TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD EDGE. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED DURING THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT WAS DIFFICULT TO SLOW DOWN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CROSSROADS FORD OF KERNERSVILLE, INC. (1330 NC-66,…
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD EDGE. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED DURING THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT WAS DIFFICULT TO SLOW DOWN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CROSSROADS FORD OF KERNERSVILLE, INC. (1330 NC-66, KERNERSVILLE, NC 27284, (877) 331-8058) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED WITHIN TWO WEEKS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED A SECOND TIME AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,000.
NHTSA ODI #11118888
30,857 miles · Aug 6, 2018
Service Brakes
TAKATA RECALL BRAKES WOULD NOT STOP/ REPLACED POWER BRAKE BOOSTER
NHTSA ODI #11115885
68,000 miles · Jul 25, 2018
Service Brakes
WHEN CAR IS MOVING SOMETIMES WHEN YOU STOP THE BRAKE PEDAL IS HARD AND YOU HAVE TO REALLY PUSH TO STOP THE VEHICLE
NHTSA ODI #11113697
119,043 miles · Jun 18, 2018
Service Brakes
WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. THE CONTACT HAD TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL TO THE FLOORBOARD TO COMPLETELY STOP THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING! MASTER CYLINDER HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE ST…
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WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. THE CONTACT HAD TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL TO THE FLOORBOARD TO COMPLETELY STOP THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING! MASTER CYLINDER HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE STILL RECURRED.
NHTSA ODI #11102474
85,000 miles · Jun 13, 2018
Service Brakes
I BRAKED HARD ON A NORMAL 3-LANE CITY STREET TO AVOID AN INCIDENT. I WAS GOING STRAIGHT, NOT TURNING. THERE SEEMED TO BE NO UNUSUAL CIRCUMSTANCES OTHER THAN AN UNEXPECTED NEED TO 'SLAM ON THE BRAKES' TO AVOID A BAD DRIVER. FROM THAT POINT 30-60 DAYS AGO, MY BRAKES HAVE BEEN SOFT/SPONGY. (THIS HAPPENED ONCE BEFORE BUT CORRECTED I…
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I BRAKED HARD ON A NORMAL 3-LANE CITY STREET TO AVOID AN INCIDENT. I WAS GOING STRAIGHT, NOT TURNING. THERE SEEMED TO BE NO UNUSUAL CIRCUMSTANCES OTHER THAN AN UNEXPECTED NEED TO 'SLAM ON THE BRAKES' TO AVOID A BAD DRIVER. FROM THAT POINT 30-60 DAYS AGO, MY BRAKES HAVE BEEN SOFT/SPONGY. (THIS HAPPENED ONCE BEFORE BUT CORRECTED ITSELF AFTER A FEW DAYS.) THE BRAKE PEDAL PASSES ITS 'NORMAL' POINT OF EFFECTIVENESS AND ENGAGES ONLY CAUTIOUSLY ONCE PRESSED FURTHER TO THE FLOOR. HAVE PAID FORD $270 TO HAVE THE BRAKES BLED AND DIAGNOSED'A FAULTY HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT. THIS SEEMS TO BE COMMON WITH MULTIPLE FORD MODELS. PLEASE RESEARCH WHETHER A RECALL CAN BE ISSUED AS MY BRAKES HAVE BEEN MAINTAINED AND I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY ~$1500 FOR A FAULTY PART USED BY FORD'ESPECIALLY SUCH A CRITICAL ONE, ESPECIALLY ONE THAT COSTS ALMOST $300 TO DIAGNOSE. ADDITIONALLY, FORD ALREADY HAS ISSUED AN 'EXTENDED WARRANTY' RELATED TO ITS BRAKE BOOSTER IN MY YEAR MODEL VEHICLE. WHILE THE RECALL INDICATES A SPONGY BRAKE AS A SIGN OF THIS TROUBLE, THE FORD TECH CONTRADICTED THE WARRANTY DESCRIPTION AND STATED THAT A FAULTY BRAKE BOOSTER WOULD CREATE A STIFF BRAKE INSTEAD. WHICH IS IT, FORD? PLEASE RESEARCH BOTH AND FORD'S RESPONSE AND ENSUING DIAGNOSES RELATED TO THE BRAKE BOOSTER EXTENDED WARRANTY. THANK YOU.
NHTSA ODI #11101558
130,000 miles · May 3, 2018
Service BrakesCrash
WHEN WE RETURNED FROM VACATION WE NOTICED THE BRAKE PETAL WAS SINKING TO THE FLOOR. THE CAR WOULD TAKE A BIT TO COME TO A STOP. AT ONE POINT I WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP AT A LIGHT. THE PETAL SANK AND THE CAR ROLLED FORWARD AND INTO THE BUMPER OF THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME (NO INJURIES). WE CHANGED THE BRAKE FLUID AND BLED THEM MANY T…
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WHEN WE RETURNED FROM VACATION WE NOTICED THE BRAKE PETAL WAS SINKING TO THE FLOOR. THE CAR WOULD TAKE A BIT TO COME TO A STOP. AT ONE POINT I WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP AT A LIGHT. THE PETAL SANK AND THE CAR ROLLED FORWARD AND INTO THE BUMPER OF THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME (NO INJURIES). WE CHANGED THE BRAKE FLUID AND BLED THEM MANY TIMES. WE RESEARCHED ON WHAT MIGHT BE WRONG. ULTIMATELY I FOUND THAT FORD WOULD REPLACE THE BRAKE BOOSTER DUE TO SOME SORT OF RECALL. THEY REPLACED IT AND SAID THAT THE CAR STILL HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THEY SAID TO REPLACE THE MASTER CYLINDER, WHICH THEY QUOTED $890 FOR. THEY ALSO CHARGED ME $190 TO DO FURTHER INSPECTION. WE TOOK THE CAR HOME AND ORDERED A MASTER CYLINDER FOR ABOUT $80. WE PUT IN THE MASTER CYLINDER OURSELVES. WE BENCH BLED THE CYLINDER AND ONCE IT WAS INSTALLED WE BLED THE BRAKES ON 5 SEPARATE OCCASIONS, ABOUT 10 MINS ON EACH WHEEL. THE PEDAL WAS STILL SINKING. WE HAD A MECHANIC COME OUT TO CHECK OUR WORK. HE SAID THAT EVERYTHING WE DID WAS FINE AND HE BLED THE BRAKES MULTIPLE TIMES. STILL SINKING PEDAL. HE CONCLUDED THAT WE MAY HAVE PURCHASED A FAULTY CYLINDER. I TOOK IT TO 2 OTHER MECHANICS, FIRESTONE AND BIG O TIRES, THEY BOTH SAID IT WOULD HAVE TO BE THE MASTER CYLINDER. SO...I ORDERED ANOTHER CYLINDER. WE HAD A MECHANIC COME OUT TO INSTALL. STILL...SINKING PEDAL. HE SAID THAT IT MIGHT BE THE ABS SYSTEM, WHICH I SUSPECTED. HE ALSO SAID THAT IT MAY BE THAT FORD WOULD NEED TO USE SOME SPECIAL TOOL THAT ONLY THEY HAVE TO RESET SOMETHING OR OTHER. SO I FINALLY GAVE IN AND TOOK IT BACK TO FORD. THEY TOLD ME THAT THE HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT HAD FAILED, AND QUOTED $2042.50 TO REPLACE IT, $1400 OF THAT IS JUST LABOR. THE FORD REP SAID THAT ONLY FORD SERVICE DEPARTMENTS CAN FIX THIS ISSUE, BECAUSE THEY HAVE THE CORRECT TOOLS FOR IT.
NHTSA ODI #11091619
88,000 miles · Apr 24, 2018
Service Brakes
LOST BRAKES OR TWO OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING AND EACH TIME THE BOOSTER WAS REPLACED. THE 2ND REPLACEMENT FORD WOULD NOT PAY FOR. WE LOST TOTAL CONFIDENCE IN THE VEHICLE AND ENDED UP TRADING IT IN FOR A HYUNDAI SPORT.
NHTSA ODI #11089944
53,000 miles · Apr 5, 2018
EngineFuel/propulsion SystemService Brakes
2 MAIN ON GOING ISSUES 1. BRAKES- FROM DAY ONE, CONSTANTLY-NEEDING TO BE RE ROTORED / NEW PADS / GRINDING SQUEAKY SOUNDS - ALL THE TIME. FORD BLAMES ME FOR ' NOT DRIVING ENOUGH ' ?.? CONCERNED FOR SAFETY - WILL THEY FAIL? 2. TOOK CAR IN TODAY 4.5.18 - FOR 2ND TIME DUE TO ODOR OF PROPANE OR GAS WHEN COMING TO STOP / LOW SPEED …
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2 MAIN ON GOING ISSUES 1. BRAKES- FROM DAY ONE, CONSTANTLY-NEEDING TO BE RE ROTORED / NEW PADS / GRINDING SQUEAKY SOUNDS - ALL THE TIME. FORD BLAMES ME FOR ' NOT DRIVING ENOUGH ' ?.? CONCERNED FOR SAFETY - WILL THEY FAIL? 2. TOOK CAR IN TODAY 4.5.18 - FOR 2ND TIME DUE TO ODOR OF PROPANE OR GAS WHEN COMING TO STOP / LOW SPEED OR IDLEING.. WAS TOLD NO BULLETIN OR NOTICE OUT FOR ISSUE - WHICH WAS LEAKING FLUID UNDERCAR -WHICH ' COULD CAUSE FIRE ' WAS TOLD I COULD NOT LEAVE WITH MY VEHICLE, RENTAL WAS PROVIDED UNDER MY PAID WARRANTY. REVIEW OF ONLINE INFO SHOWS MANY STORIES OUT AS WELL AS LAWSUIT ON THIS VERY ODOR ISSUE- YET I WAS NEVER INFORMED. SMELL HAS BEEN ONGOING SINCE SEPT. 2017
NHTSA ODI #11083529
Mileage unknown · Mar 12, 2018
Electrical SystemElectronic Stability Control (esc)Service Brakes
ON THE HIGHWAY MY ADVANCED SERVICE TRACTION LIGHT CAME ON AND SO DID THE ABS LIGHT.ALSO MY PASSENGER DOOR IS SHUT BUT MY LIGHT IN MY CAR IS ON AND THE DOOR AJAR WARNING CODE COMES ON WITH THE DOOR SHUT. AND COMES ON WHILE I'M DRIVING AND I HAVE TO PULL OVER TO TRY TO GET THE LIGHT OFF.
NHTSA ODI #11078670
81,000 miles · Feb 19, 2018
Service Brakes
I PURCHASED THIS CAR JUNE 10TH 2017, IT IS NOW FEBRUARY 19TH 2018 AND MY BRAKES HAVE WENT OUT 4 TIMES. THIS IS THE 4TH TIME RECENTLY IT HAS HAPPENED, THE 3 TIMES BEFORE THEY WERE SAID TO BE FIXED. I WAS IN THE SNOW ON A RESIDENTIAL ROAD WHEN THEY WENT OUT. I AM AFRAID IF THIS CAR CONTINUES TO DRIVE SOMEONE WILL BE SEVERELY HURT …
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I PURCHASED THIS CAR JUNE 10TH 2017, IT IS NOW FEBRUARY 19TH 2018 AND MY BRAKES HAVE WENT OUT 4 TIMES. THIS IS THE 4TH TIME RECENTLY IT HAS HAPPENED, THE 3 TIMES BEFORE THEY WERE SAID TO BE FIXED. I WAS IN THE SNOW ON A RESIDENTIAL ROAD WHEN THEY WENT OUT. I AM AFRAID IF THIS CAR CONTINUES TO DRIVE SOMEONE WILL BE SEVERELY HURT FROM THE IN-ABILITY TO STOP THE VEHICLE CORRECTLY.
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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