general problems of the 2012 Ford Edge - part 2

When I had to make a quick stop the brake pedal went to floor and has been this way had it checked and found the abs hcu has a valve sticking and was also told it is a issue on other Edge and other Ford vehicles scared to drive car a brake issue that really needs fird attention.

The brake pedal goes all the way to the floor and very little braking is applied to the wheels. The problem appeared while driving. One minute the brakes are fine, the next I have almost no brakes. Very big safety issue! the Ford dealer has diagnosed the problem with the hydraulic control unit (hcu). The car had the same issue 5 years ago and was repaired. This is the second time the brakes on this car have failed while driving. No warnings before or after the brake failure.

Summer 2022 my brakes started giving out … when coming to a stop, the brake pad goes all of the way to the floor makes a sound similar to a pump or a hiss. It “corrected” itself after a few pumps on the brake peddle after about five minutes. It happened a second time so I took it back to the company who had replaced my brakes 2/3 yrs prior … they could not find anything wrong w/them. It happened again, I took car back to same place with same results. Later in the year it happened for a 4th time but did not correct itself as it had in the past, I drove home at 30mph for over 30 minutes leaving a lot of space between myself and cars in front. The car sat for about a month then my brother drove it and experienced the same problem. I had the car towed to a mechanic who could not replicate the problem therefore could not fix what he couldn’t find but he did bleed the brakes. I rented a car for a short while but when I did drive it again, the same problem occurred and corrected itself. I took it to a different mechanic who also could not replicate the problem, he tried 3 times. I have experienced the same problem at least three times this year, the last time being last week. My and any passengers safety is at risk daily; fortunately, most times I have been parking or on surface streets when this has happened. There have been no warning signs before the brakes give out. I plan on taking car to dealership this weekend.

The contact owns a 2012 Ford Edge. The contact stated that the brake pedal would intermittently harden upon depression without warning. The contact stated that the failure made it difficult to stop the vehicle in a reasonable amount of time. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where the brake master cylinder was replaced. After the repair, the contact stated that the braking system had slightly improved; however, the failure persisted. The dealer nor the manufacturer had yet to be notified of the failure. The vehicle had yet to be repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 37,000.

This car has to have the break lines bleed regularly and it seems to be a common problem in the model.

The power brake booster diaphragm fails. This caused the brakes to feel rock hard when depressing the pedal and almost not stop the vehicle. There is also a "hissing noise" when depressing the brake pedal. At other times the brake pedal will slowly sink to the floor while being depressed at a stop light. The vehicle is unsafe and can't be driven safely. It only has 115,762 miles on it. An independent repair shop confirmed the vacuum leak in the power brake booster and suggested we contact Ford because they heard this is a consistent issue with this model. One representative at Ford did acknowledge that they have a failure of the power brake booster diaphragm and that they had extended the warranty on this specific item. I went to get it repaired at the dealership and they claim that warranty ended in may 2022 even though I have not exceeded the mileage of this extended warranty (120,000). Another Ford representative today indicated that there isn't an extended warranty for this item, but rather it is a recall item. She then said that there isn't a program for the repair, however. This is a legit safety issue that Ford acknowledges exists, but they aren't willing to correct the issue. That is unacceptable. Someone is going to get hurt and Ford knows it, but doesn't care. Who can help get this corrected?.

I dont drive often or many miles so while driving on state route had to stop seeing several cars in front of me stopping for a dump truck backing in drive so pressed on brake but went to floor and did eventually stop however had spongy pedal until I got home. I did get brake pads and fluid checked with all being fine. My local Ford said they had not heard of this issue however I saw many reports submitted on this site and read a plea to Ford for a recall since mechanics say they have no fix for it. It came on suddenly and I am in fear to use my vehicle for fear of brake failure with damage and possible death. Please have company research, recall and fix before someone gives their life before something deadly cannot be undone. Thanks!!.

Applied my brakes while on the highway heard a loud “hissing sound” and the brake pedal was rock hard. I ended up in the ditch.

The contact owns a 2012 Ford Edge. The contact stated that while depressing the brake pedal, the vehicle failed to stop. The contact stated that extra effort was needed while depressing the brake pedal to stop the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the brakes needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure persisted. The vehicle was taken back to the mechanic where it was diagnosed that the brake booster needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer as notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 105,000.

Brake pedal go's to the floor. Spongy brakes.

Brake pedal went completely soft, and to the floor and did not slow the vehicle. This occurred out of nowhere. Brakes were working fine before this random loss of control and power. Almost hit the car in front of me. Eventually came to a stop with pedal all the way to the floor. Placed my car in park, took foot off the brake, then brakes came back to work as normal. Took it to multiple brake shops. No one will even touch it as there is no resolution. One shop has seen 9 Fords with the exact same issue; replaced the master cylinder, brake booster, and cleaning all lines with no resolve, thus having to reimburse customers for their parts and labor. Someone is going to die if Ford doesn’t make a recall. One customer quoted Ford for saying “we are looking into it. Until then drive carefully. ” wow. There are many people reporting the same problem. Do a little research.

My brake pedal is squeaking when I push it,the brake pedal is going all the was down and gets stiff. If I'm at a red light and have my foot on the pedal it push up like trying to get my foot off of it. . The mechanic told me that he could've sworn there was a re call on the Ford Edge's. . I scared and I know I could never afford to fix this huge problem.

Brake failure. Brakes sync to floor and do not work. Safety of hurting self and others. No warnings or symptoms.

Brake pedal goes to the floor - brake failure. Reading on-line, this appears to be a chronic, dangerous, widespread, multi-year Ford motor problem. The issue appears to be a result of a systemic faulty braking Ford motor issue.

On 12/22/2021 I was going to an appointment, when I got the bottom of the driveway the brakes kept fading like I was loosing brake fluid, I drove to my mechanics it was diagnosed to be abs hydraulic control module. My understand from trying to get a new part, there are several hundred people looking for the same part. There were no dash lights or warnings so it is hard to believe that there are not accidents by this issue. If this had occurred on the road there would have been no stopping in an emergency. My car is still sitting waiting for the part. Its here if you need to check it out. The part is very difficult to get to. Again no warning till I put my foot on the brake pedal.

The contact owns a 2012 Ford Edge. The contact stated that while driving at 35 mph, the brake pedal went to the floorboard while depressed. The failure occurred on two separate occasions. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence. The dealer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact to take the vehicle in for diagnostic testing. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 62,000.

The contact owns a 2012 Ford Edge. The contact stated that while driving at 35 mph, the brake pedal was depressed but failed to respond. The contact stated that as she depressed the brake pedal two more times the brake pedal went to the floorboard but responded. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnosed that the brake booster had failed and needed to be replaced. The contact stated that the failure reoccurred while driving. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer for repair under the customer satisfaction program number: 13n02; however, the dealer informed the contact that the vehicle would be repaired at her own expense because the VIN was not included in the customer satisfaction program. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and advised the contact that they could not assist due to where the vehicle was manufactured. The manufacturer referred the contact to NHTSA for assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 144,000.

Vehicle has a extended warrantee on the power brake booster that Ford is unwilling to repair due to a previous replacement of the part in 2017. Brake boosters are out of stock and unavailable, due to volume of repairs. Both power brake boosters failed approximately 5 years from install. The brake issues created a very unsafe incident that almost caused an accident.

The contact owns a 2012 Ford Edge. The contact stated that while reversing, the vehicle made an abnormal squealing sound. In addition, the brake pedal was depressed and traveled to the floorboard. The brake pedal was very soft. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where the failure was undetermined. The failure recurred 3 times. The dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 87,000.

Brake pedal goes to floor, brake booster was replaced 10/31/2019 49170 miles, brakes have failed again pedal goes to floor 11/2021 52600 miles. Repair only lasted 3400 miles.

Intermittent brake issue, rock hard or down to the floor squish very soft and having to pump brakes, hissing noise. I am afraid there is going to be some kind of highway crash because of this problem and my warranty is not covering it because it's intermittent, but when it does happen it lasts days. I have a baby now and am afraid to drive my vehicle to far/fast. With all the comments I've been seeing it's the exact same issue, model and year. This needs to be recalled before it turns into the Toyota problem years ago when the brakes completely failed.

The contact owns a 2012 Ford Edge. The contact stated while driving approximately 45 mph, the brake pedal would go to the floorboard while depressed with an abnormal sound. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The VIN was not available. The approximate failure mileage was 120,000.

2 months after I purchased this vehicle in 2021, I noticed soft brakes, the vehicle displayed low oil pressure it locked up and turned off. Proper oil was added and the brakes appeared normal afterwards. Around mid August 2022, I noticed that when I put pressure on brakes to slow the vehicle, the peddle would sink slowly to the floor and hard to slow vehicle down. So brakes were inspected and the rear brake pads were worn all the way down and the front brakes were like new. . All four brake pads were replaced with new pads. Well this did not correct the problem. I would still hear a swoosh from the brake peddle when releasing and brakes continued to slowly sink to floor. . So the master cylinder and the vacuum booster were replaced, brake lines were bled over 10 times and problem was still not corrected. No warning lights ever reflected on the vehicle. Now the vehicle will mot start and now I have to tow to repair shop. When I started looking up issues regarding my 2012 Ford Edge sel, tan color. I noticed this has been a reoccurring issue with this make/model. Also, no repair/recall stickers were attached to the vehicle to address this issue. I purchased this vehicle August 2021 from a dealer in wilmington, nc.

Brake pedal goes almost to floor. It has a little engagement at the top pedal then becomes spongy then stopping power at the bottom of pedal. Also there is a "thump" sound when you first press the pedal. When you let off rmr pedal there is a whistle. The booster was replaced during an extended warranty several years ago.

The contact owns a 2012 Ford Edge. The contact stated that while attempting to stop the vehicle, the brake pedal was depressed and extended to the floorboard. The vehicle failed to immediately stop, nearly causing a rear end collision with another vehicle. The vehicle was taken back to an independent dealer who was unable to determine the cause of the failure. Additionally, while driving at various speeds, the vehicle would not properly accelerate while depressing the accelerator pedal, with the check engine warning light and fuel filler inlet message illuminated. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The manufacturer and the local dealers were notified but no assistance as offered. The failure mileage was 136,000.

On 8-15-21 as I was driving, I was suddenly unable to break properly and had to depress the peddle almost down to the floor to engage the breaks. This happened one isolated time one month prior but went away. I had the car towed to walnut creek CA Ford for service where after multiplier test drives replicated the problem, flushed the break line and determined I needed a new hcu because of a sticking valve. I researched the issue and discovered this exact issue was the subject of a Ford recall in 2019 but of other models not including mine. I called Ford to see if they would cover the cost since it was a safety issue that they recognized in a very large recent recall that was the result of over 25 accidents and multiple deaths. Ford refused to cover the cost. Nhtsa should be aware of this safety issue because it is effecting more cars than covered.

The contact owns a 2012 Ford Edge. The contact stated that while depressing the brake pedal, the pedal felt spongy and would sometimes extend to the floor. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who replaced the brake booster, but the failure continued to occur. The local dealer was notified of the failure. The manufacturer was not yet contacted. The contact indicated that the brake master cylinder had previously been replaced due to the same failure. The failure mileage was 100,000.

Brakes continually malfunction and fail intermittently. It has been an ongoing issue for just over two years. We have found they malfunction and fail after any loss of traction, such as turning on a gravel road or hitting a pothole. For quite some time we have been able to stop and pump the brakes hard and hold them down, repeating until the brakes tightened back up. The last 3 days however they will not function properly. This malfunction/ failure causes extremely spongey brakes making it extremely difficult to slow or stop, having to push the pedal nearly to the floor to start slowing down. Problem had not been reproduced by servicer however we could reproduce the problem once we determined it was a loss of traction causing it. No warning lights of any kind have ever illuminated! system check always shows brakes are good. Brake fluid is always good. Brakes have been bled multiple times, replaced and brake booster has been replaced as that is what the dealer thought it was the last time I had it checked. Brake booster did not fix the hissing or the malfunctioning or failure. So many people with an Edge have brake issues! please help us get this resolved and corrected before someone gets seriously injured or dies! I have nearly every single date my brakes have malfunctioned/failed and I will provide if requested!.

Brakes peddle soft, fluid full, intermittent times where putting on the brake and felt they weren’t working (scary). Pads, rotors fine. Taking in to dealer and anticipate they will replace brake booster, master brake cylinder and still the brake issue remains not fixed. Reading posts on internet and many owners having same issue where dealer can’t seemed to be able to determine problem.

Brakes were working totally fine for 1 hr. Drive to city. A few hours later, I returned to my car to drive home. When I put my foot on the brake pedal while it was in park (but engine started,) everything felt normal. When I put it into reverse to back out of the spot, my foot went all the way to the floor. This "soft pedal" occurred with no warning lights/sounds/etc. There was no warning that my brakes would give out on me at all. Luckily, mine happened,(both occasions), in parking lots, not in higher speed situations. Any higher speed situation could have been catastrophic. It was frightening. Fortunately, I was a nearly vacant lot, so I tried backing up to see what would happen and the brake again had to go all the way to the floor and made a grinding sound (like stopping on gravel sort of). It did not stop as usual. It rolled to a stop after traveling a few feet. (mind you, this is only rolling back from a parked position. ) I got on you tube and typed in "2012 Ford Edge, brake to the floor" there were hundreds of folks complaining about this issue. It is related to the abs hydraulic control unit, although my abs never illuminated. You tube had "quick temporary fix". Go in reverse upto 20-25 mph and slam on the brakes "grenade stopping". Took 7 times (frightening given I didn't know if the brakes would engage at all), my brake pedal popped back up from the floorboard and it felt like a hard pedal again. It worked fine for one day. The same problem reoccurred the next day. Same reverse/grenade stop procedure and it got me to the dealership. Apparently this gets the valve to go back to closed position after air got in hcu from open valve. My Ford service advisor acknowledged how common the repair was and were surprised the Edges weren't included in the 19s54 recall with other models. Repair cost me $1,435. They also found the master cylinder needed some repair-more money. I will try to get the actual part removed from my car back for inspection.

The contact owns a 2012 Ford Edge. The contact stated while attempting to reverse the vehicle out of the driveway, and also while driving approximately 25 mph, the braking system failed to operate properly. The contact depressed the brake pedal to the floor; however, the vehicle failed to respond as designed. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact stated that a family member and an independent mechanic attempted to repair the vehicle; however, the failure persisted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 99,000.

On 3 separate occasions over the few years we've owned this vehicle we have experienced an almost complete loss of breaking power just traveling straight on a city road or parking lot. The breaks will suddenly become very soft and only begin to work with the pedal mashed all the way to the floor. We have narrowly avoided an accident each time because we were at very low speeds but can only imagine what would happen if we had been traveling at freeway speeds. After doing some research online it appears it has been an issue for many Ford owners since 2012 but they have ignored the safety concerns.

Brakes routinely will go all the way to the floor and makes stopping car difficult. Took car to Ford who only said they couldn't duplicate the brake issue after keeping my vehicle for 2 weeks. This has been going on for over 2 years. Ford replaced brake booster in 2014 on a recall. Brakes worked fine for a few years and went back to not fully stopping the vehicle. Doesn't do it all the time but happens frequently. If I pump the brakes enough at a stop light they will work for a while with no issues. I can't drive the vehicle frequently because of the danger it poses if the brakes should not work.

This is the 2nd time since purchasing this 2012 Ford Edge that I have experienced loss of brakes. The 1st time the brake booster needed replaced. I am now dealing with the same problem 3 or so years later. This happened last night on my way to school which almost resulted in an accident. I'm now missing 2 days of school in order to find someone capable of fixing this. This obviously is a safety issue and not understanding why there is no recall on this component. This near accident occurred on a city street, however my route home was also on the highway.

Brake booster recall symptoms described in publicized notices, including on this website, are what I am currently experiencing on my Ford Edge. Car takes longer to stop and braking system feels soft. Additionally, the advancetrac warning system light illuminates on occasion when car is in park for 10-20 minutes without moving, with engine running. Per the Ford forum, this is a common problem that does not seem to have a solution from Ford. I have lost confidence the Ford is interested or able to remedy either of these issues. I am afraid to drive it now that braking issue started today.