nacraman Posted August 24, 2016 Report Share Posted August 24, 2016 2016 Edge - I was driving at about 50 mph when the engine lost power. The dash said "See Manual" and the seat belt light came on. The engine was idling with no throttle response. I drifted to the side of the road, shut down the engine and restarted. Still no throttle response. Then I clicked the seat belt on the passenger seat (which was empty) and the throttle response immediately returned. I completed the drive to work without further incident. Now the seat belt light is off but the check engine light is on. Is this related to the throttle body discussion or is this a sensor issue? Any ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted August 24, 2016 Report Share Posted August 24, 2016 The first question is what caused you to buckle the seat belt on the empty passenger seat? My guess would be throttle body but since you have a CEL there is no need to guess - let the dealer sort out the codes. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macbwt Posted August 24, 2016 Report Share Posted August 24, 2016 Seat belt and throttle body use to totally different computers if I recall my information correctly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tjm623 Posted August 25, 2016 Report Share Posted August 25, 2016 Not to make light of what no doubt is an unsettling situation (I too have a 3.5 2016, no issues so far). With all these questions about passenger seat belt and TB and what made him do it, I had "The knee bones connected to the...leg bone...the leg bones connected to the...hip bone." Good luck and hopefully the dealer can quickly diagnose and fix the issue you've had. I do have to say all this talk with these 3.5s I really wish I wouldn't have gone with the "upgraded" engine. I find myself driving and wondering if this stalls where / what will I do. Shouldn't have to be thinking like that with a brand new vehicle. If it does happen to me I'm going to be very upset I traded in my '14 f150 that I had zero issues with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nacraman Posted August 25, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 25, 2016 To answer the "why" question, I thought it was the seat belt alert on the dash. It turns out it was the airbag light (wasn't wearing my glasses). My only shot was to connect the seat belt since the light (I thought) was on. Going home from work the airbag light was out and the check engine light went out as well. Driving into work the next day, same thing. Engine went to idle. Very unsettling. Airbag light came on. Click the seat belt and it went out - check engine light is still on. I have an appointment at the dealer tonight (if I make it). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nacraman Posted August 26, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 26, 2016 The car is fixed - bad throttle body. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chipster Posted August 26, 2016 Report Share Posted August 26, 2016 The car is fixed - bad throttle body. Glad they got you squared away! How many miles do you have on your Edge? Also please add your experience to this thread. http://www.fordedgeforum.com/topic/20948-second-gen-2015-16-35-throttle-body-failure-report-thread/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nacraman Posted August 29, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 29, 2016 8K miles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enigma-2 Posted August 29, 2016 Report Share Posted August 29, 2016 "Bad throttle body-please connect passenger seatbelt to continue". ??? What on Earth does a seatbelt have to do with a throttle body? The TB feedback goes to the engine computer, the seatbelt to the body computer. What am I missing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macbwt Posted August 29, 2016 Report Share Posted August 29, 2016 I think the title is a bit off. It should read Edge went into Limp mode. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edgecole Posted March 26, 2017 Report Share Posted March 26, 2017 25 March 2017, 2016 Edge Titanium 3.5L. Build date 02/04/16. Approx 7800 miles, no previous problems. Driving in town, car went into 'limp mode', had 'wrench' on and seatbelt light on. No response to accelerator. Pulled into first side street. Rough idle, I shut down and restarted. Now normal operation, drove home, no problem. I have used only Exxon and Shell fuel. Throttle Body? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macbwt Posted March 28, 2017 Report Share Posted March 28, 2017 You would think Ford would of figured out the Throttle body by now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWWPerfA_ZN0W Posted March 28, 2017 Report Share Posted March 28, 2017 Famous lines from Jurassic Park: John: "I am not making the same mistakes again."Ian: "No, you are making all new ones." You would think Ford would of figured out the Throttle body by now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted March 28, 2017 Report Share Posted March 28, 2017 Who manufactures the throttle bodies? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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