2018 FORD EDGE Complaints

The contact owns a 2018 Ford Edge. The contact stated that while driving approximately 65 MPH, the blinking check engine warning light activated along with the message "Engine Coolant Temperature High". The contact stated that after parking the vehicle, the vehicle was towed to the local mechanic and was later towed to the local dealer, who diagnosed the vehicle and determined that the coolant had mixed with the engine oil, causing severe damages to 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 and informed that the vehicle was not covered under the Extended Warranty coverage for the failure. The failure mileage was 81,000.

The contact owns a 2018 Ford Edge. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 35 MPH, the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken back to the residence. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact contacted an independent mechanic and was informed that, based on the symptoms, the vehicle might have a blown head gasket. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline to report the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 87,000.

The contact owns a 2018 Ford Edge. The contact stated that while driving on several occasions at various speeds, the check engine warning light intermittently illuminated. The contact stated that on one occasion the warning light illuminated and remained illuminated. Additionally, the contact stated that on several occasions, the temperature gauge warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that there was a crack in the engine block and the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 125,000.

Check engine light came on. Took to the Ford dealer workshop, they checked and found nothing wrong with the engine. Check engine light came on again and this time the car jerks when it tries to accelerate. Could not go more 40mh due to the jerky motion. Took it back to the shop, they said coolant intrusion. They said it is going to need new engine because there is water/coolant intrusion. New engine estimate approximately $9000. Same dealership that we have been going to for maintenance, not sure why they did not see this from previous visits. I have seen complaints for same issue on this 2018 Edge, Ford needs to acknowledge that this is an issue.

The contact owns a 2018 Ford Edge. The contact stated while driving at 20 MPH, the service engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed with a flaw in the engine design. The contact stated that coolant was leaking into the engine, causing engine failure. The local dealer was contacted; however, the vehicle was not repaired because it was not under recall. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who provided the same diagnosis. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 98,500.

The contact owns a 2018 Ford Edge. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, where it was diagnosed and determined that the spark plugs had failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed with coolant intrusion into cylinder #4, causing the engine to fail. The contact was informed that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure, and a case was opened. The contact was referred to the NHTSA Hotline to report the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 146,000.

At approximately 80K miles started to smell the odor of burning antifreeze. Was told new engine was needed due to water intrusion into engine. $5,000 later and a new engine, Ford would not acknowledge that this is a known ongoing problem with the Ecoboost engine.

The contact owns a 2018 Ford Edge. The contact stated that after refueling the vehicle, while attempting to start the vehicle, the vehicle stalled three times after starting. The contact stated that the failure occurred daily. The contact stated that the battery charging warning light was illuminated. The dealer was contacted. The vehicle was taken to Auto Zone to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the canister purge valve needed to be replaced. The vehicle was then taken to the dealer and the contact was informed that the part to repair the vehicle was unavailable. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 18V735000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE); however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but offered no assistance. The manufacturer referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline to report the failure. The failure mileage was 31,200.

Warning lamp went on. Took immediately to Ford, with only 28K miles on my 6-year-old vehicle. They diagnosed a coolant intrusion. Was told this is a "known problem" with the Ford Edge 2.0L Ecoboost engine, due to a "manufacturing defect". Had to do a "Long Block" replacement, costing me thousands of dollars.

Driving to work & the vehicle started to behave like it was running out of gas, kind of a jerky motion. I was able to get an appointment @ the local dealership, they diagnosed it as having a cracked block by cylinder #3 causing coolant to enter the cylinder. This vehicle just turned 80k miles and was service for the same thing 6 months prior, same cylinder. There was no mention of a common problem with Ecoboost design flaws until the Service Advisor shared the info with me. A new engine had to be replaced @ a cost of almost $8000. A 2018 vehicle with a perfect maintenance record and only 80k miles should be needing a total engine replacement. Ford should back their products. I essentially bought a used Edge according to Blue Book and in reality bought my car twice.