2011 Ford Edge

TWO WEEKS AGO MY FORD EDGE LIMITED (2011), WHICH I HAD FOR LESS THAN 2 YEARS AND IT HAD ~21000MI, STARTED TO HAVE SERIOUS PROBLEMS. WHILE DRIVING ON ONE OF THE BUSIEST HIGHWAYS IN HOUSTON, THE ACCELERATION SUDDENLY DISAPPEARED (GAS PEDAL WENT LIMP) WHEN I WAS GOING 65-70MPH. THE CAR STILL HAD POWER AND I WAS ABLE TO BREAK AND STEER TO THE EMERGENCY LANE. WHILE DOING THAT, ALMOST GOT HIT FROM THE BACK TWICE. AFTER COMPLETE STOP AT EMERGENCY LANE, I RESTARTED THE CAR. IT STARTED FINE, AND I WAS ABLE TO GET HOME, THOUGH I WAS AFRAID TO TAKE A HIGHWAY. NEXT DAY, SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED TWICE, AND BOTH TIMES AT ABOUT THE SAME SPEED. THESE TIMES, HOWEVER, I FELT STRONG VIBRATIONS WHEN RESTARTING THE ENGINE. ALL OF THE TIMES, AN ORANGE WRENCH APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD INDICATING POWER TRAIN PROBLEMS. AFTER THE SECOND TIME, A LIGHT INDICATING THAT ENGINE NEEDS TO BE SERVICED SOON ALSO APPEARED. THIS LIGHT TURNED OFF ON ITS OWN COUPLE DAYS LATER. I HAD PLENTY OF PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR BEFORE. THIS WAS THE LAST POINT WHEN MY PATIENCE WITH THIS CAR HAD ENDED. BESIDES, I COULD GET INTO A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. LUCKILY, ALL OF THE TIMES I WAS DRIVING AFTER THE RUSH HOUR AND TRAFFIC WAS NOT TOO BAD. OTHERWISE, I WOULD BE DEFINITELY BE HIT BY SOMEONE. IN ANY CASE, I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND TRADED IT IN. NO WONDER, I WAS TOLD IN THE DEALERSHIP THAT THEY ARE NOT AWARE OF ANY PROBLEMS LIKE THIS AND OFFERED SERVICING THE CAR. I REFUSED IT, BECAUSE OF MULTIPLE PROBLEMS I HAD WITH THIS CAR BEFORE AND JUST DIDN'T WANT TO KEEP IT ANYMORE. FORD DEFINITELY NEEDS TO RECALL 2011 FORD EDGE WITH SUCH PROBLEMS. I WILL CALL THEM AND COMPLAINT TO THEM AS WELL. FOR NOW, I WOULD RECOMMEND PEOPLE NOT TO BUY 2011 FORD EDGE AS IT HAS SO MANY ISSUES, ESPECIALLY WITH ELECTRICAL WIRING/COMPONENTS AND SYNC. THIS WAS THE MOST EXPENSIVE AND MOST UNRELIABLE CAR I'VE EVER HAD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD EDGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED THE CONTACT NOTICED THE SYNC TECHNOLOGY ON THE TOUCH SCREEN WAS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY AFFECTING THE AIR CONDITIONER, RADIO, CELL PHONE SYNC, AND NAVIGATION SYSTEM. THE CONTACT STATED HE WAS CONSTANTLY DISTRACTED AND LOOKING AWAY FROM THE ROAD TO CANCEL OR SWITCH FUNCTIONS ON THE SCREEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING FOURTEEN DIFFERENT TIMES. THE TECHNICIAN PERFORMED VARIOUS SOFTWARE UPDATES AND REPLACED THE COMPUTER THREE DIFFERENT TIMES BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200.

I PURCHASED MY 2011 FORD EDGE IN DECEMBER OF 2010 AND HAVE NOT HAD A DAY WHEN THERE HASN'T BEEN A PROBLEM WITH WITH EITHER THE SYNC OR SIRIUS SYSTEM. I HAVE HAD MY AUTO SERVICED SIX SEPARATE TIMES AND STILL HAVE ISSUES. AMONG THESE SIX VISITS, FOUR INVOLVED EITHER RECALLS OR "FULL FLASH REPROGRAMS," IN ADDITION TO THE MAJOR SOFTWARE UPDATE WITH THE USB FORD SENT OUT. CURRENTLY MY RADIO SUDDENLY SWITCHES BANDS, OR PRESETS MALFUNCTION, AND MY RADIO WON'T TURN OFF WITHOUT A COMPLICATED SERIES OF SCREEN ADJUSTMENTS. ALSO WHEN THIS HAPPENS MY MEMORY SEAT FUNCTION IS DISABLED AND NO LONGER WORKS. I CONSIDER THESE PROBLEMS NOT MERELY COSMETIC, BUT FUNCTIONAL SAFETY ISSUES SINCE THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT CANNOT FIGURE OUT HOW THE RADIO/SYNC ISSUES AFFECT THE MEMORY SEAT FUNCTION AND THUS COULD ULTIMATELY AFFECT A MORE CRITICAL AUTO FUNCTION AND THESE OCCUR WHILE DRIVING WHICH HAS CAUSED ME MOMENTARY DISORIENTATION. *TR

I PURCHASED A NEW FORD 2011 FORD EDGE IN JULY OF 2010 AND WAS EXTREMELY PLEASED WITH THE PERFORMANCE OF THE CAR AND THE SYNC SYSTEM. AS THE END OF THE YEAR NEARED, THE SYNC SYSTEM STARTED ACTING VERY ERRATIC, BLUETOOTH DISCONNECTING, NAVIGATION SD CARD FAILURE, MAPS EXTREMELY SLOW TO LOAD AND WHEN THE CAR WAS SHUTOFF THE SYNC DID NOT POWER DOWN. ON THEN NEXT POWER UP, IT WOULD DISABLE BLUETOOTH AND NOT ALLOW NAVIGATION SYSTEM TO LOAD. THERE WAS A NEW SOFTWARE UPDATE AVAILABLE FEB 2012 THAT ACCORDING TO THE DESCRIPTION WOULD SOLVE ALL THESE ISSUES. AFTER FINALLY GETTING IT TO LOAD ON A USB STICK FROM THE SYNC SITE AFTER MULTIPLE TRIES, I GOT IT DONE. ALSO CONTACTED FOR SYNC SERVICE AND THEY SAID THERE ARE KNOWN ISSUES WITH THE DOWNLOAD FROM THE SYNC SITE. SOFTWARE WAS LOADED SUCESSFULLY IN THE CAR AND ALAS, IT SEEMED ALL MY PROBLEMS WERE CURED....FOR ABOUT 2 DAYS AND NOW THE NAVIGATION SYSTEM CONTINUES TO TRY LOADING AND THEN DISPLAYS SD CARD FAULT, REALLY HANDY WHEN YOU USE THIS FOR WORK. I'VE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH FORD AND THEY ADMIT THERE IS A SOFTWARE BUG IN THE LAST RELEASE...WORKING FOR AN ELECTRONICS COMPANY, I WOULD SAY THERE WASN'T MUCH VALIDATION DONE. THEY SAID IT WOULD BE A MONTH BEFORE A FIX IS IN PLACE AND WILL MAIL EVERYONE NEW SD CARDS. WHAT A JOKE! MAYBE FORD SHOULD CALL APPLE INSTEAD OF MICROSOFT. *TR

PURCHASED MY 2011 EDGE LIMITED DEC. 2010, HAD INTERMITTENT SYNC PROBLEMS STARTING APPROX JUNE 2011. DID AN UPGRADE OFF THE SYNC MY RIDE WEBSITE IN NOV 2011 AND THAT STARTED ALL THE SYNC PROBLEMS. THEY INCLUDE: NAVIGATION FAILURE WHILE ON A TRIP, THAT WAS FUN, BEING LOST WITH 2 CARS OF FAMILY FOLLOWING US. BACKUP CAMERA WORKS OR NOT, DEPENDS ON THE DAY. DASHBOARD LIGHTS BLINKING ON & OFF WHILE DRIVING, BLUETOOTH DISCONNECTING MY PHONE ALMOST EVERYDAY. THE SYNC SYSTEM LIKES TO TURN OFF, BLACK SCREEN, RESETS ITSELF WITHOUT DOING ANYTHING EXCEPT TURNING THE CAR ON! SOMETIMES WHEN I LEAVE THE CAR THE SYNC SYSTEM & RADIO WILL STAY ON EVEN AFTER I LOCK THE CAR. 2X IT HAS GONE TO THE DEALER, 2X I GET THE CAR BACK & AM TOLD I HAVE TO DEAL WITH IT AS THERE IS NO FIX TO THE GLITCH IN THE SYSTEM. SO, 42K FOR A NEW CAR, ALSO PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY, WHEN ALL WARRANTY'S ARE EXPIRED WHO WILL PAY FOR FORDS "GLITCH"? I WILL NEVER RECOMMEND THIS CAR TO ANYONE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD EDGE. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH A SYNC SYSTEM WHICH CONTROLLED THE SATELLITE RADIO, GPS NAVIGATION, TOUCH SCREEN FEATURE AND OTHER FUNCTIONS. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS THE SATELLITE RADIO, GPS NAVIGATION AND TOUCH SCREEN FEATURE WOULD NOT OPERATE. THERE WERE ALSO OTHER FUNCTIONS WHICH WOULD NOT OPERATE WITHIN THE SYNC SYSTEM. THE FAILURES WERE SPORADIC AND A DISTRACTION WHEN DRIVING. THE VOICE COMMAND WOULD CONTINUOUSLY ACTIVATE WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION WHICH BECAME ANNOYING. THERE WAS A RECALL RELATED TO THE DEFECT UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 11V128000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: SOFTWARE). THE DEALER STATED THE PART WAS NOT CURRENTLY BEING PRODUCED AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THE ARRIVAL DATE FOR THE RECALL PART. THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THE CONTACT TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY WHENEVER A FAILURE OCCURRED WITHIN THE SYNC SYSTEM AND THEN RECONNECT AFTER WAITING FIVE MINUTES. THE VEHICLE WAS BEEN TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER THREE TIMES FOR THE SIMILAR DEFECT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT EXPRESSED CONCERN OF A POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TWICE AFTER BACKING UP AND SHIFTING THE CAR FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE, THE CAR STALLED/SHUT OFF. THE FIRST TIME IT OCCURRED AFTER BACKING ONTO A BUSY STREET. WHILE PUSHING ON THE GAS WITH NO FORWARD MOVEMENT, I SAW A MESSAGE DISPLAYED IN THE DASH THAT THE CAR MUST BE IN PARK TO START. I WAS EXTREMELY LUCKY THAT IN THAT INSTANCE I HAD ENOUGH TIME TO START THE VEHICLE AND MOVE PRIOR TO TRAFFIC REACHING ME AS IT OCCURRED ON A BUSY STREET. THE APPROXIMATE DATE FOR THE FIRST OCCURRENCE WAS IN JUNE OF 2011. THE SECOND WAS ON JULY 5, 2011, WITH APPROXIMATELY 2,450 MILES. ON NOVEMBER 3, 2011, AND NOVEMBER 29, 2011, MY CARS BATTERY DIED RESULTING IN NEEDING TO CALL FORD ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE TO TOW IT TO THE DEALER. PRIOR TO THAT, I TWICE HAD A BATTERY SAVER MESSAGE DISPLAYED AFTER I SHUT OFF MY CAR, ALTHOUGH EVERYTHING WAS OFF. WHILE AT THE DEALER THE SECOND TIME IT HAPPENED, THE BATTERY DIED FOR THE THIRD TIME AFTER APPROXIMATELY 8 HOURS. THE BATTERY TEST ALWAYS REPORTED THAT THE BATTERY WAS OKAY. AFTER A WEEK AT THE SHOP THEY WERE STILL UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE. TWO TIMES MY VEHICLE WOULD NOT RECOGNIZE THAT I HAD THE KEY IN MY POSSESSION WITHIN THE VEHICLE AND THEREFORE WOULD NOT START. I DO NOT KNOW IF ALL OF THESE ISSUES ARE POSSIBLY INTERCONNECTED WITH THE COMPUTER SYSTEM.

THE NAVIGATION IS PROBABLY THE MOST USER UNFRIENDLY UNIT WE HAVE EVER USED AND HAVE WRITTEN THREE TIMES TO CORRECT THE BAD INFORMATION IN IT; I.E. TAKES YOU TO THE WRONG LOCATION. A NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM THAT CANNOT BE TRUSTED IS WORSE THAN NOT HAVING ONE AT ALL. THERE ARE MANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS NAVIGATION SYSTEM IN ADDITION TO THE OTHER 'SENSOR' SAFETY GOODIES ON THIS VEHICLE. THE BLISS IS A SAFETY HAZARD; WORTHLESS. MY SYNC SYSTEM KEEPS BLANKING OUT (REFERRED TO BY EVERYONE AS THE 'BLACK SCREEN') OR A SCREEN THAT LOCKS UP AND WILL NOT PERFORM ANY FUNCTION WHATSOEVER. WHEN RESEARCHING THIS VEHICLE I FOUND INFORMATION ON THIS PROBLEM AS EARLY AS 2008. I PRINTED ALL THE INFORMATION TO SHOW THE SALESMAN. I HANDED HIM 40 PAGES OF INFORMATION ON THE 'BLACK SCREEN' AND ASKED IF THIS IS STILL A PROBLEM HE SAID NO. WE PURCHASED THE 2011 FORD EDGE LIMITED WITH ALL THE GOODIES. NOW AND SINCE THE LAST ROUND WE EXPERIENCED THE 'LOCKED SCREEN' AGAIN WHICH REQUIRED ANOTHER TRIP TO OUR FORD DEALER. BY THE WAY WE RECEIVED NO PAPER WORK ON THE REPAIR. WE HAVE OVER 15K MILES ON THE VEHICLE NOW AND HAVE HAD EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM NUMEROUS TIMES. THE NAVIGATION AND THE BLISS SYSTEMS ARE NOT ONLY WORTHLESS BUT SAFETY HAZARDS. A $42,000 MISTAKE?? SHAME ON FORD FOR CONTINUING ON SELLING THIS PRODUCT AND OUR GOVERNMENT FOR LETTING THEM DO SO - EVER WONDER WHY THE CONSUMER LOST THEIR FAITH??? FORD - REALLY? *TR

VARIOUS PROBLEMS WITH SYNC/COMPUTER SCREEN IN CAR - SIDE WARNING CAR COMING LIGHTS GO ON FOR NO REASON , SCREEN GOES DARK AND BLACK BOX APPEARS IN CENTER INCLUDING WHEN IN REVERSE THUS BLANKING OUT CENTER VISUAL FIELD OF BACK UP CAMERA (SEE CAMERON GULBRANSEN TRANSPORTATION SAFETY ACT FEB 2008). ALL THIS BEGAN AFTER FORD RECALL PROGRAM 10B20 DONE MARCH 29, 2011. IT WORKED PERFECTLY PRIOR TO THAT TIME. CAR WAS BROUGHT BACK TO DEALER AP 2, AP 21, AP 27, MAY 5-9 AND AUG 2 2011 FOR SAME ISSUES. COMPUTER WORKS FOR SHORT TIME THEN PROBLEMS START AGAIN. I DO HAVE A PHOTO IN MY PHONE OF THE BLACK SCREEN HAPPENING WHICH WAS SHOWN TO THE DEALER. IT IS OFTEN TOO UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND TAKE A PHOTO AT THE SAME TIME TO COLLECT BETTER EVIDENCE OF EPISODES SO I ONLY HAVE A COUPLE OF PHOTOS THAT CAME OUT CLEARLY. ALSO VARIOUS OTHER PROBLEMS- PHONE SUDDENLY UNSYNCS ITSELF WHILE DRIVING - I MADE A CALL THEN TRIED TO MAKE A SECOND CALL A FEW MOMENTS LATER AND IT HAD DISCONNECTED FROM CAR INCLUDING ALL 911 SERVICE. WHILE DRIVING ON ROAD WITH NO OTHER CARS NOR OBJECTS, SUDDENLY BEGAN RINGING ALARM AND FLASHING THAT CARS WERE COMING FROM THE SIDES AND THERE WAS NO ONE ON EITHER SIDE AND NO WIND NOR RAIN. WHILE AT DEALER PAST 3 TIMES, DETROIT HOME OFFICE WAS CALLED BY THE DEALER FOR FURTHER ADVICE BY DEALER. *KB

PURCHASED A 2011 FORD EDGE WITH SYNC AND MY FORD TOUCH AFTER THE 3RD TIME THE DEALER FINALLY UPGRADED THE SYSTEM ON THE WITH THE 4TH VISIT WITH AN UPDATE,ONLY HAD THE CAR BACK LESS THEN A WEEK AND NOW THE ENTIRE SYSTEM CRASHED NOTHING WORKS AND I MEAN NOTHING TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO EXCEPT WAIT FOR FORD TO COME OUT WITH A FIX. SPENT OVER 40,000 FOR A LEMON AND A DEALER THAT DOES NOT CARE. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY IDEAS THAT COULD HELP ME OUT WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. *TR