2019 Ford Edge Transmission Problems

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Edge. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the transmission struggled to shift into gear. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer, where it was diagnosed, and the contact was informed that the torque converter was faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 60,000.

NHTSA ID

11685271

Incident

Apr 1, 2025

Mileage

60,000 mi

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Edge. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle unexpectedly downshifted. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed that the torque converter had failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 80,000.

NHTSA ID

11662424

Incident

May 21, 2025

Mileage

80,000 mi

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Edge. The contact stated while driving at approximately 35 MPH, the vehicle shuddered abnormally. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed and determined that the torque converter needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline to report the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 35,345.

NHTSA ID

11661205

Incident

May 9, 2025

Mileage

35,345 mi

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Edge. The contact stated that while driving at slower speeds, the vehicle surged, and the failure progressed while driving at faster speeds. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer where it was diagnosed and determined that the torque converter needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired; however, the parts were ordered. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 79,000.

NHTSA ID

11643985

Incident

Feb 5, 2025

Mileage

79,000 mi

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Edge. The contact stated that while driving on a two-lane street at 50 MPH, the vehicle was struggling to shift into gear while accelerating. No warning lights were illuminated. The contact drove the vehicle to a local dealer, where it was diagnosed with a faulty torque converter. The torque converter was replaced; however, several days later while driving 50 MPH, the contact lost control of the steering and heard an abnormal sound of wind inside the vehicle, and the steering wheel became loosened while accelerating. No warning lights were illuminated. The contact was able to coast to a parking lot and parked the vehicle. The contact called her husband, who arrived on the scene to drive the vehicle. The local dealer was contacted, and a service manager inspected the vehicle at the residence. The dealer informed the contact that the vehicle needed to be taken for further diagnostic tests. The contact was informed that the vehicle was ready for pickup after replacing a steering wheel sensor and rebooting another software. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 64,000.

NHTSA ID

11642482

Incident

Nov 30, 2024

Mileage

64,000 mi

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Edge. The contact stated that between 20 -30 MPH the vehicle felt as if it was surging. The contact described that the surging felt like condensation was in the fuel tank. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnosed that the torque converter for the transmission failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired but was scheduled to be repaired soon. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and opened a case regarding the failure. The manufacturer referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline to file a safety complaint. The failure mileage was 80,997.

NHTSA ID

11637240

Incident

Dec 21, 2024

Mileage

80,997 mi

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Edge. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the engine was shuddering. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed with torque converter failure. The contact was informed that the torque converter needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure reoccurred. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed with a failed torque converter. The contact was informed that the torque converter needed to be replaced again. The vehicle was not repaired. Additionally, the contact stated that the failure had first occurred in 2023 and the torque converter was replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue, and a case was filed. The contact was advised to contact the NHTSA Hotline to report the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 41,202.

NHTSA ID

11633758

Incident

Dec 29, 2022

Mileage

41,202 mi

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Edge. The contact stated that the vehicle jerked upon acceleration or deceleration. No warning lights were ever illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer where it was diagnosed that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 86,000.

NHTSA ID

11625270

Incident

Mar 18, 2024

Mileage

86,000 mi

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Edge. The contact stated while driving 40 MPH and depressing the accelerator pedal, the vehicle jerked and hesitated to respond. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact stated that the failure had been recurring while driving at various speeds. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed and determined that the torque converter had failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact related the failure to an unknown recall. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 55,000.

NHTSA ID

11622522

Incident

Apr 29, 2024

Mileage

55,000 mi

See attached document for complaint.

NHTSA ID

11621554

Incident

Aug 2, 2024

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Edge. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle downshifted with the transmission speed sensor warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the transmission failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the same diagnostic was provided the transmission failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 114,000.

NHTSA ID

11620154

Incident

Oct 16, 2024

Mileage

114,000 mi

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Edge. The contact stated while driving at approximately 65 MPH, the accelerator pedal was depressed; however, the vehicle failed to accelerate as needed. No warning light was illuminated. The contact researched and was made aware of Technical Service Bulletin Number: 21-2389. The vehicle was taken to a dealer to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the torque converter needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline to report the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 73,000.

NHTSA ID

11616658

Incident

Apr 10, 2024

Mileage

73,000 mi

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Edge. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle sputtered and almost stalled. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the torque converter, valve body, and pump had failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and confirmed that the VIN was not under recall. The manufacturer referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline to report the failure. The failure mileage was 85,000.

NHTSA ID

11611549

Incident

Nov 29, 2023

Mileage

85,000 mi

See attached document for complaint

NHTSA ID

11607067

Incident

May 11, 2024

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Edge. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed and attempting to accelerate, the vehicle briefly jerked before returning to normal functionality. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who diagnosed a failure with the torque converter, requiring the torque converter to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was 100,000.

NHTSA ID

11580471

Incident

Feb 6, 2024

Mileage

100,000 mi

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Edge. The contact stated that while attempting to accelerate at speeds under 30 MPH, the vehicle would shudder, shake, and vibrate. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer who diagnosed that the transmission torque converter was faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, but no assistance was provided. The failure mileage was 88,000.

NHTSA ID

11562391

Incident

Dec 10, 2023

Mileage

88,000 mi

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Edge. The contact stated that while her husband was driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle jerked erratically. Additionally, the contact stated that the vehicle was not accelerating as intended. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed with a failed torque converter. The contact was informed that the torque converter needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and a case was filed. The failure mileage was approximately 64,000.

NHTSA ID

11561363

Incident

Sep 21, 2023

Mileage

64,000 mi

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Edge. The contact stated while driving from a complete stop and depressing the accelerator pedal, the transmission was slipping, and the vehicle hesitated while responding. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact stated that the failure occurred while driving at various speeds. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed that the torque converter needed to be replaced; however, the part was on backorder. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 60,000.

NHTSA ID

11552999

Incident

Oct 18, 2023

Mileage

60,000 mi

It won’t go to reverse occasionally after driving from 2 to 5 hours. When i switch to reverse, transmission won’t engage to reverse. Happened occasionally. I informed the service advisor during the service.

NHTSA ID

11495590

Incident

Nov 5, 2022