Expert Answers about Ford Edge

• How to Fix Death Wobble While Flat Towing a 2018 Ford Edge
• The Jeep fix won't work for Ford because they are different manufacturers. I did some research and it looks like you can contact your local Ford dealership for a wiring kit, or another solution I saw people talking about is using bungee cords and wrapping them around the steering wheel and your driver's seat frame to keep the steering wheel taut to help prevent that death wobble. For a complete flat towing setup you will need a base plate kit, tow bar, safety cables, vehicle tow bar wiring,...
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• After Installing Tow Bar Wiring Harness HM56000 on 2008 Ford Edge Brake Lights Do Not Work
• You will want to unplug the 2008 Ford Edge from the motor home and use a circuit tester, such as # PTW2993 if you don't have one, to test the motor home side trailer connector. First test it without the adapter plugged into the 7-Way. Have someone sit in the motor home and go through the light functions while you test with the circuit tester. If the brake light signal is not coming through, then there is likely a blown tow package wiring fuse or wiring issue on the motor home you will...
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• Why Does My Handsfree Liftgate No Longer Work After Installing Receiver And 4-Way on 2015 Ford Edge?
• The Curt T-Connector Vehicle Wiring Harness # C56292 may be blocking the sensor for the handsfree liftgate on your 2015 Ford Edge or the wiring is causing interference. We have installed the Curt Trailer Hitch Receiver # C13234 on a similar 2015 Ford Edge and tested the handsfree liftgate to still function properly. I have linked our installation video below that shows this. I recommend dropping the rear fascia and temporarily moving the wiring away from the handsfree sensor. Be sure...
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• Battery Drains While Flat Towing 2011 Ford Edge
• Your 2011 Ford Edge requires the key to be in the accessory position while towing. The accessory position allows the electrical accessories such as the radio to operate while the engine is not running. These electrical accessories could be draining your vehicle while towing. To prevent these accessories from draining your battery, you can pull the fuses for accessories activated while in the accessory position, or you can install a fuse bypass like the Roadmaster FuseMaster Fuse Bypass...
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• Running Lights Do Not Work on Trailer Towed by a 2010 Ford Edge
• This sounds like a classic ground issue that could be the result of a bad or corroded connection, a loose wire, or a dirty/corroded trailer connector. The act of towing the trailer causes some movement and the ground connection changes slightly to where it was working when you had stopped. What you will want to do is make sure the main ground on the converter on the vehicle is connected to a clean bare metal surface. Verify with a circuit tester like # PTW2993 if needed that the running...
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• Troubleshooting Hands Free Liftgate Sensor on 2015 Ford Edge
• The hands free liftgate on your 2015 Ford Edge has sensors that can be adjusted on your vehicle to better see movement of your foot. The sensor sees movement so a more obvious movement may not require the moving of the sensors for the hands free option to work more often. The Sensor is shaped like a moustache and can be adjusted to better see around your trailer hitch receiver # C13234.
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• Troubleshooting Wiring for Dinghy Towing on a 2016 Ford Edge
• There are a few things that you can do to troubleshoot the tow bar or dinghy wiring on your 2016 Ford Edge. The first thing that I recommend you do is check in the owner's manual for specific instructions. Some cars have special instructions to ensure that the lighting works and nothing happens to the vehicle's engine while being towed. The second thing that you can do is use a Circuit Tester, like part # PTW2993, to check the wiring harness on the RV to make sure that it is actually...
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• What Makes Trailer Tires Wear on the Inside Only and Can 175/80-13 be Replaced With 185/80-13
• There are a couple of things that can lead to the tires wearing on the inside only. Basically what is happening is the top of the tire is leaning in towards the trailer causing most of the weight to ride on the inside. This pretty much means the axle is bent, especially if both sides have the same problem. If it were just one side, there is a chance that is just the spindle that is bent. It will keep wearing on the inside until the issue is resolved and that could mean a new axle. You...
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• Troubleshooting a 2013 Ford Edge that Keeps Blowing Taillight Converter Boxes
• Usually when trailer wiring causes fuses to blow it is because there is a short somewhere on the trailer wiring. Before you replace anymore wiring components you need to track down that short and fix it so that you don't have to buy any more converter boxes than needed. I attached a couple FAQ articles that should help you troubleshoot and find the short.
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• Vehicle Blinkers Not Working Correctly After Installing Trailer Wiring Harness on 2017 Ford Edge
• It sounds like your 2017 Ford Edge thinks that a bulb or bulbs are out which would explain why the one side blinks quickly and the other side does nothing. Trailer wiring harness # C56292 is designed for the Sport and Titanium models of the Edge so if you have an SE or SEL I recommend # 118669. If you do have a Sport or Titanium then check to make sure the white ground wire is attached to a clean and corrosion free bare metal surface. There can't be any kind of coating on the ground surface...
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• Constant Power to 4-Way Harness on 2014 Ford Edge
• If you are getting constant power to the Curt Wiring Harness # C56120 on your 2014 Ford Edge the issue is likely a short somewhere since you tested this on multiple trailers and the same thing is happening. So you will need to find the short by tracing your wiring and looking for any that are crimped, broken or otherwise damaged and repair as needed. I have added links to a pair of help articles on trailer wiring, including a troubleshooting guide which I highly recommend taking a look at.
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• Troubleshooting A Non-Working Light Function With Diode Wiring
• Since the diodes in the Demco 4-Diode Universal Towed Vehicle Wiring Kit w/ 7-Wire to 6-Wire Coiled Connector # DM9523010-54 use spade terminal connectors the easiest way to test the diode would be to swap the connections on the diode in question and test your light functions to see if the terminal on the diode is the issue. If it randomly stopped working then the cause is typically just a loose connection or a bad ground so I would check the connections and make sure there's no damage...
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• Fan Powered By AC or DC
• Put a multimeter to the circuit that you connected the fan to, you probably discover it to be 12V DC. A typical household fan, such as purchased at the big box store home improvement places will be 120V AC motors, not 12V DC; two different animals. If your RV has 120V for typical household appliances that is because you have an inverter for those outlets or they function only when on shore power. The fans are set to operate off of 12V so that they will still operate when you are boondocking,...
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• Added Running Lights to Trailer But they Will Not Light Up
• There could be a couple of issues here. The more lights you add, the more power they draw. If the combined amperage draw of the lights exceeds the amperage rating of the vehicle side wiring system then either some lights will not light up or you could blow a fuse on the vehicle side. The solution is to switch everything over to LED lights which draw only a fraction of the power of incandescent lights. The other possible issue is a bad ground. You mentioned the lights you want to add have...
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• Troubleshooting Factory 4 Pole Trailer Connector on 2013 Ford Edge
• It's possible that you've got some blown fuses or relays in the distribution box under the hood. Check fuse locations 37, 53, and 63. If you have blown fuses, it's likely they were blown by short circuits in the wiring of the trailer towed by the previous owner. If the fuses aren't the issue, rather than tracing the trailer wiring from the rear of the vehicle up front, you'll be better served by just abandoning the factory setup and installing an aftermarket trailer wiring harness like...
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• Troubleshooting LED Trailer Taillights that Stay Dimly Lit
• Since it only takes a tiny amount of voltage to illuminate an LED what you are seeing is normal. The tiny bit of voltage present on your trailer wiring harness is illuminating your LEDs slightly. What you can do is install load resistors on the circuits of your trailer that are dimly lit and the problem will go away. For that you would want the part # DI34ZR. My contact at Curt stated that the small amount of power will not drain the vehicle battery since it is much a minute amount of...
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• Troubleshooting 2015 Nissan Xterra that Lost Trailer Stop and Turn Signals
• Sounds like there are some blown trailer wiring fuses/relays under the hood of your 2015 Nissan Xterra that are in need of replacing. Check all of the fuse boxes under the hood of your vehicle for the trailer wiring circuits and replace as needed. There may have been a short on your trailer's wiring that caused the short as well so be sure to check the wiring of the trailer for the short before you reconnect the trailer to your Xterra.
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• Power is Returned to 2015 Ford Edge with Negative Battery Cable Removed and Plugged into RV
• First you should know that miles will accumulate on your 2015 Ford Edge whether it has power or not. But the vehicle having power when the negative cable is disconnected via a switch should not be happening. Are you certain it is a switch to remove battery power or is it a fuse bypass switch? If it is a battery disconnect it might be # RM-766. If it is, or something similar, then the vehicle battery may still be getting a maintenance charge from the RV. But that still would not explain...
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• Hopkins Custom Tail Light Wiring Kit Not Working On 2018 Edge
• As I understand it, your motorhome has a 7-way connector on the back, that you have connected a 7-way To 4-way adapter to, and then attached a splitter to create two four-way connectors from one. Then you have connected one 4-way connector to a towing dolly, and the other 4-way to a 2018 Ford Edge Titanium via the Hopkins # HM56011 Tail Light Wiring Kit that is confirmed to work with your Edge Titanium model. You have reported that the lights work correctly on the dolly, but not on the...
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• Troubleshooting Blue Ox Patriot Vehicle Portable Braking System
• It sounds like the Patriot # BLU37TR had fully engaged the brakes during the stop. The most likely cause would be that the breakaway pin was not in the correct position and thus fully engaged the brakes. I'd start there for a possible cause. That would utilize the battery in the unit to keep applying power until the unit was fully disengaged.
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