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2008 Ford Edge Electronic Stability Control Esc Problems

2 owner-reported electronic stability control esc complaints from NHTSA data

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Jun 2019Oct 2017
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Data sourced from NHTSA public database. For informational purposes only. Always consult a qualified mechanic.

Owner Complaints (2)

mediumELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
Filed: Jun 2019

THE PCM ON MY FORD EDGE HAS WENT OUT FOR A SECOND TIME AFTER 5 YEARS OF HAVING IT FIXED THE FIRST TIME. THIS ISSUE IS AN ON GOING ISSUE THAT ONCE AGAIN WILL COST OVER 1000 TO REPLACE AND REPAIR ALL THE PROBLEMS THIS HAS CAUSED SUCH AS THE COMPUTER ITSELF ALL THE SPARK PLUGS EVEN THOUGH IT IS NOT TIME FOR THIS TO BE CHANGED AGAIN THE CAR WAS PURCHASED WITH 95000 MILES ON IT AND WITHIN A MONTH OF HAVING IT THE CAR SHOT THE COMPUTER WE REPLACED ALL THE SPARK PLUGS COILS AND THE COMPUTER THRU A DEALERSHIP AND NOW THE VEHICLE IS AT 123000 AND ONCE AGAIN IT IS TIME TO REPLACE ALL THE PARTS AGAIN. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED DUE TO THE LOSS OF POWER WHILE DRIVING WHEN THIS ISSUE FIRST STARTS.

NHTSA #: 11221369
mediumELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
Filed: Oct 2017

THE CAR LOST POWER WHEN ENTERING THE FREEWAY. IT WAS MISFIRING AND WAS NOT ABLE TO KEEP UP WITH THE SPEED LIMIT. THE REPAIR SHOP FOUND THE COIL WAS MELTED AND CRACKED. THE ENGINE MISFIRED #6 CYLINDER. THE PCM MODULE DID NOT SHUT DOWN THE CYLINDER TO PREVENT THE MISFIRE, WHICH RESULTED IN THE DESTRUCTION OF THE IGNITION COIL, AND PCM MODULE. THE NEW PCM MODULE HAD TO BE PURCHASED FROM FORD AS NO AFTER MARKET EXISTED. THE REPAIR BILL WAS OVER TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS. WE WERE TOLD THIS COULD HAVE STARTED A FIRE. HOPING THE NEW MODULE WORKS PROPERLY.

NHTSA #: 11034042

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