2021 Ford Edge problems
Owners have filed 154 complaints about the 2021 Ford Edge with NHTSA. Power train accounts for 24.7% of them, the clear leader, ahead of back over prevention at 14.3%.
Complaints154
Crashes5
Fires3
Injuries1
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Power train 24.7% · 38
Back over prevention 14.3% · 22
Unknown or other 11.7% · 18
Electrical system 9.7% · 15
Engine 7.1% · 11
Forward collision avoidance 5.8% · 9
Service brakes 3.2% · 5
Vehicle speed control 3.2% · 5
Severity
Of those complaints, 5 describe a crash, 3 describe a fire and 1 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 16 model years of the Ford Edge in this data, 2021 draws comparatively few complaints; 2013 is the outlier year.
Filings are rising, 114 in the last three years against 40 in the three before. For a vehicle this age that usually points to a wear-related failure owners are hitting now.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 44,000 miles.
In owners' own words
Car passed 100,000 and at 104,000 I got a "Service Car Soon" warning with a wrench. About a mile later, the RPMs started revving hard (at 6) so I slowed to 60 mph getting it to 4 RPMs. I drove maybe 100-150 more miles when it died at the Denver Int'l Airport. After hauling it back to Oklahoma, the Kissee Ford dealer in Claremore said that the transmission was blown. Power train
Transmission has gone out with just over 100,000 and will cost $8,000+ to fix! Vehicle is binding/jerking when trying to drive. Online comments appear to indicate Ford is aware of an issue with this vehicle, seems it was not manufactured properly to begin with and consumers were taken advantage of and left in tough circumstances when it fails. Power train
The vehicle hesitates, bucks, and surges when accelerating from low speed making it difficult and hazardous merging into traffic and other driving situations. The hesitation, bucking, and surging is getting progressively this happened around 70k miles. The mechanic is saying it needs to be replaced completely for 12k! Power train
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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