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2013 Edge - Starting System Fault


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Daughter has a 2013 Edge with a 3.5L with 115K miles.  Attends University.  Recently she tried to start it up but it would not start or crank.  Lights will light up but will not crank and gives a  "Starting System Fault" code on dash.  Figured it had a dead battery cell so replaced battery.  Worked for a while and did same thing.  Took to Ford Dealership and they replaced the Transceiver in the steering column as well as a new key fob.  Worked for a week or two and started happening again.  Took back to the dealership but they don't have a clue what it is.  Will not start one day, the next time it will start right up.  Seems like 1 out of 10 times she tries to start it we have this issue.  Afraid to have daughter in unreliable vehicle.  Anyone hear of this problem?

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I was having the same issue, but I have figured out the cause of my issue.  The ignition switch has a sensor in it that reads a signal from the key.  The vehicle is programed for specific keys with unique signal on each key.  I installed a phone holder that has a wireless charger about 2 inches from the ignition switch.  When I place the phone into the charger it creates a magnetic field.  That magnetic field is disrupting the ignition switch/key pairing capability.  I moved the phone charger to the other side of the radio (away from the ignition switch) and have no more issues.  I can duplicate the issue every time I move the phone charger (when charging) close to the ignition switch. 

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