IllustrationFUEL LEVEL DROPS DRAMATICALLY, THE FUEL INDICATOR WILL DROP UP TO 20 MILES PER EVERY MILE OF ACTUAL MILEAGE. GAS SEEMS TO BE LEAKING AND ODOMETERS WILL SKIP NUMBERS.
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
Unknown Or Other complaints
427 reportsDRIVERS DOOR AJAR ALARM AND WARNING LIGHT OCCURS WHEN THE DOOR IS ACTUALLY CLOSED. THE DOORS WILL NOT LOCK AUTOMATICALLY. WHEN YOU HIT THE SWITCH TO LOCK THE DOORS THEY LOCK AND THEN IMMEDIATELY UNLOCK. DOME LIGHTS STAY ON WHICH MAKES DRIVING AT NIGHT UNSAFE. THIS OCCURS AFTER STARTING THE CAR IN PARK AND CONTINUES WHILE DRIVING…
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DRIVERS DOOR AJAR ALARM AND WARNING LIGHT OCCURS WHEN THE DOOR IS ACTUALLY CLOSED. THE DOORS WILL NOT LOCK AUTOMATICALLY. WHEN YOU HIT THE SWITCH TO LOCK THE DOORS THEY LOCK AND THEN IMMEDIATELY UNLOCK. DOME LIGHTS STAY ON WHICH MAKES DRIVING AT NIGHT UNSAFE. THIS OCCURS AFTER STARTING THE CAR IN PARK AND CONTINUES WHILE DRIVING.
DRIVERS DOOR AJAR LIGHT STAYS ON WHILE DRIVING , AND THE LIGHTS STAY ON 10 MINS AFTER THE CAR IS TURNED OFF . *TR
MY DRIVER DOOR NO LONGER REGISTERS AS 'CLOSED' WHEN IT IS IN FACT CLOSED. THIS PROBLEM HAS PROGRESSIVELY WORSENED FOR A COUPLE MONTHS. THE PROBLEM WITH THE DOOR NOT REGISTERING AS LATCHED AND CLOSED MEANS THAT YOU ARE UNABLE TO LOCK THE DOOR WHILE THE CAR IS RUNNING. EVERY TIME YOU ATTEMPT TO LOCK IT AUTOMATICALLY UNLOCKS IT.…
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MY DRIVER DOOR NO LONGER REGISTERS AS 'CLOSED' WHEN IT IS IN FACT CLOSED. THIS PROBLEM HAS PROGRESSIVELY WORSENED FOR A COUPLE MONTHS. THE PROBLEM WITH THE DOOR NOT REGISTERING AS LATCHED AND CLOSED MEANS THAT YOU ARE UNABLE TO LOCK THE DOOR WHILE THE CAR IS RUNNING. EVERY TIME YOU ATTEMPT TO LOCK IT AUTOMATICALLY UNLOCKS IT. AT THIS POINT I HAVE REMOVED ALL INTERIOR LIGHTS (THAT STAY ON) SO I CAN OPERATE THE VEHICLE SAFELY AT NIGHT UNTIL I HAVE TIME TO GET THIS FIXED. I'M JUST SIX MONTHS PAST THE NORMAL 3YR/36K MILES WARRANTY PERIOD AND FORD DEALERSHIP IS QUOTING A REPAIR CHARGE OF NEARLY $500 TO FIX THIS ISSUE. I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE AND HAS BEEN PART OF A LARGE RECALL FOR OTHER FORD VEHICLES, BUT NOT AT THIS TIME FOR THE EDGE. IT'S A REAL NUISANCE. I'M CONCERNED ABOUT NOT BEING ABLE TO LOCK THE DOORS WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE.
DOOR AJAR LIGHT REMAINS ON CONSTANTLY WHEN DOORS ARE CLOSED. THE INSIDE LIGHTS WILL NOT GO OFF CAUSING A DRAIN IN THE BATTERY. WE HAVE REPLACED THE BATTERY ONCE DUE TO THIS ISSUE. PLEASE FIX IT NOW FORD, WE WILL PROBABLY NOT BUY A FORD AGAIN IF THIS IS THE LEVEL OF CUSTOMER CARE THAT WE ARE EXPECTING TO RECEIVE.
FORD DOOR LATCH ISSUE- THE DRIVER DOOR WILL NOT LATCH WHEN DOOR IS SHUT THIS CAUSES THE LIGHTS TO COME ON IN THE VEHICLE AND WARNINGS TO APPEAR ON THE DASH (DOOR AJAR, SHIFT TO PARK, ETC). I HAVE ISSUES WITH MY CAR LOCKING BECAUSE THE DOORS APPEAR TO BE OPEN. THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE. THE DEALERSHIP CLEANED THE LATCH FOR ME A…
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FORD DOOR LATCH ISSUE- THE DRIVER DOOR WILL NOT LATCH WHEN DOOR IS SHUT THIS CAUSES THE LIGHTS TO COME ON IN THE VEHICLE AND WARNINGS TO APPEAR ON THE DASH (DOOR AJAR, SHIFT TO PARK, ETC). I HAVE ISSUES WITH MY CAR LOCKING BECAUSE THE DOORS APPEAR TO BE OPEN. THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE. THE DEALERSHIP CLEANED THE LATCH FOR ME AND THIS TEMPORARILY SOLVED THE PROBLEM, HOWEVER A FEW MONTHS LATER AND ITS HAPPENING AGAIN. THIS IS UNSAFE WHEN I AM DRIVING AS I DO NOT KNOW IF THE DOOR IS SECURELY SHUT. IT ALSO IS A DISTRACTION WHEN ALL OF THE LIGHTS ARE ON AND THERE ARE WARNINGS FLASHING ON THE DASHBOARD. *TR
MY DRIVER DOOR SENSOR CONSTANTLY TELLS ME THAT MY DRIVER DOOR IS AJAR EVEN WHEN THE DOOR IS COMPLETELY SHUT, CAUSING THE DOORS NOT TO LOCK, INTERIOR LIGHTS TO STAY ON, A CONSISTENT BEEPING NOISE ALERTING ME, AND DRAINING MY BATTERY SEVERAL TIMES. THIS IS UNSAFE.
THE DOOR SWITCH TO LOCK DOORS DOES NOT ENGAGE LIGHTS STAY ON DOORS DO NOT LOCK IT DRAINS BATTERY
I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT MY DOOR AJAR PROBLEM THAT I AM HAVING WITH MY VEHICLE. I HAVE CHILDREN AND IF THE DOOR AJAR IS ON THE DOORS DO NOT LOCK. IT ALSO MAKES THE DOME LIGHTS STAY ON. ANOTHER PROBLEM IS THAT WHEN I STOP MY VEHICLE IT CONSTANTLY IS MAKING DINGING NOISES AND TELLING ME TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND SHUT MY DOOR.…
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I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT MY DOOR AJAR PROBLEM THAT I AM HAVING WITH MY VEHICLE. I HAVE CHILDREN AND IF THE DOOR AJAR IS ON THE DOORS DO NOT LOCK. IT ALSO MAKES THE DOME LIGHTS STAY ON. ANOTHER PROBLEM IS THAT WHEN I STOP MY VEHICLE IT CONSTANTLY IS MAKING DINGING NOISES AND TELLING ME TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND SHUT MY DOOR. I AM STILL VERY CONCERNED ABOUT ALL THESE ISSUES, ESPECIALLY FOR MY CHILDREN. I HAVE NOT SEEN ANY RECALLS OUT FOR THIS ISSUE AND I HAVE SEEN MANY ISSUES ON THE INTERNET ABOUT THIS GOING ON IN SEVERAL FORD VEHICLES. *TR
WHEN GETTING READY TO START THE VEHICLE, THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR AJAR WARNING LIGHT WILL COME ON WHEN THE DOOR IS FIRMLY SHUT CAUSING US TO CONTINUALLY SLAM AND SHUT THE DOOR UNTIL IT EVENTUALLY GOES OFF. THE LIGHT WILL ALSO COME ON WHEN YOU SHIFT INTO DRIVE AND THE DOORS AUTO LOCK CAUSING THE REPEAT ACTION OF CLOSING THE DOOR MUL…
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WHEN GETTING READY TO START THE VEHICLE, THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR AJAR WARNING LIGHT WILL COME ON WHEN THE DOOR IS FIRMLY SHUT CAUSING US TO CONTINUALLY SLAM AND SHUT THE DOOR UNTIL IT EVENTUALLY GOES OFF. THE LIGHT WILL ALSO COME ON WHEN YOU SHIFT INTO DRIVE AND THE DOORS AUTO LOCK CAUSING THE REPEAT ACTION OF CLOSING THE DOOR MULTIPLE TIMES TO GET THE WARNING LIGHT TO GO OFF. THIS ALSO CAUSES THE DOORS TO NOT LOCK FORCING A SAFETY HAZARD FOR MY GRANDCHILDREN. THIS HAPPENS WHILE STATIONARY AND IN MOTION ON BUSY STREETS CAUSING US TO OPEN AND SHUT THE DOOR WHILE DRIVING AND/OR PULLING OVER TO DO THE SAME UNTIL THE LIGHT EVENTUALLY GOES OFF AND THE DOORS LOCK. MY HUSBAND HAS BEEN FORCED TO CLIMB IN AND OVER TO THE DRIVERS SIDE THROUGH THE PASSENGER SIDE TO AVOID OPENING THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. I CAN NOT DO THIS DUE TO A BAD BACK.
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.