2011 FORD EDGE Electrical System Problems
683 NHTSA complaints on file
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD EDGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOORS OF THE VEHICLE FAILED TO AUTOMATICALLY LOCK WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN AS THE VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED TO OPERATE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOORS WOULD INTERMITTENTLY LOCK THEN RELEASE THE LOCKS, AS WELL. THE SENSOR THAT INDICATES WHETHER THE DOORS WERE LOCKED CONSISTENTLY STATES THAT DOORS WERE AJAR DESPITE THE ACTUAL POSITIONING AND LOCKING OF THE DOORS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE (HAWK FORD LOCATED AT 2525 E MAIN ST, SAINT CHARLES, IL 60174, PHONE NUMBER 630-584-1800) WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA TO FILE A COMPLAINT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE 129,131.
THE SUV GAVE ME A BLINKING ENGINE LIGHT. DECODING TO A MISFIRE PROBLEM. THE FIRST TIME I HAD THE CAR LOOKED AT THEY REPLACED THE COIL PACKS. ABOUT 10,000 MILES LATER I GOT THE SAME MISFIRE PROBLEM. SOME OF THE COIL PACKS WERE MELTED. I HAD THE SUV TOWED TO A GARAGE AND THEY SAID THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE IS DEFECTIVE. THEY REPLACED THE CONTROL MODULE FOR $1500.00. YIKES. DEALER TOLD ME THAT FORD MOTOR COMPANY KNOWS THE ECM IS DEFECTIVE BUT WON'T RECALL SO I HAVE TO PAY FOR THEIR SCREW UP. WANT A REFUND FROM FORD.
I WAS DRIVING MY FORD EDGE ON ROUTE 303 IN PHOENIX AT ABOUT 60 MILES PER HOUR WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY STARTED SHAKING AND LOSING POWER. IT ALLOWED ME TO DRIVE A VERY SHORT DISTANCE UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR, IN A TURN LANE WITH A TRACTOR TRAILER ON MY TAIL ...VERY DISCONCERTING! A YELLOW WRENCH LIGHT WAS SHOWING ALONG WITH SOME NOTICE ABOUT MY TRACTION BEING OFF, I BELIEVE. AFTER SITTING A FEW MINUTES I WAS ABLE TO MOVE IT OFF THE TURN LANE AND INTO A FAIRLY SAFE LANE AHEAD. FORTUNATELY A POLICEMAN PULLED UP BEHIND ME AND I SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND CALLED AAA FOR A TOW. 20 MINUTES LATER, I TURNED ON THE ENGINE WHICH NOW SEEMED FINE SO THE POLICEMAN SUGGESTED THAT I PULL FORWARD INTO A SAFER AREA. AFTER DOING SOTHEBY'S CAR SEEMED FINE AGAIN SO I DROVE IT TO...
WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, MY EMERGENCY HAZARDS CAME ON BY THEMSELVES. WILL NOT TURN OFF BY TOUCHING HAZARD BUTTON, OR PULLING BATTERY TERMINAL. TOOK TO A MECHANIC WHO SAID MY BODY CONTOL MODULE IS FAULTY, AND WONT READ ANY CODES. NEED TO TAKE TO DEALERSHIP FOR FAULTY BCM.
CENTER CONSOLE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING. CLIMATE, RADIO ETC. I WAS TOLD TO PULL A GREY SQUARE PLUG WIRE OUT OF BOX IN DRIVER SIDE FLOOR PANEL. DID SO RESET RADIO TO AM STATION RESET CLIMATE CONTROL ALL WORKED TILL NEXT TRIP. ALL DEAD AGIAN CAN REPEAT KEEPS GOING OFF. IS THERE A WAY TO RESET, OR REBOOT SOMETHING??
MY FORD EDGE 2011 3.5 6CYL WHILE IN MOTION, STOPPED RUNNING AND THREE NEW ELECTRIC MODULES AND 6 CORES HAD BEEN REPLACED AND THE UNIT STILL DOESN'T RUN NORMAL AND HAS A BURNING SMELL IN THE MOTOR. UNIT HAS BEEN FOR THE LAST 1 MONTH AT THE AUTHORIZED FORD DEALER AND NOW THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME THE CATALYTIC. ALMOST +2K IN BILLS.
REAR PASSENGER DOOR SAYS AJAR. LIGHTS STAY ON. IN THE DARK BACKING UP AND YOU ARE NOT ABLE TO SEE CLEARLY WHAT IS BEHIND YOU BECAUSE THE LIGHTS CAN NOT BE TURNED OFF INSIDE UNTIL YOU START DRIVING FORWARD AND HIT 5MPH.
PASSENGER DOOR LATCH DOOR CLOSED SENSOR FAILED. REQUIRES 30+ CLOSURES OF THE DOOR FOR THE SENSOR TO DIM CABIN LIGHTS AND KEEP DOORS LOCKES. WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD IF DOOR SENSOR DOES NOT RECOGNIZE IT IS CLOSED, WILL UNLOCK ALL CAR DOORS MAKING IT POSSIBLE FOR A BACKSEAT CHILD TO OPEN DOORS WHILE IN MOTION.
CAR DOORS SHOW DOORS AJAR AND INTERIOR LIGHTS STAY ON AND RUN DOWN THE BATTERY. NO AMOUNT OF CLOSING DOORS USING FORCE OR WITH FOB SEEMS TO WORK. MY 16 YEAR SON IS ABOUT TO START DRIVING AND MY COMPLAINT IS THAT HE MAY BE STRANDED IF THE BATTERY IS DEPLETED. LINTERIOR LIGHTS STAY ON ALL NIGHT DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. LIGHTS ONLY GO OUT WHEN CAR IS MOVING...
WITH OUT WARNING THE BRAKES WILL GO OUT AFTER A FEW DAYS THEY WORK AGAIN . NO ONE KNOWS WHY . THEY CAN NOT FIND ANY REASON FORE THIS. THIS HAS HAPPENED 7 TIMES THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED PROMPTLY. THIS HAPPENS WHEN DRIVING THIS CAR.
VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING APX 35MPH WENT TO DEPRESS BRAKE AT STOP LIGHT, BRAKE FELT STUCK HALFWAY, VEHICLE DID NOT SLOW DOWN AND THEN BRAKES MAKE A HIGH PITCH BEEP SOUND WHEN FULLY DEPRESSED.
THE DOOR AJAR LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY STAYS ON EVEN WHEN ALL DOORS ARE CLOSED. THE LIGHT STAYS ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING OR STATIONARY. IT IS NOW CAUSING THE CAR ALARM TO GO OFF RANDOMLY AT ALL HOURS. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN TO AS THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKING WHEN PUTTING THE CAR IN DRIVES DOES NOT ACTIVATE. I HAVE READ YEARS OF COMPLAINTS ON THE FORD OWNER FORUMS. IT'S TIME FOR FORD TO ISSUE A RECALL TO FIX THE PROBLEM. IT'S OBVIOUSLY THE DOOR LATCH SWITCH WHICH COSTS $400.00 TO HAVE REPLACED. PLEASE HELP. MY NEIGHBORS ARE VERY UPSET ABOUT BEING WOKEN UP AT ALL HOURS, BUT I DO NOT HAVE $400.00 TO HAVE THE ISSUES FIXED. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING ON AND OFF FOR OVER 2 YEARS, EVER SINCE THE ODOMETER READ OVER 50,000 MILES.
THE DRIVER DOOR AJAR LIGHT REMAINS ON EVEN WHEN THE DOOR IS CLOSED. THIS KEEPS THE DOME LIGHTS ON WHICH IS HAZARDOUS TO DRIVE WITH IN THE EVENING. I UNDERSTAND THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM FOR FORD BUT THEY HAVE DONE NOTHING TO FIX IT.
PASSANGER DOOR LATCH SENSOR AND REAR PASSANGER DOOR LATCH SENSOR MALFUNCTION BOTH OF THE LATCH SENSORS ARE NOT WORKING THE DOORS ARE CLOSED BUT THE SENSORS INDICATE THE DOORS ARE OPEN, AND MAKES THE VEHICLE NOT TO LOCKED WHENEVER I AM DRIVING. I STRONGLY BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, I AM SAVING MONEY TO FIX THIS, BUT IN THE TIME I EXTREMELY WORRY ABOUT MY KIDS WHILE I AM DRIVING WITH THEM, I DID SOME SEARCH ONLINE AND A LOT OF FORD EDGE OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
AFTER YEARS OF DOOR AJAR ISSUES AND REPLACING THE BATTERY MULTIPLE TIME DUE TO THE DOME LIGHTS AND HEADLIGHTS COMING ON RANDOMLY BECAUSE OF THE DOOR AJAR SENSOR ISSUE, THE DOOR STARTED ALARMING RANDOMLY. AFTER THIS ONE OF THE DOORS (REAR RIGHT) STOPPED OPENING AND WAS PERMANENTLY LOCKED. AFTER TAKING IT TO FORD, THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT EXERCISED THE LOCKS AND THE DOOR OPERATED. ONE MONTH LATER WHILE MY CHILD WAS GETTING INTO THE VEHICLE (STATIONARY) AT SCHOOL THE DOOR FAILED TO CLOSE. AFTER USING THE SEAT BELT EXTENSION TO TIE THE DOOR CLOSED, I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN TO REPLACE THE REAR RIGHT DOOR, EXCEPT THE OTHER THREE DOORS CONTINUE TO HAVE SIMILAR ISSUES AND NOW I FEAR THE DOOR OPENING WHILE DRIVING.
DOOR AJAR LIGHTS STAY ON WHICH CAUSES AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS TO FAIL, DOME LIGHTS TO REMAIN ON WHILE DRIVING AS WELL AS WHEN VEHICLE IS PARKED AND TURNED OFF. WHEN DRIVING THIS CAUSES A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE ANYONE CAN ENTER THE CAR AT A STOP SIGN OR LIGHT AND CAUSE HARM TO VEHICLE OCCUPANTS. ADDITIONALLY, DOME LIGHTS STUCK ON WHILE DRIVING ALSO POSES A SAFETY HAZARD. WHEN VEHICLE IS OFF AND DOME LIGHTS STAY ON, THIS DRAINS THE BATTERY AS WELL AS FUSES. WE HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE VEHICLE BATTERY AS WELL AS FUSES. WE RECENTLY HAD TO PAY $1144.40 TO HAVE THE DOOR LATCHES REPLACED AND WERE TOLD THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH FORD. I REACHED OUT TO FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS TOLD THEY HAVE NOT ISSUED A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. DATE AND MILEAGE MAY NOT BE ACCURATE AS THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR...
DOOR AJAR LIGHT STAYS ON WHEN DOOR IS CLOSED, LIGHT WILL TURN ON MINUTES OR HOURS AFTER LOCKED OVERNIGHT AND IS DRAINING BATTERY. LIGHT ON WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT IS VERY DISTRACTING AND INTERFERES WITH NIGHT VISION. CANT LOCK DOORS WHEN DRIVING SO DOOR COULD OPEN IN A CRASH.ISSUE CONTINUES
THIS CAR AS FORD'S I'VE HAD IN THE PAST IS THE COOLANT SYSTEM IT'S REALLY BAD. I'VE GOTTEN FAN N THERMOSTAT PUT IN AND IT STILL GETTING HOT
1.DRIVERS DOOR AJAR LIGHT WARNING STAYS ON. 2. HEAD LIGHTS. THE DOOR AJAR LIGHT AND DOME LIGHT STAYS ON HAVE TOO REPEATEDLY SLAM THE DOOR FOR LIGHT TO GO OFF. ALSO HEADLIGHTS GOES OUT AT NIGHT SOMETIME THE RIGHT LIGHT GOES OUT OR THE LEFT SOME TIMES 4TH THEY BOTH WILL GO OUT HAVE TO SWITCH THE KNOB BACK TO OFF POSITION AND THEN TURN BACK ON TO GET THE HEADLIGHTS BACK ON.
THE "DOOR AJAR" INDICATOR CONTINUES TO BE AN ONGOING PROBLEM. I HAVE HAD IT LOOKED AT NUMEROUS TIMES AT THE DEALER, AND THEY'VE ONLY "CLEANED" THE SENSOR, AND LET ME KNOW IT'S NOT A RECALL ITEM. THIS IS A DEFINITE SAFETY CONCERN IN THAT THE INTERIOR LIGHT STAYS ON CONSTANTLY, AND MAKE IT VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE OR HAVE GOOD VISIBILITY WHEN BACKING UP. NUMEROUS TIMES I HAVE BEEN IN A PARKING LOT AT NIGHT, THE INTERIOR LIGHT IS ON (DUE TO THE DOOR AJAR FALSE INDICATOR) AND YOU CAN BARELY SEE OUT THE WINDOWS. I CONTINUE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT AND REALIZE THERE IS A PEDESTRIAN I JUST COULDN'T SEE DUE TO THE INTERIOR LIGHT STAYING ON. I HAVE ALSO HAD CLOSE CALLS WITH PEDESTRIANS ON A SIDEWALK/WALKING BY AS I AM BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AT NIGHT. THE LIGHT ALSO CONTINUES TO STAY ON EVEN...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD EDGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOOR AJAR AND LIFT GATE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOORS WERE NOT OPEN WHEN THE INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE BACKUP CAMERA DID NOT WORK. ADDITIONALLY, WHEN THE GEAR WAS IN REVERSE, A NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STOP BEFORE MOVING AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE BODY CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PURVIS FORD LINCOLN (540-898-3000, LOCATED AT 3660 JEFFERSON DAVIS HWY, FREDERICKSBURG, VA 22408) WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED A CASE NUMBER. THE VEHICLE...
FIRST OF ALL THE FIRST PROBLEM I ENCOUNTERED WITH MY VEHICLE WAS THE PASSENGER WHEEL BARRING WAS DEFECTED AND STARTED MAKING A BAD NOISE SO TOOK IT TO THE SHOP AND THE MECHANIC SAID LUCKY I DID BECAUSE IS WAS ABOUT TO BREAK AND CAUSE MY WHEEL TO COME OFF GOING DOWN THE ROAD. AFTER THAT I NOTICED THAT MY ENGINE WOULD RUN HOT IF I SAT STILL IN THE PARKING LOT JUST RUNNING EVEN WITH THE AC OFF. I HAD NO WARNING THAT ANYTHING WAS WRONG. I TURNED MY CAR OFF AND IT DIDN'T SEEM TO DO IT ANYMORE UNTIL WE STARTED GETTING THIS REALLY HOT WEATHER THIS MAY, ME AND MY FAMILY WAS GOING IN TO TOWN TO GRAB A BITE TO EAT WHEN (WITHOUT ANY WARNING) MY CAR STARTS SPUTTERING AS IF I PUT BAD GAS IN IT. MY HUSBAND INSTRUCTED ME TO PULL OVER AND TAKE...
DOOR AJAR WARNING ALWAYS ON EVEN WHEN DOORS ARE CLOSED. DOME LIGHTS REMAIN ON AND UNABLE TO LOCK OR SECURE THE VEHICLE. DRAINS BATTERY LEAVING ME STRANDED. IT REMAINS ON WHEN THE CAR IS ON, OFF, MOVING, NOT MOVING, WITH OR WITHOUT OCCUPANTS.
DISPLAY SCREEN IS BLACK. NO RADIO, SYNC, CLIMATE CONTROLS ETC. WAS TOLD BY THE LOCAL DEALER THAT THE A-PIM MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. VERY EXPENSIVE. WHY DID THIS HAPPEN?
HAZARD WARNING TOUCH BUTTON QUIT WORKING -- TOUCH THE BUTTON AND IT DOESNT WORK PART IS INTEGRATED INTO THE SONY TOUCH CONTROL PANEL/ SCREEN WATER PUMP FAILURE WITHOUT WARNING -- DESTROYED THE ENGINE -- STARTED AS SPORADIC OVERHEATING THAT THERMOSTAT WAS REPLACED ALIVIATED IT FOR A SHORT TIME THEN IT STARTED OVER BACK TO THE GARAGE -- COULDNT FIND ANYTHING -- SUGGESTED TURN ENGINE OFF THEN BACK ON TO SEE IF TEMP SENSOR WAS THE ISSUE -- STOPPED AGAIN FOR A WHILE THEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN -- ALSO CAM SENSOR FAILURE WHEN THIS OCCURED -- TOOK TO GARAGE TEMP SENSOR CAM SENSORS AND THERMOSTAT REPLACED -- SYSTEM FLUSHED -- GARAGE STARTED IT UP -- OVERHEATING AGAIN -- NOW ENGINES SEIZED
BACK UP CAMERA STOPPED WORKING. MESSAGE APPEARS SAYING " CAMERA UNAVAILABLE PLEASE CONTACT DEALER" WHEN PLACED IN REVERSE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD EDGE. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE DOOR AJAR WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT ALL THE DOORS WERE COMPLETELY SHUT; HOWEVER, THE WARNING INDICATOR CONTINUED TO REMAIN ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 65,000.
DOOR AJAR WARNING LIGHT APPEARS ON THE DASH EVEN WHEN THE DOOR IS CLOSED. THERE IS NO WAY TO CLEAR THE ALERT/ALARM AND IT BECOMES VERY HAZARDOUS WHEN DRIVING WHILE IT IS STILL DARK AND THE DOME LIGHTS ARE ON SIGNALING THE DOOR IS OPEN. THIS WARNING WILL COME ON AT ANY TIME- WHILE STATIONARY IN MY DRIVEWAY, WHILE DRIVING, ETC. THERE IS NO SPECIFIC TIME IT HAPPENS.
DOOR AJAR LIGHT STAYS ON, DOOR LOCK NOT WORKING DRIVER SIDE
THE AUTO DOOR LOCKS WILL NOT WORK PROPERLY. MANY TIMES THE DOORS WILL NOT LOCK AUTOMATICALLY AND THE DRIVER DOOR AJAR LIGHT WILL COME ON. THE INSIDE LIGHTS STAY ON. THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY CONCERN DUE TO THE FACT THAT NONE OF THE DOORS WILL LOCK AND STAY LOCKED WITH CHILDREN IN THE BACK SEAT.
CONTINUOUS FAILURE OF COLLISION WARNING SYSTEM THAT ELIMINATES THE USE OF CRUISE CONTROL. WARNING HAS TO BE ACKNOWLEDGED AND SHUT OFF VIA OK IN CONTROLS. THIS OCCURS AT START UP.
NOTIFICATION OF DOOR AJAR AFTER ENTERING CAR ON DRIVER SIDE. ALERT HAPPENS 80 % OF THE TIME WHEN ENTERING THE CAR FROM THE DRIVER SIDE.
2011 FORD EDGE. THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE DOOR SETS OFF THE OPEN DOOR SENSOR EVEN WHEN THE DOOR IS FULLY CLOSED. THE INTERIOR LIGHTS WILL STAY ON AND WILL ONLY SHUT OFF IF YOU CLOSE THE DOOR ABOUT 20 TIMES EVERY TIME YOU GET INTO THE CAR.
BRACKE LIGHT, AND ABS LIGHT COMES ON. WE THINK ITS THE CONTROL MODULE AND INTERNAL ELECTRONIC FAILURE. BACK UP CAMERA HAS NOT WORKED IN A VERY LONG TIME. I AM TOLD ITS VERY EXPENSIVE. ANOTHER LADY WHO WAS AT THE SAME MECHANIC HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. IM DISTURBED AND NOT HAPPY WITH ECLECTRONIC FAILURE. I DONT THINK ITS NORMAL. CAN YOU DO ANYTHING TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM?
THE ON SCREEN DOOR AJAR WARNING SHOWS DOOR OPEN WHEN NON EXISTS. THIS KEEPS THE DOME LIGHTS FROM SHUTTING OFF AND CAN INTERFEAR WITH UNLOCKING OR OPENING OTHER DOORS WITH THE REMOTE. SOMETIMES THE DOME LIGHT DOME LIGHT STAYS ON LEAVING MY BATTERY DEAD AND ME STRANDED.
CAR CONTINUOUSLY SAYS THAT IT NEEDS TO BE SHIFTED INTO PARK EVEN THOUGH IT IS ALREADY IN PARK.
ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO MY FRONT PASSENGER DOOR AJAR LIGHT STARTED TO COME ON WHEN THE DOOR WAS CLEARLY CLOSED. IT SINCE INCREASINGLY GOTTEN WORSE TO THE POINT WHERE IT ALWAYS COMES ON ANY TIME THE DOOR IS OPENED, AND SOMETIMES WHILE DRIVING. IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD AT NIGHT WHILE TRYING TO DRIVE AS THE DOME LIGHT WILL NOT TURN OFF, AS WELL AS THE DOORS WILL NOT LOCK, & IT CONTINUES TO DRAIN MY BRAND NEW BATTERY THAT WAS JUST INSTALLED.
I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH WHEN AN ORANGE WRENCH POPPED ON MY SCREEN AND WITH NO WARNING MY CAR STARTED JERKING AND SPUTTERING AND THEN QUIT WORKING AND COMPLETELY DECELERATED LIKE I HAD SWITCHED MY CAR IN NEUTRAL. I PRESSED THE GAS AND NOTHING HAPPENED WHEN I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION! I WAS ABLE TO GET MY CAR OUT OF THE ROADWAY USING SOME OF MY MOMENTUM BUT I WAS LUCKY I WAS NOT ON AN INTERSTATE OR SOMEWHERE ELSE. I WAS TOLD MY THROTTLE BODY NEEDS REPLACING. I LOOKED INTO THIS ISSUES WITH THE 2011 EDGE AND APPARENTLY THERE WAS A NOTICE PUT OUT ON THIS THROTTLE BODY IN OTHER VEHICLES FOR CAUSING THE SAME PROBLEM AND LEADING TO VERY DANGEROUS SITUATIONS, HOWEVER MINE WASN'T INCLUDED EVEN THOUGH I HAD THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. I TAKE GREAT CARE OF MY CAR...
I WAS DRIVING AND SUDDENLY THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM JUST SHUT OFF. AND THE PANEL SAID CHECK MANUAL. I WAS DRIVING UP A RAMP IN A PARKING LOT.
TAKATA RECALL THE DOOR AJAR MESSAGE DISPLAYS ON MY 2011 FORD EDGE VEHICLE CONSTANTLY AND THE DOOR IS SHUT. THE LIGHTS STAY ILLUMINATED BECAUSE OF THE DOOR AJAR SENSOR NOT WORKING PROPERLY. ALSO I CAN NOT LOCK MY DOORS WHEN I AM INSIDE THE VEHICLE WHEN THE ENGINE IS ON WHICH IS UNSAFE IN MY OPINION. I HAVE SEEN THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE STATED THIS HAS HAPPENED TO THEIR FORD AS WELL, BUT A RECALL HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED.
SOON AFTER STARTING MY CAR AND PUTTING IT IN REVERSE, THE PASSENGER DOOR AJAR INDICATOR CAME ON AS WELL AS ALL THE INTERIOR LIGHTS. THE PASSENGER DOOR LOOKED SECURELY CLOSED, BUT I TRIED CLOSING IT AGAIN TO BE SURE. THE PASSENGER DOOR AJAR INDICATOR STAYED ON AS WELL AS THE INTERIOR LIGHTS, WHICH MADE IT DIFFICULT TO SEE AT NIGHT. SINCE THEN IT HAS STAYED ON EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE CAR. ADDITIONALLY, I AM NOT ABLE TO LOCK THE CAR DOORS WHEN IT IS IN MOTION BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. I TOOK IT TO THE SHOP AND THEY SAID THE ACTUATOR WAS FAULTY. APPARENTLY THIS IS A WIDE-SPREAD PROBLEM WITH THE FORD EDGE.
I FIRST NOTICED THIS PROBLEM WHEN I TURNED ON THE VEHICLE IN MY GARAGE AND THE PASSENGER DOOR AJAR INDICATOR CAME ON AS WELL AS ALL OF THE INTERIOR LIGHTS. EVEN THOUGHT THE DOOR LOOKED TO BE SECURELY CLOSED, I OPENED AND CLOSED THE DOOR AGAIN TO BE SURE. THE PASSENGER DOOR AJAR INDICATOR AND ALL THE INTERIOR LIGHTS STAYED ON, WHICH MADE SEEING AT NIGHT WHILE DRIVING VERY DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS. ADDITIONALLY, I WAS UNABLE TO LOCK THE DOORS OF THE CAR BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. THE TECHNICIAN AT THE SHOP SAID IT WAS A FAULTY ACTUATOR AND THAT MANY FORD EDGE'S HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM.
DRIVERS DOOR AJAR SWITCH DOES NOT RECOGNIZE THAT THE DOOR IS CLOSED.
TIRE PRESSURE AND DOOR SENSORS FAILURE.
DRIVER DOOR AJAR LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY LIT.THE DOOR IS CLOSED BUT THE DOME LIGHTS REMAIN ON.
CONSTANT DOOR AJAR ON PASSENGER SIDE DOORS. USE TO BE ONE NOW OR IS BOTH. CAUSES SAFETY ISSUES BECAUSE THE REAR PASSENGER CAN'T BE LOCKED AS I HAVE A CHILD T BY AT SITS THERE. LIGHTS GO ON INTERNALLY WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT WHICH CAUSES DIFFICULTY DRIVING AT NIGHT. LIGHTS CONSTANTLY GO ON SND OFF THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND NIGHT CAUSING DRAINED BATTERY, AND CONSTANT JUMPS STARTS.
DOOR SENSOR STATES DOOR IS OPEN, WHEN DOOR IS CLOSED. INTERIOR LIGHTS REMAIN ON AND DOORS REMAIN UNLOCKED. CAN HAVE ISSUES WITH DOORS UNLOCKING WHEN PARKED, LEAVING A ISSUE FOR BEING ROBBED, ALSO LIGHTS CAN REMAIN ON WHICH WILL DRAIN THE BATTERY. LIGHTS WILL ALSO STAY ON WHILE DRIVING WHICH IS AN ISSUE AT NIGHT.
SYNC RADIO GOES IN AND OUT AND THE SCREEN GOES COMPLETELY DARK FOR AWHILE, SOMETIMES LAST HOURS AND SOMETIMES LASTING DAYS. DEALER CLAIMS THE RADIO IS UPDATING ITSELF. DURING THIS PERIOD THE BACKUP CAMERAS DON'T WORK ALONG OTHER FUNCTIONS CONNECTED TO THE SCREEN. THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS MOVING AS WELLING AS STATIONARY TIMES.
DRIVER DOOR AJAR, PASSENGER DOOR AJAR. THESE ALERTS COME UP WHEN MY DOORS ARE CLOSED. THE INTERIOR LIGHT STAYS ON FOR EVER AND I CANNOT LOCK MY DOORS! THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE. I HAVE READ HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS EXACT PROBLEM. ALSO, THE INTERIOR LIGHTS JUST COME ON RANDOMLY WHEN CAR IS PARKED WITH NO KEY IN IGNITION. AND, THE BACKUP CAMERA, WHEN IT WORKS, IS UPSIDE DOWN!! THESE PROBLEMS SHOULD BE RECALLED, AS I SEE SO MANY OTHERS COMPLAINING ABOUT THE EXACT SAME ISSUES.
OUR 2011 FORD EDGE,WHICH WE BOUGHT NEW FROM A LOCAL DEALERSHIP,NOW HAS AN ODOMETER READING OF JUST OVER17,000 MILES.AFTER EXPERIENCING THE INTERIOR LIGHTS COMING ON AND REMAINING ON WITHOUT THE SWITCH BEING USED OR THE DOORS OPENE,WE NOTICED THAT THE'DRIVERS DOOR AJAR' WARNING CAME ON AND THE DOOR WAS ACTUALLY CLOSED TIGHTLY.THE INTERIOR DOOR LOCKS WOULD ENGAGE AND RELEASE REPEATEDLY WHILE DRIVING.THIS WAS THE GREATEST CAUSE OF ALARM FOR US BECAUSE OUR SMALL GREAT GRANDCHILDREN OFTEN RIDE WITH US. OUR BATTERY WENT BAD AND FROM WHAT I CAN DETERMINE,THIS MAY BE THE REASON.MY WIFE IS THE PRINCIPAL OPERATOR AND NO LONGER FEELS SAFE IN THIS VEHICLE WITH THIS PROBLEM EXISTING.I HAVE CONTACTED FOMOCO CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THERE IS NO RECOURSE OTHER THAN PAY THE DEALERSHIP TO REPAIR/REPLACE THE ACTUATOR.I FEEL THAT AS MANY PROBLEMS AS HAVE OCCURRED WITH THESE PARTS,A RECALL SHOULD ALREADY HAVE BEEN DONE BY FORD...THIS PROBLEM HAS...
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