2008 FORD EDGE Exterior Lighting Problems

Vehicle Hard Steering when drove Ford-from lot- Always something wrong with brakes-wheel bearings- wheels- Alignment Electrical Lightning for entire vehicle- Sunroof also included in malfunctions *Main SAFETY concern Front end / tranny Grinding amongst other noises

The locked door emblem sporadically comes on and stays on. It makes my interior lights stay on. It runs my battery down. The back passenger side door was opened by a rider and the lock all doors button had been engaged. The red light was on to show doors were not locked. This has been an ongoing issue for several months now. I have an appointment at Ford garage 09/13/22.

Problem with the computer for dash. Was worked on at Ford dealership in Lexington ky and had to borrow money with the lender that was already financing the vehicle for me for repairs. They was unable to repair it but still charged me almost 1,800.00.

The rear taillight socket melted due to excessive heat. This has happened twice to the same vehicle. Once in 05/2019. At the time, a dealer service center recommended replacing the junction box, a $700 repair. The same issue has occurred again.

My backup lights kept burning out and are no longer functional. My directional and taillights have both burned out excessively. Last time I changed my left tail light I noticed the socket the bulb goes into looked a bit charred. My right directional recently burned out and this time the bulb is melted into the socket. I have an appt to have a mechanic change ALL REAR SOCKETS. Upon discovering the melted socket I checked on line and apparently this is a BIG PROBLEM for FORD EDGE. This should be recalled as it is a serious problem.

WHILE DRIVING WITH MY 6 MONTH OLD SON IN THE CAR, I COULDN'T STOP USING MY BRAKES! I ALMOST CRASHED!! I LOOKED UP THE SYMPTOMS ONLINE AND EVERYONE IS COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS ISSUE. IT SEEMS THE BRAKE BOOSTER FAILS AND THE BRAKES DO NOT WORK!!! THE OTHER ISSUE I HAVE SEEN, HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT REAR TAIL LIGHTS BLOWING OUT AND WHEN CHANGING OUT THE BULBS, THE BULB SOCKETS ARE BURNT AND MELTED! MINE ARE THE SAME, BURNT UP AND MELTED. IT IS A FIRE HAZARD WAITING TO HAPPEN!!

Mileage: 127,000

I BOUGHT A USED 2008 FORD EDGE, TAIL LIGHT BULB WAS BURNT OUT SOON AFTER I BOUGHT IT. WENT TO CHANGE THE BULB AND DISCOVERED THE SOCKET WAS BURNT UP AND MELTED. CHECKED THE OTHER SIDE AND HAD THE SAME ISSUE! THIS COULD DEFINITELY BE A FIRE HAZARD! GOOGLED THE PROBLEM AND FOUND EVERYONE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE!

Mileage: 126,700

I RECENTLY BOUGHT USED 2008 FORD EDGE. MY TAIL LIGHT WENT OUT AND WHEN I WENT TO CHANGE THE BULB, I DISCOVERED THE BULB AND THE WHOLE SOCKET TO BE BURNT AND MELTED. I TOOK TO GOOGLE AND FOUND EVERYONE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE!! THIS COULD DEFINITELY BE A FIRE HAZARD, IT HAS ME WORRIED WITH 2 KIDS IN MY CAR!!

Mileage: 126,700

THE DRIVER SIDE BRAKE/TURN SIGNAL STOPPED WORKING ON 10/10/19 AND WHEN I REMOVED THE TAILLIGHT THE SOCKET WAS MELTED TOGETHER WITH THE LIGHT ASSEMBLY WISH I HAD A HARD TIME TAKING IT APART, I CALLED FORD SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT UNLESS I PAY TO FIX IT, THE CAR PARTS SHOULDN'T MELT THAT IS WHY THE VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH FUSES TO BURN OUT BEFORE THE VEHICLE CATCHES ON FIRE. THE PRINT ON THE MELTED PART NUMBER IS: 2U5A 13411-08 080651109

Mileage: 158,700

DASH BOARD LIGHTS COMPLETELY OUT. WHEN CAR IS IN DRIVE RPM NOT APPEARING ALSO GAUGES NOT WORKING. COMPASS DATA ERROR APPEARS UP WITH RED BATTERY SYMBOL

RIGHT REAR TAIL LAMP IS BURNT AND TURN SIGNAL NO LONGER WORKS. I'VE NOTED MANY INSTANCES OF THIS OCCURRING ON LINE. THERE SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL AS THIS HAS A FIRE POTENTIAL.

Mileage: 78,500

TAKATA RECALL I AM WRITING DUE TO A PROBLEM WITH BURNT/MELTED TAILLIGHT BULB/SOCKET. I NOTICED THAT MY TAILLIGHT IS BURNING OUT MUCH SOONER THAN IT SHOULD AND IT IS CAUSED BY THE SOCKET WHICH IS BURNT AND MELTED. HOW CAN I RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM.

TAIL LIGHT AND BLINKER BAULB KEEP MELTING AND BURNING

THE DOOR AJAR LIGHT STAYS ON, NOT ALL OF THE TIME, AND CAUSING THE BATTERY TO DIE. I TRANSPORT KIDS AND TRAVEL SO IT IS VERY STRESSFUL NOT KNOWING IF MY CAR WILL BE DEAD OR NOY WHEN I GET BACK TO IT.

Mileage: 50,646

WHEN REPLACING MY TAIL LIGHT I FOUND THAT THE SOCKET FOR MAIN BRAKE LIGHT WAS BURNT UP. THE LIGHT BULB WAS MELTED TO THE SOCKET. I REPLACED THE LIGHT AND THE SOCKET BUT THE DRIVER SIDE IS STILL NOT WORKING. I CHECKED THE PASSENGER SIDE AND IT WAS ALSO BURNT BUT NOT AS BADLY. I REPLACE THE LIGHT IN SOCKET ON THAT SIDE AND NOW IT WORKS.

Mileage: 85,000

VEHICLE CONTINOUSLY FRIES TURN SIGNAL LAMPS. I'VE REPLACED 12 OF THEM SINCE WE BOUGHT IT 4 YEARS AGO. EVERY 4-6 MONTHS IT ACTUALLY MELTS THE BULB HOUSING AND I HAVE TO PRY IT OUT. IF THE VEHICLE CATCHES FIRE I PLAN TO SUE FORD. NO PATTERN TO WHEN THEY BURN IT. COMPLETELY RANDOM BUT I'VE SAVED PHOTOS OF EACH ONE.

Mileage: 50,000

LEFT REAR TAIL LIGHT BURNED OUT CHECK BULB COME TO FIND OUT THE SOCKET IS BURNED BROWN AND THE SOCKET VERY CRISP FALLING APART DUE TO OVER HEATED SOCKET THIS SHOULD BE REPLACED BY FORD. THIS MAY CAUSE A FIRE HAZARD, TAKE YOUR VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND HAVE THIS CHECKED BEFORE YOU HAVE A FIRE!!! I FOUND THIS WHEN I CHECKED TO SEE IF THE TURN SIGNAL/BRAKE LIGHT WERE WORKING.

Mileage: 51,000

DRIVER'S DOOR AJAR LIGHT COMES ON. MAKING A DINING SOUND CONTINUOUSLY, TURNING INTERIOR CAR LIGHTS ON, AND WON'T ALLOW DOORS TO LOCK. BUT THE DOOR IS SHUT. THIS CONCERNS ME WITH THE LIGHTS TURNING ON AT NIGHT, AND WHAT IF I REALLY DO HAVE A DOOR THAT ISN'T SHUT. THIS CAN HAPPEN AS SOON AS YOU START THE CAR, OR LATER WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD.

TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY MELTED COMPLETED AND BURNT LEAVING PLASTIC MELTED INSIDE THE LIGHT ASSEMBLY. NO WARNING, NO FUSES GONE BAD JUST THE LIGHT COMPLETED MELTED THE INSIDE AREA WHERE THE BULB GOES AND THE LIGHT ASSEMBLY BURNT COMPLETELY. *TR

MY BRAKES MAKE A HISSING NOISE WHEN I PRESS DOWN.. I HAVE TO PRESS ALL THE WAY DOWN TO GET IT TO STOP. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS.ALSO, MY BACK TAIL LITE HAS HAD TO BE REPLACED 2 TIMES BECAUSE THE SOCKET GOT HOT. ALSO, MY CAR JUMPS SOMETIMES WHEN PRESSING ON THE GAS(TRANSMISSION ISSUE?) I HAVE ALSO HAD THE GAS TANK REPLACED(DUE TO A RECALL)

Mileage: 74,000

TAIL LIGHT SOCKETS MELTING CAUSING THE BULBS TO BLOW AND NOT WORK. HAVE HAD TO CHANGE BOTH SIDES THREE TIMES NOW. ALSO THE TAKATA AIRBAG HAS STILL NOT BEEN REPLACED. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THEY STILL DO NOT HAVE THE PARTS TO FIX IT. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT BOTH THESE THINGS.

LEFT TURN SIGNAL LIGHT SOCKET KEEPS BURNING OUT BULBS. LAST ONE MELTED SOME OF THE BULB. SOCKET IS BURNED AND BLACKEN. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TONES IN 6 MONTHS.

REAR TURN LIGHT SOCKETS BURN UP WITH NO WARNING LIGHT TO DISPLAY THAT YOUR REAR LIGHTS NO LONGER WORK. YOU DO NOT KNOW UNTIL THE POLICE PULLS YOU OVER TO TELL YOU WHICH CAN RESULT IN FINES. I HAD TO PAY TO REPLACE BOTH REAR LIGHT SOCKETS (APPROX. $150)

Mileage: 121,000

I HAVE HAD TO CONSTANTLY REPLACE THE BULB FOR THE DRIVER SIDE LIGHT ENCLOSURE. THE BULB BLOWS OUT SHORTLY AFTER REPLACING. MOST RECENTLY IT WAS CHANGED ON APRIL 4TH AND BLEW OUT APRIL 6TH

Mileage: 149,000

RECENTLY HAD TO REPLACE BOTH OF MY TAIL LIGHT SOCKETS, DUE TO BURNING OUT AND MELTING. WONDERING IF THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT FORD IS AWARE OF? HAPPENING WITHOUT ANY WARNINGS OF COURSE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD EDGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TAIL LIGHTS HAD TO CONTINUOUSLY BE REPLACED DUE TO THEM MELTING AND BURNING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

Mileage: 85,000

I BOUGHT THIS 08 FORD EDGE SEL AWD WITH 74000 MILES . IVE HAD IT LESS THAN A YEAR AND HAD THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS. * STALLING. * LOUD CLUNKING IN REVERSE AND JUMPS INTO GEAR. * FRONT DRIVERSIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW PILLARS ARE BIG BLIND SPOT. VERY DANGEROUS ALMOST HIT PEDESTRIANS. * VEHICLE ROLLS BACK ON SMALL INCLINES. ALMOST ROLLED INTO VEHICLE BEHIND ME. VERY DANGEROUS. * VEHICLE STRUGGLES IN REVERSE UP SMALL INCLINES. * DRIVERSIDE HEADLIGHT WAS OUT FOR A MONTH CAUSE CAR NEEDED SOFTWARE UPDATE. TRUCK STALLED AGAIN TODAY THIS TIME I TURNED OFF AND ON WOULDN'T GO IN REVERSE INSTEAD DROVE FORWARD ALMOST HITTING PARKED CAR... STILL HAVE POPPING NOISE IN FRONT END CLUNKING NOISE IN REVERSE SOMETIMES AGAIN.. IM STARTING TO GET NERVOUS CUZ MY DAUGHTER WAS IN THE CAR WITH ME. - EMAILED TO FORD SERVICE CENTER REP. OCT. 1ST. FORD MECHANICS SAY THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH VEHICLE YET IT HAS STALLED 4X AND HAS PROBLEMS IN REVERSE . CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 6X FOR SAME ISSUE . IM TIRED OF BRINGING IT BACK AND FORTH.

Mileage: 81,000

ABOUT 3 MONTHS AGO THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT DOOR AJAR LIGHT WAS STAYING ON AND WOULD NOT GO AWAY EVEN THE DOOR WAS CLOSED. WE HAVE BEEN ALL KINDS OF OTHER PROBLEMS RELATED TO THIS PROBLEM SUCH AS DOOR CHIMES GOING OFF RANDOMLY ALL THE TIME THE DOME LIGHTS WILL NOT TURN OFF WHEN CAR IS PARKED AND SHUT OFF. THE NOISE AND LIGHTS ARE A MAJOR DISTRACTION. THE OTHER PROBLEM WE HAVE EXPERIENCED WITH THE VEHICLE BUT HAVE HAD FIXED IS THE TWO REAR WHEEL BEARINGS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. THE FIRST WHEN THE VEHICLE HAD ONLY 36,000 PLUS OR MINUS A THOUSAND OR TWO AND THE OTHER WHEN WE ONLY HAD 60,000 MILES ON VEHICLE. THIS IS EXPENSIVE AND SHOULD NOT GO BAD IN THAT SHORT OF TIME. WE DO NOT PULL ANYTHING WITH THE VEHICLE OR DRIVE IT ROUGH.

Mileage: 60,000

DRIVER'S SIDE BRAKE LIGHT BULB MELTED IN THE SOCKET. SOCKET IS CHARRED, MELTED AND HAD ASHES WHEN THE MELTED BULB WAS REMOVED

Mileage: 85,000

REAR TURN SIGNAL AND BRAKE LIGHT OVERHEATED AND STARTED TO MELT THE BULB AND CONNECTORS. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

THE LEFT REAR TURN SIGNAL STOPPED WORKING. AFTER SEARCHING ONLINE I DISCOVERED IT WAS A COMMONLY REPORTED PROBLEM. UPON REMOVING THE LENS ASSEMBLY I NOTICED THE SAME THING OTHERS ARE REPORTING. THE PLASTIC BASE OF THE BULB IS MELTED. THE BULB IS STILL GOOD HOWEVER. THE BULB SOCKET IS CHARRED OBVIOUSLY FROM EXCESSIVE HEAT. NOTHING ELSE INCLUDING THE RUBBER GASKET AROUND THE SOCKET SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY THIS HEAT. *TR

Mileage: 64,000

THE DRIVER DOOR AJAR WARNING IS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH AND THE DOOM LIGHTS WONT TURN OFF. I HAVE FOUND OUT THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH FORDS WHERE THE POORLY DESIGNED DOOR LATCH BINDS UP. I HAD THIS SAME ISSUE WITH MY 2002 EXPLORER AND NOW WITH MY 2008 EDGE. IT BECOMES A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE AT NIGHT SINCE THE DOME LIGHTS WILL NOT TURN OFF SO IT IS HARD TO SEE OUTSIDE AND COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. FROM WHAT I CAN TELL I HAVE BEEN LUCKY TO GET THIS FAR BEFORE THIS ISSUE HAS SURFACED SINCE I HAVE READ THAT FORD CARS 2 TO 3 YEARS OLD SEEM TO HAVE THIS VERY SAME ISSUE. *JS

REAR BULBS FAILURE CHANGED 4 TIMES SINCE 6/01/2014 LAST CHANGE 10/24/2014 BOTH SOCKETS BLACK AND BURNED HAVEN'T CHANGED SOCKETS. *TR

Mileage: 54,000

DOOR AJAR ICON ON ALL DOORS CLOSED DOME LIGHTS ONLY GO OFF WHEN CAR IS IN MOTION HOWEVER IF YOU HIT BRAKES AS IF YOUR GOING TO STOP DOME LIGHTS COME BACK ON . *TR

LEFT REAR TURN/TAIL LIGHT IS CONTINUALLY NOT WORKING. I REPLACE THE BULB, THINKING THAT WOULD CORRECT THE ISSUE BUT AS IT TURNED THE BULB MELTED INTO THE SOCKET WHICH HAD TO BE REPLACED. I'VE REPLACED THE SOCKET/CONNECTOR 2X AND NOW IT'S LOOKS LIKE REPLACEMENT #3 IS INEVITABLE. I RESEARCHED THE INTERNET FOR SIMILAR COMPLAINTS AND FOUND SEVERAL POSTINGS OF THE SAME PROBLEM. CAN ANYONE TELL ME IF THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE? IF NOT, THERE SHOULD BE ONE! *TR

Mileage: 60,000

THREE DAYS AFTER PASSING MY ANNUAL TEXAS STATE INSPECTION WHILE DRIVING THROUGH TOWN I INITIATED MY LEFT TURN SIGNAL ONLY TO HAVE THE INDICATOR BLINK VERY QUICKLY (NOT THE NORMAL TICK-TICK-TICK BLINK). THIS HAD HAPPENED A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO SO I KNEW ONE OF THE BULBS HAD BURNED OUT ON THE LEFT SIDE. I WENT TO THE LOCAL AUTO PARTS STORE, PURCHASED REPLACEMENT TAIL LIGHT BULBS & BULB GREASE AND ASKED IF THEY COULD CHANGE IT OUT FOR ME. UPON REMOVING THE COVERS, THE YOUNG MAN DISCOVERED A FRIED/MELTED ASSEMBLY. THERE IS NO WAY TO REMOVE THE BULB IT IS SO MELTED IN THE SOCKET AND THE SOCKET IS DISCOLORED FROM THE HEAT. THAT MUST HAVE BEEN SOME POWER SURGE TO DO THAT KIND OF DAMAGE. *TR

Mileage: 113,000

THE "DRIVER DOOR AJAR" MESSAGE CONTINUES TO GO OFF ON OUR 2008 FORD EDGE. THE DOOR IS SECURELY CLOSED. THE LIGHTS WILL STAY ON FINALLY CAUSING A COMPLETE DRAIN ON OUR BATTERY LAST NIGHT DURING THE NIGHT. THIS IS A BIG SAFETY CONCERN AS THE DOORS DO NOT LOCK SOMETIME UNTIL SEVERAL MILES DOWN THE ROAD. WE COULD ALSO BE LEFT STRANDED SOMEWHERE AS WE NEVER KNOW WHEN IT IS GOING TO HAPPEN. WE GO TO BED ALL LIGHTS ARE OFF AND SOMETIME DURING THE NIGHT THEY COME ON. WE HAVE TRIED SEVERAL SUGGESTIONS REGARDING ENGINE LUBRICANT ON THE PLUNGER, BUT IT IS A TEMP FIX AT BEST. THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE IT FIXED BY FORD. CLEARLY IF YOU DO RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH THE FORD EDGES FOR SEVERAL YEARS.

Mileage: 101,000

RIGHT BRAKE LIGHT AND TURN SIGNAL KEEP BLOWING AND LOOK BURNT. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

I HAVE A 2008 FORD EDGE SEL. WHEN TURNING ON MY LEFT BLINKER IT WAS BLINKING RAPIDLY WHICH I KNEW INDICATED A LIGHT WAS OUT. I FOUND THAT IT WAS MY DRIVER SIDE REAR BLINKER/TAIL LIGHT. I WENT TO THE STORE AND PURCHASED THE BULB. WHEN I GOT HOME TO REPLACE IT I FOUND THAT I COULD NOT REMOVE THE BULB AS THE SOCKET HAS MELTED. I SEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND THAT THIS IS COMMON FOR THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE. *TR

MAKING A LEFT TURN USING MY TURN SIGNAL, THE TURN SIGNAL LAMP ON THE DASHBOARD STARTED TO FLASH VERY RAPIDLY. I RECOGNIZED THIS AS A BURNED-OUT LAMP. AFTER STOPPING I CHECKED TO FIND THE LEFT REAR LAMP WAS NOT BLINKING. THE BASIC RUNNING LIGHT WORKED HOWEVER. UPON REMOVING THE ASSEMBLY, I FOUND THE LAMP SOCKET PARTIALLY MELTED AND CHARRED. I REMOVED THE LAMP, WHICH TESTED OUT TO BE GOOD. THE SOCKET HAD FAILED. I THEN REMOVED THE RIGHT-HAND REAR LAMP ASSEMBLY AND FOUND THAT IT HAS BEEN VERY HOT AS WAS SOMEWHAT CHARRED. I WILL REPLACE BOTH. *TR

Mileage: 99,820

RIGHT REAR TURN SIGNAL WAS NOT WORKING. WHEN I WENT TO REPLACE THE BULB, I NOTICED THE BASE OF THE BULB HAD MELTED, THE SOCKET WAS SLIGHTLY DEFORMED AND DISCOLORED WITH SOOT. I CHECKED ONLINE AND FOUND SEVERAL HUNDRED POSTINGS OF THE SAME PROBLEM WITH FORD EDGE CARS FROM MANY DIFFERENT MODEL YEARS. CURIOUS HOW MANY IT TAKES FOR A RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 76,000

THE REAR TAIL LIGHT SOCKETS FOR THE TAIL/BRAKE LIGHT LAMPS ARE BADLY BURNED ON BOTH SIDES. WE NOTICED THE PROBLEM WHEN WE CHANGED THE TAIL LIGHT HOUSING DUE TO WATER VAPOR BUILD UP. ONLY THE RIGHT SIDE HAD THE VISIBLE WATER VAPOR. BOTH SIDES HAD THE BURNED LAMP SOCKETS. THE CAR WAS PURCHASED USED. *TR

Mileage: 130,000

DRIVER'S SIDE REAR TURN SIGNAL LIGHT QUIT. THE SOCKET WAS BURNED. REPLACED IT. SAME PROBLEM SEVERAL MONTHS LATER ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. REAR TURN SIGNAL, SOCKET WAS BURNED. NOW (APRIL 13, 2014) THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR TURN SIGNAL HAS BURNED UP AGAIN. THE SOCKET IS BLACK, LAMP IS EXTREMELY OVERHEATED AND DESTROYED. *JS

Mileage: 70,000

DRIVERS REAR TURN SIGNAL MELTED . BULB BURNT. *TR

Mileage: 80,458

I DISCOVERED BOTH OF MY REAR BRAKE LIGHT BULBS MELTED IN THEIR SOCKETS. THE SOCKETS THEMSELVES ARE BURNT BLACK AND THE DRIVERS SIDE TAIL LIGHT CASE HAS BEEN HOT ENOUGH TO MELT. BOTH BRAKE LIGHTS KEEP MELTING AND GOING OUT WITH NO KNOWN REASON PRESENTED BY FORD. *TR

Mileage: 910,000

MY WIFE AND I PURCHASED OUR FORD EDGE USED FROM A DEALER, IT IS THE LIMITED MODEL. DROVE THE CAR FOR A FEW DAYS AFTER OUR PURCHASE AND EVERYTHING SEEMED FINE. ON THE THIRD DAY I NOTICED MY DRIVERS SIDE REAR INDICATOR LAMP WASN'T WORKING. ON INSPECTION THE BULB AND SOCKET WERE MELTED TOGETHER AND I WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE THE BULB. BOTH FILAMENTS IN THE BULB WERE IN-TACT. THE FAILURE APPEARED TO BE RELATED TO THE SOCKET GETTING SO HOT THAT IT ACTUALLY MELTED AND FAILED. I HAVE NOT CHECKED THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE BUT I'M ASSUMING I WILL FIND A BURNED SOCKET. *TR

Mileage: 129,000

RIGHT TAIL LIGHT WENT OUT. UPON ATTEMPTING TO REPLACE, FOUND BASE OF BULB MELTED BADLY. SOCKET WAS NOT MELTED BUT WAS DISCOLORED (BLACKENED). CHECKED LEFT SIDE, SAME ISSUES. THESE ARE THE BULBS THAT WERE IN THE VEHICLE WHEN WE PURCHASED IT IN 2009 (ASSUMING THEY ARE FROM THE FACTORY). UPON SEARCHING VARIOUS FORUMS, FOUND THIS TO BE A NATIONWIDE PROBLEM. MAJOR CONCERN FOR FIRE. *TR

Mileage: 81,600

REAR DRIVERS SIDE TURN SIGNAL LAMP WENT OUT, WHEN I WENT TO REPLACE BULB I NOTICED REAR TAIL LAMP TURN SIGNAL-PARKING LAMP SOCKETS ARE BURNT AND WOULD SEEM TO BE A POSSIBLE FIRE HAZARD, OTHER PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT OTHER FORD VEHICLES WITH THE SAME CONDITION. BUT FORD DOESN'T SEEM TO THINK THERE IS A PROBLEM. *TR

VEHICLE ROLLS WHEN PLACED IN PARK, VEHICLE ROLLS BACKWARDS ON INCLINES WHILE VEHICLE IS IN DRIVE, REAR BULB CONSTANTLY BURNS OUT, STRUT AND SUSPENSION FAILED. *TR

WHEN USING THE CORRECT BULBS AS LISTED BY FORD, BOTH REAR TAIL LIGHT BULBS CONTINUE TO MELT/BURN IN THEIR SOCKETS CAUSING FREQUENT BULB FAILURE, SMOLDERING OF THE SOCKET, AND SMALL FIRE WITHOUT WARNING! DO A SIMPLE ONLINE SEARCH AND YOU WILL SEE HOW COMMON AN ISSUE IT IS AMONGST 2008 FORD EDGE OWNERS, YET FORD DENIES ALL CLAIMS! *TR

Mileage: 102,550

WHEN REPLACING MY LEFT REAR SIGNAL LIGHT I NOTICED THAT THE BASE OF THE TURN SIGNAL BULB WAS MELTED. I REMOVED THE BULB AND REPLACED WITH A NEW ONE AND THE TURN SIGNAL WORKED FINE. EVEN THOUGH THE RIGHT REAR SIGNAL LIGHT WAS WORKING, I WENT TO REPLACE IT AS WELL AND NOTICED THAT IT TOO HAD A MELTED BULB BASE. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

UPON DRIVING HOME NOTED MY LEFT TURN SIGNAL WAS BLINKING QUICKLY - WHICH I ASSUMED (AND FOUND TO BE CORRECT THAT THE BULB WAS OUT. UPON ARRIVING HOME, I CHECK THE LIGHTS. IT WAS DIFFICULT TO SEE, HOWEVER, I FOUND THE LIGHT BULB FOR REAR/BACKUP, AND TURN SIGNAL WAS OUT, AND THEN NOTED THAT MY LEFT READ LAMP/BULB (LARGER) BULB WAS BLACK, MELTED, AND REQUIRED PLYERS TO REMOVE FROM SOCKET. IT APPEARED TO OVERHEAD/MELT. REPLACEMENT BULB DID WORK, BUT UNCERTAIN AS TO THE USE OF THE BLACKENED SOCKET. REAR BRAKE/TAIL LIGHT SOCKET ON THE LEFT REAR OF VEHICLE HAS OVERHEATED AND MELTED THE PLASTIC AROUND LAMP. LAMP WAS BURNT OUT. NOT SURE WHAT CAUSED THE HIGH HEAT PROBLEM. NO FUSE WAS BLOWN, NEW BULB WORKED IN SOCKET. *TR

Mileage: 76,800

REAR BRAKE/TAIL LIGHT SOCKET ON BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT REAR OF VEHICLE HAVE OVERHEATED AND MELTED THE PLASTIC AROUND LAMP. LAMP WAS BURNT OUT. NOT SURE WHAT CAUSED THE HIGH HEAT PROBLEM. NO FUSE WAS BLOWN, NEW BULB WORKED IN SOCKET. THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED TWICE IN THE LAST TWO MONTHS. *TR

Mileage: 68,000

TAIL LIGHTS BURN UP, MELT. SOCKETS ARE BURNED BLACK...... *TR

Mileage: 50,000

MELTED REAR TURN SIGNAL SOCKET. IT IS THE SECOND TIME I HAVE TO CHANGE THE LIGHT BULB AND SOCKET. THIS IS DANGEROUS! *TR

Mileage: 42,000

BOTH OF MY TAIL LIGHTS (BRAKES AND TURN SIGNALS) ON BOTH RIGHT AND LEFT REAR WENT OUT. UPON INSPECTION, I DISCOVERED THAT THE LIGHTS HAD MELTED AT THE BASE AND THERE WAS BLACK SOOT COVERING EACH BULB AND RESIDUE IN THE LIGHT ASSEMBLY FROM WHAT APPEARED TO BE A SMALL FIRE. I REPLACED THE BULBS AND HAVE HAD NO FURTHER ISSUES. FORD DECLINED TO RESPOND TO MY CONCERN. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

BOTH MY REAR TURNING SIGNAL LIGHT SOCKETS HAVE MELTED. *TR

Mileage: 79,000

REAR TAIL LIGHT BULBS (BRAKE/SIGNAL) BURNT AND MELTED IN SOCKET HOUSING ON BOTH SIDES. POSSIBLE ELETRICAL SHORT FIRE HAZARD. *TR

Mileage: 50,554

RIGHT BRAKE BULB WENT OUT SO TOOK THE BULB OUT TO REPLACE IT AND NOTICE THE BLACK/PLASTIC PART OF THE BULB WAS MELTED. SO I TOOK THE OTHER SIDE OFF AND FOUND SAME ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

REAR TAIL LIGHT SOCKET IS MELTED. *TR

Mileage: 69,000

I NOTICED AT A STOP LIGHT, WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE INSIDE INDICATOR WAS BLINKING FAST, TELLING ME I HAD AN ISSUE. ONCE HOME, I CHECKED MY TURN SIGNALS, DRIVER SIDE WAS NOT WORKING AT ALL. HAD MY SON CHANGE THE BULB AND FOUND THE PLASTIC AT THE BASE OF THE BULB WAS SEVERELY MELTED. THE SOCKET WAS DARKENED BUT STILL IN WORKING ORDER, REPLACED THE BULB AND IS WORKING FOR NOW. WENT TO FORD DEALER THAT I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE FROM AND THEY SAID THEY KNEW NOTHING ABOUT THIS ISSUE WITH OTHER EDGE'S. (WHAT EVER !) I WANTED THEM TO LOOK AND THE SOCKET AND HARNESS BUT THEY WANTED $98.00 JUST TO "CHECK IT OUT". AND OF COURSE, I'M OUT OF THE 30 MONTH / 36K WARRANTY. GOOD THING I CARRY FULL COVERAGE, BECAUSE IF THE CAR BURNS TO THE GROUND, YOU CAN BET I WON'T BE BUYING ANOTHER FORD. *TR

Mileage: 30,000

REAR TAIL LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING. UPON INSPECTION THE BULB CONNECTOR AND SOCKET HAD OVER HEATED AND MELTED. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

BURNT OUT TURN SIGNAL BULB. UPON INSTALLATION OF NEW BULB I FOUND THE SOCKET TO BE MELTED ON BOTH SIDES. TOOK CAR INTO FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY REPLACED THE SOCKETS AND INSERTED NEW BULBS. A FEW MONTHS LATER ANOTHER BURNT BULB WITH DISCOLORED SOCKETS. CHANGED BULB AGAIN. NOW I'M UP TO ABOUT 6 BULB CHANGES WITH 4 BEING DONE BY THE DEALER. *TR

Mileage: 30,313

I HAVE A 2008 EDGE WITH 18,000 MILES ON IT. ONE WEEK AGO MY LEFT TURN SIGNAL STOPPED WORKING. ON INVESTIGATION I DISCOVERED THE SOCKET HOLDING THE BULB HAD MELTED. WITH 13 DAYS LEFT ON THE WARRANTY I TOOK IT TO FORD, THEY REPLACED IT AND THE BULB. WHEN I GOT HOME I CHECK THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL, SAME THING, SOCKET WAS BURNED WORSE. THEY ARE REPLACING THIS TODAY AS THEY DID NOT HAVE ANOTHER SOCKET IN STOCK. I AM GOING TO TAKE A PICTURE OF THIS. *TR

Mileage: 18,000

AT 40,000 MILES REAR BLINKER BULB WENT OUT AND UPON REPLACEMENT THE BULB HAD MELT AND THE SOCKET SHOWED HEAT SCORCH. FORD SAID THIS WAS COMMON ON EDGES. AT 85,000 THE SAME THING OCCURRED HOWEVER THIS TIME THE BULBS HAD MAJOR MELT AT THE BASE OF THE BULB. FORD SAYS THEY NOW HAVE A TECH BULLETIN AND SAYS TO USE A NEW PART NUMBER BULB. VERY APPARENT THAT THE BULB WAS EXPERIENCING A HIGH TEMPERATURE THAT CAUSED THE MELT. *JS

Mileage: 85,000

MELTED REAR DIRECTIONAL SOCKET. IT IS THE THIRD TIME I HAVE TO CHANGE THE LIGHT BULB. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD EDGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RIGHT REAR BRAKE LIGHT STOPPED WORKING. WHEN HE REPLACED THE LIGHT HE NOTICED THAT THE WIRES HAD MELTED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO INFORMED HIM THAT HE NEEDED TO REPLACE THE BULB AND THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED OFTEN IN FORD VEHICLES. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 27,500.

Mileage: 27,500

BURNT STOP/SIGNAL LAMP SOCKETS ON 2008 FORD EDGE. BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE. *TR

Mileage: 38,000

TAIL LIGHT BULB BURNT OUT. APPEARS SOCKET IS BURNT. DEALERSHIP SAID NO PROBLEM WITH SOCKET ONLY THE BULB. I LOOKED ON LINE AND APPEARS A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE OBSERVING BURNT AND MELTED BULB SOCKETS ON A LOT OF VEHICLES. *TR

Mileage: 15,000