IllustrationA DOOR OPEN WARNING INDICATION COMES UP AND RESULTS IN DOME LIGHTS ALSO STAYING ON EVEN WHEN THE DRIVER'S DOOR IS PROPERLY CLOSED. REQUIRES YOU TO SLAM THE DOOR SEVERAL TIMES TO GET THIS WARNING TO COME OFF. APPARENTLY THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH FORD EDGE VEHICLES YET FORD HAS YET TO ISSUE A RECALL FOR THIS SAFETY ISSUE.
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
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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
Unknown Or Other complaints
427 reportsDOOR AJAR INDICATION DOES NOT GO OUT WHEN DOOR IS CLOSED. THE INTERIOR LIGHT WILL NOT GO OUT AND THE DOORS WILL NOT LOCK.
THE DRIVER DOOR SENSOR (WHEN THE DOOR IS SHUT TIGHTLY AND SECURED) KEEPS TURNING INTERIOR LIGHTS ON WHILE DRIVING IN THE DARK! THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. GUESS WHAT ELSE HAPPENS? MY DOORS WILL NOT LOCK BECAUSE OF THIS SENSOR. THAT IS ANOTHER SAFETY ISSUE ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE SAFETY SPECTRUM. IF THIS OCCURS BOTH DRIVING AND W…
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THE DRIVER DOOR SENSOR (WHEN THE DOOR IS SHUT TIGHTLY AND SECURED) KEEPS TURNING INTERIOR LIGHTS ON WHILE DRIVING IN THE DARK! THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. GUESS WHAT ELSE HAPPENS? MY DOORS WILL NOT LOCK BECAUSE OF THIS SENSOR. THAT IS ANOTHER SAFETY ISSUE ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE SAFETY SPECTRUM. IF THIS OCCURS BOTH DRIVING AND WHILE CAR IS NOT IN MOTION, HOW DOES FORD VALUE THE SAFETY OF THEIR CUSTOMERS? HOPEFULLY BY TAKING THAT THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED AND MAKE THEIR CUSTOMERS HAPPY. THIS IS DISAPPOINTING, AS WELL AS FRUSTRATING BECAUSE IT IS HAPPENING EVERY SINGLE DAY.
SENSOR TELLS ME THAT THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR IS OPEN, WHEN IT IS OBVIOUSLY CLOSED. INTERIOR LIGHTS STAY ON AND DOORS WILL NOT LOCK UNTIL I SLAM THE DOOR SEVERAL TIMES. VERY FRUSTRATING WHILE DRIVING TO HAVE THE DASH BEEPING AT YOU
DOOR AJAR WARNING MESSAGE. DOME LIGHT STAYS ON WHILE DRIVING AND WHILE PARKED. NECESSARY TO OPEN AND CLOSE DOORS MULTIPLE TIMES BEFORE LIGHTS GO OFF AND WARNING MESSAGE GOES AWAY. BOTH WHEN SECURING THE VEHICLE, AND PRIOR TO DRIVING OFF. PROBLEM MOST SEVERE DURING COLD TEMPERATURES. STANDING OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE FOR 10-20 MI…
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DOOR AJAR WARNING MESSAGE. DOME LIGHT STAYS ON WHILE DRIVING AND WHILE PARKED. NECESSARY TO OPEN AND CLOSE DOORS MULTIPLE TIMES BEFORE LIGHTS GO OFF AND WARNING MESSAGE GOES AWAY. BOTH WHEN SECURING THE VEHICLE, AND PRIOR TO DRIVING OFF. PROBLEM MOST SEVERE DURING COLD TEMPERATURES. STANDING OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE FOR 10-20 MINUTES IN 19 DEGREE WEATHER TRYING TO SECURE VEHICLE. STARTED HAPPENING FROM DECEMBER 2015 TO PRESENT.
THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATED AT INDICATED 45 MPH BY OWNER ON A STANDARD TWO LANE HIGHWAY IN A RURAL ENVIRONMENT. OUTSIDE AIR TEMPERATURE WAS 48 DEGREES F. LIGHTING CONDITIONS WERE DAYLIGHT AND SUNNY. WITHOUT WARNING THE VISTA SUNROOF EXPLODED AND SHATTERED GLASS INTO THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS NO EXTERNAL FORCE SUCH …
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THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATED AT INDICATED 45 MPH BY OWNER ON A STANDARD TWO LANE HIGHWAY IN A RURAL ENVIRONMENT. OUTSIDE AIR TEMPERATURE WAS 48 DEGREES F. LIGHTING CONDITIONS WERE DAYLIGHT AND SUNNY. WITHOUT WARNING THE VISTA SUNROOF EXPLODED AND SHATTERED GLASS INTO THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS NO EXTERNAL FORCE SUCH AS A PROJECTILE THAT CAUSED THE DAMAGE. ALL GLASS FRACTURES WERE AROUND EACH EDGE AT MOUNTING LOCATIONS. SIMILAR CASES HAVE BEEN REPORTED AND DISCUSSED ON VARIOUS FORUMS. IN EACH CASE, THE DAMAGE OCCURS EXACTLY THE SAME WAY. THIS IS MOST LIKELY A MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND SHOULD BE CONSIDERED VERY DANGEROUS. FORD MOTOR COMPANY NEEDS TO KNOW ABOUT THIS AND REACT BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY HURT.
THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR INDICATOR CONTINUALLY SAYS DOOR IS AJAR WHEN THE CAR IS IN MOTION AND PARKED EVEN THOUGH THE DOOR IS IN FACT SHUT. I HAVE TO SLAM THE DOOR SEVERAL TIMES TO GET THE VEHICLE TO RECOGNIZE THE DOOR IS IN FACT CLOSED. TOO MANY COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE TO NOT HAVE A RECALL.
DOOR AJAR SENSOR WILL NOT TURN OFF. LIGHTS KEEP GOING ON WHILE DRIVING.
MY 2013 FORD EDGE HAS AN ISSUE WITH THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR CLOSING. THE DOOR AJAR LIGHT STAYS ON EVEN WHEN THE DOOR IS CLOSED. WHEN THE CAR IS OFF THE INTERIOR LIGHT WILL STAY ON BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE, IT TAKES SLAMMING THE DOOR MANY TIMES TO TRIGGER THE LIGHTS TO GO OFF. NOW IT IS AT THE POINT WE ARE AFRAID IT WON'T GO OFF AT A…
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MY 2013 FORD EDGE HAS AN ISSUE WITH THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR CLOSING. THE DOOR AJAR LIGHT STAYS ON EVEN WHEN THE DOOR IS CLOSED. WHEN THE CAR IS OFF THE INTERIOR LIGHT WILL STAY ON BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE, IT TAKES SLAMMING THE DOOR MANY TIMES TO TRIGGER THE LIGHTS TO GO OFF. NOW IT IS AT THE POINT WE ARE AFRAID IT WON'T GO OFF AT ALL OR WE WILL DAMAGE THE DOOR, SO WE ARE ENTERING THE CAR THROUGH THE PASSENGER SIDE IN ORDER NOT TO SET THE ISSUE OFF AGAIN. WHILE DRIVING THE DOOR AJAR LIGHT STAYS ON AND I CANNOT LOCK MY CAR DOORS. I HEARD VIA THE WEB THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE FORD EDGE AND OTHER FORD MODELS. MY VEHICLE IS ONLY TWO YEARS OLD AND I HAVE BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE DEALER TO GET FIXED. THEY ARE REPLACING THE DOOR ASSEMBLY AND IT IS COSTING ME ABOUT $400.00 BUT WE CANNOT CONTINUE DRIVING IT IN THIS CONDITION. I BELIEVE THIS IS A HORRIBLE DESIGN AND THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL AND A BETTER FIX FOR THIS ISSUE. AT THE RATE THIS IS HAPPENING I WILL NEED TO HAVE THE DOOR ASSEMBLY REPLACED IN ANOTHER TWO YEARS. I FIND THIS UNACCEPTABLE!
THE DRIVER DOOR AJAR SENSOR STAYS ON WHEN THE DOOR IS CLOSED CAUSING THE INTERIOR LIGHTS TO STAY ON AND I AM NOT ABLE TO LOCK THE DOORS WHILE IN THE VEHICLE. THE FALSE DOOR AJAR SENSOR PREVENTS ME FROM RECOGNIZING WHEN THERE IS A REAL AJAR DOOR SITUATION. ALSO, THE DOME LIGHTS STAY ON AT NIGHT CAUSING A NIGHT DRIVING HAZARD.
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.