general problems of the 2012 Ford Edge - part 2

While driving at 45mph, vehicle lost power to the extent that I had to pull over on the shoulder. A mechanic wrench light appeared on the dash. Vehicle remained running but idle was very erratic. After ignition was turned off, I used a code reader and dtc "p2111" appeared on the reader (throttle body failure). After clearing the code, I restarted the vehicle and engine idle appeared normal. Drove vehicle for 20 miles with no other abnomalies. During a brief review of Ford recalls, TSB's, etc. I am finding that there are known issues with the throttle body on other models but for some reason not the Edge.

The contact owns a 2012 Ford Edge. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 35 mph and attempting to accelerate, the vehicle failed to accelerate and the engine lost power. The vehicle was merged into a parking lot. The next day, the vehicle was restarted and driven to the dealer. The technician diagnosed that the throttle body and motor assembly were defective. The vehicle was repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 39,000.

On multiple occasions while driving between the speeds of 25mph and 80mph on european roads/highways the car loses ability to accelerate regardless of pressure on gas pedal. I had to pull over, luckily avoiding cars and possible collisions. Car displayed yellow wrench and "awd off" on left side display. Once in safe area I turned off the car, waited for a few minutes and turned it back on without immediate incident. This happened a total of 7 times within a week, however, after contacting Ford service stateside I was told to go to an italian Ford dealership. However, I stopped at two Ford service centers located in vicenza, italy and the mechanics will not touch my car due to the model not being sold anywhere in europe. The problem stopped up until this past week where it has happened again twice within 3 days at, luckily, low speeds and avoiding all cars/hazards. We will attempt to bring it to a local mechanic in hopes of getting the problem fixed as we are leaving for the states in less than a month due to military pcs orders.

After seeing the recent issues w/ the Ford v6 ecoboost engine, I thought it wise to tell about the 2. 0l ecoboost engine in my Edge. After owning the vehicle less than a year, I was driving thru a neighborhood at a very slow pace, I started to make a right turn & the car simply died. No shaking, no warning. Lost all power steering & engine compression. Turned off, restarted & all was well. Took to dealership the next week, if we cant replicate it we cant fix it. Last month, my wife was turning right slowly into a parking lot & it happened again. This time Ford kept the car for over a week trying to duplicate the issue, no luck. If we cant find it, we cant fix it. I was told it could be numerous things & no bulletins or fixes at this time. So my pregnant wife now drives a brand new vehicle that decides to die in traffic while turning, maybe in front of oncoming traffic,. I have read numerous complaints online about this same thing happening to other Edge ecoboost vehicles, but alas no fix. In the recent articles I have been reading it says the 2. 0l ecoboost engine has not been affected, I feel that is incorrect. I think Ford needs to look into all ecoboost engines & find a fix now or replace the vehicle.

Vehicle caught on fire after we attempted to park the vehicle. This incident took place less than two weeks after new car purchase from dealer! horrible experience and a safety hazard for anyone looking to purchase a Ford Edge.