NHTSA Complaint #11620573 — 2018 FORD EDGE

The vehicle started giving red overheating signals to the dash. I put in coolant. A week later it happened again and the car would only go 5 MPH. I called a mechanic and was told that this EcoBoost 2.0L was defective and that is was very common for the head gaskets to fail and poor coolant into the block. I had the vehicle towed to this mechanic and he confirmed the engine needed to be replaced. He quoted repairs at $8,000. I called FORD Motor Co direct and they told me in order to get help with repairs I had to take it to a FORD Dealer and get it evaluated. I had it towed once again to the local Dealership. They evaluated the vehicle and stated that the engine and turbo were both defective and it would be $9,000 to repair. They told me that this vehicle would definitely catch on fire if I had driven it after the failure. FORD is now denying any help with repairs and told me good luck. This is a safety hazard to my life and wellbeing and I feel FORD is negligant.