NHTSA Complaint #10579091 — 2011 FORD EDGE

HAVING AN ISSUE WITH THE DRIVERS DOOR SENSOR. DOOR SENSOR STILL SHOWS THE DOOR TO BE AJAR EVEN AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO CLOSE. SENSOR PICKS UP THAT THE DOOR IS CLOSED ABOUT 1/3RD TO 1/2 THE TIME YOU ATTEMPT TO CLOSE. SENSOR NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY WILL ALLOW A WARNING LIGHT IN THE DASHBOARD TO STAY ON UNTIL RECOGNIZED. THE MAIN PROBLEM IS IT KEEPS THE DOME LIGHT ILLUMINATED UNTIL YOU CONTINUE TO CLOSE AND THE SENSOR PICKS UP. I HAVE AN ISSUE WITH THE SENSOR COMING ON AND SHOWING AJAR WHILE DRIVING. WITH THE DOME LIGHT COMING ON, I'M NOT TO HAPPY ABOUT NOT BEING ABLE TO DRIVE AT NIGHT. FOUND THROUGH CHAT ROOMS AND FORUMS THAT SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS PERTAINING TO THIS ISSUE, WITH NO FIX FROM FORD. FORD DEALER SERVICE REPS HAVE KNOWN IT IS A PROBLEM, BUT JUST SAY TO CALL FORD TO SEE IF THE PROBLEM CAN BE COVERED. FORD DISTRICT REP., WHEN TOLD OF THE PROBLEM WAS ASKED WHY THERE IS NOT A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE. I WAS TOLD THAT FORD DOES NOT ISSUE THE RECALL, IT NEEDS TO COME FROM NHTSA. SO HOPEFULLY BY HAVING TO FILE A COMPLAINT TO RECEIVE SOME ACTION WILL SHOW MORE NUMBERS AS TO THIS FAULTY SAFETY SENSOR. THE OTHER ISSUE WOULD BE IF THE PART REPLACED IS GOING TO BE THE SAME PART NUMBER THAT PEOPLE ARE HAVING TROUBLE WITH. I WOULD BE JUST WAITING A FEW MORE YEARS FOR THE SAME ISSUE TO ARISE. OR HAVE THEY CHANGED THE PART TO RECTIFY THE PROBLEM. THAT REMAINS TO BE SEEN AS I HAVE NO ALTERNATIVE BUT TO HAVE THE PART REPLACED AT $394.00. ALTHOUGH I AM 6000 MILES UNDER WARRANTY, I AM 2 1/2 MONTHS PAST THE 3 YEARS. *JS