2010 Ford Edge

VEHICLE DEVELOPED A CLANKING / CLUNKING SOUND. FELT LIKE IT WAS DRAGGING SOMETHING VERY HEAVY, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFT POINTS SEEMED TO BE DELAYED AND SHIFTING TO A HIGHER GEAR HAPPENED AT A VERY HIGH RPM. STOPPED VEHICLE AND TURNED IT OFF. NOISES WENT AWAY AFTER RESTARTING, BUT ACCELERATION WAS VERY SLUGGISH AND IT DIDN'T SHIFT TO A HIGHER GEAR UNTIL A VERY HIGH RPM, THE GAS PEDAL HAD TO BE PUSHED TO THE FLOOR. TOOK IT TO A REPAIR SHOP AND IT WAS TEST DRIVEN AND PUT ON THE LIFT. CHECKED FOR ANY MALFUNCTION CODES. THE MECHANIC COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE. *TR

#1) THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW IN 2010 AND FROM THE BEGINNING WHEN I PRESS ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL THE CAR WILL SOMETIMES JUST GOES INTO A DEAD MODE AND DOES NOTHING FOR A FEW SECONDS. IF I TRY TO ACCELERATE AND THE CAR DOESN'T REACT I SOMETIMES HAVE TO MASH ON THE PEDAL TO GET THE CAR TO GO. THIS HAS PROVEN TO BE A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM WHEN I HAVE TO MERGE OR TURN QUICKLY OUT OF A SIDE STREET OF THROUGH AN INTERSECTION IN A QUICK MANNER. ITS AS IF THE CAR HAS A HICCUP OR SOME TYPE OF DELAY FROM PEDAL TO MOTOR? #2) ON ANOTHER NOTE THAT HAS TO DO WITH DASHBOARD DESIGN ,WHEN I TURN ON MY TURN SIGNALS THE HIGH BEAM WILL SOMETIMES ENGAGE BECAUSE THE HIGH BEAM SWITCH AND THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH ARE ON THE SAME ARM AND THE HIGH BEAM IS DESIGNED TO BE PUSHED FORWARD INSTEAD OF THE TRADITIONAL PULLED TOWARD YOU TO ACTIVATE.THIS PUSHING MOTION IS CONSISTENT WITH MY HAND REACHING TOWARD THE TURN SIGNAL IN A FORWARD MOTION. THIS OCCURRENCE IS SOMETIMES MISTAKEN FOR AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIOR OR AN ANNOYANCE TO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. *JS

THE REAR WINDOW SHATTERED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THE CAR WAS PARKED IN A PARKING LOT FOR ABOUT 1 1/2 HOURS ON A SUNNY DAY. WHEN I GOT IN THE CAR, CLOSED THE DOOR, THE WHOLE BACK WINDOW SHATTERED. THERE WAS NO REASON FOR THE WINDOW TO BREAK. REPORTING THIS INFORMATION AS IT APPEARS THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH FORD EDGE CARS IN THE PAST. WE ARE HAVING IT REPAIRED USING INSURANCE COVERAGE. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD EDGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE APPROACHING THE PARKING LOT AT 40 MPH THERE WAS NOISE THAT SOUNDED THROUGHOUT THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS ALSO A GRINDING NOISE WHEN THE VEHICLE MADE A TURN AS THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND DIAGNOSED WITH A POWER STEERING FLUID LEAK. THERE WERE NO REPAIRS COMPLETED ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,200.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD EDGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THERE WAS A LOUD SOUND COMING FROM THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD EDGE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF VEHICLE. THE FORCE CAUSED THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE TO ABNORMALLY ACCELERATE APPROXIMATELY ONE-HALF A MILE AND CRASH INTO THE REAR OF A THIRD VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD EDGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY WITH THE SIGNIFICANT IMPACT. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED THREE FRACTURED RIBS, INJURIES TO THE SHOULDER, A TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY AND WAS CURRENTLY ON LIFE SUPPORT. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS DECLARED DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A SALVAGE FACILITY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE AIR BAG FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000. UPDATED 06/17/14*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED AS A DIRECT RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT, HIS WIFE DIED SHORTLY THEREAFTER, ON APRIL 7, 2014, FROM THE INJURIES SHE SUSTAINED. UPDATED 08/05/14.