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A dealership would work, except I broke my stud on a Sunday and wanted to complete the work that day. No dealerships around me have parts department hours on a Sunday. Also, when you re-read the section of 98drotpa's post that you quoted, you'll see that he tried the dealership and they didn't have any in stock. Glad you were able to add something of value to the post.

I can't say this is the way the Edge is designed, but with my Mazda, when I broke a stud, I was able to remove it without removing the hub. The stud was press-fit into the hub. You can either use a punch and hammer it out, or a c-clamp and press it out. I put the new stud into the hub and threaded a lug over it. I had to buy a lug that is open at the top, not one of the "nice" looking ones that come with the car. I then used an impact driver to tighten the lug and pull the stud into the hub. Again, I don't know if the Edge is designed the same way, but it might be worth taking a look. I called a few different auto parts stores until I could find one that had them. Good luck

The factory tow package includes a 4-pin connector for a trailer. It's near the hitch. The previous owner may have tucked it up under the rear facia.

The hitch is a 1.25" hitch. You are used to seeing a 2" hitch on other vehicles. You will have to buy your own ball mount and hitch ball as the size of the ball is determined by the trailer you are towing. With the factory tow package, you can tow up to 3500 lbs with your Edge.

I've been using this stuff on my motorcycles for 10 years... Honda Spray Polish You can use it on all surfaces. You spray it on, let it sit for a 20-30 seconds and then wipe off. I use it on the plastic, metal and glass on my motorcycle and helmet. You can pick it up at your local Honda motorcylce dealer and save the shipping costs. I've never washed any of my bikes, just spray this on and wipe it off. There are others that swear by S100, but I've never personally used it.

If you are really worried, you can take it to a truck stop and weigh the Edge and trailer. Then use the scale a second time to weigh the Edge alone. subtract the wieght of the Edge form the total weight and you'll have the weight of your trailer with nothing on it. While I think you'll be fine for towing the bike, it probably wouldn't hurt to know the weight of the trailer so you can use it for towing other things in the future like trips to Home Depot or when you get roped into helping someone move. I called a nearby Interstate truck stop and they said it would be $9 to weigh my edge and travel trailer. For less than $20 you can have some piece of mind.

In our 2008, you can control the nav voice by turning the volume now while the nav voice is speaking. If you time it so that you adjust while the nave voice is speaking, the radio and other commands stay the same. Maybe there is a change with the 2011's, but have you tried changing the volume only when the nav voice is speaking?

Primetime, Have you been using the same dealership for all the repair attempts? If so, please tell me that you are at least using a different dealership for attempt 7.

You can definitely install the hitch regardless of having the tow package or not. As for towing 2500 pounds, the manual states that the max towing is 1500 (i believe) if you don't have the towing package. It's a judgement call if you want to tow your trailer or not. You'll have to factor in terrain and frequency of towing to make a descision.

I've got a Compustar in our 2008 Edge. I would highly recommend that you get a 2 way starter. It lets you know that the car successfully started without actually having to see it. It's helpful when starting the car from a long distance. I belive the range on this one is approx 3000 feet. The controller was programmed by the installation shop to do everything the factory remote does (lock, unlock, tailgate, panic). They could have also done things like the seat heaters and rear defroster, but I didn't want to pay the extra money to have them install those features. If I was an installer like baum, I would definitley done it, but I was quoted approx $75 per option and I decided it wasn't worth it.

I just had the PTU seal replaced on my 2008 Edge at 31,000 miles. The burning smell started a few thousand miles ago and it would occasionally smoke. The new seal was replaced with part number 8T4Z 7275 DC. The work order says that TSB 092507B was used.

I had Blizzaks on my car (not the Edge) and they are exactly as you describe. The Blizzaks are made of a dual compund. The first 60% is a very soft and spongy rubber that has many sipes to give the water a place to go. That's what makes them such a good ice tire. I went from 17" wheels with Toyo T1-s tires in the usmmer to 16" wheels with the Blizzaks and they turned my Mazda6 into a Buick.

I had the driver's front bearing replaced with approx 25,000 miles on my 2008 Edge AWD. No problems with the rear so far. It was covered under warranty with no issues.

I just noticed this happening with our 2008. The volume would increase, even if pressing the volume "-" button. I didn't plan on taking it to the dealer yet because it's been very intermittant. Akirby, Can you elaborate on your respose a little? Thanks,

I agree, I think it might be a bad relay contact. Without having a wiring schematic, I would assume that the headlight switch pulls in the coil of a 2 pole relay and each pole feeds a headlight. To save some time and aggravation, you might want to try replacing the relay since they are relativey cheap and easy to replace. It's also possibly that the brown wire with the stripe has come loose where it conencts to the relay base.

I had this problem on our 2008 Edge. One of the tailights would fog up and it sometimes had water laying in the bottom. I had it replaced under warranty. Are you saying that you have no warranty because the car is in Europe? Where did you buy it?

Looks good. Is it made from a "grippy" material, or a harder plastic? If you set a milk crate or cooler back there, would it shift around, or would the mat hold it?

I have a Curt part number 13060. There isn't anything different looking about the hitch that makes it be able to be used with a weight distributing system. The ball mount is what is important since that's where the bars attach. I know that some hitches that are designed to be used with a weight distribution system will have a higher load rating. You won't get that with the Edge. It's possible that I'm doing damage and I don't know it, but I think that's highly unlikely. All I'm doing is moving the weight from being completely on the rear axle to being spread over both axles. I'm not trying to tow a 5000 lb trailer with it. What's the tongue weight of the trailer? I'm in the neighborhood of 375-400 lbs. The max for the Edge is 350. There's no way I'd tow my trailer without the WDS. I would be bottoming out over bumps for sure. I hope this helps.

I'm using a weight distributing set-up with a Curt hitch and it's working great. The gap between the tire and the fender is about 1" lower in the rear than it is in the front. If you're still set on airbags, check this post out. You might be able to get some info on the bags he used Airbags

Looks good. Wow, that's a lot of work to change out a grille. What grille did you wind up installing? Was it the custom painted one for $179, the primered one, sabtaj1's that you then had painted? Nice work.

You'll have no problem towing a 16oo lb trailer, even without the towing package. If the trailer ball size is small enough that you can tow the trailer will a Calls 2 hitch, then I personally think you'd be nuts not to get the towing package. It gives you the hitch and the 4 pin trailer plug. If you need to upgrade the hitch to a class 3, you can still add one to the Edge and keep the factory hitch installed. I did that on my wife's Edge. There are pictures of it HERE Most of the tread is about installing a brake controller (which you won't need with your surge brakes) but there are 2 pictures at the end with both hitches.

I assume you mean Edge and not Escape. There is a section of the forum dedicated to Hauling/Towing. Take a look through some of the topics. How big is the trailer that you are getting (lenght, weight)? Does it have electric brakes? Do yourself a favor and get an Edge with the towing package.

Is there any noise coming from the car at all when you turn the key? I know the engine isn't turning over, but any kind of clicking noise, or the sound of a starter trying to engage? Lift the hood, open the fuse box on the dirver's side and listen for the starter relay to pull click. I believe the relay for the starter is in the fuse box under the hood. It's possible that your starter is shot. I had a motor go bad on my washing machine after 2 weeks of using it. It would occasionally turn on and run fine, but then it stopped, it wouldn't start again. Turns out there was a problem with the motor that caused a "dead spot" and if the motor stopped in that particular area, it woulnd't start up again. This doesn't sound like it's a huge problem. Since you can eventually get it started, it sounds like either a loose connection, or dirty electrical contacts. Hopefully you have another dealer close by that you can take the car to. At least with it being a 2009, it's still ocvered under warranty.

After seeing your results, I think I'm going to call someone about my wife's Edge. She has a small ding in the same spot that you had yours. I'm impressed with how good it looks, and it's a fairly reasonable price to have it fixed.

The Edge is my wife's daily driver, so I can't comment on it specifically, but my Mazda6 is similar. When you have the air coming out of the floor vents only, it blows a small amount of air on the front window to keep it from getting fogged. I can say that I don't believe the air coming out of the defroster was ever strong enough to lify a towel. It was a slight amount of air to keep the window clear. I believe my Mazda owners manual even explains this as a design feature. The only thing I can think of would be to try another dealer if possible and/or ask to check out another Edge that's on the lot and see how the HVAC works on it.