RC Mike

My wife's 2016 Edge Sport has spent quite a bit of time in the shop during its short life.  Had the steering wheel replaced (the variable rate steering issues), the radio replaced, and the cylinder heads replaced.  Other than the radio, everything was replaced due to TSBs.

We're at 31,000 miles now, with likely four months until we're out of the bumper-to-bumper coverage due to mileage.  It looks like a warranty would cost about $3,000 for 8 years, 150,000 miles.

How's everyone else's repair history been?  Thanks for any input you might have.

Are your tires the right size?

So track it by hand and compare.

It's an average, so when you reset it it'll display what you're getting at the moment. Over time, the average will become more... average.

Awesome work! You'll love it!

That's exactly why he should check locally, rather than take advice from people here in the US.

That's in the US. Overseas, its best to check your own manual or call your local Ford office. Warranties and service requirements often change from one country to the next.

Does the Nissan still have that anemic engine? A friend at work got one last year, and she really doesn't like it. Buying a car and not liking it has to really stink.

Our Edge is my wife's daily driver. She really, really enjoys it.

We've just got the 20s, and I'd really prefer the stock Titanium wheels. Having driven both enough, the small wheels feel better to me. Depends on the road surfaces, though. If you're in a place with great roads, it may not matter as much. Here, there's an interstate with reasonably good concrete that just doesn't jibe with our Sport. Felt fine on a Titanium, and has always been fine on our other vehicles.

I'm not a person that values the appearance of wheels, so that skews my opinion.

Only you can decide the value of the features in 401a. You know your finances, your preferences, and how long you may keep the car. All that said, I've enjoyed my Sport with 401a.

I don't have anything overly helpful to contribute, but I do have a suggestion. Stick a dash cam of some sort where it can document what's happening (if it could see the gauge cluster, that would be ideal). When it happens, verbally describe what you're doing. I'd think that would help you to make a successful lemon law claim.

Yes, there's a fix. They replace the wheel with a revised one.

I'm interested, too. My 2008 minivan's stock system sounds better than the Edge's.

Most people use a USB cable to charge their phones. Two USB ports is nice to have for that.

Can't say I've got much 12v stuff left.

Learn to signal, like you're supposed to. It's not hard, it's courteous, and it's the right thing to do.

I always wanted a mariachi-band horn.

More unnerving than unsafe, from what those who have experienced it have said. That's likely why there isn't a recall for this. Ours has close to 1,500 miles since we got the new wheel. No problems.

Calling someone out for daring to ask a question is definitely a form of personal attack. Don't start what you don't like.

Seems like such a long time since you started this process. I'm glad you're finally getting it. You've been patient!

There should be more thought put into it than a blanket generalization provides. The reliability of the product, the specific use case, etc.

 

I failed to mention the gambling aspect. On any vehicle you can certainly choose to gamble that it might need more repairs than the cost of the warranty based on past history. And you might break even or even win big. Just understand that it's a gamble - no different than putting $1500 on the roulette wheel in Vegas. You might lose it all or you might win big. But if you play the game long enough the house will always win.

Try inverting that gambling analogy. It's a bet either way--do you go with the sure thing, which is the known cost of the extended warranty, or do you go with the uncertainty? Were the workers having a good day when the components were made, or did one of them have a blow-up with his wife about his chronic drinking the night before?

Either way, it's a gamble. Depends on how long you plan to keep the vehicle, too.

Modern cars are so much more reliable and better built than cars of yesterday. The inverse to that fact is that problems now tend to be more complex/expensive to diagnose and repair.

Insurance isn't always strictly an economic decision, even though it should be. With my van, I paid $1,500 for a lifetime bumper to bumper warranty with a $100 deductible. I've had about $1,100 in repairs made over the last 8 years, and paid $200 in deductibles. So I may or may not break even if I own it for another 5 years. It's been more reliable than I expected. It was the first year of a redesign, has a lot of electronic goodies, power options, and wiring. I was concerned about those things. It felt like a smart purchase, given my previous history with vehicles that seemed to suck down about $2k a year in repairs.

With the Edge, it's another collection of electronics and complexities. Might buy an extended warranty, depending on price/exclusions/duration.

We got our 2016 Sport for just under $40k (our base price was about $36,250) out the door at the end of December this year. It was a pretty solid deal. Stickered around $47k. Ours had been on their lot since June. A similar Sport that had sat since August was last listed at $35k when I looked in February.

Other dealers in the area wouldn't touch the price, and this dealer is about an hour south of the metro area in the sticks. Just a data point to consider.

Turning it off is in the manual. And of course it works that way--how is it supposed to know what is behind you?

And why exactly would anyone take the time to do this?