Wiring Problems of Ford Edge

My 2010 Edge is dealing with the engine light, a wrench, and traction control lights all coming on and off whenever it feels like (in park or in any driving condition). When these lights come on I pretty much lose the ability to break on my own, it resists and grinds when breaking with the lights on. The lights can come and go for days at a time or for only a few miles. Also, the vehicle hesitates on take off when these lights are on. Code reader doesn't really tell us anything useful. If codes are cleared it eventually will come back on and continue having the same issues. This seems to be a common problem by what I'm finding, Ford should be responsible to fix this wiring/electrical issue. Another thing, the seatbelt light and alarm will not stop going off, even if you are in park for a while. I just bought this vehicle and I am far from impressed.

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Tl- the contact owns a 2012 Ford Edge. The contact stated that while driving at 30 mph, all the exterior and interior ceased to operate without warning. The contact was able to restart the vehicle and parked the vehicle at a local gas station. The contact had the vehicle towed to evergreen Ford Lincoln(1500 18th Ave NW, issaquah, wa 98027) where they discovered that his vehicle had defective wiring harness that needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and the manufacturer offered to replace his wiring harness with a used one,the contact declined the repair. The vehicle had yet to be repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 115,000. Jo.

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Taillight was inoperative, passenger side, along with directional signal. Thinking it was a burned out bulb, I removed the tail light connector from the plastic housing. I noticed that the bulb had totally fuzed itself to the connector. While the bulb filaments appear intact, the bulb and connector had generated enough heat to essentially melt the base of the bulb to the connector into one unit. Oddly enough, when looking for the cause of why so much heat would be generated, I googled "car tail light connector and bulb melted". Surprise surprise, I was directed to the Ford Edge forum where this seems to be a very common complaint. Naturally, I needed to get this fixed quickly and my husband was going to the salvage yard for unrelated parts, so I asked him to see if he could find a connector, since this particular item was common to many, many Ford and Mercury vehicles. He found t Ford focus' that used this connector, and bought them. Of note, the two connectors (1 was a "spare") he brought home were both showing signs of discoloration of the plastic on the connector. The forums say Ford has negative knowledge of this, but you gotta wonder. Don't even get me started on the poor quality of the cheap plastic retainer clip used to keep the wiring harness connected to the connector. I removed four units. All four retainer clips broke or disintegrated. My fear it the potential of a fire hazard and significant electrical failure as this is not a simple bulb replacement. Any help would be appreciated. I do have the bulb in question if you need me to send it in.

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The contact owns a 2010 Ford Edge. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15v712000 (fuel system). The contact scheduled an appointment and took the vehicle to the local dealer (johnson city Ford 207 princeton road johnson city, TN 37601) to be repaired. While the contact's wife was driving the vehicle, the check engine indicator illuminated after the vehicle was repaired. The vehicle was taken to lance cunningham Ford (4101 clinton hwy, knoxville TN, 37912) where it was diagnosed that the previous recall repair was performed incorrectly and damaged the wiring harness, which needed to be repaired. The contact also stated that the dealer witnessed exposed wires and zip tied sending unit cables. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and stated that an investigation was in process while the vehicle was being repaired. The contact stated that the exposed wires were above the fuel tank area. The failure mileage was approximately 130,115.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Edge. After starting the vehicle, the door ajar and shift into park warning indicators illuminated and the door chime indicator sounded after all of the doors were closed. The interior lights remained illuminated the entire time. The failure recurred on several occasions. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnosed that the wiring harness and switch in the driver's door assembly needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failures. The approximate failure mileage was 44,000. Updated 5/19/cn updated 7/1/2015.

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The battery was going dead when vehicle left off and parked overnight. The gear shift is not communicating that the vehicle is in park and the displays would come on and drain the battery overnight. The error was mis-diagnosed and a new battery was purchased. The issues continued and the dealership states it is the gear shifter wiring. This should be a recall item, there is nothing to be done in normal daily use that could have prevented this.

The door ajar does not shut off. No matter how I close the door. At all stop signs red lights it continues to tell me to shift to park because of "door ajar". The interior dome light will not shut off because of the "door ajar". I cant see out my rear view mirror because of the interior dome light. Im afraid to drive the car I never know if im going to fall out while driving due to "door ajar". I brought it in to Ford for repair later found out they just "cleaned the wiring". 9 months later problem is back and even worse. Something needs to be done about this.

Both tail lights have burned holes through their outer casings. Therefore, when I brake there is no diffusion of the bulb, just the bright light of the bulb shining. Mechanics at my local Ford dealership admitted the problem is caused by faulty wiring, which makes the bulbs burn too hot, resulting in the melting of certain areas of the protective casings. But after informing Ford motor company of the issue, including sending pictures of the damage, I'm still being asked to pay for almost half of the repair; this when I didn't cause the problem and I'm still covered under the extended warranty package of up to 10 years or 100,000 miles. I've reviewed other complaints, and I'm not the first person to deal with this exact issue. Some have had Ford cover the costs, as they should, as it is their equipment that is faulty. But others are in the same boat as me, waiting for the company to take responsibility for their product. As the consumer and a non-car expert, I have no grasp on the range of potential damage or hazard this problem poses. I don't know if burned bulbs and melted casings are the extent of the problem, or if I'm driving around with the chance of a fire looming. I just know I'm dealing with bad wiring, and nothing good comes of that.

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Heàter on lower part that. You sit on gets excessively hot and burnedmy butt. Dealer thinks it could be a short in the wiring.

Two weeks ago my Ford Edge limited (2011), which I had for less than 2 years and it had ~21000mi, started to have serious problems. While driving on one of the busiest highways in houston, the acceleration suddenly disappeared (gas pedal went limp) when I was going 65-70mph. The car still had power and I was able to break and steer to the emergency lane. While doing that, almost got hit from the back twice. After complete stop at emergency lane, I restarted the car. It started fine, and I was able to get home, though I was afraid to take a highway. Next day, same problem happened twice, and both times at about the same speed. These times, however, I felt strong vibrations when restarting the engine. All of the times, an orange wrench appeared on the dashboard indicating power train problems. After the second time, a light indicating that engine needs to be serviced soon also appeared. This light turned off on its own couple days later. I had plenty of problems with this car before. This was the last point when my patience with this car had ended. Besides, I could get into a serious accident. Luckily, all of the times I was driving after the rush hour and traffic was not too bad. Otherwise, I would be definitely be hit by someone. In any case, I brought the car to the dealership and traded it in. No wonder, I was told in the dealership that they are not aware of any problems like this and offered servicing the car. I refused it, because of multiple problems I had with this car before and just didn't want to keep it anymore. Ford definitely needs to recall 2011 Ford Edge with such problems. I will call them and complaint to them as well. For now, I would recommend people not to buy 2011 Ford Edge as it has so many issues, especially with electrical wiring/components and sync. This was the most expensive and most unreliable car I've ever had.

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The contact owns a 2008 Ford Edge. The contact stated that the vehicle was parked when informed that dense smoke was emitting from under the hood near the battery. The fire was extinguished by a neighbor and the contact stated that the abs warning light was illuminated prior to the fire. The vehicle would no longer operate and was towed to an authorized dealer who replaced unknown modules and the wiring harness. The contact called the manufacturer and was awaiting a response. The current and failure mileage was approximately 68,000.

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I own a 2007 Ford Edge. Recently I replaced 3 passenger side brake lights in a matter of weeks. I called the Ford dealer and they told me to stop buying cheap bulbs. Here's the kicker - each time I went in to auto parts shop to buy a bulb, there was some one else there buying a bulb for Ford Edge rear passenger side brake light. And I've noticed a munber of Ford Edge's on the highway with the right rear brake light / turn signal not operating. The last bulb I put into my vehicle burned out so badly that the plastic base of the bulb melted into the bulb socket! finally, the dealership replaced the socket, but not until I almost had a fire. I think this is a widespread problem that Ford is ignoring or denying to avoid the cost of replacing tail light sockets on the Ford Edge. This is a safety problem in 2 ways - 1. An inoperable brake light and turn signal (both contained in one bulb) makes driving dangerous, and 2. There is a danger of a fire if the socket or wiring is getting hot enough to melt plastic. I could send you a picture of the burned out socket if you'd like.