My 2015 Ford Engine recently had engine failure. Came out of the blue. Had just undergone recall at ford dealership in Norwood, MA weeks before failure. Had just received inspection sticker weeks before failure. No warning lights came on. Suddenly started having white gray smoke coming from exhaust. Car not running properly. Smell from engine. Spoke with mechanic who said to have it towed not to drive it. Diagnosed with engine failure. Has approximately 103,000 miles on it. One owner. Routine maintenance. No issues with the car. Just noticed there is a recall in 2021-2022 Ford Edges with 2.7 choose engine. Sounds like my car. I have read and heard from several mechanics that this is a known problem with the Edge in particular. Would be interested in some feedback. This is a devastating expense and if this is a common theme I think Ford should be held responsible. I would appreciate a response. Thank you.
Transmission assembly lost ability to operate in reverse. This happened while attempting to reverse in a public area. I had enough turn radius to get around an obstruction and drive home. While driving home, the vehicle shuttered under acceleration. There were intermittent delays in acceleration also. The vehicle would not reverse out of driveway the next day. Reverse camera engaged, but no movement. The vehicle the illuminated a message of “shift sys fault. Service required”. I had the vehicle towed to a repair facility for inspection. The master ase certified technician found that the fluid smelled burned, but there was not excessive metal shavings in fluid. He determined that the transmission had an internal failure and recommended replacement of transmission. This transmission has 123,000 miles on it. Transmission fluid was manually drained and filled at 119,500 with the manufacturer’s recommended “motorcraft mercon ulv automatic transmission fluid #xt12qulv”. I am having the transmission replaced at a cost of $5000. I have owned this vehicle since 108,000 miles.
2018 ford escape titanium with ecoboost. Zero problems until 66,000 miles when the coolant started leaking into the spark plugs and cylinder 2 started misfiring. I was told i would need to replace the engine at $8,000 cost. Steve's car care had an email about this issue. Apparently, ford knows about it. This is an issue that should definitely be a recall fix by ford.
The contact owns a 2018 Ford Edge. The contact stated that after starting the vehicle, the vehicle experienced severe shaking and vibrations coming from the engine compartment. Additionally, there was a clanking sound coming from the engine compartment. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer and was diagnosed with coolant intrusion into the engine. The contact was advised that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, but no assistance was provided. The failure mileage was 64,000.
The contact owns a 2015 Ford Edge. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the check engine warning light illuminated. In addition, the contact noticed white smoke coming from the exhaust pipe. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed with failed spark plugs. The contact was informed that the spark plugs needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The failure reoccurred. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer where it was diagnosed with engine failure. The contact was informed that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but provided no assistance. The contact was informed that the repair was not covered under Technical Service Bulletin: 22-2229. The contact was advised to contact the NHTSA Hotline to report the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 148,193.
Transmission is acting up. Erratic shifts. Car stumbles as accelerating. Seems to be a lot of complaints about this. Only fix is a new transmission for a considerable amount of money.
Faulty engine design leads to head gasket failure, engine misfire and stall. Engine stall can cause loss of vehicle motive and braking by loss of vacuum assisted braking. Dealer just completed service on this vehicle and reported the failure after completing repair on another defective part, the flexplate assembly. After completing repairs advised it likely has coolant intrusion issue. Did not inform customer about the TSB showing FORD determined the block is defective and should be replaced at customer cost. Ford has known about this issue since about 2011. These engines need to be recalled. Repair data available to mechanics and on popular video sites show that Fords updated block removes two water paths that interfere with head gasket seating on 2015 - 2019 Ford Edge 2.0L EcoBoost engines. This is a known manufacturer defect that puts owners and occupants in uneeded danger due to Ford's refusal to recall and rectify these engines. There are multiple reports of these engines failing for this issue with as few as 30,000 miles. This engine is also installed in multiple other Ford and Lincoln vehicles including focus, fusion, taurus, Escape, edge, mkz, mkc, and nautilus.
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Edge. The contact stated that after arriving at her destination, the check engine warning light illuminated. The contact stated upon further inspection, she noticed a leak coming from the engine compartment. The vehicle was taken to a local independent mechanic who advised the contact to take the vehicle to a local dealer for assistance. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer where it was diagnosed and determined that the water pump had failed, and that the front of the engine and the timing belt needed to be removed to reach the parts needed to be replaced. Additionally, the bearing behind the water pump needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired due to the costs. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 114,000.
I have a 2024 ford edge sel. The issue is the the driver front and passenger front head rests. The head rest is only adjustable up to down, not forward or back. The current position of the head rest with the seat in normal upright driving position forces your head into your chest and you are looking at the floor with no neck support. There is no position to adequately support your head and neck with the current headrest. It is tilted too far forward toward the windshield. Dealer confirmed. Dealer looked it over and said this is how its made. No warnings. Just the position of the headrest appears to be tilted extraordinarily too far forward. High potential for injury in a crash. What i'd like to see is an alternate headrest to alleviate the angle the current one poses upon the drive rand passenger.
The mechanic that inspected the car after it broke down said that the ecoboost 2. 0 has an issue that the engine cracks or something like that allowing coolant or whatnot to get into the spark plugs. I think i explained that. The car now needs an engine. With 83000 miles. I’m sure this could cause a fire.