2011 FORD EDGE Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD EDGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S ALARM SYSTEM, THE TAILGATE, AND THE DOOR LOCKS WORKED INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURES OCCURRED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS UNOCCUPIED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURES RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000.

THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR SENSOR IS DEFECTIVE AND SHOWS THAT MY DOOR IS NOT CLOSED WHEN IN FACT IT IS. I HAVE CLEANED THE SENSOR, SPRAYED WITH CAN AIR TO REMOVE DUST, ALSO TRIED SPRAYING WITH BRAKE CLEANER, WITH NO SUCCESS. MY EXIT LIGHTS STAY ON DUE TO THIS DEFECT, AS WELL AS THE FACT THAT MY DOOR LOCKS WILL NOT LOCK BECAUSE MY VEHICLE BELIEVES THERE IS AN OPEN DOOR. AFTER REVIEWING ONLINE FORUMS, THIS IS A REOCCURRING ISSUE AND FORD IS AT FAULT.

DOOR AJAR ALARM STAYS ON WHEN DOOR IS CLOSED INABILITY TO DETECT IF OTHER DOORS ARE AJAR FAULTY SWITCH THE DOORS WILL NOT LOCK WHEN TRAVELING CAUSING A SAFETY CONCERN

APPROACHING RED LIGHT AT MAJOR INTERSECTION. APPLYING BRAKES AND THEY ARE AS HARD AS CONCRETE. UNABLE TO STOP! HAD TO APPLY EMERGENCY BREAK AND PUT CAR IN PARK. NO PRIOR WARNING. IT APPEARS TO BE A BREAK BUSTER/POWER BUSTER ISSUE. I KNOW TWO OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME 2011 FORD EDGE THIS RECENTLY HAPPENED TOO AND THERE IS NO RECALL. I ALMOST DIED. I HAVE A 5 YEAR OLD SON DRIVING IN THIS CAR. WHY IS THERE NO RECALL ISSUED ON THIS?? I AM 43 YEARS OLD AND HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCE SOMETHING LIKE THIS. I HAVE OLD CARS WITH 200K MILES ON THEM, NEVER HAD THIS ISSUE. ARE WE WAITING FOR ENOUGH PEOPLE TO DIE..

WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE USED IN WV IN APRIL 2012. BY MAY, THE DOOR AJAR LIGHT WAS COMING ON EVEN WHEN THE DOOR WAS FORCIBLY CLOSED. THE SENSOR WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. LESS THAN A YEAR LATER, AT AROUND 50K MILES, THE SENSOR WAS BAD AGAIN. ONCE AGAIN, THE SENSOR WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. HOWEVER, THIS TIME BOTH THE DRIVER DOOR AND REAR DRIVER SIDE DOOR WERE AFFECTED. NOW IN 2015 AT 104K MILES THE DOOR SENSOR IS BAD AGAIN IN BOTH THE FRONT AND REAR DOOR. NOW, THE LIGHTS WON'T EVEN SHUT OFF AFTER A WHILE SO THE PAST TWO MORNINGS IN A ROW, THE BATTERY IS DEAD. IT'S EXTREMELY IRRITATING AND DANGEROUS. AS OTHERS HAVE STATED, THE DOORS WILL NOT AUTO LOCK WHILE THIS ISSUE IS PRESENT. ALSO, THE INTERIOR LIGHTS DO NOT GO OFF UNTIL YOU REACH 20MPH. THIS MAKES IT VERY DANGEROUS WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. I HAVE READ THROUGH ALL THE COMPLAINTS LISTED FOR THE FORD EDGE AND MOST OF THEM ARE ABOUT THIS DOOR SENSOR. WHY IS NOTHING BEING DONE ABOUT THIS??

ABOUT 2-3 WEEKS AGO, WHILE DRIVING IN THE OUTER BANKS, NC, I HAD A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER IN THE VEHICLE AND AN YELLOW WRENCH SIGN CAME. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD AND SHUT THE CAR OFF. ONCE RESTARTED, IT WORKED OK. I WENT TO CAVALIER FORD DEALER AT PORTSMOUTH, VA AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. SINCE THERE WAS NO RECALL OR MENTION OF THIS PROBLEM FROM FORD, I WAS TOLD NOT TO WORRY ABOUT IT. TODAY, WHILE DRIVING WITH MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER, I HAD COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER WITH THE YELLOW WRENCH SIGN AGAIN. I HAD TO PULL ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH HAZARD LIGHTS ON. AGAIN, WE WERE LUCKY THAT WE DID NOT GET HIT. WHEN RESTARTED, I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE BACK HOME AND TAKE MY WIFE'S CAR. I AM TAKING THE FORD EDGE TO THE DEALER AGAIN. I AM LETTING YOU KNOW THAT, WHEN I GOOGLED FOR SIMILAR PROBLEMS, THERE WERE PLENTY OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS MODEL VEHICLE. YOU CAN FIND THESE REPORTS ON THE LINK BELOW: HTTP://WWW.ARFC.ORG/COMPLAINTS/2011/FORD/EDGE/POWER_TRAIN/PROBLEM.ASPX..UPDATED08\25\15 *BF UPDATED 12/1/2015*JS

HAD TO TAKE THE VEHICLE IN AT 28000 MI. DUE TO "DRIVER DOOR AJAR" LIGHT COMING ON WHEN DOOR WAS CLOSED. RICART FORD CLAIMED THEY REPAIRED OR REPLACED THE DOOR LATCH/SENSOR ASSEMBLY. THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY UNTIL NOW AT 60,000 MI. NOW DOING IT AGAIN. CONTACTED RICART THEY SAID THEY WOULD HAVE TO CHARGE ME TO REPAIR. I INFORMED THEM THAT IT HAD BEEN THERE PREVIOUS. THEY DID NOT CARE. CALLED FORD MOTORS, THEY HAD SAME ATTITUDE. THE BIG PROBLEM IS, THE DOORS WILL NOT AUTO LOCK WHEN CAR IS IN DRIVE BECAUSE IT THINKS DOOR IS "AJAR". MY WIFE STOPPED AT TRAFFIC LIGHT AND SOMEONE TRIED TO GET IN DOOR AND GOT IT OPENED..SHE SPED AWAY. I TOLD RICART AND FORD MOTORS THE STORY..FORD'S REPLY WAS "WE CANNOT REACT TO A HYPOTHETICAL SITUATION OF WHAT MAY HAVE HAPPENED"..... SHE COULD HAVE BEEN INJURED OR WORSE!!! THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL SITUATION AT THE LEAST!! APPROXIMATE INCIDENT DATE LISTED ABOVE IS NOT NECESSARILY ACCURATE. IT WAS AT ABOUT 28,000 MILES. RICART HAS EXACT DATE.

DOOR AJAR SENSOR STAYS ON ALTHOUGH DOOR IS CLOSED AND LATCHED PROPERLY. THE FALSE DOOR AJAR SIGNAL PREVENTS DRIVER FROM RECOGNIZING A REAL DOOR AJAR SITUATION.

DRIVERS DOOR AJAR WARNING STAYS ON EVEN WHEN DOOR IS CLOSED. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME I OPEN AND CLOSE THE DOOR EVEN WHEN CAR IS IN MOTION

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD EDGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DOOR AJAR PASSENGER WARNING INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000.