Last week I reported a fire that destroyed my car only seconds after I saw smoke and got out. After reading all the 'door ajar' complaints I wanted to add that I too had a problem with the "door ajar" warning happening over the last 6 months or so. It wasn't continuous, sometimes when I slammed the door really hard it would go off, but when leaving the car at night in the driveway sometimes I'd have to slam the door many times for the lights on the car to go off. I found that if the door ajar warning would not go on when I started it up to drive, if I pushed the "ok" control on the steering wheel the ceiling light would go off, but the door ajar red lighted symbol on the dash would stay on. Since the fire in my car was deemed caused by an electrical source by the fire chief, I wonder if this electrical/sensor issue could have anything to do with it. I'm shopping for a new car now, and I just found the same "door ajar" problems on the 2012 - 2014 models of the edge. Has anyone looked into the risk of fire from this issue? It seems a problem like this going on for years in the ford edge should be a recall and consumers should not have to foot the bill for this problem. When does the government enforce a recall on a part that continues to fail? The complaints on the nhtsb page can only be a small percentage of the actual problems, since most people don't know about the nhtsb or this page to submit a complaint.
2011 Ford Edge electrical complaints
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Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford edge. While all of the doors were closed, the front driver side door ajar warning light illuminated. In addition, the interior lighting remained illuminated. The failures recurred continuously. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 22,000.
This is the 2nd time in 3 years that I have had an issue with my driver door saying it is ajar when it is actually closed. It won't lock and the lights stay on, allowing for the battery to drain if left for too long. The door ajar light will not shut off unless I repeatedly slam the door until it registers that it is closed. Besides, being a safety issue, it is hurting my shoulder because I have to keep shutting it over and over until it registers. Twice I have gone out in our garage and night and found the entire car lit up because the car thinks the door is open. And it won't lock as long as the car thinks the door is open, which can also be a safety issue. This is apparently a known issue as many, many people on the internet are reporting the same issue. This is the 2nd time I've had my car to the dealer for this same issue!
The driver door is not locking with the door ajar alert on. Feel unsafe while driving. Left the vehicle on an airport parking lot. The river door ajar was on even all the doors were locked. Dome lights were left on while I was gone for several days. The battery was completely drained when had to call someone for help. Thank god it happened at a secure place.
Door ajar warning. Doors do not lock automatically nor will they lock with lock control on door or when in motion. Only possible way to lock doors is the remote on the key when car is stopped.
While driving less than 5 MPH in my driveway and turning to park, I noticed a thin stream of smoke coming from under the hood on the driver's side, about 3/4 way up the hood toward the windshield . I stopped, turned the car off and got out. Within seconds the car was filled with white smoke and the same white smoke started pouring out all sides of the hood and the front grill, fire was dropping from the engine onto the ground, and within about 30 seconds the front of the car went up in flames that were shooting 10-20 feet into the air. 2 minutes of exiting the car it was fully engulfed with 20-30 ft flames and thick smoke the fire department arrived in about 5 minutes and put the fire out. The car was completely destroyed. I notified ford of the incident and they advised there were no recalls or similar problems with other edges. I have photos of the destroyed car the day after and also still have the car if there's any reason to inspect it.
Ford needs to recall the door latch & ajar switch assembly. This is the second time this assembly has failed and I know numerous others with fords with same assembly that has failed in other models. When they go bad you don't know if the door is shut or open, the interior lights won't go out (thus drawing on the battery), and you can't trust the sensor to know if the door is shut and locked or not. It is a bad design from the start with this part. If they don't want to recall every car and replace, then they need to offer an unlimited warranty that they will fix for free if/when it does fail (and need to reimburse people that have already had it fixed).
Door sensor ajar will not go off. Unable to lock your doors while sensor states ajar . Has been to ford dealership many times. The dealership has said it fixed issue but the sensor went bad again. However, after warranty expires. This needs to be recalled and fixed. It is a hazard to your safety not to be able to lock your doors.
Defective sensor in drivers door latch. Doors won't lock while car is in motion and interior lights stay on while car is driven or after it is parked.
Door ajar light for drivers side stays on continuously even when door is closed properly. Interior lights remain on until a certain speed is reached. When vehicle is not in use the interior lights turn on and off as if the door were being opened and closed. I have replaced the battery once and have yet to replace the door switch.
Door ajar light comes on. Door is shut tight. Doom lights stay on for awhile and doors can not be locked when car is running.
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.
Door ajar light comes on all the time and prevents doors from locking also interior light stays on.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford edge. The contact stated that the door ajar indicator remained illuminated after the doors were closed. As a result, the interior lighting remained illuminated and the automatic locks malfunctioned while driving. The vehicle was taken to the dealer but no diagnostic testing was performed. No repairs were made to the vehicle. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 55,299.
I started getting a message driver's door ajar even though the door was closed. This did not allow the car to lock properly (two beeps instead of one beep). Also, the interior light did not go out. This is now occurring when I get into the car and try to drive off. This doesn't happen every time, however is now happening more and more often. Sometimes you can lock and unlock the door lock several times and the message will go out and the interior light will go off. Sometimes the only way it will go out is by slamming the door. I have read several others that are having the same issue. It seems to me this should be something that should have a recall if so many customers with different ford/mercury vehicles are experiencing. I have an appointment to have the dealer look at my car tomorrow. I can't continue driving it with these hazards.
Ford edge door ajar light continues to stay on. From the research I have done this is a problem this car has had. This should have a recall.
Dolor on driver side dont clase by beeper and alarm wont set. Afraid is damaged door look mecanism. Alredy changed 2 times before with warranty now expired. Alarm activated when door open cant drive car.
> when closing the driver's door, I get a "door ajar" message, even though the door is fully shut. I can get the message to go off if I slam the door repeatedly, but sometimes it takes two or three slams to get it to go off. This can be a serious safety issue when I'm not able to get the message to go off. If it occurs at night, I have to drive with the interior lights in the car on. I'm also concerned about the driver's air bags being able to deploy in an accident, if the sensor thinks the door is open. This problem really warrants a recall to address this issue.
The "door ajar" warning light comes on intermittently and has drained the battery at least 4 times over the past 10 months. The dead battery has left me stranded on several occasions.
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?!
The 'door ajar' warning light will not turn off when all doors are closed (particulary occurs when entering the driver door).
The driver side door ajar light stays on .with the light on, the door is not locked when you are driving. This then becoming a safety concern. After much research I am finding out this as been an on going problem for quite some time, and ford has done doing nothing to fix the problem.
The driver side door ajar light stays on .with the light on, the door is not locked when you are driving. This then becoming a safety concern. After much research I am finding out this as been an on going problem for quite some time, and ford has done doing nothing to fix the problem.
Front driver side door senor is not recognizing that the door is closed. It takes numerous attempt in order for the door to be recognized by the electrical system that it is close. This is a huge inconvenience and draws a lot of unnecessary attention. In asking around, I know several other ford edge who have encountered this issue as well, I firmly believe this to be a defect.
Tl*the contact owns a 2011 ford edge. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 60 MPH, a burning odor emitted inside of the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who stated there was an electrical problem that originated from the fuse box. The failure caused the battery to fail. The battery was replaced on two separate occasions however, the failure persisted. In addition, the rear lift gate failed to release and opened independently. The front driver's side seat belt would not latch securely. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 61,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford edge. The contact stated that the door ajar light continued to illuminate after the door was securely closed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The technician diagnosed an unknown sensor in the door failed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 24,000. Updated 4/16/15*cn the consumer stated the door ajar light illuminated on the dash and would not go out, the interior overhead light also stayed on and the doors would not lock while driving. Updated 04/21/15
The vehicle has a electrical issue, the door ajar sensor does not work correctly. When the driver side door is closed the warning panel is still showing the door is open, and the dome lights will not shut off.
While driving I had a message on my dash board that my driver side door was open. All the interior lights comes on and will not go off. I checked and all doors were closed and secure. This malfunction still up today and happens daily day an night time. During night is a safety issue because you can not see due to lights being on.
Tl* the contact owned a 2011 ford edge. While driving approximately 5 MPH into the driveway, there was smoke and flames erupting underneath the hood. In addition, there was smoke in the cabin. The fire department extinguished the fire. A police and a fire report were filed. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 45,000. ...updated 04/08/15
I was driving vehicle up a slight grade at 30mph. Engine power suddenly dropped to an idle RPM. It felt like it was running on 1 cylinder and very rough. I was able to "creep" the car to the side of road. Pressing on the accelerator in neutral or drive had no effect. A "wrench" warning icon appeared on the indicator panel. Shutting off and restarting the car allowed us to drive home. This occurred two times within 2 miles. The car will be taken to the dealer today for repairs. This same scenario (less than 270 miles prior) occurred as my wife accelerated away from our home 3 weeks prior. The owners manual indicated it was an awd issue. My car does not have that feature.the car was taken to the dealer who indicated it was a transmission problem covered by a service bulletin and reprogrammed the transmission computer. Prior to these engine incidents the car had acted odd when shifting, as though it popped in and out of gear. This is a safety concern and so far we have been lucky because it happened each time in low traffic conditions.
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