DOOR AJAR LIGHT STAYS ON, INTERIOR LIGHTS STAY ON, DOORS WILLNOT LOCK. TAKEN TO DEALER 12/31/15 THEY CLEANED AND OILED DOOR SENSOR AND IT LASTED 6 MO.. IT NEEDS REPACED BEFORE BATTERY RUNS DOWN OR SOMETHING MAJOR HAPPENS.
2012 Ford Edge complaints
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AJAR DOOR WARNING NOT GOING AWAY EVEN AFTER ATTEMPTS OF CLOSING THE DOOR
DOOR AJAR INDICATOR SENSOR FAILS. DESPITE THE DRIVERS DOOR BEING FULLY CLOSED THE INDICATOR POPS UP ON SCREEN. DOME LIGHTS STAYS ON, AND DOORS REMAIN UNLOCKED. DID FIND OUT IT'S NOT HOW HARD YOU CLOSE THE DOOR. IT SEEMS TO BE THE NUMBER OF TIME WHICH IS RANDOM.
DOOR AJAR LIGHT STAYS ON EVEN AFTER CLOSING DOOR SEVERAL TIMES. THIS CAUSES THE DOORS TO STAY UNLOCKED AND THE DOME LIGHT ON. IT ALSO INTERMITTENTLY WILL TURN ON AT NIGHT WHILE JUST SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY DRAINING THE BATTERY. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS TO BE DRIVING AROUND WITH THE DOORS UNLOCKED AND WITH THE DOME LIGHT ON AT NIGHT.
MY DOOR AJAR LIGHT IS ON EVEN WHEN THE DOOR IS SHUT. IT STAYS ON ALL THE TIME THE VEHICLE IS RUNNING. UNABLE TO USE CAR ALARM BECAUSE IT DOES NOT REGISTER THAT THE DOOR IS SHUT. THIS STARTED BACK IN MAY AND HAS STAYED ON EVER SENSE.
DRIVER DOOR IS SHUT, BUT DOOR AJAR INDICATOR INSIDE VEHICLE STAYS ON ALONG WITH DOME LIGHT AND DOORS WON'T AUTO LOCK ANYMORE. CONTINUOUSLY OPENING AND CLOSING WON'T TURN OFF DOOR AJAR INDICATOR.
DRIVERS DOOR AJAR LIGHT REMAINS ON EVEN AFTER THE DOOR IS FULLY CLOSED.
MY 2012 FORD EDGE, DRIVERS DOOR ADJAR SWITCH ,KEEPS INDICATING THE DOOR IS OPEN,WHEN THE DOOR IS CLOSED, BECAUSE OF OTHER ACCESSORIES ATTACHED TO THIS SWITCH ,IT MAKES IT DIFFICULT ,TO DRIVE AT NIGHT, THE BUZZER NOSE ,MAKE YOU TURN THE RADIO UP SO YOU WANT HAVE TO LISTEN TO THE NOISE, AND THE DOME LIGHTS STAYS ON WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING, AND THE INSTRUMENT INFO KEEPS GOING BACK TO THE ISSUE, ALSO SO IT TELLS YOU TO PUT CAR IN PARK DOOR ADJAR, AFTER RESEARCHING THIS EVERYONE TELLS ME TO BREAK THE SWITCH, BECAUSE IF YOU FIX IT , IT WILL KEEP COMING BACK, BECAUSE THE MECHANISM THAT WORKS THE SWITCH IS POORLY MAD, WHEN THE PLASTIC WEARS, IT WILL NOT OPEN FULLY TO COMPLETE THE CIRCUIT.
DRIVERS DOOR AJAR WARNING WHEN THE DOOR IS CLOSED. DOES NOT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME BUT IS GETTING WORSE. THE ISSUE HAPPENED BEFORE THE VEHICLE WAS 2 YEARS OLD AND WAS FIXED UNDER WARRANTY. NOW IT IS HAPPENING AGAIN AT THE 4 YEAR MAKE AND NOT UNDER WARRANTY. THIS PART SHOULD LAST THE NORMAL LIFE SPAN OF THE VEHICLE AND BARELY LASTS TWO YEARS. VERY POOR DESIGN AND QUALITY OF THIS PART MAKES ME HATE THIS VEHICLE AND FORD IN GENERAL. LOTS OF OTHER COMPLAINTS FILED REGARDING THIS MATTER AND NO NEED FOR ME TO REPEAT THE SAFETY ISSUES.
THE VEHICLE ACELERATE AND DESELERATE .RPM FLUCTUED FROM 11 TO 13 WHEN VEHICLE IS STOPED.CHECK ENGING ON APEAR IN DASH LATER, ONE DAY AFTER DISAPEAR AND LATER ONE DAY LATER APEAR AGAIN..
"DOOR AJAR" DASH LIGHT REMAINS ON EVEN AFTER CLOSING THE DOOR MULTIPLE TIMES. THIS PREVENTS THE DOORS FROM LOCKING WHILE DRIVING AND IS A HAZARD FOR SMALL CHILDREN WHO RIDE IN THE BACK AND HAVE ACCESS TO OPEN THE DOOR.
DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON THE FREEWAY WHEN THE BRAKES TOOK A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF FORCE TO STOP. THE CAR WAS SENT TO A FORD LICENSED DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY DIAGNOSED THE BRAKE BOOSTER HAS FAILED AS WELL AS AIR IN THE BRAKE LINES.
THE DASH WARNING LIGHT COMES ON INDICATING LEFT DRIVER DOOR IS OPEN. STARTED OUT AS INTERMITTENT NOW IT REMAINS MORE CONSTANT.. STARTED MALFUNCTIONING PRIOR TO WARRANTY EXPIRED AND I WOULD SLAM THE DOOR SHUT AND LIGHT WOULD GO OUT. BECAME MORE FREQUENT AND NOW IT STAYS LIT MOST OF THE TIME.. VERY AGGRAVATING.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD EDGE. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT IT TOOK A GREATER AMOUNT OF TIME TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS AWARE OF A VOLUNTARY SERVICE CAMPAIGN BY THE MANUFACTURER ADDRESSING THE FAILURE, IN WHICH THE VIN WAS INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,699.
MY 2012 FORD EDGE CONTINUES TO ALERT AS I AM DRIVING THAT MY DRIVER SIDE DOOR IS AJAR WHEN IN REALITY IT IS NOT. I HAVE VIDEO OF THIS BECAUSE IT DISTRACTS ME AS I AM DRIVING DUE TO THE RED ALERT POSTED ON THE PANEL ALONG WITH THE HIGH PITCH BEEP/ALARM AS THE WARNING. I THAN HAVE TO CONTINUALLY HIT THE RESET BUTTON WITH MY LEFT THUMB IN ORDER TO SILENCE THE WARNING UNTIL IT STARTS ALL OVER AGAIN WITHIN SECONDS. WHILE RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM, IT SEEMS THAT IT IS VERY COMMON WITHIN THESE FORD VEHICLES. IT WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED IF THIS COULD BE ADDRESSED AS A RECALL. THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH MY VEHICLE FOR MANY MONTHS NOW. ONE STAGE OBSERVATION IS THAT THE AFOREMENTIONED MALFUNCTION BECOMES OCCURS MUCH MORE OFTEN ONCE THE TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE EXCEEDS 65 DEGREES OR HIGHER FOR SOME REASON. THANK YOU [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
VEHICLE HAS ROLLED OFF IN PARK AND DID DAMAGE TO VEHICLE THE FIRST TIME. THIS WAS WHEN IT CROSSED THE HIGHWAY AND LANDED IN CREEK.WHEN I HAD IT REPAIRED I WAS TOLD IT PROBABLY HAPPENED WITH PREVIOUS OWNER BECAUSE IT HAD AN AFTERMARKET FRONT BUMPER ON IT. I WAS SITTING IN VEHICLE A FEW WEEKS LATER AND IT ROLLED IN THE PARKING LOT AND I HAD TO SHOVE EMERGENCY BRAKE DOWN. FOUND A RECALL THAT LOOKS LIKE WHAT HAPPENED TO MY VEHICLE BUT THE CLAIM IS THAT MY VIN WAS NOT AFFECTED, BUT MATCHES THE DESCRIPTION.
DOOR AJAR SENSOR SHOWS OPEN WHEN DOOR IS CLOSED. EVEN AFTER SLAMMING DOOR. SENSOR SHOWS DOOR OPEN ANY TIME THE CAR IS STARTED.
WHILE DRIVING THE DOOR AJAR ALARM WILL TURN ON AND THE INTERIOR LIGHTS COME ON. AFTER REPEATED ATTEMPTS TO CLOSE THE DOOR THE ALARM WILL NOT TURN OFF NOR THE INTERIOR LIGHTS. IT HAS GOTTEN TO THE POINT THAT THE LIGHTS ARE ALWAYS ON AND THE DOOR AJAR ALARM IS ON CONSTANTLY.
DRIVERS SIDE DOOR SAYS IS AJAR WHEN IT IS CLOSED. THIS IS WHEN PARKED OR IN DRIVE. INDICATOR WILL NOT GO OFF NO MATTER HOW MANY TIMES I SHUT THE DOOR.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD EDGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR FAILED TO PROPERLY CLOSE WHILE THE DOOR AJAR WARNING LIGHT WAS CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT A SENSOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
DRIVER DOOR AJAR WARNING REMAINS ON AT ALL TIMES. EVEN WHEN DOOR IS SECURELY SLAMMED SHUT. THIS CAUSES A WARNING TO APPEAR ON THE DASH, THE "DINGING" CONTINUES EVERY TIME THE BRAKE IS RELEASED, THE DOME LIGHT REMAINS ON FOR A FEW MINUTES WHEN BEGINNING DRIVING (DANGEROUS AT NIGHT) AND REMAINS ON AFTER EXITING THE VEHICLE (BECAUSE IT THINKS THE DOOR IS STILL OPEN.) THIS HAS CAUSED MY BATTERY TO DRAIN TWICE. THE DOME LIGHT IS EXTREMELY DISTRACTING WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT AND THERE IS NO WAY TO TURN IT OFF. I HAVE "FIXED" THE PROBLEM BY USING "KEYBOARD CLEANER". HOWEVER, THIS ONLY "FIXES" THE PROBLEM FOR A DAY OR TWO. I HAVE HAD THIS ON-GOING PROBLEM FOR 2.5 YEARS. THE PROBLEM STARTED RIGHT WHEN THE CAR HIT 30,000 MILES.
DOOR ADJAR SWITCH MALFUNCTIONING AND SIGNAL STAYS ON WHEN DOOR IS CLOSED, INTERIOR LIGHTS STAY ON, AND DOORS WILL NOT STAY LOCKED WHICH IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE.
DRIVER DOOR AJAR SWITCH MALFUNCTION WHENEVER IGNITION IS TURNED ON.
DRIVER`S DOOR SENSOR TELLS DOOR AJAR-WHEN IT IS NOT
DOOR AJAR WARNING WILL NOT SHUT OFF EVEN WHEN CLOSED. INTERIOR LIGHTS STAY ON WHEN DRIVING AND LOCKING VEHICLE, CREATING EXTRA DRAIN ON BATTERY AND POOR VISIBILITY DURING NIGHT DRIVING. INITIALLY, IT WOULD SHUT OFF WHEN DOOR WAS SLAMMED SHUT, BUT IS NOW CONTINUOUS.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD EDGE. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING REPEATEDLY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE ON BACK ORDER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,984....UPDATED 07/07/16 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ON 05/24/16.*JB
DOOR AJAR LIGHT STAYS ON FOR DRIVER DOOR EVEN THOUGH DOOR IS CLOSED. DOME LIGHTS STAY ON AND DOORS ARE NOT ABLE TO BE LOCKED.
WE WERE HIT FROM BEHIND BY AN 18 WHEELER IN THE HWY AND SLAMMED INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF US SEVERAL TIMES AND NOT 1 AIRBAG WENT OFF.
DOOR AJAR - DOOR SENSOR SAYS DRIVER'S DOOR IS AJAR WHEN IT IS CLOSED. HAPPENS WHEN VEHICLE IS STATIONARY AND IN MOTION.
THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR ALARM ALWAYS GOES OFF. CONSTANT DINGING, AND THE INTERIOR LIGHTS REMAIN ON. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE 1 BATTERY ALREADY. DRIVING AT NIGHT, ESPECIALLY IN REVERSE, IS TERRIBLY DIFFICULT WITH THE LIGHTS ON. THE DOOR IS SECURELY SHUT, HOWEVER, THAT DOES NOT STOP THE ALARM. THE OTHER ISSUE I'VE HAD IS THE BRAKE BOOSTER. I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST THE BRAKES SO GOT THOSE FIXED AND THEN STOPPING WAS NEAR IMPOSSIBLE. I HAD TO PUSH THE PEDAL ENTIRELY TO THE FLOOR TO COME TO A SLOW STOP. SHOULD I HAVE HAD TO COME TO A QUICK STOP, THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN IMPOSSIBLE. MY HUSBAND DID SOME RESEARCH TO SEE THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM SO WE WENT TO GET IT REPAIRED. HOWEVER, IT WAS COSTLY AND COULD HAVE BEEN A TOTAL DISASTER. THE CAR WAS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD AT THE TIME.
FAULTY/FAILING DOOR LATCH SENSOR TRIGGERS "DOOR AJAR" INSTRUMENT PANEL AND SOUND WARNINGS WHILE ENGINE IS ON, CAUSING DOORS TO UNLOCK, INTERIOR LIGHTS TO COME ON, AND CONTINUED SOUND WARNINGS WHENEVER VEHICLE ACCELERATES. WHEN VEHICLE IS STATIONARY AND ENGINE IS OFF, SENSOR FAULT CAUSES INTERIOR LIGHTS TO REMAIN ON FOR 10-MINUTE CYCLE THAT CANNOT BE MANUALLY OVERRIDDEN (PER FORD). ISSUE WAS ADDRESSED WHILE VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY, BUT FORD WILL NOT ADDRESS IT NOW UNDER WARRANTY OR "GOODWILL" REPAIR PROGRAM.
THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR AJAR WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATES RANDOMLY AND STAYS ILLUMINATED EVEN WHEN THE DOOR IS FULLY CLOSED AND LOCKED BOTH WHILE THE VEHICLE IS PARKED AND IN MOTION. THE WARNING CHIME PERIODICALLY PLAYS AND THE DOME LIGHT STAYS ILLUMINATED. MY VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED AS "CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED" IN DECEMBER 2014 WHICH EVIDENTLY DID NOT INCLUDE REPLACEMENT OF THE KNOWN DISCREPANT DOOR LATCH COMPONENT.
THERE IS AN INSTRUMENT PANEL ALARM THAT SAYS "DRIVER DOOR AJAR" THAT REMAINS DESPITE REPEATED OPENING AND CLOSING OF THE DRIVER'S DOOR. WE PAID ALMOST $600 TO HAVE THE SENSOR REPLACED ABOUT A YEAR AGO, AND NOW IT IS DOING THE SAME THING. THE DEALERSHIP WANTS TO CHARGE US AGAIN TO FIX IT. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. NOT ONLY DOES THIS ALARM CAUSE CONSTANT BLINKING AND WARNING TONES WHEN DRIVING, BUT THE INTERIOR LIGHTS STAY ON AT NIGHT FOR ABOUT 1 MINUTE AFTER DRIVING, AND I'VE HAD THE CAR BATTERY DISCHARGE TWICE WHEN EXITING THE VEHICLE AND TRYING TO LOCK UP FOR THE NIGHT. IF YOU SLAM THE DOOR REPEATEDLY, IT SOMETIMES WILL GO OFF, BUT THERE HAVE BEEN MANY TIMES WHEN I'VE OPENED AND SLAMMED THE DRIVERS DOOR OVER 10 TIMES, AND I JUST HAVE TO LIVE WITH THE ALARM, NOISE, AND DISTRACTION. IT HAS BEEN AN ISSUE - THIS SECOND TIME - FOR ABOUT A MONTH.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD EDGE. AS SOON AS THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE DOOR AJAR WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AS WELL AS THE INTERNAL LIGHTING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED DAILY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.
WHILE LEAVING THE PARKING LOT AT WORK MY WIFE'S BRAKES FAILED WITHOUT WARNING, SHE WAS LUCKY NO CARS WERE COMING OR SHE WOULD HAVE BEEN HIT. SCARY CONSIDERING MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER RIDE IN THIS CAR EVERYDAY, AND WE TOOK IT ON VACATION TO COLORADO, JUST GLAD THE BRAKE DIDNT FAIL IN THE MOUNTAINS. IT WAS REALLY JUST LUCK, CANT BELIEVE THAT THERE HASN'T BEEN A MANDATORY RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. WELL THE GOOD NEWS IS FORD IS PAYING FOR THE REPAIR, THANKS FOR STEPPING UP AFTER THE FACT, INSTEAD OF DOING WHAT YOU SHOULD HAVE DONE WHEN YOU KNEW YOU HAD A PROBLEM. RECALL
2012 FORD EDGE LIMITED: DRIVING DOWN THE DIVIDED HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 65 MPH, WITH NO VEHICLES IN FRONT/NEXT TO/ OR BEHIND ME, THE PANORAMIC SUNROOF EXPLODED AND SHATTERED. THIS WAS NOT DUE TO ANY IMPACT OR COLLISION OF ANY TYPE, TO INCLUDE DEBRIS, FLYING PEBBLES, ETC. THE SUNROOF EXPLODED OUTWARDS, WITH THE GLASS PUSHED UPWARDS. ADDITIONALLY, THE GLASS WAS SHATTERED IN ALL FOUR CORNERS. THIS IS A DESIGN DEFECT, WITH DOCUMENTED RECALLS ACROSS MANY MAKES/MODELS. THIS EXACT SITUATION HAS HAPPENED TO HUNDREDS OF OTHER PEOPLE/VEHICLES WHETHER DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OR PARKED. IN EVERY CASE, THE SCENARIO APPEARS TO BE THE SAME: THE TEMPERED GLASS EXPLODED DUE TO DESIGN FAILURES WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE UNDER NORMAL / ROUTINE CONDITIONS. RECALL REQUESTED.
DOOR AJAR STAYS UN CAUSING INTERIOR KIGHTS TO REMAIN ON CAUSING SAFETY HAZARD AT NIGHT AND KILLS THE BATTERY. IT HAPPENS WHEN SITTING IN PARK AND WHILE DRIVING.
DOOR AJAR WARNING REMAINS ON FOR DRIVER SIDE DOOR WHEN DOOR IS SHUT. ALSO INTERIOR LIGHT REMAINS ON.
DOOR AJAR WARNING COMES ON WHEN THE DOOR IS COMPLETELY CLOSED. IF YOU SLAM THE DOOR ENOUGH TIMES, IT MAY GO OUT. DOME LIGHTS STAY ON AND DEPLETES THE BATTERY. WARNING CHIME IS GOING OFF WHILE VEHICLE IS IN OPERATION.
WHEN I GET IN MY FORD EDGE AND CLOSE MY DOOR, IT SAYS DRIVER DOOR AJAR, HAVE TO SLAM THE DOOR 4 OR 5 TIMES, AND INTERIOR LIGHT STAY ON AND WONT LOCK EITHER ,FAULTY LATCH. ITS A SAFETY ISSUE, WAS STATIONARY, THEN WHEN I WAS DRIVING IT CAME ON DRIVER DOOR AGAR
DRIVERS SIDE DOOR AJAR WILL NOT TURN OFF EVEN WHEN DOOR IS CLOSED. SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE CAN'T LOCK DOORS, CAN'T SEE AT NIGHT, AND NOT SURE IF DOORS ARE REALLY SHUT. ENDED UP BEING A SHORTED DOOR SWITCH. READ SEVERAL COMPLAINTS WITH PEOPLE HAVING SAME ISSUE. WHY IS THERE NO RECALL? MULTIPLE TIMES A DAY SINCE MARCH 29TH.
DOOR AJAR SENSOR BEING SET OFF WHEN DOOR IS CLEARLY CLOSED AND LATCHED CORRECTLY.
DRIVER SIDE DOOR AJAR SENSOR FAILING. SHOWS DOOR IS AJAR WHEN IT IS NOT. LIGHT WILL NOT GO OFF WHICH DRAINS THE BATTERY AND IT AFFECTS THE LOCKING SYSTEM WHEN IN DRIVE WHICH IS A SAFETY ISSUE. VEHICLE IS A FEW YEARS OLD WITH LESS THAN 45K MILES. DO A SEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND IT IS EASY TO SEE IT IS A WIDESPREAD ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE RECALLED AND FIXED BY FORD. IN MY OPINION THIS IS A BYPRODUCT OF FORD OUTSOURCING TO MEXICO WITHOUT PROPER QUALITY CONTROL. VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT FORD HASN'T HANDLED THIS VERY COMMON ISSUE THAT SEEMS TO OCCUR AROUND 40K MILES ACCORDING TO OTHER OWNER REPORTS. BECAUSE IT IS EXPENSIVE FOR THE CONSUMER TO FIX AT THE DEALERSHIP IT WOULD APPEAR THAT FORD WOULD RATHER PROFIT OFF OF THEIR FAULTY PRODUCT THAN TAKE THE HIT TO MAKE IT RIGHT. BAD BUSINESS - WILL BE THINKING ABOUT THIS WHEN I GO TO PURCHASE MY NEXT VEHICLE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD EDGE. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DOOR AJAR WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD EDGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOOR AJAR WARNING LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE. THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR FAILED TO OPEN. IN ORDER FOR THE LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE, THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO OPEN AND CLOSE THE DOOR SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,400.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD EDGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER ENTERING THE VEHICLE AND CLOSING THE DOOR, THE DOOR AJAR WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DOOR SENSOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 35,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD EDGE. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND FAILED TO RESPOND WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAD TO PUMP THE BRAKE PEDAL TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP. ALSO, THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR AJAR LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHEN THE DOOR WAS CLOSED AND THE VEHICLE ALARM SOUNDS OFF AT VARIOUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,500.
THE DRIVER'S DOOR AJAR LIGHT STAYS ON UNTIL THE DOOR IS SLAMMED SHUT REPEATEDLY.
INTERIOR LIGHTS STAY AND YOU HAVE TO SLAM THE DRIVERS DOOR VERY HARD SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE LIGHTS AND THE WARNING LIGHT TO GO OFF
DOOR AJAR SENSOR STAYS ON, EVEN THOUGH DOOR IS CLOSED. THE VEHICLE WILL NOT ALLOW DOORS TO LOCK WHEN DRIVING, AND THE ALARM KEEPS GOING OFF, AND DOME LIGHT STAYS ON WHEN CAR IS TURNED OFF IF KEYS ARE LEFT IN THE IGNITION. THE DOORS NOT LOCKING IS THE BIG SAFETY PROBLEM, AND SHOULD BE RECALLED IMMEDIATELY. I HAD THE DEALER FIX THIS ONCE WHEN THE CAR WAS JUST OVER A YEAR OLD, AND NOW IT IS HAPPENING AGAIN A YEAR AND A HALF LATER. FAULTY PART FOR SURE.
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