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Could someone with a 2015+ Edge confirm if this is normal or not? The weatherstrip for the lift gate has 2 places were it seems like a small piece is cut off. This is on the outer edge. Please see the photos. 1 cut is at the bottom right the other is at the left tailight.

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@lildisco

Thanks for the pictures, do you get the exhaust odor under hard acceleration with climate on recirculating?

 

Also, it seems the cut-offs on your liftgate are symmetrical on both sides? Location is not very clear on the first pic.

 

Can someone else confirm? Especially on a year other than 2016? Maybe a bad batch?

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@lildisco

Thanks for the pictures, do you get the exhaust odor under hard acceleration with climate on recirculating?

 

Also, it seems the cut-offs on your liftgate are symmetrical on both sides? Location is not very clear on the first pic.

 

Can someone else confirm? Especially on a year other than 2016? Maybe a bad batch?

Omar,

 

There's a TSB for the exhaust smell. Detail can be found on this thread

 

http://www.fordedgeforum.com/topic/22596-tsb-17-0035-exhaust-odor-in-the-vehicle-while-the-climate-control-system-is-in-auto-or-recirculation-m

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I already took it in for it, but the odor is still there. Our dealer is not a competent one, but we don't any other one here, so I have no other choice.

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Update, like what @lildisco stated in post #3, it seems to be normal, checked another 2016 and had the same cut-outs. Difference only that on my Edge the cut-offs aren't positioned symmetrical (as if the weatherstrip had moved), i'll try to align it correctly. Also the part's picture on fordpartsonline has the same cut-out.

 

 

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I just saw this post and thought that I would check my 17 Sport. It too has the small (approximately 1") sections of weather stripping removed. I say removed because it looks as though the material was removed after the weather stripping was installed. Possibly done with a razor knife. On mine, it would appear as though the paint is scarred on what would be the lower edge of the gap.

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