junehhan

The new Edge Sport does have a cartridge oil filter although it is not exactly a drop in. I have the dealer do all work these days, but it is supposedly on top of the engine somewhere. I do miss the days when you could open up the hood and see the ground. One of the vehicles I used to own was an old Crown Vic and it still had the ability to see the ground. It didn't make a whole lot of hp from the v8, but it had enough low rpm torque to feel really fast off the line and pull endless burnouts just by stomping on the gas pedal from a dead stop.

To be honest, I would wager that we will not see a lot of upgrades for these Edge Sports. Despite the fact that Ford reported a 10+% Sport take rate, look at how dead this forum and subforum are. The enthusiasm is just not there. That would mean that for the first two model years, there should be at least 25000 2.7 Ecoboost Sports. I know they are out there because I see a minimum of 2-3 per day on the interstate. People more than likely bought these to have a nice SUV that can hold it's own and not to buy a car for the sole purpose of kicking other peoples' asses on the streets. I believe anything we will see will be parts that we share with the Fusion Sport and nothing specifically specialized for us. The same would probably be true with the Explorer Sport and Platinum which comes with that sweet 3.5 Ecoboost that during this summer, had an average rate of turnover of 2 days once it hit the dealer lot. These are vehicles that have a totally different purpose from a Mustang GT or BMW X5 M or whatever AMG SUV Mercedez has.

Depending on how cold it is and how long it is taking to warm up, what you are experiencing could be normal. It is something that the dealer will have to look at as a lot of interpretation of what feels should be normal is subjective. When you are warming up, it may be slamming into gears because the engine is running fast to get the emissions system up to temp as quickly as possible. Because it is running rich as well for the same reasons, it may feel rougher than after it has warmed up. It however should not be making grinding noises. What you are describing is exactly what my 2015 Corolla does. I will find out with my 2016 Sport as we are finally supposed to get some colder weather this weekend and I will update you. When you say it is slipping while cold, are the rpms actually jumping and flaring during shifts? Shifts with any of Ford's 6 speeds are extremely slow and sluggish when really cold which is partially because they are programmed that way to avoid damage until the fluid gets moving. Again what you are experiencing doesn't sound normal and thus a dealer needs to take a look. The good news is that you are under warranty. The 6F55 is a pretty solid transmission. It has been around since around 2009 and is nothing like that nightmare that the early 6F35's were. There are SHO's running low 12's with this transmission that are running fine. We have several Edge Sports on this forum that are running low 13's with race gas without problems. I had this transmission in a Lincoln MKT fleet car that I took with me to rural Alaska back then that did very well without problems.

This was on the 5 gallons of race fuel right? Sounds like fun.

It all comes down to the dealership. If this is an isolated problem as I suspect, then chances are that most dealers really will not expect this until someone comes in with the problem. This active ratio steering thing is all new to the Ford lineup which means that no dealer will have had any experience prior to the 2016+ Edge when it comes to working with this new technology. I know that some of the techs at the dealer I go to will actually hit up the internet forums when someone comes in with an unusual problem. My dad has a 2010 Fusion that had a HVAC system doing really funky things. It was the first time my dealer had heard of it. When he came to talk to me, he had printed out pages from this forum's fordfusionforum sister site to ask about some of the things. Based on that and working with the hotline, they were able to diagnose a sensor that had started going out. It was not long after that an official TSB came out on the issue. Lots of times, it comes down to the culture at the dealer and whether it promotes techs that go above and beyond.

What is your build date? I wonder if there is any correlation between build date and people having problems. Mine was built the week of 06/06/2016 and am not having issues so far at 4600 miles.

Sadly, your experience with dealerships is not an isolated event hence why many affectionally call these guys "Stealerships." It isn't very often that I find gems like my dealer who try so hard to go above and beyond. I could argue it is because our family has bought enough Fords from them to put one of the Ford family children through college, but it is their culture that I see in the way they interact with everyone. I also had great experiences with the Ford dealer in Anchorage even though they are pretty much the only game in town within that region. That said, the dealer may be under the understanding that you are expecting them to call you when there is a change in status. Many of these guys are really busy and they figure that there is no change in status and thus nothing to report. Give them a call and let them know what you expect communication wise so that everyone is on the same page. For those people who are getting steering wheels off of an Edge that is on the dealer lot, I am hoping that you have a permanent fix as that might make me nervous. If it is a simple calibration error, it should not be an issue but 2 of the 3 fixes involve hardware.

That is exactly what I have done. Our roads in Cincinnati are so horrendous that the system had trouble figuring out where the lines are sometimes on the highway. If you are concerned about the lane keep assist pulling you in the wrong direction, one thing you can do is set it in the menu system to just vibrate when it detects lane departure instead of trying to correct you. For a while, I did that and set the vibrate to the lightest setting before disabling it completely as it would get set off when approaching sections of the highway that had lots of patching or damage.

Prayers for a quick recovery. We are glad to still have you with us.

Thanks to all the veterans for serving this great country.

On the 2015+ on the higher trim models like Titanium and Sport, there is a dual display dashboard. You can select the AWD distribution diagram which displays just how the power is being split between the front and rear axle. I don't know about the earlier Edges, but supposedly the power allocation was based on detection of wheel slip. On my 2016 Sport, the diagram shows that it actually spends a lot of time in AWD mode. When accelerating from a stop, it appears to maintain a 50/50 split and it is only once you get into 3rd gear and start cruising that it goes into mostly FWD mode with what appears to be a 90/10 split. The minute I get on the throttle, it immediately goes into a 50/50 split once again. Even with this potent 2.7, the system apparently works so well that there is zero torque steer. The system is supposedly able to send a maximum of 50% of total torque to the rear axle. This means that unlike true 4WD systems that lock the front and rear axle in place, there are limitations if you get the front of your Edge stuck in something as it may not be able to send enough torque to the rear axle.

The dealer charged me half an hour of labor to do it. Someone posted in another thread that they changed the PTU casing design for the 2015+ Edge. I seem to recall hearing that there was a drain plug down there which would make sense as dealers tend to charge a full hour if they have to split the pumpkin open like on differentials. The dealer assured me that the PTU based on their experience is not filled for life although it may have been revised for the 2015+ Edge. Because it is roughly the cost of an oil change, I plan on servicing my PTU every 30k miles with either Amsoil or Redline. I have never really understood why the PTU takes such a beating when all it does is transfer power from the transmission to the driveshaft. I believe all of the AWD action actually happens at the rear axle. I have not had a chance to see the underbody of my Sport yet and cannot verify. I believe the dealer said something about that although I got distracted as I got a cell phone call at the same time from my dad who got rear ended by an Asian woman.

Probably not because it sounds like a hardware error in 2 of those 3 potential fixes. It could be that there was initially a software error as well as a result of a calibration error. I suspect that everything has to be calibrated perfectly precise the way this high tech system works. It is am amazing age when we plebians can get technology like this which is scary as well. You guys remember when heated seats were a very high end luxury car feature? Everything starts somewhere.

If you live in a mountainous region that requires that type of winter driving hardware, check out your dealership or maybe some other shops. Many of them offer packages exactly for people like you that match a set of rims and tires for the vehicle. You can also visit Tirerack's website and play around with their little tool that allows you to size up potential rim and winter tire packages. I agree that 18's may be along the lines of what you could use. I have heard of 17's being possible but that would make me nervous and also could look goofy with that much sidewall bubble.

There should have been a distinct change in feel. Maybe your situation is a result of the malfunction? Under normal and sport, I have it selected to sport mode so that the steering wheel stays in sport mode whether my gear selector is in normal or sport mode. You know, I have to admit that I really hated this active ratio steering system. However, I am starting to grow fond of it. I drove my former Toyota today after I gave it to my mom when I got the Sport. It was really evident as I was driving up 8 floors to find a parking spot in the parking tower just how amazingly easy the active ratio system makes driving in tight parking garages. I had forgotten just how fatigued my arms can get driving 8 tight floors up in that tower. Ford is on to something that I think people will like once they get used to it. Depending on how things go with those of us 2016 Sport and Titanium owners go with the "beta test," I fully expect to see this make its way across the entire Ford lineup as an option for the higher trim levels such as Titanium, Platinum, etc.....

It will be hard to say as it is not like this is something that will be observable. My PTU will probably perform just like every other 15+ Sport PTU for the first 45-60k miles.

You guys might be on to something there. I too have had the steering wheel in sport mode ever since I bought it. Normal mode just felt way too light and floaty for me. If that is the case, maybe some of you guys with this issue can try setting it to sport mode and see what happens just for the sake of it. These Edge Sports are really darn good vehicles and they will be really darn good vehicles again once your Edges get fixed. I just wish that we weren't volunteered to test out such new technology that exists nowhere else even remotely within this price range.

I am just updating this thread. I went ahead and had the dealer change the PTU lube with Amsoil 75w140 severe service lube while having my first oil and filter change done at 4500 miles. I don't want to have Redline shipped and finding it was harder than I remembered it. Normally I buy Redline on trips to Columbus from Jegs, but none of the Cincinnati Redline dealers carried it. Amsoil and Redline are generally considered to be the best of the best when it comes to synthetic lubricants, so it will be fine.

Welcome and congrats. After you have broken it in properly, the grin on your face will get bigger as it gets faster. If you live in the hilly and mountainous parts of PA, you may want to invest in winter tires and rims. The wider the tyre, the harder time you will have in snow and ice.

Alesham, are those part numbers on your receipt? Trouble codes do not look like that.

Once the warranty ends, you really do not want to own an X5 unless you really like it. Talk about having to be paranoid about part failures, the X5 as well as many mid to higher end German cars can bankrupt you after the warranty is over. It is also a vehicle that does not have a good reliability track record versus the Edge which actually does well if you count out the first year models as well as those PTU's in the early ones.That is one of the reasons why many executive transportation services started moving away from German luxury cars in their fleet.

Unless your paperwork indicates that the steering wheel was replaced, it is unlikely they replaced it. Having dealer warranty work is like your medical record in terms of how everything is documented. A more likely scenario could be that someone got annoyed with it and found a way to snip it or perhaps it just wore off?

I miss that car. At the time, I had dreamed I would own one with the 4.0 litre v8 except Ford axed it by the time I got to the point I could finally afford it. Now Ford gives us these Lincolns based on FWD platforms that are about as unique as Lexus and Acura is to their Honda and Toyota brands. The LS was special until Ford stopped innovating it and it fell behind.

What do you mean sound from outside driving? This new generation Edge is really quiet. That driver side panel noise may be that coin drawer thing under the light switch. That should be an easy fix for the dealer. Do you have the panoramic roof?

I have actually never heard of any clock spring failures in cars my entire life, and I have owned a lot of different cars since steering wheels basically started doing double duty as the remote control for your car's infotainment system. I am guessing with the way that Ford is doing their active steering system, there was a learning curve involved. I have traditionally bought a new car every 3-5 years as I have historically put on 30000-40000+ miles per year on my cars. The highest mileage car I had had 150k miles on it and never broke down.