2011 FORD EDGE Complaints

BRAKE BOOSTER BEGAN FAILING AT 24,XXX MILES. MY WIFE AND OUR 1 YEAR OLD SON WERE PLACED INTO SERIOUS DANGER. THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME 'ROCK HARD' AND WOULD NOT ENGAGE THE BRAKES. THE LOCAL FORD DEALER DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED THIS UNDER WARRANTY.

SYSTEM ALERTS "PASSENGER DOOR AJAR" , BEEPS, AND CONSOLE LIGHTS STAY ON. IT HAS BEEN DOING THIS FOR MONTHS. SAFETY CONCERN IS WITH IT DOING THIS WHEN DOOR IS NOT AJAR, HOW WOULD WE KNOW WHEN IT TRULY WAS AJAR?

DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT 60MPH THE CAR DISPLAYS A WRENCH-SHAPED LIGHT IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND GOES INTO "LIMP HOME MODE," VERY DANGEROUS AS YOUR DRIVING IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. I HAD CARS FLYING PAST ME IN BOTH THE FAST LANE AND SLOW LANES THAT WOULD NOT LET ME OVER TO GET TO THE FAR RIGHT. THIS WAS PROBABLY ONE OF THE SCARIEST THINGS I HAD EVER EXPERIENCED! GOING FROM 60 TO LESS THAN 5 MPH IN A BLIP SECOND WITH NO WARNING. I WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, AND SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTART IT AND EVERYTHING SEEMED OKAY. WENT HOME TO DO RESEARCH AND EVERYTHING POINTED TO THE THROTTLE BODY THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF POSTS FROM FORD EDGE OWNERS WITH THIS EXACT SAME ISSUE FORD WAS FORCED TO RECALL OTHER MODELS BUT FOR SOME REASON THE EDGE WAS NOT INCLUDED, WE CLEANED THE THROTTLE BODY WITH THROTTLE BODY CLEANER, HOWEVER IT REALLY DID NOT LOOK VERY BAD. AFTER CLEANING THE THROTTLE BODY, I DROVE THE VEHICLE FOR A TEST AND DID NOT GET MORE THAN 5 MILES AND THE SAME ISSUE OCCURRED THIS TIME I WAS READY AND ONLY GOING 40, HOWEVER I WAS ON THE BACK ROAD WITH NO WHERE TO PULL OVER. I HAD TO SHUT THE CAR OFF IN MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AND RESTART IT, HOWEVER THAT TIME I PUT THE CODE SCANNER IN BEFORE RESTARTING THE VEHICLE. ONE CODE WAS PICKED UP 'P2111" - THROTTLE BODY FAILURE. I CAN NOT BELIEVE FORD HAS NOT RECALLED THE EDGE'S FOR THIS ISSUE, THERE ARE SEVERAL HUNDRED COMPLAINTS ON THIS SITE ALL FOR THE SAME ISSUE. I CURRENTLY AM UNABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR BECAUSE IT WON'T GO MORE THAN 5 MILES AT A TIME WHEN THE WRENCH SHOWS UP AS WELL AS A SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE INABILITY TO ACCELERATE. CALLED FORD ON 6/7/2016 TO ORDER A NEW THROTTLE BODY. FORD INDICATED THAT THERE IS A BACKORDER ON THIS PART THEY CURRENTLY HAVE 7000 PEOPLE ON THE WAITING LIST. FIRST EXPECTED TO SHIP 6/30/2016.

THE 'DOOR AJAR' SIGNAL STAYS ON EVEN WHEN THE DOOR IS SECURLY SHUT. THIS ALSO CAUSES THE DOME/INTERIOR LIGHTS TO STAY ON. THIS ALSO MAKES IT SO YOU CAN'T FULLY LOCK UP THE CAR. AFTER A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF TIME THIS ALSO CAUSES THE ALARM TO GO OFF WHILE THE CAR IS UNATTENDED. ALL OF THESE THINGS COMBINED DRAINS THE BATTERY, LEAVING US STRANDED. WITH A NEWBORN AND A TODDLER THIS IS A MAJOR CONCERN.

FORD EDGE DOOR AJAR LATCH ISSUE INDICATOR LIGHT STAYS ON WHILE DOOR IS CLOSED DOME LIGHT REMAINS ON INABILITY TO LOCK THE VEHICLE FAULTY LATCH HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=8RLMGEEHQ38

THE DOOR AJAR WARNING LIGHTS COME ON EVERY SINGLE DAY FOR ALL DOORS. CONSTANTLY CAUSING SURMOUNTABLE STRESS TO DRIVER. IF UNABLE TO GET THE SENSOR TO TURN OFF, THE DOORS DO NOT LOCK WHILE DRIVING, WHICH IS TERRIBLY UNSAFE FOR DRIVER AND PASSENGERS. ALSO, BECAUSE THE DOME LIGHT IS CONNECTED TO THE DOOR, THE LIGHTS STAY ON DRAINING BATTERY. I'VE ALSO HAD THE DOOR AJAR SENSOR WARNING COME ON WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, WHEN IT WAS PREVIOUSLY NOT ON. THERE ARE ALSO WARNINGS "CHECK FUEL INLET", BUT THERE IS NOTHING TO CHECK. THE ONLY PROBLEM IS THAT THE SENSOR HAS A PROBLEM! WHICH THEN IN TURN MAKES THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATE BECAUSE IT THINKS THERE IS A LEAK IN THE FUEL INLET, OR PERHAPS THINKS THAT THE SEAL ISN'T CLOSED BECAUSE FORD DECIDED THE CAP-LESS FUEL INLET WAS A GOOD IDEA. IT'S NOT!

VEHICLE HAS BEGUN TO SHOW DRIVER DOOR AJAR AT ALL TIMES, EVEN WHEN SLAMMED SEVERAL TIMES. THIS CAUSES LIGHTS IN CABIN TO REMAIN ON AND DRAIN BATTERY WHEN PARKED AND EVEN CAUSES HORN TO BEGIN TO BEEP AT ALL TIMES DURING THE DAY AND NIGHT. ALSO CAUSES DOORS TO LOCK OR UNLOCK WHILE DRIVING OR WHILE PARKED AND LEFT UNATTENDED. NOT SECURE FOR CHILDREN TO RIDE IN CAR SINCE LOCKS ARE NOT RELIABLE OR TO LEAVE THE CAR SINCE YOU MAY RETURN AND VEHICLE HAS UNLOCKED. THIS IS VERY MUCH A SAFETY CONCERN SINCE IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO BACK UP OR DRIVE WITH THE CABIN LIGHTS ON.

THE FALSE DOOR AJAR SIGNAL SHOWS UP WHEN I START THE CAR, AND PREVENTS TO DOORS FROM LOCKING. DOME LIGHT STAYS ON, AS WELL AS LIGHTING UNDER BOTH SIDE MIRRORS WHICH IS CAUSING BATTERY DRAIN. SOMETIMES YOU CAN CLEAR THE DOOR AJAR BY OPENING IT AGAIN AND SLAMMING IT VERY HARD. THIS IS THE SECOND INCIDENT OF THIS HAPPENING, AND HAD IT LAST FIXED AT THE FORD DEALERSHIP IN JUNE OF 2013.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD EDGE. WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE AND DRIVING OFF AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE DOORS WOULD NOT LOCK AND THE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR AND THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR WAS OPEN AND THE INTERIOR LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE BATTERY WAS DRAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT BOTH SENSORS REQUIRED LATCH REPLACMENT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,993.

THE DOOR AJAR LIGHT REMAINS ON, NO MATTER HOW HARD OR SOFT I CLOSE THE DOOR, I MUST OPEN AND CLOSE IT 3-7 TIMES BEFORE THE DOOR AJAR LIGHT TURNS OFF. IF IT DOESN'T, IT REMAINS ON THE ENTIRE TIME DRIVING. I AM UNABLE TO UNLOCK THE DOOR WITH THE REMOTE SOMETIMES, MAKING IT UNSAFE WHEN I LEAVE WORK LATE. THEN UNABLE TO LOCK THE DOOR AS SOON AS I GET IN SINCE THE CAR THINKS MY DOOR IS AJAR. VERY UNSAFE! THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR MONTHS, MILEAGE IS AT 73000.