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
Vehicle began leaking lubricant from the power take-off unit onto the exhaust pipe ahead of the catalytic converter creating a potential fire hazard. Dealership required replacing the ptu at a cost of $1845.40.
ODI 10749090
Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
Takata recall - vehicle loses speed control power while driving. Wrench light comes on indicating service needed. When vehicle shuts off, resets itself and able to drive 100-150 miles and then the wrench light comes on again. Called dealership and was told that in order to identify the problem, the wrench light would have to be on for them to diagnose the issue. My sister does not drive much, so when it happened…
ODI 10794985
Power Train
Driving straight on freeway at 70 mph and the dash suddenly displays odo error. Wrench light, low tire pressure light, and air bag light come on. Speedometer shows 0 mph but tach still works. After i stop the car and try to take off again it has no pickup. Transmission seems to be stuck in 5th gear or overdrive. Tach goes up to 2500 rpm but vehicle barely moves. When i shift from park to drive or reverse the…
ODI 10894393
Power Train
Driving and a major road the car suddenly slowed down, it looked like someone put the brakes on, someone almost hit me from the back. After that, the car was jerking and shaking and made load noises. Unable to drive the car in drive i put the car on low gear and drove to the dealer. I was told yesterday that it is a transmission problem the cost 5,200 dollars. In november 2014 the car was leaking transmission fluid…
ODI 10735768
Electrical System · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
As i was driving, dash flashed "odo data error", then wrench light came on followed by airbag, tpm, engine light, basically all warning lights, odometer went to zero, loss of accelaration, pulled over and placed in park, car was revving high, turned car off and restarted, same, put on drive, stepped on gas, car revved but no movement. Turned car off and waited couple minutes, restated, warning lights disappeared,…
ODI 10730968
Power Train
Vehicle often shifts hard. In the (7) years that we've had the 2008 ford edge, there have been (6) occasions that we have been travelling 60 to 70 mph and the speedometer will fall to zero, and the odometer will read "odometer data error". We can still travel at 60mph or so but the engine rpms climb to 3000 and you lose power. You can't climb a hill, except in reverse, and unless you're on level ground you can't…
ODI 11012305
Power Train
While you start to drive from a stop light or stop sign, the car will not shift out of low and the engine will rev up and car will be at a crawl while trying to cross the intersection safely. While backing up, the transmission seems to slam it into reverse where you hear a loud bang and the car suddenly jerks as if you have hit something. While accelerating to get onto the freeway, the transmission shifts into low…
ODI 11154093
Electrical System · Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 ford edge. While driving approximately 35 mph, the vehicle stalled independently. The accelerator pedal was depressed, but the vehicle failed to operate. The contact had to jiggle the gear for the vehicle to operate normally. The failure recurred four times. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where the cause of the failure was undetermined. The vehicle was not repaired. The…
ODI 10845615
Power Train
Vehicle transmission failed in highway speed traffic ,starting with large clunks and erratic shifting, total loss of acceleration ,leading to very unsafe travel on freeway. No shoulder on road, stopped with no power to transmission .state police cordoned off the area enough for tow 45 min. Later . Still having problems with erratic stopping and going, sometimes you have to go to 3000 rpm until trans mission catches…
ODI 10721102
Power Train
Gradual problems with transmission while driving, occurred on freeway, surging, electrical problems with panel, no speedometer, airbag light on, tire pressure monitor inop. Transmission slipping, and had bang in reverse. Parked and turned off. When turned back on, transmission in complete failure. Had transmission rebuilt through firestone, $4300.00.
ODI 10722354
Electrical System · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
I was driving between 40-45 mph on a main road just after 12 am when the dashboard lit up. The check engine/wrench & airbag lights came on, the odometer displayed an 'odo data error' message (no mileage), & the speedometer needle dropped to 0 mph despite still traveling at 40-45 mph (i relied on my cell phone's gps for my traveling speed). The vehicle was responsive, braking, accelerating, & decelerating normally,…
ODI 10717820
Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 ford edge. While driving approximately 45 mph, the vehicle failed to accelerate and felt as if it would stall. The vehicle jerked when attempting to accelerate. The failure recurred several times. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vin was unknown. The approximate failure mileage was 77,000.
ODI 10721401
Power Train
This has been an ongoing problem for a while now (years). What is happening is my transmission is struggling to shift into gear, but more often when traveling at approximately 15-25 mph. At this speed, it will shift but oftentimes when it shifts there is a thud and hard jerk, almost seeming as my transmission is going to drop right out of my car. When i first had this diagnosed, the dealership thought perhaps my pcm…
ODI 10703923
Power Train
While traveling at a high rate of speed the car dropped into a lower gear. The dashboard displayed several error messages including the check powertrain symbol (lighted wrench) and a odp speed warning. Little to no power being transferred to the wheels. *tr
ODI 10702989
Electrical System · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
1st occurrence: the vehicle's speedometer went to 0 and warning lights came on. As the vehicle slowed and i tried to accelerate out of traffic, the vehicle would not move. It seemed to be stuck in a high gear. I sat on the side of the road and was almost robbed while i was waiting on my husband to arrive for help. After my husband arrived and the car had been off for about 30 minutes, he started it and it drove like…
ODI 10702291
Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control · Wheels
Sometimes the transmission will not drive the car after a stop or if changing from drive to reverse or reverse to drive. Rpm will go very high and only move the car very slowly. At other times there will be a bad shift or a strange sound. This can happen any time, when first starting out for the day, after running for a time, after a long drive or after stopping for a turn, red light, stop sign or just slowing down.…
ODI 10789492
Power Train
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ODI 10714288
Engine · Power Train
Was driving on freeway about to exit and transmission sounded as if it got stuck on 2nd gear. Engine sounded loud at high rpms and my speed dropped. I got the vehicle towed to my well trusted mechanic and he concluded that my transmission needs to be replace. Vehicle only has 65,500 miles. *tr
ODI 10694274
Power Train
The transmission (automatic) will not go out of the first gears. There was a loud thud noise and then the car wouldn't shift, i had to put it in neutral and then back into drive to get it to work several times. *tr
ODI 10689802
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
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train
I just been told by koons that i would have to pay 1,300 to fix a throttle issue on my 2008 ford edge, which i purchased as a used vehicle labor day special 2014. The car stalls, stops, acceleration is affected. Ford knows the throttles are faulty and instead of recalling, they did a customer satisfaction and agreed to repair affected edge from 2009-2014. This is bogus i have 2008, which that has this issue. I…
Crash reported
ODI 10679370
Power Train
I have a 2008 ford edge and in the past i have had it at the dealer for the transmission slamming as i slowed and excelerated on state and township roads. Also for the vehicle reving high and moving slow from a stop. Lately i've been having the same issues and on saturday 1/16/2016 i noticed a grease like substance under my car. Upon contacting a mechanic he stated that the leak was from the ptu and that the ford…
ODI 10820823
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
Power Train · Unknown Or Other · Vehicle Speed Control
I have a 2008 ford edge, i have been noticing over the past few months that at random times the car will lurch forward when accelerating as if it suddenly received a burst of speed. One day i was at a stop light and i took my foot off the brake so that i could drive and the car wouldn't move and when i pressed harder on the accelerator there was a loud bang noise that sounded like the car suddenly clicked into…
ODI 10764441
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