2011 Ford Edge: battery drain or dead battery

Filed Jul 29, 2025 · Body, Electrical · CA

Passenger door Door ajar light laminates and will not shut off. Now battery keeps dying.

Filed Jul 23, 2025 · Lights · WI

the hazard lights will turn on while driving, and or while the vehicle is parked, thus draining the battery. The button to turn them on and or off is a "pressure sensitive" button which fails from the swelling of heat and or moisture. This is a major issue as the vehicle can't be driven now since the hazards just turn on and off.

Filed Aug 30, 2023 · MN

I own a 2011 Ford Edge. Recently, I’ve been having problems when I get in the vehicle and, also when the passenger behind me gets in and we then shut our doors…. a warning light comes up on the dashboard stating that the passenger’s side door is ajar. After many attempts of slamming the door, the light goes off. My fear is that if I have a passenger, there could be an issue of the door opening, if I can not get the door shut correctly or my battery would drain and I could have a dead battery. I have looked into recalls, but none have been stated. The interesting fact, is that my sister has the same 2011 Edge and the same thing happened to her. She said the dealership fixed hers at no cost and said it was a recall. My vehicle has 102,000 miles on it. Also, my rear view camera does not always work. Safety issue if relying on that. Also, no recalls have been issued.

Filed Nov 18, 2020 · Airbags · GA

The front passenger door ajar indicator light stays on even when the door is closed. This keeps the interior lights on and drains the battery and the car will not lock. This creates a safety issue when I have my grandchildren in the car and I cannot lock the car. Also, I work around correctional facilities and it is required that we keep our cars locked. This problem is really stressing me out and I feel ford should be responsible for this issue. Also, my air bag indicator lights stay on continously which is another safety issue. I'm not sure the airbags would deploy if I were in an accident.

Filed Aug 26, 2020 · Electrical · 102,000 miles · ID

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.

Filed Feb 9, 2020 · Driver assistance, Electrical · 99,000 miles · MO

The front passenger door ajar light randomly comes on and stays on which keeps on the interior lights. Causing passengers to feel u safe as nd making it dangerous to drive at night and nearly impossible to back up. The parking lights come on and off a out of nowhere draining the battery which leaves it dead.

Filed Feb 6, 2020 · Electrical, Lights · 55,000 miles · CO

This is a follow up complaint as advised by mary at ford motor company. Ford did issue customer satisfaction program 19n09 refund for the driver side latch, however I had to replace the passenger side latch as well so would like a refund on both latches. Door ajar lights stay on which causes automatic door locks to fail, dome lights to remain on while driving as well as when vehicle is parked and turned off. When driving this causes a safety hazard because anyone can enter the car at a stop sign or light and cause harm to vehicle occupants. Additionally, dome lights stuck on while driving also poses a safety hazard. When vehicle is off and dome lights stay on, this drains the battery as well as fuses. We have had to replace the vehicle battery as well as fuses. We recently had to pay $1144.40 to have the door latches replaced and were told this is a known issue with ford. I reached out to ford customer service and was told they have not issued a recall for this problem. Date and mileage may not be accurate as this issue has been happening for many years, however we finally had no choice but to replace the door latches when my husband's wheelchair was stuck in the back because the fuse had blown and the back hatch door would not open.

Filed Aug 20, 2019 · Electrical, Lights · 55,000 miles · CO

Door ajar lights stay on which causes automatic door locks to fail, dome lights to remain on while driving as well as when vehicle is parked and turned off. When driving this causes a safety hazard because anyone can enter the car at a stop sign or light and cause harm to vehicle occupants. Additionally, dome lights stuck on while driving also poses a safety hazard. When vehicle is off and dome lights stay on, this drains the battery as well as fuses. We have had to replace the vehicle battery as well as fuses. We recently had to pay $1144.40 to have the door latches replaced and were told this is a known issue with ford. I reached out to ford customer service and was told they have not issued a recall for this problem. Date and mileage may not be accurate as this issue has been happening for many years, however we finally had no choice but to replace the door latches when my husband's wheelchair was stuck in the back because the fuse had blown and the back hatch door would not open.

Filed Oct 26, 2018 · Electrical, Lights · MO

The on screen door ajar warning shows door open when non exists. This keeps the dome lights from shutting off and can interfear with unlocking or opening other doors with the remote. Sometimes the dome light dome light stays on leaving my battery dead and me stranded.

Filed Jul 2, 2018 · Electrical · 143,000 miles · IN

Door sensor states door is open, when door is closed. Interior lights remain on and doors remain unlocked. Can have issues with doors unlocking when parked, leaving a issue for being robbed, also lights can remain on which will drain the battery. Lights will also stay on while driving which is an issue at night.

Filed May 23, 2018 · Body, Electrical · 80,000 miles · CA

The door ajar light stays on despite all doors being closed. This in turn prohibits the doors to lock on the vehicle (while driving and parked).the dome light will turn on intermittently, this includes during night time driving and when parked - both creating major safety issues. Battery drainage - being left with an inoperable vehicle. Visibility - severe glare and limited visibility while driving in darkness. Personal safety - doors not looking creates a threat to personal safety (there is a reason car doors lock automatically within a few minutes of takeoff - personal safety). In addition to this, the backup camera went out at 50000miles. So disappointed!

Filed Dec 13, 2017 · Electrical · 100,000 miles · KY

I have the infamous "door always ajar" problem on my ford edge. The problem seems to be the door latch assembly that gets corroded and stops indicating the door is closed. When the car is in motion, the locks won't lock, posing a hazard in a accident, imo. If this is at night, the interior lights come on and this could potentially cause the driver to be startled and cause an accident. If it is parked the interior lights won't go off and drains the battery, possibly stranding the driver in an unfriendly area. I love this car but I can't trust it or drive it until it is fixed. That the manufacturer is well aware of the problem and it is of their own making and they refuse to do anything about it is unacceptable. Thank you for giving me a chance to do something about this and for your work at keeping the public safe!