Complaint volume
97 consumer-submitted complaints are matched to this model year. Treat the count as a research signal, then read the actual summaries for repeated symptoms.
Complaint records
2021 Ford Edge Complaints
97 consumer-submitted complaints on record for the 2021 Ford Edge, grouped by component category.
97 Total complaints
3 Crash reports
1 Fire reports
1 Injury reports
Complaint data reflects consumer-submitted reports. A complaint is not proof
of a defect, recall, or manufacturer fault. Enriched severity fields come
from official bulk records when the complaint can be matched by ODI number.
Buyer interpretation
How to use these complaints before buying
Complaint records are most useful when they turn into inspection points, seller questions, and comparison checks against nearby model years.
Pattern to inspect
The most common categories are power train, back over prevention, unknown or other. Use those categories as a test-drive checklist instead of judging the vehicle from the total count alone.
Severity flags
Enriched records include 3 crash reports, 1 fire report, 1 injury report, and 0 fatality reports. These fields come from complaint records and should be read in context.
Mileage clue
Mileage is available on 24 complaints, with an average reported failure mileage of 42,231 miles. Compare that with the mileage on the listing.
Questions to ask the seller
- Have you had any problems related to power train, back over prevention, unknown or other?
- Can I see recent maintenance and repair records?
- Has the vehicle ever been towed, involved in a crash, or repaired for the same issue twice?
- Can we also check the recall record for this 2021 Ford Edge?
Used-car checklist
Use these complaints before the test drive.
Build a buyer checklist to turn these issues into questions and inspection points.
2021 Ford Edge
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How severe are the 2021 Ford Edge complaints?
3 Crash
1 Fire
1 Injury
0 Fatality
3 Towed
0 Medical attention
What are the most common 2021 Ford Edge complaint categories?
POWER TRAIN 26
BACK OVER PREVENTION 15
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 11
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 7
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 4
VISIBILITY 4
ENGINE 3
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 3
SERVICE BRAKES 3
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING 2
97 total complaints on record
Latest complaints
| Date | Component | Summary | Severity | Mileage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2024 | SEAT BELTS | The contact owns a 2021 Ford Edge. The contact stated that while parked, the front passenger seat belt did not latch. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and was advised that the part was on backorder. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure was approximately 85,000. | Crash: No Fire: No | 85,000 |
| Oct 2024 | SERVICE BRAKES | I was stopping at a yellow light and the brakes were slow to respond nearly resulting in a collision with the car stopped in front. I initially attributed this to wet brakes since it was raining heavily and I had only gone a short distance. I returned home without further incidence. The next morning my wife took the car and nearly drove into traffic after the car was slow to stop leaving the subdivision. I had the car towed to the dealer, they said the brake booster had failed and that brake booster part is on back order and wouldn't available until the end of October or early November. The car is 3 years old with 25,000 miles. I think the parts back order status may be the result of unexpected demand because of a high failure rate. The dealer said the part in question is a common component used on many different Ford models. I'm not aware of any work stoppage or surge in vehicle demand that would account for the part shortage. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Sep 2024 | STEERING | While traveling on curvy roads, lane keep assist jerked steering wheel to the left into oncoming traffic. Incident occurred twice, and only when on a right hand curve. Lanes are clearly, and freshly, marked | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Sep 2024 | POWER TRAIN | Faulty torque converter causing transmission failure. This seems to be a common issue with Ford Edge at the 70k mile mark. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Aug 2024 | VISIBILITY | The contact owns a 2021 Ford Edge. The contact stated while driving 45 MPH, the sunroof glass exploded without impact, sending glass into the cabin of the vehicle. There was no injury sustained. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired by the dealer or an independent mechanic. The contact stated that the sunroof glass was not replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 50,000. | Crash: No Fire: No | 50,000 |
| Aug 2024 | BACK OVER PREVENTION | The contact owns a 2021 Ford Edge. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V151000 (Back Over Prevention); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The manufacturer opened a case and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Aug 2024 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | The contact owns a 2021 Ford Edge. The contact stated that when the vehicle was started, there was an engine misfire. In addition, the contact stated that the vehicle was consuming an excessive amount of coolant. The contact who is an independent mechanic, diagnosed the vehicle and determined that there was coolant intrusion in cylinder #3 and that the head gasket was leaking. The contact was informed that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact researched and found an unknown recall; however, the VIN was not included in the recall. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and a case was filed. The contact was advised to report the failure to the NHTSA Hotline. The failure mileage was unknown. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Aug 2024 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | [XXX] [XXX] As you can see in the links above this has been a issue with the purge valve for the Edge . this problem is so ignorable to the driver because they will junk the car and resale it. I cant because i signed papers to buy this Edge I could have did another lease. I decided to buy my this Edge 2021out of 4 Edges Ive leased and this one I should have not bought my(2021). Buying this one with low miles 22,335, and at the most ten days later this particular part (purge valve) not even an opportunity to shop around for a extended warranty went bad. Its not only a problem for ford but then the Lincoln Nautilus that vehicle shows it holds its value $30,000 or more I also consider this vehicle as well during my purchasing process. I convinced my sister to lease her second Corsair 2024. And family of dedicated ford owners ford 150's its hard for me to not tell them this is and issue. my mother scheduled her appointment weeks down late August 2024 for recall her 2021 and the purge valve. The purge valve should have extended the recall to 2021's Edge and others. Im out diagnostic fees, labor, to fix it almost $900.... that is ridiculous INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Aug 2024 | POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2021 Ford Edge. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, there was an abnormal banging and slamming sound coming from the vehicle while turning right or accelerating from a stop. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact stated that the failure was related to NHTSA Campaign Number: 21V011000 (Power Train) however, the VIN was not included. The local dealer was contacted; the vehicle was diagnosed, and it was determined that the rear differential needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted but provided no assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 78,491. | Crash: No Fire: No | 78,491 |
| Aug 2024 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | The contact owns a 2021 Ford Edge. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the "Key Not Detected" message was displayed, after which the vehicle independently turned off while in motion. The contact pulled over to the shoulder of the roadway; however, upon restarting the vehicle, the vehicle returned to normal functionality, but the failure became a regular occurrence. The contact stated that the information display center went black, resulting in the loss of safety features and alerts for pertinent vehicle information. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who was unable to duplicate the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was 10,000. | Crash: No Fire: No | 10,000 |
| Jun 2024 | POWER TRAIN | Car passed 100,000 and at 104,000 I got a "Service Car Soon" warning with a wrench. About a mile later, the RPMs started revving hard (at 6) so I slowed to 60 mph getting it to 4 RPMs. I drove maybe 100-150 more miles when it died at the Denver Int'l Airport. After hauling it back to Oklahoma, the Kissee Ford dealer in Claremore said that the transmission was blown. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Mar 2024 | BACK OVER PREVENTION | See attached document for complaint | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Feb 2024 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | The lighting in my dashboard, screen (to include backup camera) aill go blank and turn blank periodically. When this happens -I cant access heating/cooling settings, rearview camera or other settings. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Feb 2024 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | The contact owns a 2021 Ford Edge. The contact stated that while accelerating, the vehicle jerked and went into low-power mode. While at a stop, the contact depressed the accelerator pedal, and the vehicle surged forward. After using the phone charger, the phone charger overheated. The contact unplugged the phones. The contact stated that the steering wheel was hot to the touch. There was an abnormal burning odor detected. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and the contact was informed that the failure was related to the turbo-eco boost and engine. The sensors, valves, brackets, and hoses were replaced, but the failure recurred. The local dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was contacted, but no assistance was provided. The approximate failure mileage was 44,000. | Crash: No Fire: No | 44,000 |
| Feb 2024 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | I took my car into the dealership because my crash sensor light kept coming on & my cruise control wouldn’t work. The dealer said that the crash sensor bracket was fractured & the dealer wouldn’t repair it under warranty. The bracket wasn’t repaired, they wanted $595.00 to repair it. This is the same complaint as NHTSA ID# 11506284 on [XXX]. VIN# [XXX] . INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Jan 2024 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING | I was driving the Ford Edge and the roads were a little slick so I was driving very slow. I was about 2 blocks from my house when I needed to engage the brakes to come to a complete stop, which happened to be going downhill toward a stop sign that intersected with a freeway off ramp. Both the brakes and ABS failed to engage and I hit a guard rail across the intersection. This caused significant damage to my vehicle and was very lucky that no one was hurt. The "Check Brake System" only came up after I ran into the guard rail, which was also the only time I needed to fully engage the brake to come to a full stop. The shop confirmed that the accident would not have damaged the brakes. | Crash: Yes Fire: No Towed | Unknown |
| Sep 2023 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR LAST YEAR I BEEN AT THE DELAERSHIP MORE THAN 3 TIMES ALREADY COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SCREEN AND THE TWO ON THE BACK OF EACH SEAT . THE MAIN SCREEN FREZEES ALL THE TIME NOT ALLOWING ME TO USE THE CAMERAS NOR GPS ETC. THE TWO AT THE BACK ARE 24/7 ON . DEALERSHIP STATES FORD HAS NO IDEA HOW TO REAPIR THE VEH . THAT I SHOULD WAIT AND THEY IGNORED MY PETITIONS FOR MY WARRANTU AMD PACKAGES INFORMATION ALONG WITH ANYTHING IN WRITING . THEY JUST CALL .. NO PAPERWOK . | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Aug 2023 | SEAT BELTS | seat belts are jammed and wont come out, thr electric component of the chair movies on it's own | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Aug 2023 | VISIBILITY | The contact owns a 2021 Ford Edge. The contact stated while driving 50-55 MPH, the front passenger’s side mirror detached from the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and the contact was informed that the passenger’s side mirror assembly needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was contacted, and a case was filed but no assistance was provided. The failure mileage was 40,000. | Crash: No Fire: No | 40,000 |
| Jul 2023 | POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2021 Ford Edge. The contact stated while stopped at a car wash, the vehicle independently shifted out of neutral into reverse, without warning. The contact depressed the brake pedal and the vehicle stopped. The vehicle was taken to the dealer to be diagnosed; however, no cause for the failure was found. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 19,000. | Crash: No Fire: No | 19,000 |
| Jul 2023 | VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY | Sunroof exploded suddenly driving 25 mph shards of glass going everywhere | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| May 2023 | POWER TRAIN | My 2021 Ford Edge SEL with 22,000 miles on it, bought new less than 2 years ago, would intermittently show a warning notification on the dash saying “AWD temporarily disabled”. The car drove different when the warning came on. It was slow to accelerate and more difficult to turn. It happened twice in a span of 2 months. I brought it to the dealer and they diagnosed it as a “faulty rear differential”. They told me this is a known Ford issue and directed me to a service bulletin put out by Ford regarding this issue stating Ford is aware. My car did not have normal warning signs- no noises, no vibration, no smell, and I would have never known something was wrong if the warning didn’t pop up those two random times. I was told if the equipment failed while driving, the car could’ve seized up and wouldn’t move. They acknowledged that this is a real safety concern as there were no issues with the car except when the AWD disabled itself temporarily. The car drove normal when it started working again not long after. My car will have been at the dealer 6 days by the time I get it back, estimating about $1500 in repairs (thank you warranty). The car is serviced and maintained regularly and well cared for. This should NOT have happened and put mine and my family’s safety at risk. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Apr 2023 | SERVICE BRAKES | 2021 Edge- 2 week old car and when braking, car started to shake and there was a thumping voice. I got home, barely, to find the brake pads loose on the driver side rear. It was towed to the dealer and found to have a loose caliper that needed to be replaced and fixed. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Apr 2023 | POWER TRAIN | When driving on a dry, paved side street, the ABS was “temporarily disabled” per the notification on the screen. Additionally the large display screen to control the radio, Bluetooth and temperature settings was black not working. The USB and USBc were also not working. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Feb 2023 | BACK OVER PREVENTION | The contact owns a 2021 Ford Edge. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V151000 (Back Over Prevention) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contact stated that the rear-view camera displayed a distorted image. The vehicle was taken to the dealer; however, the dealer was unable to perform the recall repair due to the module configuration data being missing from the Ford server. The vehicle was not repaired and remained at the dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and advised the contact to file a complaint with the NHTSA Hotline. The failure mileage was approximately 15,130. Parts distribution disconnect. | Crash: No Fire: No | 15,130 |