2013 FORD EDGE Electrical System Problems
846 NHTSA complaints on file
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2013 FORD EDGE , THE DOOR LATCH SWITCH, NOT WORKING PROPERLY, CAUSING THE DOOR AJAR LIGHT TO STAY ON AND ALSO THE INSIDE LIGHTS, THE DOOR AJAR ALARM SOUNDS , SIGNALING THAT A DOOR IS OPEN WHEN THEY ARE CLEARLY ALL CLOSED, ON ONE INSTANCE THE BATTERY WAS DEAD REQUIRING ME TO GET A JUMP START. FORD NEEDS TO RECALL, AND FIX THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM NO MATTER IF YOU ARE PARKED OR DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE 95
DOOR LATCH SENSOR INDICATED DOOR OPENED (LEFT REAR), TURNING ON CABIN LIGHTS AND STARTLING DRIVER. HAD TO MAKE EMERGENCY STOP TO IDENTIFY CAUSE. PROBLEM KEEPS REPEATING.
I HAVE A FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR AJAR LIGHT THAT IS ON. IT CAME ON JUST AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. AS TIME WENT ON, IT CAUSED MY BATTERY TO GO DEAD LEAVING MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER STRANDED. AFTER REPLACING THE BATTERY I DID SOME ONLINE RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THIS IS UNFORTUNATELY A VERY COMMON PROBLEM THAT FORD IS UNWILLING TO ADDRESS. I ALSO DETERMINED THAT I NEEDED TO REMOVE THE DOME LIGHT FUSE TO DISABLE THE INTERIOR DOME LIGHTS FROM STAYING ON AND CAUSING ANOTHER BATTERY FAILURE. CHECKING WITH THE FORD DEALERSHIP, I FOUND TO REPAIR THE WOULD COST ME $385.00, AND THAT THE PROBLEM HAS NO RECALL. THIS CONDITION IN MY OPINION IS DANGEROUS, NOT ONLY DOES IT CAUSE THE BATTERY TO EVENTUALLY FAIL, BUT IF YOU REMOVE THE DOME LIGHT FUSE, IT CAUSES THE DOOR LOCKS NOT AUTOMATICALLY LOCK, SO YOU HAVE TO MANUALLY LOCK EACH DOOR...
DRIVERS "DOOR AJAR WARNING" DOME LIGHTS STAY ON AND ALARM RINGS BUT THE DOOR IS CLOSED. SECOND REPLACEMENT OF DOOR LATCH IN 100,000 MILES NEEDED. MOVING OR STOPPED ANY ROAD.
THE DOOR AJAR WARNING CONTINUOUSLY COMES ON EVEN WHEN THE DOOR IS CLOSED AND LOCKED. THIS CAUSES THE BATTERY TO DRAIN AND THE ALARM TO GO OFF AT RANDOM TIMES. THE ONLY WAY TO DEACTIVATE IS BY SLAMMING THE DOOR SHUT MULTIPLE TIMES.
THE DOOR AJAR LIGHT CONTINUES TO STAY ON EVEN WHEN IT IS SHUT. THIS HAS HAPPENED FOR THE FRONT DRIVER-SIDE DOOR AND THE BACK DRIVER-SIDE DOOR. THE FRONT WAS FIXED UNDER WARRANTY. I CAN NOT AFFORD THE BACK DOOR TO BE FIXED, AND I SHOULDN'T BECAUSE THIS IS AN OBVIOUS DEFECT! THE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY AND IN MOTION WHEN THIS IS HAPPENING. I DON'T EVEN OPEN THE DOOR ANYMORE AS IT TAKES ABOUT THREE DAYS FOR THE SYSTEM TO REGISTER THAT IT IS CLOSED. BUT ONCE OPENED, THE LIGHT STAYS ON!!
DRIVERS DOOR AJAR WARNING WILL NOT GO OFF. FOUND OUT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE LATCH AND I REPLACED THE LATCH. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS I FOUND THIS IS A PREVALENT PROBLEM THAT FORD WON'T ACKNOWLEDGE.
THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR CONSTANTLY SHOWS AS " DOOR AJAR" I HAVE TRIED LUBRICATING SWITCH AND BLOWING AIR ACROSS SWITCH AND IT STILL STAYS ON. I HAVE TRIED CLOSING DOOR WITH FORCE AND IT STILL REGISTERS AS AJAR. THE PROBLEM IS IT CONSTANTLY MAKES A NOISE WHILE DRIVING AND THE DOME LIGHTS REMAIN ON AFTER DOOR IS CLOSED AND I AM AFRAID THAT IT WILL DRAIN MY BATTERY AND I WONT KNOW FOR SURE THAT THE DOOR ISN'T AJAR AND I WILL NOT BE AWARE IF IS IN REALITY AJAR. THIS COULD BEE A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. THIS OCCURS WHEN I GET IN THE CAR AND START THE IGNITION, ALSO OCCURS WHEN I TURN THE CAR OFF AND CLOSE AND LOCK THE CAR DOORS. THERE IS NOTHING TO TAKE A PICTURE OF, IT IS JUST A MICRO SWITCH MALFUNCTION. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR THE LAST YEAR PLUS.
LEFT FRONT DOOR AJAR WARNING LIGHT. DOORS WILL NOT LOCK WHILE DRIVING. REPEATING ALARM. DOME LIGHT STAYS ON. WHILE DRIVING.
DRIVER DOOR LATCH PROBLEM. THE DOOR SHUTS BUT THE WARNING SAYS THAT THE DOOR IS STILL OPEN AND THE CABIN LIGHTS AND EXTERIOR LIGHTS REMAIN ON. THIS DRAINS THE BATTERY AND MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO SEE WHEN DRIVING OR BACKING UP AT NIGHT.
WHEN CAR IS STARTED AND PUT IN DRIVE, "ENGINE ON" WARNING COMES ON, FOLLOWED BY, "DRIVER DOOR AJAR" WARNING. NEXT MESSAGE IS TO PUT CAR IN PARK. DOOR IS NOT AJAR, BUT OPENING AND SLAMMING DOOR SOLVES THE PROBLEM. INTERMITTENTLY, THE CAR WILL NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK WITHOUT THE KEY BEING USED ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. PASSENGER DOOR IS UNAFFECTED.
THE DOOR AJAR LIGHT LIGHT WILL COME ON WHILE DRIVING AS THERE WAS NOT LIGHT ON WHEN ONE STARTED THE TRIP BUT COMES ON AFTER DRIVING A BIT, AND HAVE TO SLAM THE DOOR SEVERAL TIMES AND ALSO CAUSE THE INTERIOR LIGHTS TO COME ON. HAVE TO BE CAREFUL AS SOME TIMES THE LIGHT DOES NOT GO OFF WHEN CAR IS PARKED. FEEL IT IS A HAZARD TO BE DRIVING AND THE DOOR AJAR LIGHT COME ON AFTER DRIVING A WHILE IN TRAFFIC
DOOR AJAR SENSORS ARE FAULTY, CAUSING UNSAFE CONDITIONS WHILE DRIVING, MOSTLY AT NIGHT TINE..
DOOR AJAR LIGHT STAYING ON FOR DRIVER DOOR. ALERT KEEPS TELLING ME TO PUT CAR IN PARK WHILE CAR IS IIN MOTION. DOORS WON'T LOCK WHILE CAR IS IN MOTION. DONE LIGHTS STAY ON WHILE CAR IS IN MOTION. THIS HAPPENED IN EARLY 2016 AS WELL, FORD DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE ENTIRE DOOR MECHANISM SO THIS PART IS ONLY 16 MONTHS OLD.
THIS IS MY SECOND TIME REPORTING NON-WORKING DOOR LOCK SYSTEMS. HAS BEEN REPAIRED BUT CONTINUES TO NOT WORK. WHAT CAN BE DONE
CONSTANT DOOR ADJAR WARNINGS. UPON CLOSING THE DRIVERS DOOR, THE DOOR ADJAR WARNING GOES OFF, AND I CAN NOT LOCK MY DOOR AFTER THIS WARNING GOES OFF. NOT ONLY THAT, BUT IF IT IS THROWING THIS DOOR ADJAR WARNING WHEN YOU PARK YOUR CAR, THE DOME LIGHTS WILL STAY ON AND DRAIN YOUR BATTERY. THIS IS AN ENGINEERING FAILURE, AND NEEDS HAVE A RECALL ISSUED. IF YOU CAN NOT LOCK YOUR DOORS WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING....NOW DAYS THAT IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. CAN YOU SAY CARJACKING WAITING TO HAPPEN?? THINK ABOUT YOUR FAMILY, DRIVING IN A CAR WITH THIS PROBLEM...NOT A GOOD FEELING HUH? MAKE THIS A RECALL FORD! STAND BEHIND YOUR VEHICLES THAT YOU SELL !!!!!
DRIVER DOOR AJAR WARNING STAYS ON. WITH THAT THE DOME LIGHT STAYS ON AND CAR WILL NOT LOCK WHILE DRIVING. DRAINS BATTERY. ALARM KEEPS BEEPING AS I'M DRIVING. ALL ARE SAFETY CONCERNS.
DOOR AJAR LAMP STAYS ON, DRAINS BATTERY. COMES ON WHILE DRIVING, FORCES PULL OVERS ON FREEWAYS TO GET THE INTERIOR LIGHTS TO GO OFF.
THE LEFT REAR DOOR AJAR NOTIFICATION LIGHT ON THE DASH WILL NOT GO OFF, EVEN THOUGH THE DOOR IS SHUT. WHICH MEANS THE DOME LIGHT STAYS ON AND THE DOORS WILL NOT LOCK. THIS HAPPENED WHEN THE DOOR WAS OPENED, BUT NO MATTER HOW MANY TIMES, OR HOW MUCH FORCE IS USED TO CLOSE THE DOOR, THE NOTIFICATION WON'T GO AWAY, AND THE DOORS WON'T LOCK WHILE IN MOTION.
I HIT JUST A LITTLE OVER 60 K MILES ON MY 2013 FORD EDGE AND I WAS ALSO DUE FOR AN OIL CHANGE. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND WHEN IT WAS GETTING SERVICED, THEY OFFERED ME MAINTENANCE ON MY CAR AS IT WAS DUE. I DECLINED. WHEN I GOT IN MY CAR THE 'DOOR AJAR' LIGHT STARTED TO SOUND SO I OPENED AND SHUT MY DOOR BUT THE PROBLEM WOULD NOT CORRECT. I WENT ABOUT MY DAILY ROUTINES AND IT HAS NOT STOPPED AND IT'S VERY ANNOYING AND THE INTERIOR LIGHTS WON'T SHUT OFF CAUSING THE PANELS TO BECOME VERY HOT. NOW THE INSIDE PANEL/SCREEN HAS FROZEN UP AND I KEEP HAVING TO RESET IT. I CALLED FORD SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND THEY ONLY WANT ME TO BRING IT IN (SO THEY CAN CHARGE ME THE $500+ TO FIX IT). THIS IS A RIPOFF!!! MY DOOR WON'T...
DOOR AJAR SIGNAL & INTERIOR LIGHTS REMAIN ON WHEN DOOR IS CLOSED. CAUSES A NIGHT DRIVING HAZARD SINCE LIGHTS STAY ON WHEN DRIVING, LEAVES INTERIOR LIGHTS ON WHICH DRAINS THE BATTERY WHEN CAR IS OFF & IN PARK, & UNABLE TO LOCK DOORS WHEN IN VEHICLE WHETHER OR NOT YOU ARE IN DRIVE. HAPPENS MULTIPLE TIMES A DAY OVER MULTIPLE WEEKS & MONTHS.
DOOR AJAR ALARM WILL NOT TURN OFF WITH DOOR FULLY SHUT. THIS IS SECOND TIME AFTER WE PAID TO HAVE REPAIRED APPROX. ONE YEAR AGO.
THE "DOOR AJAR" LIGHT COMES WHEN THE DOOR IS FULLY LATCHED, THE DOOR CAN BE SLAMMED REPEATEDLY AND THE LIGHT STAYS ON. THE INTERIOR DOME LIGHT STAYS LIT CREATING NIGHT VISION PROBLEMS, THE DOORS WILL NOT LOCK, THESE TWO PROBLEMS CREATE VERY IMPORTANT SAFETY ISSUES. THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED PROBLEM AND HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED NUMEROUS TIMES
DRIVER DOOR AJAR LIGHT STAYS ON LONG AFTER CAR IS PARKED OR DRIVING ALONG WITH INTER LIGHTS STAY ON TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR STAYS LOW PRESSURE RANDOM TIMES COLD OR HOT WEATHER
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...
DOOR AJAR LIGHT IS ON CONSTANTLY
DOOR AJAR WARNING REMAINS ON AFTER DOORS HAVE BEEN CLOSED TIGHTLY. LIGHTS REMAIN ON AND DRAINS BATTERY. DRIVER DOOR AJAR LIGHT COMES ON RANDOMLY.
DOOR LATCH SYSTEM MALFUNCTION. THIS TRIGGERS A DOOR ADJAR SIGNAL IN THE VEHICLE. THIS ULTIMATELY KEEPS THE INTERIOR LIGHTS ON AND PROHIBITS YOU FROM LOCKING THE DOORS OF THE VEHICLE
THE DRIVER DOOR AJAR LIGHT WOULD NOT TURN OFF WITH THE DOOR CLOSED. THIS PREVENTS THE DOOR LOCKS FROM WORKING WHILE THE CAR IS IN MOTION, INCLUDING THE REAR DOORS WHERE THE BABY SEAT IS LOCATED. THIS COULD ALLOW A CHILD TO OPEN THE DOOR WHILE IN MOTION. ALSO, THE INTERIOR LIGHTS SHINE ON THE WINDSHIELD AT NIGHT MAKING I DIFFICULT TO SEE ONCOMING TRAFFIC AT NIGHT.
WHILE VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY, DOOR AJAR SENSOR INDICATED DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WAS AJAR WHEN IT WASN'T. DEALER CLEANED SENSOR AND IT WORKED FOR AWHILE. NOW VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND SENSOR IS FAILING AGAIN, BUT THIS TIME WHILE IT WAS PARKED IN MY GARAGE FOR THE NIGHT THE PARKING LIGHTS AND DOME LIGHTS CAME ON BECAUSE SENSOR INDICATED THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WAS AJAR.
2013 FORD EDGE 3.5L V6 SEL THE DOOR AJAR WARNING COMES ON EVEN WHEN THE DOOR IS COMPLETELY CLOSED. THIS CAUSES THE INTERIOR LIGHTS TO COME ON RANDOMLY, EVEN WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT (MOSTLY 2 LANE COUNTRY ROADS). I HAVE TO STAND OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE WHEN I AM DONE DRIVING AND OPEN AND SHUT THE DOOR ANYWHERE FROM 10-20 TIMES BEFORE IT GOES OFF. THIS HAS DRAINED AT LEAST 2 BATTERIES BY RANDOMLY COMING ON IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT. I HAVE REPLACED THE SWITCH, THE ENTIRE LOCK SYSTEM TWICE NOW. THE DEALER WANTS $500 TO FIX. I CAN'T AFFORD TO PAY $500 EVERY FEW MONTHS FOR A BAD DESIGN BY FORD. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A KNOWN ISSUE AND HAS BEEN FOR QUITE SOMETIME. JUST ABOUT EVERY EDGE OWNER HAS HAD TO DEAL WITH THIS. FORD NEEDS TO COME UP WITH THE PROPER FIX FOR ALL DOORS AND AT...
THE DOOR SENSORS IN THIS VEHICLE DO NOT SENSE THAT THE DOOR IS CLOSED WHEN IT IS. THIS LEADS TO BEING UNABLE TO LOCK THE DOORS WHILE DRIVING, IT ALSO CAUSES THE INTERIOR LIGHTS TO REMAIN ON WHEN THE CAR IS OFF EVEN AFTER THE DOOR IS CLOSED AND THE CAR IS LOCKED WHICH DRAINS THE BATTERY. OCCASIONALLY, THE DOOR WILL SENSE THAT IT IS CLOSED AFTER SLAMMING IT. THIS HAS LED TO AN ARM INJURY THAT I SUSTAINED WHEN ATTEMPTING TO DO THIS REPEATEDLY FROM THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE AND NOT A ONE-TIME OCCURRENCE.
DRIVER SIDE DOOR AJAR ALARM IS ALWAYS ON. INTERIOR LIGHTS STAY ON WHILE DRIVING. HARD TO SEE AT NIGHT. DRAINS BATTERY WHEN OFF.
DOOR AJAR SENSOR SWITCH DOES NOT WORK. THE DOOR IS SECURELY SHUT, BUT THE INTERIOR LIGHTS STAY ON AND THE WARNING SIGNAL KEEPS GOING OFF. HAVE HAD THIS WORKED ON, BUT THE FIX DOES'T LAST. TERRIBLE DESIGN THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED!
THE DRIVER DOOR AJAR ALARM CONTINUALLY IS INITIATED EVEN THOUGH THE DOOR IS COMPLETELY CLOSED. THIS CAN CAUSE INTERIOR LIGHTS TO STAY ON AND DRAIN BATTERY WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PARKED. THIS ALARM WILL CONTINUE WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. RE-OPENING AND CLOSING THE DOOR SOMETIMES SOLVES THE PROBLEM. IF ALARM CANNOT BE CANCELLED, DOORS DON'T ALWAYS LOCK WHEN VEHICLE IS IN MOTION.
ENGINE CONTROL MODULE-PCM. AFTER 3 YEARS OF REPLACING/REPAIRING ITEMS ON MY CAR, THEY NOW SAY THAT THE PCM IS THE CAUSE. I HAVE REPLACED MULTIPLE SENSORS, CATALYTIC CONVERTER, DRIVE SHAFT, TURBO, COOLING SYSTEM, AND THE LIST GOES ON. HAD THE PCM BEEN DIAGNOSED THE FIRST TIME MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND REPLACED THE SENSOR, I COULD OF SAVED A LOT OF TIME. EVERY TIME I WOULD GO IN, THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST WOULD SHOW 02 SENSOR WHICH WAS REPLACED NUMEROUS TIMES, THEN THEY WOULD SAY CATALYTIC CONVERTER, SO ON SO ON GOING DOWN THE LIST. I WOULD GET STRANDED ON THE HIGHWAY BECAUSE THE CAR WOULD COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. NOT ONE PERSON IN THE PAST 3 YEARS SAID THE PCM WAS TO BLAME. AFTER A WEEK OF TRYING TO DIAGNOSIS MY CAR AFTER ONCE AGAIN BEING STRANDED ON THE HIGHWAY, THEY ARE SAYING THE PCM. THE MECHANIC STATES THAT...
THE DOOR SENSOR IN DRIVERS DOOR IS NOT WORKING. IT SAYS IT'S AJAR WHEN IT'S CLOSED TIGHTLY. ISSUE IS WHEN I AM DRIVING IT WILL JUST POP ON AND INTERIOR LIGHTS POP ON AND I HAVE TO SHUT DOOR SEVERAL TIMES FOR IT SENSE IT'S SHUT AND IT MAY NOT STAY THAT WAY. IT IS DANGEROUS WHEN LIGHTS POP ON AT NIGHT MAKE IT HARD TO SEE ROAD HAVE TO PULL OVER. OTHER DOWN SIDE IS IF I DON'T STAND OUTSIDE MY CAR WHEN I GET OUT TO MAKE SURE THE INTERIOR LIGHTS SHUT OFF OTHERWISE WILL DRAIN MY BATTERY AS IT IS NOT SENSING DOOR IS CLOSED.
DOOR ADJAR STAYS ON AND LIGHTS DO NOT SHUT OFF WHICH LEADS TO MY BATTERY DYING AND I CAN'T TELL IF THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR IS EVER SHUT PROPERLY.
THE DOOR AJAR LIGHT AND NOTIFICATIONS REMAIN ON AFTER THE DOOR HAS BEEN CLOSED. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME WE DRIVE THE CAR
THE DOOR AJAR WARNING FOR MY DRIVERS SIDE STAYS ON ALL THE TIME, EVEN WHEN DOOR IS SECURELY CLOSED. THIS HAS CAUSED INTERIOR LIGHTS TO REMAIN ON AND BATTERY LIFE TO BE DRAINED. THE DOORS WILL NOT LOCK WHILE DRIVING.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD EDGE. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE DOME LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. ALSO, WHILE IDLING AT ANY STOP, THE VEHICLE BEEPED AND THE DOOR AJAR INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOOR LOCKS DID NOT LOCK. THE FAILURES WERE NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.
THE LEFT DOOR AJAR SENSOR LIGHT STAYS ON AFTER ALL DOORS ARE CLOSED SECURELY. THE DOORS DO NOT AUTOMATICALLY LOCK AFTER STARTING TO DRIVE. THE DOME LIGHT STAYS ON FOR A LONG TIME. THE WARNING SIGNAL BEEPS EVERY TIME WE STEP ON THE BRAKE AND IS VERY ANNOYING.
THE DOOR AJAR LIGHT IS COMING ON EVEN WHEN THE DOOR IS CLOSED. THIS IS PREVENTING THE DOME LIGHTS FROM TURNING OFF IN ORDER TO DRIVE AND ALSO DRAINING THE BATTERY. IS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AT NIGHT AND WHEN I PARK MY CAR AND THE BATTERY DIES.
THE DOOR AJAR LIGHT WILL NOT GO OFF ON MY 2013 FORD EDGE WHEN THE DOOR IS SECURELY SHUT. THIS CAUSES THE INTERIOR DOME TO REMAIN ON WHILE DRIVING CAUSING A SERIOUS DRIVING OBSTRUCTION AND DANGEROUS CONDITION. IT IS ALSO DRAINING THE BATTERY.
DOOR AJAR LIGHT STAYS ON. HAVE TO SLAM THE DOOR AT LEAST 3-4 TIMES BEFORE IT GOES OFF. HAD IT LOOKED AT THE DEALER ONLY TO HAVE THEM ONLY CLEAN THE DOOR LATCH. WHEN PROBLEM RETURNED THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY, TOO MANY MILES AND WOULD COST OVER $350.00 TO REPLACE DOOR LATCH. THERE IS CLEARLY A PROBLEM WITH THIS AS MY VEHICLE IS NOT THE ONLY VEHICLE DOING THIS. THE OTHER CONCERN BESIDES THE DOOR POSSIBLY FLYING OPEN, IS HAVING TO REPLACE THE BATTERY AS THE DOME LIGHT STAYS ON FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME AFTER SHUTTING THE CAR OFF AND NOT BEING ABLE TO LOCK THE CAR BECAUSE IT THINKS THE DOOR IS AJAR. THIS PROBLEM HAPPENS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY AND IN MOTION.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD EDGE. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE "DRIVER'S DOOR AJAR" INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WHILE THE DOOR WAS CLOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, BUT THE CONTACT WAS NOT AWARE OF THE RESULTS. THE DEALER OFFERED A TEMPORARY REPAIR, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT ASSIST BECAUSE THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO RETURN TO THE DEALER. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,000.
DOOR AJAR CONTINUES TO STAY ON DESPITE DOORS BEING CLOSED. UNABLE TO LOCK DOORS (ALL DOORS) WHILE DRIVING. INTERIOR LIGHTS STAY ON. INTERIOR LIGHTS COME ON WHILE DRIVING MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO SEE AT NIGHT. UNABLE TO LOCK DOORS WITH KEYPAD. UNABLE TO TELL IF DOOR IS ACTUALLY CLOSED OR NOT WHILE DRIVING.
DOOR AJAR SENSOR LIGHT AND INTERIOR LIGHTS WILL NOT SHUT OFF WHEN DOOR IS CLOSED. WILL NOT ALWAYS LOCK IF SENSOR BELIEVES DOOR IS AJAR. TAKES MANY ATTEMPTS TO GET SENSOR TO TURN OFF.
AT 89000 MILES I KEEP GETTING A "DRIVER DOOR AJAR" WARNING WHILE I AM DRIVING. I LOOKED ONLINE TO SEE THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE AT OR ABOUT THE 90K MILE MARK. THE BATTERY WILL DRAIN BECAUSE THE CAR THINKS THE DOOR IS OPEN,THE LIGHTS STAY ON IN THE CAR THUS DRAINING BATTERY.
MY DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOOR IS FLAGGING THAT IT'S AJAR WHEN IT'S NOT.
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