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2012 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 2012 record →

Electrical System
Filed Jan 30, 201762,591 milesCA

THE "DOOR AJAR" LIGHT WILL NOT SHUT OFF EVEN WHEN THE DOOR IS CLOSED AND THIS LEAVES THE INTERIOR LIGHTS ON WHICH IS A NIGHTTIME DRIVING HAZARD. THE DEALER SAYS THE LATCH IS DEFECTIVE AND FORD WILL NOT ASSIST IN THE REPAIR. THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE CAR IS MOVING AND STATIONARY. DUE TO THE HIGH COST (OVER $550.00) PEOPLE ARE GOING TO IGNORE THE REPAIR AND THEN DRIVE IMPAIRED. SO HOW MANY ACCIDENTS ARE REQUIRED BEFORE FORD IS FORCED TO DEAL WITH THIS ISSUE? *TR

Electrical System
Filed Jan 27, 2017102,894 milesGA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD EDGE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO DECELERATE. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL NUMEROUS TIMES, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT COASTED INTO A PARKING LOT, WAITED FOR A WHILE, AND RESUMED DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,894.

Electrical System
Filed Jan 23, 201787,066 milesTN

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR SHUTS OFF AND A WRENCH POPS UP ON THE DASH. LAT TIME IT HAPPEN MY WIFE WAS DRIVING IN AN INTERSECTION . THAN 2 MORE TIMES IN A 4 MILE DRIVE . WE HAD THIS ISSUE BEFORE AND HAD THE THROTTLE BODY REPLACED ABOUT 8 MONTHS AGO AND THAT WORKED TILL NOW. MY WIFE IS TO SCARED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AND I CANT SAY I BLAME HER . *TR

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Jan 18, 2017NE

A WARNING LIGHT IS DISPLAYED STATING THE PASSENGER DOOR IS AJAR WHEN IT IS NOT. THE DOOR CAN BE REPEATEDLY OPENED AND CLOSED ATTEMPTING TO MAKE THE WARNING LIGHT GO OFF, IT DOES NOT WORK THE MAJORITY OF THE TIME. THE INTERIOR LIGHTS WILL NOT GO OFF, WHICH MAKES DRIVING A HAZARD. ALSO, THE DOOR WILL NOT LOOK WHEN THE WARNING LIGHT IS ON. ANOTHER SAFETY CONCERN. *TR

Structure
Filed Jan 12, 2017MO

DOOR AJAR SENSOR FAILED AND SAYS DOORS ARE OPEN WHEN THEY ARE LATCHED. YOU ARE NOT ABLE TO LOCK THE DOORS WHEN DRIVING WITH THIS ALARM. *TR

Unknown or Other
Filed Jan 11, 201715 milesNC

DOOR AJAR SENSOR ...THIS IS CAUSING MY DOME LIGHTS TO JUST COME ON GOING DOWN THE ROAD AND TANK GOODNESS WHEN THIS HAPPENED THERE WASN'T ANOTHER CAR NEAR ME BECAUSE I WOULD HAVE CRASHED INTO THEM BECAUSE IT BLINDED ME. ALSO MY DOORS WANT LOCK WHEN THIS SENSOR IS MESSING UP. I HAVE ALREADY HAD ONE REPLACED AND NOW ANOTHER ONE I THINK THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM AND FORD WILL NOT RECOGNIZE IT.

Unknown or Other
Filed Jan 6, 201794,000 milesMI

DOOR AJAR LIGHT GOES ON, EVEN WHEN DOOR IS CLOSED, WHICH LEADS TO ISSUES AT TIMES WITH THE DOOR CLOSING. FORD IS AWARE ITS AN ISSUE, HAS BEEN REPLACED ON THIS VEHICLE PREVIOUSLY, AND THEY REFUSE TO ISSUE A RECALL ON IT. DRAINS THE BATTERY AND IS A SAFETY ISSUE.

Service Brakes
Filed Jan 3, 201765,500 milesMO

SOMETIMES WHEN THE ABS ACTIVATES THE BRAKE PEDAL BECOMES VERY SOFT, YOU CAN STILL STOP BUT YOU HAVE VERY LITTLE BRAKING FOR THE FIRST 3/4 OF THE PEDAL. I HAVE FIGURED OUT THAT I CAN REST THE ABS CONTROL MODULE BY GOING IN TO THE CAR WASH AND ACTIVATING THE ABS A FEW TIMES. I THINK THE PROBLEM IS THE HCU AND I COULD HAVE ONE PUT IN BUT THIS SEEMS TO ME TO BE A DESIGN FAILURE AND SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER A RECALL. ITS ONLY HAPPENED A COUPLE OF TIMES WHEN DRIVING DURING ICY CONDITIONS BUT IT SHOULD NOT HAPPEN AND COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR

Structure › Body
Filed Dec 29, 201677,000 milesFL

FORD EDGE LEFT REAR DOOR LATCH FAILING. THE LATCH SENSOR RANDOMLY FAULTS AND IT'S UNCLEAR IF THE DOOR IS PROPERLY LATCHED OR NOT. THE ALARM WILL SOUND RANDOMLY AS THE SENSOR FAILS WHILE THE CAR IS LOCKED. THIS COULD CAUSE A SITUATION WHERE THE DOOR IS NOT PROPERLY CLOSED BUT THE SENSOR SAYS IT IS. PASSENGERS IN THE CAR COULD BE EJECTED. LATCH FAULTS WHEN STATIONARY OR IN MOTION.

Structure › Body
Filed Dec 29, 2016110,000 milesNJ

DRIVERS DOOR WILL NOT LOCK, ICON ON DASH SAYS "DRIVERS DOOR ADJAR"' WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. WHEN STOPPED, EVEN MOMENTARILY THE "SHIFT TO PARK" LOGO APPEARS, AND A CHIME SOUNDS. UNABLE TO LOCK THE VEHICLE WHEN PARKED AS THE FACTORY ALARM STARTS SOUNDING DEPENDING ON THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE.

Electrical System
Filed Dec 28, 2016MA

ABOUT A YEAR AGO, THE DRIVER DOOR AJAR LIGHT CAME ON AND WILL NOT GO OUT. THIS HAS CAUSED THE BATTERY TO DRAIN MULTIPLE TIMES DUE TO INTERIOR LIGHTS STAYING ON ALL THE TIME. EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE COMES TO A STOP, THE "SHIFT TO PARK" WARNING COMES ON ALONG WITH THE DOOR CHIME. FORD CLAIMS IT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND QUOTED ~$400 TO REPLACE (~$250 IF IT COULD BE "REPAIRED"). A FEW WEEKS AGO, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE AJAR LIGHT CAME ON AND WILL NOT GO OUT. DUE TO THIS, WE CAN NO LONGER LOCK THE REAR DOOR WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS THE LOCATION OF OUR CHILD'S SEAT! ALSO, WE NO LONGER CAN TELL IF THE DOORS ARE PROPERLY CLOSED OR NOT. *TR

Electrical System
Filed Dec 26, 201655,000 milesNC

DOOR AJAR STAYS ON WHEN DOOR IS FULLY CLOSED.

Electrical System
Filed Dec 26, 201685,000 milesSC

DRIVER SIDE DOOR AJAR LIGHT COMES ON. CAN BE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND INTERIOR LIGHT COME ON DUE TO DOOR AJAR ISSUE. DOOR WILL NOT LOCK WHILE CAR IS MOVING DUE TO ISSUE MAKING THIS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

Electrical System
Filed Dec 23, 2016CA

THE DRIVER DOOR AJAR WARNING LIGHT WILL OFTEN REMAIN ON EVEN WHEN THE DOOR IS CLEARLY CLOSED. THE LIGHT WILL ALSO RANDOMLY COME ON WHILE DRIVING AND THE INTERIOR LIGHTS WILL ILLUMINATE, MAKING NIGHT DRIVING ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS. *TR

Electrical System
Filed Dec 22, 2016AZ

DRIVER DOOR SENSOR KEEPS TELLING ME THE DOOR IS AJAR WHEN IT IS NOT. IT WILL DO THIS WHILE YOU ARE CRUISING DOWN THE FREEWAY CAUSING YOU TO FREAK OUT THINKING ONE OF THE KIDS HAS OPENING A DOOR IN THE BACK SEAT! THIS WILL BE THE 2ND TIME I'VE HAD TO TAKE THIS IN TO BE FIXED SINCE OWNING THE CAR, WHICH IS COMING UP ON ONE YEAR.

Service Brakes
Filed Dec 19, 2016NE

THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE BRAKE BOOSTER - POSSIBLE 13N02 BRAKE BOOSTER FSA - THAT I WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF. I CALLED THE FORD DEALER TO DIAGNOSE A BRAKE ISSUE AND A WEEK LATER THEY GOT ME IN AND THEN CASUALLY TOLD ME THEY REPLACED MY BRAKE BOOSTER AT NO CHARGE BECAUSE IT WAS PART OF A RECALL. I JUST SIGNED UP ON NHSTA WEBSITES TO BE BETTER INFORMED.

Structure › Body
Filed Dec 17, 2016TX

DRIVERS SIDE DOOR LATCH WHICH HAS SENSOR, BUILT IN, TO NOTIFY COMPUTER THE DOOR IS CLOSED WORKS ONLY INTERMITENLY. REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY, THEN LUBERCATED AND ADJUSTED AFTER 36,000 MILE WARRANTY EXPIRED. EACH REPAIR ONLY LASTED A FEW MONTHS. STILL HAVING PROBLEM. SHOWS DOOR AJAR AT ALMOST EVERY STOP WITH ANNOYING AND DISTRACTING ALARM DING. LEAVES MESSAGE ON INSTUREMENT PANEL, BLOCKING OTHER VITAL READINGS AND POSSIBLE ALERTS UNTIL ACKNOWLEDGED(TEMP GUAGE, ECT.). LEAVES INTERIOR LIGHTS ON CAUSING BATTERY DRAIN AND BEING STRANDED BY DEAD BATTERY. WILL NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK WITH KEY PAD. THIS HAPPENS DAILY. FIRST REPAIR BACK IN 2014.

Electrical System
Filed Dec 17, 201655,000 milesTX

THE DRIVER DOOR AJAR INDICATION EVEN WHEN THE DOOR IS CLOSED. THE WARNING KEEPS ALERTING THE DRIVER. IT SAYS SHIFT TO PARK AND CLOSE THE DOOR. BUT THE DOOR IS CLOSED. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THIS OCCURS WHEN AT A STOP OR JUST BEFORE LEAVING A STOP LIGHT.

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Doors › Latch
Filed Dec 14, 201647,000 milesMN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD EDGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR LATCH FAILED TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE DOOR AJAR WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED FREQUENTLY. ALL OF THE DOORS FAILED TO REMAIN LOCKED SEVERAL TIMES. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V246000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000.

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Dec 10, 201678,218 milesFL

DOOR LATCH AJAR WARNING. DOORS ARE UNABLE TO STAY LOCKED. IT IS UNSAFE. THE WARNING LIGHT FOR "DOOR AJAR" AND "PUT GEAR IN PARK" COMES ON NONSTOP WHILE DRIVING. THE LIGHT STAYS ON AFTER PARKED FOR AT LEAST 20 MINUTES WHICH DRAINS BATTERY. I WENT TO THE DEALER AND HAD TO PAY $615.91 TO FIX. I WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED FOR FAULTY LOCKS. I AM ALSO AFRAID THE OTHER THREE ARE GOING TO DO THE SAME THING.

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Doors › Latch
Filed Dec 8, 201680,000 milesVA

THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR LATCH IS BROKEN, SO THE DOOR AJAR INDICATOR LIGHT STAYS ON, THE LIGHTS STAY ON, AND IT'S GENERALLY UNSAFE TO HAVE THE DOOR NOT SECURED WHILE DRIVING. *TR

Structure › Body
Filed Dec 2, 201681,000 milesNH

DOOR AJAR SENSORS/LIGHT DOESN'T INDICATE WHEN DOORS ARE CLOSED, AND WILL COME ON FOR NO REASON WHEN VEHICLE IS DRIVING. THIS CAUSES THE INTERIOR LIGHTS TO ILLUMINATE AND DOORS UNLOCK/UNABLE TO LOCK. VERY DANGEROUS AT NIGHT OR WHEN I DRIVE WITH CHILDREN IN THE CAR. *TR

Electrical System
Filed Dec 2, 2016MN

DRIVER'S DOOR AJAR NOTIFICATION ON DASH PANEL WHEN DOOR IS CLOSED. DOME LIGHTS STAY ON LEADING TO DRAINED BATTERY AND LOCKS WILL NOT ENGAGE DUE TO VEHICLE NOT RECOGNIZING DOOR IS CLOSED. DOOR LOCKS DO NOT ENGAGE WHEN DRIVING OR EXITING THE CAR, EVEN WHEN DOOR IS TIGHTLY CLOSED. LOCKS DO NOT ENGAGE AND DOME LIGHTS REMAIN ON WHEN STATIONARY AS WELL AS IN MOTION AND VEHICLE NOTIFIES TO SHIFT TO PARK AND CLAIMS DRIVERS DOOR IS AJAR. NO RECALLS AND VERY PRICEY TO HAVE LOCAL DEALERSHIP INSPECT, DIAGNOSE, AND REPLACE ENTIRE DOOR LATCH MECHANISM. I HAVE ONLY OWNED MY CAR FOR A YEAR. 47,349.8 MILES. HAVE DONE EXTENSIVE ONLINE RESEARCH AND FOUND MANY OTHER OWNERS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

Unknown or Other
Filed Nov 30, 2016130,000 milesOK

THE DOOR AJAR LIGHT IS COMING ON WHEN THE DOORS ARE ALL SHUT. HAVE TO KEEP SHUTTING THE DRIVERS DOOR TO GET IT TO TURN OFF. INTERIOR LIGHT ALSO STAYS ON.

Service Brakes
Filed Nov 29, 201635,000 milesAL

WHILE DRIVING AT SLOW SPEEDS PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR BUT DOESN'T HAPPEN ALL THE TIME. MAY DRIVE 6 WEEKS BEFORE IT HAPPENS AGAIN. FORD HAS EXTENDED RECALL ON POWER BOOSTER. DEALER REPLACED BOOSTER SAYS THAT WAS THE PROBLEM. DROVE VEHICLE ANOTHER THREE WEEKS AND PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AGAIN STILL WHILE DRIVING SLOW OR COMING DOWN A HILL PRESSING BRAKES SLIGHTLY. REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER BUT NO CHANGE. SCARED TO DRIVE VEHICLE. NEVER KNOW WHEN THE BRAKES ARE GOING TO ACT UP. *TR

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Doors › Latch
Filed Nov 28, 201610,000 milesCO

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD EDGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOOR AJAR WARNING INDICATOR AND CHIME OPERATED INDEPENDENTLY, EVEN WHEN THE DOORS WERE CLOSED. IN ADDITION, THE DOOR COULD NOT BE LATCHED WHEN THE IGNITION WAS IN THE ON POSITION. THE WARNING INDICATOR CEASED TO FUNCTION UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATED AT A HIGHER SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO A DOOR LATCH MALFUNCTION, WHICH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 10,000.

Electrical System
Filed Nov 28, 201636,000 milesKS

THE WARNING LIGHT THAT THE DRIVER DOOR IS AJAR IS CONSTANTLY ON, EVEN THOUGH THE DOOR IS SHUT. THIS PREVENTS THE DOORS FROM LOCKING WHEN THE CAR IS ON, AND WHEN DRIVING. IT ALSO KEEPS THE INTERIOR AND PERIMETER LIGHTS ON, UNTIL THEY 'TIME OUT,' WEARING DOWN THE BATTERY. *TR

Unknown or Other
Filed Nov 26, 201663,000 milesOR

THE DRIVER'S DOOR AJAR WARNING LIGHT AND ALARM GOES OFF EVEN WHEN THE DOOR IS SECURELY LATCHED. SLAMMING DOOR DOESN'T HELP AND INTERIOR LIGHT CAN STAY ON DRAWING DOWN THE BATTERY. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE SINCE IT CAN'T BE CERTAIN IF THE DOOR IS REALLY CLOSED. ALARM GOES OFF EVERY TIME CAR SLOWS DOWN OR STOPS. THIS WAS A PROBLEM THE DAY WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND WAS REPAIRED BY THE DEALER THAT DAY. IT BEGAN HAPPENING AGAIN LAST WEEK.

Exterior Lighting
Filed Nov 22, 201630,000 milesMD

THE "DOOR AJAR" LIGHT LOCATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER STAYS ON ALL OF THE TIME EVEN WHEN ALL DOORS ARE CLOSED AND FULLY LATCHED. WHEN THE LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY, THE VEHICLE DOORS WILL NOT LOCK WHICH IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS ON AND THE DOOR LOCK BUTTON IS PRESSED, THE DOORS LOCK AND THEN UNLOCK WITHIN A SECOND APART. ONCE THE VEHICLE IS EXITED AND LOCKED WITH THE REMOTE, THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LIGHTS REMAIN ILLUMINATED.

Electrical System
Filed Nov 18, 2016NC

SAFETY ISSUE REGARDING DOOR LATCH AND DOOR AJAR SENSOR. SENSOR HAS FAILED AND CONTINUES TO THINK THE DOOR IS AJAR WHICH CAUSES THE DOORS NOT ABLE TO LOCK, AND THE INTERIOR LIGHT STAYS ON AND CAUSES WINDSHIELD GLARE WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AS YOU CANNOT LOCK THE DOORS FOR PROTECTION AND YOU CAN'T SEE PROPERLY TO DRIVE AT NIGHT.

Structure › Body
Filed Nov 16, 201670,000 milesMO

DRIVER DOOR AJAR LIGHT REMAINS ON AT ALL TIMES, NOT SURE IF DOOR IS CLOSED ALL OF THE WAY OR NOT, DOME LIGHTS REMAIN ON AS WELL. THIS HAPPENS WHILE PARKED WHETHER KEYS ARE IN THE IGNITION OR NOT AND ALSO WHILE DRIVING.

Unknown or Other
Filed Nov 15, 201647,500 milesGA

DOOR AJAR LIGHT DON'T GO AFTER DOOR CLOSING.

Unknown or Other
Filed Nov 15, 201640,000 milesLA

THE DOOR AJAR ALARM STAYS ON REGARDLESS OF IF THE DOOR IS CLOSED OR NOT. ONLY THE DRIVER'S FRONT DOOR SEEMS TO BE AFFECTED. SOMETIMES REPEATEDLY CLOSING THE DOOR (15+ TIMES) WILL FINALLY MAKE THE ALARM GO OFF.

Structure › Body
Filed Nov 14, 2016IL

MY DRIVER SIDE DOOR LATCH IS DEFECTIVE. THE SENSOR IS SHOWING THAT THE DOOR IS OPEN WHEN THE DOOR IS ACTUALLY CLOSED. THIS CAUSES MY INTERIOR LIGHTS TO REMAIN ON AND IT EVENTUALLY DRAINS MY BATTERY.

Structure › Body
Filed Nov 14, 2016IA

THE DRIVERS' DOOR LATCH IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THE DOOR AJAR ALARM IS DISPLAYED ON THE DASHBOARD -AND THE INTERIOR LIGHTS WILL NOT TURN OFF. IT HAS CAUSED A DRAINED BATTERY AND DECREASED VISIBILITY AT NIGHT -DUE TO GLARE FROM INTERIOR LIGHTS ON WINDSHIELD. I AM ALSO NOT SURE IF THE DOOR IS ACTUALLY PROPERLY LATCHED-AND IF IT WILL OPEN WHILE IN MOTION. I TALKED TO MY DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT WOULD COST $400+ TO REPLACE THE LATCH..WHICH I DO NOT THINK IT JUST -WHEN THE CAR IS SO NEW.

Unknown or Other
Filed Nov 11, 201638,000 milesPA

THERE IS AN ISSUE RELATED TO THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR LATCH. THE CAR WILL NOT LOCK THE CONSTANTLY CHIMES THE DOOR IS OPEN WHEN IT IS CLOSED. EVEN AFTER MANUALLY LOCKING THE DOOR, THE LOCKS POP BACK UP. INITIALLY THE PROBLEM STARTED PERIODICALLY AND COULD BE CORRECTED BY OPENING AND CLOSING THE DOOR SEVERAL TIMES. THERE WERE TIMES WHEN SIMPLY OPENING THE WINDOW TRIPPED THE DOOR AJAR INDICATOR. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE NOT BEING ABLE TO CLOSE THE DOOR AND HAVE THE CONSTANT CHIME AND INTERIOR LIGHTS ON.

Electrical System
Filed Nov 11, 2016NE

DRIVER SIDE DOOR AJAR ISSUE. 2 YEARS AGO I HAD THE ISSUE, TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE LATCH REPLACED BECAUSE THE CAR THOUGHT THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR WAS AJAR. THEY REPLACED THE LATCH AND NOW I AM HAVING THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE REPLACEMENT LATCH ON THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR. THIS DOESN'T ALLOW THE DOORS TO BE LOCKED SINCE THE CAR THINKS THE DOORS ARE OPEN. ALSO, INTERIOR LIGHTS COME ON. THIS CAN BE A SAFETY HAZARD AND APPEARS TO BE A RE-OCCURRING PROBLEM.

Unknown or Other
Filed Nov 10, 201650,000 milesNJ

DOOR AJAR LIGHTS KEEP COMING ON, INTERIOR LIGHTS STAY ON, INDICATOR TELLS ME THAT THE DOOR IS AJAR AND TO SHIFT TRANSMISSION INTO PARK...SHOULD I DO THAT?WHILE DRIVING ? BEEPING CONSTANTLY, MY WIFE VERY NERVOUS WHILE DRIVING NOT KNOWING WHAT TO DO. INTERIOR LIGHTS ON AT NIGHT AND WON'T GO OUT.

Service Brakes
Filed Nov 10, 201615 milesPR

WHEN I TRY TO STOP THE BRAKES GET HARD AND THE VEHICLE DONT' STOP. I CAN'T USED THIS VEHICLE

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Doors › Latch
Filed Nov 8, 201649,000 milesPA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD EDGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOOR AJAR WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED, WHICH INDICATED THAT THE DOORS WERE STILL OPEN. THE DOME LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR LATCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,000.

Unknown or Other
Filed Nov 4, 2016110,000 milesCA

DOOR AJAR WARING ON DASH APPEARS WITH DOORS FULLY CLOSED AND KEEPS INTERIOR LIGHTS ON FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME SO THAT THE CAR BATTERY BECOMES DRAINED. TOOK TO DEALER AND WAS QUOTED $500 FOR THE REPAIR. OUTRAGEOUS!

Unknown or Other
Filed Nov 3, 2016KY

I KEEP GETTING A DOOR AJAR WARNING EVEN WHEN THE DOOR IS COMPLETELY SHUT. THEREFORE MY LIGHTS STAY ON EXTRA AND MY AUTO DOOR LOCKS WONT LOCK, AND I HAVE A CHILD IN THE REAR SEAT SO THE CHILD COULD OPEN THE DOOR IF I DON'T MANUALLY LOCK THEM...NOT SAFE!. UPON SEARCHING, THE DOOR SENSOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED WHICH IS NO EASY TASK. FORD SHOULD REPLACE FOR NO FEE.

Electrical System
Filed Nov 3, 2016PR

OPEN DOOR INDICATOR WON'T TURN OFF

Structure › Body
Filed Nov 2, 2016103,000 milesMO

SOMETHING HAS HAPPENED TO THE PASSENGER DOOR/DOOR LATCH. WHEN FULLY CLOSED, A MESSAGE APPEARS ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER STATING "PASSENGER DOOR AJAR". NOW, WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION, THE DOORS CANNOT BE LOCKED. IF YOU TRY TO LOCK THEM, THEY UNLOCK AUTOMATICALLY. DEALER WON'T FIX AS IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY.

Electrical System
Filed Nov 2, 201697,000 milesIL

SEE ATTACHED DOCUMENT POST TO FORD. OUR PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN ONGOING FOR A FEW MONTHS....ONE REPAIR AFTER ANOTHER. I HAVE NOTED THE DATE OF THE "UNABLE TO TURN OFF LIGHTS"ISSUE BUT HAVE DOCUMENTATION FOR ALL REPAIRS THIS YEAR.

Exterior Lighting
Filed Nov 2, 20161,000 milesOK

DOOR AJAR SWITCH DOES NOT OPERATE CORRECTLY. WHEN DOOR IS CLOSE, IT SAYS ITS OPEN AND ALL INTERIOR LIGHT REMAIN ON. DIFFICULT TO SEE AT NIGHT AND BATTERY WILL RUN DOWM

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Oct 29, 201642,000 milesNJ

THE DRIVER'S DOOR APPEARS TO CLOSE PROPERLY HOWEVER A WARNING LIGHT STATING THAT THE DOOR IS AJAR COMES ON. I OPEN AND CLOSE THE 2 OR 3 TIMES WITH A HARD SLAM AND THE LIGHT GOES OUT. THE CAR DOORS WILL NOT LOCK IF THIS WARNING LIGHT IS ON. I AM SCHEDULED TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED AT THE FORD DEALER AT A COST OF NEARLY $400. THE DEALER HAS TOLD ME THAT THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM ON THE EDGE. THE CAR HAS APPROX 42,000 MILES.

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Oct 29, 201642,000 milesNJ

FREQUENTLY A WARNING LIGHT WILL COME ON STATING THAT THE COLLISION WARNING CENSOR IS BLOCKED. AS A RESULT THE CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT WORK AND THE COLLISION WARNING FEATURE IS ALSO NOT WORKING. BY PRESSING AN 'OK' BUTTON THE WARNING LIGHT GOES AWAY AND THE SYSTEM SEEMS TO WORK PROPERLY. IT APPEARS THAT THIS WARNING LIGHT COMES ON AFTER GOING OVER A BUMP BUT NOT ALL BUMPS. THE DEALER HAS QUOTED ME A PRICE OF NEARLY $2000 TO REPLACE THE WARNING CENSOR, AND BRACKET. HOWEVER, I AM NOT CONVINCED THAT THE CENSOR IS DEFECTIVE SINCE IT OFTEN WORKS PROPERLY.

Electrical System
Filed Oct 29, 201641,000 milesTX

DOOR AJAR. KEEPS SAYING LEFT REAR DOOR IS OPEN WHEN IT IS NOT.

Electrical System
Filed Oct 26, 201675,000 milesAZ

THE "DOOR AJAR" SENSOR SEEMS TO BE BROKEN INTERMITTENTLY CAUSING THE LIGHTS IN THE CAR COME ON (OR NOT GO OFF) MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO SEE AND VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. I NEARLY COLLIDED WITH A PARKED CAR WHEN TURNING AS THE LIGHT CAME ON. THIS IS A CLEAR SAFETY ISSUE AND SOMEBODY IS GOING TO GET KILLED BECAUSE OF IT.

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