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2009 Ford Edge Engine problems

Owners have filed 16 complaints about the 2009 Ford Edge's engine & cooling with NHTSA - 6% of all its complaints, most recently on January 7, 2025. They describe 0 crashes, 1 fire and 0 injuries. Stalling, loss of power, oil consumption, overheating, head gaskets, timing chains and engine failure.

Complaints
16
Recalls
0
Crashes
0
Fires
1
Injuries
0
Deaths
0

Engine complaints

Electrical systemEngine & cooling

2 years ago car started losing power so took to garage for tune up. Changed spark plugs. They said that I needed one of the coils changed as well. Costly job. This did not fix the issue. Took to another shop who said that the computer needed to be changed because computer was burning out the coil. Have picture of burned coil. Again, this time replaced computer and coils ( all 6 coils. $2000 fix. Almost year later again same issue. Go back to same garage, covered in warranty. Explains to me that this is something...

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Ford is aware of and has done nothing about. Boards are shorting out coils. They replaced computer again and charged me to install. This time is lasted only 6 months. My car only has 121,000 miles on it. I should not have replaced computer 3 times in 2 years. Tell me that this is right? I cannot drive the car at all because this will cause the engine to crack. The car needs to be towed each time. Loss of power can cause accident. Scary

Filed Incident Electrical system · EngineNHTSA 11634644
Transmission & drivetrainAcceleration & cruise controlEngine & cooling

Sudden and total loss of power while driving vehicle in traffic. There was warning, no engine light and there are no codes to diagnose. This is a life-threatening hazard and should be addressed and not dismissed by ford. Some say it could be several solutions to the problem but the main solution has been the throttle position switch and throttle body assembly. This is a manufacturing issue and should be consider a recall fix with no cost to the owner.

Filed Incident Power train · Vehicle speed control · EngineNHTSA 11516665
Engine & cooling

The contact owns a 2009 Ford Edge. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the temperature gauge became elevated and there was steam coming from under the hood. Additionally, the contact stated that she was able to maneuver the vehicle off the road. The vehicle was towed to a local service station where it was diagnosed that the water pump needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 153,000.

Filed Incident Engine and engine coolingNHTSA 11483231
Engine & coolingFire

The contact owns a 2009 Ford Edge. The contact stated that after parking the vehicle in the garage, the contact discovered smoke coming from the garage. After driving the vehicle out of the garage, the contact saw smoke and flames coming from the engine compartment. The fire department was called to the scene and extinguished the flames. A fire report was filed. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The manufacturer and local dealer were notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 120,000.

Filed Incident EngineNHTSA 11425169
Engine & cooling

At speeds below 5 mph as well as speed 35-45 mph the transmission will run away race beyond foot pedal control. Immediate brake pressure is necessary to avoid accident and also shifting to neutral to regain control. Occurs with no warning. Requires emergency reaction time.!!! Has happened numerous times since dec.2020 Thru yesterday feb.22,2021.

Filed Incident EngineNHTSA 11397551
Transmission & drivetrainEngine & cooling

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 ford edge. The contact stated while driving 10 mph, the vehicle began to stall. The contact stated that there was no warning light illuminated. The contact was able to drive to her destination. The vehicle was taken to local dealer campbell ford performance (2541 s winchester blvd, campbell, ca 95008; (408) 374-6131) where it was diagnosed with needing the clutch to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 79,000.

Filed Incident Power train · EngineNHTSA 11383534
Transmission & drivetrainEngine & cooling

My edge you have to put it in park after you start driving it to get it to go. Then it will drive ok for awhile then you have to do it again. I'm afraid that I'm going to get rear ended and get hurt. Im driving in town when this happened

Filed Incident Power train · EngineNHTSA 11366527
Engine & cooling

2009 Ford edge sel. Consumer writes with regards to vehicle stalling, brakes and steering wheel locked up in the middle of an intersection. *As consumer wrote to ford, wants financial assistance repairing the vehicle. *Ea *js

Filed Incident EngineNHTSA 11140868
Engine & cooling

I own a ford edge 2009 car had been over heating for little while. Air condition would work when driving when I come to a stop it would over heat. I would need to turn on the heat to allow it to cool back down. Had to replace the double fan assembly cost right at $600.00

Filed Incident EngineNHTSA 11040719
Engine & cooling

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 ford edge. The contact stated that while in park, there was an abnormal noise coming from the engine compartment of the vehicle. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 150,000. Updated 01/06/2017*ct

Filed Incident EngineNHTSA 10913898
Engine & cooling

Motor mount harness cracked off, motor mount had to be replaced

Filed Incident EngineNHTSA 10870527
Engine & cooling

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 ford edge. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle jerked and bounced making it difficult to stop and the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer but the vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 44,000.

Filed Incident EngineNHTSA 10818092
Engine & cooling

The car has stalled while in drive three times over 2 months. It has occurred while driving at 10, 30 and 45 miles per hour. It is completely unsafe. *Tr

Filed Incident Engine and engine coolingNHTSA 10664028
Electrical systemEngine & cooling

2009 Ford edge -- major issue-- ford needs to cover costs--- I was driving my 2009 ford edge sel approx. 4 Miles. Once I rolled to a stop at a traffic light the car began to idle and then stalled. No warning lights.. I started the engine and pressed the gas (no acceleration). The engine ran at around 1-2k rpm. I pressed the gas again, no acceleration. I shut off the car called aaa for a tow. I started the car once more to check the gauges, no service lights. When I checked the other indicators it stated,...

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car temp -- ok, oil pressure - ok, etc... All ok.. No warning lights, no issues. The car was in about 1.5 Months ago for oil, 3-4 months for service. About 8-9 months ago, moroone ford of margate (under warranty) fixed an electrical issue (where no lights were showing) they claimed it was a ford issue and they replaced it (no cost). Well now this happened and moroone ford of margate said, "blown engine, $7,700 to replace + $400 for cooling fan." They said the cooling fan broke (no warning) and the engine blew. No warning, lights, etc... When I looked under the hood waiting for aaa (no smoke, no smell... Yet a blown engine (full replacement)... I will fight this because I believe this is an electrical issue that they tried to fix prior and this happened again. I also don't believe the engine was destroyed. Hopefully the government and ford will research and cover the repairs / replacement. No warning lights oil temp -- ok oil pressure -- ok car idled and stalled... Approx. Miles 82,000. *Tr

Filed Incident Electrical system · EngineNHTSA 10485326
Engine & cooling

Tl*the contact owns a 2009 ford edge. While driving approximately 10 mph, the vehicle stalled. The contact turned the ignition on and the vehicle was able to start. The contact stated that the failure occurred approximately ten times. The vehicle was taken to the dealer three times. The technicians were unable to diagnose or duplicate the failure. The technicians performed a computer update but the vehicle continued to stall. The manufacturer was contacted and stated the dealer could not duplicate the failure so no repairs could be made. The approximate failure mileage was 18,500.

Filed Incident Engine and engine coolingNHTSA 10382588
Engine & cooling

I bought my 2009 ford edge brand new (7 miles on it) back in may 2009. For the past month or so it has been stalling out for no apparent reason. Have brought it to a ford dealership two times now and they can not find anything wrong with the car. I searched online and have found that many people have been having this problem but the dealership can not figure it out because they can not reproduce the stalling and no lights come on so the defect is never stored in the cars computer. Ford needs to get their...

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[[redacted]] together! No wonder people refer to ford as found on road dead. Mine sure as [[redacted]] is. Now I have a 35 thousand dollar lawn ornament !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.S.C. 552(B)(6). *Tr

Filed Incident Engine and engine coolingNHTSA 10350313

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