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These keys are definitely not your fathers key, very high tech.
I'm constantly reminding myself NOT to come in and throw the keys on the table.
I googled "transponder key 2008 ford edge" and found several places that sell these keys.
but
You would still need to have it cut and programed.
You could check a local locksmith.
Good luck
ab
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YEP!
2 stories both happened to me, I'm a telecommunication tech.
Had a Dr. tell me "it's broke fix it!"
I said "Can I have a little info on what's wrong"
He said "I TOLD YOU IT IS BROKEN!!"
I turned to leave, he said where are you going?
I said "to the phone office to work on your #, probably take me a couple of days to test it to your building then another day to test it to your desk."
He said uuhh :hide: "I keep dialing wrong #'s", I replaced his dial...took 10 minutes.
Recently took our motor home (Ford F53).
Told the service writer "It has used 1 gal of coolant in 5K miles, another dealer did a leak down test over night = no trouble, he suggested I bring it back this summer."
He wrote down "Low coolant"
The tech changed a hose, I drove it home, 50 miles, it NOW uses 1 qt every 50 miles
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Here is the offical Ford web site where you can keep your maintenance records.
http://owner.ford.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=Owner/Page/HomePage
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That seems odd. My 07 Chrysler shows each tire with pressure and knows when i rotate them. I have to say, it is certainly one of the missing things on such an otherwise techy vehicle.
When you rotate do you have to tell your 07 where you rotated them to :gang: ?
I'm wondering how it knows where you put the right front, left rear etc???
Maybe they wire a sensor to each axle that the wheel would shake hands with.
In defense of Ford, I have found that when the TPMS goes off I have 1 LOW tire and 1 or more low tires.
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Greetings and Welcome
This link is to an OLD thread (no pictures) but post #124 gives a good discription of changing the glass.
You can get the glass at your dealer, BESURE to take your vin# there are dozens :stop: of mirrors for the 2010 Edge.
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Hay Darth (sportbike guy).
We’ve used our 08 to tow our Kawasaki Vulcan to Colorado a couple of times.
Round trip about 1300 miles.
We used a Uhaul trailer + stuff =’s 2K+ lbs.
Zero problems, the MKX without trailer goes over Raton pass @ 65 ish mph.
The trailer pulled us down to 50 mph. But runs 65 or so in the flat lands.
A recent post in the “Lounge” sub-forum might interest you.
I’ve ridden about the same miles as thirdgenlxi has BUT it’s taken me 4 decades.
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Greetings and welcome
Have you checked the sync forum?
It’s down close to the bottom of the main page under “Ford Edge & Lincoln MKX: Interior. “
Here’s the link
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Hay ShopVac I recognize your Mini picture.
Here’s a suggestion for the next Mini photo contest “Ghost Mini.”
Wish I had taken a picture later in the day, would have won the “getting dirty" contest.
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Shouldn't they be called HAI instead of CAI :tease:
At least that's what most of the newer ones look like to me???
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In 08/09 we figured out that the MKX has covers and they will fit the Edge.
Might still be true.
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I copied this from our 08 MKX owners manual.
The bulb is an H11.
I down loaded the PDF at.
https://owner.ford.c.../OwnerGuidePage
Replacing fog lamp bulbs
1. Make sure the fog lamp switch is
in the OFF position.
2. From underneath the vehicle,
remove the splash shield and rotate
the harness/bulb assembly
counterclockwise, to remove from
the fog lamp.
3. Carefully disconnect the bulb
from the harness assembly via the two snap clips.
Install the new bulb in reverse order.
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I might do it.
Because:
Narrower and taller = better gas mileage.
Our MKX is the wife’s daily driver and our traveling car.
If:
The tires aren’t new (old) made in China.
Price would have to be "I acquired these new 60's for pretty much nothing."
Brand.
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Greetings and welcome
Tire Rack says they should fit.
Here are 2 links, 1 for the 50 the other for the 60.
http://www.tirerack....1=yes&tab=Specs
In the specs section I think the important # is the section width.
Go ask Discount Tire, they should be able to tell you.
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I’m using Sylvania Silverstar Ultra 9005.
They’re ok up against our 6K 55w, much better (whiter/brighter) than stock 9005’s.
http://www.sylvania....in.aspx#fldYear
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Looks like miketr hasn’t visited the forum since starting this thread.
If your coolant gauge and coolant level are normal then it sounds like an electrical problem???
Have you washed your motor recently?
Could be a sensor, connector or (maybe not) wiring harness.
Good luck
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You’re in luck.
With the economy we’ve enjoyed the last few years most manufactures are DOWN sizing.
Take a look at Palomino and Traverse made by Palomino.
http://www.palominor...inoTentCampers/
Clipper and Viking made by Coachmen.
http://coachmenrv.co...cificationstent
I Googled "folding camping trailer”
http://www.google.co...type=&as_rights=
You shouldn’t have any trouble finding a pop-up (folding trailer) that has a less than 3K GVW.
Good luck
And enjoy
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It’s time to trade our NON nav equipped 08.
WAS seriously considering buying a nav equipped 2013.
I was hoping that after 5 years the auto industry would be as good as the hand held’s.
Sadly NOT.
I just can’t understand why anyone would buy one?
Looks like I’ll stick with my TIRED
and true net book loaded with Street and Trips with nav.Upgraded to 2013 for $40
this yr.Maybe factory NAV will be ready in another 4 or 5 yrs.
ab
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Greetings and welcome
142k miles, I’m voting for a worn wiring harness.
Has the motor been washed? Might be a corroded connector.
Good Luck
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Some auto supply stores (Pep Boys, AutoZone, etc) will scan your car for free.
or
You could try resetting the transmission to the factory default.
There's a procedure on some of the Ford forums.
Basically it tells you to disconnect the battery, both cables
Some people say to hold the cables together for a few minutes or connect them together
Turn the key to the run position
Turn the headlights on
Hold your foot on the brake pedal
Then hook the battery up.
Start the car
Run the transmission thru all the gears
Go for a drive... neighborhood, stop and go and freeway
If you do the reset and it doesn't help you’ll need to drive for a few days before having the codes read.
Good Luck
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And another vote for REAL wheels versus :hysterical3: hubcaps.
A real wheel could be repaired for a couple maybe three hundred $’s!
Does your deductable apply?
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We waited until the factory warranty was almost over.
Then got a couple of online quotes, 1 from Florida the other New York.
Took them to our dealer and asked him to meet or beat.
He did.
OH almost forgot…the quotes (Ford NOT the dealership) were for hundreds instead of thousands of $’s for power train only.
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Ours has been making a clunk when making a left turn from a stop sign.
A few k miles ago it was intermittent, then a little more often now almost every time.
Now we’re getting an intermittent clunk turning right from a stop.
I figure we’re due for new constant-velocity joints.
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Welcome back to the 50's.
We call them hub caps.
BUT don't blame Ford :stop: , I'm pretty sure Dodge started it about 10 years ago.
A friend was REALLY UPSET when I told him his 3 yr old Buick had "hub caps."
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Here’s a used 2009 wiring Diagram on ebay for $34.99.
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carfax SUCKS!
in Exterior & Body
Posted · Edited by ablb
Year and a half ago a teenager backed into the left rear, scratched a wheel, left rear quarter panel was replaced.
carfax reports this as "STRUCTURAL DAMAGE"
Insurance co asked if we filed for "diminished value"
We said no it was fixed perfectly and just a quarter panel
body shop says they "do not report anything ever to carfax they just report to the insurance co."
BUT he also said the insurance co. reports to a co called NCIB, National Insurance Crime Bureau who then report to carfax.
He ALSO said carfax will give a "STRUCTURAL DAMAGE" to pretty much any damage to a uni-body car.
Example: a low speed front end crash where he has to replace the radiator support = "STRUCTURAL DAMAGE"
Apparently an individual CAN NOT talk to carfax you can send them an email.
Our dealer said he would contact carfax and try to get it fixed.
NOPE NOT GOING TO HAPPEN, how dare you challenge carfax :hysterical2: !
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