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2008 Ford Edge power train problems

277 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the power train on the 2008 Ford Edge25% of all complaints for this model year.

277
Power Train complaints
25%
share of all complaints
86,000 mi
median reported incident mileage
2 / 4
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • Rear driveshaft support failed while driving. A lot of smoke, noise and very bad vibration. Was traveling at a low speed(25mph). If the driveshaft had come apart, it could have easily caused damage to the body and its passengers. It also could've struck and damaged any vehicles near by. After…

    filed Feb 15, 2024

  • The transmission randomly gets stuck in 1st gear and won’t shift beyond that. The RPMs rev up real high and the only way to fix it is to pull off the road and turn the car off and back on. The transmission also bumps really hard shifting sometimes or revs up real high before shifting with a big…

    filed Oct 24, 2023

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Power Train problems in other Edge years

YearReportsShare
2024 Edge512%
2022 Edge4032%
2021 Edge3029%
2020 Edge17558%
2019 Edge44060%
2018 Edge7710%
2017 Edge14311%
2016 Edge8510%
2015 Edge11816%
2014 Edge5615%
2013 Edge1597%
2012 Edge474%
Edge power train problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.