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2016 Ford Edge Air bags Problems

Complaints
15about this part
Share
2%of 926 total for the year
Median mileage
54,678miles
Trend
StableComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are within 25% of the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 15 complaints about the air bags of the 2016 Ford Edge, 2% of the 926 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 54,678 miles. 7 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers. 1 recall campaign on record is filed under a similar system.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“I was traveling 35 MPH on highway 20/20 in garden city idaho, a car pulled out of a parking lot without stopping. I hit the drivers side of his car. My EDGE was totaled. I hit hard and had a passenger in the front seat and two more in the back. The airbags did not deploy and I feel they should have. The only one that did was the skirt airbag at my legs.”

NHTSA complaint #11232789, filed 2019-07, 64,498 miles

“I had an accident on november 30, 2016. I was hit head on on a city street and spun around. I tried to put my foot on the brakes because my car kept going but the airbag was in the way and I couldn't get to the brake. My car kept going and I was headed for an office building. I ran into the building because I couldn't get my foot on the brake due to the airbag in the way. This accident could have been much worse if there were other cars in the area that I needed to avoid or if I was headed for a cliff my car was totaled.”

NHTSA complaint #11092032, filed 2018-05, 30,000 miles

“Takata recall- adaptive steering fault-my vehicle was purchased on november 16, 2016 and in that time its been to the dealership 3 times for an adaptive steering fault warning that came on shortly after purchasing the vehicle, to which no one could figure out why. By my third attempt to bring this to the dealership they finally told me that had to replace the whole steering wheel. The dealership then showed me a notice that was sent out back before I bought my car that this was an issue regarding the steering this notice was dated november 3, 2016. …”

NHTSA complaint #11029951, filed 2017-09, 12,000 miles

“Purchased vehicle in nov of 2016. In feb of 2017 I received a message on dashboard that my oil pressure was low. After checking oil we discovered it was 3 quarts low. Though maybe it was not filled all the way by the dealer. On march 27th we brought the vehicle into the dealership because again the oil was 3 qts low. On march 28th the dealer called to say that they had a memo from Ford stating something was wrong with the engine and that they would have to replace the entire engine! (now that's scarry) also received in the mail that there is a compliance recall call 17c02 for airbags. …”

NHTSA complaint #10969435, filed 2017-03, 4,700 miles

“The incident has happened four times, so far, twice within two minutes. Driving down a straight, flat road and the car completely shuts down. Accelerator does not work, air bag sensors deactivate, complete loss of control. Cars behind had to swerve into a ditch to avoid hitting my car because the car completely shuts off with no notice, going 50 MPH. Now happens every time I drive vehicle for longer than 20-25 minutes. Hill start assist not available message appears and car shuts down without warning traveling at high speeds. Service engine light appears and service engine notification. …”

NHTSA complaint #11013877, filed 2017-08, 11,000 miles

Related recalls

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Air bags: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
202437%
202264%
202111%
202052%
201920%
2018121%
2017111%
2016152%
2015101%
2014113%
2013201%
201281%
2011121%
201028743%
200913251%
200843839%
200733033%

Other parts of the 2016 Ford Edge

Engine
334 complaints
Brakes
157 complaints
Steering
102 complaints
Engine cooling
89 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
88 complaints
Other or unknown
72 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
44 complaints
Electrical system
38 complaints
Body and structure
32 complaints
Back-over prevention (rear camera)
30 complaints
Fuel system
25 complaints
Wheels
21 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2016 Ford Edge

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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