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Problems with 2012 Ford Edge LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

On average, the 2012 Ford Edge starts to “feel” problems with the LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES and its various aspects after 45 500 miles.

Recently reported LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES problems on 2012 Ford Edge

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford edge. each time the passenger door was closed, the door ajar indicator illuminated. the door had to be opened and closed a couple of times in order for the warning indicator to go off. the vehicle was taken to boulevard ford in lewes, delaware where it was diagnosed that the sensor and latch needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the contact stated that the failure occurred for two months. the vin was unknown. the approximate failure mileage was 48,676. ...updated 10/23/17 *bf updated 10/24/2017*js

The driver's side door latch is broken, so the door ajar indicator light stays on, the lights stay on, and it's generally unsafe to have the door not secured while driving. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford edge. while driving, all four doors would not lock. the door ajar indicator illuminated. the vehcile was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the door latch assembly needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the manfacturer was notifed of the failure. the failure mileage was 94,200.

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford edge. the contact stated that the front driver side door latch malfunctioned and the door ajar warning light illuminated. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 68,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford edge. as soon as the vehicle was started, the door ajar warning indicator illuminated as well as the internal lighting. the failure occurred daily. the vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the vin was unknown. the approximate failure mileage was 65,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford edge. while driving at any speed, the instrument panel door ajar warning light remained illuminated. the vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 60,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford edge. the contact stated that the door ajar warning indicator illuminated, which indicated that the doors were still open. the dome light remained illuminated. the failure recurred on several occasions. the vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the driver's side door latch needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 49,000.

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.

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford edge. the contact stated that the driver side door latch failed to function properly. the door ajar warning indicator remained illuminated frequently. all of the doors failed to remain locked several times. the dealer was notified of the failure. the vin was not included in nhtsa campaign number: 15v246000 (latches/locks/linkages). the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 47,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford edge. while driving at approximately 55 mph, the driver side door ajar warning light illuminated and all the doors unlocked without activation. a warning from the instrument cluster indicated that the contact should park and shut the vehicle off. the contact mentioned that the vehicle was able to restart but the failure recurred. the vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the door latch needed to be replaced. the vehicle was repaired. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 66,000. updated 1/19/16 ln *js

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford edge. the contact stated that the driver side door ajar warning light illuminated while the door was closed. the contact mentioned that the doors only locked manually. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the failure mileage was 21,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford edge. while the vehicle was parked, the driver side door latch failed and the door ajar warning indicator sounded. the contact stated that it took several attempts to close the door; however, the failure persisted. the failure recurred on several occasions while driving at various speeds. the vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the driver side door latch was faulty and needed to be replaced. the vehicle was repaired. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 26,600.

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford edge. when starting the vehicle, the door ajar warning indicator illuminated and the interior lights failed to deactivate. the contact mentioned that the failure caused the battery to fail. in addition, children seated in the rear seats were able to open the doors when child lock was activated. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the vin was not included nhtsa campaign number: 15v246000(latches/locks/linkages). the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 32,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford edge. the contact stated that while in park, the door ajar warning light illuminated. the failure recurred on numerous occasions. the vehicle was taken to a dealer who diagnosed that the door latch and the switch needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the failure mileage was 33,000. the vin was unavailable. the consumer stated the warning and tone on while vehicle in motion after stop. updated 05/10/16*lj *tr

Driver door latch assembly failure results in a driver door ajar warning. door is latched at least enough to stay shut, however, the warning stays on. as a result, the auto door lock at 10mph does not happen. if you use the door lock push button, the doors lock and then immediately unlock. the only way to lock them is to push down each on the door buttons. small children or babies in the back seat can't and the driver can't reach all the doors. not a good situation. also, every time you stop, for instance at a light, another warning to put the car in park occurs when you release the brakes. another distraction. dealer says part is on backorder. this, along with all the web instances, indicates a widespread problem with the door latch assembly on edge and lincoln. a recall seems to be in order as the design is faulty in today's world! carb cleaner and wd 40 worked for a few times for a few days but now problem is solid. the latch spring appears to be broken and/or a faulty sensor - all part of the same assembly. *tr

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 locked. at this point i do not even want to drive my children anywhere in this vehicle. it is a safety issue! *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford edge. the contact stated that the door ajar warning indicator illuminated, which indicated that the doors were still open. also, the dome light remained illuminated. the vehicle was taken to the dealer. the technician diagnosed that the latch needed to be cleaned. the vehicle was repaired; however, the failure recurred. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 30,000.

The driver door latch sensor went bad. it keeps saying that the door is ajar. when it is not. this is a real safety issue. for example, what if i don't close my door completely, i would expect this warning to come on. but right now the door warning is always on. so i really don't know if my door is properly closed or not. so far i am "slamming my door shut" to ensure that it is properly closed. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford edge. the contact stated that the front driver and rear driver side door's were inoperable. the vehicle was taken to a dealer, who diagnosed that the sensor latches needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 39,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford edge. while driving at night, the door ajar warning indicator illuminated and the interior lighting remained lit. also, the contact stated that the doors were not able to be locked from the inside due to a faulty door latch. the failure recurred on numerous occasions. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 48,000.

The door latch sensor switch was having intermittent issues and at times was showing an alarm that the door was not closed even though it was. when this happens, the door locks would de-energize and unlock even though the car was moving. this problem would also cause the exterior & interior lights to stay on when the key was turned off draining the battery. this is a safety issue and should be recalled by ford. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford edge. while the vehicle was parked, the front driver side door warning light illuminated, indicating the door was open when it was securely closed. the failure recurred constantly. the dealer diagnosed that the door latch needed to be replaced. the vehicle was serviced, but the remedy failed. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the vin was unknown. the failure mileage was 33,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford edge. the contact stated that the door ajar warning indicator and chime operated independently, even when the doors were closed. in addition, the door could not be latched when the ignition was in the on position. the warning indicator ceased to function until the vehicle was operated at a higher speed. the vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the failure was due to a door latch malfunction, which needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the failure mileage was approximately 10,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford edge. the contact stated that the door ajar warning light remained illuminated and the door ajar chime would not disable. the contact also stated that the power locks failed to function properly. an independent mechanic diagnosed that the latch on the doors needed to replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 36,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford edge. the contact stated that the door latch switch failed to engage and the door ajar warning light would illuminate when the door was actually closed. additionally, the doors would independently become unlocked. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer, who diagnosed that the door lock switch needed to be cleaned and/or replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 43,000.

There is a problem with the door latch sensor. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford edge. the contact started the vehicle and the door ajar warning indicator illuminated. a chime sounded even though all the doors were closed securely. in addition, the dome lights illuminated temporarily. the vehicle was taken to the dealer where a lubricant was applied to the door latches. the failure recurred one year later. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 15,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford edge. while driving at 20 mph, the door ajar warning light illuminated. in addition, the dome light illuminated and there was a warning chime. the vehicle was taken to a dealer who diagnosed that the door ajar latch needed to be cleaned. the vehicle was repaired; however, the failure recurred. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnosed that the door ajar latch needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the failure mileage was 30,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford edge. the contact stated that after entering the vehicle, the door ajar warning light illuminated constantly. the vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was found that the driver's side door latch needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was contacted about the failure. the failure mileage was 71,000.upadated 04/29/14 ma the consumer stated the doors will not lock with the key in the ignition, the interior lights would stay on at night and occasionally after the key is removed, lastly, after a stop warning lights would flash and a distracting dinging sound would start while driving. updated 5/2/2014 *js

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford edge. the contact stated that the door latch was not closing. the contact stated that the other ford models had recalls for the door latch and was requesting that the 2012 ford edge model be included. the manufacturer was notified of the issue. the failure mileage was unknown...updated 11/03/16 *bf..updated 11/21/16 *bf the consumer stated the door latches did not close properly, which caused the door ajar light to illuminate on the dash. the consumer had to slam the door shut 10 times before the door ajar light went out. it also caused the interior lights to stay on and caused the battery to die.. updated 12/13/16.*jb

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford edge. while driving 5 mph, the front driver side ajar warning indicator remained illuminated and a chime sounded even though the door was closed securely. the contact mentioned that when the failure occurred, all four power door locks failed to operate. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who replaced the front driver side door latch. one year later, the failure recurred. the vehicle was not repaired for the most recent failure. the manufacturer was notified. the approximate failure mileage was 37,000. updated 5/18/15*cn updated 10/2/2017*cn

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