Four problems related to transmission fluid leaking have been reported for the 2008 Ford Edge. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2008 Ford Edge based on all problems reported for the 2008 Edge.
Driving and a major road the car suddenly slowed down, it looked like someone put the brakes on, someone almost hit me from the back. After that, the car was jerking and shaking and made load noises. Unable to drive the car in drive I put the car on low gear and drove to the dealer. I was told yesterday that it is a transmission problem the cost 5,200 dollars. In November 2014 the car was leaking transmission fluid and was told it was the ptu the car only had 62,000 miles. I was told that was not covered and cost me 1,800 dollars.
While preparing to stop at a light, seemed to have lost all power. Speedometer dropped to zero, airbag light came on and odometer was blank with a readout in its place that said something like odo failure also the wrench icon lit up. Shifted to park and the car jumped and jerked and loud grinding noises came from transmission. Was able to creep to a side street. Turned off engine . Waited several minutes , restarted car and the instrument panel returned to normal. Drove home about 3 miles. Took it to shop and they said it was a shaft seal. They replaced it for $182. 00 the part was $12. Got home and it leaks very badly it has leaked about a cup of fluid in 4 hours. (this was parked / not running) I am taking it back to the shop and hoping they can fix it right. I have been driving for over 30 years and never had this kind of problem.
The car is leaking transmission fluid at the ptu seal.
The transmission failed. As I was driving down the road it clunked very loudly as it shifted and then wouldn't change gears. I stopped at a light and the car would not move. The engine was running but the car would not go. By downshifting manually I was able to move forward and then got it to the dealer. They diagnosed it as drive and reverse engage but it neutrals out in 4th, 5th and 6th. They found metal shavings and chunks in a sample of the fluid drained. We bought the car used from Ford. It was a buy back from the previous customer because of leaky axel seals that could not be resolved. Had the same issue and the dealer replaced seals and things seemed to be okay. Transmission always clunked randomly; dealer thought it was mounts. Once we got new transmission we realized the old one always had problems. This new one shifts completely smoothly, which in retrospect the old one did not.