2017 Ford Edge problems
Owners have filed 1,700 complaints with NHTSA about the 2017 Ford Edge. Engine is the most reported problem area, at 57% of complaints. After that come brakes (14%) and drivetrain & axles (8%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 1,700 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Engine 57% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 40 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 35 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 70,000 miles 749 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 65 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 53 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 137 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 209 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 137 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 88 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 36 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 10 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 7 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 6 |
What the data shows
Among the 749 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 70,000 miles. For engine specifically, the median reported mileage is about 73,000 miles (443 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 40 complaints mention a crash; 1 complaint mentions a fire; 35 injuries reported. Its complaints are less severe on average than those of 89% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2017 ranks 4th most-complained-about out of 18 model years of the Ford Edge with enough data (587 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 8 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
The contact owns a 2017 Ford Edge. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Numbers: 25V544000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulics) and 25V572000 (Back Over Prevention); however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contact stated that after pulling into a parking lot at 5 MPH, the vehicle suddenly accelerated without applying more pressure to the accelerator pedal.
My children and I were in a collision that was so bad the car was totaled. Sometime in the middle of the collision the driver seat belt and the passager's seat belt behind the driver came unclipped. We were wearing them and the proof is on our chests from the burn. However, if a heavy vehicle had hit us from behind my son and I would have been thrown from the car because of this. My daughter's seat belt (back passager behind front passenger seat) did not unclip. Just the two on the driver's side.
Tl* the contact owns a 2017 ford edge. While driving approximately 65 MPH in the rain, the windshield wipers were activated, but failed to function correctly. The manufacturer was not contacted. The approximate failure mileage was 18,000. Contact stated vehicle was taken to ricart ford where the contact was informed that the dealership received an office memo about the ford edge windshield wipers would malfunction.
The contact owns a 2017 Ford Edge. The contact stated that the check engine warning light was illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who retrieved a DTC code for a torque converter failure. The mechanic informed the contact of NHTSA Campaign Number: 18V390000 (Power Train) which the mechanic linked to the failure and referred the contact to the dealer for assistance.