NHTSA Complaint #10692963 — 2008 FORD EDGE

THE SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING, TWO OR THREE WARNING LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CAME ON, THE CAR LOST ALL POWER. I WOULD ONLY GO FORWARD WITH THE GAS PETAL PUSHED TO THE FLOOR. IT'S A KNOWN ISSUE, FOUND OUT FROM YOUTUBE MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME EXACT ISSUE. IT'S AN INTERMITTENT ISSUE THAT HAPPENS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS ON THE ROAD CREATING A HAZARDOUS SITUATION FOR EVERYONE. HERE IS WHAT IS KNOWN ABOUT THIS ISSUE. TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN 07-3-11 6F50 TRANSAXLES BUILT PRIOR TO 1/1/2007 - DTC P0715, P0717, P0718, P0720, P0721, P0722 AND/OR HARSH ENGAGEMENT, NO UPSHIFT, FIFTH GEAR ONLY. SOME 2007 EDGE AND MKX VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 6F50 TRANSAXLE WITH A TRANSAXLE BUILD DATE PRIOR TO 1/1/2007, WITH ANY OUTPUT SHAFT SPEED (OSS) SENSOR OR TURBINE SHAFT SPEED (TSS) SENSOR DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE(S) (DTCS) P0715, P0717, P0718, P0720, P0721, P0722 AND/OR HARSH ENGAGEMENTS, NO UPSHIFT, FIFTH GEAR ONLY, COULD HAVE AN INTERMITTENT SHORT IN THE OSS OR TSS SENSOR. FORD KNOWS ABOUT THIS FLAW AND COMMON PROBLEM AND THERE IS A TSB, BUT NO RECALL. THIS IS THE PROBLEM THAT IS CAUSING THE SYMPTOMS IN THE VIDEO. *TR