2008 Ford Edge Brakes Problems

The component that failed was my Break Booster and I almost wasn't able to stop. I took my vehicle to my local independent service center and they said I am lucky and that the Break Booster broke and it was just hanging on by a little bit and that is the only reason I was able to stop my vehicle. No warning lamps came on that it broke or was not functioning properly. It took longer to stop and almost caused an accident. The Mechanic informed me this should never happen and to report my issue. I have not had it inspected by any authority but it was inspected by my personal mechanic at their Independent Shop.

My brakes on my car was not stopping when I was applying my brakes. I've taken good care of my car and I am the only owner of my edge. No warning signals-only 67k miles on my car. it happened several times within the last month. I took my car into Hansel Ford in Santa Rosa, CA where I bought my car in 2008. The brake booster needed replacing. It was a matter of life or death! So $1,000 later I had to pay. What? the same brake booster on 2011 edges were being replaced. This is a Ford defect problem. No one should drive a car that the brakes don't stop the car! No warning lights, messages, the part from Ford was defective. i had my car repaired at Hansel Ford in Santa Rosa, CA phone number 707.543.7460

The contact owns a 2008 Ford Edge. The contact stated while driving approximately 5 MPH, the brake pedal was depressed and was very firm, causing the braking distance to be extended. There were no warning lights illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer where it was diagnosed with brake booster failure. The vehicle was currently being repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 127,000.

The contact owns a 2008 Ford Edge. The contact stated while driving 25 mph, the brake pedal was depressed to the floorboard without warning. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the brake booster needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and it was confirmed that the brake booster needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA for assistance. The failure mileage was 145,000.

My brake booster has failed at about 95,000 miles there was no warning light severe safety issues with being unable to stop at times and the engine not running properly

PARTIAL LOSS OF BRAKES STOPPING THE VEHICLE WHILE IN MOTION. HISSING NOISE OCCURRED WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. POSSIBLY CAUSED BY FAULTY MASTER CYLINDER OR BOOST SYSTEM. * RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THIS PROBLEM FOR 2010-2013 FORD EDGE VEHICLES.

WHISTLING NOISE WHEN BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED AND SOMETIMES BRAKE PEDAL IS HARD TO DEPRESS MAKING STOPS SEEM LIKELY UNSTOPPABLE ALSO REAR BRAKES MAKE TERRIBLE NOISE WHEN BACKING PADS AND ROTORS ARE OKAY.

BRAKES ON MY 2008 FORD EDGE ARE MAKING A HISSING NOISE WHEN DEPRESSED AND DO NOT STOP THE CAR UNLESS I PRESS THE BRAKES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND EVEN WITH THAT, THE CAR DOES NOT STOP COMPLETELY, ESPECIALLY AT HIGH RATES OF SPEED. TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC TO GET NEW BRAKE PADS APPLIED AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THE BRAKE BOOSTER. I LOOKED UP A RECALL FOR THE BRAKE BOOSTER ON THIS SITE ONLY TO FIND MANY COMPLAINTS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM BUT NO RECALL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD EDGE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME STIFF WHILE BEING DEPRESSED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL HAD TO BE DEPRESSED WITH FORCE IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS NOT CALLED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 130,000.

I WAS DRIVING 35 MPH WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES AS I NORMALLY DO THE CAR KEPT MOVING SO I HAD TO APPLY LOT OF PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE CAR. I HEARD A UNUSUAL NOISE. I HAD TWO DIAGNOSTIC DONE AND INFORMED THAT IT WAS THE BRAKE BOOSTER BUT WAS NOT COVER UNDER THE FACTORY RECALL BECAUSE IT'S A 2008 MODEL EDGE WHAT A RIPOFF! THE SAME MANUFACTURE DEFECTIVE ISSUE IN THE 2010 IS COVERED. GO FIGURE!. IF I HAD BEEN DRIVING FASTER I WOULD HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO STOP TO AVOID A ACCIDENT.

YESTERDAY, THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP WHEN IT WAS SUPPOSED TO STOP. I DEPRESSED THE BRAKES, BUT NEEDED TO APPLY EXCESSIVE FORCE AND THEY MADE A HISSING SOUND. THE VEHICLE SLOWLY COASTED TO A STOP. IT WAS A TERRIFYING INCIDENT, ESPECIALLY SINCE I HAVE A 5 YEAR OLD SON. THE FORD DEALERSHIP CONFIRMED THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER HAD FAILED. I SEE THAT THIS IS A RECALL ON THE 2010 AND NEWER EDGE, WHICH USES THE SAME PART. I FEEL THAT THIS SHOULD ALSO BE A RECALL IN THE EARLIER MODELS, AS IT IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP AWAITING REPAIR, WHICH WILL COST ME IN EXCESS OF $500. I AM NOT PLEASED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD EDGE. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY EXCESSIVE PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT HE HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PRAIRIE HILLS FORD (522 W DOUGLAS ST, O'NEILL, NE 68763, (402) 336-2400) WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ASSOCIATED WITH THE VIN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

IN MOTION THE BRAKE BOOSTER FAILED CAUSING LOSS OF POWER TO THE BRAKES. A SOUND OF AIR COULD BE HEARD WITHIN THE CAIN.THIS FAILURE ALMOST CAUSED A CRASH INVOLVING MYSELF AND GRANDCHILDREN.

WHEN VEHICLE IS RUNNING BUT STATIONARY, DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL COMPLETELY CAUSES A LOUD HIGH PITCHED WHISTLING SOUND. DURING NORMAL OPERATION, DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL CAUSES A HISSING SOUND. THE ISSUE HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED AS A LEAK IN THE BRAKE BOOSTER. VEHICLE IS 9 YEARS, THREE MONTHS IN SERVICE, AND HAS 50,000 MILES. FORD SAYS NOT INCLUDED IN THE BRAKE BOOSTER SERVICE EXTENSION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD EDGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES DID NOT RESPOND WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND AN ABNORMAL HISSING SOUND WAS HEARD. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TASCA FORD (1300 PONTIAC AVE, CRANSTON, RI) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 78,000.

I HAVE A FORD EDGE 2008. STARTING FROM 08/28/2017, THE BRAKE MAKES "HASSING" SOUND WHEN IT IS PRESSED DOWN. IT IS AS HARD AS A ROCK AT THE BEGINNING AND SOFT AS A SPONGE LATER. IT'S FUNCTION IS COMPROMISED. WHEN IT HAPPENED YESTERDAY, IT CAUSED COUPLE OF VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. I ALMOST HIT TWO CARS IN FRONT AND OVER RUN A TRAFFIC LIGHT BECAUSE THE CAR CANNOT FULLY STOP FULLY. I DROVE THIS CAR TO THE DEALER THIS MORNING. IT WAS BRAKE BOOSTER PROBLEM ACCORDING TO THE TECH SERVICE. HE DROVE THE CAR AND FELT EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE THE CAR BECAUSE OF THE COMPROMISED BRAKE FUNCTION. HOWEVER DUE TO HIS TIGHT SCHEDULE, HE CANNOT FIT MY CAR INTO HIS REPAIR SERVICE. FORD ISSUE A RECALL 13N02 IN 2016 FOR BRAKE BOOSTER PROBLEM. HOWEVER IT ONLY COVERS CARS 2010-2013. THERE ARE PLENTY OF COMPLAINTS ONLINE REGARDING THE SAME PROBLEM FOR CARS MADE IN OTHER YEARS. IT IS A SYSTEMATIC PROBLEM THAT RELATES TO THE DESIGN OTHER THAN MANUFACTURING PROCESS RELATED TO BATCHES. A SYSTEMATIC RECALL SHOULD BE DONE BEFORE ANY CUSTOMER GETS INTO A FATAL SITUATION.

WHILE DRIVING MY CAR BRAKES ON THE CITY FRONTAGE ROAD, NOTICED THEY BECAME SPONGY AND THEN A LOSS OF BRAKE FUNCTIONING.. I WOULD PRESS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND IT WOULD NOT RESPOND. WOULD HAVE TO SLOW DOWN ABOUT 1/3 BLOCK WHILE APPLYING BRAKES TO GET IT TO STOP AT INTERSECTIONS. DROVE IT TO A BRAKE SHOP AND WAS TOLD I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE POWER BOOSTER AND BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER. WAS TOLD CAR BY THE MECHANIC THAT THE CAR WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND I DECIDED TO CALL A TOW TRUCK TO RETURN THE CAR HOME SAFELY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD EDGE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME STIFF AND DIFFICULT TO DEPRESS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A HISSING NOISE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. SCOTTIES AUTO REPAIR OF BENICIA, CALIFORNIA DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE AS HAVING A FAULTY POWER BRAKE UNIT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 79,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD EDGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD DIFFICULTY STOPPING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA TO ADD THE VIN TO A RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 131,494.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD EDGE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD WHEN IT WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BE REPAIRED THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,183. UPDATED 03/003/17*LJ *TR