Attn Edge Owners - U happy?
 

Tell me about your EDGE please.... Miles, make, ride, problems etc.

My wife and I are looking at them currently but am slightly concerned about this PTU deal I'm reading about. Not that I dont understand that most all makes and models have something that is notorious for going. I'm just wondering if Ford has got a grip on the overall problem?

She's nearly put 175K on her escape and it's time for a new ride.

Thanks for the input.

We just purchased an '11 Edge for my wife last month. So far it's a jewel.

I don't know if Ford fixed the ptu oil leak issue, since our's is a 2wd.

My wife has an 08 AWD Limited. She loves it. She has not had any problem with the PTU. The car did leave us stranded one time. The PCU was replaced under warranty, and Ford Roadside assistance picked us up and trucked the vehicle to the shop.

My wife's '08 has 40k miles on it. She loves it. No issues.

What is the PTU? My Fiance' parents have a 08 Limited FWD on 20's.....(fake 20's from ford). They have almost 40k on it. Only problem they've had is the driver seat under hard braking or acceleration tends to wobble forward or backward. They've took it in to Ford and they "Can't find anything wrong with it, even after test driving it" with giving them permission to stab the throttle and do 60-0 brake tests...

Other then that, they car is great IMO. I've drove it plenty of times, its great.

Also, when traction control is on in the snow, the car will not go forward almost at all. It takes a good 10 seconds for it to finally start get a move on. Turn off the traction control and it's a charm.

Can't stand all the new "drive by wire" crap.

Remember the good old days when the car was actually controlled by the driver?

We have a 2010 Edge Ltd AWD. Not my choice, I'm a truck guy, but that is what my wife wanted.

My initial feel was that it is just an average vehicle, it doesn't appeal to me any more than virtually anything else out there. However, now that winter has hit, I have to give the vehicle full credit for its stability and capability on snow/icy roads. It has no problem starting up after sitting outside in -30 weather. It feels stunningly solid on a winter road. In all honesty, I'd rather drive my Edge in bad weather than my F250 4wd.

Have a 2008 Edge AWD Limited as my wife's daily driver. Bought it used with 34K, now has 49K. Gets about 22 mpg with 75% freeway. The PTU did leak, but it was fixed under warranty and has the new design seal. So far seems to have fixed the problem. Power is OK, not a hot rod or race car, but a good transportation vehicle. I would not tow anything more than a small utillity trailer with it.

We live in the mountains east of Albuquerque, and get reasonable snow. I will say the Edge kicks butt in the snow. It does great. Better than my usual bad weather driver 97 Expedition. Last winter my wife was driving around some bigger trucks that were having trouble on some hills. It is not an off-road vehicle, but does really good for snow and ice conditions.

Room inside is good, if you fold down the rear seats you can fit a lot of crap in the back. I would say the seats in front are pretty good, my wife loves the heated seats on cold mornings.

I bought my wife an 07 Edge SEL AWD. It was a rental buy back with 24,000 on it. It now has 37,000 and over all its been a good vehicle. She loves driving it and I have to agree with 38chevy, with the rear seats folded it holds a lot of stuff. I was able to load a ton of stuff for the last Carlisle meet. There has been a problem with it starting, I took it to Ford and they said they couldn't find anything wrong. I believe it may be something in the anti theft system. Maybe I'll get lucky and it'll act up when I'm at the dealer.

Wife got a 08 Edge in late 08, Has 30k+ miles and has not had any issues with it. This is the first car since we have been married (17 years) that she actually will wash and keep clean :-drink... thats why i like the Egde..:-X10

That has not been my experience with the traction control in snow at all. I get instant throttle response and great traction with the traction control installed.

Drive by wire is a simple way of saying the accelerater pedal is not connected to throttle by a mechanical linkage,but is hooked electrically with a rheostat at the engine. voltage change causes speed up/down.

I'm pretty sure the OP is not just unhappy with the throttle running a rheostat, but the fact that a computer is making decisions about what the output of the rheostat should be based on other factors, such as wheel spin.

MY wife has a '08 Edge AWD SEL and has not had any issues with it. We bought it used with 7100 miles on it and now have over 20,000. It is great in the snow and is fun to drive.

My mom has had a '10 Limited Edge for about a year and a half now and she loves it. No problems at all. I have driven it a few times, and it seems to be a good driving vehicle.

My wife has an '10 Edge. So far it is a beaut. No problems what-so-ever, except the irratic shifting patters that all Fords seem to have....even my '11 F250 diesel.

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gordon

i have a co-worker that owns one.

hes pretty happy with it and the few times ive drove it i was impressed with it.

Just got one for the wife. So far she love's it.

UPDATE: I've now had the opportunity to drive the EDGE in the snow and am really pleased with the way it gets through it. The starting issue has been resolved(it just went away). It still doesn't hold hills and has a really strange shift pattern. I'm taking it to the dealer sometime in the next week for a check up.

Wife has about 300 miles on her 2011 edge
Will have to find her traction control button for her.
She got stuck in a friends driveway, inch or 2 of snow on top of packed.
just would not go. They eventually pushed it by hand. My clue when I found out was wheels did not spin, or engine accelerate when gas applied.
My sprinter is real bad about that. First time it happened to me I didnt know about it either, the more gas I gave it the slower the engine ran.

If its such a problem in the getting rolling department, maybe they should have an auto disable built in,

Is your Edge a 2wd or AWD?

2wd
does the awd have traction also?

The AWD's have a traction button on the middle portion of the dash below the radio (at least on our '08) It is my understanding that if you get an AWD one stuck you press the traction control button to let the front wheels 'chew' into the snow like a front wheel drive to help get you out.

wife has found the button
you play with buttons on left side of steering wheel, navigate thru on screen menus, ta dah!
A simple button near the shifter would be nice!

We have an 08' Edge SEL - AWD. At about 15,000 miles the PTU leaked. It was a warranty fix and haven't had any issues with the PTU since.

The brakes weren't so great, as the rotors went bad around 17,500 miles. It has been a year and 20,000 miles since then, and no problems. (Knock on Wood)

Overall, this has been an excellent vehicle to drive! (Especially when there is a lot of snow on the roads) It handles great and is pretty quick.

We just traded an 08 Expy XLT, which I absolutely loved. Loved the power, loved the smoothness, loved the room. It didnt get bad mpg's if you were careful 15-16 around town (not a lot of stop and go where we live), and I have gotten as high as 21 on a trip to Florida. That said, we traded for an Edge SEL 2wd with the vista roof. I love it equally, it has pretty good power, and gets a bit better mpg's. Haven't been on a hwy trip yet, but around 20 in town (wife driving, I know I can do better). The only options I wish it had was the outside temp (I dont get that, it has trip a&b, mpg meter, trip time, etc) and the mirror and seat memory buttons. I think it rides nice, is comfortable (minus the crappy headrest design), and looks sharp. I miss my expy, but I love the Edge.

good reviews.....The wife and I are looking at a 2007 AWD SEL with 44000 miles (i think)
so really what is the PTU?

It is like the transfer case on a 4x4. It provides the power to drive the front wheels.

Just replaced a 2008 Explorer Eddie Bauer package with a 2011 Edge SEL - Fwd model for better mileage. So far 20.8 in town - we like it. My vehicle is a 2011 F150 Super Crew 4x4 with Ecoboost V6 - tons of power, and with only 175 miles on the odometer getting 16 mpg in town, 20+ on hwy. My Avitar might confuse you, that's my old truck a 2010 Lariat with the 5.4. I need to get some pics of new truck posted and change Avitar.

We just did a 6000 mile trip down to Phoenix and back....enjoyed the ride very much.

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Gordon

'09 Edge AWD Limited
 

Really enjoy this car! Getting married soon and wanted a good car for my new bride. Bought it used, it was a fleet car for a pharmacutical company. Also in process of rebuilding the engine on my '94 F250 (5.8 EFI) so it's been a good car for me during that process. I average about 18.5 from the house to work (4 miles one way) and around town. I can get as good as 24.5 on the highway. It had 28k when I bought it and I have put about 4.5k on it in about two months. Lot's of highway miles. It has solid get up and go! When you want to pass, just push the pedal and it will pass quickly, on a hill or on flat. There is a slight lag however, due to the traction control and lack of direct throttle linkage, but once it all lines up and starts moving it will put you in your seat. I have had this thing going 110 mph on a long up hill 15% grade (thought I hit the revlimiter... nope, gravity), once I got on top of the hill and on the flat I had it just below the 120 mark and had to let off due to the increase of cars in the area. It had more, and I may look into testing that later, find out where that rev/accel limite really is. Mechanically I have had no issues, I will be getting the 30k service in the next few weeks, (I'm about 2k overdue), but have no worries that they will find anything wrong.
Buy an Edge, you wont be disapointed!

07 edge update
 

Battery went dead on the wife's Edge about a week ago. I charged it and did a load test and it failed as the cca's dropped into the red quickly. After reading on the battery it stated 3 yr warranty with 60 mo(I think) pro-rated warranty. I called the dealer although I purchased it used from him thinking I could get a deal. He asked me if there was a red sticker on the top and I said it had and with that he said that's not the original battery and there wasn't any warranty. A new replacement 3 yr battery was $104.95. I didn't want one of his replacements if they didn't do any better than that and I would go elsewhere. I took the battery out and on the side was a sticker with 2 08 on it. I bought this car in 5 08 so it didn't last very long at all. So I bought a 7 yr battery for $95 elsewhere. Are those Motorcraft batteries short lived or is it something else?

2010 Edge, The TPMS is a little annoying when I change to my winter tires but other than that so far so good.

Had the same crap on my wife's 2008. The battery had date sticker indicating it was 10/08, I went in in Sept which was 35 months, they would not warranty the battery. Even though it states right on the battery 36 mo free replacement, and after that pro-rated. Since the car has now way over 36K (about 62K at the time the battery crapped out, the service mgr told me orig battery do not have warranty past the 3 year/36K orig mfr warranty. Well, F'em for their lack of what should have been a warranty replacement. I went and bought a cheaper, higher capacity CCA, and 96 mo battery at Wal Mart. I do most all of my repairs and work myself, but I certainly won't use Ford unless I have no options thanks to them not covering an obvious bad battery that failed within the free replacement period.

Now that I am off my rant on the battery, the car has otherwise been a good car without any major problems.

2009 AWD SEL
 

My wife's Edge has 92K on it and the rear hubs went out ( making a loud growling noise when driving). Replaced the hubs, all brake pads and front rotors and rear shocks with parts from Rock Auto. Goes down the road quiet and smooth now.

Just bought my wife a 2012 Edge Sport FWD. Its a great vehicle, and sharp. I love the 22's and the pearl white paint. Its quick, gets good fuel economy, and comfortable.

I do HATE a few things:

The My Ford Touch is WAYYYYYY UNDER-ENGINEERED, what a miserable excuse for a system control

The traction control SUCKS in mud, snow, ice. The only way to turn it off takes MANY menu steps. What happend to a BUTTON on the dash ? (What happened to letting the DRIVER use their OWN SKILLS ?)

The Sport model has very wide sill area, adding extra effort when getting in or out

Did I mention the HORRIFIC touch screen system ? Using anything other than the radio controls is painful. The traffic and weather reports are very cumbersome to work, this system is just awful.

My wife and I just purchased a 2012 Edge SEL 3.5 this weekend. So far, I don't have one negative thing to say about it. It it the best riding, quietest, and most comfortable Ford vehicle we have owned in that last 14 1/2 yrs we've been together. Time will tell, but I am confident it will keep up with its first impression. :)

Bought the wife a leftover 2008 SEL AWD. She loved it so much we traded it in 3 years later on a new 2011 Limited AWD. Nothing but good things to say about it. The Collision warning with Brake support saved her from totaling it on the second day she owned it. A dog darted out in front of the car in front of her on the highway and the driver locked up hard, the Edge colision warning lit up across the windshield and braked the truck, she was impressed and swears she won't buy anything else.
As far as the My Touch, Ford is sending out a 45 minute download (flashdrive) to all My Touch owners around the end of march updating the system and features according to my service guy.

Best car i have had in a long time

looking to get 2013 sometime this year