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2013 Ford Edge Electronic Stability Control Esc Problems

23 owner-reported electronic stability control esc complaints from NHTSA data

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Jan 2016Dec 2016
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Data sourced from NHTSA public database. For informational purposes only. Always consult a qualified mechanic.

Owner Complaints (23)

mediumELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
Filed: Apr 2018

I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO GET AN OIL CHANGE AND TIRES ROTATED. THEY SAID I NEEDED REAR BRAKES . APPOINTMENT WAS MADE FOR 2 DAYS LATER. WHEN I DROVE THE CAR HOME AFTER THE OIL CHANGE, THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON AND WILL NOT TURN OFF. I TOLD THE SERVICE ADVISOR ABOUT THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT . IT IS STILL ON.

NHTSA #: 11089327
mediumELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
Filed: Oct 2017

I BOUGHT THIS CAR IN JULY OF LAST YEAR, IT IS NOW OCTOBER. MY HEAT WORKED FINE THIS PAST WINTER BUT SINCE TRYING TO USE IT THIS YEAR SINCE IT HAS STARTED GETTING COLDER, ALL I GET IS COLD AIR. I HAVE EVEN HAD THE THERMOSTAT REPLACED WHICH MADE IT WORK FOR A DAY BUT HAD TO TAKE MY CAR BACK IN 2 DAYS AFTER THE REPAIR. MY MECHANIC SAID IT IS THE COMPUTER WHICH I CAN'T FIND ANYTHING ABOUT IN MY WARRANTY GUIDE. I KNOW I AM NOT THE FIRST ONE TO HAVE THESE ISSUES AS I HAVE SEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ONLINE. IT WOULD BE GREAT IF I COULD GET SOME HELP GETTING THIS ISSUE RESOLVED SOON DUE TO MY 3 YOUNG CHILDREN.

NHTSA #: 11039678
mediumELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
Filed: Jul 2017

UNSAFE ELECTRIC ISSUES, VERY CONCERN.

NHTSA #: 11010938
mediumELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
Filed: Jul 2017

SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER WHILE DRIVING. THE ENGINE AND ALL SYSTEMS SHUTS DOWN WHILE GOING 50 MILES AN HOUR ON THE HIGHWAY. HAVE TO COAST TO A STOP AND RESTART. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON 2 OCCASIONS IN THE LAST 3 MONTHS. I'M GOING TO GET MYSELF KILLED IN THIS THING. ALSO REAR BACK UP CAMERA IMAGE UPSIDE DOWN WHEN IT DOES APPEAR AND DRIVER DOOR INDICATOR ALARM IS ON WHEN DOOR IS CLEARLY SHUT. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO DEALER TO NO AVAIL. THEY WERE TO CONTACT THE FACTORY BUT NEVER GOT BACK WITH ME ON THE CLEAR ELECTRICAL COMPUTER MALFUNCTIONS OF THIS VEHICLE.

NHTSA #: 11010054
mediumELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
Filed: May 2017

THE "DOOR AJAR" LIGHT STAYS ON SHOWING DRIVERS SIDE DOOR OPEN WHEN IT IS NOT. DRAINS THE BATTERY, IT CAUSES THE ALARM TO GO OFF RANDOMLY AND IT IS NOT SAFE AS I AM NOT ABLE TO LOCK THE DOORS. TODAY WILL BE THE 7TH TIME I AM TAKING IT TO A CERTIFIED FORD DEALER FOR REPAIR.

NHTSA #: 10990942
mediumELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
Filed: Apr 2017

THE DOOR AJAR LIGHT IS ON AND WILL NOT TURN OFF EVEN WHEN ALL DOORS ARE PROPERLY CLOSED. THIS LEAVES THE DOME LIGHTS ON THE ENTIRE TIME, WASTING BATTERY. IT ALSO CAUSES WARNING BELLS AND LIGHTS TO COME ON WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING A DISTRACTION.

NHTSA #: 10981478
mediumELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
Filed: Apr 2017

DOOR AJAR WARNING REGARDING DRIVER FRONT DOOR IS CONSTANTLY ON AND WILL NOT GO OFF. IN ADDITION, EVERY TIME I TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE, A SHIFT TO PARK NOTIFICATION APPEARS ON MY DASHBOARD AND IT MAKES A BEEPING SOUND. THIS IS A HUGE CONCERN AND MAJOR PROBLEM. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ISSUE. NEEDS TO BE FIXED IMMEDIATELY.

NHTSA #: 10970735
mediumELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
Filed: Mar 2017

I WAS MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN IN THE MIDDLE OF A LARGE INTERSECTION WHEN I LOST ACCELERATION AND I HAD EXTREMELY LIMITED POWER ABOUT 2 TO 3 MILES PER HOUR. I COULD JUST BARELY "SLOWLY LIMP" OFF TO A SAFE PLACE OUT OF THE TRAFFIC. MY VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO MECHANIC AND MOST LIKELY WILL BE THE ETB ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY. FORD SAID MY VIN NUMBER WAS NOT LISTED ON THEIR RECALL LIST OR THEIR "CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM" YET THEY FIXED 1.6 MILLION OTHER CARS WITH THIS SAME VERY DANGEROUS DEFECT. FORD EDGE 2013. I AM VERY FEARFUL TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE ANYMORE AS IT IS NOT SAFE AND CAN BE A REOCCURRING PROBLEM WITHOUT ANY WARNING!! ONLY 37,000 MILES. I CALLED AND MADE A FORMAL COMPLAINT TO FORD. ALSO THE ETB IS ON A LONG BACK ORDER WHICH MAKES SENSE BUT YET NO COMPLETE RECALL FROM FORD?? THIS IS INDEED A VERY SERIOUS AND DANGEROUS PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES. PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT FOR THE CONSUMERS AND THE PUBLIC'S SAFETY!

NHTSA #: 10967255
mediumELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
Filed: Mar 2017

THE DOOR AJAR SENSOR LIGHT CAME ON WHILE STATIONARY. IT WILL NOT GO OFF EVEN THOUGH THE DOOR IS FULLY CLOSED. THIS HAS DRAINED MY BATTERY. SUMMIT FORD HAS QUOTED $600 TO FIX.

NHTSA #: 10958835
mediumELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
Filed: Feb 2017

EVERYTIME I GET IN AND OUT OF MY CAR THE DRIVER'S DOOR WON'T LOCK. THIS LEAVES ME IN A VULNERABLE AND UNSAFE POSITION WHEN DRIVING OR PARKING AT WORK OR THE STORE. I COULD BE CARJACKED IF MY DOOR IS STILL UNLOCKED AND I COULD BE ROBBED OF MY POSSESSIONS WHILE IN THE STORE OR AT WORK SINCE MY DOORS WON'T LOCK. WOULD YOU WANT YOUR LOVED ONES/RELATIVES FOUND IN THIS POSITION/SITUATION? HOW WOULD YOU FEEL?

NHTSA #: 10954031
mediumELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
Filed: Dec 2016

FAULTY ELECTRONIC SENSOR CAUSED DOOR AJAR LIGHT TO COME ON WHICH CAUSED SHIFT TO PARK LIGHT TO COME ON AND CAUSED INTERIOR DOME LIGHTS TO COME ON AND NOT DIM WHILE IN GEAR. PREVENTED WINDOWS FROM BEING RAISED OR LOWERED DURING ALLOTTED TIME ONCE CAR WAS TURNED OFF. VEHICLE WOULD NOT STAY LOCKED.

NHTSA #: 10934164
mediumELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
Filed: Sep 2016

MY DRIVER "DOOR AJAR" SENSOR WILL NOT GO OFF, CAUSING INTERIOR LIGHTS TO STAY ON FOR EXTENDED PERIODS, BEEPING WHEN COMING TO A STOP, INABILITY TO LOCK THE DOORS INSIDE WHEN DRIVING AND IGNITION DINGING CONSTANTLY WHEN KEYS ARE IN. THIS OCCURS BOTH WHEN VEHICLE IS STATIONARY AS WELL AS MOVING AND IT DOES NOT MATTER HOW HARD OR LIGHT THE DOOR IS SHUT. IN LOOKING ONLINE, IT APPEARS THIS HAS BEEN A COMMON PROBLEM FOR PEOPLE, HOWEVER HAS YET TO BE RECALLED.

NHTSA #: 10908086
mediumELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
Filed: Sep 2016

DOOR AJAR WARNING BACK PASSENGER DOOR IS CONSTANTLY ON AND WILL NOT GO OFF. DOORS WILL NOT LOCK, DOME LIGHT STAYS ON. THIS IS A HUGE CONCERN AND MAJOR PROBLEM. THIS IS THE 2ND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. FIRST TIME WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALL ISSUE AND FIXED IMMEDIATELY.

NHTSA #: 10904491
mediumELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
Filed: Aug 2016

FOR WELL OVER A MONTH, THE DRIVER'S DOOR WARNING WILL NOT GO OFF. EVEN WHEN CAR IS OFF, LIGHTS REMAIN ON INSIDE THE CAR. WHILE DRIVING, LIGHT AND WARNING CONTINUALLY STAY ON, DOORS WILL NOT LOCK BECAUSE SENSOR FOR DOOR REMAINS ON. WHEN I COME TO A STOP WHILE CAR IS RUNNING, WARNING TO SHIFT CAR TO PARK WILL COME ON.

NHTSA #: 10901923
mediumELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
Filed: Aug 2016

THE PASSENGER LEFT REAR DOOR AJAR SENSOR STAYS ON EVEN WHEN THE DOOR IS COMPLETELY CLOSED. THE SENSOR IS LOCATED ON THE DASHBOARD SCREEN.THE DOORS CANNOT BE LOCKED WHILE DRIVING EVEN THOU THEY LOCK YOU CAN STILL OPEN THE LOCKED DOOR WHILE THE VEHICLE IS MOVING. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE AS I HAVE A CHILD WHO CAN OPEN THE DOOR AT ANY TIME SINCE THE DOORS WILL NOT LOCK! ANOTHER HUGE ISSUE IS BECAUSE THE DOOR SENSOR IS SAYING THE DOOR IS OPEN IT DRAINS THE BATTERY BECAUSE THE LIGHTS STAY ON LONGER. I HAVE ALREADY HAVE TO BEEN JUMPED ONCE AND GET THE BATTERY SAVER IS OFF POP UP ON MY SCREEN WHEN TURNING OFF MY CAR. THE SENSOR LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR THE PAST 2 MONTHS NOW. MY CAR IS ONLY A 2013 WITH 39000 MILES.

NHTSA #: 10896469
mediumELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
Filed: Jul 2016

ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO (AROUND JULY 8, 2016) I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR AJAR WARNING LIGHT COMING ON. IT WOULD SOMETIMES GO OFF ON ITS OWN OR WHEN I OPENED AND CLOSED THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR A FEW TIMES. THIS HAS PROGRESSED TO THE POINT TO WHERE THE DOOR AJAR LIGHT IS ON ALL THE TIME WHEN THE CAR IS ON. MY DOME LIGHT, BRAKE LIGHTS, HEADLIGHTS AND DOOR AJAR WARNING LIGHT WILL COME ON RANDOMLY WHEN THE CAR IS SHUT OFF, OF COURSE CREATING PROBLEMS WITH RUNNING THE BATTERY DOWN. AS I DRIVE DOWN THE HIGHWAY OR DRIVING IN TOWN, WARNING LIGHTS AND CHIMES CREATE A DRIVING HAZARD WHEN THEY GO OFF. I HAVEN'T HAD TO DRIVE AT NIGHT YET, BUT THE DOME LIGHT COMING ON RANDOMLY WILL DEFINITELY CAUSE A DRIVING HAZARD. THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED.

NHTSA #: 10887975
mediumELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
Filed: Jun 2016

MY DRIVER DOOR AJAR ALERT WILL POPUP, OF COURSE THE DOOR IS SHUT, I HAVE TO ON A DAILY BASIS RESHUT THE DOOR TO CLOSE OUT THE ALERT, THIS IS INTERMITTENT, I KNOW THE PROBLEM IS BECOMING WORSE, IT WILL OCCUR DURING THE DRIVE OF THE CAR, THE USUAL STUFF, WHEN THE DOOR IS AJAR, LITES COME ON, THE TONE, DOOR LOCKS WILL NOT LOCK. I KNOW AS WELL THAT SOMETHING IS REALLY GOING ON AS I SHUT THE CAR OFF, GO AND REMOTE LOCK THE CAR, THE CAR HORN BEEPS TWICE, ITS SUPPOSED TO BEEP ONCE AND THEN LOCK, OTHERWISE, THE DOME LITES REMAIN ON FOR OVER 5 MINUTES, AND THE CAR WILL NOT LOCK, WHICH TO ME IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD. YOU CAN NOT LOCK THE MANUALLY EITHER THIS PROBLEM IS SLOWING DRAINING MY BATTERY. TO THE POINT I WILL BE STUCK SOMEWHERE. ANOTHER SAFETY HAZARD.

NHTSA #: 10876315
mediumELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
Filed: Jun 2016

THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR ADJAR WARNING LIGHT STAYS ON. CLOSING THE DOOR MULTIPLE TIMES DOES NOT FIX THE ISSUE. DOORS WILL NOT LOCK WHEN WARNING LIGHT IS ON. THIS IS A HAZARD FOR PARENTS WITH SMALL CHILDREN.

NHTSA #: 10874038
mediumELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
Filed: Apr 2016

WHEN STARTING VEHICLE, DRIVER DOOR SENSOR SHOWS "DRIVER DOOR AJAR" WHEN THE DOOR IS CLOSED AND DOME LIGHT STAYS ON AND ALSO SHOWS WARNING LIGHT TO "SHIFT TO PARK"; TOOK TO THE DEALER & TOLD THEM I READ ONLINE OF MANY ISSUES LIKE THIS. DEALER SAID I WOULD HAVE TO PAY $95 DIAGNOSTIC CHARGE THEN FILE ON MY NON-FORD EXTENDED WARRANTY (& PAY DEDUCTIBLE) DANGEROUS IS GOING DOWN ROAD AT NIGHT AND THE DOME LIGHT COMES ON. IF THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE< WHY DOESNT SOMEONE MAKE FORD RECALL IT?

NHTSA #: 10861331
mediumELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
Filed: Mar 2016

THE DRIVER DOOR IS CLOSED, BUT AJAR STAY ON!

NHTSA #: 10852123
mediumELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
Filed: Mar 2016

AFTER CLOSING THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR, A WARNING IMAGE POPS UP ON THE SPEEDOMITOR DISPLAY. THE DOORS USED TO AUTOMATICALLY LOCK AS YOU PUT IT IN REVERSE/DRIVE IF ALL OF THE DOORS ARE CLOSED PROPERLY, BUT THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR SENSOR TELLS THE CAR DOOR IS AJAR. THIS NOT ONLY ANNOYING TO SEE THE POP UP, INTERIOR LIGHTS STAY ON AND SLAMMING THE DOOR CONTINUOSLY, BUT ITS A SAFETY ISSUE FOR ALL OF THE PASSANGERS. FORD HAS GOTTIN' MANY COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE ONLINE AND PHYSICAL DEALERSHIPS.

NHTSA #: 10851153
mediumELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
Filed: Jan 2016

TAKATA RECALL. WENT TO GET INTO MY 2013 FORD EDGE AND IT KEEPS TELLING ME DOOR AJAR. I HAVE TRIED SLAMMING THE DOOR AND NOTHING WORKS, THE LIGHT STAYS ON AND IT THEN CAUSES MY INTERIOR LIGHTS TO STAY ON UNTIL I DRIVE FAST ENOUGH THEN THE INTERIOR LIGHTS TURN OFF UNTIL I START TO SLOW DOWN AGAIN. IT THEN TELLS ME THAT MY DOOR AJAR AND TURNS MY LIGHTS BACK ON. THE SENSOR THAT I WAS TOLD IS BROKE IS ON BACK ORDER. THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALL.

NHTSA #: 10819859
mediumELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
Filed: Nov 2015

ABOUT 6-8 MONTHS AGO I TOOK MY VEHICLE INTO THE DEALER. THE PROBLEM WAS THE DRIVER DOOR SAYING IT WAS AJAR. I WOULD SHUT IT SEVERAL TIMES AND STILL THE DOOR AJAR LIGHT STILL CAME ON. IT WOULD CHIME LIKE THE DOOR WAS OPEN AND IT IS VERY DISTRACTING, DOORS DON'T LOCK AND INSIDE LIGHTS WON'T GO OFF. THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM BY "CLEANING " THE SENSOR. THE PROBLEM HAS STARTED AGAIN AND I NO LONGER HAVE THE BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY. I THINK THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALL BECAUSE IT IS VERY DISTRACTING AND I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE THAT HAS HAD THIS COMPLAINT.

NHTSA #: 10806286

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