2011 FORD EDGE Complaints

FORD EDGE 2011 JUST OVER 39,000 MILE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR AJAR LIGHT WOULD COME ON OFTEN BUT AFTER CLOSING SEVERAL TIMES WOULD GET IT TO TURN OFF. CLEANED AND LUBED DOOR LOCK AREA, AND HELPED PROBLEM FOR A SHORT TIME. NOW LIGHT IS ON PERMANENTLY, DOORS WILL NOT LOCK VIA AUTOMATIC NOR INTERIOR DOOR LOCK SWITCH WHILE DRIVING. EXTERIOR DOOR SWITCH NUMBER PAD WILL NOT LOCK DOOR WHILE PARKED. REMOVED 15 AMP INTERIOR LIGHT FUSE TO AVOID BATTERY DRAINAGE.

THIS VEHICLE HAS 64,000 MILES AND THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR HAS THE DOOR AJAR PROBLEM, DOOR AJAR WARNING STAYS ON IF DOOR IS OPEN OR CLOSED, ALSO FROM THE LOOKS OF THINGS THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN ISSUED ONE OR MORE TIMES IN THE PAST.. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL FOR THIS, SEARCHING THE PROBLEM I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS PROBLEM IS BIG WITH MANY FORD PRODUCTS AND FOR ME WILL DECIDE IF I BUY AMERICAN MADE VEHICLES IN THE FUTURE. ALSO I HAVE FOUR MORE DOORS THAT USE THE SAME AJAR SYSTEM JUST WAITING TO GO BAD.

ALERT STATING "AWD OFF" AND AN IMAGE OF A WRENCH SUDDENLY CAME ON WHILE DRIVING. CAR SPUTTERED AND WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE. PULLED OVER, TURNED CAR OFF AND WAITED A FEW MINUTES. WHEN TURNED BACK ON, ALERT WAS OFF. LUCKILY I WAS ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET, BUT COULD POSE A DANGEROUS SITUATION IF ON THE HIGHWAY OR DURING TRAFFIC DUE TO INABILITY TO ACCELERATE OR DRIVE CAR.

1.A WRENCH SHAPED LIGHT CAME ON FROM INSTRUMENT PANEL, AND HAVING A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER WHILE DRIVING. 2.THE ACCELERATOR STOPS WORKING OR HAS EXTREMELY LIMITED POWER. 3.AFTER POWER OFF THE VEHICLE AND WAIT FOR 10-15 MINUTES TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, THE WRENCH SHAPED LIGHT GOES AWAY AND THE VEHICLE IN DRIVABLE CONDITION AGAIN. BUT THE PROBLEM COULD HAPPEN AGAIN WITHIN A DAY OR IN FEW DAYS. IT IS REALLY DANGEROUS WHILE DURING IN HIGHWAY OR IN BUSY ROADS WHEN THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED. THE PROBLEM HAPPENS RANDOMLY. SOMETIMES IT COULD HAPPEN SEVERAL TIMES IN A DAY, SOMETIMES IT WON'T HAPPEN IN A WEEK. I CALLED FORD DEALERS AND THEY SAID TO DIAGNOSTIC IT FOR $98 AND ONLY WHEN THE SYMPTOM HAPPENS THEY WILL BE ABLE TO FIND THE REAL CAUSE. I SEARCHED ONLINE AND IT'S A VERY COMMON PROBLEM TO 2010 -2013 FORD EDGE OWNERS.

CAR DRIVING AT ANY SPEED WILL ABRUPTLY SHOW YELLOW WRENCH, LOSE POWER AND ACCELERATION, STEERING BECOMES HEAVY AND YOU HAVE TO FIGHT TO GET THE NOW SHAKING CAR TO SIDE OF ROAD. AFTER SWITCHING OFF IGNITION, WAITING TEN SECONDS, IT RESTARTS AND RUNS PERFECTLY FOR ANOTHER FEW WEEKS. DEALERSHIP CANNOT REPLICATE ISSUE. MY RESEARCH POINTS IN THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY ISSUE. HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 12 TIMES IN 18 MONTHS. EACH OF DIFFERING TERROR AND DANGER, BUT NO-ONE CAN HELP, DESPITE OTHERS ONLINE HAVING SAME ISSUE.

DOOR AJAR LIGHT REMAINS ON-VEHICLE WILL NOT LOCK WHILE IN MOTION-INTERIOR LIGHTS WILL NOT TURN OFF WHILE PARKED-ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS DRAIN BATTERY AS IF THE DOOR REMAINS OPEN AT ALL TIMES EVEN WHEN THE DOOR IS CLOSED-NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AND FIXED FOR FORD OWNERS AS THIS IS NOT THE ONLY FORD VEHICLE WITH THIS PROBLEM-FORD NEEDS TO STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT AND STEP UP

DURING ACCELERATION THE CAR SHAKES, LOSES ACCELERATION AND CUTS OUT. IT HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES THIS WEEK (IN TRAFFIC) TO THE POINT WHERE I HAD TO KICK ON THE HAZARDS REALLY QUICK AND FIND MY WAY TO SAFETY. ONCE IT IS CUT OFF, PUT IN PARK AND RESTARTED IT ACTS LIKE NOTHING WAS EVER WRONG. THE ONLY LIGHT THAT COMES ON IT THE YELLOW WRENCH ON THE DASH WITH NO OTHER WARNINGS OR INFORMATION.

MY BACK UP CAMERA IS VERY ERRATIC. SOMETIMES THE IMAGE COMES ON THE SCREEN UPSIDE DOWN AND SOMETIMES NOT AT ALL. SOMETIMES THE SREEN IF FILLED WITH YELLOW LINES INTERFERING WITH THE IMAGE AS WELL.

THE DRIVERS SIDE "DOOR AJAR" INDICATOR LIGHT WILL NOT GO OFF AFTER CAR IS STARTED. THIS AFFECTS THE INTERIOR LIGHTS AND PARKING LIGHTS AFTER THE CAR IS TURNED OFF. MOST IMMEDIATE AFFECT IS A DRAINED/DEAD BATTERY. ALSO SAFETY CONCERNS BECAUSE INTERIOR LIGHTS REMAIN ON AT NIGHT FOR SOME TIME MAKING VISIBILITY DIFFICULT WHEN BEGINNING TO INITIALLY DRIVE.

NOTIFICATION OF A BRAKE BOOSTER FAILURE. MY CAR IS SERVICED REGULARLY AND THE BRAKES WERELWAYS STATED AS NORMAL. I SEEN AN ALERT ON YOUR WEBSITE ABOUT THE BRAKE BOOSTER AND WHEN I TALKED TO FORD THE WOMAN STATED IF YOU ARE NOT HAVING PROBLEMS FORD WILL NOT DO ANYTHING. I GUESS YOU HAVE TO GET IN AN ACCIDENT. SHE DID SAY I COULD TAKE IT TO A FORD DEALER AND HAVE THEM LOOK AT IT WHICH MEANS I BEAR THE COST SINCE IT IS BEYOND WARRANTY. SINCE I CONTACTED FORD THE BRAKE BOOSTER FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. I NEARLY GOT INJURED AS THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP AND KEPT ROLLING.. THERE WAS 81000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. ANOTHER PROBLEM THE VEHICLE IS HAVING IS A DRIVER SIDE DOOR AJAR WARNING INDICATION. I HAD IT REPAIRED ONCE AT 23156 MILES. I NOW HAVE IT AGAIN. THERE HAS TO BE A DEFECT IN THE DOOR MECHANISM. I HEAR FORD HAS A FIX AS A WORK AROUND. WHEN THE BRAKE BOOSTER FAILED THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AND WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO STOP AS THE PEDAL WOULD NOT DEPRESS AND REMAINED HARD AND FULL