DOOR AJAR WARNING COMES ON AFTER SHUTTING THE DRIVERS DOOR. I HAVE TAKEN THIS IN 2 TIMES SINCE I HAD THIS UNDER WARRANTY TO HAVE IT FIX AND NOW IT HAS HAPPEN AGAIN. WITH THIS PROBLEM THESE ARE THE OTHER PROBLEMS CAUSED BY IT. ' THE DOME LIGHT STAYS ON AND CREATES A NIGHT DRIVING HAZARD. ' THE DOME LIGHT STAYS ON AND CREATES …
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DOOR AJAR WARNING COMES ON AFTER SHUTTING THE DRIVERS DOOR. I HAVE TAKEN THIS IN 2 TIMES SINCE I HAD THIS UNDER WARRANTY TO HAVE IT FIX AND NOW IT HAS HAPPEN AGAIN. WITH THIS PROBLEM THESE ARE THE OTHER PROBLEMS CAUSED BY IT. ' THE DOME LIGHT STAYS ON AND CREATES A NIGHT DRIVING HAZARD. ' THE DOME LIGHT STAYS ON AND CREATES A SAFETY HAZARD WHEN SITTING IN A PUBLIC AREA AT NIGHT. ' THE FALSE DOOR AJAR SIGNALS PREVENTS THE DRIVER FROM RECOGNIZING A REAL DOOR AJAR SITUATION ... VERY DANGEROUS. ' THE DOORS WILL NOT LOCK WHICH IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. ' FAULTY LATCH. THE CAR HAS ONLY 33000 MILES ON IT AND THIS IS THE 3RD TIME THIS HAS HAPPEN. THIS SHOULD BE RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT OR KILL BY A FACULTY SENSOR THAT PEOPLE WILL START IGNORING BECAUSE IT DOESN'T WORK.
NHTSA ODI #10807069
89,000 miles · Nov 25, 2015
Electrical System
2012 FORD EDGE - CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON 4+ TIMES A MONTH. NO PROBLEMS FOUND. COULD CAUSE CONSUMER TO IGNORE THE LIGHT WHEN THERE IS A REAL PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE. OCCURS WITH ENGINE ON IN STATIONARY CONDITION, AND UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE AND WHILE IN MOTION. PURCHASED MAY 2014.
NHTSA ODI #10806810
30,000 miles · Nov 25, 2015
Electrical SystemFire
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD EDGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE IGNITION WAS TURNED TO THE OFF POSITION, A FIRE IGNITED UNDER THE FRONT HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER EXITED THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED A…
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD EDGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE IGNITION WAS TURNED TO THE OFF POSITION, A FIRE IGNITED UNDER THE FRONT HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER EXITED THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000.
NHTSA ODI #10806739
Mileage unknown · Nov 24, 2015
Electrical System
DOOR AJAR SENSOR STAYS ON EVEN WHEN THE DOOR IS CLOSED, THIS EVOLVES THE DRIVERS DOOR ONLY....AT THIS TIME.
NHTSA ODI #10806561
Mileage unknown · Nov 20, 2015
Electrical System
MY 2012 FORD EDGE HAS DRIVER AND REAR DOORS AJAR INDICATORS ARE ON THE DASH, CLOSING THE DOOR REPEATEDLY DOES NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE CAR KEEPS TELLING ME TO SHIFT TO PARK. THE DOOR SWITCH IS A MODULE INSIDE THE DOOR. THIS IS BAD. WHEN YOU PARK THE CAR AND LOCK IT THE LIGHT STAYS ON EXPOSING THE INSIDE OF THE CAR. THIS IS …
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MY 2012 FORD EDGE HAS DRIVER AND REAR DOORS AJAR INDICATORS ARE ON THE DASH, CLOSING THE DOOR REPEATEDLY DOES NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE CAR KEEPS TELLING ME TO SHIFT TO PARK. THE DOOR SWITCH IS A MODULE INSIDE THE DOOR. THIS IS BAD. WHEN YOU PARK THE CAR AND LOCK IT THE LIGHT STAYS ON EXPOSING THE INSIDE OF THE CAR. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE AND NEED TO BE FIXED OR REMOVED COMPLETELY.
NHTSA ODI #10795098
51,000 miles · Nov 19, 2015
Electrical System
DRIVERS DOOR AJAR WARNING COMES ON AND THE DOME LIGHTS WILL NOT GO OFF. THE DOOR IS CLEARLY CLOSED. THIS WARNING COMES ON MORE OFTEN THAN NOT. VERY DANGEROUS DURING NIGHT DRIVING
NHTSA ODI #10794970
36,885 miles · Nov 9, 2015
Electrical System
DRIVERS SIDE DOOR LATCH SWITCH. DOOR AJAR WARNING CAME ON DASH INTERIOR LIGHTS WILL NOT GO OFF DANGEROUS DRIVING AT NIGHT. SOMETIMES IT GOES OFF AND THEN IT'S OK. COST TO REPAIR $550.00 COMPLETE RIP OFF.
NHTSA ODI #10789427
48,000 miles · Nov 5, 2015
Electrical System
DRIVER DOOR AJAR SWITCH MALFUNCTIONING. DOOR AJAR DISPLAY MESSAGE STAYS ON WHILE DOOR IS CLOSED, PARK/SHIFT INDICATOR COMES ON.
NHTSA ODI #10788630
67,000 miles · Nov 3, 2015
Electrical System
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD EDGE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, ALL THE INTERIOR LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND THE DOOR AJAR INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT HAD TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT REMOVED ONE OF THE FUSES IN ORDER TO SHUT OFF THE INTERIOR LIGHTS. THE DEALER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILU…
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD EDGE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, ALL THE INTERIOR LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND THE DOOR AJAR INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT HAD TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT REMOVED ONE OF THE FUSES IN ORDER TO SHUT OFF THE INTERIOR LIGHTS. THE DEALER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000.
NHTSA ODI #10787948
44,000 miles · Oct 28, 2015
Electrical System
DRIVER DOOR AJAR SWITCH MALFUNCTIONING. DOOR AJAR DISPLAY MESSAGE STAYS ON WHILE DOOR IS CLOSED AND THE RESULT IS THAT THE DOORS WILL NOT LOCK WHEN THE VEHICLE IS MOVING. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE! THIS ISSUE ORIGINALLY OCCURRED AT APPROXIMATELY 20K MILES AND DEALER REPLACED THE DOOR AJAR SWITCH UNDER WARRANTY. BUT ISSUE IS HAPP…
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DRIVER DOOR AJAR SWITCH MALFUNCTIONING. DOOR AJAR DISPLAY MESSAGE STAYS ON WHILE DOOR IS CLOSED AND THE RESULT IS THAT THE DOORS WILL NOT LOCK WHEN THE VEHICLE IS MOVING. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE! THIS ISSUE ORIGINALLY OCCURRED AT APPROXIMATELY 20K MILES AND DEALER REPLACED THE DOOR AJAR SWITCH UNDER WARRANTY. BUT ISSUE IS HAPPENING AGAIN 2 YEARS LATER.
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2012-2014 Ford Edge and Lincoln MKX vehicles manufactured September 2, 2010, to November 30, 2013; 2013-2014 Ford Taurus and Lincoln MKS vehicles manufactured August 25, 2011, to November 30, 2013; and 2013-2014 Ford Flex and Lincoln MKT vehicles manufactured September 12, 2011, to November 30, 2013. In the affected vehicles, the halfshaft retention circlip may not have been properly installed, and as a result, the halfshaft may move outward and disengage from the linkshaft while driving and without prior warning.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: If the halfshaft and linkshaft become disengaged while driving, power will no longer be transmitted to the wheels, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash. Additionally, if the parking brake is not applied before exiting the vehicle, the vehicle may roll away despite the transmission being placed in 'Park', increasing the risk of injury to exiting occupants and bystanders.
Remedy: Ford will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the vehicles to make sure that the halfshaft is properly retained. If it is not, dealers will replace the linkshaft and also replace the halfshaft if it shows evidence of spline damage, free of charge. The recall began on August 4, 2014. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-800-392-3673. Ford's number for this recall is 14S10.
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2012-2013 Edge vehicles manufactured from September 2, 2010, through April 25, 2013, and equipped with 2.0L engines. The fuel line pulse damper metal housing may crack as a result of an improper manufacturing process. A cracked fuel line pulse damper housing may result in a combination of fuel odor, weepage, or a continuous leak while the fuel system is pressurized.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source may result in a fire.
Remedy: Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the fuel line with one that does not have a damper, free of charge. The safety recall began on February 25, 2014. Owners may contact Ford at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 13S13. IMPORTANT: This recall supersedes recall 12V-438. All vehicles that have been remedied under the previous recall need to have the current remedy applied.
Ford is recalling certain 2012 Edge vehicles manufactured from September 2, 2010, through October 31, 2011, equipped with 2.0L engines. The fuel line pulse damper metal housing may crack as a result of an improper manufacturing process. A cracked fuel line pulse damper housing may result in a combination of fuel odor, weepage, or a continuous leak while the fuel system is pressurized.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source may result in a fire.
Remedy: Ford will notify owners, and dealers will repair the vehicles free of charge. The safety recall began on September 27, 2012. Owners may contact Ford Motor Company Customer Relationship Center 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 ↗
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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