2013 FORD EDGE Complaints

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Edge. The contact stated that while the vehicle was shifted into reverse, the back over prevention camera image was displayed upside down. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and the contact was informed that the vehicle should be taken to the dealer to be serviced. The dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was contacted and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The approximate failure mileage was 120,000.

On Tuesday 10/17/2023 I was driving my wife's 2013 Edge on dry pavement at about 40 mph. A deer came from nowhere and I had to slam on the brakes HARD to barely miss it. The car slowed for a split second and then the Front Right Tire locked up and the car went into a full, fast moving slide uncontrollably into the middle of the oncoming lane which had 3 vehicles coming straight at me. I grew up driving cars without ABS and I knew to immediately let off the brakes to regain control and whip the car back in my lane before I caused a head on collision and double rear end collision between the 3 cars coming at me. I missed the oncoming lead car by only a few feet. My collision would have had a combined impact speed of 60 to 70mph. I was SHOCKED! I took the car to my long time mechanic and he drove it easily reproducing the same result. He was also SHOCKED and completely baffled because the car had no codes in all of his testing. He called Ford and searched all the repair forums, and technical bulletins and found nothing. I took it to another repair shop. They were also SHOCKED and suggested I take it to a Ford Dealership. I took the car to the Ford Dealer I purchased it from. They were SHOCKED and refused to return it unsolved. Early on a regional Ford Tech told them that they don't get involved in cars older than 5 years.They had the car for over 5 WEEKS and tried everything they could including donating all ABS components from a 2014 Edge that they had in their loaner fleet. Eventually they tested the other Edge with the computer hooked up and were SHOCKED to discover that it DID THE SAME THING. We all wished we had tried this first. They talked to Ford Engineering and were told that this is NORMAL operation for this car. Some people may never have to hit their brakes as hard as I did that day, but if they do, it could be CATASTROPHIC. I'll bet there's data out there to confirm this has caused many BAD accidents! See Attached FORD Invoice I HOPE THIS IS LOOKED INTO!

Our 2013 Ford Edge (FWD) suffered a failed "Brake Booster" on or shortly before June 15, 2023 at 101,900 miles. The vehicle was cautiously driven immediately to the local selling dealership because of the immediate safety risk of brake failure. The vehicle was manufactured/assembled at Ford's Oakville assembly plant in June 2013. We purchased/took delivery of the vehicle in August 20143. The brake booster was replaced by the local/selling dealer at our cost of $1,374.41. Shortly after the repair, we discovered via an online forum that there had been a Ford Motor Company "Customer Satisfaction Program (No. 13N02)" letter sent to "All U.S. Ford and Lincoln Dealers" dated January 9, 2014, extending warranty coverage to "...10 years of service or 150,000 miles." We were never informed by the selling dealer or Ford Motor Company of this program. The equipment/vehicle failure was within the extended warranty period. When we raised the issue with the selling dealership, we were referred to Ford Motor Company ... to no avail. We do not have the resources to take legal action against the selling dealership and/or Ford Motor Company to recover our expenditure. This was/is a vehicle safety issue. Fortunately, nobody was killed or injured due to this equipment failure. HELP!

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Edge. The contact stated that while shifting to park(P), the message “Shift to Park” was displayed. The contact had to park and turn off and restart the vehicle and press the button on the gear shifter several times before the message would cease to appear. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnosed that the gear shifter had failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline. The approximate failure mileage was 80,000.

Brake pedal goes to the floor with much reduced braking power. Then problem may go away for awhile, but then always reappears. Starts at intermittent, but eventually becomes permanent. Had brakes and rotors replaced which did not help. Had Master Brake Cylinder replaced which did not help. Determined to be the ABS/HCU unit internal valves getting stuck "open" which allows the brake fluid to bypass the brake system which causes low brake pedal and loss of brakes. VERY costly too have repaired and parts are not readily available. Many 2013 (and other years) Ford Edge owners are experiencing this problem as can be seen by the many YouTube videos identifying this problem. Ford should replace the defective units. Not having brakes is a BIG safety issue.

Brake booster went out on the way to work. Just out of warranty. Hissing sound from brakes. Brakes are weak and the leak also caused the car to stall at lights when idling. I have two of these cars and both had the brake booster go out barely out of warranty. This is unacceptable.

Brake booster went out just out of warranty. Brakes would work, then not work. Brake petal goes to floor, or would be hard to press. Almost drove into the dealership window when taking it in for service.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Edge. The contact stated while depressing the brake pedal to stop the vehicle, the brake pedal was firm, and the vehicle failed to stop immediately. The vehicle was taken to the local service center who diagnosed that the brake booster was faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, but no assistance was provided. The local dealer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 101,500.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Edge. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the brake pedal briefly became spongy, and the vehicle failed to slow as expected. After pumping the brake pedal, the brakes returned to normal functionality, but the failure became a regular occurrence. The Advanced Braking System warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who diagnosed a failure with the electronic brake power booster and informed the contact that the electronic brake power booster needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was 87,000.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Edge. The contact stated that upon coming to a complete stop, the temperature gauge indicated that the vehicle was overheating. After restarting the vehicle, the vehicle returned to normal functionality, but the failure became a regular failure. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who was unable to determine the cause for the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. After investigating the failure, the contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 15V813000 (Electrical System), but the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, and a case was opened. The failure mileage was 122,000.