My vehicle exhibits illuminated dome lights and door ajar messages when doors are fully closed. I get error messages intermittently while driving of door ajar notification and the interior lights will come on unexpectedly while driving. The interior dome lights also stay illuminated even when I have turned the car off and locked the doors, draining battery. I have received notification of ford's voluntary extension of door latch warranty through july 2020. This is a known defect. My car began exhibiting the defect in november 2020. It is a safety issue as I am alarmed and cannot see when driving at night and the interior lights suddenly pop on. I also fear my child will open the door while driving as the "lock" feature is unreliable due to the defect. In addition, it is unsafe for me to park my vehicle at night not knowing if I will have a drained battery later because there is no way to shut off the interior lights.
2012 Ford Edge lights problems
86 complaints (8% of all complaints for this car). Typical mileage when it fails: 50,750.
- owner complaints
- 86
- of this car's complaints
- 8%
- typical mileage
- 50,750
- crashes
- 0
- recalls
- 0
Which part fails
Owners did not name a specific part.
At what mileage
Complaints by mileage at the time of the problem.
Ford Edge lights problems in other years
Specific symptoms reported on the 2012 Ford Edge lights
Phrases found in the owners' own descriptions, so one complaint can mention several symptoms.
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 2012 Ford Edge owners say
Most recent owner complaints, unedited.
Headlights have burned out 3 times in the past 2 years. Both headlights burn out. Both high and low beams burn out at the same time. Both headlights were replaced within 3 months and 1 has already burned out. The dealer is recommending replacement of both assemblies at acost of 1400+. The vehicle has not been involved in any accident involving this area.
Safety issue door ajar light not turning off when door is closed. Doors will not lock when car is in motion posing a safety threat to family. Battery has died multiple days times and replacement was necessary.
My driver side rear door sensor keeps saying it is open when it isn't. This causes me to drive with the light on until it eventually turns off. When I park and lock the car the dome light stays on for a long while. And the alarm even beeps twice telling me the light is on/it thinks the door is still open when it's not.
My car is a 2012 ford edge and has had problem with the door latches and the lights, and the shifter I have had this car in the shop for this problem and it doing again. The car when started it say to put in park and shift to drive and doors does not lock and all the lights stay on in the car
I get ready to start my day as usual I go and start my vehicle (stationary) to warm it up, as I got ready to set the temperature in the SUV I noticed the bottom touch panel did not light up. So I pushed the button to turn off the heat that was blowing and it didnt turn off, I tried and again and nothing. Its to hot in texas with little children to have electrical problems that effect the air conditioning. I pushed other buttons to see if anything worked and still nothing, the hazard lights will not function nor will the electric windows. My family and I drove the vehicle to my destination afterwards I had the fuses tested they are good, but was told it is front interface control module. This is my only vehicle and hopefully a ford dealership can give a better diagnosis than auto part store.
When I am driving to work at 5:00 am down the interstate my interior lights will just come on. My edge has interior lights that won't go off door ajar is on the dashboard. Late at night when my car is not in motion and my lights just turn on my home security system has recorded it several times and the car has sat off for many hours. My door ajar light is always on. For safety reasons this should be addressed by the ford company.
The door ajar sensor is always on. When I start driving the lights are on until I move a few feet. I am not able to lock my doors or use my remote start. It has killed my battery. When my car is parked and turned off the lights will come on and off randomly.
Door ajar sensor is failing. Door ajar message stays on with door closed (driver's) making driving very difficult with constant warning beeps and dome light on (even at night). I have to open and shut the door multiple times very hard for it to go away. Many many people have had this issue, and apparently it progressively gets worse until they have constant beeping warning, dome light on while driving at night, doors that won't lock while driving and the constant risk of a dead battery after returning to their parked vehicle. I've already had to buy a new battery due to the dome light staying on after parking. This is very dangerous and deserves a recall. The current fix apparently requires replacing the entire latch for around $400, every two years on average. This is ridiculous.
I purchased my car in dec 2013. I had to take it back to the dealer the very next day due to the door ajar light. This has been a continuous issue with the door ajar sensor and the door does not properly latch. The interior lights remain on for quite some time and if I lock the door then the alarm goes off all day or night at random. It has been happening since I purchased the vehicle . I have had it for almost 5 years.
Questions about the 2012 Ford Edge lights
Does the 2012 Ford Edge have lights problems?
Owners have filed 86 complaints about the lights of the 2012 Ford Edge, 8% of all its complaints.
At what mileage do 2012 Ford Edge lights problems start?
The typical (median) mileage in owner complaints is 50,750 miles.
Was there a recall on the 2012 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 2012 Ford Edge problems
Electrical 462Brakes 273Body 168Engine 64Fuel system 47Transmission 47Locks 39Driver assistance 37Steering 16Acceleration 15Visibility 14Airbags 8Seats 5Seat belts 4Tires 3Wheels 3Suspension 2
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