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1,801 reports65,000 miles · May 30, 2017
EngineFuel/propulsion System
CODE P2111 OCCURS AND AT STOP LIGHT ENGINE APPEARS TO ALMOST STALL. WHILE DRIVING THE STABILITY CONTROL TUNS OFF, LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT COMES ON, AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. PROBLEM GOES AWAY WHILE DRIVING AFTER A SECOND. AT THE STOP LIGHT, IT BEGINS EVERY TIME YOU COME TO THE STOP LIGHT. FORD SAYS NOTHING IS WRONG BUT …
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CODE P2111 OCCURS AND AT STOP LIGHT ENGINE APPEARS TO ALMOST STALL. WHILE DRIVING THE STABILITY CONTROL TUNS OFF, LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT COMES ON, AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. PROBLEM GOES AWAY WHILE DRIVING AFTER A SECOND. AT THE STOP LIGHT, IT BEGINS EVERY TIME YOU COME TO THE STOP LIGHT. FORD SAYS NOTHING IS WRONG BUT THIS APPEARS TO BE ANOTHER THROTTLE BODY ISSUE WITH FORD EDGES.
NHTSA ODI #10992176
110,000 miles · May 30, 2017
Electrical SystemStructure
ON 2011 FORD EDGE ON THE RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER DOOR, A "DOOR AJAR" WARNING COMES ON AND CANNOT BE TURNED OFF, EVEN WHEN THE DOOR IS REPEATED CLOSED. AFTER MANY TRIES, I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GET IT TO TURN OFF. WHEN IT IS ON, THE CAR INTERIOR LIGHTS STAY ON, LEADING TO A DEAD BATTERY, AND ISSUES WITH LOCKING AND KNOWING IF THE DO…
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ON 2011 FORD EDGE ON THE RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER DOOR, A "DOOR AJAR" WARNING COMES ON AND CANNOT BE TURNED OFF, EVEN WHEN THE DOOR IS REPEATED CLOSED. AFTER MANY TRIES, I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GET IT TO TURN OFF. WHEN IT IS ON, THE CAR INTERIOR LIGHTS STAY ON, LEADING TO A DEAD BATTERY, AND ISSUES WITH LOCKING AND KNOWING IF THE DOOR IS REALLY CLOSED. THE "DOOR AJAR" LIGHT EVEN CAME ON ONCE WHEN THE CAR WAS STANDING AND DOOR HAD NOT BEEN TOUCHED
NHTSA ODI #10992131
37,356 miles · May 27, 2017
Structure
I BOUGHT THE EDGE BRAND NEW AND WHEN I WAS 1000 MILES OVER MY WARRANTY MY DOOR AJAR WOULD NOT GO OFF, SO MY INSIDE DOME LIGHTS STAY ON LONGER ALSO UNTIL YOU HIT THE OK BUTTON ON YOUR STEERING WHEEL, THEN IT WILL GO OFF IN A LITTLE WHILE, I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY WANTED TO CHARGE ME TO LOOK AT IT, I CALLED FORD AND THEY D…
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I BOUGHT THE EDGE BRAND NEW AND WHEN I WAS 1000 MILES OVER MY WARRANTY MY DOOR AJAR WOULD NOT GO OFF, SO MY INSIDE DOME LIGHTS STAY ON LONGER ALSO UNTIL YOU HIT THE OK BUTTON ON YOUR STEERING WHEEL, THEN IT WILL GO OFF IN A LITTLE WHILE, I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY WANTED TO CHARGE ME TO LOOK AT IT, I CALLED FORD AND THEY DIDN'T WANT TO DO NOTHING EITHER. I HAVE NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH MY DOOR ON MY VEHICLES IN ALL MY LIFE. THIS HAS GOT TO BE A RECALL, THIS IS THE MANUFACTURES PROBLEM, BECAUSE MINE VEHICLE WAS'NT EVEN A YEAR OLD AND I HAD THIS, HOPE THIS HELPS TO GET A RECALL.
NHTSA ODI #10991938
101,000 miles · May 25, 2017
Unknown Or Other
THE DRIVER DOOR AJAR LIGHT DOES NOT GO OFF WHEN THE DOOR IS SHUT. THIS STARTED AS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM BACK IN MARCH, 2017 BUT NOW HAPPENS ALMOST EVERY TIME. EVEN IF IT DOES GO OFF WHEN THE DOOR SHUTS, IT NOW COMES BACK ON WHILE DRIVING. WHEN THE DOOR AJAR LIGHT IS ON, THE DOORS CANNOT BE LOCKED AND THE INTERIOR LIGHTS STA…
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THE DRIVER DOOR AJAR LIGHT DOES NOT GO OFF WHEN THE DOOR IS SHUT. THIS STARTED AS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM BACK IN MARCH, 2017 BUT NOW HAPPENS ALMOST EVERY TIME. EVEN IF IT DOES GO OFF WHEN THE DOOR SHUTS, IT NOW COMES BACK ON WHILE DRIVING. WHEN THE DOOR AJAR LIGHT IS ON, THE DOORS CANNOT BE LOCKED AND THE INTERIOR LIGHTS STAY ILLUMINATED. THIS HAPPENS WHEN EXITING THE CAR AS WELL WHICH AGAIN DOES NOT ALLOW IT TO BE LOCKED AND THE INTERIOR LIGHTS STAY ON DRAINING THE BATTERY. I'VE BEEN TOLD THAT THIS IS A VERY WELL KNOWN ISSUE BUT FORD HAS DECIDED NOT TO DO A RECALL. CUSTOMERS ARE HAVING TO PAY FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE SENSORS ON THEIR OWN WHICH IS ANYWHERE FROM $450 - $600. WHILE THERE ARE NO "SAFETY" ISSUES INVOLVED WITH THIS FAULTY SENSOR, IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE THAT FORD WOULD NOT CORRECT THIS ISSUE AFTER BUILDING IN ALL THE "SAFETY" FEATURES AROUND THE LOCKING PROCESS AND MECHANISMS.
NHTSA ODI #10991636
89,000 miles · May 25, 2017
Electronic Stability Control (esc)
RECEIVED INTERMITTENT TRACTION SYSTEM WARNINGS WHILE DRIVING 2011 FORD EDGE AND IN ADDITION TO THE WARNINGS CAR DROVE VERY DIFFERENTLY -LIKE IT WAS BOGGED DOWN AND ACCELERATION WAS DIFFICULT. IN ORDER TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM I PULLED OVER AND TURNED OFF CAR AND THEN TURNED IT BACK ON - ONCE I DID THAT THE WARNING WAS GONE AND TH…
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RECEIVED INTERMITTENT TRACTION SYSTEM WARNINGS WHILE DRIVING 2011 FORD EDGE AND IN ADDITION TO THE WARNINGS CAR DROVE VERY DIFFERENTLY -LIKE IT WAS BOGGED DOWN AND ACCELERATION WAS DIFFICULT. IN ORDER TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM I PULLED OVER AND TURNED OFF CAR AND THEN TURNED IT BACK ON - ONCE I DID THAT THE WARNING WAS GONE AND THE CAR DROVE NORMALLY AGAIN. THIS ERROR WOULD POP UP RANDOMLY ON DIFFERENT DAYS AND WOULD BE RESOLVED WITH A POWER DOWN AND RESTART. THEN ANOTHER DAY I RECEIVED AWD WARNING AND WHEN THIS HAPPENED THE POWER TO THE WHEELS SEEMED TO DISAPPEAR AND THE CAR SEEMED TO JUST BE ROLLING SLOWLY SO I HIT THE GAS TO ACCELERATE AND THE CAR DID NOTHING NO ACCELERATION. I PULLED THE CAR OVER AND SHUT IT OFF AND TURNED IT BACK ON AND THE ERROR WAS GONE AND THE CAR DROVE NORMALLY. THESE ERRORS SCARED ME AS I DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAY WITH MY SMALL KIDS AND IF IT HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY I AM CERTAIN A CAR SUDDENLY LOSING ACCELERATION IN HIGHWAY TRAFFIC COULD LEAD TO A CRASH/TRAGEDY. I TOOK THE CAR IN TO A LOCAL FORD DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE DIAGNOSTICS DID NOT SHOW ANYTHING HOWEVER THROUGH THEIR RESEARCH THEY DETERMINED THAT A SOFTWARE UPGRADE MIGHT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. WHY IS THIS NOT A RECALL? I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY I THE CUSTOMER AM HELD RESPONSIBLE TO PAY FOR THE LABOR FOR A SOFTWARE UPGRADE. IF THERE IS DOCUMENTATION TO SUPPORT THAT A SOFTWARE UPGRADE CAN RESOLVE THESE ISSUES AND KEEP THE CUSTOMER SAFE SHOULD A RECALL NOT BE ISSUED TO HELP PREVENT A CUSTOMER LOSING POWER TO THEIR CAR AND MAYBE RESULTING IN A CRASH. I THINK THIS WARRANTS AN INVESTIGATION. I HOPE I CAN AT LEAST PUT THE WORD OUT THERE TO OTHER FORD OWNERS TO RAISE AWARENESS AND HOPEFULLY GAIN A RECALL SO THAT NO ONE IS INJURED AS A RESULT OF THIS.
NHTSA ODI #10991590
65,000 miles · May 23, 2017
Exterior Lighting
ON 5/20/17 WE NOTICED THE DOOR AJAR LIGHT WAS ON AND INTERIOR DOME LIGHT STAYED ON WHILE DRIVING. STOPPED THE CAR, OPENED AND CLOSED EACH DOOR, SOMETIMES SEVERAL TIMES AND SEEMED TO BE THE DRIVER'S SIDE BACK DOOR. LIGHTS ALL FINALLY WENT OFF. THE NEXT DAY THE ISSUE RETURNED - DOME LIGHT REMAINED ON FOR 1.5 DAYS AND DOOR AJAR …
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ON 5/20/17 WE NOTICED THE DOOR AJAR LIGHT WAS ON AND INTERIOR DOME LIGHT STAYED ON WHILE DRIVING. STOPPED THE CAR, OPENED AND CLOSED EACH DOOR, SOMETIMES SEVERAL TIMES AND SEEMED TO BE THE DRIVER'S SIDE BACK DOOR. LIGHTS ALL FINALLY WENT OFF. THE NEXT DAY THE ISSUE RETURNED - DOME LIGHT REMAINED ON FOR 1.5 DAYS AND DOOR AJAR LIGHT WAS ALSO ON. THE NIGHT OF 5/22 MY HUSBAND DIRECTED MY SON TO TRY SOMETHING WITH THE DOOR LATCH ON THAT DOOR AND THAT GOT THE LIGHTS TO GO OFF AGAIN. IT'S DANGEROUS TO DRIVE THE CAR AT NIGHT WHEN THE INTERIOR LIGHTS WON'T GO OFF NOT TO MENTION THAT THIS WILL CAUSE BATTERY DRAINAGE.
NHTSA ODI #10991122
77,000 miles · May 22, 2017
Structure
THE DOOR AJAR LIGHT CAME ON AND MY DRIVERS DOOR WAS SHUT. EVENTUALLY THE LATCH COMPLETELY FELL OFF AND THE DOOR HANDLE TOO. WE COULDN'T OPEN THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR OR ROLL THE WINDOW DOWN. THIS IS A KNOWN RECALL ISSUE WITH OTHER FORD VEHICLES.
NHTSA ODI #10991093
65,000 miles · May 22, 2017
Electrical System
DRIVERS DOOR LOCK STAYS OPEN WHEN DOOR IS CLOSED, DOOR AJAR WARNING LIGHT STAYS ON ALL THE TIME I'M DRIVING, DOME LIGHTS STAY ON WHEN I START DRIVING AND FINALLY GO OFF, DOME LIGHTS AND PARKING LIGHTS ARE ON FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD AFTER I HAVE PARKED THE CAR. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE WHEN I START DRIVING ALL THE LIG…
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DRIVERS DOOR LOCK STAYS OPEN WHEN DOOR IS CLOSED, DOOR AJAR WARNING LIGHT STAYS ON ALL THE TIME I'M DRIVING, DOME LIGHTS STAY ON WHEN I START DRIVING AND FINALLY GO OFF, DOME LIGHTS AND PARKING LIGHTS ARE ON FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD AFTER I HAVE PARKED THE CAR. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE WHEN I START DRIVING ALL THE LIGHTS IN THE CAR ARE ON AND I CAN'T TELL IF ON GOING TRAFFIC IS COMING OR NOT AT NIGHT, VERY DANGEROUS FOR ANYONE GOING THROUGH THIS PROBLEM.
NHTSA ODI #10991083
101,000 miles · May 19, 2017
Engine
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD EDGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED WHICH LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE WATER PUMP THAT CAUSED THE FLUID TO LEAK INTO THE ENGINE. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDE…
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD EDGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED WHICH LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE WATER PUMP THAT CAUSED THE FLUID TO LEAK INTO THE ENGINE. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,000.
NHTSA ODI #10990579
100,000 miles · May 16, 2017
Electrical System
MY PASSENGER DOOR AJAR LIGHT STAYS ON WHEN THE CAR IS MOVING OR PARKED.
NHTSA ODI #10986100
Official recalls
3Feb 24, 2011
FORD IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011 FORD F-150, F-250, F-350, F-450, F-550, EDGE, AND LINCOLN MKX TRUCKS MANUFACTURED FROM OCTOBER 25, 2010, THROUGH NOVEMBER 20, 2010. THESE VEHICLES WERE INSPECTED USING INTEGRATED DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM (IDS) THAT HAD A CUSTOM SOFTWARE ROUTINE TO READ THE SUSPECT BODY CONTROL MODULE (BCM) SERIAL NUMBER. BASED ON THE SERIAL NUMBER THE BCM WAS EITHER NOT AFFECTED OR REPLACED. THE CUSTOM SOFTWARE ROUTINE WAS NOT READING THE CORRECT SET OF CHARACTERS, AND WAS NOT ABLE TO IDENTIFY A BCM THAT REQUIRED REPLACEMENT AFFECTED BCMS MAY HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR AN INTERNAL SHORT.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: IF AN ELECTRICAL SHORT DEVELOPS, AN OVERHEATING CONDITION MAY OCCUR WHICH COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE FIRE.
Remedy: DEALER WILL INSPECT THE BODY CONTROL MODULE AND IF NECESSARY REPLACE IT FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 7, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FORD MOTOR COMPANY CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP CENTER AT 1-866-436-7332.
Dec 29, 2010
FORD IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011 F-150, F-250, F-350, F-450, F-550, EDGE AND LINCOLN MKX VEHICLES. DURING A SIX-DAY PRODUCTION PERIOD, THE SUPPLIER OF THE BODY CONTROL MODULE MANUFACTURED MODULES THAT MAY HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR AN INTERNAL SHORT.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: IF AN ELECTRICAL SHORT DEVELOPS, AN OVERHEATING CONDITION MAY OCCUR WHICH CAN RESULT IN AN UNATTENDED VEHICLE FIRE.
Remedy: DEALER WILL REPLACE THE BODY CONTROL MODULE IF NECESSARY FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 11, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FORD AT 1-866-436-7332.
Oct 27, 2010
FORD IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011 EDGE AND LINCOLN MKX VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM JULY 1, 2010, THROUGH OCTOBER 8, 2010. THESE VEHICLES WERE SHIPPED WITH INCORRECTLY CONFIGURED ELECTRONIC MODULE SETTINGS THAT DISABLE THE LOCKING FUNCTION OF THE LIFTGATE. ACCORDINGLY, THE VEHICLES FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 206, "DOOR LOCKS AND DOOR RETENTION COMPONENTS."
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: THE LIFTGATE LOCK MAY BE DISABLED AND THE DRIVER MAY NOT BE ABLE TO LOCK THE LIFTGATE USING INTERIOR LOCK SWITCHES OR REMOTE KEY FOB BUTTONS.
Remedy: FORD WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND DEALERS WILL HAVE THE AFFECTED CONTROL MODULES UPDATED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 1, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FORD AT 1-866-436-7332.
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NHTSA investigations
1PE16012 · Door Ajar Warning Light Always On
Opened Sep 28, 2016 · Closed Mar 20, 2017
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Interior Lighting; Latches/locks/linkages; Latches/locks/linkages:doors:latch
The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened this investigation on September 28, 2016 based on allegations that the door ajar light located on the instrument cluster stays on all of the time even when all doors are closed and fully latched on 2011-2013 model year Ford Edge vehicles.When the light is illuminated continuously, vehicle occupants cannot be certain if any of the doors are properly latched.Reported safety consequences as a result of this issue include doors opening while driving (because doors were initially not latched properly), doors cannot be locked while driving, and the interior dome lights staying on continuously. Ford data received from the Information Request letter corresponding to this investigation indicates the failures were caused by contamination of the electrical contacts on the switch located within each door latch that tells the vehicle if the door is open or closed.All four doors contain the same latch design and switch.According to Ford, the Body Control Module (BCM) monitors the position of the switch and continuously samples it to detect a state of change.After a closed door state is detected, a continuous wetting current designed to keep the electrical contacts clean is sent from the BCM to the switches as long as the BCM is active.Beginning with the 2011 model year Edge vehicles, a change in BCM strategy resulted in a reduction of the wetting current sent out to clean the switch contacts by more than 75%.Over time, this low level of current is not sufficient to keep the switch contacts clean and contamination build up causes them to fail as described above.During the course of this investigation, ODI has identified a total of 1,983 complaints related to the door ajar light.Of these complaints, 14 indicated that a door opened while driving.Twelve of the 14 door opening events were situations where an occupant of the vehicle (often a child) opened a passenger door because the doors were not locked.The remaining two complaints involved a door opening on its own because the driver was unaware that the door was unlatched.There were no accidents but one complainant reported that a shoulder injury was caused by the driver having to repeatedly slam the door in an effort to get the door ajar light to turn off.After reviewing all available data, an unreasonable risk to motor vehicle safety has not been identified.The door latches themselves continue to function properly, remaining securely latched until acted upon by a driver or passenger.Child safety locks on the rear doors continue to function properly and can be used to prevent the rear doors from opening via the inside door handles.Vehicle crashworthiness is not affected by the lock condition of the doors and all active safety systems continue to function normally even if the vehicle BCM believes one or more doors is open.In addition, no accidents or accident related injuries have been reported.A safety-related defect trend has not been identified at this time and further use of agency resources does not appear to be warranted.Accordingly, the investigation is closed.The closing of this investigation does not constitute a finding by NHTSA that a safety-related defect does not exist.The agency will monitor the issue and reserves the right to take future action if warranted by the circumstances.ODI numbers for the reports cited above are shown in the attached document.
Additional source detail variants (3)
Interior Lighting
The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened this investigation on September 28, 2016 based on allegations that the door ajar light located on the instrument cluster stays on all of the time even when all doors are closed and fully latched on 2011-2013 model year Ford Edge vehicles.When the light is illuminated continuously, vehicle occupants cannot be certain if any of the doors are properly latched.Reported safety consequences as a result of this issue include doors opening while driving (because doors were initially not latched properly), doors cannot be locked while driving, and the interior dome lights staying on continuously. Ford data received from the Information Request letter corresponding to this investigation indicates the failures were caused by contamination of the electrical contacts on the switch located within each door latch that tells the vehicle if the door is open or closed.All four doors contain the same latch design and switch.According to Ford, the Body Control Module (BCM) monitors the position of the switch and continuously samples it to detect a state of change.After a closed door state is detected, a continuous wetting current designed to keep the electrical contacts clean is sent from the BCM to the switches as long as the BCM is active.Beginning with the 2011 model year Edge vehicles, a change in BCM strategy resulted in a reduction of the wetting current sent out to clean the switch contacts by more than 75%.Over time, this low level of current is not sufficient to keep the switch contacts clean and contamination build up causes them to fail as described above.During the course of this investigation, ODI has identified a total of 1,983 complaints related to the door ajar light.Of these complaints, 14 indicated that a door opened while driving.Twelve of the 14 door opening events were situations where an occupant of the vehicle (often a child) opened a passenger door because the doors were not locked.The remaining two complaints involved a door opening on its own because the driver was unaware that the door was unlatched.There were no accidents but one complainant reported that a shoulder injury was caused by the driver having to repeatedly slam the door in an effort to get the door ajar light to turn off.After reviewing all available data, an unreasonable risk to motor vehicle safety has not been identified.The door latches themselves continue to function properly, remaining securely latched until acted upon by a driver or passenger.Child safety locks on the rear doors continue to function properly and can be used to prevent the rear doors from opening via the inside door handles.Vehicle crashworthiness is not affected by the lock condition of the doors and all active safety systems continue to function normally even if the vehicle BCM believes one or more doors is open.In addition, no accidents or accident related injuries have been reported.A safety-related defect trend has not been identified at this time and further use of agency resources does not appear to be warranted.Accordingly, the investigation is closed.The closing of this investigation does not constitute a finding by NHTSA that a safety-related defect does not exist.The agency will monitor the issue and reserves the right to take future action if warranted by the circumstances.ODI numbers for the reports cited above are shown in the attached document.
Latches/locks/linkages:doors:latch
The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened this investigation on September 28, 2016 based on allegations that the door ajar light located on the instrument cluster stays on all of the time even when all doors are closed and fully latched on 2011-2013 model year Ford Edge vehicles.When the light is illuminated continuously, vehicle occupants cannot be certain if any of the doors are properly latched.Reported safety consequences as a result of this issue include doors opening while driving (because doors were initially not latched properly), doors cannot be locked while driving, and the interior dome lights staying on continuously. Ford data received from the Information Request letter corresponding to this investigation indicates the failures were caused by contamination of the electrical contacts on the switch located within each door latch that tells the vehicle if the door is open or closed.All four doors contain the same latch design and switch.According to Ford, the Body Control Module (BCM) monitors the position of the switch and continuously samples it to detect a state of change.After a closed door state is detected, a continuous wetting current designed to keep the electrical contacts clean is sent from the BCM to the switches as long as the BCM is active.Beginning with the 2011 model year Edge vehicles, a change in BCM strategy resulted in a reduction of the wetting current sent out to clean the switch contacts by more than 75%.Over time, this low level of current is not sufficient to keep the switch contacts clean and contamination build up causes them to fail as described above.During the course of this investigation, ODI has identified a total of 1,983 complaints related to the door ajar light.Of these complaints, 14 indicated that a door opened while driving.Twelve of the 14 door opening events were situations where an occupant of the vehicle (often a child) opened a passenger door because the doors were not locked.The remaining two complaints involved a door opening on its own because the driver was unaware that the door was unlatched.There were no accidents but one complainant reported that a shoulder injury was caused by the driver having to repeatedly slam the door in an effort to get the door ajar light to turn off.After reviewing all available data, an unreasonable risk to motor vehicle safety has not been identified.The door latches themselves continue to function properly, remaining securely latched until acted upon by a driver or passenger.Child safety locks on the rear doors continue to function properly and can be used to prevent the rear doors from opening via the inside door handles.Vehicle crashworthiness is not affected by the lock condition of the doors and all active safety systems continue to function normally even if the vehicle BCM believes one or more doors is open.In addition, no accidents or accident related injuries have been reported.A safety-related defect trend has not been identified at this time and further use of agency resources does not appear to be warranted.Accordingly, the investigation is closed.The closing of this investigation does not constitute a finding by NHTSA that a safety-related defect does not exist.The agency will monitor the issue and reserves the right to take future action if warranted by the circumstances.ODI numbers for the reports cited above are shown in the attached document.
Latches/locks/linkages
The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened this investigation on September 28, 2016 based on allegations that the door ajar light located on the instrument cluster stays on all of the time even when all doors are closed and fully latched on 2011-2013 model year Ford Edge vehicles.When the light is illuminated continuously, vehicle occupants cannot be certain if any of the doors are properly latched.Reported safety consequences as a result of this issue include doors opening while driving (because doors were initially not latched properly), doors cannot be locked while driving, and the interior dome lights staying on continuously. Ford data received from the Information Request letter corresponding to this investigation indicates the failures were caused by contamination of the electrical contacts on the switch located within each door latch that tells the vehicle if the door is open or closed.All four doors contain the same latch design and switch.According to Ford, the Body Control Module (BCM) monitors the position of the switch and continuously samples it to detect a state of change.After a closed door state is detected, a continuous wetting current designed to keep the electrical contacts clean is sent from the BCM to the switches as long as the BCM is active.Beginning with the 2011 model year Edge vehicles, a change in BCM strategy resulted in a reduction of the wetting current sent out to clean the switch contacts by more than 75%.Over time, this low level of current is not sufficient to keep the switch contacts clean and contamination build up causes them to fail as described above.During the course of this investigation, ODI has identified a total of 1,983 complaints related to the door ajar light.Of these complaints, 14 indicated that a door opened while driving.Twelve of the 14 door opening events were situations where an occupant of the vehicle (often a child) opened a passenger door because the doors were not locked.The remaining two complaints involved a door opening on its own because the driver was unaware that the door was unlatched.There were no accidents but one complainant reported that a shoulder injury was caused by the driver having to repeatedly slam the door in an effort to get the door ajar light to turn off.After reviewing all available data, an unreasonable risk to motor vehicle safety has not been identified.The door latches themselves continue to function properly, remaining securely latched until acted upon by a driver or passenger.Child safety locks on the rear doors continue to function properly and can be used to prevent the rear doors from opening via the inside door handles.Vehicle crashworthiness is not affected by the lock condition of the doors and all active safety systems continue to function normally even if the vehicle BCM believes one or more doors is open.In addition, no accidents or accident related injuries have been reported.A safety-related defect trend has not been identified at this time and further use of agency resources does not appear to be warranted.Accordingly, the investigation is closed.The closing of this investigation does not constitute a finding by NHTSA that a safety-related defect does not exist.The agency will monitor the issue and reserves the right to take future action if warranted by the circumstances.ODI numbers for the reports cited above are shown in the attached document.
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