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Well after over two weeks of my car being at the ford dealership they could not diagnose the problem. They had the issue happen to them pretty much every single day but it would not start then start right up after they would get it hooked up to all the diagnostic tests. One of the techs wives drives a Lincoln MKX and she had a similar issue and it was the fuel relays and diodes after replacing those her car was fixed. Well they did the same on my vehicle with no such luck. So they reached out to the ford engineers and they were sure it was the fuel pump and to replace the fuel pump. So they replaced the fuel pump and kept it for a day to see if the issue occured which it did not, I've had the car now for two days and so far so good, I hope by writing this I am not jinxing myself but will keep updated for anyone else with this issue.

Yes it is very frustrating and I am already driving myself crazy, we are worried to drive it anywhere far because we dont know when it will breakdown again. We took it to a mechanic a couple of months ago and they had it for a week trying to diagnose the problem and couldn't. They checked fuel pressure they checked the ingnition pack. They let it run because they thought it might be a heat issue and they also took it for numerous test drives. I just think it's like a computer glitch that no one can seem to find.

Well the car started right up and once again cant figure out what is wrong, so back to square one I guess....

It is the exact same as in the video. I will let yall know the verdict!

Thank you, the car is going on day 3 of not starting which has been the longest its gone yet, I will be calling a tow truck.

So I suppose at this point I should just get it towed and hope that this time the mechanic can figure something out? It is so frustrating that a mechanic around here has no clue on to whats going on and honestly the Ford dealerships in the town I live in have a very bad reputation so I am a little reluctant to take it there.

PAS? are you meaning PATs? So changing the battery would not matter? The key is just a 4 button key so I was thinking the battery just worked for the lock/unlock buttons am I wrong? How do I diagnose the PATs system? I hate to get it towed again just for them to not find anything wrong with it when clearly something is wrong.

Ok thank you, I will change those and see if it does the trick!

They are original keys and the batteries have not been changed. The car battery itself was recently changed thinking that may be the issue. The cars manual says When the ignition is in the off position, the indicator will flash once every two seconds to indicate the SecuriLock system is functioning as a theft detterent. When the ignition is in the on poisition, the indicator will glow for three seconds to indicate normal system functionality. If a problem occurs with the SecuirLock system, the indicator will flsh rapidly or glow steadily when the ignition is in the on position. I tested all of those things and they are working properly so would a bad key battery allow these lights to still function properly and just not start the engine? We were thinking it had something to do with the Key but since the Anitheft lights werent acting up we started to rule that out. I've used both keys to try and both keys do this same issue that is in the video.

Yes the engine is getting power just not starting. It will continue to crank for a short period of time before it will actually start again. In this case I tried to start it yesterday at 4:30 pm and I just tried it again today at 1:55 pm and it is still doing the same thing. One time my husband was able to get it to start when in the neutral postion but not the next time so we had it towed, well the mechanic said it started right up when they got it to the shop. The first time it happend was in June just sometime early afternoon, then again in July after trying to leave the grocery store in the morning, and then late afternoon in September and now afternoon November. Yesterday I drove the car several times with it starting up fine and then tried to start it about the 5th time yesterday and what is happening in the video happened, so I don't think its related to colder temps or time of day.

I really hope this video works and I can get some insight on this problem. The anti-theft system seems to be working properly, when I put my key in it flashes at a normal pace (as it says its supposed to do in the owners manual). The check engine light does not come on so I am not able to get any codes unless you all know of a code reader that will read something without the check engine light coming on. I have had this issue happen to me on 5 separate occasions, I took it to a mechanic and of course it started right up after being towed and they checked all the things you would think and nothing seems to be a problem. This car only has 60k miles and has been taken care of, I'm thinking a lemon? Video.MOV

I did change the car battery but I have not changed the fob battery. Would that cause the random not starting? How would a short be diagnosed?

I have a 2010 Ford Edge and back in June I went to start it and it wouldn't crank, it didn't click though, it sounded like it wanted to start it just wouldn't. I called my husband and when he came he put it into neutral and it started right up. Well after that I had no issues until July, same thing got into my car and it wouldn't turn over..again called my husband but when he tried to do the putting into neutral it wouldn't start so we had to get it towed. The mechanic said when they got it to the shop it started right up and they were able to drive it into the bay. When they hooked it up to get any codes they got nothing, they checked the starter, fuel pump changed fuel filter pretty much checked what you could. Took it home had no problems until recently I'm out and about get in my car and nothing, my brother in law popped the hood wiggled a few things around and it started. Any ideas on what it might be? I've read maybe the key? I am at a loss here