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CarComplaints.com Notes: A frustrating electrical issue is causing an ever-present “door ajar” warning light for 2011-2013 Ford Edge owners. Even with the doors latched shut, faulty sensors convince the vehicle’s computer they aren’t. With no way to override the system, owners have no choice but to stare at the warning light, listen to the warning chimes when the car is stopped, and deal with interior lights that won’t shut off.

2.8

hardly worth mentioning
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
52,372 miles

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2012 Ford Edge Owner Comments (Page 3 of 3)

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problem #17

Nov 202015

Edge

  • 50,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

The contact owns a 2012 Ford Edge. The contact stated that while driving at 40 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 50,000.

- Garden Grove, CA, USA

problem #16

Nov 022015

Edge

  • 37,600 miles
The contact owns a 2012 Ford Edge. The contact stated that while driving the vehicle at a low speed, the engine failed. The vehicle was able to restart. The failure recurred several times. The vehicle was towed to a dealer where it was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 37,600.

- Pasadena, CA, USA

problem #15

Nov 212015

Edge

  • 37,000 miles
On five occasions recently, moving at normal speed on city streets, suddenly lost power and would only crawl along to curb. I stopped the engine, waited a few moments, and started again. It functioned normally. The dealer said all was normal on three separate occasions. I suspect it is the electronic throttle body, but I can't be sure. My dealer won't replace it in spite of all of the similar reports on the net. I consider it to be too risky to drive.

- Pasadena, CA, USA

problem #14

Oct 022015

Edge

  • 35,500 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

The contact owns a 2012 Ford Edge. While driving 40 mph, the vehicle stalled and the wrench and the oil pressure warning message illuminated. The contact mentioned that prior to the failure being experienced, the oil was changed. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 35,500.

- Albuquerque, NM, USA

problem #13

Jul 152015

Edge

  • 38,500 miles
Sometimes when I put the car into park, I get repeated warnings to "shift to park". if I don't jiggle the button on the shift knob, my seat and other electrical components will not respond. I have to start the truck a few times, put it through the gears (in drive and reverse), then I press the shift release button several times then the warning stops and my driver seat functions to allow me to get out of the car. This is a pain and the dealer said that if the problem couldn't be duplicated, then they cant do anything about it. I have had the truck in 2 times about this - the transmission shifts hard into gear after slowing or coasting and then accelerating. Almost feels like I have hit something when it happens. I'm very concerned, having two toddlers in the truck. I also took video of the parking, shifting into park issue. I just want it fixed....

- O'fallon, MO, USA

problem #12

Aug 282015

Edge

  • 61,893 miles
While driving at 65 miles an hour on a major highway my vehicle completely lost power. The vehicle lost the ability to accelerate, steer and break. Luckily I was able to get it to limp off the shoulder where I turned the vehicle off and it immediately restarted. Traffic was slow so no injury was caused but next time I may not be so lucky. My local Ford dealer is trying to tell me that it is a power steering problem and they will not even listen to the fact that the vehicle lost all power.

- Lake Havasu City , AZ, USA

problem #11

Sep 012014

Edge

  • 39,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

The contact owns a 2012 Ford Edge. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 35 mph and attempting to accelerate, the vehicle failed to accelerate and the engine lost power. The vehicle was merged into a parking lot. The next day, the vehicle was restarted and driven to the dealer. The technician diagnosed that the throttle body and motor assembly were defective. The vehicle was repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 39,000.

- Indian Harbor Beach, FL, USA

problem #10

Aug 262015

Edge

  • 52,000 miles
I was driving in rush hour traffic in the far left lane when my car suddenly and without warning lost all forward momentum. A wrench light came on and it immediately slowed to about 1 mph. I had to cross four lanes of traffic and was able to come to a stop safely in the right median. I turned my car off and restarted it and the light was no longer on. Reading online this seems to be an ongoing problem with no resolution. Ford needs to issue a recall immediately. Being that the car stops immediately and not to a gradual stop this is a huge safety concern of being hit by other drivers while trying to get to safety.

- Houston, TX, USA

problem #9

Mar 072015

Edge 6-cyl

  • 18,800 miles
While driving with cruise control set, vehicle going up a hill there was a sudden loss of power. The engine died (zero RPM indicated.) a few seconds later, the "low engine oil pressure" warning was displayed. Loss of power steering/brakes. Vehicle was carefully maneuvered off the highway. Attempted to restart repeatedly. Engine would only run for a few seconds, then died. Had vehicle towed to the Ford dealer. No engine trouble codes detected. After sitting overnight, vehicle started and ran without issue. This is a definite safety hazard when a vehicle stalls at high speed on the highway.

- Mitchell, IN, USA

problem #8

Oct 262014

Edge

  • miles
I was driving 35 mph on a flat road on a sunny day that was 75 degrees. My Ford Edge all of a sudden lost all power and the AWD off indicator came on alone with a little wrench light. I could not accelerate or do anything. I limped to the side of the road and put it in park when my car began to shake, so I shut it off. I sat there for a few minutes and started it again, tried to go back on the road and it did the exact same thing except the engine light came on. I put it in park and shut it off and turned it back on again. I limped home because it was Sunday and the service department was closed. This has happened 4 times in the past 2 months. I am very upset, and I am 8 months pregnant, I do not want to have to worry about this when I have the baby in the car. I am taking it to the dealership tomorrow, but I do see that there have been other people with the same problem. I do not think I should be responsible for any expenses that may come with this problem.

- Arlington, TX, USA

problem #7

Sep 152014

Edge 6-cyl

  • 34,500 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

A message warning "shift to park" appears on the car dashboard when the car has already been put into park position. This warning message disallows the driver to turn the car off - shut of the engine. The car is already in park and message light continues to be on display on dashboard.

- Woodbury, MN, USA

problem #6

Aug 312014

Edge 4-cyl

  • 30,000 miles
Vehicle stalled in the middle of a busy freeway. This incident happened after 45 minutes of normal driving with outside temperatures about mid 80's and A/C on minimal level. Just before the incident I was driving at average speed of 65 mph when traffic gradually slowed down to around 20 mph. Without warning vehicle lost engine power and lost power steering in the middle of the interstate highway. All warning lights came on but the radio and fan still on. I struggled with the steering wheel while other drivers passed me as the traffic begun to pick up speed again. I was lucky no one hit me and was able to coast to the median by signaling with my left arm extended outside the window. Since it was a long weekend the local Ford service shop was closed until Tuesday. After two days of testing and checking Ford service couldn't find anything wrong. They checked their database nationwide but no similar concerns were found. I ran the onboard diagnostics and everything is ok. The irony is that the vehicle was in the same local Ford service shop eight days prior to this incident to address a recall and for a 30K miles maintenance check.

- Cypress, CA, USA

problem #5

Sep 052014

Edge 6-cyl

  • 44,000 miles
While driving at 45mph, vehicle lost power to the extent that I had to pull over on the shoulder. A mechanic wrench light appeared on the dash. Vehicle remained running but idle was very erratic. After ignition was turned off, I used a code reader and dtc "P2111" appeared on the reader (throttle body failure). After clearing the code, I restarted the vehicle and engine idle appeared normal. Drove vehicle for 20 miles with no other abnormalities. During a brief review of Ford recalls, tsb's, etc. I am finding that there are known issues with the throttle body on other models but for some reason not the Edge.

- Wichita, KS, USA

problem #4

Jul 022014

Edge 6-cyl

  • 48,000 miles
Car stalled while driving no signs of failure or lights or codes.

- Fajardo, PR, USA

problem #3

Jun 172013

Edge 6-cyl

  • 30,000 miles
On multiple occasions while driving between the speeds of 25mph and 80mph on european roads/highways the car loses ability to accelerate regardless of pressure on gas pedal. I had to pull over, luckily avoiding cars and possible collisions. Car displayed yellow wrench and "AWD off" on left side display. Once in safe area I turned off the car, waited for a few minutes and turned it back on without immediate incident. This happened a total of 7 times within a week, however, after contacting Ford service stateside I was told to go to an italian Ford dealership. However, I stopped at two Ford service centers located in vicenza, italy and the mechanics will not touch my car due to the model not being sold anywhere in europe. The problem stopped up until this past week where it has happened again twice within 3 days at, luckily, low speeds and avoiding all cars/hazards. We will attempt to bring it to a local mechanic in hopes of getting the problem fixed as we are leaving for the states in less than a month due to military pcs orders.

- Apo, AE, USA

problem #2

Apr 182014

Edge 6-cyl

  • 34,200 miles
Driving from columbus, Ohio to louisville, ky I was stuck in slow moving traffic due to an accident on interstate 71 at exit 14. While creeping along, my Edge low oil pressure indicator light came on and the engine cut off leaving the vehicle without power - battery accessories; such as the radio still worked. Best I can describe is similar to the oil pump 'burped'. I pulled into the emergency lane, placed the car in park, restarted the car, allowed to idle for a minute or so and pulled back into traffic. My concern is that the engine power shut down leaving me without power steering or accelerator power. Had this happened at a higher speed, I think it would have been worse. I have driven the car for 3 days since this incident and no issues. I plan to take the vehicle to the dealer this week to see if indicator light memory can be reviewed.

- Fisherville, KY, USA

problem #1

Dec 212012

Edge

  • miles
After seeing the recent issues w/ the Ford V6 ecoboost engine, I thought it wise to tell about the 2.0L ecoboost engine in my Edge. After owning the vehicle less than a year, I was driving thru a neighborhood at a very slow pace, I started to make a right turn & the car simply died. No shaking, no warning. Lost all power steering & engine compression. Turned off, restarted & all was well. Took to dealership the next week, if we cant replicate it we cant fix it. Last month, my wife was turning right slowly into a parking lot & it happened again. This time Ford kept the car for over a week trying to duplicate the issue, no luck. If we cant find it, we cant fix it. I was told it could be numerous things & no bulletins or fixes at this time. So my pregnant wife now drives a brand new vehicle that decides to die in traffic while turning, maybe in front of oncoming traffic, . I have read numerous complaints online about this same thing happening to other Edge ecoboost vehicles, but alas no fix. In the recent articles I have been reading it says the 2.0L ecoboost engine has not been affected, I feel that is incorrect. I think Ford needs to look into all ecoboost engines & find a fix now or replace the vehicle.

- Imperial, MO, USA

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