What 1,129 owners told NHTSA about the 2012 Ford Edge

I WAS UNABLE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND HIT A CONE IN NYC. AFTER, IT WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE CAR WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN BUT IT TOOK TIME. I DROVE SLOW AND AWAY FROM OTHERS. THE BRAKES WERE HARD AND MADE NOISE WHEN I PUSHED DOWN ON THE BRAKES. WHEN I WENT TO THE DEALER, THEY INFORMED ME THAT FORD HAS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE PART AND I ASKED WHY WASN'T THE PART RECALLED IF IT PUT ME AND MY FAMILY IN HARMS WAY. WHY WASN'T I NOTIFIED PRIOR TO LOSING FULL BRAKING POWER? I AM THANKFUL THAT I NOTICED THE PROBLEM RIGHT AWAY AND MY FAMILY AND I ARE SAFE. I HAVE CONCERNS FOR OTHERS WHO MAY BE AT A GREATER SPEED WHEN THE BRAKES FAIL OR HAVE TO STOP UNEXPECTEDLY. IN ADDITION, MY CAR HAS RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE SEVERAL TIMES FOR NOT LOCKING INTO THE PARK POSITION. IT IS NOT SAFE AND AGAIN, I HAVE CONCERNS FOR MY FAMILY AND OTHERS. CAN THIS CAR MOVE IF IT ISN'T SECURED IN THE PARK POSITION? I HAVE VOICED MY CONCERNS WITH FORD BUT HAVE BEEN GIVEN THE RUN AROUND BY EVERYONE I HAVE ENCOUNTERED. THESE ARE SAFETY ISSUES AND NO ONE SEEMS TO CARE. EVERYONE IS NICE AND APOLOGIZES BUT THEY NEED TO TAKE CARE OF THESE SAFETY CONCERNS FOR THEIR CUSTOMERS AND FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC. *TR

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2012 FORD EDGE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SEVERAL SAFETY PROBLEMS AND SEEKS FINANCIAL COMPENSATION OR VEHICLE REPLACED. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE MY TOUCH SCREEN WOULD GO BLACK, AND LOCK UP. ALSO, THE BRAKES DID NOT ENGAGE, WHICH RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. THE PROBLEM WAS DETERMINED TO BE THE BRAKE BOOSTER. THE VEHICLE SHOWED A FRONT COLLISION SYSTEM FAULT, THE NAVIGATION WAS STUCK. ALSO, WHEN THE CONSUMER SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF, A SHIFT TO PARK SIGNAL ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD DISPLAY, AND SHE WAS UNABLE TO TURN OFF THE LIGHT IN THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 03/27/14

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I HAD 2 ACCIDENTS SO FAR. LOST COMPLETE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. BOTH TIMES THE PIRELLI TIRES BLEW OUT OF THE SIDEWALLS. MAJOR DAMAGE. ALMOST GOT KILLED. *TR

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WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WE NOTICED A GAS SMELL COMING THROUGH THE AIR CONDITIONER. WHEN WE STOPPED ON AN OFF RAMP, SMOKE STARTED TO COME THROUGH THE AIR CONDITIONING VENT. WE TURNED THE CAR OFF AND EVACUATED. WITHIN A FEW MINUTES THE CAR WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THERE IS A RECALL ON FILE THAT AFFECTS THE FUEL LINES BUT IT SAYS FORD CLAIMS THAT OUR VIN ISN'T INCLUDED IN THAT BATCH. *TR

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD EDGE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, SHE BEGAN TO SMELL FUEL. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND THE HOOD WAS OPENED WHERE SHE OBSERVED SMOKE EMITTING FROM THE REAR OF THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS A FUEL LINE CRACK UNDER RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V438000, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

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BRAKES BEGAN TO HAVE A HARD PEDAL WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE A FEW WEEKS AGO. HAD HARD BRAKE PEDAL THAT WAS NOT CONSISTENT AT FIRST, HAPPENED TWICE IN TWO WEEKS BUT WAS LESS NOTICEABLE. VEHICLE BECAME UNSAFE TO DRIVE TODAY AS THE PEDAL WOULD BECOME DIFFICULT TO PUSH AFTER FIRST APPLICATION OF PEDAL (SUCH AS IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC, ETC.). THE VEHICLE REQUIRES PUSHING THE PEDAL WITH BOTH FEET TO STOP IT EVEN FROM LOW SPEED. THE BRAKES ARE ABOUT 10% STOPPING POWER. I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED ANYTHING SO DANGEROUS IN A NEW VEHICLE. *TR

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DRIVER: 83 YEAR OLD WOMAN... NEW AUTO: FORD EDGE 2012, NO INJURIES, VEHICLE DAMAGE APPROX $2000.00 NO PROPERTY DAMAGE..... PROBLEM: LADY STEPPED ON ACCELERATOR RATHER THAN BRAKE.... REASON: THE BRAKE PEDAL AT REST IS HIGHER THAN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AT REST. THE DRIVER IS USED TO AN OLDER (CHRYSLER 2009) VEHICLE WHICH THERE WAS NOT AN APPRECIABLE DIFFERENCE IN PEDAL HEIGHT, STEPPED ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THINKING SHE WAS STEPPING ON THE BRAKE.... RESOLUTION: DISCUSSING THE INCIDENT, THE WOMAN WAS SEATED IN THE FORD EDGE AND ASKED TO SEE IF SHE FELT A DIFFERENCE IN HEIGHT OF THE BRAKE VS ACCELERATOR PEDALS. SHE DID, AND HAS SINCE PRACTICED GOING BETWEEN PEDALS, LIFTING HER FOOT TO ACCESS THE BRAKE, RATHER THAN MERELY SLIDING HER FOOT TO THE LEFT........ IT IS THIS WRITERS OPINION THAT MANY OF THE UNEXPLAINED ACCIDENTS WHERE A PERSON, ESPECIALLY WHEN AN ELDERLY PERSON IS DRIVING, HAS MISTOOK THE ACCELERATOR FOR THE BRAKE IS DUE TO THE HEIGHT OF PEDAL DIFFERENCE. ................ IT MIGHT BE WISE TO MAKE AWARE THIS PROBLEM TO MANUFACTURERS AND THE PUBLIC. ........ THANKS *TR

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VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE AFTER WE ATTEMPTED TO PARK THE VEHICLE. THIS INCIDENT TOOK PLACE LESS THAN TWO WEEKS AFTER NEW CAR PURCHASE FROM DEALER! HORRIBLE EXPERIENCE AND A SAFETY HAZARD FOR ANYONE LOOKING TO PURCHASE A FORD EDGE. *JS

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