Electrical SystemExterior LightingUnknown Or Other
WHEN I AM DRIVING TO WORK AT 5:00 AM DOWN THE INTERSTATE MY INTERIOR LIGHTS WILL JUST COME ON. MY EDGE HAS INTERIOR LIGHTS THAT WON'T GO OFF DOOR AJAR IS ON THE DASHBOARD. LATE AT NIGHT WHEN MY CAR IS NOT IN MOTION AND MY LIGHTS JUST TURN ON MY HOME SECURITY SYSTEM HAS RECORDED IT SEVERAL TIMES AND THE CAR HAS SAT OFF FOR MANY H…
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WHEN I AM DRIVING TO WORK AT 5:00 AM DOWN THE INTERSTATE MY INTERIOR LIGHTS WILL JUST COME ON. MY EDGE HAS INTERIOR LIGHTS THAT WON'T GO OFF DOOR AJAR IS ON THE DASHBOARD. LATE AT NIGHT WHEN MY CAR IS NOT IN MOTION AND MY LIGHTS JUST TURN ON MY HOME SECURITY SYSTEM HAS RECORDED IT SEVERAL TIMES AND THE CAR HAS SAT OFF FOR MANY HOURS. MY DOOR AJAR LIGHT IS ALWAYS ON. FOR SAFETY REASONS THIS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY THE FORD COMPANY.
NHTSA ODI #11194393
89,000 miles · Feb 21, 2019
Electrical SystemUnknown Or Other
THE REAR LEFT DOOR "DOOR AJAR" INDICATOR WOULD SHOW THAT THE DOOR WAS OPEN, EVEN WHEN SLAMMED SHUT. AT FIRST I HAD TO SLAM THE DOOR HARDER, BUT AFTER A WHILE EVEN THAT DIDN'T WORK. WHEN THAT DIDN'T WORK, IT BECAME AN ISSUE BECAUSE MY INTERIOR LIGHTS WOULDN'T GO OFF AFTER LEAVING THE CAR. I HAD TO BREAK THE PART TO GET MY LIGHTS …
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THE REAR LEFT DOOR "DOOR AJAR" INDICATOR WOULD SHOW THAT THE DOOR WAS OPEN, EVEN WHEN SLAMMED SHUT. AT FIRST I HAD TO SLAM THE DOOR HARDER, BUT AFTER A WHILE EVEN THAT DIDN'T WORK. WHEN THAT DIDN'T WORK, IT BECAME AN ISSUE BECAUSE MY INTERIOR LIGHTS WOULDN'T GO OFF AFTER LEAVING THE CAR. I HAD TO BREAK THE PART TO GET MY LIGHTS TO GO OFF SO I DIDN'T DRAIN MY BATTERY OVERNIGHT.
NHTSA ODI #11181700
116,000 miles · Jan 5, 2019
Unknown Or Other
DRIVERS DOOR IS INCORRECTLY REPORTED AS BEING OPEN, INTERIOR LIGHTS ARE TURNED ON, PARKED OR WHILE DRIVING AND STOPPED AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS, IMPAIRING VISIBILITY OUTSIDE AT NIGHT. SECONDARY PREVENTS DOORS VEHICLE FROM BEING LOCKED BY EXTERNAL PAD WHEN PARKING THE VEHICLE AS WELL AS KEEPING LIGHTS ON DRAINING THE BATTERY. TRYIN…
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DRIVERS DOOR IS INCORRECTLY REPORTED AS BEING OPEN, INTERIOR LIGHTS ARE TURNED ON, PARKED OR WHILE DRIVING AND STOPPED AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS, IMPAIRING VISIBILITY OUTSIDE AT NIGHT. SECONDARY PREVENTS DOORS VEHICLE FROM BEING LOCKED BY EXTERNAL PAD WHEN PARKING THE VEHICLE AS WELL AS KEEPING LIGHTS ON DRAINING THE BATTERY. TRYING TO OPEN/CLOSE DOOR MULTIPLE TIMES EVENTUALLY RESOLVES, BUT GETS FRUSTRATING WHEN IT IS 5+ MIN TRYING TO DO THIS IN RAIN OR IN PARKING LOTS THIS HAS BEEN INCREASING IN FREQUENCY AND MORE FREQUENT IN COLD WEATHER THAN WARM..
NHTSA ODI #11165359
65,000 miles · Dec 1, 2018
Unknown Or Other
THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR ALWAYS SAID 'DOOR AJAR' AS IF IT WOULD NEVER LATCH WHEN CLOSED. IT HAS BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE WE HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE WHICH WAS PURCHASED IN JULY OF 2014.
NHTSA ODI #11155364
135,000 miles · Nov 19, 2018
Unknown Or Other
HEATING PROBLEM, HEAT ON DRIVER SIDE IN CAR THE PASS. SIDE BLOWING OUT COLD AIR.
NHTSA ODI #11152402
444,479 miles · Nov 12, 2018
Unknown Or Other
WHEN DRIVING CAR TRANSMISSION RANDOMLY GOES INTO NEUTRAL AND WHEN YOU GIVE IT GAS IT WILL NOT GO. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. ONE COULD GET HIT AND KILLED. I CHECKED WITH FORD AND THERE IS NO RECALL YOUTUBE SHOWS ISSUES W/THIS
NHTSA ODI #11150980
58,919 miles · Oct 18, 2018
Electrical SystemEngineUnknown Or Other
VEHICLE DISPLAYS A WARNING "VEHICLE COOLANT OVER TEMPERATURE" THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN INSPECTED TWICE AND THE TECHNICIANS CLAIMED NOT TO HAVE BEEN ABLE REPRODUCE THE ERROR AND ALSO CLAIMED THAT THE COMPUTER WAS NOT "SPITTING" OUT ANY ERRORS. THE MESSAGE DISPLAYS WITHIN THE FIRST FILE MILES AFTER THE CAR HAS BEEN STATIONARY FOR MO…
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VEHICLE DISPLAYS A WARNING "VEHICLE COOLANT OVER TEMPERATURE" THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN INSPECTED TWICE AND THE TECHNICIANS CLAIMED NOT TO HAVE BEEN ABLE REPRODUCE THE ERROR AND ALSO CLAIMED THAT THE COMPUTER WAS NOT "SPITTING" OUT ANY ERRORS. THE MESSAGE DISPLAYS WITHIN THE FIRST FILE MILES AFTER THE CAR HAS BEEN STATIONARY FOR MORE THAN 2 HOURS AND IT IS DISPLAYED FOR 10-20 SECONDS.
NHTSA ODI #11141302
95,000 miles · Sep 30, 2018
Unknown Or Other
THE DOOR AJAR LIGHT AND WARNING SOUNDS ALERT WHEN ALL DOORS OF THE VEHICLE ARE DEFINITELY CLOSED. THIS HAS CAUSED ME TO RUIN 2 BATTERIES IN THE LAST 1.5 YEARS. ALSO IT CAUSES MY DOOR LOCKING MECHANISM TO NOT ENGAGE WHILE DRIVING LEAVING ME VULNERABLE AND UNSAFE AS A FEMALE DRIVER. MY FORD DEALER WILL CHARGE ME +$500 TO FIX TH…
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THE DOOR AJAR LIGHT AND WARNING SOUNDS ALERT WHEN ALL DOORS OF THE VEHICLE ARE DEFINITELY CLOSED. THIS HAS CAUSED ME TO RUIN 2 BATTERIES IN THE LAST 1.5 YEARS. ALSO IT CAUSES MY DOOR LOCKING MECHANISM TO NOT ENGAGE WHILE DRIVING LEAVING ME VULNERABLE AND UNSAFE AS A FEMALE DRIVER. MY FORD DEALER WILL CHARGE ME +$500 TO FIX THE 2 FAULTY MECHANISMS, THEN PROBABLY ANOTHER +$500 WHEN THE OTHER 2 BEGIN NOT WORKING.
NHTSA ODI #11132352
148,000 miles · Aug 31, 2018
Electrical SystemUnknown Or Other
DOOR AJAR ISSUE. DOOR IS LATCHED PROPERLY, BUT THE SENSOR IS FAULTY.
NHTSA ODI #11123618
51,000 miles · Aug 6, 2018
Unknown Or Other
DOOR AJAR LIGHT STAYS ON AFTER CAR DOOR IS SHUT WHICH IN TURN LEAVES YOUR DOME LIGHTS ON WHICH IN TURN WILL RUN YOUR BATTERY DEAD. DOORS WILL NOT LOCK AND THAT'S A SAFETY HAZARD IF YOU HAVE CHILDREN IN THE BACKSEAT
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2012-2014 Ford Edge and Lincoln MKX vehicles manufactured September 2, 2010, to November 30, 2013; 2013-2014 Ford Taurus and Lincoln MKS vehicles manufactured August 25, 2011, to November 30, 2013; and 2013-2014 Ford Flex and Lincoln MKT vehicles manufactured September 12, 2011, to November 30, 2013. In the affected vehicles, the halfshaft retention circlip may not have been properly installed, and as a result, the halfshaft may move outward and disengage from the linkshaft while driving and without prior warning.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: If the halfshaft and linkshaft become disengaged while driving, power will no longer be transmitted to the wheels, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash. Additionally, if the parking brake is not applied before exiting the vehicle, the vehicle may roll away despite the transmission being placed in 'Park', increasing the risk of injury to exiting occupants and bystanders.
Remedy: Ford will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the vehicles to make sure that the halfshaft is properly retained. If it is not, dealers will replace the linkshaft and also replace the halfshaft if it shows evidence of spline damage, free of charge. The recall began on August 4, 2014. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-800-392-3673. Ford's number for this recall is 14S10.
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2012-2013 Edge vehicles manufactured from September 2, 2010, through April 25, 2013, and equipped with 2.0L engines. The fuel line pulse damper metal housing may crack as a result of an improper manufacturing process. A cracked fuel line pulse damper housing may result in a combination of fuel odor, weepage, or a continuous leak while the fuel system is pressurized.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source may result in a fire.
Remedy: Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the fuel line with one that does not have a damper, free of charge. The safety recall began on February 25, 2014. Owners may contact Ford at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 13S13. IMPORTANT: This recall supersedes recall 12V-438. All vehicles that have been remedied under the previous recall need to have the current remedy applied.
Ford is recalling certain 2012 Edge vehicles manufactured from September 2, 2010, through October 31, 2011, equipped with 2.0L engines. The fuel line pulse damper metal housing may crack as a result of an improper manufacturing process. A cracked fuel line pulse damper housing may result in a combination of fuel odor, weepage, or a continuous leak while the fuel system is pressurized.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source may result in a fire.
Remedy: Ford will notify owners, and dealers will repair the vehicles free of charge. The safety recall began on September 27, 2012. Owners may contact Ford Motor Company Customer Relationship Center at 1-866-436-7332.
Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗
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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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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