NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
What owners actually said
2,444 reports89,250 miles · Aug 4, 2022
Service Brakes
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Edge. The contact stated while reversing out of a parking lot, the brake pedal needed to be depressed extremely hard to stop the vehicle. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the power brake booster had failed and n…
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The contact owns a 2013 Ford Edge. The contact stated while reversing out of a parking lot, the brake pedal needed to be depressed extremely hard to stop the vehicle. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the power brake booster had failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was contacted, and the contact was transferred to the FTC. The failure mileage was 89,250.
NHTSA ODI #11477638
89,250 miles · Aug 4, 2022
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Edge. The contact stated while driving at various speeds and depressing the brake pedal, the brake pedal travelled to the floorboard, causing the stopping distance to be extended. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer who repaired the power brake booster. The manufacturer was made aware of the f…
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The contact owns a 2013 Ford Edge. The contact stated while driving at various speeds and depressing the brake pedal, the brake pedal travelled to the floorboard, causing the stopping distance to be extended. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer who repaired the power brake booster. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and confirmed the repair was not covered under warranty or recall. The approximate failure mileage was 89,250.
NHTSA ODI #11477623
57,000 miles · Aug 3, 2022
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Edge. The contact stated that while her son was driving at an undisclosed speed, the brake pedal was depressed and he experienced a spongy pedal. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, and the dealer replaced the brake master cylinder and brake booster. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure an…
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The contact owns a 2013 Ford Edge. The contact stated that while her son was driving at an undisclosed speed, the brake pedal was depressed and he experienced a spongy pedal. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, and the dealer replaced the brake master cylinder and brake booster. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and advised the contact to file a complaint with NHTSA. The contact related the failure to Customer Satisfaction Program: 13N02 (Extended Warranty Coverage on Brake Booster) however, the VIN was not included. The failure mileage was approximately 57,000.
NHTSA ODI #11477316
Mileage unknown · Jul 28, 2022
Unknown Or Other
I was driving the vehicle and the vehicle stopped driving. All the lights came on saying no fuel low oil pressure and traction to be fixed etc. I was in the middle of a busy road. Almost caused a serious accident.
NHTSA ODI #11476346
Mileage unknown · Jul 27, 2022
Service Brakes
The brake pedal is soft, and have to press to the floor to stop. It's full of fluid and has no leaks. This problem came up a couple of months ago and the fluid was a little low so I topped it off. It did it again today, but the fluid is full.
NHTSA ODI #11476206
Mileage unknown · Jul 25, 2022
Unknown Or Other
Since July 1, 2022 my car has completely shut down, as of today, four different days (almost on a weekly basis). I am noticing, that when I am at a stop light/sign and then accelerate the car will shut down all electrical. I cruise to a stop, put the car in park, and start the engine, again. The wrench light will flash right be…
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Since July 1, 2022 my car has completely shut down, as of today, four different days (almost on a weekly basis). I am noticing, that when I am at a stop light/sign and then accelerate the car will shut down all electrical. I cruise to a stop, put the car in park, and start the engine, again. The wrench light will flash right before the car shuts down. The car has been doing this since at least October 2021. I have taken it to three different mechanics (including the Ford dealer mechanic in May, 2022) and no one can find anything wrong with the car. I took the car last week to replace the coolant pump at the Santa Monica Ford and they couldn't find anything else wrong with the car (again). So far, I've been lucky. This has only occurred on city streets and I have been able to pull the car over to the right to start the engine. I have only been driving on the streets because I'm afraid it's going to shut down in the middle of the freeway and cause an accident. I search the internet and find that many people are having the same issue with this car model. Someone suggested it could be the throttle body, so I had that cleaned in October, 2021, but the trouble came back. Help!!!!
NHTSA ODI #11475818
77,000 miles · Jul 25, 2022
Service Brakes
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Edge. The contact stated that while depressing the brake pedal to stop the vehicle, the brake pedal was extended to the floorboard with the braking distance being extended. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer who replaced the brake master cylinder and bled the brake lines however, the failure p…
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The contact owns a 2013 Ford Edge. The contact stated that while depressing the brake pedal to stop the vehicle, the brake pedal was extended to the floorboard with the braking distance being extended. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer who replaced the brake master cylinder and bled the brake lines however, the failure persisted. The contact indicated that a Manufacturer’s Campaign for the brake booster was also listed for the vehicle. The manufacturer was not yet notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 77,000.
NHTSA ODI #11475649
199,000 miles · Jul 20, 2022
Power Train
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Edge. The contact stated while driving 40 MPH, when the vehicle started shifting gears. The check engine and PRM warning lights illuminated on the instrument panel. The contact was able to pull over and shut off the vehicle, once the vehicle cooled down the contact was able to restart the vehicle and…
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The contact owns a 2013 Ford Edge. The contact stated while driving 40 MPH, when the vehicle started shifting gears. The check engine and PRM warning lights illuminated on the instrument panel. The contact was able to pull over and shut off the vehicle, once the vehicle cooled down the contact was able to restart the vehicle and the vehicle started operating normally. The vehicle was not diagnosed. The manufacturer was contacted, and they stated that the vehicle VIN was not under recall NHTSA Campaign Number: 14V393000(Power Train). The failure mileage was 199,000.
NHTSA ODI #11475007
Mileage unknown · Jul 19, 2022
Service Brakes
Brake pedal goes to floor and gives feeling it won't stop. Have taken car to Ford dealership 3 times and they replaced master cylinder, brake booster. It would only last a couple weeks then brake to floor again. Took it to another mechanic who had it for 2 weeks. He said he tried everything and can't fix it. The parking brake li…
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Brake pedal goes to floor and gives feeling it won't stop. Have taken car to Ford dealership 3 times and they replaced master cylinder, brake booster. It would only last a couple weeks then brake to floor again. Took it to another mechanic who had it for 2 weeks. He said he tried everything and can't fix it. The parking brake light won't go off along with the traction light and abs light. This Ford model is a money pit. Plastic pieces for wiper wash in hood disintegrated, door ajar is a constant frustration, and blue Ford emblem faded to ugly. The brake problem has been going on for 4 months now.
NHTSA ODI #11474791
Mileage unknown · Jul 18, 2022
Service Brakes
Brake line failure on braking to turn. Brakes totally did not function. Slowing down had to downshift and use parking brake to slow down and stop. Had 2 children in the car at the time. Had to have car towed to shop. Was out of state in rural Wisconsin. He verified that this was not normal and should never have failed. Have…
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Brake line failure on braking to turn. Brakes totally did not function. Slowing down had to downshift and use parking brake to slow down and stop. Had 2 children in the car at the time. Had to have car towed to shop. Was out of state in rural Wisconsin. He verified that this was not normal and should never have failed. Have less than 56000 miles on car and garage kept. Could have been fatal. I took a picture
NHTSA ODI #11474617
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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