2014 Ford EDGE problems and owner complaints
Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.
Key facts
382 owner complaints analyzed
3 distinct recall campaigns
54,632 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2014 model year. Data snapshot: . 231 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Most common problems
Unknown Or Other is the most frequently named component, appearing in 81 of 382 complaints (21.2%). A complaint can name multiple components.
| Topic | Matching reports | Share of complaints |
|---|---|---|
| Braking behavior | 81 | 21.2% |
| Transmission and shifting | 34 | 8.9% |
| Electrical and battery issues | 29 | 7.6% |
| Steering behavior | 25 | 6.5% |
| Engine operation | 18 | 4.7% |
| Fuel system concerns | 7 | 1.8% |
Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.
Component breakdown
Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| Unknown Or Other | 81 |
| Service Brakes | 57 |
| Electrical System | 56 |
| Power Train | 54 |
| Engine | 45 |
| Fuel/Propulsion System | 23 |
| Back Over Prevention | 19 |
| Steering | 15 |
Unknown Or Other: 81; Service Brakes: 57; Electrical System: 56; Power Train: 54; Engine: 45; Fuel/Propulsion System: 23; Back Over Prevention: 19; Steering: 15
Reported problems by failure mileage
Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| Under 25,000 | 48 |
| 25,000 to 49,999 | 56 |
| 50,000 to 74,999 | 57 |
| 75,000 to 99,999 | 27 |
| 100,000 to 149,999 | 34 |
| 150,000 and above | 9 |
Under 25,000: 48; 25,000 to 49,999: 56; 50,000 to 74,999: 57; 75,000 to 99,999: 27; 100,000 to 149,999: 34; 150,000 and above: 9
50,000 to 74,999 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (57). 151 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.
Complaints over time
Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| 2014 | 14 |
| 2015 | 16 |
| 2016 | 16 |
| 2017 | 36 |
| 2018 | 48 |
| 2019 | 36 |
| 2020 | 35 |
| 2021 | 27 |
| 2022 | 29 |
| 2023 | 33 |
| 2024 | 32 |
| 2025 | 46 |
| 2026 | 14 |
2014: 14; 2015: 16; 2016: 16; 2017: 36; 2018: 48; 2019: 36; 2020: 35; 2021: 27; 2022: 29; 2023: 33; 2024: 32; 2025: 46; 2026: 14
Pattern summary
Unknown Or Other leads the component reports. Braking behavior appears in 81 complaint narratives. Transmission and shifting appears in 34 complaint narratives. Electrical and battery issues appears in 29 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.
Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.
Complaint evidence
Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.
Owner report 10597600 · 2014-06-11 (June 11, 2014)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD EDGE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED HARD BRAKING WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THERE WERE NO INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS A GLITCH AND WOULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,000. UPDATED 08/19/14*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL WA ACTIVATED AND DRIVING ON A STRAIGHT ROAD, THE BRAKES WOULD ACTIVATE. UPDATED 08/21/14
Owner-reported narrative. 9,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10597600 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10597733 · 2014-06-11 (June 11, 2014)
ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING AND MOVING MY FOOT FROM THE GAS PEDAL TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, MY SHOE HAS GOTTEN HUNG UP ON THE OPEN SPACE BY THE GAS PEDAL. THERE IS A OPEN GAP BETWEEN THE SIDE PANEL NEAR THE GAS PEDAL ON THE RIGHT. UNLIKE OTHER CARS I LOOKED AT IT IS NOT ONE CONTINUOUS PIECE OF MOLDING. WHEN MOVING MY FOOT FROM THE GAS PEDAL TO THE BRAKE MY SHOE GOT CAUGHT IN THE OPEN AREA. IN 2 INSTANCES IT CAUGHT AND PULLED OFF MY SANDAL DELAYING MY ABILITY TO GET TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. IN OTHER INSTANCES IT CAUGHT MY SHOE AND DELAYED MY BRAKING…
Owner-reported narrative. 255 miles reported. Look up ODI 10597733 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10652982 · 2014-11-06 (November 6, 2014)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD EDGE. WHILE IDLING, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE WRENCH WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THERE WAS A LOUD ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE MAIN COMPUTER NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,500.
Owner-reported narrative. 3,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10652982 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11016520 · 2017-08-21 (August 21, 2017)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD EDGE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE, THE "TRANSMISSION NOT IN PARK" WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER (BEYERS FORD LOCATED AT 170 RIDGEDALE AVE MORRISTOWN, NJ 07960) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SHIFTER ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,788. UPDATED 10/05/17*LJ *TR
Owner-reported narrative. 62,788 miles reported. Look up ODI 11016520 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10788939 · 2015-11-06 (November 6, 2015)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD EDGE. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE DOOR AJAR AND INTERIOR LIGHTING ILLUMINATED CONSTANTLY. IN ADDITION, THE DOORS WOULD NOT LOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DOOR AJAR SENSOR NEEDED TO BE CLEANED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED THREE TIMES, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE BATTERY HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 5,153.
Owner-reported narrative. 5,153 miles reported. Look up ODI 10788939 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10887562 · 2016-07-21 (July 21, 2016)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD EDGE. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE DOOR AJAR WARNING LIGHT AND DOME LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE BATTERY WAS DRAINED AND THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE DOOR SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED FOR THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000.
Owner-reported narrative. 57,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10887562 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10672256 · 2015-01-13 (January 13, 2015)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD EDGE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE RIGHT WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES WHERE THE WHEELS WERE ALIGNED AND THE TIRES WERE REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE DEALER INFORMED THAT THE STEERING WAS FUNCTIONING AS NORMAL DUE TO THE TORQUE STEERING CHARACTERISTICS OF THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,000.
Owner-reported narrative. 4,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10672256 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10723522 · 2015-06-04 (June 4, 2015)
I WAS DRIVING MY CAR DOWN A SIDE STREET WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE DASHBOARD FLASHED "LOW ENGINE OIL PRESSURE" AND I LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING, BRAKES, AND GAS. THE CAR ESSENTIALLY JUST STALLED OUT AND JUST STARTED ROLLING UNTIL I HIT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND AFTER LOOKING AT IT FOR TWO DAYS THEY COULDN'T REPLICATE THE ERROR AND COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. THE COMPUTER REGISTERED NO ERRORS AND I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. *TR
Owner-reported narrative. 4,400 miles reported. Look up ODI 10723522 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11006301 · 2017-07-19 (July 19, 2017)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD EDGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND REMAINED ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO OBSERVED AN ODOR OF FUEL EMITTING FROM THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED THAT A HOSE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 55,000. THE VIN WAS INCOMPLETE.
Owner-reported narrative. 55,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11006301 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11194677 · 2019-04-08 (April 8, 2019)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD EDGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DECELERATED IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC AND HAD TO BE PUSHED OFF THE ROAD. THE AIR BAG AND CHECK ENGINE INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO PEACOCK FORD (1875 S ORLANDO AVE, MAITLAND, FL 32751, [phone removed]) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT A NEW FUEL INJECTOR WAS NEEDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT SPECIFY IF THEY COULD ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.
Owner-reported narrative. 70,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11194677 at NHTSA ↗