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.
2011 Ford Edge lights problems
195 complaints (11% of all complaints for this car). Typical mileage when it fails: 53,772.
- owner complaints
- 195
- of this car's complaints
- 11%
- typical mileage
- 53,772
- crashes
- 0
- recalls
- 0
Which part fails
Owners did not name a specific part.
At what mileage
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Ford Edge lights problems in other years
Specific symptoms reported on the 2011 Ford Edge lights
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Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Related investigations
Door Ajar Warning Light Always On
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 the federal safety agency 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.
PE16012
What 2011 Ford Edge owners say
Most recent owner complaints, unedited.
head lights go out while driving at night hi or low beam auto or manual it does not make any diff .
About a year and a half ago I had a problem in which my headlights and highbeams would turn on but then shut off. If you turned them off and back on, they would come on but go out again. I paid to fix this problem. It's now happening again. It'll be the second time in two years with the same issue. I've searched online and others with the same year car are having the same exact problem. There's no recall listed on this but it's a safety issue that keeps happening. The date of the second incident is 12/5/23.
My car will turn on the lights in the middle of the night, without anybody in it. Battery is continuously dead, even after replacing with a new battery. The alternator and starter have been checked and are good. The passenger door ajar is always on. When I lock the car with my key fob it honks twice and the lights inside the car remain on. The car will die while driving it, when I am at a stop light. The engine light will come on and the only warning that appears is passenger door ajar. Other Ford vehicles have a recall for these horrible issues and my vehicle should be as well. This is a major issue caused by Ford. Period. There is no specific date for this issue, it happens every single day since I have owned this 2011 Ford Edge SE FWD
Passenger door ajar light stays on and doors won't lock, and the exterior lights come on when the car is parked and not running They had a recall for the drivers side door latch, but not for the passenger side
My car is a 2011 ford edge sport awd and the brake lights will stay on after using the brakes. It is available for inspection. It is a safety hazard because others around me are not always seeing an accurate signal. I have not taken it in to be looked at yet, i just have been lifting up on the brake pedal after i use the brakes. there is on warning or notifications stating the brake lights are still on.
Driving at night is very dangerous as my headlights are extremely dim (even with new bulbs). The high beams are no better as they don't illuminate the road far enough or bright enough to see objects at night more than 100 feet away. I get anxiety driving at night because I can't see much and this is a problem with Ford Edges of various years with halogen bulbs. Many have had to buy conversion kits to install HID lights because the headlights are so bad. There are several online forums of Edge owners who are very dissatisfied in the quality and safety of the headlights. I believe this is a very serious safety concern and that a recall should be placed on the vehicle. Car owners should not have to spend hundreds of dollars to modify a brand new or used vehicle because the headlights don't illuminate well enough to drive safely.
Went to leave at night headlights did not come on and will not come on. Drive to turn just the switch to make them come on did not work either. The low beams nor the high beams will come on
Since I purchase 2011 ford edge from my dealer in babylon ny . I have issues with electrical, loss of power during winter, and the worse has been the brakes, master cylinder to brakes keep failing and I never no even I change my brakes when they can fail . I am scared of driving this unsafe vehicle. My dealer does not respond to my vehicle.
In 2016 ford edge door ajar light will stay on even when the door were locked. In the beginning it was not an issue but than things got worse as for no apparent reason the car alarm would go off on its own at different times of day and night. After pinpointing the problem to the door latch sensor was advised to change the sensor (but since geniuses at ford decided to incorporate the sensor in the actual door latch with no removable parts) I was forced to change the entire door latch mechanism which cost about $500..I recently received a letter that this was a known issue and a recall now has been ordered...submitted the paperwork for a refund and it was denied (reason car in 2016 had 88,000 miles)...although on the letter it says that if I had the issue now it will be covered up to 120,000 ...I have called ford multiple times and also submitted original receipts with chapman ford in egg harbor twp, nj...but they said they can not honor any refunds due to mileage (case # ford gave me is [xxx]) information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
Questions about the 2011 Ford Edge lights
Does the 2011 Ford Edge have lights problems?
Owners have filed 195 complaints about the lights of the 2011 Ford Edge, 11% of all its complaints.
At what mileage do 2011 Ford Edge lights problems start?
The typical (median) mileage in owner complaints is 53,772 miles.
Was there a recall on the 2011 Ford Edge lights?
There is no recall for this problem on this model year.
What year does the Ford Edge have the most lights problems?
The Ford Edge model years with the most lights complaints are 2013 (196 complaints), 2011 (195 complaints) and 2012 (86 complaints).
Other 2011 Ford Edge problems
Electrical 687Brakes 308Body 274Engine 196Transmission 172Acceleration 88Locks 83Fuel system 78Driver assistance 70Steering 29Visibility 21Airbags 12Seats 12Suspension 10Wheels 10Seat belts 7Tires 3
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