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Oh, let's go whole hog. Dig this Daddo'O, white wall tires, curb feelers, racoon tail tied to the shark fin antenna, suicide knob, dual glasspacks and a blue dot drilled into the rear brake light lens. Bitchen, right? Let's agitate the gravel but eyeballs out for the fuzz. Shotgun. I'm a 50s—60s kid 🙂

Here's the proper way to do it ..

Sounds like something I would use driving through Starbucks. Start, stop, start, stop. (But then again, after driving over 60 years without it ........ . 🙂

Thread is a little old and hopefully its been fixed by now. If not, as it started when a new battery was installed, there was probably a glitch initiated (touch then untouch, then touch again, small spark) in the systems. When connecting s battery, try to avoid cresting multiple sparks as they generate current pulses into the electrical syatem. Try disconnecting the battery again, leave it disconnected for several minutes to allow the capacitive elements in the various modules to discharge, then connect the battery again. Basically it resets the modules to their initial states.

Inasmuch as you have already fired the entire parts cannon, about the only thing left points to the Anti-lock Braking System. If its malfunctioning, it may not set a code, yet still cause the brakes to stick in reverse. The ABS module or its sensors should probably be checked. Possibly drive the car, let the brakes lock then pull the fuse for the abs & see if the brakes release. I know there's no abs codes, but are there any codes stored?

reconfiguring ..... reconfiguring ..... reconfiguring ..... TURN RIGHT NOW ... reconfiguring ..... wait, my bad, reconfiguring ..... ahhh, nope. no thanks.

Hey, I have that on my 09..! It's set by putting the car in Park and stepping on the parking brake. (Seriously, am I missing something?) Embarrassing when your at the grocery store, start to drive off and forget you left the parking brake on — squeeeeeeekkkkkk. Everyone looks, you smile and cuss quietly. And that was NOT me at the grocery store yesterday.

Are you saying that the cars electronics can cause wander? Now that's some scarry shi... stuff. That a computer can change the steering on a whim. (Or a voltage spike.)

All that organization takes work. <Work -in the voice of Maynard G. Crebbs.> Problem with using Sync is I can't remember what songs are on the thumb drive. (Sad isn't, see what you've got to look forward to?)

Was discussed previously on this site.

Just curious, was this ever fixed?

I just use my Verizon car charger. Fast and simple (plug it into the 12 volt accessory plug inside the lower center console. Plug's hidden out of view and just a simple curly cord sticks out of the notch on the passenger side. (Need to keep the phone charged while traveling if I run the cloud-based app that tracks cops in real time.) 12 volt chargers are a lot faster than cordless.

Just something else to ignor 🚙 ............ 🎄 🚔 🎄🎄 ...........

I believe that the THX II system in my 2009 MKX is 600 watts with either 12 or 16 speakers. (I get confused as some of the speakers are combined.) There's also a 10" sub woofer. Still plays clean and clear after all these years, no matter how loud I crank it up. Love the surround sound when it kicks in (DVD movies.) Since I originally wrote the post, I've driven several Edges and one MKX. If I remember correctly, two of the loaners had the premium audio and they didn't impress.

Try resetting the sync system. Press the Menu button. Select the SYNC Settings option and press OK. Press the Down Arrow until "Master Reset" appears on the screen, and press OK.

In a different forum, one user fixes the problem by switching the audio from the ACU to his phone and back to the ACU. Or by hanging up and calling back. Seems to tied to one particular BT channel. Been occurring for a few years now, no fix found. Appears that the BT connection picks up interference from somewhere upon making a connection when the car is turned on. Sometimes. Lot of things in and around a car can affect individual BT channels. One fella traced it to a particular brand of hearing aid which used BT channels.

I stop using USB thumb drives because its a pain to organize the music in a way where its easy to choose the song or album. I still use CDRs that I recorded, purchased DVDs and have several songs and albums transferred to the hard disk. Lately however, I usually just flip on SiriusXM (news or comedy channels, 50s, 60s & 70s. Granson likes the Beatles channel, the 90s and the current crap.)

Try bleeding the ABS control module. Air in the ABS will cause a soft pedal and go nearly to floor (had the same problem. Had dealer do a complete flush and bleed. That fixed mine and its still good.)

Common points of failure in older Edges is the routing of the wiring harnesses (getting torn) and corrosion on the connectors. This may help

My money is on a failing lift gate power strut. OP says it lifts 6" then "hits something". But it opens ok manually.

Stuck my French "Air Quality Control Certificate" in the windscreen. Did you need to have the car pollution tested to get the certificate?

The auto/manual switch is in the menu structure, under settings->convenience. When you manually open the hatch, does it go wide open and stay there? (Wondering if the hatch needs new struts, binding or the power lift is failing.)

As the car is fairly new, I wouldn't suspect the usual suspects, excessive caster, loose or worn steering linkages, or worn steering gears. So start with the basics. Excessive tire pressure will cause the condition you describe. Verify the tire pressure is no more than what's posted on the sticker on the door jamb. Another possibility for a car this age, could be worn tires. Without sufficient tread, the car will wander and hydroplane on wet payment. What are the condition of the tire tread? Are these the original tires and has the car always wondered?

Does this happen with only one phone or with others as well? (Try connecting your wife's phone and see if you still get static.)

He doesn't know whether he does or not. Is that the plug @jacobusrex showed photos of above?