2012 Ford Edge UNKNOWN OR OTHER
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DOOR AJAR SIGNAL STAYS ON WHEN DOOR IS CLOSED, INTERIOR LIGHTS STAY ON, THE DOOR DOES NOT LOCK. THE DOME LIGHT STAYS ON CREATING A SAFETY HAZARD WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. THE FALSE DOOR AJAR SIGNAL PREVENTS THE DOOR FROM LOCKING. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. THIS HAPPENS BOTH WHEN STATIONARY AND WHILE DRIVING. TODAY NOVEMBER 11, 2016 IS THE FOURTH TIME I HAVE TAKEN IN THE CAR FOR THE SAME ISSUE.
MY FORD TOUCH SCREEN WONT WORK. ONLY 22,500 MILES
I HAVE A 2012 FORD EDGE. IT LOSS POWER WHEN I DRIVE AT 20MPH IN THE NOON . THE YELLOW WRENCH LIGHT WAS ON AND THE CAR STARTED SHAKING. THE ENGINE WAS STILL WORKING AT THAT TIME. I WAS STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD TO TURN LEFT. I TURN OFF THE CAR AND RESTART IT. IT WORKED WELL. IT HAPPENED TWICE IN A WEEK. FORD DEALER AUTO SERVICE IN SANTA MONICA WOULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. I AM STILL IN EXTENSION WARRANTY. FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE HAVE NO SOLUTION EXCEPT ASKING ME TO TRY OTHER DEALER AUTO SERVICE. I JUST PRAY FOR A GOOD LUCK...
WHEN THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR IS CLOSED THE DOOR AJAR LIGHT STAYS ON.
DOOR AJAR WARNING LIGHT STAYS ON
DRIVERS SIDE DOOR SAYS ITS AJAR MOST OF THE TIME THE LIGHTS IN THE CAR STAY ON AND THE OTHER DOORS WONT LOCK WHILE IN MOTION. SOMETIME THE CAR SAYS TO STOP AND PUT IT IN PARK AND SHUT THE DOOR BUT IT IS SHUT. I HAVE SEEN THIS PLASTERED ALL OVER THE INTERNET AS I GOOGLED WHAT IS WRONG WITH MY CAR. ALL THESE NEWER CARS WITH SUCH ISSUES WHICH COULD BE DANGEROUS IS SCARY
2012 FORD EDGE DOOR LATCH, FORD EDGE DOOR AJAR ALERT/NOTIFICATION - FOR THE PAST SEVERAL WEEKS THE NOTIFICATION SYSTEM THINKS A DOOR IS AJAR WHEN IN FACT IT IS NOT. THERE ARE DOZENS OF FORUMS REGARDING THIS VERY SAME ISSUE AND THAT DIRECT PEOPLE FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THIS WEBSITE; AS MOST BELIEVE FORD SHOULD RECALL SAID VEHICLES TO CORRECT THE MANUFACTURING ERROR THAT IS SO BLATANTLY APPARENT. WE HAVE SINCE BOUGHT THE LATCH AND REPAIRED IT. THE PART COST US $101.15. WE FEEL LIKE WE SHOULD BE REIMBURSED FOR THIS. I LOVED MY VEHICLE BUT HAVE REALLY GOTTEN DISAPPOINTED IN IT AND FORD AS A WHOLE.
DRIVER DOOR AJAR LIGHT IS ALWAYS ON EVEN WHEN DOOR IS COMPLETELY SHUT CAUSING MY CAR BATTERY TO DIE FROM THE DOME LIGHTS ALWAYS BEING ON.
DRIVER DOOR AJAR SENSOR MALFUNCTION. YOU MUST CLOSE DOOR MULTIPLE TIMES BEFORE THE DOOR AJAR ALARM GOES OFF. SOMETIMES YOU CAN'T MAKE IT GO OFF AND THE DOME LIGHTS STAY ON, ALARM DINGS. WHEN PARKING CAR AND GETTING OUT, YOU CAN'T LOCK DOORS, DOME LIGHT STAYS ON. VERY FRUSTRATING. FORD DEALER SAYS THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE. CAR OUT OF WARRANTY. VERY EXPENSIVE TO HAVE FIXED.
DOOR LATCH SENSOR IS DEFECTIVE. "DOOR AJAR" LIGHT WILL GO ON, EVEN WHEN THE DOOR IS PROPERLY CLOSED. IT IS EXTREMELY DISTRACTING BECAUSE IT KEEPS BEEPING DURING DRIVING AND KEEPS TELLING ME TO SHIFT TO PARK WHILE IN MOTION.
THE DOOR AJAR SENSOR IN MY FORD EDGE ALWAYS READ AS OPEN, EVEN WHEN THE DOOR WAS CLOSED. BECAUSE OF THIS, THE INTERIOR DOME LIGHTS STAY ON EVEN WHEN I AM NOT IN THE CAR, DRAINING THE BATTERY. ALSO, THE DOORS WILL NOT LOCK WHEN I AM IN THE CAR, CAUSING A SECURITY CONCERN DEPENDING ON WHERE I AM DRIVING. I BOUGHT A NEW LATCH MECHANISM TO REPLACE THE FAULTY ONE. WHEN I REMOVED THE FAULTY ONE, I NOTICED THAT IT HAD FILLED WITH WATER, WHICH IS WHAT WAS CAUSING THE MALFUNCTION. I WAS ABLE TO INSTALL THE NEW ONE AND IT WORKS NOW, BUT THIS SEEMS LIKE AN ISSUE THAT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN SOON.
THE DOOR AJAR SENSOR IS MALFUNCTIONING. WHEN THE DOOR IS CLOSED THE SENSOR IS ON AND I AM UNABLE TO LOCK THE VEHICLE. IF I PARK THE CAR THE DOME LIGHT WILL STAY ON AND RUN THE BATTERY DOWN UNLESS I CLOSE THE DOOR MULTIPLE TIMES OVER AND OVER AGAIN.
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: MY VEHICLE DOES NOT RECOGNIZE WHETHER MY DOOR IS OPENED OR CLOSED. I AM ALWAYS CONCERNED THAT EVEN SHUTTING IT MAY LEAD TO ISSUES BECAUSE THE ALERT IS SAYING ITS NOT IS NOT CLOSED. WILL MY DOOR RADOMLY OPEN ON THE HIGHWAY? IF IM IN AND ACCIDENT WILL I BE THROWN OUT OF THE CAR? I HAVE CONTACTED THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND EVEN PUT MY CAR IN THE SHOP TWICE. THEY GAVE A TEMPORARY FIX AND REALLY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD ABOUT IT AND THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE RECALLED IN ORDER THEM TO LOOK IN TO THE ISSUE. MY GIRLFRIEND PURCHASE THE CAR AT THE SAME TIME AND SHE IS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE WITH NOT ONLY HER DRIVERS DOOR BUT HER PASSENGER DOORS WHICH COULD ENDANGER HE CHILDREN. PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. WE ARE AFRAID THAT THIS ISSUE COULD POTENTIALLY HURT ALOT OF PEOPLE.
THE DRIVER'S DOOR WILL NOT REGISTER CLOSED. THIS LEADS TO A SERIES OF ISSUES INCLUDING THE DOME LIGHT STAYING LIT (DISTRACTING DURING DRIVING AND KILLS BATTERY), CONSTANT ALARMS (DISTRACTING) GOING OFF WHILE DRIVING AND MOST IMPORTANTLY THE DOORS WILL NOT LOCK WHILE DRIVING. THE LAST ISSUE WAS NOT APPARANT UNTIL MY 3 YEAR OLD OPENED THE REAR DOOR WHILE THE CAR WAS MOVING. I ATTEMPTED TO MANUALLY LOCK THE DOORS AND THEY WOULD NOT LOCK. WHEN PRESENTED TO FORD WE WERE GIVEN A QUOTE OF $500 AND DESPITE THIS BEING AN ISSUE IN OTHER MODELS WHERE ITS BEEN RECALLED, THEY OFFERED NO CONCESSION TO THEIR CUSTOMERS. THE INABILITY TO LOCK THE DOORS WILL PROVE DEADLY IF THIS ISSUE IS NOT PART OF A RECALL.
AS IS COMMON WITH THE FORD EDGE, THE DOOR AJAR ISSUE APPEARED ON MY CAR ABOUT A MONTH AGO. THE DASHBOARD INDICATES THE DRIVER DOOR IS OPEN EVEN WHEN CLOSED. THIS IS A BIG HEADACHE AS THE ALARM GOES OFF EVERY TIME YOUR FOOT COMES OFF THE BREAK AFTER A STOP. THE KEYLESS DOOR LOCKS ALSO DO NOT FUNCTION WITH AN "OPEN" DOOR. BEYOND THE HEADACHE, YOU HAVE THE SAFETY ISSUES. IF THE CAR THINKS THE DOOR IS OPEN, THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS WILL NOT ENGAGE. ADDITIONALLY, IN THE EVENINGS THE DOME LIGHT WILL REMAIN ON BECAUSE IT THINKS YOU ARE IN THE CAR WITH THE DOOR OPEN. THIS COULD EASILY LEAVE YOU STRANDED WITH A DEAD BATTERY. I ENDED UP TAKING IT INTO A FORD DEALERSHIP AND WAS CHARGED $560 TO REPLACE THE LATCH.
"DRIVERS DOOR AJAR" WARNING SYSTEM WILL NOT DISENGAGE WHEN DOOR IS CLOSED CAUSING INTERIOR LIGHTS TO REMAIN ON AND WILL NOT ALLOW DOORS TO LOCK WHEN CAR MOVING.
THE DOOR AJAR WARNING COMES ON EVEN THOUGH THE DOOR IS SHUT COMPLELELY
MY 2012 FORD EDGE WILL NOT CLEAR THE DRIVER DOOR AJAR WARNING WHILE I AM DRIVING. I SLAM THE DOOR SEVERAL TIMES AND THE WARNING WILL NOT DISAPPEAR! IT KEEPS MY DOOMS LIGHT ON ALSO. IT HAS BEEN DOING IT FOR A COUPLE MONTHS NOW AND WILL NOT STOP. IT KEEPS GETTING WORSE.
2012 FORD EDGE DOOR LATCH, FORD EDGE DOOR AJAR ALERT/NOTIFICATION - FOR THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS THE NOTIFICATION SYSTEM THINKS A DOOR IS AJAR WHEN IN FACT IT IS NOT. THERE ARE DOZENS OF FORUMS REGARDING THIS VERY SAME ISSUE AND THAT DIRECT PEOPLE FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THIS WEBSITE; AS MOST BELIEVE FORD SHOULD RECALL SAID VEHICLES TO CORRECT THE MANUFACTURING ERROR THAT IS SO BLATANTLY APPARENT. *TR
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The 2012 Ford Edge has 119 UNKNOWN OR OTHER complaints on file. 2 crashes have been reported. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.