What 1,129 owners told NHTSA about the 2012 Ford Edge

DRIVING DOWN BUSY STREET I WENT AROUND A BEND AND MY EDGE LOST POWER. EVERYTHING SHOT DOWN AND THE LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT WAS ON. SEVERAL VEHICLES ALMOST HIT ME AS THEY WERE COMING AROUND THE BEND AND I HAD NO POWER TO MOVE. I TURNED ON MY HAZARDS AND CALLED MY HUSBAND. AFTER ABOUT 10 MINUTES I WAS ABLE TO START MY CAR. WE WERE ON VACATION AND STOPPED AT A FORD DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT. THEY CHANGED THE OIL AND SAID IT WAS FINE. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN AND I TOOK IT TO ANOTHER FORD DEALERSHIP, THEY ARE 75% SURE IT IS WAS A THROTTLE BODY. OVER $400 LATER I THOUGHT IT WAS FIXED. I MADE A TURN THE OTHER DAY AND IT FELT LIKE MY CAR WAS LOSING POWER BUT IT DID NOT STALL. IT WAS SLUGGISH FOR ABOUT 1 MINUTE THEN IT WAS OK. I DO NOT KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO.

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STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH BRAKING HARD PEDAL AT AROUND 63000 MILES. AT THE SAME TIME THE VEHICLE WOULD SHUT DOWN WHILE STOPPED IN TRAFFIC OR WHILE VEHICLE IS IN PARK MODE.

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CAR WOULD LOSE POWER, RUN SLUGGISH AND SHUT OFF, WHEN RESTART, LOW OIL PRESSURE WARNING COMES UP, DRIVE CAR AND WARNING GOES OFF, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINS ON THEN MYSTERIOUSLY SHUTS OFF AND CAR DRIVES FINE UNTIL IT HAPPENS AGAIN, STARTED HAPPENING PERIODICALLY MONTHLY THEN WENT TO EVERY FEW DAYS

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VEHICLE STALLING WHILE DRIVING AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON, PULL OVER TURN OFF AND RESTART, AND THE PROBLEM GOES AWAY. JUST LIKE SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS, APPEARS TO BE THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY. REPLACED YESTERDAY IN 15 MIN, WAITING TO SEE IF PROBLEM IS RESOLVED

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD EDGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BE SERVICED, THE TECHNICIAN DISCOVERED THAT THE FUEL LINE WAS CRACKED AND LEAKED FUEL. AS A RESULT, THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FUEL LINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V438000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000.

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FUEL NOZZLE INLET SET A MIL LIGHT CODE FOR FUEL VAPOR SEEPAGE. THIS IS THE CAPLESS FUEL SYSTEM. THIS CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN ON EVER SINCE. ANY TYPE OF IGNITION SOURCE GOES NEAR THE FUEL DOOR WILL IGNITE THE VEHICLE INTO FLAMES. *TR

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WHILE DRIVING WITH CRUISE CONTROL SET, VEHICLE GOING UP A HILL THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER. THE ENGINE DIED (ZERO RPM INDICATED.) A FEW SECONDS LATER, THE "LOW ENGINE OIL PRESSURE" WARNING WAS DISPLAYED. LOSS OF POWER STEERING/BRAKES. VEHICLE WAS CAREFULLY MANEUVERED OFF THE HIGHWAY. ATTEMPTED TO RESTART REPEATEDLY. ENGINE WOULD ONLY RUN FOR A FEW SECONDS, THEN DIED. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO THE FORD DEALER. NO ENGINE TROUBLE CODES DETECTED. AFTER SITTING OVERNIGHT, VEHICLE STARTED AND RAN WITHOUT ISSUE. THIS IS A DEFINITE SAFETY HAZARD WHEN A VEHICLE STALLS AT HIGH SPEED ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR

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THE FUEL FILLER DOOR DID NOT CLOSE CORRECTLY AND THE EMISSION SYSTEM SENT A WARNING. *TR

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GAS THROTTLE QUIT WORKING. CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. EVERYTHING ELSE WORKED. ENGINE WOULD NOR REV WHEN ACCELERATOR PRESSED. SEE MANUAL LIGHT APPEARED WITH A WRENCH SYMBOL ON DASH. COASTED INTO PARKING LOT AND PUT CAR IN PARK AND RESTARTED. EVERYTHING WENT BACK TO NORMAL. THE NEXT MORNING, THE CAR DID THE EXACT SAME THING. TOOK THE CAR TO FORD DEALER AND NOTHING SHOWS UP ON COMPUTER SCAN AND THEY COULDN'T REPLICATE THEY SAID IT SOUNDED LIKE THE THROTTLE BODY,BUT COULDN'T CONFIRM. I KNOW FORD JUST RECALLED SEVERAL CARS THIS YEAR FOR EXACT SAME SYMPTOMS AND ARE REPLACING THE THROTTLE BODIES. THE INTERNET IS FULL OF COMPLAINTS OF THIS SAME PROBLEM I AM HAVING ON OTHER EDGE MODELS. *TR

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD EDGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED NUMEROUS OF TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS FUEL LEAKAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000.

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WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE AFTER TURNING ONTO A STATE HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. IT TOOK 1-2 MINUTES TO ACCELERATE TO 30 MPH AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT REACH SPEEDS ABOVE 30 MPH. THIS WAS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AS I WAS IN TRAFFIC GOING 60-70 MPH. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP AND THE PROBLEM WAS REPAIRED UNTIL THE CONDITION REAPPEARED IN AUGUST OF 2014. THE CONDITIONS WERE SIMILAR CIRCUMSTANCES AS THE FIRST FAILURE. AS I WAS PULLING INTO TRAFFIC, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND TOOK SEVERAL MINUTES TO GET TO 30-35 MPH. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT REACH SPEEDS ABOVE 30-35 MPH AND SEVERAL CARS HAD TO SWERVE INTO THE OTHER LANES TO AVOID MY VEHICLE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND ONCE AGAIN THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP HAD FAILED. WITH THIS BEING THE SECOND FAILURE OF THE SAME PART IN A 30 MONTH PERIOD OF TIME CREATING A VERY DANGEROUS DRIVING SITUATION, I FELT I SHOULD REPORT THE INCIDENT. *TR

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD EDGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EMITTED A PERSISTENT GASOLINE FUEL ODOR AND THE FUEL MILEAGE WAS REDUCED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V002000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) BUT THE REMEDY DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,000.

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AFTER ONE AND A HALF MONTHS OF DRIVING MY NEWLY PURCHASED 2012 FORD EDGE SEL, THE BRAKES WERE HARD AND I LITERALLY HAD TO STRAIN MY FOOT AND LEGS TO THE PULP AND GIVE IT ALL THE PRESSURE I COULD TO GET IT TO STOP AND TO AVOID HITTING SOMETHING OR RUNNING INTO SOMEONE. IT WAS THE MOST HORRIBLE AND STRESSFUL EXPERIENCE I EVER HAD DRIVING AND ESPECIALLY SINCE THE CAR HAD BEEN JUST PURCHASED LESS THAN TWO MONTHS WHEN THIS STARTED HAPPENING. WHAT A NIGHTMARE IT WAS!!!!! THE CAR IS CURRENTLY AT THE FORD PLACE BEING REPAIRED AND HAS BEEN THERE SINCE FRIDAY, JULY 11, 2014. THEY HAD TO ORDER A POWER BOOSTER AND REPLACE THAT AND WHATEVER ELSE THAT WAS NEEDED TO MAKE THE BRAKES WORK PROPERLY. THERE IS A LOT THEY ARE NOT SHARING WITH ME AND AFTER READING OTHER COMPLAINTS AND REPORTS CONCERNING THIS VERY SAME MODEL, I CAN SEE WHY THEY ARE BEING SO EXTREMELY VAGUE WITH ME WHEN I ASK QUESTIONS. ANOTHER ISSUE IS THAT THE VEHICLE IS SUPPOSED TO BE A FUEL ECONOMY VEHICLE AND EVEN THOUGH IT DOESN'T COST THAT MUCH TO RE-FUEL, IT SURE DOES NEED REFUELING MORE FREQUENTLY THAN I EVER EXPECTED. I ONLY DO LOCAL DRIVING MOSTLY TO AND FROM WORK OR TO THE LOCAL NEIGHBORHOOD STORES AND SO FORTH, AND AS SOON AS I ACCELERATE, I CAN SEE THE GAS GAUGE JUST GOING DOWN, DOWN, DOWN. I AM BEGINNING TO THINK WITH ALL DUE RESPECT THAT FOR A VEHICLE THAT COST AS MUCH AS THEY SOLD IT TO ME FOR, I MAY HAVE PURCHASED A LEMON OR THE EDGE IS JUST NOT ALL THAT IT IS CRACKED UP TO BE. HIGHLY DISAPPOINTED AND EXTREMELY FRUSTRATED. NOW I CAN UNDERSTAND WHY I HAVE HEARD THAT FORD STANDS FOR FIX OR REPAIR DAILY. *TR

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IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC AT LOW SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE HAS STALLED MULTIPLE TIMES (11 TIMES IN THE LAST YEAR AND A HALF). THE MOST RECENT TIME IN HEAVY, SLOW-MOVING CONSTRUCTION TRAFFIC. CAR LOSES ALL POWER WITHOUT WARNING. LOSS OF POWER STEERING, VERY TIGHT BRAKES, NO ACCELERATION POSSIBLE AND A LOW OIL WARNING. I HAVE TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND RESTART, THIS SOMETIMES WORKS, OTHER TIMES I HAVE NEEDED THE CAR TOWED BECAUSE IT DID NOT RESTART. THIS IS A COMPANY CAR AND IT HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP MULTIPLE TIMES, AND ONLY THIS LAST WEEK WAS ANYTHING EVER FOUND TO BE WRONG. ALL PREVIOUS TIMES THE STALLING COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED, AND I WAS TOLD EITHER NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE CAR, THEY FIXED A PART THEY THOUGHT MIGHT BE THE PROBLEM, OR I MUST HAVE PUT IN BAD GAS. AFTER STALLING A MONTH AGO, THIS PAST WEEK A DATA RECORDER WAS ATTACHED AND A DEFECTIVE OXYGEN SENSOR WAS FOUND IN THE EMISSIONS SYSTEM WHEN THE CAR STALLED FOR THE DEALERSHIP. THE OXYGEN SENSOR WAS REPLACED AND THEY TEST DROVE THE CAR. THE STALLING DID NOT OCCUR DURING THEIR FINAL TEST DRIVES. I RECEIVED THE CAR BACK A WEEK AGO, ONLY TO HAVE IT STALL THREE TIMES WITHIN 10 MILES TWO DAYS AGO. ALMOST WAS RE-ENDED BY A SEMI-TRAILER TRUCK THIS LAST TIME AS I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF SIX LANES OF TRAFFIC, AND WITH NO STEERING, WAS HELPLESS TO MOVE. HAVE STALLED OUT IN A GAS STATION, ROUNDING CORNERS IN INTERSECTIONS, AT STOP SIGNS, DRIVING DOWN MY STREET, AND NOW FOUR TIMES ON THE HIGHWAY DURING LOW SPEED TRAFFIC CONGESTION. HAVING THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AS I AM TOO AFRAID TO DRIVE IT. THERE ARE AT LEAST FOUR OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE, AND IT SOUNDS LIKE VERY SIMILAR TO SYMPTOMS SEEN IN THE GM RECALLS. CAR STALLS WITHOUT WARNING IN MORE AND MORE DANGEROUS SITUATIONS. THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY THE MANUFACTURER BECAUSE OF ITS DANGEROUSLY SERIOUS NATURE. *TR

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ON A SUNDAY AFTERNOON I NOTICED A FUEL SMELL IN MY CAR AS I DROVE IT TO THE STORE. THE SMELL OF GAS WAS ESPECIALLY STRONG WHEN I HAD THE HEATER ON. UPON ARRIVING HOME I OPENED THE HOOD AND NOTICED A MIST COMING FROM BEHIND THE ENGINE NEAR THE PLACEMENT OF THE STEERING WHEEL. I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY IDENTIFIED IT AS A CRACKED FUEL LINE DAMPER. FUEL WAS LEAKING ON TO THE ENGINE AND INTO THE CABIN. I SEARCHED ONLINE AND NOTICED THAT THE 2012 EDGE HAD BEEN RECALLED PREVIOUSLY FOR THE SAME ISSUE. WHEN I BROUGHT THIS UP TO THE SERVICE TEAM MEMBER, THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT MY EDGE WAS MANUFACTURED AFTER THE DATES COVERED BY THE RECALL. THE REPAIR COST $700 BECAUSE I WAS A FEW THOUSAND MILES BEYOND THE 36,000 WARRANTY. *TR

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MADE 4 MILE TRIP FROM HOME TO CHURCH ON CHRISTMAS EVE 2013 AND UPON ARRIVAL AT CHURCH THERE WAS A PROFOUND SMELL OF GASOLINE AROUND THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WHICH ALSO PERMEATED THE PASSENGER CABIN. CONTACTED THE DEALER THE DAY AFTER CHRISTMAS TO ALERT THEN OF THE INCIDENT. THE RESPONSE WAS THAT THEY HAD PERFORMED AN INSPECTION ON 05 FEB 2013 AND FOUND NO PROBLEM AND THAT THERE WAS NO OUTSTANDING RECALL. I HAVE A PRINTED COPY OF THE RECALL NOTICE FROM FORD DATED 27 SEPTEMBER 2013 AND THE INFORMATION IS ALSO ON THE IDRIVEONLINE.COM WEBSITE SPECIFICALLY ASSOCIATED WITH MY VEHICLE. *TR

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FUEL LEAK 2012 FORD EDGE, ECO BOOST WHILE DRIVING MY 2012 FORD EDGE ECO BOOST HOME FROM WORK ON CA101 I NOTICED A FUEL SMALL IN THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. BY THE TIME I ARRIVED HOME (15 MILES LATER) THE FUEL SMELL WAS OVERWHELMING. ONCE I PARKED THE VEHICLE I GOT OUT OF THE CAR TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE I NOTICE A TRAIL OF FUEL BEHIND THE VEHICLE AND COULD HEAR "LIQUID" DRAINING FROM THE ENGINE SECTION. A LARGE POOL OF FUEL FORMED ON THE GROUND UNDER THE ENGINE SECTION. IN TOTAL AT LEAST ~4-6 GALLONS OF FUEL LEAKED ON THE ROAD AND MY DRIVE WAY. I NOTIFIED MY FORD DEALERSHIP, SANTA MARIA FORD (888)-440-7149, OF THE PROBLEM THEY SAID THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON MY PARTICULAR VEHICLE (VIN:[XXX]). AS OF 8:45 AM PST, 10 OCT 13 THE CAR WAS BEING TOWED TO SANTA MARIA FORD FOR AN INSPECTION. AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT THERE WAS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE ENGINE SECTION, THERE WAS DEFINITELY A POTENTIAL FOR A FIRE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

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WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WE NOTICED A GAS SMELL COMING THROUGH THE AIR CONDITIONER. WHEN WE STOPPED ON AN OFF RAMP, SMOKE STARTED TO COME THROUGH THE AIR CONDITIONING VENT. WE TURNED THE CAR OFF AND EVACUATED. WITHIN A FEW MINUTES THE CAR WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THERE IS A RECALL ON FILE THAT AFFECTS THE FUEL LINES BUT IT SAYS FORD CLAIMS THAT OUR VIN ISN'T INCLUDED IN THAT BATCH. *TR

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MY 14 MONTH OLD, 2012 FORD EDGE, HAS HAD NUMEROUS ISSUES, SOME VERY SERIOUS! FROM THE BEGINNING, I HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH THE SYNC SYSTEM, THE NAVIGATION SYSTEM, AND CONTROLLING THE TEMPERATURE. THEY HAVE HAD TO "UPDATE" MY SYNC SYSTEM MORE THAN ONCE. I FREQUENTLY GET A "NO KEY DETECTED" MESSAGE WHEN DRIVING. (PUSH START SYSTEM) THE FIRST TIME THAT HAPPENED I PULLED OFF THE ROAD THINKING IT WOULD STOP RUNNING, AND DID $1400.00 IN DAMAGE TO THE CAR. (COVERAGE WAS DENIED BY THE WHEEL AND TIRE PROTECTION PLAN.) LATER WAS TOLD THE CAR WOULD NOT HAVE STOPPED EVEN IF IT DIDN'T RECOGNIZE THAT THE KEY FOB WAS IN IT. (A CAR-JACKERS DREAM!) I HAD A HOLE IN MY BRAKE BOOSTER CAUSING ME TO NOT HAVE THE BENEFIT OF POWER BRAKES. FOUND THIS OUT WHEN I STEPPED ON MY BRAKES AND WASN'T STOPPING. I HAD THE REALLY PUSH ON THEM TO PREVENT HITTING A CAR. THE BATTERY DIED IN 14 MONTHS. THE LATEST IS THAT THE VACUUM SEAL IN THE CAPLESS FUEL SYSTEM HAD A BAD O-RING CAUSING FUEL TO LEAK AND VAPORS TO ESCAPE. I TRULY BELIEVE THAT THIS CAR IS POORLY MADE. I'M JUST WAITING FOR THE NEXT ISSUE TO SURFACE. *TR

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD EDGE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, SHE BEGAN TO SMELL FUEL. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND THE HOOD WAS OPENED WHERE SHE OBSERVED SMOKE EMITTING FROM THE REAR OF THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS A FUEL LINE CRACK UNDER RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V438000, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD EDGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE IN THE VEHICLE, FUEL WAS SMELLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL LINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V438000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

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FORD HAS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, WHICH THEY REFER IT TO "CHECK ENGINE SOON" THAT COMES ON. THERE IS A DEFECT WITH FORD'S CAPLESS FUEL TANK. SOMETHING ABOUT THIS ISSUE CAUSES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO LIGHT UP NON-STOP! I AM CONCERNED THAT DOWN THE LINE, THERE WILL BE NUMEROUS ISSUES WITH THE CAPLESS SYSTEMS. IT DOES NOT APPEAR DURABLE AND WILL COST HUNDREDS OUT OF THE POCKET OF OWNERS WHOSE WARRANTY WILL EXPIRE AFTER 2-3 YEARS!!!!!!!!!!! A SEARCH ON THE INTERNET DOES SHOW CONSUMERS WHO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THIS TYPE OF SYSTEM, BUT THEN AGAIN THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF THOSE WHO ARE NOT COMPUTER SAVVY! *TR

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