2010 Ford Edge: engine overheating

Filed Jan 30, 2025 · Engine · 210,000 miles · OK

The contact owns a 2010 Ford Edge. The contact stated while driving 40 MPH, the engine started to overheat. The contact added coolant to the reservoir however, the contact became aware that coolant was leaking from the vehicle. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was driven to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed with water pump leaking failure. The local dealer was contacted; however, the vehicle was not repaired because the vehicle was not under recall. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 210,000.

Filed Oct 19, 2022 · Engine · NJ

I was driving home in my 2010 Ford Edge that has150,000 miles on it at the speed of 55 mph when it stopped accelerating and then just shut down. It did not overheat, there were no alarms, alerts or lights that went off on the car. After coasting to the side of the road I got out and looked under the hood of my car I noticed that the antifreeze was leaking. My husband was able to add anti freeze to the vehicle and we drove home and parked it until we could find a mechanic that could figure out what happened. I called mechanics in the area and explained what happened. The local mechanics we spoke to stated that it sounded like the water pump went and that they were not comfortable doing the repair due to the amount of labor required. I found a mechanic willing to work on my truck and had my Ford Edge towed to his shop. After looking it over I was told the water pump leaked into the engine which the dealership said was catastrophic and that I needed a whole new engine and water pump. The technician said it may have been leaking into the engine for several days without warning. A water pump should be a simple repair, however the way that it happened caused engine failure and requires an entire engine replacement. My truck no longer functions or operates in any capacity. I believe this engine failure was the direct result of the location of the water pump which was "internally" in the engine. This is a poor vehicle design and a safety concern for Ford. Total cost for this repair is $8,300. At this time the vehicle has not been inspected by the manufacture, police or insurance representatives.

Filed Jul 29, 2022 · Engine · 117,000 miles · MI

The contact owns a 2010 Ford Edge. The contact stated that while driving approximately 30 MPH, the engine temperature gauge indicated that the engine was overheating. The vehicle was later driven to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the engine was damaged due to a faulty internal water pump which had caused coolant to mix with the engine oil. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The manufacturer and local dealer were not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 117,000.

Filed Mar 25, 2022 · Engine · OH

We take good care of our cars and we do all required maintenance and oil changes but we are now facing a water pump failure that caused my engine to fail without any warring. On Wednesday March 9th I was passing a Semi Truck on a County Road and I heard a pop then lost all power and smoke came from under my hood. I had a guarding angel with me that day because there was another Semi truck approaching me in the passing lane and both Semi trucks slowed way down so that I was able to pull over. I saw my life flash before my eyes. This repair is going to cost us $4,700.00 or more if they should find any additional damage to my engine once they get all the parts to fix the car. How can a modern day car cost $4,700.00 to fix a water pump that caused the engine failure and overheat without A SINGLE WARNING!!! It seems like maybe Ford should look into recommending or insist that these internal WATER pumps be serviced/replaced at a reasonable mileage point maybe 80,000 or 100,000 miles to prevent a catastrophic loss. Water pumps will never out last an engine so getting them replaced early would help protect the engine and other damage that could happen. Just 8 days before my engine failed my car was in a Ford dealership garage for Oil Change, a cooling system flushing, belts and spark plugs replaced, not sure why at that time there was not something said about replacing the water pump? I know that The Ford Company is well aware of this issue so why would this information not be passed along to all dealership so that the service/maintenance garage personal know what to do to prevent this from happening. I would like to help prevent this issue from happening to anyone else. Next time someone might die, I almost did because of the engine failure on a simple water pump .

Filed Oct 4, 2020 · Engine · 114,000 miles · IN

We were driving along and all of a sudden the engine light comes on and there was a loud pop. It started overheating and it was all we could do to get it back to our house. We was on a country road. It was running finr till the loud pop.

Filed Feb 2, 2020 · Engine · 201,000 miles · NY

The ford 3,5l duratec engine water pump caused coolant to leak into the engine and is currently breaking down my motor. As coolant & engine oil don't mix, so I have to replace it. Will cost me more than the SUV itself, so going to junk it and beware anybody with any ford edge with that 3.5l duratec engine with the internal water pump. It will fail and by time you notice it, it's too late. Cause my SUV to stall & shut off numerous times because the sensor are off because of the coolant leaking inside the motor.

Filed Apr 26, 2019 · Engine · 70,000 miles · CA

Driving on the freeway for about an hour, I got off of the freeway and a couple of stop lights later my car sputtered and shut down. I looked at the temp gauge and saw I was overheated. I received no warning or alerts on my dashboard. I let it cool for few minutes and was able to get out of the road into a parking lot. My radiator overflow was empty. I let it cool some more and put in 1 1/2 gallons of coolant. I started the engine, it started very rough. After a minute of running, coolant started pouring out of the front of my engine. I assume it was from the radiator. The engine shut itself down again and I left the car overnight. I came back the next day and had it towed to a repair shop. He turned the key and the engine wouldn't turn over. It was just click. He said, "that's not good." he attached his diagnostic equipment and a battery jumper. Same result. He said he didn't even need to look at my engine to know it was blown. The error messages on his equipment confirmed it. He put water in my radiator and put it under pressure. Water again started pouring out. He pulled out the oil pan drain plug and what looked like a vanilla milkshake oozed out. He inspected my water pump and confirmed that it had failed. It drained my radiator and my car overheated and blew the head in a matter of minutes, again with no indicators of any kind that something was wrong. I have to replace my engine. I still owe money on it so it's not worth it to trash the car. My car has only 70,000 miles on it. Upon doing research I found a class-action lawsuit against ford for this water pump problem problem. I'm trying to get in on it. Apparently there are thousands of cases exactly like mine and ford will not acknowledge it. Https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/kessler-topaz-meltzer--check-llp-announces-a-consumer-class-action-filed-against-ford-for-defective-water-pumps-300697193.html

Filed Mar 20, 2019 · Engine · 158,000 miles · CO

While driving down the highway, my heater started blowing cold air and within 5-10 minutes my gas pedal would no longer accelerate. 1-2 minutes after my gas pedal would no longer accelerate, my engine light came on. Thankfully this happened as I was approaching an exit and I was able to exit the highway before my car overheated and completely shut off. My car overheated 1-2 minutes after my engine light came on. There were no signs of any problems on my car before this all happened. It was very sudden. I was about 1.5 hours away from home and had to have my car towed. A mechanic looked at it and said the coolant is completely draining out. They use an entire gallon of coolant and it poured out of my car immediately, in under a minute. As of right now, I have to replace the water pump on my car. However, in order to replace the water pump, the mechanic said they have to completely remove my front engine in order to access the water pump. This will call for at least 12 hours of labor, raising cost of what should have been around $200 for a new water pump to between $1700-$2100. If the mechanics find that the coolant has indeed mixed with my engine oil and ruined my engine, then I will have to completely replace my engine, raising the cost further to $7k+. According to kelley blue book, if I end up having to replace the engine, this will cost about 2-3 times what my car is worth.

Filed Jul 17, 2018 · Engine · 137,500 miles · IN

My edge has about 137,000 miles on it and the water pump failed when we were almost 200 miles away from home. I received no warning lights for low coolant, or overheating engine, just noticed it on the temp guage. Normally a water pump replacement is not a big deal and can be done pretty quickly in a few hours and for under $500 for parts and labor, but because of this particular design in these fords the engine has to be basically taken apart and it will take about 13 hours of labor to complete the job. The parts for this job are less than $200 but because of the labor and the extensiveness this repair it is going to cost me between $1200 - $1800 to complete and that is not even at the dealer. Not only do I need to have the water pump replaced but because of the failure it dumps coolant into the oil and oil into the coolant system which means I will need to have the oil changed and the coolant system flushed as well. All of these things start to add up. I have even read where this failure can cause so much damage to the engine the entire thing needs replaced. Ford is aware of this design flaw but has decided not to do anything about it on this particular model and others using the same engine. I don't have any documentation to upload yet as my car is still at the shop and I am not expecting to get it back for a week. I am just praying there is no damage to the engine.

Filed Jun 8, 2018 · Transmission · 94,000 miles · PA

Ford edge is having a multi year problem with the awd ptu (power transfer unit)...ford says that the fluid in the ptu is a lifetime fluid, meaning it doesn't ever have to be changed...it does not even have a drain plug...but it is installed very close to the exhaust system, which overheats the fluid every time it is driven...eventually the fluid turns to a solid grease like gunk that wears down the gears and bearings and mechanics say can even lock up the drive system, causing an accident. Instead of a $75 lube job to replace the gear fluid, replacing the ptu costs anywhere from $1500 to several thousand dollars. My ford edge ptu just went bad and I'm now finding out that thousands of edge owners are being faced with this dilemma also...I started to hear the gears grinding when going into a turn and eventually there was a constant grinding noise even while going forward

Filed Feb 8, 2017 · Engine · 65,000 miles · TX

Sudden engine failure at 65,000 miles when driving at about 45 miles per hour. The ford dealership where the vehicle had been serviced said there was a loss of antifreeze and the engine overheated and needs to be replaced. I was stranded on the airport road with no feeder and had to call 911. There was no warning lights to go on or any warning. When reading other post on internet the car behaved just as those who had confirmed that there was a water pump failure. This was the ford duratec engine where the water pump is driven with the timing chain and if it fails the water enters the oil system and destroys the engine.

Filed Jun 20, 2016 · Fuel system · 130,000 miles · MD

The car wouldn't start. Seemed to be a fuel issue. Had it towed to the dealer. The service people tell us that the fuel pump has apparently been failing intermittently and overheated - melting the electrical connector. The fuel pump and electrical connector and labor will cost $1,078. It seems to us that this is a dangerous situation and, from what we hear from mechanics, is a known issue with the ford edge. However, only the 2014 model year has been recalled for fuel pump issues...