FOR SEVERAL MONTHS MY BRAKES HAVE GOTTEN WORSE AND WORSE. BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED, BRAKES ADJUSTED AND EVEN FLOORING THE BRAKES SOMETIMES DOES NOT WORK. CAR HAS HESITATED AND SHUT OFF AT INTERSECTIONS. RAIN HAS CAUSED SOME HYDROPLANING. CAR CONTINUES ROLLING WITH BRAKE PEDAL PUSHED ALL THE WAY DOWN. I STOPPED THE CAR AT A TRAFF…
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FOR SEVERAL MONTHS MY BRAKES HAVE GOTTEN WORSE AND WORSE. BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED, BRAKES ADJUSTED AND EVEN FLOORING THE BRAKES SOMETIMES DOES NOT WORK. CAR HAS HESITATED AND SHUT OFF AT INTERSECTIONS. RAIN HAS CAUSED SOME HYDROPLANING. CAR CONTINUES ROLLING WITH BRAKE PEDAL PUSHED ALL THE WAY DOWN. I STOPPED THE CAR AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, BUT THE CAR CONTINUED TO ROLL SLOWLY AND RAN INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME! HELP! NO DAMAGE TO EITHER EXTERIOR, BUT I DON'T KNOW WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN NEXT.
NHTSA ODI #11309131
135,000 miles · Feb 13, 2020
Service Brakes
I HAVE A 2013 FORD EDGE AWD SEL MODEL, THIS PAST FEB. 7, 2020 AS TRAVELING ON A 3 HOUR TRIP TO NORTHERN NEW YORK,FOR THE MOST PART THEIR WERE NO ISSUES UNTIL I APPROACHED MY DESTINATION WHICH HAD HEAVY SNOW THE DAY BEFORE.I NEEDED TO DECLINE ON A STEEP ROAD THAT HAD SNOW, SLUSHY SPOTS, AS I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND SHIFTED INTO LO…
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I HAVE A 2013 FORD EDGE AWD SEL MODEL, THIS PAST FEB. 7, 2020 AS TRAVELING ON A 3 HOUR TRIP TO NORTHERN NEW YORK,FOR THE MOST PART THEIR WERE NO ISSUES UNTIL I APPROACHED MY DESTINATION WHICH HAD HEAVY SNOW THE DAY BEFORE.I NEEDED TO DECLINE ON A STEEP ROAD THAT HAD SNOW, SLUSHY SPOTS, AS I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND SHIFTED INTO LOW GEAR THE ABS SYSTEM KICKED IN AND AFTER THAT THE PEDAL WAS SPONGY.AND PEDAL APPROACHED THE FLOOR.AFTER BEING A FORMER FORD DEALER FOR 40 YRS. WAS ABLE TO TAKE THE TRIP BACK BUT WITH CAUTION.I HAVE PRACTICED MECHANICS FOR 25 YRS OF THAT 40.NOW RETIRED AND TO IT TO A LOCAL TECHNICIAN, HAD BRAKES CHECKED,WERE IN GOOD SHAPE BUT ON THE CHECK OF THE ABS SYSTEM IT INDICATED A POSSIBLE STUCK VALVE IN THE HCU UNIT WHICH IS COSTLY.TAKING IT TO FELLOW FORD DEALER WHOM I'VE KNOWN FOR 45 YRS. TO VARIFY. I KNOW HOW THE FORD SYSTEM WORKS AND IT TAKES PRESSURE FROM PUBLIC TO COLLECT DATA AND AT SOME POINT ISSUE A RECALL ON THIS MATTER.
NHTSA ODI #11308951
130,000 miles · Feb 10, 2020
Service Brakes
VEHICLE HAD BRAKE BOOSTER RECALL 13 NO2 DONE PREVIOUSLY. AND BRAKE BOOSTER HAS GONE OUT AGAIN. CAR DOES NOT START PROPERLY FORD WILL NOT WARRANTY THE REPAIR.
NHTSA ODI #11308275
67,500 miles · Feb 8, 2020
Service Brakes
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED WHENEVER I PRESS MY BRAKES THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE GROUND AND IT BARELY STOPPED THE VEHICLE, I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE HCU AND MODULE THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $1600 AND THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE SHOP FOR 9 DAYS, I CAN'T BELIEVE TH…
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WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED WHENEVER I PRESS MY BRAKES THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE GROUND AND IT BARELY STOPPED THE VEHICLE, I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE HCU AND MODULE THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $1600 AND THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE SHOP FOR 9 DAYS, I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS VERY EXPENSIVE PART WENT BAD AFTER ONLY 6 YEARS AND 67,000 MILES.
NHTSA ODI #11307890
135,000 miles · Jan 31, 2020
EngineService Brakes
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD EDGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNSPECIFIED SPEED, THE BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED AND FAILED TO IMMEDIATELY STOP THE VEHICLE CAUSING THE STOPPING DISTANCE TO BE EXTENDED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE BRAKE PAD AND ROTORS HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURR…
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD EDGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNSPECIFIED SPEED, THE BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED AND FAILED TO IMMEDIATELY STOP THE VEHICLE CAUSING THE STOPPING DISTANCE TO BE EXTENDED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE BRAKE PAD AND ROTORS HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000.
NHTSA ODI #11306321
135,000 miles · Jan 30, 2020
Service Brakes
MY BRAKES BECOME SPONGY & GO TO THE FLOOR. IT OCCURRED SPORADICALLY BUT NOW IS CONSTANT EITHER WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION OR AT A STOP. IF SOMEONE PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME I COULD NOT STOP IN A SAFE DISTANCE. BRAKES HAVE BEEN SERVICED. THERE ARE MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ON LINE ABOUT THIS POTENTIALLY FATAL FLAW. MATLOCK TIRES IN…
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MY BRAKES BECOME SPONGY & GO TO THE FLOOR. IT OCCURRED SPORADICALLY BUT NOW IS CONSTANT EITHER WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION OR AT A STOP. IF SOMEONE PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME I COULD NOT STOP IN A SAFE DISTANCE. BRAKES HAVE BEEN SERVICED. THERE ARE MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ON LINE ABOUT THIS POTENTIALLY FATAL FLAW. MATLOCK TIRES IN ATHENS, TN REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER AND REPLACED ALL THE BRAKE PADS. THEY CALLED TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP CONCERNING RECALLS OR HOW TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM TO NO AVAIL.
NHTSA ODI #11306138
57,500 miles · Jan 17, 2020
Service Brakes
IN SEPTEMBER 2014, FORD HAS ISSUED A "CUSTOMER SATISFACTION" NOTICE REGARDING THE EXTENDED WARRANTY ON BRAKE FUNCTION COMPONENT. NOTICE ID :13N02. THE ISSUE WAS POSSIBILITY OF BREAK BOOSTER PREMATURE FAILURE LEADING TO UNPREDICTABLE BRAKING PERFORMANCE. THERE ARE 2 SIGNIFICANT ISSUES WITH THIS NOTICE: 1. THE PART THAT FAIL…
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IN SEPTEMBER 2014, FORD HAS ISSUED A "CUSTOMER SATISFACTION" NOTICE REGARDING THE EXTENDED WARRANTY ON BRAKE FUNCTION COMPONENT. NOTICE ID :13N02. THE ISSUE WAS POSSIBILITY OF BREAK BOOSTER PREMATURE FAILURE LEADING TO UNPREDICTABLE BRAKING PERFORMANCE. THERE ARE 2 SIGNIFICANT ISSUES WITH THIS NOTICE: 1. THE PART THAT FAILS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN TREATED WITH IMMEDIATE RECALL INSTEAD OF AN EXTENDED WARRANTY OFFERING - AS THE FAILURE OF THIS PART LEADS TO UNPREDICTABLE BRAKING PERFORMANCE AT AN UNPREDICTABLE TIME FRAME. 2. IT ONLY COVERS VEHICLES PRODUCED BETWEEN CERTAIN DATES, WHILE THE REAL EXTENT OF FAULTY BRAKE SYSTEM COMPONENT GOES WAY BEYOND THE SCOPE COVERED IN THIS NOTICE. I OWN A 2013 FORD EDGE TRUCK WITH PRODUCTION DATE OF 06/13. THE MILEAGE ON THIS VEHICLE IS UNDER 58000. ABOUT A WEEK AGO THE BRAKING FUNCTION OF THIS CAR HAS FAILED SIGNIFICANTLY LEADING TO A NEAR CRASH SITUATION. THIS HAPPENED WHEN I WAS DRIVING CLOSER TO A TRAFFIC STOP AT ABOUT 20 MPH AND STARTED GRADUALLY APPLYING BRAKES AND TO MY SURPRISE THE CAR KEPT ON MOVING WITHOUT ANY NOTICEABLE BRAKING APPLIED. REALIZING THAT, I PRESSED THE PEDAL MUCH HARDER TO A DEGREE THAT WOULD BE CLOSE TO ACTIVATING ABS AND ONLY THEN THE CAR CAME TO A HARD STOP. AFTER EXPERIENCING THIS I STARTED RESEARCHING ONLINE AND HAVE LEARNED ABOUT FORD'S NOTICE OF EXTENDED WARRANTY ON BRAKE BOOSTER PART FAILURE - 13N02. I HAD EXACTLY THE SAME SYMPTOMS AS DESCRIBED IN THIS BULLETIN. UPON VISITING DEALERSHIP, THEY REFUSED TO SERVICE MY CAR UNDER THIS EXTENDED WARRANTY AS MY CAR WAS JUST OUTSIDE THE PRODUCTION DATES COVERED BY 13N02. UPON FURTHER RESEARCH, I HAVE LEARNED THAT THIS ISSUE IMPACTED A MUCH LARGER NUMBER OF FORD EDGE 2013 OWNERS, WHOSE SAFETY CONCERNS ARE PLAINLY IGNORED BY FORD MOTOR COMPANY SAME AS IS MY CASE. BOTH DEALERSHIP AND THE FORD HOTLINE REFUSED TO ANYTHING ABOUT IT.
NHTSA ODI #11300219
191,341 miles · Jan 3, 2020
EngineService BrakesUnknown Or Other
WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55-60 MILES PER HOUR THE TRACTION CONTROL AND TRACTION CONTROL OFF LIGHT LIT UP AND A RED BRAKE MALFUNCTION LIGHT CAME ON AND THE ENGINE STOPPED WHILE THE CAR WAS IN MOTION. WE COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND IT TOOK TWO ATTEMPTS TO START IT AGAIN. THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT AND TRACTION CON…
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WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55-60 MILES PER HOUR THE TRACTION CONTROL AND TRACTION CONTROL OFF LIGHT LIT UP AND A RED BRAKE MALFUNCTION LIGHT CAME ON AND THE ENGINE STOPPED WHILE THE CAR WAS IN MOTION. WE COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND IT TOOK TWO ATTEMPTS TO START IT AGAIN. THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT AND TRACTION CONTROL OFF LIGHT IS STILL ON. IT HAPPEN THREE TIMES SO FAR AND TWO OF THOSE TIMES WAS WHILE WE WERE ON THE INTERSTATE IN TRAFFIC TRAVELLING AT 60-70 MPH. THIS WAS NOT SAFE AT ALL. WHEN IT SHUTS OFF THERE IS A BIG THUD SOUND AND THE TRACTION CONTROL, TRACTION CONTROL OFF AND A RED BRAKE MALFUNCTION LIGHT COMES ON. AFTER THE SECOND TIME THERE IS NOW A RATTLE. I HAVE THE CAR AT HOME NOW BUT IT HAS A HESITATION IN IT WHEN IT IS FIRST STARTED THIS ALL HAS HAPPENED IN THE LAST 4 DAYS.
NHTSA ODI #11296901
46,000 miles · Dec 24, 2019
Service Brakes
BRAKE BOOSTER MALFUNCTION WHILE DRIVING
NHTSA ODI #11291062
147,000 miles · Dec 4, 2019
Service Brakes
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD EDGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A FAILURE WITH THE BRAKE BOOSTER. WHILE DRIVING AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO THE FLOORBOARD, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP AND THEN SLOWED DOWN. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, CHECKED THE BRAKE FLUID, AND NOTICED TH…
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD EDGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A FAILURE WITH THE BRAKE BOOSTER. WHILE DRIVING AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO THE FLOORBOARD, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP AND THEN SLOWED DOWN. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, CHECKED THE BRAKE FLUID, AND NOTICED THAT IT WAS OK. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE NORMALLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES. THE CONTACT CALLED CORWIN FORD NAMPA (5707 E GATE BLVD, NAMPA, ID 83687, (208) 475-1110) AND WAS REFERRED TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 147,000.
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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