2013 Ford Edge Backup System Problems
32 owner-reported backup system complaints from NHTSA data
Data sourced from NHTSA public database. For informational purposes only. Always consult a qualified mechanic.
Owner Complaints (32)
Your backup camera frequently fails to work properly, showing a black screen, flipped image, or lines across the display. This makes it difficult to see behind your vehicle when reversing, which can be dangerous for you, your passengers, and pedestrians in parking areas. Fixing this typically involves diagnosing the camera connection, wiring, or replacing the backup camera unit itself.
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Your backup camera stopped working while you were reversing. Even though your vehicle matched the description of a Ford recall (Campaign 25V572000), your specific car's VIN wasn't included in that recall. A dealer was able to repair the camera. The issue occurred at around 141,000 miles.
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The contact owns a 2013 Ford Edge. The contact stated that while reversing, the rear-view camera displayed an upside-down and fuzzy image. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, where it was diagnosed with a failed rear-view camera system. The contact was informed that the rear-view camera system needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact referenced an unknown recall; however, the VIN was not under recall. The contact owns another Ford vehicle that experienced a similar failure, and the vehicle was included in the recall. The contact was informed by the independent mechanic to wait for a recall notification for the vehicle. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 100,000.
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Edge. The contact stated that while reversing, the rear-view camera displayed a blurry upside-down image. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The contact referenced an unknown recall which had a similar failure description; however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Edge. The contact stated while attempting to start the vehicle, the rearview camera displayed a blank screen and was glitching. A dealer was contacted. The vehicle taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed and determined that the rearview camera needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V572000 (BACK OVER PREVENTION); however, the VIN was not included in the recall. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that the VIN was not included in the recall. The failure mileage was 108,000.
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Edge. The contact stated that while attempting to start the vehicle, the contact became aware that the rearview camera displayed a blank screen or an upside-down image. An independent mechanic was contacted. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or an independent mechanic to be diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V270000 (BACK OVER PREVENTION); however, the VIN or the model year was not included in the recall. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 193,000.
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Edge. The contact stated that while attempting to reverse, the back over prevention camera malfunction and failed to display an image. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a local auto body shop where it was diagnosed, and the contact was informed that the camera was faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 60,953.
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Edge. The contact stated that while shifted into reverse(R), the camera image on the front display screen was black and the message "Contact Dealer" was displayed. The contact stated that the image was constantly black, and the camera or the display had stopped functioning. The contact researched online and related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V442000 (Back Over Prevention); however, the VIN was not included in the recall. The contact notified the manufacturer and was informed that the VIN was not included in the recall. The manufacturer referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline. The failure mileage was approximately 122,000.
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Edge. The contact stated while in reverse(R), the rearview camera displayed a blank image. Additionally, the contact also stated that upon shifting to drive(D), the rearview camera remained activated temporarily. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where the contact was informed that the VIN was not included in a recall, and the contact was provided an estimated fee for the repair. The contact declined to pay for the repair. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and a case was filed. The contact was then referred to the NHTSA Hotline to file a vehicle safety complaint. The failure mileage was approximately 63,000.
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Edge. The contact stated that while reversing, the rearview camera image was black. The contact stated that the failure was intermittent. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The contact related the failure to an unknown recall; however, the VIN was not included in the recall. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure, but no assistance was provided. The contact was advised to contact the NHTSA Hotline to report the safety failure. The failure mileage was approximately 159,000
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Edge. The contact stated that the backup prevention camera occasionally went blank while attempting to reverse, and operated as designed occasionally. The message “Camera Unavailable” was displayed. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who was unable to duplicate the failure. The contact called the local dealer and was referred to the Ford Recall center for assistance. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 50,000.
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Edge. The contact stated that while reversing, the rearview camera image was distorted or blue. The message "Rearview Camera Unavailable" was intermittently displayed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed and determined that the rearview camera had failed and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 35,000.
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Edge. The contact stated while reversing, the back over prevention camera failed to function as intended with the back over prevention warning light illuminated. The contact stated that the back over prevention camera displayed a green screen. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or the dealer. The dealer was made aware of the failure but provided no assistance. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The contact referenced an unknown recall; however, the VIN was not included in the recall. The failure mileage was approximately 139,000.
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Edge. The contact stated that upon attempting to reverse out of the driveway, the back over prevention rear view camera display failed to function properly. The contact stated that the image displayed was upside down. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer; however, the vehicle was not diagnosed. The contact was informed that the VIN was not under recall for the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 148,500.
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Edge. The contact stated that while reversing, the back over prevention camera failed to function as intended. The contact stated that the back over prevention camera image was delayed and then became frozen. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, where it was diagnosed with a software failure. The contact was advised to take the vehicle to the dealer for assistance. The dealer was made aware of the failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The contact was informed that the repair was not covered under recall or warranty. The contact was advised to contact the NHTSA Hotline to report the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 100,000.
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Edge. The contact stated that upon attempting to reverse out of the driveway, the rear-view camera image displayed on the center console was upside down. There was no warning light illuminated. The local dealer was contacted; however, the vehicle was not diagnosed. The contact was informed that the VIN was not under recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 140,000.
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Edge. The contact stated that while attempting to reverse, the back-over prevention camera failed to operate as needed. The contact stated that she had a brain tumor, and it was difficult to use the side-view mirrors while reversing. The vehicle was taken to a dealer and the contact was informed that she would have to pay for a diagnostic test. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle was then taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed with shifting mechanism failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline to report the failure. The failure mileage was unavailable.
Driving home, I entered my neighborhood and stopped to check my mail; i put my vehicle in park retrieved my mail and began to reverse out of the parking space, doing so the monitor screen flickered then a message came on the screen saying contact manufacturer camera unavailable. I then proceeded to put the car in drive and the message disappeared and the camera came back online. As i entered my driveway i put my car in park then reverse again and things were normal. This morning as i was backing out of my driveway the camera went black as well as no warning alarm or notification that i was approaching an individual and a few kids walking somewhat directly behind me, nearly hitting them. The last incident of the back up camera not working was this morning when i was nearly hit by oncoming traffic in the parking garage as i was trying to pull into a parking space and correct my position. These recent incidents have definitely put both my safety and that of my family in considerable risk as well as children in the neighborhood and at school. System failure: the back up camera Risk: children and adults could have been seriously injured Replacement: no the dealer has not been contacted as of yet 5/15/2024 Vehicle Inspection: none since purchase in 2019 Warnings or messages: Contact your Manufacturer Camera Not Available: 5/12/2024
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.
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Edge. The contact stated while reversing, the rearview camera display displayed an upside-down image. The contact stated that the vehicle then returned to normal functionality; however, the failure had become a regular occurrence. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer or an independent mechanic. 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 50,000.
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Edge. The contact stated that while operating the vehicle in reverse, the backup camera sometimes became inoperable and would not display an image. The vehicle was taken the local dealer who diagnosed that the camera was faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact was notified of the failure, but no assistance was offered. The failure mileage was 55,000.
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Edge. The contact stated that on various occasions while reversing, the rearview camera intermittently failed to display. The contact then stated that the failure recurred while reversing and the rearview image was distorted and then a "Camera Unavailable, Please Contact Your Dealer" message was displayed. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who made the contact aware of a rearview camera extended warranty; however, the VIN was not included, and the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact that the VIN was not included in a rearview camera class action lawsuit, and advised her to file a complaint with the NHTSA hotline. The approximate failure mileage was 60,000.
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Edge. The contact stated that while reversing the vehicle, the rearview camera was inoperable with a distorted image displayed. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the rearview camera needed to be replaced; however, the replacement part was on backorder. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 129,000.
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Edge. The contact stated that when she placed the vehicle in reverse(R) and reversing at approximately 2 MPH, the Back Over Prevention camera image was distorted. The failure had become constant. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact had not taken the vehicle to a local dealer. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The contact researched the failure online and related the failure NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V082000 (Back Over Prevention) and was aware that her vehicle was not included in the recall. The failure mileage was approximately 105,000.
Rear backup camera failure. Sometimes it is upside down, sometimes it is right side up and sometimes it is blank and sometimes show only black screen with verticals lines.
Backup camera started having issues (screen image upside down, screen flashing) 3 years ago. Dealer stated this is common complaint and since the car was not under warranty the estimated repair could be upwards to $2,000. I asked if the issue was common and pointed out there was a recall on new Ford cars and trucks due to backup camera issues, and why this issue shouldn't be covered as it is has the same problem that the recall on newer vehicle has? There was no response other than asking if I wanted the camera fixed, or not.
MY REAR/BACKUP CAMERA IS INOPERATIVE AND DOESN'T ENGAGE PROPERLY. ALSO, MY "CHECK ENGINE LIGHT" COMES ON ( AND GOES OFF) PERIODICALLY; CODE "402" APPEARS {EMISSIONS} ISSUE!??
MY BACKUP CAMERA IS IN 2013 FORD EDGE IS NOT WORKING FOR PAST 2YEARS JUST LIKE IN THE 2020 MODELS RECALL.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD EDGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR CAMERA FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SCREEN WAS BLACK SCREEN AND WHILE OPERABLE, THE IMAGE WAS DISPLAYED UPSIDE DOWN WITH A BEEPING SOUND. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE LIFTGATE FAILED TO CLOSE OR OPEN COMPLETELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CORWIN FORD OF SPRINGFIELD (3241 SOUTH GLENSTONE AVENUE, SPRINGFIELD, MO, 65804, (417) 883-4330) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE REAR CAMERA AND LIFTGATE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V575000 (VISIBILITY). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD EDGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN REVERSE, THE IMAGE DISPLAYED ON THE BACK OVER PREVENTION SCREEN WAS UPSIDE DOWN. THE CONTACT HAD NOT CONTACTED A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000.
REAR CAMERA INTERMITTENTLY FAILS. THE CAMERA OPERATES FINE AT TIMES, BUT IN MANY CASES, AN ERROR APPEARS ON THE SCREEN INDICATING THE CAMERA IS INOPERATIVE. I HAVE ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE CAR , PUT IT IN PARK, THEN REVERSE TO SEE IF IT WOUKD RESET. IT DOES NIT RESET. THERE ARE TIMES WHEN THE CAMERA INITIALLY OPERATES BUT FAILS AS I BACK UP. I HAVE BEEN TO FORD DEALER AND THEY SAY THAT THE CAMERA MUST BE REPLACED. DON'T QUITE GET THAT - WHY WILL THE CAMERA WORK FINE DURING KNEE ATTEMPT TO BACKUP AND THEN FAIL DURING NEXT ATTEMPT TO BACKUP! THE PROBLEM BEGAN LAST SUMMER (SUMMER OF 2019)
MY BACK UP CAMERA SAYS "CAMERA IS UNAVAILABLE. PLEASE CONTACT YOUR DEALERSHIP." WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE. I JUST BOUGHT THE CAR TWO DAYS AGO AND IT STARTED DOING THIS, THIS MORNING.