NHTSA Complaint #10993557 — 2013 FORD EDGE

DOOR AJAR SENSOR GOES OFF EVEN THOUGH DOOR IS CLOSED PROPERLY. THIS HAPPENS WHILE STATIONARY. DINGS TO 'SHIFT TO PARK'. STARTED OFF WITH HAVING TO CLOSE AND RECLOSE THE DOOR ON OCCASION. NOW IT'S UP TO 8-10 TIMES IN A ROW BEFORE THE DOOR AJAR SENSOR STOPS. CAR ALARM WON'T ENGAGE. HAVE ALSO HAD TO DRIVE WITH INDICATOR CONSTANTLY DINGING WHILE DRIVING TELLING ME TO STOP AND CLOSE DOOR. LOCKS WON'T ENGAGE WHILE DRIVING WHICH IS A SAFETY ISSUE. CALLED MY LOCAL FORD SERVICE CENTER AND THEY SAID THEY HAD TO DO A DIAGNOSTIC...WHICH WILL COST ME OVER 100 DOLLARS EVEN THOUGH I HAVE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. THERE SEEMS TO BE QUITE A FEW COMPLAINT REGARDING THIS ISSUE. COSTS TO REPAIR RUN BETWEEN $350-500 ACCORDING TO REPORTS ON FORUMS. MY CAR HAS 50,000 AND IS MAINTAINED IMPECCABLY. WOULD SEEM BECAUSE THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS AND THE SAFETY ISSUE OF DRIVING WITH THE SENSOR GOING OFF AND NOT BEING ABLE TO LOCK THE DOOR WHILE DRIVING, THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ISSUE. THIS STARTED A COUPLE MONTHS AGO AND HAS GOTTEN CONTINUALLY WORSE AND MORE OFTEN.