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2018 Ford Edge Driver assistance Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the driver-assistance system, filed with NHTSA

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Driver assistance reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
33
Latest May 28, 2026
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
4%
of 790 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
2
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
0

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Reports naming forward-collision avoidance, lane keeping, back-over prevention, cruise control and related electronic driver-assistance systems. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2018 Ford Edge submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 33 reports on file name it.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Owner reports naming driver-assistance

The 25 most recent of 33, in the owner's own words

Driver assistance
Filed May 28, 2026

See attached document for complaint.

NHTSA ID
11740533
Incident
Apr 7, 2026
AirbagsDriver assistanceSteering
Filed May 1, 2026

Driving at 65 mph without warning car adaptive steering and airbag light comes on. Found there is a clock spring failure. There clockspring failures reported in 2020s. Ford haven’t achieved function of clocksprings

NHTSA ID
11735123
Incident
May 1, 2026
BrakesDriver assistance
Filed Apr 29, 2026

The contact owns a 2018 Ford Edge. The contact stated that while attempting to reverse, the rearview camera became inoperable. The contact stated that the rearview camera image was distorted, and occasionally the message “Camera not Available” was displayed. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Numbers: 25V572000 (Back Over Prevention) and 25V544000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic); however, the parts to do the recall repairs were not yet available. The dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The failure mileage was approximately 163,000.

NHTSA ID
11734595
Incident
Apr 29, 2026
Mileage
163,000 mi
Driver assistance
Filed Apr 16, 2026

The contact owns a 2018 Ford Edge. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V572000 (Back Over Prevention); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted but the vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact stated that the rearview camera had displayed a blank screen. The approximate failure mileage was 101,500.

NHTSA ID
11731622
Incident
Oct 22, 2025
Mileage
101,500 mi
Driver assistance
Filed Apr 16, 2026

See attached document for complaint.

NHTSA ID
11731592
Incident
Mar 10, 2026
Driver assistance
Filed Apr 8, 2026

The contact owns a 2018 Ford Edge. The contact stated that while reversing, the back over prevention camera screen malfunctioned, and displayed either a dark image or no image. The contact stated that the failure created a visibility hazard for the driver. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V572000 (BACK OVER PREVENTION). The manufacturer and local dealer were contacted and stated that parts were not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The failure mileage was 60,000.

NHTSA ID
11729956
Incident
Oct 1, 2025
Mileage
60,000 mi
BrakesDriver assistance
Filed Apr 7, 2026

The contact owns a 2018 Ford Edge. The contact received notifications of NHTSA Campaign Numbers: 25V544000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic) and 25V572000 (Back Over Prevention); however, the parts to do the recall repairs were not yet available. The dealer was contacted and confirmed that the parts were not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was unreachable. The contact had not experienced a failure.

NHTSA ID
11729712
Incident
Apr 7, 2026
BrakesDriver assistance
Filed Apr 7, 2026

The contact owns a 2018 Ford Edge. The contact received notifications of NHTSA Campaign Numbers: 25V544000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic) and 25V572000 (Back Over Prevention); however, the parts to do the recall repairs were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repairs. The contact stated that while in reverse, the back over prevention camera displayed a distorted image, with the message, "Rear-view Camera Not Available" and the screen went black. The dealer was contacted, and it was confirmed that parts were not yet available to repair the vehicle. The manufacturer was made aware of the issues. The failure mileage was approximately 65,000.

NHTSA ID
11729603
Incident
Aug 25, 2025
Mileage
65,000 mi
Driver assistance
Filed Mar 23, 2026

The contact owns a 2018 Ford Edge. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V572000 (Back Over Prevention); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that while in reverse(R), the rearview camera displayed a blank white screen. The local dealer was contacted on several occasions. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 20,000.

NHTSA ID
11726473
Incident
Jan 5, 2026
Mileage
20,000 mi
Driver assistance
Filed Mar 18, 2026

The contact owns a 2018 Ford Edge. The contact stated that while attempting to reverse, the rear-view camera became inoperable. The rear-view camera image was blank, with the message “Camera not Available” displayed. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V572000 (Back Over Prevention); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The approximate failure mileage was 115,874.

NHTSA ID
11725256
Incident
Mar 18, 2026
Mileage
115,874 mi
Driver assistance
Filed Mar 17, 2026

The contact owns a 2018 Ford Edge. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V572000 (Back Over Prevention); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted and confirmed that the part for 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 manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.

NHTSA ID
11724908
Incident
Mar 17, 2026
BrakesDriver assistance
Filed Mar 16, 2026

The contact owns a 2018 Ford Edge. The contact received notifications of NHTSA Campaign Numbers: 25V544000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic) and 25V572000 (Back Over Prevention); however, the parts to do the recall repairs were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repairs. The dealer was contacted, and it was confirmed that parts were not available for the recall repairs. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issues. The contact had not experienced a failure.

NHTSA ID
11724538
Incident
Aug 25, 2025
Driver assistance
Filed Feb 11, 2026

The contact owns a 2018 Ford Edge. While the vehicle was shifted into reverse(R), the rearview camera displayed a blank screen. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V572000 (BACK OVER PREVENTION); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. Two dealers were notified of the failure and confirmed that parts for the recall repair were not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was unknown.

NHTSA ID
11717333
Incident
Jan 1, 2025
Driver assistance
Filed Feb 9, 2026

The contact owns a 2018 Ford Edge. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V572000 (BACK OVER PREVENTION); however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The local dealer was contacted, and it was confirmed that the part was not yet available. 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 contact had experienced the failure and the back over prevention camera was inoperable. The contact stated that while reversing, there was no image displayed on the screen. The failure mileage was 78,000.

NHTSA ID
11716696
Incident
May 9, 2025
Mileage
78,000 mi
Driver assistance
Filed Feb 4, 2026

The contact owns a 2018 Ford Edge. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V572000 (Back Over Prevention); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the rearview camera was inoperable while reversing, causing the vehicle to slightly hit the trailer hitch of another parked and unoccupied vehicle on one occasion. There were no injuries sustained. The dealer was notified of the failure and confirmed that the part for the recall repair was not yet available. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 80,000.

NHTSA ID
11715639
Incident
Oct 4, 2025
Mileage
80,000 mi
Driver assistance
Filed Jan 15, 2026

The contact owns a 2018 Ford Edge. The contact stated that while reversing, the rear-view camera displayed a blank image. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The contact stated that two dealers were made aware of the failure, and the contact was informed that the parts were not yet available. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V572000 (Back Over Prevention); however, parts were not yet available. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 102,000.

NHTSA ID
11711135
Incident
Aug 8, 2025
Mileage
102,000 mi
Driver assistanceElectrical
Filed Nov 28, 2025

The contact owns a 2018 Ford Edge. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the infotainment system screen displayed both the forward and rearview images simultaneously. In addition, the contact stated that the buttons on the infotainment system were lagging and were sometimes inoperable while pressed. The vehicle was taken to an unknown dealer, where the contact was informed that the failure was related to an unrepaired recall. The dealer declined to inspect the vehicle at the time. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact later received a call from the dealer to schedule the recall repair for June 2026, when the parts were scheduled to be available. The contact stated that the vehicle was unsafe to drive with the forward and rearview images displayed on the infotainment system screen simultaneously, and the contact could not wait until June 2026. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V572000 (Back Over Prevention); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure, but no assistance was provided. The contact was informed that the failure was not related to the unrepaired recall. The failure mileage was approximately 74,000.

NHTSA ID
11701893
Incident
Nov 7, 2025
Mileage
74,000 mi
Driver assistance
Filed Nov 13, 2025

The contact owns a 2018 Ford Edge. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V572000 (BACK OVER PREVENTION); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was not contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was unknown.

NHTSA ID
11699210
Incident
Jun 13, 2025
Driver assistance
Filed Nov 12, 2025

The contact owns a 2018 Ford Edge. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V572000 (BACK OVER PREVENTION); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the rearview camera displayed a black screen while the vehicle was in reverse(R). The contact stated that the failure obstructed the driver's visibility, which prevented the driver from safely operating the vehicle. In addition, the alarm used to alert the driver of oncoming vehicles failed to function as intended. No warning lights were illuminated. The local dealer was not contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was approximately 110,000.

NHTSA ID
11699005
Incident
Jul 12, 2025
Mileage
110,000 mi
Driver assistance
Filed Oct 29, 2025

The contact owns a 2018 Ford Edge. The contact stated that while reversing, the camera screen was blank. The sensor was not beeping. The contact stated that the USB was inoperable. The contact received notice of NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V572000 (Back Over Prevention). The unknown local dealer was contacted and informed the contact that a second letter would be mailed when the parts were available. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was approximately 185,000.

NHTSA ID
11696418
Incident
Aug 1, 2025
Mileage
185,000 mi
BrakesDriver assistance
Filed Oct 9, 2025

The contact owns a 2018 Ford Edge. The contact received notifications of NHTSA Campaign Numbers: 25V544000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic) and 25V572000 (Back Over Prevention); however, the parts for the recall repair were not yet available. The contact did not understand how the recall was initiated without the parts being available. The dealer was contacted; however, the contact was informed that the parts were not yet available. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The contact had not experienced a failure.

NHTSA ID
11692352
Incident
Oct 9, 2025
Driver assistanceElectrical
Filed Jul 16, 2025

The contact owns a 2018 Ford Edge. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked, the contact became aware that the rearview mirror and the instrument panel were inoperable. The contact stated that the rearview image appeared blank, and the instrument panel appeared blank while starting the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed that the APIM module had failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 109,000.

NHTSA ID
11673907
Incident
Jul 16, 2025
Mileage
109,000 mi
Driver assistanceSteering
Filed Jun 22, 2025

We had stopped to get a soda and when we came back out and started the vehicle the steering wheel turned 90 degrees so the straight position was now 12 and 6 vs 3 and 9, I tried to shut the vehicle off and restart it and no change in steering wheel position. There was also an adaptive steering error on the dash. Another issue with this was that you could no longer see the speedometer as the steering spoke was covering it, we drove to the closest Ford dealer from where we were and we were told they didn’t have time to look at it on that day. I confirmed with the cashier that they were sending us away with a vehicle with a steering issue and the cashier once again just said they could not look at it on that day which I was not asking them to do I just wanted to leave it and go off in a loaner that I was able to get under the extended warranty. We went to the second ford dealer that was closer to our home and they took the vehicle in and 2 different service writers stated they had never seen anything like this before. they had the vehicle for a total of 3 weeks to diagnosis and replace the steering wheel and try to get the wheel back into alignment which took 2 trips. The second visit we met with the master tech at Ford country who went for a drive with us and could see that the Ford emblem in the center of the wheel was not straight and it took them 2 or 3 attempts to get it straight and the master tech with 35 years of experience stated they had only seen this 1 other time in all their years of working on vehicles. I just do not have confidence in the vehicle any longer and just keep thinking about what if this happened while we were driving and not just in a parking lot. I no longer feel safe in the vehicle

NHTSA ID
11668475
Incident
Feb 12, 2025
AirbagsDriver assistance
Filed Jun 10, 2025
Crash reportedFire reported

Airbags went off no warning

NHTSA ID
11666082
Incident
Jun 9, 2025
Driver assistance
Filed May 28, 2025

The contact owns a 2018 Ford Edge. The contact stated while attempting to reverse, the rearview camera failed to display an image. The contact stated that the failure only occurred during hot weather conditions. The vehicle was not taken to an independent mechanic or dealer to be diagnosed. The contact stated that the failure had occurred on several occasions. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The contact was informed by the manufacturer that the VIN was not under recall. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to report the failure to the NHTSA Hotline. The approximate failure mileage 89,870.

NHTSA ID
11663478
Incident
May 1, 2024
Mileage
89,870 mi

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