2013 Ford Edge ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,STRUCTURE
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Left rear door ajar light remains on even when door is fully closed. Interior lights remain on while driving. Vehicle is garaged when not in use.
DRIVERS SIDE FRONT DOOR 'DOOR AJAR' ALWAYS STAYING ON. EVEN AFTER DOOR IS CLOSED. BATTERY DRAINS BECAUSE DOME LIGHT STAYS ON. HAPPENS WHEN DRIVING AND WHEN PARKED.
MY CAR TELLS ME MY DOOR IS AT AJAR BUT IT'S NOT
DOOR DOES NOT CLOSE PROPERLY. DOOR AJAR LIGHT ALWAYS GOES OFF EVEN AFTER SLAMMING THE DOOR SHUT. I HAVE HAD THIS FIXED BY A DEALERSHIP TWICE AND IT STILL DOESNT WORK AND THE DOORS WONT LOCK AND THE BATTERY DIES. THIS HAPPENS WHEN SHUTTING THE DOOR WHEN STATIINARY.
DRIVER DOOR OPEN SIGNAL STAYS ON, EVEN AFTER OPENING AND CLOSING DOOR MULTIPLE TIMES
VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION WHEN ALL SYSTEMS, INCLUDING POWER STEERING STOPPED DURING A LEFT TURN. UPON INSPECTION, BATTERY WAS DEAD. PRIOR TO THIS, THE "DOOR AJAR" WARNING INDICATOR WAS LIGHT, DESPITE THE DOOR BEING LATCHED. CERTIFIED FORD SERVICE CENTER SAID THAT THE DOOR WAS INDEED LATCHED, SO THERE WAS NO SAFETY ISSUE THERE. HOWEVER, DIDN'T INFORM THAT IT WOULD DRAIN BATTERY. OCCASIONALLY, THE VEHICLE PARKING HEADLIGHTS WOULD COME ON, ALONG WITH DOME LIGHT WHEN NOT IN OPERATION.
MY DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOOR IS FLAGGING THAT IT'S AJAR WHEN IT'S NOT.
THE DOOR AJAR WARNING FOR MY DRIVERS SIDE STAYS ON ALL THE TIME, EVEN WHEN DOOR IS SECURELY CLOSED. THIS HAS CAUSED INTERIOR LIGHTS TO REMAIN ON AND BATTERY LIFE TO BE DRAINED. THE DOORS WILL NOT LOCK WHILE DRIVING.
YOU CAN BE DRIVING AND THE DOOR AJAR LIGHT WILL COME ON WHICH TURNS THE INTERIOR LIGHTS ON MAKING DRIVING AT NIGHT VERY DIFFICULT DUE TO THE UNEXPECTED LIGHTING THAT REDUCES VISIBILITY GREATLY AT AN INSTANCE. ALSO IT MAY TAKE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS CLOSING THE DOOR TO GET THE DOOR AJAR LIGHT TO GO OUT CAUSING ONE TO WONDER IF THE DOOR IS TRULY CLOSED OR NOT.
THIS IS MY SECOND TIME REPORTING NON-WORKING DOOR LOCK SYSTEMS. HAS BEEN REPAIRED BUT CONTINUES TO NOT WORK. WHAT CAN BE DONE
DOOR AJAR LAMP STAYS ON, DRAINS BATTERY. COMES ON WHILE DRIVING, FORCES PULL OVERS ON FREEWAYS TO GET THE INTERIOR LIGHTS TO GO OFF.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD EDGE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE DOOR AJAR INDICATOR WAS CONSTANTLY DISPLAYED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE AFFECTED THE DOOR ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 35,760.
ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS IN THE LAST THREE MONTHS THE DOOR AJAR SENSOR HAS MALFUNCTIONED ON THE FORD EDGE. THESE ISSUES SURFACED TWICE WITH THE DRIVER'S DOOR AND ONCE WITH THE REAR DRIVER'S PASSENGER DOOR. DESPITE BEING CLOSED, THE SENSOR ACTIVATES TO SHOW THAT THE DOOR IS AJAR. THE LIGHTS ON THE VEHICLE STAY ON, THE ALARM SOUNDS. THE REPAIR COSTS FOR THIS PROBLEM ARE AROUND $500 PER INCIDENT. A QUICK SEARCH OF THE INTERNET FINDS THIS TO BE A REOCCURRING PROBLEM FOR MANY FORD EDGE OWNERS BUT NO ONE AT FORD OR THE GOVERNMENT WILL HELP ADDRESS THE PROBLEM. I'M WRITING FOR YOU TO INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE.
THE DOOR AJAR LIGHT WILL NOT GO OFF ON MY 2013 FORD EDGE WHEN THE DOOR IS SECURELY SHUT. THIS CAUSES THE INTERIOR DOME TO REMAIN ON WHILE DRIVING CAUSING A SERIOUS DRIVING OBSTRUCTION AND DANGEROUS CONDITION. IT IS ALSO DRAINING THE BATTERY.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD EDGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR AJAR AND THE 'PLACE THE VEHICLE IN PARK' WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY AND CAUSED THE DOORS TO NOT BE ABLE TO LOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD EDGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOOR AJAR INDICATOR RANDOMLY FLASHED FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. THE CONTACT CONSTANTLY HAD TO OPEN AND CLOSE VARIOUS DOORS. THE INTERIOR LIGHTING AND DOOR AJAR WARNING INDICATOR CONTINUED TO FLASH. THE VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED FROM A MANUFACTURER RECALL TO ADDRESS THE DOOR AJAR FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
MY DRIVER SIDE DOOR LATCH SEEMS TO BE FAILING. MY DOOR AJAR LIGHT COMES ONE WHEN THE DOOR IS CLOSED. I'M NOT SURE IF IT ACTUALLY IS OR NOT. IT HAS YET TO OPEN ON ITS ON, BUT UPON SOME RESEARCH IT APPEARS THIS COULD HAPPEN. WHEN THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR SAYS ITS AJAR THE DOORS WON'T LOCK. I'VE HAD TO OPEN AND CLOSE MY DOOR A DOZEN TIMES JUST TO GET THE INTERIOR LIGHTS TO SHUT OFF. THIS HAPPENS ON A DAILY BASIS. I'VE ALSO HAD THE GOOD FORTUNE OF GETTING IN THE CAR AND THE DOOR AJAR LIGHT DOESN'T COME ON. THEN I PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE, START MY WAY DOWN THE ROAD ONLY FOR THE DOOR AJAR LIGHT TO COME ON AND THE INTERIOR LIGHTS COME ON AS WELL. MORE OFTEN THAN NOT THOUGH, THE DOOR AJAR LIGHT COMES ON IMMEDIATELY. AGAIN, I'M NOT SURE IF IT'S SENSOR, OR IF THE DOOR LATCH IS MALFUNCTIONING. I'M NOT SURE IF THE DOOR IS EVEN LATCHED WHEN I'M DRIVING. I'VE LOOKED ONLINE AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A COSTLY ISSUE TO REPAIR. FORD SEEMS TO HAVE DONE A RECALL ON CERTAIN MAKES EXCEPT THE EDGE.
DOOR AJAR LIGHT IS ON, EVEN WHEN THE DOOR IS SECURELY SHUT. DRIVER FRONT AND PASSENGER FRONT.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD EDGE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE "DOOR AJAR" INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED WHILE ALL OF THE DOORS WERE CLOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD EDGE. WHILE STATIONARY, THE VEHICLE DISPLAYED "DOOR AJAR" WHEN THE DRIVER'S DOOR WAS ALREADY CLOSED. THE CONTACT HAD TO OPEN AND CLOSE THE DOOR SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THE "DOOR AJAR" WARNING WENT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000. .....UPDATED 03/08/17 *BF *CN
BOTH FRONT LEFT AND REAR LEFT DOOR SENSORS SHOW THAT THE DOORS ARE OPEN ALTHOUGH ITS FULLY CLOSED. THEREFORE THE CABIN LIGHTS STAY ON AND THE DOORS CANNOT BE LOCKED. MY 2.5 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER OPENED THE DOOR WHILE I WAS DRIVING ALTHOUGH THE DOORS WERE SUPPOSED TO LOCKED. *TR
DOOR AJAR WARNING LIGHT WILL NOT GO OFF WHEN DRIVERS DOOR IS COMPLETELY SHUT. THIS CAUSES DOME LIGHTS TO STAY ON UNTIL CAR IS MOVING CAUSING A VISIBILITY PROBLEM. DOORS WILL NOT LOCK EVEN WHEN LOCKED MANUALLY DOORS WILL UNLOCK BY ITSELF WHILE CAR IS IN MOTION CAUSING A CHILD IN BACK SEAT TO OPEN A DOOR WHILE THE CAR IS MOVING AND POSSIBLY FALLING FROM CAR.
DRIVER DOOR LATCH; DOOR WON'T LOCK OR STAY LOCKED INTERMITTENTLY; DOOR AJAR LIGHT COMES ON WHEN THE DOOR IS CLOSED. WHEN THE INTERMITTENT PROBLEM OCCURS, THE DOORS UNLOCK, THE DOME LIGHT COMES ON, WHICH MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO SEE WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT OR EARLY MORNING. THE BATTERY IS DRAINING-THE DOOR AJAR LIGHT CAUSES THE INTERIOR LIGHTS TO COME ON WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PARKED. IT WILL NOT LOCK FROM OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY. THIS STARTED EARLIER THIS MONTH AN IS BECOMING MORE FREQUENT. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED NOW! FROM MY RESEARCH, THIS IS A LONG STANDING ISSUE WITH FORD PRODUCTS. *TR
DRIVER SIDE DOOR KEEPS ALARMING THAT IT IS NOT CLOSED EVEN IF DOOR IS CLOSED. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE IT WON'T LOCK THE VEHICLE, THE INTERIOR LIGHTS REMAIN ON WHILE DRIVING AS WELL AS THE ALARM WHICH DISTRACTS THE DRIVER.
THE DRIVER DOOR AJAR LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON. THIS CAUSES THE INTERIOR LIGHTS TO STAY ON AND THE BATTERY TO DRAIN. ALSO THE DOORS WILL NOT LOCK/STAY LOCKED. THIS HAPPENS WHEN INITIALLY STARTING THE VEHICLE AND HAS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING. I BELIEVE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM TO BE EITHER IN THE SENSOR OR THE DOOR LATCH ITSELF. AT FIRST IT SEEMED TO HAPPEN AT RANDOM, BUT NOW SEEMS TO BE OCCURRING MORE OFTEN. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR A FEW WEEKS. WILL BE TAKING IT TO BE REPAIRED IN A FEW DAYS
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The 2013 Ford Edge has 95 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,STRUCTURE complaints on file. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.