The contact owns a 2016 Ford Edge. The contact stated upon noticing a trail of fluid leak in the driveway, the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, where it was diagnosed that the transmission was leaking. The vehicle was then taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed that the transfer case was leaking fluid. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, but no assistance was provided. The failure mileage was approximately 38,000.

- Peyton, CO, USA

The contact owns a 2016 Ford Edge. The contact stated while driving 45 MPH, there was an abnormal odor inside the cabin of the vehicle and the contact heard an abnormal noise. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact stated after parking the vehicle she continued to smell the abnormal odor outside of the vehicle. The contact stated while driving the vehicle to the local dealer, the vehicle stalled. The contact was able to restart the vehicle and continued driving to the local dealer and was informed that the transfer case needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 87,000.

- Salem, OH, USA

The contact owns a 2016 Ford Edge. The contact stated that while driving approximately 25 mph, a booming sound coming from the vehicle suddenly occurred. After stopping to inspect the vehicle, smoke was present coming from the engine compartment and flames were present from under the vehicle. The fire department was called to the scene but the flames were no longer present upon arrival. The vehicle was towed to the local mechanic who diagnosed that the transfer case had exploded and the transmission needed to be replaced. The transmission was replaced and the failure was remedied. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The local dealer was not informed of the failure. The failure mileage was 56,000.

- Happy Valley, OR, USA

The PTU is leaking it-??s a known defect a known problem but they say my vin number doesn-??t even qualify for customer satisfaction program?? I don-??t understand it-??s almost 7 years old but only 77k est miles on it. It is not as if I have drove this thing to the ground. I would like my vin number added or this problem added to a recall or something that would waist loyal customers for this issue.

- Columbus , OH, USA

The contact owns a 2016 Ford Edge. The contact stated that while driving 45 MPH, the vehicle began to shake and the transfer case was damaged internally. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer but, the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The vehicle was towed to the independent mechanic who informed the contact that the transmission bolt mounts were fractured. The manufacturer was contacted and referred him to NHTSA for assistance. The approximate failure mileage was 98,000.

- Great Valley, NY, USA