2011 Ford Edge: engine stalls while driving

Filed Sep 19, 2025 · Engine · CA

My 2011 Ford Edge stalled on the freeway March 1st 2025. I had purchased the car in 2019, and kept up with regular maintenance. My mechanic tells me its an issue with the "water pump" thats is connected to the timing belt, and that the engine has been flooded? Now I need to replace my engine! I looked into it and it turns out THOUSANDS of others have gone through this too. Someone needs to have this car/engine PULLED off the market. When I purchased it, it was supposed to be a reliable car for my family, now I dont know what I'm going to do because Ford just doesn't care about their customers.

Filed Oct 3, 2024 · Brakes · 172,000 miles · NC

The contact owns a 2011 Ford Edge. The contact stated while driving 60 - 70 MPH, the brake pedal was firm while depressed and went to the floorboard. The vehicle made an abnormal sound and failed to stop immediately. The contact shifted the transmission to neutral(N) and the vehicle slowed down. No warning light was illuminated. Additionally, the vehicle stalled while driving. The contact pulled over and restarted the vehicle; however, the failure persisted. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who diagnosed a tear in the brake booster and related the failure to Customer Satisfaction Program: 13N02 (Extended Warranty Coverage on Brake Booster). The vehicle was then taken to the dealer, and the contact was informed that the VIN was not included in the Customer Satisfaction Program. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact that because the VIN was not originally included in the Customer Satisfaction Program: 13N02 - Supplement #1, the VIN would also be excluded from the updated program extension coverage under Supplement #2. The failure mileage was approximately 172,000.

Filed Jun 20, 2024 · Brakes, Engine · 93,000 miles · PA

The contact owns a 2011 Ford Edge. The contact stated while driving approximately 65 MPH, the vehicle was lost motive power. The contact stated that while approaching a freeway exit and depressing the brake pedal, the brake pedal was very firm, and the vehicle failed to stop as needed. The contact stated that while the vehicle was stalling, she was able to stop the vehicle. When the contact attempted to restart the vehicle, the check brakes and check engine warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle failed to start up and was towed to an independent mechanic. The vehicle was diagnosed, and the mechanic determined that the brake booster had failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 93,000.

Filed Apr 24, 2023 · Transmission · 70,000 miles · OH

The contact owns a 2011 Ford Edge. The contact stated that while driving approximately 35-40 MPH, the vehicle lost motive and stalled without warning. The vehicle was towed to the residence. The contact who is a certified mechanic, inspected the vehicle and became aware that the clutch had been damaged from extreme heat. The contact determined that the PTU (Power Transfer Unit) unit was too close to the catalytic converter and needed to be replaced. The vehicle had not been repaired. The dealership was contacted; however, the vehicle was not taken to be diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and referred the contact to the federal safety agency Hotline. The approximate failure mileage was 70,000.

Filed Jul 2, 2021 · Engine, Transmission · CA

Vehicle stahls about 50% time in reverse when parking mainly, and in forward when parking. Very scary and I have only had this vehicle for 1.5 months. Repairs have been made according to CEL codes; however, the stalling does not report the code, so it occurs over and over. Very scared this will happen and cause an accident. Based on numerous forums who had the same car and instance - it is the throttle body.

Filed Oct 26, 2018 · Engine · 200,000 miles · TX

Drive belt was shredded and got it replaced the next day I was driving and my car stalled in middle of the highway and I was able to drive it to a shop where I had the car checked and now it is throwing all kinds of codes. The car keeps stalling and hesitating constantly

Filed Oct 12, 2018 · Acceleration, Engine · 40,000 miles · TX

Stalls and won't accelerate while going down the road. Just idles real rough. Can only coast to a stop. Can't steer. Wrench comes on the display. Everything I have read said it is probably the throttle body. Has less than 40,000 miles.

Filed Sep 25, 2018 · Engine · 110,000 miles · CA

Driving 60mph on highway and car without warning lost power and stalled. On freeway. Very dangerous, a semi had to swerve to avoid me. Put car in park and after a few minutes the card started back up and drove without problems. This has happened three times without warning and after a bit of time starts back up and drives fine.

Filed Aug 1, 2018 · Acceleration, Driver assistance · 110,000 miles · LA

I took a left turn to get onto the interstate on 7/30/18 at 7:45 am. When I started to accelerate to merge onto interstate without warning my car stalled and I was not able to accelerate. I was able to pull over thankfully and turn my emergency lights on. My car started to "jump" and was basically stalling out. I turned the car off and then after 5 minutes I was able to turn the car back on and it ran fine. I brought the car to my local ford dealership and they kept it for two days. They tried to recreate the issue but were unable to and said they could not read the error on the computer because it had been "wiped" out when I restarted my car. They told me to come back when the car stalls again. I feel very unsafe driving a car that can stall out and lose power at any minute. I drive a 24 mile bridge with no shoulders daily and interstates. I do not feel safe driving my son around in this car. Ford will not do anything for me until the car stalls again. They told me not to turn it off and "limp" it to the dealership(drive it slowly).

Filed May 29, 2018 · Engine · 120,000 miles · OK

I own a 2011 ford edge limited with a 3.5l, 6 cylinder engine. The vehicle has been faithfully maintained since I purchased it at ~30,000 miles. On 5/25/2018 while driving out-of-state and with approximately 120,000 miles the vehicle began exhibiting symptoms of stalling at stops and while parking; there were no warning lights or indications of trouble. Pulling off the road I inspected the automatic transmission fluid first, since that seemed the most-likely culprit. During this check I overheard a lot of noise as hot coolant was being ejected into the coolant overflow reservoir and it was while the car was parked that the overheat indicator first sounded. After shutting off the engine I noticed water on the pavement under the vehicle. I arranged for the vehicle to be towed to a ford dealership where it was determined the coolant pump had failed. Though completely without symptoms until the final few minutes, because the pump is driven by the engine's timing chain, enough damage had been done that a significant amount of coolant had entered the engine. The engine would start, but pressures in cylinders 2 and 4 were compromised and unknown other damage had occurred. The ford service advised that the pump replacement would cost on the order of $2,000 and that life-expectancy for the part was 150,000 miles - two numbers that seem incongruous by themselves for a maintenance item. In addition, the absence of a cooling system warning facilitated driving the vehicle while catastrophic damage was caused to the engine.

Filed May 12, 2018 · Engine · 81,000 miles · FL

Car stalls after slowing, almost stopped on a city street. This has happened four (4) times over the last few weeks. After coasting to the side of the road and turning ignition off, car restarts and resumes normal operation.

Filed May 3, 2018 · Engine · 53,510 miles · TX

Vehicle stalls during operation. This has occurred approximately 6 times in the last 60 days. It goes into limp mode showing " awd off" and the "wrench" icon. Contacted ford concerning the customer satisfaction program 16b23 related to this but was denied coverage.the vehicle sat at the dealership for three days without them being able to repeat the issue. The problem will reset when the vehicle is turned off, and no history is captured. The code that we just discovered during an episode is a p2111 code acquired by a can buss reader as it happened in traffic in motion on a city street. Pulled to the side of the road and turned it off and it reset. This is dangerous ! My grandchildren ride in this vehicle.this vehicle has less than 55k miles since new. It's frustrating to know that ford is aware of the issue and chooses to refuse the problem until someone is injured or killed.