2008 Ford Edge Vehicle Speed Control Problems
- 85
- 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 85 stored complaint records:
- 6 indicate a crash
- 2 indicate injury
- 1 indicate fire
What owners report
- wrench light · 18 records
- lost power · 12 records
- tire pressure · 11 records
- light came · 11 records
- failure mileage · 11 records
- side road · 9 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 100–150k mi | 28 |
| 60–100k mi | 27 |
| 150–400k mi | 10 |
| 1–30k mi | 8 |
| 30–60k mi | 6 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
Start engine, move transmission into reverse, transmission clunks loudly. When transmission is moved to drive, engine revs high, barely moves forward, speedometer stuck at zero despite moving up to 20mph. Engine light comes on, airbag light comes on.
ODI 11255657
Electronic Stability Control · Vehicle Speed Control
Driving on the highway suddenly speedometer/odometer stopped working, low tire pressure light came on and car acceleration dropped and it wouldn't respond to increased pressure on gas pedal. Car would not accelerate. Had to get off the highway. Car would only travel at a very low speed. Made my way to a parking lot and shut the car off. Shifting into any gear (reverse, drive etc.) caused the car to jump/shake and…
ODI 11233758
Vehicle Speed Control
On my drive to work i noticed my tire pressure light was on. On my way home from work something extremely scary happened. Two additional lights appeared, one was the wrench symbol and the other was tire sensor fault which was not the biggest issue. The bigger scarier issue was that while going 65 mph in busy traffic my speed odometer stopped working. I spoke to someone at ford and expressed my fear of this safety…
ODI 11230079
Engine · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
Driving, going up a hill, the car stopped accelerating and lost power going up. I almost got into an accident. The car doesn't accelerate and it has all the fluids and changed of oils. The car clunks and has a wrench. When i put into reverse it jump a very minimum acceleration. I'm afraid to drive it. I had to tow the car. The mechanic couldn't find the problem. He said he cleared up the computer and it was fine.…
ODI 11219565
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Vehicle Speed Control
Vehicle initially would not accelerate beyond 10 mph then completely lost power in the middle of rush hour traffic. Local repair center reported issues with pcm and was unable to fix it. Sent it to a ford dealer who confirmed issues with pcm that damaged the body throttle, 3 engine coils, and other parts. Had to replace pcm and parts damaged by it resulting in a $2894.10 repair bill. The following day after repair,…
ODI 11230905
Electrical System · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
I own a 2008 ford edge limited i am having the same problem as some people on here are with the wrench 🔧 light also a air bag light comes on and i have almost had an accident because the car speedometer stops working and the car shifts super hard it seems to be happening more frequently i did my research on fords website for finding out the problem and it's a glitch this is a huge safety concern when trying…
ODI 11218388
Vehicle Speed Control
While driving out of a driveway onto a highway, my vehicle went limp and i had to pull over. As i was putting it into park, it gave out a loud noise. I waited for a few minutes and turned the ignition back on and proceeded to drive off and the car stalled again. I turned the car off and now afraid to drive it. I'm having it towed to my house where it will stay parked until i can have it looked at. Hopefully, i won't…
ODI 11208655
Vehicle Speed Control
Will be driving and loud thump then car will not change gears. Have to pull off road turn car off and let sit for awhile. Restart car and wrench goes away and car will go. This is a very dangerous situation as have been on freeway when problem occurs. There should be recall on this ptoblem.
ODI 11208745
Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
On 4/26/19 the ford edge was setting in park letting my sisters get out the ford edge was put in drive it would not move put it in reverse it would not move, turn it off and on again it started to work fine.i do not what is going on it
ODI 11206362
Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
While driving in the city it jump from first to second gear with a hard boom. Driving on the highway while going up a hill jump out of gear and will not pull i pull over to the shoulder. To get the car to function again i have to turn the ford edge off turn it back on this is not good. What can be done to fix the problem. *tr
ODI 11204228
Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
I was driving in a city street and my car suddenly had very decreased power and the wrench light came on. I drove until i found a place to safely pull over to the side of the road. When i turn the car off and back on the light turns off.
ODI 11182694
Electronic Stability Control · Vehicle Speed Control
Vehicle will act like it ' jumps' and the wrench light will come on. Vehicle will decelerate if i don't pull over immediately causing me to come to a stop. Speedometer doesn't work while this is happening. Cant accelerate once stopped. Has to turn vehicle off to reset the computer and the wrench light will go off for a period of time until it decides to happen again. Very dangerous situation if on the highway and…
ODI 11232233
Vehicle Speed Control
When driving my car loses power and wrench light came on. Bought it to ford dealer was told it's my throttle body. I see this is not a isolated case.
ODI 11172754
Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 ford edge. While driving 70 mph, the check engine and air bag warning indicators illuminated. Also, the odometer became inoperable and the vehicle failed to maintain forward momentum. The vehicle was safely guided off of the roadway, the ignition was placed in the off position, and the vehicle was restarted; however, it failed to accelerate. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired.…
ODI 11171307
Vehicle Speed Control
When pulling into a parking space at very slow speed and my foot on the brake, the engine will suddenly increase in speed. This is an intermittent problem, it first happened once about 2 years ago and didn't happen again until about 4 weeks ago now it occurs at least once a week. It's not floor mats or anything else on the gas pedal ! So far no damage or injuries because i shut off the engine.when i restart, all…
ODI 11143053
Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
One week prior to event-the wrench light came on while starting car. I turned ignition off and re-started car ignition-drove fine without further incident until 1 week later: pulled into a 1 mile driveway to get to my work office suite (flat road) driving about 30 miles, car came to a stop without warning-at that time all the warning lights came on. I put it into park/with emergency brake as it began rolling near an…
ODI 11118249
Unknown Or Other · Vehicle Speed Control
My suv had odometer error. The the wrench.came on air bag.came one and would not.shift lost power pulled.over turned.car off then back on lights went off on dash but.it.was making.noise going.into.gear
ODI 11103638
Electrical System · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 ford edge. While driving approximately 45 mph, the odo data error message illuminated. Also, the wrench icon and tire pressure module failure indicators illuminated. The dealer was not called. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnostic testing and error code: p0720 (speed control sensor) was located. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and referred the…
ODI 11101113
Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
When first started up it some times turns off with no warning. Then a constant ticking sound then intermittently when reversing the car kicks back as if transmission is not engaging and has loss of acceleration when merging onto freeway has hesitation and almost got into a wreck a driving rpm go up and down eraticly and acceleration is slugish. Brakes are constanly quelling and they dont need replaced i just bought…
ODI 11099494
Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
Speedometer and tachometer at random speeds quits working , low tire pressure light, wrench light, airbag light, check engine light. Constant loud clunking sound when changing gears. The car kicks back as if transmission is not engaging and has loss of acceleration and wheels roll and when red light turns green, the car takes time to accelerate and wheels start rolling and make a loud sound.i pull over the vehicle…
ODI 11103033
Vehicle Speed Control
Takata recall same story as many other posters here, just adding to the list. 2008 ford edge w/ 170,000. Speedometer quits working, low tire pressure light, wrench light, airbag light -- initially works as if in low gear (high rpm's and little speed), then quits accelerating all together -- loud thump when change between p / r / d. I was driving down the hwy at 60 mph. Had to stop and pull over and let the car sit…
ODI 11057657
Air Bags · Electrical System · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 ford edge. While driving 25 mph, the wrench icon and the air bag warning indicator illuminated. The accelerator pedal failed to work and the vehicle gradually came to a complete stop. The speed on the odometer and the tachometer was incorrect. The contact pulled the vehicle over to the side of the road, turned off, and turned on the vehicle. The vehicle was returned to normal. The failure…
ODI 11047432
Vehicle Speed Control
Was on state highway when the odo data error code came on and wrench light lost power, rpm worked semis behind me was scared i couldnt get over withought getting hit. Finally got pulled over went to put car in park got out checked tranny fluid was fine. Got back in shifted in reverse hard shift felt like tranny fell out same in drive no power. Turned car off let set a few min and back on lights went off went to take…
ODI 11045062
Electronic Stability Control · Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
The truck suddenly stalls out, u press the accelerator and the truck doesn't pick up speed, i turn the ignition on and it doesn't start, it cuts off in the mist of driving and turning...very dangerous there should be a recall and it should not expire i have my children in the car with me!!!!
ODI 11123952
Vehicle Speed Control
My car was parked in a parking lot. I got in the car and started it. I pressed the accelerator to go and the car just started to roll, it would not accelerate. All of the sudden my airbag and wrench light came on and i had no speedometer or tachometer reading. Eventually as the car was rolling the accelerator would start to work. I got to a stop light and when the light turned green, again the car would just roll…
ODI 11041541