NHTSA Complaint #10954094 — 2012 FORD EDGE

DOOR AJAR SENSOR FAILURE: 2012 FORD EDGE LEFT REAR PASSENGER "DOOR AJAR" SENSOR FAILS TO INDICATE WHEN DOOR IS SHUT/LOCKED INDICATING IT MAY STILL BE OPEN/UNLOCKED. THE SENSOR FAILURE AFFECTS THE FOLLOWING: - ALARM/INTRUSION DETECTION: SECURITY SYSTEM DOES NOT SET PROPERLY AND WILL ACTIVATE RANDOMLY IF SET. ATTEMPTING TO SET ALARM RESULTS IN THREE ABNORMAL HORN BLASTS INDICATING A DOOR IS AJAR. IN THIS STATE, ALARM WILL SOUND RANDOMLY WHICH IS HIGHLY DISRUPTIVE TO NEIGHBORS. IT IS UNSURE WHETHER THIS MODEL CAN LOCK WITHOUT SECURITY SYSTEM ENABLED, FORCING THE VEHICLE TO BE LEFT UNLOCKED. - ELECTRIC / BATTERY: DOME LIGHTS, AND OTHER DASH INDICATORS DO NOT SECURE MANUALLY AND CAUSE SEVERE BATTERY DRAINAGE. EXPENSIVE BATTERY REPLACEMENTS. - SAFETY: SMALL CHILDREN IN CAR SEATS, UNSURE IF DOORS ARE PROPERLY SECURED, DOUBT AND PEACE OF MIND IN FORD. THE ISSUE WAS DISCOVERED APPROXIMATELY AUGUST 2016. VEHICLE WAS PARKED. AT FIRST THE DOOR COULD BE OPENED AND RE-SHUT WITH FORCE AND SENSOR WOULD SELF CORRECT, BUT ULTIMATELY IT WOULD FAIL ALTOGETHER. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE. FORD, WHERE IS THE RECALL!?