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 · Unknown Or Other
Door ajar sensor being set off when door is clearly closed and latched correctly.
ODI 10861203
Door · Electrical System
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford edge. The contact stated that the door ajar warning indicator was constantly illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that a sensor for the driver side door needed replacement. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure occurred for approximately four months every day. The vin was unknown. The approximate…
ODI 10852464
Electrical System
Drivers side door ajar will not turn off even when door is closed. Safety issue because can't lock doors, can't see at night, and not sure if doors are really shut. Ended up being a shorted door switch. Read several complaints with people having same issue. Why is there no recall? Multiple times a day since march 29th.
ODI 10861178
Electrical System
When we bought the car, the door sensor was malfunctioning, it would stated that the door is open when it was in fact not, when taking your foot off the break a warning comes on to tell you to "place the car in park", the dealership "fixed it" just over a year later the door sensor began to go off even when the door was shut and locked properly. On further research on how to fix the problem permanently i found this…
ODI 11185937
Electrical System
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford edge. The contact stated that after entering the vehicle and closing the door, the door ajar warning indicator illuminated continuously. The failure recurred numerous times. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the door sensor failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was not made aware of the…
ODI 10860879
Electrical System
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford edge. The contact stated that the driver side door warning light continued to illuminate intermittently. The contact stated that the interior chime sounded and the interior lights remained illuminated. It was diagnosed that the switch had to be replaced. The manufacturer was notified. The approximate failure mileage was 41,000.
ODI 10851406
Electrical System
The door ajar alarm will sound even when the door is secure. When this occurs the interior lights come on and it gives a audible signal. Interior lights coming on are hazardous when driving at night especially when it happens expectantly. This activation also causes the lights to stay on after you leave the vehicle. This has caused the battery to drain and not being able to start the engine. This happen to my wife…
ODI 10853493
Electrical System
The drivers door sensor keep stating the door is not closed or ajar
ODI 10852668
Electrical System
Door ajar sensor has failed causing doors to remain unlocked during driving and interior lights to remain on during driving.
ODI 10851166
Electrical System
Driver door ajar switch malfunction whenever ignition is turned on.
ODI 10870893
Electrical System · Service Brakes
My door ajar light is coming on. The dome light is staying on and the shirt to park is coming on when this happens. My brakes went out while i was driving down a busy highway. I was told that for extended the warranty on the brake bosster but this is not a recall.... I could have been killed! I would like to have know that my life was in danger before this happened.
ODI 10850367
Door · Electrical System
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford edge. The contact stated that the warning light indicator illuminated when the front passenger side door was closed, which indicated that the door was ajar. The interior dome light remained illuminated. The contact applied force several times to close the door, but the failure recurred. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The…
ODI 10851393
Electrical System
Driver door not indicating closed properly. Defective switch on latch. Indicates door not properly closed at all times.
ODI 10851471
Electrical System
Drivers side door ajar light is staying on and doors are not locking when vehicle is in drive. When ajar light is on and you stop with car in drive the alarm will request you shift into park.
ODI 10852324
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
Door ajar light remains on when all doors are shut. System constantly advises driver to shift to park while driving and continues chiming that driver's door is open. Doors will not lock, many safety features will not engage because computer believes driver's door to be open.
ODI 10846367
Body · Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
Faulty/failing door latch sensor triggers "door ajar" instrument panel and sound warnings while engine is on, causing doors to unlock, interior lights to come on, and continued sound warnings whenever vehicle accelerates. When vehicle is stationary and engine is off, sensor fault causes interior lights to remain on for 10-minute cycle that cannot be manually overridden (per ford). Issue was addressed while vehicle…
ODI 10864969
Door · Electrical System
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford edge. When the contact started the vehicle, the driver side door ajar warning light illuminated. The contact drove the vehicle to the dealer to be diagnosed, but not repaired. The failure continued to occur intermittently. The approximate failure mileage was 40,000.
ODI 10837238
Body · Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
2012 ford edge se. I notice that sometimes it would show door ajared warning light. I would have open and close my door several times before the light go off. Then it progress to the point now it's permernant. Now doors won't lock while driving, interior lights momentarily stay on and the alarm beeps twice ( warning that the door ajar is keeping it from setting properly.
ODI 10855035
Electrical System
When starting and shutting off the car, the "driver door ajar" warning comes on and interior lights will not shut off. You have to continually slam the door to get both to go out. Sometimes the warning light and interior lights come on while driving. This makes it extremely difficult to see the road when it's dark outside. I almost went into a ditch last week because of this issue. I started complaining about this…
ODI 10826096
Body · Electrical System · Unknown Or Other
The driver door sensor states the door is ajar, although it is closed, registers open. The latch is defective.the door ajar warning sounds on the dash board, dome lights stay on and doors do not lock. Door has to be opened and slammed closed many times for the warning to go off, but only temporarily. Hard to lock car, dome light stays on. Happens while driving, in park, basically anytime the car is on. Had the issue…
ODI 10840003
Electrical System
Door ajar and latch issue. Door ajar signal stays on when door is closed. Interior light stays on. Therefore, we are not able to lock the doors while in vehicle. I guess the latch on driver side has some problem. Also, there are so many people also noticed similar problem. If you use google to search "ford edge driver door ajar" a lot of people have the same problem as me. Even some people upload videos to youtube…
ODI 10897344
Electrical System
Drivers dash warning light stays on reflecting door is unlocked. Started out as a occasional , then more common now it stays on 90% of the time.
ODI 10852397
Body · Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
Rear driver side door ajar light will not turn off, have drained 2 car batteries, the alarm goes off at random and the interior dome light stays on. Had to pull cabin lighting fuse to stop battery from draining. The indication is constantly on there is no way to tell in door is actually ajar or not.
ODI 10950405
Electrical System
Driver`s door sensor tells door ajar-when it is not
ODI 10870609
Electrical System · Latch
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford edge. The contact stated that the door ajar warning light did not illuminate. The front driver side door failed to open. In order for the light to illuminate, the contact would have to open and close the door several times. The vehicle was taken to a dealer, but was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 26,400.
ODI 10861296