2011 FORD EDGE Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD EDGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AUTOMATIC DOOR SYSTEM WAS DEFECTIVE AND WOULD INDICATE THAT THE DOOR WAS OPEN WHEN IT WAS ACTUALLY CLOSED. THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCK SYSTEM FAILED TO ENGAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE DOOR MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 47,000.

VEHICLE FAILED ANNUAL SAFETY INSPECTION AT APPROXIMATELY 40K MILES. DEALER EXPLAINED THAT FRONT TIE ROD ENDS HAD FAILED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR SERVICE. UPON RETURNING FOR SERVICE ON THE SCHEDULED DATE AT APPROXIMATELY 45K MILES, DEALER DISCOVERED LEAK IN FRONT RACK AND PINION ASSEMBLY AND EXPLAINED ENTIRE FRONT RACK AND PINION ASSEMBLY NEEDS REPLACEMENT. AS OF THIS REPORT, THE VEHICLE IS STILL WITH THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT. THE PART TO BE REPLACED IS ON BACK-ORDER. AFTER QUICK INTERNET SEARCH, DISCOVERED INSTANCES OF SAME PROBLEM IN STEERING & SUSPENSION WITH OTHER 2011 FORD EDGE AND 2011 LINCOLN MDX AWD VEHICLES. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE IN ADDITION TO BEING EXTREMELY COSTLY IN A RELATIVELY NEW VEHICLE FOR MYSELF AND OTHER VEHICLE OWNERS. THIS SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME. *TR

THE DOOR LATCH SENSOR SAYS DOOR IS AJAR. DOORS CAN NOT LOCK, AND DOME LIGHT STAYS ON. FORD REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE ISSUE, HOWEVER THIS PROBLEM IS COMMON PLACE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING AND MY THROTTLE WENT AWAY COMPLETELY WITH NO WARNING. I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY INTERSECTION WITH MY 1 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER IN THE CAR. I PUT MY FLASHERS ON AND DRIFTED BACKWARDS TRYING TO GET OFF THE ROAD AND HURRIED TO GET MY DAUGHTER OUT OF THE CAR IN CASE WE WERE HIT. AFTER A MECHANIC SCANNED IT HE SAID THE THROTTLE BODY WAS BAD. AFTER SOME RESEARCH I DISCOVERED THAT FORD KNOWS THIS IS A PROBLEM BUT HAVE ONLY COVERED IT THROUGH EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR CERTAIN MODELS AND NOT THE EDGE AND THE PART IS $500. I DO NOT HAVE THIS KIND OF MONEY AND ITS A FAULTY PART THROUGH NO FAULT OF MY OWN. I HAVE 2 KIDS AND THIS IS MY ONLY VEHICLE. I NEED FORD TO COVER THIS REPAIR. *TR

THIS FIRST HAPPENED THE DAY AFTER HAVING THE CAR SERVICED AT A FORD DEALERSHIP. MY WIFE SAID SHE GOT IN THE CAR, SHUT THE DOOR AS USUAL AND STARTED THE ENGINE. IMMEDIATELY, THE DOOR AJAR WARNING LIGHT CAME ON SHOWING THE DRIVER'S DOOR BEING AJAR. SHE OPENED & CLOSED THE DOOR NUMEROUS TIMES, AND FINALLY THE WARNING LIGHT WENT OFF. A WEEK LATER, THIS IS STILL HAPPENING AT VARIOUS TIMES WITH NO RHYME OR REASON. ALSO, WHEN EXITING THE CAR AND ATTEMPTING TO LOCK THE DOOR BY USING THE SWIPING MOTION ON THE DOOR HANDLE, WHICH HAS WORKED LIKE A CHARM SINCE WE DROVE IT OFF THE DEALERSHIP LOT IN SEPTEMBER 2010, THE DOOR DOES NOT LOCK, NOR DOES PRESSING THE LAST TWO BUTTONS ON THE KEYLESS ENTRY PAD. ONCE AGAIN, OPEN THE DOOR - SHUT THE DOOR ONE OR MORE TIMES, AND IT WORKS. LOOKING AT SEVERAL OTHERS THAT HAVE TAKEN THE TIME TO LOOK-UP HOW TO POST A COMPLAINT ON THIS SITE, I WOULD THINK IT WOULD BE TIME FOR FORD TO STEP-UP TO THE PLATE AND OFFER A FREE FIX TO THOSE WITH THIS PROBLEM. WHILE THIS MAY NOT WARRANT A FULL RECALL, I THINK IT IS ENOUGH OF AN ISSUE FOR FORD TO ADDRESS BY REPLACING THE DEFECTIVE SENSOR AND NOT JUST A "CLEANING" THAT IS ONLY A TEMPORARY FIX. *TR

DRIVER'S DOOR LATCH REPORTS DOOR IS AJAR, WHICH PREVENTS CAR FROM LOCKING DOORS WHEN CAR IS MOVING. OTHER SIDE EFFECTS - CAN'T USE TOUCH-LOCK FEATURES, LIGHTS ARE STAYING ON AFTER CAR IS LOCKED ETC. *TR

I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE FOR 6 MONTHS, IN APRIL 2014 THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN THE CAR OVERHEATED ON 3 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS AND EMPTIED ALL THE ANTIFREEZE ON THE THIRD TIME. BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALER, DEALER FOUND NO ERROR CODES AND LET THE VEHICLE RUN FOR 4 HRS WITH THE A/C ON AND FOUND NOTHING TO BE WRONG. A FEW WEEKS LATER I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE CAR JUST SHUT DOWN, LUCKILY I WAS DRIVING IN A CONSTRUCTION ZONE AND WAS ONLY GOING ABOUT 35 MPH. I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND LET THE CAR SIT FOR A FEW MINUTES. RESTARTED CAR AND CONTINUED HOME. ALSO, THE CAR HAS DIED WHILE 5 MORE TIMES SINCE THEN WHILE SITTING IN A DRIVE THROUGH FOR A FEW MINUTES. AND FINALLY YESTERDAY, THE CAR JUST STOPPED 4 TIMES WITHIN A 2 MILE PERIOD. VERY FRUSTRATED AND AFRAID THAT THIS WILL HAPPEN WHEN I AM TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND POSSIBLE GET REAR ENDED OR KILLED. *JS

WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A RED LIGHT, MY 2011 FORD EDGE BECAME UNRESPONSIVE AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE, AS IF GOING LIMP. CAR THEN RODE ROUGH AND SPUTTERED AS WE PULLED OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER TURNING OFF THE ENGINE I RESTARTED THE CAR AND ALL WAS FINE. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A FAULTY THROTTLE BODY. *JS

AS MANY HAVE STATED, DROVE ABOUT 1/2 HOUR DOWNTOWN AND DROPPED OFF WIFE AND WAS ON MY WAY BACK HOME (DID NOT TURN CAR OFF EVEN AT THE DROPOFF). STILL DOWNTOWN DRIVING ABOUT 35 MPH AND LOST ALL ACCELERATION. CAR JUST BEGAN TO DECELERATE. STILL HAD POWER TO THE STEERING AND BREAKS, RADIO, DASH, ETC.. JUST COULD NOT ACCELERATE. PULLED OFF TO SIDE AND ENGINE WAS A BIT ROUGH. TURNED OFF CAR AND RESTARTED. ALL WAS FINE. TOOK INTO FORD DEALERSHIP A FEW DAYS LATER. ORIGINALLY THEY SAID IT WAS A STEERING ANGLE SENSOR MODULE AT A PRETTY HEFTY PRICE. I SUGGESTED THAT I'LL WAIT UNTIL IT HAPPENS AGAIN (IF IT DOES) WHERE WE CAN GET AN ALARM CODE FROM IT. THEY DID THE REST OF THE REGULAR MAINTENANCE AND THEN WHEN THE GUY TOOK IT OUT FOR TEST DRIVE IT HAPPENED TO HIM. ERROR CODE P21111 - FAULTY THROTTLE BODY. IT IS ON ORDER BUT NOT UNDER WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH I'M JUST UNDER THE 60,000 MILES AND NOT EVEN 4 YEARS OLD YET. *TR

DRIVER DOOR AJAR LIGHT COMES ON WHEN DOOR IS CLOSED AS WELL AS WHILE VEHICLE IS MOVING. INTERIOR AS WELL AS PUDDLE LIGHTS COME ON. FREQUENT SLAMMING IF DOOR TO TRIGGER SENSOR DOES NOT WORK. UNABLE TO TURN LIGHTS OFF. PROHIBITS DOORS FROM LOCKING WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN. *TR