Ford Edge Complaints (2018)

850 consumer complaints on file.

#11767284September 27, 2026
ENGINE
Ref existing NHTSA DP26008 report Significant loss of engine power An "Engine Coolant Over Temperature" warning After the vehicle sits and cools, the engine can run roughly A cylinder-misfire check-engine light can appear. defect addressed by FORD TSB 19-2346/22-2229. The vehicle has only 78,000 miles and requires approximately $12,000 in engine replacement. Car is unsafe to drive due to intermittent engine stalling/lack of performance
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11767103September 26, 2026
ENGINE
Coolant intrusion into cylinder 3, diagnosed at two different shops. This is a known defect in the manufacturing of the engine block and Ford corporate refused to assist us in any way in fixing it. $9600+ repair quote on a car with 121000 miles! There is am active TSB, so they know all about it! This should not be allowed!!!
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
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0
#11767121September 26, 2026
ENGINE
Coolant leaking directly into the engine’s combustion chambers. Mechanical failure, not a simple leak: coolant crosses from the cooling jacket into the cylinders themselves, fouling combustion instead of regulating temperature. The defect traces to the engine block and cylinder head design, combined with a head gasket seal, inadequate. The resulting symptoms as a sudden, significant loss of power paired with an “Engine Coolant Over Temperature” warning on the dashboard, often followed by rough running once the engine cools and a check-engine light tied to a cylinder misfire. Stopped at a green light to turn left. When the oncoming traffic cleared. Hit gas and it almost stalled. Addition traffic approaching me had to slow down to avoid hitting me.
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No
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No
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0
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0
#11767132September 26, 2026
ENGINE
The coolant start leaking into cylinder#1 and cause a check engine light on and problems with the idle and engine performance, my care has only 40k mileage on it and the warantty already passed on it. Its a big ford fail of design or production and i want them to handle that. We can't buy expensive cars and not trust a big company like ford. I can't handle the repair cost out of pocket and i want to file an official complain against ford to carry all the repair cost and get my car repaired and ready to drive in safely.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11767145September 26, 2026
POWER TRAIN
At a routine oil change visit, Akins Ford found the engine coolant low and added coolant. That had not happened before. Later, while my daughter was driving the vehicle, the check engine light came on and an engine warning message appeared. The engine lost power and the vehicle could not be driven normally. A scan tool read DTC P0303, cylinder 3 misfire detected. The vehicle was towed to Akins Ford in Winder, Georgia. On XXX Akins opened repair order 955703 and diagnosed a cylinder number 3 misfire caused by coolant intrusion into the cylinder. The dealer performed a borescope inspection and confirmed coolant in the engine. The dealer said the engine long block has to be replaced and estimated the repair at $9,051.31. The vehicle had approximately 83,931 miles. It is still at the dealership and has not been repaired. Ford issued Technical Service Bulletin 19-2346 on XXX, titled "2.0L EcoBoost - Coolant In Cylinders, White Exhaust Smoke And/Or Illuminated MIL." It covers 2015-2018 Edge vehicles with the 2.0L EcoBoost engine. It describes a low coolant level and a runs rough condition with DTCs including P0301 through P0304, states the cause may be coolant intrusion into the cylinder, and directs dealers to replace the long block engine assembly. My vehicle is within that range. My failure matches the bulletin on model year, engine, symptom and diagnostic code. I contacted Ford on XXX and asked for assistance. Ford denied assistance and said the vehicle was too old because it is more than six years old. The vehicle has under 100,000 miles. My Ford case number is [XXX]. I am reporting this as a safety problem because the engine lost power while my daughter was driving the vehicle. I understand NHTSA opened defect petition DP26008 on XXXcovering the 2.0L EcoBoost engine in 2015-2018 Edge vehicles. There was no crash, no fire and no injury. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11766605September 24, 2026
ENGINE
Engine misfiring and coolant intrusion, white smoke. Petition #DP26008
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No
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No
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0
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0
#11766620September 24, 2026
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
The contact owns a 2018 Ford Edge. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to start and was towed to the dealer, where it was diagnosed and determined that the engine was blown due to coolant intrusion into the cylinders. The manufacturer was notified of the failure by mail. The failure mileage was 92,898.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11766788September 24, 2026
ENGINE
2018 Edge, 2.0 EcoBoost, "coolant intrusion into cylinders/ TSB 19-2346 & TSB 19-2208 /22-2229," DP26008. Chemically flush and remove existing fluid. Additional flush and cleaning chemicals may be added to assist in cleaning system contamination. Fill system fluid(s) to proper capacity with new fluid. Fluid additives and/or conditioner may be added to system. Leak test vehicle system. Perform final road test where applicable. - Mechanic Report Just dropped off at a Ford Dealership in Indiana to confirm this is the issue.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11766370September 23, 2026
ENGINE
Unexplained coolant loss, coolant intrusion
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11766566September 23, 2026
ENGINE
Significant Coolant loss with no visible leaks. Check engine light indicating cylinder 2 misfire. Large amount of White smoke from exhaust when starting. Car shakes upon start up then goes away after warming up. 74k miles. Complete service history shows that the car has been properly maintained since new. Vehicle seems to hesitate when accelerating from a stopped position.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11766140September 22, 2026
ENGINE
2018 Ford Edge eco boost 2.0 litre. Coolant intrusion cylinder 3 blown Hopefully it won’t catch fire?? Can not accelerate quickly into traffic while cars are accelerating up onto me. No problems initially. Now it’s a service light with a p303 code!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11765852September 21, 2026
ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
The contact owns a 2018 Ford Edge. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed and depressing the accelerator pedal, the accelerator pedal failed to respond, and the temperature gauge and check engine warning lights were illuminated. The contact pulled over to the shoulder lane and turned off the vehicle for several minutes before restarting the vehicle, and the vehicle returned to normal operation. The vehicle was taken to a dealer to be diagnosed; however, the diagnostic result was unknown. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure persisted. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer, where it was diagnosed and determined that the long block assembly needed to be replaced. The failure mileage was approximately 85,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11765907September 21, 2026
ENGINE
For a couple months, repeatedly getting various cylinder misfire error codes: P0300, P0301, P0302. The engine stutters on startup and sometimes at idle. Coolant level drops gradually day-to-day. No visible leaks from hoses, radiator, or heater core. Suspect it may be leaking into cylinders. Replaced all four spark plugs, but problem continued to occur a couple days later. Have not yet confirmed with service center where coolant leak is occurring.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11765176September 18, 2026
ENGINE
My 2018 Ford Edge has coolant intrusion. It reads coolant level too high, has a rough idle, a burning smell sometimes, and white smoke starting to emit from the tailpipe. The oil is a light brown color and the air no longer blows cold. This is a very costly disaster!!!😫😭😭
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No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11765083September 17, 2026
ENGINE
Coolant leak into cylinder 4 of engine has caused a diagnostic for engine to have to be replaced. My car has 58,105 miles on it. This is well below the mileage limit of a standard power train life. It is my understanding that car could power down at any time so it is dangerous to continue driving. Ford needs to be held accountable as I read there are numerous instances of this happening and it is a problem for this model. A safety recall should take place. Unacceptable quality of material and design has caused problems both in the past and for future instances and could endanger people driving on the highway and in traffic if engine would power down.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11764673September 16, 2026
ENGINE
On September 11, 2026, my 2018 Ford Edge with approximately 126,000 miles began shaking and the check-engine light came on. There were no earlier warnings. I am concerned the engine could lose power while driving. I took it to a Ford dealership, where the advisor verbally confirmed coolant inside an engine cylinder and reported codes P0302 and P0316. The repair was quoted at $8,600 before taxes, and repair assistance was denied. The only other recent inspection was a registration inspection a few months earlier.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11764691September 16, 2026
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
See attached document for complaint.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11764754September 16, 2026
ENGINE
I had two incidents when I suddenly lost forward power. One was in town and lost power and was almost rear ended by another vehicle. Another incident was when I was on the interstate and lost forward power and had to get off the road because of the traffic until I could get forward movement again. I felt that this loss of power did put myself and others at risk. I also noticed rough idling and took it to the dealer. The first time, they could not get it to act up. Then I had an check engine light come on. I took it into the dealer and they replaced wires to different cylinder (cylinder 2 was affected). Less than a month later, I noticed surging while driving and then the engine light came on again. I took it back to the dealer and they notified me that it was coolant intrusion and needed a new engine at 52,000 miles. I felt unsafe in the vehicle with the surging and loss of power. Not only to myself but also to the other drivers on the road. I have since parked the vehicle out of concern.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11764807September 16, 2026
ENGINE
My 2018 Ford Edge Titanium experienced a catastrophic engine failure due to a known manufacturing defect involving coolant intrusion into the cylinders. The defect caused the vehicle to become inoperable and required a complete replacement of the 2.0L EcoBoost engine (Service Engine Assembly Part # J2GZ6006E) at 110,821 miles. The total out-of-pocket repair cost was $7,712.78. This sudden loss of engine power poses a severe safety risk on the road.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11763950September 13, 2026
ENGINE
Engine light came on, shuttering, white smoke. Had spark plugs replaced-didn’t help. Googled to see what might be wrong and found the coolant leak issue. Took it to a private garage to have a coolant pressure test, it failed, did a bore scope and showed significant damage to #2 cylinder. Took it to a Ford dealership to file for a goodwill assist and was turned down because “the car is too old and too many miles”. I am a veteran, on a fixed income, and cannot afford to pay for a new motor. I bought this car for myself on my 78th birthday, trading in my 2006 F-150, with almost 200,000 miles, for my dream car. Now I’ve spent $11,500 and have nothing.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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