AFTER ABOUT 40,000 MILES, MY CAR STARTED ALERTING ME THAT MY DRIVERS DOOR WAS AJAR WHEN CLEARLY IT WAS CLOSED. I CLOSED IT AGAIN AND AGAIN, BUT THE ALERT STILL WON'T GO OFF. THE INTERIOR DOME LIGHTS STAY ON AND THE DOORS DO NOT LOCK AFTER MOVING FORWARD DOWN THE ROAD. THIS CAN BE A REAL SAFETY ISSUE! I'M AFRAID SOMEONE MIGHT CARJACK ME WITH MY DOORS NOT LOCKING! ALSO, AS I STOP AT STOP SIGNS OR STOP LIGHTS, IT CONTINUALLY ALERTS ME TO PUT MY CAR IN PARK AND SHUT DRIVERS DOOR. WHEN I DO PARK, GET OUT AND LOCK MY CAR, THE DOME LIGHTS AGAIN WILL NOT GO OFF. I'M AFRAID I'LL COME OUT AFTER WORK TO A DEAD BATTERY! PLEASE DO SOMETHING! IT HAS BEEN DOING THIS SINCE OCTOBER 2015!
2013 Ford Edge complaints
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DRIVERS DOOR AJAR LIGHT STAY ILLUMINATED IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND DOME LIGHTS WON'T SHUT OFF. HAD HAD IT TO DEALER 2 TIMES IN THE LAST YEAR AND PROBLEM WOULD BE RESOLVED FOR 2 MONTHS AND THEN WOULD HAPPEN AGAIN.
PURCHASED A 2013 FORD EDGE ON 12/04/2015. COLLISION WARNING SENSORS AND ADVANCED TRACK SENSOR OFF WARNINGS KEPT COMING ON. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THAT THEY REPLACED THEM, AND THINGS SEEMED TO BE OKAY WITH THE EXCEPTION OF A FEW OTHER UNRELATED ISSUES. HOWEVER, ON 02-25-2016 AFTER PICKING UP MY CAR FROM THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN, THE ACCESSORY POWER IS ACTIVE SENSOR CAME ON. NOTHING WAS POWERED ON OR PLUGGED IN, AND IT WAS NOT MENTIONED IN THE MANUAL. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN, ONLY I HAVE NOT HAD THE BEST OVERALL EXPERIENCE WITH THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT SINCE BUYING THIS CAR. ONLINE REVIEWS FROM OTHER FORD EDGE OWNERS COMPLAIN OF THE ENGINE SHUTTING DOWN AND LOSING POWER! THE COLLISION WARNING AND ADVANCE TRACK SENSORS HAVE COME ON WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, BUT THE ACCESSORY POWER WARNING FIRST CAME ON JUST AS I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT. IT REMAINED ON FOR SEVERAL HOURS, THEN WENT OUT. THEN THE COLLISION WARNINGS AND ADVANCE TRACK WARNINGS FLASHED ON AGAIN FOR ABOUT 10 SECONDS OR SO, THEN WENT BACK OUT. I SHOULD ADD THAT THE DEALERSHIP SUPPOSEDLY RESET THE COLLISION WARNING AND ADVANCE TRACK SENSORS AND PERFORMED CCM ALIGNMENT PROCEDURES. AS OF YET, I HAVE NOT LOST POWER, BUT I AM GREATLY CONCERNED THAT THIS COULD HAPPEN! THIS IS THE ONLY VEHICLE I OWN, AND I NEED TO KNOW WHAT CAN LEGALLY BE DONE?
DOOR LATCH SENSOR WON'T REGISTER THAT THE DOOR IS CLOSED. THIS MEANS THE DOME LIGHT STAYS AND IS UNSAFE FOR NIGHT DRIVING.
DOOR AJAR
DOOR AJAR SENSOR IS FAULTY, COMMON PROBLEM AMONG FORD EDGES. FORD REFUSES TO ADDRESS ISSUE ACCORDING TO ALL ONLINE SOURCES. DOOR IS CONSTANTLY SHOWN AS AJAR, LEADING TO DEAD BATTERIES AND LOCKING ISSUES.
THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR AJAR ALARM WILL NOT GO OFF EVEN AFTER REPEATED CLOSING THE DOOR. IT PREVENTS THE DOORS FROM BEING LOCKED AND THE INTERIOR LIGHTS REMAIN ON AND DRAINS THE BATTERY.
DOOR AJAR SENSOR MALFUNCTIONS. AS IF DOOR IS STILL OPEN WHEN CLOSED. NOT KNOWING IF DOOR IS CLOSED SAFELY TO OPERATE VEHICLE,
THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GIVES AN INCORRECT WARNING THAT THE DRIVERS DOOR IS AJAR. THE DRIVERS DOOR IS SECURELY CLOSED BUT THE WARNING STAYS ON. THE DOORS ARE UNABLE TO BE LOCKED WHICH IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN. THE OVERHEAD DOME LIGHTS REMAIN ON AND DO NOT SHUT OFF AS LONG AS THIS FALSE WARNING SIGNAL IS ON WHICH IS AGAIN A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT. AFTER SHIFTING TO DRIVE, THE ALARMS SOUND AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL SAYS "SHIFT TO PARK" WHICH AGAIN IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN AS IT IS VERY DISTRACTING WHEN TRYING TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. SINCE THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE FORD SHOULD RECALL THIS VEHICLE TO REPAIR THIS ELECTRICAL FAILURE.
DOOR AJAR WARNING STAYS ON WHEN THE DOOR IS CLOSED. INTERIOR LIGHTS STAY ON. FAULTY SWITCH/LATCH IN DOOR.
DRIVERS SIDE DOOR AJAR SENSOR BECAME FAULTY WITH LESS THAN 50,000 MILES ON VEHICLE. DOOR REQUIRES MULTIPLE CLOSINGS IN ORDER FOR THE SENSOR TO IDENTIFY THAT THE DOOR IS CLOSED. IT IS AN ONGOING ISSUE SINCE 10/8/15.
DOOR AJAR SWITCH IS FAILING, WON'T SHUT OFF. INTERIOR LIGHTS REMAIN ON AND DRAINING THE BATTERY.
DRIVER SIDE DOOR AJAR SENSOR STAYS ON ALL THE TIME EVEN THOUGH THE DOOR IS CLOSED SECURELY. THIS CAUSES THE VEHICLE NOT TO BE SECURED PROPERLY DURING OPERATION AND CAUSES FAULTY ANNOYING ALERTS TO SOUND INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. IT ALSO CAUSES INTERIOR DOME LIGHTS TO STAY ON CAUSING A DANGEROUS OBSTRUCTION TO VISION WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. WHEN PARKED WITH THE ENGINE OFF, THE INTERIOR LIGHTS WILL STAY ON AND DRAIN THE BATTERY.
DRIVER DOOR AJAR NOTIFICATION COMES ON WHEN VEHICLE IS OFF, KEYS REMOVED AND DOME LIGHTS REMAIN ON AFTER DOOR IS CLOSED, LOCKED, AND UNABLE TO BE OPENED WITH DRIVER OUTSIDE OF VEHICLE. HAS COME ON WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAYAFTER CAR FUNCTIONING WITH NO NOTIFICATION PRIOR TO LEAVING PARKED POSITION. REQUIRES REPLACEMENT PER DEALERSHIP. <60,000 MILES. MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS RE: THIS ISSUE FROM OTHER CONSUMERS PER DEALERSHIP.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD EDGE. WHEN THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR WAS CLOSED, THE INTERIOR LIGHTING AND DRIVER SIDE DOOR AJAR WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.
MY 2013 FORD EDGE DOOR LATCH INCORRECTLY REPORTS THAT THE DOOR IS OPEN WHEN IT IS NOT. THIS TURNS THE INTERIOR LIGHTS ON AND DRAINS THE BATTERY, ALSO WILL NOT LET YOU TURN ON THE ALARM OR LOCK THE DOORS FROM THE INSIDE. CONSTANTLY CHIMES AND TELL YOU TO PUT IN PARK TO SHUT DOOR.
MY CAR WOULD JUST CUT OFF LOOSING ALL POWER. NO BRAKES NO STEERING! MOSTLY AT SLOW OR IDOL SPEEDS, TURNING INTO TRAFFIC THIS WAS A LARGE PROBLEM. IT SEEMS THAT THROUGH GOOGLE SEARCHING IT IS A LARGE PROBLEM FOR FORD. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AND FORD NEEDS TO FIX THE PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED IF IT HASN'T ALREADY HAPPENED.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD EDGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER CLOSING THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR, THE DOOR AJAR WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INDICATING THAT THE DOOR WAS STILL OPEN CAUSING THE DOME LIGHT TO REMAIN ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE DOOR LOCK SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.
MY DRIVER DOOR AJAR LITE STAYS ON. NO MATTER HOW HARD I SHUT DOOR. AND DOM LITE STAYS ON
JUST BOUGHT 2013 FORD EDGE AND THE DOOR NEVER SHUTS SO THE DOOR AJAR KEEP COMING ON AND THE DOOM LIGHT DRAINS MY BATTERY
DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR OPEN LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. SHIFT TO PARK LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. LIGHTS COME ON WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING OR JUST PARKED. INTERIOR LIGHTS DON'T GO OUT WHEN THEY SHOULD. INSIDE LIGHTS GO ON WHEN THE CAR IS JUST PARKED FOR NO REASON. SOMETIMES WILL STAY ON FOR UP TO A HALF AN HOUR
DOOR LATCH INCORRECTLY REPORTS THAT THE DOOR IS OPEN WHEN IT IS NOT. THIS TURNS THE INTERIOR LIGHTS ON AND DRAINS THE BATTERY, ALSO WILL NOT LET YOU TURN ON THE ALARM. ALSO MAKES YOU PULL OVER TO SHUT THE DOOR. HAD IT IN FOR SERVICE TWICE AND THEY FIXED IT, AT LEASE FOR A LITTLE WHILE, THAN IT CAME BACK. HAPPENS ALL THE TIME, BUT NOT EVERYTIME.
"TAKATA RECALL" DRIVER SIDE DOOR ADJAR SENSOR REMAINS ON ALL THE TIME EVEN THOUGH THE DOOR IS CLOSED SECURELY. THIS CAUSES THE VEHICLE NOT BE SECURED PROPERLY AND CAUSES ALERTS TO SOUND WHILE DRIVING.
2013 EDGE DRIVERS DOOR ALARM REMAINS ON EVEN AFTER CLOSURE, THE INTERIOR LIGHTS REMAIN ON AND THE DOORS DO NOT LOCK. I'M LUCKY IF AFTER THE 6-7TH DOOR SLAM THE LIGHT MAY GO OUT, OTHERWISE I HAVE TO DRIVE AROUND WITH THE ALARM CONTINUOUSLY ON. NOW A SHIFT INTO PARK LIGHT IS ALSO COMING ON. USED TO LOVE MY EDGE, BUT SLOWLY THINKING DIVORCE.
DOOR AJAR SENSOR SWITCH IS MALFUNCTIONING AND CANNOT SENSE WHEN DOOR IS CLOSED. DOORS WILL NOT LOCK PROPERLY OR AUTOMATICALLY BECAUSE SWITCH IS MALFUNCTIONING. THIS IS OCCURRING BOTH WHILE THE CAR IS PARKED AND IN MOTION. SOMETIMES WHILE DRIVING THE DOOR AJAR LIGHT WILL COME ON RANDOMLY. AS I OFTEN HAVE A CHILD IN THE CAR, I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE INABILITY FOR THE CAR TO DETECT WHEN THE DOOR IS CLOSED AND WHEN IT IS NOT AND THE RELATED LOCKING OF THE DOORS.
WHEN YOU CLOSE THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GIVES A FALSE WARNING SAYING THE DOOR IS AJAR AND THE DOME LIGHT STAYS ON. THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE CAR IS STATIONARY. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS OF OPENING AND CLOSING THE DOOR THE WARNING DISAPPEARS, BUT THEN WHILE THE CAR IS MOVING THE WARNING RETURNS AND THE DOME LIGHT COMES BACK ON AND THE DOORS UNLOCK. THIS SEEMS TO BE A PRETTY COMMON PROBLEM AND MY CAR CURRENTLY HAS 48,000 MILES ON IT. THIS WARNING ISSUE HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR ABOUT 1 MONTH.
DRIVER DOOR AJAR LIGHT COMES AT VARIOUS TIMES WHILE DRIVING EVEN THOUGH THE DOOR IS CLOSED. THIS CAUSES THE INTERIOR LIGHTS TO COME ON AND REMAIN ON. THIS MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE AT NIGHT. THIS IS AN OBVIOUS SAFETY RELATED ISSUE AND FORD SHOULD FIX IT THROUGH A RECALL.
DRIVER SIDE DOOR AJAR WARNING LIGHT AND ALARM GO OFF EVEN WHEN DOOR IS SECURELY SHUT. CAR IS CURRENTLY UNDER 36,000 MILES BUT JUST A FEW WEEKS OVER THE 3 YEAR MARK. DIEHL FORD IN BELLINGHAM, WA WILL NOT ATTEMPT TO HONOR THE WARRANTY.
DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR OPEN LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. SHIFT TO PARK LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. LIGHTS COME ON WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING OR JUST PARKED. INTERIOR LIGHTS DON'T GO OUT WHEN THEY SHOULD. INSIDE LIGHTS GO ON WHEN THE CAR IS JUST PARKED FOR NO REASON. SOMETIMES WILL STAY ON FOR UP TO A HALF AN HOUR.
DOOR LATCH SENSOR AND ASSAMBLY IS HAVING ISSUES. WHEN THE DOOR IS CLOSED, THE DOOR OPEN CHIME CONTINUES TO CHIME, DOOM LIGHTS STAY ON AND THE AUTO LOCK WILL NOT ENGAGE. WHEN LEAVING THE VEHICLE THE REMOTE LOCK WILL NOT WORK ON THE DOORS AFFECTED.
MY DOOR SENSOR ON THE DRIVER SIDE PASSENGER DOOR LIGHT STAYS ON WHEN THE DOOR IS COMPLETELY SHUT. SO THE DOME LIGHT STAYS ON. ALSO WHEN YOU ARE DRIVIING THE DOORS DON'T LOCK. I JUST PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE THIS PAST OCTOBER. IT WAS GOOD FOR ABOUT 2 WEEKS THEN THE DOOR SENSOR STARTED GOING ON AND OFF. NOW IT IS STAYING ON ALL THE TIME.
2013 FORD EDGE LIMITED AWD 2 WEEKS BEFORE THANKSGIVING..THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN OUR GARAGE A FEW MINUTES AFTER MY WIFE GOT HOME FROM A 16 MILE ROUND TRIP TO TOWN. I HEARD A HIGH PITCH NOISE FROM THE ENGINE, PERFORMED A VISUAL INSPECTION AND SAW NO PROBLEMS. ASSUMED IT WAS NORMAL AND THAT IT WOULD TURN OFF ON ITS OWN. MOST NEW VEHICLES HAVE A FUNCTION TO TURN OFF ANY DEVICE BEFORE IT DRAINS THE BATTERY. THE NEXT DAY WE WENT TO START THE VEHICLE AND IT WAS COMPLETELY DEAD. JUMPED IT AND MY WIFE TOOK TO WORK. WORKED FINE THE REST OF THE DAY. SHE GOT HOME AND I HEARD THE NOISE AGAIN. CHECKED IT WITH BATTERY TESTER AND HAD A LOAD ON THE VEHICLE AND BATTERY WAS ALREADY DOWN TO 75%. TOOK TO LOCAL MECHANIC AND HE DIAGNOSED AS MECHANISM IN TRANSMISSION STAYING ON AND RECOMMENDED DEALER REPAIR. DEALER MISDIAGNOSED IT AS AFTERMARKET AUTOSTART 2 TIMES AND CHARGED ME TO REPLACE THE BATTERY THE SECOND TIME. FINALLY ON THE 4TH TRIP TO THE DEALER, THE MALFUNCTION HAPPENED WHILE THEY HAD THE VEHICLE. DEALER REPLACED MECHANISM IN TRANSMISSION, THIS DID NOT SOLVE PROBLEM. DEALER ORDERED DRIVE TRAIN COMPUTER(WAITED OVER A MONTH FOR PART), THIS HAS NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM. IT IS NOW THE FIRST WEEK OF FEBRUARY(ALMOST 3MNTHS LATER) AND THE VEHICLE IS STILL AT THE DEALER AND THEY CANNOT FIND WHAT IS WRONG WITH IT. SOMEONE PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!!!
WITH ALL DOORS CLOSED SECURELY, THE DOOR AJAR WARNING SOUNDS. IT SEEMS TO BE ONLY THE DRIVERS DOOR AT THIS TIME. WHEN THE DOOR AJAR WARNING IS ACTIVE, THE DOME LIGHTS STAY ON, THE DOORS WILL NOT LOCK, AND THERE IS A PERSISTENT CHIME THAT SOUNDS. THIS HAPPENS WHEN IN PARK, IN DRIVE, AND WHILE TRAVELLING DOWN THE ROAD. CAR HAS BEEN TO DEALER FOR THIS, ONCE DURING WARRANTY, AND RECENTLY WHILE OUT OF WARRANTY. DEALER WANTS $433.14 TO REPAIR, EVEN THOUGH THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE.
UPON STARTING THE ENGINE, WE HAVE HAD SPORADIC DRIVER'S DOOR AJAR INDICATIONS WITH DASH ALARM & INTERIOR LIGHTING AFFECTED. THIS HAS PLAGUED US FROM 2500 MILES TO THE PRESENT (FEBRUARY 2016 @ 36,000 MILES). FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASE OF VEHICLE ON APRIL 1, 2013. SEVERAL TRIPS TO THE DEALER W/DOOR ADJUSTMENTS & "BURNING OF THE CONTACTS" HAS NOT SOLVED THE INTERMITTENT PROBLEM THAT COMES BACK SOMETIMES FOR SEVERAL DAYS AT A TIME. WE ALWAYS CHECK THE DOOR TO MAKE SURE THAT IT IS SHUT & CONTINUE TO DRIVE THE CAR W/WARNING AND INTERIOR LIGHTS ON. AT NIGHT THIS ISSUE CREATES AN UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITION. I FEEL THIS IS A RECALL ISSUE BECAUSE OF THE SAFETY NATURE OF THIS PROBLEM. THE DEALER HAS BEEN VERY ELUSIVE, NOT SUPPLYING PAPERWORK CONCERNING THIS ISSUE. MAYBE FORD IS PLAYING DODGE BALL ON THIS, BUT THEY ARE ONLY MAKING ENEMIES OF THEIR CUSTOMERS.
CENTER DASH DISPLAY -- SEVERAL TRIPS TO THE DEALER WITH ADJUSTMENT TO THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER HAS NOT CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERS SAYS THAT THE GEAR SHIFT PARKING CONTACT IS NOT SIGNALING THE DASH DISPLAY. IF THE CAR IS LEFT FOR SEVERAL DAYS, THE DISPLAY PROBLEM CREATES A DEAD BATTERY. THIS CONDITION EXISTS WHEN THE IGNITION IS OFF, KEYS ARE REMOVED, ALL DOORS ARE SHUT AND THE VEHICLE IS IN PARK. THIS ISSUE HAS EXISTED FROM 2014 THROUGH FEB. 2, 2016 AND IS ONGOING.
THE "DOOR ADJAR" LIGHT AND WARNING SOUNDS COME ON OUR FORD EDGE WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STARTED AND IT TELLS US TO SHIFT THE GEAR SHIFTER INTO PARK. NONE OF THE DOORS ARE OPEN. THIS HAS BECOME A PROBLEM EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE IS USED.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD EDGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WAS CLOSED, THE DOOR AJAR WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. IN ADDITION, THE INTERIOR DOME LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000.
A DOOR OPEN WARNING INDICATION COMES UP AND RESULTS IN DOME LIGHTS ALSO STAYING ON EVEN WHEN THE DRIVER'S DOOR IS PROPERLY CLOSED. REQUIRES YOU TO SLAM THE DOOR SEVERAL TIMES TO GET THIS WARNING TO COME OFF. APPARENTLY THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH FORD EDGE VEHICLES YET FORD HAS YET TO ISSUE A RECALL FOR THIS SAFETY ISSUE.
DOOR AJAR INDICATION DOES NOT GO OUT WHEN DOOR IS CLOSED. THE INTERIOR LIGHT WILL NOT GO OUT AND THE DOORS WILL NOT LOCK.
FORD EDGE 2013 DOOR AJAR LIGHT STAYS ON DASHBOARD ..AND INSIDE CAR LIGHTS STAY ON IT MAKES IT REALLY HARD TO DRIVE AT NIGHT !! I TALK TO OTHER FRIENDS THAT OWN SAME TYPE OF CAR AND HAVE SAME PROBLEM ....WHILE IM DRIVING IT KEEPS TELLING TO PARK AND CLOSE THE DOOR EVEN DOUGH ITS CLOSE ITS FRUSTATING ..I ONLY HAD MY CAR FOR A FE MONTHS ONLY AND IM STRESSING OUT...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD EDGE. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE RIGHT INDEPENDENTLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNDETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,137. UPDATED 04/22/16*LJ
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD EDGE. EVEN WHEN THE VEHICLE'S DOORS WERE CLOSED, THE DOOR AJAR WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW DOOR LATCH. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000.
THE DOOR AJAR WARNING LIGHT COMES ON AFTER THE DOOR IS CLOSED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE- THE INTERIOR LIGHTS STAY ON- CAR IS STATIONARY, BUT LIGHTS STAY ON IF YOU DRIVE
MY DRIVER SIDE DOOR AJAR WARNING WILL NOT GO OFF. THE DOOR IS COMPLETELY CLOSED. THIS IS CAUSING THE INTERIOR LIGHTS TO STAY ON, THE ALARM CHIMES EVERYTIME I STOP AND THE DOORS WILL NOT LOCK. IF THE CAR IS PARKED IT IS CAUSING THE BATTERY TO DRAIN. THIS ISSUE BEGAN A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO INTERMITTENTLY BUT IS NOW CONSTANTRY HAPPENING.
DOOR AJAR NOTIFICATION STAYS ON WHEN DOOR IS CLOSED, DRIVERS DOOR. INTERIOR LIGHTS STAY ON MAKING THE VEHICLE UNSAFE TO OPERATE AT NIGHT.
THE DRIVER DOOR SENSOR (WHEN THE DOOR IS SHUT TIGHTLY AND SECURED) KEEPS TURNING INTERIOR LIGHTS ON WHILE DRIVING IN THE DARK! THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. GUESS WHAT ELSE HAPPENS? MY DOORS WILL NOT LOCK BECAUSE OF THIS SENSOR. THAT IS ANOTHER SAFETY ISSUE ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE SAFETY SPECTRUM. IF THIS OCCURS BOTH DRIVING AND WHILE CAR IS NOT IN MOTION, HOW DOES FORD VALUE THE SAFETY OF THEIR CUSTOMERS? HOPEFULLY BY TAKING THAT THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED AND MAKE THEIR CUSTOMERS HAPPY. THIS IS DISAPPOINTING, AS WELL AS FRUSTRATING BECAUSE IT IS HAPPENING EVERY SINGLE DAY.
SENSOR TELLS ME THAT THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR IS OPEN, WHEN IT IS OBVIOUSLY CLOSED. INTERIOR LIGHTS STAY ON AND DOORS WILL NOT LOCK UNTIL I SLAM THE DOOR SEVERAL TIMES. VERY FRUSTRATING WHILE DRIVING TO HAVE THE DASH BEEPING AT YOU
WHILE DRIVING AT SPEED, VEHICLE STARTED TO SPUTTER AND LOST POWER, LOST ALL FUNCTION AND HAD TO PULL OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. ENGINE SPUTTERED BADLY, WITH THE WRENCH LIGHT ON. TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON AND RAN SMOOTHLY AGAIN. IT HAS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD EDGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT EVEN WHEN THE VEHICLE'S DOORS WERE CLOSED, THE DOOR AJAR WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE INTERIOR LIGHTING REMAINED ILLUMINATED FOR APPROXIMATELY 10 TO 15 MINUTES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW DOOR LATCH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 49,000.
THE DOOR SENSORS ARE NOT WORKING CORRECTLY AND THE DOOR AJAR INDICATOR STAYS ON AND THE INSIDE DOME LIGHTS STAY ON MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO SEE WHEN IT IS DARK OUTSIDE.
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