probe Posted July 14, 2010 Report Share Posted July 14, 2010 ~ Bought a 2010 Ford Edge Limited Edition for my wife in March this year. We immediately started hearing a humming noise which nearly sounded like a motor running. We isolated it down to the rear speaker near the tailgate(on the passenger side). If the radio is on FM or statelite it makes a low disturbing noise. Took it to the dealer and they said it is a known problem reported by Ford and (can you believe this?) , they said I have to live with it. They cannot correct it! Has anyone else encountered this same problem? I haven't seen a thread on this in any discussion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theakerr Posted July 14, 2010 Report Share Posted July 14, 2010 I questioned it because I thought it was a speaker going on the fritz. It is a motor. Apparently there is a circuit board there and there is a motor with a fan on it to keep it cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnLad Posted September 4, 2010 Report Share Posted September 4, 2010 ~ Bought a 2010 Ford Edge Limited Edition for my wife in March this year. We immediately started hearing a humming noise which nearly sounded like a motor running. We isolated it down to the rear speaker near the tailgate(on the passenger side). If the radio is on FM or statelite it makes a low disturbing noise. Took it to the dealer and they said it is a known problem reported by Ford and (can you believe this?) , they said I have to live with it. They cannot correct it! Has anyone else encountered this same problem? I haven't seen a thread on this in any discussion. The exact same problem is posted by JohnLad and dbuettner. We should be corresponding via email or something. There is a problem here that we all have and it should be resolved. I will be checking if you can correspond via email through this site. Do you know if that is possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polak_slawcio Posted December 21, 2010 Report Share Posted December 21, 2010 I had the same problem, its a real shame for the pre '11 edges. I just couldn't live with it and the dealer replaced deck/amp/sub before telling me its a known problem and for me to see it for myself on the edge's parked in their lot. I took out the amp and run my own power wire from the battery. Noise is gone and it sounds good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theakerr Posted December 22, 2010 Report Share Posted December 22, 2010 Assuming it is the same noise I hear, I reported it to my dealer who contacted Ford and was told it was because they (Ford) had been forced to put a cooling fan into the amp and that what I was hearing was the cooling fan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polak_slawcio Posted December 22, 2010 Report Share Posted December 22, 2010 Assuming it is the same noise I hear, I reported it to my dealer who contacted Ford and was told it was because they (Ford) had been forced to put a cooling fan into the amp and that what I was hearing was the cooling fan. hahaha hmmm wow... the amp is so small that it almost imposible for any fan to fit inside. Not sure about your sub, but mine emited an electrical interference noise. Especially noticable when using the sync phone option. I was also able to get rid of this noise by attaching a small device to clean the signal (amp to sub)... however that also lowered the base from the sub so that is why i went the different route of putting in an after market amp. Once again... i think its a huge shame for ford to deploy something like that.... there should have been a recall on that. I guess that is why the '11 have a different sound unit and most likely amp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
athcole Posted March 17, 2011 Report Share Posted March 17, 2011 I have noticed the same problem with my car. I usually have music/radio playing so I dont hear the noise. I have been considering taking it in to the dealer to have it fixed. It is definitely not a fan noise, instead it sounds like electrical interference. I have the same thing with my 5 year old logitech computer speakers so I am quite familiar with the sound. Not sure if I am going to do anything about it yet. Maybe ill call a nearby dealership and see if they know about the problem and will fix it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polak_slawcio Posted March 17, 2011 Report Share Posted March 17, 2011 I have noticed the same problem with my car. I usually have music/radio playing so I dont hear the noise. I have been considering taking it in to the dealer to have it fixed. It is definitely not a fan noise, instead it sounds like electrical interference. I have the same thing with my 5 year old logitech computer speakers so I am quite familiar with the sound. Not sure if I am going to do anything about it yet. Maybe ill call a nearby dealership and see if they know about the problem and will fix it. Save your time/money/aggrivation and just buy a brand name amp and run new wires. I already did all that and wasted way too time with the dealer. All in all they changed all the parts (deck/amp/sub) and the noise still existed. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tribby2001 Posted April 19, 2011 Report Share Posted April 19, 2011 I also hear this noise on my Limited. To me it sounds like the scratch you hear when a record LP has run out. I can only hear it when there is no audio playing and the engine is not running. I didn't know it was a cooling fan for the rear sub amp so thanks for that info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dolphinsc66 Posted September 28, 2012 Report Share Posted September 28, 2012 2010 Ford Edge Limited, owned for 3 weeks...same problem. I noticed this thread is old but was hoping for a follow -up to see where this has gone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hebegb55 Posted February 15, 2015 Report Share Posted February 15, 2015 Hi folks, I'm new to the forum. Bought an 08 limited and love the car but noticed this same noise about a year later. Comes an goes. I also noticed I could hear my turn signal clicking through the rear speaker, and the noise stopped when I shifted into park. Is this the same issue ? Thanks Gary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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