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rgk1

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  1. I had the exact same thing with my '08 Edge. I tried all the talked about things to try and had no success. It happened again one day and my wife called me to say she was walking home (only a block away) and I needed to deal with it. After work I went and tried all those things again: Move the shifter, try the spare key, check the battery and connections, try swapping the relays around, etc. Then I located the starter to check the wire connections and decided to tap the starter solenoid with a metal rod. Started right up after that. In the past episodes of a non-start, it would just work out of the blue for some reason like nothing was ever wrong. Wasn't sure if this was just a coincidence or not. I took it home, thought about it a bit, and went back out to see if it would start again. Started fine. Turned it off and tried to start it again. Nothing. Hit the starter solenoid again and it fired right up like nothing was wrong. I put a little bright colored sticker on the solenoid so my wife would know where it "smack" it. Left a rod in the car for her. Sure enough, within the week she called to say it did it again, she hit it on the sticker and it allowed her to start it up. I ordered a starter solenoid which just so happens to come with a starter motor attached to it to the tune of about $350.00. I replaced it myself and have not had the issue since. I hope this helps anyone else with the problem.
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