PaulSchott

A couple of years ago I went unintentionally off roading in a snow storm and blew a tire on a rock. The spare was half flat but got me to work where there was an air compressor. I don't think I have checked it since then. Looks like something to add to my to do list.

I had a 98 Contour sport with the with the 2.8 V6. The water pump was driven via belt and tensioner off the back of one of the cam shafts. It was a half hour job to remove the belt drive and the pump with about 8 screws. The housing stayed put with all of the hoses and the pump face and impeller was replaced. I guess Ford had a better idea when the Edge arrived.

I have 145,000 on my 2007 and have done brakes, Tires, Mobile 1 oil changes, Brake flushes, coolant flushes, Transmission flushes, windshield wiper changes. and many other maintenance items and I'm sure I am nowhere near what you have spent. (that would also be including the water pump for $1700) I would take a hard look at the dealership and their prices and their willingness to unnecessary service that they suggest and not Ford. If you have a good private trusted mechanic use them. Only use the dealer for recalls. I used the dealer only for the gas tank recall and the Takata airbag recall. When they did the gas tank they suggested all kinds of "necessary" lol service items.

Try the connections on the inside of the door. I had the same problem intermittently and the plug was loose.

I'm assuming gasoline. Are you parking in a garage? Time to take a good look (and sniff) at the engine compartment. Evap system, fuel lines, etc. Fumes getting into the cowl area from someplace. Any check engine lights on, Gas cap.

Tapping the starter is an old trick. It may fix it forever or it may work for a few days. I believe these starters have a solenoid that engages the gear with the fly wheel. If the mechanism is sticky of the solenoid is weak the motor won't engage. I would be inclined to change the starter for reliability reasons. I don't think your wife will be happy having to bang on the starter to get home.

My 2007 has a slight wine also. I only hear it when my wife is in the car. Actually only when it's cold outside. Try a fluid change and pray it doesn't get worse.

I am not complaining, I did the $1700 pump replacement and have just flushed the coolant at about 30,000 miles after. As far as the necessity of placing the pump internally I had a 98 Ford Contour Sport with the 2.8 24V V6. Similar setup. The water pump was driven off one of the cam shafts with a pulley and tensioner setup. I changed the pump in about an hour. Remove about 8 screws and just swap the pump. (May have been 10 or 12 screws. don't call me a liar.) The plastic impeller failed and spun on the shaft. People on the forum complained about Ford using a plastic impeller. My point is that when you design a car there are many failure points. Some show up unexpectedly early in the lifecycle of the vehicle.

It's probably the latching mechanism. The electronics and mechanical parts are all in one unit.

Could be a tone ring. They have been known to crack. Inspect all 4 all the way around.

My 2007 has the extra connector on the intake. Big pain to connect and disconnect blind. Mine is due again soon. Done at 90,000 first time and we are at 145,000 now. I did replace a coil 6 months ago because I couldn't get just the boot and it's been fine since. Next time I'll replace all the boots while the intake is off. Luckily the bad coil was in the front. It takes 20 minutes to change all 6 plugs in my wife's 4.0 Grand Cherokee.

If you are using auto headlights, The next time it happens turn the lights on manually. Both the headlights and tail lights at the same time could point to BCM, Headlight Switch, Light sensor on the dash. Switch tells the BCM to turn on or of the lights. Sensor tells the BCM to turn on or off the lights if the switch is in the auto setting.

Your first hint should have been "the salesman said" They don't want to scare off a sale with unimportant info like it can kill you.

Probably didn't connect the key pickup around the lock. Never did this myself but it sounds like a PATS problem not detecting the key.

When I got my Edge I found lots of stuff left over from the previous owner in these compartments. Two bags of really raunchy porno DVDs. Wash the steering wheel with alcohol.

Do the simple stuff first. Replace the broken line and fill it with fluid. If you still have a problem then go looking for it.

does the mirror work in one direction only or is it dead all the way? I had problem with the up/down on mine and found it was the connection on the door. Jiggle Jiggle and push and all was fine. I bought a Dorman replacement which was a POS. I fixed the connection problem and replaced the POS with the original. The glass just pops out with the plastic frame around it. It takes some diddling to get it but in is just pops back in. Go to eBay and look up the replacement glass. they usually have pictures of the front and back. look for the release tabs in the picture to help locate them.

Beautiful, good luck with it. No need to change forums.

It does look good from that angle. Who am I to judge? I love the way the Chrysler Crossfire looks even though it looks like it's squatting to poop according to some people.

I looks like it's trying too hard to be something it isn't. Sort of like a Nissan Murano Convertible. The body has too many styling cues, curves, lumps and creases. It may be appealing now but in 10 years you'll be saying "what were they thinking?" Only my opinion, don't hit me.

I think I would try to find 1969 Cadillac horns. Really loud and musical. Very authoritative. GET THE HONK OUT OF MY WAY!

Sorry to hear of the loss, Everyone is ok is the important part. A little Body filler and she will be as good as new. Seriously, We all see this every once in a while and we all need to be courteous and aware of our surroundings when driving. I almost caught one yesterday when someone wanted out of their lane because the driver in front of them was taking too long to make a right turn. My hand still hurts from pounding the horn. Car safety features have come a long way. I started driving before seat belts.

I use the second trip monitor for this purpose. Just have to remind myself to look every once in a while.

Just did mine at the shop. I looked at the position and decided I didn't want the bruises needed to get access. It's about an hours labor. It also went in for a coolant flush and other assorted goodies so I figured why not piggyback everything.

Most likely a cracked tone ring. You can replace the whole axle and CV joints cheaply parts on eBay. Before doing anything else make sure the tone ring sensor didn't get broken during the repair.