NHTSA Complaint #11292207 — 2012 FORD EDGE

CAR STARTS TO IDLE ROUGH PRIMARILY WHILE APPROACHING/SITTING AT STOP LIGHTS THOUGH HAS HAPPENED WHILE IN MOTION. IT STARTS TO SHAKE BEFORE LOW ENGINE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT AND/OR SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. CAR THEN "FREEZES" AS CAN'T STEER, CAN'T GO FORWARD OR REVERSE AND CAN'T SHIFT INTO ANOTHER GEAR. CAR TURNS OFF AND MAY RESTART WITHOUT ANY ISSUE OR MAY STRUGGLE TO TURN BACK ON AFTER MANY TRIES (10) WITH NORMAL FUNCTION. ONLINE SEARCH INDICATES THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS YEAR, MAKE & MODEL WITH PROBLEM BEING ATTRIBUTED TO ONE OF THE FOLLOWING: BAD OIL PRESSURE SENSOR AND/OR VALVE, BAD OIL SENDING UNIT, BAD BEARINGS, WATER PUMP ISSUE RESULTING IN ANTIFREEZE BACKUP, FAULTY TACHOMETER OR BAD BATTERY JUNCTION BOX