2014 Ford Edge

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 -

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.

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.

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.

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.

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!

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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD EDGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HER HUSBAND WAS DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOSS MOTIVE POWER AND DECELERATED. THE CONTACT'S HUSBAND PULLED OVER TO AN EXIT RAMP WHERE THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT AND HER HUSBAND EXITED THE VEHICLE AND PUSHED THE VEHICLE TO A REST STOP. THE CONTACT'S HUSBAND WAITED FOR A MOMENT TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND CONTINUED DRIVING TO HIS RESIDENCE. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT'S HUSBAND TOOK VEHICLE TO AN UNKNOWN DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED WHICH WAS STILL PENDING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000.