NHTSA Complaint #11526986 — 2017 FORD EDGE

The 2.0 Ecoboost engine of our 2017 Ford Edge overheated at @65K miles leaving my wife stranded and the vehicle in danger of catching fire. We first noticed a check engine light @60K with diagnostic code P0301 cylinder misfire detected, so I replaced spark plugs and check engine light went out. At @63K check engine light came back on so thinking it was a bad tank of gas I added a fuel treatment and again the check engine light went out. At @64K miles the check engine light once again comes on and before I could get it in to our Ford dealer to figure out what is going with the car my wife got message on dash engine was overheating. After towing it to Ford dealer for a diagnosis of the problem we found out it was due to a coolant intrusion between cylinders 1 and 2 which caused the engine to run out of coolant resulting in the engine to overheat. In 2017 Ford began producing the 2.0 Ecoboost engines with a new open deck block design with channels cut between the cylinders for engine coolant passage. Unfortunately, this new design was flawed because it does not provide adequate sealing area between the cylinders for a proper head gasket seal, which in turn, leaves the engine prone to coolant leakage into the cylinders causing premature engine failure. Ford is well aware of the faulty design and have since corrected it with a new engine block design which incorporates cross drilling the engine block for coolant passage instead of machining cuts through the area needed to provide a proper head gasket seal. Ford TSB 22-2229 addresses the the problem requiring the replacement of the faulty designed engine with a new long block assembly replacement manufactured in accordance to the new 2.0 engine manufacturing design specifications. This engine replacement procedure is very expensive at over $7000 especially when the customers 60K powertrain warranty has expired and Ford customer service will provide NO help assisting with the cost of fixing the problem.