2015 Ford Edge Speed Control & Cruise Problems

While driving 45-50 mph, without any warning or indication, there was a sudden loss of power and the ability to accelerate. The engine and all electric components were still working but I was not able to accelerate, only coast. There was a wrench warning light, Hill side assist error message, and airbag warning light that showed up on the dash. After pulling over safely, the car was turned off for roughly 30 seconds and restarted. After restarting the vehicle, all systems seemed to work properly. After driving a few days and avoiding any highways, I have not had this happen again. I decided to error on the side of caution and take the vehicle to the dealership for further diagnostics. The dealership stated that they are unable to duplicate the problem. 2015 Ford Edge Titanium, AWD, V6

AT 9AM ON APRIL 4, I WAS COASTING INTO A PARKING SPOT IN THE REAR OF A DOCTOR'S OFFICE. I WAS JUST ABOUT TO PUT THE CAR INTO "PARK", WHEN THE 2015 FORD EDGE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AT WHAT FELT LIKE FULL SPEED, AND HIT A CHAIN LINK FENCE ABOUT 6 FT AFTER JUMPING A CURB. I SOMEHOW BRAKED AND GOT THE CAR INTO "PARK". AFTER A FEW MOMENTS, I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND PUT THE CAR INTO "REVERSE" TO BACK DOWN TO THE PARKING SPOT, AND THE CAR IMMEDIATELY AGAIN ACCELERATED AT WHAT SEEMED LIKE TOP SPEED IN REVERSE, AND AFTER ABOUT 50 FEET CRASHED INTO A DUMPSTER AND ITS WOODEN ENCLOSURE. THIS WAS ACTUALLY FORTUNATE, BECAUSE 10 FT BEYOND THE DUMPSTER WAS THE COMMERCIAL BUILDING WITH A PERSON SITTING AT A DESK JUST INSIDE A WINDOW THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN THE CRASH POINT. IN ADDITION TO DUMPSTER ENCLOSURE BEING DESTROYED, THE FORD EDGE HIT A 2013 TESLA DRIVER'S SIDE REVIEW MIRROR. THERE IS NO POLICE REPORT AS THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED ON PRIVATE PROPERTY. HOWEVER, THERE WERE 4 WITNESSES TO THE ACCIDENT, AND ALL AGREED THAT "I HAVE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THAT, AND THANK GOD NO WAS INJURED OR EVEN KILLED" I WAS NOT INJURED, JUST SHAKEN UP. I CONTACTED THE FORD MOTOR CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP DEPT ON APRIL 9 TO REPORT THE MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION, AND WAS ASSIGNED A CASE NUMBER: CAS14557623. AND WAS TOLD BY LAW THAT THE FORD OFFICE OF GENERAL COUNSEL HAD 15 BUSINESS DAYS TO RESPOND IN WRITING. THE STATE FARM APPROVED BODY SHOP ESTIMATED REPAIRS AT APPROX $9,600. BUT IS MY BELIEF THAT THIS CAR SHOULD NOT EVER BE ON THE ROAD AGAIN, SO WE DECLINED THE REPAIRS AND HAD THE CAR TOWED TO OUR PROPERTY UNTIL WE RECEIVE SOME RESPONSE FROM FORD. I HAVE ATTACHED 5 PHOTOS. I HAVE MORE, BUT THESE SHOW THE ESSENCE OF WHAT HAPPENED. YOU CAN CONTACT ME FOR EXPLANATIONS OF WHAT YOU ARE VIEWING IF NECESSARY

SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER ON A WHILE DRIVING DOWN BUSY ROAD.

I'VE HAD MY 2015 FORD EDGE FOR ONLY 4 MONTHS AND WITH ONLY 4600 MILES ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK SEPT. 15TH GOING DOWN A TWO LANE ROAD MY CAR LOST POWER WITHOUT WARNING I COULD NOT ACCELERATE AND THE WRENCH AND AIR BAG WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. THANK GOD I WAS NOT ON THE FREEWAY GOING 70 MILES AN HOUR I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO SAFETY SO I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS MAKING A VERY LOUD NOISE. I CALLED FORD ROAD SIDE ASSISTANCE. WHEN HE CAME OUT HE TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND ON AND THE WARNING LIGHTS CAME OFF AND THE VEHICLE DROVE NORMAL. I WAS ABLE TO GET HOME. I DECIDED TO TAKE IT TO THE NEAREST FORD DEALER THE NEXT MORNING HOWEVER THEY COULD NOT HELP ME TILL WEDNESDAY OR THURSDAY OF THE FOLLOWING WEEK. I DECIDED TO GO HOME AND CALL THE DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND AS I WAS DRIVING UP MY DRIVEWAY IT HAPPENED AGAIN THIS TIME I DECIDED TO RECORD WITH MY PHONE THE WARNING LIGHTS AND THE NOISE IT WAS MAKING. I CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME TO BRING IT IN TO THEM RIGHT AWAY HOWEVER I WAS NOT ABOUT TO DRIVE IT AGAIN KNOWING IT WAS PROBABLY GOING TO DO IT AGAIN. (VERY SCARY). CALLED FORD ROAD SIDE ASSISTANCE AGAIN AND IT WAS TOWED THERE. I RECEIVED A CALLED LATER IN THE DAY SAYING THAT THE THROTTLE BODYNEEDED TO BE REPLACED. GOT MY CAR BACK THAT AFTERNOON. HOWEVER, 2 WEEKS EARLIER MY VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALER BECAUSE THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON TOOK IT IN AND THE CATALYST CONVERTER WAS BAD HE TO BE REPLACED. OF COURSE NO PART AVAILABLE HAD TO WAIT. MY VEHICLE WAS IN THERE FOR 10 DAYS. (THEY DID PROVIDE A RENTAL AT NO CHARGE)

DEPRESSION OF ACCELERATOR PEDAL HAD NO EFFECT ON ENGINE SPEED WHILE TRAVELING ON TELEGRAPH RD. IN SOUTHFIELD, MI. I "LIMPED" THE CAR TO AVIS FORD, ALSO IN SOUTHFIELD, WHERE THE SERVICE ADVISOR TOLD ME THAT HE BELIEVED THERE WAS A MALFUNCTION OF THE THROTTLE BODY WHICH COUPLES THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO THE ENGINE THROTTLE. THAT WAS LATER CONFIRMED BY AVIS FORD AND AVIS FORD TOOK OUT THE OLD THROTTLE BODY AND INSTALLED A NEW THROTTLE BODY HAVING SERIAL # AT4Z 9E926 B (FP).

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD EDGE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF THROTTLE RESPONSE WHEN DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, AND FAILED TO ACCELERATE PROPERLY. AFTER SHUTTING THE ENGINE OFF AND BACK ON, THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (FRIENDLY FORD IN LAS VEGAS, NV) AND A MODULE WAS REPLACED. AFTER THE REPAIR WAS PERFORMED, THE VEHICLE IDLED VERY HIGHLY UNTIL THE ENGINE WARMED UP. ALSO, THE BRAKES WOULD NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO GRADUALLY STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER, BUT NO FAILURES WERE FOUND. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,000.

4/2016-CAR ENGINE LOST POWER ON HIGHWAY @ HIGHWAY SPEEDS DOWN TO 15 MPH. WRENCH ICON SHOWS ON DASHBOARD. MADE WAY TO SHOULDER, SHUT OFF CAR AND 2X ATTEMPT RESTART. DROVE TO DEALERSHIP. REPLACED THROTTLE BODY ASSY. 8-25-2016-ISSUE HAPPENED FOR A 2ND TIME AS ABOVE @ HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THIS CAR HAS THE REPLACEMENT THROTTLE BODY ASSY. ON FREEWAY AGAIN AND SIMILAR DASHBOARD ICONS. CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. SERVICE SAYS THEY REPLACED THROTTLE BODY ASSY W/"UPDATED MODEL" PER FORD RECOMMENDATION.

WHILE DRIVING IN NORTH CAROLINA AT 55 MPH ON A SINGLE LANE ROAD BETWEEN GOLDSBORO AND GREENVILLE NC, I EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME TOTALLY UNRESPONSIVE. THE CAR SLOWED DOWN TO A SPEED COMPATIBLE WITH THE IDLING RPM OF THE CAR. I HAD TO PULL ON TO THE EDGE OF THE ROAD. ONCE I HAD TURNED THE CAR OFF FOR A FEW MOMENTS AND RESTARTED , THE ACCELERATOR CONTROL RETURNED . VERY DANGEROUS AND LUCKY THIS DID NOT HAPPEN WHILST ON A FREEWAY OR OVERTAKING.

ACCELERATOR STOPPED WORKING. WRENCH WARNING LIGHT LIT. (ENGINE REMAINED RUNNING; AC REMAINED ON). AFTER STOPPING THE CAR, WE RE-STARTED IT. IT RAN OK FOR ABOUT 1.5 MILES, THEN THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED. (WE WERE IN MOTION, ON A BACK ROAD, NOT TURNING,BRAKING ETC. SPEED OF VEHICLE WAS ABOUT 50 MPH. IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD AS THE ROAD IS SOMEWHAT CURVY AND HILLY, WITH FEW PLACES TO SAFELY MOVE OFF THE ROAD AFTER THE VEHICLE STOPPED WORKING).

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD EDGE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. AFTER RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON A SEPARATE OCCASION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,500. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD EDGE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE UNINTENTIONALLY DECELERATED TO 20 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. AFTER RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE THROTTLE BODY. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,000. UPDATED 10/18/16*LJ

WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH ON A BUSY STRETCH OF HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE JERKED SLIGHTLY, A NOTIFICATION LIGHT (ORANGE WRENCH) CAME ON SAYING TO CHECK THE OWNER'S MANUAL, AND THE ACCELERATOR CEASED TO FUNCTION. I WAS ABLE TO NAVIGATE THE CAR SAFELY TO THE SHOULDER; HOWEVER, THE BRAKING FELT STRAINED AND THERE WAS NO ABILITY TO THROTTLE THE ENGINE AT ANY POINT. UPON STOPPING ANOTHER NOTIFICATION POPPED UP SAYING THAT "HILL ASSIST UNAVAILABLE". ONCE STOPPED, I TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND LET THE CAR SIT FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES. THE CAR RESTARTED (ALBEIT ROUGHLY), AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME SAFELY. THE CAR IS CURRENTLY AT THE FORD DEALER WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. NO UPDATE HAS BEEN PROVIDED. THE ONLY FEEDBACK WE'VE GOTTEN WAS THAT THEY MAY "FIND NOTHING". THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM, AND I DO NOT BELIEVE THE VEHICLE IS SAFE TO OPERATE WITHOUT IDENTIFYING AND REPAIRING THIS ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 A FORD EDGE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED TO 5 MPH AS THE RPMS REDUCED TO ZERO. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN WITH CAUTION TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE REMEDY PART WAS ON A MASSIVE BACK ORDER. THE VEHICLE WOULD BE REPAIRED WHEN THE PART BECAME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,000....UPDATED 09/12/16 *BF *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD EDGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WENT INTO LIMP MODE SEVERAL TIMES, WHICH PREVENTED THE VEHICLE FROM BEING DRIVEN OVER 5 MPH. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY FAILED. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THERE WERE MORE THAN 8,000 PARTS ON BACK ORDER AND WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE MANUFACTURER WOULD SUPPLY THE PART FOR THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAITED FOR WEEKS FOR A RESPONSE FROM THE MANUFACTURER TO DETERMINE A SOLUTION. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,300.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD EDGE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH IN TWO LANE TRAFFIC, THE VEHICLE RANDOMLY STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THIS WAS A KNOWN ISSUE BY THE MANUFACTURER AND THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED NO SOLUTION. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,500.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT THE SPEED LIMIT WHEN SUDDENLY MY VEHICLE'S GAS PEDAL STOPPED WORKING. I IMMEDIATELY FELT THE CAR DECELERATE AND TRIED TO PRESS THE GAS PEDAL TO KEEP UP WITH TRAFFIC, BUT MASHING THE GAS HAD NO EFFECT AT ALL. I WAS IN THE LEFT LANE OF A 3 LANE HIGHWAY AND MANY CARS BEGAN SWERVING TO PASS US ON THE RIGHT SO IT WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO COAST TO THE SHOULDER. THERE WERE 2 NEAR MISSES WITH OTHER CARS AND IT COULD HAVE BEEN A VERY BAD CRASH. FORD NOW TELLS ME THAT THEY ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE "TROTTLE BODIES" ON MANY OF THEIR CARS AND THE PART IS BACKORDERED. THEREFORE IT COULD BE 2-3 WEEKS BEFORE MY CAR IS REPAIRED. I PURCHASED THIS CAR IN JANUARY OF 2016 BRAND NEW OFF THE LOT, LESS THAN 6 MONTHS LATER I EXPERIENCED AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS EQUIPMENT FAILURE WITH NO WARNING WHATSOEVER. FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE DOES NOT SEEM THE LEAST BIT CONCERNED THAT THEIR CUSTOMERS ARE NOT ONLY INCONVENIENCED BY THIS ISSUE, BUT ALSO PLACED DIRECTLY IN HARMS WAY.