THE DOOR AJAR SENSOR LIGHT CAME ON WHILE STATIONARY. IT WILL NOT GO OFF EVEN THOUGH THE DOOR IS FULLY CLOSED. THIS HAS DRAINED MY BATTERY. SUMMIT FORD HAS QUOTED $600 TO FIX.
2013 Ford Edge complaints
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD EDGE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE DOOR AJAR INDICATOR WAS CONSTANTLY DISPLAYED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE AFFECTED THE DOOR ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 35,760.
DOOR AJAR WARNING COMES ON WHEN THE DOOR IS CLOSED. CAUSED DOME LIGHT TO STAY ON AND HAS DRAINED THE BATTERY. ONLY SOLUTION IS TO SLAM THE DOOR.
DOOR AJAR LIGHT COMES ON WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD,AND WON'T SHUT THE DOME LIGHTS OFF AFTER SHUTING OFF VEHICLE AND EXITING AND SHUTING DOOR.ITS HAPPENED MANY TIMES MOVING AND STATIONARY.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD EDGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOME LIGHT INSIDE THE VEHICLE REMAINED ILLUMINATED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND LOCKED. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE ALARM SOUNDED AND THE DRIVER'S DOOR AJAR SENSOR INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SWITCH MECHANISM INSIDE THE DOOR FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE WAS REMEDIED, BUT RECURRED AFTER SIX MONTHS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO AGAIN DIAGNOSED AND REPLACED THE SWITCH MECHANISM. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,797.
2013 FORD EDGE HAS A CONTINUAL PROBLEM WHERE DOOR SENSORS ON 2 OF 4 DOORS INDICATE THAT THE DOOR IS AJAR, WHEN IT IS ACTUALLY CLOSED. THE INTERIOR LIGHTS COME ON (AND STAY ON) WHEN STARTING THE CAR OR WHEN DRIVING AT LOW SPEED, WHICH IS DANGEROUS, PARTICULARLY AS IT INTERFERES WITH NIGHT VISION. THE DOORS WON'T LOCK DUE TO THIS WARNING MESSAGE. THE DRIVER'S DOOR IS AFFECTED BY THIS SENSOR PROBLEM, WHICH ALSO CAUSES A BELL WARNING THAT THE DOOR IS AJAR, AND REPEATED DASH WARNINGS TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK. REPEATEDLY SLAMMING THE DOOR CLOSED TEMPORARILY HELPS, SOMETIMES. THE DRIVER'S DOOR SENSOR WAS FIXED (BUT NOT REPLACED) WHILE THE CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY. THE PROBLEM RETURNED WITHIN A FEW MONTHS. WHEN I TOOK IT IN THE SECOND TIME, I HAD THE DRIVER'S DOOR SENSOR CLEANED (THE DEALER WANTED ALMOST $400 FOR THIS, BUT REDUCED IT TO $260 AFTER MY COMPLAINT, VS $500 TO REPLACE EACH SENSOR) WHICH WAS HELPFUL FOR LESS THAN 2 MONTHS. THIS IS A DANGEROUS, KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THESE DEFECTIVE DOOR SENSORS THAT IS HIGHLY DISTRACTING FOR DRIVERS, WHICH INTERFERES WITH NIGHT VISION, AND THE ABILITY TO LOCK THE CAR DOORS WHILE DRIVING. THE FORD DEALER ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM, BUT WILL NOT REPAIR IT FOR FREE (NO RECALL ISSUED). THESE DOOR SENSOR ERRORS HAPPEN EVERY TIME I DRIVE THIS VEHICLE CURRENTLY (80,500 MILES), WHEREAS IT WAS A FREQUENT YET INTERMITTENT PROBLEM FROM ABOUT 30,000 TO 60,000 MILES. THE INTERIOR LIGHTS COME ON WHEN STARTING THE CAR, AS THEY SHOULD, THEN THE WAR
DOOR AJAR LIGHT STAYS LIT ON EVEN WHEN THE DOOR IS SHUT CAUSING INTERIOR LIGHT TO STAY ON AS WELL! CAUSING BATTERY TO DRAIN. FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED (12/8/14), WENT TO DEALERSHIP AND HAD TO PAY TO HAVE IT FIXED, FORD SPLIT THE COST. SECOND TIME IT HAPPENED 2/28/16; IF I HAVE TO PAY TO GET IT FIXED AGAIN, WILL SELL IT AND NEVER BUY ANOTHER FORD!
THE "PASSENGER DOOR AJAR" SENSOR IS DEFECTIVE, CAUSING LIGHTS TO STAY ON AND PREVENTING LOCKING OF THE DOOR.. DOORS CAN NOT BE LOCKED FROM DRIVER SIDE WITH "DOOR AJAR" LIGHT ON, COMPROMISING SAFETY AND SECURITY.
DOOR AJAR SENSOR NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. THE DRIVER'S DOOR INCORRECTLY STATES THAT THE DOOR IS AJAR AT ALL TIMES. THIS CAUSES THE INTERIOR LIGHTS TO STAY ON INITIALLY WHEN DRIVING, OR EXITING CAR. CAR BEEPS AND FLASHES A WARNING WHICH IS DISTRACTING/DANGEROUS. CAR WILL NOT LOCK WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS RELATED TO THE ONGOING INVESTIGATION, I JUST WANTED TO ADD THAT MY VEHICLE STARTED EXPERIENCING THIS ABOUT A MONTH AGO. THE PROBLEM WAS INTERMITTENT AT FIRST, BUT IS NOW CONTINUOUS.
DOOR AJAR LIGHT ON THE DRIVER SIDE. MY LIGHT CAME ON 2 MONTHS AGO AND I HAVE READ 139 COMPLAINTS ON THIS PROBLEM. CUSTOMERS PAYING 400 FOR IT TO BE FIXED AND THEN THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST. THIS IS A BIG SAFETY ISSUE AND FORD SEEMS NOT TO CARE.
WHEN YOU GET IN THE CAR AND START THE ENGINE (WHILE STILL IN PARK) THE DRIVER DOOR AJAR WARNING LIGHT COMES ON EVEN WHEN THE DOOR IS SECURELY SHUT. WE MUST OPEN AND RECLOSE THE DOOR SEVERAL TIMES IN ORDER TO GET THE WARNING LIGHT TO GO AWAY.
DOOR AJAR LIGHT STAYS ON AND HAVE TO SLAM DOOR SEVERAL TIMES TO GET IT TO FINALLY GO OUT. INTERIOR LIGHTS STAYS ON UNTIL DOOR AJAR LIGHT IS CLEARED AND OF COURSE DOORS WON'T LOCK WHILE DOOR AJAR LIGHT IS ON. THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE CAR IS STATIONARY.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD EDGE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE DOOR AJAR INDICATOR ILLUMINATED CONSTANTLY. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE BATTERY TO DIE EACH TIME. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE DOOR LATCH ASSEMBLY FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,375.
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY GOING 65MPH ON 3 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS WHEN MY CAR DECELLERATES AND I LOSE POWER. I MANAGED TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY AND HAD TO RESTART MY CAR.
02 VEHICLE KEEPS STALLING WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE. LEAVING AN INTERSECTION, IN TRAFFIC, IT WILL NOT GO, IS GOING TO GET ME KILLED. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM AND HAS NOT SOLVED IT. I LOOK ON INTERNET AND THERE ARE THOUSANDS WITH SAME PROBLEM
THE DRIVER DOOR AJAR SWITCH/ALARM REMAINS ON WHEN THE DRIVERS DOOR IS FIRMLY CLOSED WHEN STATIONARY AND WHEN IN MOTION. THIS CAUSES THE DOME LIGHT TO REMAIN ON WHICH MAKES IT HARD TO SEE, DANGEROUS, TO DRIVE AT NIGHT. THE DOORS WILL NOT LOCK WHEN DRIVING WHICH CAN BE UNSAFE. THIS CONDITION IS CONSTANT ON ANY TYPE OF STREET OR ANY PARKING SITUATION. MY EDGE HAD AROUND 31,000 MILES WHEN THIS PROBLEM STARTED.
I HAVE BEEN HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE DRIVER'S DOOR OF MY '13 FORD EDGE LIMITED INDICATING THAT IT IS AJAR (WARNING AND INTERIOR LIGHTS ON) WHEN IT IS NOT. IN ORDER FOR IT TO QUIT, I HAVE TO EITHER VERY FIRMLY CLOSE THE DOOR (SLAM IT) OR OPEN AND CLOSE IT A FEW TIMES UNTIL IT SENSES THAT IT IS IN FACT FULLY CLOSED. IT IS ALSO DRAINING MY BATTERY BECAUSE WHEN I EXIT THE VEHICLE SOMETIMES THE INTERIOR LIGHTS STAY ON. THERE HAVE BEEN A FEW OCCASIONS THAT I HAD TO JUMP START MY CAR. THE DOOR AJAR LIGHT STAYS ON WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PARKED AND IN MOTION.
THE PASSENGER DOOR AJAR LIGHT UP SOMETIMES WHEN THE DOOR IS CLOSED SECURELY. THIS LEAVES ME UNCERTAIN IF I HAVE A HAZARDOUS CONDITION OR NOT. CONCERNED ABOUT IGNORING THE SAFETY WARNING LIGHT WHEN I HAVE A REAL DOOR PROBLEM. CREATES AN UNSAFE CONDITION THAT MUST BE PHYSICALLY CHECKED EACH OCCURRENCE.
DOOR AJAR LIGHT AND DOME LIGHTS STAYING ON. DOORS WILL NOT LOCK WHEN DRIVING
THE DRIVER DOOR AJAR LIGHT STAYS ON AT ALL TIMES EVEN THOUGH ALL DOORS ARE FULLY LATCHED. THE INTERIOR LIGHTS STAY ON MAKING DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AT NIGHT. THE DOORS WILL NOT LOCK WHEN THE CAR IS IN MOTION. THE DOOR AJAR BELL GOES OFF AT ALL TIMES, EVEN THOUGH THE DOORS ARE FULLY LATCHED.
DRIVERS SIDE "DOOR OPEN" DASH INDICATOR IS ACTIVE WHEN THE DOOR IS CLOSED, BOTH IN PARK AND WHILE DRIVING. IT HAS OCCASIONALLY COME ON DURING DRIVING, THEN GONE OFF AGAIN. INTERIOR LIGHTS STAY ON WHEN CAR IS OFF, LEADING TO A DRAIN ON THE BATTERY AND I EVENTUALLY HAD TO REPLACE THE BATTERY. THE ONLY WAY TO OCCASIONALLY MAKE THE LIGHT GO OFF IS TO REPEATEDLY OPEN AND THEN SLAM THE DOOR CLOSED. I ALSO FEEL THE ANTI THEFT FEATURES AND OVERALL LOCKING MAY BE COMPROMISED AS I HEAR THE HORN "DOUBLE BEEP" WHEN USING THE REMOTE CONTROL KEY FOB LOCK, INDICATING THAT A DOOR IS STILL "OPEN".
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD EDGE. WHEN THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR WAS CLOSED, THE "DOOR AJAR" INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND A BELL-LIKE ALARM SOUNDED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE DOORS REMAINED UNLOCKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DOOR SWITCH WAS STUCK AND THAT THE DOOR SWITCH ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 19,000.
FOR THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS I HAVE BEEN HAVING A PROBLEM WITH A MESSAGE TELLING ME THAT THE DRIVER DOOR IS AJAR. THE MESSAGE TELLS ME TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND SHUT THE DOOR. AFTER SEVERAL TRIES TO GET THE MESSAGE OFF, SOMETIMES IT WILL WORK BUT MOST OF THE TIME I END UP SHUTTING AND RESHUTTING THE DOOR TO GET THE MESSAGE OFF. AND WHILE THE MESSAGE IS ON THE INTERIOR LIGHTS STAY ON. SOMETIMES I SPEND HOURS TRYING TO GET THE MESSAGE OFF. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT IT IS A SENSOR. THIS NEEDS TO BE FIXED. A RECALL MUST BE MADE TO TAKE CARE OF THIS PROBLEM. ALSO, IN ADDITION TO THE LIGHTS STAYING ON, THE DOORS WILL NOT LOCK. IT IS VERY ANNOYING AND NOT SAFE. ALSO, I AM WORRIED THAT THE BATTERY WILL RUN DOWN. I AM GETTING TO THE POINT THAT I DON'T EVEN WANT TO DRIVE THE CAR.
DOOR ADJAR LIGHT STAYS ILLUMINATED EVEN WHEN DOOR IS SHUT. DOME LIGHTS STAY ON CAUSING BATTERY TO DIE. VEHICLE CHIMES WHILE DRIVING CAUSING MILD DISTRACTION.
DRIVER SIDE DOOR AJAR LIGHT REMAINS ON WHEN ALL DOORS ARE CLOSED. DOORS WILL NOT LOCK, DOME LIGHT COMES ON AND WARNING SOUNDS ARE CONSTANT WHEN STARTING FROM A STOPPED OR SLOW POSITION.
A LIGHT INDICATING 'DOOR AJAR' RANDOMLY APPEARS EVEN THOUGH DOOR SEEMS TO BE CLOSED. THERE IS NO SOLUTION EXCEPT TO REPEATED SLAM DOOR SHUT MULTIPLE TIMES UNTIL LIGHT DISAPPEAR. FORD REFUSES TO COVER THIS PROBLEM UNDER WARRANTY.
THE DOOR AJAR LIGHT WILL NOT GO OFF AND IS NOW CAUSING THE DOME LIGHTS TO STAY ON AFTER THE CAR IS OFF - CAUSING A DEAD BATTERY. THE SENSOR IS PROGRESSIVELY GETTING WORSE - HARDER AND HARDER TO GET IT TO SHUT OFF.
DOOR AJAR LIGHT STAYS ON WHEN DOOR IS PROPERLY CLOSED. CAUSES INTERIOR LIGHTS TO STAY ON MAKING IT DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AT NIGHT AND NOT LETTING THE DOORS LOCK.
CAR IS STATIONARY. DOOR AJAR SENSOR IS SHOWING THE INTERIOR LIGHT REMAINS ON WHICH MAKE IT DANGEROUS TO BACK UP AT NIGHT. THIS ALSO CAUSES THE BATTERY TO DIE. DOOR AJAR CHIME CONSTANTLY GOING OFF EVERY THREE TO FIVE MINUTES.
EVERYTIME I GET IN AND OUT OF MY CAR THE DRIVER'S DOOR WON'T LOCK. THIS LEAVES ME IN A VULNERABLE AND UNSAFE POSITION WHEN DRIVING OR PARKING AT WORK OR THE STORE. I COULD BE CARJACKED IF MY DOOR IS STILL UNLOCKED AND I COULD BE ROBBED OF MY POSSESSIONS WHILE IN THE STORE OR AT WORK SINCE MY DOORS WON'T LOCK. WOULD YOU WANT YOUR LOVED ONES/RELATIVES FOUND IN THIS POSITION/SITUATION? HOW WOULD YOU FEEL?
DRIVER SIDE DOOR AJAR LIGHT WILL NOT GO OFF EVEN AFTER SHUTTING THE DOOR NUMEROUS OF TIMES. THIS CAUSES THE INSIDE LIGHT TO STAY ON DRAINING THE BATTERY AS WELL AS THE DOOR AJAR ALARM TO KEEP GOING OFF EVERY 3 MINUTES.
SENSOR SAYS DRIVERS DOOR IS AJAR WHEN IT IS NOT IN AN STATIONARY POSITION. DOOR HAS TO BE CLOSED SEVERAL TIMES TO BE ABLE TO LOCK DOORS AND DRIVE.
WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE THE DOOR AJAR WARNING COMES ON. THIS HAPPENS ALL OF THE TIME. WHEN PARKED THE DOME LIGHT COMES ON AND RUNS THE BATTERY DOWN.
DOOR AJAR LIGHT REMAINS ON WHEN DOOR IS CLOSED AND LATCHED CAUSING INTERIOR LIGHTS TO REMAIN ON UNTIL A CERTAIN SPEED IS ATTAINED. ALSO DOOR LOCKS DO NOT WORK WHEN THE WARNING LIGHT IS ON.
DOOR AJAR LIGHTS ON WHEN DOOR IS CLOSED. INTERIOR LIGHTS STAY ON BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM
DRIVER DOOR AJAR - COMES ON CONSTANTLY. RECENTLY HAD TO GET A NEW BATTERY BECAUSE THE INSIDE LIGHTS STAY ON. I PUT CAR IN PARK AS INSTRUCTED AND SLAM THE DOOR. IT DOESN'T WORK VERY OFTEN. 90% OF THE TIME IT DOESN'T WORK. ALSO THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THE DOORS DO NOT LOCK. IF THERE ARE CHILDREN IN THE CAR, THEY CAN OPEN THE DOOR AND FALL OUT OF THE CAR. THIS CAR NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME.
ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS IN THE LAST THREE MONTHS THE DOOR AJAR SENSOR HAS MALFUNCTIONED ON THE FORD EDGE. THESE ISSUES SURFACED TWICE WITH THE DRIVER'S DOOR AND ONCE WITH THE REAR DRIVER'S PASSENGER DOOR. DESPITE BEING CLOSED, THE SENSOR ACTIVATES TO SHOW THAT THE DOOR IS AJAR. THE LIGHTS ON THE VEHICLE STAY ON, THE ALARM SOUNDS. THE REPAIR COSTS FOR THIS PROBLEM ARE AROUND $500 PER INCIDENT. A QUICK SEARCH OF THE INTERNET FINDS THIS TO BE A REOCCURRING PROBLEM FOR MANY FORD EDGE OWNERS BUT NO ONE AT FORD OR THE GOVERNMENT WILL HELP ADDRESS THE PROBLEM. I'M WRITING FOR YOU TO INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE.
DRIVING ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AT 70 MILES PER HOUR ON STRAIGHT LEVEL AND SMOOTH SECTION OF HIGHWAY WHEN A SUDDEN LOUD EXPLOSION OCCURRED, AND GLASS COULD BE HEARD FALLING. DRIVER STOPPED TO ASSESS DAMAGE. GLASS HAD SHATTERED AROUND THE PERIMETER OF THE STATIONARY PORTION OF THE PANORAMIC SUNROOF. THERE WAS NO FLYING ROAD DEBRIS AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. THERE WAS NO APPARENT EVIDENCE OF IMPACT. THIS APPEARS TO BE EITHER A PROBLEM WITH THE MANUFACTURING OF THE GLASS OR THE WAY IN WHICH IT IS ATTACHED TO THE VEHICLE. TEMPERATURE WAS NEAR FREEZING AND WARMING.
DOOR AJAR LIGHT ON FROM BAD DOOR SENSOR ON DRIVERS DOOR. THIS IS OUR 2ND EDGE WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. THE ISSUES CAUSED BY THIS IS THE BATTERY DRAINS, LIGHTS STAY ON INSIDE VEHICLE WITH NO WAY TO TURN THEM OFF OTHER THAN BY REMOVING FUSES AND DOORS WILL NOT LOCK AS IT THINKS THE CAR DOORS ARE OPEN.
OPENING/CLOSING DRIVER SIDE DOOR; DRIVER DOOR AJAR LIGHT STAYS ON WHEN DOOR IS CLOSED WHICH LEAVES ON INTERIOR LIGHTS AFTER EXITING THE VEHICLE. IT HAS STARTED TO OCCUR MORE OFTEN WITHIN THE LAST MONTH, APPROX 85,000 MILES. WHEN THE DRIVER AJAR LIGHT IS ON MY DOOR LOCKS WILL NOT ENGAGE/INITIATE DURING DRIVING LIKE THEY SHOULD NORMALLY DO. CONTACTED USED CAR DEALER AND THEY SUGGEST THE CHARGE TO FIX CAN RANGE FROM 195.00-450.00, DEPENDING ON THE ISSUE, SENSOR REPLACEMENT ETC..... *TR
DRIVER DOOR AJAR LIGHT HAS STARTED COMING ON REGULARLY EVEN THOUGH ALL DOORS ARE SHUT. SOMETIMES IT HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING AND I GET A "SHIFT TO PARK" WARNING. I THEN HAVE TO PULL OVER AND SLAM THE DOOR SHUT SEVERAL TIMES TO CLEAR IT. IT'S BECOMING A HASSLE AND LIGHTS STAY ON SO IT DRAINS THE BATTERY. THIS IS A DEFECT AND FORD SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL AND FIX THIS ISSUE. IT'S A SAFETY HAZARD AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED. *TR
DOOR AJAR WARNING STAYS ON EVEN THOUGH DOOR IS CLOSED. VERY ANNOYING AND FRUSTRATING. HAVE TO CLOSE DOOR MULTIPLE TIMES TO GET IT TO GO OFF. CAR HAS ONLY 36,000 MILES ON IT. AFRAID MAY RUN BATTERY DOWN BECAUSE LIGHTS WON'T GO OFF. TIRED OF HAVING TO KEEP SLAMMING DOORS TO GET IT STOPPED. RESEARCHED AND FOUND OTHER OF THEIR MODELS DID THIS AND WERE RECALLED BUT FOR SOME REASON THEY WON'T DO THE EDGE. *TR
OPEN DRIVER DOOR. OVERHEAD LIGHT COMES ON. KEY IN IGNITION. CHIME. DRIVER DOOR AJAR NOTICE COMES ON. REAR PARK AID NOTICE COMES ON. PUT IN "R" I BACK UP. SHIFT TO PARK NOTICE COMES ON (OVERHEAD LIGHT IS ON). START DRIVING. DRIVER DOOR AJAR NOTICE COMES ON. OVERHEAD LIGHT GOES OUT. I DRIVE TO A STOP LIGHT. (DOORS NEVER LOCK). I PUT ON BREAKS TO STOP. SHIFT TO PARK NOTICE COMES ON. DRIVER DOOR AJAR NOTICE COMES ON. I ARRIVE AT DESTINATION. PUT CAR IN PARK. ENGINE IS ON (OVERHEAD LIGHT IS ON). TAKE KEY OUT OF IGNITION (OVERHEAD LIGHT IS ON). OPEN DRIVER DOOR. NOTE: IF I USE THE FOB, OVERHEAD LIGHTS WONT GOT OUT. IF I MANUALLY PUSH DOOR LOCK BUTTON, THE INSIDE OVERHEAD LIGHTS WILL ONLY GO OUT 3 OF 10 TRIES. I HAVE TO UNBOLT THE BATTERY TO MAKE THEM GO OUT. HAVE ALREADY HAD TO BUY ONE BATTERY. I CANT LOCK DOORS AT A STOP SIGN WHICH IS UNSAFE. THIS IS A DAILY CONSTANT OCCURRENCE. OTHERS ARE EXPRESSING SAME ISSUES. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. THE DOOR AJAR FIRST HAPPENED 10/9/14 AT 32,156 MILES. TOOK TO FORD DEALERSHIP. IT STARTED HAPPENING AGAIN IN NOVEMBER 2016 AND HAS MORE ISSUES AND NOW IS A SAFETY CONCERN. I ALSO AM NOTING THAT I HAVE GONE OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT AND MY OVERHEAD LIGHT IS ON INSIDE THE CAR. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD EDGE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE "DOOR AJAR" INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED WHILE ALL OF THE DOORS WERE CLOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
THE DRIVER DOOR AJAR LIGHT IS CONSISTENTLY ON WHEN PARKED IT CAUSES THE INTERIOR LIGHT TO REMAIN ON AND DRAIN THE BATTERY. WHEN DRIVING IT WILL CONSTANTLY BEEPS TELLING TO YOU PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND WON'T LET YOU LOCK THE DOORS. AT FIRST IT WAS A RARE OCCASION THAT THE DOOR AJAR LIGHT WOULD COME ON BUT NOW IT'S ALMOST EVERYTIME I GET IN THE VEHICLE. *TR
MY DRIVER DOOR DOOR AJAR WARNING LIGHT STAYS ON AND BECAUSE OF THIS MY INTERIOR LIGHTS STAY ON AND MY DOORS WON'T LOCK. AFTER OPENING AND CLOSING THE DOOR SEVERAL TIMES SOMETIMES IT WILL GO OFF. OTHER TIMES I HAVE TO PRESS THE BUTTON ON THE STEERING WHEEL TO GET THE LIGHTS TO GO OFF BUT THE DOOR AJAR WARNING LIGHT WILL STAY ON. AND WHEN YOU DO THIS EVERY TIME YOU STOP A WARNING LIGHT WILL GO OFF TELLING YOU TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE THE INTERIOR LIGHTS WILL INTERFERE WITH YOUR VISION AT NIGHT AND ANOTHER CONCERN IS THE INABILITY TO LOCK THE DOORS.
REAR PASSENGER DOOR LOCK FAILING. LOCK SHOWS DOOR AJAR AND WILL NOT LOCK.
DOOR AJAR WARNING LIGHT CAUSES DOOR TO NOT LOCK AND POP OPEN WHILE IN MOTION. INTERIOR AND PUDDLE LIGHTS STAY ON WHILE DRIVING CAUSING HAZARD BY NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE. BATTERY GOES DEAD. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD EDGE. WHILE STATIONARY, THE VEHICLE DISPLAYED "DOOR AJAR" WHEN THE DRIVER'S DOOR WAS ALREADY CLOSED. THE CONTACT HAD TO OPEN AND CLOSE THE DOOR SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THE "DOOR AJAR" WARNING WENT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000. .....UPDATED 03/08/17 *BF *CN
DRIVER DOOR AJAR WARNING LIGHT STAYS ON CAUSING INTERIOR LIGHT TO STAY ON AND ALARM TO GO OFF IF ITS PARKED AND LOCKED. CLOSING THE DOOR UP TO 10 TIMES MAY CAUSE THE WARNING LIGHT TO GO OFF. IF I START DRIVING THEN THE WARNING MESSAGE TELLS ME TO SHIFT INTO PARK AND CLOSE MY DOOR. IF I IGNORE IT THEN IT STARTS BEEPING AT ME TO GET MY ATTENTION. PRESSING THE OK BUTTON TO BYPASS IT DOES NOT WORK MORE THAN A FEW SECONDS ITS BACK. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR WEEKS NOW. *TR
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