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I tried a few different ones on my 2017 Escape out of curiosity, because the bluetooth adapters that emulate a thumb drive didn't work either, and nothing worked. I had these for other reasons and borrowed one to try as well. My Escape had SYNC 3 and a CD player (which I hated that it still had), but music on a thumb drive works as expected. I am beyond happy to not have to deal with optical removable media in a car. While I generally use CarPlay or Android Auto and stream, or on those rare 15 minute occasions I don't have internet access on my cell phone.

Replaced our wrecked and totaled 2017 Escape SE. 2019 Edge SEL, 201A package, Convenience Package, Co-Pilot360 Assist+, bright machined with painted pockets wheels, and pano roof. Magnetic Metallic with Ebony interior. I would rather an MKX or Nautilus but either out of our price point, or really out of our price point. Not a creampuff, and not low on miles (58,800), but well equipped, and some of the chips and scrapes can be cleaned up. It already suffered the EGR cooler failure 20,000 miles ago, and 2 other warranty items, one a new BCM, and the other one isn't real clear to me. I won't be the daily driver of it, but it will get plenty of highway/vacation/long weekend work outs, we usually drive around 20,000-22,000 miles a year. So far, first impressions...it is an appliance. Looks too much like Korean manufacturer SUV and bland. It is a pretty good cross between my 2015 Fusion and Escape. If I had ordered it new it wouldn't have pano roof (I have enough headroom, but it is about 2 inches less than the Escape), and possibly not the Co-Pilot360 Assist+, but everything else is great and worth the original cost. I will miss the paddle shifters (very handy when towing), and the ability to have a roof rack. The $1500 headlights scare me, but not enough to get an extended warranty, gonna roll the dice on that one. Both of the keys are missing the emergency blade, need to pick them up tomorrow. Need to add a third key, a dash cam, change the number of turn signal blinks for the toggle, arrange all my emergency stuff in the compartment around the spare, figure out a good cord method for Android Auto and CarPlay (maybe try out a wireless adapter for it), and try to get some carpeted floor mats as I don't need the all winter weather ones. Pictures later, it is too late and magnetic doesn't do well in the dark (and I am sure we are all seen a stock magnetic edge).

Yup, only low profile S type chains for the 235/60/18 wheel/tire combo, all other sizes are no chains or cables. The 2019 owners manual also states the same, but smallest OEM tires are 245/60/18 so it probably wasn't updated. I think socks would be fine, never used them, and CA has some very vaguely worded descriptions of what a traction device is, and if an R1, R2, or R3 scenario, and then it can be up to an individual if chains or cables are required or if the sock is sufficient installed or just carried.

I frequently see this from other vehicles that are generally not driven hard, but for one reason or another (like...me in my lowly 11 year old sedan having the gall to pass them) they go WOT for a sustained period of time. Most of the time it is the 2.0 Ecoboost Escapes and Fusions. The smell of sulphur from them running extremely rich (not as bad as failing cat). I think that light black smoke from a turbo engine going WOT due to being overly rich is common. I never could get it to happen in my 2017 Escape with the 1.5, but it was driven at 75% most of the time, never babied, even by my wife. Same with the tuner E85 crowd, but the smell is is different, but the tale tell soot on the bumper cover tells the real story.

I had these capped lugs on my 1997 Mark VIII, and they still survive to this day, 240,000 miles, countless tire changes, rotations, brake jobs. I take my 2017 Escape in 1 time to a non Ford place (Costco) to get tires, and they screwed every one up. The dealer (QuickLane side) had done 7 tire rotations and I had to change a flat right before, and there were fine. I live in the desert southwest, no rusting, no freezing/expanding. Just someone that couldn't be bothered to fully engage the lug nuts. Every one was twisted half way down. I had 2 sets of some pretty cheap solid chromed lugs for my vehicles, so I was ready, I just didn't expect my newest vehicle to be the one to need a set. I put them on another car just because I went with chrome rims the capped ones look dull in them.

Thank you! I did get the details for that other TSB, trying to get the build date for the vehicle (but that doesn't seem to matter since it was before 7/2020), and since it is within a thousand miles of the 5yr/60k powertrain warranty seeing if it has had the PCM update done. Since they are really not related (the internal "coolant intrusion" because of the way the cooling ports are designed, and the external EGR cooler), I was just wondering why the 2019 Edge was not part of the coolant intrusion when other models with the "same engine" have a part year 2019 affected in the TSB. Buying a used few year old car I get to see what issues have arose, the block issue with coolant (I live in a high ambient temperature climate), flexplate issue, EGR cooler, first year for the 8 speed, etc...I want to be sure I get a vehicle that will last, I tend to drive cars well passed 250,000 miles if they don't get wrecked, so I gotta get it right or agonize for 15 years on where I went wrong. The Escape was past the miles and grandfathered date for the CSP, but since it is totaled it is no longer my worry. However driving it putting miles on it wondering if it was going to happen wasn't a great experience. I took it in very early on for the PCM recalibration for the issue, it seems like all that did was make it circulate coolant longer after shutting it off.

I am looking at a 2019 SEL, I see that 2019 Edge isn't listed in the affected vehicles. Is it because it has the revised Cleveland block, or the VEP block? I am replacing a totaled 2017 Escape that had the 1.5, I had 96,000 miles on it and no issues with the coolant intrusion.