2014 Ford Edge · symptom sheet

Brakes grind, pulse or wear early

64owner reports
69,000median miles
$1,050median quote
2involved a crash

Newest report May 9, 2026 · checked Sep 9, 2026

64 of the 368 complaints on this car describe brake wear. Only infotainment is reported more often on this car.

Tick what matches of 64 reports

grinding or squealing

pulsing or shaking when braking

pedal goes soft or to the floor

pads or rotors replaced early

a brake warning light

the car did not stop in time

What got replaced

Owners who name the part that was replaced mention the booster (24 reports), the ABS module (15 reports), the master cylinder (11 reports) and the pads and rotors (8 reports).

Recalls and investigations

No recall on the brakes covers the 2014 model year as of Sep 9, 2026.

NHTSA investigations into the brakes on the Edge

PE24-027opened Oct 3, 2024

Brakes · model years 2015 to 2017

Loss of braking caused by rear brake hose failure. Closed oct 30, 2025, led to recall 25V-544.

NHTSA summary

On October 3, 2024, NHTSAâs Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened this Preliminary Evaluation to investigate instances of rear brake hose ruptures causing a sudden and unexpected loss of braking in model year (MY) 2015-2017 Ford Edge vehicles manufactured by Ford Motor Company. The complaints allege that, without warning, the vehicle lost its ability to brake causing an unanticipated increase in the vehicleâs stopping distance. The complaints also allege that, prior to the rear brake hose rupture event, the vehicle had been serviced under recall 20V-469. Recall 20V469 involved MY 2015-2018 Ford Edge and MY 2016-2018 Lincoln MKX vehicles which may experience front brake hose ruptures causing increased brake pedal travel and a reduction in the rate of deceleration. Ford identified the cause of this safety defect as a consistent localized failure of the internal reinforcement braid of the brake hose due to cyclic fatigue via tensile/bending and torsional inputs during suspension and steering articulations. Ford also identified that only 88% of suspension articulation was utilized on the front brake hose test rig during life cycle testing. These findings, along with ODIâs identification of an emerging trend involving rear brake hose ruptures, prompted the opening of this investigation. ODI identified 64 Vehicle Owners Questionnaires related to this investigation, 2 involving a crash. These consumers were interviewed and reported experiencing sudden loss of braking ab

None of these investigations covers the 2014 model year.

What owners paid

13 of the 64 reports quote a price. Each dot is one quote. The middle half runs $385 to $1,828.

$385$1,050$1,828

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When it happens

The middle half of failures fell between 54,632 and 105,000 miles, from the 29 reports that gave a mileage.

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What owners wrote

“Brake pedal floats to the floor. It has not corrected itself. There should be a recall as many people are having the same problem.”
Filed Jun 25, 2024

“This vehicle has a well-documented problem with the ABS hydraulic control module. There are hundreds of cases found on the internet where the brake pedal goes all the way to the floor. NHTSA appears to have confirmed this problem in the model year 2015 and 2016 vehicles, but not the 2014 or other years. This is an incredibly dangerous defect that must be addressed.”
Filed Apr 8, 2024

“When applying the brakes, the brake pedal goes to the floor, the vehicle won't stop. Brake pedal goes to the floor intermittently. On several occasions tried to stop for a stop sign, brake pedal went to the floor, went thru stop sign.”
Filed Jan 10, 2024

“After a hard braking because of a person in a cross walk. The brake peddle went almost to the floor. Had a mechanic check and he said the brake fluid was full of bubbles so he change the fluid and the brakes were OK so he tested the brakes with a sudden stop and the brakes now go to the floor again.”
Filed Oct 1, 2023

Should you keep driving it?

This page can't tell you that. 2 of 64 reports involved a crash and 1 people were hurt. Owners who file are the ones who had a bad experience, and nobody checks their reports. If the problem affects steering, braking, power or a fire risk, treat it as a safety fault and have it inspected before a long or high-speed drive.

File your own report with NHTSA. Complaint counts are how a problem gets an investigation.