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Problems with 2008 Ford Edge EXTERIOR LIGHTING

On average, the 2008 Ford Edge starts to “feel” problems with the EXTERIOR LIGHTING and its various aspects after 93 797 miles.

Components Affected by EXTERIOR LIGHTING Issues

We have classified the 63 complaints from 2008 Ford Edge about EXTERIOR LIGHTING into the following categories.

TURN SIGNAL 1

Recently reported EXTERIOR LIGHTING problems on 2008 Ford Edge

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

Rear tail light socket is melted. *tr

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

Rear tail lights stopped working. upon inspection the bulb connector and socket had over heated and melted. *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

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

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

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

Melted rear directional socket. it is the third time i have to change the light bulb. *tr

Tail lights burn up, melt. sockets are burned black...... *tr

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.

Burnt stop/signal lamp sockets on 2008 ford edge. both left and right side. *tr

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

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

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