2013 Ford Edge problems
Owners have filed 3,250 complaints with NHTSA about the 2013 Ford Edge. Electrical system is the most reported problem area, at 26% of complaints. After that come brakes (20%) and body & structure (9%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 3,250 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Electrical system 26% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 44 and 10
- Injuries and deaths
- 57 and 2
- Typical mileage
- 53,000 miles 2,390 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 138 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 510 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 774 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 403 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 244 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 142 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 94 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 33 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 25 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 16 |
| 200k+ miles | 11 |
What the data shows
Among the 2,390 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 53,000 miles. For electrical system specifically, the median reported mileage is about 45,000 miles (691 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 44 complaints mention a crash; 10 complaints mention a fire; 57 injuries reported; 2 deaths reported. Its complaints are less severe on average than those of 90% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2013 ranks 1st most-complained-about out of 18 model years of the Ford Edge with enough data (2,165 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 2 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford edge. The contact stated that while driving 70 MPH, the driver veered off the roadway and crashed into a tree. The contact was uncertain if the air bags deployed. The driver sustained fatal injuries and a police a report was filed of the incident. The vehicle caught on fire due to a dislodged fuel line and a compromised firewall. The fire was ignited by the fuel leak that came from under the carriage. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was notified of the failure.
8/11/2018 I came upon stopped traffic with not enough time to decelerate. I immediately hit my brakes, but rearended a pickup truck. The truck flipped over on its passenger side. I continued traveling and went on the embankment. Airbags deployed. I noticed front passenger side in flames. Passersby got both of us out. But the car was totally engulfed in flames. It happened on interstate.
Driver door ajar light has started coming on regularly even though all doors are shut. Sometimes it happens while driving and I get a "shift to park" warning. I then have to pull over and slam the door shut several times to clear it. It's becoming a hassle and lights stay on so it drains the battery. This is a defect and ford should issue a recall and fix this issue. It's a safety hazard as far as I'm concerned.
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.