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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 →
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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 reports
126,000 miles · Dec 1, 2020
Service Brakes
I LIVE ON A RURAL HIGHWAY, UPON APPROACHING MY HOUSE, TRAVELING AROUND 55 MPH, WHEN I APPLIED MY BRAKES, THE ABS SYSTEM ACTIVATED, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, ALMOST DIDN'T STOP AND ALMOST TOOK MY MAILBOX OUT, FORTUNATELY I WAS HOME. THE NEXT DAY, THE BRAKE PEDAL NOW GOES TO THE FLOOR WITH LITTLE BRAKING POWER. I WORK FOR AN IN…
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I LIVE ON A RURAL HIGHWAY, UPON APPROACHING MY HOUSE, TRAVELING AROUND 55 MPH, WHEN I APPLIED MY BRAKES, THE ABS SYSTEM ACTIVATED, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, ALMOST DIDN'T STOP AND ALMOST TOOK MY MAILBOX OUT, FORTUNATELY I WAS HOME. THE NEXT DAY, THE BRAKE PEDAL NOW GOES TO THE FLOOR WITH LITTLE BRAKING POWER. I WORK FOR AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR FACILITY AND HAVE DETERMINED THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE HCU. 2 OTHER VEHICLES CAME TO OUR SHOP WITH THE SAME PROBLEM WITHIN THE LAST COUPLE MONTHS. I HAVE CONTACTED FORD AND HAVE BEEN INFORMED THERE ARE RECALLS/CAMPAIGNS FOR THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE SUDDEN LOSS OF BRAKES. FORD MOTOR CO. SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS COMMON PROBLEM!
NHTSA ODI #11377392
82,560 miles · Nov 20, 2020
Electrical SystemUnknown Or Other
DRIVER DOOR SAYS AJAR AFTER CLOSING DOOR DRAINING BATTERY ALARM GOES OFF IN MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT AS BATTERY DRAINS AND EVENTUALLY DIES.
NHTSA ODI #11375566
82,451 miles · Nov 19, 2020
Electrical System
PASSANGER DOOR ADJAR LIGHT ON ALL THE TIME AND DOORS WILL NOT LOCK WITH LIGHT ON. A SAFETY HAZARD WHEN IN HIGH CRIME AREAS. HAVE RECALL FOR DRIVERS DOOR BUT NOT PASSANGER DOOR.
NHTSA ODI #11375435
239,017 miles · Nov 17, 2020
Electrical System
IGNITION SWITCH IS STAYING TURNED ON AFTER LETTING GO OF THE KEY WHEN STARTING THE CAR.
NHTSA ODI #11375045
93,521 miles · Nov 14, 2020
EngineService BrakesSteeringCrash
THE VEHICLE FAILED TO BRAKE PROPERLY AND MAINTAIN ITS DISTANCE.
NHTSA ODI #11374631
46,000 miles · Nov 12, 2020
Unknown Or Other
FOR NO REASON THE GLASS SUN ROOF ON OUR 2013 FORD EDGE EXPLODED TO DAY WHILE DRIVING ON THE HI WAY NOTHING HIT THE GLASS THE SOUND MAD ME LOSE CONTROL FOR I FEW SECONDS I CALLED FORD DEALER TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL THEY SAID NO THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY I SEE THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH SUN ROOFS FROM 2008 TO NOW WITH FORD EDGE …
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FOR NO REASON THE GLASS SUN ROOF ON OUR 2013 FORD EDGE EXPLODED TO DAY WHILE DRIVING ON THE HI WAY NOTHING HIT THE GLASS THE SOUND MAD ME LOSE CONTROL FOR I FEW SECONDS I CALLED FORD DEALER TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL THEY SAID NO THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY I SEE THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH SUN ROOFS FROM 2008 TO NOW WITH FORD EDGE AND OTHER AUTO
NHTSA ODI #11374362
180,000 miles · Nov 5, 2020
Service BrakesSteeringSuspension
VEHICLE IS EXTREMELY SHAKY AND HARD TO HANDLE. ALSO SOMETIMES THE ADVANCED TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT COMES ON IN THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ENGAGE WHILE BREAKING NORMAL LEE
NHTSA ODI #11373118
102,000 miles · Nov 3, 2020
Service Brakes
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD EDGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME DIFFICULT TO DEPRESS. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT WHILE APPROACHING A STOP SIGN, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO STOP WITH AN ABNORMAL SOUND BEING HEARD. AN UNKNOWN WARNING LIG…
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD EDGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME DIFFICULT TO DEPRESS. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT WHILE APPROACHING A STOP SIGN, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO STOP WITH AN ABNORMAL SOUND BEING HEARD. AN UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MALLOY FORD OF WINCHESTER (1911 VALLEY AVE, WINCHESTER, VA 22601, (888) 710-7061) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ABS MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REPAIR WAS STILL PENDING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT THE NHTSA TO FILE A COMPLAINT. THE CONTACT MENTIONED A MANUFACTURER EXTENDED WARRANTY COVERAGE FOR 13N02 (CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE COVERAGE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 102,000.
NHTSA ODI #11372831
132,000 miles · Nov 2, 2020
Service Brakes
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD EDGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE APPROACHING A STOP SIGN, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND FAILED TO OPERATED AS DESIGNED. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PUMPED THE BRAKE PEDAL SEVERAL TIMES HOWEVER, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDE…
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD EDGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE APPROACHING A STOP SIGN, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND FAILED TO OPERATED AS DESIGNED. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PUMPED THE BRAKE PEDAL SEVERAL TIMES HOWEVER, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED HOWEVER, THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TEST DRIVEN BY THE MECHANIC AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEFECTIVE. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 132,000.*CK*JB
NHTSA ODI #11372653
78,000 miles · Oct 24, 2020
Service Brakes
I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM A DAY TRIP I HAD MADE. MY BRAKES NEVER GAVE ME NO PROBLEMS. INTO I WAS A HOUR AWAY FROM HOME AND IT HAD STARTED RAINING A LITTLE SO I HIT THE BRAKES JUST A LITTLE BIT AND NOTICE THAT MY BRAKES WAS GOING ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. I LITERALLY HAD TO PUMP THE BRAKES AND BE VERY CAREFUL UNTIL I GOT HOME. THEN…
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I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM A DAY TRIP I HAD MADE. MY BRAKES NEVER GAVE ME NO PROBLEMS. INTO I WAS A HOUR AWAY FROM HOME AND IT HAD STARTED RAINING A LITTLE SO I HIT THE BRAKES JUST A LITTLE BIT AND NOTICE THAT MY BRAKES WAS GOING ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. I LITERALLY HAD TO PUMP THE BRAKES AND BE VERY CAREFUL UNTIL I GOT HOME. THEN NOTICED THERE WAS NOT A DROP OF BRAKE FLUID. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS.
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.
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 ↗
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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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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