Drivers door ajar switch malfunction causing locks to malfunction.
2011 Ford Edge electrical complaints
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I was driving down a busy city street with my daughter when my car started to lose power and proceeded to stall in the middle of the road. A warning light (the wrench) popped up while this happened. I was luckily in the right hand lane and was able to steer the vehicle off of the road into a private drive. The vehicle then completely lost power. I was able to start the vehicle and tried to drive down the private road when the vehicle again started to lose power and stall. I then called aaa and had a tow truck pick up my vehicle and tow it to a local ford dealership. I was told the next day by the dealership that is was a faulty throttle body and that the part just happened to not be covered under my extended warranty. Why is a part that can cause a car to stall out while driving not covered under an extended warranty that the ford dealerships are selling to their customers? Furthermore, after seeing so many posts about this particular part on this website as well as numerous others why is there not a recall on these faulty throttle bodies? This a lot like what chevy did with their ignition switches (which we happen to own a cobalt and are going through that mess right now) allowing faulty parts to be placed into these vehicles which can cause the potential for serious accidents. I just thank god that we were not on a major highway in the middle of rush hour traffic. Something needs to be done about these parts and ford needs to look into the "extended warranties" that they are allowing their dealerships to sell. I am furious with my dealership right now and have a call into the east coast regional office regarding this situation.
As I was driving out of my neighborhood, I pressed the accelerator, felt a jerk, and then no response from the accelerator. The car was just in idle, with nothing I could do. The "wrench" light (check engine) came on. Luckily, I could easily pull over, since I had no control over my speed, except for braking. I shut the vehicle off, and turned it back on, and it seemed to be fine. 5 minutes later, driving on a four lane road, the accelerator went unresponsive again. I was able to pull onto a side street with my existing momentum (there was no shoulder or space on the main road). I contacted my dealership and made an appointment for the next day. The next morning, the same thing occurred while driving my daughter to school (I was able to pull off the road), and again, about 50 feet from the ford dealership. After evaluation, they said that the throttle body needed to be replaced. The part would take 2-3 days to order. They did not offer me a rental to use instead of my unsafe vehicle, but after I pushed, I was able to obtain a rental vehicle. I was not about to spend 5 days driving a vehicle I could not trust to be responsive when I needed it. Numerous other ford vehicles have had issues with the electronic throttle body, resulting in an extension of the warranty for this part. After doing more research, I believe ford needs to add the edge to this list: http://www.fordproblems.com/problems/electronic-throttle-body.shtml.
Door ajar indication on dash for both the driver side front and rear doors began to be intermittent even after the doors are shut tight with multiple closures. Car lights would stay on and car battery would be discharge (would not start and electrical system failures. I had to removed the interior lights front over the dash, rear ceiling lights and trunk lights to prevent the battery from discharging. Battery still be discharged but less fast. Car now begins beeping horn when the battery gets low. Car will not lock unless the key fob is a significant distance from the vehicle. Car has keyless entry and will not lock under any circumstance. Estimated repair will be over $400.00 and this is not guaranteed to fix the problem will not re-occur since ford has not fixed the design of the door lock assembly.
The door ajar light remains on all the time, elluding to the driver's door being open, when it is not. Will not allow me to lock my doors when driving, making it unsafe and wearing down my battery.
Door ajar warning light stayed lit at times, closing the door a little harder stopped working. Now the warning is constant and my doors will not lock while driving. All interior lights stayed on until it drained the battery. With new battery the only way the lights eventually shut off is if the car is locked, but the lights do stay on for extended periods of time before shutting off. Dealer claims the battery saver kicks in and shut the lights off "eventually" this is not the case if you leave the vehicle unlocked over night.
The "door ajar" warning on the driver door is constantly illuminated. Not sure if it I safe to dive vehicle.
When the driver side door is shut, the drive side door warning light stays on. It will not go out until the vehicle is turned off. Once the vehicle is turned off, the interior lights stay on for several minutes. We have to check the vehicle periodically to be sure they turn off. When vehicle is parked outside and no one is near the vehicle, the alarm will go off intermittently. This happens during the day and at night. It seems to have started after the driver side door warning light started staying on. Our vehicle is out of warranty. When I called my local ford dealer, they stated they see the problem with the driver side door warning light a lot but there is no recall on it. The repair can be as much as $500.00.
Door ajar sensor does not work properly on the driver's side front door. The sensor says the door is ajar, but it is not, and will not go off even after opening and closing the door several times. The interior lights stay on, which is a hazard when driving at night.
Driver door ajar error.
The alarm comes on for no reason. The front driver panel says the rear left door is open, even after closing it repeatedly, the panel still says the rear left door is open.
Door ajar switch was replaced by dealer at one year of age as door ajar alarm caused doors to unlock and interior dome lights to come on- it is difficult to see at night with interior lights on. New switch lasted two years(original switch was replaced at one year). Now in 2014 the switch is defective again!. Safety concern on night driving with interior lights on (there is no way to turn them off other than removing the bulbs!) and security concerns as when door ajar comes on the doors automatically unlock! Ford engineers need to drive in detroit at night and say this is not a safety issue! Or feds need to drive in dc at night and say this is not an auto safety issue!cops tell me to turn off interior lights at night driving!
I loved everything about my 2011 ford edge limited awd, I've had it less then two months . Then one morning as I was commuting to work I lost power to my edge. The weather was clear approx. 68 degrees, a beautiful friday morning I was driving I felt a jolt like a kick in the transmission that was followed by a flash of the tool symbol & ?awd off? On my front instrument panel. I lost acceleration power. I had nowhere to pull off on the side of the road and had just came out of a sharp curve. All I could do was put the edge in park. Turn off, then turn back on, it started right up luckily. The next day my husband took the edge to a ford dealership. The service dept. Hooked up the edge and found no problems/errors/codes. Although they said it is probably the throttle body, since they have had several ford edges come in with the same problem. I have googled ?losing power while driving my 2011 ford edge? And didn?t relies that this is the #1 problem with ford edges, you would think that ford would do something about this. After reading all the comments I saw information on the ?throttle body? Being replaced. Several people posted their edge had a code p2111 or p2112 (pertaining to the throttle body). I called ford and they told me this would not be covered under warranty. Help! I have a small family now I'm scared to drive!
Door ajar lights constantly on saying doors are open. Lights stay on because it thinks doors are open. Cannot lock from keyless entry pad. This happened about a year ago not sure of date that's why I didn't list. It is drivers door again and rear passenger door. Two at a time! Rear door is hardly used. Very disgusting and costly repairs again .
At first, about a week or so ago, door lock sensor indicated right front door not closed. Warning appeared on dash. Automatic locking at 10 MPH ok happened for a while, but within past few days, auto lock does not happen. In fact, if door locked manually after starting, all doors automatically unlock within seconds--whether vehicle parked or in motion (with ignition on). In short, locking doors is not possible and all doors are unlocked while driving. Locking doors is only possible when vehicle is parked and motor is off.
The door ajar comes on & doors will not lock. Dome lights stay on longer. This happens daily!!!!!
Driver door latch reports door ajar when door is closed. This prevents doors from being locked while moving. This causes dome lights to stay on after parked and inability to use touch lock features.
Driver door says it's open when it's not.
The door latch sensor says door is ajar. Doors can not lock, and dome light stays on. Ford refuses to acknowledge the issue, however this problem is common place.
This first happened the day after having the car serviced at a ford dealership. My wife said she got in the car, shut the door as usual and started the engine. Immediately, the door ajar warning light came on showing the driver's door being ajar. She opened & closed the door numerous times, and finally the warning light went off. A week later, this is still happening at various times with no rhyme or reason. Also, when exiting the car and attempting to lock the door by using the swiping motion on the door handle, which has worked like a charm since we drove it off the dealership lot in september 2010, the door does not lock, nor does pressing the last two buttons on the keyless entry pad. Once again, open the door - shut the door one or more times, and it works. Looking at several others that have taken the time to look-up how to post a complaint on this site, I would think it would be time for ford to step-up to the plate and offer a free fix to those with this problem. While this may not warrant a full recall, I think it is enough of an issue for ford to address by replacing the defective sensor and not just a "cleaning" that is only a temporary fix.
Driver's door latch reports door is ajar, which prevents car from locking doors when car is moving. Other side effects - can't use touch-lock features, lights are staying on after car is locked etc.
Driver door ajar light comes on when door is closed as well as while vehicle is moving. Interior as well as puddle lights come on. Frequent slamming if door to trigger sensor does not work. Unable to turn lights off. Prohibits doors from locking while vehicle is in motion. Serious safety concern.
The car is sporadically not detecting the driver's side door being closed. This engages the "door ajar" indicator which is linked with the latching mechanism which is linked to the locking features. This happens daily and the door needs to be frequently opened and closed to attempt to get the sensor to recognize that the door is actually closed (which it is). Periodically, the indicator will not clear which makes the vehicle unlockable while driving as it has the automatic lock feature at 10-12 MPH. Even when manually locking the doors while driving with this "door ajar" indicator activated, the doors will unlock themselves because it believes the door is open. When parked and when this happens, you can only manually (fingers or key fob) lock the vehicle but the factory alarm system will not activate as it thinks the door is open. This is an unsafe condition and needs to be recalled.
Vehicle displays driver side door ajar. No matter what you do to close the door, it wont turn off. It doesn't allow the doors to be locked when driving and the alarm to go off constantly. This in effect causes you to get a costumed to your alarm going off and not really knowing when it is legitimate. Also if another door is ajar you can get so used to seeing the "driver door ajar" light that it can be confused for any other door. Including a rear door with children passengers. I've read hundreds of the same complaint. Ford needs to issue a recall.
Driver door-open sensor does not show the door closed when it is latched properly. Locks will not engage so vehicle is not secured when driving. Interior light stays on for a period making it unsafe to drive at night until the light goes off in about 20 seconds.
Door ajar light stays on when doors are closed. Doors wont lock while driving. Hazard when children are in the vehicle. Slamming door 10 times wont help. Have to manually lock door when exiting car. Alarm wont work if door wont lock.
The drivers door ajar warning light remained illuminated. The doors are unable to lock. Sometimes the light will go off while driving and the doors will lock, but sometimes it will come back on and the doors will unlock again.
Door sensor replaced once because of bad sensor. About 4 months ago it stated doing it again. The door ajar light comes on and the doors wont look. Can close the door 3 to 6 times before it will go off. Can be driving and the sensor will come on and the doors unlock. Great for safety, I have 2 ford edges both 2011 & both cars are doing the same thing.
Door ajar light will not go off for driver door. Door is closed. Doors will not lock when moving. I have kids that could open the door while moving (and yes I could use the child locks, but I do not in case of a wreck). This also leaves the interior lights and exterior lights on for 10 or so minutes after the car is turned off, which will drain the battery. This seems to be a huge issue with ford door latches for many years now and needs to be fixed.
After closing the driver's side door, the in dash computer says the door is still ajar and the dome light will not turn off.
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