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Yeah - the service records - that is one concern - the other to me is - 2 owners and the second owner was in it only 16 months. My spidey sense is activated on that. People who get into a car usually don't get out of it in that length of time for no reason.

Yes - the collection of personal data is out of control and has been for some time. The patterns are just more obvious now that you can see how they are being utilized. This little news item did enrage me since the idea that my automobile could be participating in this practice is a new frontier.

I ran across this article on the blog of malwarebytes - it actually popped into my email as I have a subscription - about Ford filing a patent application for an IN VEHICLE eavesdropping system that will serve you targeted advertising. Blog post linked here: https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2024/09/ford-seeks-patent-for-conversation-based-advertising I have to say - IF this system comes to Ford - I would never be interested in owning another one of their products ever again.

A number of people have reported here that auto stop will quit working in that range but the vehicle starts and runs fine. When mine reached ~390 CCA I replaced the battery and all the function returned - including the controversial auto/start-stop.

Oh come on now - you need to get to Albuquerque and you end up in Topika and you could call that an involuntary vacation!

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I emptied my JL oil can yesterday after ~1500 miles and found it had about .25 to .5 ounce of oil in it. I'm glad it is working and that I saved that from going into the intake but I am also pretty sure I can safely empty it every time the oil is changed.

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Following on with this thread - I decided to try disabling the auto stop feature in the info center and it keeps reenabling the function after I have UNchecked it as an option in the menu. Anyone else have this also happen? I would call this a zombie feature that you cannot get rid of. This does not seem normal to me.

Your case seems unique to me. I live in a climate that experiences below 70 degrees outside about half of the year and my start stop function does not care what the outside temperature is that I notice. There is the usual limit of ~90 to 120 seconds before the engine starts again - but from what I have seen outside temperature does not seem to be much of a determiner of when it kicks in or not. I will say that my 12v battery is essentially new.

I make it my practice to regularly question whatever the dealership service department wants to sell me. Dealership service departments get REALLY excited about selling you services. I flat out do NOT trust one of my local dealers (the one I purchased from incidentally). I recently went in and had a 'complementary oil change' done (included in my purchase) and they told me - your pads are at 4 mm - which is getting close to needing replacement. Next oil change - green condition on the brake pads - meaning plenty of wear material left. I verify everything that outfit 'recommends' that I have done. Tires should be easy to visually see - if they are bald - as you say and have no tread - take them to an independent shop and ask for their evaluation. For sure you will get better quality for cheaper than what the dealer will want to charge buying the tires elsewhere.

I second enigma's thought about the opener itself (the hardware) being the problem. I have replaced 2 craftsman openers (about 10 years old) that had mainboard issues that prevented closing. The problems were intermittent but replacing the units with liftmasters solved the issues.

That one has the added bonus of the cow flatulence reducer blend built right in. Good call. 👏

We Edge owners are much luckier than Escape owners when it comes to cabin air filter replacement. Edge filters are a breeze to slip in. I upgraded my cabin filters with Wix multilayer - which do a fantastic job in comparison to oe.

What I can gather from your post is: 1. 2019 Edge with 36000 miles makes a tone when accelerating after a stop with no message on dash. 2. You get a message that something (you said battery) is turned off to save battery. 3. You took it to the dealership and they did something in software that didn't fix anything. 4. The car won't keep your cellphone synced. (I am unclear exactly what this refers to) ______________________________________________________ For #2 above - I would suggest you take this car to an auto shop you know you can trust and ask them to put a battery tester on your 12 volt battery to see if it needs to be replaced. Your car is right in the time frame of needing the original battery to be replaced as they generally have a limited life span. For #1 - a door or hood latch that has gone bad can trigger a chime - so having a shop check these may help. For #3 - I have no comment for this. For #4 - I have no comment for this.