NHTSA Complaint #10683570 — 2008 FORD EDGE

I BOUGHT A CERTIFIED PRE OWNED 2008 EDGE IN JUNE 2013. I FIRST EXPERIENCED THE HARD JERKING PROBABLY EARLY 2014 OR MAYBE IN THE WINTER OF 2013. IT HAD TROUBLE SHIFTING UP WHEN CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AND I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP BUT THEY COULDN'T REPRODUCE IT. THEY FIXED A TRANSMISSION LEAK AND UPDATED SOME SOFTWARE ON TWO SEPARATE VISITS. BOTH TIMES THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY FOR A FEW DAYS AND THEN CAME BACK AGAIN. IT WAS NOT SERIOUS ENOUGH THEN. THIS YEAR IT OCCURS MORE OFTEN (USUALLY IN THE STOP AND GO TRAFFIC) AND THERE IS ALSO ABRUPT JERK WHEN THE CAR SHIFTS UP FROM 10-20 MPH OR FROM 20-30 MPH. THE POWERTRAIN MALFUNCTION SYMBOL CAME ON TODAY. BUT AFTER I LET THE CAR SIT FOR HALF AN HOUR AND RESTARTED IT, THE SYMBOL WAS GONE. I'M TAKING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP SOON AND HOPE THEY CAN DO SOMETHING. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO ONLY OCCUR IN COLD WEATHER. THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS ISSUE ONLINE. IT COULD BE DANGEROUS IF IT HAPPENS AT AN INTERSECTION OR ON A HIGHWAY. FORD SHOULD RECALL THESE CARS BECAUSE THEY ARE UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *TR