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2013 Ford Edge

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

More warning signs than most Edge years

Owner complaints for the 2013 Ford Edge are substantially higher than the model-year median of 724.

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

1,793 reports with mileage · 651 unknown

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Electrical System. Review the 854 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Service Brakes. Review the 529 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Structure. Review the 300 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

33 crash reports7 fire reports24 injury reports

Engine complaints

168 reports
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31,500 miles · Jun 10, 2014
Engine

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD EDGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 32,171.

NHTSA ODI #10597423

4,297 miles · Jan 22, 2014
EngineVehicle Speed Control

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK 6:30 AM SMALL INCLINE AND VEHICLE JERKED AND STOPPED ,I PUT IT INTO PARK PUSHED THE RED OK BUTTON RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND DROVE STRAIGHT TO DEALER. THEY SAID IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY AND FIXED IT AND CHANGED THE CODES THE THROTTLE WAS OUT OF RANGE. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10561068

744 miles · Sep 25, 2013
Engine

ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON AND COOLANT HIGH TEMPERATURE SAID ON THE DASHBOARD. MY WIFE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT HOME AND I CHECK THE ENGINE COOLANT RESERVOIR AND FOUND IT EMPTY. I WENT AND GOT MY FLASHLIGHT AND SAW COOLANT LEAK UNDER THE ENGINE WHERE THE ENGINE BASE COVER IS. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND SPOKE TO MY SALESMAN ANDREW AND HE …

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ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON AND COOLANT HIGH TEMPERATURE SAID ON THE DASHBOARD. MY WIFE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT HOME AND I CHECK THE ENGINE COOLANT RESERVOIR AND FOUND IT EMPTY. I WENT AND GOT MY FLASHLIGHT AND SAW COOLANT LEAK UNDER THE ENGINE WHERE THE ENGINE BASE COVER IS. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND SPOKE TO MY SALESMAN ANDREW AND HE ADVISED ME TO PURCHASE A COOLANT AT AUTOZONE AND KEEP THE RECEIPT AND BRING THE CAR TO THE DEALER FIRST THING IN THE MORNING SO THEY COULD HAVE IT CHECK. I AM JUST VERY DISAPPOINTED DUE TO THE CAR HAS BARELY BROKEN IN 744 MILE ONLY AND JUST 3 WEEKS OLD AND I AM GETTING THIS KIND OF PROBLEM. I HOPE THIS IS THE FIRST AND LAST OF MY PROBLEM WITH FORD. *JS

NHTSA ODI #10545427

15,000 miles · Sep 9, 2013
EnginePower TrainSteering

I WAS DRIVING ON THE CITY STREETS AND WITHOUT ANY WARNING, THE POWER STEERING KICKED OUT. I DIDN'T REALIZE THIS AND WAS ALREADY COMMITTED TO MAKING A LEFT TURN. I HAD TO USE ALL MY STRENGTH TO MAKE THE TURN AND STAY ON THE ROAD. AFTER CLEARING THE INTERSECTION I NOTICED THE CAR WAS NOT ACCELERATING, INSTEAD IT WAS DECELERATIN…

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I WAS DRIVING ON THE CITY STREETS AND WITHOUT ANY WARNING, THE POWER STEERING KICKED OUT. I DIDN'T REALIZE THIS AND WAS ALREADY COMMITTED TO MAKING A LEFT TURN. I HAD TO USE ALL MY STRENGTH TO MAKE THE TURN AND STAY ON THE ROAD. AFTER CLEARING THE INTERSECTION I NOTICED THE CAR WAS NOT ACCELERATING, INSTEAD IT WAS DECELERATING. THE CAR CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP ON THE MAIN ROAD. I QUICKLY PUT ON MY BLINKERS. THE CAR THEN GAVE A "LOW ENGINE OIL PRESSURE" ERROR MESSAGE. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK, WAITED A MINUTE, AND RESTARTED WITH NO FURTHER ISSUE. I WOULD HAVE HAD A BIG PROBLEM IF THE CAR STALLED OUT IN THE LEFT TURN OR IF I COULDN'T OVERPOWER THE STEERING COMPONENTS AND WENT OFF THE ROAD. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10542707

1,860 miles · Aug 18, 2013
Engine

MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING OUR 2 MONTHS OLD CAR THAT TIME. TOGETHER WITH OUR KID, WE WERE THANKFUL IT HAPPENED JUST AFTER WE EXITED THE FREEWAY. AS WE STOPPED ON THE FIRST TRAFFIC LIGHT JUST AFTER THE FREEWAY EXIT, WE SMELLED SOMETHING UNUSUAL BUT PROCEEDED TO THE NEXT TRAFFIC LIGHT AND THERE THE ENGINE STARTED TO RAISE ITS RPM THEN…

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MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING OUR 2 MONTHS OLD CAR THAT TIME. TOGETHER WITH OUR KID, WE WERE THANKFUL IT HAPPENED JUST AFTER WE EXITED THE FREEWAY. AS WE STOPPED ON THE FIRST TRAFFIC LIGHT JUST AFTER THE FREEWAY EXIT, WE SMELLED SOMETHING UNUSUAL BUT PROCEEDED TO THE NEXT TRAFFIC LIGHT AND THERE THE ENGINE STARTED TO RAISE ITS RPM THEN WHEN HE PUMPED ON THE GAS THE CAR WONT GO FORWARD AND STARTED TO LOWER ITS RPM TO ALMOST ZERO AND THEN DIED RIGHT ON THE TRAFFIC LIGHT WITH 1860 MILEAGE. HE RIGHT AWAY SWITCH THE HAZARD LIGHT BUT FORTUNATELY NO ONE IS BEHIND US. HE TURNED THE KEY TO OFF AND SECONDS LATER SWITCH IT ON TO START THE CAR, IT STARTED SMOOTHLY BUT LIVING AN ENGINE CHECK LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD. WE PARKED AND CALLED THE DEALERSHIP, AT THE DEALERSHIP THEY SAID WE REFUELED IT WITH WRONG GASOLINE. THIS IS RIDICULOUS, AFTER TWO MONTHS OF FILLING IT! I DON'T BELIEVED THEIR CONCLUSION. COULD YOU PLEASE HELP MAKE ACTION WITH ALL THIS PROBLEM. IM AFRAID AND NOT CONFIDENT WITH THIS CAR. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10535935

5,721 miles · Aug 4, 2013
Engine

THE 1ST TIME MY ENGINE SHUT OFF WAS AFTER MAKING A RIGHT TURN INTO A NEIGHBORHOOD DRIVING SLOWLY LOOKING FOR AN ADDRESS. THE SECOND TIME WAS WHILE PULLING INTO MY OFFICE PARKING LOT; AGAIN AT A SLOW SPEED AND THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. BOTH INSTANCES MADE STEERING IMPOSSIBLE. I TOOK MY EDGE BACK TO THE DEALER FOR BOTH OCCURRENCES, HOW…

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THE 1ST TIME MY ENGINE SHUT OFF WAS AFTER MAKING A RIGHT TURN INTO A NEIGHBORHOOD DRIVING SLOWLY LOOKING FOR AN ADDRESS. THE SECOND TIME WAS WHILE PULLING INTO MY OFFICE PARKING LOT; AGAIN AT A SLOW SPEED AND THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. BOTH INSTANCES MADE STEERING IMPOSSIBLE. I TOOK MY EDGE BACK TO THE DEALER FOR BOTH OCCURRENCES, HOWEVER THEY CLAIM ONLY ONCE!! I WAS TOLD THE 1ST TIME THAT THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. THIS MOST RECENT INSTANCE THEY KEPT MY CAR FOR 2 DAYS, DROVE IT INTERMITTENTLY FOR 91 MILES AND COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM, THEREFORE TELLING ME SORRY OH WELL, IF WE CANNOT PRODUCE THE PROBLEM THERE IS NOTHING TO FIX. I AM OUTRAGED AND DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO FROM HERE... *TR

NHTSA ODI #10533523

323 miles · May 15, 2013
Electronic Stability Control (esc)Engine

2 WEEKS AFTER I BOUGHT MY EDGE I WAS ATTEMPTING TO PARALLEL PARK AND WHEN MY ENGINE FAILURE LIGHT FLASHED AND MY CAR JUST TURNED OFF. I HAVE A PUSH BUTTON START SO I HAD TO PRESS THE BRAKE AND ATTEMPT TO TURN THE CAR ON AGAIN. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. SO AGAIN IN APR…

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2 WEEKS AFTER I BOUGHT MY EDGE I WAS ATTEMPTING TO PARALLEL PARK AND WHEN MY ENGINE FAILURE LIGHT FLASHED AND MY CAR JUST TURNED OFF. I HAVE A PUSH BUTTON START SO I HAD TO PRESS THE BRAKE AND ATTEMPT TO TURN THE CAR ON AGAIN. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. SO AGAIN IN APRIL AND AGAIN A WEEK AGO ONCE WHEN I WAS DRIVING ON A NORMAL STREET (45 MPH) AND WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY (75 MPH) MY CAR JUST TURNED OFF AND STATED ENGINE FAILURE LOW OIL. THE 2ND TIME IT HAPPENED MY CAR HAD 4,000 MILES ON IT AND 5,000 MILES THE 3RD TIME. I TOLD THE DEALERSHIP MY ISSUES AND THEY TOLD ME THEY COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM AFTER HAVING MY CAR FOR JUST 24 HOURS. YOUR RIGHT, IT'S AN INTERMITTENT ISSUE SO IT'S NOT JUST GOING TO HAPPEN WHILE YOU TOOK MY CAR AND DROVE IT 100 MILES. NONE THE LESS I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO BE DEALING WITH THIS IN A VEHICLE I PAID OVER 40K FOR. THE OWNER OF AVIS FORD, [XXX] TOLD ME IT WASN'T THAT BIG OF A DEAL BECAUSE IT ONLY HAPPENED 3 TIMES IN 5 MONTHS. MY CAR TURNING OFF WHILE DRIVING IS A HUGE DEAL AND I COULD HAVE DIED ANY OF THOSE TIMES. ENGINE FAILURES IN A VEHICLE THAT IS BRAND NEW IS A HUGE DEAL. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NHTSA ODI #10512086

130 miles · Mar 5, 2013
EnginePower Train

THE VEHICLE HESITATES AT THE TIME OF ACCELERATION AND THEN WILL SURGE. THE SURGING OCCURS AT LO SPEEDS AND IS ,UNFORTUNATELY, INTERMITTENT. A REAL PROBLEM IN TIGHT PARKING LOTS/PARKING STRUCTURES. ALMOST HIT A FAMILY IN A PARKING LOT WITH A SURGE OF SPEED. THE HESITATIONS CAN OCCUR AT LO OR HIGH SPEEDS WHEN YOU ACCELERATE. I HA…

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THE VEHICLE HESITATES AT THE TIME OF ACCELERATION AND THEN WILL SURGE. THE SURGING OCCURS AT LO SPEEDS AND IS ,UNFORTUNATELY, INTERMITTENT. A REAL PROBLEM IN TIGHT PARKING LOTS/PARKING STRUCTURES. ALMOST HIT A FAMILY IN A PARKING LOT WITH A SURGE OF SPEED. THE HESITATIONS CAN OCCUR AT LO OR HIGH SPEEDS WHEN YOU ACCELERATE. I HAVE TAKEN IT IN SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY SAY THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. DON'T KNOW IF IT IS TRANSMISSION OR ACCELERATOR? BUT IT IS DANGEROUS. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10501387

Official recalls

2

14V393000 · Power Train:axle Assembly:axle Shaft

Jul 2, 2014

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2012-2014 Ford Edge and Lincoln MKX vehicles manufactured September 2, 2010, to November 30, 2013; 2013-2014 Ford Taurus and Lincoln MKS vehicles manufactured August 25, 2011, to November 30, 2013; and 2013-2014 Ford Flex and Lincoln MKT vehicles manufactured September 12, 2011, to November 30, 2013. In the affected vehicles, the halfshaft retention circlip may not have been properly installed, and as a result, the halfshaft may move outward and disengage from the linkshaft while driving and without prior warning.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: If the halfshaft and linkshaft become disengaged while driving, power will no longer be transmitted to the wheels, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash. Additionally, if the parking brake is not applied before exiting the vehicle, the vehicle may roll away despite the transmission being placed in 'Park', increasing the risk of injury to exiting occupants and bystanders.

Remedy: Ford will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the vehicles to make sure that the halfshaft is properly retained. If it is not, dealers will replace the linkshaft and also replace the halfshaft if it shows evidence of spline damage, free of charge. The recall began on August 4, 2014. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-800-392-3673. Ford's number for this recall is 14S10.

14V002000 · Fuel System, Gasoline

Jan 6, 2014

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2012-2013 Edge vehicles manufactured from September 2, 2010, through April 25, 2013, and equipped with 2.0L engines. The fuel line pulse damper metal housing may crack as a result of an improper manufacturing process. A cracked fuel line pulse damper housing may result in a combination of fuel odor, weepage, or a continuous leak while the fuel system is pressurized.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source may result in a fire.

Remedy: Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the fuel line with one that does not have a damper, free of charge. The safety recall began on February 25, 2014. Owners may contact Ford at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 13S13. IMPORTANT: This recall supersedes recall 12V-438. All vehicles that have been remedied under the previous recall need to have the current remedy applied.

Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗

NHTSA investigations

1

PE16012 · Door Ajar Warning Light Always On

Opened Sep 28, 2016 · Closed Mar 20, 2017

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Interior Lighting; Latches/locks/linkages; Latches/locks/linkages:doors:latch

The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened this investigation on September 28, 2016 based on allegations that the door ajar light located on the instrument cluster stays on all of the time even when all doors are closed and fully latched on 2011-2013 model year Ford Edge vehicles.When the light is illuminated continuously, vehicle occupants cannot be certain if any of the doors are properly latched.Reported safety consequences as a result of this issue include doors opening while driving (because doors were initially not latched properly), doors cannot be locked while driving, and the interior dome lights staying on continuously. Ford data received from the Information Request letter corresponding to this investigation indicates the failures were caused by contamination of the electrical contacts on the switch located within each door latch that tells the vehicle if the door is open or closed.All four doors contain the same latch design and switch.According to Ford, the Body Control Module (BCM) monitors the position of the switch and continuously samples it to detect a state of change.After a closed door state is detected, a continuous wetting current designed to keep the electrical contacts clean is sent from the BCM to the switches as long as the BCM is active.Beginning with the 2011 model year Edge vehicles, a change in BCM strategy resulted in a reduction of the wetting current sent out to clean the switch contacts by more than 75%.Over time, this low level of current is not sufficient to keep the switch contacts clean and contamination build up causes them to fail as described above.During the course of this investigation, ODI has identified a total of 1,983 complaints related to the door ajar light.Of these complaints, 14 indicated that a door opened while driving.Twelve of the 14 door opening events were situations where an occupant of the vehicle (often a child) opened a passenger door because the doors were not locked.The remaining two complaints involved a door opening on its own because the driver was unaware that the door was unlatched.There were no accidents but one complainant reported that a shoulder injury was caused by the driver having to repeatedly slam the door in an effort to get the door ajar light to turn off.After reviewing all available data, an unreasonable risk to motor vehicle safety has not been identified.The door latches themselves continue to function properly, remaining securely latched until acted upon by a driver or passenger.Child safety locks on the rear doors continue to function properly and can be used to prevent the rear doors from opening via the inside door handles.Vehicle crashworthiness is not affected by the lock condition of the doors and all active safety systems continue to function normally even if the vehicle BCM believes one or more doors is open.In addition, no accidents or accident related injuries have been reported.A safety-related defect trend has not been identified at this time and further use of agency resources does not appear to be warranted.Accordingly, the investigation is closed.The closing of this investigation does not constitute a finding by NHTSA that a safety-related defect does not exist.The agency will monitor the issue and reserves the right to take future action if warranted by the circumstances.ODI numbers for the reports cited above are shown in the attached document.

Additional source detail variants (3)

Interior Lighting

The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened this investigation on September 28, 2016 based on allegations that the door ajar light located on the instrument cluster stays on all of the time even when all doors are closed and fully latched on 2011-2013 model year Ford Edge vehicles.When the light is illuminated continuously, vehicle occupants cannot be certain if any of the doors are properly latched.Reported safety consequences as a result of this issue include doors opening while driving (because doors were initially not latched properly), doors cannot be locked while driving, and the interior dome lights staying on continuously. Ford data received from the Information Request letter corresponding to this investigation indicates the failures were caused by contamination of the electrical contacts on the switch located within each door latch that tells the vehicle if the door is open or closed.All four doors contain the same latch design and switch.According to Ford, the Body Control Module (BCM) monitors the position of the switch and continuously samples it to detect a state of change.After a closed door state is detected, a continuous wetting current designed to keep the electrical contacts clean is sent from the BCM to the switches as long as the BCM is active.Beginning with the 2011 model year Edge vehicles, a change in BCM strategy resulted in a reduction of the wetting current sent out to clean the switch contacts by more than 75%.Over time, this low level of current is not sufficient to keep the switch contacts clean and contamination build up causes them to fail as described above.During the course of this investigation, ODI has identified a total of 1,983 complaints related to the door ajar light.Of these complaints, 14 indicated that a door opened while driving.Twelve of the 14 door opening events were situations where an occupant of the vehicle (often a child) opened a passenger door because the doors were not locked.The remaining two complaints involved a door opening on its own because the driver was unaware that the door was unlatched.There were no accidents but one complainant reported that a shoulder injury was caused by the driver having to repeatedly slam the door in an effort to get the door ajar light to turn off.After reviewing all available data, an unreasonable risk to motor vehicle safety has not been identified.The door latches themselves continue to function properly, remaining securely latched until acted upon by a driver or passenger.Child safety locks on the rear doors continue to function properly and can be used to prevent the rear doors from opening via the inside door handles.Vehicle crashworthiness is not affected by the lock condition of the doors and all active safety systems continue to function normally even if the vehicle BCM believes one or more doors is open.In addition, no accidents or accident related injuries have been reported.A safety-related defect trend has not been identified at this time and further use of agency resources does not appear to be warranted.Accordingly, the investigation is closed.The closing of this investigation does not constitute a finding by NHTSA that a safety-related defect does not exist.The agency will monitor the issue and reserves the right to take future action if warranted by the circumstances.ODI numbers for the reports cited above are shown in the attached document.

Latches/locks/linkages:doors:latch

The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened this investigation on September 28, 2016 based on allegations that the door ajar light located on the instrument cluster stays on all of the time even when all doors are closed and fully latched on 2011-2013 model year Ford Edge vehicles.When the light is illuminated continuously, vehicle occupants cannot be certain if any of the doors are properly latched.Reported safety consequences as a result of this issue include doors opening while driving (because doors were initially not latched properly), doors cannot be locked while driving, and the interior dome lights staying on continuously. Ford data received from the Information Request letter corresponding to this investigation indicates the failures were caused by contamination of the electrical contacts on the switch located within each door latch that tells the vehicle if the door is open or closed.All four doors contain the same latch design and switch.According to Ford, the Body Control Module (BCM) monitors the position of the switch and continuously samples it to detect a state of change.After a closed door state is detected, a continuous wetting current designed to keep the electrical contacts clean is sent from the BCM to the switches as long as the BCM is active.Beginning with the 2011 model year Edge vehicles, a change in BCM strategy resulted in a reduction of the wetting current sent out to clean the switch contacts by more than 75%.Over time, this low level of current is not sufficient to keep the switch contacts clean and contamination build up causes them to fail as described above.During the course of this investigation, ODI has identified a total of 1,983 complaints related to the door ajar light.Of these complaints, 14 indicated that a door opened while driving.Twelve of the 14 door opening events were situations where an occupant of the vehicle (often a child) opened a passenger door because the doors were not locked.The remaining two complaints involved a door opening on its own because the driver was unaware that the door was unlatched.There were no accidents but one complainant reported that a shoulder injury was caused by the driver having to repeatedly slam the door in an effort to get the door ajar light to turn off.After reviewing all available data, an unreasonable risk to motor vehicle safety has not been identified.The door latches themselves continue to function properly, remaining securely latched until acted upon by a driver or passenger.Child safety locks on the rear doors continue to function properly and can be used to prevent the rear doors from opening via the inside door handles.Vehicle crashworthiness is not affected by the lock condition of the doors and all active safety systems continue to function normally even if the vehicle BCM believes one or more doors is open.In addition, no accidents or accident related injuries have been reported.A safety-related defect trend has not been identified at this time and further use of agency resources does not appear to be warranted.Accordingly, the investigation is closed.The closing of this investigation does not constitute a finding by NHTSA that a safety-related defect does not exist.The agency will monitor the issue and reserves the right to take future action if warranted by the circumstances.ODI numbers for the reports cited above are shown in the attached document.

Latches/locks/linkages

The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened this investigation on September 28, 2016 based on allegations that the door ajar light located on the instrument cluster stays on all of the time even when all doors are closed and fully latched on 2011-2013 model year Ford Edge vehicles.When the light is illuminated continuously, vehicle occupants cannot be certain if any of the doors are properly latched.Reported safety consequences as a result of this issue include doors opening while driving (because doors were initially not latched properly), doors cannot be locked while driving, and the interior dome lights staying on continuously. Ford data received from the Information Request letter corresponding to this investigation indicates the failures were caused by contamination of the electrical contacts on the switch located within each door latch that tells the vehicle if the door is open or closed.All four doors contain the same latch design and switch.According to Ford, the Body Control Module (BCM) monitors the position of the switch and continuously samples it to detect a state of change.After a closed door state is detected, a continuous wetting current designed to keep the electrical contacts clean is sent from the BCM to the switches as long as the BCM is active.Beginning with the 2011 model year Edge vehicles, a change in BCM strategy resulted in a reduction of the wetting current sent out to clean the switch contacts by more than 75%.Over time, this low level of current is not sufficient to keep the switch contacts clean and contamination build up causes them to fail as described above.During the course of this investigation, ODI has identified a total of 1,983 complaints related to the door ajar light.Of these complaints, 14 indicated that a door opened while driving.Twelve of the 14 door opening events were situations where an occupant of the vehicle (often a child) opened a passenger door because the doors were not locked.The remaining two complaints involved a door opening on its own because the driver was unaware that the door was unlatched.There were no accidents but one complainant reported that a shoulder injury was caused by the driver having to repeatedly slam the door in an effort to get the door ajar light to turn off.After reviewing all available data, an unreasonable risk to motor vehicle safety has not been identified.The door latches themselves continue to function properly, remaining securely latched until acted upon by a driver or passenger.Child safety locks on the rear doors continue to function properly and can be used to prevent the rear doors from opening via the inside door handles.Vehicle crashworthiness is not affected by the lock condition of the doors and all active safety systems continue to function normally even if the vehicle BCM believes one or more doors is open.In addition, no accidents or accident related injuries have been reported.A safety-related defect trend has not been identified at this time and further use of agency resources does not appear to be warranted.Accordingly, the investigation is closed.The closing of this investigation does not constitute a finding by NHTSA that a safety-related defect does not exist.The agency will monitor the issue and reserves the right to take future action if warranted by the circumstances.ODI numbers for the reports cited above are shown in the attached document.