2011 FORD EDGE Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD EDGE. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE ROLLED TO A STOP BEFORE STRIKING A POLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MANAGED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HOLMAN FORD OF TURNERSVILLE (3461 ROUTE 42 SOUTH, TURNERSVILLE, NJ 08012, (888) 469-6461) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT A NEW BRAKE BOARD NEEDED TO BE INSTALLED. AN APPOINTMENT WAS MADE TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED ON NOVEMBER 28, 2018. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,500.

DRIVING VEHICLE AND BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR. FORD DEALER HAD IT FOR 7 DAYS AND SAID THEY COULDN'T MAKE THE CAR BRAKES FAIL. PEDAL WAS GOOD AND COULDN'T DO THE EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE BRAKE BOOSTER. I TOOK CAR TO ANOTHER FORD DEALER AND HE SAID HE WOULD FIX IT UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY RECALL. THEY HAD IT FOR 7 DAYS AND TOLD ME THE PARTS ARE ORDERED AND THEY SAID THEY FIXXED IT BRAKE BOOSTER INSTALLED. NO PAPER WORK TO SIGN YOU ARE GOOD TO GO.1 WEEK LATER NO BRAKES AGAIN THEY SAID IT NEEDED A BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER, PUT IT ON AND 1 WEEK LATER NO BRAKES. CALLED BACK THE DEALER AND THE SERVICE REP SAYS HE COULDN'T FIND WHERE THE BRAKE BOOSTER HAD BEEN REPLACED. HE MADE AN APPOINTMENT TO SEE THE CAR AND WHEN WE GOT THERE THEY HAD NO RECORD OF AN APPOINTMENT AND SAID MIKE DOESN'T WORK HERE ANYMORE. STILL CAR HAS NO BRAKES AT PEDAL SOMETIMES YOU CAN PUMP THE PEDAL TO GET SOME BRAKES.BRAKES HAVE BEEN BLED ETC

I HAVE HAD ONGOING ISSUES WITH THE BRAKES GOING ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, WITH THE LATEST ISSUE BEING THE 5TH OCCURRENCE. I WAS ON A DIRT ROAD AND WENT OVER A SPEED BUMP BEFORE PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT, AND MY BRAKES WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. THEY WERE STILL SOFT WHEN I WENT TO PARK. FORD REPLACED THE BRAKE BOOSTER BACK IN 2016, AND IT WAS REPLACED A SECOND TIME IN JULY 2018. I HAVE HAD THE INTERMITTENT ISSUE OF BRAKES GOING ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, HAPPENING MOST OFTEN, AFTER I GO OVER A SPEED BUMP. MY CAR IS IN SERVICE AS OF THIS MOMENT, AND LIKE MANY OTHERS, THE MECHANIC CANNOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. FROM ALL I HAVE READ, IT SOUNDS LIKE THE ISSUE IS THE FAULTY HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT, BUT OF COURSE, THERE HAS BEEN NOT A PEEP FROM FORD STATING THIS IS AN ISSUE. I DRIVE ALL OF THE TIME FOR MY JOB, AND CANNOT AFFORD TO BE IN AN UNSAFE VEHICLE. I, LIKE OTHERS, HAVE PUT WAY TOO MUCH TIME AND MONEY INTO REPAIRS, TOWING COSTS AND RENTAL CAR EXPENSES. I AM STRONGLY CONSIDERING CUTTING MY LOSSES AND BUYING A NEW VEHICLE.

2011 FORD EDGE. THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE DOOR SETS OFF THE OPEN DOOR SENSOR EVEN WHEN THE DOOR IS FULLY CLOSED. THE INTERIOR LIGHTS WILL STAY ON AND WILL ONLY SHUT OFF IF YOU CLOSE THE DOOR ABOUT 20 TIMES EVERY TIME YOU GET INTO THE CAR.

BRACKE LIGHT, AND ABS LIGHT COMES ON. WE THINK ITS THE CONTROL MODULE AND INTERNAL ELECTRONIC FAILURE. BACK UP CAMERA HAS NOT WORKED IN A VERY LONG TIME. I AM TOLD ITS VERY EXPENSIVE. ANOTHER LADY WHO WAS AT THE SAME MECHANIC HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. IM DISTURBED AND NOT HAPPY WITH ECLECTRONIC FAILURE. I DONT THINK ITS NORMAL. CAN YOU DO ANYTHING TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM?

OVER THE PAST 3 MONTHS MY BRAKE PEDAL WILL TRAVEL 2X OR 3X THE DISTANCE AND I HAVE TO APPLY MUCH MORE FORCE TO GET MY CAR TO STOP. I HAD MY BREAKS REPLACED THE THE ISSUE CONTINUES. SOMETIMES THE PEDAL WILL DROP ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, I FOUND A FORD ISSUE DESCRIBING THE EXACT PROBLEM WITH THE BREAK BOOSTER UNDER THIS NAME: CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM 13N02 CERTAIN 2010-2013 MODEL YEAR EDGE AND MKX VEHICLES BUILT AT THE OAKVILLE ASSEMBLY PLANT FROM MAY 3, 2010 THROUGH MARCH 28, 2013. AFFECTED VEHICLES ARE IDENTIFIED IN OASIS. BUT AFTER WORKING WITH THE DEALER AND 3 PHONE CALLS INTO FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE THEY TELL ME MY CAR IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE PROGRAM. EVEN THOUGH IT WAS MADE IN THE OAKVILLE ASSEMBLY PLANT AND IN 2011.

I'VE HAD SEVERAL BREAKING ISSUES SINCE BUYING THE CAR EARLIER 2018. I WISH I WOULD HAVE RESEARCHED THE BRAKE ISSUES WITH THE 2011 EDGE I WOULD HAVE CHOSE A DIFFERENT VEHICLE. IT WAS VERY SLICK OUT AND MY HUSBAND SLID THROUGH A STOP LIGHT WHEN THE BRAKES FAILED. THEY WERE SOFT AND SPONGY AND WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR. WE CHANGE THE BRAKE PADS PAID A MECHANIC TO CHANGE THE MASTER CYLINDER NOT ONCE BUT TWICE BECAUSE WE CONTINUE TO HAVE SOFT BRAKES. HAD A MECHANIC BLEED THE BRAKES SAYING ARE WAS IN THE LINES STILL AN ISSUE. THE BOOSTER HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH THE RECALL AND THEY WILL NOT REPLACE IT A SECOND TIME. NOW THEY WANT TO REPLACE THE HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT. THE QUOTE IS $1,650. MY HUSBAND HAS BEEN SCARED TO DEATH TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AND I AM NOT ALLOWED DUE TO THE FAULTY BRAKING. WE HAVE RAN OFF THE ROAD TWICE BY PEOPLE STOPPING SUDDENLY AND NOT BEING ABLE TO BREAK.

AT APPROXIMATELY 90,000 MILES 2011 FORD EDGE WAS TAKEN IN TO KEARNY PEARSON FORD (SAN DIEGO) FOR ROUTINE SERVICE AND WAS NOTIFIED OF BRAKE BOOSTER RECALL AND THAT BOOSTER WAS REPLACED. AT APPROX. 95,000 MILES WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND BRAKES FAILED AND FORTUNATELY WAS ABLE TO SWERVE INTO MEDIAN TO AVOID COLLISION. THE PEDAL TOO EASILY WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT SLOWING THE VEHICLE. AFTER PUMPING THE BRAKES THEY FINALLY ENGAGED BUT TOOK ALL MY LEG STRENGTH TO PRESS AND STOP THE VEHICLE. KEARNY PEARSON FORD INSPECTED AND FOUND THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER WAS NOT ACTUALLY REPLACED - SO THEY REPLACED PER THE WELL DOCUMENTED RECALL. ABOUT 1,500 MILES LATER THE RIGHT REAR BRAKE CLIPS HOLDING THE PAD IN PLACE FELL OFF AND KEARNY PEARSON REPLACED. 1,500 MILES AFTER THAT THEY FELL OFF AGAIN TO WHICH KEARNY PEARSON REPLACED AND ATTACHED WITH ADHESIVE. NOW, 2,000 MILES AFTER THAT I HAD ANOTHER SUDDEN BRAKE FAILURE. THERE WAS NO WARNING OR INDICATION. WHILE ON THE FREEWAY THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD GO ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT THE BRAKES PICKING UP. AGAIN NEEDING TO PUMP THE BRAKES TO GET IT TO STOP AND ONLY BARELY SLOWING WHILE PEDAL WAS FULLY COMPRESSED TO THE FLOOR. THE CAR IS NOT SAFE TO CONTINUE DRIVING. KEARNY PEARSON HAS SAID THE PROBLEM IS A FAULTY HYDRAULIC CONTROL BRAKING UNIT THAT IS SEPARATE FROM THE BOOSTER RECALL AND A $1,300 FIX. I QUESTION WHETHER THE THE BOOSTER WAS THE REAL PROBLEM IN THE FIRST PLACE OR THE HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT IS THE ACTUAL CULPRIT WITH THE BOOSTER BEING A CHEAPER SCAPEGOAT. MAYBE THEY ARE NOT RELATED BUT THE FAILING TO BRAKE AND THE WHEEZY PEDAL IN BOTH CASES FEELS EERILY SIMILAR. EVEN AFTER THE BOOSTER RECALL REPLACEMENT THE BRAKES JUST HAVEN'T FELT QUITE RIGHT AND EXPERIENCED A LOOSE BRAKE PEDAL. FORD HAS ADVISED THIS IS A STANDARD AND ROUTINE FAILURE NOT SUBJECT TO RECALL.

I NEARLY REAR ENDED A SEMI TRUCK AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED DUE TO EXTREMELY WEAK BRAKE PRESSURE. HAD TO SWERVE OFF ROAD AND USE PARKING BRAKE TO STOP. FORD ISSUED RECALL 13N02 FOR THE BRAKE BOOSTER CLAIMING THAT A SYMPTOM OF A FAILED BOOSTER IS A 'SPONGY' BRAKE PEDAL. THE DEALER CONTRADICTS THIS BY SAYING A FAILED BOOSTER WOULD RESULT IN A STIFF PEDAL. I HAD MY VEHICLE INSPECTED AT WRAY FORD IN BOSSIER CITY AND THEY ARE TELLING ME THAT IT'S THE MASTER CYLINDER AND HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT AND THAT IT'S NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. IT SEEMS THAT FORD MAY HAVE GOTTEN THE ORIGINAL RECALL WRONG OR THEY NEED TO ISSUE A NEW RECALL FOR THE MASTER CYLINDER AND HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT.

THE ON SCREEN DOOR AJAR WARNING SHOWS DOOR OPEN WHEN NON EXISTS. THIS KEEPS THE DOME LIGHTS FROM SHUTTING OFF AND CAN INTERFEAR WITH UNLOCKING OR OPENING OTHER DOORS WITH THE REMOTE. SOMETIMES THE DOME LIGHT DOME LIGHT STAYS ON LEAVING MY BATTERY DEAD AND ME STRANDED.