2012 FORD EDGE Complaints

DRIVERS SIDE DOOR AJAR SENSOR IS DEFECTIVE. AT ABOUT 60K MILES, THE DRIVER DOOR AJAR LIGHT STAYS ON. SLAMMING THE DOOR REPEATEDLY OVER A DOZEN TIMES WILL SOMETIMES TURN THE LIGHTS OFF. AFTER GOOGLING THE ISSUE I SEE THAT IT'S A PROBLEM FOR HUNDREDS OF FORD EDGE OWNERS BETWEEN THE YEARS 2011-2013. THIS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A SERIOUS RECALL ISSUE. THIS IS MY WIFE'S CAR AND SHE DRIVES OUR DAUGHTER TO SCHOOL AND PRACTICE. WHEN THE DOOR AJAR LIGHT WON'T GO OUT YOU CANNOT LOCK THE DOORS. AT NIGHT THE INTERIOR LIGHTS WON'T TURN OFF, SO IT'S HARD TO SEE OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE AND IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. IF SHE'S IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE DOORS FLY OPEN, DAMAGE WILL BE MUCH WORSE. IF SHE'S AT AN INTERSECTION AND A CRIMINAL OPENS HER DOOR BECAUSE SHE CAN'T LOCK THE CAR IT'S ON FORD. THERE'S A LACK OF OVERALL SECURITY AND SAFETY WITH THIS DOOR AJAR ISSUE. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. I AM LUCKY ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO AFFORD THE $439.95 WE WERE CHARGED TO REPAIR IT, BUT THOSE WHO AREN'T PUT THE REST OF US ON THE ROAD AT RISK.

WHILE DRIVING, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATES ALONG WITH A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER INDICATING "LIMP" MODE HAS BEEN ENTERED. POWER OFF THE CAR FOLLOWED BY RESTART SEEMS TO CLEAR THE CODE AND ALLOW NORMAL OPERATION WITH GOOD ENGINE POWER. ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY SEEMS TO BE THE CULPRIT. THIS IS A RATHER DANGEROUS OCCURRENCE WHEN DRIVING ON BUSY, CROWDED STREETS AND FREEWAYS. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES. MOST RECENT IS 24 SEPTEMBER 2017.

IN SEPTEMBER 2017, I WAS PULLING INTO A BANK WITH MY 2012 FORD EDGE. I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I TRIED REAPPLYING THEM BUT ONCE AGAIN HAD ALMOST NO BRAKING POWER TO STOP. AFTER COMING TO A STOP WITH THE PARKING BRAKE I TURNED THE CAR OFF THEN BACK ON. STILL NO BRAKE PRESSURE, BUT A WHISTLE SORT OF SQUEAK WHEN RELEASING THE BRAKE. I CONTACTED HUB CITY FORD IN LAFAYETTE, LA AND BROUGHT IT IN FOR REPAIRS (SEPT 11). THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE BRAKE BOOSTER WHICH THEY AGREED WAS THE PROBLEM, AND THEY REPLACED. REPLACING THE BOOSTER DID NOT RESOLVE THE ISSUE, AND THE DEALERSHIP SAID THE MASTER CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, EVEN THOUGH THERE WERE NO SYMPTOMS INDICATING AN ISSUE (NO ENGINE LIGHT, NO LEAKS, NO GRADUAL LOSS IN PRESSURE). THEY REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER, THEN CALLED TO TELL ME THERE IS STILL NO BRAKE PRESSURE. NOW THEY ARE SAYING THE HCU NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, AND IT WILL COST $1200. THERE WAS NO WARNING THAT THIS WAS GOING OUT, AND TO MY KNOWLEDGE, DOESN'T SHOW UP ON ANY TYPE OF DIAGNOSTICS. I CONTACTED FORD, AND THEY CREATED A CASE (CAS-13144337) BUT WOULD NOT TELL ME IF THERE WERE OTHER COMPLAINTS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. BY CHECKING ONLINE, I SEE THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES TO MANY CAR OWNERS WITH NO WARNING. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT OFTENTIMES THEY REPLACE THE POWER BOOSTER (RECALL ISSUE) AND ULTIMATELY END UP REPLACING OTHER COMPONENTS THAT ARE THE REAL PROBLEM. THE REPLACED BOOSTERS ARE BEING REPORTED BACK TO FORD, BUT MAYBE THE OTHER COMPONENTS ARE NOT BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT UNDER RECALL (BUT CLEARLY SHOULD BE).

WHILE TURNING INTO A PARKING LOT ON 6/26/17, MY BRAKES FAILED - WENT TO THE FLOOR AND I KEPT GOING - SLOWLY SINCE I WAS TURNING. DEALERSHIP SENT A WRECKER BECAUSE I WAS AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. IT WAS THE BRAKE BOOSTER THAT HAD FAILED. I HAD JUST HAD NEW REAR BRAKES PUT ON 5/16/17 AND WENT BACK BECAUSE OF CLUNKING NOISE WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKE ON 6/1/17. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO OTHER 2012 FORD EDGES AND WANTED YOU TO ADD MY VEHICLE TO THE LIST. COULD HAVE BEEN REALLY BAD IF I HAD BEEN DRIVING FAST AND FASTER AND SUDDENLY NEEDED TO STOP!

VEHICLE IS STATIONARY. DASH WARNING "DRIVER'S DOOR IS AJAR". DOOR IS CLOSED, BUT COMPUTER INDICATES THE DOOR IS NOT CLOSED. WHEN THIS OCCURS, A WARNING LIGHT APPEARS ON THE DASH INDICATING "DOOR IS AJAR". IF I DRIVE WITH THAT LIGHT ON, ANOTHER WARNING IS DISPLAYED TO "SHIFT TO PARK". WHEN WARNING IS ON, THE DOME LIGHTS STAY ON. IF I ATTEMPT TO LOCK THE CAR WITH THE REMOTE, THE HORN BEEPS TWICE (AS OPPOSED TO ONCE), INDICATING THE DOORS ARE NOT LOCKED.

MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON, SHOWS CODE P0299 WHICH REFERS TO AN UNDERBOOST CONDITION WITH THE TURBO OR SUPERCHARGER SYSTEM. MY MECHANIC SPOKE TO A DEALERSHIP WHO STATED THEY'VE PUT 3 PARTS IN THE VEHICLE THEY HAVE IN THE SHOP AND ITS STILL NOT FIXED. SOUNDS LIKE ITS A COMMON ISSUE. CAN YOU INVESTIGATE FOR A RECALL?

WHEN I GET INTO MY CAR, CLOSE THE DOOR, AND START THE ENGINE, THE PASSENGER DOOR AJAR SIGN COMES ON. IT STAYS ON, AS WELL AS THE OVERHEAD LIGHTS, EVEN IF I SHUT THE PASSENGER DOOR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD EDGE. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT ALLOWED THE VEHICLE TO COOL DOWN AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. ADDITIONALLY, THE ALL WHEEL DRIVE INDICATOR AND WRENCH ICON ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CALLED GROOVE FORD (LOCATED AT 10039 E ARAPAHOE RD CENTENNIAL, CO 80112 720-466-2895) AND WAS INFORMED TO CONTACT FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE CAR BLOWS EXTREMELY HOT NO MATTER THE TEMP SETTING. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPING FOR OVER A YEAR NOW OFF AND ON. IT STARTED LAST WINTER WHEN THE PASSENGER SIDE BLEW ICY COLD NO MATTER THE TEMPERATURE SETTING. MY DRIVER SIDE DOOR ALWAYS SHOWS AJAR THEREFORE MY KICKS WILL NOT ENGAGE WHILE DRIVING . THIS MALFUNCTIONED 2 YEARS AGO

A WRENCH WARNING WOULD JUST APPEAR ON MY DASH AND MY CAR WOULD TOTALLY JUST SHUT DOWN. I CAN BE ON THE HIGHWAY AND THIS HAPPENS..HAPPENED 2 MORE TIMES THEN FINALLY TOOK IT TO FORD AND THEY REPLACED MY THROTTLE BODY FOR 750.00. PICKED CAR UP AND 2 DAYS LATER HAPPENED AGAIN. TOOK BACK TO FORD AND THEY SAID NOTHING IS WRONG.