# 2007 FORD EDGE — ENGINE
> NHTSA complaint `921677` · 2012-06-05 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** EDGE
- **Year:** 2007
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** ENGINE
- **Miles at failure:** 175,000
- **Speed:** 45 mph
## Narrative
THE 2007 FORD EDGE STARTED TO HAVE A PROBLEMS, SHAKING, STALLING. 6/1/12  TOOK VEHICLE TO PEP BOYS THINKING IT WAS A SENSOR OR SOMETHING SIMILAR.   THE IGNITION COILS WERE MELTED FROM A ENCLOSE EXPLOSION OF THE PART..  UPON REPLACING THE PARTS, THE CAR FAIL TO RUN PROPERLY.   PEP BOYS CALLED THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP TO INQUIRE  FORD DEALERSHIP KNEW RIGHT AWAY WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS.   THEY OPENLY ADMITTED THAT THIS WAS A SERIOUS FIRE DANGER  AND THE CAR HAD TO BROUGHT TO THEM TO FIX.  HAS SOMETHING TO WITH THE ENGINE COMPUTER   BUT..... NO RECALL FOR YEAR 2007  WAS TOLD HOW LUCKY I WAS THAT THE CAR DID NOT EXPLODE OR CATCH FIRE.   THE FORD SERVICE DEPT HAS RUN INTO THE PROBLEM SEVERAL TIMES  AND SEEM TO AWARE OF THE DANGER OF THIS PROBLEM.  I WAS FORCED TO PAY FORD DEALERSHIP PRICES FOR   6 FORD IGNITION COILS AT THEIR PRICE, NEW ENGINE COMPUTER AT FORD PRICE  PLUS LABOR AT FORD LABOR PRICES, PLUS TUNE UP.   AND NO ASSURANCE THAT MY CAR WOULD NOT CATCH FIRE OR EXPLODE FOR THAT FACT    I WOULD SAY THAT THIS IS A CONSUMER SAFETY ISSUE, WOULDN'T YOU?   *TR
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