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2016 Ford Edge service brakes, hydraulic problems

76 owner complaints to NHTSA about the 2016 Ford Edge cite service brakes, hydraulic, 8% of all 926 complaints for this model year. NHTSA also lists 2 recalls on this component.

Complaints
76
8% of all complaints
Crashes
2
Reported by owners
Fires
0
Reported by owners
Injuries
2
Reported by owners
01 —Owner reports

What owners say about the service brakes, hydraulic

Verbatim from NHTSA complaints, newest first
“The contact owns a 2016 Ford Edge. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V544000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The dealer and the manufacturer were made aware of the issue and confirmed that parts were not yet available.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Sep 9, 2026Service brakes, hydraulicODI 11762992
“The contact owns a 2016 Ford Edge. The contact stated that the brake warning light illuminated while driving at an undisclosed speed. The contact was notified of NHTSA Campaign Number 25V544000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic); however, the part to do the recall repair was on back order. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who replaced the brake pads and brake lines. The vehicle was then taken to a local dealer, where an unknown diagnosis and repair were performed. The brake pads and brake lines had been replaced three times, but the failure persisted. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 160,000.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Aug 11, 2026Service brakes, hydraulicODI 11756124
“The contact owns a 2016 Ford Edge. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V544000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experience a failure.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Aug 6, 2026Service brakes, hydraulicODI 11755289
“The contact owns a 2016 Ford Edge. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V544000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC); however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The local dealer was contacted, and it was confirmed that the part was not yet available for the recall repair. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The vehicle experienced the failure stated in the recall and the brake lines were replaced and the vehicle was repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 65,000.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Jul 14, 2026Service brakes, hydraulicODI 11750201
“The contact owns a 2016 Ford Edge. The contact received notification for NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V544000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic); however, the part to complete the recall repair was unavailable. A local dealer was contacted and confirmed that the part was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time to perform the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The contact stated that while stopped at a stop sign and depressing the brake pedal, the brake pedal extended to the floorboard and the vehicle failed to stop as intended. The failure mileage was 100,000.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Jul 9, 2026Service brakes, hydraulicODI 11749300
“The contact owns a 2016 Ford Edge. The contact received notification for NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V544000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic); however, the part to complete the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that while the brake pedal was depressed, the pedal felt spongy and extended to the floorboard, and brake fluid leaked onto the ground. The local dealer was contacted and confirmed that the part was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who diagnosed that the passenger-side rear brake line had failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 120,000.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Jul 8, 2026Service brakes, hydraulicODI 11749117

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Data from NHTSA Complaints API (owner reports, unverified) · synced Nov 2, 2026NHTSA vehicle page
02 —Related recalls

2 recalls on this component

Service brakes

Free remedy

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2016-2018 Lincoln MKX and 2015-2018 Edge vehicles. The rear brake jounce hose may rupture and leak brake fluid.

Service brakes, hydraulicReported Aug 23, 2025NHTSA 25V544000

Service brakes

Free remedy

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2015-2016 Ford Edge vehicles manufactured February 9, 2015, to August 12, 2016. During dealer servicing, the affected vehicles may be have been updated with incorrect Antilock Brake System (ABS) and Electronic Stability Control (ESC) software. This software can cause the ESC system to lose engine torque control, and not provide any warning lamps to warn the driver if there was an ABS or ESC system malfunction. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 126, "Electronic Stability Control Systems" and number 135, "Light Vehicle Brake Systems."

Service brakes, hydraulicReported Oct 12, 2016NHTSA 16V733000
Data from NHTSA Recalls API · synced Nov 2, 2026

Complaints are unverified owner reports to NHTSA and are not normalized for sales volume. One complaint can cite several components.