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Door ajar light remains on regardless that doors are properly latched. Hazards: Unable to lock doors due to the fact that vehicle believes door is open. Was recently in a bad area of town in a parking lot and was unable to lock the doors for myself and infant. Overhead light will not turn off because vehicle believes door is open. While driving at night (especially when backing out of driveways) it is incredibly hard to see because the dome light remains on. Back window is impossible to see out of in the dark with the dome light on. Dome light will over go over after reaching a certain speed. These are serious safety issues! not being able to see and not being able to lock doors are very serious issues! after this many complaints, Ford should be held accountable to perform a recall for this issue! this is not a $20 part that needs replaced, it's a $450-$500 repair issue that some families don't have the ability to pay for!
Right driver door ajar stays lite even with door shut. This causes inside light to stay on till car is driven approximately 50ft. This light staying on causes visibility to be poor especially at night is a safety issue.this has been happening since I bought car new and has just continued to get worse.
Electical fault on sensors of the vehicle doors module..very unsafe, very dangerous. The vehicle was in motion when the doors sensors of the car lit up warning signs and unlock all doors, childern where in the back of the car with their seat belts on them. It all happen suddenly very scary, all doors automatic unlock and it was a moment that scare us all in the car, please help us.
I have been having numerous problems with the passenger side door latch always reading that the door is ajar. There is no amount of force shutting the door that makes it go away. I am aware of the problems that have been going on with several models of Ford vehicles. I consider this a hazard for several reasons. The door locks will not automatically engage.for the entire vehicle because of this, potentially causing the doors to open if there were any type of impact. There is also the random locking and unlocking that occurs which makes my vehicle impossible to secure. I want to file this complaint in hopes that Ford will correct this problem from their end and not charge the consumer a minimum of 500 dollars per latch for a fix that has not been guaranteed.
- Monroe, GA, USA
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Drivers door ajar light remains on even after door is closed. When driving and slowing down to a stop car beeps and indicates to "put in park". when car is in park, engine off, key removed and door closed the interior light stays on and does not go off. This began in September 2017 and continues to this day 1/17/18.
Door ajar warning comes on with doors fully shut. Can happen while stationary or moving. Door locks do not actuate when this happens. Has run battery dead 3 times. Vehicle has 49,000 miles and is kept in garage.
Car mileage 84,000. 90% city driving 10% mountain 1. vehicle was parked in driveway and preparing to leave for work. Opened rear driver side passenger door, put items inside and closed door. Entered drivers side, turned key on to start car. Received red warning on dash that let passenger door was ajar. Opened and shut door again same warning. Tried this 7 times. Interior lights would not dim with door ajar warning, even with doors closed. After seventh time warning subsided.and interior lights dimmed out. 2. the following day the wife stopped for gas. She filled the car, then got back inside and started the car. She received the left passenger door ajar warning, even though she had not opened that door either leaving home or at the gas station. She got out shut the door. The warning subsided and she went on her way. 3. we've encountered the same problem the last three days, as item 1 above, parked in the driveway, parked at the store.
Door ajar issue. Results in doom light not turning off. Vehicle is stationary. Issue happened about two years ago, at time of purchase. It was corrected, and now it is again an issue. 12\20/17
The "door ajar" message continues to come on and stay on; even though the door has been closed correctly. This is the drivers side door. This occurs constantly. It continues to make ringing sounds which are disruptive while driving. It occurs when parked, or driving.
My 2013 Ford Edge with 48,000 miles has a very annoying driver door ajar error message. This message will not go away when it's very obvious my driver's side door is closed. My interior light stays on at night time for unspecified amounts of time making it very difficult to drive. This issue also is draining my battery as the interior lights stay on after closing and arming the alarm. Ford is charging 125 dolalrs just to look at the issue then another 400-500 dollars to replace the parts with the same reported defective parts. Totally ridiculous on Ford's part. I will never ever purchase another Ford vehicle again.
When the windshield wiper speed control is turned off, the wiper continues to run. Have not found a way to make it stop. Searching databases online, reveals a problem that is quite common. This product should be recalled and replaced by the manufacturer due to early failure and a large number of complaints.
The drives door ajar light stays on. You do not know if your door is closed or not. Everyone with this problem will eventually ignore this light even when there door may be open. It is obvius the safety problems this could cause.
Door ajar warning. The car does not recognize when you shut the door. When you start the car the interior lights stay on and the warning light for door ajar stays illuminated. Also, the error code shift to park dings everytime you take off from a stop. The doors do not lock while the car is running and in motion. If you attempt to lock the doors manually they immediately unlock. When the car is turned off and locked from the fob the exterior lights stay illuminated for an extended amount of time. This is very draining on the battery.
"rear left door ajar". interior dome lights stay on for a significantly varying amount of time when driving and when it's dark at night this is very distracting and dangerous. The interior dome lights stay on for a significantly varying amount of time after the car is turned off and key is removed. This is draining the battery and going to lead to premature battery failure. Sometimes the car doors won't lock while driving. Sometimes car doors won't lock after exiting car in non-secure areas such as parking lots, etc.
The drivers side door 'door open' light will not go out when the door is closed. The overhead light will stay on and distract me when driving at night. It will also drain the battery when the ignition is turned off because it does not register that the door is closed.
Originally occurred in 2015. At that time the dealer indicated that sop was to clean contacts not replace component. The cleaning worked until the warranty expired. Now the door does not register in the system as closed at any time. The door is closed but the system does not see it as closed. Door remains unlocked because system does not see it closed. Anti-theft does not work because system does not see door as closed. Lights remain on for long periods of time when the doors are closed. Get warning that door is open, when it is closed.
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- Joplin, MO, USA