baggermike Posted December 20, 2018 Report Share Posted December 20, 2018 Anyone else having problems with the back door weather strips coming off at the bottom? We live on a dirt road and when dirt builds up on the lower portion of the weather stripping, it pulls off and flops down. Our body shop guy says he sees many Edges come in with that problem. He says its a Ford engineering issue. Also, somewhat related, is how much dirt or snow and ice build up under the doors, covering the flat edges at the bottom of the door and along the threshold. Anyone figure out how to remedy this issue? The body guy says even if you replace the weatherstripping, it will begin to happen again in a not too long time period. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2FAST4U Posted December 20, 2018 Report Share Posted December 20, 2018 1 hour ago, baggermike said: "how much dirt or snow and ice build up under the doors, covering the flat edges at the bottom of the door and along the threshold. Anyone figure out how to remedy this issue?" Easy… Every time I wash my car, I hose off the mud and snow at the bottom of the doors, then I wash the whole car and when I'm done, I wipe the car dry with a chammy and also wipe off the area in the door jambs … Simple eh?… Claude. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Halstead Posted December 21, 2018 Report Share Posted December 21, 2018 Take both seals off car, grab pliers. With pliers squeeze the seals metal so its tight. Walk your way down the whole seal with the pliers, reinstall. Mine have not budged since I did this 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baggermike Posted December 21, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2018 14 hours ago, 2FAST4U said: Easy… Every time I wash my car, I hose off the mud and snow at the bottom of the doors, then I wash the whole car and when I'm done, I wipe the car dry with a chammy and also wipe off the area in the door jambs … Simple eh?… Claude. This is not remedying the problem. But thanks anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baggermike Posted December 21, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2018 7 hours ago, Nick Halstead said: Take both seals off car, grab pliers. With pliers squeeze the seals metal so its tight. Walk your way down the whole seal with the pliers, reinstall. Mine have not budged since I did this I'll try that when it comes back off. But man I can just see problems coming from snow and ice laying in there for periods of time. Thsnks for the advice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmr061 Posted December 21, 2018 Report Share Posted December 21, 2018 Not sure if this will help but you may wish to check on the following Technical Service Bulletin issued back in November. TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN Dirt/Dust And/Or Ice Accumulation At The Bottom Inside Of Doors 18-233909 November 2018 Summary This article supersedes TSB 17-0056 to update the Service Procedure, Parts List, and vehicle model years affected. Issue: Some 2015-2018 Edge vehicles may exhibit dirt, dust and/or ice accumulation at the bottom of the inside of the front and/or rear door openings. This may be due to extended driving on non-paved or slushy roads. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2FAST4U Posted December 21, 2018 Report Share Posted December 21, 2018 7 hours ago, baggermike said: This is not remedying the problem. But thanks anyway. I'm not talking about the weatherstrip pulling off. I'm talking about dirt accumulating at the bottom of the doors. There is no "remedy" other than simply washing them off. Claude. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omar302 Posted December 22, 2018 Report Share Posted December 22, 2018 10 hours ago, 2FAST4U said: There is no "remedy" other than simply washing them off. @jmr061 just posted before your post a TSB for fixing (or reducing) this issue. I couldn't find a PDF of the new TSB but found the old one, and seems interesting how they are trying to tackle the issue. 17-0056.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2FAST4U Posted December 22, 2018 Report Share Posted December 22, 2018 13 hours ago, omar302 said: @jmr061 just posted before your post a TSB for fixing (or reducing) this issue. I couldn't find a PDF of the new TSB but found the old one, and seems interesting how they are trying to tackle the issue. 17-0056.pdf Thanks for the link… It looks like a little "flap" to prevent road dirt from being thrown under the doors… I'll ask my dealer about it... Thanks again, Claude. P.S: --->…but I still insist that washing the area at the bottom of the doors when washing the car can't hurt either! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KennyE Posted December 24, 2018 Report Share Posted December 24, 2018 On 12/22/2018 at 12:58 AM, omar302 said: @jmr061 just posted before your post a TSB for fixing (or reducing) this issue. I couldn't find a PDF of the new TSB but found the old one, and seems interesting how they are trying to tackle the issue. 17-0056.pdf On 12/22/2018 at 2:32 PM, 2FAST4U said: Thanks for the link… It looks like a little "flap" to prevent road dirt from being thrown under the doors… I'll ask my dealer about it... Thanks again, Claude. P.S: --->…but I still insist that washing the area at the bottom of the doors when washing the car can't hurt either! I think my '17 Titanium has those little "mini mud flaps". Wondered what they were for. Interestingly, I just did a wash and dry on the car this morning. Was wiping out the rear door (ton's-o-dirt) thinking they need to do something about the crud getting up inside the door ........ ?. My '07 Mazda CX7 had that issue. Mazda issued a small rubber seal for the bottom of all the doors. Worked like a charm. You'd think with all the tech Ford has ... acquired ... from Mazda and Volvo they could do something more than a mini-flap. Or, maybe I don't know how bad it was before the fix. ... ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmr061 Posted December 24, 2018 Report Share Posted December 24, 2018 (edited) No that is not them. The mini mud flaps attach on the bottom of the rocker panel. Edit...looks like they go behind the front wheels so if that is the case, if you put on front mud flaps these would be useless by my guess. Further edit --- it appears the newer TSB uses grip tape to help attach the new weatherseals and presumably keep them from being torn away from the vehicle. Edited December 24, 2018 by jmr061 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KennyE Posted December 24, 2018 Report Share Posted December 24, 2018 5 minutes ago, jmr061 said: No that is not them. The mini mud flaps attach on the bottom of the rocker panel. Edit...looks like they go behind the front wheels so if that is the case, if you put on front mud flaps these would be useless by my guess. Then that must explain why I still had so much crud in the doors. Darn it! Mud flaps are on the list. But I don't see how that would mitigate the crud getting in the rear doors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmr061 Posted December 24, 2018 Report Share Posted December 24, 2018 The TSB (both old and new) also include new weather-seals to address the issue as well. Keep this in mind too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omar302 Posted December 24, 2018 Report Share Posted December 24, 2018 @jmr061 can you post a PDF of the latest TSB? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2FAST4U Posted January 31, 2019 Report Share Posted January 31, 2019 (edited) On 24 décembre 2018 at 12:18 PM, KennyE said: I think my '17 Titanium has those little "mini mud flaps". Wondered what they were for. Interestingly, I just did a wash and dry on the car this morning. Was wiping out the rear door (ton's-o-dirt) thinking they need to do something about the crud getting up inside the door ........ ?. My '07 Mazda CX7 had that issue. Mazda issued a small rubber seal for the bottom of all the doors. Worked like a charm. You'd think with all the tech Ford has ... acquired ... from Mazda and Volvo they could do something more than a mini-flap. Or, maybe I don't know how bad it was before the fix. ... ? --> "jmr061" is right, that's NOT them…The ones you posted are in front of the rear wheels… The ones we're talking about go behind the front wheels to prevent dirt thrown by the front wheels from ending up on the edge ( ) of the bottom of the doors . The TSB also inculdes some new weatherstrips. My dealer ordered them for me and he's supposed to give me a call when the parts are in to schedule an appointment. He said there shouldn't be any charge for this mod. Claude. Edited February 1, 2019 by 2FAST4U Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omar302 Posted March 28, 2019 Report Share Posted March 28, 2019 (edited) Anyone had the TSB applied to their Edge? I asked my dealer and they ordered the parts, but they informed me that the mini-mudflaps have been on back order since early January! Edit, April 12: was just informed yesterday by the dealer that the parts arrived. Edited April 12, 2019 by omar302 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2FAST4U Posted April 12, 2019 Report Share Posted April 12, 2019 On 28 mars 2019 at 2:46 PM, omar302 said: Anyone had the TSB applied to their Edge? I asked my dealer and they ordered the parts, but they informed me that the mini-mudflaps have been on back order since early January! Yes I finally had it done yesterday at no charge. They installed a small deflector behind the front wheels and also replaced the long weatherstrip which runs the whole length of the rocker panel with a new one (that's shaped differently than the one it replaces probably to keep dirt from accumulating at the bottom of the doors). Claude. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beaner306 Posted June 7, 2020 Report Share Posted June 7, 2020 How has the small deflector and new weatherstrip held up? Keeping the dirt from accumulating? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beaner306 Posted June 7, 2020 Report Share Posted June 7, 2020 How has the small deflector and new weatherstrip held up? Keeping the dirt from accumulating? On 4/11/2019 at 8:32 PM, 2FAST4U said: Yes I finally had it done yesterday at no charge. They installed a small deflector behind the front wheels and also replaced the long weatherstrip which runs the whole length of the rocker panel with a new one (that's shaped differently than the one it replaces probably to keep dirt from accumulating at the bottom of the doors). Claude. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2FAST4U Posted June 9, 2020 Report Share Posted June 9, 2020 It held up fine!... As a matter of fact, I sold it (my 2016 Edge) to my father-in-law and I see him (and the vehicle) quite often and the weatherstrips are doing the job! I bought another Edge (a 2019) and it comes with the new updated weatherstrips already installed from the factory. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beaner306 Posted June 16, 2020 Report Share Posted June 16, 2020 Thanks for the reply! I tried contacting my dealership about my issue but they don’t seem to have a clue. I am going to try another ford dealership in the area and hopefully they can help me out and get the right parts ordered for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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