The door latch mechanism on my driver's side door slowly began failing. At roughly 35K miles, the "door ajar" warning would appear on my vehicle display. I would reclose the door and the warning would go away. It randomly continued to happen and resolve itself while stationary or while running, until about 95K miles ( 8 mo ago). There were electronic sprays you could spray into the latch mechanism that would make the warning go away for a limited amount of time. Eventually the entire electrical mechanism failed. I could not lock my doors with the ignition on and eventually just learned to 'approve/ok' the warning every time the ignition was on. Unfortunately there were several times when I was actually driving with an semi-latched/open door. I didn't know because I 'ok'd the 'door ajar' warning like normal. The only way I would know something was diffeent, would be when I drove at a high enough rate of speed to notice the increased road noise from my side of the vehicle. It is also my understanding that newer vehicles automatically lock once under way to disengage the door opening mechanism in case of an accident that might open the door- clearly this is not possible with the failed door latch. The only work around that I have discovered is to remove a fuse which removes the interior lighting and prevents the battery from draining. I still have to 'ok" the 'door ajar' warning though. As for locking the vehicle for safety in an accident, if you lock the vehicle first then turn on the ignition the vehicle remains locked. This workaround is rarely going to happen in the real world. There was a 'cleaning' procedure that several dealers offered for around $200, but it was not guaranteed and the $400 replacement might still have to occur with a latch that still often failed (per internet forums). My repair is scheduled for 10/8/16.

- Shawnee, KS, USA

Passanger door latch fails, door comes open. Interior lights will not turn off and locks will not lock because of failing door latch

- Colorado Springs, CO, USA

Door ajar lights staying on and will not go off when door is closed! they go on and off while driving down the road. Can't lock the doors, alarm will not set, interior lights stay on and run battery down constantly.

- Pearl, MS, USA

Driver door ajar stayed on....interior lights stayed on....doors would not stay locked....high beams would not turn off. Could not drive my vehicle at night. All safety concerns. I just paid Ford Motor Company for new switch assembly and door latch assembly and labor. Total cost was $833.19 for parts and labor. When I took my car in I mentioned to the dealer that I had seen numerous complaints online with the same issue. They didn't care at all. I had no choice but to pay to repair.

- Stockton, CA, USA

The door ajar error appears on the dash, even when the door is fully closed. The alarm cannot be properly activated because of this. The door was not hit in an accident, it just developed one day intermittently and is now constant. I am having to replace the door latch to resolve the issue.

- Houston, TX, USA

The 'door ajar' warning light on my 2011 Edge periodically comes on and stays on. The warning indicates that various doors are open. Sometimes it's the driver door; other times it's the left passenger door or the back gate. Each time the doors were closed properly, however the sensor thinks that the doors are open. This malfunction causes the interior dome lights and the exterior lights on the side mirrors to remain on, which drains the battery. Originally, I thought this issue was a problem specific to my vehicle. However, in an attempt to understand the problem, I conducted an internet search and discovered that the 'door ajar' warning is a common and well known problem with Ford products including the Edge. This problem is not a result of use or wear and tear of the vehicle; it clearly is a mechanical /engineering flaw with the vehicle. I feel that this situation is a safety issues and should be corrected by Ford Motor Company. On September 19, 2016, I sent an email to the Ford Motor Company customer relationship center (crc), explaining the problem and seeking help. I was assigned a case number (cas-10612005-P1F4G7) and was told to contact a local dealer to diagnosis the problem. On September 27, 2016, a service department representative from beau townsend Ford informed me that the problem was with the door latch and the cost to repair is approximately $385 per latch. He also informed me that Ford Motor Company would not pay for the repair.next, I called the crc to appeal the decision.I was told that the problem was not a recall item and that Ford would not repair the vehicle. I was also told that I had no further recourse regarding this issue.

- Dayton, OH, USA

The doors always show ajar. The dealer has worked on our car at least 3 times now it's out of warranty and they want to charge us to fix it. The is a safety hazard and it ruins the battery. My daughter drives this car and the light won't go off until you get moving down the road.

- Vidor, TX, USA

Door ajar light stays on, acts as if drivers door isn't closed. Also prevents us from locking vehicle up when we leave it. Started with only driver door. Now is rear drivers side door also. Concerned about safety of family and our valuables with this issue that shouldn't be happening.

- Woodlawn, IL, USA

I have a loud popping noise when I turn to the left. When I pull into a parking stall and when I back out and U turns.its been to two differant shops. One shop replaced the strut, strut tower barring, lower a arm, axel, strut mount, and the power steering.the noise is still there.the next shop replaces the rack and pinion and its still there. Ithy said it is a break in the body weld some were but thy dont know were. I called Ford Motor Company and spok with a gentelman named mark but he was of no help to me. I tool the vehicle to a autobody shop but thy could not figuer it out either. If there is a break in the weld its is a unsafe car to drive. Mark from Ford moter company will not return my phone calls to try and help me resolve the issue.its been two months I have been dealing with this and I cant get no help the one time I spok with mark from Ford he was saying if the car cant be fixed he would take the steps to get me out of the car and into something else but like I said I have yet to seep with him.im to the piont that if we cant get this resolved im going to get a lawer.in the whole prosses im paying for a vehicle I dont want ro put my kids in let alone drive it not knowing if something will happen so pleas help me in any way possable.

- Porterville, CA, USA

Purchased my 2011 Ford Edge in June/July of 2014 for jc lewis Ford in savannah, ga. Turns out there was an "extended warranty" in place because the brake booster's in this car have been failing. I'm not sure why they would have sold me a car without completing a repair or informing me of the possibility of malfunction. About a month ago, I was driving down the interstate at about 65 mph when I was cut off by another vehicle. When I went to tap the brakes to disengage the cruise control, nothing happened! I had to press the brakes about halfway down to get the cruise control to disengage and, even then, it felt like I did not have power brakes.

- Hickory, NC, USA

Driver's door sensor is bad. Vehicle does not recognize that the driver's door is closed and will not lock or automatically turn off interior lights. At night, I have to back out of a long driveway only being able to use the backup camera. Once in forward motion, the light will eventually turn off but the driver's door will not lock. What is to prevent someone from walking up to and opening my car door while stopped at a traffic light?? on one occasion, the door ajar icon did not come on when starting the car but came on about 8 miles down the road. Also, when you park the car and lock it, it still does not recognize that the door is shut and does not automatically turn the lights off again. The Ford dealership wants around $600 to fix this issue, I paid them $65 to "clean the sensor" because the guy said that it might correct the issue or at least hold it off a while. I picked the car back up 3 days ago and now that door ajar light is on all the time. Before, I could at least open and close the door about 3-4 times and the light would go off.

- Hickory, NC, USA

The driver side door sensor is bad. The vehicle is unsafe because the sensor remains on all the time even when the door is closed. So if the door is ever open, you would not know because all the sensors are bad so you assume it is just an error message. Also - on this vehicle - the brakes feel spongy at times and are not good, even though having the brakes looked at and they have checked as confirmed sound with new rotors and pads.

- Cuyahoga Falls, OH, USA

Door ajar light stays on all the time, this cause the doors to not be able to lock, the interior light stays on for an extended period of time. When the interior lights stay on at night it makes driving difficult at times. The interior lights staying on in the winter time have also made it drain the battery down so vehicle has to be jump started.

- Colchester, IL, USA

Door ajar light remains on-vehicle will not lock while in motion-interior lights will not turn off while parked-electrical components drain battery as if the door remains open at all times even when the door is closed-needs to be recalled and fixed for Ford owners as this is not the only Ford vehicle with this problem-Ford needs to stand behind their product and step

- Clayton, NC, USA

My back up camera is very erratic. Sometimes the image comes on the screen upside down and sometimes not at all. Sometimes the sreen if filled with yellow lines interfering with the image as well.

- Solana Beach, CA, USA

I was on my way to work on 9/2/16 making a left hand turn when I loss acceleration. The car was still running but I had no gas pedal. I was able to limp to the side of the road, thank god I did not get rear ended. The panel showed a wrench. I was towed to a shop and they cleaned the throttle body and said I should be good to go. Well yesterday got up to go to the grocery store and the same thing happened, no acceleration. It took me 20 mins to get around the block and back into my garage. My car only has appx. 40,000 miles and I feel it is unsafe to drive. Upon researching this problem I am not the only one having this problem. As you can see hear www.carcomplaints.com/Ford/Edge/2011/engine/loses_power_wrench_light_on.shtml. I feel like Ford's is waiting for someone to get hurt or worse to address this issue. Any help you may offer would be appreciated.

- Wyandotte, MI, USA

Door latch and door ajar light issues. When the door is closed, the door ajar warning light remains on. This causes several safety issues. It will not allow for the door to lock. The dome lights remain on whether the vehicle is parked or driving. The domes lights remaining on will also drain the car battery. It has been repaired by the dealer two times prior, but the repair doesn't last long. This is a major issue for the vehicle.

- Bayport, NY, USA

Two door ajar lights on our 2011 Edge remain on at all times. Bea aide of this I am forced to drive at night with the interior lights on. This is unsafe and very distracting for us and other drivers. One of these doors is my daughters which we are very uneasy about. We are aware how big this problem is and people are desperate for help!!! I wrote to Ford but they said they can't help because there are no recalls and they can't find any record of our car being at a Ford dealer so I just sent them the invoice. I cannot believe there are so many vehicles with the same problem and Ford won't do anything about it.

- Blakely, PA, USA

After the car is srarted the door ajar warning is displayed. The warning can be cleared, but the power door locks malfunction. The doors will lock, but they imediatly unlock. This is the case anytime, anywhere the car is running. Going on for several months.

- Washington, IL, USA

The door ajar warning will not turn off. Makes it impossible to lock the doors when traveling,

- Marion, OH, USA