2013 FORD EDGE Interior Lighting Problems

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Edge. The contact stated while driving 35 MPH, the door ajar warning light illuminated while none of the doors were opened. The contact stated that the failure persisted, causing the interior lights to remain illuminated while the vehicle was parked and turned off. The contact stated that the interior lights turned off after the battery was disconnected. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, but the vehicle could not be diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. The dealer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that the vehicle was not covered under an unknown recall. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 158,000.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Edge. The contact stated that upon entering the vehicle, she became aware that the driver's side door had not latched properly. Upon entering the vehicle, the contact observed that the ABS warning light was illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who determined that the front brake rotors were cracked. Additionally, the vehicle was diagnosed with a door check arm failure. The vehicle was not repaired. After investigating the failure, the contact related the failure to NHTSA Action Number: PE16012 (Latches, Locks, Linkages, Interior Lighting). The manufacturer was notified of the failure but referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was 100,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD EDGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL FUEL ODOR COMING FROM THE FUEL TANK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC CONFIRMED A FUEL LEAK AND FUEL EVAP FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED THE FAILURE TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V002000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.*DT*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD EDGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLES DOOR AJAR INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE INTERIOR LIGHTS WOULD ALSO ILLUMINATE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND TURNED OFF, AS IF THERE WAS A DOOR AJAR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD EDGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO EXIT THE VEHICLE, ALL THE INTERIOR LIGHTING ILLUMINATED AND THE DOOR AJAR WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT HAD TO REPEATEDLY OPEN AND CLOSE THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR IN ORDER TO STOP THE LIGHT FROM ILLUMINATING. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

THE " DRIVER DOOR AJAR" WARNING LIGHT REMAINS ON CONSTANTLY. BEING A SENIOR CITIZEN, I'M CONCERNED ABOUT BEING CAR JACKED WHEN STOPPED BECAUSE THE DOOR LOCKS WILL NOT AUTOMATICALLY ACTIVATE WHEN THE WARNING LIGHT IS ON. ALSO, THE INTERIOR LIGHTS REMAIN ON FOR A PERIOD OF TIME WHICH CAN ALERT A CAR JACKER. THE FORD DEALER ESTIMATE TO REPAIR THE LATCH SENSOR IS $470. *TR