2012 Ford Edge Electrical System

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD EDGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE IGNITION WAS TURNED TO THE OFF POSITION, A FIRE IGNITED UNDER THE FRONT HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER EXITED THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000.

2012 FORD EDGE - CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON 4+ TIMES A MONTH. NO PROBLEMS FOUND. COULD CAUSE CONSUMER TO IGNORE THE LIGHT WHEN THERE IS A REAL PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE. OCCURS WITH ENGINE ON IN STATIONARY CONDITION, AND UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE AND WHILE IN MOTION. PURCHASED MAY 2014.

DOOR AJAR WARNING COMES ON AFTER SHUTTING THE DRIVERS DOOR. I HAVE TAKEN THIS IN 2 TIMES SINCE I HAD THIS UNDER WARRANTY TO HAVE IT FIX AND NOW IT HAS HAPPEN AGAIN. WITH THIS PROBLEM THESE ARE THE OTHER PROBLEMS CAUSED BY IT. ' THE DOME LIGHT STAYS ON AND CREATES A NIGHT DRIVING HAZARD. ' THE DOME LIGHT STAYS ON AND CREATES A SAFETY HAZARD WHEN SITTING IN A PUBLIC AREA AT NIGHT. ' THE FALSE DOOR AJAR SIGNALS PREVENTS THE DRIVER FROM RECOGNIZING A REAL DOOR AJAR SITUATION ... VERY DANGEROUS. ' THE DOORS WILL NOT LOCK WHICH IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. ' FAULTY LATCH. THE CAR HAS ONLY 33000 MILES ON IT AND THIS IS THE 3RD TIME THIS HAS HAPPEN. THIS SHOULD BE RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT OR KILL BY A FACULTY SENSOR THAT PEOPLE WILL START IGNORING BECAUSE IT DOESN'T WORK.

DOOR AJAR SENSOR STAYS ON EVEN WHEN THE DOOR IS CLOSED, THIS EVOLVES THE DRIVERS DOOR ONLY....AT THIS TIME.

MY 2012 FORD EDGE HAS DRIVER AND REAR DOORS AJAR INDICATORS ARE ON THE DASH, CLOSING THE DOOR REPEATEDLY DOES NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE CAR KEEPS TELLING ME TO SHIFT TO PARK. THE DOOR SWITCH IS A MODULE INSIDE THE DOOR. THIS IS BAD. WHEN YOU PARK THE CAR AND LOCK IT THE LIGHT STAYS ON EXPOSING THE INSIDE OF THE CAR. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE AND NEED TO BE FIXED OR REMOVED COMPLETELY.

DRIVERS DOOR AJAR WARNING COMES ON AND THE DOME LIGHTS WILL NOT GO OFF. THE DOOR IS CLEARLY CLOSED. THIS WARNING COMES ON MORE OFTEN THAN NOT. VERY DANGEROUS DURING NIGHT DRIVING

THE DOOR AJAR MESSAGE SHOWS ON THE DASH WHEN DOOR IS CLOSED. AFTER MANY ATTEMPTS THE SENSOR DOES NOT READ THE DOOR BEING CLOSED. THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY BIG ISSUE THAT REQUIRES A RECALL DUE TO SAFETY SINCE IT IS PART OF THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.

DRIVER DOOR OPEN SENSOR WENT OFF CAUSING INTERIOR LIGHTS TO COME ON AND ALARM START GOING OFF. THIS WAS AT 8:30 PM ON A RURAL ROAD. I LOST MY NIGHT VISION AND SWERVED OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD CAUSING MY 11 YEAR OLD TO STRIKE HER HEAD ON THE SIDE WINDOW OF THE VEHICLE AND DAMAGE TO THE FRONT SPOILER. THIS SENSOR HAS BEEN REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY AND TSB WAS ISSUED BY FORD 6 MONTHS AGO. THE POLICE OFFICER THAT CAME SAID HIS BROTHER HAS A FORD F-150 THAT THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO HIM AND HE TOTALED HIS TRUCK AT NIGHT. AFTER DOING AN INTERNET SEARCH FOR FORD DRIVER DOOR OPEN WHILE DRIVING AND FOUND NUMEROUS WEBSITES DEDICATED TO THE PROBLEM AND IMMENSE NUMBER OF ACCIDENTS. HOW LONG CAN FORD GET AWAY WITH THIS SAFETY ISSUE BEFORE SOMEONE DIES IF THEY HAVEN'T ALREADY? *TR

DRIVER DOOR AJAR SWITCH MALFUNCTIONING. DOOR AJAR DISPLAY MESSAGE STAYS ON WHILE DOOR IS CLOSED AND THE RESULT IS THAT THE DOORS WILL NOT LOCK WHEN THE VEHICLE IS MOVING. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE! THIS ISSUE ORIGINALLY OCCURRED AT APPROXIMATELY 20K MILES AND DEALER REPLACED THE DOOR AJAR SWITCH UNDER WARRANTY. BUT ISSUE IS HAPPENING AGAIN 2 YEARS LATER.

BOUGHT A 2012 FORD EDGE WITH 28,000 MILES DOOR AJAR LIGHT STAYED ON EVEN WHEN DOOR WAS SHUT. FORD DEALER SAID THE LATCH JUST NEEDED CLEANING. THE WORK ORDER STATES ( CUSTOMER STATES, DOOR AJAR LIGHT STAYS ON ALL THE TIME ADVISE ON NEEDED REPAIR- JUST PURCHASE VEHICLE FROM US. CHECKED WITH IDS AND DRIVERS FRONT DOOR AJAR SWITCH STAYING ON ALL THE TIME, FOUND TSB #15-0013 FOR CLEANING ELECTRONICS WITH SPECIAL TOOL FOR REPAIR, PERFORMED TSB#15-0013, REPAIR VERIFIED)NOW 3 MONTHS LATER SAME PROBLEM. DOOR AJAR LIGHT STAYS ON BELL SOUNDS AND INTERIOR LIGHTS COME ON. THIS IS A CERTIFIED EDGE UNTIL MARCH 2016. GLARE FROM DOME LIGHT DISTRACTING WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT. FORD NEEDS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM NOW.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD EDGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 5 MPH, THE AIR CONDITION SYSTEM FAILED TO BLOW COOL AIR. IN ADDITION, THE INTERIORS LIGHTS WOULD REMAIN ILLUMINATED AND CAUSE THE BATTERY TO DRAIN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL THE ELECTRICAL FUNCTIONS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DOOR SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,600.

THE DOOR AJAR SIGNAL CONSTANTLY STAYS ON AFTER I'VE ALREADY MADE SURE THE DOOR WAS SHUT. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS. MY INTERIOR LIGHTS DO NOT SHUT OFF UNTIL I'VE SLAMMED THE DOOR ABOUT 5-6 TIMES. IT'S REALLY HARD TO TELL IF THEY'VE SHUT OFF IN THE DAYTIME AND SO I'M FEARFUL I MAY COME OUT TO MY BATTERY BEING DEAD. IT ALSO SCARES ME TO SEE IT COME ON WHILE I'M DRIVING WITH MY DAUGHTER AS I'M UNSURE WHETHER THE DOOR IS PROPERLY LATCHED. THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALL SO THAT ALL DRIVERS EXPERIENCING THIS ISSUE CAN GET THIS FIXED IMMEDIATELY. *TR

DRIVERS SIDE DOOR LATCH SWITCH. DOOR AJAR WARNING CAME ON DASH INTERIOR LIGHTS WILL NOT GO OFF DANGEROUS DRIVING AT NIGHT. SOMETIMES IT GOES OFF AND THEN IT'S OK. COST TO REPAIR $550.00 COMPLETE RIP OFF.

THE DOOR AJAR SENSOR IS NOT RESPONDING: (JUST LIKE THE OTHER FORD CUSTOMERS RESPONDING) THIS IS A PROBLEM WHEN YOU HAVE SMALL CHILDREN. SAFETY ISSUE THAT THERE DOOR IS UNLOCKED AS WELL. THIS KEEPS INTERIOR LIGHTS ON, DISTRACTING AT NIGHT, WHICH COULD CAUSE GLARE. I CANT PARK MY LEAVE ANYTHING IN MY CAR WHEN GOING ANYWHERE BECAUSE CARE IS UNABLE TO LOCK. AND THE VEHICLE THIS CAR HAS 30000 MILES ON IT. I LIVE IN AREAS WHERE THERE IS CARJACKINGS FEELING VERY UNSAFE IN MY 2012 FORD EDGE WITH 30000 MILES ON IT. THIS IS SO REDICULIOUS THAT FORD & NHTSA IS LOOKING INTO THIS WITH ALL THE FORD VEHICLES COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE IN MORE WAYS THAN ONE> GET STRANDED BECAUSE DOOR AJAR CAUSES BATTERY TO RUN DOWN.

INTERMITTENT, THE DOOR AJAR LIGHT COMES ON-WHEN THE DOOR IS REALLY CLOSED-IT MAKES THE DOME LIGHTS STAY ON AND THE DOORS WILL NOT LOCK. THIS IS REFERRING THE PASSENGER DOOR BEHIND THE DRIVER. NO MATTER HOW MANY TIMES I OPEN AND SHUT-IT STILL SHOWS THAT IT IS OPEN. ..UPDATED 10/06/15 *BF UPDATED 11/08/2017*CN

DOOR SENSOR AJAR MALFUNCTIONING. DOME LIGHT IN CAR STAYING ON CAUSING NIGHT DRIVING HAZARD. DOORS NOT LOCKING WHILE DRIVING DUE TO SENSOR MALFUNCTION. SENSOR INCORPORATED IN DOOR LATCH. DOOR LATCH HAS TO BE REPLACED TO RECTIFY. *TR

THE DRIVER'S SIDE "DOOR AJAR" LIGHT STAYS ON EVEN AFTER DOOR HAS SHUT AND BEEN SLAMMED. THE INTERIOR LIGHT STAYS ON WHILE SLOWLY MOVING, EVENTUALLY THE INSIDE LIGHT TURNS OFF BUT WHEN YOU STOP, THE CAR STARTS DINGING AND READS "PUT VEHICLE IN PARK" I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE WHEN LEAVING A DRIVEWAY OR PARKING LOT AT NIGHT, YOU CANNOT SEE ANYTHING AROUND YOU OUTSIDE BECAUSE OF THE INTERIOR LIGHT REMAINING ON UNTIL YOU REACH A SPEED OF AROUND 10-15 MPH. I'M WORRIED THAT I MAY STRIKE AN OBJECT OR PERSON BECAUSE OF VISIBILITY ISSUES.

THE DOOR AJAR WARNING STAYS ON EVEN WHEN DOOR IS CLOSED. AT NIGHT, THE INTERIOR LIGHTS STAY ON FOR 30 SECONDS- REDUCING VISIBILITY. WHEN DRIVING IN SLOW TRAFFIC OR AFTER MOVING FROM A STOP, VEHICLE BEEPS AND SAYS TO SHIFT INTO PARK, AND THEN VANISHES. DISTRACTING AND ANNOYING! MILEAGE AT 66K.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD EDGE. WHILE IN PARK, THE DOORS FAILED TO LOCK ELECTRONICALLY FROM INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

DRIVERS DOOR AJAR LIGHT WONT GO OFF NO MATTER WHAT I DO TO IT. CAUSING THE DOME LIGHT TO STAY ON WHILE DRIVING AND NOT BEING ABLE TO LOCK THE DOORS AT ALL. I CONTACTED MY LOCAL FORD DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME TO TRY CLEANING IT WITH SOME WD 40 AND IF THAT DOESN'T WORK TO BRING IT IN AND THEY WILL RUN SOME TESTS ON IT WHICH WOULD COST ME OVER 300 BUCKS AND THEN THEY WOULD GO AHEAD AND CHANGE THE DOOR LATCH WHICH WOULD COST ME ANOTHER 200 DOLLARS OR SO AND COULDN'T GUARANTEE THAT THE PROBLEM WOULDN'T COME BACK. A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM FORD NEEDS TO STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND FIX THE PROBLEM.

DOOR AJAR AND LATCH ISSUE *DOOR AJAR SIGNAL STAYS ON WHEN DOOR IS CLOSE *INTERIOR LIGHTS STAYS ON *INABILITY TO LOCK DOORS WHILE IN VEHICLE *FAULTY LATCH THESE SAFETY ISSUES ARE ALL ONE ISSUE THESE ARE SAFETY ISSUES AND ARE ALL ONE ISSUE. THE DOME LIGHTS STAYS ON AND CREATES A NIGHT DRIVING HAZARD. THE DOME LIGHTS STAYS ON AND CREATES A SAFETY HAZARD WHEN SITTING IN A PUBLIC AREA AT NIGHT. THE FALSE DOOR AJAR SIGNAL PREVENTS THE DRIVER FROM RECOGNIZING A REAL DOOR AJAR SITUATION VERY DANGEROUS. THE DOORS WILL NOT LOCK WHICH IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. THE WARNING LIGHTS OF PARKING COMES UP

LIKE THE HUNDREDS OF OTHER COMPLAINTS, WHEN DOOR IS PROPERLY CLOSED, THE "DRIVER DOOR AJAR" ALERT COMES ON AND BEEPS EVERY TIME YOU ACCELERATE FROM A STOP, ALSO CAUSES INTERIOR LIGHT TO STAY ON. I HAD NOT REALIZED IT WAS NOT ALLOWING ME TO LOCK THE DOOR UNTIL I READ ALL OF THE OTHER COMPLAINTS AND TESTED IT MYSELF....SURE ENOUGH, BACK DOOR CAN BE OPENED! I AM NOW HIGHLY CONCERNED ABOUT MY 11 MONTH OLD SITTING IN THE BACK SEAT. GOING TO FORD TOMORROW TO FIGURE THIS OUT!

DOOR AJAR LIGHT STAYS ON AFTER DOOR IS FIRMLY SHUT! LOCKS WILL NOT OPERATE WHEN THIS HAPPENS ! ! ! VERY DANGEROUS??? *TR

DOOR ALWAYS INDICATE OPEN. BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE THE CAR CAN'T BE LOCK. ALSO THE LIGHT INSIDE IS ALWAYS ON CAN'T BE TURN OFF AND THIS IS A DRIVING HAZAR. *TR

WARNING LIGHT FOR DRIVERS SIDE DOOR IS ON WITH DOOR COMPLETELY CLOSED. SHIFT INTO PARK WARNING FLASHES WHILE VEHICLE IS UNDER WAY. RADIO PRESETS WENT TO DEFAULT. UPDATED 09/08/15*LJ UPDATED 12/16/2015 *JS