURRED WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE. GIVEN THAT THIS IS THE EXACT SOUND THAT OCCURRED SIX MONTHS EARLIER WITH THE FLEXPLATE FAILURE, I IMMEDIATELY DROVE TO THE DEALER. (THE FIRST EVENT ENDED IN A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS BECAUSE THE DEALER COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM AND DID NOT KNOW IF ANYTHING WAS WRONG SO I KEPT DRIVING THE VEHICLE DESPITE THE RATTLING.) THIS TIME I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY DRIVE TO THE DEALER AND THE DEALER REPLACED THE FLEXPLATE UNDER PART WARRANTY (WITH THE VEHICLE AT THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS FROM 9/1/20 TO 10/8/20). IN MY PREVIOUS NHTSA COMPLAINT, I LISTED FOUR OTHER IDENTICAL NHTSA COMPLAINTS ON THE SAME MODEL. IN THE INTERVENING SIX MONTHS, I HAVE FOUND TWO MORE COMPLAINTS OF AN IDENTICAL NATURE - NHTSA IDS (11327304 AND 11320476). THIS IS CLEARLY A SYSTEMIC ISSUE WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR LOSS OF CONTROL AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AS HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED. I URGE A SPECIFIC INVESTIGATION OF THIS MODE OF FAILURE.

THE PANORAMIC SUNROOF CRACKED TOWARDS THE FRONT WITH NO DAMAGE OR HIT TO CAUSE IT. AFTER RESEARCHING IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE FORD EDGE SUNROOFS.

MY WIFE AND I OWN A 2015 FORD EDGE WITH APPROXIMATELY 65K MILES. IT IS A DAILY DRIVER FOR MY WIFE. THE VEHICLE STARTED MAKING A BAD RATTLING NOISE A COUPLE DAYS AGO. WE ALREADY HAD AN APPT. FOR AN OIL CHANGE AT THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP SO I TOLD HER NOT TO DRIVE IT AND TO HAVE THEM CHECK IT OUT WHEN SHE TOOK IT IN. UPON ARRIVAL TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP, THE TECHNICIAN POPPED THE HOOD, LISTENED FOR A MOMENT AND REPLIED, "I'M 99.9% SURE I KNOW THAT NOISE". HE FURTHER EXPLAINED THEY WOULD NEED TO GET A BORE SCOPE AND LOOK AT THE FLEX PLATE AS THESE VEHICLES HAVE HAD AND ARE HAVING ISSUES WITH THE FLEX PLATES CRACKING/BREAKING. THEY KEPT THE VEHICLE MOST OF THE DAY AND CALLED BACK LATER THAT EVENING STATING THAT'S WHAT IT WAS AND THEY NEEDED TO PULL THE TRANSMISSION TO DETERMINE HOW MUCH DAMAGE WAS DONE. THE NEXT DAY THE DEALERSHIP CALLED BACK STATING IT HAS TO HAS A NEW ENGINE DUE TO FLEX PLATE FAILURE, AGAIN. THE COST OF THE REPAIRS ARE ESTIMATED TO BE $5600 AS IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE FORD DEALERSHIP ALSO STATED THIS WILL BE THE 3RD FLEX PLATE THAT THIS VEHICLE WILL HAVE HAD: REPAIRED IN 2017, REPAIRED IN 2018 AND NOW 2020. SO THIS WILL BE THE 4TH FLEX PLATE THIS VEHICLE HAS SEEN IN 5 YEARS COUNTING THE ORIGINAL ONE. MY WIFE ORIGINALLY HEARD THE NOISE WHEN SHE STARTED IT AT WORK TO GO PICK UP OUR TODDLER FROM DAY CARE. IT IS VERY LOUD AT IDLE, SORT OF SOUNDS LIKE A DIESEL ENGINE. I'M VERY THANKFUL (AND ACCORDING TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP) THIS DID NOT HAPPEN ON THE HIGHWAY AS SHE COULD HAVE LOST ALL POWER TO THE VEHICLE CAUSING AN ACCIDENT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD EDGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE LOSS POWER STEERING ASSIST WHICH MADE THE VEHICLE DIFFICULT TO TURN AT LOW SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO RESEARCHED THE ISSUE AND DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE WITH CORROSION IN THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING GEAR MOTOR BOLTS. THE MECHANIC REFERRED THE CONTACT TO HENDERSON FORD (810 RIDGE RD, WEBSTER, NY 14580 (585) 787-1700) WHO STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE FOR THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE REPAIR WOULD BE AT HIS EXPENSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND PROVIDE THE CONTACT WITH A CASE NUMBER AND REFERRED HIM TO NHTSA. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 124,000.

DISCOVERED NON-IMPACT WAVY CRACKS ON THE BACK PANEL OF MY PANORAMIC SUNROOF AS IT WAS PARKED IN A PARKING LOT AT WALGREEN'S. WAS NOT PARKED UNDER ANY TREES OR OTHER STRUCTURES. CAR STAYS IN GARAGE AND ROOF IS RARELY USED. UPON AN INTERNET SEARCH, THIS APPEARS TO BE COMMON WITH FORD EDGES AND THERE IS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT. THIS IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT.

ACCORDING TO LOCAL DEALERSHIP, A COMMON PROBLEM WITH LUG NUTS SWELLING. DEALER COULDN'T REMOVE WHEELS AND ROTATE TIRES IN ACCORDANCE WITH TIRE MFG. (GOODYEAR) GUIDLINES.

MY 2015 FORD EDGE HAS HAD THE ENGINE LIGHT TURN ON AND OFF SINCE APRIL. AFTER FINDING OUT THAT THERE IS A MISFIRE IN THE 4TH CYLINDER, WE REPLACED THE SPARK PUGS AND THE PROBLEM SEEMED TO GO AWAY. HOWEVER, ABOUT A MONTH LATER, THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS BACK ON AND THE CAR WAS HAVE DIFFICULTY ON COLD START. TOOK IN TO FORD AND WAS TOLD COOLANT IS LEAKING INTO THE 4TH CYLINDER AND THE ONLY FIX WOULD BE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE ENGINE.

WHILE DRIVING 9/10/2020 ON LOCAL STREET APPROX 35MPH BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, NEEDED TO PUMP BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN. REPLACED BRAKE LINE AT MR. TIRE. THIS WAS LEFT REAR BRAKE LINE THAT RUPTURED. VEHICLE WAS AT FORD DEALER FOR BRAKE CHECK 8/6/2020 AND PASSED INSPECTION. ON 12/8/2019 SAME THING HAPPENED TO LEFT FRONT BRAKE. FORD ISSUED A RECALL TODAY ON FRONT BRAKE LINE. I CALLED AND WAS TOLD I SHOULD RECEIVE RECALL LETTER IN A FEW WEEKS FOR FRONT BRAKE LINE. I FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE DRIVING A CAR WITH DEFECTIVE BRAKES. NO RESOLUTION AS OF TODAY. CALLED FORD DEALER & HOTLINE AND WAS TOLD TO WAIT FOR LETTER BEFORE TAKING ACTION.