2011 Ford Edge: engine failure

Filed Jun 14, 2023 · Engine · NE

Eternal water pump failure. Water pump came loose while Driving dumped coolant into engine causing engine to have catastrophic failure. Need a full engine replacement. Took vehicle to 2 mechanics for diagnosis. Both states vehicle has coolant in engine. Engine needs replaced I'm uploading an estimate from a certified FORD dealership after I told them the issue over the phone.

Filed Aug 23, 2022 · Engine · NY

I am writing to you today to make you aware of a situation that occurred with my 2011 Ford Edge. On June 14, 2022 my husband and I embarked on a trip to Maine. Halfway through the trip our check engine light came on and heating warnings went off - we immediately pulled over and had the car towed to the nearest mechanic. He diagnosed our water pump was leaking causing the engine and oil to fill with coolant. This caused coolant to flood the engine and cause it to seize. We were on the Mass Turnpike and couldn't go anywhere except to the side of the road. It was an extremely busy road and very dangerous. We towed the car to our mechanic at home and he agreed with the diagnosis and found that there would be no way to save our engine. He believed that the car was in good condition otherwise and it would be beneficial to replace the engine to extend the life of the vehicle. We have always kept up with routine maintenance of our vehicles, including my Ford Edge. Therefore we ended up replacing our entire engine and radiator that was damaged from the failed water pump. I sent a letter to Ford requesting assistance in replacing this engine and I was recommended by the customer service agent to file this report with you.

Filed May 9, 2022 · Engine · CT

The Water Pump in my 2011 Ford Edge failed causing catastrophic engine failure. The failure occurred while I was driving on the highway and I lost my power steering and brakes. The engine was inspected at a private service center where I was told that the water pump had caused the engine to seize and the vehicle would need a new engine. Prior to the failure, there were no warning messages or symptoms.

Filed Jul 17, 2020 · Engine · 166,000 miles · VA

The temperature gauge suddenly went from normal to high. I noticed it and was able to immediately turn the car off. No alarms or alerts went off on the car at all. When we looked under the hood of the car we noticed that the antifreeze was leaking. My husband added more to it and we left the car there until we could figure out which mechanic would be able to repair the water pump. The local mechanics we spoke to were not comfortable doing this repair due to the amount of labor required for this vehicle. We had the ford edge towed to the ford dealership. The water pump ended up leaking into the engine which the dealership said was catastrophic. If I had been on the road, instead of in the parking lot, it could have seized the engine. It happened instantaneously and without any warnings or alarms. The ford technicians said it may have been leaking into the engine for several days without warning. This is a serious and dangerous issue as well as a costly one. A water pump should be a simple repair or problem, however the way that it happened caused engine failure. It now requires an entire engine replacement. The car no longer functions or operates in any capacity. I was stationary in a parking lot so I was fortunate. I had just pulled into the parking space and was there about one minute - literally. The repair fees for the water pump were priced at $3,000. The repair fees for the used engine replacement are $4,000-5,000. This is a poor vehicle design and a safety concern for ford.

Filed Jun 30, 2019 · Engine · 100,160 miles · PA

Water pump broke while on highway. There were no signs of failure leading up to it. Car gave a warning of low oil pressure, then maybe 20 seconds later the engine coolant over temperature warning comes on. Car stopped accelerating at this point, got to shoulder of highway and at this point, power steering and brakes were out. Engine was smoking. Had it towed back to dealership 89 miles away to learn the water pump broke causing catastrophic engine failure and damage. Estimate to rebuild engine was $ 7352.00 plus tax. There was no warning or possible way to check the water pump before hand. I purchased the car in 2011 and had it paid off a couple years ago. Now all equity in the car is completely gone as the car was only worth 6-8k (according to truecar) and it would cost more to fix it than to purchase a new one. A engine swap was estimated at around $4,000 with labor included as well. After this happened I find out I'm not the only one this is happening to, and that it's a major issue that ford has apparently tried to keep quiet. I hope this is an additional piece of ammunition to use in the case against ford.

Filed May 29, 2019 · Electrical, Engine · 154,000 miles · MS

First of all the first problem I encountered with my vehicle was the passenger wheel barring was defected and started making a bad noise so took it to the shop and the mechanic said lucky I did because is was about to break and cause my wheel to come off going down the road. After that I noticed that my engine would run hot if I sat still in the parking lot just running even with the AC off. I had no warning that anything was wrong. I turned my car off and it didn't seem to do it anymore until we started getting this really hot weather this may, me and my family was going in to town to grab a bite to eat when (without any warning) my car starts sputtering as if I put bad gas in it. My husband instructed me to pull over and take a look and low and behold my car has been running hot just after driving only 10 minutes. He pulled the dipstick and oil is milky and oil was all in the water resivour. My car had over heated without any warning that anything was wrong and blown heat gasket and cracked heads. My engine shot. We took it to the shop where I had to purchase a new engine and after the mechanic ran a diagnostics test on my car he said that the fan control module was faulty which did not allow my cooling fans to come on at all and my system never alerted me either. We replaced cooling fans along with module. Everything seems fine after 2,000 dollars later. Fyi never rely on your information screen to tell you if your running hot, go to settings and keep your screen on the temp gauge at all times so you will know for yourself how cool your engine is running. I would be nice after all the complaints ford has received about these piece of crap cooling fans that they will just suck it up and do the recall. We are hard working americans and dont deserve this crap. We support ford an american car manufacturer and expect the same respect!!

Filed May 6, 2019 · Electrical, Engine · 89,000 miles · PA

Hazard warning touch button quit working -- touch the button and it doesnt work part is integrated into the sony touch control panel/ screen water pump failure without warning -- destroyed the engine -- started as sporadic overheating that thermostat was replaced aliviated it for a short time then it started over back to the garage -- couldnt find anything -- suggested turn engine off then back on to see if temp sensor was the issue -- stopped again for a while then it happened again -- also cam sensor failure when this occured -- took to garage temp sensor cam sensors and thermostat replaced -- system flushed -- garage started it up -- overheating again -- now engines seized

Filed Jul 29, 2018 · Engine · 130,000 miles · MD

As I was travelling home form vacation my check light came on. I pulled over and checked the car manual for the significance of this warning. The manual stated that, "if this warning stays illuminated, then it means that the car is due for a service maintenance. If the warning continues to blink, then service immediately." I continued to drive for another 5 miles and noticed that the car was idling low and running rough. I came to a red light and the warning sign for an over heated engine appears. I had the car towed to a automotive facility and was told that the water pump had broken and that my anti freeze and oil had mixed together and circulated through the entire engine pretty much damaging the entire engine. The cost estimate to have a new engine installed would be over $10,000, due to the water pump being incased in the engine. This car had only had 130,000 miles on it, and I regularly kept up with service on the vehicle. Upon on line research, it is my understanding that ford is more than aware of this issue and continues to not do anything about it. I had the car towed to my home and it will now sit there until I can reduce the amount owed on the vehicle and trade it in. The worst part of this is, that there was no type of warning whatsoever, nor did ford ever make me aware of this being a problem in this vehicle.

Filed Mar 13, 2018 · Engine · 112,000 miles · LA

Cars engine burned/smoke bellowing out and seized up while idling, sitting in front of the house. Is this not covered by recall number-10v659000? If not, why not? Car did exactly was was described in recall notice noted above.

Filed Mar 12, 2018 · Engine · 107,000 miles · CA

My engine turned off while I was driving. I was slowing to a stop from 55mph to approx. 20mph to go straight at a red light. The light turned green before I came to a stop. When I pressed the gas to accelerate the engine turned off and all systems in the car did as well including power steering. I had no control of the car as it slowed to almost a stop in the middle of the intersection on a green light. I was luckily to able to coast at approx. 5pmh to the end of the intersection before it completely stopped and the car behind me didn't hit me, they went around. I had to get help pushing it to the side of the road after that to avoid an accident since it stopped in the road. When the engine failed the dash lit up with a picture of the engine and said to check power to engine. There was no warning beforehand. I do all my oil changes and regular maintenance. There was no check engine light or any other indicator that something would have been wrong. After this incident and getting the car home it now has a check engine light and won't run correctly. We changed the battery due to the wording about engine power and that didn't help. What I am most concerned and upset about is after this happened we looked the problem up online and it is has happened to hundreds of other people. If any other problems happened that many times that caused injuries this would be a recall and corrected immediately. But because out of luck I was on a rural 1 stop light road and no cars hit me as my vehicle completely failed on me, it isn't. I've received no notices and bought it used from a dealer. I commute to work every day and I am so thankful this wasn't on a work day on the freeway where it would have caused me to completely stop. Or dropping off my kids to school. I am honestly scared to get it 'fixed' and it happen again with no warning. Or put my kids in a car that puts us in danger.

Filed Nov 10, 2017 · Transmission · 89,910 miles · VA

I was driving the car in traffic, then it all of a sudden cut off, I able to restart and move a short distance to have it towed to the ford dealership service department. Was told by dealership need complete power train replacement, water pump, possibly entire new engine.

Filed Dec 19, 2016 · Transmission · 130,412 miles · VA

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford edge. While driving various speeds, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was able to restart and was towed to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the transfer case seized. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 130,412.