McKenna Seymour Posted March 1, 2017 Report Share Posted March 1, 2017 I'm very curious if anyone else has run into any of the problems my Edge is having. It currently has 65k miles. Took it to the dealer yesterday with literally 2 pages worth of issues, the biggest being the front end. Rotors were warped and had to be turned. The front end had started making a clunking sound when turning both right and left. Then when slowing to make a turn, there was a very large clunk that felt like it was right under the front seats with the transmission, and it made the entire car shudder as if it could not downshift. It did this 2 more times before getting into the dealer. They called me today to update me on repairs. The rotors have been fixed, but I still think 65k miles is early for rotors, am I wrong on this?? The clunking that I heard from under the seats was indeed the transmission due to being a quart and a half low on fluid that had leaked from one of the front axles. They said the transmission itself is just fine. And the clunking that I heard when turning either direction was not bearings like I thought it would be, but the half shaft axles are bad and have to be replaced. Now I have read up on these axles, and some articles say they are just not a replacement type part; rarely do they need replacing, at least not for a very long time. So this makes me question why at 65k miles are mine bad? The dealer said it was not common to replace these, like it would be bearings or something like that. So my original question, has anyone else encountered this issue with their Edge?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted March 1, 2017 Report Share Posted March 1, 2017 Half shaft replacements are not uncommon. They're typically caused by a boot failure which lets the grease out and water and contaminants in. Turning rotors at 65K is also pretty common. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWWPerfA_ZN0W Posted March 1, 2017 Report Share Posted March 1, 2017 Driver's side axle seal leaks do happen across Ford's model lines. Passenger side seal leaks not so much unless the vehicle is AWD. The tone ring on the driver's side axle also is known to crack, which requires replacement of the axle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macbwt Posted March 2, 2017 Report Share Posted March 2, 2017 Brakes are a normal consumable. Axles not so much. There have been failures, but not a lot of failures percentage wise. I have never had an axle failure of any type. Must be lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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