TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD EDGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER CLOSING THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR, THE DOOR AJAR WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INDICATING THAT THE DOOR WAS STILL OPEN CAUSING THE DOME LIGHT TO REMAIN ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE DOOR LOCK SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE…
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD EDGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER CLOSING THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR, THE DOOR AJAR WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INDICATING THAT THE DOOR WAS STILL OPEN CAUSING THE DOME LIGHT TO REMAIN ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE DOOR LOCK SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.
NHTSA ODI #10836514
74,000 miles · Feb 15, 2016
Electrical SystemUnknown Or Other
JUST BOUGHT 2013 FORD EDGE AND THE DOOR NEVER SHUTS SO THE DOOR AJAR KEEP COMING ON AND THE DOOM LIGHT DRAINS MY BATTERY
NHTSA ODI #10836294
40,000 miles · Feb 14, 2016
Electrical System
DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR OPEN LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. SHIFT TO PARK LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. LIGHTS COME ON WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING OR JUST PARKED. INTERIOR LIGHTS DON'T GO OUT WHEN THEY SHOULD. INSIDE LIGHTS GO ON WHEN THE CAR IS JUST PARKED FOR NO REASON. SOMETIMES WILL STAY ON FOR UP TO A HALF AN HOUR
NHTSA ODI #10826074
42,000 miles · Feb 13, 2016
Electrical System
"TAKATA RECALL" DRIVER SIDE DOOR ADJAR SENSOR REMAINS ON ALL THE TIME EVEN THOUGH THE DOOR IS CLOSED SECURELY. THIS CAUSES THE VEHICLE NOT BE SECURED PROPERLY AND CAUSES ALERTS TO SOUND WHILE DRIVING.
NHTSA ODI #10826013
Mileage unknown · Feb 12, 2016
Electrical System
2013 EDGE DRIVERS DOOR ALARM REMAINS ON EVEN AFTER CLOSURE, THE INTERIOR LIGHTS REMAIN ON AND THE DOORS DO NOT LOCK. I'M LUCKY IF AFTER THE 6-7TH DOOR SLAM THE LIGHT MAY GO OUT, OTHERWISE I HAVE TO DRIVE AROUND WITH THE ALARM CONTINUOUSLY ON. NOW A SHIFT INTO PARK LIGHT IS ALSO COMING ON. USED TO LOVE MY EDGE, BUT SLOWLY THINKIN…
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2013 EDGE DRIVERS DOOR ALARM REMAINS ON EVEN AFTER CLOSURE, THE INTERIOR LIGHTS REMAIN ON AND THE DOORS DO NOT LOCK. I'M LUCKY IF AFTER THE 6-7TH DOOR SLAM THE LIGHT MAY GO OUT, OTHERWISE I HAVE TO DRIVE AROUND WITH THE ALARM CONTINUOUSLY ON. NOW A SHIFT INTO PARK LIGHT IS ALSO COMING ON. USED TO LOVE MY EDGE, BUT SLOWLY THINKING DIVORCE.
NHTSA ODI #10825865
47,000 miles · Feb 11, 2016
Electrical SystemExterior Lighting
WHEN YOU CLOSE THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GIVES A FALSE WARNING SAYING THE DOOR IS AJAR AND THE DOME LIGHT STAYS ON. THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE CAR IS STATIONARY. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS OF OPENING AND CLOSING THE DOOR THE WARNING DISAPPEARS, BUT THEN WHILE THE CAR IS MOVING THE WARNING RETURNS AND THE DOME LIGHT COMES …
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WHEN YOU CLOSE THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GIVES A FALSE WARNING SAYING THE DOOR IS AJAR AND THE DOME LIGHT STAYS ON. THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE CAR IS STATIONARY. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS OF OPENING AND CLOSING THE DOOR THE WARNING DISAPPEARS, BUT THEN WHILE THE CAR IS MOVING THE WARNING RETURNS AND THE DOME LIGHT COMES BACK ON AND THE DOORS UNLOCK. THIS SEEMS TO BE A PRETTY COMMON PROBLEM AND MY CAR CURRENTLY HAS 48,000 MILES ON IT. THIS WARNING ISSUE HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR ABOUT 1 MONTH.
NHTSA ODI #10825741
50,000 miles · Feb 11, 2016
Electrical System
DOOR AJAR SENSOR SWITCH IS MALFUNCTIONING AND CANNOT SENSE WHEN DOOR IS CLOSED. DOORS WILL NOT LOCK PROPERLY OR AUTOMATICALLY BECAUSE SWITCH IS MALFUNCTIONING. THIS IS OCCURRING BOTH WHILE THE CAR IS PARKED AND IN MOTION. SOMETIMES WHILE DRIVING THE DOOR AJAR LIGHT WILL COME ON RANDOMLY. AS I OFTEN HAVE A CHILD IN THE CAR, I AM …
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DOOR AJAR SENSOR SWITCH IS MALFUNCTIONING AND CANNOT SENSE WHEN DOOR IS CLOSED. DOORS WILL NOT LOCK PROPERLY OR AUTOMATICALLY BECAUSE SWITCH IS MALFUNCTIONING. THIS IS OCCURRING BOTH WHILE THE CAR IS PARKED AND IN MOTION. SOMETIMES WHILE DRIVING THE DOOR AJAR LIGHT WILL COME ON RANDOMLY. AS I OFTEN HAVE A CHILD IN THE CAR, I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE INABILITY FOR THE CAR TO DETECT WHEN THE DOOR IS CLOSED AND WHEN IT IS NOT AND THE RELATED LOCKING OF THE DOORS.
NHTSA ODI #10825559
46,000 miles · Feb 9, 2016
Electrical System
DRIVER DOOR AJAR LIGHT COMES AT VARIOUS TIMES WHILE DRIVING EVEN THOUGH THE DOOR IS CLOSED. THIS CAUSES THE INTERIOR LIGHTS TO COME ON AND REMAIN ON. THIS MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE AT NIGHT. THIS IS AN OBVIOUS SAFETY RELATED ISSUE AND FORD SHOULD FIX IT THROUGH A RECALL.
NHTSA ODI #10825245
35,950 miles · Feb 8, 2016
Electrical System
DRIVER SIDE DOOR AJAR WARNING LIGHT AND ALARM GO OFF EVEN WHEN DOOR IS SECURELY SHUT. CAR IS CURRENTLY UNDER 36,000 MILES BUT JUST A FEW WEEKS OVER THE 3 YEAR MARK. DIEHL FORD IN BELLINGHAM, WA WILL NOT ATTEMPT TO HONOR THE WARRANTY.
NHTSA ODI #10824992
49,500 miles · Feb 5, 2016
Electrical SystemExterior Lighting
DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR OPEN LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. SHIFT TO PARK LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. LIGHTS COME ON WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING OR JUST PARKED. INTERIOR LIGHTS DON'T GO OUT WHEN THEY SHOULD. INSIDE LIGHTS GO ON WHEN THE CAR IS JUST PARKED FOR NO REASON. SOMETIMES WILL STAY ON FOR UP TO A HALF AN HOUR.
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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