the other day when my wife started my truck the edge system turned on like normal but wouldnt go past the opening evolution screen. then when she turned the truck off it wouldnt go off the edge stayed lit up. At the time my wife didnt have time to mess with it so she left the truck and when she came back the next morning it was off. when she went to start the truck it started but it was really sluggish. I found out threw these forums that it was probably the battery so i had her replace it with an optima red top. It worked the edge poped up with the hex code and after she hit enter everything was good except the truck is now on level "0". she tried to put it on level 2 and set the settings for the tire size and gear ratio to fix the speedo but it says that it needs to be updated and if that doesnt work to contact tech support. If you were wondering why my wife is doing all this its because i am in Iraq in the Marines and i have no way to fix the problem myself. My question is with the truck on level "0" is that stock and is it okay to drive like that for now untill i return from Iraq and i am able to fix the problem.

Truck info -
2006 F150 XLT 4WD 5.4V8
never updated the edge before and bought it around July of 2006

 

Level 0 is stock.

She might try to unplug the cable end that plugs into the truck then turn the key on then plug it back in.

Stay safe over there and THANKS for your service to our country.

 

This is not a good sign. There is no reason the pcm should not have saved the lvl 2 tune. The only way it would go back to lvl 0 is if someone programmed it back to stock. Have her hook it up the PC and run the lightning software. If it asks her to update dont do it. Or...Just tell her to leave it alone and you can F with it when you get home.

 

Some questions come to mind.

Does she have the "Lightning" software installed on her PC? If so, since the Edge says it's at Level 0, it could be updated (but that's assuming that Lightning still works - and, that Edge still supports Lightning).

I just tried to access the new Fusion software and documentation on the Edge website and got a "file could not not be found" error for both. Sounds like there's some new problems in the Edge camp - they'll probably get resolved in a little while. But, it might be a few days. Until then, I doubt there will be any chance to update the Edge.

The truck should be fine to drive at Level 0. It should act just like it came from the factory.

I'd simply unplug the Edge and drive the truck.

If and when Edge gets their software downloads working again, try to update it.

Once updated, remember to turn the ignition key to "on" BEFORE plugging in the Edge on the truck. If she gets the hex code and the option to reprogram, then, she should be good to go.

Stay safe brother - I've been in a similar place at a different time and have some idea what both of you are going through.

Bill - I know things are kind of rough for you now, but did I say anything here that was stupid?

- Jack

 

And yeah - I agree with this too (it snuck in here while I was typing my last). I can't imagine why the system thinks it's at Level 0 now. It should have stayed at Level 2, even with a battery failure.

- Jack

 

Thank you guys for your help. She doesnt have the Lightning software and niether of us are very good on a computer. I guess as long as its okay to drive for now i can mess with it when I return. Thanks for all the help.

 

ack i just got through with this problem today, its still on lvl 2, leave it lol or else you will get a ***** ton of errors and forced limited power code started.

call edge if the problem is still there when you get back and they will fix it step by step

 

I got that update the other day when I tried to program, but I had accidently left the car in drive. Maybe she is not all the way in park? It is probably a long shot as the key wont come out of the ignition if she is not all the way in park.