IllustrationDRIVER DOOR AJAR LIGHT REMAINS ON EVEN THOUGH DOOR IS COMPLETELY CLOSED
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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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
What owners actually said
2,444 reportsDOOR AJAR LIGHT STAYS ON WHEN DOORS ARE DEFINITELY SHUT TIGHT. SOMETIMES THE DOOR LOCKS WILL NOT AUTOMATICALLY LOCK WHEN THE CAR IS PUT IN DRIVE. SOMETIMES THE DOME LIGHTS STAY ON WHICH CAN BE A PROBLEM AT NIGHT.
DOOR AJAR LIGHT STAYS ON ALL THE TIME.
THE POWER BRAKE BOOSTER HAS FAILED AT 69000 MILES. THIS FAILURE IS CONSISTENT WITH FAILURES FORD HAS FIXED ON THE FORD EDGE MANUFACTURED PRIOR TO MARCH 28, 2013. MY CAR WAS MANUFACTURED IN MAY OF 2013. I DO NOT FEEL THAT FORD RESOLVED THE ISSUE WITH THE BRAKE BOOSTER FAILURE. THIS CREATES A DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITION WITH T…
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THE POWER BRAKE BOOSTER HAS FAILED AT 69000 MILES. THIS FAILURE IS CONSISTENT WITH FAILURES FORD HAS FIXED ON THE FORD EDGE MANUFACTURED PRIOR TO MARCH 28, 2013. MY CAR WAS MANUFACTURED IN MAY OF 2013. I DO NOT FEEL THAT FORD RESOLVED THE ISSUE WITH THE BRAKE BOOSTER FAILURE. THIS CREATES A DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITION WITH THE LARGE AMOUNT OF PRESSURE REQUIRED TO STOP THE CAR. IN SEVERAL CASES, I WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE CARE SAFELY. FORD ISSUED A SERVICE NOTIFICATION FOR THE VEHICLES MANUFACTURES PRIOR TO MARCH 28, 2013, - 13N02. I FEEL THAT THE ISSUE WAS NOT ADDRESSED AND CONTINUES PAST THAT DATE.
THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR AJAR SWITCH ON MY 2013 FORD EDGE IS MALFUNCTIONING. THE SENSOR BELIEVES THE DOOR IS OPEN EVEN WHEN IT CLOSED, AND IT DOES NOT ALLOW THE DOORS TO BE LOCKED WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. I HAVE CHILDREN AND THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A SAFETY CONCERN. THE MALFUNCTIONING SENSOR ALSO KEEPS THE DOME LIGHTS ON CONST…
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THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR AJAR SWITCH ON MY 2013 FORD EDGE IS MALFUNCTIONING. THE SENSOR BELIEVES THE DOOR IS OPEN EVEN WHEN IT CLOSED, AND IT DOES NOT ALLOW THE DOORS TO BE LOCKED WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. I HAVE CHILDREN AND THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A SAFETY CONCERN. THE MALFUNCTIONING SENSOR ALSO KEEPS THE DOME LIGHTS ON CONSTANTLY DRAINING THE BATTERY AND WILL LIKELY LEAVE US STRANDED WITH A DEAD BATTERY. MULTIPLE SAFETY CONCERNS HERE.
WHEN COMING TO A STOP LIGHT MY BREAKS BECAME SPONGY AND HISSING WHEN PRESSED AND IS HARD TO PUSH DOWN AS IF I HAD NO BREAKS AT ALL AND AIR WAS COMING OUT OF THEM. I WAS NOT PREPARED FOR THIS. I HAD MY KIDS IN THE CAR BUT LUCKILY I WAS GOING THE SPEED LIMIT AND WAS AWAY FROM ANY OTHER CARS. MY KIDS WERE IN THE CAR WITH ME SO IT A…
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WHEN COMING TO A STOP LIGHT MY BREAKS BECAME SPONGY AND HISSING WHEN PRESSED AND IS HARD TO PUSH DOWN AS IF I HAD NO BREAKS AT ALL AND AIR WAS COMING OUT OF THEM. I WAS NOT PREPARED FOR THIS. I HAD MY KIDS IN THE CAR BUT LUCKILY I WAS GOING THE SPEED LIMIT AND WAS AWAY FROM ANY OTHER CARS. MY KIDS WERE IN THE CAR WITH ME SO IT ADDED A LITTLE ANXIETY FOR ME. THIS HAPPENS NOW ALL THE TIME. I CALLED THE FORD DEALERSHIP THEY SAID IT SOUNDED LIKE THE BREAK BOOSTER THEY ASKED FOR MY VIN SINCE THE 2013'S HAVE BEEN RECALLED. HE CHECKED IT AND SAID YES YOURS WAS RECALLED SO WE MADE THE APPOINTMENT. I DROPPED IT OFF THEN AN HOUR LATER THEY CALLED ME BACK AND SAID I AM SORRY BUT THEY HAVE NOT RECALLED THE FORD EDGE WITH MY VIN AS OF YET JUST THE VINS BEFORE MINE AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE IT FIXED AND TO COME PICK IT UP WHICH I DID SINCE THAT DIDN'T SEEM OK TO ME? HOW DOES THAT HAPPEN ITS THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS UNSAFE AND DEFINITELY A BIG PROBLEM THE FORD DEALERSHIPS ARE SEEING. THE FORD MANUFACTURE KNOWS OF THIS ISSUE SO I AM NOT SURE WHY THEY ARE NOT TAKING OWNERSHIP AND FIXING ALL THE CARS.
DOOR LATCH CLOSED SENSOR NOT WORKING. WELL DOCUMENTED ISSUE AMONGST THOUSANDS OF FORD OWNERS. DOOR EITHER WILL NOT REGISTER AS CLOSED, OR WILL APPEAR TO HAVE COME OPEN WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING INTERIOR LIGHTS TO COME ON AT NIGHT, DOORS NOT TO LOCK PROPERLY, BATTERY TO DRAIN OVER NIGHT, ETC. THIS ISSUE WAS A RECALL FOR FORD SEVE…
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DOOR LATCH CLOSED SENSOR NOT WORKING. WELL DOCUMENTED ISSUE AMONGST THOUSANDS OF FORD OWNERS. DOOR EITHER WILL NOT REGISTER AS CLOSED, OR WILL APPEAR TO HAVE COME OPEN WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING INTERIOR LIGHTS TO COME ON AT NIGHT, DOORS NOT TO LOCK PROPERLY, BATTERY TO DRAIN OVER NIGHT, ETC. THIS ISSUE WAS A RECALL FOR FORD SEVERAL YEARS BACK ON DIFFERENT MODELS BUT THEY ARE NOT BEING RECALLED ANYMORE AND THIS NEEDS TO BE CHANGED, IT IS A MAJOR CONCERN. FOR ME IT HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR SEVERAL MONTHS, STEADILY GETTING WORSE.
FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS NOW SOMETIMES WHEN I PARK AND PUT THE GEAR IN PARK THE WARNING LIGHT STATING "SHIFT TO PARK" WILL COME ON EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE IS IN PARK AND OFF. UP UNTIL ABOUT A MONTH OR SO AGO I WOULD PUSH THE GEAR FORWARD AND THE WARNING WOULD GO OFF BUT NOW I HAVE TO PLAY AROUND WITH IT (BACK AND FORTH) AND REALLY FO…
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FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS NOW SOMETIMES WHEN I PARK AND PUT THE GEAR IN PARK THE WARNING LIGHT STATING "SHIFT TO PARK" WILL COME ON EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE IS IN PARK AND OFF. UP UNTIL ABOUT A MONTH OR SO AGO I WOULD PUSH THE GEAR FORWARD AND THE WARNING WOULD GO OFF BUT NOW I HAVE TO PLAY AROUND WITH IT (BACK AND FORTH) AND REALLY FORCE THE GEAR FORWARD BEFORE THE WARNING WILL GO AWAY.
A LOUD GRINDING NOISE WHEN I BRAKE. SOUNDS LIKE IT'S COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. IT IT INTERMITTENT SO WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE NOISE.
MY VEHICLE FORD EGGE 2013 WHILE I AM DRIVING SHUTS DOWN AT ANY MILLEAGE
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.