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.
First off, I want to say a $2800.00 water pump job was performed on my 2007 Ford Edge SEP-Plus...by the dealer. What a piece of work. The stupid 2007 to 2010 block design uses the water pump as a timing chain idler pulley inside the engine, so when your water pump goes like mine did, you also get coolant in your oil pan because of this design. To repair this, the motor need to be dropped and 1 & 1/2 days later the mechanic is done at $2800.00. The 2010 blocks are redesigned because of this... Ford should offer assistance for this repair but they do not. I called and wrote to Ford Headquarters, but no response.
Now because the mechanic from Sentry Ford in Medford MA didn't know how to put the car back together correctly, I had to have my AC recharged, my power steering refilled and my engine coolant was low so I had that taken care of TOO... but now I need to keep adding TRANSMISSION FLUID all the time and there's no puddling under the car, so it tells me that one of the lines are loose and the fluid releases during driving or something... Come on FORD... I will not be going to the dealer again just to avoid more problems from Sentry Ford Negligence. I will take it to a local guy that will know what to repair and fix it correctly at half the price...
I have driven Ford all my life, I even built and drag raced a 9 second mustang during the 90's - and let me tell you I will never buy a FORD AGAIN PERIOD. Goodbye Ford... I am done.
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First off, I want to say a $2800.00 water pump job was performed on my 2007 Ford Edge SEP-Plus...by the dealer. What a piece of work. The stupid 2007 to 2010 block design uses the water pump as a timing chain idler pulley inside the engine, so when your water pump goes like mine did, you also get coolant in your oil pan because of this design. To repair this, the motor need to be dropped and 1 & 1/2 days later the mechanic is done at $2800.00. The 2010 blocks are redesigned because of this... Ford should offer assistance for this repair but they do not. I called and wrote to Ford Headquarters, but no response.
Now because the mechanic from Sentry Ford in Medford MA didn't know how to put the car back together correctly, I had to have my AC recharged, my power steering refilled and my engine coolant was low so I had that taken care of TOO... but now I need to keep adding TRANSMISSION FLUID all the time and there's no puddling under the car, so it tells me that one of the lines are loose and the fluid releases during driving or something... Come on FORD... I will not be going to the dealer again just to avoid more problems from Sentry Ford Negligence. I will take it to a local guy that will know what to repair and fix it correctly at half the price...
I have driven Ford all my life, I even built and drag raced a 9 second mustang during the 90's - and let me tell you I will never buy a FORD AGAIN PERIOD. Goodbye Ford... I am done.
- Daniel G., Somerville, MA, MA, US