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2007 Ford Edge Service Brakes Problems

70
Owner complaint records in our dataset

Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.

Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.

Among these 70 stored complaint records:

  • 1 indicate a crash
  • 0 indicate injury
  • 1 indicate fire

What owners report

  • brake booster · 51 records
  • brake pedal · 47 records
  • needed replaced · 15 records
  • failure mileage · 15 records
  • replaced repaired · 12 records
  • diagnosed brake · 11 records

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
100–150k mi27
60–100k mi21
30–60k mi7
150–400k mi5
1–30k mi3

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

  • August 14, 2014 · 84,000 miles

    Service Brakes

    Heard a hissing noise while stopped. At my next stop, brakes became hard to press down. Continued to have difficulty with brakes stopping because they were hard to press. Husband replaced brake booster and this fixed the problem. *tr

    ODI 10627735

  • August 1, 2014 · 81,000 miles

    Service Brakes

    While driving approximately 10-15 mph, the brake pedal was depressed repeatedly with a delayed response. The malfunctioned recurred whenever the brake pedal was engaged. Hard to push on the pedal and very firm. Stop car and restart it's ok until you drive and stop again. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic. The technician diagnosed that the brake booster cylinder was defective and needed to be replaced.…

    ODI 10622093

  • July 15, 2014 · 90,000 miles

    Electronic Stability Control · Service Brakes

    A wheel speed sensor failed (per my mechanic), causing the abs and traction control systems to malfunction. It became extremely difficult to stop the car, with the brake pedal pulsing and traveling nearly to the floorboard. I was finally able to stop the car just before running a red light by standing on the brake pedal. The brake pads were at ~50% per a recent state inspection. This happened again in february 2015…

    ODI 10735638

  • March 15, 2014 · 105,000 miles

    Service Brakes

    Tl* the contact owns a 2007 ford edge. The contact stated while driving 15 mph, she attempted to decelerate but the pedal failed to engage. The contact had to apply excessive force to the pedal in order to stop the vehicle. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for inspection. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 105,000.

    ODI 10596161

  • January 2, 2014 · 90,000 miles

    Service Brakes

    Tl* the contact owns a 2007 ford edge. The contact stated while driving approximately 10 mph, the brake pedal was depressed repeatedly with a delayed response. The malfunctioned recurred whenever the brake pedal was engaged. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic. The technician diagnosed that the brake booster cylinder was defective and needed to be replaced. The vehicle had not been repaired. The…

    ODI 10605845

  • October 29, 2013 · 125,000 miles

    Service Brakes · Unknown Or Other

    Took car in to check brakes 10/29/13 tech says he could not find a problem. Drove 45 miles back home and no brakes. Drove back very slowly tyhe same day. Tech says "oh you need a new master cylinder and booster". Costs $873. On july 3rd the brakes failied again. Almost ran into a house with no brakes. Had the car twowed. They seem to cannot find a problem car has been with auto nation ford union city, ga 3 days now…

    ODI 10608628

  • October 22, 2013 · 104,000 miles

    Service Brakes

    Tl* the contact owns a 2007 ford edge. While driving 5 mph, the brake pedal rattled and sank down to the floorboard. The contact heard a whistling sound and had to apply the emergency brake in order to stop the vehicle. The failure occurred multiple times. The dealer was unable to duplicate the failure. An independent mechanic stated that the brake booster was defective. The vehicle was not repaired and the…

    ODI 10621345

  • August 10, 2013 · 88,500 miles

    Service Brakes

    I was driving along and attempted to stop at a red light. My brakes suddenly became extremely resistant to my foot pressure and a high pitched squealing noise accompanied the situation. I was not able to stop immediately but managed to escape a collision with oncoming traffic. I drove my vehicle, cautiously, to a ford dealership and the mechanic diagnosed the problem (brake booster) immediately. He stated he had two…

    ODI 10556242

  • March 12, 2013 · 80,000 miles

    Service Brakes

    While driving i notices that when pressing on the brakes that the brake pedal would go all the way to the floor making it very difficult to stop. I had to pump the brakes several times just to slow down and the brake pedal would still go to the floor. Got the card to a service center and after a complete check by the service technician i was told that the brake booster was bad and that it was preventing brake flood…

    ODI 10504225

  • December 20, 2012 · 71,000 miles

    Service Brakes

    Tl* the contact owns a 2007 ford edge. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the brakes failed to engage and the vehicle continued moving forward. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The technician diagnosed that the brake power booster needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but did not offer any assistance since the vehicle was not included in any recalls and…

    ODI 10492115

  • November 5, 2012 · 57,000 miles

    Service Brakes

    I had my front and back brake pads changed, they bled the line and i noticed that the brakes were extremely soft - pedal went all the way to the floor. Had the line rebled and same thing. Took it in to my mechanic and the power brake booster had gone out. Called dealership and they had none in stock and they were on back order - only 3 dealerships in houston area had one. Found one at a dealership on the other side…

    ODI 10504388

  • September 7, 2012 · 59,623 miles

    Service Brakes

    While braking on a highway i felt something was wrong with the brakes as i had to push the pedal with all my might to slow down. After exiting the ramp and approaching a stop light it was apparent that i had no "real" brakes..again pedal to the floor with a very long distance to come to a complete stop. At this time i could hear a very loud kind of whistling sound coming from the pedal when i applied the…

    ODI 10474473

  • May 21, 2012 · 31,422 miles

    Service Brakes

    This is my daughters vehicle. She complained of a noise in the front end while braking and sometimes while just driving at moderate speeds. Upon inspection i discovered that the inner brake pads on both front brakes were totally worn out and grinding on the metal while the outer pads had plenty of brake material left. The rotors were ruined! The rear brake pads also had plenty of material left. This is totally…

    ODI 10459359

  • October 15, 2011 · 40,000 miles

    Electrical System · Exterior Lighting · Service Brakes

    Tl* the contact owns a 2007 ford edge. The contact stated that while driving approximately 5 mph and depressing the brake pedal, the brakes would not respond. The failure recurred intermittently. Additionally, the horn would not sound when activated and the headlights would not illuminate intermittently. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing however, the technician was unable to diagnose the…

    ODI 10499682

  • September 14, 2011 · 61,000 miles

    Service Brakes

    While driving depressed the brake pedal and felt a lot of resistance without much braking. After a second or three the pedal started to plunge to the floor applying the brakes with great force. Took to local dealer where they replaced the master brake booster. This was at 61000 and was not under warranty. Just today april 15, 2014 it happened again. Took it to the dealer and received the same prognosis, the master…

    ODI 10582927

  • July 8, 2011 · 51,000 miles

    Service Brakes

    The brake booster failed and caused the vehicle to stop in the middle of a busy intersection. I had the brake booster replaced at 51k miles. I now have 85k miles on the vehicle and as of 9/5/14, the brake booster has failed again. I have contacted ford and they say they cannot do anything about it. *tr

    ODI 10631001

  • November 18, 2010 · 33,920 miles

    Service Brakes

    Tl* the contact owns a 2007 ford edge. The contact stated that while driving approximately 40 mph, the brake pedal was depressed and the vehicle hesitated to stop. The contact also stated that the brake pedal required excessive force in order to stop the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the brake booster needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired but the failure recurred.…

    ODI 10630124

  • November 5, 2009 · 30,000 miles

    Service Brakes

    Tl* the contact owns a 2007 ford edge. The contact stated that abnormal force would have to be applied to the brakes before the vehicle would stop completely. Additionally, the brake pedal would feel hard and resistant when being depressed. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer, who diagnosed that the master booster needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired and the failure recurred. The vehicle was…

    ODI 10576808

  • December 18, 2008 · 12,000 miles

    Service Brakes

    Heard noises when braking up,brake pedal sponge,pump brake pedal a couple times to get solid braking. *tr

    ODI 10487929

  • September 12, 2007 · 2,000 miles

    Service Brakes

    The brakes skip when going at slow speeds, specially when going down on ramps. This has happened to us several times specially in parking garages. *tr

    ODI 10475666

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