2008 FORD EDGE Power Train Problems

THE POWER TAKE OFF UNIT (TRANSFER CASE) DEVELOPED A LEAK ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE. THE LEAK DRIPS ONTO THE EXHAUST PIPE CREATING SMOKE AND AN AWFUL SMELL. THIS COULD RESULT IN A FIRE. *TR

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND UPON ACCELERATION FROM A COMPLETE STOP, THE VEHICLE RANDOMLY WOULD GO INTO A "NEUTRAL-LIKE" STATE. RPMS WOULD INCREASE DRAMATICALLY, BUT THE CAR WOULD CRAWL BETWEEN 3-5MPH. THE MESSAGE, "OD READ ERROR" WOULD DISPLAY ON THE DASHBOARD, POWER STEERING WOULD GO OUT AND BRAKES WOULD NOT RESPOND WELL (IT WAS AS IF THE CAR HAD TURNED OFF). WHEN SHIFTING FROM DRIVE TO PARK OR REVERSE, THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK FORWARD VIOLENTLY, AS IF REAR-ENDED. ONCE THE CAR WAS TURNED OFF AND STARTED AGAIN, THE PROBLEM WOULD GO AWAY. WE BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP MULTIPLE TIMES AND THE DEALERSHIP EVEN DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS WAS ONLY AT 37,600 MILES. THE DEALER SAID IT WAS A TRANSMISSION ISSUE, BUT IT APPEARS TO BE AN ON-BOARD COMPUTER ISSUE AS WELL. AFTER TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED, 5 WEEKS LATER HAD ISSUE WITH...

OCCASIONALLY, (ONCE OR TWICE A YEAR) THE VEHICLE JERKS VIOLENTLY ONCE BETWEEN 20-45 MPH WHEN SLOWING AND THEN ACCELERATING. FEELS LIKE THE VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED OR HIT A HUGE POT HOLE. THIS HAS HAPPENED VERY INTERMITTENTLY. RECENTLY, IT IS HAPPENING ONCE OR TWICE A MONTH. LOCAL FORD DEALER CHECKED PCM (?) CALIBRATION AND UPDATED IT TO TSB 08. HOPEFULLY THIS WILL SOLVE THE PROBLEM. *TR

MY VEHICLE IS A 2008 AND IT ONLY HAS 109,000 MILES ON IT AND I STARTED TO HEAR A WHINING SOUND, BROUGHT IT TO THE AUTO MECHANIC AND THEY SAID THAT IT MIGHT BE SOMETHING IN THE TRANSMISSION SUCH AS A BEARING. WELL TO MY SURPRISE THEY TRANSMISSION DEALER ADVISED ME THAT I NEEDED A WHOLE NEW TRANSMISSION. TRANSMISSIONS ARE SUPPOSED TO LAST A LONG TIME AND THIS IS VERY UNEXPECTED. $3800.00 FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION. I HAVE ALWAYS HEARD A CLUNKING SOUND COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION WHEN IT SHIFTED GEARS OR WHEN I PUT IN IN REVERSE. *KB

PURCHASED FORD EDGE NEW 2008. HAD PROBLEMS SINCE BEGINNING. DRIVING LOW SPEED IT SLIPPED INTO L, TWICE. BROUGHT CAR IN SEVERAL TIMES COMPLAINING SPITTING AND SPUTTERING, BUCKING LIKE CHOKING. (I DO NOT HAVE EXACT DATE OF COMPLAINT TODAY BUT ENTERED APPROXIMATE- IN PROCESS OF OBTAINING HISTORY ). BROUGHT CAR INTO FORD DEALER IN ALBANY WHERE I WAS TOLD BAD GAS AND ONE TIME A BROKEN SEAL BUT NOT TOLD WHERE SEAL WAS. CAR NOW 4 YRS W/ ONLY 65466. MILES. ALWAYS GOT SYNTHETIC OIL CHANGE FOR MORE $ TO INSURE EXTENDED COVERAGE ON POWERTRAIN OR SO WAS INFORMED WOULD BE THE CASE. I ASKED, HOW CAN I GET A 4000 MILE EXTENDED COVERAGE ON THE POWERTRAIN WHEN I AM ONLY TO GET THE OIL CHANGED AT 5 - 6000 MILES, I WAS TOLD "DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT". OCT. 2011 CAR SPUTTERED AND SPIT AFTER FILLING TANK. I HOPED WAS DUE...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD EDGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT OCCASIONALLY WHEN DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS THE VEHICLE WOULD CHANGE GEARS VIOLENTLY, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LUNGE FORWARD ABNORMALLY. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WERE NO FAILURES WITHIN THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 41,000.

WHENEVER YOU ACCELERATE, THE TRANSMISSION BEGINS TO JERK. THE POWER TRAIN PROBLEM INDICATOR LIGHT WILL COME ON AND GO OFF. THE CAR FREQUENTLY JERKS. *TR