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Drivers door ajar warning light comes on, unable to lock doors while car is in gear. Warning alarm sounds telling driver to put vehicle in park., interior lights stay on. Safety issue when driving car since you cannot lock doors children in back can open door.. dealer repaired at a cost of $ 305. This should have had a safety recall by Ford
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Edge. While driving 5 mph, the driver side door ajar warning light illuminated. The failure recurred whenever the vehicle was operated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 47,570.
Purchased this vehicle March 29, 2016. Less than 2 months later the vehicle started randomly stalling and going into limp mode and I had to pull over on the busy DC highway with 2 small children in the back which was extremely dangerous. The check engine light and a wrench light came on but it cut off after a restart. Auto zone couldnt read the codes unless the car was malfunctioning at the time which happens randomly. Since the car is still within the powertrain warranty I took it to the Ford dealership and they diagnosed it as P2111 electric throttle body failure. The advisor agreed that this has been a common problem in Ford models and I read that a consumer safety program was started for other Ford models with the exact same problem. The advisor said it is not covered by the powertrain warranty and since there is no recall for this problem with Ford Edges I have to pay $800+ dollars to have it repaired. This is outrageous. Apparently someone has to lose their life before Ford issues a recall on this known issue. I hope the NHTSA steps in before something tragic happens! ive attached a picture showing the lights on the dash after about the 10th time the car stalled.
The door ajar light comes on when the door is closed tight.(drivers door) this causes warning lights and sounds from dash display. The door overhead lights also come on. When stopping the warning system states "shift to park". constant ringing and display of this problem but the door is not ajar. Research of this problem on the internet shows a obvious problem with these door sensors. This is a safety hazard. Please force recall!
My rear drivers side door is closed and yet the door ajar warning stays on therefore my doors don't automatically lock when in motion. And when the key is pulled out of the ignition all the interior lights and the lights on my side mirrors stay on until I start the car again so they stay on for hours at a time, making every bulb very hot and draining my battery. I figured this was just more wear and tear but after looking into it it seems many other Edge owners are having the same exact issue.
- Manteno, IL, USA
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The faulty door closed switch and/or design is indicating the drivers side door is open when it is not. This issue is causing all the doors to remain unlocked while driving or unlock during driving if it goes off. This problem has been addressed by the Ford dealership twice and now it is out of warranty they do not want to fix it. It needs to be recalled.
Door ajar light won't go off when you close the door. It's been to the dealer twice and they don't do anything about it. Seems like a widespread problem amongst all Ford Edge products.
The door ajar light comes on when the door is closed tight.(drivers door) this causes warning lights and sounds from dash display. The door overhead lights also come on. When stopping the warning system states "shift to park". constant ringing and display of this problem but the door is not ajar. Research of this problem on the internet shows a obvious problem with these door sensors. This is a safety hazard. Please force recall!
The driver side latch and door ajar sensor are defective. The car does not properly register that the door is closed. This forces the door ajar light and sound to repeatedly go off. This also keeps the dome light on when shutting the door thus killing the battery. Also, you are not able to lock the doors and this is a safety issue with kids and with items in the car being stolen.
Driver side "door ajar" alert remains on when door is closed. Interior light remains on, draining battery. Doors will not lock while vehicle is moving. If doors are locked manually, automatic unlock occurs immediately.
My 2013 Ford Edge vehicle door ajar light came on about a week ago. I can not get the door ajar light to shut off. It does not matter how hard or soft is shut it, it will stay on. I drive 20 miles to work everyday. It is a big safety hazard. When I do get it to shut off, while driving it will pop back on.. then my interior lights come and I have a hard time getting them off. I have 2 kids and this is a big safety issue for me. I see multiple complaints about this issue but no recall. The locks will lot lock with this light on. Like I said before I have kids and this is a big concern for me.
Less than 24 hours after I purchased this certified used vehicle from a Ford dealer, driver's door ajar warning appears while vehicle is in motion even though door is firmly latched. All doors instantly automatically unlock while driving. Doors cannot be re-locked because they immediately unlock again. This represents an accident hazard because it allows occupants to potentially be thrown from the vehicle in the event of a collision. This condition is apparently due to a faulty door latch switch and is well documented by hundreds of complaints on the internet.
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Edge. While driving various speeds, the door ajar light was persistently illuminated when the doors were completely shut. The failure was persistent. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 40,000.
Driver side door ajar issue- when the door is closed the door ajar light will come on while driving or while parked. The interior lights will stay on even while driving at night. The door locks will also not stay locked. This will happen whether driving on the highway or in the city. Every time you drive the car this will happen. When the car is turned off and parked the interior lights will stay on. I have to open and close the door several times in order for the lights to finally shut off.
Door ajar light stays on when door is fully closed. This is a known issue by Ford they even have a technical bulletin on the issue. Many discussion on line exist about the same condition. These are not old vehicles. This is a safety issue and should be recalled. 1. interior lights can come on due to this issue at any time causing a blinding issue while driving at night. 2. unable to lock doors while in vehicle. 3. unable to know if the door is really closed properly. 4. three warnings continue to pop up continually while driving that engine is on, shift to park and door ajar. Please request that Ford does the right thing for safety and recalls this defective part.
While I was driving my vehicle, I completely lost power. My car was driving on its own, about 2mph on the road, while everyone else was driving 45mph. This happened suddenly, and my car was not able to stop when I was at a red light. This was an extremely scary situation because while I was driving, my car suddenly stopped. The cars around me could have easily collided with mine, especially when my car was not able to stop until I was able to get off the road and put it in park. While my car was in park, it was shaking. I had to get my car towed to a dealership where they proceeded to tell me that I have a throttle body problem. This is something I never heard of. But to know that at any time, my car can randomly stop on its own is scary. I was told that Ford is aware of this problem, but it has not been recalled. Ford has a duty to make sure that its product is safe for the ordinary consumer. A breach of that duty is putting an unsafe product out there, aware of the problem, and not taking remedial measures. Someone can lose their life by a car completely losing power on the road, and that life could have been mine. Something needs to be done to fix the problem that Ford is clearly aware of.
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Edge. Immediately after starting the vehicle with all the doors closed, the door ajar warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that a switch needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the replaced switch needed to be cleaned. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure persisted. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 55,000.
The driver side door shows it is ajar when the door is closed. This will not allow the doors to be locked while driving. Also the interior lights will not turn off. This a major safety hazard both during the day and night. Reading online a number of complaints have been made dating back to the 2011 models. M.carcomplaints.com/Ford/Edge/2013/accessories-interior/door_ajar_light_on.shtml there dozens of posts online regarding this same problem but yet no recall to date
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- Fort Wayne, IN, USA