1. Ford Edge
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  3. 2011
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2011 Ford Edge Door Problems

77
Owner complaint records in our dataset

Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.

Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.

What owners report

  • door ajar · 76 records
  • side door · 31 records
  • ajar warning · 25 records
  • failure mileage · 25 records
  • ajar light · 21 records
  • door closed · 19 records

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
30–60k mi42
60–100k mi17
1–30k mi13
100–150k mi2

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

  • February 15, 2015 · 24,000 miles

    Door · Electrical System · Latch

    Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford edge. The contact stated that the door ajar light continued to illuminate after the door was securely closed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The technician diagnosed an unknown sensor in the door failed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 24,000. Updated 4/16/15*cn the consumer stated the door ajar light…

    ODI 10695470

  • February 14, 2015 · 71,000 miles

    Door · Latches/Locks/Linkages

    Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford edge. While driving at various speeds, the interior lights remained illuminated and the passenger and driver side door ajar warning indicator illuminated on the instrument panel. The contact stated that the doors would not lock. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, but the details of the diagnosis could not provided. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of…

    ODI 10807460

  • December 24, 2014 · 39,000 miles

    Door

    Ford edge latch door ajar dome lights stay even when door is closed. *tr

    ODI 10672632

  • December 1, 2014 · 99,000 miles

    Door

    Door ajar light stays on all the time even when door is closed all the way. Interior lights stay on. Now the back up camera says it unavailable or shows upside down. *js

    ODI 10669152

  • November 20, 2014 · 58,000 miles

    Door · Electrical System

    The drivers side door is definitely closed. Car does not think so. Dash warning light is on. Dome lights on. When using the clicker to lock the doors the horn beeps a couple of times. Weird stuff. I do not know if this is going to cause safety problems or not. This edge also has back brake problems. The back rotors and brakes have been changed twice already due to corrosion. Bad design. They get really hot and must…

    ODI 10663134

  • November 14, 2014 · 54,557 miles

    Door · Electrical System

    Driver door sensor states door is ajar when it is not. *tr

    ODI 10658704

  • November 4, 2014

    Door · Electrical System

    Door latch ajar switch light says passenger door is not close when it is close, interior light will not go off. And doors will not lock as long as it says door is ajar. *tr

    ODI 10654085

  • October 31, 2014 · 39,800 miles

    Door

    Driver side door remains "ajar". (door latch assembly) locks won't lock, dome lights stay on, can't lock car and lights come on randomly during the day & night. I have been told it is an ongoing issue that could cost me $500.00. If i can't manually lock the doors, the kids can get out while driving. Safety recall is necessary or trading in ford! I have to put tape over my dome lights so i can back out of my driveway…

    ODI 10713549

  • October 1, 2014 · 32,000 miles

    Door

    Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford edge. The contact stated that the door ajar warning light illuminated although the doors were secured. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The technician diagnosed that the door latch mechanism needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 32,000. ...updated 01/20/16 *bf *js

    ODI 10786838

  • October 1, 2014 · 70,000 miles

    Door

    The ajar light comes on indicating the door is not shut. We opened and closed the door numerous times but the door ajar light stays on. This also makes the interior dome light stay on. The most recent event occurred when we were traveling back home at night. The same circumstance happened. Opened and closed the door numerous times but the door ajar and dome light stayed on. It finally went off after 15 minutes of…

    ODI 10662399

  • September 15, 2014 · 24,000 miles

    Door · Electrical System

    Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford edge. The contact stated that the door ajar warning light illuminated on the instrument panel causing the dome light to remain on while operating the vehicle. The contact indicated that the visibility was diminished when the dome light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnosed that the door ajar switch was faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was…

    ODI 10654917

  • September 8, 2014 · 18,000 miles

    Door

    Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford edge. The contact stated that while parked, the door ajar warning light illuminated while the front driver door was properly closed. In addition, the front and rears doors locked and unlock independently. The failure occurred constantly. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the door ajar switch had failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle…

    ODI 10823015

  • July 26, 2014 · 31,500 miles

    Door · Electrical System

    Door ajar sensor does not work properly on the driver's side front door. The sensor says the door is ajar, but it is not, and will not go off even after opening and closing the door several times. The interior lights stay on, which is a hazard when driving at night. *tr

    ODI 10616541

  • July 1, 2014 · 49,000 miles

    Door · Electrical System

    The "door is ajar" (left rear) warning light is on even though the left rear door is properly closed and locked. *tr

    ODI 10640023

  • June 4, 2014 · 42,000 miles

    Door · Exterior Lighting

    Door ajar will not turn off for drivers door. Problem is intermittent, however more constant when it is hot out side. This causes the dome light to remain on. You can open and close the door several time and sometimes the warning will stop. Makes driving difficult when it is dark out because of the dome light being on. *tr

    ODI 10934092

  • June 2, 2014 · 145,500 miles

    Door · Electrical System

    Door ajar lights constantly on saying doors are open. Lights stay on because it thinks doors are open. Cannot lock from keyless entry pad. This happened about a year ago not sure of date that's why i didn't list. It is drivers door again and rear passenger door. Two at a time! Rear door is hardly used. Very disgusting and costly repairs again . *tr

    ODI 10609723

  • May 20, 2014 · 28,000 miles

    Door · Electrical System

    DRIVER DOOR AJAR ERROR. *TR

    ODI 10616442

  • May 20, 2014 · 75,000 miles

    Door · Electrical System

    DOOR AJAR STAYS ON AFTER DOOR CLOSED. *TR

    ODI 10592819

  • April 15, 2014 · 45,000 miles

    Door

    Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford edge. The contact stated that the automatic door system was defective and would indicate that the door was open when it was actually closed. The automatic door lock system failed to engage. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The technician diagnosed that the door module needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The…

    ODI 10605984

  • April 1, 2014 · 19,000 miles

    Door

    Door is ajar warning does not clear even after repeated closing of doors. This causes interior lights to stay on and doors not to automatically lock when driving. *tr

    ODI 10593460

  • April 1, 2014 · 20,000 miles

    Door · Latches/Locks/Linkages

    Vehicle does not recognize that the driver side door is closed. The door ajar light stays on, causing the interior light to stay on, and preventing the doors from locking while traveling. The dealership service department stated this is a common problem that requires the latch be replaced. *tr

    ODI 10592681

  • April 1, 2014 · 43,000 miles

    Door

    Door ajar sensor stays on even when door is closed resulting in lights staying on.with the number of complaints on this issue ,ford should issue a recall. *tt

    ODI 10583123

  • March 27, 2014 · 35,000 miles

    Door · Electrical System

    Door latch assembly- door ajar wont go away, door latch assembly has to be replaced. *tr

    ODI 10575285

  • March 20, 2014 · 21,288 miles

    Door · Electrical System

    Driver door ajar light comes on when door is closed as well as while vehicle is moving. Interior as well as puddle lights come on. Frequent slamming if door to trigger sensor does not work. Unable to turn lights off. Prohibits doors from locking while vehicle is in motion. Serious safety concern. *tr

    ODI 10596938

  • March 18, 2014 · 49,027 miles

    Door · Electrical System

    The "driver door ajar" warning remains lit even when my door is completely closed. I either have to slam my door closed or open/close my door multiple times for the light to turn off. This week, the light has started coming on while my car is in motion, which freaks me out. Due to the light coming back on even after it initially goes off, my dome light is staying on and running my car battery down. I needed a jump…

    ODI 10578084