NHTSA Complaint #11667250 — 2018 FORD EDGE

The contact owns a 2018 Ford Edge. The contact stated that the vehicle was taken to a local dealer to have the air conditioning inspected, and the contact was informed that the coolant reservoir was cracked and needed to be replaced. The coolant reservoir was replaced. The contact stated that several days later, while attempting to start the vehicle, there was an abnormal amount of black smoke coming from the vehicle with the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer to be diagnosed, and the contact was informed that, due to coolant intrusion into the engine, the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 110,411.