2014 Ford Edge: headlights failing or too dim

Filed Apr 19, 2023 · Airbags, Electrical · 109,450 miles · TX · crash · 4 injuries

I purchased my 2014 Ford Edge SEL ON JANUARY 2015. I have electrical problems suspicion problems & recall on my Airbags! I have always taken it to a Ford Dealership to have my regular service done…oil charge etc. it those times I have told them the other problems I was having example electrical problem started a month after I bought my vehicle every time they told me nothing is wrong or they replace the battery I have had 4 batteries replaced by Ford Dealerships. I also had recall on my airbags the dealership told me numerous times you do not need to worry about your vehicle it is fine!! After my 100, 000 Mile Warranty ran out I had my vehicle serviced by a mechanic shop. They could the electrical issue was in headlights & dashboard had them replace headlights & lights in dashboard. On 3/19/2023 I was in a bad vehicle accident involved 9 vehicles I was the 5 vehicle. I have neck back & leg injuries. My AIRBAGS NEVER went off! If the Airbags would of worked properly have would not of gotten all my injuries. My Police Officers & Paramedics explained that to me at scene of the accident. Why did Ford not do or repair my airbag recall instead of telling meh car was not recalled even when I received service notification in the mail to get the Airbags fixed

Filed Jun 17, 2020 · Electrical, Lights · 59,000 miles · CA

The driver side door sensor/ latch is failing. Door is closed or slammed multiple times and sensor shows errors of: door ajar, transmission not in park, engine on because it doesn't sense the door being shut. Therefore the overhead light stays on and can potentially drain battery. If continuing to drive with warning it will beep every few seconds. The doors will not automatically lock. When getting out of car and locking. It needs to be shut multiple times so light doesn't stay on and or alarm will not set.

Filed Jun 16, 2019 · Lights · 42,000 miles · PA

I am writing to complain of the poor visibility from the headlights on this vehicle. With low beam on there is a black out line about 30 to 40 feet in front of the vehicle which changes with elevation of the road. I drive in rural areas 80% of the time and have difficulty seeing far enough in front to drive safely. When on high beam it is difficult to see to the sides far enough to see any objects possibly entering the roadway. I am wondering if anything can be done to resolve this issue. Thanks for your time.

Filed May 6, 2019 · Lights · WI

Driver side head lights do not come on when lights are first turned on. Checked bulbs and ok. Then when high beam is turned on the light will come on and both low and high beam will work. Ok for a couple days then same process. In checking online blogs see a lot of owners complain of same or similar problem. . Suggestions to replace relay but when going to dealer suggest replacing complete assembly which is very expensive. Also relays make like almost a transmission shifting noise when going from low to high beam and back. Because of lack of dependability feel compelled to have to check lights every time you go someplace.

Filed May 31, 2018 · Lights · MN

I purchased this vehicle used and have had it for one year. The head lights are the worst headlights I have ever experienced on a vehicle. Headlights do not project adequately down the road on either high or low beam. Both high and low beams are not bright enough. Poor illumination above the road and to the sides. There are blind spots when going up a hill or turning a corner. I live in a rural area and it is very hazardous to drive this vehicle at night.

Filed Nov 21, 2017 · Lights · 5 miles · MI

Halogen headlights on low beam do not project very far down the road and do not illuminate at all above approximately 40 inches above ground level so it is impossible to read street signs when not in areas with street lights. They are aligned according to ford specifications. Very hazardous. Aaa has conducted studies on this problem and it affects multiple manafacture'svehicles that use halogen headlights. This has been a problem since vehicle was new and dealer has no remedy.

Filed Jun 11, 2017 · Electrical, Lights · 1 miles · CA

2014 ford edge w/ 100000 miles. Driving in town and headlights went off. All other lights still on; tail, dash, parking, t/s, flashers and accessory. Retired ford mechanic. Started activating all light related switches. All things normal except no headlight &/or high beam. Wiggled and pulled all fuses and relays in the under hood fuse panel. Wiggled and pulled all electrical looms and connectors. Checked headlight plugs and connectors. Nothing!! Slammed hood and lights returned. Has not re-occurred yet.

Filed Feb 2, 2017 · Lights · 13,000 miles · MI

Tl* the contact owns a 2014 ford edge. While driving various speeds, the headlights were not bright enough and the contact could not see the road. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 13,000. The VIN was not available.

Filed Dec 1, 2016 · 10,000 miles · WI · crash

My wife and I stopped for lunch, and parked on a city street. (85 I remember looking at my phone when I stopped and shut off the car using the push button on the dash. We walked to the food stand and someone tapped me on the shoulder to inform me that my car rolled down the street. I attached a picture below. I crawled to the driver side through the passenger door. The car came to a stop by hitting a small tree, and just missed a large tree. I was also informed that the car rolled slow enough the cars and people were able to avoid contact. There was a crowd, but thankfully no one called the police. The car only had a small scratch on the bumper. I also remember a bing..bing..bing noise when we exited the vehicle prior to it rolling away. It made the same noise then I leave my headlights on, but they auto shut-off in the past. You may have figured out that I forgot to put the car in park. Yes I made an error, but ford could have the car make a loud noise if the driver door is opened before or after the engine is shut off and the car is not in park. I am a 29 year emt, and I can assure you that safety is always on my mind, but just not on this day. I am 63 years old, and all my previous cars were unable to remove the keys if the car was not in park. So it's all about the push button start/stop button. Thanks for reading, and maybe you can suggest a fix to ford.

Filed May 23, 2015 · Lights · 3,000 miles · NC

Headlights are projector beam style with a very distinctive cutoff at the top of the beam which makes impossible to see any distance when traveling on hilly roads. Also, the headlight beams are extremely narrowly focused directly ahead making it very hard to see anything to the sides when needing to make a turn. High beams are very weak.

Filed May 15, 2015 · Lights · 800 miles · PA

The ford edge was bought new in december 2014, and this was the first time I drove the car at night. I live in a rural area in northeastern pa. With no street lights. The vehicle has "projection beam headlights" and on high beam, the light is so focused to the front, that you lose sight of any road you may be trying to turn onto. You can very easily run off the road since you loose the relationship of where you are driving on the dark road. With the lights on low beam it is as if a black shade covers the top 2/3 of the windshield making it even more difficult to see the road, turning or not. It is bad enough on a somewhat level area and impossible to see more than 10 yards ahead when going downhill so that if another vehicle is approaching and you change to low beam too soon, you can't see the road or anything standing in it between yourself and the other vehicle. I can only imagine what happens in the fog and you try to drive with low beams. I returned to the dealer, explained the problem I was having, they "adjusted the headlights" ( there was little to no change in the dark). I have since taken several people for a ride in the vehicle at night to demonstrate the headlights and have been told that my description doesn't do the problem justice. I have also taken pictures from the drivers seat out the windshield to show to anyone interested. This is the most dangerous vehicle I have ever driven at night. I had aftermarket fog lights installed that help somewhat but doesn't solve the problem. I would be willing to bet that a number of single vehicle accidents at night are caused by these headlights. I did contact ford motor company, explained the problem and was politely told "this is the way the lights work". I find it hard to believe that more owners living in rural areas haven't complained.

Filed Jul 18, 2014 · Lights · 800 miles · OK

Whoever thought these ece headlights are great needs to get off the drugs. Just bought a new 2014 ford edge. 2 nights ago was driving on a very hilly road. As I was coming up from the bottom, the cutoff line of these things kept me from seeing two people walking in my lane. When they came into the beam, I slammed on the brakes and scared the crap out of them and me. If I end up killing anyone because I couldn't see them because of these cutoff pos's, I'll be seeing you guys in court. I highly suggest you "build american" and get these cutoff things off american cars. Give someone who wears glasses a pair that have the top half of the lenses blacked out and see how they like it. This is just a very unsafe idea. Let the europeans worry about their problems.[xxx] parts of this document have been redacted to protect personally identifiable information pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).