MontanaEE

Yes, more than 50k. one' more tidbit of information here, it seems Ford has upped the warranty on the replacement part itself to 2 years, unlimited miles. That supposedly covers parts and labor, but it's still a $1600 to $2000 out of pocket repair at the local Ford dealer for this first one. It would be preferable to have a way to replenish the fluid before damage occurs or at least monitor it. What I'm being told is that it is normally a particular bearing that is going out. One would think that failure mode would be fairly straight forward to minimize, but I'm an electrical guy, not mechanical, so probably more to consider than I know. I do know that as many years as this has been an issue on these Edges, they're probably diminishing the return on repeat buyers which is unfortunate because they are a very capable vehicle otherwise.

I wouldn't bet on seeing it under warranty! I just got nailed outside of the warranty for guess what...the PTU on a 2013, so plan on extending the warranty. From this forum, the PTU seems to be one of the recurring issues with the model. Is Ford going to make good on it? Seems like the newer ones still have the same issue. If you are planning on keeping it past 36K, make sure the PTU/PTO is covered under a plan, because it WILL go out! We take very good care of our vehicles, This one's been serviced by Ford on schedule since purchase, and this happens with no warning. No towing, and mostly highway miles, little things are starting to pop up too like door sensor failures, and window regulators all just outside the warranty period. Someone did a very good job on their MTBF calulations, LOL. For the first year, we absolutely loved this car, but I'm wishing I would have found this forum earlier, I would have made a more informed decision. Stephen, MT