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2014 Ford Edge Transmission Problems

48 owner-reported transmission complaints from NHTSA data

48
Complaints
2
Recalls
Jan 2023Dec 2018
Date Range

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

Transmission Recalls (2)

RECALLCampaign #14V393000

POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2012-2014 Ford Edge and Lincoln MKX vehicles manufactured September 2, 2010, to November 30, 2013; 2013-2014 Ford Taurus and Lincoln MKS vehicles manufactured August 25, 2011, to November 30, 2013; and 2013-2014 Ford Flex and Lincoln MKT vehicles manufactured September 12, 2011, to November 30, 2013. In the affected vehicles, the halfshaft retention circlip may not have been properly installed, and as a result, the halfshaft may move outward and disengage from the linkshaft while driving and without prior warning.

Fix: Ford will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the vehicles to make sure that the halfshaft is properly retained. If it is not, dealers will replace the linkshaft and also replace the halfshaft if it shows evidence of spline damage, free of charge. The recall began on August 4, 2014. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-800-392-3673. Ford's number for this recall is 14S10.

RECALLCampaign #20V692000

POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2014-2016 Explorer, 2014-2015 Taurus and 2014 Edge vehicles equipped with 2.0L or 2.3L engines and front wheel drive. The support bracket for the front drive axle halfshaft may fail.

Fix: Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the link shaft bracket, free of charge. Parts are not currently available. Owners received an interim notification detailing safety risk December 8, 2020. A second letter will be mailed when parts become available in January 2021. The recall began February 2, 2021. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 20S63.

Owner Complaints (48)

mediumPOWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Filed: Jul 2025

7/2/25-i was driving about 20 miles per hour when suddenly my car went into a type of limp/idle mode. It shut the car down to an idle, a wrench light came on my dash then the car started to shake. I coasted into a driveway and turned the car off. I turned it back on after 5min and it was fine. 7/16/25-I was driving about 30mph and all of a sudden my car goes into this idle mode again. I got the car to coast over into a turning lane. It lost power down to an idle, wrench came up on dash again then the car started to shake. I turned the car off and back on and it was fine. I’m very scared to drive my car bc I don’t know when this will happen again. It could be when I’m turning in front of another vehicle, driving on the expressway or just normal streets or if someone was behind me and wasn’t able to react appropriately bc my car goes into this idle mode so fast that I don’t know how to keep from having an accident myself. 7/17/25-I took it to a machanic and they hooked it to a computer but nothing showed up as being wrong. They drove it several times but they couldn’t get it to do what I’m explaining what it does. After researching the issue, I believe it may be my electric throttle body ETB that ford acknowledged was an issue and had a customer satisfaction program CPS (CSP 13N03) from Ford for ETB replacement on certain 2009-2013 ,.* Jels, sometimes extended into the early 2014 model. * Electronic Throttle Body Failure * Ford ETBs from this era are notoriously bad. * Carbon buildup, worn internal sensors, or electronic glitches cause the throttle to stick or respond erratically. * The PCM detects an unsafe throttle position → activates fail-safe mode → wrench light + jerking + no throttle. * You restart the car, and the ETB re-initializes until it fails again.

NHTSA #: 11674846
mediumPOWER TRAIN
Filed: Jul 2025

Loss of power

NHTSA #: 11672993
mediumPOWER TRAIN
Filed: Oct 2024

See attached document for complaint.

NHTSA #: 11617869
mediumPOWER TRAIN
Filed: Aug 2023

The rear differential has failed. It started to fail at 80,000 miles. The car now has a little over 91,000 miles. It makes a whining/grinding noise at over 30 miles per hour. It was subtle at first but has become much louder recently. If this had failed completely while on the highway going 55 MPH or higher, this could have resulted in complete loss of control of the vehicle. Additionally, oil or parts could have been left on the highway becoming a hazard for other drivers. The local mechanic confirmed that this is the part that needs replacing. There were no warning lights or messages at all. This is a major part of the drivetrain and there are many people on the Internet complaining about premature failure of the differential on the Ford Edge and Lincoln MKX. I am surprised there has not been a recall on this already. Please look into it.

NHTSA #: 11540419
mediumPOWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Filed: Apr 2023

Pulled out of a parking lot onto a busy street locally, car lost power and the orange wrench light came on. Would not go, all the car did was jerk and sputter. Engine did not shut off but would only coast/roll into the middle lane and managed to coast/roll into another business parking lot next door to where I pulled out from and once parked, I turned ignition off and back on. Wrench light went out and car started. No codes were apparently shown when hooked up to the machine at the car lot the next day (wrench light was still off) this is very scary and very dangerous whatever it is, it needs investigated and fixed so us Ford edge drivers can feel safe when driving. Also 1 week before this my check engine light came on, same code 3 times came up for eval, emissions ECT... Now no codes are showing since the wrench light came on Sunday and my car stopped moving.

NHTSA #: 11517771
mediumPOWER TRAIN,ENGINE
Filed: Jan 2023

Upon stopping at intersection I began to accelerate to proceed through intersection and no warning light on dash came on as my vehicle wouldn’t go into drive. It barely rolled through and off to shoulder. When I tried to shift into park it wasn’t engaging or something, it just wouldn’t do anything so I lulled the engine and used emergency brake. This could have been a very big tragedy at this or any similar situation.

NHTSA #: 11499726
mediumPOWER TRAIN
Filed: Sep 2022

Will not register in park, light says transmission not in park. Door does not register it is closed.

NHTSA #: 11483824
mediumPOWER TRAIN,ENGINE
Filed: Sep 2022

This has happened twice on my 2014 Ford Edge. Vehicle goes into limp mode without warning. Did not catch the message, was too busy trying not to get hit. No error codes found. Vehicle restarts and works fine after a short period of sitting. There are multiple reports of this going back 10+ years online. Ford says there is no problem. Computer chip failure? First failure was approximately 10 months ago -

NHTSA #: 11482377
mediumPOWER TRAIN
Filed: Aug 2022

The contact owns a 2014 Ford Edge. The contact stated while driving 45 MPH, the vehicle decelerated independently with the check engine warning light illuminated. The contact was able to pull over safely and allowed the vehicle to cool down. The contact restarted the vehicle and the vehicle operated normally. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing but no failure was found. The failure reoccurred and the vehicle was towed to the residence. The manufacturer was contacted and stated that the VIN was not under recall, and referred the contact to the NHTSA. The failure mileage was 72,500.

NHTSA #: 11480648
mediumPOWER TRAIN
Filed: Jun 2022

The contact owns a 2014 Ford Edge. The contact stated upon parking the vehicle in the driveway and releasing the ignition key. The message “Transmission Not in Park” was displayed; even though the gear shifter was in park(P). The contact then moved the gear shifter in and out of park(P) several times until the shift indicator showed that the vehicle was in park(P). The contact stated that the failure had recurred each time she parked the vehicle. The dealer and the manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 100,000.

NHTSA #: 11469810
mediumPOWER TRAIN
Filed: Apr 2022

The vehicle began emitting a strong smell intermittently, which was later determined to be gear oil from the transfer case dripping down. After the smell was originally noted the car was driven only at low speeds and short distance to get repaired. The car was not able to be put into reverse. Eventually, the car began to make a grinding sound while steering and stopping. Luckily after the strong smells started the car was never driven over 35mph and was only driven for a short distance. I could only imagine if the car was going at highway speeds. This is putting customer's safety at risk. This is a dangerous situation and needs to be resolved. No warning lights illuminated during this ordeal. I was told by the mechanic that the transfer case "blew up" and would need to be replaced. The car has less than 48,000 miles on it and has always been kept in a garage and up to date on service.

NHTSA #: 11462523
mediumPOWER TRAIN
Filed: Jan 2022

The rear differential went in the car at only 100,000 miles

NHTSA #: 11448079
mediumPOWER TRAIN
Filed: Oct 2021

The contact owns a 2014 Ford Edge. The contact stated while driving at various speeds and making a turn, the rear end of the vehicle made abnormal sounds. The vehicle was taken to the independent mechanic who diagnosed that the half-shaft of the vehicle had detached from the transaxle, and the failure was related to NHTSA Campaign Number: 14V393000 (Power Train). The dealer was not notified of the failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that his vehicle could not be repaired under the recall for NHTSA Campaign Number: 14V393000 (Power Train) because the VIN was not included in the recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 113,000.

NHTSA #: 11436556
mediumPOWER TRAIN
Filed: Jul 2021

The following happens roughly a few times a month but cannot be reproduced intentionally…. I pull into my garage, or a parking space, etc and put the car in PARK, the dashboard shows a P for Park but it also shows a message that says car needs to be in park in order to shut off (something a long these lines…) so I have to jiggle it for a few seconds for it to register that it’s in park. It also starts paddle shifting by itself while I am driving!!! I believe what is happening is related to the existing recalls (20V692000 & 14V393000) on Edge’s, but does not include my VIN. Please HELP!

NHTSA #: 11426714
mediumPOWER TRAIN
Filed: Jul 2021

I was out of town on the by pass went over a RR track slowly then took back off and heard a popping noise, went about 4 more miles and turned off as soon as I straighten my steering wheel out to head on down the road a big pop and my car stopped hard and jerked us and motor rev up. Got out to see what happened. My front tire was sideways. I’m so glad I had just turned off the by pass (60 mph) and was going slow. The axle and ball joint broke. It scared me to think what could have happened to us.

NHTSA #: 11425164
mediumPOWER TRAIN
Filed: Dec 2020

BOUGHT VEHICLE APPROX 1.5 YEARS AGO FROM A CHRYSLER DEALER WITH 28000 MILES. PRESENTLY ABOUT 46000 MILES. WHILE DRIVING AT CITY SPEED, CAME TO A RED LIGHT AND STARTED SMELLING THIS ODOR OF BURNT DIFFERENTIAL FLUID OR ROTTEN EGG SMELL. IMMEDIATELY CALLED DEALER AND MADE APPT, FOR FOLLOWING DAY. WE WERE TOLD IT WAS NOT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER (WHICH WE THOUGHT IT WAS AND UNDER WARRANTY), BUT IT WAS THE CPU UNIT. WE WERE ALSO TOLD IT WOULD COST US $3000.00 . THE WARRANTY ON THE UNIT IS 5 YEARS OR 60000 MILES. WHICHEVER COMES FIRST. HOW COULD THIS HAPPEN ON A UNIT THAT NORMALLY LASTS A LIFETIME. ESPECIALLY AT 46000 MILES. WE DID SOME RESEARCH BECAUSE DEALER SAID THEY CANNOT WARRANTY OR EVEN CHECK WITH MANUFACTURE ON WARRANTY. WE FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON DEFECT WITH THE 2014 FORD EDGE ANF FORD KNOWS THE ISSYE AND WILL NOT DO ANYTHING TO RECALL OR REPAIR ANY OF THESE ISSUES. WE DONT HAVE $3000 DOLLARS TO REPAIR THE ISSUE BUT AM DISAPPOINTED THAT WE HAVE TO MAKE A KNOWN REPAIR ON A VEHICLE BOUTGHT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO THAT SHOULD NOT HAPPEN. THERE HAVE BEEN NEWS REPORTS ON TV ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE ON ITS SAFETY . HTTPS://BC.CTVNEWS.CA/MOBILE/FORD-OWNER-FEARS-FOR-HER-SAFETY-AFTER-SERIOUS-CAR-MALFUNCTION-1.3139692 . PLEASE ADVISE AND CHECK THIS NEWS REPORT. RIGHT NOW THIS VEHICLE WE SPENT $22000 THOUSAND IS PARKED AND CANNOT BE DRIVEN BECAUSE IT'S TOO DANGEROUS

NHTSA #: 11384259
mediumPOWER TRAIN
Filed: Dec 2020

I HAD SENT YOU A COMPLAINT ABOUT MY VEHICLE. COMPLAINT NUMBER 11384259 STATING THE VEHICLE CPU WAS DEFECTIVE. WHAT I MEANT TO SAY WAS "THE PTU UNIT IS DEFECTIVE"{ POWER TAKE OFF UNIT.}. THANK YOU AND I APOLOGIZE FOR THE MISTAKE.

NHTSA #: 11384266
mediumPOWER TRAIN
Filed: Sep 2020

MY VEHICLE LOST POWER. A WRENCH ICON APPEARED ON THE DASH. I WAS ENTERING A GAS STATION SO THE CAR WAS IN MOTION AND I WAS ABLE TO PARK. I LOOKED IT UP AND FOUND OUT IT WAS A THROTTLE BODY FAILURE.. I HAD IT TOWED TO A FORD DEALER. I DIDNT TRUST TO DRIVE IT. FORD COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE ISSUE BUT THE CODE WAS RETAINED.P2111. THE ISSUE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL WHICH WAS DISAPPOINTING. IF IT'S A KNOWN ISSUE IT SHOULDNT MATTER THE YR AND VIN#. IT'S A DANGEROUS ISSUE. IT WAS COVERED UNDER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY LUCKILY AND WAS REPAIRED.

NHTSA #: 11355490
mediumPOWER TRAIN,ENGINE
Filed: Aug 2020

VEHICLE LOSSES POWER WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AND CITY STREET. MUST PULLL OVER AND RESTART THE VEHICLE. NO SET SPEED. PRESS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL VEHICLE CREEPS ALONG. VERY CONCERNED WITH THE SAFWTY OF THE VEHICLE TRAVELING ALONG THE HIGHWAY. HAVE SPOKEN WITH THE DEALER AND TWEHY ARE LOOKING INTO IT.

NHTSA #: 11342912
mediumPOWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Filed: Jun 2020

FROM A STOP OR AT LOW SPEEDS THE SUV LUNGES FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS. WHEN SUV WAS PURCHASED NEW; THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND I WAS WITHOUT A CAR FOR THEEE WEEKS. I HAVE MAINTAINED THE SUV AND ALL ISSUED RECALLS HAVE BEEN FIXED. THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE AND ANYTIME I TAKE IT TO FORD DEALERSHIP THEY FIND NO ISSUE. LET ME TELL YOU; THIS IS AN ISSUE! MY LAST THREE VEHICLES HAVE BEEN FORDS AND WOULD APPRICIATE THIS ISSUE BE SOLVED

NHTSA #: 11331082
mediumPOWER TRAIN
Filed: May 2020

I WAS PARKED WITH THE CAR ON FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES WHEN OUT OF NO WHERE THE POWER TRAIN MALFUNCTION/REDUCED POWER LIGHT CAME ON. THE SUV HAS A LOUD CLUNK SOUNDS WHEN I TRY TO MOVE IT. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED WITHIN 2 YEARS. THE FIRST TIME I WAS DRIVING AND GET STRANDED ON THE ROAD. *TR

NHTSA #: 11323967
mediumPOWER TRAIN,ENGINE
Filed: Mar 2020

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD EDGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSFER CASE EXPLODED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V393000 (POWER TRAIN) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE NHTSA. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 82,000.

NHTSA #: 11317211
mediumPOWER TRAIN
Filed: Jan 2020

POWER TAKE OFF ASSEMBLY FAILED ACCORDING TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE AND THEY CAN RANDOMLY FAIL REGARDLESS OF MILEAGE AND CAN ACTUALLY EXPLODE AND WIPE THE TRANSMISSION OUT AND IF THAT WAS TO HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING COULD BE DISASTROUS ON THE HIGHWAY BUT FORTUNATELY THAT DID NOT HAPPEN BUT COULD HAVE FORD NEEDS TO RECALL AND FIX THIS ISSUE

NHTSA #: 11299402
mediumPOWER TRAIN
Filed: Nov 2019

AFTER STOPPING AND PUTTING THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT LEVER IN PARK, A MESSAGE WILL APPEAR ON THE DASH THAT SAYS THE TRANSMISSION IS NOT IN PARK. BUT IT IS. YOU CAN CLICK THE SHIFT SWITCH AND THE MESSAGE WILL GO OUT WITHIN 5-10 SECONDS. EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE IT WILL STAY ON FOR CLOSE TO 30 SECONDS. THE MESSAGE DOESN'T COME UP CONSTANTLY. USUALLY ABOUT EVERY COUPLE OF TIMES YOU STOP AND PARK. YOU NEVER KNOW IF THE TRANSMISSION IS REALLY IN PARK. YOU HAVE TO ASSUME THAT IT IS. ONE OF THESE TIMES IT REALLY WILL NOT BE AND SOMEONE WILL GET HURT. THE DEALER DOESN'T WANT TO FIX IT UNTIL IT COMES ON CONSTANTLY. NOW IT IS ONLY INTERMITTENT. FORD HAS A TSB ON THE PROBLEM. BUT THEY WANT THE CUSTOMER TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. IT COVERS SEVERAL FORD MODELS OVER SEVERAL YEARS. TO ME THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THE OWNER NEVER REALLY KNOWS IF THE TRANSMISSION IS IN PARK OR NOT. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING ON MY VEHICLE FOR OVER A YEAR NOW.

NHTSA #: 11278114
mediumPOWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE
Filed: Sep 2019

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD EDGE. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE'S THROTTLE FAILED AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL CEASED TO OPERATE. THE WRENCH WARNING ICON ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL DRIVING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR STEADILY ILLUMINATED. RUSS MILNE FORD (24777 HALL RD, MACOMB, MI 48042, 888-875-0668) WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO NOTIFIED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000.

NHTSA #: 11254240
mediumPOWER TRAIN
Filed: Jul 2019

PULLED INTO A PARKING STOP AT THE GROCERY STORE; WENT TO PUT MY CAR IN PARK, SHIFTER WENT INTO PARK, ON THE DASH IT WAS SAYING I WAS IN REVERSE. THE CAR WAS DEFINITELY IN REVERSE. WAS NOT ABLE TO PUSH IN THE SHIFTER BUTTON TO CHANGE GEARS OR MOVE THE SHIFTER AT ALL. YOU WERE ABLE TO MANUALLY CHANGE THE GEARS WITHIN THE ENGINE, BUT NOT WITH THE SHIFTER.

NHTSA #: 11233208
mediumPOWER TRAIN
Filed: Jul 2019

I NOTICED OIL ON MY GARAGE FLOOR FROM MY WIFE'S FORD EDGE. I TOOK IT IN TO MY LOCAL FORD DEALER AND WAS TOLD I NEED A NEW P T U.THIS SUV ONLY HAS 64,000 AND SOME MILES. I HAD THE PART REPLACED TO THE TUNE OF $2100.00 PLUS. I HAVE SINCE FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS A COMMON PART TO GO BAD ON THE FORD EDGE.I FEEL THIS PART IS DEFECTIVE IN DESIGN OR DEFECTIVE BECAUSE THE PARTS ARE NOT BUILT STRONG ENOUGH TO DO THE JOB.FORD KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE P T U BUT WILL NOT OFFER ANY HELP TO THE CONSUMER.

NHTSA #: 11229634
mediumPOWER TRAIN
Filed: May 2019

I'VE NOTICED OVER THE COURSE OF THE PAST 2 YEARS THAT THE TRANSMISSION SLAMS INTO GEAR BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND CAUSING THE CAR TO JERK. THIS HAS HAPPENED APPROX. 12 TIMES THAT I CAN RECALL. IT USUALLY OCCURS BETWEEN 10 MPH AND 20 MPH.

NHTSA #: 11206416
mediumPOWER TRAIN
Filed: Apr 2019

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD EDGE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AND THE WRENCH ICON INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MAC HAIK FORD (972-223-8050, LOCATED AT 515 S INTERSTATE 35 EAST SERVICE RD, DESOTO, TX 75115) WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THERE WAS NO FAILURE WITH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 76,000.

NHTSA #: 11196500
mediumPOWER TRAIN,WHEELS,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Filed: Apr 2019

I HAD BEEN DRIVING FOR ABOUT 40 MINUTES AROUND 35 MILES PER HR, ON A STREET. I SLOWED DOWN TO CHANGE LANES TO ENTER THE FREEWAY RAMP.THEN WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, IT WOULD BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN AND LOSE POWER. THE WRENCH ICON APPEARED, BUT WAS ABLE TO STEER, AROUND A FEW FEET, INTO A SERVICE STATION . THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. I KEPT THE ENGINE RUNNING BUT THERE WAS NO ACCELERATION. WHEN PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR THERE WAS NO ACTIVITY. I PLACED THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND TURNED OFF THE IGNITION. MAYBE ONE MINUTE LATER, I RESTARTED THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE STARTED RIGHT UP. THE ACCELERATOR WORKED PROPERLY. INSTEAD OF ENTERING THE FREEWAY I TOOK ANOTHER ROUTE HOME,WHICH WAS ABOUT 15 MILES AWAY. I HAD THE VEHICLE TAKEN TO A FORD DEALERSHIP THE NEXT DAY WHICH WAS 4/11/2019. AFTER INSPECTING IT,FORD STATED THEY COULD NOT IDENTIFY ANY PROBLEMS. I HAVE AROUND 76,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. I AM VERY MUCH AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE, BECAUSE OF THE SAFETY DANGER THAT IT POSE. I AM RETURNING IT BACK TO FORD FOR FURTHER INSPECTION. I DID NOT RECEIVE ANY WARNING BEFORE THE VEHICLE LOSS ACCELERATION. I WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO AVOID A CRASH, IF THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN THE USUAL TRAFFIC OR IF I WOULD HAVE ENTERED THE FREEWAY AS PLANNED.

NHTSA #: 11196133
mediumPOWER TRAIN
Filed: Feb 2019

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD EDGE. WHEN MAKING A TURN, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND THE SERVICE ADVANCETRAC WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURE AS LISTED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V393000 (POWER TRAIN). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

NHTSA #: 11181336
mediumPOWER TRAIN
Filed: Feb 2019

POWER TRANSFER UNIT FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THIS PART IS NOT ON MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE.

NHTSA #: 11180700
mediumPOWER TRAIN
Filed: Dec 2018

WHEN SHIFTED INTO PARK LIGHT COMES SAYING NOT IN PARK. TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKS WHEN IN PARK. NO LEAKING IN NEUTRAL.

NHTSA #: 11163104
mediumPOWER TRAIN,ENGINE
Filed: Dec 2018

DRIVING IN NORMAL CONDITIONS VEHICLE WILL LOOSE POWER AND THE WRENCH LIGHT WILL COME ON PULL OVER TURN VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON IT DRIVES WITH NO ISSUES

NHTSA #: 11161883
mediumPOWER TRAIN
Filed: Jul 2018

VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH, I WENT TO CHANGE LANES AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOSES POWER, GOES INTO LIMP HOME MODE, THE WRENCH APPEARS ON THE DASH AND I MUST PULL OFF TO THE EMERGENCY SHOULDER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED IN TO FORD, WHERE THEY EXPLAINED MY THROTTLE BODY WAS BAD AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.

NHTSA #: 11110770
mediumPOWER TRAIN
Filed: Jun 2018

THE POWER TRAIN MALFUNCTION LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING. I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE GOING AROUND 75 MPH AND ON 3 LANES OF HEAVY MORNING COMMUTE TRAFFIC. WHEN THE POWER TRAIN LIGHT CAME ON, I LOST THE ABILITY TO USE THE GAS AND COULD NOT ACCELERATE. I DID HAVE THE ABILITY TO BRAKE. I HAD TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD QUICKLY DESPITE THE HEAVY TRAFFIC. I STOPPED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURNED THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON. ONCE TURNING OFF AND ON, THE POWER TRAIN LIGHT WAS NO LONGER ILLUMINATED AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE AGAIN. THE CAUSE OF THE FAULT IN UNKNOWN.

NHTSA #: 11099482
mediumPOWER TRAIN
Filed: Jun 2018

WHEN I PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK IT DISPLAYS THE "TRANSMISSION NOT IN PARK" LIGHT. WHEN THIS DISPLAYS YOU CANNOT LOCK DOORS PROPERLY. THE ONLY WAY TO ADJUST THIS IS TO EITHER TAP THE GEAR SHIFT BUTTON FOR STANDARD DRIVE OR RESTART AND KILL THE CAR. SOMETIMES IT WORKS AND SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING OFF AND ON SINCE 30,000 MILES BUT OUT OF THE 3 YEAR WARRANTY. I AM BEING TOLD THEY HAVE TO REPLACE THE SHIFTER TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM . THEY ALSO TELL ME IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR.

NHTSA #: 11099137
mediumPOWER TRAIN
Filed: May 2018

WHEN PUTTING THE VEHICLE IN PARK IT DOES NOT REGISTER THE PARK POSITION. AFTER TURNING IT OFF IT PULLED FORWARD, BUT NORMALLY IT WILL STAY PARKED. I HAVE A VIDEO OF THE PARK NOT ENGAGING, BUT IT IS BIGGER THAN 5 MB. IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR ABOUT 2-3 WEEKS, WILL BE TAKING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP.

NHTSA #: 11093884
mediumPOWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE
Filed: May 2018

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD EDGE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE POWER TRAIN WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CRAIN FORD OF LITTLE ROCK (4601 COLONEL GLENN PLAZA DR., LITTLE ROCK, AR 72210) WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS NOT PERFORMED; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,450.

NHTSA #: 11092187
mediumPOWER TRAIN
Filed: Mar 2018

I HAVE INFREQUENT LINKAGE CONCERNS WHILE TRAVELING AT SLOWER SPEEDS USUALLY IN PARKING LOT TYPE TRAFFIC WHERE BRAKING AND LIGHT ACCELERATION ARE CONSTANT. AFTER COASTING, IN DRIVE, THERE IS A SLIGHT HESITATION WHEN THE ACCELERATOR IS PRESSED, THEN A NOTICEABLE, SOMETIMES HARD, ENGAGEMENT OF THE TRANSMISSION.

NHTSA #: 11081815
mediumPOWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Filed: Jan 2018

RIGHT FRONT AXLE FAILURE WARNING OF TRANSMISSION NOT IN PARK

NHTSA #: 11063745
mediumPOWER TRAIN,ENGINE
Filed: Dec 2017

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD EDGE. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND SLOWED TO A STOP. THERE WERE UNKNOWN WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO WEHR FORD (11311 US-60 BUS, MOUNTAIN GROVE, MO 65711, (417) 926-3192) AND REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND A COMPLAINT WAS SUBMITTED; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT FORD COULD NOT OFFER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

NHTSA #: 11053956
mediumPOWER TRAIN,ENGINE
Filed: Sep 2017

CAR STOPPED RUNNING IN THE MIDDLE OF A RED LIGHT AND WHEN PUSHING THE GAS WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING AND WHEN PUT INTO PARK THE WHOLE CAR SHOOK REALLY BAD. HAD TO GET OUT OF THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD SO THAT I WOULD NOT BE HIT FROM BEHIND.

NHTSA #: 11030119
mediumPOWER TRAIN
Filed: Sep 2017

AFTER DRIVING AND PLACING THE VEHICLE IN PARK, THEN TURNING OFF THE ENGINE; WHICH IS DONE BY "PUSHING BUTTON CONTROL," THE INDICATOR READS " TRANSMISSION NOT IN PARK". ALTHOUGH THE GEAR HANDLE IS FULLY ENGAGED IN THE PARK POSITION. ONLY AFTER PUSHING THE GEAR HANDLE WITH A LITTLE FORCE TO ENSURE IT'S IN THE "PARK", POSITION, DOES THE DASH INDICATOR CHANGES TO "PARK". AND IT'S SAFE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE.

NHTSA #: 11029879
mediumPOWER TRAIN
Filed: Aug 2017

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD EDGE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE, THE "TRANSMISSION NOT IN PARK" WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER (BEYERS FORD LOCATED AT 170 RIDGEDALE AVE MORRISTOWN, NJ 07960) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SHIFTER ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,788. UPDATED 10/05/17*LJ *TR

NHTSA #: 11016520
mediumPOWER TRAIN,ENGINE
Filed: Oct 2016

VEHICLE ABRUPTLY SLOWED DOWN WHILE GOING 35-40 MPH. ERROR MESSAGE ON DISPLAY SAID SEE OWNERS MANUAL WITH THE WRENCH SYMBOL WHICH IS A LOSS TO THE POWER TRAIN. VEHICLE HAD A ROUGH IDLE AND GAS PEDAL WAS NOT RESPONDING AND I HAD TO BE COAST TO SIDE OF ROAD AFTER WHICH IT WAS TURNED OFF. AFTER ABOUT 3-5 MINUTES I RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE. I WAS GOING STRAIGHT AND UP A SMALL INCLINE. VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO FORWARD AND I HAD TO COAST BACKWARDS DOWN HILL.

NHTSA #: 10913742
mediumPOWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Filed: Nov 2014

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD EDGE. WHILE IDLING, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE WRENCH WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THERE WAS A LOUD ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE MAIN COMPUTER NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,500.

NHTSA #: 10652982
mediumPOWER TRAIN
Filed: Oct 2014

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD EDGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ROLLED IN REVERSE WHILE THE CONTACT WAS CHANGING GEARS FROM PARK TO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO WAS UNABLE TO REPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000.

NHTSA #: 10650486

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