IllustrationBEGAN TO EXPERIENCE POWER BRAKE BOOSTER FAILURE. HEARD A HISSING NOISE WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. FOUND A 'EXTENDED WARRANTY' FOR THE POWER BRAKE BOOSTER. MY VEHICLE FALLS 2 MONTHS PAST THE CUT OFF. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A MAJOR MANUFACTURER DEFECT THAT SHOULD INCLUDE ALL VEHICLES.
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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Owner complaints by model year
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What owners reported most
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
1470–25K
63025–50K
50950–75K
24575–100K
206100–150K
56150K+
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
Service Brakes complaints
529 reportsDIFFICULT TO STOP. PRESSING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL I HEAR A HISSING NOISE LIKE AN AIR LEAK AND A HIGH PITCHED SOUND. AFTER COMING TO A STOP THE VEHICLE STILL WANTS TO MOVE FORWARD. MUST PRESS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL REAL HARD TO GET IT TO STOP. HAVE COME CLOSE TO BEING IN AN ACCIDENT AND CURRENTLY UNABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. HA…
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DIFFICULT TO STOP. PRESSING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL I HEAR A HISSING NOISE LIKE AN AIR LEAK AND A HIGH PITCHED SOUND. AFTER COMING TO A STOP THE VEHICLE STILL WANTS TO MOVE FORWARD. MUST PRESS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL REAL HARD TO GET IT TO STOP. HAVE COME CLOSE TO BEING IN AN ACCIDENT AND CURRENTLY UNABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. HAD MECHANIC CHECK VEHICLE AND THEY EXPLAINED THE BRAKE BOOSTER IS NOT WORKING AND SHOULD BE REPLACED.
BREAK BOOSTER FAILED
NOTED A HISSING SOUND WHEN DEPRESSING BRAKE PETAL, THEN A SPONGE PETAL WITH LITTLE EFFECT ON BRAKING AND FINALLY THE LOSS OF ANY BRAKE BOOSTER OR POWER BRAKE EFFECT WHILE BRAKING. DEALER SAID SOME VEHICLES HAD EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT OTHERS, LIKE MINE, MAGICALLY DID NOT!
WHILE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED, HISSING OCCURRED FOR ABOUT 7-10 DAYS. THEN, WHILE TRAVELING IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC, THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME STIFF, AND COULD BARELY STOP THE VEHICLE. THIS HAPPENS ON A DAILY BASIS NOW, INCLUDING NOT BEING ABLE TO STOP IN A DRIVE THROUGH, AND PASSING THE WINDOW.
THE PROBLEM STARTED AS JUST SOUNDING LIKE AIR PRESSURE WAS RELEASING FROM THE BREAK PEDDLE. BEFORE I COULD GET IT INTO THE FORD DEALERSHIP THE BREAKS STARTED LOCKING UP IN THE BREAK PEDDLE TO WHERE I COULDN'T STOP SAFELY AND FEEL COMFORTABLE TRANSPORTING MY SELF OR MY 11 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER. I ALSO IN THE SAME TWO DAYS WAS AT A ST…
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THE PROBLEM STARTED AS JUST SOUNDING LIKE AIR PRESSURE WAS RELEASING FROM THE BREAK PEDDLE. BEFORE I COULD GET IT INTO THE FORD DEALERSHIP THE BREAKS STARTED LOCKING UP IN THE BREAK PEDDLE TO WHERE I COULDN'T STOP SAFELY AND FEEL COMFORTABLE TRANSPORTING MY SELF OR MY 11 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER. I ALSO IN THE SAME TWO DAYS WAS AT A STOP LIGHT AND THE BREAK UNDER MY FOOT SLOWLY PUSHED UP AT A RED LIGHT 30 SECONDS OR SO, AND THEN LOCKED AND MY CAR TURNED OFF WHILE IT WAS IN GEAR. THIS, ALL APART OF THE RECALL, I'M BEING TOLD IS MY PROBLEM NOT THEIRS, BECAUSE MY CAR WAS "BORN" OR MADE ONLY 5 MONTHS AFTER THEY THOUGHT THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM WITH TH NEW CARS BEING MANUFACTURED. I AM GOING TO FIGHT BACK AND INVESTIGATE THIS TO THE BITTER END. I WANT A SAFE CAR. IT HAS 74,000. MILES ON IT, A BREAK ISSUE IS A HUGE ISSUE. THAT'S THE DIFFERENCE IN LIFE AND DEATH.
I BEGAN TO NOTICE A WHISTLING SOUND WHEN I STEP ON MY BRAKES AFTER STARTING BUT BEFORE MOVING. IN ADDITION THE BRAKES FELT SPONGY WHEN STOPPING. I GOOGLED THE SYMPTOMS AND CAME UP WITH FORD SERVICE BULLETIN 13N02 CONCERNING TEARS IN THE BRAKE BOOSTER MEMBRANE. THE DEALER INDICATED MY VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF THE CAMPAIGN EVEN …
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I BEGAN TO NOTICE A WHISTLING SOUND WHEN I STEP ON MY BRAKES AFTER STARTING BUT BEFORE MOVING. IN ADDITION THE BRAKES FELT SPONGY WHEN STOPPING. I GOOGLED THE SYMPTOMS AND CAME UP WITH FORD SERVICE BULLETIN 13N02 CONCERNING TEARS IN THE BRAKE BOOSTER MEMBRANE. THE DEALER INDICATED MY VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF THE CAMPAIGN EVEN THOUGH IT IS A 2013 EDGE. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THIS SERVICE CAMPAIGN EXTENDED AS THE THERE APPEARS TO BE AFFECTED EDGES OUTSIDE THE CURRENT VIN # THAT ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE AS THOSE COVERED UNDER 13N02
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD EDGE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY EXCESSIVE FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO STOP. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. IN ADDIT…
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD EDGE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY EXCESSIVE FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO STOP. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT HAD TO USE THE AUTOMATIC GEAR SHIFTER IN ORDER TO DOWNSHIFT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO KEN GRODY FORD (6211 BEACH BLVD, BUENA PARK CA 90621, (714) 521-3110) AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED DUE TO THE DIAGNOSTIC AND REPAIR FEES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CALLED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE ISSUE WOULD BE ESCALATED TO KEN GRODY FORD. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,700.
13N02 HAS ALREADY BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS SAME ISSUE ON MY SAME MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE; NAMELY THE BRAKE BOOSTER. HOWEVER, MY VIN WAS NOT VALID FOR THE AGREED UPON 10 YEAR EXTENDED WARRANTY/ONE TIME LABOR & MATERIAL REPAIR PROGRAM. OUR VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED A BRAKE BOOSTER FAILURE AT 32288 MILES. PREMATURE FAILURE AND WHAT MY …
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13N02 HAS ALREADY BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS SAME ISSUE ON MY SAME MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE; NAMELY THE BRAKE BOOSTER. HOWEVER, MY VIN WAS NOT VALID FOR THE AGREED UPON 10 YEAR EXTENDED WARRANTY/ONE TIME LABOR & MATERIAL REPAIR PROGRAM. OUR VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED A BRAKE BOOSTER FAILURE AT 32288 MILES. PREMATURE FAILURE AND WHAT MY FAMILY CONSIDERS A SAFETY RISK. SOFT PEDAL RESULTS WHEN PUMPING THE BRAKES ON JUST THE SECOND PUSH DOWNWARD.
DOOR AJAR WILL NOT GO OFF, BECAUSE IF THIS THE DOORS DO NOT LOCK, INTER LIGHTS WILL NOT GO OFF.HEATS UP INTER LIGHT AREA, DRAINS BATTERY.
Official recalls
214V393000 · 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
1PE16012 · 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.