124 complaints reported

2011 Ford Edge Structure

Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.

Reports
124
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
0

Complaint Timeline

Chronological view of owner reports

Jan 2025

Front drivers Door will not open from outside of vehicle

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2011 FORD EDGE, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Feb 2025
Sep 2024

The passenger door warning keeps coming on saying door ajar and keeps lights illuminated until I manually move latch on door to catch

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2011 FORD EDGE, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Jun 2024
Oct 2021

Driver's door shows door ajar alarm. Even though doors are all securely closed. Doors will not lock while driving the car. Real safety issue for any children in the vehicle.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2011 FORD EDGE, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Feb 2021
Jul 2021

Door ajar warning even though the door is closed. Doors will not lock and interior lights remain on.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2011 FORD EDGE, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Feb 2021
Jun 2021

Door ajar warning will not turn off there for door will not lock till vehicle thinks the door is shut even though it is shut. wares out battery continuously.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2011 FORD EDGE, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Jun 2015
Jan 2021

MY PASSENGER DOOR AJAR WOULD COME ON AND I KNOW MY DOOR IS SHUT. IT'S STARTING TO GET BAD NOW. THE OTHER DAY WHEN I WAS DRIVING ON A CITY ROAD MY DRIVER SIDE DOOR AJAR LIGHT CAME ON AND THEN THE DOOR POPPED OPEN A LITTLE TO WHERE I CAN HEAR THE OUTSIDE AIR COMING IN. I WAS DRIVING FOR 10 MINUTES BEFORE THIS HAPPEN. THIS HAS TO BE FIX SOON.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2011 FORD EDGE, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Jan 2021
Jul 2020

FRONT PASSENGER DOOR LATCH/SENSOR MALFUNCTION. DOOR AJAR LIGHT STAYS ON EVEN THOUGH THE DOOR IS CLOSED. THE DOORS DON'T LOCK AND THE DOME LIGHT STAYS ON BECAUSE THE CAR THINKS THE DOOR IS OPEN. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE I HAVE A SMALL SON AND WE CAN'T LOCK THE DOORS WHILE HE'S IN THE VEHICLE.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2011 FORD EDGE, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Apr 2020
Jan 2020

MY 2011 FORD EDGE HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE DOOR LATCH: THE PASSENGER FRONT DOOR AND THE DRIVER REAR. EVERYTIME THE DOOR IS SHUT IT SAYS DOOR AJAR.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2011 FORD EDGE, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Sep 2019
Dec 2019

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD EDGE. AFTER THE REAR ELECTRONIC LIFTGATE DOOR WAS IN THE OPEN POSITION, THE DOOR ERRONEOUSLY CLOSED AND MADE CONTACT WITH THE OWNER'S HEAD. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER AND LOCAL DEALER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2011 FORD EDGE, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Dec 2019
Sep 2019

DOOR AJAR SENSOR ON THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR WONT GO OFF

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2011 FORD EDGE, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Aug 2019
Aug 2019

DOOR LATCH SENSOR FAILED. CAR REPORTS DOOR IS OPEN WHEN IT ISN'T. CAR WON'T PROPERLY LOCK FROM INTERIOR WITH "OPEN DOOR" CONDITION. OCCURS IN SPITE OF MOTION.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2011 FORD EDGE, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Aug 2019
Feb 2019

DRIVER SIDE DOOR INDICATES DOOR AJAR WHICH AFFECTS LOCKS. IF IT SHOWES DOOR AJAR YOU CAN NOT LOCK THE DOORS IF YOU DO IT IMMEDIATELY UNLOCKS ALL DOORS.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2011 FORD EDGE, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Oct 2019
Nov 2018

REAR HATCHBACK DOOR FALLS

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2011 FORD EDGE, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Jan 2018
Oct 2018

DRIVER DOOR AJAR SENSOR STAYS ON WHEN VEHICLE IS TURNED ON AND IN MOTION.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2011 FORD EDGE, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Oct 2017
Sep 2018

DRIVERS SIDE DOOR AJAR LIGHT IS ON AT ALL TIMES. IT PREVENTS THE INTERIOR LIGHTS FROM GOING OFF. WHICH CAUSES DIFFICULTY DRIVING AT NIGHT OR BACKING UP.IT ALSO CAUSES THE BATTERY TO GO DEAD AND LOCKS ARE NOT SECURE ON THE DOOR

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2011 FORD EDGE, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Nov 2016
Sep 2018

DRIVER SIDE DOOR LATCH SENSOR STAY ON INDICATING DOORS IS OPEN EVEN WHEN IT'S ALREADY CLOSED. INTERIOR LIGHTS STAY ON AND DRAINS BATTERY LIFE LEAVING CONSUMERS STRANDED.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2011 FORD EDGE, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Sep 2018
Jun 2018

FRONT DOOR AJAR LIGHT WILL NOT TURN OFF/STAYS ON. DRAINING MY BATTERY THIS HAPPENED TO MY BACK DOOR 4 YEARS AGO. HOWEVER, AT LEAST I WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2011 FORD EDGE, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: May 2018
Jun 2018

THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR AJAR LIGHT COMES ON EVEN IF THE DOOR IS LATCHED.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2011 FORD EDGE, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: May 2018
Apr 2018

THE DRIVERS DOOR WILL NOT LOCK AND WHEN I DO TRY, IT COMES UNLOCKED AND THE LIGHTS STAY ON. THE CONTROL DINGS TO TELL E THE DOOR IS WHAT.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2011 FORD EDGE, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: May 2018
Mar 2018

THE DRIVERS DOOR AJAR SENSOR COMES ON ALL THE TIME WHILE DRIVING AND I CAN'T LOCK THE CAR DOORS WHILE DRIVING. ALSO THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LIGHTS WON'T GO OUT AFTER PARKING AND LOCKING THE VEHICLE. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR 3 WEEKS NOW.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2011 FORD EDGE, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Mar 2018
Feb 2018

DOOR LACH FOR DIRVER SIDE IT WOULD NOT CLOSE. KEEPS DOOR OPEN. MESSAGE WITH AJAR DOOR OPEN. THIS ISSUE OCCURES WHILE DRIVING AS WELL. THIS IS A HAZARD ISSUE. ALSO, KILLS THE BATTERY AS CAR COULD NOT BE LOCKED.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2011 FORD EDGE, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Sep 2018
Dec 2017

DOOR AJAR LIGHT ON ALL THE TIME DUE TO A FAULTY DOOR LATCH. THIS ISSUE CAUSES THE INTERIOR LIGHTS TO STAY ON DRAINING THE BATTERY AND CAUSING A HAZARD WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT. ALSO, THE DOORS WILL NOT LOCK WHEN DRIVING, WHICH CAN BE A HAZARD IN CERTAIN SITUATIONS. THE COST TO MAKE THIS REPAIR THROUGH FORD IS APPROXIMATELY $400, WHICH I DO NOT HAVE IN MY BUDGET. PLEASE DO A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM, SINCE IT SEEMS TO BE A RECURRING ISSUE FOR THIS MODEL. PROBLEM BEGAN AS INTERMITTENT AND HAS NOW BECOME CONSTANT. FIRST NOTICED PROBLEM AROUND JULY OF 2016

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2011 FORD EDGE, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Jan 2016
Nov 2017

LIFT GATE IS CORRODED AND RUSTING IN BIG CHUNKS AT THE POINT WHERE THE LIFT GATE AND THE RUBBER SEAL MEET ALONG THE INSIDE BOTTOM OF THE GATE. ALSO HAVE RUSTING UNDER DRIVER SIDE REAR WHEEL WELL FENDER. VEHICLE IS WITHIN 36K AND AND VERY LITTLE ADVERSE WEATHER DRIVING. LIFT GATE IS NOW IN DANGER OF OPENING AS CORROSION IS WORKING ITS WAY TO LOCK CONNECTOR.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2011 FORD EDGE, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Feb 2017
Aug 2017

DOOR WOULDNT LATCH. GOT OUT OF CAR TO TRY AND CLOSE DOOR. DOOR HANDLE FELL OFF. BUT DOOR LATCHED. GOT INTO CAR. DOOR WAS LATCHED. STARTED DRIVING DOOR CAME UNLATCHED AND OPENED WHILE DRIVING.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2011 FORD EDGE, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Aug 2017
Jul 2017

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD EDGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR FAILED TO WORK AND THE DOOR AJAR WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2011 FORD EDGE, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Jun 2017

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Quick Summary

The 2011 Ford Edge has 124 Structure complaints on file. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.