2011 Lincoln MKX: battery drain or dead battery

Filed Sep 30, 2020 · CA

Door ajar sensor stays on even though doors are closed. Doors does not lock and lights stays on draining the battery.

Filed Aug 24, 2018 · Body · 32,000 miles · MO

Drivers door shows open when closed. Cant lock the doors and battery drains. Happens when closing at stop on when moving.

Filed Aug 12, 2018 · Body · 100,000 miles · MI

Door ajar will not turn off even when the door is closed. It keeps all the dome lights on and the car will not lock while in motion, therefore causing a fall out hazard while the vehicle is in motion. While in park, the dome lights remain on for a significant amount of time causing battery drainage and doors do not lock. They unlock themselves creating a safety issue.

Filed Jan 6, 2018 · Driver assistance · 100,000 miles · MO · fire

Vehicle registers door adjar constantly. Causes dome lights to stay on even while driving, can't lock door, and battery goes dead. This is an issue! I saw there was an investigation but apparently nothing has been resolved. The problem started gradually and progressed to always. One time after the battery died I had a friend jump it and the cables started on fire! Unsure if this is related but the 12volt plug in the dash stopped working and the heater AC HVAC also went out previous to this. What a pain...

Filed Apr 4, 2015 · Electrical · 37,800 miles · OH

Door ajar (driver's side) indicator illuminates when door is closed. Multiple occurrences of this issue are documented on internet. When this occurs the following systems are affected: * door locks - cannot be locked from driver or passenger automatic door lock button. When attempted all door locks automatically unlock again. Auto locking safety feature is effectively disabled. Work around is to manually lock all doors. * interior lighting - dome lights (interior lighting) will not turn off until vehicle is moving at 10 MPH or faster when door ajar issue occurs. Visibility while maneuvering at low speeds at night is impaired and increases potential for accidents in areas such as parking lots. No known workaround. Additionally, when remotely locking car, marker lights and interior lights remain on, unknown if excessive battery drain may occur. * security system - keyless (touch) locking of automobile does not work when this issue occurs. Using remote lock activates the alarm system. This causes random false alarm activations. Security system cannot be used effectively. Work around is to keep car unlocked. Due to the number known systems affected by open or closed state of the car doors, it is possible that other systems including safety systems could be affected by intermittent door ajar sensor failure while the vehicle is in use.

Filed Nov 12, 2014 · Body, Electrical · 79,000 miles · OK

Door ajar (driver's side) indicator illuminates when door is closed. Multiple occurrences of this issue are documented on internet. When this occurs the following systems are affected: * door locks - cannot be locked from driver or passenger automatic door lock button. When attempted all door locks automatically unlock again. Auto locking safety feature is effectively disabled. Work around is to manually lock all doors. * interior lighting - dome lights (interior lighting) will not turn off until vehicle is moving at 10 MPH or faster when door ajar issue occurs. Visibility while maneuvering at low speeds at night is impaired and increases potential for accidents in areas such as parking lots. No known workaround. Additionally, when remotely locking car, marker lights and interior lights remain on, unknown if excessive battery drain may occur. * security system - keyless (touch) locking of automobile does not work when this issue occurs. Using remote lock activates the alarm system. This causes random false alarm activations. Security system cannot be used effectively. Work around is to keep car unlocked. Due to the number known systems affected by open or closed state of the car doors, it is possible that other systems including safety systems could be affected by intermittent door ajar sensor failure while the vehicle is in use.