2016 FORD EDGE Complaints

I was told parts for the safety recall would be in at the end of 2020. Were now almost halfway through 2021 and the parts are still unavailable. I did receive a letter from Ford about the safety recall and that parts were in and to call and schedule the maintenance appointment. I scheduled an appointment for this month, June 2021 and now they tell me parts are still not in and not expected till mid July 2021. My husband and I have one car and if something were to happen that would be terrible. Our lives are important and we drive our son around, we don’t feel safe knowing our brakes could not work properly.

The contact owns a 2016 Ford Edge. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 20V469000 (Service brakes, Hydraulic) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact called the local dealer and it was confirmed that the part was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue and referred the contact to the NHTSA for assistance. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.

THE RIGHT REAR BRAKE LOST BRAKE FLUID WHICH CAUSED THE BRAKES TO BE INEFFECTIVE. THIS WOULD HAVE CAUSED ME TO POSSIBILY HAVE AND ACCIDENT OR CAUSE ME TO HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE BECAUSE I WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO STOP. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A FORD DEALER WHO FOUND THE LEAK AND REPLACED THE PART. THIS SAME THING HAPPENED TO THE FRONT BRAKES AS WELL. THOSE BRAKES ARE CURRENTLY UNDER A RECALLED FOR THE SAME ISSUE. THERE WERE NO WARNS, LIGHTS OR ANY SYMPTOMS THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM

This vehicle has a design flaw within the engine. The engine and head gasket had a leak that caused the vehicle cylinder to fill with engine coolant, and caused the vehicle to unexpectedly misfire, overheat, and stall. I have also read accounts of other individuals vehicles catching fire. Thankfully this has not happened with my vehicle, however, it did stall out in the middle of the road during rush hour. As a result it was taken to FORD and they informed me that the entire engine would need to be replaced as a result of the failure.

FRONT BRAKE HOSE LEAK. LEFT HOME AND IT WAS FINE, A FEW MILES LATER I NOTICED THE BRAKE PEDAL NEEDING MORE PRESSURE AND GOING FARTHER DOWN EACH TIME I STOPPED. CAR WAS SLOW TO STOP. I DROVE TO AN AUTOZONE AND THEY CHECKED AND SAW I HAD NO BRAKE FLUID. I KNEW THERE WAS A RECALL AND EVEN ASKED ABOUT IT A WEEK PRIOR AT THE DEALERSHIP DURING A 60K MILE SERVICE. I GOT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED THE HOSE WITH THE SAME DEFECTIVE PART - I GOT 60K MILES OUT OF THE FIRST ONE SO I'M NOT TOO WORRIED BUT THEY ONLY CHANGED THE HOSE ON ONE SIDE SO I ASSUME IT'S LIKELY TO HAPPEN AGAIN ON THE OTHER SIDE? DID NOT CHARGE ME AND LIKE THE OTHERS, I'LL KEEP WAITING FOR THE RECALL TO ISSUE A FIX.

CAR SOUNDED ROUGH WHEN I STARTED IT AFTER WORK WITH VIBRATION NOISE THAT GOT LOUDER AS I DROVE AND LOUDER STILL WHEN IT WAS IDLING AT LIGHTS. DROVE STRAIGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP - IT'S A CRACKED FLEX PLATE. UPON RESEARCH THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH FORD EDGE. WAITING TO SEE WHAT IS COVERED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY. 66000 MILES.

LUG NUTS SWOLLEN AND FORD SUPPLIED LUG WRENCH WON'T FIT LUG NUTS. COULDN'T CHANGE FLAT TIRE.

I HAVE HAD THE FRONT BRAKE LINE RUPTURE IN MY 2016 FORD EDGE, HAD IT REPLACED OUT OF POCKET EVEN THOUGH IT'S A RECALL. I CALLED FORD THEN TO TELL THEM THEY TOLD ME TO TAKE IT TO FORD TO GET IT FIXED THE FIRST OF THE YEAR AND THEY WILL REIMBURSE ME FOR WHAT I HAD FIXED; THEN THEY HAD ME SIT THEIR AND HOUR FOR THEM TO TELL ME THAT THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE PART AND THEY WILL CALL ME WHEN THEY GET. NEVER GOT A CALL BACK AND NEVER GOT REIMBURSED. THEN IT RUPTURED AGAIN TRIED TO GET IT FIXED THEY TOLD THAT I HAVE TO WAIT FOR THE PARTS TO COME IN AFTER I GOT TOLD THEY WOULD HAVE THE PARTS THE FIRST OF THE YEAR. THEY REFUSE TO HELP ME AND REFUSE TO GET ME A LOANER. SO I'M STUCK WITH A CAR WITH NO BRAKES THAT ALMOST CAUSED ME TO CRASH TWICE NOW.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD EDGE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V469000 (SERVICE BRAKES, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. ERNEST MCCARTY FORD, INC. (1471 1ST ST N, ALABASTER, AL 35007, (205) 663-3831) WAS CONTACTED BY PHONE AND IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE PART WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHILE HIS WIFE WAS DRIVING 45 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE ABRUPTLY PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF HER AND EXCESSIVE FORCE WAS NEEDED TO BE APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE FAILURE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

AFTER SHOPPING, I APPLIED THE BRAKE TO START THE CAR. I HEARD A POP AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE FRONT RIGHT BRAKE HOSE RUPTURED. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THE RECALLED PART IS IN "ADVANCE NOTICE" AND A FIX ISN'T AVAILABLE. I WAS CHARGED FOR THE FIX (WITH A PROMISE OF REFUND), BUT ONLY ONE SIDE WAS FIXED AND I PRESUME THE OLD PART, WHICH WAS RECALLED, WAS USED TO "FIX" THE CAR. AFTER CALLING FORD, THEY HAD NO UPDATE. THEIR RECALL NOTICE (20S42) STATED THEY EXPECTED THE FIX TO BE READY Q4 2020, BUT IT IS NOT APRIL 2021 WITH NO UPDATE.