2013 Ford Edge Electrical System

I HAVE A 2013 FORD EDGE SPORT EDITION THAT HAS HAD ISSUES WITH THE DOOR SENSORS SHOWING THAT THE DOOR IS A-JAR. THIS STARTED TO OCCUR SHORTLY AFTER WE PURCHASED THE CAR IN SEPTEMBER OF 2013. IT HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE TO WHERE THE DASH PANEL CONTINUOUSLY SHOWS THAT ONE OF THE DOORS IS A-JAR, EVEN WHEN OPEN AND CLOSING THE DOOR CONTINUOUSLY SEVERAL TIMES TO TRY TO CLEAR THE WARNING MESSAGE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE WE CANNOT BE CERTAIN THAT THE DOORS ARE SECURED PROPERLY AND SAFELY DURING TRAVEL. ALSO, THE DOORS WILL NOT LOCK WHILE DRIVING, OR WHEN THE CAR IS IN PARK WHILE IDLING. THIS IS ALSO A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THE DOORS COULD BE OPENED WHILE DRIVING, AND THE CAR CANNOT BE SECURED WHILE IN PARK AND IDLING. IF A STRANGER ATTEMPTED TO ENTER THE CAR WHILE STOPPED AT AN INTERSECTION, OR WHILE DRIVING VERY SLOWLY, YOU CANNOT PREVENT THE INDIVIDUAL FROM ENTERING THE CAR BECAUSE THE DOOR LOCKS IMMEDIATELY UNLOCK DUE TO SENSING THAT THE DOOR IS A-JAR. THE PICTURE I UPLOADED OF THE WARNING MESSAGE CLEARLY SHOWS THE DRIVING SPEED WHILE THE DOOR A-JAR IS ILLUMINATED. I WISH I WOULD HAVE KNOWN THIS WAS A WIDESPREAD ISSUE WITH THE 2013 FORD EDGE, I WOULD HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT SOONER. I HOPE THAT FORD WILL TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS DEFECT AND FIX THIS SAFETY ISSUE. OTHER THAN THIS DEFECT I LOVE MY 2013 FORD EDGE SPORT.

THE DRIVER DOOR AJAR LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON EVEN THOUGH THE DOOR IS COMPLETELY SHUT AND IT MAKES NO DIFFERENCE HOW MANY TIMES YOU SLAM THE DOOR CLOSED. THE DOORS WILL NOT LOCK IF THE CAR DOES NOT BELIEVE THE DOOR IS CLOSED. THE PROBLEM WITH THAT IS, THE DOOR COULD POTENTIALLY OPEN DURING AN ACCIDENT OR I COULD BE CARJACKED OR MY FAMILY COULD BE PULLED OUT OF THE CAR WHILE SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT OR INTERSECTION. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE TO NOT BE ABLE TO LOCK YOUR AUTO WHILE TRAVELING. ALSO, SINCE THE DOOR AJAR LIGHT IS UNRELIABLE THE DOOR MAY NOT BE CLOSED AND COULD FLY OPEN WHILE TURNING CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. IN ADDITION IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO DETERMINE IF THE DOOR AJAR OR REVERSE SENSING IS DINGING, WHICH DEFEATS THE PURPOSE OF THE BACK UP CAMERA. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE SINCE I DEPEND A GREAT DEAL ON THE BACK UP CAMERA TO MAKE SURE I DO NOT BACK INTO SOMEONE. AT FIRST THE LIGHT WOULD STAY ON ONLY ABOUT 50% OF THE TIME, BUT NOW THE LIGHT STAYS ON ABOUT 99% IF THE TIME.

AFTER APPROXIMATELY 60,000 MILES THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR WILL NOT LOCK AND THE "DOOR AJAR' WARNING LIGHT AND ALARM WILL SOUND CONTINUALLY. THE VEHICLE CAN BE DRIVEN, BUT ONLY IN AN UNLOCKED CONDITION WHILE LISTENING TO THE WARNING CHIMES AND FLASHING DASH LIGHTS. THE CONDITION OFTEN LASTS A WEEK OR SO, GOES AWAY FOR SOME TIME AND THEN RETURNS.

WHILE DRIVING CAR HAS COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER.

DOOR AJAR SENSOR FAILURE. SYSTEM WOULD INDICATE DOOR WAS AJAR EVEN THOUGHT DOOR WAS CLOSED. LIGHTS WOULD REMAIN ON, AND DOOR INDICATOR WOULD CHIME EVERYTIME THE CAR CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. DOOR SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $585.

THE DRIVER'S DOOR WARNING DRIVERS DOOR IS AJAR WILL NOT GO OFF. EVEN WHEN CAR IS OFF, LIGHTS REMAIN ON INSIDE THE CAR. WHILE DRIVING, LIGHT AND WARNING CONTINUALLY STAY ON, DOORS WILL NOT LOCK BECAUSE SENSOR FOR DOOR REMAINS ON. WHEN I COME TO A STOP WHILE CAR IS RUNNING, WARNING TO SHIFT CAR TO PARK WILL COME ON..THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY PROBLEM WITH LITTLE CHILDREN IN CAR.. DOORS WILL NOT STAY LOCKED..

DOOR AJAR SENSOR SWITCH IS MALFUNCTIONING AND CANNOT SENSE WHEN DOOR IS CLOSED. DOORS WILL NOT LOCK PROPERLY OR AUTOMATICALLY BECAUSE SWITCH IS MALFUNCTIONING. THIS IS OCCURRING BOTH WHILE THE CAR IS PARKED AND IN MOTION. SOMETIMES WHILE DRIVING THE DOOR AJAR LIGHT WILL COME ON RANDOMLY. AS I OFTEN HAVE A CHILD IN THE CAR, I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE INABILITY FOR THE CAR TO DETECT WHEN THE DOOR IS CLOSED AND WHEN IT IS NOT AND THE RELATED LOCKING OF THE DOORS.

DRIVER DOOR AJAR WARNING COMES ON CONTINUALLY. IT IS NOT AJAR. AN IRRITATING ALARM IS SOUNDED REPEATEDLY. RE-CLOSING THE DOOR DOES NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE ALARM CONTINUES TO SOUND WHETHER IN MOTION OR STOPPED.

BAD FUNCTION DOOR SENSOR, DASHBOARD SHOWS OPEN DRIVER DOOR, EVEN WHEN IT IS CLOSED. IT HAPPENS ALL TIME

DOOR AJAR SENSOR - LEADING YOU TO BELIEVE THE DOOR IS AJAR. THE DOOR IS CLOSED BUT THE INTERIOR LIGHTS REMAIN ON AS THOUGH THE DOOR IS AJAR. THE INTERIOR LIGHTS MAY OR MAY NOT TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING THIS IS DANGEROUS AT NIGHT. DOOR LOCK BUTTON WON'T ACTIVATE DOOR LOCKS SENSING A DOOR IS AJAR AGAIN VERY DANGEROUS.THIS SENSOR COMES ON AT WILL DRIVING NOT DRIVING NO RHYME OR REASON. PROLONGED LIGHTING MAY SHORTEN THE LIFE OF MY BATTERY OR LEAVE US STRANDED. FORD REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS DESIGN PROBLEM AND THE BURDEN OF REPAIR ON THEIR CUSTOMERS A RECALL IS IN ORDER. *TR

I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE FOR LESS THAN A YEAR AND 2 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING IT THE DOOR AJAR LIGHT CAME ON. IT COMES ON EVERYTIME I START THE CAR. A MESSAGE APPEARS SAYING TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND SHUT THE DOOR, I HAVE DONE THIS NUMEROUS TIMES TO NO AVAIL. I HAVE TIRED DRIVING FORWARD AND OPENING THE DOOR THEN SHUTTING IT WHILE STILL DRIVING FORWARD SLOWLY (SOMETIMES THIS WILL WORK TEMPORARILY) AND I HAVE ALSO TIRED DOING THE SAME IN REVERSE. I HAVE CALLED FORD AND BEEN TOLD TO TAKE IT TO A FORD DEALERSHIP FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE TEST IS GOING TO COST $120 PLUS TAX THEN THE PARTS AND LABOR SO I'M LOOKING AT A COST OF $500 OR MORE! FORD KNOWS THIS VEHICLE HAS THIS ISSUE, SO WHY DON'T THEY DO A RECALL. I LIVE IN A RURAL AREA WHERE WE HAVE BEAR AND MOUNTAIN LIONS AND I STAND OUTSIDE FOR 10 MINUTES OR MORE WAITING FOR THE INTERIOR LIGHTS TO GO OFF, WHEN THEY STILL DON'T, I AROUND THE CAR AND OPEN AND CLOSE ALL THE DOORS AGAIN AND WAIT SOME MORE. (AS A WOMEN I TRULY AM NERVOUS WHILE I'M OUT THERE) NOT TO MENTION HAVING TO DRIVE AT NIGHT HOPING I WON'T GET A TICKET BECAUSE THE INTERIOR LIGHTS STAY ON. NO WONDER WHY CONSUMERS GET MAD AND DON'T WANT TO BUY AMERICAN MADE PRODUCTS ANYMORE. COME ON FORD MAKE THE RECALL HAPPEN ALREADY!!!!! *TR

DOOR AJAR WARNING DESPITE DOOR BEING CLOSED. DOORS REMAIN UNLOCKED AND INTERIOR LIGHTS REMAIN ON.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD EDGE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS UNABLE TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 72,000. UPDATED 12/20/16*LJ UPDATED 12/22/16.*JB

DOOR AJAR INDICATOR STAYS ON EVEN THOUGH DOOR IS CORRECTLY CLOSED. MY 2013 EDGE HAS LESS THAN 38000 MILES. BUT FORD WILL NOT FIX WITHOUT OWNER PAYING FOR IT. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST 2013 EDGE WITH THIS PROBLEM AND FORD SHOULD FIX WITHOUT OWNER'S COST

TWO PROBLEMS:1) DOOR AJAR LIGHT STAYS ON - DOOR HAS TO BE SLAMMED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE LIGHT GOES OUT, SOMETIMES LIGHT STAYS ON FOR ENTIRE 15 MILE DRIVE TO WORK. PROBLEM 2) SHIFT TO PARK LIGHT COMES ON- CAR IS IN PARK , MUST JAM SHIFTER FORWARD TO GET LIGHT TO GO OFF. SOMETIME MUST PUT CAR INTO DRIVE, MOVE FORWARD FEW FEET AND BACK TO PARK. BOTH PROBLEMS ARE INTERMITTENT BUT HAPPENS 8 OF 10 TIMES WE DRIVE THE VEHICLE.

DOOR AJAR SIGNAL STAYS ON WHEN DOOR IS CLOSE. INTERIOR LIGHT STAYS ON DUE TO DOOR AJAR SIGNAL. INABILITY TO LOCK DOORS WHILE IN VEHICLE. FAULTY LATCH. DOME LIGHT STAYS ON & CREATES A NIGHT DRIVING HAZARD. DOORS WILL NOT LOCK, A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN.

THE DOOR AJAR WARNING STAYS ON CAUSING THE INTERIOR LIGHTS TO STAY ON AND INABILITY TO LOCK THE CAR DOORS WHILE DRIVING.

THE DRIVERS DOOR (ADJAR) SIGNAL KEEPS INDICATING THE DOOR IS OPEN EVEN IF THE DOOR IS FIRMLY CLOSED. THIS CAUSE THE CABIN LIGHTS TO REMAIN ON AND THE ALARM GOING OF EVERY SO MANY SECONDS. IT DISTRACTS ME CONSTANTLY.

"DOOR AJAR" LIGHT KEPT COMING ON, STARTED EARLY 2015 WHILE IN WARRANTY. IT WAS REPAIRED BUT IS NOW DOING IT AGAIN AS OF AUG., 2016 AND OUT OF WARRANTY. ALSO, DOME LIGHTS WILL NOT TURN OFF SOMETIMES.

DOOR AJAR SENSOR IS DEFECTIVE. THE DRIVERS DOOR CONTINUES TO TELL ME IT IS OPEN EVEN AFTER REPEATEDLY OPENING AND FIRMLY CLOSING THE DOOR. THE INSIDE LIGHTS STAY ON, WHICH IS A SAFETY ISSUE AT NIGHT, AND THE DOORS WON'T LOCK. I SPOKE TO FORD AND THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME 500 FOR THE PART.

THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR IS ALWAYS REPORTED AS AJAR. THE DOORS CANNOT BE LOCKED WHILE DRIVING, IF YOU MANUALLY LOCK THEM THEY ARE IMMEDIATELY UNLOCKED. THE INTERIOR LIGHTS WILL SOMETIMES STAY ON WHICH MAKES DRIVING AT NIGHT DIFFICULT. IF YOU LEAVE THE KEY IN THE IGNITION AFTER PARKING, LIKE IN THE GARAGE, IT WILL RUN DOWN THE BATTERY.

DOOR AJAR LIGHT, WHEN ALL DOORS ARE PROPERLY CLOSED THE "DOOR AJAR" LIGHT APPEARS. WHEN VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF AND SECURED THE SYSTEM STILL SAYS THE DOOR IS AJAR CAUSING THE DOME LIGHTS TO REMAIN ON, THUS DRAINING THE BATTERY. IF DRIVING AT NIGHT THE SYSTEM AGAIN KEEPS THE DOME LIGHT ON WHILE THE VEHICLES MOVING MAKING IT HARD TO SEE OUT OF THE VEHICLE.

DRIVER DOOR AJAR LIGHT COMES AT VARIOUS TIMES WHILE DRIVING EVEN THOUGH THE DOOR IS CLOSED. THIS CAUSES THE INTERIOR LIGHTS TO COME ON AND REMAIN ON. THIS MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE AT NIGHT. THIS IS AN OBVIOUS SAFETY RELATED ISSUE AND FORD SHOULD FIX IT THROUGH A RECALL.

A FAULTY SWITCH IN DRIVER DOOR CAUSING A CONSTANT FAULTY DRIVER DOOR AJAR ALARM IN CAR...DOME LIGHT STAYS ON AT NIGHT WHILE CAR IS IN REVERSE...DOORS WILL NOT LOCK WHILE DRIVING BECAUSE THE SENSOR IS SAYING THAT THE DOOR IS OPEN...AFTER PARKING/SHUTDOWN LIGHTS REMAIN ON ADDITIONAL MINUTES, AGAIN SENSING THAT THE DOOR IS OPEN CAUSING UN-NEEDED BATTERY DRAIN...NO RECALL...$400 REPAIR TO REPLACE A CHEAP FAULTY DOOR SWITCH...MANY PEOPLE COMPLAINING ON INTERNET ABOUT THIS VERY PROBLEM...

DRIVER'S DOOR SENSOR DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY MAKING IT SEEM THE DOOR IS OPEN WHEN IT IS NOT. DOORS CANNOT BE LOCKED MAKING FOR UNSAFE CONDITIONS FOR PASSENGERS. CARJACKING VERY POSSIBLE!