2008 FORD EDGE Complaints

TAKATA RECALL: NONE OF THE DEALERSHIPS AROUND ME HAVE THE NEW AIRBAGS. THIS IS GOING ON 2 YEARS SO MYSELF AND MY FAMILY ARE DRIVING IN AN UNSAFE VEHICLE EVERYDAY. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE!

TAKATA RECALL. RECALL NOTICE FROM FORD MOTOR COMPANY RECEIVED ON JULY 2016. STILL WAITING FOR AIRBAG REPLACEMENT AS OF OCTOBER 2017. WHEN WILL THIS TAKE PLACE?

I HAVE CONTACTED TOWNEAST FORD TO REPLACE THE AIRBAGS NUMEROUS TIMES SINCE I FOUND OUT I NEEDED TO GET THE AIRBAGS REPLACE, THEY TELL ME FORD WILL CONTACT ME WHEN THEY HAVE REPLACEMENTS, MEANWHILE I DRIVE AROUND WITH A GRENADE ATTACHED TO MY DASH.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD EDGE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V024000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED VALENTI FORD, 72 JERRY BROWNE RD, MYSTIC, CT 06355, PHONE NUMBER: (860) 245-2399) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE PART WAS BEING TESTED BY NHTSA AND FORD WOULD CALL WHEN THE PART BECAME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TAKATA RECALL: CONTACTED LOCAL DEALER 10/25/17 BUT THEY DO NOT YET HAVE THE PARTS FOR MY VEHICLE ON HAND (THE AIRBAG AND THE AIRBAG DEPLOYER).

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD EDGE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS DO TO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE SEVERAL MONTHS AGO. THE DEALER (FERMAN FORD, 24825 US HWY 19 N, CLEARWATER, FL 33763 (727) 797-2277) 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 RECEIVED A POSTCARD FROM TK HOLDINGS, ALERTING HER THAT THEY FILED FOR BANKRUPTCY. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD EDGE. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER (OLATHE FORD LINCOLN, 1845 E. SANTA FE STREET, OLATHE, KS 66062) AND THE SOFTWARE WAS UPDATED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 78,000.

TAKATA RECALL: I RECEIVED A LEGAL NOTICE FOR OWNERS OF VEHICLES WITH TAKATA AIRBAG INFLATORS ON 10/23/2017. I PROCEEDED TO ENTER MY VIN NUMBER AT AIRBAGRECALL.COM AND WAS ADVISED THAT INDEED MY VEHICLE HAD DEFECTIVE AIRBAGS AND WAS PART OF THE RECALL. I THEN PROCEEDED TO CONTACT JIM HUDSON FORD DEALERSHIP,1201 WEST MAIN STREET, LEXINGTON, SC AT (803) 359-4114 ON 10/24/17 AT 3:00PM ATTEMPTING TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT FOR MY VEHICLE AIRBAGS TO BE REPLACED AT NO COST. I WAS TOLD THAT THE DEALERSHIP HAD NOT RECEIVED AND WILL NOT RECEIVE REPLACEMENT AIRBAGS, AND THAT THEY HAD NO FURTHER INFORMATION. I CALLED 1800-327-4236 AND COULD NOT GET A LIVE AGENT ON THE PHONE AND THE SYSTEM HUNG UP ON ME. WHAT DO WE DO TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE AS THIS IS HIGHLY DANGEROUS?

TAKATA RECALL - I AM SO WORRIED ABOUT DRIVING MY CAR BECAUSE OF THIS RECALL THAT I RECEIVED FROM JULY 2016. THE DEARLSHIPS DO NOT HAVE THE NEW AIRBAGS AND ITS BEEN OVER A YEAR I HAVE BEEN WAITING. IT IS CAUSING ME GREAT ANXIETY. PLEASE HELP ME GET MY NEW AIRBAG.

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. THE CONTACT CALLED MCCOMBS FORD WEST AT 210-509-1065 (7111 NW LOOP 410, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78238) WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE/PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.