2012 Ford Edge Electrical System
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The door ajar sensor is faulty. The lights stay on in the car even after the door is closed. This is a safety risk when driving at night. While driving the audible ding will go off while driving causing a distraction from driving. There was a recall issued but it has expired even though the issue is still existent. Ford says they will not cover the cost of the repair because it is expired even though we received no notification of the recall.
Driver side door ajar warning light is lit up on dash even though door is closed and latched.
I was driving the car approximately 35 MPH the car completely shut down. A couple of days later while accelerating from a stop sign it completely shut off again.
MY DOOR AJAR MESSAGE STAYS ON,DOOR IS NOT AJAR WHILE DRIVING BUT DOME LITES STAY ON AFTER THE CAR IS OFF FOR A WHILE BEFORE THE LITES FINALLY SHUT OFF, BAD SWITCH OR SENSOR, IF SO HOW CAN THIS BE FIXED, BEFORE MY BATTERY WEARS DOWN? THIS ONLY HAPPENS WHEN I USE THE DRIVERS SIDE PASSENGER DOOR! THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON NOW FOR ABOUT 2 MONTHS!
Apim blank, black dead
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD EDGE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR LIGHTS CEASED TO OPERATE, WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND PARKED AT A LOCAL GAS STATION. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO EVERGREEN FORD LINCOLN (1500 18TH AVE NW, ISSAQUAH, WA 98027) WHERE THEY DISCOVERED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A DEFECTIVE WIRING HARNESS THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED TO REPLACE THE WIRING HARNESS WITH A USED ONE HOWEVER, THE CONTACT DECLINED THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 115,000. *BF *TR
DRIVER DOOR SENSOR KEEPS SHOWING DOOR AJAR WHEN DOOR IS CLOSED
DRIVER DOOR AJAR WARNING LIGHT STAYS ON EVEN WHEN THE DOOR IS CLOSED. IT DRAINS THE BATTERY.
THIS IS NOW MY SECOND DOOR TO HAVE THIS ISSUE. THE "DOOR AJAR" MESSAGE/ALERT COMES ON WHEN THE DOOR IS CLOSED. THE FIRST TIME WAS DRIVER SIDE PASSENGER DOOR. THIS TIME IS THE DRIVER DOOR. THIS MESSAGE DOES NOT GO AWAY WHEN I DRIVE. IT TELLS ME TO SHIFT TO PARK. IT CHIMES AT ME EVERY TIME I COME TO A STOP. IT MAKES MY DOME LIGHTS STAY ON. MOST IMPORTANTLY, MY DOORS DO NOT LOCK WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE TWO CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE WITH ME. WHEN I RUN INTO A STORE AND MY DAUGHTER STAYS IN THE CAR, SHE IS NOT ABLE TO LOCK THE DOORS WHILE I AM OUT. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE! FROM WHAT I SEE ONLINE THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE. I AM DISTRACTED BY DRIVING WITH ALL OF THESE THINGS GOING ON ALL THE TIME. I WAS JUST QUOTED $450 TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. FIXING THIS ISSUE FOR THE 2ND TIME. DIFFERENT DOOR, SO, TWO MORE TO GO! THIS NEEDS TO BE FIXED AND RECALLED.
THE CAR ALARM GOES OFF AT RANDOM TIMES AT NIGHT.
WHEN WE BOUGHT THE CAR, THE DOOR SENSOR WAS MALFUNCTIONING, IT WOULD STATED THAT THE DOOR IS OPEN WHEN IT WAS IN FACT NOT, WHEN TAKING YOUR FOOT OFF THE BREAK A WARNING COMES ON TO TELL YOU TO "PLACE THE CAR IN PARK", THE DEALERSHIP "FIXED IT" JUST OVER A YEAR LATER THE DOOR SENSOR BEGAN TO GO OFF EVEN WHEN THE DOOR WAS SHUT AND LOCKED PROPERLY. ON FURTHER RESEARCH ON HOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM PERMANENTLY I FOUND THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM PEOPLE ARE HAVING WITH THIS MODEL OF FORD. PLEASE SEND A RECALL SO IT CAN BE ADDRESSED.
THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR KEEP SAYING AJAR EVEN WHEN THE DOOR IS CLOSED. THE DOOM LIGHT WON'T GO OUT AND IT KILLS THE BATTERY. I CHECKED ON YOUTUBE AND OTHERS BEEN HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THIS ISSUE. THERE SHOULD BE SOMETHING THAT FORD CAN DO TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. 2012 FORD DOOR LATCH REPLACEMENT PART TO FIX THIS PROBLEM.
THE DRIVER DOOR LIGHT STAYS ON DOOR AJAR
DOOR AJAR LIGHT STAYS ON EVEN AFTER THE DOOR IS TIGHTLY SHUT CAUSING THE DOME LIGHT TO STAY ON AND CAUSING THE DOOR TO BE UNABLE TO BE LOCKED,
THE DOOR AJAR SENSOR IS SENDING FALSE SIGNALS THAT THE DRIVERS DOOR IS OPEN WHEN THEY ARE IN FACT IT IS CLOSED. THE FAULTY SENSOR TRIGGERS AN AUDIBLE WARNING, ACTIVATES A WARNING LIGHT AND CAUSES A "SHIFT TO PARK" MESSAGE BECAUSE THE COMPUTER MISTAKENLY BELIEVES THE VEHICLE HAS STOPPED (THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE RECENTLY WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT; VERY SCARY). DOME LIGHTS STAY ON, BATTERY IS DRAINED AND AT TIME DOORS UNLOCK AND CANNOT BE MANUALLY RE-LOCKED. THREE YEARS AGO I TOOK MY VEHICLE INTO THE DEALERSHIP TO BE FIXED ($380). THREE YEARS LATER, THE SAME ISSUE IS HAPPENING.
DOOR ADJAR LIGHT WILL NOT GO OFF.
FORD - DOOR AJAR - THE SENSOR WAS REPLACED BACK IN 2013 AND 2015. APPEARS TO HAVE FAILD AGAIN. CLEARY A SAFETY CONCERN AS THE DOORS WILL NOT LOCK. CLEARLY A KNOWN ISSUE BY FORD DUE TO THE NUMBER OF REPORTS. WHO CAN ENTRUST THE SAFTY OF A YOUNG WOMENT IN A DARK PARKING GARAGE FROM GETTING GANG RAPED IF SHE CAN'T FIND SAFTY IN HER FORD MOTOR VECHICAL.
FORD EDGE 'DOOR AJAR' INDICATOR STAYS ON DESPITE DOOR BEING CLOSED. THIS HAS THE EFFECT OF BEING UNABLE TO LOCK DOORS EVEN WHEN DRIVING. THIS HAS BEEN CONSTANT AND UNRELENTING PROBLEM FOR APPROX 1 YEAR.
THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR LATCH WARNING LIGHT COME ON THE DASH WHEN YOU CLOSE THE DOOR AND WILL NOT GO OFF. UNTIL SEVERAL CLOSING ATTEMPS AND IT IS VERY ANNOYING BECAUSE THE OVERHEAD COURTESY LIGHTS AND THE WARNING CHIME CONTINUES EVERY FEW SECONDS.I FOUND THAT THIS PROBLEM IS CONTAGIOUS WITH THIS MAKE AND YEAR FORD. FORD NEEDS TO FIX THIS DEFECT AS MUCH AS I PAID FOR THE CAR I DON'T NEED THIS ADDED COST ($260) FOR REPAIR. THIS HAS BE HAPPENING FREQUENTLY FOR ABOUT NINE MONTHS. I HAVE BOUGHT SEVERAL FORD VEHICLES OVER THE YEARS AND THIS ONE IS A BUMMER. I HOPE THEY RECALL THIS ONE BEFORE I TRADE IT IN ON CHEVY.
DRIVER DOOR AJAR WARNING COMES ON, LEAVING INTERIOR LIGHTS ON RUNNING BATTERY DOWN.
DOOR AJAR SENSOR KEEPS GOING OFF, DRAINS BATTERY, LEAVES ME STRANDED - HUGE ISSUE FOR A FAMILY!
DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR SENSOR. VEHICLE WARNING LIGHT DAYS DRIVER'S DOOR IS OPEN WHEN IT IS ACTUALLY CLOSED. PROBLEM PREVENTS AUTO DOOR LOCKS TO ENGAGE AND KEEPS INTERIOR LIGHTS ON WHEN DOOR IS LOCKED AND IGNITION IS OFF CAUSING BATTERY DRAIN.
THE PASSENGER REAR LEFT DOOR OPEN INDICATOR WILL NOT GO OFF THUS KEEPING MY DOME LIGHT ON AND DRAINING MY BATTERY NOT TO MENTION DOORS WILL NOT LOCK AUTOMATICALLY.
THERE HAS BEEN A SERVICE BULLETIN ISSUED FOR A 'DOOR AJAR' WARNING WHEN THE CAR IS STARTED CAUSED BY THE FAILURE OF THE DRIVERS DOOR LATCH. THIS DOES NOT GO OUT WHEN THE CAR IS TURNED OFF. THIS RESULTS IN THE DOME LIGHT STAYING ON AND DRAINING THE BATTERY. NOT REPAIRING COULD RESULT IN THE INABILITY TO LOCK THE VEHICLE ELECTRONICALLY. THE FAILURE USUALLY OCCURS AFTER 50K MILES, LEAVING THE OWNER TO PAY FOR A COMMON AND EXPENSIVE PART FAILURE. I
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The 2012 Ford Edge has 257 Electrical System complaints on file. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.