NHTSA Complaint #10993910 — 2007 FORD ESCAPE

BAD REAR DOOR SWITCH. I BOUGHT MY SUV USED ON JULY 14, 2014. THE DOME LIGHT KEPT GOING OFF OR STAYING ON. THE DOORS WOULD OR WOULDN'T LOCK. THE HORN WOULD GO OFF RANDOMLY. THIS IS ALL WITHIN THE FIRST THREE OR FOUR DAYS OF MY OWNING IT. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND IT TOOK THEM A WHILE BUT THEY FINALLY REALIZED IT WAS A BAD REAR DOOR SWITCH. THE DEALER FIXED IT AT NO COST TO ME, BUT I SAW THE BILL WAS ABOUT $600. SHORTLY AFTER THAT THE HORN STARTED GOING OFF AGAIN. MY FRIEND HAS A 2006 FORD ESCAPE. SHE HAS BEEN HAVING SIMILAR ISSUES. SHE SAID THE HORN WAS THE WEATHER INDUCED. I HAVE NOTICED THAT WHEN THE SEASONS CHANGE THAT MY HORN GOES OFF MORE OFTEN. ONE DAY I WAS VISITING HER, AND MY HORN WENT OFFF, SO I USED MY KEY FOB TO TURN IT OFF, BUT NOTHING HAPPENED. THAT'S WHEN WE REALIZED IT WAS HER CAR GOING OFF. BARELY A COUPLE MINUTES LATER, HER HORN WENT OFF AGAIN. SHE WENT TO TURN IT OFF AND IT WOULDN'T WORK, BECAUSE THIS TIME IT WAS MY CAR. THIS YEAR HAS BEEN THE MOST OBNOXIOUS YET. MY DOME LIGHT, KEEPS GOING OFF AND ON WHENEVER IT FEELS LIKE IT. THE HORN GOES OFF ALL THE TIME. 5 AM, 2PM, 9 AM, SO FAR IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN PARKED. AND THE LIGHT ON MY DASH, KEEPS TELLING ME THAT MY DOOR IS AJAR. IT HAS BEEN DOING THAT ALMOST NONSTOP FOR A COUPLE WEEKS NOW. I DON'T EVEN CHECK THE DOORS ANYMORE. A COUPLE DAYS AGO I HAD A FRIEND IN MY CAR, THE CAR BEEPED AND THE DOOR AJAR LIGHT CAME ON. I ASSURED HER THAT THE CAR WAS CONFUSED. THEN WHILE DRIVING 70MPH DOWN THE HIGHWAY I NOTICED ROAD SOUNDED EXTRA NOISY, AS IF I HAD A WINDOW OPEN. THEN I REALIZED HER DOOR WAS OPEN, SO SHE QUICKLY OPENED AND RESHUT IT WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I'VE LOOKED AT THIS PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET. A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH I BELIEVE 05'S-08'S ARE HAVING SIMILAR ISSUES. THEY USUALLY JUST OVERRIDE THE WIRING IN THE REAR DOOR SWITCH. I DON'T WANT TO GET IT FIXED WITH A BRAND-NEW DEFECTIVE REAR DOOR SWITCH.