JUST AFTER THE MANUFACTURERS WARRANTY EXPIRED AT 36,000 MILES THE "DRIVER DOOR AJAR" NOTIFICATION CAME ON AND WILL NOT GO OUT. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY COMMON PROBLEM AND WELL KNOWN TO FORD. SAFETY CONCERNS ARE THAT THE LIGHTING WILL NOT GO OUT AND DRIVING AT NIGHT IS SEVERELY HAMPERED AND THE DOORS CANNOT BE LOCKED WHILE THE VEHI…
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JUST AFTER THE MANUFACTURERS WARRANTY EXPIRED AT 36,000 MILES THE "DRIVER DOOR AJAR" NOTIFICATION CAME ON AND WILL NOT GO OUT. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY COMMON PROBLEM AND WELL KNOWN TO FORD. SAFETY CONCERNS ARE THAT THE LIGHTING WILL NOT GO OUT AND DRIVING AT NIGHT IS SEVERELY HAMPERED AND THE DOORS CANNOT BE LOCKED WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. THE NO-LOCK ISSUE IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WHILE HAVING CHILDREN IN THE CAR...IE, GRANDDAUGHTER. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10705216
69,000 miles · Apr 11, 2015
Electrical SystemExterior Lighting
OUR FORD EDGE GIVES US THE DOOR AJAR NOTIFICATION UPON PUTTING THE CAR IN DRIVE AND AT RANDOM TIMES WHEN DRIVING. THE DOORS ARE ALL CLOSED WHEN THIS HAPPENS. THE OVERHEAD LIGHTS COME ON AND WILL NOT TURN OFF AS LONG AS THE DOOR AJAR WARNING IS ON. SOMETIMES, THE PROBLEM CAN BE CORRECTED BY SLAMMING THE DRIVER DOOR A FEW TIMES. O…
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OUR FORD EDGE GIVES US THE DOOR AJAR NOTIFICATION UPON PUTTING THE CAR IN DRIVE AND AT RANDOM TIMES WHEN DRIVING. THE DOORS ARE ALL CLOSED WHEN THIS HAPPENS. THE OVERHEAD LIGHTS COME ON AND WILL NOT TURN OFF AS LONG AS THE DOOR AJAR WARNING IS ON. SOMETIMES, THE PROBLEM CAN BE CORRECTED BY SLAMMING THE DRIVER DOOR A FEW TIMES. OTHER TIMES THEIR SEEMS TO BE NO REMEDY. OTHER THAN BEING EXTREMELY ANNOYING, WE BELIEVE THIS TO BE A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. THE OVERHEAD LIGHTS MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO SEE OUT OF OUR VEHICLE AT NIGHT, AND IF THERE EVER REALLY WAS A DOOR AJAR, WE WOULDN'T KNOW. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10705139
Mileage unknown · Apr 9, 2015
Electrical SystemExterior Lighting
DOOR AJAR LIGHT COMES ON ALL THE TIME AND PREVENTS DOORS FROM LOCKING ALSO INTERIOR LIGHT STAYS ON.
NHTSA ODI #10706730
69,983 miles · Apr 1, 2015
Exterior Lighting
MY FORD EDGE LATCH DOOR AJAR DOME LIGHT STAYS ON. ALL 4 DOORS TRIGGER THIS FAULT. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10703113
76,000 miles · Mar 30, 2015
Electrical SystemExterior Lighting
DOOR AJAR WARNING LIGHT COMES ON EVERY TIME WE GET INTO THE VEHICLE AND NEVER GOES OFF NO MATTER HOW MANY TIMES WE CLOSE THE DOOR. DOORS DO NOT LOCK AS CAR BEGINS TO MOVE. DOME LIGHTS STAY ON FOR EXTENDED PERIOD WHEN WE START DRIVING AND AFTER WE HAVE PARKED THE CAR AT END OF TRIP. BACK UP CAMERA DOESN'T FUNCTION SOME OF THE TIM…
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DOOR AJAR WARNING LIGHT COMES ON EVERY TIME WE GET INTO THE VEHICLE AND NEVER GOES OFF NO MATTER HOW MANY TIMES WE CLOSE THE DOOR. DOORS DO NOT LOCK AS CAR BEGINS TO MOVE. DOME LIGHTS STAY ON FOR EXTENDED PERIOD WHEN WE START DRIVING AND AFTER WE HAVE PARKED THE CAR AT END OF TRIP. BACK UP CAMERA DOESN'T FUNCTION SOME OF THE TIME, AND IT NEVER FUNCTIONS COMPLETELY AS IT SHOULD. CAR HORN GOES OFF AT RANDOM TIMES WHILE CAR IS PARKED WITH NO ONE NEAR IT. IT IS A RANDOM SOUNDING HONKING, NOT THE CONSISTENT HONK IT MAKES WHEN THE PANIC BUTTON IS PUSHED. RADIO SOMETIMES WILL NOT TURN ON, AND SOMETIMES WHEN RADIO IS ON WHILE DRIVING, IT WON'T TURN OFF, EVEN AFTER CAR IS TURNED OFF, KEY IS TAKEN OUT, WE GET OUT OF CAR AND LOCK IT. SYNCING SYSTEM DOESN'T WORK RIGHT. PHONE CALLS DISCONNECT RANDOMLY. BATTERY WARNING LIGHT COMES ON SOMETIMES WHEN WE TURN CAR ON; AND DASH DISPLAY IS DELAYED OR DOESN'T COME ON. WE HAVE NOT HAD THE CAR STALL OR START A FIRE AS YET, BUT ARE AFRAID THAT MAY COME NEXT, AS WE HAVE READY THE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE 2011 FORD EDGE PROBLEMS AND HAVE FOUND SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE DOCUMENTED THESE EXACT COMPLAINTS WE HAVE LISTED, AND OTHERS HAVE HAD THE VERY DANGEROUS STALLING OR BURNING PROBLEM. HOW WE HOPE THESE PROBLEMS WILL BE INVESTIGATED AND FORD WILL BE FORCED TO FIX THESE DANGEROUS PROBLEMS BEFORE SOMEONE IS INJURED OR KILLED BECAUSE OF THEM. HOW CAN FORD NOT HAVE ADDRESSED IT YET?! *TR
NHTSA ODI #10702724
47,000 miles · Mar 1, 2015
Electrical SystemExterior LightingStructure
DOOR AJAR LIGHTS COME ON WHEN DOOR IS PROPERLY CLOSED CAUSING A DRAW ON THE BATTERY. NEEDS NEW DOOR LATCH ASSEMBLY FROM FORD, NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY SHOULD BE A RECALL. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10691318
156,000 miles · Feb 27, 2015
Electrical SystemExterior Lighting
I GET A DOOR AJAR WARNING WHEN THE DOOR IS ACTUALLY CLOSED; THE LIGHTS WON'T GO OFF, NOR THE DOORS LOCK. I FEEL VERY UNSAFE WITH THE DOORS NOT BEING ABLE TO LOCK. PLUS IT DOESN'T HELP THE BATTERY LIFE MUCH EITHER. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10691163
33,000 miles · Feb 27, 2015
Exterior Lighting
DRIVER SIDE DOOR AJAR LIGHT STAYS ON EVEN WHEN THE DOOR IS COMPLETELY SHUT. INTERIOR LIGHTS STAY ON WHILE THE DOOR AJAR LIGHT IS ON. HAVE ALREADY HAD TO REPLACE THE BATTERY ON 2011 FORD EDGE. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10691029
38,176 miles · Feb 26, 2015
Exterior Lighting
WHILE DRIVEN I HAD A MESSAGE ON MY DASH BOARD THAT MY DRIVER SIDE DOOR WAS OPEN. ALL THE INTERIOR LIGHTS COMES ON . I CHECKED AND ALL DOORS WERE CLOSED AND SECURE. THIS MALFUNTION STILL UP TODAY AND HAPPEN ALMOST EVERYDAY DURING DAY AN NIGHT TIME. DURING NIGHT IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECSUSE YOU CAN NOT SEE CLEARLY OUTSIDE.
NHTSA ODI #10690922
40,000 miles · Jan 28, 2015
Electrical SystemExterior LightingStructure
AFTER CLOSING DOOR, THE DOME LIGHTS AND DOOR AJAR INDICATOR ON INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WOULD ILLUMINATE. I WOULD HAVE TO SLAM THE DOOR SEVERAL TIMES TO GET THE DOME LIGHT AND DOOR AJAR LIGHT INDICATOR LIGHT TO EXTINGUISH. THE PROBLEM IS WORSE IN COLDER WEATHER. *TR
FORD IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011 FORD F-150, F-250, F-350, F-450, F-550, EDGE, AND LINCOLN MKX TRUCKS MANUFACTURED FROM OCTOBER 25, 2010, THROUGH NOVEMBER 20, 2010. THESE VEHICLES WERE INSPECTED USING INTEGRATED DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM (IDS) THAT HAD A CUSTOM SOFTWARE ROUTINE TO READ THE SUSPECT BODY CONTROL MODULE (BCM) SERIAL NUMBER. BASED ON THE SERIAL NUMBER THE BCM WAS EITHER NOT AFFECTED OR REPLACED. THE CUSTOM SOFTWARE ROUTINE WAS NOT READING THE CORRECT SET OF CHARACTERS, AND WAS NOT ABLE TO IDENTIFY A BCM THAT REQUIRED REPLACEMENT AFFECTED BCMS MAY HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR AN INTERNAL SHORT.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: IF AN ELECTRICAL SHORT DEVELOPS, AN OVERHEATING CONDITION MAY OCCUR WHICH COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE FIRE.
Remedy: DEALER WILL INSPECT THE BODY CONTROL MODULE AND IF NECESSARY REPLACE IT FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 7, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FORD MOTOR COMPANY CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP CENTER AT 1-866-436-7332.
FORD IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011 F-150, F-250, F-350, F-450, F-550, EDGE AND LINCOLN MKX VEHICLES. DURING A SIX-DAY PRODUCTION PERIOD, THE SUPPLIER OF THE BODY CONTROL MODULE MANUFACTURED MODULES THAT MAY HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR AN INTERNAL SHORT.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: IF AN ELECTRICAL SHORT DEVELOPS, AN OVERHEATING CONDITION MAY OCCUR WHICH CAN RESULT IN AN UNATTENDED VEHICLE FIRE.
Remedy: DEALER WILL REPLACE THE BODY CONTROL MODULE IF NECESSARY FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 11, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FORD AT 1-866-436-7332.
FORD IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011 EDGE AND LINCOLN MKX VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM JULY 1, 2010, THROUGH OCTOBER 8, 2010. THESE VEHICLES WERE SHIPPED WITH INCORRECTLY CONFIGURED ELECTRONIC MODULE SETTINGS THAT DISABLE THE LOCKING FUNCTION OF THE LIFTGATE. ACCORDINGLY, THE VEHICLES FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 206, "DOOR LOCKS AND DOOR RETENTION COMPONENTS."
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: THE LIFTGATE LOCK MAY BE DISABLED AND THE DRIVER MAY NOT BE ABLE TO LOCK THE LIFTGATE USING INTERIOR LOCK SWITCHES OR REMOTE KEY FOB BUTTONS.
Remedy: FORD WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND DEALERS WILL HAVE THE AFFECTED CONTROL MODULES UPDATED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 1, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FORD AT 1-866-436-7332.
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The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened this investigation on September 28, 2016 based on allegations that the door ajar light located on the instrument cluster stays on all of the time even when all doors are closed and fully latched on 2011-2013 model year Ford Edge vehicles.When the light is illuminated continuously, vehicle occupants cannot be certain if any of the doors are properly latched.Reported safety consequences as a result of this issue include doors opening while driving (because doors were initially not latched properly), doors cannot be locked while driving, and the interior dome lights staying on continuously. Ford data received from the Information Request letter corresponding to this investigation indicates the failures were caused by contamination of the electrical contacts on the switch located within each door latch that tells the vehicle if the door is open or closed.All four doors contain the same latch design and switch.According to Ford, the Body Control Module (BCM) monitors the position of the switch and continuously samples it to detect a state of change.After a closed door state is detected, a continuous wetting current designed to keep the electrical contacts clean is sent from the BCM to the switches as long as the BCM is active.Beginning with the 2011 model year Edge vehicles, a change in BCM strategy resulted in a reduction of the wetting current sent out to clean the switch contacts by more than 75%.Over time, this low level of current is not sufficient to keep the switch contacts clean and contamination build up causes them to fail as described above.During the course of this investigation, ODI has identified a total of 1,983 complaints related to the door ajar light.Of these complaints, 14 indicated that a door opened while driving.Twelve of the 14 door opening events were situations where an occupant of the vehicle (often a child) opened a passenger door because the doors were not locked.The remaining two complaints involved a door opening on its own because the driver was unaware that the door was unlatched.There were no accidents but one complainant reported that a shoulder injury was caused by the driver having to repeatedly slam the door in an effort to get the door ajar light to turn off.After reviewing all available data, an unreasonable risk to motor vehicle safety has not been identified.The door latches themselves continue to function properly, remaining securely latched until acted upon by a driver or passenger.Child safety locks on the rear doors continue to function properly and can be used to prevent the rear doors from opening via the inside door handles.Vehicle crashworthiness is not affected by the lock condition of the doors and all active safety systems continue to function normally even if the vehicle BCM believes one or more doors is open.In addition, no accidents or accident related injuries have been reported.A safety-related defect trend has not been identified at this time and further use of agency resources does not appear to be warranted.Accordingly, the investigation is closed.The closing of this investigation does not constitute a finding by NHTSA that a safety-related defect does not exist.The agency will monitor the issue and reserves the right to take future action if warranted by the circumstances.ODI numbers for the reports cited above are shown in the attached document.
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Interior Lighting
The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened this investigation on September 28, 2016 based on allegations that the door ajar light located on the instrument cluster stays on all of the time even when all doors are closed and fully latched on 2011-2013 model year Ford Edge vehicles.When the light is illuminated continuously, vehicle occupants cannot be certain if any of the doors are properly latched.Reported safety consequences as a result of this issue include doors opening while driving (because doors were initially not latched properly), doors cannot be locked while driving, and the interior dome lights staying on continuously. Ford data received from the Information Request letter corresponding to this investigation indicates the failures were caused by contamination of the electrical contacts on the switch located within each door latch that tells the vehicle if the door is open or closed.All four doors contain the same latch design and switch.According to Ford, the Body Control Module (BCM) monitors the position of the switch and continuously samples it to detect a state of change.After a closed door state is detected, a continuous wetting current designed to keep the electrical contacts clean is sent from the BCM to the switches as long as the BCM is active.Beginning with the 2011 model year Edge vehicles, a change in BCM strategy resulted in a reduction of the wetting current sent out to clean the switch contacts by more than 75%.Over time, this low level of current is not sufficient to keep the switch contacts clean and contamination build up causes them to fail as described above.During the course of this investigation, ODI has identified a total of 1,983 complaints related to the door ajar light.Of these complaints, 14 indicated that a door opened while driving.Twelve of the 14 door opening events were situations where an occupant of the vehicle (often a child) opened a passenger door because the doors were not locked.The remaining two complaints involved a door opening on its own because the driver was unaware that the door was unlatched.There were no accidents but one complainant reported that a shoulder injury was caused by the driver having to repeatedly slam the door in an effort to get the door ajar light to turn off.After reviewing all available data, an unreasonable risk to motor vehicle safety has not been identified.The door latches themselves continue to function properly, remaining securely latched until acted upon by a driver or passenger.Child safety locks on the rear doors continue to function properly and can be used to prevent the rear doors from opening via the inside door handles.Vehicle crashworthiness is not affected by the lock condition of the doors and all active safety systems continue to function normally even if the vehicle BCM believes one or more doors is open.In addition, no accidents or accident related injuries have been reported.A safety-related defect trend has not been identified at this time and further use of agency resources does not appear to be warranted.Accordingly, the investigation is closed.The closing of this investigation does not constitute a finding by NHTSA that a safety-related defect does not exist.The agency will monitor the issue and reserves the right to take future action if warranted by the circumstances.ODI numbers for the reports cited above are shown in the attached document.
Latches/locks/linkages:doors:latch
The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened this investigation on September 28, 2016 based on allegations that the door ajar light located on the instrument cluster stays on all of the time even when all doors are closed and fully latched on 2011-2013 model year Ford Edge vehicles.When the light is illuminated continuously, vehicle occupants cannot be certain if any of the doors are properly latched.Reported safety consequences as a result of this issue include doors opening while driving (because doors were initially not latched properly), doors cannot be locked while driving, and the interior dome lights staying on continuously. Ford data received from the Information Request letter corresponding to this investigation indicates the failures were caused by contamination of the electrical contacts on the switch located within each door latch that tells the vehicle if the door is open or closed.All four doors contain the same latch design and switch.According to Ford, the Body Control Module (BCM) monitors the position of the switch and continuously samples it to detect a state of change.After a closed door state is detected, a continuous wetting current designed to keep the electrical contacts clean is sent from the BCM to the switches as long as the BCM is active.Beginning with the 2011 model year Edge vehicles, a change in BCM strategy resulted in a reduction of the wetting current sent out to clean the switch contacts by more than 75%.Over time, this low level of current is not sufficient to keep the switch contacts clean and contamination build up causes them to fail as described above.During the course of this investigation, ODI has identified a total of 1,983 complaints related to the door ajar light.Of these complaints, 14 indicated that a door opened while driving.Twelve of the 14 door opening events were situations where an occupant of the vehicle (often a child) opened a passenger door because the doors were not locked.The remaining two complaints involved a door opening on its own because the driver was unaware that the door was unlatched.There were no accidents but one complainant reported that a shoulder injury was caused by the driver having to repeatedly slam the door in an effort to get the door ajar light to turn off.After reviewing all available data, an unreasonable risk to motor vehicle safety has not been identified.The door latches themselves continue to function properly, remaining securely latched until acted upon by a driver or passenger.Child safety locks on the rear doors continue to function properly and can be used to prevent the rear doors from opening via the inside door handles.Vehicle crashworthiness is not affected by the lock condition of the doors and all active safety systems continue to function normally even if the vehicle BCM believes one or more doors is open.In addition, no accidents or accident related injuries have been reported.A safety-related defect trend has not been identified at this time and further use of agency resources does not appear to be warranted.Accordingly, the investigation is closed.The closing of this investigation does not constitute a finding by NHTSA that a safety-related defect does not exist.The agency will monitor the issue and reserves the right to take future action if warranted by the circumstances.ODI numbers for the reports cited above are shown in the attached document.
Latches/locks/linkages
The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened this investigation on September 28, 2016 based on allegations that the door ajar light located on the instrument cluster stays on all of the time even when all doors are closed and fully latched on 2011-2013 model year Ford Edge vehicles.When the light is illuminated continuously, vehicle occupants cannot be certain if any of the doors are properly latched.Reported safety consequences as a result of this issue include doors opening while driving (because doors were initially not latched properly), doors cannot be locked while driving, and the interior dome lights staying on continuously. Ford data received from the Information Request letter corresponding to this investigation indicates the failures were caused by contamination of the electrical contacts on the switch located within each door latch that tells the vehicle if the door is open or closed.All four doors contain the same latch design and switch.According to Ford, the Body Control Module (BCM) monitors the position of the switch and continuously samples it to detect a state of change.After a closed door state is detected, a continuous wetting current designed to keep the electrical contacts clean is sent from the BCM to the switches as long as the BCM is active.Beginning with the 2011 model year Edge vehicles, a change in BCM strategy resulted in a reduction of the wetting current sent out to clean the switch contacts by more than 75%.Over time, this low level of current is not sufficient to keep the switch contacts clean and contamination build up causes them to fail as described above.During the course of this investigation, ODI has identified a total of 1,983 complaints related to the door ajar light.Of these complaints, 14 indicated that a door opened while driving.Twelve of the 14 door opening events were situations where an occupant of the vehicle (often a child) opened a passenger door because the doors were not locked.The remaining two complaints involved a door opening on its own because the driver was unaware that the door was unlatched.There were no accidents but one complainant reported that a shoulder injury was caused by the driver having to repeatedly slam the door in an effort to get the door ajar light to turn off.After reviewing all available data, an unreasonable risk to motor vehicle safety has not been identified.The door latches themselves continue to function properly, remaining securely latched until acted upon by a driver or passenger.Child safety locks on the rear doors continue to function properly and can be used to prevent the rear doors from opening via the inside door handles.Vehicle crashworthiness is not affected by the lock condition of the doors and all active safety systems continue to function normally even if the vehicle BCM believes one or more doors is open.In addition, no accidents or accident related injuries have been reported.A safety-related defect trend has not been identified at this time and further use of agency resources does not appear to be warranted.Accordingly, the investigation is closed.The closing of this investigation does not constitute a finding by NHTSA that a safety-related defect does not exist.The agency will monitor the issue and reserves the right to take future action if warranted by the circumstances.ODI numbers for the reports cited above are shown in the attached document.
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