2008 Ford Edge Vehicle Speed Control Problems
Owners have filed 91 complaints with NHTSA about vehicle speed control problems on the 2008 Ford Edge, 8% of all complaints for this model year. Half of the reports with a mileage happened before 100,000 miles. The words owners use most often: “tire pressure” (15% of reports).
- 91vehicle speed control complaints
- 100,000median miles at failure
- 6mention a crash
- 2mention an injury
- 0related recalls
- 40%of reports with a speed happened at 50+ mph
What owners describe
Phrases that appear unusually often in these complaints compared with complaints about other cars.
- Tire pressure: mentioned in 14 of 91 complaints (15%)
- Odo data: mentioned in 7 of 91 complaints (8%)
- Wrench airbag: mentioned in 6 of 91 complaints (7%)
- Speedometer tachometer: mentioned in 5 of 91 complaints (5%)
At what mileage do vehicle speed control problems happen?
Based on 84 complaints that reported the odometer reading.
How serious are the reports?
Of 91 complaints, 6 mention a crash, 1 a fire, 2 an injury.
Ford Edge vehicle speed control complaints by model year
| Model year | Vehicle Speed Control complaints | Share of that year | Median miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Edge | 2 | 9% | 56,000 |
| 2022 Edge | 4 | 3% | — |
| 2021 Edge | 5 | 4% | 44,000 |
| 2020 Edge | 12 | 4% | 90,000 |
| 2019 Edge | 20 | 3% | 58,969 |
| 2018 Edge | 3 | 0% | 65,000 |
| 2017 Edge | 13 | 1% | 70,000 |
| 2016 Edge | 20 | 2% | 11,450 |
| 2015 Edge | 30 | 4% | 10,500 |
| 2014 Edge | 15 | 4% | 34,450 |
| 2013 Edge | 57 | 2% | 50,000 |
| 2012 Edge | 15 | 1% | 48,000 |
| 2011 Edge | 88 | 5% | 51,000 |
| 2010 Edge | 22 | 3% | 29,000 |
| 2009 Edge | 5 | 2% | 96,000 |
| 2008 Edge | 91 | 8% | 100,000 |
| 2007 Edge | 28 | 3% | 79,500 |
When owners reported it
Related recalls (0)
No safety recall lists vehicle speed control for the 2008 Ford Edge. A pattern of complaints does not always lead to a recall.
What owners report
Short excerpts of recent complaints, with personal details removed. Full reports are on NHTSA.gov.
When I accelerate, my car jerks or the shifting is not smooth anymore. Others have been quoted over $9k to fix this issue.
Here we are years later and still the same issues....loss of power without warning, shuts off with no warning. Bangs when shifting, very rough shifting. Feels like its in 1st gear and then shifts roughly into gear, or i have to stop shut it off and start again. I see alot of the same complaint and…
While driving on the highway the speedometer drops to 0, wrench light and airbag light turns on. Car losses power and keeps running. To move at all requires reving the engine to very high rpms
Frequently asked questions
Do all 2008 Ford Edges have vehicle speed control problems?
No. NHTSA has 91 owner complaints about vehicle speed control for the 2008 Ford Edge (8% of the 1,120 complaints for this model year). Complaint data shows that the problem is reported, not how many of all cars sold are affected.
Was there a recall on the 2008 Ford Edge vehicle speed control?
No recall currently lists vehicle speed control for this vehicle.
At what mileage do vehicle speed control problems start?
The median reported mileage is 100,000 miles: half of the reports with a mileage came before that.
What do owners say about vehicle speed control problems on the 2008 Ford Edge?
The most frequent phrase is “tire pressure”, in 14 of 91 complaints, followed by “odo data” (7).
Other 2008 Ford Edge problems
See all 2008 Ford Edge problems or vehicle speed control problems across all Edge years.