IllustrationDRIVER DOOR AJAR SENSOR IS FAULTY. WARNING SHOWS DRIVER DOOR IS OPEN WHEN IT IS CLOSED. WARNING OF FUEL FILL AREA. DOOR AJAR WARNING OCCURS WHEN STARTING VEHICLE AND WHEN VEHICLE IS IN MOTION.
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
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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 reportsTHE TRANSMISSION WILL DISENGAGE AND YOU HAVE 0 POWER. THIS HAS HAPPENED 6 TIMES. SOMETIMES IT WILL BE AT 50MPH AND SOMETIMES IT WILL BE FROM A STOP WHICH IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS BECAUSE YOU CANNOT ACCELERATE. YOU HAVE TO PULL OVER, SHIFT TO PARK OR NEUTRAL, TURN OFF THE CAR, THEN RESTART THE CAR AND IT WORKS AGAIN. IF THIS HAPPEN…
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THE TRANSMISSION WILL DISENGAGE AND YOU HAVE 0 POWER. THIS HAS HAPPENED 6 TIMES. SOMETIMES IT WILL BE AT 50MPH AND SOMETIMES IT WILL BE FROM A STOP WHICH IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS BECAUSE YOU CANNOT ACCELERATE. YOU HAVE TO PULL OVER, SHIFT TO PARK OR NEUTRAL, TURN OFF THE CAR, THEN RESTART THE CAR AND IT WORKS AGAIN. IF THIS HAPPENED WHILE TURNING LEFT AT A BUSY LIGHT AND THE CAR LOST POWER IT COULD BE CATASTROPHIC.
DOOR AJAR WARNING LIGHT IS MALFUNCTIONING AS WELL ARE THE SHIFT TO PARK WARNING LIGHT. THESE LIGHTS COME ON WHEN I START THE CAR AND GO ON THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE TIME DRIVING THE VEHICLE.
HAVE HAD LIGHTS STAY ON, COME BACK ON OR RADIO TURN ON IN GARAGE AFTER IT HAS BEEN SITTING FOR A WHILE. 10 OR MORE INSTANCES OF THE BATTERY BEING COMPLETELY DISCHARGED AFTER BEING TURNED OFF IN GARAGE FOR TWO TO FOUR DAYS. THERE WILL BE NO PROBLEMS FOR A LONG TIME FOLLOWED BY TIMES WHEN EVERY OTHER WEEK THERE IS A PROBLEM TO HAV…
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HAVE HAD LIGHTS STAY ON, COME BACK ON OR RADIO TURN ON IN GARAGE AFTER IT HAS BEEN SITTING FOR A WHILE. 10 OR MORE INSTANCES OF THE BATTERY BEING COMPLETELY DISCHARGED AFTER BEING TURNED OFF IN GARAGE FOR TWO TO FOUR DAYS. THERE WILL BE NO PROBLEMS FOR A LONG TIME FOLLOWED BY TIMES WHEN EVERY OTHER WEEK THERE IS A PROBLEM TO HAVING TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY EVERY NIGHT OR IT WON'T START. WE HAVE REPLACED THE BATTERY 4 OR 5 TIMES AND HAVE AGAIN ON A NEW DEEP CYCLE BATTERY HAVING PROBLEMS. ALSO HAD VEHICLE SHUT DOWN AT A STOP SIGN IN FIRST 6 MONTHS TO YEAR OF LIFE. THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS SOME SORT OF FUEL THING THAT NEEDS TO BE CLEANED EVERY 10,000 MILES TO KEEP IT FROM HAPPENING AGAIN. HOWEVER, IT COULD EASILY HAVE BEEN THE BATTERY, MY WIFE WAS DRIVING AND IS NOT MECHANICALLY INCLINED. WE HAVE HAD CONSTANT BATTERY PROBLEMS BUT NO FURTHER FUEL ISSUES.
"DOOR AJAR" LIGHT ON DASH REMAINS ON EVEN WHEN DOORS SHUT SECURELY. THIS CAUSES INSIDE LIGHTS TO REMAIN ON, AND BUZZER TO BUZZ. PROBLEM CONTINUES DURING VEHICLE IN USE
I OPENED THE SUNROOF OF THE CAR MAYBE 10 TIMES EVER SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR. THE CAR IS ONLY FIVE YEARS OLD. I PUSHED THE BUTTON TO CLOSE THE SUNROOF AND I HEARD A POP. THE SUN ROOF WILL NO LONGER CLOSE. THE PART THAT PULLS THE GLASS CLOSED AND OPEN SNAPPED. I WAS IN A PARKING LOT ABOUT TO GET OUT AND GO TO LUNCH WHEN THI…
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I OPENED THE SUNROOF OF THE CAR MAYBE 10 TIMES EVER SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR. THE CAR IS ONLY FIVE YEARS OLD. I PUSHED THE BUTTON TO CLOSE THE SUNROOF AND I HEARD A POP. THE SUN ROOF WILL NO LONGER CLOSE. THE PART THAT PULLS THE GLASS CLOSED AND OPEN SNAPPED. I WAS IN A PARKING LOT ABOUT TO GET OUT AND GO TO LUNCH WHEN THIS HAPPENED. I TOOK THE CAR TO TWO PLACES FOR REPAIR ESTIMATES. ONE WAS MY LOCAL FORD DEALER AND THE OTHER A COLLISION REPAIR PLACE. BOTH PLACES QUOTED $8000 TO REPAIR MY SUNROOF. THE CAR IS ONLY 5 YEARS OLD AND AGAIN I HAVE ONLY OPENED THE SUNROOF MAYBE TEN TIMES EVER. NOW IT WILL NOT CLOSE AND $8000 IS JUST CRIPPLING AMOUNT OF MONEY TO REPAIR A SUNROOF. I HAVE LOOKED ONLINE AND SEE THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE WITH FORD SUNROOFS AND THIS IS SIMPLY JUST HORRIBLE. FORD KNOWS THAT THIS IS AN ISSUE. THE REPLACEMENT PART IS OVER $6500 PLUS ABOUT 11 HOURS LABOR. FORD NEEDS TO MITIGATE THIS ISSUE. IT IS AN OUT RAGE THAT ANYONE SHOULD HAVE TO PAY THAT KIND OF MONEY ON A FIVE YEAR OLD CAR BECAUSE A PIECE OF FACTORY INSTALLED EQUIPMENT BREAKS WITH MINIMAL USAGE.
THE BRAKE PEDAL IS VERY HARD TO PUSH, THE BRAKES HARDLY WORK, WHILE PUSHING ON THE HARD PEDAL THE PEDAL WILL GO PART OF THE WAY DOWN AND THEN SUDDENLY GET SOFT AND SUDDENLY ENGAGE BRAKES JERKING THE DRIVER AND PASSENGERS FORWARD.
DRIVER DOOR OPEN SIGNAL STAYS ON, EVEN AFTER OPENING AND CLOSING DOOR MULTIPLE TIMES
WHILE DRIVING MY 2013 FORD EDGE AT 70MPH ON THE HIGHWAY IN TRAFFIC I RECEIVED A WRENCH NOTIFICATION ON MY DASH AND THE ENGINE BEGAN TO STALL LEAVING ME WITH NO POWER TO CONTROL MY SPEED. AS MY CAR QUICKLY REDUCED SPEED ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY I ATTEMPTED TO GET OVER TO THE SHOULDER OUT OF HARMS WAY. ONCE I WAS OFF THE HIGHWAY THE VEH…
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WHILE DRIVING MY 2013 FORD EDGE AT 70MPH ON THE HIGHWAY IN TRAFFIC I RECEIVED A WRENCH NOTIFICATION ON MY DASH AND THE ENGINE BEGAN TO STALL LEAVING ME WITH NO POWER TO CONTROL MY SPEED. AS MY CAR QUICKLY REDUCED SPEED ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY I ATTEMPTED TO GET OVER TO THE SHOULDER OUT OF HARMS WAY. ONCE I WAS OFF THE HIGHWAY THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE AND I POWERED DOWN THE VEHICLE. WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE AGAIN I WAS PROMPTED WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT.
WAS DRIVING THE CAR AND THE ACCELERATOR JUST GOES DEAD. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IN 3 YEARS IT HAS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH. VERY SCARY. HAVE TO CRUISE TO SIDE OF THE ROAD AS THE GAS PEDDLE WILL NOT RESPOND AT ALL. FORD ALREADY CHARGED US $750 TO FIX IN 2016 AND NOW IT HAS HAPPENED AGAIN. VERY UNSAFE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BO…
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WAS DRIVING THE CAR AND THE ACCELERATOR JUST GOES DEAD. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IN 3 YEARS IT HAS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH. VERY SCARY. HAVE TO CRUISE TO SIDE OF THE ROAD AS THE GAS PEDDLE WILL NOT RESPOND AT ALL. FORD ALREADY CHARGED US $750 TO FIX IN 2016 AND NOW IT HAS HAPPENED AGAIN. VERY UNSAFE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY WAS ALREADY REPLACED ONCE UNEXCEPTABLE
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.