463 complaints reported

2013 Ford Edge Electrical System

Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.

Reports
463
Crashes
0
Fires
1
Injuries
1

Complaint Timeline

Chronological view of owner reports

Aug 2018

BEFORE I CAN GO ANYWHERE IN MY CAR, THE DOOR AJAR INDICATION COMES ON. I HAVE TO KEEP SLAMMING MY DOOR SHUT FOR IT TO TURN OFF. IT HAS ALSO DRAINED MY BATTERY, MAKING MY CAR INOPERABLE UNTIL I REPLACE IT.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2013 FORD EDGE, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Aug 2018
Jul 2018

DRIVERS DOOR LATCH ASSEMBLY SENSOR DEFECTIVE ,TELLS DRIVER THE DOOR IS OPEN AND YOU HAVE TO CHECK IT CONSTANTLY ,SOME TIMES IT GOES AWAY AND SOME TIMES IT DOES NOT

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2013 FORD EDGE, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Jan 2018
Jul 2018

DRIVERS SIDE DOOR AJAR SENSOR RANDOMLY SOUNDS OFF. THIS STARTED ON OR AROUND 7/2/2018 WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY. HOWEVER, IT HAS SINCE PROGRESSED TO RANDOMLY DO IT WHILE IN MOTION, ON A CITY STREET OR A HIGHWAY. THIS CAUSES ALL INTERIOR LIGHTS TO COME ON, EVEN IN HOURS OF DARKNESS.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2013 FORD EDGE, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Feb 2018
Jul 2018

WHILE DRIVING, WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON, VEHICLE LOSES ALL ACCELERATION, ENGINE IDLES. MANAGED TO GET THE CAR OVER TO THE SHOULDER, TURNED THE IGNITION OFF AND BACK ON, EVERYTHING SEEMED FINE. SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN 2 HOURS LATER. TOOK CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THERE'S NOTHING THEY CAN DO WITH READING THE CODES. THEY DROVE MY CAR FOR 8 MILES TRYING TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM TO NO AVAIL. I'M 5 MONTHS PREGNANT AND FEELING VERY UNSAFE IN MY CAR. I WAS TOLD THAT IT MIGHT NOT HAPPEN AGAIN, BUT IF IT DOES, GO TO THE NEAREST FORD DEALERSHIP.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2013 FORD EDGE, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Jul 2018
Jul 2018

DRIVER SIDE DOOR LOCKING SWITCH IS DEFECTIVE..WHEN DOORS ARE CLOSED THE SWITCH UNLOCKS ALL DOORS !!! WILL NOT STAY LOCKED.. *TT

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2013 FORD EDGE, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Jan 2017
Jul 2018

3RD DOOR AJAR SENSIOR ON MY EDGE. CLEANING DOESN'T FIX THE PROBLEM. 1ST TIME WAS 8/02/16, 2ND WAS 1/08/18, 3RD TIME IS NOW, WAITING ON MY LOCAL FORD DEALER TO FIX IT AGAIN.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2013 FORD EDGE, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Jul 2018
Jul 2018

DRIVER SIDE DOOR ADJAR WARNING LIGHT WILL NOT GO OUT.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2013 FORD EDGE, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Jul 2018
Jul 2018

DOOR AJAR WARNING COMES ON WITH DOORS FULLY SHUT. CAN HAPPEN WHILE STATIONARY OR MOVING. DOOR LOCKS DO NOT ACTUATE WHEN THIS HAPPENS. HAS RUN BATTERY DEAD 3 TIMES. VEHICLE HAS 49,000 MILES AND IS KEPT IN GARAGE.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2013 FORD EDGE, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Oct 2017
Jun 2018

DASH PANEL GOES BLACK AT ANYTIME,IT WILL EVENTUALLLY COME BACK ON.WHEN THIS HAPPENS PANEL IS BLACK LIKE WHEN CAR IS NOT RUNNING

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2013 FORD EDGE, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Jun 2018
Jun 2018

DRIVER DOOR AJAR WARNING EVEN THOUGH DOOR IS CLOSED. OCCURS WHILE STATIONARY AND WHILE IN MOTION. PREVENTS DRIVERS DOOR FROM BEING LOCKED WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION PRESENTING A SAFETY HAZARD TO THE DRIVER.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2013 FORD EDGE, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: May 2018
Jun 2018

THE SENSOR ON THE BACK DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR IS MAKING IT APPEAR THE DOOR IS AJAR WHEN IT IS NOT. THIS CAUSES THE DOME LIGHT TO STAY ON AND IS AFFECTING THE ALARM ON THE CAR.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2013 FORD EDGE, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Apr 2018
May 2018

DOOR AJAR LIGHT STAYS ON ALL THE TIME.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2013 FORD EDGE, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Jul 2018
May 2018

DOOR LATCH CLOSED SENSOR NOT WORKING. WELL DOCUMENTED ISSUE AMONGST THOUSANDS OF FORD OWNERS. DOOR EITHER WILL NOT REGISTER AS CLOSED, OR WILL APPEAR TO HAVE COME OPEN WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING INTERIOR LIGHTS TO COME ON AT NIGHT, DOORS NOT TO LOCK PROPERLY, BATTERY TO DRAIN OVER NIGHT, ETC. THIS ISSUE WAS A RECALL FOR FORD SEVERAL YEARS BACK ON DIFFERENT MODELS BUT THEY ARE NOT BEING RECALLED ANYMORE AND THIS NEEDS TO BE CHANGED, IT IS A MAJOR CONCERN. FOR ME IT HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR SEVERAL MONTHS, STEADILY GETTING WORSE.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2013 FORD EDGE, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Jan 2018
May 2018

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.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2013 FORD EDGE, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Sep 2018
May 2018

DOOR AJAR LIGHT REMAINS ON REGARDLESS THAT DOORS ARE PROPERLY LATCHED. HAZARDS: UNABLE TO LOCK DOORS DUE TO THE FACT THAT VEHICLE BELIEVES DOOR IS OPEN. WAS RECENTLY IN A BAD AREA OF TOWN IN A PARKING LOT AND WAS UNABLE TO LOCK THE DOORS FOR MYSELF AND INFANT. OVERHEAD LIGHT WILL NOT TURN OFF BECAUSE VEHICLE BELIEVES DOOR IS OPEN. WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT (ESPECIALLY WHEN BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAYS) IT IS INCREDIBLY HARD TO SEE BECAUSE THE DOME LIGHT REMAINS ON. BACK WINDOW IS IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE OUT OF IN THE DARK WITH THE DOME LIGHT ON. DOME LIGHT WILL OVER GO OVER AFTER REACHING A CERTAIN SPEED. THESE ARE SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUES! NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE AND NOT BEING ABLE TO LOCK DOORS ARE VERY SERIOUS ISSUES! AFTER THIS MANY COMPLAINTS, FORD SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE TO PERFORM A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE! THIS IS NOT A $20 PART THAT NEEDS REPLACED, IT'S A $450-$500 REPAIR ISSUE THAT SOME FAMILIES DON'T HAVE THE ABILITY TO PAY FOR!

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2013 FORD EDGE, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Jan 2017
Apr 2018

THE "DOOR AJAR" LIGHT AND CHIME WON'T TURN OFF, EVEN THOUGH THE DOOR IS DEFINITELY CLOSED. THE FOB WON'T OPEN THE DOOR. THE OVERHEAD COURTESY LIGHTS STAY ON WHEN THE IGNITION IS OFF BECAUSE THE ELECTRONICS INDICATE THE DOOR IS OPEN. THIS DRAINS THE BATTERY. THIS PROBLEM FIRST OCCURRED AROUND 2015, WHILE THE CAR WAS IN ITS BUMPER TO BUMPER PHASE. THEY FIXED IT LICKITY SPLIT. NOW, IN ITS EXTENDED FORD WARRANTY, YOU CAN LIKELY GUESS, IT ISN'T COVERED. FOR $486 THEY CAN PUT A NEW LOCK SENSOR IN THE DOOR. GUARANTEED TO BE MY LAST FORD PRODUCT.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2013 FORD EDGE, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Jan 2018
Apr 2018

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.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2013 FORD EDGE, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Feb 2018
Apr 2018

DRIVER DOOR AJAR LIGHT REMAINS ON EVEN THOUGH DOOR IS COMPLETELY CLOSED

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2013 FORD EDGE, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Apr 2018
Mar 2018

DRIVER SIDE DOOR AJAR ALARM REMAINS ON AFTER DOOR IS CLOSED. CONSTANT ALARMS WHEN STOPPING TO PLACE VEHICLE IN PARK. DOORS WILL NOT LOCK AND LIGHTING REMAINS ON IN CAR.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2013 FORD EDGE, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Feb 2018
Mar 2018

RIGHT DRIVER DOOR AJAR STAYS LITE EVEN WITH DOOR SHUT. THIS CAUSES INSIDE LIGHT TO STAY ON TILL CAR IS DRIVEN APPROXIMATELY 50FT. THIS LIGHT STAYING ON CAUSES VISIBILITY TO BE POOR ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT IS A SAFETY ISSUE.THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE I BOUGHT CAR NEW AND HAS JUST CONTINUED TO GET WORSE.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2013 FORD EDGE, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Jan 2018
Mar 2018

ELECTICAL FAULT ON SENSORS OF THE VEHICLE DOORS MODULE ..VERY UNSAFE,VERY DANGEROUS. THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION WHEN THE DOORS SENSORS OF THE CAR LIT UP WARNING SIGNS AND UNLOCK ALL DOORS ,CHILDERN WHERE IN THE BACK OF THE CAR WITH THEIR SEAT BELTS ON THEM . IT ALL HAPPEN SUDDENLY VERY SCARY, ALL DOORS AUTOMATIC UNLOCK AND IT WAS A MOMENT THAT SCARE US ALL IN THE CAR ,PLEASE HELP US .

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2013 FORD EDGE, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Dec 2017
Jan 2018

THE DOOR AJAR WARNING STAYS ON WITH THE DOOR CLOSED. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE DOOR SENSOR ON THIS MAKE AND MODEL.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2013 FORD EDGE, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Dec 2018
Jan 2018

DRIVERS DOOR AJAR LIGHT REMAINS ON EVEN AFTER DOOR IS CLOSED. WHEN DRIVING AND SLOWING DOWN TO A STOP CAR BEEPS AND INDICATES TO "PUT IN PARK". WHEN CAR IS IN PARK, ENGINE OFF, KEY REMOVED AND DOOR CLOSED THE INTERIOR LIGHT STAYS ON AND DOES NOT GO OFF. THIS BEGAN IN SEPTEMBER 2017 AND CONTINUES TO THIS DAY 1/17/18.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2013 FORD EDGE, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Jan 2017
Jan 2018

DOOR AJAR LIGHT STAYS ON WHEN DOORS ARE DEFINITELY SHUT TIGHT. SOMETIMES THE DOOR LOCKS WILL NOT AUTOMATICALLY LOCK WHEN THE CAR IS PUT IN DRIVE. SOMETIMES THE DOME LIGHTS STAY ON WHICH CAN BE A PROBLEM AT NIGHT.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2013 FORD EDGE, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Feb 2018
Dec 2017

CAR MILEAGE 84,000. 90% CITY DRIVING 10% MOUNTAIN 1. VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY AND PREPARING TO LEAVE FOR WORK. OPENED REAR DRIVER SIDE PASSENGER DOOR, PUT ITEMS INSIDE AND CLOSED DOOR. ENTERED DRIVERS SIDE, TURNED KEY ON TO START CAR. RECEIVED RED WARNING ON DASH THAT LET PASSENGER DOOR WAS AJAR. OPENED AND SHUT DOOR AGAIN SAME WARNING. TRIED THIS 7 TIMES. INTERIOR LIGHTS WOULD NOT DIM WITH DOOR AJAR WARNING, EVEN WITH DOORS CLOSED. AFTER SEVENTH TIME WARNING SUBSIDED.AND INTERIOR LIGHTS DIMMED OUT. 2. THE FOLLOWING DAY THE WIFE STOPPED FOR GAS. SHE FILLED THE CAR, THEN GOT BACK INSIDE AND STARTED THE CAR. SHE RECEIVED THE LEFT PASSENGER DOOR AJAR WARNING, EVEN THOUGH SHE HAD NOT OPENED THAT DOOR EITHER LEAVING HOME OR AT THE GAS STATION. SHE GOT OUT SHUT THE DOOR. THE WARNING SUBSIDED AND SHE WENT ON HER WAY. 3. WE'VE ENCOUNTERED THE SAME PROBLEM THE LAST THREE DAYS, AS ITEM 1 ABOVE, PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY, PARKED AT THE STORE.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2013 FORD EDGE, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Dec 2017

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The 2013 Ford Edge has 463 Electrical System complaints on file. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.