IllustrationMY CAR KEEPS SAYING PASSENGER DOOR IS OPEN. BUT IT IS NOT OPEN.I AM AFRAID THIS WILL DRAIN MY BATTERY SO I DISCONNECT MY BATTERY WHEN AT WORK AND AT HOME.
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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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
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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 →
- 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
Unknown Or Other complaints
427 reportsAS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET ON A NORMAL RIDE, ALL OF A SUDDEN I HEARD A LOUD EXPLOSION AND THEN GLASS SHATTERING. MY SUNROOF/MOONROOF HAD SHATTERED. ALL FOUR CORNERS ARE BUSTED OUT. THIS WAS OUT OF THE BLUE, NO OTHER ISSUES HAD OCCUR.
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE VEHICLE WILL EXHIBIT A FULL LOSS OF POWER. AFTER PULLING TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF AND TRYING TO RESTART IT WILL EXPERIENCE A LONG AND HARD START. THE VEHICLE WILL DO THIS WEATHER YOU ARE DRIVING 5MPH OR 70 MPH. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND HAS ALMOST CAUSED ME TO BE IN SEV…
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WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE VEHICLE WILL EXHIBIT A FULL LOSS OF POWER. AFTER PULLING TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF AND TRYING TO RESTART IT WILL EXPERIENCE A LONG AND HARD START. THE VEHICLE WILL DO THIS WEATHER YOU ARE DRIVING 5MPH OR 70 MPH. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND HAS ALMOST CAUSED ME TO BE IN SEVERAL ACCIDENTS WITH MY 3 CHILDREN IN THE CAR.
WHILE IT STARTS INTERMITTENTLY, THE 'DOOR AJAR' LIGHT IS COMING ON ' AND STAYING ON EVEN WHEN THE DOOR IS CERTAINLY CLOSED. OVER TIME THERE IS NO AMOUNT OF DOOR SLAMMING THAT CAN GET THAT WARNING LIGHT TO SHUT OFF. IT'S MOST LIKELY AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE RELATED TO THE SWITCH INSIDE THE LATCH MECHANISM. WHILE THE DOOR WILL MECHA…
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WHILE IT STARTS INTERMITTENTLY, THE 'DOOR AJAR' LIGHT IS COMING ON ' AND STAYING ON EVEN WHEN THE DOOR IS CERTAINLY CLOSED. OVER TIME THERE IS NO AMOUNT OF DOOR SLAMMING THAT CAN GET THAT WARNING LIGHT TO SHUT OFF. IT'S MOST LIKELY AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE RELATED TO THE SWITCH INSIDE THE LATCH MECHANISM. WHILE THE DOOR WILL MECHANICALLY LATCH, ISSUES WITH THE SWITCH MAKE THE DOOR APPEAR TO BE OPEN TO THE CAR'S ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT (ECU). IT DOESN'T MATTER IF THE VEHICLE IS IN PARK, DRIVE, NEUTRAL, REVERSE. THE LIGHT STILL REMAINS ON WHEN ATTEMPTING TO CLOSE THE DOOR. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR SEVERAL MONTHS.
THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WILL CLOSE, BUT THINKS IT IS NOT CLOSED - SO THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LIGHTS STAY ON AND DOORS WILL NOT LOCK. DRIVING AROUND IN MEMPHIS, TN WITH YOUR DOORS UNLOCKED IS A HUGE SAFETY HAZARD - AM IN GRAVE DANGER OF BEING CARJACKED AT A STOP LIGHT. IT WILL NOT CLOSE TO LOCK IT AT WORK OR IN MY DRIVEWAY - A…
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THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WILL CLOSE, BUT THINKS IT IS NOT CLOSED - SO THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LIGHTS STAY ON AND DOORS WILL NOT LOCK. DRIVING AROUND IN MEMPHIS, TN WITH YOUR DOORS UNLOCKED IS A HUGE SAFETY HAZARD - AM IN GRAVE DANGER OF BEING CARJACKED AT A STOP LIGHT. IT WILL NOT CLOSE TO LOCK IT AT WORK OR IN MY DRIVEWAY - AND RUNS DOWN THE BATTERY. OPENING AND CLOSING IT SOMETIMES 50 TIMES (USUALLY WITHOUT SUCCESS) IS ANNOYING AND PAINFUL. I KNOW MY NEIGHBORS HATE ME MAKING SO MUCH NOISE TRYING TO CLOSE MY DOOR (THAT SEEMS TO REALLY BE CLOSED, BUT SOME SENSOR DOESN'T THINK SO). THERE ARE TONS OF COMMENTS ACROSS THE INTERNET WITH THIS PROBLEM. WHY HAS IT NOT BEEN RECALLED? AND IF IT REALLY ISN'T CLOSING, THEN WE HAVE A WHOLE NEW ISSUE!
THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR AJAR SWITCH ON MY 2013 FORD EDGE IS MALFUNCTIONING. THE SENSOR BELIEVES THE DOOR IS OPEN EVEN WHEN IT CLOSED, AND IT DOES NOT ALLOW THE DOORS TO BE LOCKED WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. I HAVE CHILDREN AND THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A SAFETY CONCERN. THE MALFUNCTIONING SENSOR ALSO KEEPS THE DOME LIGHTS ON CONST…
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THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR AJAR SWITCH ON MY 2013 FORD EDGE IS MALFUNCTIONING. THE SENSOR BELIEVES THE DOOR IS OPEN EVEN WHEN IT CLOSED, AND IT DOES NOT ALLOW THE DOORS TO BE LOCKED WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. I HAVE CHILDREN AND THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A SAFETY CONCERN. THE MALFUNCTIONING SENSOR ALSO KEEPS THE DOME LIGHTS ON CONSTANTLY DRAINING THE BATTERY AND WILL LIKELY LEAVE US STRANDED WITH A DEAD BATTERY. MULTIPLE SAFETY CONCERNS HERE.
FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS NOW SOMETIMES WHEN I PARK AND PUT THE GEAR IN PARK THE WARNING LIGHT STATING "SHIFT TO PARK" WILL COME ON EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE IS IN PARK AND OFF. UP UNTIL ABOUT A MONTH OR SO AGO I WOULD PUSH THE GEAR FORWARD AND THE WARNING WOULD GO OFF BUT NOW I HAVE TO PLAY AROUND WITH IT (BACK AND FORTH) AND REALLY FO…
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FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS NOW SOMETIMES WHEN I PARK AND PUT THE GEAR IN PARK THE WARNING LIGHT STATING "SHIFT TO PARK" WILL COME ON EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE IS IN PARK AND OFF. UP UNTIL ABOUT A MONTH OR SO AGO I WOULD PUSH THE GEAR FORWARD AND THE WARNING WOULD GO OFF BUT NOW I HAVE TO PLAY AROUND WITH IT (BACK AND FORTH) AND REALLY FORCE THE GEAR FORWARD BEFORE THE WARNING WILL GO AWAY.
MY VEHICLE FORD EGGE 2013 WHILE I AM DRIVING SHUTS DOWN AT ANY MILLEAGE
ON DRIVERS FRONT DOOR, DOOR AJAR WARNING LAMP INTERMITTENTLY COMES ON, EVEN AFTER REPEATEDLY OPENING/CLOSING DOOR, & INTERIOR LAMP STAYS ON BECAUSE OF THIS. OCCURS UPON ENTERING CAR FROM PARKED POSITION. WAS REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY ONCE BEFORE ABOUT 1 1/2 YEARS AGO.
DRIVERS DOOR AJAR LEFT REAR DOOR AJAR LIGHT ON DASH AND INTERIOR LIGHTS ON BUT DOORS ARE CLOSED
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.