2012 FORD EDGE Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD EDGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR AJAR WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

THE NET EFFECT IS THAT THE CAR'S INTERIOR LIGHTS WILL NOT GO OFF NOR WILL THE DOORS LOCK WHEN THE CAR IS IN MOTION MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO SEE AT NIGHT AND IMPOSSIBLE TO SECURE THE DOORS FROM BEING OPENED AT ANY SPEED. HISTORY: IN DEC 2014 MY FORD EDGE DRIVERS DOOR "OPEN" INDICATOR WOULD OCCASIONALLY NOT TURN OFF AFTER THE DOOR HAD BEEN SECURELY CLOSED. THIS HAPPENED ABOUT ONCE A WEEK AND BY CLOSING THE DOOR WITH A BIT MORE FORCE WOULD IT THEN TURN OFF. OVER THE NEXT THREE MONTHS THE INDICATOR LIGHT WOULD WORK FOR A PERIOD OF TIME AND THEN FAIL AGAIN. STARTING IN FEBRUARY 2015 THE LIGHT BECAME MORE DIFFICULT TO GET TO GO OFF UNTIL MARCH WHEN THE INDICATOR LIGHT NEVER GOES OFF. THE EFFECT OF THE DOOR NOT REGISTERING AS CLOSED CAUSES THE INTERIOR LIGHTS TO REMAIN ON, THE DOORS NOT TO LOCK AND THE OCCASIONAL DINGING THAT THE DOOR IS OPEN. ALTHOUGH CAPABLE OF BEING DRIVEN THIS MAKES THE CAR UNSAFE AS THE DOORS ARE IMPOSSIBLE TO LOCK WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION AT ANY SPEED AND THE INTERIOR LIGHTS REMAIN LIT MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE AT NIGHT. *TR

THE DOOR AJAR SENSOR ON THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR FAILS TO FUNCTION PROPERLY MAKING THE VEHICLE REACT AS THOUGH THE DOOR IS OPEN EVEN THOUGH IT IS ACTUALLY CLOSED. THIS PREVENTS THE DOORS FROM LOCKING AND PREVENTS THE DOME LIGHT FROM TURNING OFF. THE DOOR AJAR ALARM AND LIGHT WILL NOT STOP ALERTING THE DRIVER TO THE PROBLEM. BECAUSE THE DOORS WILL NOT LOCK, THERE IS A DANGER TO DRIVER AND PASSENGERS WHILE MOVING. WHEN DOME LIGHT FAILS TO TURN OFF, THE CAR BATTERY CAN RUN DOWN PREVENTING THE CAR FROM STARTING. *TR

FUEL NOZZLE INLET SET A MIL LIGHT CODE FOR FUEL VAPOR SEEPAGE. THIS IS THE CAPLESS FUEL SYSTEM. THIS CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN ON EVER SINCE. ANY TYPE OF IGNITION SOURCE GOES NEAR THE FUEL DOOR WILL IGNITE THE VEHICLE INTO FLAMES. *TR

THE DOOR AJAR SENSOR ON THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR FAILS TO FUNCTION PROPERLY MAKING THE VEHICLE REACT AS THOUGH THE DOOR IS OPEN EVEN THOUGH IT IS ACTUALLY CLOSED. THIS PREVENTS THE DOORS FROM LOCKING AND PREVENTS THE DOME LIGHT FROM TURNING OFF. THE DOOR AJAR ALARM AND LIGHT WILL NOT STOP ALERTING THE DRIVER TO THE PROBLEM. BECAUSE THE DOORS WILL NOT LOCK, THERE IS A DANGER TO DRIVER AND PASSENGERS WHILE MOVING. WHEN DOME LIGHT FAILS TO TURN OFF, THE CAR BATTERY CAN RUN DOWN PREVENTING THE CAR FROM STARTING. *TR

WITH THE DRIVER DOOR CLOSED, DISPLAY SHOWS DOOR AJAR AND THE DOME LIGHTS ARE ON. THE CAR DOESN'T LOCK THE DOORS TOO. IT IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE WITH THE LIGHTS ON STRAIGHT IN YOUR FACE! THIS A SECURITY FAILURE AND SEEMS TO BE EPIDEMIC ON FORD CARS. DEALERS ARE CHARGING $400 TO $500 TO REPLACE THE FAULTY SWITCH INSIDE THE DOOR LATCH. FORD SHOULD RECALL AS A SAFETY MATTER AND DO THE REPAIR FOR FREE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD EDGE. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AJAR WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED AND A CHIME SOUNDED EVEN THOUGH THE DOOR WAS CLOSED SECURELY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED, ALL FOUR POWER DOOR LOCKS FAILED TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR LATCH. ONE YEAR LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED FOR THE MOST RECENT FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000. UPDATED 5/18/15*CN UPDATED 10/2/2017*CN

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN MY SENSOR INDICTED THAT THE DRIVER'S DOOR WAS AJAR. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND SLAMMED THE DOOR MULTIPLE TIMES. THE SENSOR STILL TOLD ME THE DOOR WAS AJAR. THIS WILL NOT GO OFF. IT HAS BEEN TWO WEEKS NOW. THE DOME LIGHT WILL ALSO STAY ON DRAINING MY BATTERY. FORD NEEDS TO RECALL THE SENSORS. WHEN I LOOK ON LINE THERE ARE MULTIPLE OTHER DRIVER'S DOOR SENSOR ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE. THE CHIME WARNING IS CONSTANT. PLEASE RECALL THESE SO I CAN FEEL SAFE IN MY VEHICLE! *TR

2012 FORD EDGE SEL DRIVER DOOR LATCH AJAR LIGHT COMES, INSIDE LIGHTS AND WILL NOT TURN OFF, DOOR LATCH NEED TO BE REPLACE. *TR

DRIVER DOOR LATCH ASSEMBLY FAILURE RESULTS IN A DRIVER DOOR AJAR WARNING. DOOR IS LATCHED AT LEAST ENOUGH TO STAY SHUT, HOWEVER, THE WARNING STAYS ON. AS A RESULT, THE AUTO DOOR LOCK AT 10MPH DOES NOT HAPPEN. IF YOU USE THE DOOR LOCK PUSH BUTTON, THE DOORS LOCK AND THEN IMMEDIATELY UNLOCK. THE ONLY WAY TO LOCK THEM IS TO PUSH DOWN EACH ON THE DOOR BUTTONS. SMALL CHILDREN OR BABIES IN THE BACK SEAT CAN'T AND THE DRIVER CAN'T REACH ALL THE DOORS. NOT A GOOD SITUATION. ALSO, EVERY TIME YOU STOP, FOR INSTANCE AT A LIGHT, ANOTHER WARNING TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK OCCURS WHEN YOU RELEASE THE BRAKES. ANOTHER DISTRACTION. DEALER SAYS PART IS ON BACKORDER. THIS, ALONG WITH ALL THE WEB INSTANCES, INDICATES A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM WITH THE DOOR LATCH ASSEMBLY ON EDGE AND LINCOLN. A RECALL SEEMS TO BE IN ORDER AS THE DESIGN IS FAULTY IN TODAY'S WORLD! CARB CLEANER AND WD 40 WORKED FOR A FEW TIMES FOR A FEW DAYS BUT NOW PROBLEM IS SOLID. THE LATCH SPRING APPEARS TO BE BROKEN AND/OR A FAULTY SENSOR - ALL PART OF THE SAME ASSEMBLY. *TR