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You aren't letting the grass grow under that machine!! I don't have a lot of miles on mine yet but there are some other members with big numbers on the odometer. You must be getting close to a set of new tires. Glad to hear you like the Eco-Boost motor. It wasn't available with AWD at the time I bought mine. That's been corrected for the 2015 model. Is the fuel economy within the range you expected?

Lowering it really gives it a great stance. I like it.

Bingo!! That worked. There are quite a few diagnostic menus there. I didn't get a chance to run through them but will over the weekend. Thanks for the tip.

I gave it try today. Unfortunately all pressing the 3 and six buttons did was attempt to change the radio presets. My GPS is built into the My Ford Touch system. Is it possible the diagnostics are accessed differently with MFT?

Thanks for the info!! I'll try that this week.

While driving from Iowa to Tennessee last week I noticed this same off route error too. The GPS screen had me out in the corn fields. Distance wise it seemed to be off by about 500 feet. Then after a while it would self correct. Approaching Indianapolis it was off route more than on route. I'd transferred my stuff from my old car into the Edge when I bought it and remembered the Garmin was in the glove compartment. Plugged in the Garmin and used it and the on board system together. The Garmin stayed on route all the time. After a fuel stop just south of Indianapolis the on board system righted itself and was perfect for the remainder of the trip. But I kept the Garmin in play just as a backup. So yes I got to listen to two female voices telling me where to go. While searching out properties in Tennessee the on board system worked just fine. But on the return trip the on board system instructed me to turn right about 500 feet before the intersection. This would have put me in a bank parking lot. The Garmin was on the money again. The on board system displayed its usual off route message. At that point I instructed the system to cancel the route and I entered the route in as a new route. After that it was flawless for the entire trip. The next oil change will be at the dealer and he can check it for updates. It's a late 2014 model and one would think the updates are current but maybe not.

If you bought a FWD Edge you will notice it's not much good in snow. This is especially true if you're running the standard all season tires. But it's not just the Edge that has trouble in the slippery stuff. The trend toward taller and wider tires is the big problem. I have a customer with a Toyota Avalon that had the same problem. His older Toyota got around OK in snow. The new car just spins. If you plan on keeping this ride then you'll want to get a winter tire package. Winter tires are made of rubber compounds that stay pliable in colder temperatures. Your local tire joint should be able to size up a package that stays close to OEM diameter. The tries will be taller and narrower. And yes there is a slight whine when you're on pavement. But it's nothing like the noise in times past. I went through this with my FWD Taurus. The first snowfall nearly crippled the car. it wasn't much snow either. My local tire guru ordered a tire, wheel and TPMS package for me. It's expensive but it works. The Taurus is gone but the wheels and tires fit my AWD Edge. I've swapped them around to compare the difference. Yes AWD makes a huge difference but the tires make everything work well. Stopping and cornering with winter tires is way better than it is with the Pirelli Scorpion tires.

Yeah, I'm thinking RFI too. Wireless connections of any kind can be affected. My work involves trouble shooting wireless internet problems. There can be some real oddball stuff going on. Treadmills and ceiling fans being two of the most common problems affecting a wireless connection. Some electric motors are better shielded than others. The garage door opener motor has been in place for quite a few years. It doesn't look like a top rated brand either. I'd be happy to put up the brand name and model number if anyone knows anything about these things. Just for grins I'll try to vary the routine a bit. Sometimes I'm in the car using the transmitter to open the door. Other times I hit the wall switch to open the door. This week I'll consistently open the door with the transmitter only. At some point I just need to get serious about reading the manual and programming the Home Link.

This has been a problem for the last few days. The fob is in the same pocket as always. The vehicle starts OK. Selecting a gear causes the horn to beep and a message "no key detected" to display. Pressing "OK" on the left steering wheel control turns the message off. Here's what I've noticed so far. The problem only occurs in my garage. It appears to have something to do with the garage door opener. I've not programmed the Home Link function of the Edge. Instead I just clipped the transmitter on the visor. The "no key detected" problem never occurs anywhere else. I don't always carry a cell phone so i am not certain if it could be part of the problem.

Just checked AEM's website and found that filter. Also looked around some other forums and searched "AEM vs K&N". On the pro side of the equation the OEM air box fitment is a big plus. I'd be curious about how it works out over the next year. No point washing the Edge today. Snow will fall throughout the day and temperatures are single digit.

Is the "mod itch" a treatable condition? But seriously folks... Not familiar with this brand of filters. Is this short of a K&N mod or along the same lines?

I like the black. It gives the appearance better depth and less bling.

According to the weather forecast it looks like rain turning to snow by Tuesday. With that in mind (and waking up this morning at 3 AM for no given reason) I decided to get the winter prep project completed. Installed the Weathertech mats and rear cargo liner. Removed the 20" chrome clad wheels and Pirelli tires. Cleaned them up and put them in the storage closet. Installed the 17" snow tires previously mounted on an extra set of wheels. Inflated them to 37 PSI. Planned on resetting the TPMS (that's the reason for the extra 2 pounds of air in the tires) but so far the system handled the swap OK. On Monday I'll swing by the tire shop and have them check the torque of the lug nuts. Glad you started this thread. It's an interesting read.

The local Tandem Tire store just checked this out for my 2014 Edge Limited AWD with 20" wheels. The wheel and winter tire package from my Taurus fits the Edge perfectly. That package consists of 17" Ultra Slalom wheels and Nitto SN tires in 225R/65-17 tire size. There is no problem with brake caliper clearance. The bolt pattern and offset are correct. We stood the OEM and winter tires next to each other to compare the height. The winter tire size is slightly shorter but these tires have three winter seasons on them. The OEM 20" tires have less than 2,000 miles of use. According to the documentation from Nitto there is less than 1% of an inch in diameter when comparing new to new.

With 21 tickets did this guy insurance?? Or a license?? In this part of the country there are only two kinds of cars. Those that have hit deer and those that will hit deer. My buddy in Wisconsin owns some auto body shops. He says the inside joke in the business is how much they enjoy grilled venison. In other words, venison in your grill. He scored twice with my cars. Being of the persuasion that I'll keep this new Edge for a while I splurged on the undercoating. Will it matter? When my Edge hits the odometer reading yours has then we'll compare notes. Did you get a chance to look into the problem with the evap system? While perusing through various YouTube channels I've come across some home made smoke generators. We may be driving cars with more computer technology than the first space shots but there are still some clever shade tree mechanics there.The man said "Smoke is smoke. It doesn't matter if it comes from a fancy machine or an old wine bottle full of charcoal." The idea is to just get smoke into the engine vacuum flow. And it worked.

Possibly a remote start receiver??

The Edge was never on my radar screen until ten months ago. I'd bought a new 2012 Taurus SEL (equipped as well or better than most limited models) with FWD thinking I was done with car buying for a while. The car rode and drove very well. it got great mileage and handled the 3 1/2 hour drives to and from Road America with ease. But the visibility looking out from that car sucked!! You had to be a contortionist to clean the rear window. it didn't handle snow and ice worth a damn. It required a separate set of snow tires and wheels just get it moving during the winter months. One day i was struggling to get out of the uphill driveway in the apartment complex and watched a neighbor pull that hill like an Aerial Square 4 at a hill climb event. Nothing to it. The research began and it started with a 2013 Explorer base model with AWD. It's a nice ride but a single guy really doesn't need a 7 passenger vehicle. It was just too big. Plus the base model was a tad bit on the Spartan side. In the meantime the weather cleared up and spring arrived. Car shopping wasn't a priority. As winter approaches I began to think seriously about getting something with AWD. How many times did I walk past an Edge with nary a glance? I was at the dealer getting the Taurus serviced. They were unloading a Ruby Red Limited AWD at the time. The same salesman demonstrating the Explorer was there and I asked about the Edge sitting outside his office. We went off on a test drive and that was it. The visibility is excellent. There is plenty of room for passengers and gear for race weekends. It had a factory installed trailer hitch. I've had moon roofs in my cars dating back to about 1984. The Edge doesn't have a moon roof. It has an observatory.It is incredibly quiet and smooth. With the Taurus all I had to do to induce wheel spin was have the front tires on the white line at a stop light during a rain storm. I don't have particularly heavy foot. The traction control kicked in normally. But it still allowed some spin. That same traction test with the AWD Edge is like night and day. There is zero spin. The machine just digs in and goes. Bring on winter. I'm ready. By the way, the neighbor climbing the hill out of the driveway was driving an Edge Sport.

After considering the SE, SEL and Limited I went with a 2014 Limited in Ruby Red with AWD. The technology is neat. The navigation system works well. The limited trim level just made getting all the stuff I wanted an easy decision. From a value point of view I was impressed with the SE equipped with AWD. But in the end the technology won out.

This may seem like a lot of work but I believe the results would look great. Get the Motegi MR120 in chrome. Plastidip the centers in black. Leave the lip in chrome. Or write a bigger check for the BBS CH model which is already finished in black centers with a machined lip. There are probably other manufacturers that offer the same color scheme. Those two just came to mind because I've seen them up close. They look great. The BBSs are just a bit on spendy side.

Well my doctor reminds me that I've got a few years plus lots of miles on my ragged old carcass. At least with your Edge all the parts are replaceable. Looking at the body of your Edge tells me you don't spend much time on our lovely Iowa dirt roads. It looks in great shape. I work in a small town north of you and spend a lot of time on gravel. The work truck's rocker panels get pounded by the gravel. Rust sets in pretty quickly. Did you get the Edge undercoated?

Checking the solenoid is a good first step. But given the age and mileage on this vehicle there could be more than one problem. Scanner Danner's YouTube channel shows how he tracked down a solenoid problem. Neat way to figure it out but he's got all the right test equipment for this. Without all the test equipment like he uses I've had to resort to other means. Like using a spray bottle and water on every vacuum component I could physically get to while listening to changes in the engine idle speed. Here's how he did it: Having been down the road of inexpensive suspension parts (and their accompanying failures) you're absolutely correct in finding them to be no "bargains".