2010 Ford Edge

ORIGINALLY THE TRANSMISSION WOULD INTERMITTENTLY JERK WHEN IT WOULD DOWN SHIFT AT LOW SPEEDS, PRIMARILY GOING UP A HILL. SINCE THAT TIME, THE TRANSMISSION NOW INTERMITTENTLY SLIPS WHEN PULLING OUT FROM A STOP SIGN INTO TRAFFIC. THIS CONDITION IS UNSAFE AS ONCOMING TRAFFIC APPROACHES AND THE VEHICLE JUST BARELY MOVING. THIS 2010 EDGE HAS BEEN BACK TO FAMILY FORD ON FOUR OCCASIONS FOR THIS CONDITION WITH NO RESOLUTION. DURING THE LAST VISIT [XXX] THE SERVICE MANAGER STATED FORD MOTOR COMPANY WOULD DO NOTHING ABOUT THE INTERMITTENT PROBLEM UNLESS HE COULD VERIFY THE COMPLAINT. HE PUT BETWEEN 1200 AND 1500 HIGHWAY MILES ON THE VEHICLE AT INTERSTATE SPEEDS, EVEN AFTER TELLING HIM IT WAS INTERMITTENT AT LOWER SPEEDS. ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS, THE TRANSMISSION IN THIS EDGE STILL EXHIBITS JERKING WHEN DOWN SHIFTING AND STILL SLIPS WHEN PULLING OUT FROM A STOP SIGN. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

ON 1/21/12, I PULLED INTO A PARKING SPACE, WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE TO PUT THE CAR INTO PARK, THE ENGINE MADE A FUNNY NOISE AND THE CAR SURGED FORWARD CRASHING INTO A FORD MUSTANG. THIS CRASH SHOULD NEVER HAVE HAPPENED SINCE MY FOOT HAD THE BRAKE DEPRESSED. WHEN THE CAR CAME TO A HALT AFTER HITTING THE MUSTANG, I HAD TO PULL THE GEAR SHIFT OUT OF "PARK" TO BACK UP OFF THE DAMAGED VEHICLE. AFTER TAKING MY VEHICLE TO RANDALL FORD TO BE CHECKED OUT, I WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY VEHICLE. THEY TRIED TO CONVINCE ME THAT MY FOOT WAS ON BOTH PEDALS. THIS IS VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO DO IN MY CAR UNLESS MY FOOT WAS TURNED AT A 90 DEGREE ANGLE FROM IT'S NORMAL POSITION. IF MY FOOT HAD SLIPPED OFF THE BRAKE AND HIT THE GAS I WOULD HAVE SAID THAT AND NEVER TAKEN MY VEHICLE IN TO BE INSPECTED. I KNOW FORD NEVER WANTS TO ADMIT THEY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THEIR VEHICLES BUT I URGE THE "POWERS THAT BE" TO GO BACK INTO THEIR ISSUE HISTORY AND CHECK OUT THE ISSUES YOU HAD WITH THE FORD FREESPIRIT SURGING FORWARD ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. I WOULD LIKE FOR SOMEONE TO TAKE THIS ISSUE SERIOUS WHILE MY CAR IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. I CANNOT AFFORD AN $8000. REPAIR. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO STATE THAT IF SOMEONE HAD BEEN BETWEEN MY CAR AND THE MUSTANG IT HIT, THEY COULD HAVE BEEN SEVERELY HURT OR KILLED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD EDGE SPORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT TIRES WOULD LOSE PRESSURE CONSTANTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE FAILURE. THE DEALER ROTATED THE TIRES, REPLACED THE TIRES VALVES AND REPROGRAMMED THE COMPUTER SYSTEM, BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED AND THE TIRES CONTINUED LOSE PRESSURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 16,000.

HIGH PITCH NOISE COMING FROM INTERIOR OF VEHICLE. HIGHLY AUDIBLE OUTSIDE OF VEHICLE. MOST PROMINENT AROUND THE REAR DRIVER SIDE WHEEL WELL. SOURCE SEEMS TO BE FROM FUEL PUMP. THE DEALERSHIP IN BENTONVILLE, ARKANSAS HAS REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP TWICE TO NO AVAIL. HAVE CONTACTED FORD CUSTOMER RELATIONS WITHOUT MUCH SUCCESS. THERE SEEMS TO BE SOME TYPE OF SYSTEMIC DENIAL THAT THE PROBLEM EXISTS. COMMENTS RECEIVED WERE "IT'S NORMAL FOR THE VEHICLE OR IT'S A CHARACTERISTIC OF THE VEHICLE." IF TRUE THEN WE NO LONGER TO ISSUE RECALLS ON VEHICLE. WE CAN SIMPLY SAY THE ABOVE. PLEASE GOOGLE "FUEL PUMP IN FORD EDGE OR HIGH PITCH NOISE IN FORD EDGE". THERE SEEMS TO BE A LOT A CHATTER GOING BACK A NUMBER OF YEARS. THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. SUSTAINED INTERIOR EXPOSURE TO THIS NOISE RINGING IN MY EARS AND HEAD HAS CAUSED MILD HEADACHES. THIS IS QUITE DANGEROUS TO MYSELF AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC AS IT COULD LEAD TO DISTRACTED DRIVING. PLEASE INVESTIGATE AND ENCOURAGE FORD TO RESOLVE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2010 FORD EDGE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 15 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD TO APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH AND CRASHED INTO A CONCRETE POST. THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED DURING THE FAILURE, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. THE CONTACT SUFFERED ELEVEN BROKEN RIBS AND A BROKEN KNEE CAP. THE POLICE WERE NOTIFIED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 31,000. UPDATED 01/10/12*LJ UPDATED 04/26/12

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD EDGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, SHE REMOVED HER FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND COASTED TO A STOP, WHEN SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD CRASHING INTO A STORE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, BUT DID NOT HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 7,028 UPDATED 03/06/12*LJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD EDGE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 20 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO BREAK WHEN THE ENGINE RPMS INCREASED AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT HAD TO PLACE THE GEAR IN NEUTRAL TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 1,000.