IllustrationMY BACK UP CAMERA SAYS "CAMERA IS UNAVAILABLE. PLEASE CONTACT YOUR DEALERSHIP." WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE. I JUST BOUGHT THE CAR TWO DAYS AGO AND IT STARTED DOING THIS, THIS MORNING.
2013 Ford Edge
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
More warning signs than most Edge years
Owner complaints for the 2013 Ford Edge are substantially higher than the model-year median of 724.
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Owner complaints by model year
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What owners reported most
All reported categories
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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
NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.
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 reportsALTHOUGH MY VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE BATH OF 2013 FORD EDGE'S THAT WERE RECALLED FOR THE BRAKE BOOSTER GOING OUT, IT IS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE,, BRAKES BECOME SUDDENLY SPONGY AND YOU CAN HEAR AIR LEAKING FROM THEM. TOOK IT TO MY FORD DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS THE BRAKE BOOSTER.
BRAKE PEDAL IS SPONGY, TAKES MORE EFFORT TO PUSH TO HAVE AN EFFECT ON THE BRAKES, AND THERE IS A HISSING SOUND. BRAKE BOOSTER IS BAD.
TRYING TO STOP AT 35-40 MPH AT A RED LIGHT, BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, HAD TO STEP VERY HARD ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP. AFTER THAT I FELT A SPONGY BRAKE PEDAL, HISSING SOUND, AND ABNORMAL BRAKING MOVEMENT. DEALERSHIP INITIAL DIAGNOSIS; BRAKE BOOSTER & MASTER CYLINDER, AT A COST OF 1600 COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHY T…
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TRYING TO STOP AT 35-40 MPH AT A RED LIGHT, BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, HAD TO STEP VERY HARD ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP. AFTER THAT I FELT A SPONGY BRAKE PEDAL, HISSING SOUND, AND ABNORMAL BRAKING MOVEMENT. DEALERSHIP INITIAL DIAGNOSIS; BRAKE BOOSTER & MASTER CYLINDER, AT A COST OF 1600 COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHY THEY STILL HAVE A SPONGY PEDAL, NOW ASKING FOR 800 MORE FOR A ABS MODULE. COMPLETE DEFECTIVE BRAKE SYSTEM FROM FORD! 2013 FORD EDGE 125,000 MILES
DRIVER NOTICED THE BREAKS NEEDING EXTRA PRESSURE TO GET VEHICLE TO STOP, HISSING SOUND WHEN BREAK PEDAL IS DEPRESSED, AT TIMES BREAKS ARE SPONGY, AT TIMES BREAKS NEED EXTRA PRESSURE THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR BOARD AND VERY RAPID STOP TAKES PLACE. ALL THIS HAPPENS FROM VARYING SPEEDS WHILE STOPPING.
MY BRAKE PEDAL WOULD BE VERY DIFFICULT TO PRESS, CAUSING LONGER STOP TIMES. THIS WOULD HAPPEN RANDOMLY, BUT MULTIPLE TIMES EVERY DAY. FOR SAFETY REASONS, I HAD TO LEAVE AMPLE SPACE IN FRONT OF ME, AND COULD NOT LET MY CHILDREN DRIVE MY CAR. WHEN I SPOKE TO MY MECHANIC, HE TOLD ME IT WAS THE BRAKE BOOSTER. FORD CURRENTLY HAS …
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MY BRAKE PEDAL WOULD BE VERY DIFFICULT TO PRESS, CAUSING LONGER STOP TIMES. THIS WOULD HAPPEN RANDOMLY, BUT MULTIPLE TIMES EVERY DAY. FOR SAFETY REASONS, I HAD TO LEAVE AMPLE SPACE IN FRONT OF ME, AND COULD NOT LET MY CHILDREN DRIVE MY CAR. WHEN I SPOKE TO MY MECHANIC, HE TOLD ME IT WAS THE BRAKE BOOSTER. FORD CURRENTLY HAS A "PROGRAM" (13N02) FOR REPLACING THE BRAKE BOOSTER, BUT MY VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE MANUFACTURING DATES INVOLVED. MY VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED 2 MONTHS LATER THAN THE THE DATES INVOLVED. I HAD THE BRAKE BOOSTER REPLACED ON MY OWN, AND FORD WOULD NOT GIVE ME ANY COMPENSATION FOR THE FAULTY PART.
VEHICLE WAS DRIVING ROUGHLY 60MPH ON A HIGHWAY WHEN DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO STOP. THE BRAKE PEDAL HAD TO BE FULLY PUSHED INTO THE FLOOR FOR THE CAR TO BEGIN SLOWING DOWN. THE CAR DID EVENTUALLY STOP. THE DRIVER THEN CONTINUED TO DRIVE SLOWLY (5-10MPH) ON BACK ROADS AND WHEN ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE THE BRAKE HARDLY NEEDED TO BE TAPPED A…
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VEHICLE WAS DRIVING ROUGHLY 60MPH ON A HIGHWAY WHEN DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO STOP. THE BRAKE PEDAL HAD TO BE FULLY PUSHED INTO THE FLOOR FOR THE CAR TO BEGIN SLOWING DOWN. THE CAR DID EVENTUALLY STOP. THE DRIVER THEN CONTINUED TO DRIVE SLOWLY (5-10MPH) ON BACK ROADS AND WHEN ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE THE BRAKE HARDLY NEEDED TO BE TAPPED AND THE CAR STOPPED IMMEDIATELY. THERE WAS AN AIR DEFLATING NOISE AND SCREECHING NOISE WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKE. TOOK THE CAR INTO A FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY IDENTIFIED THE ISSUE AS A POWER BREAK BOOSTER AND VACUUM HOSE FAILURE. FORD CURRENTLY HAS A CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM (13N02) FOR SELECT 2011-2013 FORD EDGES WITH UNDER 150,000 MILES. MY CAR IS A 2013 EDGE WITH 139,773 MILES. HOWEVER FORD CLAIMS THE VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY PROGRAM.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD EDGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING FUEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO RAYMOND CHEVROLET (118 IL-173, ANTIOCH, IL 60002, (800) 989-5939) WHERE THEY STATED THERE WAS A LIFETIME WARRANTY ON THE FUEL PUMP MODULE, FILLER HOLE, AND FUEL TANK, WHICH WERE REPLACED. AFTER THE REPAIR, THE FU…
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD EDGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING FUEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO RAYMOND CHEVROLET (118 IL-173, ANTIOCH, IL 60002, (800) 989-5939) WHERE THEY STATED THERE WAS A LIFETIME WARRANTY ON THE FUEL PUMP MODULE, FILLER HOLE, AND FUEL TANK, WHICH WERE REPLACED. AFTER THE REPAIR, THE FUEL GAUGE FAILED TO PROVIDE ACCURATE READINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER, WHICH RESULTED IN A DISPUTE ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT THE FUEL GAUGE INDICATOR WAS DAMAGED BY THE MECHANIC. THE DEALER THREATENED TO CHARGE THE CONTACT FOR THE REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 220,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD EDGE. THE CONTACT HEARD A HISSING NOISE WHEN SHE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL. ON OTHER OCCASIONS, THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY MORE FORCE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT CALLED CHAPARRAL FORD (102 CO RD 773, DEVINE, TX 78016, (830) 665-4461) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECA…
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD EDGE. THE CONTACT HEARD A HISSING NOISE WHEN SHE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL. ON OTHER OCCASIONS, THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY MORE FORCE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT CALLED CHAPARRAL FORD (102 CO RD 773, DEVINE, TX 78016, (830) 665-4461) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT SHE COULD BRING IN THE VEHICLE TO RECEIVE A REPAIR ESTIMATE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN AN EXTENDED WARRANTY AND TO CALL NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 138,000.
DOOR AJAR WARNING WON'T GO OFF WHEN CAR IS RUNNING WHICH WILL NOT LOCK DOORS
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.