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On my 2013 Edge, I had a soft pedal last summer. It was similar to when the power booster went out 4 years earlier and it was covered under warranty then. I ended up replacing the power booster and master cylinder myself using new Motorcraft parts. I then had a Ford dealership bleed it properly. A couple of weeks later, the pedal was soft again. I bought a new Motorcraft HCU from Tascaparts.com for around $540.00 (MSRP $740.00). It took a couple of weeks for it to ship to my house, but was worth the savings to me. I had a Ford dealership replace the HCU and perform an ABS bleed. I picked the car up and the pedal was worse than before the HCU replacement. I spoke with the service department manager and he was surprised that the car was returned to me with a very soft pedal. He put one of his better mechanics on it to perform another ABS bleed. When I picked the car up, I wasn't 100% pleased with the feel of the brake pedal. Within 2 weeks, the pedal felt normal again to me. An ABS HCU is difficult to bleed after replacement. Several local mechanics didn't want to touch it and suggested the Ford dealership. Calling around to different Ford dealerships, I was quoted anywhere from 4 hours up to 8 hours of labor for replacement and bleeding. The Ford dealership that did mine quoted me 6 hours and did it in 5 hours. There was no charge to bleed the second time after I complained about the soft pedal after the HCU replacement and ABS bleed. If I had to guess, you might have to replace your HCU and have it properly bled by a qualified individual. Just my opinion. Good luck.

I installed the low frequency noise dampers on the rear calipers tonight. It appears to have silenced the rear brakes at this time.

I have a 2013 Ford Edge. All of the brake pads and rotors replaced 2 months ago. About 2 weeks ago, when backing up, my car squeals something fierce from the rear. After researching, I am going to add low frequency noise dampers on the rear calipers. I ordered them from RockAuto.com shipped for about $32.00. Carlson part number H5708. They are expected to arrive this Wednesday. I should have them installed Thursday morning and will let you know whether the low frequency noise dampers were helpful or not.