2012 Ford Edge: key fob or push-button start problems

Filed Oct 15, 2016 · Body, Electrical · 35,000 miles · WA

Driver side door ajar warning light and message displayed after entering or exiting the vehicle even though the door is shut. Problem occurs intermittently, seemingly more often when outside temperatures reach above 70 degrees. Attempts to open and shut the door multiple times often does not resolve the issue. When issue occurs the doors do not lock automatically when the vehicle begins moving, interior lights remain on. Occurs when starting to drive the vehicle or when parking. If parking, when the key fob "lock" button is pushed the horn honks twice rather than the normal single honk, indicating that the security alarm is not activated. Problem occurred within the first 10k miles and was fixed by ford dealership under warranty. Problem started to occur again around 35k miles (jan 2016).

Filed Mar 1, 2016 · Engine · 75,000 miles · CA

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford edge. While driving 5 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning in the middle of an intersection after exiting the freeway. The contact stated that the vehicle had an error message that displayed "key not detected" once the vehicle stalled. In addition, the contact placed the vehicle in neutral and was able to restart the vehicle. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was 75,000.

Filed Apr 16, 2015 · Electrical · 22,000 miles · IL

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford edge. While driving at 30 MPH, the vehicle lost power. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic. The technician diagnosed that the battery and the key fob needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 22,000.

Filed Aug 8, 2014 · Brakes · 52,495 miles · WA

July 31, 2014 - I ran a red light when the brakes on my 2012 edge failed. It felt as if there was zero pressure & the brake pedal sunk all the way to the floor. After pumping them, or really "standing" on the pedal, the car finally slowed down. After this incident, there was an audible "hiss" when the brakes were applied. I had noticed for several weeks prior to july 31st, my brakes felt "different". When pressure applied for push button start, they felt very stiff. At other times, when applying pressure to slow or stop completely, considerably more pressure was necessary than had been previously adequate. The next day (august 1st), our local ford service center confirmed that my model was under the extended warranty for the brake vacuum booster. However, the part is on back order & there is no eta for a new part. I expect my car to be there several weeks, if not months. Why is this item not a national recall?! This is a serious, known, issue that could result in serious injury or death.

Filed Aug 16, 2013 · Brakes, Fuel system · 3,000 miles · FL

My 14 month old, 2012 ford edge, has had numerous issues, some very serious! From the beginning, I have had issues with the sync system, the navigation system, and controlling the temperature. They have had to "update" my sync system more than once. I frequently get a "no key detected" message when driving. (push start system) the first time that happened I pulled off the road thinking it would stop running, and did $1400.00 in damage to the car. (coverage was denied by the wheel and tire protection plan.) later was told the car would not have stopped even if it didn't recognize that the key fob was in it. (a car-jackers dream!) I had a hole in my brake booster causing me to not have the benefit of power brakes. Found this out when I stepped on my brakes and wasn't stopping. I had the really push on them to prevent hitting a car. The battery died in 14 months. The latest is that the vacuum seal in the capless fuel system had a bad o-ring causing fuel to leak and vapors to escape. I truly believe that this car is poorly made. I'm just waiting for the next issue to surface.