2015 Ford Edge Fuel System Problems

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Edge. The contact stated that after refueling the vehicle and driving to the residence, the contact and her son became aware of an abnormal fuel odor. The contact stated that her son looked under the driver's side rear near the rear tire and saw a small puddle of fuel. The contact stated that the vehicle had not driven over any objects on the way to the residence from the gas station. The contact stated that there were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or an independent mechanic. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 106,000.

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Edge. The contact stated that upon filling the gas tank and attempting to start the vehicle, the vehicle initially failed to start as intended. After finally starting the vehicle, the contact briefly heard an abnormal sound emanating from the rear of the vehicle, but the vehicle returned to normal functionality, with the failure later becoming a regular occurrence. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who diagnosed a failure with the canister purge valve. The vehicle was not repaired. After investigating the failure, the contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 18V735000 (Fuel System, Gasoline), but the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but referred the contact to the NHTSA hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was 76,000.

At random times, while driving at freeway speeds, the engine will suddenly start to decelerate and the RPM's will rev high. There is seemingly known "trigger" for this as it happens intermittently and has happened while driving a flat surface at a steady speed or when at a slight incline or decline. Sometimes it doesn't happen at all, sometimes it happens after a couple of hours into a trip, sometimes is happens after 20 minutes on the road. It's quite terrifying because you are unable to accelerate suddenly. At freeway speeds, this is dangerous and can cause an accident if you are unable to get over, out of the way of other drivers. I have noticed that if you can pull over and safely stop, once the car is turned off and back on, it seems to "reset" and will drive correctly for a while before happening again.

WHEN PULLING AWAY FROM A STOP SIGN INTO A INTERSECTION THE VEHICLE STOPPED, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND WRENCH LIGHT BOTH CAME ON. I TRIED TO ACCELERATE THROUGH THE INTERSECTION BUT NOTHING HAPPENED.. I COASTED TO A STOP. THANK GOODNESS NO CARS WERE COMING. I SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE AND RESTARTED IT. I DROVE AWAY AND WITHIN A FEW HUNDRED YARDS THE SAME THING HAPPENED. NO POWER, COULDN'T ACCELERATE.

THE THROTTLE BODY OF MY CAR WAS REPLACED WITH 5500 MILLES. MY CAR BROKE DOWN AT 70 MILLES/HOUR ON THE FREEWAY. THE CAR SUDDENLY LOSS POWER.

VEHICLE SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING LOST ALL POWER WHILE DRIVING ON ROADWAY CREATING A NEAR COLLISION. VEHICLE WOULDN'T DRIVE, ENGINE SEEM TO STALL AND WOULDN'T ACCELERATE. SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT AND YELLOW WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON, TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP. REPAIRED ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY. VEHICLE HAS 4560 MILES ON IT! FORD EMPLOYEE STAND VERY COMMON AND DANGEROUS PROBLEM. HE STATED HE IS SEEING THIS PROBLEM ON A REGULAR BASIS WITH 2015 AND 2016 FORD EDGES, AND THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH OTHER FORD VEHICLES.

THE ETB (ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY) IN OUR CAR MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO DISENGAGE WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. THE ENGINE STILL RAN, BUT THE TRANSMISSION WAS NON-FUNCTIONAL. IT WAS ONLY AFTER COASTING TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RE-STARTING THE VEHICLE COULD THE TRANSMISSION ENGAGE TO GET HOME. THIS HAPPENED TWICE WITHIN FOUR MILES. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THE ETB REPLACED. THE SERVICE REP SAID THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH FORD VEHICLES. I ASKED IT THE REPLACEMENT ETB A CORRECTIVE PART TO FIX THIS ISSUE, BUT HE STATED HE 'DID NOT KNOW'. THIS CAR HAS ONLY 9300 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. MY CONCERN IS THAT THIS COULD BE A VERY SERIOUS AND DANGEROUS PROBLEM IN SOME CIRCUMSTANCES, SUCH AS BEING IN THE MIDDLE OF A HIGH-SPEED MULTI-LANE TURNPIKE. YOU CAN EASILY IMAGINE BEING STALLED IN SUCH AN INSTANCE AND BEING HIT FROM BEHIND BY FOLLOWING TRAFFIC. MY ONLINE RESEARCH SHOWS THIS IS A PROBLEM DATING BACK ON FORD VEHICLES FROM 2009 AT LEAST, AND THAT THE NHTSA IS 'STUDYING' THE PROBLEM, BUT NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED. MY QUESTION IS WHY HASN'T THIS BEEN DONE SINCE I AM CONVINCED MOST PEOPLE WOULD CONSIDER THIS ISSUE AS AN EXTREMELY SERIOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY CONCERN, VERY DANGEROUS TO BOTH SUCH VEHICLE OWNERS, AND OTHER TRAFFIC.

DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODY 3.5L V6. I WAS AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT WAITING FOR THE LIGHT TO CHANGE. AFTER THE LIGHT CHANGED I ATTEMPTED TO GO THROUGH THE INTERSECTION AND HALFWAY THROUGH THE INTERSECTION THE VEHICLE LOST POWER THUS LEAVING ME IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION WITH VEHICLES MOVING AROUND ME ON BOTH SIDES. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND A WRENCH ICON APPEARED ON THE DASH DISPLAY. THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING AT IDLE SPEED AND THE CAR WOULD NOT GO FORWARD. BY THIS TIME TRAFFIC FROM THE OTHER DIRECTION WAS PASSING ME ON BOTH SIDES. I TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND RESTARTED IT, HOWEVER, WHEN PLACED IN DRIVE THE SAME THING HAPPENED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE FORD GARAGE AND REPAIRED. THE CAUSE WAS A DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODY WHICH WAS REPLACED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT SHOWED A CODE THAT INDICATED THE THROTTLE BODY PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE HAS 6,700 MILES ON IT. HAD WE BEEN TURNING LEFT ACROSS ONCOMING TRAFFIC AN ACCIDENT WOULD HAVE BEEN CAUSED. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT INDICATED THAT WE WERE LUCKY THAT THEY HAD THE PART BECAUSE OF THE NUMEROUS VEHICLES SERVICED WITH THE SAME PROBLEM.

VEHICLE SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING ON A STRAIGHT SECTION OF ROAD. ERROR SAID "FULL ACCESSORY POWER ACTIVE". NOTHING WAS PLUGGED IN TO ANY ACC. PORTS. VERY DANGEROUS AS YOU HAVE TO PLACE VEHICLE IN PARK TO RESTART