2011 FORD EDGE Complaints

THE PASSENGER DOOR SENSOR DOES NOT WORK AND IS CAUSING THE BATTERY TO DRAIN. I HAVE BEEN STRANDED TWICE. THE DOORS WILL NOT LOCK WHEN THE CAR IS IN MOTION. I AM AFRAID WHEN DRIVING MY CAR.

SATURDAY JUNE 4, I WAS DRIVING ALONG CITY STREET AT 50KPH, WHEN THE VEHICLE LOST POWER, THE WRENCH AND "AWD OFF" ILLUMINATED. IT WAS STILL RUNNING, LIMPING ALONG AT 5KPH MAX. PUT ON FLASHERS AND PULLED TO SIDE OF THE ROAD, PUT TRANSMISSION INTO NEUTRAL AND TRIED REV'ING THE ENGINE, NO RESPONSE, BUT ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING. GOOGLED THE PROBLEM, WHICH SUGGESTED TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF AND ON. LOOKS LIKE EVERYTHING RESET AND VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY. SEVERAL HOURS LATER, I WAS ON MAJOR (4 LANE) CITY STREET, TRAVELLING AT 80KPH, WHEN SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED. PUT ON FLASHERS AND COASTED TO SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURNED VEHICLE OF/ON, AND CONTINUED TO HOME. DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE AND DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. I SUGGESTING THEY DIG FURTHER AND MAYBE CHECK THE INTERNET.....THROTTLE BODY MIGHT BE THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE HAS 80,000 KM AND IS OUT OF EXTENDED WARRANTY BY 6 MONTHS. AFTER 3 DAYS IN THE SHOP, THE DEALER TECHNICIAN SUGGESTED MAYBE THE THROTTLE BODY. I'M CURRENTLY WAITING ON DEALER TO RECEIVE PART. I CALLED FORD CUSTOMER CARE AND THEY ARE PROVIDING A RENTAL, AND ARE EXPEDITING THE PART AS WELL AS OFFERING A REDUCED COST. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE DOCUMENTED.

THE REAR DOOR SENSOR HAS FAILED CAUSING THE CAR TO THINK THAT THE REAR DOOR IS NOT CLOSED. THE DRIVER HAS NO WAY OF KNOWING FOR SURE IF THE DOOR IS TRULY OPEN OR CLOSED MAKING IT A SAFETY ISSUE.

DOOR AJAR LIGHT, ON. I WENT ONLINE AND FOUND OUT THAT A LOT OF FORD VEHICLES HAVE THIS ISSUE. THE DOOR AJAR LIGHT KEEPS GOING ON. APPARENTLY I NEED TO REPLACE THE DOOR AJAR SWITCH.

REAR DOOR AJAR WARNING COMES ON INTERMITTENT. IT WILL NOT DOORS DURING DRIVING. DOME LIGHTS STAY ON AFTER CAR IS TURNED OFF AND DRAINS BATTERY.

I OWN A 2011 FORD EDGE. ON JUNE 2, 2016, MY HUSBAND AND I WERE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY, WHEN WE NOTICED A SUDDEN PROBLEM WITH THE CAR BRAKING PERFORMANCE; UNEXPECTEDLY, WE STARTED HEARING A HISSING NOISE COMING FROM THE PEDAL AND THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP; THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND FAILED TO RESPOND WITHOUT WARNING. FORTUNATELY, THE ROAD WAS NOT CONGESTED AT THE TIME, AND WE WERE ABLE TO SLOW DOWN WITHOUT CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. REGARDLESS, THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT; IT'S A MIRACLE THAT NO ONE WAS INJURED. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME WE HAVE EXPERIENCED BREAK PROBLEMS WITH OUR FORD EDGE. LAST YEAR, DURING OCTOBER, WE NOTICED THE SAME PROBLEM, PARTICULARLY AN EXCESSIVE EFFORT NEEDED TO STOP, ADDITIONAL TO THE HISSING NOISE. BACK THEN, WE TOOK THE CAR TO AN INDEPENDENT PRIVATE MECHANIC TO GET IT FIXED, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, SO WE SPENT A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF MONEY FOR THE REPLACEMENT. I'M CERTAIN THIS IS A DESIGN OR MANUFACTURING FLAW. A RECALL IS DEFINED AS ANY WIDESPREAD VEHICULAR PROBLEM THAT RESULTS IN A RISK FOR THOSE IN THE CAR. DOING ONLINE RESEARCH, I REALIZED THAT MANY FORD EDGE OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME RISKY SITUATION. THROUGH THE FORD WEBSITE ' SPECIFICALLY THE FIELD SERVICE ACTIONS PAGE ' I WAS ABLE TO IDENTIFY THAT OUR VEHICLE WAS ELIGIBLE FOR AN 'EXTENDED WARRANTY COVERAGE ON BRAKE BOOSTER'. QUITE HONESTLY, I WAS HORRIFIED! HOW COME FORD NEVER NOTIFIED ME? WHY DISGUISE THIS SAFETY ISSUE AS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY WHEN IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL? THIS IS SIMPLY NEGLECTFUL. I SENT FORD'S CUSTOMER SERVICE A COMPLAINT EMAIL, AND A REPRESENTATIVE CALLED ME TO VAGUELY EXPLAIN THE EXTENDED WARRANTY TERMS AND TO APOLOGIZE FOR MY INCONVENIENCE, BUT REFUSED TO RESPOND IN WRITING.

THIS IS THE UBIQUITOUS 'DOOR AJAR' ALARM ISSUE THAT FORD REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE. THE DOOR AJAR LIGHT ALONG WITH ITS ASSOCIATED WARNING CHIME AND INTERIOR LIGHTS WILL TURN ON RANDOMLY. SOMETIMES I HAVE TO OPEN AND SHUT THE DOOR FOR SEVERAL MINUTES TO GET THE LIGHTS OFF SO THE BATTERY WILL NOT RUN DOWN AND LEAVE ME STRANDED. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS I HAVE HAD TO OPEN AND SHUT THE DOOR WHILE DRIVING IN ORDER TO GET THIS ALARM TO GO OFF. THERE ARE YOUTUBE VIDEOS WITH THOUSANDS OF HITS ON THIS ISSUE AS WELL AS HUNDREDS OF ONLINE COMPLAINTS; YET FORD WILL NOT VOLUNTARILY RECALL AND FIX THIS ISSUE.

THE "DOOR AJAR" ALERT AND THE INTERIOR CABIN LIGHTS STAY ON EVEN THOUGH THE DOOR IS FIRMLY CLOSED. THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE CAR IS STATIONARY AND MOVING. THIS IS A DANGER AT NIGHT AS THE INTERIOR LIGHTS MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO SEE. THE DOORS ALSO DO NOT LOCK DUE TO THIS ISSUE. I WOULD ALSO IMAGINE THE BATTERY WILL WEAR DOWN AS A RESULT OF THE LIGHTS STAYING ON.

DOOR AJAR SIGNAL STAYS ON WHEN DOOR IS CLOSED. DOME LIGHTS STAYS ON BECAUSE THE DOOR AJAR. DOORS DON'T LOCK BECAUSE OF THE DOOR AJAR. HAD IT FIXED ONE TIME AND NOW ITS DOING IT A SECOND TIME.

THE FRONT DRIVERS DOOR AJAR WARNING WILL INTERMITTENTLY DISPLAY, EVEN WHILE THE DOOR IS CLOSED. WE HAVE OPENED AND RE-CLOSED THE DOOR WITH EFFORTS TO REMOVE THE ALERT ON THE DASH TO NO AVAIL. WE INFORMED OUR LOCAL FORD DEALER, WHO SAID THEY CAN CORRECT THIS BY REPLACING THE DOOR LATCH INSIDE OF THE DOOR FOR $375, TO WHICH I REPLIED NO. THEY THEN SAID THEY COULD DO IT FOR $325, TO WHICH I DECLINED AGAIN. THEY SAID THERE IS NO RECALL, NOR IS IT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. ASIDE FROM THE MESSAGE ON THE DASH, NO OTHER ISSUES HAVE OCCURRED. I.E. LIGHTS ON, BATTERY DEAD. ...YET.