DOOR AJAR WARNING SYSTEM WILL NOT DEACTIVATE. INTERIOR LIGHTS STAY ON, VERY DANGEROUS WHEN BACKING UP AT NIGHT. DOORS WILL NOT LOCK AND WARNING IS VERY DISTRACTING NOTIFYING DRIVER TO SHIFT CAR INTO PARK. THIS WARNING OCCURS IN ALL PHASES OF OPERATION.
2013 Ford Edge complaints
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EVEN THOUGH I GET IN MY CAR AND SHUT THE DOOR THE DOOR AJAR LIGHT IS COMING ON (DRIVER DOOR). THIS CAUSES THE LIGHT TO STAY ON AND I AM NOT ABLE TO LOCK MY CAR DOORS. I FIND THIS TO BE A LARGE SAFETY ISSUE. IT IS STARTING TO DO THIS MORE AND MORE. I CURRENTLY HAVE TO OPEN MY DOOR AND SLAM IT SHUT ONCE OR MULTIPLE TIMES TO GET THE DOOR AJAR LIGHT TO SHUT OFF.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD EDGE. WHENEVER THE HEATER OR AIR CONDITIONER WERE BEING USED, THE VEHICLE WOULD EMIT STRONG FUEL ODORS AND CAUSED THE OCCUPANTS TO FEEL LIGHT HEADED, HAVE HEADACHES, AND STOMACH ISSUES. THE DEALER REFUSED TO DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR WAS NOT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000.
THE DRIVER DOOR AJAR LIGHT STAYS ON DUE TO A DEFECTIVE DOOR LATCH. THIS ALSO CAUSES THE VEHICLE LIGHTS TO STAY ON AND THE SHIFT TO PARK LIGHT TO STAY ON...WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. *TR
DOOR AJAR LIGHT STAYS ON EVEN WHEN DOOR IS SHUT. HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY AND UNSURE IF DOOR IS SHUT. DOORS WILL NOT LOCK WHEN DOOR AJAR LIGHT IS ON. INTERIOR LIGHTS ALSO STAY ON.
VEHICLE HAS WARNING LIGHT FOR DOOR AJAR EVEN THOUGH DOOR IS CLOSED. DOORS WILL NOT LOCK, AND DOME LIGHTS WILL NOT GO OFF. STOP CAR AND CLOSE DOOR SEVERAL TIMES TO GO OFF. THIS HAS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING, DOOR LOCKS OPEN ON THEIR OWN, WARNING LIGHT DINGS, ETC. AND DOOR IS CLOSED. THIS IS S KNOWN HAZARD AND SHOULD BE RECALLED TO REPAIR LATCH BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED. *TR
DOOR AJAR WARNING WHEN DOOR IS SHUT, THE DRIVER DOOR WILL NOT LOCK PRESENTING ONE SAFETY HAZARD. ALSO THE DOME LIGHT STAYS ON DURING NIGHT TIME DRIVING CAUSING A ROAD HAZARD BECAUSE IT IMPAIRS THE ABILITY TO SEE THE ROAD. IT ALSO DRAINS THE BATTERY AND CAN LEAVE YOU STRANDED IN A PARKING LOT. *TR
WHEN DRIVER SIDE DOOR IS SHUT, THE INSIDE LIGHTS STAY ON AND THE DOOR AJAR WARNING LIGHT STAYS ON. DOOR DOES NOT LOCK AND DOOR CHIME CONTINUES MAKING IT UNKNOWN IF DOOR IS TRULY SHUT AND SECURED WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. WHILE DRIVING THE DOOR AJAR LIGHT HAS COME ON, CABIN LIGHT TURNS ON CAUSING DANGEROUS SITUATION AT NIGHT. *TR
DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR LIGHT STAYS ON EVEN WHEN DOOR IS PROPERLY LATCHED. THE LIGHT WILL GO AWAY AFTER OPENING AND CLOSING SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THE LIGHT HAS ALSO COME ON WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN DRIVE, GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, AND IT REFUSES TO LOCK AS A RESULT. MALFUNCTION WAS REPORTED TO THE DEALERSHIP, BUT THEY DIDN'T FIX THE CAR. THEY BELIEVED WE'D EITHER NEED A NEW DOOR LATCH OR TO RESTART THE CAR'S ELECTRONIC SYSTEM.
DRIVER DOOR ALWAYS READS AJAR. SOME LIGHTS CONSTANT, DRAINS BATTERY . CONSTANT ALARMS, CANNOT LOCK DOORS.
DOOR AJAR LIGHT ON WITH DOOR CLOSED.INTERIOR LIGHTS STAY ON AND DOORS WILL NOT LOCK.SOMETIMES HAVE TO CLOSE DOOR 10 -12 TIMES BEFORE IT REGISTERS THAT IT IS CLOSED. I DRIVE TO WORK AT NIGHT AND INTEROIR LIGHTS ARE DISTACTING AND MAKE IT HARDER TO SEE.
DRIVER DOOR CLOSED SWITCH FAILS REGULARLY. WARNINGS SAY DRIVER DOOR AJAR AND SHIFT TO PARK WHILE DRIVING. *TR
GEAR SHIFT LEVER SWITCH FAILS INTERMITTENTLY WHEN CAR IS IN PARK BUT WARNINGS SAY IT IS NOT IN PARK.
DOOR AJAR SENSOR STAYS ON EVEN WHEN THE DOOR IS CLOSED. INTERIOR LIGHTS STAY ON WHILE I'M DRIVING CAUSING DANGEROUS CONDITIONS AT NIGHT. CHIMES "DOOR AJAR EVERY TIME I LET OFF THE BRAKES WHICH IS VERY DISTRACTING. DOOR WILL NOT LOCK WHEN THE KEYS ARE IN THE IGNITION BECAUSE THE CAR THINKS THE DOOR IS OPEN. THIS IS ALL VERY DISTRACTING AND UNSAFE. FORD NEEDS TO RECALL THIS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS IN AN ACCIDENT OR ROBBED BECAUSE THEY CANNOT LOCK THE DOORS. I CANNOT SEE TO BACKUP AT NIGHT WITH THE INTERIOR LIGHTS ON.
DRIVERS DOOR AGAR LIGHT WILL NOT GO OUT. DOORS WILL NOT LOCK AND INTERIOR LIGHTS WILL STAY ON
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD EDGE. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE DOOR AJAR SENSOR WOULD ERRONEOUSLY ACTIVATE. THE FAILURE INDICATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR WAS UNSECURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE DOOR SENSOR WAS FAULTY. THE FRONT PASSAGENER SENSOR WAS REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.
FUEL LEVEL DROPS DRAMATICALLY, THE FUEL INDICATOR WILL DROP UP TO 20 MILES PER EVERY MILE OF ACTUAL MILEAGE. GAS SEEMS TO BE LEAKING AND ODOMETERS WILL SKIP NUMBERS.
DOOR AJAR SENSOR REMAINS ON.
DRIVER'S SIDE "DOOR AJAR" WARNING LIGHT ALONG WITH ASSOCIATED ALARMS ("SHIFT INTO PARK") GOES OFF WHEN CLOSING THE DOOR. THIS WARNING ALSO KEEPS THE INTERIOR LIGHTS ON, THUS POTENTIALLY DRAINING THE BATTERY. BACKING UP IN THE DARK IS IMPOSSIBLE BECAUSE THE INTERIOR LIGHTS ARE SO BRIGHT, NOTHING CAN BE SEEN OUTSIDE. MY TEMPORARY SOLUTION HAS BEEN TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY WHEN I'M PARKED FOR A PROLONGED PERIOD OF TIME. MY CONCERNS ARE; WILL THIS BE HAPPENING TO ALL 6 DOOR SENSORS, HOW LONG WILL THESE FAULTY SENSORS LAST, WILL THEY FIND A REDESIGN FOR THIS SENSOR THAT LASTS LONGER THAN 34K MILES AND WHAT IF THE DOOR REALLY ISN'T CLOSED? FORD MOTOR COMPANY HAS ALREADY RECALLED THIS SENSOR/MODULE ON OTHER MODELS (FOCUS, ETC) OF THIS YEAR. BECAUSE THERE AREN'T AS MANY EDGES ON THE ROAD ISN'T A GOOD REASON TO NOT WANT TO MAKE THE CORRECTION FOR ALL MODELS INVOLVED.
DOOR AJAR LIGHT IS ON, EVEN WHEN THE DOOR IS SECURELY SHUT. DRIVER FRONT AND PASSENGER FRONT.
FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR AJAR. THE FRONT DOOR MECHANISM WILL NOT LOCK. THERE IS A CONSTANT WARNING CHIME AND THE INTERIOR LIGHTS STAY ON EVEN WHEN THE DOOR IS SHUT. THE WARNING IS " DRIVER DOOR AJAR".
DRIVERS DOOR AJAR ALARM AND WARNING LIGHT OCCURS WHEN THE DOOR IS ACTUALLY CLOSED. THE DOORS WILL NOT LOCK AUTOMATICALLY. WHEN YOU HIT THE SWITCH TO LOCK THE DOORS THEY LOCK AND THEN IMMEDIATELY UNLOCK. DOME LIGHTS STAY ON WHICH MAKES DRIVING AT NIGHT UNSAFE. THIS OCCURS AFTER STARTING THE CAR IN PARK AND CONTINUES WHILE DRIVING.
DOOR SENSOR REFLECTS DOOR OPEN 3RD OR 4TH TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. DOORS WILL NOT LOCK AND DOME LIGHT REMAINS ON.
MY TRUCK DISPLAYS "SHIFT TO PARK" WHEN IN PARK AND THE INDICATOR IS NOT ILLUMINATED WHETHER THE ENGINE IS OFF OR ON. I HAD TO REPLACE A BATTERY DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. EVEN THOUGH THE CAR IS OFF THE ELECTRONICS STAY ON DRAWING POWER BECAUSE IT'S NOT SENSING THE VEHICLE IS IN PARK. THIS PROBLEM IS WIDELY KNOWN AND FORD HAS A TSB FOR THE SHIFTER BUT NO RECALL. I'VE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE AND WILL NOT PURCHASE ANOTHER FORD AGAIN.
THE DRIVERS DOOR GIVES ERROR UPON CLOSING INDICATING THE DOOR IS AJAR. AFTER CLOSING DOOR MANY TIMES THE MESSAGE IS STILL THERE. WHEN THE DOOR IS AJAR THE DOOR LOCKS WILL NOT FUNCTION MEANING YOU ARE VULNERABLE TO A CAR JACKING BECAUSE YOUR DOORS WON'T LOCK. WHEN YOU GET OUT THE CAR THE SAME ISSUE BUT THE INTERIOR LIGHTS WILL STAY ON UNTIL THE FAILSAFE TIMES THEM OUT FOR EMERGENCY SHUTOFF BUT, THE DOORS ARE STILL UNLOCKED. THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO BECOME WORST IN THE WINTER TIME. I DO NOT EXPERIENCE THIS PROBLEM DURING THE WARM SUMMER MONTHS.
BOTH FRONT LEFT AND REAR LEFT DOOR SENSORS SHOW THAT THE DOORS ARE OPEN ALTHOUGH ITS FULLY CLOSED. THEREFORE THE CABIN LIGHTS STAY ON AND THE DOORS CANNOT BE LOCKED. MY 2.5 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER OPENED THE DOOR WHILE I WAS DRIVING ALTHOUGH THE DOORS WERE SUPPOSED TO LOCKED. *TR
DOOR AJAR WARNING LIGHT WILL NOT GO OFF WHEN DRIVERS DOOR IS COMPLETELY SHUT. THIS CAUSES DOME LIGHTS TO STAY ON UNTIL CAR IS MOVING CAUSING A VISIBILITY PROBLEM. DOORS WILL NOT LOCK EVEN WHEN LOCKED MANUALLY DOORS WILL UNLOCK BY ITSELF WHILE CAR IS IN MOTION CAUSING A CHILD IN BACK SEAT TO OPEN A DOOR WHILE THE CAR IS MOVING AND POSSIBLY FALLING FROM CAR.
2013 FORD EDGE FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE. A FUEL LEAK IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE MAY RESULT IN A FIRE. LEAVING THE RESIDENCE. ONCE PASSED THE CONTROL OF THE SECURITY AGENT OF THE RESIDENCE. I ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE NORMALLY AND THEN HEAR A RATHER DEAFENING NOISE. I STOP THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY AND PROCESS TO EXIT THE VEHICLE QUICKLY AS I FEEL THE BODY WARM. ONCE I GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND RUN TO A SAFE PLACE ABOUT 40 FEET AWAY, I THROW MYSELF ON THE GROUND AND LOOK AT THE VEHICLE AND SEE THAT THE VEHICLE IS BURNING. I CAN SEE THAT THE FIRE IS CONSUMING THE VEHICLE AND CAN OBSERVE FIRE INSIDE THE VEHICLE COMING OUT OF THE WINDOWS AND FIRE THROUGH THE BOTTOM OF THE VEHICLE THAT GOES FROM THE FRONT OF THE ENGINE DOWN THE SIDE. AND THE FIRE RUNS TO THE GAS TANK.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD EDGE. WHEN THE DOORS WERE CLOSED, THE DOME LIGHT AND DOOR AJAR WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR LATCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER THE WARRANTY, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED A SECOND TIME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000. ..UPDATED 02/09/17 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE LATCH WAS REPAIRED AT THE COST OF $315.95. *TR
DOOR AJAR WARNING LIGHTS STAYS ON WITH DOOR SHUT.
DRIVER DOOR AJAR LIGHT REMAINS ON WHEN ALL DOORS ARE CLOSED AND LOCKED. DOME AND EXTERIOR SIDE MIRROR LIGHTS STAY LITE DUE TO THIS. CAR IS IN PARK AND IF YOU SHIFT INTO DRIVE WHEN THE DOOR AJAR LIGHT IS ON THEN THE CAR TELLS YOU TO SHIFT INTO PARK AND THE INTERIOR LIGHT STAY ON. THIS STARTED THE WEEK ON DEC 19, 2016 AND HAS BEEN HAPPENING CONTINUOUSLY THROUGH OUT THE WEEK AND WEEKEND. CAR HAS BEEN TAKEN TO FORD TODAY 12/28/2016 AND OF COURSE THEY'RE ARGUING ITS NOT A SERVICE BULLETIN WHICH MEANS I WILL PROBABLY END UP PAYING THE DEDUCTIBLE ON MY EXTENDED WARRANTY TO GET IT FIXED WHEN THIS IS CLEARLY A FORD ISSUE.
AT APPROXIMATELY 46,000 MILES, MY 2013 FORD EDGE'S BRAKES FAILED. I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE BEHIND A SEMI TRUCK WHEN THEY HIT THE BRAKES. BRAKES WERE LOCKED, HARD TO PRESS AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT SLOW DOWN. THANKFULLY THERE WAS NO ONE ON THE FOLLOWING LANE AND I WAS ABLE TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. I DECELERATED AND WITHIN A COUPLE OF SECONDS BRAKES BECAME RESPONSIVE AGAIN. I NEEDED TO MAKE IT HOME, DROVE TRYING TO GO AS SLOW AS POSSIBLE AND STAYING AWAY FROM OTHER CARS, HOWEVER BRAKES WORKED WITHOUT ISSUES. APPROACHING HOME THERE WAS A STOP SIGN AND AGAIN I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT WHEN THE BRAKES LOCKED AND THE CAR DID NOT STOP. THIS TIME A LOUD WHISTLING NOISE FILLED THE CABIN. TO ADD INSULT TO INJURY, EVEN THOUGH THE DEALER SAYS THEY KNOW BRAKES ARE FAILING IN THEIR F150'S AND FORD EDGES, THERE IS NO RECALL, AND THEY MADE ME PAY A DEDUCTIBLE TO FIX THE CAR THAT IS UNDER WARRANTY. APPARENTLY SOMEONE DECIDED THAT THE EXPENSE OF THE ESTIMATED NUMBER OF PEOPLE THEY PUT AT RISK OF DEATH OR INJURY IS STILL LESS THAN WHAT IT WOULD COST THEM TO FIX THEIR FAULTY BRAKES. HERE IS THE KICKER, I BOUGHT THIS CAR CERTIFIED PRE OWNED IN JULY 2016. I GOT MY CAR BACK TODAY, THEY FIXED THE FAULTY BRAKE BOOSTERS AND THE CABIN IS UNCHARACTERISTICALLY QUIET. SINCE I HAD BOUGHT THE CAR THERE WAS A QUIET HISS WHEN I HIT THE BRAKES AND THE SALES PERSON TOLD ME THAT WAS NORMAL FOR THE CAR, I NEVER HAD A FORD BEFORE AND THE BRAKES DID WORK ORIGINALLY SO I DIDN'T GIVE IT ANOTHER THOUGHT. BUT NO
SOUNDS LIKE THE AXEL IS FALLING COMPLETELY OFF COMPLETELY DISENGAGING FROM THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL. AFTER CONSULTING WITH LOCAL DEALERSHIP, THEY STATED IT APPEARS THE AXEL IS COMING OUT OF THE TRANSMISSION DUE TO SOME VALVE. DEALERSHIP STATED IT IS NOT COVERED ON THE SAME RECALLS AS THE OTHER 2013S THOUGH IT APPEARS IT IS THE SAME ISSUE.
I HAVE AN ISSUE WITH A SENSOR ON THE VEHICLE. I HAVE A "DOOR AJAR" LIGHT ON WHEN THE DOOR IS CLOSED. IT IS ON THE DRIVER DOOR AND NO OTHERS. I KNOW THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH FORD SUVS AND JUST WANT MY VEHICLE DOWN FOR DOCUMENTATION. IF ANY FURTHER INFORMATION IS NEEDED BY ME PLEASE EMAIL OR CALL ME.
DRIVER DOOR LATCH; DOOR WON'T LOCK OR STAY LOCKED INTERMITTENTLY; DOOR AJAR LIGHT COMES ON WHEN THE DOOR IS CLOSED. WHEN THE INTERMITTENT PROBLEM OCCURS, THE DOORS UNLOCK, THE DOME LIGHT COMES ON, WHICH MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO SEE WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT OR EARLY MORNING. THE BATTERY IS DRAINING-THE DOOR AJAR LIGHT CAUSES THE INTERIOR LIGHTS TO COME ON WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PARKED. IT WILL NOT LOCK FROM OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY. THIS STARTED EARLIER THIS MONTH AN IS BECOMING MORE FREQUENT. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED NOW! FROM MY RESEARCH, THIS IS A LONG STANDING ISSUE WITH FORD PRODUCTS. *TR
REAR DRIVERS SIDE DOOR AJAR LIGHT COMING ON WHEN DOOR CLOSED COMES ON WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING ALARM AND ALL INTERIOR LIGHTS TO COME ON. STAYS ON EVEN WHEN DOOR IS CLOSED AND LATCHED. DEALER SAYS DOOR LATCH MUST BE REPLACED, EVEN THOUGH DOOR IS PROPERLY LATCHING. *TR
THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR AJAR WARNING APPEARS EVEN WHEN THE DRIVER'S DOOR IS COMPLETELY CLOSED. RESULTING IN MULTIPLE ERRORS WITHIN THE SYNC SYSTEM AND THE INABILITY TO TURN OFF THE CABIN LIGHTS. THIS PROBLEM CAN OCCUR WHILE STATIONARY OR IN MOTION.
DRIVERS DOOR LATCH FAILED AGAIN. WAS REPLACED UNDER FORD ORIGINAL WARRANTY WITH CAMELBACK FORD BUT HAS FAILED FOUR MONTHS LATER AND NOT UNDER WARRANTY. DEALER CAMELBACK FORD HAS NO INTEREST AND REPAIRING WITHOUT PAYING $642.00 TO REPAIR. I GUESS NO WARRANTY ON THEIR WORK.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD EDGE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE DOOR AJAR INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, NONE OF THE DOORS WOULD LOCK WHEN PROMPTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000.
WHEN THE DOOR IS SHUT, VEHICLE CONTINUES TO STATE THE DOOR IS AJAR. THIS CAUSES THE INTERIOR LIGHTS TO STAY ON. WHEN THE LIGHTS ARE ON, IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO SEE OUT OF YOUR REAR VIEW MIRROR. BECAUSE OF THIS, WHEN YOU BACK UP, YOU CANNOT SEE ANYTHING BEHIND YOU.
DRIVERS DOOR AJAR LIGHT STAYS ON WHILE DRIVING , AND THE LIGHTS STAY ON 10 MINS AFTER THE CAR IS TURNED OFF . *TR
DRIVER SIDE DOOR AJAR MECHANISM IS FAULTY AND WILL NOT READ MY DOOR AS CLOSED RESULTING IN BEING STRANDED WITH A DEAD BATTERY. AFTER BEING FIXED IT CONTINUES TO REAPPEAR.
MY DRIVER DOOR NO LONGER REGISTERS AS 'CLOSED' WHEN IT IS IN FACT CLOSED. THIS PROBLEM HAS PROGRESSIVELY WORSENED FOR A COUPLE MONTHS. THE PROBLEM WITH THE DOOR NOT REGISTERING AS LATCHED AND CLOSED MEANS THAT YOU ARE UNABLE TO LOCK THE DOOR WHILE THE CAR IS RUNNING. EVERY TIME YOU ATTEMPT TO LOCK IT AUTOMATICALLY UNLOCKS IT. AT THIS POINT I HAVE REMOVED ALL INTERIOR LIGHTS (THAT STAY ON) SO I CAN OPERATE THE VEHICLE SAFELY AT NIGHT UNTIL I HAVE TIME TO GET THIS FIXED. I'M JUST SIX MONTHS PAST THE NORMAL 3YR/36K MILES WARRANTY PERIOD AND FORD DEALERSHIP IS QUOTING A REPAIR CHARGE OF NEARLY $500 TO FIX THIS ISSUE. I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE AND HAS BEEN PART OF A LARGE RECALL FOR OTHER FORD VEHICLES, BUT NOT AT THIS TIME FOR THE EDGE. IT'S A REAL NUISANCE. I'M CONCERNED ABOUT NOT BEING ABLE TO LOCK THE DOORS WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE.
DOOR AJAR LIGHT REMAINS ON CONSTANTLY WHEN DOORS ARE CLOSED. THE INSIDE LIGHTS WILL NOT GO OFF CAUSING A DRAIN IN THE BATTERY. WE HAVE REPLACED THE BATTERY ONCE DUE TO THIS ISSUE. PLEASE FIX IT NOW FORD, WE WILL PROBABLY NOT BUY A FORD AGAIN IF THIS IS THE LEVEL OF CUSTOMER CARE THAT WE ARE EXPECTING TO RECEIVE.
THIS ISSUE STARTED A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AGO. I WOULD BE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY OR STREET AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY MAINTENANCE LIGHT WOULD COME ON, MY CAR WOULD BEGIN TO SHAKE/RATTLE AND ALL OF A SUDDEN I COULD NO LONGER ACCELERATE. IF I COULD, I WOULD PULL OVER, SOMETIMES I HAD TO STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION ON AN INCLINE AND COMPLETELY SHUT MY CAR OFF. I WOULD WAIT A FEW SECONDS AND IT WOULD START BACK UP AND RUN NO PROBLEM. I TOOK IT INTO 1 FORD AND THEY COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. I TOOK IT INTO A 2ND FORD EARLIER THIS YEAR IN MARCH AND THEY CLAIMED THEY FOUND THE ISSUE. I SPENT OVER $1,000 REPLACING THROTTLE BODY AND FUEL FILLER NECK, WHICH THEY CLAIMED HAD A LEAK IN IT AND WAS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. SINCE THEN, I HAVEN'T HAD ANY ISSUES, UNTIL YESTERDAY. AGAIN, I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND MY MAINTENANCE LIGHT CAME HOME, CAR STARTED SHAKING AND COULD NO LONGER ACCELERATE. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN AS I'M AFRAID EVERY TIME I MAKE A TURN IN FRONT OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC THAT MY CAR IS GOING TO LOSE POWER AND I'M GOING TO GET T-BONED. I'VE READ ON CARCOMPLAINTS.COM THAT MANY OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE. IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE FORD HAS A BIG LAWSUIT ON HAND. THEY BETTER FIX THIS! *TR
THE DRIVER DOOR AJAR LIGHT WILL RANDOMLY COME ON LIGHTING UP THE INTERIOR OF THE CAR. OR IT WONT GO OFF WHEN ENTERING THE VEHICLE. THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD EDGE. WHILE DRIVING 9 MPH, THE DOOR AJAR WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. AFTER FOUR ATTEMPTS, THE DOOR WAS SECURELY CLOSED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.
DRIVERS SIDE DOOR SAYS IT IS AJAR, BUT IT'S NOT AJAR.
FORD DOOR LATCH ISSUE- THE DRIVER DOOR WILL NOT LATCH WHEN DOOR IS SHUT THIS CAUSES THE LIGHTS TO COME ON IN THE VEHICLE AND WARNINGS TO APPEAR ON THE DASH (DOOR AJAR, SHIFT TO PARK, ETC). I HAVE ISSUES WITH MY CAR LOCKING BECAUSE THE DOORS APPEAR TO BE OPEN. THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE. THE DEALERSHIP CLEANED THE LATCH FOR ME AND THIS TEMPORARILY SOLVED THE PROBLEM, HOWEVER A FEW MONTHS LATER AND ITS HAPPENING AGAIN. THIS IS UNSAFE WHEN I AM DRIVING AS I DO NOT KNOW IF THE DOOR IS SECURELY SHUT. IT ALSO IS A DISTRACTION WHEN ALL OF THE LIGHTS ARE ON AND THERE ARE WARNINGS FLASHING ON THE DASHBOARD. *TR
FAULTY ELECTRONIC SENSOR CAUSED DOOR AJAR LIGHT TO COME ON WHICH CAUSED SHIFT TO PARK LIGHT TO COME ON AND CAUSED INTERIOR DOME LIGHTS TO COME ON AND NOT DIM WHILE IN GEAR. PREVENTED WINDOWS FROM BEING RAISED OR LOWERED DURING ALLOTTED TIME ONCE CAR WAS TURNED OFF. VEHICLE WOULD NOT STAY LOCKED.
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