elznfam1 Posted February 26, 2013 Report Share Posted February 26, 2013 Hey Guys, My wife and I are the new owners of a used 07 Edge. We love it so far. She drives it mainly but because I sold my truck, so she didn't have to drive my 02 Ford f250 cc 4x4 diesel around, I am with out a tow vehicle. I don't tow heavy when I do tow, the diesel was way more than I needed. My question is do I have to upgrade the tranny cooler on the edge in order to tow the max 3500#? Are there any other suggested mods or upgrades , other than a hitch, that I should look into? Thanks guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carbonedge+ Posted February 27, 2013 Report Share Posted February 27, 2013 If you are only towing occasionally and short distances, you can probably get by with just a hitch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elznfam1 Posted February 27, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2013 Ok thanks. In general, how do the transmissions hold up in these? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carbonedge+ Posted February 28, 2013 Report Share Posted February 28, 2013 I can only speak to my experience. You can search this forum and find some disheartening occurrences. For me, original owner of a 2007, 110k+ miles, light duty towing on occassions using a 1k# max capacity utility trailer and mine seems to be holding up fine. When not towing I'm a fairly aggressive driver so I'm probably harder on it than most, typically drive in around town conditions with the O/D off. I was experiencing some 6th gear flutter at speeds from 45-80 mph and had the tranny serviced; it went away for a while but has returned though not as frequent, generally from 45-60 so I just leave the O/D off unless I'm cruising at speeds above 60. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elznfam1 Posted March 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2013 Ok, Thank you carbonedge. My wife is the primary driver and is a fairly conservative driver. The edge has 88K on the clock now but it shifts perfect so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aj Franchitti Posted April 3, 2013 Report Share Posted April 3, 2013 I only have 50000 on mine. Im an agrssive driver and I carry a lot of stuff. My tranny is pretty sturdy. Ii was skeptical wen I was looking since I came from a toyota.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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