1. Ford Edge
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  3. 2013
  4. Electrical System

2013 Ford Edge Electrical System Problems

779
Owner complaint records in our dataset

Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.

Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.

Among these 779 stored complaint records:

  • 0 indicate a crash
  • 2 indicate injury
  • 0 indicate fire

What owners report

  • door ajar · 98 records
  • ajar light · 25 records
  • door closed · 24 records
  • interior lights · 23 records
  • lights stay · 20 records
  • side door · 19 records

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
30–60k mi430
60–100k mi123
1–30k mi98
100–150k mi16
150–400k mi1

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

  • November 27, 2018 · 68,250 miles

    Electrical System

    Driver door sensor is not acknowledging that the door is closed. When driving, the door ajar warning appears on the console which prevents the doors from automatically locking. This issue also cause the interior lights to stay on while driving and can't be manually turned off.

    ODI 11163091

  • November 19, 2018 · 90,000 miles

    Electrical System

    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

    ODI 11154589

  • November 2, 2018

    Electrical System

    Rear left door ajar light malfunctioning. Stays on. Happens when car is on.

    ODI 11174437

  • November 1, 2018 · 74,393 miles

    Electrical System · Unknown Or Other

    Air conditioning and heating system is blowing out cool air when the heat is on.

    ODI 11144816

  • October 10, 2018 · 53,000 miles

    Electrical System

    Rear door ajar warning light goes on when driving or stationary

    ODI 11278790

  • October 7, 2018

    Electrical System

    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.

    ODI 11138865

  • October 2, 2018

    Electrical System

    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…

    ODI 11133239

  • September 20, 2018 · 50,000 miles

    Electrical System

    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.

    ODI 11133575

  • August 16, 2018 · 86,000 miles

    Electrical System

    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.

    ODI 11121657

  • August 5, 2018 · 90,000 miles

    Electrical System · Unknown Or Other

    The door ajar light is staying on,as well as the map lights. Runs the battery down. The map lights come on at will including during the night. Wife has gotten in the edge and the door ajar light will come on and it starts beeping. Ford has been aware of this door switch since 2007 and refuses to recall all the cars and trucks that have this switch. I have gone on line and there are millions of complaints . We are if…

    ODI 11231036

  • July 17, 2018 · 64,200 miles

    Electrical System

    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…

    ODI 11112028

  • July 2, 2018 · 105,000 miles

    Electrical System

    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.

    ODI 11112937

  • July 1, 2018 · 113,000 miles

    Electrical System · Service Brakes · Unknown Or Other

    I placed car in park on flat ground, took foot off brake, and car started rolling. This happened a few times within a week but hasn't happened since then. I had to use emergency brake when it did happen to prevent car from moving while parked.

    ODI 11265868

  • June 9, 2018 · 80,479 miles

    Body · Electrical System · Service Brakes

    Takata recall my 2013 ford edge has been experiencing issues with the door. It constantly tells me my door is open when it is in fact closed. The lights stay on and if i try to drive the car it gives me a warning saying shift to park and that the door is open. It's been happening continusly and sometimes the door won't lock at all. It normally happens when i'm in park but as of recently it's happened as im droving.…

    ODI 11109581

  • June 7, 2018 · 69,500 miles

    Body · Electrical System · Exterior Lighting

    Door ajar light on dash remains on even when doors shut securely. This causes inside lights to remain on, and buzzer to buzz. Problem continues during vehicle in use

    ODI 11132824

  • June 5, 2018 · 75,000 miles

    Electrical System

    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.

    ODI 11100175

  • June 4, 2018

    Electrical System

    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.

    ODI 11100233

  • June 4, 2018 · 60,000 miles

    Electrical System

    Driver door ajar light remains on even though door is completely closed

    ODI 11099843

  • June 1, 2018 · 99,000 miles

    Electrical System

    For the second time since buying the car new the door ajar light will no go off.

    ODI 11122297

  • May 15, 2018 · 110,000 miles

    Electrical System

    The door ajar sensor on the driver side door will not go off when shutting the door. It has been doing this for a month now. It poses a safety risk to children in the back seat who may open a unlocked door now because of this sensor failing to operate because of fords horrible engineering

    ODI 11101484

  • April 15, 2018 · 71,000 miles

    Electrical System

    Front driver door closed sensor intermittently not working and becoming more frequent. While driving it says the door is open

    ODI 11100762

  • April 5, 2018 · 130,000 miles

    Electrical System

    1. Door ajar light comes on unlocking the doors even though all doors are shut completely. This happens when car starts and after car is in motion! 2. Control button on left side of steering wheel not responding. After 2 oil changes, no one can reset the oil life. 3. Not able to run sync vehicle report. All of these issues are sporadic and ongoing!

    ODI 11139947

  • April 2, 2018 · 46,000 miles

    Electrical System

    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.

    ODI 11099263

  • March 23, 2018 · 50,000 miles

    Electrical System · Unknown Or Other

    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.

    ODI 11082591

  • March 7, 2018 · 50,000 miles

    Electrical System

    DOOR AJAR LIGHT STAYS ON ALL THE TIME.

    ODI 11098388