2012 Ford Edge Vehicle speed control Problems

“As I pulled into the parking deck at my office (going less than 10 MPH), I suddenly had little ability to steer, nothing happened when I pressed the gas and the low oil light came on. I was able to coast to a stop and just barely steer clear of nearby vehicles. Restarted the car and was able to back into a parking spot. Drove it to the dealer where they spent the entire day trying to replicate the issue to no avail. …”

“I was driving 65 down the road and there was a thump, the car lost all speed control and cost to the EDGE of the road. The motor continued to run but made a sputtering sound while running. The display showed a yellow wrench and the display said to press ok. I had control of everything except for acceleration that I was aware of. I turned the car off and back on and it drove normally. I carried the car to the Ford dealership and it took a week for this to happen to them. It came up as a throttle body fault and that is what has to be replaced. …”

“I was taking my 91 year old father to the doctor when I lost all power driving down the road. The engine was still running but was not reacting when I pressed the accelerator. Fortunately I was able to steer to the side. Turned the car off, restarted and all seemed to do well. Took to the shop. Was told it was the throttle body sensor. I had the exact same thing happen with my Ford fusion. It is extremely dangerous to lose all power driving in traffic. I was very fortunate no injuries occurred but furious to learn that this is an ongoing problem that is not covered under warranties. …”

“This has recurred 3 times in the last 3 weeks. The last time it happened, I was backing out of my driveway and the car started jerking, wouldn't accelerate and the wrench light came on. I turned the vehicle off, waited a couple of seconds, restarted it and it worked great. The time before I was going about 55 MPH and the car did the same thing. I pulled over to the side of the road, turned it off and restarted and it worked great. I'm afraid to travel in the vehicle. The Ford dealership said it's the electronic throttle body and will cost $400+/- to fix.”

“When attempting to accelerate after turning onto a state highway, the vehicle would not accelerate. It took 1-2 minutes to accelerate to 30 MPH and the vehicle would not reach speeds above 30 MPH. This was extremely dangerous as I was in traffic going 60-70 MPH. The dealership replaced the high pressure fuel pump and the problem was repaired until the condition reappeared in august of 2014. The conditions were similar circumstances as the first failure. As I was pulling into traffic, the vehicle would not accelerate and took several minutes to get to 30-35 MPH. …”