2012 Ford EDGE problems and owner complaints

DRIVER: 83 YEAR OLD WOMAN... NEW AUTO: FORD EDGE 2012, NO INJURIES, VEHICLE DAMAGE APPROX $2000.00 NO PROPERTY DAMAGE..... PROBLEM: LADY STEPPED ON ACCELERATOR RATHER THAN BRAKE.... REASON: THE BRAKE PEDAL AT REST IS HIGHER THAN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AT REST. THE DRIVER IS USED TO AN OLDER (CHRYSLER 2009) VEHICLE WHICH THERE WAS NOT AN APPRECIABLE DIFFERENCE IN PEDAL HEIGHT, STEPPED ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THINKING SHE WAS STEPPING ON THE BRAKE.... RESOLUTION: DISCUSSING THE INCIDENT, THE WOMAN WAS SEATED IN THE FORD EDGE AND ASKED …

Owner-reported narrative. 680 miles reported. Look up ODI 10461990 at NHTSA ↗

CAR WAS IN REVERSE, BACKING OUT OF A GARAGE. THE POWER BRAKES FAILED ALTHOUGH I WAS STILL ABLE TO STOP THE CAR BY PRESSING HARD ON THE PEDAL. IT WAS AS IF THE POWER-ASSIST WENT OUT & PEDAL TRAVELED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. PROBLEM REPEATED, AGAIN WHEN IN REVERSE AND PARALLEL PARKING, ON 7/31. HAD THE CAR CHECKED AT THE FORD DEALER ON 8/4 BUT THEY DID NOT IDENTIFY A PROBLEM. SYMPTOMS REPEATED ON 8/10 WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AND ON 8/19, ALSO WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE. SO FAR THIS HAS ONLY HAPPENED AT LOW SPEED WHIL…

Owner-reported narrative. 3,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10471508 at NHTSA ↗

MY 14 MONTH OLD, 2012 FORD EDGE, HAS HAD NUMEROUS ISSUES, SOME VERY SERIOUS! FROM THE BEGINNING, I HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH THE SYNC SYSTEM, THE NAVIGATION SYSTEM, AND CONTROLLING THE TEMPERATURE. THEY HAVE HAD TO "UPDATE" MY SYNC SYSTEM MORE THAN ONCE. I FREQUENTLY GET A "NO KEY DETECTED" MESSAGE WHEN DRIVING. (PUSH START SYSTEM) THE FIRST TIME THAT HAPPENED I PULLED OFF THE ROAD THINKING IT WOULD STOP RUNNING, AND DID $1400.00 IN DAMAGE TO THE CAR. (COVERAGE WAS DENIED BY THE WHEEL AND TIRE PROTECTION PLAN.) LATER WAS TOLD THE CAR WOULD NOT HAV…

Owner-reported narrative. 3,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10535720 at NHTSA ↗

2012 FORD EDGE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO REAR BRAKE PROBLEMS AND SEVERAL OTHER VEHICLE ISSUES. *SMD THE DOOR AJAR LIGHT SENSOR WAS INOPERATIVE AND THE INSIDE LIGHTS WOULD NOT GO OFF. ALSO, THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD ELECTRICAL HUMMING NOISE AND WOULD SHUT OFF. THE SOUND WOULD LAST ANYWHERE FROM 10-30 MINUTES, THE RADIO WOULD NOT TURN OFF AND THE REMOTE START WOULD ONLY WORK IN THE AFTERNOON. ALSO,THE LOW TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. *JB

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10574528 at NHTSA ↗

WHEN STEPPING ON THE BRAKES TO STOP, IT FELT LIKE THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP AND I WOULD NEED TO PRESS HARDER TO ENGAGE THE BRAKES. IF AT A STOP LIGHT WITH FOOT ON BRAKE FOR A PERIOD OF TIME, THE ENGINE WOULD STALL. THE PROBLEM WAS A LEAK IN THE BRAKE BOOSTER, WHICH BECAUSE OF MY MILES ON THE CAR OVER 36,000, IT WAS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 42,053 miles reported. Look up ODI 10553253 at NHTSA ↗

BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND DEPRESSED THE BRAKE AS I REACH THE BOTTOM OF MY DRIVEWAY AND IT WAS HARD TO PRESS AND DIDN'T NOT STOP MY VEHICLE. I HAD TO PRESS REALLY HARD ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO GET IT TO STOP. PROCEEDED DOWN THE STREET, REACH A STOP SIGN AND PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IT, AGAIN DIDN'T NOT WANT TO STOP. I HAD TO PUMP THE BRAKES AND THEN THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND BEGAN MAKING A SQUEALING/HISSING SOUND THEN MY VEHICLE STALLED. RESTARTED MY VEHICLE AND THEN IT DOES THE VERY SAME THING AT THE NEXT STOP SIGN I REACHED. DROVE B…

Owner-reported narrative. 15,400 miles reported. Look up ODI 10577609 at NHTSA ↗

PURCHASED THIS CAR BRAND NEW. THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FROM THE START. DRIVING UNDER NORMAL, DRY CONDITIONS WHEN THROTTLE IS DECELERATED AND THEN A SLIGHT PAUSE BEFORE ACCELERATION THE CAR SLAMS HARD INTO GEAR WHEN YOU BEGIN TO THROTTLE AGAIN. THE FIRST EVENT THE DEALERSHIP "FLASHED THE COMPUTER" AND SAID THAT WOULD FIX IT. THE SECOND INCIDENT HAS NETTED NO RESULTS. THE DEALER HAD MY CAR FOR 10 DAYS WITHOUT EVEN LOOKING AT IT CLAIMING A LACK OF CERTIFIED TECHNICIAN. THEY SET AN APPOINTMENT FOR ME ON 7/30/2012 AND BY 8/9/12 HAD STILL …

Owner-reported narrative. 2,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10470487 at NHTSA ↗

VEHICLE EXPERIENCES EXTREMELY HARD TRANSMISSION SHIFTS. WHEN SLOWING DOWN AND GOING TO SPEED BACK UP, TRANSMISSION APPEARS TO SHIFT INTO WRONG GEAR CAUSING VEHICLE TO BANG HARD THEN SHIFT INTO CORRECT GEAR TO THE POINT THE ENTIRE VEHICLE SHAKES/FEELS LIKE YOU WERE HIT. VEHICLE ALSO ENGAGES HARD INTO 1ST/2ND GEAR WHEN COASTING AND REAPPLYING GAS. I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE HARD SHIFT INTO GEAR ISSUE MULTIPLE TIMES (AT LEAST 10-15) AND 1ST/2ND GEAR ENGAGE BUMP EVERYDAY. THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT CONTINUES TO GET WORSE AND WILL PROBABLY LEAD TO TRAN…

Owner-reported narrative. 10,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10513381 at NHTSA ↗

AFTER SEEING THE RECENT ISSUES W/ THE FORD V6 ECOBOOST ENGINE, I THOUGHT IT WISE TO TELL ABOUT THE 2.0L ECOBOOST ENGINE IN MY EDGE. AFTER OWNING THE VEHICLE LESS THAN A YEAR, I WAS DRIVING THRU A NEIGHBORHOOD AT A VERY SLOW PACE, I STARTED TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN & THE CAR SIMPLY DIED. NO SHAKING, NO WARNING. LOST ALL POWER STEERING & ENGINE COMPRESSION. TURNED OFF, RESTARTED & ALL WAS WELL. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP THE NEXT WEEK, IF WE CANT REPLICATE IT WE CANT FIX IT. LAST MONTH, MY WIFE WAS TURNING RIGHT SLOWLY INTO A PARKING LOT & IT HAPPENED AGAIN.…

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10515140 at NHTSA ↗

ON A SUNDAY AFTERNOON I NOTICED A FUEL SMELL IN MY CAR AS I DROVE IT TO THE STORE. THE SMELL OF GAS WAS ESPECIALLY STRONG WHEN I HAD THE HEATER ON. UPON ARRIVING HOME I OPENED THE HOOD AND NOTICED A MIST COMING FROM BEHIND THE ENGINE NEAR THE PLACEMENT OF THE STEERING WHEEL. I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY IDENTIFIED IT AS A CRACKED FUEL LINE DAMPER. FUEL WAS LEAKING ON TO THE ENGINE AND INTO THE CABIN. I SEARCHED ONLINE AND NOTICED THAT THE 2012 EDGE HAD BEEN RECALLED PREVIOUSLY FOR THE SAME ISSUE. WHEN I BROUGHT THIS UP TO THE S…

Owner-reported narrative. 42,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10560590 at NHTSA ↗

FORD HAS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, WHICH THEY REFER IT TO "CHECK ENGINE SOON" THAT COMES ON. THERE IS A DEFECT WITH FORD'S CAPLESS FUEL TANK. SOMETHING ABOUT THIS ISSUE CAUSES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO LIGHT UP NON-STOP! I AM CONCERNED THAT DOWN THE LINE, THERE WILL BE NUMEROUS ISSUES WITH THE CAPLESS SYSTEMS. IT DOES NOT APPEAR DURABLE AND WILL COST HUNDREDS OUT OF THE POCKET OF OWNERS WHOSE WARRANTY WILL EXPIRE AFTER 2-3 YEARS!!!!!!!!!!! A SEARCH ON THE INTERNET DOES SHOW CONSUMERS WHO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THIS TYPE OF SYSTEM, BUT THEN AGAIN T…

Owner-reported narrative. 2,600 miles reported. Look up ODI 10451866 at NHTSA ↗

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WE NOTICED A GAS SMELL COMING THROUGH THE AIR CONDITIONER. WHEN WE STOPPED ON AN OFF RAMP, SMOKE STARTED TO COME THROUGH THE AIR CONDITIONING VENT. WE TURNED THE CAR OFF AND EVACUATED. WITHIN A FEW MINUTES THE CAR WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THERE IS A RECALL ON FILE THAT AFFECTS THE FUEL LINES BUT IT SAYS FORD CLAIMS THAT OUR VIN ISN'T INCLUDED IN THAT BATCH. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 22,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10537171 at NHTSA ↗