Steve Bolland Fiszer Posted December 2, 2014 Report Share Posted December 2, 2014 (edited) I bought my edge from a salvage car auction in June of 2013. Only after buying the vehicle did I realize that it had a long list of issues including needing a new engine and transmission plus radatior. . It took six months in the shop to get everything repaired. Now, almost a year later I was pulling out of the gas station and my front left axle broke. It had to be towed back to the repair shop where the told me that the aftermarket part did not fit and needed a Ford OEM part installed instead. (I don't believe that but cant do anything about it.) Now, after the repaired my left axle the shop toke it for a test drive and the other axle broke. They said it might be that the engine mount might be broken and that is causing the axles to break. Does this sound right???? Edit: The body shop said that the axle is under warranty and we will not be charged for it. Edited December 3, 2014 by Steve Bolland Fiszer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macbwt Posted December 6, 2014 Report Share Posted December 6, 2014 Once a vehicle is in a salvage yard it most likely should stay there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Bolland Fiszer Posted December 9, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2014 Thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freebird Posted December 9, 2014 Report Share Posted December 9, 2014 yes, I would agree that bad motor mount(s) could cause the axle to fail. I am curious if you have any decent equity in the vehicle after purchasing and repairing the way you have? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Bolland Fiszer Posted December 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2014 NO. Spent about 35K and worth about 22-25K. The plus side is that it only had 3K miles on it when I bought it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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