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2013 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 2013 record →

Service Brakes
Filed May 15, 2018VA

A LOUD GRINDING NOISE WHEN I BRAKE. SOUNDS LIKE IT'S COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. IT IT INTERMITTENT SO WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE NOISE.

Unknown or Other
Filed May 15, 2018VA

FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS NOW SOMETIMES WHEN I PARK AND PUT THE GEAR IN PARK THE WARNING LIGHT STATING "SHIFT TO PARK" WILL COME ON EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE IS IN PARK AND OFF. UP UNTIL ABOUT A MONTH OR SO AGO I WOULD PUSH THE GEAR FORWARD AND THE WARNING WOULD GO OFF BUT NOW I HAVE TO PLAY AROUND WITH IT (BACK AND FORTH) AND REALLY FORCE THE GEAR FORWARD BEFORE THE WARNING WILL GO AWAY.

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Doors › Latch
Filed May 10, 201862,000 milesMO

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD EDGE. WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEEDS, THE BRAKES SEIZED AND THE VEHICLE MADE AN ABNORMAL SOUND WHEN ACCELERATING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE DOOR AJAR WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED EVEN WHEN ALL THE DOORS WERE CLOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

Unknown or Other
Filed May 10, 201819,000 milesPR

MY VEHICLE FORD EGGE 2013 WHILE I AM DRIVING SHUTS DOWN AT ANY MILLEAGE

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Apr 22, 201875,000 milesMI

I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO GET AN OIL CHANGE AND TIRES ROTATED. THEY SAID I NEEDED REAR BRAKES . APPOINTMENT WAS MADE FOR 2 DAYS LATER. WHEN I DROVE THE CAR HOME AFTER THE OIL CHANGE, THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON AND WILL NOT TURN OFF. I TOLD THE SERVICE ADVISOR ABOUT THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT . IT IS STILL ON.

Electrical System
Filed Apr 20, 2018OH

THE "DOOR AJAR" LIGHT AND CHIME WON'T TURN OFF, EVEN THOUGH THE DOOR IS DEFINITELY CLOSED. THE FOB WON'T OPEN THE DOOR. THE OVERHEAD COURTESY LIGHTS STAY ON WHEN THE IGNITION IS OFF BECAUSE THE ELECTRONICS INDICATE THE DOOR IS OPEN. THIS DRAINS THE BATTERY. THIS PROBLEM FIRST OCCURRED AROUND 2015, WHILE THE CAR WAS IN ITS BUMPER TO BUMPER PHASE. THEY FIXED IT LICKITY SPLIT. NOW, IN ITS EXTENDED FORD WARRANTY, YOU CAN LIKELY GUESS, IT ISN'T COVERED. FOR $486 THEY CAN PUT A NEW LOCK SENSOR IN THE DOOR. GUARANTEED TO BE MY LAST FORD PRODUCT.

Service Brakes
Filed Apr 9, 201816 milesPR

WHILE PUTTING ON THE BRAKES AND TURNING, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN AND STAYED LIKE THIS FOR QUITE SOME TIME. IT STILL BRAKES BUT IT PULLS TO THE RIGHT WHEN DONE SO. IT IS VERY ANNOYING, BUT IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD. I HEARD THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS ACTION BUT WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THEY SAID IT WAS NOT COVERED. THIS IS DEFINITELY A FACTORY DEFECT AND I WOULD HATE TO GET IN A COURT ACTION WITH FORD IF ANYTHING HAPPENS. THIS MYSTERY HAPPENED TWICE SO FAR.

Service Brakes
Filed Apr 9, 2018125,000 milesMD

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD EDGE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE BRAKE BOOSTER POWER SEIZED AND THE DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DENTON FORD (LOCATED AT 1207 DOUBLE HILLS RD, DENTON, MD 21629, 877-861-7041) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 125,000. *TT *TR

Electrical System
Filed Apr 7, 2018VA

DRIVER SIDE DOOR ADJAR WARNING LIGHT WILL NOT GO OUT.

Power Train
Filed Apr 6, 201870,000 milesWA

WHEN PLACING VEHICLE IN PARK, WARNING INDICATES TRANSMISSION IS STILL IN DRIVE GEAR AND UNABLE TO SAFELY SHUT DOWN ENGINE. THIS PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT AND OCCURS WHEN REVERSE WAS LAST DRIVE GEAR USED. FREQUENCY OF THE PROBLEM IS ABOUT 1 IN 50. EACH TIME IT IS REQUIRED TO RESTART VEHICLE AND PLACE TRANSMISSION INTO DRIVE THEN BACK TO PARK TO CORRECT. DUE TO USE OF HAND BRAKE THERE HAS BEEN NO INSTANCES OF THE VEHICLE MOVING UNCONTROLLED.

Engine
Filed Apr 3, 201825,000 milesPR

UNEXPECTED LOSS OF POWER AND WRENCH AND PARKING SHIFT MESSAGES SHOWN ON MY SUV DISPLAY. ON 03312018 MY FORD EDGE SPORT AWD 2013 SURPRISED ME WHEN AN UNEXPECTED LOSS OF POWER HAPPEN DURING AN SLOW MOTION IN A SECONDARY ROAD. UNABLE TO MANAGE MY VEHICLE I STOP AT THE NEAREST GAS STATION USING THE SLOPE BACKWARDS IN NEUTRO SHIFT UNTIL REACH THE GAS STATION BEHIND ME. THEN WHEN STOP I BEGAN TO READ VEHICLE BOOK AND SHUT DOWN THE VEHICLE AS RECOMMENDED. AFTER 30 MINS I RESTART THE VEHICLE AND THE LOSS POWER DISAPPEAR REASON WHY I DECIDE TO RETURN BACK TO MY HOME. WHEN I ENTER TO THE CONSUMER REPORT PAGE FROM MY PC AT HOME TO REQUEST INFO FOR ANY RECALL FOR THIS VEHICLE I FIND OUT THAT A RECALL NUMBER EXIST FOR THIS TYPE OF SUV. THE RECALL NUMBER IS 14S10 SINCE AUGUST2014 BUT I NEVER HAS BEEN ADVISED. FEW MONTH AGO I WENT TO THE DEALER FOR A REVIEW OF A PROBLEM BUT THEY DID NOTHING AND SAID THAT THE VEHICLE WAS IN PERFECT CONDITION AVOIDING THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TO TELL ME ABOUT ANY RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. I STILL EXPERIMENTING THE SAME SITUATION SINCE 03312018, RISKING MY LIFE AND THE LIFE OF OTHER PEOPLE IN THE ROAD AS MY SUV CONTINUES WITHOUT LOSING POWER BUT TAKEN THE PERTINENT PRECAUTION. I STILL VERY WORRY AS THE CONSUMER REPORT STATED THAT IN ADDITION THIS FAILURE MAY CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO ROLL AWAY IF THE PARKING BRAKE IS NOT APPLIED DESPITE THE TRANSMISSION BEING PLACED IN PARK.

Power Train1 injured
Filed Apr 3, 201840,000 milesLA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD EDGE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE THROTTLE BODY MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SLIGHTLY AND THE VEHICLE RAPIDLY LUNGED FORWARD INDEPENDENTLY. DUE TO THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT STRUCK THE DASHBOARD AND WAS INJURED. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NOT RECEIVED. HUB CITY FORD IN LAFAYETTE, LOUISIANA WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

Structure › Body
Filed Apr 3, 201835,000 milesIN

THE VEHICLE STARTED SENSING THE DOOR WAS OPEN WHEN IT WAS NOT. BECAUSE OF THIS MY SECURITY SYSTEM ACTIVATES OVER AND OVER. ON JANUARY 2, 2018 THIS HAPPENED WHILE PARKED AWAY FROM HOME AND IT DEPLETED THE BATTERY WHICH IS LESS THAN A YEAR OLD. THE TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE WAS NEAR ZERO DEGREES AND I WAS STRANDED FOR ABOUT A HALF HOUR IN SUB ZERO TEMPERATURES. I AM 60 YEARS OLD AND SUFFER FROM DIABETES, HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE AND CANCER OF THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM AND THIS BECAME A DANGEROUS, LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. SINCE JANUARY 2, 2018 MY CAR HAS REPEATEDLY RUN THE BATTERY DOWN WHEN SENSING THE DOOR OPEN AND SETTING THE ALARM SYSTEM ACTIVE, REPEATEDLY AND FOR HOURS WHEN I'M NOT AROUND. AFTER MONTHS OF THIS I DISCOVERED TODAY THAT MY HORN FAILED WHEN IN TRAFFIC AND HEAVY RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS AND I WAS UNABLE TO ALERT A CAR PULLING INTO MY RIGHT OF WAY THAT I WAS THERE. THIS GETS MORE AND MORE DANGEROUS EVERY MONTH, FROM NEARLY FREEZING TO DEATH, TO NEARLY MANGLED ON A US HIGHWAY IN NORTHWEST INDIANA SOMETHING NEEDS ADDRESSING BY FORD AS THIS SEEMS TO BE A CONSTANT PROBLEM IN THE FORD EDGE VEHICLES. THESE PROBLEMS HAVE DEVELOPED MORE OFTEN OVER THE LAST YEAR BUT I DISCOVERED THE HORN PROBLEM TODAY IN A POSSIBLY LIFE THREATENING INCIDENT AT 50 MPH IN RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS.

Electrical System
Filed Apr 2, 201850,000 milesPA

ON DRIVERS FRONT DOOR, DOOR AJAR WARNING LAMP INTERMITTENTLY COMES ON, EVEN AFTER REPEATEDLY OPENING/CLOSING DOOR, & INTERIOR LAMP STAYS ON BECAUSE OF THIS. OCCURS UPON ENTERING CAR FROM PARKED POSITION. WAS REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY ONCE BEFORE ABOUT 1 1/2 YEARS AGO.

Engine
Filed Mar 30, 201821,900 milesMN

I WAS DRIVING MY 2013 FORD EDGE IN TOWN 30 MPH ON A FOUR LANE ROAD WHEN THE ENGINE JUST DIED. I AM LUCKY I WAS NOT ON A BUSY HIGHWAY COULD HAVE END BADLY. FORD KNOWS OF THIS PROBLEM BUT WILL NOT HAVE A RECALL.

Unknown or Other
Filed Mar 29, 201860,000 milesPA

DRIVERS DOOR AJAR LEFT REAR DOOR AJAR LIGHT ON DASH AND INTERIOR LIGHTS ON BUT DOORS ARE CLOSED

Electrical System
Filed Mar 26, 201865,320 milesGA

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE STALLS NUMEROUS TIMES WITHOUT WARNING AND YOU LOSE ALL CONTROL.

Service Brakes
Filed Mar 22, 201870,000 milesTX

DRIVING IN THE CITY, PRESSED ON THE BRAKES TO STOP AT A LIGHT BUT THE PEDAL WAS SOFT, HAD TO PUSH PEDAL ALL OF THE WAY TO THE FLOOR IN ORDER TO STOP. VERY SCARY, FORTUNATELY I WAS NEAR MY HOME, PEDAL REMAINS VERY SOFT.

Service Brakes
Filed Mar 22, 201859,600 milesWI

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD EDGE. WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, AN AIRY HISSING NOISE WAS PRESENT AND THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOORBOARD. ON ONE OCCASION, THE ENGINE STALLED AND A MESSAGE DISPLAYED, INDICATING THAT NOT ENOUGH AIR HAD ENTERED THE ENGINE. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. AN UNKNOWN DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,600. *TT THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. *JS

Power Train
Filed Mar 16, 201875,000 milesWI

GEAR CASE IS TOO CLOSE TO THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND THE GEAR FLUID IS HEATING UP AND BLOWING OUT OF THE BREATHER TUBE. GEAR CASE HOLDS 12 OZ OF FLUID AND NO WAY TO TELL HOW MUCH IS STILL LEFT INSIDE. COULD DAMAGE THE TRANSMISSION. I WAS TOLD BY THE FORD DEALERSHIP THAT THIS EQUIPMENT SHOULD NEVER HAVE TO BE FIXED OR REPLACED. IT IS A FORD DESIGN FLAW. FORD COMPANY WILL NOT ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY.

Electrical System
Filed Mar 15, 201872,000 milesNY

DRIVER SIDE DOOR AJAR ALARM REMAINS ON AFTER DOOR IS CLOSED. CONSTANT ALARMS WHEN STOPPING TO PLACE VEHICLE IN PARK. DOORS WILL NOT LOCK AND LIGHTING REMAINS ON IN CAR.

Service Brakes
Filed Mar 13, 201810,000 milesTX

BRAKE BOOSTER FAILURE. HARD TO STOP, HISSING NOISE, HARD TO BACK UP, AT IDLE WHEN AT STOP LIGHT CAR CUTS OFF, IF AT STOP SIGN FOR TOO LONG WITH FOOT ON BREAKS CAR SHAKES THEN CUTS OFF, CAN'T MAKE SUDDEN BRAKE OR CAR JERK AND THEN IS HARD TO STOP, AIR PRESSURE NOISE WHEN APPLYING BREAKS. WHEN DRIVING AT SPEED WHILE TURNING AND TRYING TO BREAK TO SLOW DOWN, CAR WON'T SLOW DOWN. BREAK PEDDLE EXTREMELY HARD WHEN BREAKING.

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Mar 12, 2018125,000 milesAZ

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, CAR LOST POWER AT AROUND 80 MPH. MY CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WHEN GOING UP AN INCLINE AND TAKES A WHILE TO PICK UP ANY SPEED. THIS HAPPENED ON THE FREEWAY WITH MY WIFE AND MY 1 YEAR OLD WHICH IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS

Unknown or Other
Filed Mar 8, 201864,000 milesGA

DRIVER DOOR ADJAR WHEN SHUTTING THE DOOR THE INTERIOR LIGHT STAYS ON AND DOORS WILL NOT LOCK THIS HAPPEN'S EVERY TIME I SHUT MY DRIVER DOOR IT'S A SAFETY HAZARD WHEN YOUR LOCKS DON'T LOCK AND YOU INTERIOR LIGHTS STAYS ON

Exterior Lighting
Filed Feb 26, 201879,000 milesCA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD EDGE. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE WITHOUT WARNING WHEN THEY WERE ACTIVATED. THE CONTACT CALLED SUNLAND FORD (15330 PALMDALE RD, VICTORVILLE, CA 92392) AND THE PARTS WERE ORDERED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000.

Unknown or Other
Filed Feb 24, 201870,118 milesFL

WHEN CLOSING THE DRIVER DOOR IT SAYS DRIVER DOOR AJAR.THEN WHEN LOCKING THE DOORS IT WILL NOT LOCK, BECAUSE THE DOOR AJAR LIGHT IS ON.

Service Brakes
Filed Feb 23, 2018100,000 milesGA

WHEN I GO TO PUT MY CAR I PARK AND TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE BREAK THE CAR WILL ROLL FORWARD SEVERAL FEET OR IF I AM ON A HILL IT WILL ROLL BACKWARD SEVERAL FEET. WHEN I AM DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE CAR WILL JUST STOP ACCELERATING AT 80MPH. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS I WAS TRYING TO GET AROUND A TRUCK AND THE CAR JUST STOPPED ACCELERATING ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT.

Structure › Body
Filed Feb 21, 2018PA

DOOR IS NOT REGISTERING THAT IT IS CLOSED. INTERIOR LIGHTS REMAIN ON AND DRAIN BATTERY. THE DRIVER AJAR SWITCH NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AND FIXED.

Electrical System
Filed Feb 17, 201853,244 milesTX

DRIVER SIDE DOOR GIVES WARNING OF DOOR AJAR WHEN DOOR IS COCOMPLETELY SHUT, CAUSING THE SAFETY OF MY 5 YEAR OLD AND I TO BE COMPROMISED BY THE VEHICLES INABILITY TO LOCK THE DOORS WHILE IN MOTION AS WELL AS LEAVING THE INTERIOR LIGHTS ON WHICH IMPAIRS EVENING VISABILITY. LASTLY IT CONTINUES TO PROVIDE A WARNING ALARM WHICH IMPAIRS DRIVERS CONCENTRATION AND ABILITY TO MAINTAIN FOCUS AND SAFETY ON THE ROAD AND ON OTHER DRIVERS AS WELL AS DRIVING SAFETY PROCEDURES. PROBLEM.IS INTERMITTENT AMD WILL HAPPEN WHEN PARKED OR RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING. PROBLEM PERSISTS EVEN AFTER SLAMMING DOOR, WHICH CAN CAUSE FURTHER DAMAGE TO THE PROPER FUNCTIONALITY AND SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE THAT IS CONTROLLED THROUGH THE DOORS CONTROL PANNEL. IF ISSUE PERSISTS I PLAN ON FILING WITH THE BBB IN REGARDS TO THIS ISSUE AND THE NEGLIGENCE OF FORD IN THIS HAZARDOUS COMPROMISE ON SAFETY FOR THOSE IN THE VEHICLE, ESPECIALLY IN CASES INCLUDING YOUTH AND CHILDREN.

Visibility/Wiper
Filed Feb 15, 201860,000 milesMO

MY WIPERS CONSTANTLY SWIPE

Unknown or Other
Filed Feb 12, 201853,000 milesIN

ALTHOUGH MY DRIVERS SIDE DOORS IS CLOSED, THE DOOR AJAR LIGHT INDICATOR REMAINS ON. ALSO, WHEN I SLOW DOWN OR STOP A WARNING BEEP AND INDICATOR COMES ON TELLING ME TO SHIFT TO PARK. I ASSUME THIS IS PART OF THE SAME PROBLEM. NOT ONLY IS THIS ANNOYING BUT IT CAUSES MY INSIDE LIGHTS TO REMAIN ON, WHICH CAUSES THE BATTERY TO RUN DOWN. IN ADDITION IT IS A HAZARD AS I CANNOT LOCK MY DOORS. THIS COULD ALLOW SOMEONE TO ENTER MY VEHICLE TO DO HARM. IT ALSO, ALLOWS MY GRANDDAUGHTER TO OPEN THE DOOR WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. I KNOW THAT THAT HAVE BEEN OTHER COMPLAINTS AND I FEEL YOU SHOULD DO YOUR DUTY AND PLACE A RECALL ON THIS HAZARD.

Structure › Body
Filed Feb 10, 201860,000 milesCA

THE LATCH ASSEMBLY SWITCH TO THE SENSOR THAT'S NOT WORK CORRECTLY CAUSING THE INTERIOR LIGHT AND THE DOOR AJAR TO STAY ON EVEN WITH THE DOORS CLOSED. THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM AND HAPPENS EVERY DAY FORWARD SAYS IT IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY YET THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS HAPPENING IN THE CAR SHOULD BE RECALLED FOR THIS DAMAGE

Engine
Filed Feb 9, 20181,560,000 milesGA

THE VEHICLE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT PRESSURE IS COMING ON AND JUST RECEIVED A FULL OR CHANGE. THE FUEL INLET LIGHT IS COMING ON AND ON A FULL TANK. THE RECALLS DON'T SHOW ON MY VECHILE AND I'M CONCERNED AS I HAVE 4 CHILDREN. THAT SAFETY OF MY PURCHASE VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE FROM ME OR MY FAMILY.

Structure › Body
Filed Feb 6, 201868,000 milesWI

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD EDGE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE DOOR AJAR WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR INDEPENDENTLY UNLOCKED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 68,000.

Electrical System
Filed Feb 5, 201840,000 milesMO

DOOR AJAR LIGHT REMAINS ON REGARDLESS THAT DOORS ARE PROPERLY LATCHED. HAZARDS: UNABLE TO LOCK DOORS DUE TO THE FACT THAT VEHICLE BELIEVES DOOR IS OPEN. WAS RECENTLY IN A BAD AREA OF TOWN IN A PARKING LOT AND WAS UNABLE TO LOCK THE DOORS FOR MYSELF AND INFANT. OVERHEAD LIGHT WILL NOT TURN OFF BECAUSE VEHICLE BELIEVES DOOR IS OPEN. WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT (ESPECIALLY WHEN BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAYS) IT IS INCREDIBLY HARD TO SEE BECAUSE THE DOME LIGHT REMAINS ON. BACK WINDOW IS IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE OUT OF IN THE DARK WITH THE DOME LIGHT ON. DOME LIGHT WILL OVER GO OVER AFTER REACHING A CERTAIN SPEED. THESE ARE SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUES! NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE AND NOT BEING ABLE TO LOCK DOORS ARE VERY SERIOUS ISSUES! AFTER THIS MANY COMPLAINTS, FORD SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE TO PERFORM A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE! THIS IS NOT A $20 PART THAT NEEDS REPLACED, IT'S A $450-$500 REPAIR ISSUE THAT SOME FAMILIES DON'T HAVE THE ABILITY TO PAY FOR!

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Feb 4, 201870,000 milesPA

THE FIRST TIME I NOTICED A THROTTLE SUDDEN ACCELERATION WAS WHEN I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 45 MILES DOWN A ROAD AND SUDDENLY A THRUST OF ACCELERATION JUMPED THE VEHICLE AND THEN EVEN WHEN I PUSHED ON THE BRAKES THE CAR THRUST FORWARD SO I PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND IT STOPPED, LUCKILY THERE WERE NO CARS AROUND. THE SECOND TIME IT HAPPENED I WAS AT A RED LIGHT AND THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN I FLOORED THE BRAKE BUT STILL THE CAR WOULDN'T STOP AND THEN PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND THE CAR STOPPED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS TO INDICATE AN ISSUE.

Electrical System
Filed Feb 3, 2018NY

ELECTICAL FAULT ON SENSORS OF THE VEHICLE DOORS MODULE ..VERY UNSAFE,VERY DANGEROUS. THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION WHEN THE DOORS SENSORS OF THE CAR LIT UP WARNING SIGNS AND UNLOCK ALL DOORS ,CHILDERN WHERE IN THE BACK OF THE CAR WITH THEIR SEAT BELTS ON THEM . IT ALL HAPPEN SUDDENLY VERY SCARY, ALL DOORS AUTOMATIC UNLOCK AND IT WAS A MOMENT THAT SCARE US ALL IN THE CAR ,PLEASE HELP US .

Electrical System
Filed Feb 3, 2018AR

RIGHT DRIVER DOOR AJAR STAYS LITE EVEN WITH DOOR SHUT. THIS CAUSES INSIDE LIGHT TO STAY ON TILL CAR IS DRIVEN APPROXIMATELY 50FT. THIS LIGHT STAYING ON CAUSES VISIBILITY TO BE POOR ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT IS A SAFETY ISSUE.THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE I BOUGHT CAR NEW AND HAS JUST CONTINUED TO GET WORSE.

Structure › Body
Filed Feb 1, 2018FL

DOOR ADJAR WARNING LIGHT STAYS ON WHEN DOOR IS CLOSED.

Power Train
Filed Jan 30, 201879,000 milesVA

POWER TRANSFER CASE (PTU) ON AWD NOT FUNCTIONING. VEHICLE MAKING EXCESSIVE ROAD NOISE, LOW RUMBLES AS ACCELERATING THROUGH 20-25 MPH FROM STOP, GRINDING NOISES AND HESITATIONS WHEN COMING TO A STOP. MILEAGE AROUND 79000. AGE OF VEHICLE WILL BE 5 YEARS OLD IN MARCH 2018. ROAD NOISE BEGAN ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO, BUT ORIGINALLY ATTRIBUTED TO NEW TIRE NOISE. HAS INCREASED IN VOLUME SINCE. RUMBLING NOISES BEGAN LAST MONTH SPORADICALLY. GRINDING AND HESITATIONS BEGAN LAST WEEK.

Air Bags
Filed Jan 28, 201858,000 milesNM

TAMARA RECALL PASSAGER AIR BAG AT SEAM ON DASH IS COMING APART0

Unknown or Other
Filed Jan 27, 2018CA

WE PURCHASED A FORD EDGE SPORT 2013 BRAND NEW. AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE FOR ABOUT A FEW WEEKS AFTER HE PURCHASED MY PARTNER WAS DRIVING WITH ME AND MY DAUGHTER AND HE ALMOST PASSED OUT AT THE WHEEL. WHEN I DRIVE THE VEHICLE WE GET SICK; DIZZY, HEADACHES, NAUSEA, CONGESTION, ETC. I WAS SICK FOR YEARS THOUGHT I WAS DYING. MY DAUGHTER EVEN PASSED OUT IN THE VEHICLE AND I HAD TO PULL OVER AND CALL 911. I HAVE PICKED UP FRIENDS AND THEY RODE IN THE VEHICLE AND EXPERIENCED THE SAME SYMPTOMS. I HAVE ALL THE RECORDS FROM FORD. FORD SAID THEY FIXED THE PROBLEMS, BUT WAS NEVER FIXED. IT'S 2018 AND THE ISSUE IS STILL THERE. I HAVE TO RENT CARS JUST FOR THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY. I'M SO FRUSTRATED AND LOST FOR WORDS WITH ALL OF THIS. I RECENTLY SAW THAT SOME OF THE FORD EXPLORERS DRIVERS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES WE HAVE EXPERIENCED. IF YOU GO ONE BLOCK IN MY CAR YOU WILL WANNA PASS OUT. PLEASE CONTACT ME I HAVE ALL THE EVIDENCE DOCUMENTS. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND HEALTH HAZARD TO US DRIVING THESE VEHICLES.

Electrical System
Filed Jan 23, 2018GA

I HAVE BEEN HAVING NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR LATCH ALWAYS READING THAT THE DOOR IS AJAR. THERE IS NO AMOUNT OF FORCE SHUTTING THE DOOR THAT MAKES IT GO AWAY. I AM AWARE OF THE PROBLEMS THAT HAVE BEEN GOING ON WITH SEVERAL MODELS OF FORD VEHICLES. I CONSIDER THIS A HAZARD FOR SEVERAL REASONS. THE DOOR LOCKS WILL NOT AUTOMATICALLY ENGAGE.FOR THE ENTIRE VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THIS, POTENTIALLY CAUSING THE DOORS TO OPEN IF THERE WERE ANY TYPE OF IMPACT. THERE IS ALSO THE RANDOM LOCKING AND UNLOCKING THAT OCCURS WHICH MAKES MY VEHICLE IMPOSSIBLE TO SECURE. I WANT TO FILE THIS COMPLAINT IN HOPES THAT FORD WILL CORRECT THIS PROBLEM FROM THEIR END AND NOT CHARGE THE CONSUMER A MINIMUM OF 500 DOLLARS PER LATCH FOR A FIX THAT HAS NOT BEEN GUARANTEED.

Structure › Body
Filed Jan 23, 201853,000 milesTX

WHEN VEHICLE IS PARKED THE DOOR AJAR LIGHT REMAINS ON AFTER DOOR IS CLOSED. INSIDE LIGHTS STAY ON AND RUN THE BATTERY DOWN.

Electrical System
Filed Jan 23, 201858,500 milesKY

DOOR AJAR LIGHT STAYS ON DOME LIGHT STAYS ON KEEPS FLASHING TWO WARNINGS, CANT CLEAR THEM

Electrical System
Filed Jan 21, 201856,000 milesWI

THE DOOR AJAR WARNING STAYS ON WITH THE DOOR CLOSED. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE DOOR SENSOR ON THIS MAKE AND MODEL.

Structure › Body
Filed Jan 20, 201842,837 milesPA

RE: PE16012 I TOO AM EXPERIENCING THE DOOR AJAR LIGHT. THERE ARE TWO MORE SAFETY ISSUES YOU FAIL TO CONSIDER AS WELL AS THE EXTENT OF THE PROBLEM. ONE, WHEN THE DOOR AJAR LIGHT IS ON AND THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION THE AUTO LOCK FEATURE OF THE DOORS IS LOST. ASIDE FROM THE ISSUE OF THE DOORS POTENTIALLY OPENING THERE IS THE POTENTIAL DANGER TO THE OCCUPANTS OF UNWANTED ACCESS BY UNSCRUPULOUS PEOPLE. THE SECOND ISSUE THAT WHEN THE CAR IS PARKED AND LOCKED THE INTERIOR LIGHTS REMAIN ON RESULTING IN BATTERIES BEING WORN DOWN AND DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS STRANDED. NOT A WONDERFUL THOUGHT IN FREEZING WINTER CONDITIONS. THE FINAL POINT I WOULD MAKE IS THAT THERE WERE 1349 COMPLAINTS, NOW 1350, FILED PRIOR TO MINE. AN OLD RULE OF THUMB HAS BEEN THAT FOR EVERYONE WHO WILL TAKE THE TIME TO WRITE A LETTER OF COMPLAINT THERE ARE 10,000 MORE WHO WILL NOT. THE MATH SAYS 13,500,000. OBVIOUSLY THERE WERE NOT THIS MANY FORD EDGES SOLD IN THE 3 MODEL YEARS THIS SAFETY ISSUE HAS PRESENTED ITSELF. IN FACT THEY SOLD A LITTLE UNDER .3% OF THAT NUMBER. THAT MAKES THE RATIO OF COMPLAINTS EXTREMELY HIGH AND MUCH SERIOUSNESS MUCH GREATER. THE DATE I NOTE AT THE BOTTOM IS THE APPROXIMATE DATE THE PROBLEM STARTED.

Electrical System
Filed Jan 17, 201880,000 milesMA

DRIVERS DOOR AJAR LIGHT REMAINS ON EVEN AFTER DOOR IS CLOSED. WHEN DRIVING AND SLOWING DOWN TO A STOP CAR BEEPS AND INDICATES TO "PUT IN PARK". WHEN CAR IS IN PARK, ENGINE OFF, KEY REMOVED AND DOOR CLOSED THE INTERIOR LIGHT STAYS ON AND DOES NOT GO OFF. THIS BEGAN IN SEPTEMBER 2017 AND CONTINUES TO THIS DAY 1/17/18.

Power Train
Filed Jan 16, 201851,000 milesWA

WHILE DRIVING WE LOST ALL POWER AND THE WRENCH ICON WITH "SEE MANUAL" APPEARED ON THE DASH. THE WRENCH ICON IS A POWERTRAIN FAULT ALERT. IT'S OBVIOUSLY DANGEROUS TO LOSE POWER WHILE DRIVING AND BE STUCK IN TRAFFIC AND WITH OUR CHILDREN IN THE CAR IT'S A LITTLE MORE NERVE-RACKING. PRESSING THE GAS DOES NOTHING TO THE RPMS WHEN THIS HAPPENED. THE ENGINE WAS IDLING ROUGH AND SPUTTERING. (PLENTY OF GAS IN THE CAR). CAR HAS BEEN TOWED TO THE DEALER. WHEN I STARTED THE CAR FOR THE TOW TRUCK, THE ALERT WAS GONE AND THE CAR WAS ABLE TO DRIVE. VERY STRANGE AND THE CAR CAN'T BE TRUSTED RIGHT NOW.

Unknown or Other
Filed Jan 14, 2018AZ

DOOR LATCH ACTUATOR NOT WORKING. SHOWS DOOR AJAR, DOORS WILL NOT LOCK AND INTERIOR LIGHTS STAY ON. DEFECTIVE DOOR LATCH

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