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2011 Ford Edge electronic stability control (esc) problems

43 owner complaints to NHTSA about the 2011 Ford Edge cite electronic stability control (esc), 2% of all 1,803 complaints for this model year.

Complaints
43
2% of all complaints
Crashes
0
Reported by owners
Fires
0
Reported by owners
Injuries
0
Reported by owners
01 —Owner reports

What owners say about the electronic stability control (esc)

Verbatim from NHTSA complaints, newest first
“THERE ARE PROBLEMS WITH THE ABS LIGHT STAYS ON AFTER DRIVING OR MAKING A TURN. THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROLS WHEN TURNING DISABLE AND ONLY GO OFF WHEN THE CAR IS TURNED OFF. THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT STAYS ILLUMINATED AND THE DOORS DO NOT CLOSE PROPERLY LEAVING THE INTERIOR LIGHTS ON RUNNING DOWN MY BATTERY.*DT”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Feb 29, 2020Unknown or other, Electronic stability control (esc), Service brakesODI 11312197
“MY BRAKING SYSTEM IS MALFUNCTIONING WHILE DRIVING. IT FIRST APPEARED WHEN THE BRAKE BOOSTER WENT BAD ON OR AROUND 2/6/2020 WHICH I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF BY FORD AS BEING A KNOWN PROBLEM SO I HAD IT REPLACED. IMMEDIATELY AFTER REPLACING THAT PART ON 2/9/2020 THE BRAKES BEGAN TO ENGAGE AND STAY ENGAGE WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THIS HAPPENED TWICE AND THE BRAKES WOULD DISENGAGE ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS OFF FOR HOURS. NOW ON MY WAY TO THE DEALER 2/19/2020 MY BRAKES WERE UNRESPONSIVE AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS SOFT AND WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR BARELY STOPPING THE VEHICLE. THIS ISSUE I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER WAS DUE TO MY HYDRAULIC CONTROL MODULE GOING BAD. SEEM COINCIDENTAL THAT THIS COINCIDED WITH THE BOOSTER GOING BAD AND NO RECALL OR EXTENDED WARRANTY BEING OFFERED FOR THE KNOWN ISSUE AS I HAVE READ 100S OF COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME NATURE ONLINE. THIS IS A TRAGEDY WAITING TO HAPPEN AND FORD DOESN'T SEEM TO CARE.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Feb 21, 2020Electronic stability control (esc), Service brakesODI 11310648
“THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR AJAR LIGHT RANDOMLY COMES ON AND STAYS ON WHICH KEEPS ON THE INTERIOR LIGHTS. CAUSING PASSENGERS TO FEEL U SAFE AS ND MAKING IT DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AT NIGHT AND NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO BACK UP. THE PARKING LIGHTS COME ON AND OFF A OUT OF NOWHERE DRAINING THE BATTERY WHICH LEAVES IT DEAD.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Feb 9, 2020Electrical system, Electronic stability control (esc)ODI 11308046
“I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM LEGACY OF TOYOTA IN TALLAHASSEE FL ON 10/23/2019 THEN 2 WEEKS LATER MY ADVANCE TRAC LIGHT CAME ON IT WILL COME ON AS SOON AS START MY ENGINE UP AND IT WILL STAY ON FOR A WHILE THEN GO OUT, THEN IT WILL COME BACK ON MAY BE A COUPLE DAYS LATER. I HAVE NOTICED SOMETHING DIFFERENT WHEN I AM A RED LIGHT WHILE MY FOOT IS ON THE BRAKES I FEEL MY FOOT COMING UP LIKE IT IS BEING RELEASED AND I HAVE TO PUSH IT BACK DOWN. I HAVE ONLY HAD MY VEHICLE FOR 35 DAYS. I'M LOOKING ALL THE COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET WITH THEM SAME ISSUES AS MINE AND KIND OF SCARED TO DRIVE IT. MY MIND CONCERN NOT ONLY IS IT SAFE BUT HOW MUCH IT IS GOING TO COST ME AND CAN BE FIXABLE. SOMETIMES WHEN I AM JUST SITTING THERE IT SOUNDS LIKE IT JUST WANT TO CUT OFF BECAUSE IT JERKS. BUT MY MAJOR CONCERN IS THAT ADVANCE TRAC WARNING SIGN THAT COMES UP CAN YOU HELP ME.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Nov 28, 2019Electronic stability control (esc)ODI 11282752
“PASSENGER DOOR AJAR IS ON. THE DOOR IS CLOSE. THE LIGHT WILL NOT GO OFF, AND THE DOME LIGHTS STAY ON, UNTIL YOU DRIVE FOR ONE MINUTE, THE DOME LIGHTS GO OFF, BUT DOOR AJAR STAYS ON. MY DOORS CAN'T LOCK, WHEN I'M DRIVING, AS LONG AS THE DOOR AJAR STAYS ON. WHEN I TURN MY CAR OFF, THE DOME LIGHTS STAY ON FOR 15 MINUTES, PUTTING MY BATTERY IN RESERVE. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD, BECAUSE, SMALL CHILDREN IN THE BACK, COULD OPEN THE DOOR, AND ALSO MY BATTERY WILL SOON BE GOING BAD. I SEE A THOUSAND OF FORD EDGE OWNERS 2011-2015 HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Nov 20, 2019Electronic stability control (esc)ODI 11281449
“THE DOOR AJAR LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY STAYS ON EVEN WHEN ALL DOORS ARE CLOSED. THE LIGHT STAYS ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING OR STATIONARY. IT IS NOW CAUSING THE CAR ALARM TO GO OFF RANDOMLY AT ALL HOURS. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN TO AS THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKING WHEN PUTTING THE CAR IN DRIVES DOES NOT ACTIVATE. I HAVE READ YEARS OF COMPLAINTS ON THE FORD OWNER FORUMS. IT'S TIME FOR FORD TO ISSUE A RECALL TO FIX THE PROBLEM. IT'S OBVIOUSLY THE DOOR LATCH SWITCH WHICH COSTS $400.00 TO HAVE REPLACED. PLEASE HELP. MY NEIGHBORS ARE VERY UPSET ABOUT BEING WOKEN UP AT ALL HOURS, BUT I DO NOT HAVE $400.00 TO HAVE THE ISSUES FIXED. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING ON AND OFF FOR OVER 2 YEARS, EVER SINCE THE ODOMETER READ OVER 50,000 MILES.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Sep 8, 2019Electrical system, Electronic stability control (esc)ODI 11253985

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Data from NHTSA Complaints API (owner reports, unverified) · synced Nov 8, 2026NHTSA vehicle page

Complaints are unverified owner reports to NHTSA and are not normalized for sales volume. One complaint can cite several components.