Rick C

Thanks for the reply. I'll be ordering parts today. And yes, I try to stick to quality replacement parts! Thanks!!!

My wife's 2010 Edge SEL had an overheating situation yesterday. Keep in mind that it has been 100+ degrees for the last few days, and actually hit 117 in our area. She was in bumper to bumper on the freeway, and as she got clear of it, and started to get up to speed, she noticed that the temp gauge was almost all the way to hot. She started to pull over, but the temp went back to normal. I checked it in the driveway, and only the passenger side fan seems to be coming on. But after letting it idle, it didn't overheat. So what I'm trying to figure out is if the fans come on at different temps, or if they should come on together. Also, with the a/c on full, should both fans be on? Or does the driver side fan only come on when it gets close to overheating? One more thing, we don't have the tow package. I'm pretty sure that the fan should be on, and this is what caused the overheating in traffic, but I was hoping to hear from some other Edge owners. Thanks, Rick

I'm a big fan of Ford. I should have followed my instincts when we narrowed down our search to the Edge and the Journey back in 2008... My daily driver is a 2005 Mustang GT. The only problems it gave me were the Skipper 1000 stereo (cds were skipping constantly). Got it replaced under warranty. I've got almost 100K miles on the stock brakes. Original tires went 65K. The only mods are an SCT tuner and Flowmaster mufflers. If I keep my foot off the go pedal it gets 30-32 mpg on the highway between my house and my parents house. You can't beat that! My other Ford is my weekend toy... 1963 Lincoln Continental Convertible. Rick

I'll list the problems we've had with the Journey: 1) Power steering groan - fixed under TSB. 2) Sun Visor vanity mirror doors broke off (both) 3) Needed brakes and rotors at all 4 corners at 18K miles. 4) Rear calipers hanging up. Dealer said it was normal, but I know that if your rotors are actually glowing red, that isn't normal. 5) Rear end went out of alignment. Was told by dealer we should get an alignment once a year. (more BS) 6) Needed tires (mainly because alignment was off). Kumo is the only maker of the 225/55/19s on the R/T. Cost is around $900 and they are on "national backorder." 7) Key stuck in ingnition a couple times. 8) Ticking sound from engine. Sounds like lifters. Lifers replaced, problem still there. They replaced the intake manifold and the problem cleared up for a while. It returned a few months later, but was a little softer. 9) Car wouldn't start, just click on a few occasions. Then randomly a few seconds later would start with no prob. 10) Groaning sound when wheels are turned all the way to the lock. 11) Trans shifting funny. 12) Trans gear lever goes from Drive to Reverse with no safety stop. (my wife hit the brakes hard, her purse hit the shifter and knocked it into reverse. Good thing noone was behind us when she let off the brake and hit the gas!) The car was at 30K miles and we knew the minute the warranty was up we'd be in for a ton of repairs. Not to mention, we didn't want to drop a grand on new tires... Rick

So my wife and I just traded in our 2009 Dodge Journey because we couldn't take all the problems anymore... yeah, I know, its a Dodge, and I should have known better. But that lifetime drivetrain warranty won us over (it was between an Edge and the Journey). I guess a lifetime warranty isn't worth crap if the rest of the car falls apart. Anyway, we were looking for used 2007 or 2008 Edges, and found a dealer that wanted to get the brand new 2010's off the lot, so we got our 2010 SEL (almost fully loaded) for the same price as many of the used 2008s!!! We couldn't pass it up. This is my wifes family car, so we won't be doing any serious mods to it, but I'll be lurking around for things like the cargo liner and a cover for the rear bumper. The painted rear bumper is bound to get scratched to hell, and so far that is the only complaint I can find. Rick