DOOR AJAR SENSOR ...THIS IS CAUSING MY DOME LIGHTS TO JUST COME ON GOING DOWN THE ROAD AND TANK GOODNESS WHEN THIS HAPPENED THERE WASN'T ANOTHER CAR NEAR ME BECAUSE I WOULD HAVE CRASHED INTO THEM BECAUSE IT BLINDED ME. ALSO MY DOORS WANT LOCK WHEN THIS SENSOR IS MESSING UP. I HAVE ALREADY HAD ONE REPLACED AND NOW ANOTHER ONE I T…
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DOOR AJAR SENSOR ...THIS IS CAUSING MY DOME LIGHTS TO JUST COME ON GOING DOWN THE ROAD AND TANK GOODNESS WHEN THIS HAPPENED THERE WASN'T ANOTHER CAR NEAR ME BECAUSE I WOULD HAVE CRASHED INTO THEM BECAUSE IT BLINDED ME. ALSO MY DOORS WANT LOCK WHEN THIS SENSOR IS MESSING UP. I HAVE ALREADY HAD ONE REPLACED AND NOW ANOTHER ONE I THINK THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM AND FORD WILL NOT RECOGNIZE IT.
NHTSA ODI #10944402
94,000 miles · Jan 6, 2017
Unknown Or Other
DOOR AJAR LIGHT GOES ON, EVEN WHEN DOOR IS CLOSED, WHICH LEADS TO ISSUES AT TIMES WITH THE DOOR CLOSING. FORD IS AWARE ITS AN ISSUE, HAS BEEN REPLACED ON THIS VEHICLE PREVIOUSLY, AND THEY REFUSE TO ISSUE A RECALL ON IT. DRAINS THE BATTERY AND IS A SAFETY ISSUE.
NHTSA ODI #10940064
78,218 miles · Dec 10, 2016
Electronic Stability Control (esc)Unknown Or Other
DOOR LATCH AJAR WARNING. DOORS ARE UNABLE TO STAY LOCKED. IT IS UNSAFE. THE WARNING LIGHT FOR "DOOR AJAR" AND "PUT GEAR IN PARK" COMES ON NONSTOP WHILE DRIVING. THE LIGHT STAYS ON AFTER PARKED FOR AT LEAST 20 MINUTES WHICH DRAINS BATTERY. I WENT TO THE DEALER AND HAD TO PAY $615.91 TO FIX. I WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED FOR…
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DOOR LATCH AJAR WARNING. DOORS ARE UNABLE TO STAY LOCKED. IT IS UNSAFE. THE WARNING LIGHT FOR "DOOR AJAR" AND "PUT GEAR IN PARK" COMES ON NONSTOP WHILE DRIVING. THE LIGHT STAYS ON AFTER PARKED FOR AT LEAST 20 MINUTES WHICH DRAINS BATTERY. I WENT TO THE DEALER AND HAD TO PAY $615.91 TO FIX. I WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED FOR FAULTY LOCKS. I AM ALSO AFRAID THE OTHER THREE ARE GOING TO DO THE SAME THING.
NHTSA ODI #10934361
130,000 miles · Nov 30, 2016
Unknown Or Other
THE DOOR AJAR LIGHT IS COMING ON WHEN THE DOORS ARE ALL SHUT. HAVE TO KEEP SHUTTING THE DRIVERS DOOR TO GET IT TO TURN OFF. INTERIOR LIGHT ALSO STAYS ON.
NHTSA ODI #10928805
63,000 miles · Nov 26, 2016
Unknown Or Other
THE DRIVER'S DOOR AJAR WARNING LIGHT AND ALARM GOES OFF EVEN WHEN THE DOOR IS SECURELY LATCHED. SLAMMING DOOR DOESN'T HELP AND INTERIOR LIGHT CAN STAY ON DRAWING DOWN THE BATTERY. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE SINCE IT CAN'T BE CERTAIN IF THE DOOR IS REALLY CLOSED. ALARM GOES OFF EVERY TIME CAR SLOWS DOWN OR STOPS. THIS WAS A PROBL…
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THE DRIVER'S DOOR AJAR WARNING LIGHT AND ALARM GOES OFF EVEN WHEN THE DOOR IS SECURELY LATCHED. SLAMMING DOOR DOESN'T HELP AND INTERIOR LIGHT CAN STAY ON DRAWING DOWN THE BATTERY. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE SINCE IT CAN'T BE CERTAIN IF THE DOOR IS REALLY CLOSED. ALARM GOES OFF EVERY TIME CAR SLOWS DOWN OR STOPS. THIS WAS A PROBLEM THE DAY WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND WAS REPAIRED BY THE DEALER THAT DAY. IT BEGAN HAPPENING AGAIN LAST WEEK.
NHTSA ODI #10928060
40,000 miles · Nov 15, 2016
Unknown Or Other
THE DOOR AJAR ALARM STAYS ON REGARDLESS OF IF THE DOOR IS CLOSED OR NOT. ONLY THE DRIVER'S FRONT DOOR SEEMS TO BE AFFECTED. SOMETIMES REPEATEDLY CLOSING THE DOOR (15+ TIMES) WILL FINALLY MAKE THE ALARM GO OFF.
NHTSA ODI #10926111
47,500 miles · Nov 15, 2016
Unknown Or Other
DOOR AJAR LIGHT DON'T GO AFTER DOOR CLOSING.
NHTSA ODI #10926092
38,000 miles · Nov 11, 2016
Unknown Or Other
THERE IS AN ISSUE RELATED TO THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR LATCH. THE CAR WILL NOT LOCK THE CONSTANTLY CHIMES THE DOOR IS OPEN WHEN IT IS CLOSED. EVEN AFTER MANUALLY LOCKING THE DOOR, THE LOCKS POP BACK UP. INITIALLY THE PROBLEM STARTED PERIODICALLY AND COULD BE CORRECTED BY OPENING AND CLOSING THE DOOR SEVERAL TIMES. THERE WERE TIME…
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THERE IS AN ISSUE RELATED TO THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR LATCH. THE CAR WILL NOT LOCK THE CONSTANTLY CHIMES THE DOOR IS OPEN WHEN IT IS CLOSED. EVEN AFTER MANUALLY LOCKING THE DOOR, THE LOCKS POP BACK UP. INITIALLY THE PROBLEM STARTED PERIODICALLY AND COULD BE CORRECTED BY OPENING AND CLOSING THE DOOR SEVERAL TIMES. THERE WERE TIMES WHEN SIMPLY OPENING THE WINDOW TRIPPED THE DOOR AJAR INDICATOR. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE NOT BEING ABLE TO CLOSE THE DOOR AND HAVE THE CONSTANT CHIME AND INTERIOR LIGHTS ON.
NHTSA ODI #10925480
50,000 miles · Nov 10, 2016
Unknown Or Other
DOOR AJAR LIGHTS KEEP COMING ON, INTERIOR LIGHTS STAY ON, INDICATOR TELLS ME THAT THE DOOR IS AJAR AND TO SHIFT TRANSMISSION INTO PARK...SHOULD I DO THAT?WHILE DRIVING ? BEEPING CONSTANTLY, MY WIFE VERY NERVOUS WHILE DRIVING NOT KNOWING WHAT TO DO. INTERIOR LIGHTS ON AT NIGHT AND WON'T GO OUT.
NHTSA ODI #10925425
110,000 miles · Nov 4, 2016
Unknown Or Other
DOOR AJAR WARING ON DASH APPEARS WITH DOORS FULLY CLOSED AND KEEPS INTERIOR LIGHTS ON FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME SO THAT THE CAR BATTERY BECOMES DRAINED. TOOK TO DEALER AND WAS QUOTED $500 FOR THE REPAIR. OUTRAGEOUS!
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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