2013 Ford Edge UNKNOWN OR OTHER
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DRIVING DOWN THE 78 FREEWAY IN MY 2013 FORD EDGE SPORT WHEN MY GLASS PANORAMIC ROOFTOP VIOLENTLY EXPLODED SOUNDING LIKE A GUN GOING OFF IN MY CAR. LUCKILY WHEN I SWERVED IN FRIGHT NO ONE WAS NEXT TO ME SO NO ONE GOT HURT INCLUDING ME BUT IT WAS VERY SCARY.THIS HAPPENED ON MARCH 21 2019. IT IS A VERY EXPENSIVE FIX FOR SOMETHING THAT SHOULD NOT HAPPEN AND NOT UNDER WARRANTY. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THE SAME DAY AND THEY WANTED ME TO GO THROUGH INSURANCE TO HAVE FIX. I AM SCARED IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN.
2 PROBLEMS. ONE THE DOOR SAYS IT'S NOT CLOSED SO IT WON'T LOCK. THERE FORE IT WON'T LOCK ANY OF THE DOORS. MEANING I CAN'T KEEP PEOPLE FROM GETTING INTO MY CAR. IN MY CITY THAT'S A SAFETY ISSUE. PEOPLE ARE ALWAYS TRYING TO JUMP IN AND TAKE PEOPLE'S CARS. WE FIXED IT ONCE UNDER WARRANTY BUT IT WENT OUT AGAIN AFTER WARRANTY. SECOND ISSUE IS ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. IT WILL BE THE DOOR THE THE DOOR WILL SAY IT'S CLOSED NEXT THE ENGINE LIGHT WILL COME ON BUT NOTHING IS WRONG. WE'VE HAD IT FIXED AND LOOKED AT.
DOOR AJAR PROBLEM
DOOR LATCH DOES NOT OPERATE CORRECTLY. "DOOR AJAR" LIGHT IS ALWAYS ON AND YOU CANT LOCK THE DOORS. "SHIFT TO PARK" LIGHT AND BELL COMES ON AT ANY STOP LIGHT OR STOP SIGN AS WELL AS "ENGINE ON" LIGHT AND BELL. JUST A FEW OF THE BELLS AND LIGHTS THAT COME ON.
WHILE DRIVING MY CAR THE AC SHUT OFF THE RADIO SHUT OFF AND THE RADIO DISPLAY AND THE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD AND THE VEHICLE SLOW DOWN AT FLICKERED OFF FOR A MOMENT THEN CAME BACK ON AND I STOPPED AND TURNED THE CAR OFF. I THEN STARTED IT WITH NO ISSUES SO I KEPT DRIVING WITHIN LESS THAN HALF A MILE IT DID IT A SECOND TIME AND I TOOK MY CAR HOME AND LET IT SIT. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO A FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY CAN NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME ITS HAPPENED TO ME SINCE BUYING IT USED IN AUGUST 2018
WHEN SHIFTING IN PARK THE CAR DOESN'T RECOGNIZE THAT IT'S IN PARK IN ORDER TO SHUT THE CAR OFF . AFTER TRYING TO TURN CAR OFF THE SHIFT TO PARK LIGHT STAYS ON. I HAVE TO WIGGLE THE GEARSHIFT TO LET IT RECOGNIZE IT IN PARK OR RESTART THE CAR AND MOVE GEARSHIFT BACK IN TO PARK. WIGGLE THE GEAR SHIFT TO LET IT RECOGNIZE IT'S IN PARK OR RESTART THE CAR AND MOVE GEARSHIFT BACK INTO PARK.
DRIVER DOOR STAYS WITH THE SIGN OF DOOR AJAR. IT HAS HAPPENED ON ALL 5 EDGES OF MYSELF AND 4 FAMILY MEMBERS. CHECK ON INTERNET AT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON OCCURRENCE IN NOT ONLY FORD EDGE, BUT ON EXPLORER AND EXPEDITION ALSO. BELIEVE TO BE A FACTORY DEFECT BUT NOBODY DOES ANYTHING WHICH I BELIEVE TO BE AN NHTSA ISSUE..
THE DOOR IS AJAR LIGHT ON THE CONTROL PANEL STAYS ON WHEN THE DOOR IS ACTUALLY CLOSED. IT KEEPS THE INTERIOR LIGHTS ON AT NIGHT AND MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO DRIVE. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS AND THERE ARE A LOT OF COMPLAINTS AND REQUEST FOR A RECALL DUE TO THE SAFETY OF THE PASSENGERS.
ALTHOUGH MY DRIVERS SIDE DOORS IS CLOSED, THE DOOR AJAR LIGHT INDICATOR REMAINS ON. ALSO, WHEN I SLOW DOWN OR STOP A WARNING BEEP AND INDICATOR COMES ON TELLING ME TO SHIFT TO PARK. I ASSUME THIS IS PART OF THE SAME PROBLEM. NOT ONLY IS THIS ANNOYING BUT IT CAUSES MY INSIDE LIGHTS TO REMAIN ON, WHICH CAUSES THE BATTERY TO RUN DOWN. IN ADDITION IT IS A HAZARD AS I CANNOT LOCK MY DOORS. THIS COULD ALLOW SOMEONE TO ENTER MY VEHICLE TO DO HARM. IT ALSO, ALLOWS MY GRANDDAUGHTER TO OPEN THE DOOR WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. I KNOW THAT THAT HAVE BEEN OTHER COMPLAINTS AND I FEEL YOU SHOULD DO YOUR DUTY AND PLACE A RECALL ON THIS HAZARD.
TAKATA RECALL- I HAVE CONTACTED THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND REQUESTED INFO. NO ONE HAS GOTTEN BACK TO ME AND IM STILL DRIVING MY CAR NOT KNOWING IF SOMETHING IS GOING TO HAPPEN. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF MY VEHICLE IS AFFECTED BY THE RECALL
MY VEHICLE FORD EGGE 2013 WHILE I AM DRIVING SHUTS DOWN AT ANY MILLEAGE
DRIVER SIDE "DOOR AJAR" LIGHT REMAINS ON EVEN WHEN DOOR IS KNOWN TO BE SECURELY SHUT. THIS SIGNAL ENABLES/DISABLES FUNCTIONS IN THE CAR. SAFETY IS COMPROMISED WHEN AN ERRONEOUS SIGNAL IS BEING SENT, ESPECIALLY IF CHILDREN ARE PRESENT.
DRIVER DOOR LATCH SINGLES ADJUST BUT CLOSED. LEAVING INTERIOR LIGHT AND CHIN TO STAY ON. LIGHTING AT NIGHT ON THE CAN MAKES DRIVING DANGEROUS AND THE CHIN MAKEIS VERY DISTRACTING
DRIVER DOOR ADJAR WHEN SHUTTING THE DOOR THE INTERIOR LIGHT STAYS ON AND DOORS WILL NOT LOCK THIS HAPPEN'S EVERY TIME I SHUT MY DRIVER DOOR IT'S A SAFETY HAZARD WHEN YOUR LOCKS DON'T LOCK AND YOU INTERIOR LIGHTS STAYS ON
AS I WAS DRIVING TO WORK, MY VEHICLE STALLED ON THE HIGHWAY. WITHOUT ANY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT OR SOUNDS THE GAS PEDAL DIDN'T HAVE ANYTHING TO IT, IT JUST WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN AND THEN DIED. THE ENGINE WOULD TURN, BUT IT'S AS IF GAS WASN'T GETTING TO THE ENGINE AND IT WOULDN'T START. I TRIED A COUPLE TIMES TO START IT, NO SUCCESS. STILL NO WARNING LIGHTS. AS THE TOW COMPANY WAS ON THE WAY, ABOUT 20 MINUTES LATER, I TRIED AGAIN AND IT STARTED. AS IF NOTHING WAS WRONG. NO VEHICLES WERE BEHIND ME TO HIT ME WHEN IT DIED AND I WAS ABLE TO STEER TO THE SHOULDER. I WENT TO FORD SERVICE LATER ON AND I WAS TOLD THAT SINCE NONE OF THE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON THERE MORE THAN LIKELY IS NOT A CODE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM, BUT IT SOUNDS LIKE THE FUEL PUMP. I NOW DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOPING IT DOESN'T HAPPEN AGAIN. THERE IS A RECALL ON 2013 FORD EDGE FUEL SYSTEM, BUT MINE IS NOT ONE TO BE RECALLED.
TAKATA RECALL EVEN THOUGH VEHICLE IS IN PARK WARNING MESSAGE SAYING SHIFT TO PARK
OUR DRIVERS DOOR LATCH INDICATES DOOR IS OPEN, HOWEVER, DOOR IS CLOSED. I SEE THAT THIS WAS CONSIDERED NOT TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE BY YOU, HOWEVER, AT NIGHT THE DOME LIGHTS DO NOT TURN OFF MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO SEE WHEN BACKING UP, ETC. THE DOOR THINKS IT IS OPEN AND MY GREATEST CONCERN IS THE AUTOMATIC LOCKING MECHANISM DOES NOT WORK ON OUR CAR, HAMPERING THE SAFETY OF MY GRANDCHILDREN RIDING IN THE BACK SEAT. PLEASE CLARIFY HOW THIS IS NOT CONSIDERED A SAFETY ISSUE. ARTICLE: THE INVESTIGATION OPENED LAST SEPTEMBER LOOKED INTO COMPLAINTS THAT THE DOOR AJAR WAS ALWAYS ILLUMINATED, MAKING IT HARD TO OCCUPANTS TO TELL IF THE DOORS WERE PROPERLY LATCHED. ACCORDING TO A INVESTIGATION SUMMARY, THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION IDENTIFIED 1,983 COMPLAINTS FOR 2011-13 MODEL YEAR EDGE VEHICLES.
MY CAR KEEPS SAYING PASSENGER DOOR IS OPEN. BUT IT IS NOT OPEN.I AM AFRAID THIS WILL DRAIN MY BATTERY SO I DISCONNECT MY BATTERY WHEN AT WORK AND AT HOME.
AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET ON A NORMAL RIDE, ALL OF A SUDDEN I HEARD A LOUD EXPLOSION AND THEN GLASS SHATTERING. MY SUNROOF/MOONROOF HAD SHATTERED. ALL FOUR CORNERS ARE BUSTED OUT. THIS WAS OUT OF THE BLUE, NO OTHER ISSUES HAD OCCUR.
DRIVER DOOR AJAR SENSOR IS FAULTY. WARNING SHOWS DRIVER DOOR IS OPEN WHEN IT IS CLOSED. WARNING OF FUEL FILL AREA. DOOR AJAR WARNING OCCURS WHEN STARTING VEHICLE AND WHEN VEHICLE IS IN MOTION.
WITH THE VEHICLE IN PARK, AND READY TO START DRIVING, OR READY TO EXIT THE CAR, THE "DOOR AJAR" COMES ON. IF THE VEHICLE IS TO BE PARKED, THE DOME LIGHTS DO NOT GO OUT. IF THE VEHICLE IS TO BE DRIVEN, THE DOOR AJAR MESSAGE STILL DISPLAYS, A PUT IN PARK MESSAGE DISPLACES AND A WARNING NOISE IS GIVEN. THIS STARTED INTERMITTENTLY ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO AND RECLOSING THE DOOR WOULD CORRECT THE PROBLEM. NOW IT IS A BIG PROBLEM EVERY TIME THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR IS USED. I SEE FROM ON LINE THIS IS A CHRONIC PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL. THIS IS A COST PROHIBITIVE REPAIR WHEN YOU NEED 4 NEW TIRES
THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WILL CLOSE, BUT THINKS IT IS NOT CLOSED - SO THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LIGHTS STAY ON AND DOORS WILL NOT LOCK. DRIVING AROUND IN MEMPHIS, TN WITH YOUR DOORS UNLOCKED IS A HUGE SAFETY HAZARD - AM IN GRAVE DANGER OF BEING CARJACKED AT A STOP LIGHT. IT WILL NOT CLOSE TO LOCK IT AT WORK OR IN MY DRIVEWAY - AND RUNS DOWN THE BATTERY. OPENING AND CLOSING IT SOMETIMES 50 TIMES (USUALLY WITHOUT SUCCESS) IS ANNOYING AND PAINFUL. I KNOW MY NEIGHBORS HATE ME MAKING SO MUCH NOISE TRYING TO CLOSE MY DOOR (THAT SEEMS TO REALLY BE CLOSED, BUT SOME SENSOR DOESN'T THINK SO). THERE ARE TONS OF COMMENTS ACROSS THE INTERNET WITH THIS PROBLEM. WHY HAS IT NOT BEEN RECALLED? AND IF IT REALLY ISN'T CLOSING, THEN WE HAVE A WHOLE NEW ISSUE!
THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR AJAR SWITCH ON MY 2013 FORD EDGE IS MALFUNCTIONING. THE SENSOR BELIEVES THE DOOR IS OPEN EVEN WHEN IT CLOSED, AND IT DOES NOT ALLOW THE DOORS TO BE LOCKED WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. I HAVE CHILDREN AND THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A SAFETY CONCERN. THE MALFUNCTIONING SENSOR ALSO KEEPS THE DOME LIGHTS ON CONSTANTLY DRAINING THE BATTERY AND WILL LIKELY LEAVE US STRANDED WITH A DEAD BATTERY. MULTIPLE SAFETY CONCERNS HERE.
FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS NOW SOMETIMES WHEN I PARK AND PUT THE GEAR IN PARK THE WARNING LIGHT STATING "SHIFT TO PARK" WILL COME ON EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE IS IN PARK AND OFF. UP UNTIL ABOUT A MONTH OR SO AGO I WOULD PUSH THE GEAR FORWARD AND THE WARNING WOULD GO OFF BUT NOW I HAVE TO PLAY AROUND WITH IT (BACK AND FORTH) AND REALLY FORCE THE GEAR FORWARD BEFORE THE WARNING WILL GO AWAY.
DRIVERS DOOR AJAR LEFT REAR DOOR AJAR LIGHT ON DASH AND INTERIOR LIGHTS ON BUT DOORS ARE CLOSED
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The 2013 Ford Edge has 254 UNKNOWN OR OTHER complaints on file. 1 crashes have been reported. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.