2010 Ford Edge

Just bought used 12/4/23 from private party. Transmission fluid leaking on exhaust pipe, seen and documented by tech at Kendall Ford Anchorage, AK. Vehicle was brought in for Transmission and Engine Oil Service 91,000 approximate. Seems to coming from rear of transmission, where shaft goes in. Leaks on hot exhaust, burns and smoke comes in heater vent, Can see some smoke coming up from under hood when parked and smell burning fluid when outside. The leak is not excessive, as im watching the transmission fluid level. But my wife is now afraid of a fire. This seems to be an on going problem with the Ford Edge and other vehicles. Please help resolve this, we cant afford a repair of this large amount from what ive read for repair. Thank you, [XXX] & [XXX] Kenai, AK. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

The contact owns a 2010 Ford Edge. The contact stated while driving 65-70 MPH on the interstate, the vehicle inadvertently stalled. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle failed to restart and was pushed to the side of the roadway and remained on the side of the roadway. The dealer and manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 242,000.

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.

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 .

8.16.21was driving home, no lights, no warnings, no smoke nothing no indication of any kind and I lost all power to operate the vehicle. I was unable to start the car and up to this point car was running fine, had car towed to local mechanic after inspecting the car mechanic found water pump blew up and pully ruptured filling my entire engine with coolant and now I am out of a car due to the engine being destroyed. After extensive reviewing it appears this is a known issue with the 2007-2010 Ford Edges and Ford has yet to step up to the plate and address this known issue. Look on Facebook under Ford Motor Company and see how many other owners are having this issue. How can you run a business knowing this happens and then not being able to back it up by fixing the issue. I could have had another 4-5 years with my car and now I have to have burden and cost of finding a new car due to negligence on Fords part. I truly enjoyed my Ford Edge however in the future I will no longer drive any type of Ford car or Lincoln knowing this is how you treat known issues. I'm just glad it was not -30degrees out and this happened. Shame on Ford. I will also spread the word about this issue and to anyone else thinking of buying a Ford. I have the estimate for a new engine let me know when the check will be in the mail to have my car repaired!!!

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.

VECHICLE ENGINE SHUTS DOWN WHILE DRIVING. EVERYTHING LOSES POWER INCLUDING POWER STEERING. ON OCTOBER 16,2019 IT OCCUR D WHILE DRIVING ON PARKWAY WITH MY GRANDSON IN THE CAR. WE JUST AVOIDED A MAJOR CATASTROPHE. WE WERE ABLE TO RESTART CAR AND CAREFULLY DRIVE HOME BUT NOW AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS CAR ANYWHERE. THE ENGINE REPAIR WRENCH WAS LITE AND MECHANIC FEELS IT MAY BE THROTTLE BODY ISSUES . THANK YOU

I AM CHECKING TO SEE IF YOU ARE AWARE OF ANY ENGINE COIL REPLACEMENTS ISSUES. I SEE LOTS OF ISSUES ON THEM ON THE INTERNET. I WAS TOLD THAT THE SPARK PLUGS WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED TOO. I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 25 MILES AN HOUR AND THE ENGINE LIGHT STARTED FLASHING AND THE CAR STARTED SHAKING. LARAWAY RD NEW LENOX IL 60451 DRIVING STRAIGHT ON THE ROAD