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Geez...Hadn't heard of that. They list "2015-2018 Ford Edge" as the models with that issue. Which makes sense as they changed the transmission in 2019. If memory serves, I have an early build. Still waiting for the call....

Ugh, really starting to hate this car. For me the shuttering and jerkiness is usually very noticeable when it's hot outside and the A/C is on. As I live in NY, it's been behaving itself for the last few months, but I really only use the car to go back and fourth to work, 95% city driving, and have just under 13,000 miles in less than 3 years. Was running some errands and driving a bit more than I usually do, then the shaking/jerkiness started, then occasionally, when stopped at a stop sign, put my foot on the gas, and no response, eventually the car starts moving as it should and seem fine while in motion. Stop and pick up food, left car running for 3 min, get back in, burning smell. Check whole car, can't see anything smoking, doesn't seems like it's coming form the vents, put on temperature gage, holding steady in the middle. Was only 2 miles from home, started moving, look in my rearview and see smoke coming from the rear, pulled over, can't see where it's coming from and had stopped. It was raining and there is a bit of road construction by me, so figured something got on the bottom and was burning off. Got home, engine temp, still fine. Looked under car, under hood, can't see/smell anything wrong. Of course there are no warning lights on at all. Next day, it's warm out, remote start car for 5 min, go out, burning smell again, open door-"LOW COOLANT LEVEL", press ok, ENGINE OVER TEMP/TURN OFF VEHICLE", again, after 5 min of idling(it was sitting in the sun). Shut off car and just had it towed. Dunno if the jerkiness and this are related, but it makes me hate & resent this car. It's leased, up in September, and due to the world we live in now(far different from when leased in 2019)/ my incredibly low mileage, I kind of have to purchase this car and use the equity to get something else(buy out is under "24k and can prob get somewhere around 30k on a trade-in). I'd like to purchase it, keep for a couple of months and trade in on a used luxury model(another brand), but I can't deal with this crap. I don't like breaking down in a car with less than 13K miles on it. Sorry to ramble, very frustrating. Will keep you posted..

I have a 2019 Edge Titanium, 2.0. Since day one I always though the transmission was a bit funky. After doing some searching, I found this topic and others regarding the transmission. I have the low speed bucking and at times it just felt like it was a stick car and I was going into to high of a gear and the car feels hesitant to move. Due the pandemic and other life issues, I've only put 9500 miles on the car since October of 2019. I know the most common thins dealers do is reset the Transmission programming, and as I don't drive the car that much, I had no desire to deal with it "learning" for months. I have also read by many that it doesn't do anything really. It wasn't so horrible that I wasn't unable to drive it, so I was just going to monitor this post till a hopeful resolution came up. As I have the car for awhile now and reading some of the posts, I'm not actually 100% positive that it's the transmission that is the issue. On one or two occasions last year, I was noticing on hot days, first time driving that day, with the AC blasting, I would drive a few blocks and stop at a light. Right when I would come to a full stop the car would start shaking while stopped. First time freaked me out and I was checking my heart rate. lol. It happened another time, and honestly forgot to mention in when I brought the car in for regular service. Fast forward to this summer, and it's doing it more frequently and shaking far worse. The hotter the day, the worse it is. I have tried shutting off the AC, while it gets better, it's still there. If I put he car in park/neutral, shaking goes away. When the car is shaking and I take my foot of the brake and coast, the car jerks forward and will keep jerking till I give it a little gas. It does this for roughly 15 min, during that time, the severity of the shaking/jerking decreases. When I get in it at night, I do not experience the shaking, but the car definitely hesitates at times. I started to realizing the bucking I was feeling and was thinking was the transmission since I got the car, might not be the transmission. The jerking I was experiencing while coasting from a stop, felt like it was just a more exaggerated low speed surge/bucking that I was experiencing since I got the car. I'm thinking it's a fuel system issue, possibly. I feel like the low speed surge/bucking is the car hesitating from idle. This hesitation feels very similar to when the fuel filter on my 1983 regal & my 1986 cavalier would clog. That issue never really presented itself unless you were taking off from a full stop, but the hesitation my Edge is having feels very familiar(it was a century ago lol). Now this may not be everybody experience/issue, but was wondering if anyone else has experienced/feels that this might be the issue. I will be taking my car in next month and will discuss with my service department. I'm sure it will be cold by then and they "won't be able to reproduce it", as it happens with most issues I try to get fixed. Couple of things; I always fill up with Mobil super(don't pay for gas) Auto start/stop is turned off permanently (once I found out a windows laptop and and $18 reader would get rid of that, I was like sign me up!!! lol) Again, might not be everybody's experience, but would love to hear your opinions. Sorry for being soooo long winded....

I'm on my third windshield, and they are all distorted. The first time, the installer rushed the job and messed up so badly that it had to be replaced again(which was fine because it was also distorted). The owner of the company felt bad for the mess up and went to the warehouse to pick out one without the distortion(he also fired the installer). I believe they had 3 or 4 and he said they were all distorted. He picked the best one that he could tell, and it's still just as bad. I had every intention of contacting Ford customer service(have pics of all the window stamps), but then the world started ending and this was put on the back burner, didn't need the aggravation. I did find a work around. I purchased Chalkboard Removable Stickers(link below). Blocking what small view you have isn't ideal, but I was nauseous a few times from driving due to my vertigo, so I had to do something. Using a couple of them, I covered the area with the distortion. I was able to put part of the sticker in between the trim and windshield. After a few days, forget it's even there. The are very easily removed as well, but haven't done so since I put them on months ago(will try and snap a pic). Haven't left myself any notes yet though. lol https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00MN4VRG2/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

How did it go? My dealer is currently submitting for replacement. Hard to get photos of distortion.

Anybody find out how to extend the rear defrost time?

Just got my 2019 Titanium a couple of weeks ago. Noticed that they reverse lights are a bit weak. Had an Escape previously, that had much brighter reverse lights(guessing cause they weren't LED). I know upgrading the lights is out of th e question with new LED design. Came across this https://www.vleds.com/shop-products/lp-series.html Anyone have any experience with accessing the wiring and whatnot in the hatch? Could easily run wire behind backup cam, but am clueless as to how to access anything in the hatch. Have used multiple VLED products in the past and have been very happy. Pricey, but you get what you pay for. Actually used their puddle lights for my Edge and they are great.

Thank you kindly @Gadgetjq. Much appreciated!

Haven't noticed anything wrong with the rear.

Virgin alert! lol. Just picked up my 2019 Ruby Red Titanium Elite w/ 301a on Friday. Enjoyed reading this post and look forward to playing around with some of these. Holding off til I take my car back to dealer, so they can do the adaptive headlight update that they forgot(also have a warped windshield). Was wondering if anyone found out the following; 1) Disable safety feature of front camera, ie. turn it on while driving. 2) Enable 1-touch close of sunroof(shade does it, why not the roof?) I know these are model specific, so might be out of luck Thanx in advance!

I agree Claude, but why take the risk? A hassle & annoyance , of course. Bottom line, Replacing a windshield is not that big of a deal, at all.

Windshield is considered wear and tear. I just turned in a 2017 Escape that had paint peeling off A-pillars @ 16k miles(obvious priming issue). Towards end of lease, I inquired If I was responsible for getting repair done before turning in a month early. Dealer said in most instances I would be responsible and not worth the risk.

Due to Vertigo issues I have, have to get it fixed. Also, it's a lease, can't risk them coming back at me with windshield damage(won't be under warranty any more when returned). I've had a few windshields replaced and never had/heard of any leaking water at all. As far as scratches, that is always a risk when taking a car in for service, just have to take time to check when picking up.

Build Date 12/18 Here are a couple videos. One from seat, other from outside. Very bad passing storefronts/road signs. Makes you look towards the right as you pass them. Bringing into dealer on Wednesday, he called me actually. They forgot to do the adaptive headlights fix. SMH

I'm in NY, but cars come from the same place. Will take a look at my build date. Can absolutely see it from the outside. Just cause cars on lot have the distortion, doesn't mean replacement will have it(at least I hope so). Worst case if it comes in and it's bad, they order another, and so on and so on, as long as I have a loaner. Not worried about leaks and just have to check carefully for damage when I pick up and they will take care of it. I have had the car a couple of days, and noticed the lane keeping system kept going off. I came out of a 2017 Escape, with the same feature and never had it go off so much. After seeing the distortion, starting to think that is the reason(thought it was just getting used to a wider car). My drive to work is short, and bearable, but if I had to drive any further, it would be an issue. Will see how it is tonight. Trees are fine, but anything with writing or definition, looks like i'm wearing bifocals. Doing a search for "FORD WINDSHIELD DISTORTION", brought up many results for various vehicles. Sucks, but such is life. My Escape had paint peeling off A-pillars between windshield at 16k miles. Ford repaired, took over a week of course. Guess I'm just a glutton for punishment. LOL Will try to take a video