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So, my wife's 2007 Edge has 126k on it. It's in great shape, but we're considering upgrading to get some of the newer options like Sync, etc. We've been looking at 2015 and 2016's. It will be a similar platform for her - AWD, sunroof, etc. From there, we're now faced with the engine choice. We drove a rental Edge almost 800 miles with the Ecoboost. Frankly, it performed fine for us. It had the "go" we needed; though, I admit you had to get into a bit more than we were used to in the 2007. My concern, though, with the 3.5 are the issues I read about with the water pump. I see it across the Explorers, Taurus and then the Edge. Clearly there's a design flaw/issue there. On the other side of the coin, the direct injection engine causes me to pause, too. I have that in my Explorer Sport and I can already tell it's starting to chug a bit after 75k - despite top tier fuel use and frequent oil changes. So, what's the lesser of two evils - a chanced water pump failure that costs thousands, or a caked up direct injection engine? We'll buy one with somewhere between 15k-30k on it as she puts about 8k a year on a car, so it will be with us for a while. Look forward to the thoughts - thanks! Shumax

I don't drive the car, my wife does. So, it's hard for me to tell anyone what's normal. I drove the car 2-3 miles to a gas station, filled and came home. Never really got on it and the temp. gauge was barely to the middle section of the dial by the time I got home. Pull in the garage, shut the car off, get out and hear the fans. By the time I'm walking past the hood to my garage door, they are shutting off. I'm not really sure why they would have been on in the first place as that 4-6 mile loop was in 55 degree weather. Yes, the HVAC was one, but not the AC. I'll have to test that today. Perhaps it's happened before and she never noticed it? Anytime I've had issues with fans, they won't come on. Not what I am experiencing here. Thanks, Shumax

Coolant level looks good. I agree with your logic - it's when they DON'T run I should be concerned. Thanks for the reply!

Hello: I'm not a new member, I was under Shumax, but locked myself out and had to start over. Frustrating. My 2007 Edge SEL AWD is doing something that I'm concerned with. Even after a short (2-3 mile) drive, I will pull in my garage and shut the car off and I can hear the radiator fans spinning fast. Sounds like the normal sound of fans spinning - no squeaks, or heavy loads, etc. I just don't recall hearing it after the car was shut off. It stops about 10sec. after the car is shut off - about the time it takes me to get out of the car and walk into my house. I had the coolant flushed at 100k and I'm at 125k now, but that was also two years ago. We don't drive the vehicle all that much, obviously. Also, the temperature gauge is in the middle of the range, so...? Any thoughts, or was it always going on and I was just missing it? Doubt that, but... Thanks! Shumax