2008 Ford Edge Power Train Problems
- 238
- 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 238 stored complaint records:
- 2 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 2 indicate fire
What owners report
- wrench light · 24 records
- light came · 19 records
- warning lights · 13 records
- airbag light · 12 records
- side road · 12 records
- tire pressure · 12 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 94 |
| 100–150k mi | 63 |
| 30–60k mi | 34 |
| 150–400k mi | 15 |
| 1–30k mi | 14 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Power Train
While driving vehicle transmission skipped a couple of times. After stopping the transmission made a whining noise. When i moved forward it was very slow to move and would not accelerate properly. Arriving home i put the vehicle in reverse and it made a clunking noise. It is currently at the transmission shop for evaluation.
ODI 10956558
Power Train
I have a 2008 edge w/ 120k miles and once in a while, it gets stuck in the 1st gear. It did it to me twice in one month, and i notice it when i'm going down hill (like a parking garage). Once i'm out on the street, that's where it gets stuck in the first gear. I had to pull over turn off the edge wait for about 1 minute and started it back up, and i like it resets the system cause it works fine after that.
ODI 11012582
Air Bags · Power Train
Tl* takata recall. The contact owns a 2008 ford edge. The contact had not received a notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v384000 (air bags), but found the recall online. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. John kennedy ford of conshohocken (1403 ridge pike, conshohocken, pa 19428 [redacted]) was contacted and confirmed that the parts were not…
ODI 11051429
Exterior Lighting · Power Train · Service Brakes
My brakes make a hissing noise when i press down.. I have to press all the way down to get it to stop. This is very dangerous.also, my back tail lite has had to be replaced 2 times because the socket got hot. Also, my car jumps sometimes when pressing on the gas(transmission issue?) i have also had the gas tank replaced(due to a recall)
ODI 10928547
Power Train
My vehicle's transmission acts likes it's slipping or in neutral when it's not. Jerks when it shifts gears. Loses power when i try to accelerate. I did some research there are hundreds of complaints about the transmissions in the ford edge's. I started having issues several weeks ago back in october 2016. Why should all the owners of these defective transmission have to pay for this to be fixed. That's not right! We…
ODI 10925548
Power Train
Stopped at a light would not pull forward afterwards loud clunking noise, airbag light came on, service light came on, odometer went to zero, car would jerk while in gear but wouldn't move forward or reverse. I've done some research on this problem, hundreds of people are having the same problem with 2007 and 2008 edge. With most being transmission sensor failure. Ford knows of this problem won't do anything about…
ODI 10925089
Power Train
The vehicle was in motion stopped at a stop light then proceeded to drive off or accelerate unable to move. Gave more gas no acceleration able to pull over to the side shoulder noticed the tool bar on dash. Turned the car off and waited 5 minutes then started the car and put into drive a loud thud was heard then the tool bar went away was able to accelerate drive the vehicle to dealer. During the drive car didn't…
ODI 10920123
Electrical System · Power Train
Transmission disengages at random while moving in traffic. Once it occurs, vehicle cannot be moved under it's own power. Engine runs, but transmissions slips. High potential for being stranded in traffic and struck. Has occurred at least 4 times. Was able to coast to side of road. Electronics in dash act up, including service wrench and no speedometer. Apparently a known issue by ford (tsb 07-21-11). Lots of common…
ODI 10916684
Engine · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
Driving at i275 to st petersburg, at 60mph the car made a loud noise from the engine and reduced gears abruptly, it felt like a hard braking from the engine, very hard. The rpm went skyrocket, the car lost power and wouldn't go over 45mph or it would do the same again. It looked like it was on a very low gear, as it was at 40mph doing almost 4000rpm... I stopped at a gas station, turned it of and let it sit for…
ODI 10911070
Air Bags · Electrical System · Power Train
My vehicle ford edge model 2008, lost control as well as speed when the wrench light came to the dashboard, immediately after the airbag light lit up, i had little or no engine power to engage gear to keep up with traffic speed. My speed dropped to 40 miles or less per hour. Very dangerous situation because at that moment the odometer lighting also went off. Driving on a highway at night no one drives below 40 miles…
ODI 10904262
Power Train · Unknown Or Other
For no particular reason my edge decelerates to ten miles an hour while the tach reads 3rpms it has happened on all types of roads and in traffic also. The tranny fluid is always fine. No codes on dash either. I have my gas pedal to the floor and it will only creep at 10 mph. When it reengages it is a large hard jerk forward. One evening as i pulled into my own driveway it wouldn't move forward at all i shut it off…
ODI 10903426
Electrical System · Power Train · Service Brakes
First i was driving when my breaks started to feel like they were locking up. Come to find out it was the power break booster which cost me $504.00. Then 2 weeks later my car starts to do a putting feeling and come to find out 2 of the coils burnt up the power control module costing me $1058.00. A few months before this it was in the ford dealership because of a leak on the fuel pump. Costing me $216. I am furious i…
ODI 10898892
Electrical System · Power Train
My radio has a short in the hardware. Factory installed radio and it will turn off and turn back on repetitively some days, not allowing me to utilize sync. Transmission has started kicking intermittently for the past month. While driving and slowing down.
ODI 10898130
Engine · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
On approximately 7/6/2016, while in motion, traveling north on riverside drive -i-55 north, on the 2-lane overpass at i-55 & mclemore, 18 wheeler was to the right and i was behind another motorist in line and traveling about 70 mph with a line of vehicles behind, it was after work rush hour 4:45pm; when as i am driving the vehicle sputters, seemed to it lose power, decelerates in the middle of on going traffic. The…
ODI 10884294
Electrical System · Engine · Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 ford edge. While driving approximately 70 mph, the instrument panel illuminated and the speedometer fluctuated down to zero. The contact maneuvered the vehicle to the side of the road and restarted it after ten minutes. The contact stated that an abnormal sound emitted from the transmission area after the vehicle was restarted. The vehicle was shifted into the drive position and operated…
ODI 10881397
Power Train
My child and i were driving down a busy interstate, 1100 miles from home. The vehicle was set on cruise control at 70 mph. Without warning, the car jerked. We had items that fell into the floorboard. I looked at my gauges and noticed the cars speedometer had gone to zero. The car began to coast even though the cruise control was still on. There was a lot of traffic on the interstate coming behind us. As i pushed the…
ODI 10876469
Power Train
In recent weeks, car at times seemed to slip slightly while shifting or there was a hard, lagging shift. While driving on highway, speedometer stopped working, info/trip readout on dash showed dashes instead of numbers. After a few minutes, multiple warning lights showed on dash, including passenger airbag light, a wrench icon, then the low tire pressure warning icon. Readout then changed to a tire pressure fault…
ODI 10874656
Electrical System · Power Train
After driving for a while (roughly a few hours) the edge does this hard jerk forward that feels like i'm practically being rear ended. It's like a hard pause, before it jerks forward. Then it gradually accelerates. Also, on a few occasions, while pulling out of a parking lot, the edge did not want to accelerate though i was pressing on the gas. Mind you, i wasn't going fast because i had barely pulled out of the…
Crash reported
ODI 10873555
Power Train · Unknown Or Other
Turned on car and put it in reverse then drive when pulling out of parking lot,. Transmission made a loud "clunk". Pressed hard on gas but car would barely crawl. Speedometer stopped working rpms would increase dramatically, wrench, check engine, airbag, and tire pressure lights all came on. Continuing on city street problem remained. Car eventually gained enough speed that rpms went down, but the speedometer still…
ODI 10865879
Power Train
Wrench appeared on dash. Car went into "limp mode" would not accelerate rapidly. Speedometer would not register.
ODI 10865481
Power Train
While driving on a city road the car would not move when given gas. Multiple lights went on the dash board. Very dangerous situation because the car literally just stopped accelerating while in motion. Mechanic diagnosed problem as a faulty output speed sensor in the transmission. This is an on going issue that many ford edge owners are experiencing but ford is not acknowledging the problem. There should be a recall…
ODI 10883249
Power Train
My edge started slipping when placed in drive so i would turn it off and turn it on until the slipping stopped after i placed it in a gear. After checking for recalls i saw several other owners complain about the same issue. The odometer screed did similar check as others coming up with dashes and cycling and checking through processes. The car was recently driven and the same slipping happened but this time it…
ODI 10874912
Electrical System · Power Train
Same complaints as plenty of others. Driving on the freeway at 65 mph and the dashboard lights up with *odo error*, the little screwdriver light came on, shows low tire pressure, the seatbelt/airbag light came on and the odometer stayed at zero. I couldn't accelerate and when i parked it, restarted it and tried to change gears it shook the car so hard and was so loud it could be heard inside the building. Something…
ODI 10854137
Power Train
While driving on city street came to stop at stop sign went to proceed vehicle would not move check engine light on air bag light on no odo data where odometer mileage should be rolled car to curb no response from transmission hut off car waited a min or two restarted car back to normal advised dealer took car in a day later after 2 days of test driving car had same issue for them dealer retrieved problem code p0722…
ODI 10854517
Power Train
The car jerks into gear in drive and reverse. When the car is still and pushing on the gas to begin to drive, the tachometer revs past 3 and the speedometer is baring moving and the car is not accelerating. It hard shifts into gear (drive and reverse) and at times won't shift into gear at all. No acceleration in the car and very difficult to drive as shifting into gears is hard and jerks the car.
ODI 10874669