Z4forEdge

Well I guess I'll chime in on this one now too. Just this afternoon I went to start up my 2010 Edge AWD Limited w/ Panoramic roof and no go. Not even enough juice to use the key fob or even a dim interior light. It was like the battery had been taken out. My first thought was security feature or something because it was so odd that it would be dead. We were out shopping and such most of the day Saturday and got home around 5pm. No issues. Then today at about 3pm.. dead. So I don't know what the deal is. Nothing was plugged in, no lights left on. I've left the Garmin plugged in overnight before and on without any issue (by accident). So yeah, this one is bugging me because there is no reason this should have happened. We went on a grocery run today and shut it off and it started fine again on a couple stops. So the alternator is charging and the battery is holding a charge... Well, holding it for short periods anyways. We'll see how it goes tomorrow morning.

It definitely seems to be seatbelt related. The other day as mjine was squeaking I grabbed the seatbelt and pulled it a little so there was slack to where it plugs in. The squeaking ceased. This is definitely not a leather seats rubbing issue as another poster had been told by her dealership.

Well, I regret to say that my squeak has returned. Whatever bolts they did tighten didn't do the trick. I'll have to take it back in.

I had been thinking this as well. Most vehicles in a slow rollover don't crush the roof at all. Of course in a higher speed rollover the roof does cave in to a point and beyond depending on how violent an accident it is. So yeah, it makes you wonder. What you're talking about is exactly how my Dad used to carry his canoe on his 1968 Ford Torino GT. He built a T bar himself that slide over the tongue of his hitch on the back, then put the ball in place to hold it there. Then he put one rack on the roof of the car. Quite often he would tie the canoe down to the bar then tie ropes from the bar to the engine compartment. He would tie to points right around where those cushions for the hood are when you close the hood. Then close the hood. The gaps between hood and fender where wide enough for the rope. Perhaps that would work with your kayaks. You could possibly run a rope from the bow of the kayak to that point. IF they lined up enough to work. I hope all that made sense. :P

So after a week long camping trip I'm seeing that I really need some extra capacity with the Edge. After reading this thread I'm still nervous about it. But I came across this web blog for a company out of Toronto that does this setup on the Edge with Vista roof. Not that I don't trust people here but it's good to see a company doing this on a customers car as well. Here is the blog about the Edge: Rack Attack Blog And they say it'll hold 165lbs. Just thought I'd share this.

I had the same issue. I could also make it squeak by wiggling. I took it in and had that and some other issues looked at. Tech said he just tightened some things up in the seat and it's fine so far, no more squeak.

I test drove a used 2010 at Merlin and the vista roof stuck on us. We turned around and they popped it into service. Apparently just greased it and it was fine, not sure about long term. The salesman claimed they sometimes come without being properly greased from factory. It's possible I suppose. Due to other issues with Merlin I went to Jubilee and bought a new 2010.

The type of AWD system doesn't matter, either one works differently from a true 4 wheel drive system. The system is in operation at all times unlike 4 wheel drive that you need to disengage when you'll be getting traction on dry surface to keep from busting something. [Let me add that something will bust when turning with 4wd when getting traction, I don't mean just going in a straight line] Now in regards to the point of truckers. There are subtle differences between an 18 wheeler and a Ford Edge. The first being that most 18 wheelers are a little heavier than a Ford Edge. But yes, if you'll be towing a semi trailer with your Ford Edge it is good advice to put "drag chains" on the rear most axle of the trailer. This is to aid in stopping the mass of weight you have and to keep from jack knifing your rig. (That would be an ugly mess to see a Ford Edge pulling a semi trailer suddenly jack-knifed cuz the yahoo didn't put on drag chains, eh?) If you are pulling a smaller trailer (smaller than semi trailer) in bad weather it would probably be a good idea to have drag chains on that too. Just to avoid a not so spectacular (but still awful) jack-knife incident. But getting back to snow chains on a Ford Edge. It's not going to break anything... (in regards to the AWD system) because it senses which wheels have traction and which don't. It shouldn't have a large impact on braking because you have anti lock brakes, so the system takes care of that end of things too. i do agree with you though. Definitely put "drag chains" on your rear most axle of your semi trailer. That way they can do the job that drag chains are named for. Drag yer butt and make you stop in a nice straight line. No Ford Edge's jack-knifed with their semi trailer. :D Cheers

Okay so it's my second evening searching for some type of front cover or grille inserts for the 2010 Edge. I know, I know winter is a long ways off but I want to start looking at what's available. I like the inserts you see on the Dodge Caravans that just fill the gaps and close up the front end for winter. Is there something like that for the Edge? I really don't want to have to attach some snaps to the grill and attach a basic winter front onto the front end. Thanks for your input.

Well I'm not Bender but I'll throw a couple things to think about. First, the Edge Sport is still an Edge just with some fancy lower body molding and possibly a different engine (I never looked into the sport). So the basic answer is yeah, if the Edge can tow then an Edge Sport can tow. There are people out there that tow with larger rims. The biggest thing is you need to find out if the tires on those larger rims are rated for the kind of weight you'll be towing. Normally I wouldn't worry about something like that, but since it's a lower profile tire I'd check just in case. The platform on the Edge and Edge Sport are the same. You just need to figure out what your different parts are rated for.

Yeah, well as I mentioned that's what they said it was. But they had obviously tried real hard to get it off the chrome strips and it wouldn't budge. So the dust became a little more than that on the chrome. Whether they tried a clay bar or what they tried I've got no idea. All the chrome is going to be replaced so it's all good. Now today I also noticed at the base of the hatch, right at the edge, there was some dirt in the paint. I'm not sure what all Ford does for their painting process but in my experience it looks like it could be dirt or possibly a drip from the coating process prior to painting (if they do an ED coating prior to painting). Again, really something that should get caught. Working in the paint shop one of the quality checks we would always do was to run your hand along the edges, doing that this spot would have been caught. BUT, again.. I'm still happy and still love my Edge! So it'll have an appointment with the service guys and also spend some time in the body shop too. Then she'll be all purdy.

Absolutely loving it. As I posted in another forum.. the... ummm.. arrival impressions or something like that forum [oops, nope in the 2010 Edge & MKX forum] . I've got a few issues with it. But I'm loving the overall vehicle. Thanks.

In my experience on a normal roof car there isn't any real insulation up there. It's the same flimsy stuff you see at the edge of the BAMR on the Edge. Which is pretty much the same stuff that the shade is made of. So when that's closed you pretty much have the same insulation. I find they do stop heat and cold quite well though. I know in the winter time with a regular moon roof/ sun roof whatever you want to call it, I could feel the cold coming through the glass, once I closed the shade.. no more. (Could be due to the old hair line running away on me) I'm thinking it won't be any different with the larger BAMR on the Edge. I'll find out once the -40 comes back this winter.

Okay, so picked up the 2010 Ford Edge Limited AWD today. I said goodbye to my baby ('05 BMW Z4). All in all it looked pretty good despite a few issues. First I noticed some scratches in the chrome strip at the base of the back window. After looking closer I noticed a spot of rust the size of a pin head there. So it looks like the detail guy tried to remove the rust but ended up scratching it up. So I pointed it out to the salesman and he said "No problem, we'll talk to the service department and they'll replace that." So cool, good to hear. The best part was.. that as he is talking to the service guy they are talking about replacing all of them. As I look closer and ask about it, it turns out the salesman noticed smaller dots of rust on all of the chrome strips. So all of them will be replaced. I thought it was great that the salesman saw that and was making sure that was fixed too. Unfortunately also found a scratch in the front bumper and the doors on the passenger side are misaligned. The misalignment was kind of disappointing to see because really that's something they should have caught at the factory. (I worked in an automotive manufacturing plant for 10 yrs, so yeah it should have been caught). Oh and there was an issue with weather stripping at the base of one of the small back windows as well. That too will get replaced when they do the chrome strips. The rust may have come off the rail cars they think and just settled into the chrome. This apparently happens now and then but not necessarily to this degree. I'm not going to complain too badly though because they really took care of me. As I requested they tossed in a set of the Edge floor mats at no charge and gave me a free oil change. Yeah, I know some places will give you as many as 5 free oil changes. But with what they did for me on my trade-in and all that... I am one satisfied customer. Already went for a short trip in it today and I love it. At higher speeds it's nice and smooth and it's nice to see above some of the other traffic for once. Happy motoring! I get paranoid on the internet about saying too much so I'll just say this. For those that know. The Ford dealership that moved to the new auto mall is the place to go. The one out by Costco... not so much.

This post really peaked my interest. How is it dangerous to have snow chains on the front but not the rear in an AWD vehicle? The vehicle automatically senses what tires are losing traction, which need power, which need braking, etc etc. Reading the rest of your post, it seems you're taking tidbits of information about a full four wheel drive and trying to apply it to an AWD. The two systems are not the same at all. Yes, if you engage a 4wd and get traction on all four tires while turning you can do some serious damage. But this is the beauty of AWD, that rule does not apply. It's an interesting argument you propose.. but doesn't really make any sense when you consider how AWD operates.