2011 FORD EDGE Complaints

DOOR AJAR WARNING LIGHT ON DASH AFTER CLOSING DOORS REPEATEDLY. DOME LIGHTS REMAIN ON AND DRAIN BATTERY LFE.

IN THE SPRING OF 2016 MY 2011 EDGE STARTED TO GIVE ME A DOOR AJAR WARNING WHEN THE DRIVER DOOR WAS ACTUALLY CLOSED. I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER. THEY SAID THEY WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE LOCK AT A COST OF OVER $700. I FELT THAT WAS TO MUCH AND DECIDED TO DRIVE WITHOUT FIXING IT. IT IS REALLY HARD TO SEE AT NIGHT WHEN THE LIGHT STAYS ON. AND WHEN I TRY TO LOCK THE DOORS WITH THE INSIDE BUTTON THEY LOCK POPS BACK OPEN.

"DOOR AJAR" LIGHT REMAINS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR. THIS CAUSES CAR DOORS TO STAY UNLOCKED, DOME LIGHTS TO STAY ON, DRAINING MY BATTERY, UNABLE TO USE THE AUTO CAR START. DANGEROUS FOR MY SMALL CHILDREN WHO CAN NOW OPEN THE DOOR WHILE I AM DRIVING

DRIVER DOOR CLOSE SENSOR MALFUNCTION. DOOR SENSOR HAS DOOR OPEN WARNING LIGHT WHEN DOOR CLOSED. DOOR SENSOR CAN FAIL WHILE DRIVING AND UNLOCK DOORS. OPEN DOOR SENSOR KEEPS INTERIOR LOP IGNITE ON AND DRAINS BATTERY. DOOR SENSOR KEEPS INTERIOR LIGHTS ON AND/OR TURNS LIGHTS ON WHEN IN MOTION.

DOOR AJAR SIGNAL STAYS ON WHEN DOOR IS CLOSED INTERIOR LIGHT STAY ON WHEN DOOR IS CLOSED INABILITY TO LOCK DOORS FAULTY LATCH

THE 2 FRONT DOOR SWITCHES WORK SOMETIMES. WHEN PARKED THE CAR THINKS THE DOORS ARE OPEN AND KEEPS THE LIGHTS ON. SOMETIMES FOR NO REASON THE INTERIOR LIGHTS TURN ON AND IT DRAINS THE BATTERY. PLUS WHEN THE SWITCHES ARE NOT WORKING THE CAR DOES NOT THINK THAT IT IS LOCKED AND WILL BEEP TWICE WHEN LOCKING THE CAR. WHEN THE SWITCHES HAVE FAILED THE DOORS WILL NOT LOCK WHEN DRIVING. I HAVE BEEN STRANDED BECAUSE THE LIGHTS WILL JUST COME ON WHEN IN A STORE AND THE BATTERY WILL DRAIN DOWN TO WHERE THE CAR WILL NOT START.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD EDGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE RIMS FRACTURED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE ALSO OCCURRED ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE RIM. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE REAR PASSENGER RIM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000.

DOOR AJAR WARNING LIGHT ON BUT DOOR ISN'T NOT AJAR. THE INTERIOR LIGHT STAYS ON DUE TO THE WARNING AND MAKES IT HARD TO SEE WHILE DRIVING.

PASSENGER DOOR AJAR WARNING BEGAN TO COME ON IN OCTOBER 2015, EVEN WHEN THE PASSENGER DOOR WAS SHUT. THIS HAS RESULTED IN THE DOME LIGHTS STAYING ON WHEN I BEGIN TO DRIVE THE CAR. THIS CREATES A SAFETY ISSUE AT NIGHT, AS IT HAS A VERY NEGATIVE IMPACT ON MY VISION UNTIL THE DOME LIGHTS GO OFF. WHEN I PARK THE CAR, SHUT IT OFF, AND CLOSE ALL DOORS, THE INTERIOR LIGHTS STAY ON BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. THIS HAS RESULTED IN A DRAINING OF MY BATTERY. I HAVE HAD TO CHARGE THE BATTERY ON MANY OCCASIONS (6 TIMES IN THE PAST WEEK). THIS ISSUE IS FULLY RESPONSIBLE FOR ME HAVING TO PURCHASE A NEW BATTERY YESTERDAY, WHICH COST NEARLY $200 INSTALLED. THE BATTERY DRAINING BECAUSE OF THIS MATTER COULD BE A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE DEPENDING ON WHERE I WAS AND WHO WAS AROUND WHEN I NEEDED A JUMP. FINALLY, THE PASSENGER DOOR AJAR INDICATOR MALFUNCTION PROHIBITS ME FROM LOCKING MY DOORS WHEN I AM DRIVING. THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE TO TRAVEL THREE TIMES A WEEK INTO A CITY WITH HIGH CRIME AND I CANNOT LOCK MY DOORS!! I HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH THE REAR LEFT DOOR AJAR INDICATOR, ALTHOUGH TO A LESSER EXTENT. FORD IS AWARE THAT THERE IS A BIG PROBLEM HERE AND I FEEL THEY SHOULD BE FORCED TO RECALL THESE VEHICLES IN THE INTEREST OF THE SAFETY OF THE OWNERS. IT SEEMS TO BE THEY COULD BE LIABLE IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT DUE TO DOME LIGHTS BLINDING A DRIVER AT NIGHT OR IF THERE WAS THEFT OR INJURY RESULTING FROM DOORS NOT BEING ABLE TO BE LOCKED WHEN DRIVING. THE REPAIR IS QUITE EXPENSIVE AND VEHICLE OWNERS SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS. THIS ISSUE HAS MADE ME DISLIKE DRIVING AND OWNING THIS VEHICLE FOR THE PAST YEAR. PLEASE FORCE FORD TO DO THE RIGHT THING AND MAKE THEM RECALL THESE VEHICLES. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR TIME AND ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD EDGE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE DOOR AJAR WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WITH THE DOOR CLOSED. IN ADDITION, AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE INTERIOR LIGHTING FAILED TO SHUT OFF AND CAUSED THE BATTERY TO BECOME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DOOR SENSOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.