NHTSA Complaint #10918941 — 2013 FORD EDGE

THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR AJAR ALARM ACTIVATES WHEN THE DOOR IS NOT OPEN. THIS CAUSES INTERIOR LIGHT TO REMAIN ON FOR AT LEAST 10 MINUTES BEFORE SHUTOFF. WHEN THE CAR IS IN MOTION, THEN COMES TO A STOP SAY, AT AN INTERSECTION, AN ALARM SOUNDS AGAIN AND REQUESTS THAT YOU SHIFT TO PARK. I HIT THE OK BUTTON ON THE STEERING WHEEL, BUT THE PROCESS REPEATS. I HAVE SOMETIMES BEEN ABLE TO STOP THE ALARMS BY WIGGLING THE WIRING HARNESS AT THE DOOR HINGE, BUT THIS MAY BE COINCIDENTAL. THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE CAR IS MOVING, AND WHEN STILL. THE AUTO LOCK WILL ALSO NOT ENGAGE DURING THE ALARM, AND EVEN WHEN MANUALLY ACTIVATING IT WON'T ENGAGE. I NEVER KNOW IF THIS IS A TRUE ALARM OR NOT. I ASSUME ALWAYS IT IS FALSE. THIS IS A DANGEROUS ASSUMPTION. REPEATED DOOR SLAMMING OR NORMAL CLOSING DOES NOT STOP THE ALARM. THIS HAPPENS EVERY DAY AND HAS BEEN FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. I SEE THE ISSUE ON CAR COMPLAINT SITES, THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE FALLS FROM A MOVING VEHICLE THINKING THE ALARM WAS FALSE WHEN IT WAS NOT. *TR