romadavis

Sorry....got busy with other things and forgot to get back and report. Service Mgr. told me that they had some issues with the owner's wife's EDGE and put it on some test that they had run on hers and found there was a problem. Said they ran the same test on mine and everything was fine. He felt like I needed tires. He thought that the worn tread under really icy conditions could cause it to supply power where it shouldn't. Left there and went to tire dealer (good friend) and he agreed that it very well could be the tires (had the Michelin Latitudes). He suggested the Michelin LTX M/S. I had seen some talk about them on another thread, so I had him order them. Snowed the day he put them on....they performed great! Have had it on some pretty "edgy" stuff and the problem has not re-occured. So......even if it didn't feel like a tire issue, it certainly appears to have been. Thanks for checking back in ....sorry for the delay.

Finch....good to know. Haven't heard back from my dealer yet....in fact, it is snowing pretty good here today; I'll encourage him to take it out and try it, but to be careful in the corners. I'll report back as to what I hear. Thanks for the update. And....Edgieguy...thanks for the affirmation that it shouldn't be the way it is.

I'll keep you posted. I thought I had the warning light, but did not. We've all taken corners too fast and slid, but this was a totally different feeling. I am plenty old enough that I remember the days of bad tires and turning corners and losing it. This wasn't that, either. And.....in my case it just started Saturday. And your comment about grandma speed is exactly right. The only way I felt safe on the rest of the corners was creeping. I, too, watched other vehicles make the same corner with no problems, and significantly faster. We may be the only two...but somethin' just ain't right!

I have the Michelin Lattitude factory tires, and my Edge has not done this until just this weekend. Thinline's response makes sense as to how strange it feels in the skid....it feels like a power issue in the rear wheels, not a sideways skid because of lack of tread. Hard to explain, but have made many turns on icy streets in this Edge, and never experienced a "forced " skid until this weekend. Dealer has it now and we'll see what they say.

Finch......not your imagination. Have had our 2008 Edge for about 2 years now and have loved the way it handled in the snow and ice. This past weekend on Sat. night, then again on Sun. am ...TURNING A CORNER both times, I experienced the same problem and feeling. In fact, I described the problem almsot as you did. It felt as if the back tires were getting the call to push and they did! I pulled into a parking lot, shut the car off, started it, then noticed the anti-skid icon stayed lit, which, according to the owners manual....means system needs checked. Am taking it in today. Oddly enough....had a dead battery and new one put in this past week. Could that be the cause? I have driven Colorado roads since driving age....and these two "spins" were not tire or sensor or driver issues. Nor have they been the norm for this car. Certainly feels as if something is causing the computer to send the wrong information to the wheels!