AutoUtility currently tracks 750 official NHTSA owner defect complaints for the 2019 Ford Edge. Powertrain & Transmission issues are the most frequently reported category, appearing in 447 complaints (59.6% of submitted records). Among these NHTSA complaint records, 7 filings cite a crash, 1 cites a fire, 4 report one or more injuries.

Key Problem Findings
  • Total NHTSA Complaints: 750 reports
  • #1 Reported Problem Area: Powertrain & Transmission (447 reports • 59.6% of submitted complaints)
  • Secondary Problem Areas: Engine & Cooling (168), Electrical System (34)
  • Crash-Citing Complaints: 7 filings
  • Fire-Citing Complaints: 1 filings
  • Complaints Reporting Injuries / Fatalities: 4 injury filings • 0 fatality filings
Reporting Methodology: Statistics describe unverified consumer submissions voluntarily filed with NHTSA. Complaint volume is not normalized for vehicle sales volume or miles driven. Multiple components can be cited within a single owner complaint submission.
Total Complaints
750
Submitted to NHTSA ODI
Crash-Citing Complaints
7
Filings citing a collision
Fire-Citing Complaints
1
Filings citing smoke or fire
Complaints Reporting Injuries
4
Filings citing one or more injuries
Complaints Reporting Fatalities
0
Consumer filings citing fatalities

Most Reported Problems for 2019 Ford Edge

Top automotive subsystem defect categories ranked by unique owner complaint volume in federal records

#1 Problem Area 59.6% of complaints

Powertrain & Transmission

447 owner complaints submitted to NHTSA ODI
⚠️ NHTSA Recall Context

NHTSA records list 1 official safety recall campaign for this model year involving the same broad component area:

*Component overlap means an official recall exists for the same broad vehicle system. It does not establish that an individual owner complaint was caused by, covered by, or resolved through that recall.
⚠️ 4 crash reports 🩹 1 injury report entry
#2 Problem Area 22.4% of complaints

Engine & Cooling

168 owner complaints submitted to NHTSA ODI
✓ 0 crashes or fires cited
#3 Problem Area 4.5% of complaints

Electrical System

34 owner complaints submitted to NHTSA ODI
⚠️ 2 crash reports
#4 Problem Area 4.5% of complaints

Driver Assistance & Safety Tech

34 owner complaints submitted to NHTSA ODI
⚠️ NHTSA Recall Context

NHTSA records list 1 official safety recall campaign for this model year involving the same broad component area:

*Component overlap means an official recall exists for the same broad vehicle system. It does not establish that an individual owner complaint was caused by, covered by, or resolved through that recall.
⚠️ 1 crash report
#5 Problem Area 4.1% of complaints

Fuel & Propulsion System

31 owner complaints submitted to NHTSA ODI
⚠️ 2 crash reports
Domain Share Note: Share percentage represents the proportion of unique complaint filings referencing each vehicle system. Because single complaints may cite multiple systems (such as engine and electrical simultaneously), domain percentages represent individual category incidence and may sum to over 100%.

Symptoms Mentioned in NHTSA Owner Reports for 2019 Ford Edge

Specific mechanical, electrical, and driver-assist defect symptoms identified via deterministic narrative analysis

AutoUtility uses deterministic phrase matching to identify recurring symptom descriptions within consumer-submitted NHTSA complaint narratives.

Engine & Cooling 5.7% of complaints

Engine Coolant Intrusion / Oil Leak

43 complaint narratives describe this symptom
Powertrain & Transmission 2.8% of complaints

Loss of Motive Power While Driving

21 complaint narratives describe this symptom
Symptom Identification Method: A complaint may describe more than one symptom, so percentages may sum to more than 100%. Symptom identification reflects text contained in consumer-submitted complaint records and does not establish a confirmed mechanical diagnosis.

Recent NHTSA Owner Reports for 2019 Ford Edge

Representative defect filings submitted by owners to the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation

Powertrain & Transmission NHTSA ODI ID: #11759468
Filed: 08/25/2026

"The contact owns a 2019 Ford Edge. The contact stated that while attempting to accelerate from a stop, the vehicle was shuddering, jerking, and vibrating abnormally. The vehicle was cautiously driven to the local dealer, and it was determined that the failures were associated with the transmission..."

Incident Date: 08/21/2026 • Raw NHTSA Component: POWER TRAIN
Powertrain & Transmission NHTSA ODI ID: #11759122
Filed: 08/24/2026

"took car in under warranty for problem with noise in rear end they said they fixed it with reprograming awd problem came back not covering full amount of fix"

Incident Date: 08/17/2026 • Raw NHTSA Component: POWER TRAIN
Engine & Cooling NHTSA ODI ID: #11759073
Filed: 08/24/2026

"It just started happening. Sweet smelling white fumes emitting from exhaust pipes and engine. Mechanic said not to drive it. It was a head gasket issue. Repair cost estimate at $10,000. I needed a car . Fix or buy?? No time to fix. Sold to car yard for $3,800. Car was pristine. Garaged, about..."

Incident Date: 05/06/2026 • Raw NHTSA Component: ENGINE
Powertrain & Transmission NHTSA ODI ID: #11758631
Filed: 08/21/2026

"Took into a Ford dealership for running sluggish at low speed. Sensor and torque converter were bad."

Incident Date: 08/19/2026 • Raw NHTSA Component: POWER TRAIN
Engine & Cooling NHTSA ODI ID: #11758365
Filed: 08/20/2026

"My vehicle is experiencing transmission shuddering, and after taking it to an authorized Ford dealership for diagnosis. I was told that there is a problem involving the torque converter. I was initially quoted approximately $7,000 for the torque-converter repair and was subsequently advised that..."

Incident Date: 08/10/2026 • Raw NHTSA Component: ENGINE
Consumer Narrative Notice: Excerpts are sanitized text descriptions submitted by vehicle owners to the federal ODI database. They reflect the reporting consumer's observations at the time of filing and have not been independently confirmed by vehicle manufacturers or government investigators.

Complaint History for Ford Edge

Reported defect complaint volume across sibling model years (2015–2024)

Model Year NHTSA Complaints Crash Reports Safety Recalls Detailed Report
2015 Ford Edge 720 18 7 View 2015 Problems →
2016 Ford Edge 893 17 7 View 2016 Problems →
2017 Ford Edge 1314 25 8 View 2017 Problems →
2018 Ford Edge 797 17 7 View 2018 Problems →
2019 Ford Edge Current Page 750 7 3 Current
2020 Ford Edge 310 12 4 View 2020 Problems →
2021 Ford Edge 105 3 7 View 2021 Problems →
2022 Ford Edge 127 9 5 View 2022 Problems →
2023 Ford Edge 21 1 4 View 2023 Problems →
2024 Ford Edge 42 5 2 View 2024 Problems →
Comparative Disclaimer: Complaint totals are unadjusted historical counts and are not normalized for vehicles sold, active fleet size, or total road mileage. Newer model years naturally have had less calendar exposure time to accumulate owner filings.

Detailed NHTSA Component Breakdown for 2019 Ford Edge

Complete distribution of consumer defect reports across all 76 granular NHTSA system and subsystem classifications

Vehicle Component / System Total Complaints Crash Reports Fire Reports Reported Injury Entries Reported Fatality Entries
Powertrain NHTSA category: POWER TRAIN 367 2 0 1 0
Engine NHTSA category: ENGINE 83 0 0 0 0
Other / Uncategorized NHTSA category: UNKNOWN OR OTHER 46 2 1 1 0
POWER TRAIN,ENGINE 24 0 0 0 0
Engine & Cooling NHTSA category: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING 23 0 0 0 0
Wheels & Hubs NHTSA category: WHEELS 19 0 0 0 0
Seat Belts NHTSA category: SEAT BELTS 17 0 0 0 0
Fuel & Propulsion System NHTSA category: FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 15 0 0 0 0
Electrical System NHTSA category: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 11 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER 9 0 0 0 0
Visibility / Glass NHTSA category: VISIBILITY 9 0 0 2 0
Structure & Body NHTSA category: STRUCTURE 8 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE 7 0 0 0 0
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ENGINE 6 0 0 0 0
Visibility & Wipers NHTSA category: VISIBILITY/WIPER 6 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 5 0 0 0 0
Service Brakes NHTSA category: SERVICE BRAKES 5 0 0 0 0
ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 4 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 4 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE 4 0 0 0 0
Steering NHTSA category: STEERING 4 0 0 0 0
Back Over Prevention / Camera NHTSA category: BACK OVER PREVENTION 3 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,BACK OVER PREVENTION 3 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 3 1 0 0 0
UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE 3 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE 2 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE 2 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE 2 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 2 1 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 2 0 0 0 0
SEAT BELTS,ENGINE 2 0 0 0 0
Suspension NHTSA category: SUSPENSION 2 0 0 0 0
Tires NHTSA category: TIRES 2 0 0 0 0
Vehicle Speed Control NHTSA category: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 2 0 0 0 0
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE 2 0 0 0 0
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 2 0 0 0 0
Air Bags NHTSA category: AIR BAGS 1 0 0 0 0
AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 1 1 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,ENGINE 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE,LANE DEPARTURE 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,POWER TRAIN 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,STRUCTURE 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 1 0 0 0 0
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN 1 0 0 0 0
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,STRUCTURE,EQUIPMENT 1 0 0 0 0
ENGINE,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING 1 0 0 0 0
EXTERIOR LIGHTING 1 0 0 0 0
Forward Collision Avoidance NHTSA category: FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 1 0 0 0 0
LANE DEPARTURE,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 1 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SEAT BELTS 1 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES 1 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 1 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,ENGINE,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING 1 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 1 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,LANE DEPARTURE,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 1 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,SEAT BELTS 1 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE 1 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,SERVICE BRAKES,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 1 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,SERVICE BRAKES,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 1 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 1 0 0 0 0
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR,SERVICE BRAKES 1 0 0 0 0
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,SERVICE BRAKES 1 0 0 0 0
STEERING,POWER TRAIN 1 0 0 0 0
STEERING,POWER TRAIN,ENGINE 1 0 0 0 0
STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES 1 0 0 0 0
STEERING,SUSPENSION,UNKNOWN OR OTHER 1 0 0 0 0
STRUCTURE,ENGINE 1 0 0 0 0
TIRES,WHEELS 1 0 0 0 0
UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 1 0 0 0 0
UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 1 0 0 0 0
UNKNOWN OR OTHER,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 1 0 0 0 0
UNKNOWN OR OTHER,LANE DEPARTURE,BACK OVER PREVENTION 1 0 0 0 0
UNKNOWN OR OTHER,VISIBILITY/WIPER 1 0 0 0 0
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,SERVICE BRAKES 1 0 0 0 0
Data Attribution & Reporting Methodology: Complaints are unverified voluntary submissions to the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI). Because multiple vehicle components can be cited within a single owner complaint submission, component-level rollups may sum to more than the unique complaint count (750). Injury and fatality entries in the detailed table reflect raw values entered by reporting consumers across individual submissions; they are not deduplicated casualty statistics and may include duplicate or unverified entries. Complaint volume is not normalized for sales volume or vehicle mileage and does not represent an audited component failure rate.
Official US Government Data Provenance

The complaint records on this page are retrieved directly from the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) public database.

Local Production Store Compiled: August 2026 • Deterministic Audited Dataset • Zero Dynamic External API Runtime Latency.