NHTSA Complaint #10956156 — 2007 FORD EDGE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD EDGE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS COASTED TO A FUEL STATION AND ADDED SOME TRANSMISSION FLUID. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION COIL BURNED. THE CONTACT PURCHASED AND REPLACED THE IGNITION. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE NEXT DAY, THE NEWLY INSTALLED IGNITION COIL CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE CONTACT USED A TOWEL TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE COMPUTER AND THE SIX IGNITION COILS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL, BUT PROMISED TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.