general problems of the 2013 Ford Edge - part 1

Since the day I bought my 2013 Edge I have had nothing but problems ranging from backup camera always has a distorted image, appears upside down or it will just be blank. For the last year I have had my car looked at, changed everything that could possibly be changed to now my car can be going down the road running 55-60 mph and the car will just shut down and flash random warnings on the dash but the scariest & most unsafe part is how the steering wheel locks up or I lose power steering making it hard to move or coast off the road to safety. At this point I don't know what else to do. Questions below are asking for dates but unfortunately there are so many dates that my car does this as it happens almost daily so I will put date for the last day I drove it. Right now it has been sitting at a mechanic's place for the last 3. 5 weeks.

Water pump failure coolant leaking out of it was driving at 10mph in parking garage when temperature gauge went to hot on cluster instrument everyone was ok had have had vehicle for about a month before breakdown private dealer did say there were no issues car has not been checked by a certified dealership.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Edge. The contact stated that while his wife was driving 80 mph, the vehicle lost motive power while the rpms exceeded 5,000 rpm. The contact stated that the check engine warning light was flashing. The driver was able to pull over to the side of the road. The contact stated that his wife turned off and restarted the vehicle, and the vehicle was on limp mode. The contact's wife was able to drive to the residence. A mobile mechanic diagnosed the vehicle at the residence and informed the contact that there was a misfire in cylinder #2. The mechanic advised the contact that the failure could be related to the coil packs, the fuel injectors, or the fuel lines. The vehicle was not repaired. The dealer was not notified of the failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and a case was filed. The contact was referred to the NHTSA hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 170,000.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Edge. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle lost motive power inadvertently. The driver was able to pull to the shoulder of the roadway, where the failure persisted. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic, where it was diagnosed that the turbo had failed. The vehicle was not repaired. No further information was provided. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, but no assistance was provided . The failure mileage was 135,000.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Edge. The contact stated that upon inspection of the vehicle, the contact discovered an unknown fluid leak. There was no warning light illuminated. Due to the failure, the vehicle was towed to the dealer and the contact was informed that the water pump had failed and caused radiator fluid to leak from the vehicle. The contact was provided an estimate for the replacement of the water pump. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and the contact was informed that there were no recalls or warranties on the vehicle. The failure mileage was 70,450.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Edge. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle shuddered abnormally. No warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who determined that there was coolant intrusion into the cylinders, and that the engine needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and advised the contact to file a complaint with the NHTSA hotline. The failure mileage was approximately 135,000.

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.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Edge. The contact stated while driving and approaching a stop light, the brake pedal was depressed but the vehicle was slow to respond. The contact applied additional pressure to the brake pedal to stop the vehicle. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and the contact was informed that there was a slice in the vacuum pump and that the brake booster needed to be replaced. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer, where it was diagnosed that the brake booster needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated that the failure was related to TSB: 13n02. The manufacturer was contacted, but no assistance was provided. The failure mileage was approximately 180,000.

Coolant leak from water pump.

Liquid was leaking below the 2013 Ford Edge engine in our garage. A reputable independent repair center checked it out and found it to be the water pump leaking; which is located inside the Ford cyclone engine. The engine would need to be taken apart to replace the defective water pump. It was explained to me that driving the vehicle may cause water to mix into the oil causing even more problems. I checked with a local Ford service center and was told they only have one person who can do this type of job and it would be over a month before it could be done. I opted for the reputable independent repair center who could do it in a week. The vehicle has been driven only 60,663 miles and is well maintained. The repair was done 2/26/2024 and the cost of the repair was approximately $2,000. A certified letter was sent to james farley (ceo & president of Ford) on 3/4/2024 asking for reimbursement of the $2,000 due to the defective water pump. Shortly after sending the letter, Ford customer service emailed and asked for more information. More information was sent and am still waiting for a response no warning lights came on, the part has been disposed of and not was not inspected by Ford, police or insurance reps.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Edge. The contact stated while driving the vehicle at an undisclosed speed the vehicle did not immediately stop when the contact depressed the brakes. No warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where a diagnostic was performed. The dealer stated the eco booster failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired due to cost. The contact referenced Ford's customer satisfaction program 13n02 as a possible solution however, the VIN was not included in the recall. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 110,000.

Put car in for regular service, and to investigate burning smell and transmission slippage. Mechanic found that the power transfer unit (ptu) was completely filled with a paste-like sludge. (he has pictures) mechanic says that the ptu is too close to the catalytic converter, therefore overheating the ptu and literally boiling the transfer fluid. He was able to clean the module, but says there's still a leak around the ptu seal. The work required to replace the seal, would also merit replacing the ptu. But, this is a $800 part! the safety risk would have been my transmission completely seizing up and causing an accident due to mechanical failure. The vehicle has had all of it's regular and milestone service work performed. No warning lights went off. I'm on borrowed time with this part and/or new transmission. Will there be a remedy to prevent this in the future?.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Edge. The contact stated while driving approximately 60 mph, the vehicle lost motive power and stalled. The driver was able to steer the vehicle unto the shoulder and restart the engine. After restarting the vehicle, the vehicle operated normally. The failure had occurred on three separate occasions. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The local dealer and manufacturer were notified of the failure but no assistance was offered. The failure mileage was 111,000.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Edge. The contact stated that upon coming to a complete stop, the temperature gauge indicated that the vehicle was overheating. After restarting the vehicle, it returned to normal functionality, but the failure became a regular occurrence. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who was unable to diagnose the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. After investigating the failure, the contact related it to NHTSA campaign number: 15v813000 (electrical system), but the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, and a case was opened. The failure mileage was 122,000.

Vehicle will not idle at the correct rpms. Replaced battery and alternator had everything checks by a certified mechanic. The battery light will come on while driving and the car will begin to stall out while driving. Cannot run ac or any electric component in the car. Really scary when you have kids in the car driving down the road and it begins to shut down but still going the same rate of speed.

While driving the 2013 Edge sport/vehicle just stalls out, tool light appears on for a couple of seconds then shuts off, vehicle doesn't accelerate, and then vehicle shuts off. Vehicle does start back up. This happen more than one occasion. Called dealership - waiting to get my vehicle in the shop. Very dangerous because I was in the middle lane and almost got rear-ended and but myself and my son in danger along with other drivers. No prior engine light or any other light on beforehand.

My daughter was driving the car and the vehicle stalled out. A warning light for low oil pressure came on however the oil was change 1 week ago. This is very dangerous because she was on a very busy highway. Also when putting gas in the car it sometimes will not start.

Break booster with leak noted requiring replacement. Turbo boost needing replacement. After turbo boost replacement, began having a shudder during acceleration between 40-48 mph. Now needing torque converter replaced.

Car has trouble starting/running often every time the tank is full. Numerous shops can not find the issue.

I took very good care of my car's engine and while driving on the highway the engine block cracked open immediately shutting the car down, almost causing a crash and spilling oil all over the road for no apparent reason. There were no issues with the engine and no check engine lights were on.

2013 Ford Edge sport water pump defect leaking into the engine causing it to stop in traffic which was dangerous because oil and antifreeze mixed together now it want run.

Car started shaking when I started to slow down at a red light and then loss power in the road. This continued to happen. Finally engine light came on I took it to get scanned came back 02 sensor. I will take it back to the dealer on Tuesday. My car just shutting off with two kids in the backseat going down the road is not okay and a huge safety issue.

On my way to work early morning dark outside the water pump which is timing chain driving failed fluid poured out causing smoke and hard to see out the windshield causing me to have to pull to the side of the road not able to safely see, dark road no traffic 30 miles away from home mechanic told me 3000. 00 $ to fix the problem Ford should of never built a vehicle like this knowingly that the water pump was not accessible you have to tear the whole engine down, I owe more on the car then what it's worth and to fix the vehicle it would even cost me more then what it is worth. Now I'm making payments on a car that I can not drive.

Backfiring and brakes don’t work.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Edge. The contact stated that while driving 50 mph, the brake pedal was depressed, and there was an abnormal grinding sound coming from the vehicle, and the vehicle failed to respond. The brake failure and general warning lights were illuminated. The contact stated that the brakes eventually responded. The vehicle was then taken to an independent mechanic, who diagnosed the vehicle; however, the independent mechanic refused to repair the vehicle. The independent mechanic informed the contact the failure should be covered under recall. The independent mechanic stated that he would be liable if the brakes failed again, and the contact was involved in a crash. The vehicle was then taken to a dealer, where it was diagnosed with brake booster failure. The vehicle received repair for a bent push rod, motor craft, motor, brake fluid, and the upper intake was replaced. After the repair, the failure recurred two more times, and the vehicle was repaired two more times. The vehicle was pending further repairs. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA hotline. The failure mileage was approximately 164,301.

The contact called on behalf of a customer who owns a 2013 Ford Edge. The contact stated that the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who noticed that there was an abnormal hissing noise detected when the brake pedal was depressed. While driving, the vehicle was hesitating. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The mechanic informed the consumer that the brake booster needed to be replaced. The local dealer was contacted but the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and referred the contact to the NHTSA hotline. The failure mileage was approximately 105,607.

Including hard or stiff power brakes that are difficult to press down and increased stopping distance. This may be due to a failing vacuum pump or hydraulic pressure pump. You may also find that your brake pedal is positioned higher than usual. As a result, you may have to lift your foot higher to press on the brake pedal, apply more force, or.

I was driving the vehicle and the vehicle stopped driving. All the lights came on saying no fuel low oil pressure and traction to be fixed etc. I was in the middle of a busy road. Almost caused a serious accident.

Since July 1, 2022 my car has completely shut down, as of today, four different days (almost on a weekly basis). I am noticing, that when I am at a stop light/sign and then accelerate the car will shut down all electrical. I cruise to a stop, put the car in park, and start the engine, again. The wrench light will flash right before the car shuts down. The car has been doing this since at least October 2021. I have taken it to three different mechanics (including the Ford dealer mechanic in may, 2022) and no one can find anything wrong with the car. I took the car last week to replace the coolant pump at the santa monica Ford and they couldn't find anything else wrong with the car (again). So far, I've been lucky. This has only occurred on city streets and I have been able to pull the car over to the right to start the engine. I have only been driving on the streets because I'm afraid it's going to shut down in the middle of the freeway and cause an accident. I search the internet and find that many people are having the same issue with this car model. Someone suggested it could be the throttle body, so I had that cleaned in October, 2021, but the trouble came back. Help!!!!.

Driving along normally, the wrench indicator light comes on and the vehicle looses all engine power and until you turn the vehicle off, it will only run at about 2 mph. This has happened several times over a period of about four weeks. Each time this occurred , the vehicle began working normally after it was turned off and turned back on. The car was taken twice to a local repair shop in ocean view DE. In each instance, no codes could be recovered and the malfunction didn't occur while they were troubleshooting. I was advised to take it to a Ford dealer. We took it to the boulevard (preston) Ford dealership in georgetown DE. It was in their shop for 5 days and they also could not identify the problem. We were told that they ren diagnostics on it and test drove the vehicle twice while it was in their hands.

2013 Ford Edge "water pump" the water pump is driven off the timing chain. When the water pump fails it either leaks into the engine on early models or it throws the timing out. The dealer wants $2500. 00 to replace the water pump because of all the labor too get to the pump inside of engine. You have to pull the timing chain cover. Remove most of the engine to get to it. When the timing is knocked off from the pump, valves hit pistons. Now you have to pull heads and replace bent valves. Duel overhead cams. If the pump leaks coolant into engine, game over! milk shake! the engine bearings are gone. New engine! this is without a doubt the worst designed engine out there. They could have made the pump to be driven from the outside of the timing cover from the serpentine belt. It has two belts! this is an engineering cluster f**k! good luck!.

I was told once that body control module wàs bad then I call to get it replaced and they said it wasn't bad. Windshield wipers go when they want then sometimes they won't work at all. Windows will roll down when rolling up or roll up when rolling down. Radio has been delayed. Sometimes definitely not eco boost. Pushes slower than my grandma's 1999 Buick. Brake boost was replaced in July ànd now again I have no breaks whatsoever I have to drive with the emergency brake.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Edge. The contact stated while driving 30 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact was unable to stop the vehicle. The vehicle began to roll forward and veered off the road. In a panic, the contact exited the vehicle from the driver side door. She stated that the driver’s side rear tire rolled over her right leg however, she suffered no injuries. A police report was not filed. The contact called a relative to assist her and the relative was able to restart the vehicle and drove to an independent mechanic. The independent mechanic diagnosed the vehicle with a defective timing chain which resulted in engine failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and requested pictures of the engine to start an investigation. The vehicle had yet to be repaired. The failure mileage was 165,000.

While driving the car randomly shuts off when it wants to. Does it approximately every half hour to 1 hour of drive time. When it shuts off the dash board goes dark, and the engine shuts off. The car needs to be coasted to the side of the road with no power brakes, or power steering, and put in park. As soon as the car is stopped and parked it can be started back up again. Multiple times it has shut off in heavy traffic and almost caused an accident, 1 time was in a construction zone on the highway where there was no place to pull off so I had to come to a complete stop in the middle of the highway and restart the car. The car was taken to the Ford dealership and they inspected it for 1 full week and they said they could not verify what is causing the issue and told me to continue driving vehicle and when problem starts happening more often to bring it back in. There are no warning lights that come on, and there are no symptoms that are associated with the problem. The car first started doing it approximately 1 month ago, at about 75,000 miles. Car currently has 76,561.

Engine dies on road when engine has not reached maximum engine operating temperature in most cases. Engine dies-pull over to curb-put in park-engine restarts-operates normally after shut down. Has happened 4 times-could be dangerous- last time died with another vehicle close behind. Possible wreck event could take place under these conditions.