BRAKES MAKE A NOISE LIKE AIR IS COMING OUT WHEN I'M PUSHING ON THEM. HAD THEM CHECKED OUT BY A GARAGE AND THEY SAID THE PAD AND ROTORS LOOK GOOD. HOWEVER, STILL HAVING ISSUES WITH IMMEDIATE STOPS WHEN GOING DOWN MY INCLINED DRIVEWAY. BRAKES FEEL SPONGY AND NOT TOUCHY. ALSO, RECENTLY, SITTING IN A DRIVE THROUGH LINE AND AFTER IDLING STATIONARY FOR A FEW MINUTES WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, THE CAR TURNED OFF. SOMETHING IS NOT RIGHT WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM. IT'S A 2013 FORD EDGE.
2013 Ford Edge complaints
Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2013 record →
2013 EDGE SUDDEN LOSS OF ACCELERATION AT ANYTIME. GOING 75 DOWN THE INTERSTATE OR 30MPH THROUGH TOWN. MUST PULL TO SHOULDER IF ROAD SHUT VEHICLE OFF AND RESTART. VERY DANGEROUS.
2013 FORD EDGE FWD. SUDDEN LOSS OF ACCELERATION IN INTERSTATE AT HIGH SPEEDS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO GET TO SHOULDER OF ROAD.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD EDGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD WHEN DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MARK MCLARTY FORD (4400 LANDERS RD, NORTH LITTLE ROCK, AR 72117, (501) 945-1200) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HYDRAULIC CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD EDGE. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND AN OIL LEAK UNDER THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE. ALSO, WHEN PARKING THE VEHICLE, IT ROLLED FORWARD WHEN THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS NOT APPLIED. THE CONTACT ASSOCIATED THE FAILURE WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V393000 (POWER TRAIN). THE CONTACT CALLED SUMMIT FORD (LOCATED AT 200 BUFFALO MOUNTAIN DR, SILVERTHORNE, CO 80497, (970) 262-9230) AND INFORMED THEM OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
CHECK FUEL INLET CAME ON. THEN ENGINE LIGHT SEVERAL DAYS LATER. THE GAS GAUGE WILL NOT READ THE LEVEL OF GAS. NOW THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS COMING ON. THE DEALER SAID IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER EMISSONS. AND IT SURE IS. THESE FUMES ARE GETRING IN THE AIR. AND THE VALVE IS NOT WORKING CAUSING THE GAS CAN TO GET METAL WHICH WILL IN TURN TEAR THIS UP .
DOOR AJAR LIGHT AND WARNING ALARM ON WHEN ALL DOORS ARE CLOSED CAR HAS APPROX. 38,000 MILES AND IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. FORD DEALER WANTS $743 DOLLARS TO FIX!. SHOULD BE A RECALL.
WHILE DRIVING THE CAR 40 MILES IT COMPLETELY DIED AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND IT CAME BACK NOTHING. THE CAR WAS GIVING BACK TO ME AND IT HAD THE WARNING FLASHING ON THE DASH WITH THE WRENCH . I TOOK SEVERAL PICTURES. DRIVING WEST ON I-40 DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. I PAID FOR THIS REPAIR AND SEE THIS EXACT SAME THING HAS HAPPENED. SEVERAL MONTH LATER THE BRAKES FELT LIKE I WAS PUSHING ON A BRICK. I WAS UNABLE TO STOP,. THE FORD COMPANY HAS A RECAL ON THE BRAKE BOASTER AND I WAS TOLD TO PAY 900.00 AND MAYBE SOME TIME THEY WILL INCLUDE MY 2013 FORD EDGE. SEPT 16 2019 , THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. THERE IS A RECALLFOR THE FORD EDGE 2013 BUT AGAIN NOT MINE I HAVE A FAULTY PURGE VALVE . FORD IS CHARGING 349.00 TO PUT ON A PART THAT IS AGAIN ON RECALL. THIS PART IS ALSO ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE CAR.
DRIVERS SIDE REAR DOOR WILL RANDOMLY SET THE CARS ALARM OFF SAYING THE DOOR IS OPENED WHEN IN FACT THE DOOR IS CLOSED. THIS HAS DRAINED MY BATTERY ONCE, NEEDING A NEW REPLACEMENT. I REPLACED THE DOOR SWITCH BECAUSE FORD DEALERSHIP TOLD ME IT WAS BAD ($400) AND IT STILL RANDOMLY GOES OFF. THIS ISSUE HAS LEFT ME STRANDED SEVERAL TIMES DUE TO THE BATTERY BEING DRAINED.
WHILE DRIVING DOWN A HILL INTO TOWN I TRIED USING THE BRAKES AND THEY WANT COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR. LUCKILY THERE WAS NO ONE IN FRONT OF ME AND WAS ABLE TO COAST TO A STOP IN TOWN WITH FAINT TO NO BRAKES OR FEEDBACK. TURNS OUT THE BRAKE/ABS MODULE WAS MALFUNCTIONING CAUSING IT TO DUMP ALL THE PEDDLE INPUT PRESSURE INSTEAD OF APPLYING IT TO THE BRAKES.
THIS CAR IS HORRIBLE. MULTIPLE SAFETY ISSUES! FIRST, MY AXLE NEEDS TO BE REDONE. CLICKING AND POPPING WITH ALL TURNS. SECONDLY, THE ELECTRONICS ARE HAYWIRE, WITH THE AC BLOWING HOT ON ONE SIDE AND COLD ON THE OTHER AND NOT STARTING WITH BRAND NEW BATTERIES. THIRD, THE BRAKE SYSTEM... HAD THE BOOSTER GO OUT. FORD REPLACED AND UPON THE DRIVE BACK, IT FAILED EVEN WORSE LOCKING MY ENGINE, SMOKE FROMTHE BRAKES BEING LOCKED UP. I HAD TO TOW BACK ON MY EXPENSE AND RENT A CAR FOR DAYS. THE REPLACED THE BOOSTER, BUT I STILL HAVE EVEN WORSENING BRAKE ISSUES. FORD TOLD ME I NEED A NEW ABS AND MASTER CYLINDER. IT ONLY DID THIS AFTER THE 2 FAILED BOOSTERS... NOW IF I HIT A BUMP OR GRAVEL WHILE PRESSING THE BRAKES, MY BRAKES GO OUT! I MEAN THEY FAIL! LUCKILY I HAVEN'T HIT ANYONE YET. IT'S OFF AND ON BUT HAPPENS WITH NO WARNING. THE PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND THERE'S THE CONSTANT SOUND OF HISSING AND AIR. I HAVE CONTACTED FORD MULTIPLE TIMES WHICH IS HORRIBLE AND TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I LEAVE WITH NO PROBLEMS UNTIL THE NEXT UNEXPECTED BLOW OUT ON THE BRAKES. ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS GOOGLE THIS MODEL AND THERE ARE TONS AND TONS OF REPORTS OF COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME ISSUE. FORD SHOULD STAND BY THEIR PRODUCTS AND FIX TO AVOID INJURIES, DEATH AND LAWSUITS. I HAD NO ISSUES WITH MY CAR UNTIL OTHER THAN THE INITIAL BRAKE BOOSTER FAILURE, UNTIL MY CAR WAS LEFT WITH SMOKE ALL UNDER MY CAR FROM THE SECOND BRAKE BOOSTER. I GOT ONE THING FIXED ONLY TO HAVE MAJOR PROBLEMS AFTER. HOW I
THE DOOR SENSOR TO LET THE CAR KNOW THE DOOR WAS CLOSED, FAILED, RESULTING IN A CONSTANT "DOOR AJAR" MESSAGE. THIS OCCURRED ON THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR AND STARTED SHORTLY AFTER I PURCHASED THE CAR (USED) IN 2017 AND WAS NO LONGER COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. FOR THE BETTER PART OF THE PAST 2 YEARS I WAS ABLE TO REPEATEDLY OPEN/CLOSE THE DOOR UNTIL THE SENSOR RECOGNIZED THAT THE DOOR WAS ACTUALLY CLOSED, BUT THAT NO LONGER BECAME AN OPTION AS OF 9/9/2019. NO MATTER HOW MANY ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO OPEN/CLOSE THE DOOR, I COULD NO LONGER MANIPULATE THE SENSOR. TWO IMPACTS OCCURRED AS A RESULT OF THIS: 1. THE CAR DOORS WOULD NOT LOCK. SINCE THE CAR BELIEVED THE DOOR WAS AJAR, EVERY TIME YOU WOULD GO TO LOCK THE DOORS, THE CAR WOULD AUTOMATICALLY UNLOCK THEM. THIS POSES A SAFETY ISSUE. 2. THE INTERIOR DOME LIGHT REMAINED LIT, RESULTING IN A DEAD BATTERY. I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO SPEND APPROXIMATELY $350 DOLLARS TO HAVE THE SENSOR REPLACED. I HAVE SEEN MANY, MANY COMPLAINTS ONLINE FROM EDGE OWNERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE, YET FORD IS NOT BEING HELD LIABLE FOR FAULTY EQUIPMENT. THIS IS AN UNFAIR EXPENSE TO PASS ON TO THE CONSUMER. IF THE ISSUE IS NOT IDENTIFIED AS A "RECALL", THE LEAST THAT COULD BE DONE IS FOR THE ISSUE TO BE FIXED AT NO CHARGE BY FORD, IF/WHEN THE ISSUE ARISES FOR THE OWNER.
THROTTLE BODY MALFUNCTION. DRIVING AT 45MPH CAR SUDDENLY SLOWS TO 2 MPH. SHUT OFF CAR START AGAIN, SAME THING HAPPENS. WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON. FORD HAS EXTENDED WARRANTY COVERAGE ON EARLIER FORD EDGE MODELS BUT DOES NOT ON THE 2013 EDGE. THIS IS THE IDENTICAL PROBLEM AND REPAIR ( FORD SERVICE DIAGNOSED) AT A COST OF $600.00. VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM TO OCCUR SUDDENLY SLOWING TO A CRAWL IN FAST MOVING TRAFFIC. SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL.
IN AUGUST 2019 I SUDDENLY EXPERIENCED LIS OF BRAKE BOOST AND BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I WAS ABLE TO PUMP UP THE BRAKES AND DROVE TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE I WAS GIVEN AN APPOINTMENT TO EVALUATE AND REPAIR. DEALERSHIP REPORTED IT WAS NOT A BOOSTER ISSUE, BUT ABS SENSOR NOT COMMUNICATING WITH ECM. DEALERSHIP REPORTED THEY REPROGRAMMED AND WAS WORKING FINE. LESS THAN A WEEK LATER I EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE. DEALERSHIP CHECKED AND FOUND NO CODES ISSUE AND STARTED THEY BELIEVED IT TO BE MASTER CYLINDER FAILURE, BUT THEY WEREN'T SURE. THEY SUGGESTED REPLACING PARTS STEP BY STEP UNTIL THEY FOUND THE FAULTY PART, STARTING WITH MASTER CYLINDER. MASTER CYLINDER REPLACED, SAME ISSUE. ELECTRONIC MODULE TESTED AND FOUND TO BE OKAY. NOW THEY HAVE NO IDEA. FROM READING ONLINE POSTS, IT'S OBVIOUS THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL BRAKE SYSTEM. CONTACTED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY WON'T ADDRESS ISSUE. LOCAL DEALERSHIP IS JAMES HODGE. HELP!! *TR
2013 FORD EDGE LIMITED 45K MILES TAMPA FL - CAR WILL RANDOMLY GO INTO LIMP MODE WITHOUT WARNING AT ANY TIME, ALL LIGHTS ON DASH COME ON ALONG WITH THE WRENCH. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, TWO ON A BUSY 4 LANE CITY STREET ABOVE 40 MPH AND THE LAST WAS WHILE MERGING ONTO THE INTERSTATE ABOVE 50 MPH. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS DEFECT THAT WILL EVENTUALLY RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. ONCE IN LIMP MODE I WILL HAVE TO PULL OVER, STOP AND RESTART THE CAR AT WHICH POINT THE CAR DRIVES NORMAL. DEALER CAN'T REPLICATE THE FAULT, SO THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING. I HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY THROUGH 75K MILES BUT CAN'T USE THAT EITHER AS THE FORD DEALER CAN'T REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THROUGH RESEARCH I FOUND THE SAME SYMPTOMS ON OTHER FORDS WHERE THE THROTTLE BODY WAS AN ISSUE INCLUDING MY YEAR EDGE. FORD DID A RECALL ON A BUNCH BUT MY YEAR AND MODEL WERE NOT INCLUDED. CLEARLY FORD NEEDS TO EXPAND THEIR RECALL AS THIS IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE.
WHILE TURNING INTO A SHOPPING CENTER, MY BRAKES SUDDENLY HAD TO BE PUSHED TO THE FLOOR TO STOP THE CAR. THE ISSUE CONTINUED FOR AN HOUR OF DRIVING, AND MY HUSBAND WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE HAVING TO PUSH THE BRAKE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR. ONCE WE DETERMINED THE CAR NEEDED REPAIR, WE DROVE (CAREFULLY) TO A REPAIR CENTER AND THE TECH WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE ISSUE. ON THE DRIVE OVER TO THE SHOP, THE BRAKE FUNCTION GRADUALLY RETURNED TO NORMAL.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD EDGE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH ON AN INCLINE, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STARTED ROLLING BACKWARDS. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE KEPT ROLLING BACKWARDS. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND STOPPED THE VEHICLE. THE GEAR SHIFT SELECTOR WAS PLACED IN THE PARK POSITION AND THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. AFTER A WHILE, THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND VIBRATED ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PARKWAY FORD (LOCATED AT 2104 PETERS CREEK PKWY, WINSTON-SALEM, NC 27127, (877) 836-4271) TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO RETRIEVE A FAULT CODE OR DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 116,000. THE VIN WAS INVALID.
BRAKE FAILURE ON A 2013 FORD EDGE. I APPLIED MY BRAKES AS I APPROACHED STOPPED TRAFFIC ON I-26 EAST BOUND. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT STOPPING THE CAR COMPLETELY. I PUMPED THE BRAKES AND IT SLOWLY BEGAN TO STOP. FORTUNATELY I DID NOT HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE BRAKE PEDAL REMAINED AT THE FLOOR OF THE CAR. THERE WAS NO WARNING THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES. MY VEHICLE HAS NEVER HAD ANY TYPE OF BRAKE PROBLEM. IT HAS AROUND 50,000 MILES. I HAD THE CAR TAKEN TO MY MECHANIC TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. IN THE MEAN TIME I LOOKED TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. I DID FIND A NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS FROM EDGE OWNERS THAT EXPERIENCED THIS SAME PROBLEM BUT NO RECALL. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY FORD. MY MECHANIC LATER INFORMED ME THAT BOTH THE BRAKE BOOSTER AND THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE LOCATION OF THESE PARTS REQUIRES A LOT OF LABOR TO REPLACE THEM. TOTAL COST $1,375.
FRONT PASSENGER DOOR LATCH FAILURE. SYMPTOMS COULD NOT CLOSE DOOR. LATCH MECHANISM WAS FREE TO MOVE, BUT WOULD NOT LOCK INTO PLACE WHEN DOOR CLOSED. DOOR WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY, UNLOCKED CAR, OPENED DOOR, ENTERED VEHICLE, TRIED TO CLOSE DOOR. DOOR WOULD JUST NOT LATCH CLOSED. MANUALLY MOVED DOOR LATCH MECHANISM BACK AND FORTH. ON OTHER DOORS, THE LATCH WOULD LOCK INTO PLACE, AND COULD BE 'UNLOCKED' BY OPENING USING DOOR HANDLE. ON AFFECTED DOOR, THE LATCH WOULD ONLY MOVE BACK AND FORTH FREELY. TOOK TO FORD DEALER TODAY. DIAGNOSED AS FAULTY LATCH ASSEMBLY. APPROXIMATELY $250 FOR THE PART, AND $250 FOR LABOR.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD EDGE. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE MADE AN ABNORMAL HISSING SOUND AND THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO MOVE FORWARD. THE CONTACT HAD TO PUMP THE BRAKE PEDAL MORE THAN ONCE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO DONLEY FORD (702 CHARLES ST, GALION, OH 44833, (419) 468-4322) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT A BRAKE LINE ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE INSTALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,527. *BF CONSUMER STATES THAT AFTER THE FAILURE THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL GOODYEAR SHOP FOR INSPECTION. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER HAD FAILED. CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER FOUND OUT LATER THAT THEIR VEHICLE'S VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *DL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD EDGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK. THE VEHICLE ROLLED, BUT FINALLY STOPPED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SENTRY WEST LINCOLN (940 BOSTON TURNPIKE, SHREWSBURY, MA 01545, (508) 845-7700), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND PROVIDED A CASE NUMBER, BUT DID NOT COVER THE REPAIR COST. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UNKNOWN REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED AT THE COST OF $890. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,000. *TR POWER BRAKE BOOSTER FAILED. (DIAGNOSED) 'THIS DOCUMENT WAS ILLEGIBLE.'*JB
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD EDGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER SYSTEM FAILED TO OPERATE. THE CONTACT HEARD AN AIR LEAK SOUND WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE BRAKE PEDAL ALSO FELT HARD AND WAS DIFFICULT TO DEPRESS. THE CONTACT DROVE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED OF AN UNKNOWN RECALL REGARDING THE BRAKE BOOSTER. THE CONTACT ALSO DROVE TO FRANK FLETCHER FORD (3015 TURKEY CREEK RD, JOPLIN, MO 64801, 417-429-4495) WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE DEALER PROVIDED A COST ESTIMATE FOR THE REPAIRS. THE CONTACT THEN SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER WHO ALSO STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 165,000.
DOOR AJAR SYMBOL KEEPS COMING ON EVEN WHEN DOOR IS CLOSED. LIGHT STAYS ON WHEN DRIVING AND SIGNALS TO SHIFT TO PARK AND CLOSE DOOR. VERY DISTRACTING WHEN DRIVING AND CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT
MY WIFE'S 2013 FORD EDGE LOOSES POWER WHILE DRIVING. THE ACCELERATOR STOPS WORKING AND THE CAR STOPS FUNCTIONING. THIS HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES. WE HAVE CALLED WHITES FORD IN URBANA OHIO TO CHECK ON RECALL. THERE ARE NO RECALLS FOR THIS AND THE VEHICLE IS VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE EDGE HAS 67K MILES ON IT. HAS NEVER BEEN INVOLVED IN ANY ACCIDENT. FORD SHOULD ADDRESS THESE ISSUES. WE ONLY DRIVE THE VEHICLE WHEN NECESSARY DUE TO US NOT KNOWING WHEN IT WILL JUST LOOSE POWER.
DRIVING ON COUNTY ROAD, MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPPED. WRENCH SYMBOL LIT UP ON DASH. THE GAS PEDAL HAD NO EFFECT BUT ENGINE REMAINED RUNNING.TOWED TO A GOODYEAR SERVICE STATION: THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM AND THE SENSORS SHOWED NO INDICATION OF A PROBLEM. ON THE WAY HOME IT DID THE SAME THING. TURNING THE CAR OFF AND REMOVING THE KEY, CAR STARTS BACK UP. TOOK CAR TO FORD DEALER. THEY TOO SAID THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. AND THAT WHEN I TURN THE ENGINE OFF IT CLEARS THE COMPUTER. THEY RETURNED THE CAR BUT CHARGED $140. SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED TWO DAYS LATER. CALLED FORD FROM SIDE OF THE ROAD. THEY SAID THEIR TRANSMISSION GUY WAS OFF UNTIL TUESDAY (THIS WAS FRIDAY AFTERNOON). DROVE ABOUT 8 MILES AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN. IT SEEMS LIKE THE TRANSMISSION DISENGAGES. I HAVE READ THAT MANY FORD EDGE'S HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE ETB BUT AS FAR AS I KNOW THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL.
BRAKE BOOSTER VACUUM INTERMITTENT FAILURE AT AROUND 100,000 MILES. FAILURE IS WORSENING OVER TIME.
THE "DOOR AJAR" SENSOR IS FAULTY AND HAS COME ON AFTER CLOSING MY DOOR AND WHILE DRIVING EVEN THOUGH ALL DOORS ARE SHUT PROPERLY. I WENT SOMEWHERE AND PARKED MY CAR AND LEFT FOR SEVERAL HOURS. WHEN I CLOSED MY DOOR, THE "DOOR AJAR" SENSOR WAS FAULTY AND REMAINED ON WHICH SUBSEQUENTLY KEPT THE CABIN LIGHTS ON AND EVENTUALLY DRAINED MY BATTERY AND LEFT ME STUCK. I HAVE ALSO WITNESS THE SENSOR GO OFF WHILE DRIVING AND I HAVE HAD TO OPEN AND CLOSE THE DOOR WHILE THE CAR IS MOVING TO TRY TO STOP THE CHIMING OF THE SENSOR. AS A SAFETY CONCERN, THIS CAN RESULT IN YOU BEING DISTRACTED WHILE DRIVING OR STRANDED WITH A DEAD BATTERY. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD EDGE. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS AND BRAKE CALIPERS, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER AND PARRISH FORD (2900 RIVER RD W., GOOCHLAND, VA) WERE NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.
DRIVERS SEAT ROCKS BACKWARDS ABOUT 5 INCHES UPON ACCELERATION AND ROCKS FORWARD WHEN STOPPING. WHEN IT ROCKS BACKWARDS YOU FEEL AS IF THE SEAT IS GOING TO GO OVER BACKWARDS AND YOU PANIC FOR A SECOND BEFORE RECOVERING. THIS IS GOING TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH FORD EDGE DRIVER SEATS.
THERE IS A HISSING SOUND AND IT IS LITERALLY TAKING BOTH FEET FOR ME TO STOP MY VEHICLE, THIS IS A SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE, AND I HAVE LESS THAN 110,000 MILES ON THIS CAR. IT HAPPENED SUDDENLY AND OUT OF THE BLUE. IT HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE FOR OVER A WEEK. THIS HAPPENS ANYTIME I'M IN THE CAR AND ITS MOVING. THE HISSING IS NOT AS BAD RIGHT NOW, BUT WHEN IT STARTED, IT WAS NONSTOP.
FOR OVER A WEEK, I HAVE HAD ISSUE WITH MY BRAKES BEING VERY DIFFICULT TO PRESS, AND STOP MY CAR. IT IS A 2013 FORD EDGE WITH ABOUT $106,000 MILES ON IT. THIS ISSUE STARTED SUDDENLY, AND ALMOST RESULTED IN A CRASH, AS I WAS NOT ABLE TO STOP MY CAR IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD, AND BLEW THROUGH A STOP SIGN. I HAVE SINCE DRIVEN IN MANUAL MODE, SO THAT I COULD DOWNSHIFT TO SLOW MY VEHICLE, BUT HAVE TO LEAVE ADEQUATE BRAKING TIME B/W MY VEHICLE AND THE NEXT, AND AM LEAVING EARLY AND LATE FOR WORK TO AVOID ANY TRAFFIC SITUATIONS IN WHICH MY CAR WILL NOT STOP. WE HAVE A 18MTH OLD, SO DRIVING WITH HER IN THE VEHICLE IS NOT GOING TO HAPPEN FOR HER SAFETY ALONE. WE CALLED, AND WERE TOLD THIS WAS COVERED AS LONG AS IT WAS THE BRAKE BOOSTER, BUT FROM READING THESE COMPLAINTS IT IS THE EXACT THING I'M HAVING AND I'M NOT SURE HOW IT COULD BE ANYTHING ELSE. THE HISSING IS WHEN I BRAKE, AND THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED, THERE WAS A VERY LOUD SQUEALING. MY BRAKES ARE "SPONGY" AND I LITERALLY HAVE TO USE BOTH FEET TO STOP MY VEHICLE. FORTUNATELY, WHEN I CALLED I WAS TOLD THIS WAS COVERED AS LONG AS IT IS THE BRAKE BOOSTER, BUT THIS IS CLEARLY AN ISSUE WITH FORD, AND IT SHOULD OBVIOUSLY BE A RECALLED PART. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH MY CAR SINCE 8/19, AND I TOOK MY VEHICLE THIS MORNING TO BE SERVICED, AND HOPEFULLY IT WON'T TAKE LONG.
I HAD A 20 MILE AN HR FRONT END WRECK AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IN CHILLICOTHE MISSOURI ON NORTH 65 HIGHWAY
MY CAR WILL ALL OF A SUDDEN STOP EXCELS RATING AT HIGH SPEEDS. THE RPMS INCREASE AS THE SPEEDS DECREASES. THE FORD DEALERSHIPS CAN NOT FIGURE IT OUT AS IT HAS TO BE DOING IT. IT CAN HAPPEN 30 MINUTES INTO DRIVING AND THEN MAYBE 1.5 HOURS IS, THERE IS NO CONSISTENCY. IT HAS HAPPENS FOR THE PAST YEAR. AND NOW TRACING FOR THE PAST SUMMER IT IS VERY ANXIOUS DRIVING THIS CAR. I AM NOT SURE MY CAR WAS CLEARED REALLY WITH ALL THE RECALLS.
ALTHOUGH 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.
MY 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.
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 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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
DOOR AJAR WARNING WON'T GO OFF WHEN CAR IS RUNNING WHICH WILL NOT LOCK DOORS
DRIVER'S DOOR UNABLE LOCKED WHILE DRIVING, AND INTERIOR DOME LIGHTS STAYING ON CONTINUOUSLY. DOOR ALARM CONTINUOUSLY SOUNDING.
PASSENGER DOOR AJAR LIGHT COMES ON WHEN DOOR IS SHUT. THE DOORS WILL NOT STAY LOCKED BECAUSE OF THIS. UNSAFE TO STOP AT LIGHT OR PARKING AS ANYONE CAN OPEN THE PASSENGER DOOR AND GET IN. DRIVER SIDE DOOR AJAR FIXED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY YRS AGO- SAME ISSUE NOW AGAIN. DRIVER POWER SEAT ROCKS BACKWARDS WHEN GETTING IN OR IF SOLID STOPS- VERY UNSAFE AS YOU ARE NOT IN CONTROL OF CAR WHEN IT'S ROCKING- FEARFUL THAT IT WILL BRAKE LOOSE. QUOTE FROM DEALER WAS $1600! I PAID EXTRA WHEN BUYING CAR FOR LEATHER AND POWER SEATS- THEY SHOULD NOT BREAK AND SHOULD BE COVERED BY FORD
COMING INTO WORK, IN BEGINNING TO TURN A CORNER THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SUDDENLY LOCK UP AND HAD TO LITERALLY FORCE IT TO TURN CORNER. IN TURNING THAT CORNER THE CAR COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN AND I DRIFTED INTO A GRASS AREA OUT OF TRAFFIC. THANKFULLY I WAS IN A LOW MPH SETTING. NOW 3 DAYS PRIOR TO THIS THE CAR HAS BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS STAYING IN PARK. EMERGENCY BRAKE HAS TO BE PUT ON BECAUSE THE CAR DRIFTS OUT OF PARK. 2 WEEKS PRIOR WE HAVE HAD THE O2 SENSORS REPLACED AS WELL AS THE BRAKE CYLINDERS ON THE CAR DUE TO HAVING TO FULLY JAM DOWN ON THE BRAKES IN ORDER FOR THE CAR TO STOP.
WHILE DRIVING MY CAR THE AC SHUT OFF THE RADIO SHUT OFF AND THE RADIO DISPLAY AND THE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD AND THE VEHICLE SLOW DOWN AT FLICKERED OFF FOR A MOMENT THEN CAME BACK ON AND I STOPPED AND TURNED THE CAR OFF. I THEN STARTED IT WITH NO ISSUES SO I KEPT DRIVING WITHIN LESS THAN HALF A MILE IT DID IT A SECOND TIME AND I TOOK MY CAR HOME AND LET IT SIT. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO A FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY CAN NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME ITS HAPPENED TO ME SINCE BUYING IT USED IN AUGUST 2018
TRANSMISSION JERKING, SHUDDERING, STALLING, IN MOTION. SEAT BELT GET STOCK, CAMERA SOMETIMES WORKS, AND SOMETIMES DONT WORK.
JULY 21, 2019 DRIVING ALONG ON A 35 MPH ROAD AND CAR JUST STOPPED ACCELERATING WHEN PUSHING GAS PEDAL. WRENCH INDICATOR APPEARED AND HAD TO PUT CAR IN NEUTRAL TO SAFELY PULL OVER. CAR DID RESTART AFTER SHUTTING OFF. SAME INCIDENT HAPPENED AN HOUR LATER GOING THE SAME SPEED. WE RESEARCHED AND FOUND THE NUMEROUS OTHER FORD EDGE SAME COMPLAINTS THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT. HAD IT REPLACED AND CAR IS RUNNING SMOOTH WITH NO PROBLEMS. THIS WAS A VERY SCARY AND CONCERNING ISSUE. I CAN'T IMAGINE BEING ON THE EXPRESSWAY LIKE OTHERS HAVE EXPERIENCED. FORD MAKE THIS RIGHT AND PUT OUT A RECALL.
SUDDEN ONSET OF ERRATIC BRAKING. PEDAL FEELS INCREDIBLY FIRM AT TIMES, REQUIRING SIGNIFICANTLY MORE PRESSURE THAN NORMAL TO STOP. OTHER TIMES THE PEDAL IS SPONGY AND HAVE A HUGE AMOUNT OF PEDAL TRAVEL. WHEN THE BRAKE IS APPLIED THERE IS AN AUDIBLE HISSING SOUND, AND IF DEPRESSED FULLY, THERE IS A LOUD AUDIBLE SQUEALING SOUND.
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NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
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