CarComplaints.com Notes: Say what you will about the styling of the Ford Edge, but the bottom line is owners seem to love this vehicle. That is, of course, except in the case of it's dangerous, worrisome and unexplained issues with random engine stalling.
Our data suggests an early defect trend, as owners of the 2007-2008 models have started posting their accounts of what happens when you're driving down the road and the engine just stops. Some at high speed, some at low speed but always a random shutdown of the engine, electrical and power steering.
Time will tell if this becomes a widespread issue, but there's no drying the seriousness of the problem. With that in mind, we're flagging the Edge with our "Beware of the Clunker" rating until the situation improves.
10.0
really awful
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 8
Injuries / Deaths:
2 / 0
Average Mileage:
81,166 miles
About These NHTSA Complaints:
This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
Had engine coil failure and PCM burnt up causing $1650 in damage repairs. This was unsafe since it happened while my daughter was driving through our town and could have resulted in an accident.
The rear tail light socket on the passenger side is extremely charred. The light bulb on that side has failed 5 times over 7 years, clearly from overheating, causing loss of brake light and turn light. The other side has never failed but shows early signs of overheating.
The contact owns a 2007 Ford Edge. While driving 55 mph, the vehicle jerked, lunged, and lost power without warning. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed with an electrical failure. The vehicle was not repaired. It was unknown if the dealer was contacted or not. The manufacturer was notified. The VIN was unknown. The failure mileage was approximately 100,000.
2007 Ford Edge sel factory stereo system electrical system shorted out and killed battery. Tried to start car and battery was dead tried to jump and was not able, put new battery on vehicle and the factory stereo system started smoking and my now deceased husband had to quickly pull put the stereo system and off the new battery. The eye to system shorted out and fried the battery burnt the wiring and started to catch fire when replaced battery. Now have new battery on vehicle and no factory stereo system just a hole to the engine compartment in the dash because of the defect of factory issues. Please help.
The contact owns a 2007 Ford Edge. The contact stated that while driving about 10 mph and attempting to make a turn, the vehicle lost power without warning. An independent mechanic was contacted where it was diagnosed that the computer module needed to be replaced. The dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that there was no recall and referred the contact to the NHTSA. The vehicle was repaired. The failure mileage was about 114,000. Additionally, the contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 17V024000 (air bags) however, the part to do the repair was unavailable.
- Magna, UT, USA
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Driving at low RPM, 25mph, car started jerking, lost some power, check engine light came on. Went to independent mechanic. Check engine - cylinder 1 ignition coil failure leads to burnt out pcmecm. Required ignition coil 1 replacement, ecmpcm replacement, spark plugs, fuel injector, plenum, ecmpcm reflash, 2300 dollars, and then the car died 20 miles later, with P0720 and P0722 errors.
The contact owns a 2007 Ford Edge. The contact stated that while driving at 60 mph, the instrument panel became inoperable as the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact pulled over and the vehicle was restarted. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the PCM failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 100,000. The VIN was not available. Updated 04/06/17
The contact owns a 2007 Ford Edge. While driving various speeds, the vehicle experienced lack of power, rough engine operation, and the check engine indicator illuminated. The dealer diagnosed that the cylinder two coil needed to be replaced because it was melted. The vehicle was repaired; however, within minutes, the failure recurred. The cylinder 2 coil needed to be replaced and the PCM needed to be repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 150,000.
The contact owns a 2007 Ford Edge. The contact stated that the vehicle lost power. Multiple warning indicators illuminated when the failure occurred. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was 125,000.
Defective power control module on Ford from these years causes engine to stall, run poorly and cause electrical problems affecting the steering, brakes and transmission. This extremely common Ford defect can create a potentially deadly vehicle control failure at highway speed.
2007 Ford Edge has ptu leak, the transmission is not shifting properly, the brake light bulbs are constantly blowing and melting in the socket. The brakes sound like they are grinding metal and the cd player decided to quit working too. I have read online of others having all of these exact same problems. The ptu and transmission problems should not be something that the owner should have to pay to have corrected when it is clearly a design flaw from the manufacturer. I am a single mother and still making payments on this car and cannot afford to pay thousands of dollars to have their design flaw repaired!! when in motion the transmission acts as though it doesn't know when to shift. It kind of feels like I am in a manual and haven't changed gears when I am supposed to and if I don't push the clutch in it will stall out. But instead this is an automatic behaving that way and instead of a clutch I have to give it more gas to get it to downshift or it acts like it is going to stall. This is a problem going 20 or below as well as 55 or above, it also feels like the driveshaft is vibrating the whole car when it does this. It started out being intermittent but now it is a daily occurrence, but it is all I have to drive to work so I deal with it. It needs to be recalled!!
The contact owns a 2007 Ford Edge. While driving 50 mph, the vehicle lost power and was towed to an independent mechanic. It was diagnosed that the ignition coil needed to be replaced due to being overheated by the PCM computer. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 37,700. Updated 10/28/16
The computer malfunctioned causing engine coils to burn. Ford did not extend the warranty for this common defect. But Ford did extend the warranty for the subsequent malfunction of the catalytic converter, which was caused by the 1st malfunction described.
When operating the turn signals in either direction the rear light would not work intermittently at first, and then permanently. Upon pulling the rear bulb housing, I noticed the turn signal light socket was burnt in appearance. Opon trying to remove the bulbs, one of the retaining tabs on one side broke off. Inside the sockets (both sides) were full of whitish corrosion. The main issue here is twofold: If you look online on the Ford Edge forum, you will see many, many other people have had the exact same issue. Secondly, this presents a fire and driving hazard. Keep in mind my wife's car does not even have 70,000 miles on it yet and is garage kept. She does not ride the brakes and turn signals are used as often as needed...hazards hardly ever used. I'll have to pay for 2 new sockets and bulbs with no guarantee it won't happen again.
The contact owns a 2007 Ford Edge. While driving approximately 30 mph, the acceleration decreased even when the accelerator pedal was depressed. The check engine warning indicator flashed. The contact had to pull over to the side of the road to a complete stop. The vehicle was driven to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the vehicle needed a new coil and power control module. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 75,000.
The contact owns a 2007 Ford Edge. The contact stated that the dome lights illuminated in the vehicle. In addition, the lift gate warning message illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 105,000.
The contact owns a 2007 Ford Edge. While driving approximately 40 mph, the vehicle shook violently without warning. The contact was able to drive the vehicle to the residence. When the vehicle was turned off and restarted, the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was diagnosed by an independent mechanic who stated that the power control module and the coils need to be replaced. The approximate failure mileage was 138,000.
My door ajar lamp comes on at random times and when I lock my car for the night, it drains my battery. I have to open and close the door numerous times to get the interior light to go off, but sometimes that doesn't work. Once while I was driving on the highway, my door ajar lamp came on and my auto door locks unlocked all the doors. This has been going on now for 2 months and today it happened again.
The contact owns a 2007 Ford Edge. The contact stated that while driving, the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was not able to restart. The vehicle was towed to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the power control module and the coil needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 84,000. Updated 04/14/16
One morning my Ford started running rough.a rough idol. Shaking in the body. The check engine light started blinking. I took it to a mechanic that morning to check the computer. The mechanic stated it read as a bank one miss fire.I replaced the bank one coil and spark plug from the mechanic. The car still drove rough.I was on my way to the the dealer the next day, three or four miles away, when the car shut down on the highway between two busy exits. I lost power and control of the vehicle. Thanks to the state police, I was pushed to a safer location.I was towed to the dealer from there.I wasn't told the power-train module needed replacement until after all the coils and spark plugs were replaced two days later.
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- Oxford, MS, USA