Well ladies and gentlemen, I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again.
There comes a time in all of our lives when we just gotta chase down that electrical issue in our 2010 Ford Edge that’s draining the battery.
“Well you could just sell it……”
I was told that sometime last month by the heir apparent to the dynasty which owns and operates the garage that I’ve taken my vehicles to for nearly thirty years.
Side note.
The fact that I was an adult thirty years ago when I started going there, combined with the gray stubble in that unshaven fiasco on my face, further reminds me that my aging process is starting to get out of hand.
“Yes.” I replied. “I could sell it and try to get into something else in a market and economy that’s hostile to those of us who want to buy a reliable used car for cash only. In the process of selling it, I would make sure the buyer is one of your loyal customers and this thing would still be the bane of your existence as it refuses to tell you what in tarnation is wrong with it.”
Big picture I knew it was something stupid that was really good at hide and seek. I didn’t want to give up on a vehicle that runs fine otherwise.
We had been fighting this issue since last fall, right around the time various instances of bad luck started plaguing the household.
In fact, I suggested just the other day the bad luck began with the arrival of Mag-B the SLab. My suggestion was roundly rejected by other members of the organization which had experienced the lion share of the bad luck.
Good news y’all.
It looks like we found the source of the issue.
I know that you, your mechanic, or their intrepid son have scoured the internet for hints and helpful videos on this one. Assuming you’re still looking, I’m posting this little nugget of wisdom in hopes that your ongoing painguish will be mitigated.
For those of you with a 2010 Ford Edge with mysterious battery drain issues, consider changing out the locking mechanism in the driver’s door.
Mine got to the point where we couldn’t use a key to unlock it, and the door wouldn’t close correctly. Something in the mechanism was engaging the electrical system (keyless entry I’m guessing), which subsequently drained the battery.
It’s been a week now, and we’ve had no further issues…..
Yet.
