NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
What owners actually said
2,444 reports144,000 miles · Sep 13, 2023
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Edge. The contact stated while driving 35 MPH, the brake pedal was depressed but the vehicle failed to slow down as intended. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the brake booster pump needed to be replaced. The vehicle was rep…
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The contact owns a 2013 Ford Edge. The contact stated while driving 35 MPH, the brake pedal was depressed but the vehicle failed to slow down as intended. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the brake booster pump needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 144,000.
NHTSA ODI #11544383
Mileage unknown · Sep 13, 2023
Electrical SystemService Brakes
The backup camera works when it feels like it and the monitor glitches when it is working as well as things appear upside down and blurred when in reverse. The camera stays on for a minute after gear is placed in drive. The radio goes in and out. The screen freezes up after disconnecting a hands free call. The brakes feel like…
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The backup camera works when it feels like it and the monitor glitches when it is working as well as things appear upside down and blurred when in reverse. The camera stays on for a minute after gear is placed in drive. The radio goes in and out. The screen freezes up after disconnecting a hands free call. The brakes feel like they’re locking up when pressed and makes a clunking sound.
NHTSA ODI #11544301
110,000 miles · Sep 12, 2023
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Edge. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the brake pedal had to be depressed to the floorboard to slow the vehicle. The contact stated that there was an abnormal sound coming from the vehicle. No warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was diagnosed by the dealer however, the fail…
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The contact owns a 2013 Ford Edge. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the brake pedal had to be depressed to the floorboard to slow the vehicle. The contact stated that there was an abnormal sound coming from the vehicle. No warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was diagnosed by the dealer however, the failure could not be duplicated. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and determined that the VIN was not under recall. The contact was referred to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 110,000.
NHTSA ODI #11544087
141,000 miles · Sep 12, 2023
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Edge. The contact stated while depressing the brake pedal to slow the vehicle, the contact heard an abnormal sound coming from the brake pedal and the brake pedal became stiff causing the contact to apply extra force onto the brake pedal for the vehicle to come to a complete stop. There was no warnin…
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The contact owns a 2013 Ford Edge. The contact stated while depressing the brake pedal to slow the vehicle, the contact heard an abnormal sound coming from the brake pedal and the brake pedal became stiff causing the contact to apply extra force onto the brake pedal for the vehicle to come to a complete stop. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer that stated that the brake booster needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and stated that the VIN was not under an Extended Warranty Program and advised the contact to contact the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was 141,000.
NHTSA ODI #11544044
Mileage unknown · Sep 8, 2023
Service Brakes
Started with a "spongy" pedal feel that included a noticeable effect on braking performance. Great force was necessary in order to stop the vehicle. Occurred and worsened quickly and felt incredibly unsafe - like my breaks would give out at any minute. Break booster was replaced at Ford dealership, but not covered under "Custo…
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Started with a "spongy" pedal feel that included a noticeable effect on braking performance. Great force was necessary in order to stop the vehicle. Occurred and worsened quickly and felt incredibly unsafe - like my breaks would give out at any minute. Break booster was replaced at Ford dealership, but not covered under "Customer Satisfaction Program" extended warranty #13N02. I was six months over the cut-off date. Not Happy.
NHTSA ODI #11543350
Mileage unknown · Sep 6, 2023
Vehicle Speed Control
I have a 2013 Ford Edge. Mileage approx 55,000 miles. All scheduled maintenance was up to date. In July 2023, while driving, car started to decelerate. No noises, smells or loss of steering. It was as if my gas pedal just stopped working. My dash had a warning to refer to owners manual. I Thank the Lord there was a break in traf…
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I have a 2013 Ford Edge. Mileage approx 55,000 miles. All scheduled maintenance was up to date. In July 2023, while driving, car started to decelerate. No noises, smells or loss of steering. It was as if my gas pedal just stopped working. My dash had a warning to refer to owners manual. I Thank the Lord there was a break in traffic and I could "coast" to the emergency lane. I shut off the car, restarted it and everything was fine. Took it to my repair shop, they did a fuel injection cleaner and said...see how it goes. Cost: 150.00. 5 weeks later, August 2023 the same thing happened. Went back to repair shop where they diagnosed I needed a throttle body assembly replacement. Tack on another 450.00 bill. In both cases the power loss could have resulted in an accident with bodily injuries. My complaint about the Ford throttle body is not the first, a recall should be issued!
NHTSA ODI #11542891
96,000 miles · Sep 5, 2023
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Edge. The contact stated while driving over a speed bump and depressing on the brake pedal, the vehicle failed to slow down as needed. The brake pedal went to the floorboard. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact desperately depressed the brake pedal and the vehicle slowed down. The con…
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The contact owns a 2013 Ford Edge. The contact stated while driving over a speed bump and depressing on the brake pedal, the vehicle failed to slow down as needed. The brake pedal went to the floorboard. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact desperately depressed the brake pedal and the vehicle slowed down. The contact was able to stop on the side of the road. The contact shut off and restarted the vehicle, and the vehicle operated normally. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who stated that the brake master cylinder needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired but the failure persisted. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and the contact was informed that the hydraulic control unit (HCU) module needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was contacted but no assistance was provided. The contact was referred to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was 96,000.
NHTSA ODI #11542631
120,000 miles · Sep 1, 2023
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Edge. The contact stated that while the brake pedal was depressed, the vehicle failed to stop. The contact stated that she applied pressure to the brake pedal that extended to the floorboard to glide the vehicle to a stop. The contact stated that she heard air coming from the brake pedal while depres…
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The contact owns a 2013 Ford Edge. The contact stated that while the brake pedal was depressed, the vehicle failed to stop. The contact stated that she applied pressure to the brake pedal that extended to the floorboard to glide the vehicle to a stop. The contact stated that she heard air coming from the brake pedal while depressed. No warning light was illuminated. The contact stated that upon an independent mechanic inspecting the vehicle, he determined that the brake booster had failed. The dealer was notified of the failure and the contact was informed by the dealer that the VIN was not included in a recall, and an extended warranty had expired. Additionally, the contact stated that front passenger’s side door failed to latch securely closed, and the door ajar warning light remained illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and the contact was informed that the VIN was not included in a recall. The contact was advised to call the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 120,000.
NHTSA ODI #11542122
Mileage unknown · Aug 29, 2023
Service Brakes
While driving 45 mph the brake pedal suddenly lost pressure and went to the maximum distance before it started braking and the rate of braking was lowered. My safety and those around me were put at risk of an accident because I could no longer judge the proper pressure to apply to the brake pedal. The brake warning light is il…
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While driving 45 mph the brake pedal suddenly lost pressure and went to the maximum distance before it started braking and the rate of braking was lowered. My safety and those around me were put at risk of an accident because I could no longer judge the proper pressure to apply to the brake pedal. The brake warning light is illuminated. The problem was reproduced by service stations.
NHTSA ODI #11541561
Mileage unknown · Aug 29, 2023
Service Brakes
while driving brakes become stiff, hard to press pedal down. no lights came on or any other kind of warning. had a close call with vehicle in from of me, had to swerve out of way.
NHTSA ODI #11541361
Official recalls
2Jul 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.
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.
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