2012 Ford Edge Electrical System Problems
- 433
- 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.
Among these 433 stored complaint records:
- 0 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 2 indicate fire
What owners report
- door ajar · 112 records
- door closed · 30 records
- ajar light · 26 records
- interior lights · 26 records
- side door · 24 records
- ajar sensor · 19 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 30–60k mi | 203 |
| 60–100k mi | 81 |
| 1–30k mi | 47 |
| 100–150k mi | 15 |
| 150–400k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Electrical System
Door ajar signal will intermittently activate even though drivers door is closed. This also means that dome lights will not go off and that the doors will not lock. This is apparently a very common issue with the ford edge and it needs to be escalated to a recall for fix. *tr
ODI 10713718
Electrical System
The door ajar signal constantly stays on after i've already made sure the door was shut. This has happened multiple times in the last two weeks. My interior lights do not shut off until i've slammed the door about 5-6 times. It's really hard to tell if they've shut off in the daytime and so i'm fearful i may come out to my battery being dead. It also scares me to see it come on while i'm driving with my daughter as…
ODI 10693278
Electrical System
Driver door sensor faulty causing interior lights to stay on, continuous alerts that driver door is ajar with alarm to come on telling you to put car in park and shut door causing a hazard. Interior lights are on during night time driving.
ODI 10840397
Electrical System
The sensor for the door ajar on the driver side is bad and i cannot lock my driver door due to the alarm sound from my display panel. The door automatically unlocks putting my safety at risk in parking lots, dangerous areas, and when i am driving. The ford dealer tells me this has happened to hundreds of these vehicles and is an obvious manufacturer issue but there is no recall as of yet. This is a major safety…
ODI 10692153
Body · Electrical System
Drivers door ajar light illuminated when door is closed....not allowing the door to lock while in motion. *tr
ODI 10692873
Electrical System · Latches/Locks/Linkages
A fault in the door latch on the drivers side is malfunctioning and sends a signal that the door is open when it is not. Besides being annoying, i fear the fact that the doors do not lock while the vehicle is in motion. They could be locked manually, but i have two small children that can not lock them on their own. I fear that if we were in an accident, they could be thrown from the car due to not having the doors…
ODI 10713011
Electrical System
The door ajar switch stays on when the drivers door is closed and latched. This is a known problem and easily searchable on many vehicle forums and youtube. *tr
ODI 10703623
Electrical System
Ford edge sport 2012. Driver side door lock actuator fails and/or gives false readings. Driver side console displays door open indicator. I have to repeatedly open and close to the door to clear the indicator light. It usually happens right when i enter the vehicle but has happened while driving. I pulled over and opened/closed the door to clear the message. *tr
ODI 10692669
Electrical System
Drivers side door says is ajar when it is closed. This is when parked or in drive. Indicator will not go off no matter how many times i shut the door.
ODI 10870801
Electrical System
Driver's side door ajar sensor always reads the door as open. This causes the car to chime every time you accelerate from a complete stop, the interior lights stay illuminated, and prevents the doors from automatically locking when the vehicle is in motion. The chime is a distraction and also causes the driver to ignore the alarm which means you could not notice some other, more serious malfunction in a timely…
ODI 10713673
Electrical System
Door always indicate open. Because of this issue the car can't be lock. Also the light inside is always on can't be turn off and this is a driving hazar. *tr
ODI 10692847
Electrical System
The driver side door ajar warning sensor stays on. This caused interior and exterior lights to remain on. Took hours to "fool" the system to get warning sensor to deactivate, consequently all lights went out. Ford dealership service department swore they never heard of this yet owner complaints are all over the internet. *tr
ODI 10691253
Electrical System
Door sensor ajar malfunctioning. Dome light in car staying on causing night driving hazard. Doors not locking while driving due to sensor malfunction. Sensor incorporated in door latch. Door latch has to be replaced to rectify. *tr
ODI 10692951
Electrical System
Faulty driver door sensor. Always shows door ajar which then drains the battery. Ford replaced it when under warranty only to have it go bad again out of warranty. Ford is well aware of this problem and will not recall a defective design. Charging customers $500 and up to fix the problem with no guarantee it won't just happen again.
ODI 10822660
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
Says door is ajar when its not. Dome light will not turn off, wont lock, and beeps constantly when not in park until i try to close the door, that is already closed. Have to open and close, open and close, open and close until it turns off. Has happened numerous times. This is not just an annoyance issue. *tr
ODI 10693817
Electrical System · Unknown Or Other
The door ajar sensor is malfunctioning. The car does not recognize when the door is closed. This causes the battery to be completely drained.
ODI 10957641
Electrical System
Driver door open sensor went off causing interior lights to come on and alarm start going off. This was at 8:30 pm on a rural road. I lost my night vision and swerved off the side of the road causing my 11 year old to strike her head on the side window of the vehicle and damage to the front spoiler. This sensor has been replaced under warranty and tsb was issued by ford 6 months ago. The police officer that came…
ODI 10682848
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
Driver's side door sensor not working properly. Drivers side door ajar warning stays on even when door is clearly closed. Because of this, the inside dome light stays on. When first entering vehicle in the mornings, interior light does not come on. *js
ODI 10681889
Electrical System
Door ajar light stays on so the doors cant lock the dome light stays on and ford will not recall this unsafe problem there seems to be an existing problem with this model that the driver's door will not close properly and won't lock just went it gets out of warranty. The dome light stays on and the dashboard alerts keep going off. Called ford and they won't fix the problem. This is unsafe to drive and this model…
ODI 10716082
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
The door ajar sensor on the driver side door fails to function properly making the vehicle react as though the door is open even though it is actually closed. This prevents the doors from locking and prevents the dome light from turning off. The door ajar alarm and light will not stop alerting the driver to the problem. Because the doors will not lock, there is a danger to driver and passengers while moving. When…
ODI 10702301
Electrical System
Door latch does not register the door as being closed. This results in the door ajar indicator being lit when the door is locked. This impairs the ability to drive at night as the interior lights will not turn off. *tr
ODI 10680586
Electrical System
Door ajar sensor remains on even when door is shut. Doors do not lock when sensor is on. Interior lights stay on. Battery dies because lights do not turn off. All my doors are unlocked so it is very unsafe, someone could enter my vehicle while it is stopped.this happens everyday and cleaning the latch does not help.
ODI 10860433
Electrical System
After closing the front drivers door, the dash light indicates that the door is not closed and latched. I push on the door and the latch has caught. While driving, the system still sees the door as unlatched. I have played with the latching mechanism and i can get the sensor to see the door closed in about 1 out of 50 attempts. Most of the time i drive around with the system seeing the door as open. I have not…
ODI 10916652
Electrical System
Door sensor failure causing dash warning light to say" door ajar". This causes interior lights to stay on even after door has been closed and you leave your car. *tr
ODI 10705217
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
A few months ago, the driver side door ajar light began staying on when the door was closed properly. This causes the lights to stay on inside the car along with the annoying beeping sound. What really concerns me is that i have my daughter in the vehicle with me and being that the doors won't lock as the light is now on continuously, she would be able to open the door at any time. Just wait until there is a major…
ODI 10712980