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2011 Ford Edge complaints

Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2011 record →

Latches/Locks/Linkages
Filed Jul 6, 201655,000 milesMI

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD EDGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR AJAR WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHETHER THE DOOR WAS CLOSED HARD OR SOFTLY. WHILE TRAVELING 10 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AUTOMATIC LOCKING FEATURE FAILED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED, CAUSING THE BATTERY TO DEPLETE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

Engine and Engine Cooling › Exhaust System
Filed Jul 6, 201653,000 milesPA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD EDGE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT NOTICED EXHAUST FUMES IN THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Engine
Filed Jul 5, 201693,000 milesNJ

WHEN DRIVING IN CERTAIN DAYS ESPECIALLY AFTER THE CAR HAS BEEN SITTING OVER THE WEEKEND YOU CAN SMELL EXHAUST FUMES IN THE CABIN

Service Brakes
Filed Jul 5, 201634,027 milesTX

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD EDGE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH AND APPROACHING A RED LIGHT, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED TO THE FLOORBOARD AND SOFT. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN VERY SLOWLY TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE VACUUM BRAKE BOOSTER WAS LEAKING AND THE BOOSTER ASSEMBLY NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,027. ...UPDATED 09/12/16 *BF *JS

Electrical System
Filed Jul 4, 201630,225 milesTN

DOOR LIGHT COMES ON,, DOOR AJAR ,,,(AND) ,,DOOR LOCKS UNLOCK WHEN IN MOTION,,, I REALLY CAN NOT UNDERSTAND WHY

Engine
Filed Jul 1, 201662,000 milesTX

WHEN DRIVING, THE WRENCH ICON CAME ON AND THE CAR LOST ALL ACCELERATION. POWER WAS LOST AND THE GAS PEDAL WOULD NOT WORK AT ALL! THERE WAS NO LIMP MODE, NO ACCELERATION AT A REDUCED SPEED. THIS WAS/IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS! IT HAPPENED TO ME 7 TIMES WITHIN A COUPLE OF MONTHS. I WAS FORTUNATE TO BE DRIVING IN A SUBURBAN COMMUNITY WHERE I COULD PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER. WHEN I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED IT, IT WORKED FINE. THE FORD DEALER COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM BECAUSE THERE WAS NO CODE WHEN THEY CHECKED. I JUST TOOK IT IN AGAIN BECAUSE THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ALSO CAME ON, AND THEY HAVE SAID IT IS THE THROTTLE BODY.

Unknown or Other
Filed Jul 1, 2016MO

MY DOOR AJAR LIGHT WILL NOT GO OFF AND IT EFFECTS THE BATTERY. I HAVE TO KEEP SLAMMING MY DOOR UNTILS IT FINALLY GOES OFF.

Structure › Body
Filed Jun 30, 2016GA

DRIVER SIDE AND DRIVER SIDE PASSENGER DOOR STATING IT IS AJAR. WAITING FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE TO BREAK. THIS HAS HAPPENED AFTER THE WARRANTY WAS UP.

Engine
Filed Jun 30, 201672,000 milesTX

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD EDGE. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY CONTROL FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 72,000.

Electrical System
Filed Jun 29, 2016NC

AFTER CLOSING MY CAR DOOR IT STILL SAYS THAT THE DOOR IS OPEN AND THE LIGHTS STAY ON, EVEN THOUGH THE DOOR IS CLOSED. I ALSO CAN NOT LOCK MY CAR DOOR AND I HAVE TO CLOSE OR SLAM IT REPEATEDLY BEFORE IT FINALLY SAYS IT'S CLOSED AND THE LIGHTS GO OUT. THIS HAS SOMETIMES TAKEN UP TO 20 MINUTES. GOT IT FIXED ONCE AND IT STARTED DOING THIS AGAIN WITHIN 6 MONTHS. IT IS VERY FRUSTRATING AND BEING THAT THE DOOR WON'T LOCK EVEN WHEN DRIVING THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS. THIS IS RIDICULOUS!!!

Unknown or Other
Filed Jun 29, 201662,400 milesFL

EDGE LOSES POWER WRENCH COMES ON

Unknown or Other
Filed Jun 28, 2016112,000 milesFL

"DOOR AJAR" WARNING REMAINS ON CONTINUOUSLY, AS WELL AS THE OVERHEAD LIGHTS. DOORS WILL NOT LOCK UNLESS YOU TRY SEVERAL TIMES TO OPEN AND CLOSE THE DOOR.

Service BrakesCrash
Filed Jun 28, 201678,000 milesIL

I WAS AT A DRIVE THRU AND HAD BRAKES APPLIED AND THEN I HEARD A HISSING NOISE COMING FROM BRAKES I LET OFF BRAKES TO MOVE FORWARD AND THE BRAKES WENT HARD AND TO FLOOR CAUSING ME TO HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO DEALER AFTER I LEFT AND THEY SAID IT WAS A BRAKE BOOSTER THAT HAD BEEN RECALLED. I HAVE NOT RECEIVED A NOTICE OR LETTER THAT THE BRAKES WERE RECALLED. I NOW HAVE DAMAGE TO MY FRONT BUMPER.

Electrical System
Filed Jun 28, 2016TX

MY 2011 FORD EDGE MY TOUCH SCREEN WAS WORKING FINE ON 6/25/2016 AND ABOUT NOON THAT DAY I WENT TO GO TO THE STORE AND MY SCREEN WAS COMPLETELY OUT! IT IS THE MOTHER BOARD OF THE ELECTRIC SYSTEM., TEMP CONTROL, RADIO, SEAT HEATERS , RADIO AND SO MUCH MORE. THE RADIO COMES ON BUT NO SCREEN ITS BEEN OVER 48HRS AND NOTHING! I CALLED FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID "YES ITS THE COMPUTER AND MY WARRANTY FOR THIS IS NO LONGER GOOD. HOW CAN FORD DO THIS TO THEIR CUSTOMERS! ALL THE CONTROLS ARE ON THIS ELECTRIC BOARD! I LOVE MY CAR BUT IM SO UNHAPPY WITH FORD SERVICE!

Service Brakes
Filed Jun 27, 201651,000 milesOH

WHILE DRIVING THE BRAKE PEDAL BEGAN GET HARD AND NOT DEPRESSING APPLYING ENOUGH PRESSURE THE THE BRAKE PADS. THE HARDER YOU PUSH THE BETTER THEY WORKED SO DETERMINED THE BRAKE BOOSTER HAD FAILED. THE PROBLEM WAS INTERMITTENT AT FIRST AND THEN BECAME REGULAR. CALLED FORD SERVICE TO FIND OUT THEY HAD EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON THIS PART BUT DID NOT DO A RECALL. THIS IS A DANGEROUS PART TO HAVE FAIL INTERMITTENTLY AS IT COULD GO FROM NEEDING A 100 FEET TO STOP TO 100 YARDS.

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Jun 27, 201672,000 milesFL

WHILE DRIVING THE SUV THE THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND VEHICLE WENT INTO LIMP MODE AND STARTED SPUTTERING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. WAS ABLE TO PULL TO SIDE OF ROAD BUT NOT ABLE TO DRIVE VEHICLE.

Engine
Filed Jun 27, 201638,000 milesIL

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, MY 2011 FORD EDGE LOST ALL ACCELERATION AND THE AWD WARNING LIGHT CAME ON WITH THE LIGHTED SYMBOL OF A WRENCH. I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED BY SEVERAL CARS BEFORE I COULD MAKE IT SIDE OF ROAD. I HAD TO SHUT VEHICLE COMPLETELY DOWN AND RESTART. THIS PROBLEM CONTINUED FOR SEVERAL MORE TIMES. FORD NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SEVERAL PEOPLE GET KILLED.

Engine
Filed Jun 25, 201670,000 milesPA

WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLES ENGINE WILL SHUT OFF WITHOUT ANY KIND OF WARNING. THE "AWD LIGHT" WILL COME ON AND THE "WRENCH LIGHT" WILL START FLASHING THE VEHICLE WILL START TO SHAKE AND VIBRATE. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES NOW IN THE PAST 3 MONTHS. ONCE IN EARLY APRIL 2016 AND AGAIN ON 6/24/16, AND THE NEXT DAY (TODAY) ON 6/25/16. ALL TIMES THE ROAD WAS DRY AND TEMPS WERE BETWEEN 70-80 DEGREES. EACH TIME THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT APPROX. 55 MPH IN TRAFFIC ON ROADS WITHOUT A SHOULDER. ONCE SAFELY PULLED OVER THE START BUTTON (KEYLESS START) IS TURNED OFF AND AFTER THE VEHICLE SITS FOR MINUTE IT IS ABLE TO STARTED AGAIN WITHOUT THE LIGHTS COMING ON. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE ON-LINE AND THERE ARE MANY, MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS HAPPENING ON HIGHWAYS WHERE ACCIDENTS HAVE BEEN NARROWLY AVOIDED. TRAVELING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AT HIGH SPEEDS WHEN THIS HAPPENS COULD BE A DISASTER WAITING TO HAPPEN. PLEASE FORCE FORD TO ISSUE A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE DIES DUE TO THIS ISSUE.

Unknown or Other
Filed Jun 24, 201655,000 milesIN

I HAVE HAD MY 2011 FORD EDGE IN TO THE DEALER TO REPAIR THE DOOR AJAR LIGHT THREE TIMES NOW. THEY REPAIRED IT THE PREVIOUS TWO TIMES AND NOW THEY ARE SAYING IT REQUIRES NEW DOOR LATCHES. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I'VE RESEARCH THIS AND THERE ARE A NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. THE DOOR WILL NOT LOCK WHEN THE LIGHT IS ON..THE DOME LIGHT STAYS ON AND RUNS THE BATTERY DOWN. AFTER SEEING THE NUMBER OF INSTANCES OF THESE PROBLEMS I'M SHOCKED THERE HAS NOT BE A RECALL.

Electrical System
Filed Jun 24, 2016102,000 milesNY

1. DOOR AJAR LIGHT COMES ON PERIODICALLY AT ANY TIME AND DOORS WONT LOCK 2. SYNC SYSTEMS TURNS ON AND OFF WHILE PARKED. OUTER LIGHTS TURN ON AND OFF WHILE PARKED AS WELL AND NOT AT THE SAME TIME AS THE SYNC SYSTEM. THE KEY IS NOT IN THE CAR WHEN THIS HAPPENS.

Electrical System
Filed Jun 23, 201645,000 milesMI

AFTER SHIFTING INTO PARK, A WARNING FLASHES ON THE SCREEN TO SHIFT INTO PARK. REPEATED ATTEMPTS FINALLY WILL ALLOW THE SHIFT TO SHUT DOWN

Air Bags
Filed Jun 23, 2016MI

TAKATA AIR BAG

Structure › Body
Filed Jun 23, 2016TN

DOOR AJAR LIGHT STARTED COMING ON FOR DRIVER'S SIDE REAR DOOR. YOU COULD GET OUT AND SLAM THE DOOR AND IT WOULD GO OUT. THIS HAS BEEN STEADLY GETTING WORSE. NOW ANYTIME YOU GET IN THE CAR, YOU DO NOT HAVE TO OPEN THE REAR DOOR AND THE DOOR AJAR LIGHT COMES ON AND THE INSIDE DOME LIGHTS COME ON. I CAN SAY "OK" TO THE NOTICE AND THE MESSAGE WILL DISAPPEAR BUT THE SMALL CAR INDICATOR WILL STAY ON ON THE DASH. THE REAL PROBLEM IS THE INSIDE DOME LIGHTS WILL NOT GO OUT UNTIL THE CAR PICKS UP SOME SPEED. THIS IS A REAL PROBLEM AT NIGHT ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE TRYING TO BACK OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AND THE LIGHTS ARE ON INSIDE THE CAR. I AM NOT SURE OF THE EXACT DATE THAT THIS STARTED, BUT IT HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. I JUST PICKED A DATE BELOW.

Electrical System
Filed Jun 23, 201660,000 milesIN

DRIVER DOOR AJAR LIGHT STAYS ON WHEN CLEARING DOOR IS SHUT. SLAMMING DOOR OR GENTLY SHUTTING IT LIKE A FORMAL DOOR DOES NOT FIX IT. SOME LIGHTS STAY ON AND WILL DRAIN BATTERY. HAS LEFT ME STRANDED TWICE. DRIVER DOOR AJAR LIGHT WILL EVENTUALLY GO AWAY WHEN I SIT IN PASSENGER SEAT AND OPEN AND CLOSE DOOR UNTIL LIGHT GOES AWAY. THEN I EXIT THE CAR AND LOCK IT WITH REMOTE TO ENSURE LIGHT IS OFF. FORD PLZ DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS THANK YOU. MILES ON CAR 90K. *TR

Power Train
Filed Jun 22, 201647,000 milesCA

WHEN I PLACE THE CAR IN PARK, THE P IN THE DASHBOARD DOES NOT TURN RED AND I GET AN ERROR MESSAGE IN THE DASH THAT THE CAR IS NOT IN PARK. IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO GET THE GEAR SHIFT TO SHOW THE P IN RED, IT RUNS YOUR BATTERY DOWN. THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THE FORD EDGE; HOWEVER, THE ONLY ONES COVERED TO BE FIXED BY THE DEALER ARE 2012 THRU 2016. WHY WAS THE 2011 FORD EDGE NOT INCLUDED IN THE CORRECTION REQUIRED OF FORD DEALERS? WILL IT BE ADDED TO THE LIST SOON?

Electrical System
Filed Jun 21, 2016ME

AFTER USING THE PASSENGER DOOR, THE DOOR AJAR LIGHT COMES ON EVEN THOUGH THE DOOR IS CLEARLY CLOSED. THE DOOR NEEDS TO BE OPENED AND CLOSED FOR THE LIGHT TO TURN OFF. WHEN YOU TURN THE CAR OFF AND THE DOOR AJAR LIGHT IS ON, THE DOME LIGHT WILL STAY ON AND DRAIN THE BATTERY AND THE DOOR DOES NOT LOCK.

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Doors › Latch
Filed Jun 21, 201645,000 milesTN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD EDGE. ONCE THE CONTACT ENTERED THE VEHICLE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE, THE DOOR AJAR WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND WOULD NOT DIM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOOR SENSOR WAS REPLACED TWICE BY THE DEALER, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AND WHILE PARKED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

Structure › Body
Filed Jun 20, 2016LA

DRIVER'S DOOR WILL NOT SHUT COMPLETELY. DOOR AJAR SENSOR ON. HAVE TO SLAM DOOR TO GET THE LIGHT TO GO OFF. TOLD IT WAS A "BAD LATCH" BY FORD DEALERSHIP. WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED.

Electrical System
Filed Jun 20, 2016TX

THE DOOR AJAR SENSOR KEEPS ALERTING - ALTHOUGH DOOR IS NOT AJAR - WHEN CAR SITS FOR ANY PERIOD OF TIME THIS DRAINS THE BATTERY. HAVE HAD TO REPLACE BATTERY TWICE. TOO EXPENSIVE TO HAVE DEALER REPAIR.

Service Brakes
Filed Jun 20, 201656,000 milesNV

ON OCCASION, WHEN BREAKING AT SLOW SPEEDS (LIKE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE) WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDDLE, THE CAR WILL ACCELERATE AND LURCH FORWARD. MY FOOT WAS NOWHERE NEAR THE ACCELERATOR PEDDLE. THIS HAPPENS ABOUT ONCE EVERY FEW WEEKS.

Electrical System
Filed Jun 20, 201661,500 milesLA

ON MY 2011 FORD EDGE, THE DRIVER'S DOOR AJAR LIGHT STAYS ON, EVEN WHEN THE DOOR IS SHUT. THIS IS CAUSING MY INTERIOR LIGHTS TO STAY WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE OR WHEN I EXIT THE VEHICLE, UNNECESSARILY DRAINING THE BATTERY. ADDITIONALLY, THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AS I AM UNABLE TO LOCK THE DOORS FROM MY DRIVER CONTROL PANEL (FOR EXAMPLE, IF ONE OF MY CHILDREN HAPPENS TO OPEN THEIR LOCK, I CANNOT LOCK IT AGAIN ELECTRONICALLY). IF I HAPPEN TO NOT NOTICE THAT THEY HAVE OPENED THEIR DOOR, THEY COULD ACCIDENTALLY OPEN IT AND FALL OUT. OR, SAY I RUN UP ON A BAD SITUATION, I AM UNABLE TO LOCK THE DOORS AUTOMATICALLY IN A QUICK INSTANCE. FORD, PLEASE DO THE RIGHT THING AND RECALL THIS ITEM FOR A FIX. THANKS

Electrical System
Filed Jun 17, 2016WA

THE REAR DOOR SENSOR HAS FAILED CAUSING THE CAR TO THINK THAT THE REAR DOOR IS NOT CLOSED. THE DRIVER HAS NO WAY OF KNOWING FOR SURE IF THE DOOR IS TRULY OPEN OR CLOSED MAKING IT A SAFETY ISSUE.

Engine
Filed Jun 17, 201630 milesMT

SATURDAY JUNE 4, I WAS DRIVING ALONG CITY STREET AT 50KPH, WHEN THE VEHICLE LOST POWER, THE WRENCH AND "AWD OFF" ILLUMINATED. IT WAS STILL RUNNING, LIMPING ALONG AT 5KPH MAX. PUT ON FLASHERS AND PULLED TO SIDE OF THE ROAD, PUT TRANSMISSION INTO NEUTRAL AND TRIED REV'ING THE ENGINE, NO RESPONSE, BUT ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING. GOOGLED THE PROBLEM, WHICH SUGGESTED TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF AND ON. LOOKS LIKE EVERYTHING RESET AND VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY. SEVERAL HOURS LATER, I WAS ON MAJOR (4 LANE) CITY STREET, TRAVELLING AT 80KPH, WHEN SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED. PUT ON FLASHERS AND COASTED TO SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURNED VEHICLE OF/ON, AND CONTINUED TO HOME. DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE AND DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. I SUGGESTING THEY DIG FURTHER AND MAYBE CHECK THE INTERNET.....THROTTLE BODY MIGHT BE THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE HAS 80,000 KM AND IS OUT OF EXTENDED WARRANTY BY 6 MONTHS. AFTER 3 DAYS IN THE SHOP, THE DEALER TECHNICIAN SUGGESTED MAYBE THE THROTTLE BODY. I'M CURRENTLY WAITING ON DEALER TO RECEIVE PART. I CALLED FORD CUSTOMER CARE AND THEY ARE PROVIDING A RENTAL, AND ARE EXPEDITING THE PART AS WELL AS OFFERING A REDUCED COST. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE DOCUMENTED.

Structure › Body
Filed Jun 17, 2016TX

THE PASSENGER DOOR SENSOR DOES NOT WORK AND IS CAUSING THE BATTERY TO DRAIN. I HAVE BEEN STRANDED TWICE. THE DOORS WILL NOT LOCK WHEN THE CAR IS IN MOTION. I AM AFRAID WHEN DRIVING MY CAR.

Electrical System
Filed Jun 16, 2016IL

DRIVER DOOR AJAR LIGHT CAME ON WHEN DOOR WAS CLOSED SECURELY.

Unknown or Other
Filed Jun 16, 2016NY

DOOR AJAR LIGHT, ON. I WENT ONLINE AND FOUND OUT THAT A LOT OF FORD VEHICLES HAVE THIS ISSUE. THE DOOR AJAR LIGHT KEEPS GOING ON. APPARENTLY I NEED TO REPLACE THE DOOR AJAR SWITCH.

Electrical System
Filed Jun 14, 201660,000 milesOH

REAR DOOR AJAR WARNING COMES ON INTERMITTENT. IT WILL NOT DOORS DURING DRIVING. DOME LIGHTS STAY ON AFTER CAR IS TURNED OFF AND DRAINS BATTERY.

Service Brakes
Filed Jun 13, 201665,000 milesPR

I OWN A 2011 FORD EDGE. ON JUNE 2, 2016, MY HUSBAND AND I WERE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY, WHEN WE NOTICED A SUDDEN PROBLEM WITH THE CAR BRAKING PERFORMANCE; UNEXPECTEDLY, WE STARTED HEARING A HISSING NOISE COMING FROM THE PEDAL AND THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP; THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND FAILED TO RESPOND WITHOUT WARNING. FORTUNATELY, THE ROAD WAS NOT CONGESTED AT THE TIME, AND WE WERE ABLE TO SLOW DOWN WITHOUT CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. REGARDLESS, THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT; IT'S A MIRACLE THAT NO ONE WAS INJURED. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME WE HAVE EXPERIENCED BREAK PROBLEMS WITH OUR FORD EDGE. LAST YEAR, DURING OCTOBER, WE NOTICED THE SAME PROBLEM, PARTICULARLY AN EXCESSIVE EFFORT NEEDED TO STOP, ADDITIONAL TO THE HISSING NOISE. BACK THEN, WE TOOK THE CAR TO AN INDEPENDENT PRIVATE MECHANIC TO GET IT FIXED, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, SO WE SPENT A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF MONEY FOR THE REPLACEMENT. I'M CERTAIN THIS IS A DESIGN OR MANUFACTURING FLAW. A RECALL IS DEFINED AS ANY WIDESPREAD VEHICULAR PROBLEM THAT RESULTS IN A RISK FOR THOSE IN THE CAR. DOING ONLINE RESEARCH, I REALIZED THAT MANY FORD EDGE OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME RISKY SITUATION. THROUGH THE FORD WEBSITE ' SPECIFICALLY THE FIELD SERVICE ACTIONS PAGE ' I WAS ABLE TO IDENTIFY THAT OUR VEHICLE WAS ELIGIBLE FOR AN 'EXTENDED WARRANTY COVERAGE ON BRAKE BOOSTER'. QUITE HONESTLY, I WAS HORRIFIED! HOW COME FORD NEVER NOTIFIED ME? WHY DISGUISE THIS SAFETY ISSUE AS AN EX

Electrical System
Filed Jun 12, 201644,000 milesNY

THIS IS THE UBIQUITOUS 'DOOR AJAR' ALARM ISSUE THAT FORD REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE. THE DOOR AJAR LIGHT ALONG WITH ITS ASSOCIATED WARNING CHIME AND INTERIOR LIGHTS WILL TURN ON RANDOMLY. SOMETIMES I HAVE TO OPEN AND SHUT THE DOOR FOR SEVERAL MINUTES TO GET THE LIGHTS OFF SO THE BATTERY WILL NOT RUN DOWN AND LEAVE ME STRANDED. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS I HAVE HAD TO OPEN AND SHUT THE DOOR WHILE DRIVING IN ORDER TO GET THIS ALARM TO GO OFF. THERE ARE YOUTUBE VIDEOS WITH THOUSANDS OF HITS ON THIS ISSUE AS WELL AS HUNDREDS OF ONLINE COMPLAINTS; YET FORD WILL NOT VOLUNTARILY RECALL AND FIX THIS ISSUE.

Electrical System
Filed Jun 10, 2016CA

THE "DOOR AJAR" ALERT AND THE INTERIOR CABIN LIGHTS STAY ON EVEN THOUGH THE DOOR IS FIRMLY CLOSED. THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE CAR IS STATIONARY AND MOVING. THIS IS A DANGER AT NIGHT AS THE INTERIOR LIGHTS MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO SEE. THE DOORS ALSO DO NOT LOCK DUE TO THIS ISSUE. I WOULD ALSO IMAGINE THE BATTERY WILL WEAR DOWN AS A RESULT OF THE LIGHTS STAYING ON.

Electrical System
Filed Jun 9, 201625,000 milesVA

DOOR AJAR SIGNAL STAYS ON WHEN DOOR IS CLOSED. DOME LIGHTS STAYS ON BECAUSE THE DOOR AJAR. DOORS DON'T LOCK BECAUSE OF THE DOOR AJAR. HAD IT FIXED ONE TIME AND NOW ITS DOING IT A SECOND TIME.

Service Brakes
Filed Jun 8, 201624,800 milesPA

BRAKE BOOSTER BEGAN FAILING AT 24,XXX MILES. MY WIFE AND OUR 1 YEAR OLD SON WERE PLACED INTO SERIOUS DANGER. THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME 'ROCK HARD' AND WOULD NOT ENGAGE THE BRAKES. THE LOCAL FORD DEALER DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED THIS UNDER WARRANTY.

Unknown or Other
Filed Jun 8, 201624,800 milesPA

THE FRONT DRIVERS DOOR AJAR WARNING WILL INTERMITTENTLY DISPLAY, EVEN WHILE THE DOOR IS CLOSED. WE HAVE OPENED AND RE-CLOSED THE DOOR WITH EFFORTS TO REMOVE THE ALERT ON THE DASH TO NO AVAIL. WE INFORMED OUR LOCAL FORD DEALER, WHO SAID THEY CAN CORRECT THIS BY REPLACING THE DOOR LATCH INSIDE OF THE DOOR FOR $375, TO WHICH I REPLIED NO. THEY THEN SAID THEY COULD DO IT FOR $325, TO WHICH I DECLINED AGAIN. THEY SAID THERE IS NO RECALL, NOR IS IT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. ASIDE FROM THE MESSAGE ON THE DASH, NO OTHER ISSUES HAVE OCCURRED. I.E. LIGHTS ON, BATTERY DEAD. ...YET.

Engine
Filed Jun 7, 201673,000 milesVA

DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT 60MPH THE CAR DISPLAYS A WRENCH-SHAPED LIGHT IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND GOES INTO "LIMP HOME MODE," VERY DANGEROUS AS YOUR DRIVING IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. I HAD CARS FLYING PAST ME IN BOTH THE FAST LANE AND SLOW LANES THAT WOULD NOT LET ME OVER TO GET TO THE FAR RIGHT. THIS WAS PROBABLY ONE OF THE SCARIEST THINGS I HAD EVER EXPERIENCED! GOING FROM 60 TO LESS THAN 5 MPH IN A BLIP SECOND WITH NO WARNING. I WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, AND SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTART IT AND EVERYTHING SEEMED OKAY. WENT HOME TO DO RESEARCH AND EVERYTHING POINTED TO THE THROTTLE BODY THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF POSTS FROM FORD EDGE OWNERS WITH THIS EXACT SAME ISSUE FORD WAS FORCED TO RECALL OTHER MODELS BUT FOR SOME REASON THE EDGE WAS NOT INCLUDED, WE CLEANED THE THROTTLE BODY WITH THROTTLE BODY CLEANER, HOWEVER IT REALLY DID NOT LOOK VERY BAD. AFTER CLEANING THE THROTTLE BODY, I DROVE THE VEHICLE FOR A TEST AND DID NOT GET MORE THAN 5 MILES AND THE SAME ISSUE OCCURRED THIS TIME I WAS READY AND ONLY GOING 40, HOWEVER I WAS ON THE BACK ROAD WITH NO WHERE TO PULL OVER. I HAD TO SHUT THE CAR OFF IN MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AND RESTART IT, HOWEVER THAT TIME I PUT THE CODE SCANNER IN BEFORE RESTARTING THE VEHICLE. ONE CODE WAS PICKED UP 'P2111" - THROTTLE BODY FAILURE. I CAN NOT BELIEVE FORD HAS NOT RECALLED THE EDGE'S FOR THIS ISSUE, THERE ARE SEVERAL HUNDRED COMPLAINTS ON THIS SITE ALL FOR THE SAME ISSUE. I CURRENTLY AM UNABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR BECAUSE IT WON'T GO

Unknown or Other
Filed Jun 7, 201683,000 milesNC

SYSTEM ALERTS "PASSENGER DOOR AJAR" , BEEPS, AND CONSOLE LIGHTS STAY ON. IT HAS BEEN DOING THIS FOR MONTHS. SAFETY CONCERN IS WITH IT DOING THIS WHEN DOOR IS NOT AJAR, HOW WOULD WE KNOW WHEN IT TRULY WAS AJAR?

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Jun 6, 2016CA

THE 'DOOR AJAR' SIGNAL STAYS ON EVEN WHEN THE DOOR IS SECURLY SHUT. THIS ALSO CAUSES THE DOME/INTERIOR LIGHTS TO STAY ON. THIS ALSO MAKES IT SO YOU CAN'T FULLY LOCK UP THE CAR. AFTER A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF TIME THIS ALSO CAUSES THE ALARM TO GO OFF WHILE THE CAR IS UNATTENDED. ALL OF THESE THINGS COMBINED DRAINS THE BATTERY, LEAVING US STRANDED. WITH A NEWBORN AND A TODDLER THIS IS A MAJOR CONCERN.

Electrical System
Filed Jun 2, 201669,999 milesMI

THE DOOR AJAR WARNING LIGHTS COME ON EVERY SINGLE DAY FOR ALL DOORS. CONSTANTLY CAUSING SURMOUNTABLE STRESS TO DRIVER. IF UNABLE TO GET THE SENSOR TO TURN OFF, THE DOORS DO NOT LOCK WHILE DRIVING, WHICH IS TERRIBLY UNSAFE FOR DRIVER AND PASSENGERS. ALSO, BECAUSE THE DOME LIGHT IS CONNECTED TO THE DOOR, THE LIGHTS STAY ON DRAINING BATTERY. I'VE ALSO HAD THE DOOR AJAR SENSOR WARNING COME ON WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, WHEN IT WAS PREVIOUSLY NOT ON. THERE ARE ALSO WARNINGS "CHECK FUEL INLET", BUT THERE IS NOTHING TO CHECK. THE ONLY PROBLEM IS THAT THE SENSOR HAS A PROBLEM! WHICH THEN IN TURN MAKES THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATE BECAUSE IT THINKS THERE IS A LEAK IN THE FUEL INLET, OR PERHAPS THINKS THAT THE SEAL ISN'T CLOSED BECAUSE FORD DECIDED THE CAP-LESS FUEL INLET WAS A GOOD IDEA. IT'S NOT!

Electrical System
Filed Jun 2, 201643,462 milesGU

FORD EDGE DOOR AJAR LATCH ISSUE INDICATOR LIGHT STAYS ON WHILE DOOR IS CLOSED DOME LIGHT REMAINS ON INABILITY TO LOCK THE VEHICLE FAULTY LATCH HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=8RLMGEEHQ38

Electrical System
Filed Jun 1, 201643,000 milesFL

VEHICLE HAS BEGUN TO SHOW DRIVER DOOR AJAR AT ALL TIMES, EVEN WHEN SLAMMED SEVERAL TIMES. THIS CAUSES LIGHTS IN CABIN TO REMAIN ON AND DRAIN BATTERY WHEN PARKED AND EVEN CAUSES HORN TO BEGIN TO BEEP AT ALL TIMES DURING THE DAY AND NIGHT. ALSO CAUSES DOORS TO LOCK OR UNLOCK WHILE DRIVING OR WHILE PARKED AND LEFT UNATTENDED. NOT SECURE FOR CHILDREN TO RIDE IN CAR SINCE LOCKS ARE NOT RELIABLE OR TO LEAVE THE CAR SINCE YOU MAY RETURN AND VEHICLE HAS UNLOCKED. THIS IS VERY MUCH A SAFETY CONCERN SINCE IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO BACK UP OR DRIVE WITH THE CABIN LIGHTS ON.

Unknown or Other
Filed May 27, 2016MN

THE FALSE DOOR AJAR SIGNAL SHOWS UP WHEN I START THE CAR, AND PREVENTS TO DOORS FROM LOCKING. DOME LIGHT STAYS ON, AS WELL AS LIGHTING UNDER BOTH SIDE MIRRORS WHICH IS CAUSING BATTERY DRAIN. SOMETIMES YOU CAN CLEAR THE DOOR AJAR BY OPENING IT AGAIN AND SLAMMING IT VERY HARD. THIS IS THE SECOND INCIDENT OF THIS HAPPENING, AND HAD IT LAST FIXED AT THE FORD DEALERSHIP IN JUNE OF 2013.

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