OPEN DOOR WARNING LIGHTS COME ON EVEN WHEN DOORS ARE CLOSED, HAPPENED 2 YEARS AGO WITH BACK DRIVERS DOORS AND WAS FIXED, A YEAR LATER THE SAME HAPPENS WITH THE DRIVERS DOOR. THIS IS CONSTANT ONCE YOU TURN ON THE CAR AND CLOSE ALL DOORS, SOMETIME IF DOOR IS CLOSE VERY HARD, LIGHT TURNS OFF. SOMETIMES WORKS, SOMETIMES DON'T. IT DO…
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OPEN DOOR WARNING LIGHTS COME ON EVEN WHEN DOORS ARE CLOSED, HAPPENED 2 YEARS AGO WITH BACK DRIVERS DOORS AND WAS FIXED, A YEAR LATER THE SAME HAPPENS WITH THE DRIVERS DOOR. THIS IS CONSTANT ONCE YOU TURN ON THE CAR AND CLOSE ALL DOORS, SOMETIME IF DOOR IS CLOSE VERY HARD, LIGHT TURNS OFF. SOMETIMES WORKS, SOMETIMES DON'T. IT DOES NOT IMPEDES THE CAR TO DRIVE CORRECTLY BUT BOTHERS WITH SOUND, LIGHTS AND WARNINGS.
NHTSA ODI #11141859
130,000 miles · Oct 12, 2018
Electrical System
1. DOOR AJAR LIGHT COMES ON UNLOCKING THE DOORS EVEN THOUGH ALL DOORS ARE SHUT COMPLETELY. THIS HAPPENS WHEN CAR STARTS AND AFTER CAR IS IN MOTION! 2. CONTROL BUTTON ON LEFT SIDE OF STEERING WHEEL NOT RESPONDING. AFTER 2 OIL CHANGES, NO ONE CAN RESET THE OIL LIFE. 3. NOT ABLE TO RUN SYNC VEHICLE REPORT. ALL OF THESE I…
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1. DOOR AJAR LIGHT COMES ON UNLOCKING THE DOORS EVEN THOUGH ALL DOORS ARE SHUT COMPLETELY. THIS HAPPENS WHEN CAR STARTS AND AFTER CAR IS IN MOTION! 2. CONTROL BUTTON ON LEFT SIDE OF STEERING WHEEL NOT RESPONDING. AFTER 2 OIL CHANGES, NO ONE CAN RESET THE OIL LIFE. 3. NOT ABLE TO RUN SYNC VEHICLE REPORT. ALL OF THESE ISSUES ARE SPORADIC AND ONGOING!
NHTSA ODI #11139947
Mileage unknown · Oct 10, 2018
Electrical SystemElectronic Stability Control (esc)Exterior Lighting
ALL THE CAR SENSORS HAVE GONE OUT IT SAYS THE DOORS ARE OPEN AT ALL TIME EVEN WHEN CLOSED TIGHTLY THE LIGHTS COME ON AND GO OFF ON THEIR OWN WHEN IT'S PARKED AND THE ENGINE IS SHUT OFF THE ENGINE OIL LIGHT POPS ON AND OFF THE AIR PRESSURE LIGHT STAYS ON THE AIR BAG LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF THE BACK UP CAMERA HARDLY EVER WORKS. THE …
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ALL THE CAR SENSORS HAVE GONE OUT IT SAYS THE DOORS ARE OPEN AT ALL TIME EVEN WHEN CLOSED TIGHTLY THE LIGHTS COME ON AND GO OFF ON THEIR OWN WHEN IT'S PARKED AND THE ENGINE IS SHUT OFF THE ENGINE OIL LIGHT POPS ON AND OFF THE AIR PRESSURE LIGHT STAYS ON THE AIR BAG LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF THE BACK UP CAMERA HARDLY EVER WORKS. THE HEAD LIGHTS HAVE DROPPED DOWN AND ONLY SHINE OUT ABOUT A 15 FEET AHEAD OF YOU WHILE DRIVING.
NHTSA ODI #11139452
Mileage unknown · Oct 7, 2018
Electrical System
3RD DOOR AJAR SENSIOR ON MY EDGE. CLEANING DOESN'T FIX THE PROBLEM. 1ST TIME WAS 8/02/16, 2ND WAS 1/08/18, 3RD TIME IS NOW, WAITING ON MY LOCAL FORD DEALER TO FIX IT AGAIN.
NHTSA ODI #11138865
50,000 miles · Oct 5, 2018
Electrical System
DOOR AJAR WARNING LIGHT IS MALFUNCTIONING AS WELL ARE THE SHIFT TO PARK WARNING LIGHT. THESE LIGHTS COME ON WHEN I START THE CAR AND GO ON THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE TIME DRIVING THE VEHICLE.
NHTSA ODI #11133575
Mileage unknown · Oct 4, 2018
Electrical System
HAVE HAD LIGHTS STAY ON, COME BACK ON OR RADIO TURN ON IN GARAGE AFTER IT HAS BEEN SITTING FOR A WHILE. 10 OR MORE INSTANCES OF THE BATTERY BEING COMPLETELY DISCHARGED AFTER BEING TURNED OFF IN GARAGE FOR TWO TO FOUR DAYS. THERE WILL BE NO PROBLEMS FOR A LONG TIME FOLLOWED BY TIMES WHEN EVERY OTHER WEEK THERE IS A PROBLEM TO HAV…
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HAVE HAD LIGHTS STAY ON, COME BACK ON OR RADIO TURN ON IN GARAGE AFTER IT HAS BEEN SITTING FOR A WHILE. 10 OR MORE INSTANCES OF THE BATTERY BEING COMPLETELY DISCHARGED AFTER BEING TURNED OFF IN GARAGE FOR TWO TO FOUR DAYS. THERE WILL BE NO PROBLEMS FOR A LONG TIME FOLLOWED BY TIMES WHEN EVERY OTHER WEEK THERE IS A PROBLEM TO HAVING TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY EVERY NIGHT OR IT WON'T START. WE HAVE REPLACED THE BATTERY 4 OR 5 TIMES AND HAVE AGAIN ON A NEW DEEP CYCLE BATTERY HAVING PROBLEMS. ALSO HAD VEHICLE SHUT DOWN AT A STOP SIGN IN FIRST 6 MONTHS TO YEAR OF LIFE. THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS SOME SORT OF FUEL THING THAT NEEDS TO BE CLEANED EVERY 10,000 MILES TO KEEP IT FROM HAPPENING AGAIN. HOWEVER, IT COULD EASILY HAVE BEEN THE BATTERY, MY WIFE WAS DRIVING AND IS NOT MECHANICALLY INCLINED. WE HAVE HAD CONSTANT BATTERY PROBLEMS BUT NO FURTHER FUEL ISSUES.
NHTSA ODI #11133239
69,500 miles · Oct 1, 2018
Electrical SystemExterior LightingStructure
"DOOR AJAR" LIGHT ON DASH REMAINS ON EVEN WHEN DOORS SHUT SECURELY. THIS CAUSES INSIDE LIGHTS TO REMAIN ON, AND BUZZER TO BUZZ. PROBLEM CONTINUES DURING VEHICLE IN USE
NHTSA ODI #11132824
Mileage unknown · Oct 1, 2018
Electrical SystemStructure
DRIVER DOOR OPEN SIGNAL STAYS ON, EVEN AFTER OPENING AND CLOSING DOOR MULTIPLE TIMES
NHTSA ODI #11132680
Mileage unknown · Sep 27, 2018
Electrical System
DOOR AJAR LIGHT CAME ON AND WOULD NOT GO OUT. THE DOOR WAS SHUT COMPLETELY. THE LIGHTS INSIDE THE CAR THEREFORE STAYED ON AS IT THOUGHT THE DOOR WAS OPEN. THIS PROGRESSIVELY GOT WORSE AS LIGHTS SHOWED UP ON DASH AND BEEPING STARTED- TELLING ME TO CLOSE THE DOOR. THIS SEEMS TO BE A KNOWN PROBLEM FOR FORD- LOTS AND LOTS OF COMPL…
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DOOR AJAR LIGHT CAME ON AND WOULD NOT GO OUT. THE DOOR WAS SHUT COMPLETELY. THE LIGHTS INSIDE THE CAR THEREFORE STAYED ON AS IT THOUGHT THE DOOR WAS OPEN. THIS PROGRESSIVELY GOT WORSE AS LIGHTS SHOWED UP ON DASH AND BEEPING STARTED- TELLING ME TO CLOSE THE DOOR. THIS SEEMS TO BE A KNOWN PROBLEM FOR FORD- LOTS AND LOTS OF COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT THE EXACT ISSUE- WHICH IS WHERE I FOUND OUT WHAT IT WAS. I HAD TO PAY TO HAVE A DEALER FIX THIS- $553.46. *TR
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.
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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