Tim W. AZ

I returned home yesterday from a 2900 mile road trip with my brother. We started NW of Phoenix and drove to Grand Teton, Yellowstone, The Burr Trail and the Moki Dugway Scenic Byway (Valley of the Gods, in southern Utah.) The highest MPG I saw was 31.1 and the overall average was 29.9. We still used a lot of fuel. A wide variety of geography with rolling hills and a lot of mountain driving for 4 days. In the parks it was generally at 45-50 mph and 20-30 on the unpaved roads, but a couple of stretches the best we could do is 10-15 because of washboards. In Yellowstone it often slowed to a crawl and we sat for about a half hour a couple of times, once to let a Bison herd to pass in the opposite lane. The car ran great and adjusted nicely to the changing elevations. I found the adaptive cruise a little annoying because it reacted unevenly and jerky in certain situations. The lane centering worked well when there was less traffic. The Edge is a great road trip vehicle. Next trip from Phoenix to Minneapolis is in August and I plan to visit Monument Rocks in Kansas and Chimney Rock in Nebraska along the way.

Were there this many problems with the Nautilus when they were built at Oakville? Seems almost every day there's another service bulletin or manufacturing defect.

Once I retired, I stopped buying new because I can (or willing to) pay cash for a 4 year old, low mileage vehicle. When I moved to AZ in 18, I realized a higher profile was needed in a world of fast moving, high riding trucks and semi's, so I traded my 17 Fusion for a 16 Edge and never looked back. A couple of months ago I replaced my 16 SEL for a 2020 Titanium, then in 4-5 years, I'll update to a 2024, if there are any good ones available.

What does the transmission ID on the sticker on the lower B pillar state, 8 or F. F indicates it's the 8F57, 8 is the 8F35.

This is a fascinating thread. I would never take on a project this complex, these days, I'm more of an oil, filters, plugs and tires kind of guy. I may not be pulling transmissions on a 68 Dynamic 88 anymore, but I still like to know how stuff works and this thread was incredibly informative. I'm looking forward to a successful outcome.

Is it a rattle from inside the door, or two surfaces rubbing together? Try spraying a small amount of silicon spray at the arrow, tighten any accessible screws and push on the outer edge to secure the door panel pinch clips. Squeaks drive me nuts.

Not sure if this will help. https://www.ford.com/support/how-tos/sync/getting-started-with-sync/what-are-sync-4-and-sync-4a/ Check your build date, maybe the system upgrade is only on later built vehicles.

In the left side settings screen under vehicle - power liftgate - enable/disable you can disable it and when you kick your foot it unlocks, but doesn't raise.

The TCU module, that's what that is under the rear cover.

Opening the drivers door seems to "activate" and ready the vehicle. I'm no genius, but maybe the system recognizes that someone using the passenger or rear doors is not intending to drive the vehicle, so no need to "wake up" the entire system.

I have mine set to level 3. It's the vehicles that pull into that gap that cause it to over-react, but I try to anticipate the rapid slow down.

It's not in settings, it's on the left steering wheel controls.

Don't worry, since ceramic and wax sits on the surface, you haven't damaged the clear coat or paint, but you will need to remove the ceramic coating. I'd check online to see if there are proven techniques and solutions specific to removing ceramic coating. The best way I've found to remove old wax is to wash the car with Dawn or another detergent that breaks down grease, then clay bar the car, wash and apply wax or ceramic. If you want to do just the affected area, try a clay bar on a small area. Of course, never use Dawn to regularly wash the car. Good luck.

The same thing happened to be on my 2013 Fusion. It was on the inside so I just sanded it down and it was ok and not visible.

The sunshade won't break or sever a finger.

Put some bar soap on the belt and if the squealing stops tighten the belt.

I purchased it through an online Ford dealership in Michigan and now that I think about it, they added restrictions to protect themselves, and if I recall, mileage was one of them. The dealership tried to sell me a similar one for $2400.

It sure does. I just paid $1440, or $40 a month for a Ford Premium ESP. It gives me 4 more years on powertrain and continues everything else until Feb. 2029 or 100,000. There are mileage restrictions on Ford plans and my Edge is a 2020 with 44,000 at the time, but I was able to purchase a Ford ESP because it was a Blue Oval Certified Gold used vehicle, otherwise I wouldn't have been eligible for a Ford plan.

You can run, but you can't hide. The camera on my phone is watching me type this reply and forwarding it to the main office.

I know. I'm old school and try to keep a minimal digital footprint, I don't like it, but know I have no choice. Here in AZ, you have to drive at least 10 over to avoid being run off the road. I've been her for 6 years and my rates haven't changed dramatically, so fingers crossed.

I just saw, but didn't read a story about Congress working on privacy protections for Americans. Considering the players, I don't expect any real safeguards against tracking and driving behavior if it takes money or control from corporations. I have SYNC 3 with Nav, so as long as my driving isn't being tracked, I'm not worried about them knowing where I go, I have nothing to hide. In the event of a collision, isn't there an internal devise that records speed, braking, steering et al. Like as already stated, my iPhone is tracking more than my car.

Do I sense a bit of cynicism in your reply? I've had it on two Ford vehicles, use it all the time and have never had a problem, either intentional or accidental.

There's a huge library of order guides on the Blue Oval forum.

There are certainly bonuses when cost cutting measures are created.

My original question was about draining the battery, not charging. I just wanted some confirmation that it didn't drain the battery and niceonept answered my question. Since I plugged them in, I noticed once that the nano battery wasn't fully charged, so that indicates that they shut down, otherwise it would always be fully charged.