Brakes Failed problems of the 2011 Ford Edge

On or about April 19, 2021, without warning, the vehicle's braking system significantly failed. While attempting to slow the vehicle down by applying the brakes, the brake pedal had very little pressure and didn't slow the vehicle unless depressing the brake pedal almost to the floorboard. The loss of sufficient braking could have resulted in damage to property or even personal injury. The vehicle was immediately taken to the local Ford dealership in columbia, south carolina whereby the technician reviewed the vehicle and determined the anti-lock brake system ("abs") hydraulic control unit failed with an internal issue. The abs and/or braking system on a modern vehicle should not fail. The cost to repair and address said issue was $1,912. 85. Attached and incorporated herein by reference is an invoice and receipt of said repair. The same vehicle was previously recalled for "brake booster failure. " this vehicle should also be recalled for the abs hydraulic control unit failing before someone gets seriously injured or even killed.

The 2011 Ford Edge brakes partially failed. Car can still stop but pedal goes to the floor. It seems there may be metal in the hydraulic pump system caused by improper internal design (not properly lubricating possibly). This is a serious concern that could lead to a fatality. Too many issues herein documented, garages seem to know of this on-going problem and a solution must be provided by Ford. Tis is a serious public safety issue. .

Brakes failed. Paddle went completely to the floor, city driving.

2011 Edge sport. Coming to a stop sign, doing 22-23mph, the brake pedal depressed about 90% of the way before engaging. Brakes had to be jammed to the floor to stop the vehicle. We would have hit the other car if they hadn't swerved. I was powerless to stop. Dealer checked the booster that had already been replaced under warranty and said it was the abs module and control unit. I am seeing this happening to a lot of Edge sport and limited owners especially. Ford is not fully acknowledging the faulty design here by only covering the booster. It is incredibly dangerous and I can only imagine how many people have been hurt or didnt get to report the sudden brake failure as a result of death.

The brake pedal goes to the floor board before any braking happens. The braking is minimal when this happens. This has happened 4 times and is still happening in the last year starting in 08/14/2020. The pedal returns to the regular position and operates normally after this occurrence. I have had 4 different mechanics try to diagnose this brake failure with no success. This a intermittent brake failure! because it is a intermittent brake failure even the Ford dealer cannot duplicate the failure! no repairs expect for a power brake bleeding have been done. One of the mechanics I had look at the car said he found an extended warranty for this failure Ford said they could not find one for this failure. I googled it and found a couple of extended warranties for similar brake failures. It is a bit to technical for my to understand fully. I have googled 2011 Ford Edge brake failures and found many occurrences of this happening other people. Please let me emphasize that this is an intermittent brake failure! it only that one time for brakes to fail and kill a family! I have read online that people being charged $1000's to "fix" the problem only to have it happen again. This needs to corrected before someone gets killed! and that someone could be me or someone you love!!.

Brakes intermittently go all the way to floor with no warning while driving on city streets (traveling straight). Car does not stop. Brake failure has happened twice recently, once when going over a railroad track (big bump), and once for no apparent reason. Took to Ford, and it took them a day to look at the vehicle, and they could not reproduce the issue. They checked all the parts of the brake system and could not find any issue.

Brake booster failure.

Brake booster failure, at time brake pedal hard than suddenly drops, this is a safety issue as my wife ended up past stop sigh and my son almost went through back of garage.

This complaint deals with a 2011 Ford Edge in which the vehicle's brakes began to fail considerably at approximately 172,000 miles. After almost $1000 in brake repairs it was finally determined that the vehicle's brake booster had failed. This defect is known to the manufacturer who issued customer satisfaction program 13n02 which allowed replacement of the defective product for vehicles with up to 150,000 miles or through January 15, 2015. This problem presents a dangerous situation, particularly when backing the vehicle when the problem is more prominent. Ford dealership was contacted with regards to the complaint and stated that due to the mileage that the repair would not be covered by the 13n02 repair or other programs. The repair cost is quoted by Ford at approximately $710. 37.

Brake failure with pedal going all the way to the floor and vehicle would not stop. Ford is aware of the problem and will not warranty the repair of the hydraulic control unit (hcu) and cost $1,000 to replace. Why hasn't the NHTSA done something?.

At approximately 90,000 miles 2011 Ford Edge was taken in to kearny pearson Ford (san diego) for routine service and was notified of brake booster recall and that booster was replaced. At approx. 95,000 miles was driving on the highway and brakes failed and fortunately was able to swerve into median to avoid collision. The pedal too easily went all the way to the floor without slowing the vehicle. After pumping the brakes they finally engaged but took all my leg strength to press and stop the vehicle. Kearny pearson Ford inspected and found that the brake booster was not actually replaced - so they replaced per the well documented recall. About 1,500 miles later the right rear brake clips holding the pad in place fell off and kearny pearson replaced. 1,500 miles after that they fell off again to which kearny pearson replaced and attached with adhesive. Now, 2,000 miles after that I had another sudden brake failure. There was no warning or indication. While on the freeway the brake pedal would go all the way to the floor without the brakes picking up. Again needing to pump the brakes to get it to stop and only barely slowing while pedal was fully compressed to the floor. The car is not safe to continue driving. Kearny pearson has said the problem is a faulty hydraulic control braking unit that is separate from the booster recall and a $1,300 fix. I question whether the the booster was the real problem in the first place or the hydraulic control unit is the actual culprit with the booster being a cheaper scapegoat. Maybe they are not related but the failing to brake and the wheezy pedal in both cases feels eerily similar. Even after the booster recall replacement the brakes just haven't felt quite right and experienced a loose brake pedal. Ford has advised this is a standard and routine failure not subject to recall.

My wife was driving the vehicle and when she went to stop she pressed the brakes the pedal went completely to the floor without warning. The vehicle would not stop and nearly collided with a another vehicle. Took the vehicle to Ford and found that it had a faulty abs hydraulic control unit that is allowing fluid to by pass the abs and not stop the vehicle. Vehicle had been serviced previously in 2016 for a similar brake failure issue. (between 50 and 60 thousand miles) that time it was a faulty brake booster that prevented the vehicle from being able to stop. That repair was covered under the 13n02 extended warranty 10 years and 150,000 miles. This time Ford is not standing behind a problem that could have result in a serious injury or worse.

I was driving home on the highway when traffic came to an abrupt stop. I went to apply my brake but the vehicle did not slow. I had to stomp as hard as I could on the brake pedal to stop before almost colliding with another vehicle in front of me. Came within inches of the car in front of me. Once home, I put the Edge in park, I pushed the pedal very hard & heard a high pitched squealing noise. Informed by Ford this was due to the brake booster failing. I had the booster replaced previously in 2016 with the first recall and now 2 years and less than 15,000 miles later, the 2nd booster has failed. Current mileage is 74,451 and I am now about to be on my 3 booster. Ford will not cover another break booster even though each should last somewhere around 100,000 miles. I spoke with service dept and was advised the recall replaced booster is only guaranteed for 1 year or 12,000 miles whichever comes first. Service tech said he couldn't do anything about the issue due to Ford's policy. So glad the safety of my family's life is good for 1 year/12,000 with my 3rd break booster being installed at my expense today. No warnings no nothing, Edge just wouldn't stop. Not sure how many people will have to be hurt before someone will do something. Ford is aware of the problem but it's cheaper for them to pay a lawsuit settlement than to fix the issue. I'm so glad I bought a Ford so that I can shell out $800+ every 2 years for another brake booster if I'm lucky enough to survive finding out it's failed again.

Brake failure- brake pedal goes to floor when braking while in motion- the power booster has already been replaced by dealer under recall.

Notification of a brake booster failure. My car is serviced regularly and the brakes werelways stated as normal. I seen an alert on your website about the brake booster and when I talked to Ford the woman stated if you are not having problems Ford will not do anything. I guess you have to get in an accident. She did say I could take it to a Ford dealer and have them look at it which means I bear the cost since it is beyond warranty. Since I contacted Ford the brake booster failed and had to be replaced. I nearly got injured as the vehicle would not stop and kept rolling. . There was 81000 miles on the vehicle. Another problem the vehicle is having is a driver side door ajar warning indication. I had it repaired once at 23156 miles. I now have it again. There has to be a defect in the door mechanism. I hear Ford has a fix as a work around. When the brake booster failed the vehicle was in motion and was very difficult to stop as the pedal would not depress and remained hard and full.

Brake booster began failing at 24,xxx miles. My wife and our 1 year old son were placed into serious danger. The brake pedal became 'rock hard' and would not engage the brakes. The local Ford dealer diagnosed and repaired this under warranty.

The contact owns a 2011 Ford Edge. The contact stated that the brake failed to engage without warning and emitted a hissing noise. The contact was able to stop the vehicle by depressing the brake pedal several times. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for inspection. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure and current mileage was 53,000.

Tl- the contact owns a 2011 Ford Edge. The contact stated that while traveling 55 mph and attempting to decelerate, the brakes failed to respond. The contact also mentioned that a hissing noise was heard from the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was found that the vacuum for the brakes had failed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted about the failure. The failure mileage was 36,847. Kmj.