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2011 Ford Edge

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

More warning signs than most Edge years

Owner complaints for the 2011 Ford Edge are substantially higher than the model-year median of 724.

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

1,438 reports with mileage · 363 unknown

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Electrical System. Review the 686 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Structure. Review the 274 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Service Brakes. Review the 261 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

23 crash reports4 fire reports7 injury reports

What owners actually said

1,801 reports
35 miles · Oct 2, 2020
Power Train

EXITING OFF THE FREEWAY AND CAR LOST POWER WENT INTO LIMP MODE AND WRENCH ICON CAME ON

NHTSA ODI #11362406

167,766 miles · Sep 22, 2020
Service Brakes

WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED YOU CAN HEAR A HISSING NOISE. AT A FULL STOP THE CAR WILL SLOWING MOVE FORWARD, ALSO WHEN BRAKING IT IS SPONGY. BRAKE FEEDBACK CYCLES FROM HARD TO SOFT.

NHTSA ODI #11360455

108,000 miles · Sep 17, 2020
Service Brakes

CITY STREETS - WHEN PRESSING DOWN ON BRAKES CAR DOES NOT FULLY STOP AT TIMES STILL ROLLS. MOST TIMES MUST PRESS ALL THE WAY TO GET IT TO STOP. MAKES CAT SCREECHING NOISE WHEN BRAKING. FIRESTONE CHECKED BRAKES ON 9/16/20 STATING NOTHING WAS WRONG. TAKING BACK VEHICLE 9/18/20 FOR FURTHER CHECKING. I SAW NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THIS…

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CITY STREETS - WHEN PRESSING DOWN ON BRAKES CAR DOES NOT FULLY STOP AT TIMES STILL ROLLS. MOST TIMES MUST PRESS ALL THE WAY TO GET IT TO STOP. MAKES CAT SCREECHING NOISE WHEN BRAKING. FIRESTONE CHECKED BRAKES ON 9/16/20 STATING NOTHING WAS WRONG. TAKING BACK VEHICLE 9/18/20 FOR FURTHER CHECKING. I SAW NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THIS 2011 EDGE WHY NO RECALLS? MY VEHICLE IS REGULARLY SERVICED FOR ANY NECESSARY SERVICES NEEDED AT REGULAR INTERVALS.

NHTSA ODI #11355692

67,285 miles · Aug 31, 2020
Service Brakes

WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND I STEP ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE PEDAL WILL GO DOWN TO THE FLOOR. THE CAR HAS NEW BRAKES BUT THE BRAKES ARE SPONGY. IT IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE IT IS UNPREDICTABLE TO STOP. IT DOES THE SAME SAME THING WHEN THE CAR IS NOT IN MOTION.

NHTSA ODI #11352369

102,000 miles · Aug 26, 2020
Electrical SystemUnknown Or Other

2011 FORD EDGE 102K MILES. FRONT DRIVER DOOR LIGHT AJAR, THE DOOR INDICATING ITS AJAR KEEPS THE LIGHTS IN THE VEHICLE ILLUMINATED, THIS IN TURNED DRAINED THE BATTERY. VERY HARD TO TELL THE LIGHTS INSIDE ARE ON DURING DAYLIGHT HOURS. UNFORTUNATELY THIS SITUATION LEFT MY WIFE AND KIDS STRANDED. LOOKED UP SOLUTIONS FOR THIS WHEN I …

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2011 FORD EDGE 102K MILES. FRONT DRIVER DOOR LIGHT AJAR, THE DOOR INDICATING ITS AJAR KEEPS THE LIGHTS IN THE VEHICLE ILLUMINATED, THIS IN TURNED DRAINED THE BATTERY. VERY HARD TO TELL THE LIGHTS INSIDE ARE ON DURING DAYLIGHT HOURS. UNFORTUNATELY THIS SITUATION LEFT MY WIFE AND KIDS STRANDED. LOOKED UP SOLUTIONS FOR THIS WHEN I RAN ACROSS THE RECALL 19N09 FOR THIS SITUATION. TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS THE THE ISSUE. THEY NOTED THIS WAS A VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH THESE CARS. UNFORTUNATELY TODAY'S DATE (8/26/20) WAS 26 DAYS PAST THE RECALL EXPIRATION DATE OF 7/31/20. THE DEALERSHIP ADVISED ME THEY COULDN'T FIX THE ISSUE UNDER THE RECALL DUE TO THE EXPIRATION AND THE REPAIR WOULD COST $471. I CALLED FORD DIRECTLY WHERE THEY POLITELY TOLD ME I MISSED THE DATE AND THEREFORE I WAS ON MY OWN. I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED IN FORD'S DECISION TO NOT STAND BEHIND THE RECALL AND TAKE CARE OF THE KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE EDGE AFTER BEING ONLY 26 DAYS AFTER A RECALL EXPIRED. I ASKED FORD IF THEY HAD NOTIFIED ME OF THIS ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO THE RECALL EXPIRING, THEY SAID THEY SENT ME A NOTICE IN JANUARY, I ASKED THEM TO CONFIRM THE ADDRESS THAT NOTICE WAS SENT TO AND THEY INTIMATELY ASKED ME TO VERIFY MY ADDRESS TO THEM. RED FLAG.... I GOT THE FEELING THEY DID NOT SEND OUT ANY NOTICE ON THIS RECALL AND THEY COULD NOT CONFIRM WHERE THEY SENT THE NOTICE TO. FORD ADVISED ME TO PAY UP, GET IT FIXED BUT KEEP THE RECEIPT IN CASE THE RECALL OPENS BACK UP THEY WOULD REIMBURSE ME FOR IT. VERY DISAPPOINTED IN THIS SITUATION AND IN FORD. THE WAY THE CAR IS CURRENTLY IS NOT SAFE FOR MY WIFE AND KIDS TO DRIVE. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT I COULD JUST "DISCONNECT THE NEGATIVE TERMINAL TO STOP THE BATTERY FROM DRAINING"! FORD PLEASE DO THE RIGHT THING AND OPEN THIS RECALL BACK UP.

NHTSA ODI #11351370

124,000 miles · Aug 18, 2020
Back Over Prevention

THE SYNC SYSTEM QUIT WORKING. THERE IS A BLACK SCREEN AND I AM UNABLE TO USE THE BACKUP CAMERA OR SEE THE TEMPERATURE CONTROLS FOR THE VEHICLE. IT HAS BEEN THIS WAY FOR ABOUT A MONTH. ON MY FORD APP IT SHOWS 2 THINGS THAT NEED TO BE FIXED. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID I HAVE TO PAY $173 FOR THEM TO LOOK AT IT AND THEY S…

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THE SYNC SYSTEM QUIT WORKING. THERE IS A BLACK SCREEN AND I AM UNABLE TO USE THE BACKUP CAMERA OR SEE THE TEMPERATURE CONTROLS FOR THE VEHICLE. IT HAS BEEN THIS WAY FOR ABOUT A MONTH. ON MY FORD APP IT SHOWS 2 THINGS THAT NEED TO BE FIXED. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID I HAVE TO PAY $173 FOR THEM TO LOOK AT IT AND THEY SHOW NO RECALLS.

NHTSA ODI #11350148

90,035 miles · Aug 18, 2020
Service Brakes

THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WHEN TRYING TO STOP WHILE DRIVING ON THE HYWAY , I CHECKED THE FLUID IT WAS FULL, TOOK IT TO DEALER TO HAVE IT CHECKED THEY SAID IT NEEDED A HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT AND ELECTRONIC MODULE THAT IS MORE THAN $1,100 BUT I DID SOME RESEARCH AND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS FORD EDGE.

NHTSA ODI #11350136

86,000 miles · Aug 14, 2020
Fuel System, Gasoline

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD EDGE. THE CONTACT STATED UPON ENTERING HIS VEHICLE, HE SMELLED AN ABNORMAL ODOR OF GASOLINE AFTER REFUELING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WENT INTO HIS GARAGE AND SAW A PUDDLE OF GASOLINE ON THE FLOOR. THE CONTACT CONTACTED AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ADVISED HIM TO REFILL THE FUEL TANK TO DETERMIN…

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD EDGE. THE CONTACT STATED UPON ENTERING HIS VEHICLE, HE SMELLED AN ABNORMAL ODOR OF GASOLINE AFTER REFUELING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WENT INTO HIS GARAGE AND SAW A PUDDLE OF GASOLINE ON THE FLOOR. THE CONTACT CONTACTED AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ADVISED HIM TO REFILL THE FUEL TANK TO DETERMINE WHERE THE LEAK WAS COMING FROM. THE MECHANIC PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND THE RESULT WAS A LEAKING SEAL BY THE ROLLOVER VALVE SENSOR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED THE CONTACT TO FILE A COMPLAINT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000.

NHTSA ODI #11349306

43,200 miles · Aug 7, 2020
Unknown Or Other

WHILE DRIVING ON THE EXPRESS WAY, AN ORANGE WRENCH LIGHT APPEARED, AND THE CAR LOST POWER. VERY DANGEROUS. I WAS BARELY ABLE TO SAFELY PULL OVER AND CUT THE CAR OFF.

NHTSA ODI #11343850

2 miles · Aug 6, 2020
Service Brakes

THE BREAKS ARE ROCK HARD WHEN YOU FIRST HIT THE BREAK. THE CAR SLOWLY TRYS TO STOP BUT YOU CAN FEEL BRAKES NOT FULLY ENGAGE. SO YOU HAVE TO PRESS HARDER AND THEN THE BRAKES WILL ENGAGE AND IT'S AN ABRUPT STOP. SOMETIMES DOESN'T THINK IT WILL STOP. IT IS VERY SHOCKING WHEN FIRST HITTING BREAKS BECAUSE DON'T KNOW IF IT WILL BRAKE …

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THE BREAKS ARE ROCK HARD WHEN YOU FIRST HIT THE BREAK. THE CAR SLOWLY TRYS TO STOP BUT YOU CAN FEEL BRAKES NOT FULLY ENGAGE. SO YOU HAVE TO PRESS HARDER AND THEN THE BRAKES WILL ENGAGE AND IT'S AN ABRUPT STOP. SOMETIMES DOESN'T THINK IT WILL STOP. IT IS VERY SHOCKING WHEN FIRST HITTING BREAKS BECAUSE DON'T KNOW IF IT WILL BRAKE ALL THE WAY.

NHTSA ODI #11343621

Official recalls

3

11V128000 · Electrical System:software

Feb 24, 2011

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.

10V659000 · Structure:body

Dec 29, 2010

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.

10V516000 · Latches/locks/linkages:hatchback/liftgate:lock

Oct 27, 2010

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.

Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗

NHTSA investigations

1

PE16012 · Door Ajar Warning Light Always On

Opened Sep 28, 2016 · Closed Mar 20, 2017

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Interior Lighting; Latches/locks/linkages; 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.

Additional source detail variants (3)

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.