Pete6114

Every assembly plant has a watertest booth which all vehicles must go through during it's final inspection before shipping. I cant see that leak being missed, since there are 2 Q.C. inspectors with black lights checking the entire vehicle after they exit the booth. At least that's how it was done at the plant i worked at. That leads me to believ that they been given the go ahead to shipp and let the dealers fix it. Common practice when to many repairs pile up and they run out of room to store cars. I seen it many times!!!

Who is that?

Chipster: 3.7 L left head is being replaced. The engineer, the mechanic was on the phone with for an hour, would not guarantee it'll fix it. Engine noise at cold start. Goes away after 5-8 minutes, but out of the ordinary never the less. Nobody knew if a oil passage was blocked or what the cause is. They (engeneers) apparently suspect the left head to be problematic, since there have been 2 revisions to that perticular part since my engine was build. I'm getting the latest and the greatest.....

We traded our 2011 MKX in that didnt have that noise, for a 2015 MKX, that does. Been at the dealer for almost 2 weeks now. Hotline has instructed to check valce clearences, which are to spec. They are having a hard time diagnsing the noise, since it goes away after 3-5 minutes and wont likely do it again the same day. From what i read here, it's supposed to be "normal", but if thats the case, all of them should do it. Something dont jive here. Furthermore, if Ford claims it to be norman (which they havent said), one would think the Hotline would be aware of that.

Same here, but in my case that didnt help much on this vehicle. Wife got a 2015 and they are tearing into the engine as i type this, with only 7k KM on it. Someone i know has a brand new Edge, or i should say "had", for just a week. Been at the dealer for several weeks now because of the water leak issue. Buying a new vehicle is a crap-shoot and no guarantee of a problemfree car.

Well, if they all do it, then the one i test-drove must have something wrong with it, because it didn't pull to the right at all. Take it back in. Make sure you get your copy of the paperwork. If still normal, see dealership owner and have HIM drive it. If still normal call ford (which wont do anything at all). Then insist on a ford rep to come and look at your vehicle.

Damm......I ordered a mkx.... reviews like this make me want to cancel the order. From what i read, many still have problems with the "new and improved" electronics. Even after software updates. Last thing i want is have a new vehicle tied up at the dealer for fords apparent inability to put a car on the lot that does not need any "fixes". Not just edge's either. Think i will cancel my order. my 2 cents

You don't know how right you are! Forget about a old lady. MyF150 seat shakes like crazy.