I WAS ON THE FREEWAY AND THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF, I WAS IN THE MIDDLE LANE WITH CARS FLYING BY. I PUT HAZARDS ON AND SLOWLY MOVED TO THE RIGHT SIDE AND COMPLETELY SHUT OFF THE CAR. I WAS VERY SCARED BEING STUCK ON THE FLORIDA TURNPIKE WITH VEHICLES GOING PAST ME AT 70 MILES AN HOUR AND I COULD HAVE BEEN IN A DEADLY ACCIDENT. I WAS ABLE TO TURN THE CAR BACK ON AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE AND GET OFF THE FREEWAY AND SLOWLY DRIVE TO THE DEALERSHIP AT 30 MILES AN HOUR. THE DFFECTIVE PART THE DEALER SAID WAS THE THROTTLE BODY, WHICH IS A PART THAT WAS RECALLED ON THE FORD ESCAPE 2009-2013 AND ON THE 2009 - 2013 FORD FUSION 2009-2013 MERCURY MARINER 2009 -2013 MERCURY MILAN. MY CAR IS FORD EDGE 2013 , THE THROTTLE BODY PART IS AN OBVIOUS EXTENSIVE ISSUE WITH FORD.
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 →
DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR SENSOR INDICATES DOOR AJAR, PREVENTING OTHER FUNCTIONS OF THE VEHICLE FROM OPERATING NORMALLY, SUCH AS DOME LIGHT TURNING OFF WHILE DRIVING AND AFTER LOCKING DOORS, DOORS WILL NOT REMAIN LOCKED WHILE DRIVING AND OTHER RELATED FUNCTIONS. ISSUES CAUSES A DRAIN ON THE BATTERY UNTIL IT EVENTUALLY LOSES CHARGE, LEAVING DRIVER STRANDED. DOOR AJAR INDICATOR REMAINS ON THE ENTIRE TIME DURING OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE.
THE CAR ALWAYS SAYS THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR IS AJAR AND THE SHIFT TO PARK MESSAGE SHOWS UP ON THE DASH ALONG WITH THE ENGINE ON MESSAGE. NONE OF THESE MESSAGES GO AWAY. ITS ALWAYS DINGING BECAUSE IT THINKS THE DOOR IS OPEN AND THE AUTOMATIC LOCKS DONT WORK. THIS WILL BE THE THIRD TIME I TAKE THIS TO THE GARAGE FOR THE SAME THING. I UNDERSTAND ALOT OF PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR AND FORD WILL NOT ISSUE A RECALL OR FIX THE PROBLEM PROPERLY.
DRIVERS SIDE DOOR AJAR LIGHT STAYS ON ALL THE TIME ALONG WITH THE SHIFT TO PARK AND ENGINE ON MESSAGES. AUTOMATIC LOCKS DONT WORK ANYMORE. THE RADIO SOMETIMES BLANKS COMPLETELT OUT. TAKING IT TO THE GARGE FOR THE THIRD TIME. OTHER PEOPLE HAVE POSTED ONLINE WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS AND FORD WILL NOT ISSUE A RECALL OR FIX THE PROBLEM PROPERLY. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE NOW TO MAKE FORD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THERE VEHICLES
I WAS DRIVING MY 2013 FORD EDGE WHEN I WENT TO STOP AT A STOP SIGN AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS EXTREMELY HARD TO PUSH. THE CAR DID NOT WANT TO STOP, IT SLOWED BUT KEPT ROLLING FORWARD WHILE I WAS STOMPING ON THE BRAKES. IT DID IT AGAIN WHEN I WAS TRYING TO PARK AT A RESTAURANT, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS STUCK AND I KEPT ROLLING FORWARD TILL THE PEDAL GAVE AND SUNK TO THE FLOOR BOARD AND THE CAR FINALLY JERKED TO A STOP. AFTER THOSE 2 INCIDENTS MY HUSBAND DROVE IT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP IN TOWN, WHILE HE WAS DRIVING IT HE ALMOST REAR ENDED THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HIM. THE DEALER TESTED THE BRAKE BOOSTER AND IT FAILED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BRAKE BOOSTER. THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNS THAT THE BRAKES WERE GOING BAD, ALL OF A SUDDEN I COULDN'T STOP MY CAR, I'M REALLY CORNERED THAT THIS COULD HAPPEN AGAIN AND THAT I MAY END UP IN AN ACCIDENT.
FAULTY "DOOR AJAR" WARNING DO TO POORLY DESIGNED LATCH ON DOOR.
DRIVER DOOR AJAR NOTIFICATION, DOME LIGHTS AND MIRROR LIGHTS STAY ON. COMES ON WHEN DRIVING. DONT ALWAYS KNOW IF THE DOOR IS CLOSED PROPERLY OR NOT. TOOK IT TO DEALER THEY TEMPORILY STOPPED IT, THEN IT STARTED AGAIN.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD EDGE. WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD EDGE. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR AJAR WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ERRONEOUSLY INDICATING THAT THE DOOR WAS NOT SECURED. WHILE THE FAILURE OCCURRED, THE INTERIOR LIGHT WOULD REMAIN ON WHILE DRIVING AND THE DOOR ALARM CHIME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
THE DRIVERS DOOR AJAR LIGHT STAYS ON 90% OF THE TIME WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. WHEN YOU SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND EVEN IF YOU REMOVE THE KEYS THE LIGHTS ALL REMAIN ON AS IF YOU HAD THE DOORS OPEN AND RUN THE BATTERY DEAD, ONLY SHOWS DRIVERS DOOR, ALL OTHER DOOR SENSORS ARE FINE! I AM AN AVID FORD OWNER BUT I SEE SO MANY OTHERS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE, I HOPE TO SEE A RECALL TO FIX THIS PROBLEM OR OUR NEXT VEHICLE MIGHT NOT BE A FORD!
2013 FORD EDGE.DOOR IS SECURELY SHUT AND ENGINE IS RUNNING. HOWEVER, DRIVER DISPLAY SHOWS MESSAGE, "DRIVER DOOR AJAR" AND CHIME IS AUDIBLE. CHIME IS AUDIBLE AT LOW SPEEDS WHICH CAN DISTRACT DRIVER WHEN STOPPING. INTERIOR DOME LIGHTS STAY ON WHILE STARTING TO DRIVE, BUT WILL EVENTUALLY TURN OFF. WHILE DRIVING, DRIVER DISPLAY SHOWS MESSAGE, "SHIFT TO PARK". INTERIOR DOME LIGHTS AND SIDE MIRROR LIGHTS STAY ON WHEN ENGINE IS STOPPED AND DOORS ARE LOCKED. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHEN THE DRIVER'S DOOR WAS SECURELY CLOSED. THE FAILURE RECURRED CONSTANTLY.
DOOR IS SECURELY SHUT AND ENGINE IS RUNNING. HOWEVER, DRIVER DISPLAY SHOWS MESSAGE, "DRIVER DOOR AJAR" AND CHIME IS AUDIBLE. INTERIOR DOME LIGHTS STAY ON WHILE STARTING TO DRIVE, BUT WILL EVENTUALLY TURN OFF. WHILE DRIVING, DRIVER DISPLAY SHOWS MESSAGE, "SHIFT TO PARK". INTERIOR DOME LIGHTS AND SIDE MIRROR LIGHTS STAY ON WHEN ENGINE IS STOPPED AND DOORS ARE LOCKED.
ONE DAY WHILE DRIVING THE DOOR AJAR ALERT CAME ON THE DASHBOARD. WHEN I COULD DO SO, I OPENED AND CLOSED THE DOOR. THE ALERT REMAINED ON. TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT AND THEY SAID IT'S THE DOOR AJAR LATCH ASSEMBLY HAS FAILED AND THAT IT'S A COMMON PROBLEM. IT COULD BE FIXED FOR $500. I SAID NO THANK YOU. IT WOULD TAKE ME 5+ TIME OF SLAMMING THE DOOR CLOSED TO GET THE ALERT TO GO OFF. ONCE I WOULD GET THE ALERT OFF, I WOULD ACCESS MY CAR VIA THE PASSENGER SIDE. EVENTUALLY THAT HAS STOPPING WORKING AND THE DOOR AJAR ALERT IS ON CONSTANTLY. WHILE DRIVING, THIS BRINGS UP A "SHIFT TO PARK" ALERT EVERY TIME I CAN TO A STOP. IN ADDITION TO THAT, NOW WHILE DRIVING AND I LOCK THE DOORS FROM INSIDE THE CAR, THEY LOCK AND THEN IMMEDIATELY UNLOCK. ALL 4 DOORS. FURIOUS WITH ALL THE PROBLEMS AND FORD HAS DONE NOTHING ABOUT IT.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD EDGE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHEN THE DRIVER'S DOOR WAS SECURELY CLOSED. THE FAILURE RECURRED CONSTANTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000.
DRIVERS DOOR AJAR LIGHT REMAINS ON EVEN AFTER DOOR IS SHUT, CAUSING DOME LIGHT TO CONTINUE TO STAY LITE. INFO STATES SHIFT TO PARK WHENEVER COME TO STOP.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD EDGE. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO CLOSE THE DOORS UNTIL THE WARNING LIGHTS STOPPED ILLUMINATING, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000.
THE DOOR AJAR SWITCH WILL NOT SHUT OFF EVEN WHEN THE DOOR IS CLOSED. THE DOME LIGHT STAYS ON AND IT IS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT.
THE DOOR SENSOR IS NOT WORKING CORRECTLY. THE CAR CONTINUES TO INDICATE "DOOR AJAR" ALL THE TIME. THE DOME LIGHT WILL NOT TURN OFF NOW WHEN I AM DRIVING AT NIGHT AND THE INTERIOR CAR LIGHTS COME ON AT NIGHT WHICH IS DRAINING MY BATTERY. I HAD TO REPLACE THE BATTERY SINCE IT HAD DIED YESTERDAY.
THE FRONT DOOR LOCK SENSOR DOESN'T WORK. WHEN THE DOOR IS SHUT THE SENSOR DOESN'T SENSE THAT THE DOOR IS SHUT, CAUSING THE NOTICE TO DIRECT USER TO SHIFT CAR IN PARK TO SHUT DOOR, WHEN IT'S ALREADY SHUT.
DOOR AJAR SIGNAL STAYS ON WHEN DOOR IS CLOSED, INTERIOR LIGHT STAYS ON, INABILITY TO LOCK DOORS WHILE IN VEHICLE.
DRIVER SIDE DOOR WILL SHUT, BUT INSIDE WILL SHOW "AJAR" WITH ALL DOME LIGHTS ON. AFTER NUMEROUS TIMES (20+) OF OPENING AND CLOSING THE DOOR, IT WILL SOMETIMES FINALLY CLOSE TO STOP SHOWING AJAR AND LIGHTS WILL TURN OFF. IN MY OPINION, THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD IF DRIVING AT NIGHT AS I'VE EXPERIENCED ALREADY ONCE WITH MY DOOR NOT WILLING TO CLOSE PROPERLY AT NIGHT, AND HAVING TO DRIVE WITH ALL DOME LIGHTS ON (HUGE ISSUE). WENT TO A FORD DEALER THAT SAYS THEY WILL RUN A DIAGNOSTICS TEST TO SEE WHAT'S WRONG, BUT THERE ARE HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ALREADY ON-LINE OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE AND THIS STILL HASN'T BEEN ADDRESSED BY FORD FOR A RECALL. MANY ARE SAYING THE COSTS ARE FROM $250-$500 FOR REPAIRS TO GET IT FIXED. FOR A 2 YEAR OLD CAR, THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING!
DRIVER DOOR SENSOR DOES NOT SENSE THE DOOR IS CLOSED. THIS PREVENTS THE OVER HEAD DOME LIGHT FROM SHUTTING OFF, WHICH AT NIGHT MAKING IT HARD TO SEE OUT THE FRONT WINDSHIELD. THE DOOR LOCKS ALSO WILL NOT STAY LOCKED EVEN IF YOU MANUALLY PUSH DOWN THE INDICATOR. THIS ALLOWS MY CHILDREN TO OPEN THE REAR DOORS AS WE DRIVE DOWN THE STREET. I WAS TOLD TWICE NOW THAT THIS IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE AND NOTHING IS BROKEN, SO IT ISNT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY OR A RECALL.
WOKE UP SUN MORNING OPENED BASEMENT DOOR SMELLED THE ODOR OF GASOLINE OPENED DOOR TO GARAGE HEAVY ODOR OF GASOLINE REMOVED CAR FROM GARAGE SAW DRIPPING OF GASOLINE FROM GAS TANK CALLED FIRE DEPT THEY CAME PUT DOWN GASOLINE ABSORBENT AND SAID SMALL LEEK COMING FROM GAS TANK NOTHING THEY CAN DO TOLD TO CALL TOWING AND REMOVE CAR MON AAA REMOVED CAR AND TOOK TO FORD DEALER WEISLANDER FORD IN POINT PLEASANT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE IS A HOLE IN THE GAS TANK AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY APPROX. $5000 TO HAVE IT FIXED AND IT WOULD TAKE 4 MONTHS BEFORE THEY WOULD RECEIVE THE TANK FROM A FRIEND I FOUND OUT THERE WAS A RECALL ON 2012 & 2013 FORD EDGE GAS TANKS I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THAT VIN# WAS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST AND THE HOLE WAS CAUSED BY ME MY WIFE WHO DRIVES THIS CAR SAID SHE DID NOT HIT ANYTHING I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT IF YOU HIT AN OBJECT ON THE ROAD YOU WOULD ONLY GET A SMALL DRIP FROM THE GAS TANK
WE WERE ON OUR WAY TO TEXAS FROM MISSOURI. AS WE WERE TRAVELING SOUTH ON I35 A WARNING LIGHT CAME ON THE DASH STATING THAT THE DRIVER'S DOOR WAS AJAR WHEN IT APPEARED TO BE SHUT. IT THEN TOLD US TO SHIFT TO PARK AND SHUT THE DOOR. WE PULLED OVER ON I35 THINKING IT WAS SOMETHING THAT WE NEEDED TO DO FOR SAFETY REASONS. MY WIFE GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND WAS ALMOST HIT BY A CAR AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. AFTER SHUTTING THE DOOR SEVERAL TIMES THE WARNING LIGHT WOULD NOT GO OFF AS WELL AS THE DOME LIGHT. BECAUSE OF THE ISSUE THE DOORS WOULD NOT LOCK AND THE ALARM WOULD NOT ARM ITSELF. I HAVE BEEN A LOCAL POLICE OFFICER FOR KCPD FOR 14 YEARS AND HAVE SEEN FAR TOO MANY ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF PEOPLE PULLING OVER ON A HIGHWAY. THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AND FIXED ON ALL FORD VEHICLES. AFTER OUR TRIP I RESERCHED THIS ISSUE ONLINE AND APPARENTLY ITS HAPPENING ON SEVERAL DIFFERENT FORD MODELS. I SAW COMPLAINT AFTER COMPLAINT BY PEOPLE WHO WERE FORD OWNERS.
DOOR AJAR SENSOR IS ON WHEN DOOR IS CLOSED, ENGINE ON AND WHILE DRIVING. DOOR LIGHT CONSISTENTLY STAYS ON WHEN DRIVING AND DOOR IS CLOSED. UPDATED 09/09/15*LJ UPDATED 12/9/2015*JS
DOOR AJAR WARNING COMES ON WHEN THE DOOR IS SHUT DUE TO FAULTY SENSOR IN DRIVERS SIDE FRONT DOOR. INTERIOR LIGHTS STAY ON CAUSING A HAZARD TO DRIVER AT NIGHT.
DRIVER DOOR AJAR WARNING LIGHT STAYS ON WHEN DOOR IS SHUT. DOOR LOCKS WILL NOT LOCK UPON MOVEMENT OF VEHICLE WHEN LIGHT IS ON. WHEN TRYING TO LOCK THE VEHICLE AFTER TURNING OFF, INTERIOR AND PUDDLE LIGHTS STAY ON, DRAINING BATTERY. THIS HAS GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE OVER THE PAST SIX MONTHS.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD EDGE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE'S RPMS DECREASED AND THE WRENCH WARNING INDICATOR DISPLAYED WITH THE MESSAGE "CHECK OWNERS MANUAL FOR MORE INFORMATION". THE CONTACT TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE AND RESTARTED IT. THE WARNING INDICATORS NO LONGER ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,340. UPDATED 8/21/15*CN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD EDGE. WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE PARKING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE ELECTRICAL POWER FAILED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO PLACE THE VEHICLE INTO PARK AND ACTIVATE THE HAZARD LIGHTS. THE VEHICLE STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SHIFTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,724.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD EDGE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, EXHAUST FUMES EMITTED INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES AND WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100. UPDATED 09/21/15*LJ.
THE DRIVER'S DOOR AJAR LIGHT ON THE DASH INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND THE INTERIOR LIGHTS STAY ILLUMINATED EVEN WHEN THE DOOR IS COMPLETELY SHUT. THE DOOR NEEDS TO BE SLAMMED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THE LIGHT EXTINGUISHES, BUT SOMETIMES WILL NOT GO OUT AT ALL. THIS LEAVES DRIVER WITH AN INSECURE FEELING THE CAR DOOR IS NOT SECURELY CLOSED WHILE DRIVING. THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE WIDESPREAD ON THIS MODEL VEHICLE FROM WHAT I READ ON THE INTERNET.
WHEN SITTING AT TRAFFIC LIGHT, BRAKE PEDAL FALLS TO THE FLOOR, VEHICLE IS STILL STOPPED, BUT VERY UNNERVING FEELING. THEY REPLACED BRAKE BOOSTER, AND IT STILL HAPPENS, AND FORD DEALER SAYS THERE IS NO PROBLEM, THAT THIS IS NORMAL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD EDGE. UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE DOORS WOULD NOT LOCK AND THE DOOR AJAR WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR WAS NOT LOCKED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED EVERY TIME THE CONTACT ENTERED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000.
SHUT OFF ENGINE, PULLED OUT THE KEY, WHILE LEAVING THE VEHICLE THE IGNITION ALARM WAS SOUNDING LIKE THE KEY WAS STILL IN IGNITION. HAD TO REINSERT KEY PULL IT OUT AND THE IGNITION ALARM SHUT OFF. THE SECOND TIME THE CAR WOULD NOT START UNTILL THE IGNITION WAS JIGGLED WITH KEY IN SAME.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD EDGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR DID NOT LOCK AND THE DOOR AJAR WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED DAILY. THE CONTACT HAD TO OPEN AND CLOSE THE DOOR NUMEROUS TIMES BEFORE IT FINALLY LOCKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DOOR LOCK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD EDGE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CLOSE THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR, THE DOOR AJAR AND ENGINE WARNING MESSAGE APPEARED. IN ADDITION, THE DOME LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT HAD TO CLOSE THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR MULTIPLE TIMES TO GET THE MESSAGE TO STOP DISPLAYING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR SENSOR NEEDED TO BE CLEANED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000.
THE SENSOR ON THE DRIVER'S DOOR LATCH FAILED TO DETECT THAT THE DOOR WAS CLOSED IN ORDER TO LOCK THE DOORS. NEED TO SLAM DOOR SEVERAL TIMES TO ATTEMPT TO ACTIVATE SENSOR. SOMETIMES WORKS, SOMETIMES DOESN'T WORK. INTERIOR LIGHTS REMAIN ON WHILE DOOR IS PARKED (DRAINING BATTERY) OR WHILE DRIVING, WHICH IS A SAFETY DISTRACTION AT NIGHT. DOORS DO NOT LOCK AND WHEN TRYING TO MANUALLY LOCK, THE VEHICLE AUTOMATICALLY UNLOCKS ALL DOORS - VERY UNSAFE WITH CHILDREN OR ELDERLY IN VEHICLE. FORD WARRANTY EXPIRES AT THE LOW MILEAGE OF 36,000 MILES, SO THEY WILL NOT FIX WITHOUT SPENDING $450.00. THE FORD WARRANTY IS VERY POOR COMPARED TO ALL OTHER VEHICLES. UPDATED 09/03/15*LJ
SECOND TIME I WILL BE TAKING MY CAR IN FOR SERVICE: DRIVER SIDE DOOR AJAR KEEPS COMING ON AGAIN. YOU HAVE TO SLAM THE DOOR HARD TO GET IT TO SHUT OFF. IT HAPPENS EVEN WHEN SOME ONE IS EXITING THE PASSENGER DOOR AND THE DRIVERSIDE DOOR AJAR MESSAGE WILL SHOW UP. ENGINE ON MESSAGE ALSO SHOWS UP. YOU CAN CLICK THE OK FOR BOTH MESSAGES BUT THE DOORS DON'T AUTOLOCK WHEN YOU DRIVE. ALSO THE DOME LIGHTS INSIDE THE VEHICLE TAKES A LONG TIME TO SHUT OFF. THE HEADLIGHTS WILL SHUT OFF WHEN YOU SHUT OFF THE CAR BUT THE INSIDE LIGHTS STAYS ON. SOMETIMES I WILL TURN THE CAR BACK ON SO THEY SHUT OFF.
MY CAR ALWAYS SHOW THAT HAS THE DRIVER DOOR OPEN WHEN ITS CLOSE
THE DOOR AGAR SENSOR IS NOT GOING OFF WHEN I SHUT THE DOOR I KEEP HAVING TO SLAM THE DOOR SHUT MULTIPLE TIMES FOR IT TO TURN OFF. WHEN I GET OUT OF MY CAR THE DOOR DOES NOT ALWAYS LATCH AND YOU CAN TELL WHEN YOU LOCK IT. THE DOOR AJAR SIGNAL STAYS ON WHEN I SHUT MY DOOR. THE DOME LIGHT STAYS ON WHEN I GET OUT OF MY CAR TELLING ME THAT IT IS STILL OPEN AND WHEN I TRY TO LOCK IT IT MAKES A DOUBLE BEEP SO ITS LIKE ITS NOT LOCKING MY CAR.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD EDGE. WHEN THE DOOR WAS CLOSED, THE PANEL LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AS IF THE DOOR WAS STILL OPEN AND THE CHIME SOUNDED CONSTANTLY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH DOWNHILL, THE BRAKES FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER FAILED. THE BRAKES WERE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000.
DOOR AJAR SWITCH IS MALFUNCTIONING. THE CAR WILL RANDOMLY SAY THE DRIVERS DOOR IS AJAR. THIS TYPICALLY HAPPENED WHEN GETTING IN AND OUT OF THE CAR. TODAY IT SAID THE DOOR WAS AJAR RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING.
DRIVER DOOR SENSORY LIGHT "DOOR AJAR." DOOR IS ALWAYS SHUT WHEN IT TRIPS & EVEN PERIODICALLY WHILE DRIVING DOWN ROAD. IT'S BEEN CLEANED REPEATEDLY, SUPPOSEDLY FIXED AT LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP ONCE A FEW MONTHS BACK, & DOING IT AGAIN. CLEANING HASN'T WORKED THIS ROUND EITHER.
DOOR AJAR ALERT ON DASH BOARD REMAINS LIT. THIS CAUSES THE INTERIOR DOME LIGHTS TO REMAIN ON, THE CAR TO "THINK" THE DOORS ARE NOT ALL CLOSED, AND ISSUES WITH LOCKING THE CAR DOORS. VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE AT NIGHT THE DOME LIGHTS REMAIN ON. THERE IS NO WAY TO GET THE LIGHTS TO TURN OFF UNTIL THEY AUTOMATICALLY DIM AFTER APPROXIMATELY 3 MINUTES OF ACTIVE DRIVING. DOME LIGHTS WILL ALWAYS REMAIN ON WHEN IN REVERSE. SEEMS TO BE A GUARANTEED PROBLEM IN ALL FORD EDGE'S, VERY FRUSTRATING. HOPING THIS HELPS TO GET A RECALL AS IT'S QUITE COSTLY TO GET REPAIRED.
THE DRIVER DOOR AJAR SENSOR KEEPS STAYING ON EVEN WHEN THE DOOR IS SHUT ALL THE WAY. IT TAKES SEVERAL ATTEMPTS OF OPENING AND CLOSING THE DOOR TO GET IT TO GO OFF. WHILE THE DOOR AJAR SENSOR IS ON YOU CAN NOT LOCK YOUR DOORS WHICH IS A SAFETY ISSUE. BECAUSE OF THIS MANUFACTURERS DEFECT IT IS EASY FOR ANYONE TO OPEN THE DOOR AND BE ATTACHED OR CAR JACKED. IF YOU ARE NOT CAREFUL THE LIGHT CAN STAY ON FOR HOURS AND DRAIN YOUR BATTERY. I AM SURE NOTHING WILL GET DONE ABOUT THIS UNTIL SOMEONE IS KILLED OR ATTACHED BECAUSE OF THIS DEFECT. ITS A SHAME!!!
THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR AJAR WARNING/INDICATOR LIGHT IT NEAR IMPOSSIBLE TO GET IT TO SWITCH OFF. IF THE WARNING LIGHT IS ON THEN THE DOORS WILL NOT LOCK AND THE DOORS MUST LOCK SO 'WE' I CAN FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE EDGE. IT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AROUND WITH THE DOORS UNLOCKED THESE DAYS! IT SOMETIMES TAKE MANY MULTIPLE SLAMS OF THE DOOR TO GET IT TO GO OFF AND THE DOOM LIGHT TO ALSO TURN OFF. SOMETIMES THERE IS NO WAY TO GET THE WARNING LIGHT TO TURN OFF (SO THE DOOM LIGHT STAYS ON), WHICH KILLS THE BATTERY. THERE ARE MANY HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF THESE COMPLAINTS ONLINE, SO PLEASE MAKE FORD DO THE RIGHT THINK AND CORRECT THEIR KNOWN PROBLEM! WHEN THE DOOR DOES NOT LATCH THE LOCKS WILL NOT ENGAGE, AN UN-LACHED DOOR IS BAD ENOUGH BUT NOT HAVING A LOCKED DOOR AT SOME RED LIGHTS CAN BE A LITERAL KILLER OR A LITERAL MUGGING!
I HAVE A 2013 FORD EDGE AND THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR SENSOR WILL NOT RECOGNIZE WHEN THE DOOR IS CLOSED. I LOOKED AROUND ON THE INTERNET AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A FAIRLY COMMON PROBLEM AMONG FORD EDGES. IT IS NOT ONLY ANNOYING, BUT IF YOU AREN'T CAREFUL TO CHECK, IT CAN DRAIN YOUR BATTERY AS WELL BECAUSE THE DOME LIGHT WILL REMAIN ON AS THE VEHICLE THINKS THE CAR DOOR IS AJAR. SO FAR FORD ISN'T REPLACING THIS UNDER ANY SORT OF WARRANTY.
MY 2013 FORD EDGE SPORT WITH APPROX 13,500 MILES HAS BEEN DOING THIS NOW FOR ABOUT 2 PLUS MONTHS. WHEN YOU SHIFT INTO PARK AND THEN TURN CAR OFF, IT WILL BEEP AND SAY ON DASH, "SHIFT TO PARK". THE CAR IS IN PARK. IF YOU GET OUT OF THE CAR, YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO LOCK THE DOORS. THE ONLY WAY TO MAKE IT STOP IS TO START CAR AGAIN, PUT IN DRIVE AND THEN ALMOST SLAM THE SHIFTER INTO PARK AGAIN. SOMETIMES IT WILL TAKE 2 OR 3 TIMES BEFORE IT WON'T DO THIS. I HAVE DOUBLE CHECKED TO MAKE SURE THERE ISN'T ANYTHING IN THE WAY AND THERE IS NOT. VERY FRUSTRATING. OF COURSE IT DOESN'T DO THIS EVERY TIME, SO I HAVE IT ON VIDEO. GRRRR!!
DOOR AJAR WARNING LIGHT WILL NOT GO OFF, EVEN IF DOOR IS CLOSED. ONLINE RESEARCH SHOWS THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR YEARS WITH THOUSANDS OF VEHICLES. FORD WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE PROBLEM. COST TO REPAIR:$500 AND EVENTUALLY FOUR DOORS:$2000. INTERIOR LIGHTS DO NOT GO OFF CAUSING PROBLEM AT NIGHT.
DRIVER DOOR AGAR LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON. I HAVE TO REPETITIVELY SLAM MY DOOR FIFTEEN TO TWENTY TIMES FOR LIGHT TO GO OFF. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE INSIDE DOME LIGHT STAYS ON AND IT IS DRAINING MY BATTERY. I HAVE CONTACTED FORD SINCE THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY IT IS MY RESPONSIBILITY. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH FORD VEHICLES AND I VOICED MY CONCERN TO THEM AND TOLD THEM THEY NEED TO DO A RECALL AND FIX THIS PROBLEM AND IT SHOULD BE AT FORD'S EXPENSE NOT OWNERS EXPENSE. FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE SAID TO SAVE MY RECEIPT IF THERE IS AN UPCOMING RECALL.
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