2008 Ford Edge Electrical System Problems
- 140
- 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 140 stored complaint records:
- 3 indicate a crash
- 3 indicate injury
- 6 indicate fire
What owners report
- turn signal · 21 records
- door ajar · 15 records
- tire pressure · 12 records
- failure mileage · 12 records
- data error · 9 records
- rear turn · 9 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 44 |
| 100–150k mi | 44 |
| 30–60k mi | 25 |
| 150–400k mi | 8 |
| 1–30k mi | 4 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Electrical System · Power Train
Traveling at highway speed, dashboard lights up with check engine light, airbag light, get odometer failure, speedometer stops working, followed by a tire pressure sensor failure. Transmission stops shifting properly including a loss of power especially when resuming from a stop. *tr
ODI 10676886
Electrical System · Power Train
This has happened twice in the last two weeks. Once at 45 mph, once at 60 mph. Speedometer goes to zero despite maintaining speed. Display shows od data error. Airbag, tire pressure, and wrench lights come on. Pull over, turn off engine. Restart. Reset button. Transmission feels like it is in a higher gear, shifts hard little acceleration power.. Once you get it to shift up to a high gear seems to shift/drive…
ODI 10679040
Electrical System · Power Train
My husband was driving with me and our 2 children on the highway at 70 mph. All gauges (fuel, speedometer, odometer, etc.) stopped working and the odometer read "odo data error". We had a gps that we were using and displayed our speed, so we kept going the 5 miles to our planned stop along the way home. When we restarted the car, the gauges were back up but it made a loud thumping sound when changing gears. It…
ODI 10668578
Body · Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
The driver door ajar warning is illuminated on the dash and the doom lights wont turn off. I have found out this is a very common issue with fords where the poorly designed door latch binds up. I had this same issue with my 2002 explorer and now with my 2008 edge. It becomes a huge safety issue at night since the dome lights will not turn off so it is hard to see outside and could potentially cause an accident. From…
ODI 10669295
Air Bags · Electrical System · Power Train
I was driving down the highway when my speedometer and odometer stopped working. Then it told me i had a error and a fault in my tire pressure system. My airbag light came on, indicating that it was off. I pulled over and turned off the vehicle. When i started it back up all the error messages cleared, but when i went to put my car into drive it sounded as if the transmission had dropped. I tried driving only to rev…
ODI 10663666
Electrical System
The vehicle says "driver door ajar" at random times when the door isn't actually open (from doing nothing more than opening and closing the door, rolling down the window, locking the doors, etc.). While this may seem more like a hassle than a safety issue, it is too an issue of safety. When the vehicle is in "door ajar" mode the dome lights come on. This is dangerous when driving at night. When the vehicle is in…
ODI 10653963
Electrical System
When driving all of a sudden the truck speedometer goes blank, the odometer drops to zero and the wrench, airbag and eventually the tire pressure lights illuminate. When pressing the accelerator the car struggles to accelerate because it starts losing power. I then have to pull off the road, turn the car off and allow the car to reset itself. I turn the car on, the lights are out but when i try to accelerate there…
ODI 10661432
Air Bags · Electrical System · Engine
Beneath the drivers seat, there is a loud sound that resignates throughout the vehicle. Also the electrical panel had to be replaced and sensors go off periodically.
ODI 10789806
Electrical System · Service Brakes
Took my vehicle in early for service at sunrise because was concerned about loud screeching noise on brakes and erratic behavior of vehicle -surging. When driving. When the service tech (troy) opened the hood he asked em to get out of the vehicle and stand back, as the top of the battery was spattered with black oil looking material and apparently he and another technician were concerned it might rupture or explode.…
ODI 10671713
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Power Train
I pulled out of my driveway and everything was fine. I pulled out of my neighborhood and as soon as i gave it any good amount of gas it starting driving really rough and shaking and the a/c went out you could hear the misfire on the cylinders and the transmission was revving high before it would shift gears. No check engine lights or anything at this point. I turned back around and took my car back home turned it…
ODI 10644521
Electrical System · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
I was driving under normal conditions at about 35 mph when the transmission seemed to be slipping and the wrench came on the dash and the car lost all power . I came to a stop and shut the car off and checked the transmission fluid and it was good. I started the car again and it would rev high but barely move. I got home slowly and parked it and when i came back out later and tried it, all the power was back and the…
ODI 10637829
Electrical System · Power Train
Hello, my 2008 ford edge is having a lot of transmission fricking issues !!!! Shifting hard into reverse and from 1st to 2nd !!! *tr
ODI 10633085
Electrical System · Power Train · Service Brakes · Vehicle Speed Control
This has now happened to me twice with both my small children in the car while on the highway, at highway speeds. T he speedometer went to 0, the maintenance wrench display lit up, along with the error message "tire pressure monitor fault" (or something to that effect) and i was unable after stopping at a stop light to accelerate almost causing the person behind me to rear end me. Once getting to my home when…
ODI 10629650
Electrical System · Power Train
Loss of power to the extent of next to no acceleration, transmission not shifting smoothly or correctly, odometer blanks out with dashes, speedometer quits working, airbag light and transmission wrench illuminate in the gauge cluster. *tr
ODI 10627899
Electrical System
Driving home with 2 babies under the age of 3 in my car the airbag and wrench light flashed and odometer had dashes. Car began to lose power i could not accelerate. Turned the car off went to put it into reverse and the whole car jumped. I have had problems before with the car jerking when going low speeds. This is so bad. Can not put the car in reverse without a loud clunk. *tr
ODI 10627314
Air Bags · Electrical System · Power Train
While driving down van born road (heavy traffic) the speedometer stopped and went to 0 mph, the odometer read dashes, the wrench illuminated in the corner, and the airbag warning sign appeared. The rpm's in my vehicle began to climb higher as well and the car speedometer did not indicate any mph and began to decrease, after slowing down at ta red light i noticed my car would barely move and it slowly crept until i…
ODI 10626684
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Vehicle Speed Control
Gauges on dash stop working. Tool symbol shows up also tire pressure warning and exclamation mark. Carstarts to slow down. When car is put in reverse it makes a loud clucking noise. Like the motor is gonna fall out. Can't drive it forward but u can go in reverse. This has happened several times. If you let the car sit for a few days it goes back to normal. This has to be a serious problem because lots of people on…
ODI 10626156
Electrical System
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 ford edge. While driving approximately 60 mph, the service engine and seat belt sensors suddenly illuminated. A message displayed on the instrument panel indicating "data error". The contact also mentioned that the speedometer stopped operating during the failure. The vehicle operated normally once the engine was turned off and restarted; however, the failures soon recurred. The dealer…
ODI 10626320
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
Left rear turn/tail light is continually not working. I replace the bulb, thinking that would correct the issue but as it turned the bulb melted into the socket which had to be replaced. I've replaced the socket/connector 2x and now it's looks like replacement #3 is inevitable. I researched the internet for similar complaints and found several postings of the same problem. Can anyone tell me if there is a recall on…
ODI 10628131
Electrical System · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
While driving down the highway the speedometer stopped and went to 0 mph, the odometer read dashes, the wrench illuminated in the corner, and the airbag warning sign appeared. The rpm's in my vehicle began to climb higher as well and the car speed began to decrease, again i was on the highway. I got off an exit about 1.5 miles from when i noticed the problem start. After slowing down at the end of the exit i noticed…
ODI 10610496
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
Three days after passing my annual texas state inspection while driving through town i initiated my left turn signal only to have the indicator blink very quickly (not the normal tick-tick-tick blink). This had happened a couple of years ago so i knew one of the bulbs had burned out on the left side. I went to the local auto parts store, purchased replacement tail light bulbs & bulb grease and asked if they could…
ODI 10610970
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting · Unknown Or Other
The "driver door ajar" message continues to go off on our 2008 ford edge. The door is securely closed. The lights will stay on finally causing a complete drain on our battery last night during the night. This is a big safety concern as the doors do not lock sometime until several miles down the road. We could also be left stranded somewhere as we never know when it is going to happen. We go to bed all lights are off…
ODI 10598214
Electrical System · Engine · Power Train
I own a 2008 ford edge. Recently i noticed my edge having a hard time shifting into fast mode. I took it to the ford dealership, nothing is wrong. Today it was horrible!!! I get to the stop light, my edge would not "take off" like the other cars. I sat there embarrassed for two mins trying to press the accelerator, edge finally jerked and then took off. I am very disappointed in ford. I can't believe they have not…
ODI 10607929
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting · Service Brakes
I have a 2008 ford edge sel. When turning on my left blinker it was blinking rapidly which i knew indicated a light was out. I found that it was my driver side rear blinker/tail light. I went to the store and purchased the bulb. When i got home to replace it i found that i could not remove the bulb as the socket has melted. I searched online and found that this is common for this type of vehicle. *tr
ODI 10595742
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
Rear bulbs failure changed 4 times since 6/01/2014 last change 10/24/2014 both sockets black and burned haven't changed sockets. *tr
ODI 10650202