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2012 Ford Edge fuel system problems

Owners reported fuel system problems in 47 complaints for the 2012 Ford Edge, 3% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
47 3% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
55,000 miles 39 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
1 and 2
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When fuel system problems show up

Fuel system complaints by mileage, 2012 Ford Edge Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 55,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 8 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 5 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 7 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 6 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 6 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 2 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 4 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 1 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 55,000 miles
Based on 39 complaints that include mileage. 51% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles8
20k to 40k miles5
40k to 60k miles7
60k to 80k miles6
80k to 100k miles6
100k to 120k miles2
120k to 140k miles4
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles1
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 39 fuel system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 55,000 miles, and 51% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 crash, 2 fires.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford edge. The contact stated while driving 45 MPH, she began to smell fuel. The vehicle was pulled over and the hood was opened where she observed smoke emitting from the rear of the engine. The vehicle was towed to a local dealer where it was diagnosed as a fuel line crack under recall NHTSA campaign number: 12v438000, fuel system, gasoline. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 30,000.

Reported at 3,000 miles, July 2013 Fire

Started having problems with braking hard pedal at around 63000 miles. At the same time the vehicle would shut down while stopped in traffic or while vehicle is in park mode.

Reported at 63,000 miles, January 2016

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